February 10, 2005
"'Die Hard 4.0' is being written as we speak, and if all goes well we'll be shooting it in Autumn on the east coast of the United States."
As he previously said, he added that "John McClane has retired as a cop, and that's all that Fox have allowed me to tell you about it."
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A Taiwanese company has introduced a new service allowing men to order tailor-made size condoms. SakuNet International makes 55 different sizes of condoms from just three inches long to 9.4 inches, reports Sina News.
The company says the most popular condom sold in Taiwan is 4.2 inches long and 1.9 inches in diameter. Men can log onto the company's website and download and print out the length measurement card so they can order the most appropriate condom.
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February 09, 2005
Ok folks, are we buying this story?
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross is set to reveal she is a real-life lesbian by posing for a gay mag. The sexy redhead - stuffy Bree Van De Kamp in the hit show - will join the likes of Cynthia Nixon and Ellen DeGeneres by coming out.
Marcia, 43, is believed to be in a long-term relationship with a brunette from another top US show. And she will pose on the cover of US mag, The Advocate, to confirm her sexuality.
The Sun quotes a show insider as saying: "Everyone on the show is aware of Marcia's leanings, as is the rest of Hollywood. "She hasn't made a secret of it. Some of the other housewives were worried the news might hurt the ratings. But creator Marc Cherry is gay and very supportive of her decision."
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And in more "Little House" news:
ABC is bringing the famous 1970s series back in a special, short-form series that begins next month.
This time, the series will be much closer to the original Laura Ingalls Wilder books, the network says.
Kyle Chavarria will star as Laura Ingalls, with Danielle Ryan Chuchran playing older sister Mary. Cameron Bancroft fills the role of Pa, formerly occupied by Michael Landon, and Erin Cottrell is Ma.
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She said: "In my next life I am going to be a guy and I'm going to be a complete slut."
--You go, Gwen.
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Just a month after the actress announced her separation from Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston has supposedly stepped out on her "first date."
The alleged amour? Vince Vaughn, who coincidentally has a role in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," the spy thriller on which Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly bonded.
Paparazzi snapped Vaughn giving Aniston a hug and a smooch goodbye outside the Peninsula Hotel in Los Angeles last week, prompting the British tabloids to speculate that they are seeing each other socially.
"Jennifer and Vince are very close," a snitch tattles to the London Mirror, which described the lip action as "a tender goodnight kiss." "They've been spending time together. They're taking things slowly and enjoying each other's company. But they've got a connection.
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The brand name and the exact perfume scent are still works in progress, but the stylish star says the first perfume - to be issued by Coty Inc - will be "fresh." She explains, "It'll be intentionally quiet, not a very aggressive scent. It's not a scent you'll smell before a person walks in a room. I don't want it to not have social skills! This is a part of my life I want to share with others... I really, really thought about it. I've been invited into women's lives and I take that seriously."
Fragrance is something that has been important since her childhood. When she went to the hospital to give birth to her son, James, two years ago, Parker admits she brought her perfume because it's an important part of her daily routine. She adds, "Fragrance is a necessity on days you don't have time to shower." The fragrance is expected to hit stores in the autumn.
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Matthew McConaughey was selected the Grand Marshal for the Daytona 500. The actor will give the command "Drivers, start your engines" at the Feb. 20 race in Florida, NASCAR announced Monday.
"I'm honored and excited to be the Grand Marshal of this year's race," McConaughey said in a statement. "There is nothing more American than NASCAR and the Daytona 500.
McConaughey, who has starred in films including "Dazed and Confused" and "The Wedding Planner," will star in the upcoming thriller "Sahara."
Previous Grand Marshals include Ben Affleck last year and John Travolta in 2003. Ashton Kutcher will be the honorary starter of this year's race.
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Davis will star in an ABC one-hour pilot tentatively titled, "Soccer Moms," reports Hollywood Reporter. The potential series centers on two suburban housewives who team up as private investigators.
