10.29.2008

Duffy on The View

the other day, i got a text message from my friend LO. it read "duffy is on the view!!!" meanwhile, im walking into my cost accounting test, miserable, worried, anxious, and nauseous. i dont think i answered her. but now i thank her because my test is over, and i knew to look for a vid of this on youtube!



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Amy Winehouse cools on Mark Ronson


good news for everyone who appreciated the producer of "back to black", amy winehouse's second album. looks like they have healed their wounds and are teaming up together to make more music.

amy said recently that she had written enough songs for another album and maybe an ep so looks like the ball has already been rolling. i would post the interview where she reveals this, except for i listened to it a number of days ago and it was only an audio file, which i do not know how to upload onto this thing.

anyways, i dont have any concrete evidence for this, other than here.

ill keep u updated?

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10.27.2008

Foot-In-Mouth



chad michael murray is an idiot. he totally outed sophia bush and james lafferty's relationship. i have like 500 dollars on the fact that they didnt want everyone know????? i mean look what happened when she married CMM? HE FUCKED HER OVER.

for the record, im in love with james lafferty, and im happy for sophia. hes a freakin catch. just look:

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10.26.2008

Real Quick


Just wanted to bring up a couple things.

a. i started a Live Journal fansite for Lady Gaga with a couple of people from Oh No They Didnt. that way, i dont have to post about it on here like 300 times. SO if your a lady gaga fan, hop on over. there is also a link to the right in the "Want More?" section.

b. im embeding the poker face video:



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PRO-ACTIV




PS. YOUR BOYFRIEND IS HOTTTTTTTTTTTT.

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Hey mama!



nicole richie looks very ravishing in that dress no? she should have brought that baby of her's though. sooooo freakin adorable

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lolololololol



why chuck? are you on your way to the American Dance Awards?

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10.25.2008

New Gaga Track- "Starstruck"

America- ur lucky, this track is going on the american version on the album.
Everyone else- you have your ways right? maybe she will pull a duffy and put out all of the bsides a couple months later on a redux.

on her blog, she posted a short clip of a song and challenged people to guess who she collaborated with. turns out it was flo rida. his part of the song is forgettable. maybe its just that i dont like rap?

ne ways, take a listen.


p.s thanks to daily addiction.


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if this doesnt make you happy



then theres really no hope for you.

if your not spoiler-averse, click under the cut for a giggle inducing photo thats gonna warm ur heart on this rainy saturday
(at least in jersey)




wallace shawn, IN THE FLESH, in a GG still. there's your cyrus rose!

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10.24.2008

Guys!


i changed the url to my site! i hope everyone who USED to visit itsravishing.blogspot.com found me!

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10.23.2008

Update on "Poker Face" Vid


gaga's people wised up and put the poker face video back on youtube. naturally, they disabled people from embeding it. idiots.

heres the link though. WATCH IT.

somehow, this youtube user got a hold of most of her album and leaked all the tracks. so click and listen.

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"I Am......Sasha Fierce"- read "I am...full of bullshit"


“Sasha Fierce is the fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken side and more glamorous side that comes out when I’m working and when I’m on the stage.”

the collective world's reaction: 
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i just have something to say

peaches geldof, some whore from london, had alot of audacity when she published a column for NYLON magazine. recently, she moved to NYC- Williamsburg, Brooklyn to be exact.

now, im nothing but jersey trash, BUT even i was insulted by what this girl wrote. im going to save you some of the aggravation by only posting a small excerpt.

It’s a city where there is always something exciting to do. Girls here look like they just stepped off the catwalk: the Upper East Side society queens are dressed to the nines in McQueen and Prada, and the East Village hipsters look like extras from The Virgin Suicides or Desperately Seeking Susan.
My best friend here is a boy named Bunny. We spend our days traipsing around Manhattan—him in skin-tight plaid trousers, huge geek glasses, and a mass of red hair sticking out haphazardly from beneath an Amish-style hat. We buy pizza from street vendors, run through Times Square marvelling at its energy, and source new vintage boutiques. Nights involve dancing at Beatrice Inn or Lit, watching the Misshapes spin some tunes, or catching one of the amazing bands Brooklyn has to offer.

