Tuesday, April 21, 2009
This week's episode of Heroes starts with a recap full of footage no one but the production staff has ever seen. Danko and Sylar look through the window of Danko's office. Danko says to Sylar, "See that agent over there, to work with us you'll need a new identity." Then he gives Sylar the agent's name and life in order for Sylar to work with Danko's team. So if you're among the many who fast-forward on their DVR after recording this show, you may have missed this part.
The beginning of the show opens with Claire asking, "So what now?" Nathan answers that he'll return to Washington "take responsibility for my mistakes and talk to the President." Is this a subtle apology from Tim Kring for how this season went way off track? As we know from last week they see Nathan on television conducting a live press conference from Washington as the same moment Nathan is eating a hamburger with his family. Nathan asks, "Who the hell is that?" HRG answers, "Sylar."
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Julie Chen of CBS' "The Early Show" has announced that she and her husband, Les Moonves, are expecting their first child together.
The 38-year-old Chen told viewers Tuesday that her due date is Oct. 4.
Chen, who also hosts "Big Brother," says she won't be taking maternity leave from the CBS reality show.
Moonves is CEO of CBS. The couple were married in 2004. He has three children from a previous marriage.
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Former teen star Melissa Joan Hart considered baring all in a raunchy shoot for men's magazine Playboy during her heyday in TV hit Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
The actress was desperate to shed the good girl image she earned though roles in kids TV hits Sabrina and Clarissa Explains it All, and came close to accepting Playboy boss Hugh Hefner's $1 million offer.
She tells NYPost.com's PopWrap blog, "They came around and offered me a million dollars, which I had to seriously consider. Initially it's like, 'Yeah, I'll take my clothes off for a million bucks, are you kidding?' It's the big question: what will you do for a million dollars?"
Hart, now a 33-year-old mother-of-two, turned down Hefner, but agreed to strip to her underwear for rival magazine Maxim.
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn, have welcomed their second daughter. And, Grohl says, she likes to make noise.
The 40-year-old rocker says Harper Willow Grohl was born on April 17. She is 7 pounds, 8 ounces, 20 inches long and - Grohl says - "loud as hell."
He says Harper Willow is named after his great-uncle Harper Bonebrake.
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The long-awaited, much disputed season six of Project Runway will premiere on Lifetime on August 20th, the network has revealed.
"Runway," which moves to Lifetime following a legal skirmish between producer Weinstein Co. and its former cable home, Bravo, will have a 14-episode run in the Thursday 10 p.m. time slot.
Labels: celeb baby, dave grohl, heroes, julie chen, melissa joan hart, project runway
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Mischa Barton is single again. The Kooks singer Luke Pritchard ended his one month-plus relationship with the actress after she got all clingy and shit.
A source said: "She was really smitten. They'd been on nights out in London and really got on. But when she suggested he visit Paris he got cold feet."
"He said he didn't think they had a future and it was better they went their separate ways. Mischa was heartbroken."
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Julianne Moore recently appeared on The View to chat about her participation in a new Valentine's Day initiative with Save the Children - an organization that provides tools and support to over 35,000 poverty-stricken children.
"In a land of such wealth and prosperity, it is shocking to see so many children and their families struggling to get by. In fact, in rural America, one in five children lives in poverty," said Moore.
Here's how it works: simply visit SaveTheChildren.org and make a donation between Friday, Feb. 1st and Thursday, Feb. 14th. From there you'll be able to print and email custom Valentine's Day cards to friends and snuggle buddies alike, and get the satisfaction of also helping a great organization.
Illustrators who created cards for the Save the Children Valentine's Day campaign include Ian Falconer (the "Olivia the Pig" series), Kevin Henkes ("Lily's Purple Plastic Purse"), Mo Willems ("Leonardo the Terrible Monster"), Brian Selznick ("The Invention of Hugo Cabret"), Marla Frazee ("A Couple of Boys Have Their Best Week Ever"), Rosemary Wells ("Max and Ruby," "Noisy Nora") and LeUyen Pham ("Freckleface Strawberry" by Julianne Moore).
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Miley Cyrus recently announced on her website that she ditched the Porsche in favor of a new black Prius. "I didn't like it 'cause it was bad for the environment, and it was too big," she says in a new video. "My dad surprised me last night with a black Prius."
She says she prefers it over the SUV because it's "good for the environment, and it's adorable!"
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Country artists are taking over the Grammy's on February 8, 2009.
A special performance with Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus headlines the latest announcement of performers. Kanye West and Estelle will also perform together, while nominees Adele, Chris Brown and Sugarland are also scheduled to sing onstage, the Recording Academy said Tuesday.
Other performers will include U2, Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Rihanna and Carrie Underwood.
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Britney Spears has confirmed she will take her sons on her forthcoming world tour, quashing reports she would cancel the jaunt if she wasn't allowed to travel with her children.
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Heroes actor Greg Grunberg has paid tribute to doctors at a Chicago, Illinois hospital for saving his son's life by performing brain surgery on the youngster.
The star, 42, has three boys with his wife Elizabeth - Sam, five; Dan, nine; and Jake, 12 - and the family is currently celebrating their eldest son's health after having treatment for epilepsy.
And Grunberg made sure to give a public message of thanks to the medics who worked so hard to ensure Jake pulled through the operation.
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The stars of Twilight have been honored with a new animal-friendly accolade.
The youth division of People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has given its Libby Award to the Twilight cast.
The honor recognizes companies, bands, people and films that are helping animals.
A source said: "She was really smitten. They'd been on nights out in London and really got on. But when she suggested he visit Paris he got cold feet."
