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EVERY NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FAN KNOWS THEIR SONG "WHO DAT?" CHECK OUT THIS DOG!
HERE'S THE "WHO DAT" SAINTS ANTHEM THE DOG ABOVE WAS LEADING THE CROWD IN!
TOP 10 THINGS YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR COACH BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL!
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NICK JONAS SAYS ON "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" THAT BOB DYLAN CAN'T SING!
JON STEWART ON BILL O'REILLY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR HIS SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT!
WANT A SMILE TODAY? READ THIS STORY & SEE IF YOU CAN STOP FROM A GRIN AT THE END!
WATCH THIS VIDEO! IT MAY HELP YOU SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE SOMEDAY, A NEW CPR METHOD!
This is a Mayo Clinic Presentation of Continuous Chest Compression CPR - Cardiocerebral Resuscitation! Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) is a new approach to patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that has been shown to improve rates of neurologically intact survival by 250%--300% over the approach advocated by the 2000 American Heart Association guidelines. And EMS systems can realize these improvements without having to buy a single new gadget or device.
HERE'S A LIFESAVER! CHECK OUT THIS 5 YEAR OLD GIRL'S 911 CALL THAT SAVED HER DAD!
I MENTIONED LAST WEEKEND THAT MY SON BRYAN IS DOING AN ONLINE ALBUM THAT YOU CAN WATCH HIM CREATE AS HE GOES, A REAL-TIME ALBUM! HERE'S THE LATEST WEEK'S PRODUCTION THAT HE POSTED EARLIER THIS WEEK! HIS BAND'S NAME IS "LAST FALLING"!
"DAY'S OF OUR LIVES" MATRIARCH FRANCES REID, DEAD AT 95!
Frances Reid, one of the original castmembers of Days of Our Lives, has died. She was 95. The Texas-born, Berkeley-grown actress played Alice Horton on the stalwart NBC soap opera since its debut on Nov. 8, 1965, going from loyal Vietnam-era wife and mom to snowy-haired town elder over the course of four decades.
Reid's character was seemingly murdered, along with a bunch of other fan favorites between 2003 and 2004, by Salem's most menacing serial killer to date, but the fates weren't that cruel and an ultimate twist showed Alice and her fellow nine "victims" alive and well.
Reid's last appearance on Days was in 2007, three years after she received the Daytime Emmys' Lifetime Achievement Award.
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OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED EARLY ON GROUND HOG DAY, FEBRUARY 2ND!
On the same day "Avatar" scored nine Oscar nominations, James Cameron's sci-fi epic grossed an estimated $2.7 million, Fox said, and upped its domestic box office total to $601.1 million which tops "Titanic".
The domestic title was Titanic's last remaining major box office record. Avatar previously swiped Titanic's No. 1 ranking as James Cameron's biggest moneymaker.
As of Oscar Tuesday, Avatar had grossed an unprecedented $2 billion and change worldwide. Titanic still clings to a few titles: biggest PG-13 movie of all time, most consecutive weekends at No. 1, etc.
Titanic's reign as the No. 1 domestic movie lasted about 12 years, or until its director decided to make another movie. Until Avatar, the only film that came close to threatening its supremacy was "The Dark Knight".
Here's an updated look at the Top 10 domestic box office champs of all time!
1. Avatar, $601.1 million 2. Titanic, $600.8 million 3. The Dark Knight, $533 million 4. Star Wars, $461 million 5. Shrek 2, $441 million 6. E.T., $435 million 7. Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, $431 million 8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $423 million 9. Spider-Man, $404 million 10. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $402 million
JON STEWART ON "THE O'REILLY FACTOR" WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!
2010 GRAMMY HIGHLIGHTS! WHERE DO YOU START? WELL, THESE VIDEOS BELOW HELP!
TAYLOR SWIFT DROPS AND BREAKS ONE OF HER 4 GRAMMYS BACKSTAGE WITH THE PRESS!
Beyoncé Knowles with her album "Sasha Fierce", the 28-year-old diva collected a field-dominating, record-setting six Grammys Sunday night, but it was 20-year-old Taylor Swift who was standing tallest at the end of the night, her 5 million-selling Fearless a winner for Album of the Year.
"When we're 80 years old and we're telling the same stories over and over to our grandkids and they're so annoyed with us, this is the story we're going to be telling over and over again," she said. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Swift, who entered the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards with a whopping eight nominations, made it out with four wins overall, including Best Country Album and Best Female Vocal Country Performance and Best Country Song, both for "White Horse."
Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Beyoncé
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
POP
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "Halo"
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz, "Make It Mine"
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, "Lucky"
Pop Instrumental Performance: Bela Fleck, "Throw Down Your Heart"
Pop Instrumental Album: Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones Rihanna, Mos Def, Jay-Z Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images
R&B
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, "Blame It"
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "At Last"
R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Beyoncé
R&B Album: Blacksummers' Night, Maxwell
Contemporary R&B Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
RAP
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
Rap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem
Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Urban/Alternative Performance: India.Arie and Dobet Gnahoré, "Pearls" Taylor Swift Michael Caulfield/Getty Images
COUNTRY
Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Female Country Vocal Performance: Taylor Swift, "White Horse"
Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, "Sweet Thing"
Country Song: "White Horse," Taylor Swift
Country Collaboration With Vocals: "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, "I Run to You"
Country Instrumental Performance: Steve Wariner, "Producer's Medley" Kings of Leon Steve Granitz/Getty Images
ROCK
Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, "Working on a Dream"
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, "War Machine"
Metal Performance: Judas Priest, "Dissident Aggressor"
Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "A Day in the Life" Lady Gaga John Shearer/Getty Images
DANCE
Dance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga
Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady Gaga
VISUAL MEDIA
Short Form Music Video: "Boom Boom Pow," The Black Eyed Peas
Long Form Music Video: "The Beatles Love—All Together Now," Various Artists
COMEDY
Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Stephen Colbert
"WE ARE THE WORLD - 2010" STARS ARRIVE FOR THE RECORDING SESSION IN LOS ANGELES!
SIMON COWELL'S STAR-STUDDED HAITI SINGLE RELEASED, AND ON YOUTUBE!
Enlisting the vocal prowess of a cavalcade of pop stars to rerecord a modern classic for the benefit of distressed Haitians isn't exclusive to just one side of the Atlantic.
