McDonalds Doubles Down & Links To Hollywood

McDonalds Introduces Their New Double Down – City Rag

Michelle “Bombshell” McGee Regrets Her Nazi Tattoos – Pop Eater

Shelley Malil Is A Really Good Actor – IDLYITW

Ryan Reynolds. That Is All. – Popbytes

Keanu Reeves Is No Longer Sad – The Superficial

Jedward Makes Out With A Hot Dog – Tabloid Prodigy

Taylor Momsen Attracts Pedophiles? – Holy Moly

OMG, Cute: A Dancing Panda – OMG Blog

Katy Perry Holds A Grudge – Celebrity Smack

Coco Walks The Runway – Celeb News Wire

Snooki Opens Up About Anorexia – Anything Hollywood

Guess Who Wins ‘Big Brother 12‘ – Wonderwall

Sesame Street Gets Down With Will.i.am – College Candy

Silvio Berlusconi Has Advice For Women – Zelda Lily

Has Drew Barrymore Lost Too Much Weight? – Hollywood Life

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Ghazaltt – F-Listed

Cheryl Cole Is A Ballerina – Why Fame

Miley Cyrus Song Causes Seizures – Betty Confidential

Ali Larter Shows Off Her Baby Bump – ICYDK

Leighton Meester Wants Her Own Clothing Line – Hollywire

Leonardo DiCaprio Splurged On A Turtle – Allie Is Wired

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20 Actors Who Actually Deserve Your Support

These days most actors are only in the business to make a quick dollar and get famous, but there are some who actually still care and enjoy acting. Cinema Blend have come up with a list of 20 actors who do care and deserve your support.

Ricky Gervais

In 2004, The Office became the first British sitcom ever to win a Golden Globe for Best Comedy. They never filmed another episode. Three years later, despite reported requests to guest star from Madonna, Brad Pitt and Will Ferrell, Ricky Gervais decided not to film another season of Extras. Walking away from a starring role on a major sitcom just as it becomes most profitable is almost unheard of, doing the same thing twice is either a sign of lunacy, a testament to just how much he really cares or an almost superhuman belief in his own abilities as a comedian. Decades ago, people said the same thing about Bob Newhart, more recently, they’ve said it about Dave Chappelle. I haven’t the slightest idea what the truth is, but that’s pretty damn good company to be in. Ricky Gervais deserves your support because he left two brilliant, critically-adored television shows of his own creation to do a movie lampooning God. Then he followed it up with a sentimental dreamedy about growing up in England. It’s as if he’s deliberately killed all momentum he had, cocksure he could rebuild again at any time of his choosing. We’ve yet to see the best out of Ricky Gervais, and when it comes, Cinema Blend will be the first in line to say I told you so. We’ll probably end up sharing credit with Barry from EastEnders.

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen is a smolderer. He opens those intense, I-know-how-to-build-my-own-kitchen eyes, and he wins my girlfriend over every time. Obviously, I want to hate him because anyone that ruggedly handsome has to be despised on principal alone, but like Paul Newman and his absurdly delicious salad dressing, there comes a day when you just have to admit a dude’s alright. Viggo Mortensen could have gone the way of Eric Bana, it certainly would have been expected by this writer, but since The Lord Of The Rings climaxed, he’s done nothing but take intense borderline indies and one movie about horses. Turns out that’s excused because he’s reportedly just real into horses. I would write a movie about polish sausage if someone paid me, a man can’t change who he is. Viggo Mortensen is a character actor at heart, he’s a method, no-restraint genius who looks like a mechanic, crossed with zoo keeper, crossed with a brooding former model turned emotionally-tortured bad boy. I need to stop holding that against him. If not for my own credibility, so he won’t steal my girlfriend and kill me with his bare hands in my sleep on his way to winning at least three Oscars before he’s done.

Bill Murray

Bill Murray doesn’t have an agent. He has an answering machine. Leave him a message and if he likes your movie, he might call you back. Most likely he won’t. I suspect Bill Murray cares about life more than he cares about movies. He spends his days on drunken golf outings or eating lunch with Anthony Bourdain. When he chooses a movie it’s only because he thinks it’ll enrich his life to do it. Maybe it’ll enrich yours too. He’ll show up on set when he feels like it and when he arrives, he’ll be everything you could ever hope Bill Murray would be. He’ll hang out at crack jokes, he’ll entertain the crew between takes. When someone turns the camera on, he’ll give it his dead pan all, he’ll elevate every scene he’s in, he’ll make your movie better than it ever could have been if you’d cast anyone else. Then he’ll wander off back to his life, randomly tending bar in Austin and doing whatever it is that Bill Murray does with his endless weekends. He’d like to win an Oscar, he probably should have gotten one for Lost in Translation. But he doesn’t care about pleasing his fans, he won’t do anything just because you want him to. He’ll only do it if he wants to. Bill Murray mostly he cares about life and while you’re cashing paychecks for doing movies about giant robots, he’ll be out there living his.

Kate Winslet

I think Kate Winslet would be better off if she made more movies like The Holiday. That opinion, along with many others, is why I’m not necessarily a writer you should support. For all the laurels I’ve rested on, all the middle-of-the-road, audience-pleasing editorials I’ve delivered, I could never be Kate Winslet. Conventional wisdom dictates one should take roles which further her career, monetarily or critically, Kate Winslet has spent the last decade and a half taking movies like Little Children and The Reader which have merely reinforced her reputation as a woman more interested in achieving than pleasing. There’s nobility in that aim. Only the virtuous would sacrifice manufactured emotion for brutal honesty. That’s why I’m willing to sacrifice Michael Caine, who was originally going to be on this list. 20 actors is more search friendly than 21. Kate Winslet is better than that. That’s why she gets her own paragraph.

Crispin Glover

I’m pretty sure I get Crispin Glover about thirty percent of the time. That’s about twenty percent higher than most people and twenty percent less than Crispin Glover gets himself. Maybe. The how’s-and-why’s of the most honestly, happily eccentric man in show business are too confounding for a single paragraph. There was his Letterman appearance where he fired a roundhouse kick at Dave’s head, his republishing of a book about rats with CIA-style blackouts, his asking the director to remove all of his lines in Charlie’s Angels. The outlandish idiosyncrasies are enough to make OCD-patients look benign. He’s either accidentally stumbled upon that genius level of insane a few people have every generation or he’s carefully calculated an intentionally eerie public persona, the likes of which haven’t been topped since Nero. Lou Reed, on his most desperately anti-social day, skewers toward mass appeal projects twenty percent more than Crispin Glover. It’s like he carefully measures out just enough rope to almost hang himself and then climbs further up the tree. Peeping Toms, one-armed bellhops, Andy Warhol, these are the men Crispin Glover puts life into. He’s a personification of the mystery box, a creepy, off-putting Knave of Hearts lurking behind door number three. I can support that, at least thirty percent of the time.