New York is a place where I finally feel at home. Driving over the Brooklyn Bridge at night in a yellow cab (the novelty still hasn’t worn off!) and gazing out over the tops of the skyscrapers-their peaks reaching ever upward, lights twinkling out of the endless windows like fireflies, their glow reflected in the water of the Hudson River—there’s no place I’d rather be.
--PEACHES GELDOF

-first of all, your friend bunny is an idiot. hes obviously not a native new yorker, because NO ONE would put up with this cliche poser crap.
-everyone knows to steer clear of times square. its filled with idiots, tourists, and aggravated people who work there and are forced to be there.
- you might feel at home in nyc, but no one wants you there. jersey either.
- i wont even address your need to condescend far enough that ur taking a cab. no ones fucking impressed. get on a fucking nyc bus- that novelty wears off REAL quick.
-the brooklyn bridge connects brooklyn with manhattan. VIA THE EAST FUCKING RIVER. the hudson river is on the opposite side of the damn island. seriously. i live in new jersey. and i know this.

with such blatant disregard to the simple facts, how is it that this girl has not been mugged? please! i volunteer! if i see this bitch when i go see the duke spirit in november im going to give her a nice NJ welcome. THE MIDDLE FINGER.

ps. this is for all my friends in ny.

pps. oh and u spelled pittsburgh wrong. and its offending. i have family there. no one spells LONDON wrong now do they???

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If you werent already nauseous ...



then you are now.

Mischa Barton, aka Bigfoot's wife, blasphemizes lady sovereign's "Pretty Vacant".

O.C. Mix 6 anyone?


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Everyone's At It

only true lily allen fans and dedicated gossip hounds will appreciate the fuckery of this video. idk if its fan made or truly something she had a creative hand in, but its bloody brazilliant:


basic premise: everyones on some kind of drug or medicated so just fucking accept it. shes like the poor man's M.I.A- social commentary in an obvious way and not buried into the song. i love her soo much! this is just a snip of the song but u can get the entire version on her myspace, see link in the "check them out" section on the right side of my page.

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10.22.2008

New Musical Obsession


ive known about Lady Gaga for a while, mostly because of JO. but it takes me a while to become a full blown aficionado on an artist, but once it starts, its quick and complete. ill know everything there is to know about the artist, where they are from, how they got their start, what their past material is, etc. Lady Gaga is no different. the turning point was seeing the Poker Face video. i hate music videos because alot of the time they have nothing to do with the song and the direction sucks, etc. but this video is sooooo different! it seems to go along with the song, the imagery and direction are great, and the song also, naturally, is awesome.

of course, there exists no official video on youtube, and even if there was, the embed would be disabled, so instead ill have to link you. i promise you. this video is worth a watch.

alright nevermind. i dont get why these record companies take artists videos off youtube! its like free advertising and publicity for them! o well. it was on her website as of last night, i physically watched it on there like 3 times and now its gone. maybe they strong armed her into taking it off? wtf! heres what im going to do. im adding lady gaga's blog (yes she updates her own blog) to my blogroll and its likely if the video is added back it will show up.

make sure you check out her "Transmission Gaga-Vision" video diaries. they kind of take you along with her on her on going press tour. i think she adds a new one every week?

ps. her album drops the 28th...and there's a performance and signing on the 27th at the Virgin store in NYC if ne one is in the area

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Uh, WTF? Fearfest '08?


AMC has taken a turn for the worst, dubbing this year's Monsterfest- "Fearfest"! Blasphemy!

first of all, Monsterfest is an age old tradition with me and my mother. we watch it every year. im calling her right now actually about this outrage. ...ok i just got off the phone. she was equally as upset.

also, its only EIGHT days instead of TEN and they are replaying certain movies! annoying. anyways, if ur as crazy about this as i am, click here to access the schedule. i dont even think i saw The Birds on there once. ugh.


