I'm confused....

what? huh? This is starting to give me a headache. from hollywood-newsroom.com:

August 2, 2008

*that's an awfully hairy bush, no?*

There’s been some bullshit rumors going around started by NY Daily News and frickin’ Julie Newmar that Angelina Jolie should play the role of Catwoman. Right, Julie Newmar has the pulse on Christopher Nolan’s vision of Batman. Suddenly, this dumb article became fact, and people are reporting that Mrs. Brad Pitt IS Catwoman in Batman 3. No and no. We know who’s Catwoman. It’s Maggie Gyllenhaal…

Regarding Batman 3 rumors, we’re not going to guess if the next super villain is the Riddler (Johnny Depp) or the Penguin (Philip Seymour Hoffman). That’s all speculation at this point. But we do know two facts, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart signed on for two Bat-pictures. We’re not going to talk The Dark Knight spoilers, but hmmm. Nine lives indeed. Our source close to Maggie Gyllenhaal confirmed that she’s excited about the next movie, “why else would she, or Katie Holmes for that matter, take on the thankless roll of Rachel Dawson? After Katie left the roll, they could’ve create a new character. But that wasn’t part of Nolan’s plan. This is the trajectory he’s planned for Rachel since the first movie. Not only is Maggie contractually obligated, but she’s already getting in shape for Batman 3.”

The Joker and Two-Face WERE to be the focus for Batman 3, using the Batman graphic novel “Dark Victory” as the blueprint. “Dark Victory” is a sequel to “The Long Halloween” — which was the Year 2 blueprint for The Dark Knight, transforming Harvey Dent into Batman’s deadly enemy, Two-Face. Even The Dark Knight screenwriter David Goyer has confirmed — “Obviously there’s some of the Long Halloween in there. There’s some Miller stuff.” So “Dark Victory” focuses on a territory war between Two-Face and the remnants of the mob — Two-Face enlists the aid of his fellow ‘freaks’ to destroy the remainders of Gotham’s Mafia. With Heath Ledger’s death, the Joker and Two-Face Team-Up will not happen. What we DO know, actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Aaron Eckhart ARE returning for Batman 3.

And Madonna actually pays this person!

Everybody has a bad angle, even Madonna.

The singer, 49, was photographed Friday leaving the Kaballah Center in New York looking gaunt and tired. But pictures can lie, says her publicist.

"I just think the photographer got a bad shot of her or it was touched up to make her look bad," says her rep Liz Rosenberg. "I saw Madonna two days before at her rehearsal and she looked amazing – glowing skin and working really hard on her show."

"She may look a little thinner than usual," continues Rosenberg, "but she was dancing and singing better than ever and ate a nice healthy meal."

Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Hoefflin says weight loss can make for sharp cheekbones.

"From a physician who has never evaluated or treated Madonna, it's my impression that if she has lost significant weight, that you're seeing a good amount of facial fat loss in her face," he tells PEOPLE.

"The cheekbones can often stand out, appearing as [though] someone has undergone some form of mid-face enhancement," he adds.

As for the expression on Madonna's face in the photos, her rep joked, "Maybe she was getting ready to hurl a spitball at somebody."

Could it be the stress of the recent the rumors about her marriage? No, says Rosenberg.

"She's working hard rehearsing eight hours a day for her tour," says the rep, who also called rumors that the singer ghost-wrote parts of her brother's tell-all book "ludicrous."

"If she had anything to do with that book, it would have been better written and more eloquent," says Rosenberg. "To say Madonna needs publicity is insane. Her ticket sales are amazing. And she's in a great space."

Source: People

*Spin thinks Madge isn't eating much, works out far too much and had her cheeks done, fat injections maybe?*

Um WOW

Vince Vaughn: Is this really the biggest star in Hollywood?

Vince Vaughn, top of a new Hollywood pay league? Tom Cruise near the bottom? It's little wonder that filmgoers are puzzled. The numbers simply don't add up, says Kaleem Aftab

If you want to make money in Hollywood, employ Vince Vaughn. That's the conclusion arrived at in a survey of the "best value" actors, which has led to film accountants checking the stars' payslips, asking whether they are really worth all those zeros. The agents of actors who fared badly were straight on their phones talking up the value of their clients as Hollywood does what it does best - talk money.