So while the who's who gathered in Los Angeles Monday night to record "We Are the World," Simon Cowell was putting the finishing touches on his own London-concocted charity single, "Everybody Hurts," which was released to British radio Tuesday morning.
Understandably heavier on international acts, the R.E.M. cover features Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Vince Vaughn, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Bublé, Susan Boyle, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis, Mika and James Blunt, among other stars.
The track will be available for download this Sunday through HMV, Play and Amazon's U.K. site, with proceeds from the single to be split between the Disasters Emergency Committee and the Helping Haiti campaign.
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT EDITION, FEBRUARY 9TH!
LOOK FOR HARRY POTTER THEME PARK COMMERCIAL AMONG THE SUPER BOWL ADS!
Hogwarts has a Super Bowl ad. Just in time for the big game, Universal Studios Orlando is launching a first-look commercial at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, that theme park opening this spring based on the movies based on J.K. Rowling's books.
Set atop his broomstick, Daniel Radcliffe leads a pair of kids twisting and turning through Hogsmeade, being chased by a dragon—if you look closely, you can tell that part is totally a hanging roller coaster!—and into Hogwarts Castle.
According to Wallet Pop, the studio is keeping mum about the ride tucked into the dark structure, called Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. It's supposedly super technologically advanced and features especially shot footage of Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
YOU MAY RE-THINK YOUR OPINION OF HOW SMART GOATS ARE IF YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO!
MICHAEL JACKSON'S AT THE 1988 GRAMMYS! HE PERFORMS TWO OF HIS BIGGEST HITS!
MICHAEL WAS ALSO HONORED AT THE 1993 AWARDS SHOW AS A GRAMMY LEGEND!
HERE'S A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE PRODUCERS AND ENGINEERS AT THE GRAMMYS!
A LOOK BACK AT 2 YEARS OF CHARLIE HOSTING THE PRE-GRAMMY SHOW, 1978 AND 1979!
Steve Martin receiving his second Grammy Award for his 1978 Album "A Wild And Crazy Guy" from Charlie at the 21st Annual Grammys in 1979, in the special Pre-Grammy Awards that Charlie emceed.
Chuck Mangione picks up his 1978 Grammy for "Children Of Sanchez" from Charlie onstage at the Pre-Grammy Awards in 1979. Also in 1978, Chuck Mangione scored with his big pop hit "Feels So Good".
Producer of the Year Peter Asher gets his Grammy from Charlie during the Pre-Grammy awards February 23,1978 for the 20th annual ceremonies at the Shrine Auditorium. Peter Asher, by the way, was part of the hit singing duet "Peter & Gordon" in the 60's who had a trio of hits including "A World Without Love", "I Go To Pieces" and "Lady Godiva".
Larry Morton, 1978 Grammy Award winning Producer for Best Cast Show Album "Annie", receives his award from Charlie at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony in 1978.
MICHAEL JACKSON WILL BE HONORED AT THE GRAMMYS WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!
Michael Jackson talks with Charlie in a 1973 summertime visit to Charlie's syndication studios. Michael was 14 at the time and came alone, no entourage or publicists.
SUPER BOWL COUNTDOWN IS UNDERWAY, AND HERE'S ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMMERCIALS!
JIMMEY KIMMEL ACCUSED OF "SUCKER PUNCHING" JAY LENO, RESPONDS ON HIS OWN SHOW!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HERE'S THE 2010 STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH!
STEVE JOBS SHOWED OFF THE "iPAD" WEDNESDAY, A COMPUTER TABLET FOR APPLE!
JOHN TRAVOLTA FLIES HIS OWN PLANE OF DOCTORS AND RELIEF SUPPLIES IN TO HAITI!
MY YOUNGEST SON BRYAN, HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC, FROM THE TIME HE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO WALK AND TALK, HE ALWAYS LOVED TO BE IN MY HOME STUDIO "PERFORMING"! HE'S ALSO THE ONE WHO DESIGNED THIS WEBSITE!
NOW, BESIDES HIS DAY JOB AS A GRAPHIC ARTIST, HE STILL LOVES TO MAKE MUSIC, BUT NOW HE HAS HIS OWN HOME STUDIO, WHERE YOU CAN WATCH HIM CREATE HIS MUSIC AND VIDEOS!
MICHAEL JACKSON'S CHOREOGRAPHER'S "WOW" PERFORMANCE WITH FILIPINO INMATES!
Filipino, Philippines "Dancing Inmates" from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), a maximum security prison, were treated to a visit recently, by Michael Jacksons long-time choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid to learn performances from "THIS IS IT".
MUSIC COMES IN ALL FORMS! TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS ROOT BEER BOTTLES MOZART!
IF YOU'RE A FAN OF "LOST", YOU'LL LOVE THIS SONG PARODY, WITH A "DOWNTOWN" MELODY!
WILL FERRELL AND HIS WIFE VIVECA PAULIN WELCOME THEIR THIRD BABY BOY, AXEL!
Just hours after a Lynyrd Skynyrd avatar named Will Ferrell led an all-star band to help Conan O'Brien sign off in style, the funnyman and his wife, Viveca Paulin, welcomed their third son, Axel Ferrell.
Which means that wasn't just a pregnant hippie dancing at his side. That was a very pregnant hippie. According to People, his dancing queen wife gave birth Saturday morning, and "all the Ferrells are well."
MARY J. BLIGE AND ANDREA BOCELLI TEAM UP ON GRAMMYS TO HELP HAITI!
The Grammys are going to help to raise funds for the Haiti relief efforts. The music awards show—airing live this Sunday night on CBS—is putting together a special segment dedicated to helping the earthquake-torn nation.
Nine-time winner Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli will be singing Simon & Garfunkel's classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water," on the 40th anniversary of that classic track's Grammy wins for Record, Album and Song of the Year.
Blige and Bocelli's cover will be available for download in iTunes following the telecast, with all proceeds benefiting the Red Cross.
RUMORS ARE MICHAEL JACKSON'S CHILDREN MAY BE PART OF GRAMMY TRIBUTE!
A source says that Grammy Awards producers have been making a last-minute effort to incorporate in some capacity Michael Jackson's children—Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket—into Sunday night's tribute to their late father.
The Grammys tribute will feature a 3-D minimovie set to Jackson's "Earth Song," which was going to be featured in his "This is It" tour.
"They've been working on everything from them singing to just making an appearance," a Grammys source says of the little Jacksons' possible involvement.
