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must-see fall flicks

August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

fall is upon us! well, almost. get prepped for a fun fall movie line-up featuring reese witherspoon, katie holmes, owen wilson, anne hathaway, jake gyllenhaal, paul rudd, josh duhamel and more…

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first up is katie holmes’ the romantics, hitting theaters september 10th. while i’ve never been a big fan of katie’s, this movie is looking really interesting.

co-starring anna paquin, josh duhamel and malin akerman, the romantics is about seven close friends who reunite for a bride and groom’s big day. but with a tagline like “nothing complicates friendship like love,” you know there’s trouble brewing. watch the trailer below. doesn’t it have a sort of rachel getting married feel?

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set for a thanksgiving release date is anne hathaway and jake gyllenhaal in love and other drugs.

“hathaway portrays maggie, an alluring free spirit who won’t let anyone – or anything – tie her down. but she meets her match in jamie (gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. maggie and jamie’s evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.”

sort of your typical rom-com. but these two are dynamite together. don’t wanna miss this one!

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and lastly is how do you know with an all-star cast of reese witherspoon, paul rudd and owen wilson. looks like we got a bit of a love triangle on our hands!

due out this Christmas, we’ll see reese ponder the age-old dilemma – how do you really know if he’s the ONE? the flick also starts jack nicholson, so you know it’ll be good.

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TV’s top earners!

August 12, 2010 By 1 Comment

holy paycheck!

you may or may not want to know the results of TV guide’s annual salary survey, as it just might make ya sick.

two and half men star charlie sheen is rolling in the dough at $1.25 million an episode. yes, an episode. can you imagine? ‘alright, everyone, that’s a wrap…’ and BOOM you’re $1.25 million dollars richer.

another surprise – kate plus 8 star kate gosselin brings in $250,00 an episode. can i have that job please?! other high income earners include house‘s hugh laurie at $400,000/episode and the late-night crew david letterman, jay leno and conan o’brien who bring in $28, $25 and $10 million dollars respectively.

but these salaries all PALE in comparison to ms. oprah winfrey. the TV queen makes $315 million/year. no wonder she gives out cars and vacations all the time. no one needs that kinda dough all to themselves!

click here for the full list of overpaid actors and actresses (yes, i’m bitter).

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duggars ready for a 20th?

August 11, 2010 By 1 Comment

i’ve always been very intrigued by the duggar family. i mean, how in the world do they do it?

the devout baptist family has always relied on God’s plan when it comes to their children. very admirable. but when the family of 20 and TLC reality show stars welcomed their 19th child, josie, who was born severely premature & with health issues to boot, many assumed they’d have no more.

think again! “we’re ready for more,” then new people cover couple say. with mom michelle’s age (43!) and the increasing number of health hazards for both her & baby, the family has come under fire with this recent revelation that they are considering a 20th child.

the very real risks of stroke or even death must be taken into account as michelle’s last pregnancy proved so dangerous. but despite the risk and intense criticism, the pair vow to stick to their beliefs. “people think we are overpopulating the world. we are following our convictions,” the couple maintain.

what do you think? admirable or foolish?

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ricky gervais could be the new michael scott!

August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

this would be brilliant!

on the heels of news that steve carell plans to bid adieu to the office, the guessing game as to how the show will survive who will replace him has begun. as a loyal office fan, i just can’t imagine it without him. it’s gonna be a bumpy road for show execs…

unless they recruit creator and star of the u.k. series, ricky gervais! apparently the idea has been thrown around, and both office execs and gervais aren’t (completely) ruling it out.

exec producer paul liberstein (and character “toby”) says:

“we talked about it today for a while. it’s not the leading idea… [but] it’s not a dead idea… there would be some things to deal with. on the flip side, you have someone who’s incredibly talented and who has played with a level of realism that’s the same as our show… if dunder mifflin needed to replace michael scott, they’d consider both internal and external candidates. and we will show them considering both. we’ll kind of start [the replacement process] and put it in motion. i don’t want steve to go, and if he decides he wants to stay, i will be very happy with that.”

always the joker, gervais himself says:

“as [my character in the office] david brent would say, ‘been there, done that, bought the t-shirt …’ as i would say, ‘why would i get up at 6 a.m. five days a week for seven years when i can hire someone else to do that and still get my syndication money?’”

is he trying to throw is off track? come on now, team, work together here! i cringe to think what the show will be without carell. ricky gervias might be the only cure-all!

thoughts?

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xtina acting!

August 5, 2010 By 1 Comment

christina aguilera is spreading her wings into the movie scene. shocker, right?! the singer landed the lead role in burlesque (trailer above), due out near thanksgiving.

hoping for something original? not here! the tired story is about a small-town girl who books a one-way ticket to LA in hopes of becoming a star. she longs to perform at a burlesque club, which, for most, is the job you take when your real dreams fall through. ha!

she’s gotta convince club managers cher and stanley tucci to give her a shot. sounds a bit like demi moore’s dud striptease or elizabeth berkeley’s showgirls. which, if you don’t know by now, is NOT a good thing.

good luck with the release, xtina! i could barely even sit through the trailer.


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the biebs is releasing a memoir!

August 2, 2010 By 1 Comment

a memoir? oh, justin!

the 16-year-old tween sensation is in high demand. so much so that publisher harper collins has offered him a book deal! i can already hear fangirls squealing across the nation.

make the money while you can, right?

titled justin bieber: first step 2 forever: my story, the book will include stories of his road to stardom and his chart-topping career. there’ll also be never-before-seen photos of “fans afflicted with beiber fever.”

my story hits shelves in october. “this is just another way for me to say thank you to my fans. [i'm] excited to share just a little bit more of my world.”

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