The US business magazine Forbes published its Top 35 "Ultimate Star Payback" league table last week. It calculated a star's value by looking at the three most recent movies of actors who starred in films that opened on more than 1,000 screens in the five years to 1 January this year.

Forbes then calculated the gross income for each film by adding half of the worldwide box-office and the first three months of wholesale DVD revenues, and subtracting the budget. Gross income was then divided by the actor's total compensation to derive his or her payback figure.

The big surprise was that Vaughn, nowhere near the highest-paid actor over this period, came out on top. Forbes calculated that his three films, Dodgeball, Wedding Crashers and The Break-up, made his employers $14.73 for every dollar he was paid.

courtesy of belfast telegraph uk

*he used to look fuckable anyway*

Blatant Spin Plug for Best Diet Pill

You know, I've struggled with my weight the past few years. Sometimes I just feel fat. I hate going to try on new clothes, I don't like the size I have to wear. I also know that I'm not the only one who goes through this. Sometimes it feels like diet and exercise just aren't enough and I think about if I need to use something extra to help get the pounds off. But what to use? What are the Best Diet Pills?

From my personal experience, diet pills didn't deliver what they promised. However, there was one that I took that did work. Unfortunately, I had to stop taking it because the price was jacked up to almost double and that killed that. I also can't remember the name of it and that's no help at all.

It used to be that you could google "diet pill samples" and you would find a plethora of free sample offers, that's how I used to try them. There are very few that do this any more. I can only think of Herbalife that will send you about a week's worth of free diet samples for you to try. These days, the companies want you to pay a small shipping fee so that they have your credit card number. If you read the fine print on these things, you'll see that with the shipping, you are giving permission to be enrolled in their autoshipping program. This takes about three months to get cancelled and is a pain in the butt.

Then again, after the Roger Clemens scandal with HGH, I was surprised to find out that HGH actually works. All the ads I had seen about it and how accessible it seemed to be made me skeptical of its actual potency.

But still, if you feel that using a diet pill is a needed option, how are you supposed to pick the Best Diet Pills?

I do remember one of the ingredients in the pill that I took that worked, it was serotonin. I can't quite remember the other main ingredient. Serotonin is often used to treat depression when the serotonin receptors in the brain are not hitting right, like a piston in a car. A side effect is sometimes weight loss. But do you go to a doctor for a prescription or do you go to a grocery store and buy it there?

I think there are questions, a lot of questions, to consider when looking at diet pills. How long do you plan to take them? How much will it cost? What are the side effects? Would the diet pill interact with any medication you might be taking, such as a birth control pill or antibiotic? Will it make you feel sick? What is Best Diet Pills for you?

Take care and please research to make the best choice for you.

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Who is Mighty Virus kidding?

She doesn't know how to study! Has she ever even opened a book?

By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter

Rex Features

Miley Cyrus has hinted that she plans to study in London after quitting Hannah Montana.

The 15-year-old actress has confirmed that she will leave the hit Disney Channel show within the next two years.

Cyrus has now claimed that she is willing to take a break from showbusiness to concentrate on her education.

"I was online the other day looking at colleges. I want to go in London," Miley explained. "I'd like to do fashion and then photography."

Miley is currently home-schooled by a tutor. She has been promoting her new album Breakout in recent weeks.

What is up with all the bad movie calls?

Not another remake! And I'd refuse to see this one too! Stop it already, you idiots in Hollywood! STOP!

from digital spy:

Rex Features

Steve Carell and Seth Rogen will suit up for a third Ghostbusters movie, according to Dread Central.

Rumours suggest that the new film will bring together original Ghostbusters Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson, who will hand over their business to four younger paranormal experts.

Speculation regarding a third Ghostbusters film has been rife for years, but the possibility looked slim because of Bill Murray's reluctance to return for another sequel.

However, the original cast members, including Murray, have all lent their voices to the forthcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game, due for release this autumn.

Who Was It?