Morgan Freeman

Wanna know what Morgan Freeman is up to right now? He’s narrating Through The Wormhole on the Discovery Channel. Let’s take a second to think about that. Morgan Freeman, a beloved actor with his handprints at the Chinese Theater, is doing the voice work for a little-seen basic cable documentary series. It’s certainly not because he can’t get work or because he’s somehow now incapable of acting, Morgan Freeman is still at the height of his cinematic power and influence, which is why he’s narrating one of the most fascinating programs on the origins of life I have ever seen. Maybe Through The Wormhole shows up without Freeman’s involvement, in fact, it likely does, but would Discovery be running highly-rated marathons of it? I seriously doubt it. Morgan Freeman invokes an aura of legitimacy. Even when he does absolute shit like Evan Almighty, it never really tarnishes his ability, probably because he never stoops or panders, grovels or lowers himself to embarrassment. All the greats, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, they struck out too, but they did so with class, with a confident, I’ll-get-you-next-time grin. Don’t believe me? Then go ahead and stamp your forms, sonny. I doubt Morgan Freeman gives a shit.

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams made a movie about walking around town looking for your dog, and it was one of the best movies of 2008. If there’s a great movie you’ve never heard of, odds are she’s in it. She could do blockbusters, where she’d invariably be cast as some superhero’s girlfriend. She’s pretty enough, she’s talented enough, and she’s well known enough. I’m sure Marvel wishes they could get her in The Avengers. They can’t. I doubt they’d even ask. Michelle Williams isn’t in it for the glory, or the money, or even accolades. She’d have to be in movies people are likely to see, to get any of those. I’m left to assume that she works because she genuinely likes acting, and chooses her roles accordingly. She’s quietly perfect in everything she does. When she’s in an ensemble you may not even notice her, because she’s so good she’s simply that character. She’s famous, but when you see her you’ll almost never think “hey that’s Michelle Williams”. Even though you’ll never notice, everything is better with her in it, and if it wasn’t already good she wouldn’t be in it anyway. Got a lost dog? A midget in need of a friend? A gay husband in need of a confidant? Got a quiet, incredibly smart movie which probably won’t sell tickets but really should be seen anyway? Give Michelle Williams a call.

Tom Hanks

More than anything else, this list is a celebration of risks. It’s an ode to the men and women who try new things, carve their own paths and make us alter the way we see movies; why is why, at first glance, Tom Hanks seems a bizarre fixture amongst the Viggos and Kate Winslet’s. There’s something intuitively safe about Tom Hanks. One big budget film a year in which he plays a loveable good guy tearing at the audience’s sympathies. But like a wise father who knows when its time for discipline and when it’s time for ice cream, Tom Hanks is only safe because he’s consistently proven for two decades that he knows what he’s doing. Ask people what their favorite Hanks movies are and not only will you get different answers, you’ll get different genres. Philadelphia is a legal drama about AIDS. Saving Private Ryan is a horrifying World War II picture. That Thing You Do, my personal favorite, is a disposable piece of early 60s nostalgia. Cast Away, The Green Mile, Catch Me If You Can, Bachelor Party, hell even You’ve Got Mail has its ardent supporters, me included. Tom Hanks may not stray us too far from our comfort zones, but right now, at this moment, he is the only actor in Hollywood who still carries a legitimate seal of quality. This paragraph was written in the USA and is Hanks-approved.

Edward Norton

I’ve never played Clue with Edward Norton, but I’m almost positive he takes notes on the questions other players ask, just like I’m positive he buries players for cutting across the middle, argues like a woman scorned and consistently orders the best thing on the menu. Edward Norton is the type of guy who despises second place performances and phoned in efforts with every ounce of his will power. One could argue he simply fights for the sake of fighting, obsesses for the sake of obsessing, his difficult-to-work-with reputation would probably speak to that, but I honestly believe he’s just life-or-death invested in everything he does. You can’t partially commit to paying a skinhead, nor can you obscure your own identity behind a mask for an entire movie because it somehow selfishly helps you. Edward Norton cares, probably too much. He’s the guy who corrects the teacher when he’s misinformed, even when he knows it’ll get him kicked out of class. What’s worse being a tedious failure or a disliked genius? I don’t know. Let me rewatch Primal Fear before I answer that.

Daniel Day-Lewis

Lewis spent eight months learning and training for his character in The Last Of The Mohicans. This is not unusual in itself—the training—even the guys in The A Team went to Army Boot camp. But the performances of Daniel Day-Lewis are different from that of Bradley Cooper not simply because of Day-Lewis’ clearly superior acting or his ability to mold dialogue (which are obviously not part of Bradley Coopers will-be-handsomer-than-thou schtick), but in the choosing of characters and the projects he picks. This becomes obvious with only one glance at Day-Lewis’ Filmography. While the man has been on the radar since the mid eighties and has been given leads since ’88, when he played in Philip Kaufman’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being, in the last twenty years, he has acted in nine films. Nine, yes the same number, yes, there’s a joke in there somewhere, but we’re not finding it so let’s move on. Suffice to say, we should support Daniel Day-Lewis, because if we don’t, he might actually have to take his first role for a paycheck in decades. I hear Phil’s character needs a father in The Hangover 2.

Julianne Moore

Do you remember Julianne Moore in The Fugitive? I do, and I saw that movie once, probably five years ago, played on cable with commercials. And it’s not just her hair (that would clearly cause members of South Park to riot), it’s not her height, her lissom lack of curves, or even her charming smile. It’s not the role she plays in the film—she’s a doctor who helps Harrison Ford’s character in a modestly important part. There’s something more important than a striking appearance in Moore’s portrayal of Doctor Anne Eastman. She’s memorable, and whether her convincing acting was the entire culprit or whether her body language and facial features played a part is an entirely beside-the-point argument, because on the merit of this role in The Fugitive, Spielberg cast her as a lead in The Lost World without an audition. Then, P.T. Anderson had to actually court her repeatedly for his film Boogie Nights. I’d like to present a few more points of evidence. Ms. Moore has often and repeatedly taken roles that would offer her more interesting parts over more money, although she has had successful box office hits. Her recent foray The Kids Are All Right exemplifies this. She once said, “I don’t understand fame without content.” And if there is anything a movie watcher should support, it’s content over fluff. Julianne Moore has taken the acting world into two hands and triumphed. And maybe, just maybe, Julianne Moore could be the one ginger South Park residents could love.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 29 years old. In acting years, this is the equivalent to Julianne Moore appearing in the made for tv-movie Money, Power, Murder. It’s Pacino before The Godfather, Spacey before Glengarry Glen Ross… it’s Costner while his scenes were being deleted from the Big Chill. I know, I know, the opposite argument could be applied to this paragraph—that many actors begin youngish careers and are successful. What separates Joseph Gordon-Levitt from these other young career seekers is his choice of roles. He’s not picking roles blindly, he’s not an “if you find a fork in the road, take it” kind of guy, but he’s also not simply an obscure-indie-loving, “I took the road less traveled by,” kind of guy. By straddling two worlds, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is able to have his cake and eat it too. Which means we get to see him play fresh characters across the board, from Brick to The Lookout, from (500) Days of Summer to Inception. Even when he chooses big budget films like G.I. Joe, he still feels Downey fresh. Pretty clean for a kid who began his career doing peanut butter commercials.

