her musical chops

she can sing! actress jennifer aniston appeared on ‘the ellen degeneres show’ today to promote her latest flick, ‘love happens.’ after some chitty chatting, ellen inquires about jen’s upcoming project called ‘the goree girls,’ which calls for aniston to sing. ellen coaxes the lovely lady to serenade the audience, and she obliges with a sultry rendition of ‘i’ve got a crush on you.’ pretty good if you ask me! check out the clip above.

‘the goree girls’ is based on the book by john lee hancock which centers around the true-life story of eight female inmates who form a country bank in texas back in the 1940′s. aniston is set to produce and star in the film, with michael sucsy (‘grey gardens’) directing. this should definitely be interesting, as we have rarely seen aniston in anything outside of romantic comedies.

director sucsy says of the flick:

“these women learned to harmonize and they learned to play instruments. they weren’t these amazing, accomplished singers who banded together. that’s what’s interesting about it. it’s not just like, ‘hey, you can play the guitar, i can play the piano, i can play the harmonica. let’s put a band together.’ it’s like, ‘we have to get out of jail, and if we have to put a band together to do that, then that’s what we’re going to do.’ “

jennifer will also have to learn to play the dobro (a guitar) for her starring role. sucsy plans on casting real musicians to play alongside aniston. ‘the goree girls’ is due out sometime late next year.

celeb babymakin’

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ever looked at a magazine and thought, wow, i wish my baby could look like _____(fill in celebrity here). well, you’re in luck! l.a.-based sperm bank, california cryobank, has launched a “donor-look-a-like” service where recipients can choose a sperm donor based on their resemblance to celebrities. only in hollywood would this even occur to someone as a good idea!

the website boasts that look-alikes have been “researched and selected from the limitless expanses of the internet” and that the donors can be “actors, athletes, musicians, or anyone else famous enough to be found on the web.” recipients can search for their favorite celebrity among a long list that includes everyone from hugh grant and ben affleck to adam sandler and jet li!

but it should be noted that, according to the sperm bank, “no celebrity is meant as an exact match for any donor, nor should you assume that your future children will look like any celebrity listed.” disclaimer, anyone? the coo of idant laboratories, stephen feldschuh defends the new service: “ultimately we’re all interested in what someone looks like. it’s what we do when we’re dating or meet someone. i didn’t ask my wife her medical history before I decided to marry her.”