Monday, September 29, 2008

HOLLYWOOD LOSES A LEGEND

PAUL NEWMAN is being remembered by movie fans and Hollywood stars as a talented actor who used his fame to raise millions of dollars for terminally ill children. Newman died of cancer Friday at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.

The 10-time Academy Award nominee is survived by his longtime wife, actress JOANNE WOODWARD, and five daughters, including two from a previous marriage to actress JACQUELINE WITTE.

Newman's son from that marriage died of an accidental drug overdose in 1978. Newman was married to Woodward for 50 years.

Paul Newman was born in Cleveland. After serving in World War 2, he graduated from Kenyon College in Ohio and later studied acting at Yale University's School of Drama. He made his film debut in the 1954 movie, The Silver Chalice, but hated the project so much, he took out a full page ad in Variety to apologize for it.

His movie career got back on track playing boxer ROCKY GRAZIANO in the 1956 film Somebody Up There Likes Me. His acting resume includes more than 50 films, including such classics as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cool Hand Luke, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Color of Money, Absence of Malice, Slapshot, The Verdict, The Road to Perdition and the animated hit, Cars, which was his final film.

Back in 1986, Hollywood apparently felt bad about Newman receiving seven Academy Award nominations without a win, and recognized him with an honorary Oscar for his "compelling screen performances." One year later, he finally won a best acting Oscar, playing pool shark Fast Eddie Felson opposite TOM CRUISE in The Color of Money, a sequel to Newman's 1961 film The Hustler. Newman received a second honorary Oscar in 1994 for his charitable work.

Newman started his Newman's Own Foundation in 1982, and over the years, through the sale of salad dressing, popcorn, pasta sauce and other food products, has raised more than 250 million dollars for charity. Newman sponsors 11 Hole-The-Wall Camps around the world for children battling cancer. He named the camps after his gang's hiding place in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

The actor turned to the sport of auto racing in the 1970s and was part of a three-driver team that came in second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. He told People magazine racing was the best way to get away from all the, quote, "rubbish of Hollywood." In 1983, he started his own team, which over the years has won 107 races and IndyCar Series championships.

Newman was liberal when it came to politics, actively endorsed civil rights and strongly protested the Vietnam War. He even ended up on then PRESIDENT NIXON's so-called "Enemies List," which Newman liked to say was one of his proudest achievements.

Here's a list of movies for which Paul Newman received Academy Award Nominations:

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1958
The Hustler, 1961
Hud, 1963
Cool Hand Luke, 1967
Rachel, Rachel, 1968
Absence of Malice, 1981
The Verdict, 1982
The Color of Money, 1986 (won)
Nobody's Fool, 1994
Road to Perdition, 2002

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Hollywood 360 Sept 23

DANCING WITH THE STARS...INJURY!

DWTS just got underway and they’ve already suffered their first casualty…Jeffrey Ross got poked in the eye during rehearsal. He was rushed to the emergency room with 3 hrs to fill, they showed the whole thing on last night’s ep…Docs say he has a scratched cornea and recco’d he not dance, but he did anyway. (and got all 4’s)

CARRIE BRADSHAW HITS STORES!

Sex and the City is out on DVD today…get out of the way, the women are already lined up.

9021-NOT "O"VER YET!

Despite poor ratings, the CW has just announced that 90210 has been picked up for the full season.

HBO COMES TO CANADA...SORT OF

We’re getting HBO Canada…Oct 30th (some are calling it Honorable but Overdue)– no extra charge if you already subscribe to Movie Central package. (it’s not the direct feed- they still have to have 25% Canadian content) but we’ll get 200 more hours of US programming – (Real Time with Bill Mar, Def Comedy Jam) – and it also means that when an HBO show debuts in the US, chances are we’ll have the same start date here).


TV TONIGHT...