Another source close to the Jackson family said that as of Tuesday night, the children "might" be there. The source confirms that several members of the Jackson family, including father Joe, are scheduled to attend the Grammys.
"They might go, but Kate [Kathryn, their grandmother] is very protective of having them in front of the cameras, so I doubt they will walk the carpet," says the source.
Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Céline Dion and Smokey Robinson are among the confirmed participants in the Jackson tribute.
"AVATAR" SINKS "TITANIC" AS THE #1 FILM OF ALL-TIME AT THE MOVIES!
Avatar's total haul hit $1.859 billion on Monday, surpassing Titanic's $1.843 billion by $16 million, according to Fox.
James Cameron's unstoppable Avatar hit $1.29 billion at the international box office, Fox said today, passing Cameron's Titanic mark of $1.24 billion to set the new record. By Monday, the studio estimates, Avatar will top Titanic's worldwide gross of $1.85 billion to become Earth's biggest moneymaker of all time.
And within a week to a week and a half, Fox guesses, the 3-D- and IMAX-powered Avatar should swipe Titanic's last remaining major record: all-time domestic champ.
Avatar, which grossed $36 million domestically Friday-Sunday, and led the box office for a sixth straight weekend, is now at $552.8 million on that ledger. On Saturday, it blew past The Dark Knight for second place on the domestic list. Titanic's once-believed unbeatable $600.8 million will be the next to go.
"Milestones like this are great," calm and composed Fox exec Chris Aronson said Monday. "It's part of an amazing ride the film has taken us on. This film is still just captivating audiences on a global basis."
This past weekend's results:
1. Avatar, $36 million 2. Legion, $18.2 million 3. The Book of Eli, $17 million 4. The Tooth Fairy, $14.5 million 5. The Lovely Bones, $8.8 million 6. Sherlock Holmes, $7.1 million 7. Extraordinary Measures, $7 million 8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, $6.5 million 9. It's Complicated, $6.2 million 10. The Spy Next Door, $4.8 million
PERNELL ROBERTS, OF THE FAMED "BONANZA" BROTHERS, DEAD OF CANCER!
Pernell Roberts, who became a small-screen staple as Adam Cartwright in Bonanza and later as the title character in the M*A*S*H spinoff Trapper John, M.D., has died. He was 81.
His wife, Eleanor Criswell, told the Los Angeles Times that Roberts passed away Sunday at the couple's home in Malibu after losing a battle with cancer.
Funeral services were set for this past Monday.
"THE PRICE IS RIGHT" ALWAYS GETS CONTESTANTS EXCITED, BUT THIS WOMAN PASSED OUT!
GEORGE CLOONEY TELLS WHAT CAUSED HIM TO PULL TOGETHER THIS HELP FOR HAITI!
DID YOU SEE THE RESCUE OF A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX DOG FROM THE L.A. RIVER FRIDAY?
THE DOG NICKNAMED "VERNON" FOR THE CITY HE WAS RESCUED IN IS DOING FINE AT A VETS!
THE 2010 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS SATURDAY NIGHT WINNERS BELOW!
Jeff Bridges of "Crazy Heart" and Sandra Bullock of "The Blind Side" claimed top acting honors at Saturday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, building momentum for possible Academy Awards glory for the two stars.
"I love being an actor – pretending to be other people and getting into the shoes of other folks," said Bridges, who plays a hard-luck, hard-living country singer in the drama.
Although respected by his peers, Bridges has largely been bypassed for major awards. Bullock also got a rare chance to bask in the awards spotlight, winning for her portrayal of a tenacious real-life mom, Leigh Anne Tuohy, who helped a youth in need, future NFL player Michael Oher.
Both Bridges and Bullock had picked up Golden Globes trophies for their roles less than a week ago. Backstage, Bullock refused to speculate on her Oscar chances in March.
"Shhhhh. Shhhh. Shhhh," she said, repeatedly, to a reporter asking the question.
"I would be a hostess or a waitress or a house restorer before I ever considered myself an actor, because I never thought I was good enough," Bullock added.
In another repeat of the Golden Globes, Christoph Waltz was honored as best supporting actor for his role as an energetically ruthless Nazi in the film "Inglourious Basterds," while Mo'Nique's searing portrayal of an abusive mother in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire," was honored as best supporting actress.
The cast of "Inglourious Basterds," an off-kilter World War II revenge saga from Quentin Tarantino, won the award for best ensemble performance, a possible sign of the film's Oscar chances for a best-movie nomination and nod for Tarantino.
The cast of AMC's 1960s Madison Avenue saga "Mad Men" won the trophy for best drama series ensemble for the second year in a row, while 19 cast members of Fox TV newcomer "Glee," about misfits in a high school singing club, accepted the award for best comedy series ensemble.
"Glee" is on a streak: It claimed the best comedy series award at the Golden Globes.
Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey of NBC's "30 Rock" won for best acting in a comedy series, allowing Fey to get in a sly joke about NBC and its bitter late-night battle with Conan O'Brien in her acceptance speech.
"I just wanted to take a moment to say to everyone at NBC, we are very happy with everything, and happy to be there," she said. Both she and Baldwin won the awards last year.
Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall of Showtime's "Dexter," wearing a cap because of treatment he's receiving for Hodgkin's lymphoma, won best actor in a drama series. The award for best actress in a drama went to Julianna Margulies of CBS' "The Good Wife."
Kevin Bacon won as best actor in a movie or miniseries for the war-themed series, "Taking Chance," while Drew Barrymore received best actress honors in the category for "Grey Gardens," about eccentric relatives of Jacqueline Onassis.
Betty White, 88, accepted a lifetime achievement award from Bullock for an enduring career that included "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls" and showed her sharp comedic chops.
When Bullock joked that she finds White annoying, White shot back, "Isn't it heartening to see how far a girl as plain as she is can go."
"I should be presenting an award to you for the privilege of working in this wonderful business all this time. And you still can't get rid of me," White told the audience.
Actors in two critically acclaimed films went home empty-handed, including "Up in the Air" star George Clooney and the film's supporting actresses, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. The cast of "The Hurt Locker" also lost out.
Clooney, however, was lauded by SAG President Ken Howard for helping organize Friday's telethon to raise money for earthquake-devastated Haiti, a rare reference to the tragedy.