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Just In Time for Halloween



Check out this teaser trailer for the new Friday the 13th remake. Its supposed to have a 2009 release, and a full trailer will be released with Saw V when it comes out. From this clip, you cant really tell much about the movie, its too short.

you know what? im not opposed to remakes like this. i mean, look at what Rob Zombie did with the Halloween remake a couple years ago. granted, hes an amazing director, but Marcus Nispel did do a great job with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake in 2003. To this day, that remake remains one of my favorite horror films. I consider myself a horror movie buff, my favorite time of year being Monster Fest on AMC and i have seen all of the Jason movies (Jason Takes Manhattan being my fave). anyways enjoy the clip!

(PS, im willing for forget Jason X ever happened if you are...)

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10.21.2008

Spleenectomy!


the most talented actress ever, anna faris, stared in a cute little digital short called "Spleenectomy", which was directed by Kristen Smith. anyways, more importantly, i have the link here so you can go see it. its really funny, and she has this cute little son in it. she did the whole thing for this "Glamour Reel Moments" thing, and i dont have any idea what its about, but im glad i got to see the short since i knew about it from imdb.

the pic is her at the event.

also, there are RUMORS that she is lined up to play britney spears(?????why????) in a film adaptation of lynne spear's book. if u ask me this is complete bullshit. anna doesnt play serious roles, but she takes her career seriously and i dont think she would ever take a role that was sooo completely wrong for her. i dont know how credible this source is (showbiz spy), but i think this is a rediculous rumor.

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10.20.2008

Say Hello


click under the cut to see who this man is and why im featuring him on such precious real estate


say hello to austin nichols, brooke davis's new love interest.

i think hes sorta ugly and DEF not brookes type. at least owen was spot on her type of guy.

im not sure what episodes he will be on, or how long hes staying, but hopefully hes just a ploy that will push brooke and owen back together. after he gets lipo on his chin.


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10.17.2008

NEW DUFFY!

alright heres the deal. duffy, recognizing her success, is doing the smart thing and re-releasing her Rockferry album in a two disc deluxe edition. no doubt itunes will make you buy the entire thing in order to get all of the extras and b-sides, they are just annoying like that.

only the brits and some crafty americans have heard the b-sides before so this is exciting news for a huge fan like me (i refuse to illegally download music, which is why i havent gotten the b-sides). shes also releasing a new single, which is called "Rain on Your Parade". I embeded the music vid here for you guys to have a listen, but ill give you a quick rundown:

1. its more uptempo than most of her stuff, quite similar to the way mercy is.
2. she takes it a little far with her vibratto, furthering the theory that she is not, in any way, commercial. only a select few can put up with it, heck i barely can and im constantly championing her.
3. her attempts at any dancing in the video are pathetic, and further endear her to me.
4. i am not sure if this is a completely new song, or if it was a b-side on the brit album.
5. this is exactly what she sounds like live, which is either a good or bad thing depending on how you see it.


if there are any brits out there reading this, help a sister out! im too tired to research but id love a list of the extra songs so i can tell all of the yankees over here what to expect.

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Tim Burton elaborates on Alice

a while ago i had posted about johnny depp staring in tim burton's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. naturally, burton being attached kind of certifies that there is going to be a given level of weirdness, but luckily, Alice is the kind of story where we expect MORE than a given level of weirdness.

once i learned that the movie would be filmed in that sort of weird, headache inducing half animation/half live action bullshit they did the Beowulf film in, i was a little worried. more than a little actually. as a die hard fan of weird, thought inducing movies i was excited to finally see a live action version of this weird, thought inducing story. so you can probably picture my disappointment of burton's reluctance to do a full scale live action.

this quote from him actually gives me a lot more perspective on his vision for the film:
“It’s a funny project. The story is obviously a classic with iconic images and ideas and thoughts. But with all the movie versions, well, I’ve just never seen one that really had any impact to me. It’s always just a series of weird events. Every character is strange and she’s just kind of wandering through all of the encounters as just a sort of observer. The goal is to try to make it an engaging movie where you get some of the psychology and kind of bring a freshness but also keep the classic nature of ‘Alice.’ And, you know, getting to do it in 3-D fits the material quite well. So I’m excited about making it a new version but also have the elements that people expect when they think of the material.”


