mayor pitt

oh celebs, they’re just like us. or wait, never mind. brad pitt, father of 6, has been making the rounds to promote his latest flick, quentin tarantino-directed ‘inglorious bastards.’ but very little movie talk has actually gone on amidst his interviews. pitt recently appeared on real time with bill maher & recounted his fond memories spent with ms. mary jane herself, marijuana. apparently he’s a giant toke artist!

brad (in the clip above) says he kicked the habit once he became a Dad, so he would be more “alert.” but director tarantino begs to differ. he said the two lit one up when discussing production of the film. we’ve got a liar on our hands!

while his movie ‘inglorious bastards’ actually looks pretty darn good, it remains to be understood why actors can’t just be actors. they certainly take advantage of the platform their given to speak on other topics, albeit unrelated. (academy awards, anyone?) poppa pitt also addressed rumors last week that he’d run for mayor in one of his favorite places, new orleans. today show host ann curry sat down with pitt to discuss the hugely helpful foundation he started to help hurricane victims, the make it right foundation. curry then asked him if he would consider running for mayor, he replied: “yeah, i’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform.” wooowww, buddy. good luck with that! check out the video for yourself.

jer’s back!

jerrymichael jordan, brett favre, jay leno… these are just a few peeps who left their success for a taste of the retired life, but weren’t satisfied sitting on the sidelines. well, we can officially add another celeb to the list. king of comedy mr. jerry seinfeld!

jer is back and teaming up with nbc for a reality show entitled ‘the marriage ref,’ in which a panel of celebrities, comedians & athletes will judge marital disputes and recommend conflict resolutions. could be funny, could be a disaster. while jerry will stay behind the camera as producer for most of it, he will probably makes a few cameos.

jerry says that his adventures in bachelorhood inspired ‘seinfeld,’ and now after 10 years of wedded bliss feels he is ready to conquer the unpredictable institution of marriage. nbc touts the new show as “revealing. controversial. downright funny. ‘the marriage ref’ vows to look at relationships unlike anything you’ve ever seen on tv.”

real-life couples can audition to appear on the show, but be prepared! this is not therapy, this is comedy. the casting call stipulates “whether you argue about parenting, pets, fashion, money, in-laws, weight, housework, chores, communication, neatness, jealousy, past history, friends, sex… whatever you argue about, we want to hear from you. tell us why you absolutely need a marriage ref to weigh in and decide who is RIGHT and who is WRONG.” ‘the marriage ref’ premieres on nbc this fall.

couples retreat

this one sounds too good to be true. vince vaughn? jason bateman? and those are just two of the hysterical 8-person cast for the upcoming flick ‘couples retreat.’ due in theaters october 9th, the comedy follows four midwestern couples who take off to a tropical island resort. little do they know, participation in the resort’s couples therapy is not optional.

vince vaughn championed the idea of following four very different couples through very real-life (but funny) problems faced by couples across the world. also starring is ‘sex and the city’s’ kristin davis, faizon love, kristen bell and newcomer malin akerman. while one of the couple’s was there to really give their marriage a much-needed face-lift, the other three just went for the awesome group rate. so, you can imagine the hilarity that ensues.

plus, anything vince vaughn & jason bateman do is golden. the tagline? ‘it may be paradise, but it’s no vacation.’ check out the trailer above.

 

take a bow

heath ledger’s final contribution to the film world, ‘the imaginarium of doctor parnassus,’ has just released its trailer. and can i just say… wow. check out the trailer above. it pretty much oozes brilliance.

ledger, who portrays the film’s lead character, passed away in the midst of filming. only about half of his work was done, which left the question of who to replace him up to director terry gilliam. gilliam decided to honor ledger by casting several great actors in his place – johnny depp, jude law & colin farrell. the 3 men portray transformations of the ledger’s character as he travels through a dream world.

the film follows the leader of a traveling theatre troupe, doctor parnassus (christopher plummer), who makes a deal with the devil in order to give the audience the show of their dreams. when the devil comes to collect on his end of the deal & things go sour, ledger’s character tony embarks on a journey to save the doctor’s daughter. as ledger’s unexpected death led to a production hiatus, the release date has been pushed from october to december 25th.

open mouth, insert foot

katherineheiglkatherine heigl. she was on her way to becoming the next julia roberts – america’s sweetheart. her breakout role as izzie on tv show ‘grey’s anatomy’ landed her some movie roles fit for a queen. ‘knocked up,’ ’27 dresses’ & her latest ‘the ugly truth’ all performed quite well at the box office. then, disaster struck: she opened her mouth.

now it seems people are kinda turned off from the little lady. based upon an article in newsweek, ‘why is katherine heigl so annoying?’, it was her mouth that got her into trouble. first, she refused to submit her name for an emmy nomination because she didn’t feel the writers gave her material worthy of the award. not a good start. people viewed the actress as ungrateful. this started a downhill spiral, which has led creator chandra wilson to reconsider her role on ‘grey’s anatomy.’

the season finale left viewers hanging – will she be killed off? we don’t know yet. but as katherine made the rounds to promote her latest film, she let abc have it once again. she whined to late-night host david letterman “our first day back was wednesday and it was – i’m going to keep saying this because i hope it embarrasses them - a 17-hour day, which i think is cruel and mean.”

abc’s entertainment head steve mcpherson was none too pleased by her remarks. he had this to say in response: “people are going to behave in the way they choose to behave. there are so many people who work so hard on ‘grey’s,’ and all of our shows, without any notoriety and those are the ones i’d be concerned about, people who feel like they’re being criticized or looked down upon.” and there you have it! good luck, katherine.

