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Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Britney Spears’ parents, particularly her father Jamie, have been trying to get Britney into a mental hospital for months. Her dad suspected last summer her problems were mental and not substance abuse. Britney refused back then to get tested for bipolar disorder and is still refusing, according to TMZ:
We're told both Jamie and Lynne Spears believe Sam Lutfi, the guy who was inseparable from Brit until last week, was a prime reason she was refusing treatment. They are so mad at Lutfi they threw him out of Cedars last week.
What does Sam Lufti have to gain by Britney not being in her right mind? Besides her money and vagina. That just doesn’t make sense. There’s got to be another motive… Does she have a Playstation 3 or something? No… Wait! It’s dirt bikes, isn’t it? Yeah, it is. I knew it. Damn, I should be a detective. Hey, there’s Sam Lufti. Why is he carrying around gold bars and a box of condoms? Those don’t fit on a dirt bike.
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Tara Reid insists she doesn’t have an eating disorder or a drinking problem. In fact, Tara would much rather stay in and, knowing her, probably read the Bible to orphans. Here’s what she said to OK!:
On her weight:
“I’m not too thin. I go up 10 pounds, I go down 10 pounds. I was thin for a movie that I just finished [the upcoming horror film Vipers]. Now they’re going to see me and say I’m too fat because I’ve gained 10 pounds... I can’t win!"
On supposedly partying every night:
"I don’t like going out every single night. I like to hang with friends and eat and sit next to a fire — that to me is the best night."
On people calling her an alcoholic:
"If I have a drink in my hand, it doesn’t make me an alcoholic. If I want a glass of wine, I want a glass of wine. I shouldn’t be afraid of it because of what the media might say. Anything you do, you’re screwed. That’s the lesson I’ve learned."
I just noticed Tara Reid is not only full of shit but has an unusually long neck. Must be a side effect from all that anorexia. Or the debilitating alcoholism. I can’t decide. Then again it could be the whoring. Can’t forget the whoring.
Photos: INFdaily.com
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Britney Spears’ former paparazzi lover Adnan Ghalib is definitely shopping around nude photos of Britney despite his claims that he's not. However, Adnan’s having trouble unloading them for his initial asking price of $1 million. An Australia magazine paid only $57 grand for the pics. TMZ reports:
TMZ has confirmed that the semi-nude pics of Brit Brit have been shopped around to various weeklies. One source says a major U.S. weekly was pitched the photos this week but passed.
TMZ says another mag also passed because the photos “weren’t any good.” I feel sorry for the poor photo editor that had to see these pics. He’s probably drunk at home watching a documentary on child birth and going “Ah, much better.”
Photos: Splash News
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Red Model Management’s new face Francesco, 17 yrs old. Discovered on the uptown 4 train. How storybook is that!
Photo: Jon Malinowski, image courtesy of Red
Polaroid courtesy of Red
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Will Smith handed out gifts to crew members after filming ended for his new movie Hancock. While it’s common practice for big stars to hand out “wrap presents,” Will Smith’s generous trinket has undoubtedly left him in danger of getting a boom mic shoved up his ass. NY Daily News reports:
His recent gift after wrapping next summer's comedy "Hancock" was a card good for a personality test at your local Scientology center.
Never mind that such tests are given free by the church anyway. The quiz is designed to convert people to the religion by identifying personality flaws that - surprise! - Scientology can fix right up for you.
Apparently there’s one flaw Scientology can’t fix: Being a cheap bastard. Damn, Will Smith, a personality test? That’s low. I can take one of those online for free anytime I want. In fact, I took a test the other day that told me which Star Wars character I resemble. After several hours of changing my answers, the results finally said I’m Darth Vader. Yeah, let’s see Scientology say I’m an awesome space dude. I don’t think so.