Last year, SAG's movie cast award was presented to "Slumdog Millionaire," which went on to win the best picture Oscar. However, this year, one of the season's strongest best picture contenders, "Avatar," was not nominated in any SAG category, all of which are acting, perhaps because "Avatar's" best performances were computer-assisted.
Two honors not shown in the telecast went to stunt ensembles for the film "Star Trek" and the TV show "24."
Here is the complete list of winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which were presented at the Shrine Auditorium:
MOTION PICTURE NOMINEES AND THE WINNERS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role -- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart -- WINNER -- George Clooney, Up In the Air -- Colin Firth, A Single Man -- Morgan Freeman, Invictus -- Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role -- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side - WINNER -- Helen Mirren, The Last Station -- Carey Mulligan, An Education -- Gabourey Sidibe, Precious -- Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role -- Matt Damon, Invictus -- Woody Harrelson, The Messenger -- Christopher Plummer, The Last Station -- Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones -- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds - WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role -- Penelope Cruz, Nine -- Vera Farmiga, Up In the Air -- Anna Kendrick, Up In the Air -- Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds -- Mo'Nique, Precious - WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture -- An Education -- The Hurt Locker -- Inglourious Basterds - WINNER -- Nine -- Precious
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture -- Public Enemies -- Star Trek - WINNER -- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
TELEVISION NOMINEES AND THE WINNERS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries -- Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance" - WINNER -- Cuba Gooding Jr., "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" -- Jeremy Irons, "Georgia O'Keeffe" -- Kevin Kline, "Great Performances Cyrano de Bergerac" -- Tom Wilkinson, "A Number"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries -- Joan Allen, "Georgia O'Keeffe" -- Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens" - WINNER -- Ruby Dee, "America" -- Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens" -- Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series -- Patricia Arquette, "Medium" -- Glenn Close, "Damages" -- Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" -- Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" -- Julianna Marguilies, "The Good Wife" - WINNER -- Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series -- Simon Baker, "The Mentalist" -- Bryan Cranson, "Breaking Bad" -- Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" - WINNER -- Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" -- Hugh Laurie, "House"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series -- Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" - WINNER -- Steve Carell, "The Office" -- Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" -- Tony Shaloub, "Monk" -- Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series -- Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who" -- Toni Colette, "United States of Tara" -- Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" -- Tina Fey, "30 Rock" - WINNER -- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series -- The Closer -- Dexter -- The Good Wife -- Mad Men - WINNER -- True Blood
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- 30 Rock -- Curb Your Enthusiasm -- Glee - WINNER -- Modern Family -- The Office
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series -- 24 - WINNER -- The Closer -- Dexter -- Heroes -- The Unit
Life Achievement Award -- Betty White
CONAN O'BRIEN BIDS AN EMOTIONAL GOODBYE TO THE "TONIGHT SHOW" FRIDAY!
Conan O'Brien didn't turn his final hour as host of the Tonight Show into a NBC attack, despite the fact that his finale came "a decade too early."
Instead, he graciously thanked the network he's called home for two decades before he takes its money and runs far, far away from NBC, which let him test-drive the storied franchise but ultimately decided it wanted its old car enthusiast back instead.
"The terms of my settlement say that I can't host another show for seven months," O'Brien reminded his audience Friday. "So next week, look forward to the Andy Richter Show with his sidekick, me!"
There's also Oprah's offer to consider. Oprah Winfrey is heading to L.A. to interview returning Tonight Show host Jay Leno for her Thursday show, and she has extended an offer to O'Brien to participate as well. No word yet on whether he has accepted.
"As I set off for exciting new career opportunities, I just want to make one thing clear to everyone listening out there: I will do nudity," he said during his final monologue.
And FYI, HBO, when you make a Late Shift-style movie about the second-rockiest Tonight Show transfer in history, O'Brien would like Tilda Swinton to play him.
He also offered up a few suggestions as to how NBC can put the $50 million studio it built for him barely a year ago to good use, including:
* Site of Tiger Woods' 1st Annual Mistress Reunion * Waterpark for Max Weinberg's illegitimate children * Hair and chest oil storage for the Jersey Shore cast * Leave the studio cold and empty and re-name it the "World's Largest Metaphor For NBC Programming"
Then it was on to his NBC exit interview, conducted by Steve Carell ("Would you describe your experience at NBC as positive, very positive, or extremely positive?") and a diet cream soda toast with Tom Hanks, who first called Conan "Coco" seven months ago.
But O'Brien also had some kind words for his now-former bosses at NBC, many of whom weren't in any position to wield power over him back when he was a young lad writing for SNL.
"Yes, we have our differences right now and yes, we're going to go our separate ways," O'Brien said, his voice growing husky. "But this company has been my home for most of my adult life. I am enormously proud of the work we have done together, and I want to thank NBC for making it all possible."
It was hard to keep the waterworks off, though, when O'Brien showed a picture of his staff and continued to expound on what hosting the Tonight Show, albeit for such a brief time, meant to him.
"Making this choice has been enormously difficult. This is the best job in the world, I absolutely love doing it, and I have the best staff and crew in the history of the medium," he said.
"But despite this sense of loss, I really feel this should be a happy moment. Every comedian dreams of hosting the Tonight Show and, for seven months, I got to. I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second. I've had more good fortune than anyone I know and if our next gig is doing a show in a 7-11 parking lot, we'll find a way to make it fun."
O'Brien spent the last few minutes of his abbreviated Tonight Show run jamming on guitar while a Skynyrd-channeling Will Ferrell took the lead on "Free Bird."
IT'S BEEN 2 WEEKS OF "LATE NIGHT WARS"! JIMMY KIMMEL HAS ALL THE FOOTAGE!
JIMMY KIMMEL HAD THIS RARE FOOTAGE OF JAY LENO BEING CHASED BY CONAN O'BRIEN!
DON'T TRY THIS...PERIOD!!! CHECK OUT THE IDIOT KID JUMPING THE PASSING BUS!
JIMMY "NEIL YOUNG" FALLON WITH HIS OWN VERSION OF "PANTS ON THE GROUND"!
EVEN BRETT FAVRE OF THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS GETS DOWN WITH "PANTS ON THE GROUND"!
DAVID BECKHAM GRABBED BY FEMALE REPORTER IN A VERY INAPPROPRIATE AREA!
DWAYNE J0HNSON STARS AS THE "TOOTH FAIRY" OPENING NATIONWIDE THIS WEEKEND!
MEANWHILE AT THE BEACH, IT WAS HEAVY SURF ON ONE SIDE AND A WATERFALL ON THE OTHER!