Season 10 of Law & Order SVU
Without a Trace
NCIS
Opportunity Knocks (game show by Ashton Kutcher)
The Mentalist

Monday, September 22, 2008

TRAVIS BARKER AND DJ A.M. TO SURVIVE CRASH

Travis Barker (former Blink 182 drummer) and DJ A.M. were critically injured in a plane crash Friday night- basically the plane was taking off from an airport in Columbus, South Carolina when air traffic controllers saw sparks coming from the jet, which then veered off the runway, ran through a fence, and crossed a road before crashing and catching fire.

Four people were killed: the pilot, co-pilot as well as Travis’s assistant and bodyguard. Travis and DJ were the only survivors, they jumped from the plane as soon as it hit the runway.

Both guys are in the Joseph M Still burn unit- in critical but stable condition. They've asked fans for privacy as they mourn the loss of their friends and continue their recovery. (expected one year).

60th ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS!

Here are the winners in the major categories at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, held last night in Los Angeles:

Drama Series- Mad Men, AMC

Comedy Series- 30 Rock, NBC

Miniseries- John Adams, HBO

Made-for-TV Movie- Recount, HBO

Actor, Drama Series- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC
Actress, Drama Series- Glenn Close, Damages, FX
Actor, Comedy Series- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC
Actress, Comedy Series- Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC
Supporting Actor, Drama Series- Zelijko Ivanek, Damages, FX
Supporting Actress, Drama Series- Dianne Wiest, In Treatment, HBO
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series- Jeremy Piven, Entourage, HBO
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series- Jean Smart, Samantha Who?, ABC
Actor, Miniseries or a Movie- Paul Giamatti, John Adams, HBO
Actress, Miniseries or a Movie- Laura Linney, John Adams, HBO
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or a Movie- Tom Wilkinson, John Adams, HBO
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or a Movie- Eileen Atkins, Cranford, PBS

Writing For A Drama Series- Mad Men
Writing For A Comedy Series- 30 Rock

Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program- Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, HBO

Variety, Music or Comedy Series- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
Reality-Competition ProgramThe Amazing Race, CBS
Reality or Reality-Competition Host- Jeff Probst, Survivor, CBS

Friday, September 19, 2008

FALL TV SCHEDULE 08!

ALL OF OUR FAVES ARE BACK! I'll give you a little at a time...there are SO MANY!!

Sunday night- Without a Trace- Season 7, 60th Primetime Emmy Awards

Monday (Sept 22nd)- Dancing With the Stars, CSI: Miami, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Heroes, Boston Legal, Worst Week

Tuesday (Sep 23rd)- Law & Order: SVU – Season 10, Opportunity Knocks, The Mentalist, NCIS, Without a Trace

Wednesday (Sept 24th)- Knight Rider, Criminal Minds- Season 4, CSI: NY- Season 5

Thursday (Sept 25th) – My Name is Earl, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, ER

Sunday (Sept 28th)- Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, King of the Hill, Simpsons, etc.

Wednesday (Oct 1st)- Private Practice, Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money

Friday (Oct 3rd) – Wife Swap, Ghost Whisperer, Everybody Hates Chris, The Game, Supernanny, The Ex List, Numb3rs.

Thursday (Oct 9th) – CSI, Kath & Kim, Life on Mars, Eleventh Hour

Monday, September 15, 2008

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

Calgary Will Fall In Love With The
Ultimate Blind Date Set-up On ENERGY 101.5 FM

--CHUM Radio is the first to launch Two Strangers and a Wedding in Canada --

Calgary, AB (September 15, 2008) – Is love really blind? Calgary is about to find out. After weeks of teasers and speculation, Calgary’s newest hit radio station ENERGY 101.5 FM launched one of the city’s most anticipated events today. Two Strangers and a Wedding…NICE TO MEET YOU, I DO, a social experiment made popular by radio stations around the globe, hit the airwaves this morning to ultimately change the lives of two Calgarians who won’t meet until their wedding day. All the action will unfold on Freeway and Meg in the Morning every weekday from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. with updates and new developments being broadcast throughout the day.