Jet Li

Jet Li is on this list because he isn’t Jackie Chan. Both once had an unmatched talent for brilliant action sequences. Earlier in his career and right up through the 90s, Jackie Chan made better movies than Jet Li. He just did. Jackie had better stunts, Jackie has a sense of humor. Jet Li simply has the ability to kick ass. But in the new millennium, as they both got older and the stunts got harder to do, Jackie Chan sold out. He stopped doing his own stunts and lied about it. He started doing horrible, Hollywood babysitting movies, just for the paycheck. And while early in his career Jet Li was never as good as Jackie Chan, later in their careers he’s the one who didn’t sell out. Instead of using his fame to get big paychecks doing terrible movies, Li used it to fund passion projects like Hero and the beautiful martial arts history movie Fearless. When he does do a big Hollywood movie, he tries to pick something interesting. His movies aren’t perfect and neither are his choices. But even though he’s older and the stunts that made him famous are getting harder to do, Jet Li hasn’t sold out. Jet Li will never be as fun to watch as Jackie Chan, he’d never be able to pull of a real acting role like Jackie’s in The Karate Kid. Jet Li’s idea of slumming it is doing a ridiculously fun movie like The Expendables or being the best thing about a bad Mummy movie. Jet Li will never be a babysitter and his work, while far from perfect, is almost always worth the price of admission.

James Franco

James Franco is not a good actor. But it’s not a lack of effort which makes him mediocre at best, merely a lack of talent. Franco compensates by making it a point to be interesting. He picks roles he has no business doing, seeks out projects that better actors might be afraid to touch, and damn his ability he’s doing them anyway. James Franco should probably try to get by solely on his James Dean good looks, he should probably go wherever that crooked smile takes him, but he’s not interested. Talented or not he’s out there doing the insane and the ridiculous. He shows up when you least expect him, playing the weirdos, the stoners, pulling off the crazed hillbilly cameo in a movie for an audience which will ultimately forget he was ever in it. James Franco does soap operas, just because it seems like fun. He finds his way into movies which, if his role were played by someone else, might have won them an Oscar. James Franco’s only real asset is that he’s pretty, but he refuses to use it. James Franco is not a good actor and many of the movies he’s been in might have been better if his role were given to someone else. But that’s not his fault, that’s not his problem. Some of those movies wouldn’t have been made at all without him. James Franco is not a good actor, but that hasn’t stopped him from giving it his all. He’s too small to play running back, too slow to hit a fast ball, too short to dunk on an NBA regulation hoop. Sure he could give it up, move to China, and have a successful career in men’s table tennis instead; but he’s out there, giving it everything he’s got anyway. James Franco should probably be Ashton Kutcher, but he’d rather be Dustin Hoffman. He’ll never get there, and I suspect he knows it, but you have to love the guy for trying.

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges didn’t really like making movies at first. He did it because everyone else in his family did it, and they sort of talked him into it. But Jeff wasn’t going to stick with it, unless he really fell in love. At some point, he did. These days Bridges doesn’t do it unless he loves it. Jeff is Hollywood legacy, he doesn’t have to make movies, he chooses to make them. When he chooses one, he chooses it only because it’s something he believes in, only because it’s something he thinks you’ll believe in. Sometimes he’s wrong (The Door in the Floor) but most of the time he’s right. Every time Jeff Bridges shows up on screen there’s always reason to think and hope that this could be the next Big Lebowski, the next Fisher King, the next Tucker, the next Starman. Jeff Bridges cares about what he’s doing. He cares about the characters he’s playing. He cares about his audience. Maybe he’ll make the occasional wrong move, every once in awhile he’ll do The Men Who Stare At Goats. It doesn’t matter, the movie may be bad, but odds are he’ll still be the best thing about it. He’ll probably even make it watchable. The day Jeff Bridges stops caring is the day he stops doing it and holes up somewhere to focus entirely on his photography. It doesn’t matter what Jeff Bridges is in, rest assured that he’s only doing it because he believes it’s worth your time.

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep is so good that she’s become a cliché. She’s good in everything and everyone knows it. She’s a character actor, when you need someone to play a culinary Big Bird or the bitch from hell boss. She’s a leading lady, whenever you need someone to make out with Alec Baldwin. She has two Oscars, but she’d probably have more, except these days everyone just expects Oscar-worthy performances from her. Lately, she delivers at least one of those, almost every year. She’s done it by being good and making it a point to work with good people. These days she really doesn’t have to go through the effort. She’s Meryl Streep and if she’s attached to a project other good talent will surely follow. So she could phone it in, and let the Steve Martin carry the load. But she won’t. She’s the consummate professional. Meryl’s name on a movie poster is a symbol of quality, it means something, the way Ford used to back when Henry was still alive and the company gave a damn. The way Disney used to, before everyone found out Walt was probably a secret Nazi. The way GE used to be, back when they were all about making great toasters. Most of the names we’ve come to rely on have long since had their reputations tarnished. But not Meryl Streep. She’s still going strong.

Adrien Brody

After winning an Oscar for his work in The Pianist Adrien Brody had the hardware he needed to chart his own course. He could have carved out a career doing period dramas and kissing girls in corsets. That’s what respectable Oscar winners do. Or he could have thrown it all away for a series of big paychecks lending credibility to horrible films, let’s call that the Cuba Gooding Jr. method. Instead he decided to make movies about things he liked and Adrien Brody, it seems, loves smart quirky, genre movies. He likes brain-benders about science run-amok. He likes detective stories, and time travel and fantasies about strange other worlds. Maybe his choices haven’t always worked out, I don’t think anyone would argue in favor of The Jacket, but they’ve all come from the right place. Brody picks movies because he thinks they’re interesting, or because they’re about things he’s interested in. Whether or not that results in something good every time around, it always seems to result in something that tries. The thing is, Adrien Brody is out there trying. He’s not cashing paychecks or chasing more awards attention, he’s just doing movies he thinks he’d like to see on screen and in the process hopes that it’s something you’d like to see too. Everything Adrien Brody does at least attempts to be something bigger than the sum of its parts. It’s not the usual shlock. He could do Transformers 3, and maybe he’d make more money. He could do a Jane Austen movie, and he’d almost certainly get more respect from the cinematic snobs. But instead Adrien Brody does Splice and Adrien Brody does Predators, because Adrien Brody is doing what he loves.

Leonardo DiCaprio

As I write this, Leonardo DiCaprio has 22 film projects in development. He’s not starving for an audience; in fact, he may be one of four individuals whose films I will see regardless of whether I am interested in their content (the others being Day-Lewis, Spacey, and Cruise). I’m not choosing to write about him because I feel an urgent need for readers as individuals to support DiCaprio—he is such a prevalent icon at this point regardless of whether you liked his accent in Blood Diamond or the authenticity of his knife throwing skills in Gangs of New York. In the last decade, nearly every movie he’s made is watchable, in the sense it has some interesting shit going on, often because of DiCaprio himself (and most often because these films are good). Did you read the Richard Yates book Revolutionary Road is based on? It’s like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night, only it gets more aplomb in critical circles. The reason I bring up Revolutionary Road, is because the narrative closely follows my feelings on DiCaprio. The first thirty pages are classic, filled with new and interesting narrative styles and ideas, the ideas. If you reread again there is always something new, something you missed the first time that you wouldn’t have even known how to look for. After that, the book sort of takes on its own vibe, goes in directions that aren’t reassuring or familiar, and are sometimes even unlikeable. Yet for some reason, it is still compelling, and you find yourself sucked in to the very end. This is DiCaprio’s talent, to try new things, to sometimes steer off course, to go out to sea, but to know that when he’s going, to paraphrase Chris Rock, he’s going out fucking.