Photo: Getty Images
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Filed under: Awards, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom  Sure, in the grand scheme of things they're kind of meaningless, but I'm pretty bummed out about the cancellation of The Golden Globe awards this year. A few of us here at Cinematical were going to live-blog the ceremony, and we always have a ton of fun ranking on all the stars via IM conversations and, well, I'll miss that. We'll still live-blog whatever awkward news broadcast they're going to hold, but it won't be the same. One of the things I was actually looking forward to was this year's Steven Spielberg tribute. Call me a sucker for all those montage sequences, but when you're talking about Spielberg, I'm sure it would've been pretty fun to watch. Others are more jaded when it comes to tributes and Hollywood ass-kissing. Me? I like it because it reminds me of films I need to re-watch or still need to sit down with for a first time.
The good news is that Spielberg's tribute has been postponed a year and, instead, will air during the 2009 Golden Globe awards. Hey, at least they'll be able to utilize clips from this summer's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As far as this "news broadcast" goes, I imagine it will turn out to be the oddest thing ever. Though they're calling it a news conference, no other networks (aside from NBC) are allowed to show up. The WGA considers the whole thing "struck work," so I wouldn't expect to see any stars. Oh well. We'll have more fun with it over on Cinematical, so feel free to stop by here and get the scoop from us. Last I checked, no writer was standing behind me with a picket sign. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Britney Spears’ parents Lynne and Jamie Spears are furious with Dr. Phil. Apparently Dr. Phil first contacted them about doing a show with Britney. When they said “no,” he initiated contact with her anyway then rode the press wave causing the Spears to feel “betrayed.” TMZ reports:
Spears family rep Lou Taylor told Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show that Dr. Phil actually broached the subject of doing a show about Britney, but that they nixed the idea, only to have Phil try to set up the show anyway. Taylor scorched Phil, saying it was even "inappropriate" for Phil to bring up doing a show, and that the family thought it would be detrimental to Britney.
The real reason Britney’s parents are pissed is because they thought Oprah was coming. Instead they got Dr. Phil. That’s incredibly weak. Nobody wants to be on Dr. Phil instead of Oprah – including Dr. Phil. He shows up for work in the morning and goes, “Dammit! I’m on my show again. I bet Oprah’s handing out pirate ships today too. Man…”
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
In Monday's Globe, I wrote up an appreciation of Ub Iwerks, the Disney animator who more or less invented Mickey Mouse. The occasion was Disney Home Video's release of the pre-Mickey "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" cartoons, and in the piece I praised Iwerks' visual innovations.
Comes an email from an acquaintance, Summers Henderson:
Ty,
I enjoyed your review of the "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" DVD yesterday. It makes me curious to see it for myself.
But I have one quibble, on a point of film history. You say, "The shorts are full of cognitive leaps fresh with the delight of their own discovery: Oswald plucking a question mark from his own thought balloon to hoist a plane in the air, popping off his own leg to use as a hammer...." But I think that Ub Iwerks stole those visual gags from Otto Messmer's "Felix the Cat" series. When I taught a class on media history at Emerson College last semester, I did a little research into Felix. He was the most popular cartoon character of the silent cinema, before 1927. And I've seen Felix use his question mark as a tool, and pop off his tail to use as a cane.
I guess I can't prove it conclusively, by pointing to the specific films which show Iwerks copying Messmer. But if Iwerks deserves credit for creating Mickey Mouse -- which I'm glad you wrote about, because most people don't know it -- then Messmer deserves credit for being the model that people like Iwerks and Disney copied. These days more people know about Felix the Cat from his 1950s TV show, with his famous bag of tricks. But he was the first cartoon superstar, in the silent film era.
Thanks, Summers. So who got seriously surreal first: Felix the Cat? Or Oswald the Rabbit? Looks like a subject for further research on my part, although the dates favor Messmer, no slight intended to the protean Iwerks. If you want to do your own comparison, the early "Felix" cartoons are on DVD, and there are more details and links to RealVideo clips at this thoroughgoing fan page.
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
New girl alert at Code! MDC loves the impossibly long legs
Pols and pic courtesy of Code
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