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this is one BAD idea.


apparently, director george miller thought it would be a good idea to once again cash in on one of Homer's classics- The Odyssey. naturally, Brad Pitt is in talks to star. here is where his idea goes a wry, because i for one, am not necessarily opposed to seeing pitt in a loin cloth, sweaty, and tan. 

the new version of Odysseus's journey will take place in space people. really? your that unimaginative that you must resort to these gimmicks? how THE FUCK are they going to pull that off?

didnt this guy see Jason X? you know where they took a perfectly acceptable serial killer/monster who was content killing people on earth and brought him on some spaceship. it was a terrible idea. 

youre going to be alienating all sorts of people here. (1) the people who saw Pitt in Troy are going to be very confused when they see that Achilles, who died in said film, is once again alive, but playing a character of a different name. (2) the people who are obsessed with all things space, ie Battlestar Gallactica, Star Trex, and Star Wars will be all "WTF this is blasphemy", and (3) all the people who appreciate the original epic poem and the art of Greek/Roman mythology are going to be like "WTF this is blasphemy". 

just dont go there george miller. and why is it that the only people coming up with original screenplays these days are indie writers/directors? everythings a fucking book adaptation or a remake. from now on im sticking to the Sundance Channel and ifc.  


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10.14.2008

WTF?



personally, this makes me grin a little, but one tree hill beat gossip girl in the rating!

gossip girl- 3.34 mil
one tree hill- 3.43 mil

its not by alot but still! this is good news for OTH because it might mean a seventh season, god forbid. thats a freakin lifetime in television years. they owe alot of this ratings surge to gossip girl!

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Site Update #1

i took away the little sources section of my site and instead am linking you to all my favorite artists myspace music pages. i want to help them in anyway get more exposure. there will be some big names on here along with some you will only know (likely) if your from europe (the UK specifically). also, i have some special notes on some of the artists:

1. Chromeo is re-releasing their "Fancy Footwork" album with new remixes of songs that were on the original album. their myspace features one of the remixes which is actually pretty good.

2. On Duffy's page, she has the audio from the Radio1 Live Lounge interview, which for Americans we were not previously able to hear.

3. Keane's album "Perfect Symmetry" came out today. i bought it on itunes and it (the deluxe version-$12.99) comes with some videos which i havent watched yet, and a bunch of demo versions of songs on the album. from what i can tell so far, i like the new sound. i see them taking a little bit of influence from the shins maybe? but they are still keane (aka pretty vocals and lots of piano). usually it takes me a couple weeks to really pick apart an album.

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Quick! Listen to This

the musical legend that is Bjork teamed up with another musical legend (in fact more like a god)- Tom Yorke to produce a "rallying call" of sorts to help Iceland claim back its natural resources from big business. i dont know much about iceland, but i am sure its a beautiful country and i support their cause! anyways, im gonna link you to the stream if u want to hear it, but be forewarned its going to be taken down in the near future. thats because 100% of the proceeds from the song's purchase go to an Icelandic organization "Naturra" (the song shares the same name).

Anyways, the song is very good, very Bjork but also you can tell theirs Yorke's Radiohead spin on it. Only those innately familiar with OK Computer and beyond will pick up on it though.

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slow ass news week



im literally grasping at straws here with this post. im not really a huge fan of madonna, not for any particular reason, but she just doesnt do it for me. i dont dislike her music either. BUT i freakin love these shoes. how fierce are they?

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What a Combo


this pic is full of win, an explanation is not necessary.