AND ORANGE COUNTY EVEN SAW A WATERSPOUT COME ON SHORE AND BECOME A TORNADO!
JAY LENO HEADED BACK TO HOST "THE TONIGHT SHOW"! CONAN GETS BIG PAYOFF!
Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show is officially yesterday's news. After weeks of behind-the-scenes maneuvering, public insult swapping and some of the sharpest hours of late-night in the medium's history, NBC has officially parted ways with O'Brien, reinserting Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show.
He'll finish the show on Friday, and Leno will return to the late night talker on March 1.
O'Brien's departure, however, is not without its recompense. His severance deal is said to be worth roughly $45 million, and will include a $33 million payout both for NBC's breach of his contract and 12 million thanks-for-playing bucks for his most senior staff members.
"In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps NBC made to take care of his staff and crew, and decided to supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket," O'Brien's manager, Gavin Polone, told the Wall Street Journal. "Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible."
According the paper, the deal may include a provision that would bar or limit Conan from hosting a show on another network for a set period of time.
25TH ANNIVERSARY RECORDING OF "WE ARE THE WORLD" TO BENEFIT HAITI!
The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie are planning a 25th-anniversary rerecording of "We Are the World" to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti.
Word is, the 21st-century version of the 1985 all-star classic, featuring Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel and so many more, was set to be performed on Jan. 28 as part of an anniversary celebration. But when a 7.0 earthquake destroyed the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, the project turned into a fundraising opportunity.
Usher, John Legend, and Natalie Cole are among those who have been invited so far, but we imagine that list will greatly expand in the coming days.
The celebration, which will spawn a single and music video, has been rescheduled for February 1, the day after the Grammys, at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.
Legend is among the confirmed performers for Friday's multiplatform Hope for Haiti: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, which will air live on over a dozen TV networks
Proceeds from the original "We Are the World" went to USA for Africa, with one of the earliest live performances of the song taking place at Live Aid, where nearly 100 artists gathered onstage to sing what ultimately became a quadruple-platinum hit.
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO SEE "THE TOOTH FAIRY" WORKOUT ROUTINE FOR DWAYNE JOHNSON?
MARTHA STEWART LEARNS TO POLE DANCE WITH INSTUCTOR SHEILA KELLEY!
ERICH SEGAL, AUTHOR OF "LOVE STORY", DEAD OF A HEART ATTACK AT 72!
The man behind the beloved tale that starred Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw, "Love Story",Erich Segal, died of a heart attack in his London home on Sunday. He was 72.
His tragically romantic novel "Love Story" was adapted into the 1970 film, which earned five Golden Globe Awards—including Best Picture, Drama and Best Screenplay for Segal—and seven Oscar nominations.
While he's best known for that film and its sequel, "Oliver's Story", Segal also wrote the screenplay for The Beatles' Yellow Submarine. Other best-selling novels include "The Class", about the Harvard graduating class of 1958, and "Doctors", a Grey's Anatomy-esque story following a group of medical students long after they recite the Hippocratic Oath.
The funeral was held Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
ANOTHER LIST? YEP, IT'S THE LATEST: "THE 100 CHEESIEST MOVIE QUOTES OF ALL TIME!"
JAY LENO REACHES OUT TO CONAN, BUT CONAN FIRING BACK AT JAY AND NBC!
Jay Leno is ready to move on. Conan O'Brien's fans...not so much. Hours after Team CoCo staged a protest at Universal Studios Monday, Leno took to his soon-to-be Tonight Show Jay Leno Show stage to play peacemaker.
Hundreds of O'Brien fans braved pouring rain outside The Tonight Show set, chanting "Jay Leno sucks!" as a fan dressed as Leno ran around. O'Brien himself appeared on the roof to wave to fans, and his staff passed out pizza to the crowd below.
For his part Leno seemed all but ready to reassume his position at 11:35 and asked his fans to take the heat off O'Brien...and put it on NBC.
"Don't blame Conan O'Brien," Leno said at the open of Monday's show. "Nice guy, good family guy, great guy...through all of this Conan O'Brien has been a gentleman. He's a good guy. I have no animosity towards him. This is all business."
HEIDI MONTAG ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" TALKING ABOUT HER 10 PLASTIC SURGERIES!
AVATAR, HANGOVER, JEFF BRIDGES, SANDRA BULLOCK:GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS
MOVIES
Motion Picture, Drama Avatar
Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical The Hangover
Director James Cameron, Avatar
Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Mo'Nique, Precious
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Screenplay Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
Foreign Language Film The White Ribbon (Germany)
Animated Feature Film Up
Original Score Michael Giacchino, Up
Original Song "The Weary Kind," Crazy Heart; music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett
TELEVISION
Television Series, Drama Mad Men
Television Series, Comedy or Musical Glee
Actress in a Television Series, Drama Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Actor in a Television Series, Drama Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Chloë Sevigny, Big Love
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television John Lithgow, Dexter
Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Grey Gardens
Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
3000 NEW YORKERS TAKE PART IN ANNUAL "NO PANTS SUBWAY RIDE" ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18!
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?'
'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered. 'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked.
Of course, sir. 'Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up'; the man gestured, and the gate began to open.
'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the traveler asked.
'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.'
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?'
'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.'
'How about my friend here?' the traveler gestured to the dog.
'There should be a bowl by the pump.'
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
'What do you call this place?' asked the traveler.
'This is Heaven,' he answered.
'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler said. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.'
'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.'
'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?'
'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'
DID YOU KNOW THE EARTH HAD A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH AN ASTEROID ON WEDNESDAY?
A flyby animation of asteroid 2010 AL30 which passes us by at a distance of only 78,000 miles Wednesday, January 13th 2010, about 1/3 the Earth-Moon distance! views are created in Starry Night, and show both the Earth and the Asteroids' perspective.
HEY TODAY, INGRID CROCE, WIFE OF MUSIC LEGEND JIM CROCE, HAS A BOOK SIGNING OF HER LATEST BOOK ABOUT HER LATE HUSBAND SINGER/SONGWRITER AT BOOK SOUP IN WEST HOLLYWOOD AT 8818 WEST SUNSET BLVD. AT 5 P.M. THIS SATURDAY!
"JIM CROCE ANTHOLOGY, THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS"!
DIRECTIONS TO BOOK SOUP FOR INGRID CROCE'S BOOK SOUP SIGNING!
