hey, i know these kids. didnt i work on that film?

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07242008/news/regionalnews/trained_actors_121300.htm

maybe not the best memory, but STILL!

yah, gossip.

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/07/screechs_saved_by_the_bell_tel.html

hmm...maaaybe could be awesome.

MTV is doing the time warp on a remake of 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Lou Adler, exec producer of the original film, is partnering with BermanBraun and Fox Television Studios on the new rendition. Two-hour remake will use the original screenplay by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien but may also include music not featured in the original. Helmer and casting decisions have yet to be announced.

eh, idk about this.

Get ready for another shot of "Hairspray." New Line Cinema has made a deal with "Hairspray" creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to summer 2007’s hit musical feature. Planning to return are director-choreographer Adam Shankman, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Tony-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who will write new songs for the film. No cast has been engaged yet, and none of the stars of "Hairspray" had sequel options. But the studio hopes to reunite the original cast in a film that will be ready for release by Warner Bros. in mid-July 2010. "Hairspray" grossed more than $200 million worldwide and served up a strong-selling DVD and soundtrack album. The mid-July target would mirror the release of the original, which was replicated this summer by "Mamma Mia!"

michael chambers review.

If the Dark Knight were truly a dark film, there'd be a lot more dead people in it. As it is, it's brimming with optimism, even more so than its Burton predecessor, which cascaded through its final 30 minutes like a coked-out Prince song, all style, no real depth... just like the decade that brought it to fruition. Nolan's Batman is a product of the times, a clear-headed sobered up post-9/11 truth-sayer. It's not a pessimist... simply a realist. If things appear, how should I put it, FUBAR... then that's the just the way it is. But it doesn't. Yes, some of the characters we love in this film die. Some appear to die. Some die even when they don't appear to. But isn't that life? What's dark about that? Death is necessary. Death is what makes life interesting. Every death means something in this film. Anid thank god for that. It's been a long time since I've seen a movie where someone's death had led to actually psychological consequences. People are actually affected by death in this film. I suppose filmgoers might be frightened by that, but frankly, I find that far more refreshing and life-affirming than if someone died, and everyone just shrugged and carried on. In Burton's Batman, the only death that changed anyone happened before the timeline of the film. Even the most insignificant death in TDK at least scares the living shit out of people. A museum full of people die in Batman, within a week, the entire town is cheering on the murderer in hopes of bagging some dough. That's fucking dark. That's fucking cynical as holy hell. In TDK, the main villain even waits for the hospital to be evacuated before blowing it up. It seems far more fun for the guy to let be frightened than to let 'em be dead. That may be truly fucked in the head, but at least it gives you a way out. I honestly feel like I should see the film a few more times. It's that good. It needs digesting. That's its main fault. For a 150 minute film, it moves too quickly. Nolan could've slowed some scenes down, given us room to breathe and made the film 3 hours long. The last 20 minutes feel rushed and crammed together. I would've liked more scenes with Gordon and his family, particularly his wife. I would've liked more scenes with Dent. What did the guy do when he was by himself? When he was alone with Rachel? (they're never alone in the film... they seem to catch each other in wisps between business; how does Dent draw any conclusions about their relationship with that kind of interaction? What did they do when the opera got cancelled, for instance?) Remarkably enough, I think what we have with The Joker and Batman/Bruce Wayne is what we have. I feel that they are men obsessed. Their entire lives are what we see. If Bruce has any quiet moments, he's probably stalking Rachel...perhaps a quick scene of him actually watching Rachel and Dent fall in love... perhaps a moment where this dawns on him and he seems caught in the middle of a motivation. As for the Joker, I think his most revealing and perfect moment is in the last five minutes we see him. Will the character have an arc? A moment of humanity later on, based on what the good people of Gotham have demonstrated? Will he fight it? Or will he simply focus it... with someone who shares his interests (Harley Quinn, anyone?). The film leaves too many thoughts and too many choices, and not just about the film itself, but about us and ourselves, and that's what makes it a great film. It's cerebral like that. We may question the film, we may question the filmmaker... but most importantly, we question ourselves.

loves the funny.

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2008/07/fire-your-agent-101-wes-bently-james.html

fire your agent.

hehe.

maybe this will be better.

Night falls for Media Rights - Shyamalan teams for producing deal

Media Rights Capital and M. Night Shyamalan have formed the Night Chronicles, a financing/production partnership intended to generate one thriller per year for three years. Shyamalan will produce but not direct, marking the first time he will produce a film he didn't write and helm. Shyamalan will create the stories and ideas for the films and pick the writers and directors; MRC will finance. Shyamalan and MRC will co-own the copyrights and retain artistic control. Two factors in particular attracted MRC to the filmmaker: Shyamalan typically generates more movie ideas than he can execute, since he writes, directs, produces and often acts in the films he makes. And he has a track record of bringing his films in on budget. The new venture marks the first major deal for Tory Metzger since she left CAA to become prexy of MRC Films, and she expects that Shyamalan will be very hands-on with the Night Chronicles product.

whoa.

you've heard about tarantino's remake....but first watch the original, out on 3 disc SE 7/29. reviewed in EW, issue coming out next friday.

what does it all mean?

