Archive for April, 2007
Will Ferrell Versus Pearl the Landlord Skit Video
This 2-minute skit of Will Ferrell arguing with his landlord, Pearl (a 2-year old blonde girl who happens to be an alcoholic, no less) reminds me of my college days. I was living off campus, and whenever the end of the semester came around, the rent money started to become tight, I had to start looking for stuff to sell on eBay. Needless to say, once the rent was paid and the financial aid money came in for the next semester, I went out and bought the same crap I had sold on eBay months earlier, except for full price. And, of course, I only ended up selling them again when the rent came due toward the end of the next semester. All this is to say that Will Ferrell is one funny dude, and to see him goofing around with a 2-year old kid in this skit just reminds you how cool this cat is.
SPIDER-MAN 3 Pictures Galore
This is the last time I’m going to be posting pictures from the upcoming “Spiderman 3″, because frankly, after a while there isn’t a whole lot left to post, and the film will be released May 4th, 2007 anyway. But these batch are pretty new, and I don’t recall seeing a whole lot of them online yet. There are also some really good pictures of Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy, and I’m finding her more and more appealing in the role. She certainly looks a lot more fresh than Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane. Maybe it’s just me, but like Julia Stiles, Dunst looks 30 going on 40. Anyways, enjoy the latest “Spider-Man 3″ pics.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony in EL CANTANTE
When will celebrities learn? If you are involved, never do a movie with each other. It never ends well. But I guess no one bothered to tell Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, because they’re starring in “El Cantante”, an autobiography about Hector Lavoe (Anthony), who was apparently (I say “apparently” because I’ve never heard of him, and I thought “salsa” was a chip sauce) one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s, but personal tragedy and a heroin addiction ruined his life and left him penniless. Don’t you hate it when that happens? “El Cantante” is directed by Leon Ichaso and opens August 1st, 2007. Pictures and a link to the trailer here.
The Apprentice’s Kristine Lefebvre to Appear in Playboy
All you Reality TV Competition Show fans rejoice, because fired “Apprentice: L.A.” babe Kristine Lefebvre will be dropping her legal briefs (har har, get it? she’s a lawyer? brief?) for Playboy very soon. Reports the AP: “Lefebvre, 37, is a cancer survivor who wanted to use the magazine opportunity to send a message of support to others with the disease.” Wow, is that the most original reason to get nude or what? Either way, god bless cancer. Well, not really, but you know what I mean.
Audrey Raines aka Kim Raver Lives on 24!
In case you missed it (and frankly, I don’t blame you if you did), but as it turns out Audrey Raines was not dead as Jack was led to believe, and is in fact alive and being held by those pesky Chinese! I am talking, of course, about the last few episodes of “24″, which revealed Audrey to be alive and, conveniently, in L.A. being held by that Chinese dude who was responsible for torturing Jack when he was held in the Chinese prison for the last year and change. But they’re back, and who wants to take odds that Jack is gonna kill Mister Torturing Chinaman in a really, really nasty way? In any case, this post is in celebration of Audrey Raines (aka Kim Raver’s) return to Season 6 of “24″.
Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Coen Brothers’ BURN AFTER READING
Via Empire Online, who reports that Brad Pitt and George Clooney are set to team up once again (they were both in all three “Ocean’s Eleven” movies) on the Coen Brothers’ “Burn After Reading”. Clooney plays the lead in this story about a CIA agent who loses the disc of a book he’s writing. Frances McDormand, who is married to one of the Coen Brothers and has been in all of their movies, also stars. Besides Clooney’s role, there are no information on who Pitt or McDormand will play. That’s a Coen brothers thing, they treat all their movies like NASA secrets for some unfathomable reason. They make good movies, though.
Random Foreign Babe of the Day: Nina Moric
Our Random Foreign Babe of the day, Nina Moric, hails from Zagabria, Croatia, and holds the title of runner-up in the 1996 Elite “Look Of The Year” contest. Who won that year? I have no idea, but I’m sure someone can fill me in. But let’s get back to our babe of the day. Between runway work, magazine appearances, and nude modeling, Nina Moric was the really hot brunette in Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” music video. Oh, great, now you suddenly remember who she is, right?