WANT TO LOOK LIKE AN "AVATAR" STAR? HERE'S A MAKEUP TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO IT!
GEORGE CLOONEY SKIPS CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS TO PLAN HELP FOR HAITI TV FUNDRAISER!
The Oscar winner, nominated at Friday's Critics' Choice Awards for Best Actor for his performance in "Up in the Air", was missing in action. His empty seat was made noticeable when Jason Reitman singled out Clooney's brilliance while accepting the honor for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Word was Clooney opted to skip the kudosfest to meet with Wyclef Jean, with whom he's organizing next week's star-studded telethon to raise funds for earthquake relief in Haiti, where a 7.0 temblor pretty much leveled the capital city of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.
TIGER WOODS BACK TO DOING GOOD WITH $3 MILLION DOLLAR HAITI GIFT!
Tiger Woods has earmarked $3 million for earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the Tiger Woods Foundation confirmed that the scandal-plagued athlete will be contributing to relief efforts in the Caribbean nation.
He wouldn't confirm a dollar amount, but Woods Foundation President Greg McLaughlin did clarify: "Our plan is to be part of the relief effort to help rebuild Haiti by supporting organizations that provide critical resources to young people."
Really, this is nothing new. Before the recent unpleasantness, this is exactly the sort of benevolent gesture Tiger was known for.
Back in 2004, Woods donated $100,000 to aid tsunami relief efforts in Southeast Asia, and another $200,000 went to establish an educational fund for Hurricane Katrina victims the following year.
CELEBS PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS FOR HAITI RELIEF!
Celebrities aren't only teaming up to encourage Americans to help relieve the earthquake-devastated Haitians, they're also leading by example, with several stars reaching deep into their pockets to offer some substantial aid.
Dollar for dollar, Gisele Bündchen led the way, proving she's not only a supermodel but a supergiver, personally donating $1.5 million to the Red Cross' relief efforts. According to the Boston Globe, Bündchen wrote the check after witnessing the catastrophic destruction the Caribbean nation suffered this week.
Madonna, too, joined the increasing list of star donors, handing over $250,000 to Partners in Health, one of Haiti's leading healthcare providers.
"My prayers are with the people of Haiti," she said. "I can't imagine the terrible pain and suffering they are experiencing. Sadly the depths of the tragedy are just becoming known and the need for our support grows more urgent with every passing moment.
"I urge all of my friends and fans around the world to join me collectively to match my contribution or give in any way you can. We must act now."
Among the celebs also heeding the call: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Ben Stiller, Alyssa Milano and Wyclef Jean, to name just a few.
For his part, original bell-sounder Clooney is continuing with his plans to organize a cross-network celebrity telethon next Friday to raise more money for his relief effort, which now has a name: Hope for Haiti.
ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, the Style Network, the National Geographic Channel and the E News Channel will carry the global telethon, which will run for two hours and be broadcast from Los Angeles, New York and Haiti starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT. All donations will directly benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Wyclef's Yéle Haiti Foundation.
Clooney himself has already gotten into the spirit of giving: Not On Our Watch, the charity organization founded by himself, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Jerry Weintraub, today donated $1 million in emergency response funds to be used to provide much-needed medical services to victims of the quake.
"The people of Haiti are in desperate need of our help," the generous founding fathers said. "Our organization, Not On Our Watch, will do whatever it can and we know the international community will as well."
As will a community a little closer to home. On last night's Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien took time out from talking about his own "silly" troubles to address the crisis in Haiti, and announced that Ben Stiller's looks-like-a-joke-but-isn't charity Stillerstrong has, for the immediate future, redirected all donations made to his organization to the emergency relief effort.
"It's heartbreaking to see the images coming out of Haiti," Stiller said. "The people there need our immediate help. I was there last year for the first time, and was struck by the amazing spirit and culture of the people and place, and the extreme hardship these people have lived with—and that was before the recent tragedy."
In addition to the temporary redistribution of the charity's funds, Stiller is also working with Save the Children on a special project to build a school in Ceverine—or, as he put it, "Stillerstrong, stealing great ideas from other charities to build a school in Haiti."
As for Milano, the actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador took to the Huffington Post to detail her own creative plan of action.
"I felt completely helpless," she said of her reaction to watching the horrific news unfold. "I cried, and then I did the only thing I could do...I wrote a check to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for $50,000. But I woke up this morning feeling that this wasn't enough."
So she took to Twitter and posted the following "Tweet Challenge": "I just donated $50,000 to UNICEF for #Haiti relief. Which corporation will match my donation?"
"100% of every dollar will go directly to supplies that include tarpaulins, water-purification tablets, oral rehydration salts, family water kits, medical supplies, medical kits, food, shelter and protection," she wrote on HuffPo.
Comcast has stepped up with a $1 million check. Meanwhile, Ryan Seacrest, Maya Angelou, Lenny Kravitz, Terrell Owens, Landon Donovan, Asher Roth, Ryan Cabrera and Jason Kennedy are among the celebs joining forces for Save Haiti Saturday.
The nationwide effort will attempt to raise money for Project Medishare, an organization that has been providing medical relief and supplies for earthquake victims, and asks for donations from individuals as well as businesses. The group is asking any company that can to donate a portion of its Saturday revenue to the effort.
JIMMY KIMMEL GET HIS LATE NIGHT SHOTS IN AT LENO ON LENO'S 10@10!
Jimmy Kimmel took time out from perfecting his Jay Leno impression to appear with Jay himself on his soon-to-be-defunct show's 10@10 feature.
When asked for the best prank he ever pulled, Kimmel said, "I told a guy that five years from now, 'I'm gonna give you my show,' and then when the five years came, I gave it to him and then I took it back almost instantly. "I think he works at Fox or something now."
"Ever ordered anything off the TV?" Leno, presumably thinking he had moved into safer Conan O'Brien-free territory, asked. "Like NBC ordered your show off the TV?" Kimmel replied, who then treaded even more dangerous waters while answering a question about lap dances.
"Strippers I don't like in general, because you have this phony relationship with them for money, similar to that of when you and Conan were on the Tonight Show together passing the torch."
Providing him with yet another opening, Leno then asked for Kimmel's biggest fear.
"I fear the network will move my show to 10 o'clock," he said, imparting one final plea on the once and probably future Tonight Show host.