Ellen Page

Ellen Page has no business being on this list. She’s only 23. She hasn’t been around long enough to earn a place on it. We didn’t want to put her on it, but her work demands it. The thing is, Ellen Page may be only 23 but she’s already been in more good movies than more famous, more well-traveled, better respected Hollywood actors twice her age. That just can’t be an accident. Sure she had a role in the mostly terrible X-Men 3, but the brilliant part of that decision is that the entire movie was so shallow and empty odds are you’ve already forgotten it. But starting with Hard Candy in 2005 she’s made it a point to show up in some of the best and most interesting movies released every year and worked with some of the best writers and directors the movie industry has to offer. Maybe it’s her unconventional look or her even more unconventional style of acting that keeps them casting her, but a lot of it, you have to think, has been up to her. It’s not just that she keeps picking good movies, but she keeps picking different movies. Movies that no one else is doing. She’s been a molested child out for revenge, a pregnant hipster, a genius prodigy, a roller girl, and a dream designer. All of that in a space of less than five years. Ellen Page is too young to be on this list, too new to have a reliable track record. But here she is anyway.

Russell Crowe

It feels like Russell Crowe has made about thirty bad movies in a row. I looked it up. In actuality, he’s made nine movies in a row worse than A Beautiful Mind. That’s ten movies in a row worse than Proof Of Life, eleven movies in a row worse than Gladiator, and twelve movies in a row worse than The Insider. That’s not to say everything he’s done since The Insider has successively debilitated like the reflexes of Mohammed Ali after Joe Frazier beat the living hell out of him in Manilla, but it has been a slow, yet steady chug down from the untouchable good graces of the American public. Twelve movies in a row worse than The Insider, yet Russell Crowe is on this list largely at my behest. I can’t fully explain it away, or excuse his choices, but I can say I still believe in Russell Crowe. I believe in him because he narrates documentaries about Robin Hood on the History Channel, because he did a fucking Western. His recent choices may not have proven fruitful but it wasn’t because they were back-up plans. This is a man who truly cares about getting other men right, getting the nuances down, getting stories he believes in made. Cinderella Man is a good movie; so too are American Gangster and 3:10 To Yuma; they can’t all be better than The Insider. But if you keep watching long enough, another one of ‘em will be.

source: 20 Actors Who Deserve Your Support [Cinema Blend]

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Hitler Would Be Pleased & Links To Hollywood

Hitler Would Be Pleased – I Don’t Like You In That Way

Nicole Richie Or Klingon? – City Rag

Second Woman Accuses Casey Affleck Of Sexual Harassment – Pop Eater

Just Because He’s Cute: Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Popbytes

Tara Reid Apparently Went Commando – The Superficial

Joy Behar Chats Up Three Sex Freaks – Tabloid Prodigy

Justin Bieber Gets The Old Man Treatment – OMG Blog

Amber Heard Topless In The Joneses – Drunken Stepfather

We Survived “Jersey Shore” – College Candy

The Jane Austen Fight Club – Zelda Lily

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Face Slasher Behind Bars – ICYDK

Carrie Underwood Shows Off Her Legs – Celebrity Smack

Kim Kardashian Is A Generous Tipper – Hollywood Life

Daniel Radcliffe Celebrates His 21st Birthday – Why Fame

Ryan Reynolds In “Buried” – Hollywire

New Music Friday: Shane Harper – Hollywood Dame

Katie Holmes Is A Golden Girl – Wonderwall

Janet Jackson Fur Ad Blasted By Pam Anderson – Amy Grindhouse

Matt LeBlanc Has Been Dying His Hair! – Betty Confidential

Justin Bieber Smoking Weed – Photo – Allie Is Wired

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Livin’ The High Life & Links To Hollywood

Livin’ The High Life – City Rag

The Internet’s Best ‘Inception‘ Spoofs – Pop Eater

Jessica Simpson’s Boyfriend Dropped Out Of School – The Superficial

Ryan Phillippe Needs To Zip Up! – Amy Grindhouse

OMG, Deleted Nakedness: David Kross in ‘The Reader’ – OMG Blog

Ed Westwick Dresses Like A Twat – Holy Moly

The Situation Needs An Intervention? – ICYDK

Big Brother 12: Pick The Next Saboteur – Wonderwall

Jerry Hall Bikini Pics Of The Day – Drunken Stepfather

Courtney Love To Do ‘American Idol’? – Why Fame

Saw 3-D: The 3-D Poster Online – Celebrity Smack

We’ve Got Zoe Saldana Envy – Tabloid Prodigy

Jon Gosselin Is Mentally Ill? – Hollywood Life

Anna Fermanova Is A Sexy Model – Zelda Lily

What’s The Big Deal With Shark Week? – College Candy

Leonardo DiCaprio Doesn’t Wanna Get Poisoned By Mel Gibson – Anything Hollywood

Ellen DeGeneres Quits ‘American Idol’ – Allie Is Wired

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Top Ten Celebrity Quotes Of The Week

Happy Friday! As always, we’re giving you our top ten favorite celebrity quotes from the week. This week, we’ve got Spencer Pratt talking about fame and love, Lindsay Lohan talking about getting booked and Jason Sudeikis’ Jennifer Aniston diss!

“It turns out he was far too legit to quit.”

– Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, on going up against MC Hammer at the Taco Bell Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

“There’s no way my love for fame and her love for puppies will ever work out successfully.”

– Spencer Pratt, explaining why his marriage to Heidi Montag failed, to People

“The only ‘bookings’ that i’m familiar with are Disney Films, never thought that i’d be ‘booking’ into Jail… eeeks.”

– Lindsay Lohan, making light of her jail sentence, on Twitter

“The first time you do it, you’re deeply considering an adult diaper.”

– Ryan Reynolds, on strapping into a harness for the flying stunts in his new superhero film, The Green Lantern, to EW

“She was like, ‘So let’s review … For 15 years people have been talking about your boobs. Earlier this year, you wrote about your hoo haw in a book. Now you’re playing a crack ho on TV.’ She was like, ‘Do you think maybe you could do an animated movie next?’”

– Jennifer Love Hewitt, sharing her mom’s reaction to her role as a prostitute in Lifetime’s The Client List, to People

“He really made me feel very, like…I don’t know, like, I could fall in love with him! Like a teenager girl getting crazy.”

– Penélope Cruz’s new husband Javier Bardem, admitting his man crush on Brad Pitt, to Elle

“She should be so lucky.”

– Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudeikis, on rumors of a reported romance with his Horrible Bosses costar Jennifer Aniston, to GQ

“I feel like a pilgrim from the friggin’ ’20s!”

– Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, on washing her clothes in the sink on season 2 of MTV’s Jersey Shore, premiering July 29

“You should assume that if he makes it down the aisle in one piece, it’s going to be a major accomplishment.”