Vincenzo Natali Gears Up for DNA Thriller SPLICED
Via Fangoria, here’s news that Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali has finally gotten off his ass and is gearing up his first full feature-length movie since 2003’s “Nothing”. (In the meantime, he had done the documentary “Getting Gilliam” in 2005, and did a segment of the French film “Paris, je t’aime” in 2006.) Anyways, it’s good to hear that Natali will be back with a full movie, if only because I find everything he does to be infinitely fascinating, ever since his highly creative low-budget hit “Cube” in 1997. And hell, I even loved his short film “Elevated” in the same year.
Miss Mexico Rosa Maria Ojeda’s Dress is Too Violent
From the department of, “What the hell were they thinking?” comes this intriguing story about how the people who run the Miss Mexico organization recently had to re-designed a dress they had made for Rosa Maria Ojeda, their 2007 Miss Mexico, to wear in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant, to be held in Mexico City in May So what’s wrong with her dress? According to this, it’s a “floor-length dress, belted by bullets and accented by sketches of hangings during Mexico’s Roman Catholic uprising in the 1920s.” Seriously, what the frak were they thinking?
Tony Leung Back in John Woo’s BATTLE OF RED CLIFF
It wasn’t that long ago that Chow Yun Fat vacated the lead role in John Woo’s massively expensive Mainland Chinese epic movie “The Battle of Red Cliff”, Tony Leung, who left the movie himself earlier, has now returned to assume Fat’s role. Say what? No, really. Variety says, “Leung dropped out of the film in March when he was skedded to play a different character. At the time, he said he felt unable to commit to the six-month shoot that the pic entails. He was replaced by Takeshi Kaneshiro.” So basically Leung left, was replaced by Takeshi Kaneshiro, then Fat left, and now Leung is back, but playing Fat’s role, while Kaneshiro still has his original role. Ooooh boy. I just hope all of this moving around doesn’t damage the film.
Matthew Fox is Racer X in SPEED RACER Movie
Apparently tired of fighting smug “Others” or trying to get into Kate’s pants now that Sawyer has already gotten there first, Matthew Fox (aka Jack on “Lost”) is in final negotiations to join the cast of the Wachowski Brothers’ “Speed Racer” live-action movie, reports The Hollywood Reporter. “Speed” is about a young race car driver named Speed (to be played by Emile Hirsch) and his quest for glory in his thundering, gadget-laden Mach 5. Fox will play Speed’s mysterious racing rival, an enigmatic soldier of fortune known only as Racer X.
More of Vanessa Minnillo in Maxim
Maxim Magazine loves Vanessa Minnillo, and Vanessa Minnillo loves Maxim Magazine, and we love them both for continually getting together to give us these great shots of Vanessa Minnillo. Which means you boys should run to your computer (well, you’re already there, but nevermind) and try to grab the back issues of this gorgeous girl’s appearances in Maxim via Ebay or your auction site of choice. Then again, maybe not. Anyways, Vanessa is looking so good in these pictures that I hate Nick Lachey even more after seeing them. (In case you don’t know, Nick is the one hitting this fine, fine, fine piece of you know what.) These aren’t new or recent but they’re great nevertheless. Bow down now!
Howard Stern’s Better Half Beth Ostrosky
You gotta hand it to Howard Stern. The guy is funny as hell, and he not only knows what his audience wants and demands, but he gives it to them in bundles, resulting in insane ratings and riches beyond his imagination. And oh yeah, he can pick girlfriends with the best of them. His latest “find” is swimsuit model and part-time actress Beth Ostrosky, who you may or may not remember from a brief role in “Flirting with Disaster”, but you’ll probably recognize her more from her swimsuit modeling days, her FHM spread, or her current job co-hosting “Casino Cinema” on Spike TV with that guy from “The Sopranos”.