Zach Braff is checking out of Sacred Heart Hospital. This upcoming season of "Scrubs" will the actor's last, said showrunner Bill Lawrence at Wednesday's Television Critics Assn. press tour panel. The ABC Studios series arrives on the Alphabet this season after seven seasons on NBC. There was no announcement whether this would be the last season of the show, but it will be Braff's. The actor said he would be open to returning as a guest star, and could possibly also direct. He has been attached to indie movie "Open Hearts" as actor, writer and director. "The end of the show will be about J.D. leaving the hospital," Lawrence said. "When you leave, it's about holding on to your relationships." When asked how long "Scrubs" would go on, he said, "You can't kill this show."

rumors say: might not happen.

but high hopes for aziz.

"Saturday Night Live" star Amy Poehler is in final negotiations to join the cast of the new post-"Office" laffer from Greg Daniels and Mike Schur. Series, despite initially being called an "Office" spinoff, isn’t expected to be one after all — confirming speculation that the show would not be an extension of the original but a whole new series (Daily Variety, June 12). Poehler would join the already-cast Aziz Ansari, who became the series’ first cast member last month. In recent weeks Daniels and Schur have been busy mapping out the show, which is set to bow this winter in the plum Thursday night 9:30 p.m. timeslot behind "The Office."

yes, its that good.

go check it out for yourself.

Whedon's 'Horrible' in high demand - Made-for-Web musical takes iTunes' top spot

Joss Whedon's made-for-Internet tuner "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" was a little too popular in its debut late Monday night. First installment of the three-part program -- starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day -- bowed at 10:30 p.m. PST as a paid $1.99 download via Apple's iTunes or free Web streaming via Drhorrible.com. Shortly after midnight, the Dr. Horrible website crashed under the punishing demand of some 200,000 hits per hour. "Dr. Horrible" also ranked No. 1 on iTunes TV downloads for most of the day Tuesday. Whedon's brother Jed spent the wee hours of Tuesday morning lining up a much bigger server to handle the traffic, and he dealt with encryption issues that were preventing Joss Whedon buffs in Oz and other offshore locales from accessing the content. The Dr. Horrible site was back up and running by early ayem West Coast time. Second installment of "Dr. Horrible" is set to bow Thursday, with the concluding seg bowing Saturday. The entire program will be available for free streaming through midnight Sunday and through July 29 on iTunes. Given the program's splashy debut based only on word of mouth and Internet buzz, Whedon's reps are lining up a soundtrack release deal and a DVD distrib deal.

sounds goodliness.

Quentin Tarantino seeks 'Bastards' - Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio rumored for roles

Quentin Tarantino's Weinstein Co. film "Inglorious Bastards," which has already garnered plenty of media coverage, is about to get more interesting. The producers are searching for a co-financing partner to handle offshore territories for the WWII drama with intersecting storylines. Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein will meet with five studios from Friday through Tuesday. After the director met Brad Pitt in France on Tuesday, those studios are already salivating over the expectation that Tarantino will land Pitt to play the key role of Aldo Raine. They'll be even keener if Tarantino's plan to meet Leonardo DiCaprio for another lead role goes well Thursday. Tarantino wants DiCaprio to play the role of Hans Landa. Several studios said the script is vintage Tarantino and they're eager to be in business with him at a reasonable price. DiCaprio and Pitt would be appearing in a Tarantino-helmed project for the first time, though Pitt previously spoke Tarantino-scripted dialogue in a small but memorable stoner turn in the Tony Scott-directed "True Romance." Pitt, who read "Inglorious Bastards" before studios, seems a strong logistical fit for the project. The film will shoot this fall in Germany and also in France, where Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been residing.

diablo cody.

i want this womans life:

Steven Spielberg has another idea to bounce off Diablo Cody. The Oscar-winning "Juno" scribe has been tapped to pen an untitled comedy script for DreamWorks that is based on an original idea by Spielberg. Studio is keeping story details under such tight wraps that even dealmakers involved with the project were in the dark. There are no producers yet attached. Project marks the second time the pair have collaborated. Cody wrote the pilot and is exec producing Showtime series "The United States of Tara," also based on an original idea from Spielberg.

um, hellsyes.

Showtime grows 'Weeds' - Edie Falco series titled 'Nurse Jackie'

Showtime has brought the Edie Falco pilot to series and given Mary-Louise Parker two more seasons to sell dope. At the network’s Friday afternoon TCA session, Showtime made plenty of programming announcements, unveiling, for example, the tentative title of “Nurse Jackie” to the Falco skein. Production of the series will begin in the fall, and it will arrive on air in spring or early summer. Net also said it was ordering an untitled spinoff of “The L Word,” which ended its fifth season in March and will finish up in 2009 with eight more episodes. New series will be exec produced by Ilene Chaiken. Entertainment topper Robert Greenblatt said the storyline for the spinoff would continue from where the series ends, including taking one actress from “The L Word” and moving her character forward. He declined to say who that actress is. Parker and the gang, meanwhile, will be back for two more 13-episode cycles of comedy “Weeds” — the show’s fifth and sixth seasons. The previously announced “United States of Tara,” exec produced by Steven Spielberg and Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody, will launch early in 2009. Toni Collette stars as a suburban housewife with multiple personalities.

um, ew.

