Serendipity

First, The Women, now Lady From Shanghai?!! Did Hollywood just collectively run out of new ideas?

The child actors who are playing Halle's kids, called her mom on the set? Wow. Stop the presses and get the Mother of the Century awards ready.

Out in paperback now, I'm reading "Complicated Women - Sex and Power in Pre Code Hollywood" by Mick LaSalle. It's like listening to a favorite professor talk about a subject he knows and loves, wanting to convey that to others, as opposed to someone who just wants to hear themselves speak (even though the words are all on paper). As a fan of old Hollywood (much more than today's fame fest), Mick LaSalle's wealth of knowledge and way with words rocks! As soon as his 2nd book, "Dangerous Men - Pre Code Hollywood and the Birth of Modern Man" is out in paperback (hey, those hardcovers are heavy to tote around in a purse), I'm going to read that too.

I'm not really a Kathy Griffin fan, but I'd take her any day of the week over an organization that drops $90,000 (!) for a full page ad to register their indignation. How much better that money could be spent, like doing something for the people organization claims is so needy/hurt/offended by something she said. Which, by the way, I would've known nothing about except for the publicity it's now receiving. Christianity would be so much more emraced if it weren't for Christians.

What's with all the bad wigs on these girls? They need to invest in a little device called a mirror. And they should use said little device before placing shiny, acrylic fibers on their head and venturing out in public and proudly posing before image-capturing devices. Heck, I'd look way more natural if I placed my tabby cat on my head!

Maybe because Jerry Lewis comes from an era of open prejudice, Whoopi Goldberg and Jamie Foxx will come to his defense and say it's cultural.

This comes from the woman who, years ago, wrote the Friars Club sketch that her boyfriend Ted Danson performed in black face, and who thought that was funny and ok. I also think that dismissing Vicks' behavior by saying it's cultural is an insult to many people of all skin colors. Animal cruelty is serious - that's why CA animal control officers are, by law, mandated reporters (like social workers and teachers who see signs of abuse to a child) to report cases of animal cruelty by children or by adults when children are part of that household.

I don't know anything about that guy's blog or whether he's full of shit or not, but this line really pissed me off. It's not only not TOTALLY Kate's fault, it's not even a little bit her fault. I don't care if she was a complete bitch to him, sucked face with that Dax guy right in front of Owen, or what. No one is responsible for someone else's suicide attempt, period. The suicide attempt is 100% Owen's fault. He is the only one responsible for it. Couldn't have said it better myself!

Sometimes, the light-hearted, comedic actors who make everyone smile and laugh out loud have the deepest pain and demons inside. I guess it's that inner torment that works itself into comedy/acting.

I think Jennifer Garner's cover photo looks like a cross between young Brooke Shields and Marlee Matlin, The CZJ cover just seemed to be generic brunette with absolutely no facial contours and digitally fluffed hair. (Actually, I'm just jealous that no one retouches photos of me! )

Someone brought an InStyle magazine to work and I missed the first part of her conversation where coworker was talking about how pretty the celeb on the cover was, so I glanced to see who she was talking about and there was a photoshopped pic of Catherine Zeta Jones, looking virtually like another person altogether. Airbrushing of famous faces and bods has gotten to a totally comical point lately. Faith Hill looked perfectly fine in the 'before' photo.

Well, there goes an eBay extravaganza that would've put Kate's little tyke thru college! By the way, where is her child? Hopefully she didn't get tossed out with Pete's belongings.

Someone actually thinks that a movie about Missy Elliott is a money making idea? Oh wait. I'll bet the person who thought of that is Missy Elliott. Hardly a legend. Unless you count her own opinion of herself.

NEVER !! No studio should ever mess around with the sublime Nick & Nora I love The Thin Man-- even have a photo of Nick and Nora on my desk here at work! I shudder to think that anyone would dare to remake the perfection of those movies.

I'm not necessarily defending JT, but being called a "f**k face" because I refused to sign an autograph, well, that would piss me off, too! And this quote from contactusic.com indicates JT asked, "Do you want me to juggle for you as well?" when Jessica wanted to take his pic, yet dlisted relates the the story as: "When a little girl later asked him for a picture he responded with, 'You want me to juggle also?'" JT just might be one of those guys people love to hate.

I'll bet his boyfriend made him say that! This must be their bi-annual photo op together where once again, they provided their own photographer. heh heh

The delicious script full of snark was the meat of the movie Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. F$%#^#KING remakes I have "The Women" on DVD and I still laugh out loud at this movie made nearly 70-years ago! You are right, Taco - the snark is one of the sweet things about it ("Ah miniatures, the sure sign of a petty mind"). It was funny in 1939 because, divorce? Shocking. Winning your man back? You go girl. Today, divorce is everyday stuff and winning your man back is considered weak. Have the collective grey cells in Hollywood been so burnt out by drugs and egos that no one can think of a unique idea for a movie? Thanks, but no thanks. I'll take my popcorn and aisle seat and go see something else.

Say it ain't so: DListed had this scary report of things to come:

I was really disappointed at the evolution of Edie this season. She was vulnerable, then evil (but not as deliciously evil as Season 1), then vulnerable... a son pops up then goes away, then this (won't spoil it for anyone who missed it). Miss the shocks and surprises it had in season 1.

If you're a woman involved in the porn industry, why on god's green earth would you select as your first name, the name of a sexually transmitted disease?

Phew! Glad I'm not the only closet Nancy Drew/retro fan! Hoyaheel, I looked in antique stores, used book stores, and nowhere could I find first or second edition Nancy Drews with dust jackets. Well, around Christmas time, I found some on eBay. Early bids only intrigue others and sometimes encourage unscrupulous sellers into planting higher bids, so I silently watched them for a few days. On the night the bidding ended, I sneaked out the in the middle of my office Christmas party (we had an entire bar reserved for our holiday celebration), teetered through downtown at a trot in high, strappy heels and a skirt, went back to the office (an entirely deserted government center), waited at the computer and made my bid in the last 30-seconds and won! Trotted back to the party, hi-fived my boyfriend (who promptly handed me a glass of wine), and enjoyed the rest of the night! (Nancy would've been proud.)

Ok, I might be opening myself up for a bit of ridicule here, but I'm reading a first edition (with dust cover) Nancy Drew - "The Hidden Staircase." Makes me feel like a kid again! Granted, a lot of the text is no longer "politically correct," but overlooking that, it's a cool blast into the past. And it's only a couple of days' investment, timewise!

Gov't worker here, and gotta weigh on this. I truly do feel that I serve the people, and will readily make my direct number available to the public and not use our front desk personnel to screen people. I'm paid fairly well for what I do, have very good benefits, and my position allows me the chance to help people during dire times in their lives (I work with dead people). However, there are those among us who do abuse their positions, and their behavior will always reflect negatively on the rest of us. (Does surfing ChitChat during work hours count as abuse of position??? )

Yeah, Yuka, I'd say that too if I wanted my auction house to rake in big bucks off pics of an overrated drug user too.

The same can be said for my ex-husabnd!