Canadian Goodness with Karen Cliche
I gotta admit, “Karen Cliche” is a pretty damn good name for an actress who will probably get a lot of jobs based on her looks (mind you, I have no idea about Karen Cliche’s talents, as I’ve never seen any one of her shows, etc, although I’m sure she’s got chops). The only cooler name for a hot chick? Charisma Carpenter. That’s basically got everyone beaten by a mile. But I gotta say, “Mutant X” babe Karen Cliche has a pretty great name herself, including an impressive body of work. And of course when I say “body” I’m talking about her body, and not her filmography. Ahem. Check out those Stuff pictures for evidence.
Gratuitous Nicole Scherzinger Posting
For the gambler among you (and come on, I know there are plenty of you out there) I’m giving 5-to-1 odds that Nicole Scherzinger will be dumping the Pussycat Dolls the first chance she gets — i.e. as soon as her contract with the band is up. Heck, she might even get adventurous and decide to scram sooner. Would they really sue her in court to keep her in a band she doesn’t want to still be a part of? Of course I’m basing this off three things: 1) that she is locked up in a contract; 2) that she knows full well how famous she really is; and 3) what are the names of the other girls in the Pussycat Dolls again? ‘Nuff said.
Alec Baldwin to 11-Year Old Daughter: “You are a rude, thoughtless little pig.”
Holy Jesus, didn’t see this coming. But apparently Alec Baldwin doesn’t take disappointment very well, judging by this little voicemail he left his 11-year old daughter Ireland. Says Baldwin in the recorded voicemail when daughter Ireland didn’t answer her phone for a planned call between the two (Baldwin is divorced from wife Kim Basinger, and share custody of Ireland): “You are a rude, thoughtless little pig. You don’t have the brains or the decency as a human being. I don’t give a damn that you’re 12 years old, or 11 years old, or that you’re a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn’t care about what you do as far as I’m concerned. You have humiliated me for the last time with this phone.”
Kevin Costner in MR. BROOKS Images
Got in some new stills from the upcoming Kevin Costner serial killer movie “Mr. Brooks” (opening June 1st, 2007). Consider MR. BROOKS. A successful businessman. A generous philanthropist. A loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he’s perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret — he is an insatiable serial killer, so lethally clever that no one has ever suspected him — until now. Come on, admit it, the prospect of seeing Costner as a lethal serial killer intrigues you to no end. It certainly does me.
Random Foreign Babe of the Day: Helena Karel
It’s a damn shame that our European babe of the day Helena Karel doesn’t do more, uh, clothed photoshoots. Which kind of makes finding pictures of her that are postable (if you will) very difficult. Not impossible, mind you, but if she tried keeping her clothes on more often, it wouldn’t have been so hard. She’s certainly a pretty enough girl, with a killer body, although like with most non-mainstream girls, I wish she didn’t have that ridiculous (and disgustingly generic) tattoo near her nether regions. What is the deal with slutty girls going for these unoriginal “tribal” tattoos around those areas? Whoever started this trend should be shot.
LOST Bloodbath on the Horizon for Season 3 Finale
Looks like the guys over at ABC’s “Lost” are tired of “Heroes” taking all their press, because they have something pretty big set up for the Season 3 finale of their show. To wit, this Ask Ausiello column: “Get ready to clutch your pearls: I’m told there will be at least five — count ‘em, five — deaths on Lost during the month of May. Meanwhile, exec producer Carlton Cuse offers this exclusive tease about the show’s two-hour, sure-to-be-blockbuster season finale on May 22: ‘Let’s just say the end of the season features a showdown between Jack and Locke — a showdown long anticipated and a showdown with an extremely significant outcome for the future of the castaways.’” Yikes.
Did Cho Seung Hui Copied Park Chan-Wook’s OLDBOY?
By now everyone knows the name Cho Seung Hui — the 23-year old South Korean student who massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech because, according to his own writings, he was tired of those “rich kids” and their “debauchery”. Of course, the fact that he just killed random people who didn’t even know who he was, much less his name, seems to discount his “motives” as just that — an attempt to have a motive. And we know Cho Seung Hui sent pictures of himself wielding his weapons and spewing profanity-laced “statements” to NBC News in-between his killings. Here’s the thing: everytime I watched those pictures he snapped of himself with his gun (and one with a hammer), I realized I had seen them before, and today, SkyNews figured it out: Cho Seung Hui was copying scenes from Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy”.