– Secretary of State and mother of the bride-to-be Hillary Clinton, on husband Bill’s emotional state as they prepare for daughter Chelsea’s impending wedding, to NBC News

“Not to use a James Cameron reference, but it was like being in a little bit of an avatar. It’s going to sound like, ‘Oh, I was a frickin’ avatar,’ give me a break, I’m already vomiting.”

– Leonardo DiCaprio, getting sick to his stomach talking about his Titanic fame, to Rolling Stone

My favorite quote this week was from Javier Bardem about Brad Pitt. Brad’s market value has skyrocketed since he shaved off his beard, so I can see all the love there. What I didn’t like was Ryan Reynolds making me picture him with an adult diaper on. That’s just wrong.

source: 10 Best Celeb Quotes This Week – [people]

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Dawn Of The Douchebag & Links To Hollywood

Dawn Of The Douchebag – City Rag

Arnold Schwarzenegger Makes Fun Of Mel Gibson – Pop Eater

Amy Winehouse Is Drunk Again – Holy Moly

Leonardo DiCaprio Covers Rolling Stone – Amy Grindhouse

Michael Lohan Assaulted Another Fiancee – The Superficial

OMG, She’s A Musician: Margaret Cho – OMG Blog

Kimora Lee Simmons Decides Not To Be Lazy – Wonderwall

Joe Jonas Is Lookin’ Hot – ICYDK

Justin Bieber Is Richer Than You – Celeb News Wire

Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ Album Cover – Celebrity Smack

Oksana Grigorieva Investigated For Extortion – Hollywood Life

Gwyneth Paltrow Gets Some Sun – Why Fame

Fashion Designers Embrace The Curvy Girl – College Candy

Does Sarah Palin Blame American Muslims For 9/11? – Zelda Lily

AnnaLynne McCord Is Begging For Attention – Drunken Stepfather

Video Fix: Nicki Minaj – “Your Love” – Popbytes

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Candyace – F-Listed

Jon Gosselin Loses His Beer Belly – Anything Hollywood

Fun Facts About Angelina Jolie – Betty Confidential

Is Katie Holmes Pregnant? – Hollywood Dame

Taylor Momsen Fights Back Against Perez Hilton – Allie Is Wired

Popularity: unranked [?]

Overflowing With Spirit & Links To Hollywood

Overflowing With Spirit – City Rag

Jesse James Says He Hit Rock Bottom – Pop Eater

Spencer Pratt Takes Pics Of Shirtless Dudes – The Superficial

Carrie Underwood’s Wedding Photos – Amy Grindhouse

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Leonardo DiCaprio – Betty Confidential

Paris Hilton Shows Off Her Wealth – Celebrity Smack

Julianne Moore Chills Out With Her Lion Cubs – Celeb News Wire

Jedward Covers Blink 182 – OMG Blog

Blake Lively’s Legs On Set Of The Day – Drunken Stepfather

Danny DeVito Wants You To Eat Him – Tabloid Prodigy

Craig Ferguson Is Pregnant! – Hollywood Dame

Rachel Maddow’s High School Yearbook Photo – Zelda Lily

The Know: Maroon 5 Is Back, Baby – College Candy

Hilary Duff Goes Glam For The Doctor’s Office – ICYDK

Kim Kardashian Gets Approval To Date Miles Austin – Wonderwall

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Kini Lee – F-Listed

A New Kylie Minogue Mashup! – Popbytes

Katie Price’s Face: Botox & Self-Loathing – Holy Moly

Kate Gosselin Could Lose Six Of Her Kids – Why Fame

Stacy Kiebler Can Get You A Drink – Hollywood Life

Courtney Love Starts Her Own Fashion Blog – Anything Hollywood

Pink Almost Died Today! – Allie Is Wired

Popularity: unranked [?]

Lady Gaga Is Melting & Links To Hollywood

Lady Gaga Is Melting – Tabloid Prodigy

Leonardo DiCaprio Has Balls – City Rag

Spencer Pratt Is Now Homeless – Pop Eater

David Hasselhoff’s Comeback Was Amazing – Holy Moly

Tila Tequila Is No Longer Going To Fake Rehab – Popbytes

Prince’s New Album Has Already Leaked – Amy Grindhouse

The State Of Lindsay Lohan – The Superficial

Plug Your Ears, Jewel Sings ‘Foolish Games’ – OMG Blog

Victoria Beckham Hides A Cold Sore – Celebrity Smack

Gwyneth Paltrow Has A Difficult Life – Celeb News Wire

Brad Pitt Finally Shaves His Beard! – ICYDK

Emily Blunt Is Off The Market – Why Fame

Miley Cyrus Talks About The End Of ‘Hannah Montana’ – Hollywire

Khloe Kardashian Blabs Way Too Much Info – Hollywood Life

Kourtney Kardashian Faints After Extreme Diet Plan – Anything Hollywood

Roger Federer’s Wife In A Bikini – Drunken Stepfather

Mel Gibson’s Baby Momma Gets No Dollahs – Betty Confidential

Q&A With Craig R. From The Bachelorette – College Candy

Snooki Steps Up To Help Wildlife In Thew Gulf – Wonderwall

Irina Shayk Does The Hottest Walk Of Shame Ever – F-Listed

Lisbeth Salander: The Girl Who Was a Feminist – Zelda Lily

Joe Jonas & Ashley Greene Are Dating – Allie Is Wired

Popularity: unranked [?]

Keyboard Pig & Links To Hollywood

Play Us Out, Keyboard Pig! – City Rag

Leonardo DiCaprio In A Dress? – Pop Eater

Jake Pavelka Claims He’s Not Gay – Betty Confidential

Pamela Anderson Makes The New iPhone Undesirable – Holy Moly

Kate Gosselin Might Have Had Some Work Done – Popbytes

The World’s First Bionic Kitty – OMG Blog

Selena Gomez In A Bikini – The Superficial

Adrianne Curry Does Twitter In The Shower – Drunken Stepfather

Federal Panel Considers Wesley Snipes’ Appeal – Wonderwall

Britney Spears & Kevn Federline Reunite! – ICYDK

Helen Mirren’s Husband Is The Sex Scene Puppetmaster – Celeb News Wire

Was Jeremy London Really Kidnapped? – College Candy

Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Details – Zelda Lily

The Situation Responds To Being Duped Into Queer Issue – Tabloid Prodigy

Afternoob Pick-Me-Up: DelRae Messer – F-Listed

Cheryl Burke Admits Missing Chad Ochocinco – Hollywood Life

Miley Cyrus’ Crotch Empowers Women – Amy Grindhouse

Justin Bieber’s Mom To Pose For Playboy? – Allie Is Wired

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10 Actors That Are Overdue An Oscar

Ever since the Oscars started there has been debate over people winning for certain roles, most people agree that a lot of actors win just because they are overdue an Oscar for previous roles instead of the role they actually win for. Here is a list of 10 actors who are way overdue an Oscar.