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Goodbye to the Single Life:
Nicole Richie, the co-star of the Fox reality show, "The Simple Life," has become engaged to her boyfriend of one year, disc jockey Adam Goldstein, her publicist, Cindy Guagenti, announced Tuesday.
It will be the first marriage for 23-year-old Richie and Goldstein, whose professional name is DJ AM.
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He will split duties with current series lead Vincent D'Onofrio, who's continuing as police Detective Robert Goren. Each actor will appear in 11 episodes for the fifth season. The NBC series airs at 9 p.m. EST Sunday.
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Tests on Japanese quail showed the hormone regulates a sexual pathway believed to be involved in seasonal breeding patterns.
It is likely to affect human gonads as well, the researchers said.
--Read the rest here.
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February 08, 2005
When asked about his wife Jessica's dog, Daisy, Nick Lachey had this to say: "She's spoiled and fat," Lachey snickered. "That's right, spoiled and fat . . . just like its mom!"
Meanwhile, his father-in-law, Joe Simpson, was in a far happier mood later at the Playboy party at Rivercity Café hanging with Ashlee Simpson's boyfriend, Ryan Cabrera. "They were surrounded by Bunnies," said one witness. "Joe liked the busty blond ones and kept chatting them up and dancing with them."
--Hmmm, sounds like Jessica, Ashlee, and their mother need to watch out!
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Drew Barrymore is single again:
Drew Barrymore has apparently told her boyfriend, drummer Fabrizio Moretti, to beat it. Word is she wrote Moretti a "breakup letter" last week.
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Many people dream of fame and fortune but Kelly Osbourne says they ruined her life. The 20-year-old daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, who last year went into rehab for drug use, moaned: "Being rich and famous is my biggest problem.
"Growing up in public sucks. It's hard enough being judged by your family, never mind the whole world." Kelly revealed why she turned to painkillers. "I didn't like cocaine or speed so opiates became my drug of choice," said Kel, who's starring in US TV show Life As We Know It.
"The last four months before I went into rehab I was throwing up blood and trying to hide it because I didn't want my mum to know. I'd wake up covered in blood."
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Teen beauty Lindsay Lohan will need to tone down her usual Hollywood glamour to play a down-home prairie girl in a movie about a small-town country music station.
According to "The Insider," the 'Mean Girls' star has been cast in 'A Prairie Home Companion,' as the daughter of one of Hollywood's most legendary actresses, Meryl Streep.
The upcoming Robert Altman project is expected to begin filming in April. Country music favorites Lyle Lovett and Tom Waits will play singers in the movie, while renowned author Garrison Keillor, who wrote the screenplay, also joins the cast.
--Hold up--Lindsay Lohan and Meryl together? I'm not seeing it.
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Often his own fashion statement on the basketball court, Dennis Rodman made one at New York Fashion Week, revealing all in an ad for PETA.
The tattoo-resplendent former NBA star appears nude, in profile, in the celebrity anti-fur ad for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Rodman's 6-foot-8 presence appears with the slogan, "Think Ink, Not Mink: Be Comfortable in Your Own Skin and Let Animals Keep Theirs."
"I'm very against people mistreating animals in any fashion," Rodman told The Associated Press Monday.
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The star, 61, is divorcing German-born Alexandra who was snapped last month with Sammy Brauner, 41, in a Berlin nightclub. He said: "It came at a very, very vulnerable time for me and I was deeply, deeply shocked because until then I had no idea.
"It's very difficult for a man to learn on the internet that his wife has a boyfriend. Tragically, I had to file for divorce." The dad of four, married twice before, wed Alexandra, 30, in September 2003.
Just 10 months later she moved to Berlin after failing to settle at their Oxfordshire mansion. When Oscar winner Sir Ben, filming in New York, phoned her about the picture, she confirmed the affair. The Gandhi star said: "I'm feeling terrible disappointment and grief. "I love her and I don't know what the future holds. What can I say? I'm very hurt."
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February 07, 2005
Everything I Learned, I Learned from 90's TV
It's all about early 90s TV shows. Everythinganybody needs to know in life can be found in one of the numerous shows that today's University students watched when they were growing up. So let's take a walk down our television-enhanced memories and see what we learned.
