“The story follows the teenage Homer Macauley, left at home in Ithaca, Calif., to care for his mother, sister, and little brother, Ulysses, while his older brother fights in World War II.”[EW]
Okay, it’s not exactly the sequel to Sleepless In Seattle or You’ve Got Mail, but it’s as close as we’re gonna get for now: the rom-com duo of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks are reuniting behind the scenes to co-executive produce a new film which Ryan is set to star and direct in, Ithaca.
Ryan will appear in the film opposite Sam Shepard, Melanie Griffith and her son Jack Quaid, who plays the lead and who you might remember as Marvel in The Hunger Games.
“She said it wasn’t her job to keep track of the finances in the relationship, but rather to have a hot dinner ready every night and look ‘great on his arm.'” [HuffPo]
This is one of those “I shouldn’t read this, but I know I want to” stories.
Eddie Cibrian’s ex-wife and current star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills tell the Times of London she and her former hubby were never actually rich, just ‘ghetto rich’.
“We lived in Los Angeles, surrounded by some of the wealthiest people in the world, but Eddie and I were never truly rich. We were ghetto rich. We had the nice cars, the nice house and the nice jewels, but we probably had a second and a third mortgage. We were living pay cheque to pay cheque, with no savings.”
She credits her divorce with helping her take responsibility for her finances . . . which she does by being less than nice on the telly: “Am I getting notoriety for being an a-hole on TV? Yes. But guess what? I’ve saved X amount of dollars in the bank and will be fine without a man taking care of me. I thought to myself, ‘What have I got to lose? A husband? No. A house? No. Riches? No.'”
Okay, so Labor Day: I liked it. I really did. But, I wanted to like it more. Like, a lot more.
After all, we have Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin as headliners, under the direction of Jason Reitman (who also wrote it and gave us one of my all-time favorite movies, Juno).
This one works, but barely, and only because the acting is so good it makes you forget just how limp the actual story is: an escaped convict (Brolin) essentially cons/kidnapys a single mother (Winslet) and her son into letting him hideout at their place for five days over the Labor Day weekend. He wants a fresh start. She wants . . . to be useful again. And loved. And beautiful.
The story is framed as a coming-of-age story told from the teenage boy’s point of view (narrated, as an adult, by Tobey Maguire). That’s fine, except that it completely robs the narrative of its emotional power had it simply been told from the point of view of Winslet’s character, who is miles and leagues and galaxies more interesting, complex and disturbing than anything else in the film. She’s been abandoned, neglected and left to rot. The boy wants to save her. She wants to save herself, by saving the convict. It’s really simple, and then not.
Winslet is superb in performance (as you’d expect), and so is Brolin who is now Hollywood’s resident gruff leading man. Reitman does what he can to move the story along, but he pauses too much give us glimpses into the boy’s thoughts, which are really secondary to the overall narrative. A valiant effort, but ultimately misguided and slightly pointless.
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- Old-School Lovva: Helena Christensen Hot in Triumph Lingerie of the Day [Drunken Stepfather, NSFW] - Rumor Has It That Orlando Bloom Is Now Dating French Actress Nora Arnezeder [Socialite Life]
- I WANT THIS: Vespa 150 TAP Scooter With Light Anti-Armor Cannon [HiConsumption] - Rihanna and Shakira Are Humping Walls in the ‘Can’t Remember to Forget You’ Video [Evil Beet]
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God damn, Ali!! You need to screw the acting gig & become a stylist for A-list celebs (assuming she’s behind her own styling, of course)! It’s not exactly easy to look sexy in a turtleneck sweater, so we gotta give her a lot of credit!
Anyway, these were snapped yesterday afternoon as the sexy 37-year-old Hollywood Mommy catwalked through a WeHo parking lot back to her car while out & about running errands.
If she had just won the Oscar and wrapped on her sixth film in the past 12 months, then it’s perfectly understandable why an actress would raise the bar for prospective producers and directors looking to hire her, but that’s simply not the case with Ashley Benson. She’s another one of those celebs who think they will out-smart the system & let their talent do all the heavy lifting, but again, that’s simply not the case with Ashley. Let’s take a look at her filmography for example:
See what I mean? She can barely land one film per year & she’s talking like she’s Jennifer Lawrence.
Then again, at least she wasn’t completely dumb & crazy by prematurely declaring her retirement (a la Amanda Bynes), but playing the anti-nudity card so early in your sub-par Hollywood career has a very similar effect. It tells people you’re a hard-ass & won’t make the necessary sacrifices for the role. Come out of the bubble you’re living inside, Ashley—or at least surround yourself with people who give a shit about you.
These were snapped really, really early in the morning yesterday (Jan. 29) as Rihanna made a fashionable arrival at ABC Studios for a taping of ‘Good Morning America.
You can watch a clip of the interview directly below:
Pictured: Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey; Jared Leto
With a total of six Academy Award nominations, ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ is pretty much guaranteed to have a big night. I have a feeling Matthew McConaughey will score the coveted Best Actor award, although ’12 Years a Slave’ actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is very deserving of the honor, as well.
With the help of all the award-season buzz, the cast including Matthew McConaughey (with wife Camila Alves) and co-star Jared Leto are getting to travel the world in order to do some promotional work ahead of premieres in different markets. If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure you check it out while it’s still in theaters! Chop, chop!
These were snapped as pregnant Aussie-flavored actress Teresa Palmer took her dog out for a walk with a friend near her home in Silverlake. This is the definition of “All-Belly,” so major props to the sexy 27-year-old for keeping things together! It’s not exactly going to be easy staying in shape when the baby finally pops out—which, for all we know, could’ve been minutes after these photos were taken…