"He said he didn't think they had a future and it was better they went their separate ways. Mischa was heartbroken."
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Julianne Moore recently appeared on The View to chat about her participation in a new Valentine's Day initiative with Save the Children - an organization that provides tools and support to over 35,000 poverty-stricken children."In a land of such wealth and prosperity, it is shocking to see so many children and their families struggling to get by. In fact, in rural America, one in five children lives in poverty," said Moore.
Here's how it works: simply visit SaveTheChildren.org and make a donation between Friday, Feb. 1st and Thursday, Feb. 14th. From there you'll be able to print and email custom Valentine's Day cards to friends and snuggle buddies alike, and get the satisfaction of also helping a great organization.
Illustrators who created cards for the Save the Children Valentine's Day campaign include Ian Falconer (the "Olivia the Pig" series), Kevin Henkes ("Lily's Purple Plastic Purse"), Mo Willems ("Leonardo the Terrible Monster"), Brian Selznick ("The Invention of Hugo Cabret"), Marla Frazee ("A Couple of Boys Have Their Best Week Ever"), Rosemary Wells ("Max and Ruby," "Noisy Nora") and LeUyen Pham ("Freckleface Strawberry" by Julianne Moore).
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Miley Cyrus recently announced on her website that she ditched the Porsche in favor of a new black Prius. "I didn't like it 'cause it was bad for the environment, and it was too big," she says in a new video. "My dad surprised me last night with a black Prius."
She says she prefers it over the SUV because it's "good for the environment, and it's adorable!"
*~*~*
Country artists are taking over the Grammy's on February 8, 2009.
A special performance with Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus headlines the latest announcement of performers. Kanye West and Estelle will also perform together, while nominees Adele, Chris Brown and Sugarland are also scheduled to sing onstage, the Recording Academy said Tuesday.
Other performers will include U2, Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Rihanna and Carrie Underwood.
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Britney Spears has confirmed she will take her sons on her forthcoming world tour, quashing reports she would cancel the jaunt if she wasn't allowed to travel with her children.
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Heroes actor Greg Grunberg has paid tribute to doctors at a Chicago, Illinois hospital for saving his son's life by performing brain surgery on the youngster.
The star, 42, has three boys with his wife Elizabeth - Sam, five; Dan, nine; and Jake, 12 - and the family is currently celebrating their eldest son's health after having treatment for epilepsy.
And Grunberg made sure to give a public message of thanks to the medics who worked so hard to ensure Jake pulled through the operation.
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The stars of Twilight have been honored with a new animal-friendly accolade.
The youth division of People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has given its Libby Award to the Twilight cast.
The honor recognizes companies, bands, people and films that are helping animals.
Labels: Britney Spears, grammys, greg grunberg, heroes, julianne moore, Miley Cyrus, mischa barton, twilight
Saturday, January 10, 2009
"I wanna make popular music, but I want less fans. I want the freedom of having less fans. It's like the freedom of having less money. If you have less money, you have less responsibility. It's like Bjork. If she wanted to pose naked, you'd be like, 'Oh, that's Bjork.' But if I wanted to pose naked, people would draw all type of things into it. I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I'll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture." - Kanye West in the new issue of Vibe*~*~*
Michael C. Hall, 37, the star of Showtime's Dexter, has married Jennifer Carpenter, 29. The couple have been dating for a little over a year and a half and tied the not in Big Sur, CA on New Year's Eve.
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At the Craft & Hobby Association 2009 Winter Convention & Trade Show in Anaheim later this month, Miss Hilton will be unveiling her own line of craft kits called "Paris Hilton, the Creative Collection."
The collection is touted as "a multi-faceted line of fashion crafting kits from some of the most popular craft segments including scrapbooking, jewelry making and fabric embellishment."
Paris will be on hand January 25th for an hour between 2 and 3:00 for photos and autographs, of course!
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Will Ferrell says audiences should expect the unexpected from his upcoming one-man Broadway show and HBO special about President George W. Bush.
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Bryan Fuller is back on Heroes and as promised, the writer-producer-genius behind the show's acclaimed first season will try to get Heroes back to its groove even if it means killing off some beloved characters. And his timing couldn't be better. Word on the street is that one of the show's major stars has asked to leave the series at the end of the current season.
Apparently, the Heroes cast member is upset with not getting enough screen time and is asking to be let go of his or her contract at the end of the season. And in order for that to happen, a death scene has reportedly been written for the actor's character at the conclusion of season 3.
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Nicole Kidman isn't happy with her performance in "Australia," which pulled in just $47 million at the US box office. "I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done," the Oscar-winner recently told a radio station in Sydney. As soon as the film opened in November, Kidman fled her native land to avoid the critics: "We ran because I didn't want to read anything. I didn't want to know."
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No wonder Drew Barrymore broke up with Justin Long, the personification of a Mac computer in the long-running ad campaign where he constantly bests his co-star, PC. "I'm at the bottom rung of technology - even text messaging freaks me out," Barrymore tells Ladies' Home Journal.
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We're starting the weekend with some sad news: Patrick Swayze, who is receiving chemotherapy to treat his pancreatic cancer, checked himself into the hospital this morning with pneumonia.
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CBS and the show producers are rewarding the cast of How I Met Your Mother with a well-earned raise.
After months of renegotiations, Neil Patrick Harris and the four other main cast mates will now be earning $90,000-$120,000 per episode.
The Hollywood Reporter says that - on average - that's between two and three times what they made before.
Wowzers!
Labels: bryan fuller, drew barrymore, heroes, how i met your mother, kanye west, michael hall, Nicole Kidman, Paris Hilton, Patrick Swayze, will ferrell
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