Based on similar events on radio airwaves in the U.S., U.K., Australia – and now a radio-first in Canada – ENERGY 101.5 FM’s Two Strangers and a Wedding is a social experiment and interactive match-making event for listeners. Over the next six weeks, ENERGY 101.5 FM will assist in the search for two people looking for love, who will then meet over the airwaves, make a connection and wed at the end of the journey. The catch? They do it all without ever seeing each other! Starting out with hundreds of romantic hopefuls, listeners will have an active role in helping choose the lucky pair who will only lay eyes on one another on their wedding day, thus proving or disproving that love can be blind.

“Two Strangers and a Wedding will be an exciting adventure, and we’re thrilled to be part of the journey because it really gets to the heart of the age-old question of whether looks really matter. Can two people actually fall in love without ever seeing each other?” said Rob Mise, Program Director, ENERGY 101.5 FM. “When you add the benefit of technology, and the best, most qualified people to assist, like we have done, you really have a great chance of finding two people who are compatible.”

ENERGY 101.5 FM has created an environment that will allow two people to make a meaningful connection and, more importantly, make the right choice. By engaging credible resources from psychologists, lie detectors and exes, to matchmakers, sex therapists and wedding planners, ENERGY 101.5 FM has laid the groundwork to make the safest connection possible to ensure participants have fun and hopefully find love.

“Unlike similar matchmaking events by radio stations in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the U.K., this is not a competition or a contest for winnings or prizes,” said Mise. “The ultimate grand prize in our event is love and finding a partner to share a life together.”

For more info- CLICK HERE!
http://www.energy1015.com

Friday, September 12, 2008

KANYE WEST ARRESTED!

Kanye West and his bodyguard/road manager were arrested yesterday morning at LAX after allegedly smashing a paparazzi's 10-thousand-dollar camera to the floor. Kanye and the road manager, Don Crowley, were on their way to Hawaii when Kanye, apparently upset that a photographer was taking pictures of him, allegedly threw the man's camera on the ground.

Then, a TMZ.com videographer, who was shooting the incident, was allegedly grabbed by Crowley, and his camera was smashed as well. LAX Public Information Officer NANCY CASTLE confirmed that Kanye and Crowley were arrested; Kanye was charged with felony vandalism, while Crowley was charged with felony vandalism and battery.

After being booked, Kanye posted bail of 20 thousand dollars and was set free. He has a court date set for October 2nd.When we contacted him yesterday, Kanye's publicist simply said, "No comment."

PS- Kanye's new CD, 808's & Heartbreak, is due out in December.

THEO TAMS WINS!

CTV Congratulates 2008 Canadian Idol Champ Theo Tams!!

Toronto, ON (September 11, 2008)


On the heels of the star-studded, confetti-covered season finale last night, CTV congratulates Theo Tams as the 2008 Canadian Idol champion. Tams, a 23-year-old student from Lethbridge, AB, received the majority of the four million plus votes cast across Canada on Monday night.

A total of 1.8 million viewers watched at 9:53 p.m. as host Ben Mulroney announced that Tams would become Canada’s sixth Idol. More than 3.7 million Canadians watched some part of the broadcast.

Tams’ professional music career launches today, with his new single, “Sing,” playing on radio stations nationally and available for purchase on iTunes.ca. An upcoming cross-country tour with his fellow Top 3 competitors Mitch MacDonald and Drew Wright launches November 9 in Fredericton with tickets sales booming for the 26-city tour since they went on sale last night.


Following a jam-packed day of more than five dozen post-Idol interviews, the newly-minted SONY BMG MUSIC (Canada) artist will head home to celebrate with family and friends in Alberta before he continues to make his mark on the Canadian music industry.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

CANADIAN IDOL FINALE!!

EAST vs WEST!

WHO IS GOING TO TAKE IT? Mitch McDonald from Port Hood, Nova Scotia or Theo Tams from Lethbridge, Alberta take the stage one last time...in a 2 hour STAR STUDDED FINALE!

Jully Black, Brian Melo, Hedley, John Legend and Mariah Carey.

We'll have BOTH on the show tomorrow...along with the WINNER SINGLE!!

GO....(insert your favorite here)!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

ELLEN JOINS THE CLUB!