Singer Fergie is in negotiations to join the Rob Marshall-helmed musical "Nine" for the Weinstein Co. and Relativity Media. She joins a cast that already includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cottilard, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren and Judi Dench. Role marks the Grammy-winning singer's first major role in a bigscreen project. She had a small role in the Weinstein Co.'s "Grindhouse.'' Fergie will play Saraghina, a lusty woman who introduces Guido (Day-Lewis) to the world of sexuality.

breaking the bank.

Batman breaks box office bank - 'Dark Knight' nabs an estimated $155.4 million

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight” rocketed the Batman film franchise into the superhero stratosphere as it nabbed the highest weekend opening ever in grossing an estimated $155.4 million. Tally beats the $151.1 million opening of “Spider-Man 3” in May 2007. The victory dance didn’t end there. The domestic box office racked up an unprecedented $250 million in ticket sales on the enormous strength of filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” and the $27.6 million debut of Universal’s femme-favored “Mamma Mia!,” making it the biggest three-day weekend ever in terms of total grosses. Previous record weekend tally was $218.4 million, set in early July 2007 when “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” debuted to $135.6 million. Warners estimates that “Dark Knight,” returning Christian Bale as DC Comics’ famed superhero Batman and playing in a record 4,366 theaters, could gross as much as $220 million in its first week. That’s more than the entire domestic gross of Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” which cumed $205 million domestically and $166 million overseas. “Dark Knight’s” added popularity is due in part to the death of Heath Ledger, who stars as the creepiest Joker yet. “Mamma Mia!” also made the records books in narrowly beating “Hairspray” to become the top opener for a musical. Domestically, the weekend was up a whopping 64% over the same frame last year and has all but closed a deficit to bring this summer in line with summer 2007.

50 biggest emmy snubs.

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20213234,00.html

i wrote about 7.... so go check it out, kiddies.

kiss kiss.

i saw this at tribeca 07' and its pretty freakin' good...finally getting a theatrical release.
go. now. (well, go 8/1)

we have cause to be uneasy.

new CD out 7/22. single at: www.myspace.com/wildsweetorange
its badass.
they are playing the ATL on saturday and i'm super bummed i'm missing out (but i got tix to collective soul for the sunday night before my *possible* first day at paste, that would be a nice warm up)....

hilarious.

http://www.rainofmadness.com/

who is excited about "tropic thunder"??

but, no, REALLY.

first in fucking line. i mean, woody allen--a true man after my own heart.

"only unfulfilled love can be romantic"

first in line.

uh, ME!

my first "ausiello files" blog.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/07/shock-video-pri.html

check it out. great news for "prison break"!! so excited about this.

also, check out michael's intro video to EW, which i find v. funny:
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/07/ausiello-tv-is.html

could be good.

Joss Whedon takes MGM to 'Woods' - Drew Goddard to direct, co-write thriller

MGM has acquired and greenlit "The Cabin in the Woods," a thriller penned by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard with Goddard signed to make his directorial debut and Whedon producing. "Cabin" is the studio's first movie to get the greenlight from Mary Parent, head of the studio's worldwide motion picture group. Logline's being kept under wraps. Goddard has served as writer and exec producer on "Lost" and most recently wrote the screenplay for "Cloverfield." He and Whedon first teamed on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which Whedon created, and also worked together on the "Buffy" spinoff "Angel." Goddard also worked on "Alias" as a writer and co-producer.

front page news.

Paramount goes back to 'School' - 'Rock' sequel reunites Black, Linklater, Rudin

School is back in session for Paramount Pictures. Studio is developing a "School of Rock" sequel, with Jack Black attached to reprise his role as rock star wannabe/substitute teacher Dewey Finn, who in the original film turned a class of fifth-grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock 'n' rollers. Richard Linklater is attached to direct again, and Scott Rudin is returning as producer. Mike White, who penned the 2003 comedy, is writing the screenplay, titled "School of Rock 2: America Rocks," which picks up with Finn leading a group of summer school students on a cross-country field trip that delves into the history of rock 'n' roll and explores the roots of blues, rap, country and other genres. Original film was a box office hit for the studio, costing just $30 million to make and earning $131 million worldwide.

(mmmhmm, and FPN is a good restaurant in the GA too....)

don't stop believin.'

give it to me baby.

now THIS is what i like to find at the newsstand on my lunch break. i literally tripped and fell into the shelving upon spotting it (it being shaun white on the cover of nylon guys). oh, little skater boy...the things i'd do to you...

prettyness.

bringin' the funny.

so sad i missed him last week in NJ, but alas i was down south.
SIGH.

scream 4.

it's baaaaaaaack.