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10.12.2008

soooo adorable



sooo cute! even though its really creepy that the paps are stalking them like this...

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NO WONDER!



it all makes sense now why M.I.A was so adamant about taking time off from touring and stuff! it was because she was pregs! as we all know, shes engaged to some guy whos name escapes me at the moment, but becoming a mom is definitely a reason to leave the spotlight.

she broke retirement last night to perform at some event for Diesel Jeans. According to this fan, her show was awesome.

hopefully we will see a new album once shes all settled in with the baby!
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10.09.2008

Lily Allen Album Update

watch for deets:


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10.06.2008

House Bunny French Premiere


she looks stoned

what a goon!

ps. they renamed her movie "Super Blonde" for the french people. i guess cause the movies probly dubbed or something.


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good news ari gold fans


entourage has been renewed for a sixth season. itll start filming in the winter with a summer premiere. IMO, this season has been better than ever.

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Bigga Than Ben

although its possibly one of the gayest titles ive ever seen for any movie, it looks like one id like to see. first of all, i love russian accents. they are sort of my weakness. i could sit and listen to a russian person speak english all day. it doesnt even matter what they are talking about. second, i love movies that focus on dirty, illegal, underground activities. you know, bank fraud, heroine addiction, larceny...

take a look at the trailer. its an indie getting a limited release i think only overseas, so i guess ull have to wait a while if ur from America. maybe itll make it to tribeca this spring. go to the website for more info.



good to see him break out of his Narnia role.
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10.05.2008

this has been bothering me

for a long time now. i love icarly. like i love that show. to death. but everytime i see a picture of miranda cosgrove something just seems a little off about it. i can never put my finger on it. BUT TONIGHT I HAVE FOUND IT! thanks to help from the lovely community at ONTD. anyways...here is the separated by birth:


its undeniable. i feel bad saying this because i like her, but it looks like she has the head of a 40 year old and the body of a 15 yr old. its just weird.
anyways (lolololollololol) watch this video of tina chen (thats whos in the second picture if u dont look at perezhilton.com) because it is HIGHlarious.



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The Audacity

I seldom step down to this kind of level (see any post about vanessa hudgens), but this situation calls for it. i worked 12 hours today and i come home to ready my daily entertainment news, and THIS is what i see.

Katy Perry, a second, make that third rate pop "singer", made famous by 13 year olds who feel the need to blast her songs during their sleepovers (the thought makes me lol because the parents are probly like "WTF") felt the need to bash LC and others from the hills. heres the run down:

Katy Perry is not a fan of Lauren Conrad or her fellow Hills stars.
Blender Magazine (via PageSix) asked the I Kissed A Girl singer if she related to Conrad and Heidi Montag, to which she replied “hellz to the fu*k no.”
She added “there’s no comparison. No offense, but those ladies are a totally different breed. A cheeseburger’s fine if you’re just looking for something quick to fill you up, but there’s no substitute for the filet.”


really Katy Perry? REALLY. your going to go there? well ok. listen, i guess you could say i am biased towards LC, but this bitch even makes me want to defend HEIDI. what is she implying here? that she is in someway classier or of better quality than LC? im confused but i know that someone with a face like this: (utterly terrifying)


should not be comparing themselves to someone who looks like this: (not Angelina Jolie but still..)


here are the facts katy, (1) in america, people like cheeseburgers better than filets (2) in america, we are in a recession, so more people eat cheeseburgers because they are more affordable. (3) if you are refering to LC and the hills not being real, maybe you should look in the mirror, because the reason you are famous is for a song about being bisexual, which you arent.
(4) if ur implying you have more class, then saying "hellz to the fuck no" is not a good supporting argument.

shes sucks and i hate her. utterly the worst thing on the music scene today. id say shes just as bad or worse than hayden panetierre.

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10.04.2008

SNL Recaps- 9-27-08



Finally got some stills of Anna Faris's appearance on SNL, you know since they dont allow youtube uploads and the didnt put any of her skits online. click under the cut. also i have a couple of duffy too since she was the performer for the night.

this is very image heavy so beware if you have a slow server or if ur stealing your neighbors internet.