choppy vows

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they can’t get any cuter. ‘step up’s channing tatum & jenna dewan recently made their love official, getting married a couple of weeks ago in malibu. seems perfect, right? well, the lives of public figures can get a little complicated.

the 29-year-old ‘g.i. joe’ star recently shared one thing he didn’t like about his wedding on July 11. “when we’re at a wedding and there’s a helicopter above us and we’re trying to say our vows, it’s a little heartbreaking, to be totally honest with you,” he said of the paparazzi.

truly – can you imagine? the one most blissful moment of your life is close to ruined all because the paps want to sell a picture of you in a wedding gown. channing went on to say “i’ll never understand it. i don’t read those magazines, i never have, and i don’t allow them in my house. i think they’re ruining the business, personally, because the more you get to know somebody, what they do and how they are in real life, the less you’re going to believe them in any part.”

he actually makes a good point. but do you think that’ll change anytime soon? no way. remember back when tom cruise was the hottest, most sought-after movie star? that quickly changed once the guy started being kooky – jumping on oprah’s couch & being overly aggressive with his religion of scientology. in fact, it was reported that cruise dropped from being the 11th most-liked celeb down to the 197th. and it’s no secret that his movie ticket sales followed suit. look’s like channing tatum might be on to something there…

bothered

words cannot express the hilarity of this jimmy fallon bit. the late-night host premiered his latest brainchild last night, a series of parodies called ‘robert is bothered.’ fallon imitates ‘twilight’ superstar robert pattinson in the sketch, and talks about things that bother him. he even got a little website up and running. 

complete with shag-a-licious hair and a thick british accent, fallon succeeds in bringing robert to life. have you ever seen a robert pattinson interview? he is just as charming as ever, but you can’t deny he acts just a little bit kooky.

in the video above, ‘robert’ talks about how he is bothered by discovery channel’s shark week because sharks, in some ways, mimic vampires. “sharks bite people when they smell blood,” he says. “sound familiar? oh yeah, wait, they’re like vampires. copy-cat fishes. copy-fishes!”

all i can say is i hope jimmy plans on making this a weekly segment. pattinson has spent all of his fame thus far being utterly adored – let’s poke fun at him a bit!

counterproductive

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kind of confused – what is ‘self’ magazine’s mantra again? i thought it was to make women feel confident, healthy & fabulous in the skin their in. apparently kelly clarkson’s skin just wasn’t good enough! the music star is this month’s ‘self’ mag cover girl, and as you can see above it doesn’t exactly capture kel’s true essence.

recently the star has been criticized for her weight gain. in response, kelly says “my happy weight changes. sometimes i eat more; sometimes i play more. i’ll be different sizes all the time. when people talk about my weight, i’m like ‘you seem to have a problem with it; i don’t. i’m fine!’ i’ve never felt uncomfortable on the red carpet or anything.”

which is all well & good. all the power to you, clarkson! but here’s the thing. the mag cover is clearly photo-shopped. but editor-in-chief of ‘self’ lucy danziger claims that post-production corrections are normal. “self magazine inspires & informs 6 million readers each month to reach their all around best. kelly clarkson exudes confidence, and is a great role model for women of all sizes & stages of their life.”

people obviously viewed the cover pic as counterproductive to what the editor claims is the goal of their magazine. what did they think we wouldn’t notice?

dog heaven

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try to remain calm. what you are about to read may upset you. paris hilton has just built a 300 sq. ft., $325,000 house… for her dogs. her pups tinkerbell, marilyn monroe, prince baby bear, harajuku, dolce & prada will now be living large in a house more expensive than most families own.

the dog mansion is in the backyard of her beverly hills home. “it’s a miniature version of my house,” hilton tells life & style magazine. “i designed it with the help of my interior decorator, faye resnick. i wanted it to be fun, cute, comfortable and beautiful. my friends just love it and think it’s so adorable and cool.”

and if you aren’t already gagging yourself, this just might do it for you. the 2-floor doggie house has some pretty intricate features. included are a clay-tile roof, crown molding, central air, a closet & a crystal chandelier.

apparently, according to the heiress, they love hanging out on their living room furniture. “they appreciate the house that Mommy built for them.” i’m sure they do, paris, i’m sure they do.

lindsanity

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you get knocked down, you get right back up! lindsay lohan’s recent on-screen escapades have been less than honorable. did you catch her straight-to-TV movie ‘labor pains‘? yeah, no one else did either.

but another chance has somehow slid across her plate, and she is in no position to turn it down. back in july, director robert rodriguez revealed some details to mtv.com about his latest project – an action flick titled ‘machete.’ “i can’t say too much about it. except that we start shooting in a couple weeks. these things come together very quickly. we’re casting right now, and the script just came out great… there are a lot of people we’re sending it to, big names — but nobody that we’ve signed yet.”

he then added, “lindsay lohan’s cool. there’s actually a cool part in the movie for her — if she takes it.” well, thanks to the world of twitter, we won’t have to wait to find out if ms. lohan joins the rodriguez parade. the lady confirmed via her twitter that she is on board, “something was made official today!!!!!!!!!! http://bit.ly/3CdGfc” (which is the link to ‘machete’s imdb webpage). so there ya have it!

lohan will be working alongside seasoned vertaern robert deniro… so she better keep herself in line lest she get booted for bad behavior. also said to be in the flick is funnyman jonah hill. ‘machete’ follows a highly skilled assassin who is hired to kill a senator when the table are turned.