"Listen Jay, Conan and I have children, all you have to take care of is cars. I mean, we have lives to lead here, you've got $800 million. For God's sake, leave our shows alone."
At the HBO's Television Critics Association panel Thursday night, Rosie O'Donnell firmly placed herself in Conan's corner. "I have been a big fan of Conan O'Brien," she said. "The Tonight Show is a franchise that has been 60 years with NBC, and if you're privileged enough to be asked to drive the bus, you should say, 'Thank you,' and drive it to the best of your ability, and when it's time for them to hire a new driver, you should say, 'Thank you for allowing me to drive this for as long as I did,' and pass the keys to the new guy with red hair, and not try to flatten his tires before he even gets going."
As for Leno, there's no love lost there. She thinks he should do the right thing and step aside to allow O'Brien both the time and space to shine. "I think he's a fantastic talent and 17 years he gave to that network and they really did a disservice to him," she said of Conan. "I think shame on Jeff Zucker and really, shame on Jay Leno.
"I think he's forgotten his roots and what stand-up comedy is about, and graciousness has never been his No. 1 quality," she said, referring, no doubt, to his rejection of NBC's mid-'90s idea to have O'Donnell serve as the Joan Rivers to his Johnny Carson and fill in as the Friday night guest host of the Tonight Show.
"I think it would serve him well to think about what might happen if he were able to let go and grab on to whatever the next rung is."
JAY LENO FIRES BACK AT CONAN AND HIS CRITICS ON THURSDAY'S SHOW!
Jay Leno had a few choice words for Conan O'Brien tonight, approximately 24 hours after his redheaded successor spread some of the NBC-late-night-debacle blame in Jay's direction.
"In other TV news, Sarah Palin has signed with Fox News to be a correspondent," Leno opened Thursday's monologue. "Fox says if she does a good job, they'll sign her to a long-term contract. And if it doesn't work out, they'll just blame Leno.
"With all the controversy going on here at NBC, actually," he continued, "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien's ratings have gone up. So, you're welcome!"
NBC has yet to weigh in on what the heck is going on over at the Peacock zoo, other than to reveal its winter/spring prime-time schedule—which, in case you hadn't heard, will be without The Jay Leno Show, starting February 12.
ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT DONATE $1 MILLION TO HAITIAN RELIEF!
Joining Wyclef Jean, whose Yéle Haiti Foundation raised relief funds in the wake of Hurricane Gustav and other tropical storms that battered the area in 2008, stars such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller, Adam Lambert, Paris Hilton, Coldplay's Chris Martin and many more have sounded the call to send support to the island nation.
The big-pocketed Jolie-Pitt Foundation pledged $1 million to Doctors Without Borders, one of Brangelina's pet causes, which has said it will be flying in additional staff and a portable hospital to treat those injured by the massive earthquake that rocked the island nation Tuesday.
A SERIES OF PENCIL DRAWINGS YOU JUST HAVE TO SEE! MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THEM ALL!
MY YOUNGEST SON, BRYAN, PUT THIS VIDEO TOGETHER, STARRING ONE OF HIS CATS, RICKY!
JIMMY KIMMEL BECAME "JAY LENO" FOR FUN ON HIS TUESDAY NIGHT SHOW!
AND CHEVY CHASE TURNED UP AS "CONAN O'BRIEN" TO DISCUSS NBC'S PROBLEMS!
MEANWHILE, DAVID LETTERMAN WAS DELIVERING HIS OWN ANALYSIS OF NBC'S MELTDOWN!
SO WHAT'S UP WITH "24'S" JACK BAUER (KEIFER SUTHERLAND) IN A DRESS! CLICK & PLAY!
LEGENDARY SMOOTH R&B SINGER, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, DIES OF COLON CANCER AT 59!
Teddy Pendergrass, the smooth R&B singer died Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 59. Pendergrass, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident in 1982, underwent surgery for colon cancer eight months ago and had a "difficult recovery," according to his son, Teddy Jr.
A Philly native, Pendergrass came to fame in the early 1970s as lead singer of the Blue Notes, responsible for hits such as "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and "Wake Up Everybody."
He released his self-titled debut in 1977 and enjoyed a successful solo career, siring velvety singles like "Close the Door" and "Turn Off the Light."
Pendergrass spent six months in the hospital after his 1982 crash, but perservered in the studio, going on to duet with Whitney Houston on "Hold Me," from her 1985 debut effort, appearing at Live Aid that year, and releasing a slew of new albums into the '00s.
He founded the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance to aid in the education, employment and overall life-style enhancement of people with spinal cord injuries.
"AMERICAN IDOL" OFF TO IT'S USUAL BIG START, WITH A CONTESTANT WITH AN ATTITUDE!
HERE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE CONTESTANTS SO FAR ON "AMERICAN IDOL" THIS SEASON!
ELLEN DEGENERES FINDS IT ISN'T FUN ELIMINATING "IDOL" CONTESTANTS!
While Fox started airing the audition rounds in Boston Tuesday night, Ellen was busy taping the competition's Hollywood Week. "It is an amazing time," the talk-show host said during Wednesday's episode of her own program. But she was quick to point out that being the bearer of bad news isn't exactly fun...
"I'm all for being honest, but eliminating people is tough," insisted Ellen. "I don't like that and I'm not that kind of person, because they have a name for a person who likes to hurt people's feelings. It's called Simon."
On the other hand, breaking a few hearts might be a small price to pay if it means knowing ahead of time who's moving forward. "If you have a good bookie, let me know," she quipped.
SIMON COWELL SAYS HE IS LEAVING "AMERICAN IDOL" AFTER THIS SEASON!
Simon Cowell is leaving "American Idol". Simon told reporters at the TV Critics Assocation winter press tour: "There's been a lot of speculation about my future, partly because we didn't have an agreement. We reached an agreement formally about half past 11 this morning. Where we have come to is that The X Factor will launch in America in 2011, with me judging the show and executive producing the show, and because of that, this will be my last season on American Idol this year."
Cowell then signed his X Factor contract live onstage at the TV event in Pasadena. So why is he leaving, who might replace him and what's this about joining forces with Paula Abdul?
First things first, The X Factor is a British-format reality talent competition produced and developed by...Simon Cowell! There are 17 international versions. It's not unlike American Idol or its British counterpart Pop Idol, but contestants of all ages are welcome, and the judges also do some mentoring as well as just critiquing. So what kind of stars are they trying to find? Simon says, "Right now, Lady Gaga's got the biggest X factor in the world. We'd love to find somebody like her." The X Factor will air in the fall, while Idol will continue airing in the spring.