^here anna played a stripper who motivated the club owner to stay open even though no one has money to pay for them (being the strippers). in the end they all agreed to work for .30 on the dollar.
here she played some kind of russian pop singer. i really wish they had a video of this one. 
here in the last skit of the night, she wouldnt shut up about her ex boyfriend, driving her new one away. the final straw was when she said the bratwurst on the table reminded her of him. 
one of duffy's photoshoot pictures. the only flattering one of her in my opinion. and its extremely airbrushed. 
here she is being really nervous singing. 
watch the awkwardness as it happens: (neither of these two know who the other is)

whatever, anna faris is the greatest person ever and duffy has the THIRD highest record sales for the year. 

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10.03.2008

Best Selling Albums of 2008 (so far)

not really sure how reliable this source is, but its so goddamn hard to get this information anywhere! ive tried time and again to get anything worth a damn out of billboard.com, but they want money from me, which im just not willing to give.

soooo, ill give you number 10, and u can go below the cut for the other 9.

10. Michael Jackson - Thriller (25th Anniversary Reissue) 2,172,500
i might be guilty of buying a few songs off of this.....



9. Mamma Mia! Soundtrack 2,450,000

8. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static 2,539,000

7.Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad 2,587,000

6.Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 2,734,000

5. Madonna - Hard Candy 2,975,000

4. Leona Lewis - Spirit 3,082,000 (really? that many?)

3. Duffy - Rockferry 3.478.000
words cant express how happy i am for duffy's success. keep making albums! give us more!

2. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 4.469.000
lord knows this is the last we are gonna see of amy's music. its really too bad because i was looking forward to getting another album from her. "Frank" doesn't get nearly enough acclaim as "Back to Black" and its just as good or better.

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 5.354.000
in my opinion, number one should be Radiohead's "In Rainbows"

ps, these sales are worldwide and does not include only albums that came out in 2008, just highest sales in the year. and im too lazy to put pictures sorry!
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Rachel Getting Married

I haven't really done this in a while, you know, post about an upcoming movie that i think looks good.

well anyways you cant look at any entertainment blog or publication nowadays without hearing about Anne Hathaway. i like her, generally, but i feel like people make her out to be something better than she is.

anyways, i decided to check out the trailer for her next release, "Rachel Getting Married", and it certainly looks like a movie id like to see. i dont know how you can write a review about a movie you havent seen yet, sooo...

the way that the movie is shot, at least from what i can deduce from the trailer, is sort of more like the way someone would shoot a documentary or a reality (real reality) tv show. not sure if this style is going to be reminiscent of what we saw in "Cloverfield" where people went running out of the theatre to throw up and were left with week long migraines.

the storyline isnt light and fluffy, like you would assume from a movie about a wedding, but that doesnt mean the performances wont be enjoyable! i kinda dig character driven plots.



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10.02.2008

SNL Portraits- Anna Faris



if you watch SNL, you know they do little photo shoots with whoever's hosting. since anna faris is well, my favorite person, naturally im posting them here. see below the cut for all of them.

thanks to annafarisfan.com for providing them!






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PROOF!


miley did a show in CT this past weekend and someone AWSOME was able to snap a pic of her wrist, where in plain sight, she wrote some middle school thing: JG + MC= <3


lucky bitch.
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10.01.2008

ill have a big mac


katie price and her husband peter andre decided the best way to squash rumors that they are getting a divorce would be to go through a mcdonalds drive through.

genious.


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OC Character Update!



ben mckenzie, or how i like to remember him, ryan atwood, on the set of his new drama "LAPD". im sure this show will go over well, you know, since there arent any cop shows on television at all.

well heck, he looks good!

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wow. wasnt expecting this


if you watch entourage, this should give you some chuckles.

whoever created this did a great job! it really looks authentic.



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