What do Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore and now Ellen Degeneres all have in common? They’re all CoverGirls! The newspaper claims Ellen is getting at least $1 million in the deal- they’re shooting the campaign this week.

M-KATE SHOPS NEW SHOW

Mary Kate Olsen may be getting her own show. Apparently, she just shot a guest appearance on the sitcom Samantha Who and producers RAVED about her performance as a rebellious bad girl…

TV TONIGHT:

Lost creator J.J. ABRAMS introduces his latest TV show – Fringe (with Pacey from Dawson’s Creek – Joshua Jackson- Canadian). BIG promotion on CTV…so much that they’ve bumped the Canadian Idol finale to tomorrow.

"Lost" creator J.J. Abrams is behind one of the most hotly anticipated new shows on TV -- "Fringe," premiering tonight on Fox. FBI Agent Olivia Dunham, played by Anna Torv, becomes part of a top-secret division of the bureau that investigates the mysterious world of fringe science. Abrams says there are similarities to "Lost" and his series "Alias":

Also tonight, the CW launches Privileged…a Yale grad who’s hired to tutor rich twins. (based on the book How To Teach Filthy Rich Girls).

5th Annual Fashion Rocks- Beyonce, Chris Brown, JT and more.

Monday, September 8, 2008

ARE YOU CURIOUS?

THE VMA's LAST NIGHT

Britney opened the VMA’s…she won 3, nothing memorable, but we DID find out she had 3 dressing rooms: 1 with a 360 degree mirror, one with a pilates area, and the 3rd to store her 10 outfit choices, scented candles, a personal dresser, a masseuse, steamed vegetables, sushi and her Kaballah book. (she won 3 awards)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR Britney Spears, "Piece Of Me"
BEST NEW ARTIST Tokio Hotel
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO Lil Wayne, "Lollipop"
BEST POP VIDEO Britney Spears, "Piece Of Me"
BEST ROCK VIDEO Linkin Park, "Shadow of the Day"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO Britney Spears, "Piece of Me"
BEST MALE VIDEO Chris Brown, "With You"
BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO The Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"

TV TODAY/TONIGHT

The Oprah Winfrey Show" goes for the gold today. Oprah kicks off her 23rd season with more than 175 Olympic stars, including Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin, Misty May-Treanor and Dara Torres.

Season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles begins tonight…Ps- Shirley Manson of the band GARBAGE joins the cast…

Friday, September 5, 2008

THE GOOD HOUSEWIVES RULES OF 1950

Times have changed...OH HAVE THEY EVER! Take a trip to the past to see how life was for housewives in the 1950's...then fast forward to 2008 to get the REAL scoop!


1950- Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal - on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs.

2008- Drive thru at Wendy’s – 2 #4 combos.


1950- Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift.

2008- Take 2 hours, shower until there’s no more hot water, do your hair and makeup, ask for his opinion, get mad at his opinion, leave with the girls.


1950- Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift, too.

2008- Hire Molly Maid, rip up the receipt.


1950- Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.

2008- Bribe your children to go against Daddy and be on Mommy’s side. Extra X-box time if deal goes well.


1950- Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.

2008- Maximize the noise. Turn on every appliance in the house and crank the heat.

1950- Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind.

2008- I believe this is where the expression “What are your legs broken, get it yourself” was invented.

1950- Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.

2008- Talk to him, you may have a dozen things to tell him and he DAMN well better listen.

1950- Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax.

2008- Complain every moment you can. Don’t even get me started on strain and pressure.

1950- The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can relax.

2008- GUILT UNTIL REWARDED.

MTV VMA's Sunday Night!

The MTV Video Music Awards turn 25 years old this Sunday night, and the channel is planning its usual blowout, this year from the Paramount lot in L.A. The show will feature live performances from LIL' WAYNE, KID ROCK, RIHANNA, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, KANYE WEST, PINK, T.I., THE JONAS BROTHERS, KATY PERRY, T-PAIN, THE TING-TINGS and PARAMORE.

Presenters include Olympic star MICHAEL PHELPS, MILEY CYRUS, CIARA, the stars of High School Musical 3, LINDSAY LOHAN, SCARLETT JOHANSSON and Superbad star CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE.