*********************

Gwladys Fouché and agencies
Tuesday July 15, 2008
guardian.co.uk

Scream 4 could be in the pipeline. The Weinstein Company, the production firm formed by the high-profile producing pair the Weinstein Brothers, announced it would be developing a third sequel to the lucrative franchise that parodied the horror genre. It's as yet unclear whether writer Kevin Williamson, director Wes Craven and star Neve Campbell will participate in the project. There have been attempts to resurrect the franchise in the past, but so far they have failed.

sarah & jimmy.

broke up. sad news.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212329,00.html

main-man J.

still stoked.

bachelorette: meredith

still the girl i relate to the most picking the guy i drooled over the most...dug up review of finale in EW.com archive land.
enjoy!

the bachelorette finale with meredith & ian:

Finally, finally, finally, Matthew arrived in his limo first. And we all knew what that meant. Just in case we didn't, she brought out all the accolades: ''You are a wonderful man …'' blah, blah, blah. She cried, he got misty, he said nice things about wanting her to be happy.

The truly brilliant part, though, was that the suspense wasn't over. We still didn't know if Ian would give her that rock. He arrived still blathering about how he'd do it ''only if it felt right in the moment,'' etc. But when they saw each other, it was clear she'd made the right choice -- basically, they both turned into blithering, almost incoherent idiots, he hit his knee, joyful tears were shed. Granted, not the most effusive and/or eloquent proposal (''Will you...?''), but absolutely heartfelt.

And yes, even I indulged in a few tears of my own, even though I've loved Ian the whole time specifically because he was reasonable enough not to expect marriage from this whole thing. Essentially, I fell for him because he was so noncommittal, but in the end I couldn't wait to see him pop the question. Meredith did what most women secretly dream of: She took a chance on the passionate adventurer instead of the sure thing -- and her love tamed him into submission.

The stuff of fairy tales, folks. And some damned fine TV.

smart moves.

http://thephoenix.com/Supplements/2008/50States/

cool little article/visual from the boston pheonix.
sersly, good idea ya'll.

(and yes, back in the NYC from my 10-day wedding/4th of july/paste interview jaunt...)

finally up.

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/07/10-reasons-grah.html

oo-la-la. check it out.

hope he watched.

thanks for the sweet chat.

yeah.

on the new "office" spinoff. still weird.

tv watch.

i got a one-nighter for the bachelorette! check-check-check it out!

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20209655,00.html

oops, i did it again.

i stayed off the drug for many years, never even glancing in its direction. thinking i didnt care. but now i've been caught and i cant shake the addiction.

purty.

vanity fair dot com.

the best days.

and, for me, they were....

alright, already.

Cage, Brosnan see Polanski's 'Ghost'

Roman Polanski has set Nicolas Cage, Tilda Swinton and Pierce Brosnan for his next film, "The Ghost," an adaptation of the Robert Harris political thriller. Production begins in September in Europe. Cage will play a ghostwriter hired abruptly to finish the memoirs of an ex-British prime minister after the first scribe turned up dead. The ghostwriter's research leads him to uncover skeletons in the pol's closet that put the writer's life in danger. Swinton will play the wife of the former prime minister (Brosnan). Her marriage is crumbling, and she falls for the writer. Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde are producing. Polanski and Harris teamed to write the script. Summit is selling worldwide rights; domestic distribution hasn't yet been determined.

they're back.

one of my fave HS bands. you dont know how exciting this is....(CD came out yesterday)

diana.

an old intern buddy of mine from CG! once told me.....

"Some people follow their dreams. Others hunt them down and beat them mercilessly into submission."

obsessive without apology.

i always knew he was my personal fave (aside from patrick, who she sent out on the first night) but i never knew if i would be able to see him with D. i think i can, though. sadly, i still dont think she'll choose him in the end. although, he did kiss her finally.

oh, man....a snowboarder. yowza- i'm in love.

ps- im having trouble seeing her with any of the final guys. with graham (her obvious fave) gone, it comes down to three pretty diff guys. jeremy seems too serious, jason seems too cheesy/not "manly" enough for her taste (gay? wouldnt surprise me) and jesse (although i love that she's given it a chance) might just be a little too unconventional. either way....can't wait to find out!

r.i.p.

“Women are crazy. Men are stupid. Main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.” - George Carlin

hello, world!

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-13035/

FWD.

Living Will:

Last night my sister and I were sitting in the den and I said to her, 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle to keep me alive. That would be no quality of life at all. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.'

So she got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my wine.
She's such a bitch.

wsn.

LETTER | Promoting vegan lifestyle to use resources efficiently
Ryan Huling; College Campus; Coordinator, Peta2.com
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Opinion
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In response to your article "On Earth Day, eat, greet but no meat" (4/23/08), it was wonderful to see that so many students and faculty members were actively promoting a vegan lifestyle this Earth Day. As a recent study at the University of Chicago concluded, going vegan is better for the environment than switching to a hybrid car due to the immense amount of wasted resources and energy needed to produce a single pound of meat.

Across the board, animal agriculture squanders the limited resources we have by funneling them through animals raised for meat and other animal products. For example, we currently feed more than 70 percent of the grains raised in this country to animals raised for food rather than eating the grains directly.

Similarly, nearly half of the water and 80 percent of agricultural land consumed in this country is used for livestock when it could be used to grow food directly for human consumption. This wasteful use of our resources has a devastating effect on our local environments as well.

