Robert Altman, a Remembrance

I found this really great post remembering a Vancouver moment in 1970 when Julie Christie, Robert Altman and Warren Beatty were here shooting "McCabe and Mrs Miller".  "I was a chauffeur for Julie Christie during the filming of McCabe and Mrs. Miller in Vancouver in...

Apocalypto - Gibson's stunning vision of the end

"Mel Gibson's epic about a refugee from the savagery and cruelty at the end of Mayan civilization. Rated R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images. Opened Friday in area theaters. You might as well...

Mary J. Blige Leads 49th Annual Grammy Award Nominations

The Grammy's will be held on February 11th, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Mary J. Blige leads the nominations with eight, the Chilies follow with six. Some of the other nominees are James Blunt...

"Apocalypto": A crude and bloody-minded show [a review]

"Apocalypto. Directed by Mel Gibson (U.S.). 'I am going to peel off his skin and make him watch me wear it." This grisly threat is delivered by one of the main bad guys in Mel Gibson's film, "Apocalypto." The...

Britney Spears tops Yahoo's searches

"Bereft of any new music to promote, Britney Spears was nevertheless the hottest thing on the Internet this year, judging from Yahoo's annual list of popular search terms. Of course, a surge in online voyeurs...

An icy reception for film

"The diamond industry has gone on the offensive, trying to polish its image during its most important season to counter the negative publicity of "Blood Diamond," which opens Friday. The film depicts the...

Mrs. Snowe, Who Wrote This Letter?

"James Taranto has an editorial in today'€™s WSJ which links to the text of a letter from Senators Rockefeller and Snowe to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil. The letter is remarkable for several reasons. First, it is obvious that neither of the two signees actually wrote...

Lindsay Lohan's Sex life

"Lindsay Lohan says 'Sex and the City' inspired her to date lots of different men. The 20-year-old actress insists the hit show - which focused on the love lives of four single women in New York - taught her to...

Copyright violation in humour books no joke, comics say

"A group of Hollywood comedians think Judy Brown's joke books are no laughing matter. Rita Rudner, Tonight Show host Jay Leno and other comics are suing Brown and her publishers saying she has stolen material from their standup routines."

Will 'Mel factor' keep moviegoers from film?

"LOS ANGELES -- When Mel Gibson's Mayan-history epic "Apocalypto" opens next Friday, all of Hollywood will be waiting for the verdict: whether filmgoers will have forgiven the actor's indiscretions. The film's...

"Saturday Night Live" rehearsals may be webcast

How great would this be?  Smart move on the part of NBC as it doubles the exposure to the show.  Downfall is that it kinda makes Saturday not much of a surprise anymore.  Interesting...."NBC is...

From Sexiest Man Alive To Most Frigid

This happens to a lot of people.

Britney Spears Flashes Privates, Gets Press

And man regains sight after five years.

Pope Pimps Jesus Movie

"ime Warner's New Line Cinema scored a coup by winning an agreement to show its Christian holiday film, "The Nativity Story," a week before its release to U.S. theaters at an unusual venue: the Vatican. Some 7,000...

Lindsay: 'Paris hit me with a drink at party'

Can you believe this?  Holy crap...."They are the three most photographed women in Hollywood - possibly the world - and usually they claim to be best mates. That’s why it comes as more than a bit of a...

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