Not babies, Oscars. Brad Pitt’s “Benjamin Button” walked away with 13 nominations — including best picture. But Button’s leading man was not the only one in the Pitt-Jolie household to grab a nomination. Angelina received a nomination for Best Actress for her role in “Changeling.” Will it be another set of twins for Brangelina?
And on the one-year anniversary of his tragic death, while family and friends were mourning his death, the Academy was honoring his career as actor Heath Ledger received an Oscar nomination for his last role as the Joker in “Dark Knight.” Other nominees in the best supporting actor category included Josh Brolin for “Milk,” Robert Downey Jr. for “Tropic Thunder,” Philip Seymour Hoffman for “Doubt” and Michael Shannon for “Revolutionary Road.” Ledger fans say even if he does not win the Oscar posthumously, a tribute to the actors life would be appreciated.
The girls of Sex and the City will reunite once again for a sequel to last May’s box office hit. While not all participants have inked a deal just yet, sources say everyone is “on board.” And they’d be stupid not to be. SATC is a cash cow and anything even remotely related to is sure to bring in the bucks, Big time.
…The latest single from Ms. Britney’s “Circus” album is causing quite a stir among parent protesters. The Parent Television Council (but you probably know them as PTC) is urging radio stations not to play the song between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., when children may be listening because the title and part of the song’s chorus “If You Seek Amy” sound very much like…well figure it out for yourself, this is a PG blog…when you say it out loud.
Ms. Informed’s take? The song is just plain dumb, (come on, with lyrics like “ha ha – hee hee – ha ha – ho”?) and that should be reason enough to nix any airplay it’s been getting.
Get ready y’all, because the queen of comebacks herself has signed a $20 million deal to write her autobiography.
The project is planned to commence when her world tour comes to an end, and from what we hear, multi-volume tell-all will give the juice on everything from the mouse ears to the breakdowns — and everything in between.
Sources say Spears has kept diaries of all the events that have unfolded throughout her fame, so the book shouldn’t hold anything back. The autobio will be released over the course of a decade in three to five parts.
And no, I don’t mean Obama. I mean for this blog. I realize I have been neglecting this blog and my faithful readers (all two of you) for some time now and that will END now. Along with a few other new year’s resolutions I made (go to church, check, always be reading a book at any given time, check, stick to my diet until I get to my goal weight, …half a check…), I will be adding “updating blog regularly” to this list. So, faithful reader, buckle your seat belt, because we have a lot of ground to cover.
….but while we’re on the topic of good old B…The stars were out in full force last night to celebrate the inauguration of the nation’s 44th President,
Barack Hussein Obama, as D.C. offered a plethora of star-studded balls. At the First Couple’s first stop of the evening — the Neighborhood Ball, Beyonce serenaded them with her rendition of “At Last.” Celebs like Mariah, Mary J., Fall Out Boy and Kanye were all in attendance. (Seriously, who else can make a bow tie look that good?)
….The rumors continue to swirl around the (troubled?) relationship of Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony. While much of the tabloids speculate the couple is headed for the big D, there seemed to be no trouble in paradise at West coast inaugural ball last night, as the couple sang to the crowd, each other and shared a few kisses.
…And finally, from Cable Guy to gay guy? Jim Carrey’s latest role in “I Love You Phillip Morris” has him portraying the based-on-a-true-story life of Steven Russell, a good guy gone bad who falls in love with his cellmate, Ewan Mcgregor. This role is a big gamble for Ace, but then again so is this hair:
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Fall Out husband Pete Wentz welcomed a baby borough boy named Bronx. And that’s not the worst of it. The boy’s middle name? MOWGLI. That’s right, bear-necessities-Rudyard-Kippling-Disney’s-The-Jungle-Book-Balu-the-Bear MOWGLI. Baby Wentz weighed in at 7 lbs., 11 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t stand a chance of not being made fun of by Kingston, Harlow and Max Liron. Somehow I think Bronx Mowgli just takes that cake.