Currently, farmed animals produce about 130 times as much excrement as the entire U.S. population, much of which finds its way into our local waterways.

Thankfully, it's never been easier to find delicious and cruelty-free meals on the go (especially in New York City). With local hot spots like Red Bamboo and Vegetarians Paradise #2 only blocks from campus and the dining halls consistently serving up tasty vegan meals, there's never been a better time to cut cruelty out of our diet for good.

new song.

beautiful [te-hee].

must have more.

http://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf

clayton haske.

http://celebrity.elle.com/video/movies/Sight/#57244

worked with the boy on "consent" last fall,...such a sweetie. he just had a film he starred in come out on lionsgate DVD--pretty sweet. link to trailer included. havent seen that dude in ages....hope you're well, clay!

aw, brother.

it's hard for me to seperate my true feelings about the movie from my love of the show and the connection i have with it to my girls back home but i'll let this keen netflix reviewer do the talking for me:

"I was so excited about this film; it felt like the night before Christmas as I entered the theater. Little did I know, the movie version would fall flat on so many levels. First of all, what I loved about SATC, is that they broke all the norms. Michael Patrick King created four women we could identify with, who were unique, unabashedly honest, and had a life-long connection as friends. Most viewers felt they had a little bit of all the girls mixed into their personalities. The film completely lost this spirit as it got caught up in the glitz, glam, and tacky predictability. As we were faced with Carrie's drama, the storylines of the other girls were sidelined completely. The women became caricatures of themselves; let's have prime and proper Charlotte crap her pants, have loveable Steve cheat on Miss Independent Miranda, and have Samantha get a "pooch" while gorging herself to keep from cheating on Smith Jared? The lesson Carrie learns about "not losing focus of the one you love as you plan an outrageously expensive wedding" is ironically lost in the hoopla of the fashionistas themselves. The women come off as superficial, materialistic, shrieking shells of the clever women we came to love over the six seasons. It is as if the film projects a moral that it doesn't even take seriously itself. When SATC originated, many critics felt that the women were just "gay men" in character who slept around and talked about it the next morning over coffee. As the season progressed, viewers saw the four women grow and shed any of this speculation. Yet in the film, I felt as if we were back at square one. The series did not translate to the big screen at all; it was all tied up in a big Tiffany bow that screamed sequel. When the lights came up, Fergie's annoying theme song "Labels or Love" came on and I couldn't help but wonder, why the writers chose to lose the love in favor of the labels."

a little late.

but i really am sad "moonlight" was cancelled. it wasnt genius but it was entertaining and the only good weekend show (it aired friday nights) besides "brothers & sisters."

sigh.

um.

Clay Aiken is going to be a father, PEOPLE has confirmed.

"The story is true,” Bill Vigars, a Vancouver-based rep for David Foster, told PEOPLE Wednesday, of the TMZ.com report that Aiken, 29, impregnated David's sister, music producer Jaymes Foster. "It is true Clay is the father. She was artificially inseminated by Clay. She's due in August."

Vigars added of Aiken and Foster, "They have been friends ever since American Idol, when they worked together."

zach.

and laura.

SMF.

really cool guy. totally down to earth and real. cute as a button (duh) and just everything you want out of a convo with a star. plus, his show is hot ("greek") and he kinda looks like my brother. awh.

oh, paul.

one of the things i always liked about paul dano was that he was dating this girl from his hometown...a nobody...and he was so sweet on her. but no more. it seems he is with his recent stage co-star zoe kazan. yep, that kazan.

made of honor.

1- i like this poster. everyone is on it. it makes more sense. you can see a little of the fiancee. what happened to this one?
2- wanted to like the movie. it was only OK. boo-hoo.

we'll see.

i hold out hope for two reasons:
1- loved the books as a kid (my fourth grade teacher read all of them aloud to us. she is also the same teacher who showed me my first anime film--and still my fave--my neighbor totoro. love to her, wherever she is...)
2- just look at that face

hella bad.

for all the reasons you've already heard.

hmph.

MRC unveils CW's Sunday slate

Media Rights Capital has put the finishing touches on its first-ever Sunday night schedule for the CW, lining up two dramas, a comedy and a reality skein.

MRC has worked quickly to program the night, following CW's decision earlier this month to outsource Sundays to the shingle (Daily Variety, May 9). In one case, an exec producer was informed just two weeks ago that his long-shelved script had suddenly been commissioned as a series. Projects include "In Harm's Way," from reality vet Craig Piligian ("Dirtiest Jobs"); the family laffer "Surviving Suburbia," from Kevin Abbott ("Reba"); romantic dramedy "Valentine, Inc.," from Kevin Murphy ("Reaper"); and "Easy Money," a sudsy drama about loan sharks, from Andy Schneider and Diane Frolov ("The Sopranos"). Night is scheduled to launch Sept. 14. The series all target a slightly older adults 18-49 aud than the rest of CW's sked -- in response to a request made by Tribune, which owns the CW's major market affils and is looking for better late-news lead-ins. And because it's going up against "Sunday Night Football" in the fall, the shows all come with a slight female bent.