Jessica Simpleton got the snot beat out of her? Who? What? I'm going to go there and say that whoever it was was probably trying to play with her funbags and her face got in the way. Yes, I am a horrible person. From INO:

How terrible! While being interviewed for Elle Magazine, Jessica Simpson admitted that she was a victim of abuse in the past. She wouldn't get into specifics, but claims it forced her to get out of the relationship as soon as she could.

I don’t want to talk about it, but I have definitely experienced abuse in a way that I would tell people to take their heart and run."

In one of the tracks from her upcoming album, Do You Know entitled Remember That, the star can be heard singing:

"It doesn’t matter how he hurts you / With his hands or with his words / You don’t deserve it / It ain’t worth it / Take your heart and run."

Pulling from life's experiences is always the best artistic expression. Simpson’s first country album is slated to hit shelves on 9 September.

Spin Advertising Plug for Great American Seafood Cook Off

Food....I love food. I love the idea of food competing with each other, like with the Cook off. The thought makes me giddy, imagining the wonderful smells and tastes! All that beautiful seafood! I would love to see everyone else's set ups and displays and learn aobut their love of seafood. I love fish a lot, should eat, would eat more.

You know, the best and freshest fish is the local kind. Besides the fact that it tastes better because of its freshness, think of how you help out local fisherman by buying locally. It helps them to sustain their families, promotes more cashflow into the local economy and also helps promote positiveness of domestic seafood sustainability. After all, local fisherman know their waters and you know the source of where the fish came from and know that it's fresh.

If I were able to compete in the Cook off , I'd probably try to do a mean shrimp boil, like one my friends and I tried when we stayed down at Galveston. We went to a local fish market and bought a couple of pounds of shrimp (recipe goes like this):

In a big pot, like one that holds five gallons or more (you probably want to use a propane boiler like you would find at a supermart and try to do it outside) put in some red potatoes (I wouldn't peel them but if you want to, slice them up), maybe a pound then add some ears of corn, about one ear per person (I would definitely cut these into quarters). Maybe add a chopped onion or two, whole but chopped....doesn't matter what kind, but red onions are sweet and white will add a little zip.

Add water til it just covers over the corn and bring to boil for about 15 minutes. If you have a long knife or cooking fork, you can poke the corn and down to the potatoes to see if they are tender yet. If not, check again in another 15 minutes. Check until tender! Once they are, add the shrimp to the top then fill with water and put in your Shrimp boil pack. Shrimp boil is the collection of spices that will make it all taste even yummier. We used spicy, which was perfect for us. You could add a little garlic as well. See, potatoes take forever to cook, then corn takes long as well. putting the potatoes at the bottom should help them to cook a little quicker.

Give it another 15-20 minutes, the shrimp should turn pink and your boil should be ready! It's easier to scoop it out into bowls or plates than to try to dump the water, just sayin'. Peel and eat the shrimp and add butter, salt and pepper to your potatoes and corn and enjoy! That's what I would compete with in a cook off!

Know any seafood recipes? Share in the comments! What's your favorite seafood? What recipe would you use in a cook off?

Now I'm hungry.

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Dear Gawd No....

There's an awful rumor on ONTD that for Batman 3, Angelina Jolie wants to play Catwoman. For fuck's sake, please, please no. Angie, honey, I love you, but you simply don't fit this role. It really needs to be left to someone who plays a good, hardcore believable psycho woman and that just isn't you. Helena Bonham Carter would be so much better. Honestly, she would be....remember her in Fight Club as the crazy girlfriend? That's the kind of range needed to truly do Catwoman justice. Please Angie, please don't do it. You would ruin this Batman franchise. Catwoman is meant to be so much more than slutty and steamy. She has serious mental issues! Ok, not that you don't but don't take that personally. Please don't try to play Catwoman!

Lurv,

Spin

Poor Thing!

from msnbc.com:

A 44-pound cat found lumbering around New Jersey was abandoned by a woman who said her home was foreclosed, an animal shelter official said Thursday.

The porky white cat found Saturday became a local media sensation and was dubbed "Princess Chunk". But the animal is really a male whose name is Powder.

Jennifer Andersch, director of the Camden County Animal Shelter, said Thursday that the cat's owner came forward to describe the animal's background.