10. Glenn Close:

Nominated For: The World According to Garp (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Why She’s Overdue: One of the best actresses of the 1980s, she’s had a resurgence of fame and awards recognition through her excellent work on FX’s Damages. Does anyone think that if she got a juicy role like Patty Hewes on the big screen that she wouldn’t excel? She may have gone through a career lull pre-FX, but she’s back in a big way and when Damages ends, a young writer/director could help her find Oscar glory by writing a role specifically for her, much like Scott Cooper did for Bridges with Crazy Heart. She clearly hasn’t found a big screen role worthy of her dramatic ability in years but as she continues to take up mantle space with her Damages work, it only seems like a matter of time before someone taps her for something important on the big screen.

Next Project(s): Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2010)

9. Leonardo DiCaprio:

Nominated For: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), The Aviator (2004), and Blood Diamond (2006)

Why He’s Overdue: Is it possible for an actor in their mid-30s to be considered overdue? Leo’s Titanic co-star certainly was when she finally won her Oscar and DiCaprio has proven that he has the dramatic chops to be considered one of the best actors of his generation and not merely for his nominated work. He was robbed of nominations for both Titanic and The Departed and is currently delivering spectacular work in Shutter Island. If things had gone a little differently and he had been nominated for Titanic and The Departed and Shutter Island had come out last Fall as originally planned, we could be talking about Leo’s SIXTH nomination and just how overdue he is no matter his young age. It only seems a matter of time before he finally gets the part that lands him the Oscar. I bet it happens before he turns forty.

Next Project(s): Inception (2010) and Prisoners (2010)

8. Annette Bening:

Nominated For: The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999), and Being Julia (2004)

Why She’s Overdue: Because I’m tired of her taking stupid roles in junk like Running with Scissors and The Women and an Oscar would get her the parts she deserves. Bening is clearly more talented than the parts she’s been offered but she also clearly takes time between Oscar-ish films. It’s time for #4 and if she continues working to #5, she’ll have to be considered overdue merely by being in so many great films. Like a lot of people on this list, Bening has to be considered overdue merely for the breadth of her long, varied career. Like Bridges, she may need someone to write a juicy dramatic role for her specifically to finally get to the podium.

Next Project(s): The Kids Are All Right (2010), Hemingway & Fuentes (2010), and State of the Union (2010)

7. Ralph Fiennes:

Nominated For: Schindler’s List (1993) and The English Patient (1996)

Why He’s Overdue: Is anyone else surprised that Fiennes didn’t find a part for at least one more nomination in the 2000s? He arguably should have been more widely considered for a supporting nod for In Bruges but, unlike a lot of actors (although like several on this list), he didn’t seem that concerned about taking Oscar bait roles, choosing more complex films like Spider, The Constant Gardener, and The White Countess (we’ll ignore Maid in Manhattan like everyone should). But Lord Voldemort never lost his acting chops and is clearly one of the best alive at his craft. This is merely a case of a great actor waiting for a great part. I have a feeling the next time he gets nominated, he wins. With several major 2010 films, he’ll be back in the public eye in a big way and maybe the right producer will finally find him that part, although he may have found it for himself with his directorial debut of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, in which he’ll play the lead, Oscar-friendly role.

Next Project(s): Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Clash of the Titans (2010), Cemetery Junction (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I (2010), and Coriolanus (2010)

6. Laura Linney:

Nominated For: You Can Count on Me (2000), Kinsey (2004), and The Savages (2007)

Why She’s Overdue: Because it needs to happen now. I’m worried that Linney is passing that threshold where she’ll stop getting juicy dramatic roles much like Glenn Close did in the 1990s. It’s tough for actresses of a certain age to find parts as good Linney did in the 2000s, including in un-nominated but great work like Mystic River and The Squid and the Whale, along with her amazing performance on HBO’s John Adams. Laura Linney is one of those rare actresses who makes everything she’s in just a bit better. This one seems like a needed director/actress match-up. If the right writer/director could find the right way to exploit Linney’s remarkable sensitive intellectualism, she could easily start writing an acceptance speech.

Next Project(s): Sympathy for Delicious (2010), Morning (2010), and The Details (2010)

5. Johnny Depp:

Nominated For: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Finding Neverland (2004), and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Why He’s Overdue: Much like DiCaprio, Depp could have easily been nominated for more than three to date with several great performances ignored, especially in the 1990s before he started making big money for Hollywood. He may only have three nods, but when you add in a career that also includes great work in films like Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Public Enemies (all three better performances than the three for which he was nominated), it becomes clear that Depp is overdue for an acceptance speech. Like several names on this list, Depp winning an Oscar seems nearly inevitable. It will be more surprising if his career ends without one. It’s just a matter of time, although continuing to do Pirates movies and sticking with Tim Burton through the less impressive second half of his career may make that time a little longer.

Next Project(s): Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Rum Diary (2010), Rango (2011), The Tourist (2011), and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

4. Tom Cruise:

Nominated For: Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Jerry Maguire (1996), and Magnolia (1999)

Why He’s Overdue: Are we over the couch insanity yet? I know you think Tom Cruise is crazy and I’m not going to argue that but there are plenty of mentally unhinged actors with well-deserved Oscars and Cruise has delivered with very few career rough patches for a quarter-century now. It seemed likely to happen in the 2000s after the one-two punch of Jerry Maguire and Magnolia raised the actor’s critical profile significantly but Cruise had some hurdles in the last decade, ones that it seems would be easy to overcome in the next decade if he makes the right career decisions and stops going on daytime talk shows. Cruise has always been a director’s actor – he delivers when paired with talented filmmakers like Oliver Stone, Barry Levinson, Cameron Crowe, or P.T. Anderson. He needs to pair up with those kind of talented artists more often and he’ll find the part that finally gets him the Oscar he should have won for Magnolia.

Next Project(s): Knight and Day (2010) and Mission: Impossible IV (2011)

3. Joan Allen:

Nominated For: Nixon (1995), The Crucible (1996), and The Contender (2000)

Why She’s Overdue: With three nominations in six years, it seemed like Joan Allen was merely tallying them up until she would finally win a trophy. Sadly, the 2000s didn’t turn out that way but this actress is far too talented to retire without an Oscar. Allen didn’t help herself by limiting her film work and popping up in disasters like Death Race, but high acclaim for her TV work on Georgia O’Keeffe will hopefully put her back on the radar of producers that are producing Oscar bait films. Allen isn’t much older than Susan Sarandon was when she got her “overdue” role in Dead Man Walking. That kind of tough intellectual role would be perfect for Allen to finally get her date with Oscar.

Next Project(s): Good Sharma (2010)

2. Peter O’Toole:

Nominated For: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Becket (1964), The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006)

Why He’s Overdue: Seriously? Because he’s 77, been nominated eight times already, and has been a part of the film industry for five decades. He’s one of the few true living legends and he probably should have won for Venus a few years ago (and probably would have if they hadn’t already given him an actual Honorary Award for career achievement). The only question with O’Toole is if someone will write him the right part again. Here’s all I have to say about that – Christopher Plummer is older and he got his first nomination this year and starred in a Best Picture nominee in Up. There’s definitely still time for O’Toole. The only question is which filmmaker out there is willing to write him the ninth nomination?

