Goodaye Everyone:
This is probably going to be a short ‘update’ since I took Tuesday off and I’m doing this on Thursday afternoon….however, I’ll try not to disappoint.
Out on DVD this week:
-Christmas Time in South Park
-Ghost Rider (Extended Cut) with premium item gift set (WOW!)
-LaVieEnRose (look for an Oscar nod for Marion Catillard who plays
Edith Piaf in this excellent bio pic)
-Miami Vice (complete tv series) – Don Johnson…Need I say more!
-Ocean’s 13 (George, Brad, Matt..can it get any better!?)
-The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition) – Mandy and his quest
-Shrek The Third (I heard this wasn’t as good as the first two but that’s OK. Any movie with Mike Myers in it can’t be all that bad!!!)
In Theaters
-Beowulf – Angie and Ray Winstone (cool digital stuff too!)
-Love in the time of Cholera – Javier Bardem (who is having a great year)
-Margot at the Wedding – Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Lewis – this is written and directed by Jennifer’s hubby, Noah Baumbach
-Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium – Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman
TV News
Not much this week as the Writer’s Strike is still going on.
FX has renewed DAMAGES for 2 more seasons
Here is the status of some of your favorite tv shows:
ABC:
Brothers and Sisters 6 new episodes
Dirty, Sexy Money 6 episodes
Lost 8 episodes
NBC:
Chuck 6 episodes
Heroes 4 episodes
The Office 2-3 1/2 hour episodes
Fox
House 5-6 episodes
The Simpsons 17 episodes (!)
CBS
Criminal Minds 6 episodes
The CW
Gossip Girl 6 episodes
Let’s hope that all parties come to an agreement soon. It’s not like the writer’s are being unreasonable.
Movie News
The first footage of the Jackie Chan/Jet Li collaboration is out on YouTube. Look under FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Maybe Jamie will show it to us if he has time.
Speaking of movies: I watched 2 last weekend and, might I say, one was probably the most annoying movie I’ve seen in a very long time and the other was just OK.
BECAUSE I SAID SO…sounded pretty good. After all, Diane Keaton usually picks good movies and Mandy Moore is sweet. However, Diane plays one of the WORST mothers I’ve ever seen. I wanted to go thru the tv screen and smack her! (Much like the father on The Amazing Race who talks down all the time to his daughter!).
The other one was a fantasy, ERAGON. Not bad but I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it!
Rumors/News
Nancy Grace was rushed to the hospital over the weekend and was found to have 2 blood clots near her lungs. This was following the 2 month early birth of her twins: Lucy Elizabeth and John David. Her hubby said she is doing fine and will be back home soon. Be Well Friend.
Looks like a little trouble coming up in the Angie Jolie and Brad Pitt household. They have been invited to Brad’s folks house for Thanksgiving and mom saw fit to invite Jennifer too….how stupid is that? I read that she was there last year but THAT was different. Talk about driving a wedge between your girlfriend and your family!!!
Portia DeRossi was worried that her current role in Nip/Tuck as a lesbian would hurt her career….HELLO Portia….are you not living with Ellen? Do we all not know this?????
Carlos Santana and his wife of 34 years are divorcing. Hey Carlos, let me give you the same advice I gave to Ed Asner last week….WORK IT OUT!!!
Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 65th Golden Globe ceremonies to be shown on January 13, 2008…congrats Stevie!
Wait til ya hear this one: RUMOR HAS IT: that Tom Cruise is thinking of starring as Hugh Hefner in a biopic to be directed by Brett Ratner. If his career hasn’t gone down the tubes yet, this should do it.
Matt Damon was voted Sexiest Man Alive this week by People mag. He wasn’t much interested in receiving this award. I’m sure that George and Brad will have a field day with him now!!!!
As if Marie Osmond doesn’t have enough on her plate, her 16 year old son, Michael has entered rehab. Don’t know why. She and Donny as well as other Osmonds were on Larry King last night. Let’s hope Michael gets all the help he needs.
It was announced last night that OJ Simpson will go on trial. Unfortunately it will probably be a year before the trial starts. I’m sure he will make bail while awaiting trial. Ohhhh, to be a fly on the wall when they at last convict this guy. AND it will happen this time. Too much evidence against him.
A few last thoughts: Congrats to Dustin Pedroia for winning the American League Rookie Of The Year (he plays for the World Series Champs Red Sox!). Josh Beckett lost the Cy Young award by 33 votes. Terry Francona was passed over for Eric Wedge of the Cleveland Indians as American League Manager of the Year….
OK, that’s it for this week. All the New England teams are doing really well. How exciting!!!
Have a great weekend everyone. Talk to you next week.
Joanie