"It broke my heart to give him up," 68-year-old Donna Oklatner told MyFOXPhilly.com of the 10-year-old pet. "I could not take care of him. I love him. It broke me heart. I wanted him to have a good home." She told the station that she had given the cat to friends who said they'd take him to a shelter.

Shelter officials had been calling the porky cutie "Princess Chunk." But during an exam by a veterinarian on “Live with Regis and Kelly” on Thursday morning it was determined that "Princess" was actually a male.

According to media reports, the cat's former owner is now staying with friends. Because of her circumstances, she was "very sad" she could no longer care for the 44-pound cat, Andersch told the Philadelphia Inquirer. The owner was able to find a home for her other cat, Powder's brother, who isn't quite as chunky, she said.

Deborah Wright, a shelter volunteer and current foster owner of the kitty, toted him around Manhattan Wednesday on his media blitz. By the time the two appeared on the local NBC news broadcast at 5 p.m. Powder was clearly tiring of all the attention, his tail snapping back and forth as he lolled on the edge of the anchor desk.

Wright told anchor Sue Simmons that Powder eats a normal amount of cat food. "He's just been a little kind of down in the dumps when he first came [to live with her] but he’s starting to lighten up and get a little more friendly with me," she said.

Wright plans to speak with a veterinarian to get his thyroid checked and put Powder on a diet.

In the meantime, Wright says he needs “an understanding and loving family.” He's scheduled to meet the public at the shelter's pet "adopt-a-thon" at a pet store in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Aug. 17.

The largest tabby on record weighed 46 pounds, 15 ounces. That cat, who lived in Australia, died in the 1980s. The Guinness World Records has since dropped the category, fearing cat owners might harm their animals in an attempt to break the record.

For more information, visit the Camden County Animal Shelter's Web site.

*That must have been a hoot on Regis and Kelly-

Kelly: Gosh Reeg, Princess Chunk sure it kyyooot! (puts arms around cat to hug)

Regis: Is that Princess Chunk or chubby? How am I supposed to know these things?

Kelly: (face gets all red) Oh no, Reeg! Speaking of chubby....

Regis: don't be insulting, you know I work out.

Kelly: No, Reeg, I mean Princess Chunk has a chubby....

Regis: A chubby? How the hell is that? (feels under cat) OH MY GOD! WE'RE GONNA TAKE A COMMERCIAL....

Bad Spin!

Sorry for the lack of posts today, I'm working on getting a new job and that's taking a lot of my time right now!! But check back, you never know what could be up next!

And now....

For the obligatory shotgun wedding! How long do you think this joke will last? From INO:

Ahh, young love. Jamie Lynn Spears and her fiance, Casey Aldridge are ready to walk down the aisle. Ok is reporting that she's already started planning the wedding and that the two will say "I do," before the end of the year. Jamie Lynn is planning for the event to be held in her own backyard!

"She loves everything about the area where she lives. She's not going to get married at some luxury resort in the Caribbean or a hotel in Beverly Hills," a friend of the bride-to-be tells OK!. "Her own backyard with just the people who matter most is more Jamie Lynn's style."

She's ready to look her best on the big day.

"She's already down to her pre-pregnancy weight," says the friend. "She has the cutest figure!"

And of course, Britney Spears will be her maid of honor.

DO NOT WANT

Richard O'Brien is dismayed at plans for a big budget remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Even though the British entertainer wrote the Seventies stage musical, he won't be involved as, to his great regret, he signed over the film rights years ago. "Anger fuels and distorts my outlook on the whole thing," he tells me.

"When the stage show first went to the US, [music mogul] Lou Adler arranged the sale of the film rights to Fox. I wanted to take the contracts home to read but was hurried into signing them. After signing something I hadn't read, sure enough I found out I was going to be marginalised. It made Fox £360m, keeping them afloat for years. Lou made a conservative profit of about $20m, whereas I've made less than a million.
"But the way I have to look at it is, I have a roof over my head, food in the fridge and children who love me."

How do you sell the rights for one of the longest running movies EVER for less than a million dollars?
Also, just say NO to rocky horror remake. Original Frank is perfection.

source: my eyes, The Independent newspaper

Ghettochip Malfunction

from Beck - love the song, hate the video. Enjoy anyway.

Spin Tip!