Next Project(s): Eager to Die (2010), Katherine of Alexandria (2011), and Mary Mother of Christ (2011)

1. Julianne Moore:

Nominated For: Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), The Hours (2002), and Far From Heaven (2002)

Why She’s Overdue: Because she’s one of the best actresses alive and should have won at least one already for Far From Heaven and been nominated at least one more time for A Single Man. Moore made some bad career choices in the second half of the 2000s that derailed what seemed to be a Winslet-esque run where she’d be nominated every two to three years but if anyone thinks she can’t climb to that level of regular nominee again in the 2010s, they’re crazy. Moore delivers every single time and her raised profile this year with her nearly-nominated work in A Single Man and even her hilarious guest appearance on 30 Rock. Getting her back in the public eye will hopefully put her amazing talent in the mind of a writer out there currently crafting the next great female role. In short, she’s overdue.

Next Project(s): Chloe (2010), Shelter (2010), and The Kids Are All Right (2010)

I always thought Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio already won Oscars, I don’t necessarily agree wit DiCaprio or Tom Cruise being overdue an Oscar but I agree with the rest of them.

source: The Top 10 Actors Overdue for an Oscar [Movie Retreiver]

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15 Stars Who Need A Hit This Summer

As we all know the summer brings all the big Hollywood blockbuster movies, which for the moviestars is a vital time because if there movie becomes a smash hit then they can ask for a bigger salary – if not then they will forever be tied to a movie bombing.

With this in mind, Forbes have put together a list of 15 moviestars who are in need of a hit with their summer blockbuster, be it to cement their career of a top grossing actor or redeem their fading career.

1. Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2

The first Iron Man took Hollywood by surprise with its mix of rapid-fire dialogue and hard-hitting action. Audiences loved the film, spending $585 million on tickets at the box office. The sequel looks like it will live up to the original–it’s already earned $100 million abroad.

2. Tom Cruise, Knight and Day

Cruise hasn’t had a major hit since 2006′s Mission: Impossible III. The star needs Knight and Day to bring in the crowds this summer. The actor earned some good buzz with his comedic cameo in 2008′s Tropic Thunder. Knight and Day (co-starring Cameron Diaz) could be just the mix of comedy and action Cruise needs for a comeback.

3. Angelina Jolie, Salt

In her career, Jolie has vacillated between action flicks like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Oscar bait like The Changeling. It seems the actress might be settling into the action life. She follows up the 2008 shoot-’em-up hit Wanted with this summer’s Salt, about a rogue CIA agent. Hollywood will be watching the box office returns to see if they prove she’s an action star worthy of $15 million a film.

4. Russell Crowe, Robin Hood

Crowe has had a rough couple of years. His last two films, State of Play and Body of Lies, disappointed at the box office. So there’s a lot riding on Robin Hood, Universal’s new take on the old story. With Cate Blanchett along for the ride as Marion, the film is sure to focus as much on acting as on bow and arrow action.

5. Julia Roberts, Eat Pray Love

“Chick flicks” like The Proposal, Sex and The City and Mamma Mia have performed well over the past few summers, so hopes are high for Roberts’ newest film, Eat Pray Love, based on the best-selling book by Elizabeth Gilbert. Roberts could use a hit. Her last big box office winner (aside from the Ocean’s films) was 2001′s America’s Sweethearts.

6. Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City 2

The first Sex and the City film was a smash hit, earning $415 million at the box office on an estimated budget of $65 million. The filmmakers are taking a risk with the sequel by taking Carrie and her friends out of Manhattan. If the movie’s a hit, though, it will mean big bucks for Parker, who is also a producer on the film.

7. Jake Gyllenhaal, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Gyllenhaal is best known for his work in serious movies like Donnie Darko, Zodiac and Brokeback Mountain. It’s quite a departure for the actor to take on the lead role in Prince of Persia, which is based on a videogame. If the film is a hit, Gyllenhaal might have found a second career for himself playing action heroes.

8. Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception

Leo finally had a big hit with Shutter Island. He needs that streak to continue if he’s going to hold onto his reputation as an actor worth $20 million for serious adult movies. Few films have been as shrouded in secrecy as Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which hits theaters July 16. It has something to do with technology and dreams, but that’s as much as anyone knows. Considering Nolan was the man behind The Dark Knight, Inception could be a huge hit.

9. Jennifer Aniston, The Switch

Aniston has had a run of bad luck at the box office lately. Love Happens and The Bounty Hunter both bombed despite the presence of strong costars like Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart. She needs The Switch to do well to maintain her reputation as a solid romantic comedy star.

10. Will Ferrell, The Other Guys

Ferrell starred in one of the biggest bombs of 2009 last summer: Land of the Lost, which earned only $68 million on an estimated budget of $100 million. Ferrell needs The Other Guys to be a hit. It helps that the cop movie has a lower budget than the effects-heavy Land of the Lost.

11. Matt Damon, The Adjustment Bureau

Thanks to the Bourne movies, Damon has starred in some top-earning films. But he’s also been in his share of duds. Recent movies like The Informant, Green Zone and Invictus have disappointed at the box office. The Adjustment Bureau is the directorial debut of writer George Nolfi, who penned The Bourne Ultimatum.

12. Steve Carell, Dinner for Schmucks and Despicable Me

If Carell leaves The Office next year, as rumored, he’ll have a burgeoning career as a movie star–his films this summer could either add to his momentum or break it. His most recent film, Date Night, has had a respectable run, earning $109 million at the box office worldwide. Dinner for Schmucks, co-starring Paul Rudd, is getting good buzz, as is the animated Despicable Me.

13. Mark Wahlberg, The Other Guys

Wahlberg is one of those dependable actors who can go between action films like Max Payne and serious dramas like The Lovely Bones with no problem. But until recently he’s stayed away from comedies. His shirtless performance in the comedy Date Night has audiences excited for the upcoming film The Other Guys, which stars Wahlberg and Will Ferrell.

14. Cameron Diaz, Shrek 4 and Knight and Day

The Shrek movies (which co-star Diaz as Princess Fiona) have been some of the biggest earners of all time, bringing in a total $2.2 million (EDIT: should read $2.2 billion) at the global box office so far. The fourth and final film is sure to be a box-office winner, especially because it’s being shown in 3-D. Audiences will be able to see Diaz in Knight and Day, which co-stars Tom Cruise.

15. Adam Sandler, Grown Ups

For his latest movie, Sandler brought along fellow Saturday Night Live veterans like Chris Rock and Rob Schneider for a big family ensemble comedy. The presence of Kevin James (hot off of last year’s Paul Blart: Mall Cop) could make the film a summer hit.

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source: Stars On The Edge This Summer [Forbes]

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Hollywood Hunks Guys Love Too

You know those Hollywood men that drive women crazy and drive us men crazy for a very different reason because they are rich and just all around perfect? Well here is a list of some Hollywood guys that we actually love as much as women do because they actually seem like they would be fun to hang out with, well in my opinion anyway.

1. George Clooney

George Clooney is the quintessential guy’s guy. Not only is he popular with the ladies, but he’s into practical jokes, always seems in control and he likes fast cars and motorcycles. In Ocean’s 11, he made every guy want to be part of his crew, and on the red carpet he makes men think about how cool they would look in a tuxedo.

