Red Carpet Fashion: American Cinematheque Awards

Here are some pictures from the American Cinematheque’s awards event.  The ‘American Cinematheque’ is a local, non-profit organization in Los Angeles dedicated to cinema.  Every year, it presents an award to a film-maker.  Past recipients include: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Ron Howard.  This year, Matt Damon was selected, which made for some pretty funny jokes from Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck.   Interestingly, both Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel attended the the event with their new significant others.  Awkward?  


[Sarah Silverman]


[Charlize Theron]


[Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso]


[Jennifer Garner]


[Olivia Wilde]


[Shawn Robinson]


[Stacey Keibler]

Movie Review: ‘Waking Sleeping Beauty’

‘Waking Sleeping Beauty’ follows the resurrection of Disney Animation Studios between 1984 and 1994. Many believed that Disney animation was kaput after a string of failures, and ‘The Little Mermaid’ brought it back from the dead. I thought the film was both enlightening and entertaining. It was jam packed with information in a short period of time though, so I would recommend going to see it when you are fully awake. My only complaint is that I thought it was heavily critical of Jeffrey Katzenberg. They portrayed him as a spotlight stealing, unappreciative guy. I don’t think it was really acknowledged that a large part of Disney’s success during this time was attributed to Katzenberg. In fact, he left Disney right after ‘The Lion King,’ which was Disney’s last major Box Office success. See the trailer below, and then make time to go see this documentary. 

Ben Stiller Reveals the Truth Behind Sacha Baron Cohen’s Squashed Oscar Bit

Ben Stiller was on Howard Stern last week and discussed his nixed ‘Avatar’ bit that he was set to do with Sacha Baron Cohen at the Oscars.  Many of you might remember Stiller dressed in blue at the Oscars, while making fun of ‘Avatar.’  Stiller was originally supposed to do the bit with Sacha Baron Cohen, who backed out at the last minute, allegedly because Oscar Producer’s feared that Cohen would offend James Cameron.  Cameron came forward and said that he didn’t mind being made fun of, but many still thought that Cameron’s feelings were behind the nixed bit.  Stiller put the rumors to rest, saying that Cohen himself pulled out of the bit, and it had nothing to do with either Cameron or Oscar Producers.  Click on the link below to watch Stiller at the Oscars. 

Stiller Making fun of Avatar 


Red Carpet Fashion: Perez Hilton’s Birthday Party

Perez Hilton, the master of all celebrity bloggers, had a birthday bash in Los Angeles Saturday night.  Forgive the title of this post, as Perez, true to his website’s color, rolled out a pink carpet instead of a red one.  See pictures from the party below.


[Perez Hilton and Lindsay Lohan – yes, it is weird that she is there given that Perez constantly bashes her on his website]


[Paula Abdul and her hot legs!]


[Katy Perry – please see my previous post – entitled ‘When Did Celebs Stop Wearing Pants’]


[Kim Zolciak – from ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’]


[Leona Lewis – British pop sensation]


[Singer Eve]


[Audrina Patridge – from ‘The Hills’]


[Bridget Marquardt – Formerly on of Hugh Hefner’s girls]


[Niecy Nash – on this season’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’]

Paula Abdul not Joining Broadway’s ‘In the Heights’

I spoke to soon.  The good news is, I can continue bashing Abdul’s new management team.  A representative for the Broadway Production ‘In the Heights,’ has said that the rumors about Abdul taking on the role of Priscilla Lopez aren’t true.  I’m not sure why there are so many announcements about Abdul’s career choices that prove to be false.  So far she has been rumored to be a judge on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and ‘X Factor,’ a host of a resurrected ‘Star Search,’ and then a cast member for ‘In the Heights.’  I’m don’t know what is going on with her, or when any of the rumors surrounding her next career step will prove to be true.  I do love Paula though, and I’m still holding out for her to sit next to Simon on ‘X Factor.’

Judge Says Mtv Can Air ‘Jersey Shore’ Episodes

Two individuals were denied their request to block episodes that showed them fighting with cast members on Mtv’s ‘Jersey Shore.’  The individuals involved in the fight were a police officer and his wife.  The police officer was fired from his job after the show aired.  This marks the second lawsuit filed in an effort to block ‘Jersey Shore’ episodes from airing.  The first suit involved a man that was punched by cast member Ronnie.  ‘Jersey Shore’ fans may remember him lying in the street unconscious while Ronnie was being arrested.  The man argued that even though his face was blurred in the episode, his identity was obvious because of his tattoos.  The Judge denied his request.  See the cast below. 

Rosie O’Donnell Explains why she was at Donald Trump’s Wedding

On the first week of ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ Donald Trump told Cindi Lauper in the boardroom that Rosie O’Donnell attended his wedding to Marla Maples.  Lauper looked confused, and so was I.  Were Trump and Rosie friends once upon a time?  Why would she be there?  Well, Rosie recently cleared up the mystery, posting a picture on her blog, and stating that she went as someone’s date.  See Donald tell Cindi the news below, and click on the link to see the picture of Rosie at the wedding. 

Photo: Rosie at Trump’s Wedding

Kate Gosselin Really Wants to Stay on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

In a recent interview with People, Kate Gosselin said how much she hopes to stay in the dancing competition, because she “really likes it.”  Though I’m sure Gosselin is enjoying herself, the real reason most of these celebrities hope to stay as long as possible, is that they get paid per episode. The longer they stay, the bigger the check. Since Gosselin has eight children to support, and she is no longer generating income from TLC, I would imagine that she is trying pretty hard.  I’d like to see her stay too, given that she seems to be the only non dancer/performer/athlete. 

Red Carpet Fashion: Nickelodean Kids Choice Awards


[Tyra Banks]


[Rihanna]


[Katy Perry]


[Zoe Saldana]


[Jada Pinkett Smith]


[Selena Gomez]


[Terri Seymour]

Donald Trump is Still Talking About Rosie O’Donnell

Did Rosie O’Donnell kill his first born child and we don’t know about it?  When asked about Rosie’s return to television, Trump called her a “loser,” and a “failure.”  This feud all began when Rosie mocked Trump on ‘The View.’  While it’s true that Rosie started it, I’m not sure that Trump needs to keep it going.  I speculate that something happened between them prior to Rosie insulting him on ‘The View,’ and it was never made public.  That’s the only thing I can think of that would merit this level of animosity.  Otherwise, he might need to attend some serious therapy.  Watch Rosie throwing the alleged first punch below.