"Reading Rainbow": The mothership of all learning programs. Even though LeVar Burton was simultaneously starring in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," he still found time to read us all those great stories of our youth like "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Don't even lie to yourself, you can still sing the theme song. Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high... LeVar made sure we were nine-year-olds with sophisticated reading tastes.
"Mr. Rogers": Another PBS winner. This show terrified me when I was a kid, but here's a basic rundown of principles we learned: Change shoes when you come indoors, change cardigans often and always make sure you have puppets around for role play.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles": If you ever for some reason lose your body, you can encase your brain in a fish bowl, attach robot arms to yourself and attempt world domination with your evil sidekick, Shredder. It will work until you're foiled by four mutant turtles and a rat. Speaking of which, if you ever run into a mutant rat while hanging around in the sewer, get him to teach you all of his cool Ninja tricks. This is how I became a Ninja. You might even meet a really hot reporter in a yellow jumpsuit. Also, TMNT was the origin of our generation's love for pizza. Michelangelo loved it, and we all wanted to be Michelangelo, so bring on the Pizza Hut.
"Full House": The most wholesome family programming of all time. What didn't we learn from DJ, Uncle Jesse, Steph and Uncle Joey? Even that kooky Danny Tanner knew what he was talking about. Here are some good lessons: If you're seven years old, it is not a good idea to take Uncle Jesse's car without permission, as you will inevitably drive it into the house. If your crazy neighbor Kimmie tries to make cooler friends than you, just remember--even though you may be upset--that she'll come back to you in due time. If you're interested in a rock star who worships Elvis, be prepared that he will spend more time and money on his hair than you do. Also, don't worry if you get a zit on the day you have yearbook pictures. Everybody gets zits--see if anyone wants to play "Connect the Dots." Oh, "Full House," you were so good.
Since I've already been so wholesome, I'll skip the Mickey Mouse Club, but we know we all watched it. Most notably, we learned that if you were on the show, you had a 30 percent chance of becoming a sex-crazed pop star (àla Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera or our Lady of White Trash, Britney Spears).
Nickelodeon was a powerhouse of TV shows in the early 90s; think "Doug," "Wild and Crazy Kids," "GUTS," "Hey Dude," and "You Can't Do That on Television!" But "Salute Your Shorts" was Nickelodeon's best show. We all know that "Salute Your Shorts" helped us learn many great things, such as: If your camp counselor's last name is Lee, call him Ug, so you get Ug Lee; Sponge may be a nerd, but he knows that a giraffe's tongue is black and this knowledge can win you the radio contest; and finally, "heart" rhymes with "fart" and you should always substitute "fart" for "heart" in camp songs.
"Fresh Prince of Bel Air": Will and Carlton were role models for everyone. I learned all my dance moves from Carlton (thus explaining my lack of suitors). Will taught us a plethora of things, including a really sweet rap. First, the more attitude you have, the better. Don't pretend to be preppy just to impress a girl--she probably likes bad boys anyway. Flat tops are so hot. If you find a best friend named Jazz, you will increase your cool quotient by 200 percent. There is no defining the awesomeness of this show. I have no words.
That brings us to the mother of all early 90s TV shows that shaped our lives.
"Saved by the Bell": Zack Morris = a stonewashed denim god. The lessons learned from this show are so extensive that I can only touch on a select few. If your cell phone is larger than 3" x 5" x 2," you are using a dinosaur. Date the beach resort owner's daughter, if only to make her dad angry. When you go to college, everything changes. Caffeine pills are not cool, just ask Jessie Spano. Calling your girlfriend "Mama" and having her call you "Papa" is the most awesome thing ever. The Max is always the place to be, and the Sprain is the dance of the century. Find yourself a Kelly Kapowski. And last, but not least, everybody needs a dorky but lovable friend named Screech.
I know I haven't done these shows justice, and frankly, I don't have enough space. Fortunately, you can always check all these shows out in syndication on good ole TBS.
--Is that true, or WHAT?
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