oh, weezer.

perfection on a cupcake.

one of those days.

it's been no good. thats why i have shia to get me through it.

this is why...

i'm excited to go see indy at 10pm, TONIGHT. screw the critics (ok, well--youknowwhatimean)

what happens...

in vegas should have stayed there. not good, my friends. (OK--not hoooorriiible. just not good)

i seem to be...

the only person completly horrified that deanna got rid of this hunk last night. HELLO--genius, cutest boy there.

must be because i'm the only person that i talk to who watches junk like "the bachelorette"...
i love it and i get excited everytime its on.
so there.

nice famous people.

this woman is sweet as sugar (michelle, the columbia journalism grad) and her little tribeca film really wasnt half bad. bad interviews make me yearn for you, mydear.

music.

that katy perry party sucked last week and sarah assbring put me asleep so fast i basically bolted once lykke li was done. good thing devotchka was amazing at T5 last night.

ew. (duh).

mama's been busy. but not too busy to tell you to be scared (veeery scared) of the merchant ivory.

honestly.

i liked it even more than i thought i would (i knew i'd like it, i'm a comic book nerd--lets face it) but with jon helming it i just wasnt convinced. not overly excited either, since i waited until a week after opening...but i must admit, packed in like sardines notwithstanding, i caved. it was fun.

good news, kids.

Weinsteins roll with 'Fraggle Rock' - Edwards to write, direct live-action musical
The Weinstein Co. will turn the Jim Henson series "Fraggle Rock" into a live-action musical feature. Cory Edwards, who directed the animated "Hoodwinked!" for TWC, will helm the picture and write the screenplay. The Jim Henson Co. will produce and TWC will distribute. Just like the series, the film will be populated by a mix of human characters and Fraggle Rock puppets. TWC co-chair Harvey Weinstein, who has been steering his company more aggressively into the family film arena, made the marriage with Lisa Henson, who runs JHC with her co-CEO brother, Brian Henson. Ahmet Zappa will be exec producer with Brian Inerfeld. Pic will take the core characters Gogo, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and Red outside of their home in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, which they think are aliens.

now this.

is a hot tranny mess. and believe me, i wanted to like it. the manga is so much fun. and i love christina and EH. but this just didnt work in any way.

hey.

i still miss you.

i wanna.

see this. shut your cakehole, haters. owen tots gave it a 'B' and michelle is a sweetheart (making up for the fact that patrick is boring. and maybe mean)

slammed.

emotional roller coaster day, part 10,5678478357893457489237.
good news: its movie reviewin' time! what do we think?

shameless.

funny/smart british comedy. (fun fact: james mcavoy met his wife, anne-marie duff, when they both starred on the show)
get into it.

"Gemma. Who's a lot better-looking than I am. So why weren't you looking at her?"

"Because you think like that and Gemma doesn't. Because Gemma is dancing for an audience and you're dancing like there's nobody else in the room. Your life's not straightforward, Fiona, and a little bit of that travels with you but you don't stop it showing. You're not fake. You're not vain. You're not lost, so you don't need finding. You're not trapped so you don't need springing. I tell you, this whole town belongs to the fucking Gemmas of the this world and I'm sick of the fucking sight of them. I swear to God, Fiona. You're just..you make me wanna enjoy my life."

funny + beautiful.

sometimes i love a movie so random and so disliked by critics...that surprises me and makes me feel good.

those are the best.

we'll see.

as evidenced below, tv is back to its old ways of tangling up my week nights. mondays and thursdays are the big days and although i wish it was more spread out...thats the value of the ol' DVR. whenever ya want, baby.

i was most excited about the return of "gossip girl" which was as delicious as ever, although i really want dan to be with vanessa (what in the hell does he see in serena!?) but thats pretty doubtful. i'm so over grey's i could careless (i'll watch anyways) and i had no doubts that the new episodes of "brothers & sisters" would shine (arguably the best show on TV). i'm super sad i wont be seeing my lee pace until the fall but if it will make the show better, it's worth the wait.

"samantha who?" is driving me crazy (too spazy) and i am once and for all over "my name is earl" (i tried). "scrubs" is great but its def time to move on and "rules of engagement' and "the big bang theory" are perfect guilty pleasures.

no guilt here about "moonlight," which returns friday (!!).....i love vampire love drama.

i want.

so cliche. so pretty. sadly, the "on the road" one was ug-ly.

tv is back.

and so is my new schedule. seriously though, they need to lighten up on mondays. my week is all outta wack!