Here's your Spin Tip for the day:

If you find the coffee you're drinking to be too bitter, use a squirt of lemon juice (just a squirt) to take the bitter out. Use a slice of lemon or just a bit from container juice, you can find it at the grocery in the produce section. You can also use this for beer that you find too bitter. I do this when I drink Guiness to kill the bitter taste. I learned this tip from a bartender!

Okay, let's get the baby post out of the way

Rebecca Romijn-O'Connell and her husband, Jerry O'Connell, are expecting twins, their rep confirms to PEOPLE.

The babies are due this winter. A source tells PEOPLE that both babies will be girls. The twins were conceived without the help of in vitro fertilization or the fertility drug Clomid, a source close to the couple also says.

The parents-to-be were married July 15, 2007, in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles. He had proposed to her during a September 2005 trip to New York, a full year after they were first spotted together in L.A., taking in an Al Green concert and checking out a local deli.

Ugly Betty's Romijn, 35, recently told Self magazine she hoped to be "lucky enough" to have kids.

And just a little more than a week ago, O'Connell, 34, told PEOPLE, "We're trying to get pregnant."

"It would be amazing if it happened," he said, adding that practicing has been "a lot of fun."

People



Break out the pink onesies. Matt Damon's wife, Luciana – whom the actor says is "due soon" – is having another little girl!

"I'm so outnumbered down here, it's crazy," Damon, 37, told USA Today via telephone from his home in Miami.

This child will be the third girl in the Damon household, joining big sisters Isabella, 2, and Alexia, 9.

And while they're undoubtedly prepared with tons of hand-me-downs, one thing the couple doesn't have yet is a name. "We decided to wait till she's born," Damon said. "We're going to get a look at her and we'll probably keep debating it!"

The Bourne star also chatted about packing on the pounds for his "doughy" role in The Informant, joking that he was in danger of forfeiting his Sexiest Man Alive title.

Even now – when he's started to drop the weight – he told USA Today, "I'm the Sexiest Man Alive's chunky cousin."

For your LOLs

I submit Miley Cyrus for condoms......from ONTD:


Miley Cyrus has been approached by LifeStyles Condoms to be a spokesperson for the condoms, they are willing to pay $1 million to use the 15 year old's appeal to younger fans and promote safe sex.

VP for the company, Carol Carrozza spoke to NY Daily News, "Pop culture proves that teens are more ready than ever to discuss the subject of sex, "With recent reports showing that one out of four teenage girls has an STD and the high level of teenage pregnancy, we believe that Miley is both influential and relatable to this afflicted set - and is the obvious choice to get the message of safe sex out to teens across America."

Miley's rep said they have not received the offer and they would "never consider" it.

*ENOUGH with the damm retarded pout already!!!*

The Dark Knight

Saw TDK yesterday and I know there's been a lot of hype on the net for a while and things built up about it and I've read the critics' reviews. Here's what Spin thinks:

OMG GO SEE THE MOVIE IT IS AWESOME!!! Be warned though, they throw stuff at you hard and fast, it can, at times, be a challenge to keep up with the story. I'm not too sure how some critics got the idea that the story was choppy, it wasn't. It was fast but it was well written and well acted.

Christian Bale gave a fabulous and easy performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Heath Ledger as the Joker was the best protrayal yet. He owned the role, he was totally convincing as the sociopathic clown. Ledger's portrayal gave new insight into what makes the Joker tick. It is really sad that he died, I would have loved to see him perform more as the Joker. This role would have been his gateway to serious dramatic work. He was that good. Was he Oscar good? Maybe.

Maggie Gyllenhaal was superb as Rachel, she gave an easy grace to the role that Katie Holmes just couldn't pull off.

I don't have any real complaints about the production....yes it is 2 1/2 hours but you don't get bored. One thing I noticed, in comparison with Iron Man, is that "the girl" in both movies (Pepper in Iron Man, Rachel in TDK) said the same thing to the respective hero, "Don't make me the reason you want to have a normal life." That's probably the only thing that bothered me, that this seems to be becoming a common theme with the heroine.

Go see it, you may want to see it two or three times to be able to catch everything that goes on. I would judge it as the best movie of the summer, with Iron Man at a close #2.