The show airs live at 9pm ET.British comedian RUSSELL BRAND, best known for his role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, will host the proceedings, and BRITNEY SPEARS will open the show doing something, quote, "fun and unexpected."

Britney, who has never won an MTV VMA Award, is up for three Moonmen this year.

Hollywood 360 Sept 5

BIG SCANDAL ON THE SET OF GOSSIP GIRL

In the Sept. 15th issue of Star, on sale next Wednesday, you’ll read that Leighton Meester, who plays uber privileged Blair Waldorf in the hot TV series, was born in prison. Details are coming out that she was raised by a relative while mom served out her sentence for her role in a major drug-running ring…BUT NONE of those details appear in the actress' bio, which falsely lists the young star as being born in Marco Island, Fla., where her parents moved in the late '80s. That’s not all, her Dad, grandfather AND aunt all did hard time in federal prisons for drug dealing!


NICKELBACK TO RELEASE ALBUM

Nickelback is putting out a new album November 18th…the first single, "If Today Was Your Last Day," will be out September 30th. Nickelback's new album is being produced by MUTT LANGE, the soon-to-be-ex-husband of SHANIA TWAIN. (Def Leppard/AC/DC)

HOWIE GETS STAR

Howie Mandel received the 2,368th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. He said it’s pretty ironic, seeing how he ALMOST left show biz.


TV TALK

Jodie Foster will be the adult voice of Maggie on The Simpsons in an ep that will air early 09. (Season 20 starts Sept. 28)

NBC officials won't confirm anything, but sources say OLYMPIC figure skater Scott Hamilton will join the cast of "Celebrity Apprentice," (January)...He'll join "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis, Joan and Melissa Rivers and Khloe Kardashian, and maybe...Dennis Rodman and Tony Danza.

NBC also announced that Anthony Edwards will be reprising the role of Dr. Mark Greene on the Nov 13th episode of ER this season. (flashbacks) - - Season 15th *Final season

Thursday, September 4, 2008

THE NFL IS FINALLY BACK!!!

Natasha Bedingfield, Keith Urban and Usher will stop traffic in New York City today, as they play a free concert to help the NFL kick off its new season. Portions of the concert will air on the NFL Network starting this afternoon and they'll also be streamed on NFL.com tonight

BRITNEY OPEN TO THE VMA'S

After weeks of speculation, MTV has finally announced that Britney Spears will, indeed, open this year's VMAS -- but she won't perform. Instead, she’ll something, quote, "fun and unexpected". Michael Jackson might also be involved…oh no.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Miley Cyrus doesn’t turn 16 until November 23rd, but she already bought herself a little present. A fully loaded white Mercedes-Benz CLK 550 Cabriolet with parking assist and cream colored leather interior. $75,375.

TV TALK...


  • Oprah will play herself in this season's 2nd episode of 30 Rock…which is tentatively set to air November 6th, and as mentioned Jennifer Aniston will be on episode 3.

  • I’ll take you WAY back to the late 70’s/early 80’s…former One Day at a Time star Mackenzie Phillips was arrested at the LA International Airport for allegedly possessing heroin and cocaine. She has now entered rehab…for the 10th time.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

90210...DID YOU LOVE IT???

90210!!!!!!!! TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!

Quick glance at the gossip blogs…most ppl were pleasantly surprised by the show – they’ve got diversity (unlike the orig), it was kinda dirty. They should have played a drinking game for every time they said OMG. Some say it WILL do well because it’s on the CW…it naturally gets BUZZ.

CASTING UPDATE:
Jason Priestly (with a beard) and Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie), will NOT be joining the cast- actually I believe the quote was – NO WAY, NOT ON YOUR LIFE, I’M OFFENDED BY THE QUESTION!

90210 REVIEWS

"I missed the first hour but I watched it. I LOVED it"
"Not sure...I give it a half a season"
"NO WAY, TERRRRRRRRRRRIBLE"
"Why on earth are we supposed to buy the fact that a 17 yr old has a Bentley??"
"BRUTAL"