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Monday
8: How I Met Your Mother
8: Kyle XY
8: Greek
8: Gossip Girl
8: One Tree Hill
8: Bones
830: Big Bang Theory
9: Wildfire
930: Rules of Engagement
930: Notes From The Underbelly
930: Samantha Who?
10: The Bachelor: London Calling
10: October Road

Tuesday
8: Beauty & the Geek
9: House –April 28

Wednesday
8: Pushing Daises
8: Top Model
10: Dirty Sexy Money
10: Project Runway

Thursday
8: Smallville
8: Ugly Betty
830: 30 Rock
9: Lost
9: Supernatural
9: Greys Anatomy
930: Scrubs
10: Lipstick Jungle

Friday
8: Ghost Whisperer
9: Moonlight

Saturday

Sunday
930: Unhitched
10: Brothers and Sisters

i AM peyton.

i have no shame about the fact that i love this show. and this opening is brills.

bring it on.

i'm afraid it has given away too much but i am excited (duh) nonetheless. it comes out the day before leah's wedding, so i'm thinking i will be able to swing seeing it with MY S&TC girls in may. i'll drink a cosmo to that!

today was one of those.

it's warm outside. my lunch was good. i love my new shirt. its wednesday, so work was totally laid back (allowing me to wear said shirt). urban is having employee appreciation (which is great, if i dont get fired for missing saturday). tomorrow is going to be a great day (although i cant exactly explain why now, but i feel it coming).

but most importantly....
i sent 7 boxes of EW goodies to soldiers today. in iraq and around the world. i had mentioned to leah how i send stuff and how they like the magazine and she turned it into a big project, getting others to pitch in their stuff and helping me prep some big boxes and taking them to the post office. i've been doing all i can for 5 years of this horrible war, trying to suffer through something i feel really alone on (the people of NY seem to like to bitch about the war/administration but then do nothing about it.)

today, i know for a fact that we did something good for people really going through something we could never understand. and i believe that it will continue...that there is a chance that this is just the start of something.
i'm glowy with goodwill.

it happened.

there has always been one next to urban but that hardly works out much. and then last week i got the best news i've heard in ages (sad, but maybe true).....pinkberry has opened its doors in colmbus circle, a mere 6 blocks from my office.

ohhellsyes.

i will.

make you mine.

soundbites.

one of the things that i do for my job is watch TV all week and write down funny quotes from different series. my boss then takes the quotes and sends them out to all the top editors who vote on their favorites. thats how we decide which quotes go into the issue in the little soundbites box. fun, right? i really enjoy helping out with it and wanted to give you kiddies a sample of what i might turn in every tuesday. enjoy the funny!

E! News

“I used to do it on Clay Aiken all the time and he was fine with it.”—Mezghan, the head makeup artist for “American Idol,” talking to E! about her experience getting guys to wear makeup on the show on E! News

Americas Next Top Model

“I wanna be like freakin’ Mother Theresa, but in a diva kind of way, okay?” —Dominique, talking about her life goals on Americas Next Top Model

“Sometimes you feel like a nut and sometimes you just are one.”—Tyra, commenting on some of the more eccentric girls on Americas Next Top Model

30 Rock

“She had too much champagne and a monkey knocked her into some quicksand. It could happen to anyone.”—Lutz (John Lutz) after Liz remarks that she hates the show “MILF Island” and asks if someone really died during production on 30 Rock

“”MILF Island” reflects the drama of the human experience and isn’t that the essence of art?” –Jack (Alec Baldwin) defending his new show on 30 Rock

“That's interesting. I didn't know it was hot in 'Assylvania'”—Frank (Judah Friedlander), after asking Jonathan if someone turned the heat up to which Jonathan replied that where he is from, people don’t notice the heat, on 30 Rock

“When I was a child, I had a terrible stutter and I rarely spoke in class…the kids at school - they called me names... 'Mrs. Stutterworth', 'Stutterfingers', 'Stuttermilk Pancakes'... the 'butter' thing opened up a lot of doors for them.”—Jack (Alec Baldwin), on 30 Rock

“I love it up here. It's hot. It's loud. There's no pizza. It's like Miami.”—Tracy (Tracy Morgan), when Liz asks why he is hanging out outside of Jack’s office on 30 Rock

“Ms. Lemon! Your eyes look like my uncle's after he would drink from the air conditioner!”—Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) after Liz gets pissed off about Kenneth threatening to tell her secret on 30 Rock

“Deborah is testing off the charts in the most profitable demographics: soccer moms, Nascar dads, white-collar pervs and the obese.”—Jack (Alec Baldwin), excited about the success of “MILF Island” on 30 Rock

Scrubs

“Okay, here's the other thing. Carla doesn't want her to have any juice. But, if you let her sip from a juice box, she gets really, really happy and starts squeaking like R2-D2.” –Turk (Donald Faison), explaining to Elliot what he does for Izzy that Carla doesn’t know about on Scrubs

“Wow, you're bringing the crazy extra hard today huh?” –Turk (Donald Faison), after Carla has a meltdown about their kids future on Scrubs

“She won't have any friends, she's going to drop out off high school, she's going to start dating some gang banger who you're going to harass over and over again to get his life together, until he snaps and shoots you in the face. Oh my God!”—Carla (Judy Reyes), after Izzy gets kicked out of her playgroup on Scrubs

Two and a Half Men

“I’m telling you Alan, one of these days that kid is going to fart and birds are going to fall out of the sky.” –Charlie (Charlie Sheen), after Jake decides to go get extra caramel put on his chocolate shake on Two and a Half Men

“One hour!? I want sex, not surround sound.”—Alan (Jon Cryer), after Charlie tells him that getting a hooker will cost $1500 an hour on Two and a Half Men