2. Leonardo Dicaprio

In 1998, after starring in the guy-Krypton Oscar winner Titanic, Leo’s cherubic face was plastered across teeny bopper magazines that ruined his rep with everyday bros. Thanks to some judicious role selection and a three-movie run with Martin Scorcese, Leonardo has since redeemed himself in the eyes of guys everywhere.

3. Denzel Washington

Ever since he came on the scene with his breakout role in the 1983 movie Cry Freedom, Denzel Washington has been walking the line between swoon-worthy hunk and politically-aware intellectual. Along the way, Denzel landed in movies like Training Day and American Gangster that showed just how badass this intellectual hunk can be.

4. James Franco

It might be his self-deprecating sense of humor or the fact that Judd Apatow just makes him seem so damn likeable, but for whatever reason James Franco transcends heartthrob status and is in with the guys. Sure he was named “Sexiest Man Living” by Salon.com, but he was also hilarious in the guy-centric Pineapple Express.

5. Robert Redford

Robert Redford may be past his full-on hunk days, but he still pulls off a rugged sense of cool that’s been much-emulated and rarely achieved. It helps his status with guys that he made probably the best buddy cowboy movie ever with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

6. Jon Hamm

It’s hard to believe that Jon Hamm’s breakout role in Mad Men came just three years ago. Since then, Jon has hosted Saturday Night Live twice and landed on both People and Salon.com’s lists of sexiest men. But don’t confuse him with his alter ego. Jon is quick to warn people off looking up to Don Draper too much and says he’s actually nothing like the brooding leading man.

7. Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro has said he doesn’t see himself as a hunk and he doesn’t know why he ends up on lists like these, but admits he’s always been popular with the ladies. His roles in guy favorites like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Sin City, have helped make him a hit on both sides of the gender divide.

8. Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt is the cool guy that guys want to hang out with. Sure he’d probably always win the attention of the hottest girl in the room, but he’d also be a really awesome wingman. Brad won over the ladies first in Legends of the Fall, but by the time he played Tyler Durden in Fight Club, the guys couldn’t resist. He gets bonus points with guys for growing ill-conceived facial hair.

9. Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is a one-of-a-kind cultural anomoly. He’s spent the better part of his career enjoying full-on heartthrob status. He’s flirted with androgyny. He spends about half his time in France and has insulted the United States in interviews. And still he’s adored by guys and girls alike. How could this be? Simple. Guys love pirates.

10. Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey, Jr. has some serious demons in his past, but that just seems to give him character. Not only is he the guy that guys would love to party with, he’s the guy whose stories would actually be interesting. He’s got a cocky attitude that works for him somehow, leading future co-star Chris Evans to remark, “I don’t think anybody tells Downey what to do, and that’s what makes [him] Downey.”

11. Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx has shamelessly played up his lady’s man status throughout his career, and while the way he’s pandered to the audience doesn’t earn him cool points, somehow it hasn’t hurt him either. Jamie got an inexplicable Mike Tyson-like head tattoo, he’s trotted out his Oscar-winning Ray Charles impression more than once for pop music, and yet he’s still cool enough to get Ron Howard to show up in his music video.

12. Paul Rudd

Look at his resume and you’ll quickly realize Paul Rudd has one of the coolest filmographies in Hollywood. He had his breakout in the 1995 chick flick Clueless, and more recently he starred alongside Jason Segal in I Love You, Man, which is basically how guys feel when they see him play his everybro schtick for laughs on the big screen.

13. Justin Timberlake

Sure he got his start making teenage girls scream with N*Sync, but with the help of a haircut, some snappy clothes, and a “D— in a Box,” J.T. successfully reinvented his image as guy friendly.

14. Alec Baldwin

How do you win over guys and girls alike? Being good looking and hilarious has worked out for Alec Baldwin. Tina Fey saved his career, but before 30 Rock, Alec’s mix of charm and quick wit was cracking up SNL fans with sketches like his classic “Schweddy Balls.

source: Hollywood Hunks Guys Love Too [Zimbio]

Popularity: unranked [?]

A Precious World & Links To Hollywood

A Precious World – City Rag

Afternoon Pick Me Up: Caitlin Kelly – F-Listed

Are Beyonce’s & Jay-Z’s Dreams About To Come True? – Hollywood Life

Elizabeth Hasselbeck Vs. Sarah Palin – Betty Confidential

The Battle for Sunny: What Rights Does Sandra Bullock Have? – Pop Eater

Serena Williams In A Bikini – The Superficial

OMG, Q & A With Alison Goldfrapp – OMG Blog

LegalBytes: Joe Jackson Vs. Dr. Murray – Popbytes

Robert Pattinson Punches Like A Girl – Amy Grindhouse

Russell Brand Is Another Cheater? – Why Fame

Paris Hilton Craps Out A New Song – Celebrity Smack

Chloe Sevigny Has No Love For Big Love – Celeb News Wire

Robert Pattinson Has Taken A Bath! – Tabloid Prodigy

Courteney Cox On The Set Of ‘Cougar Town’ – Pacific Coast News

Kardashian Sisters: Massive Miami Mounds – Ninja Dude

Michelle McGee Laughs: I Wasn’t The Only One! – ICYDK

Lilith Fair 2.0 Is Going To Suck – Litely Salted

Kesha Is So Revolting – Yeeeah!

The Party Girl’s 5 BFFs – College Candy

Osama Chin Laden Turned Lesbian – The Dirty

Jimi Hendrix’s Long Lost Sex Tape – Hollywire

Kristin Cavallari In Her Stripper Dress – Drunken Stepfather

Kiefer Sutherland Announces The End Of 24 – Wonderwall

Baby Slings Recalled Infant Deaths – Zelda Lily

Dennis Hoppers & His Hollywood Stars – Celebrity Baby Scoop

Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet Secret Couple? – Anything Hollywood

Matt Kemp Moves In With Rihanna – Allie Is Wired

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Bar Refaeli Glad For Relationship Break, Poses In Underwear

Here is photos of Bar Refaeli posing in her underwear for the latest Passionata underwear ads and they are pretty damn hot, who knew beating off a dog with a stick could look so hot.

Bar has told L’Isha magazine that she is happy for the six month break link she and Leonardo DiCaprio took from their relationship, she also opened up about other bits of the relationship.

On the six-month break: “It was a half year for which I am very grateful. I needed it. I came to understand a lot of things about myself. . . I worked on myself [and] I grew up. I didn’t know what ‘alone’ was like. Today I know that a relationship can work only if you know you can be alone and you are not afraid. Today I’m not afraid of being alone.”

On PDA: “No one needs to know how we kiss.”

On not walking the red carpet together: “I am there for him and I am at all the events. . . I just don’t walk in hand-in-hand with him. I don’t see any reason. I don’t need to strike poses with him in front of the cameras.”

On getting engaged: “I’m not thinking about getting married. I’m still young, not yet 25.”

Words cannot describe the jealous I have that Leonardo DiCaprio gets to see Bar Refaeli in her underwear like this on a daily basis. Then again I shouldn’t be too jealous since they will never last.

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source: Bar Refaeli Lingerie Pictures [Hollywood Tuna]

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