Rules of Engagement

“Oh, sure. We’re young and just starting out, we don’t have any money. Oh wait…that was fifteen years ago!”—Audrey (Megyn Price), after her husband books another cheap vacation on Rules of Engagement

“You know how I love doing battle with those guys, I’ll just stare them down. They got a lot of nerve charging those prices, those mints get thinner every year!”—Jeff (Patrick Warburton), after his wife is asks if he is going to handle the sleazy sales people at the salon the same way he handles the girl scouts that come door-to-door on Rules of Engagement

“I wish they didn’t allow kids,…that line at the water slide was crazy long.”—Adam (Oliver Hudson) after his fiancée mentions what a nice places their hotel is on Rules of Engagement

“It serves me right for breaking my rule: never help anybody ever.” –Russell (David Spade) after spilling meat sauce all over himself while doing a favor for Jeff on Rules of Engagement

“Hey, there he is, Tiger-always-in-the-Woods.” Jeff (Patrick Warburton) making fun of Adam’s golf game on Rules of Engagement

The Big Bang Theory

“So, this is engineering, huh? Engineering…where the noble semi-skilled laborers execute the vision of those who think and dream. Hello oompa loompas of science.” — Sheldon (Jim Parsons), visiting his friend Howard at work on The Big Bang Theory

“You’ll have to excuse Dr. Cooper, he’s been under a lot of, um….he’s nuts.”—Dr. Gablehauser (Mark Harelik) after Sheldon tries to explain his theory on winning the Nobel Peace Prize by building an exact replica of Jerusalem in the Mexican dessert to the new 15 year old genius at work on The Big Bang Theory

“Ladies and Gentleman, honored daughters. While Mr. Kim, by virtue of his youth and naiveté has fallen pray to the inexplicable need for human contact, let me step in and assure you that my research will go uninterrupted and that social relationships will continue to baffle and repulse me. Thank you.” —Sheldon (Jim Parsons) stepping in to make a speech after the new scientist at work, a young genius, leaves his own welcoming ceremony to go to the mall with a girl on The Big Bang Theory

“I don’t know if the ticket was so much for the launch as it was for you telling the police woman “you have to frisk me, I have another rocket in my pants.””—Leonard (Johnny Galecki) after Howard complains for getting a ticket for launching a model airplane in the park on The Big Bang Theory

i need rehab.

i eat chipotle everyday. i never want anything else even though 9th ave stretches far with all kinds of different cuisines.

no, i want the mcdonalds owned crap day in and day out. i swear, between all the sugar they put in that rice is crack. it's worse than ronalds fries!

i need this.

its old, but i still need it. ebay?

the wisdom of erykah badu.

courtesy of margeaux. enjoyz.

observed.

the stuff that scares me.

http://www.observer.com/2008/mag-hell?page=0%2C1

http://www.observer.com/2008/mag-hell-0?page=0%2C0

flix on the net.

do you have netflix? lets be friends! you can add people through the friends/community tab. this way, we can see each others ratings and suggest things to one another. hey, look! a way to connect that has a point.

leatherheads.

not so much.

finally went to the theater to see something this weekend. too bad i was so bored i nearly fell asleep. with the dream of the (new) magnolia right outside, i'm surprised i didnt.

college radio.

i cant remember if i pimped this out already but here goes (again?)

i love my college radio. UM, hello- from athens.
and i get my fix listening to georgetown radio through itunes.

it's on all the time, its awesome. these kids know their shit and they've got something for everyone (just check the sched.) i personally like the show on THURSDAYS from 8-10pm the best but thats because i know the boy who runs it. he actually oversees the whole radio but thats his particular show. his always focuses on a certain instrument (i'm pushing for a theremin show, hasn't happened yet). anyways...it's good times when your ipod grows boring at work. and when pandora is giving you a headache.

ch-ch-check it out.

http://www.georgetownradio.com/

en vogue.

fucking sexy as hell. give my man a cover!

the hotness.

this is one of the best shoots i've seen in ages. seriously, my whole body spasms.

beaver.

i started biting my nails again about a week ago. i was scared to tell you, i'm sorry.

i was so close this time too. i swear, it's the hardest thing to quit and i have no idea why. although, i've always thought in order to quit something you really have to want to stop. otherwise you're bound to continue at some point. and biting my nails isnt hurting anyone, so it never seemed that important.

i know its gross. and unattractive. and i've been doing it since i was born.
i'm sorry, sally. one day....one day.

oh, DCFC.

oh, ben gibbard.

remember that time i got thrown out of school in 7th grade for wearing a death cab shirt? (administrator said, "what in the hell is a death cab anyway!?") AH. and remember when DC shows went from awesome 40 watt stints to still awesome variety shows to i-cant-breathe-in-here big arenas? i blame "the oc"..which sucked after the first season anyhow. for shame.

you're a hoot, though ben.
ch-ch-check it out.

http://www.myspace.com/justjazzin

can you imagine...

if this were true? if you've worked at CN, you know why this is funny.

OH, dear JANE.
R.I.P.

http://jezebel.com/374361/big-changes-new-beginnings