That's in Simon Cowell's future, but what about his past and present on American Idol? "I've always said this was my last year," Simon told us. "Everyone thought I was negotiating, but that wasn't the reason behind it. I felt like doing something different. I like the challenge. I want to leave Idol this year, bigger and better than it's been before...I hope it's going to be higher than it was last year."
He says he's leaving now while the show remains on top: "I've had the best eight or nine years of my life doing this job...I never would have wanted to walk out when the show was number 21 in the ratings. I wanted to leave on a high. It's been a fantastic time.. I think right now America needs a second, different type of show, and I'm going to put my absolute heart and soul into this."
So who might take Simon's chair at the Idol judging table? Cowell's take is this: "I'm going to suggest that Ryan [Seacrest] does it, because he can have another job then—so he just jumps off the stage into the chair and back again...I say just get somebody who knows what they're talking about."
Fox entertainment chairman Peter Rice took a more serious approach to the question, but didn't actually profer any substantial names: "The reason we're making the announcement in January is we want to give ourselves time. We want to allow people to come forward, we were frankly surprised at the enthusiasm in replacing Paula [Abdul]—and when we we first started our conversations with Ellen [DeGeneres]. We have to take our time on that, we have to make sure the chemistry is as good as it can be, we want to take our time."
Speaking of Paula, it's entirely possible that Simon will ask her to join forces with him on his new project. When asked whether or not Paula Abdul might be involved in The X Factor in some capacity, Simon said: "I adore Paula...I will work with her in some capacity...because I miss her."
Meanwhile, Ellen DeGeneres addressed Simon's exit on the episode of her talk show, saying, "I got some news for you. So this just happened, Simon Cowell just announced that he's leaving Idol. This will be his last season...He announced he's leaving on my first day. I'm trying not to take it personally...But seriously, I am going to be very, very sad to see him go, because I think he's made the show what it is. He's a huge part of that show, but he wanted a change...I wish him all the luck in the world hosting The Tonight Show."
THEN, THE PEOPLE OF HAITI EMERGE TO INSPECT THE DESTRUCTION & RESCUE THE VICTIMS!
HERE'S ONE WAY YOU CAN HELP WITH THE RESCUE EFFORTS BY THE RED CROSS IN HAITI!
"AVATAR" OFFICIALLY THE SECOND BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME, TITANIC'S #1!
Final figures released Monday showed "Avatar" actually broke $50 million over the weekend. The movie's overall domestic take stands at $430.8 million. And counting. For the fourth straight weekend, Avatar was the top movie at the box office, and it's $50 million helped it take "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's" crown as 2009's biggest moneymaker.
The world's No. 2 movie of all-time as of last week, the James Cameron epic used the weekend to pass "Spider-Man" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" on the domestic list, and set itself up to rise to No. 3 in those rankings perhaps as soon as next weekend.
Even at the fantastic rate Avatar is raking in the bucks overseas—it's worldwide haul stands at about $1.3 billion now—the film is still a long $500 million away from matching the No. 1 movie of No. 1 movies (also made by Cameron).
Titanic's all-time domestic mark may be even safer than its worldwide one.
Avatar's $429 overall stateside gross puts it $171 million away from Titanic's domestic record of $600 million. And while that may not seem like much to a 3-D-powered monster, consider that even "The Dark Knight" got tired after breaking $500 million.
Of course, getting tired is something that Avatar, like Titanic before it, seems incapable of. In its first three weekends, ticket sales basically held even; this weekend, business was only off 30 percent. All this, and Oscar nominations aren't even out yet.
1. Avatar, $50 million 2. Sherlock Holmes, $16.6 million 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, $16.3 million 4. Daybreakers, $15 million 5. It's Complicated, $11 million 6. Leap Year, $9.2 million 7. The Blind Side, $7.8 million 8. Up in the Air, $7.1 million 9. Youth in Revolt, $7 million 10. The Princess and the Frog, $4.7 million
REMEMBER THE SAYING, "CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE". HERE'S A KITTY MISSING HIS VOICE!
HERE'S A PAIR OF DANCING COCKATOOS CELEBRATING THE 75TH BIRTHDATE OF ELVIS!
ONE OF THE MOST REQUESTED ELVIS CUTS OVER THE YEARS IS THIS LAUGHING VERSION!
WANT TO SEE ONE YEAR IN JUST 120 SECONDS? TAKE A LOOK AT NATURE AT ITS' BEST!
THE NEW GOOGLE PHONE VERSUS THE IPHONE. CHECK OUT THE COMPARISONS!
MARIAH CAREY'S PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL ACCEPTANCE SPEECH IS A LITTLE TIPSY!
SO HOW DID MARIAH CAREY DO AT HER NEXT AWARDS SHOW, "THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE"?
NBC'S LATE NIGHT PROBLEM, HOW TO KEEP JAY AND CONAN HAPPY TOGETHER!
Even as NBC was assuring Jay Leno that his current job was safe and sound, speculation began to run wild about the fate of Conan O'Brien and the Tonight Show.
According to numerous reports, NBC is desperately trying to move Leno's show out of prime time and into O'Brien's time slot—without causing the current "Tonight Show" host to bolt to a different network.
The New York Times is reporting that a deal is essentially in place that would move Leno back to his old stomping grounds at 11:35 p.m. for a half-hour show. Doing this would push O'Brien's "Tonight Show" to a 12:05 a.m. start time, leaving Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to be, well, even later.
Contractual obligations must be met in the case of the stars, and while NBC appears to be doing everything to keep Leno happy, the net has only released this statement regarding the status of O'Brien.
"We have the best comedy team in the business. We remain committed to keeping Conan O'Brien on NBC. He is a valued part of our late-night lineup, as he has been for more than 16 years, and is one of the most respected entertainers on television."
Conan has yet to address the late-night schedule in his own words, but there has been talk of a possible network change if the funnyman is unhappy with the deal offered. Speculation has pointed toward Fox, a network currently devoid of late-night programming (and a place where O'Brien once worked as a writer for The Simpsons).
For all the hubbub, Leno remained in good spirits, taking to the Jay Leno Show stage Thursday night to deliver some zingers at the Peacock network.
"NBC only cancels you when you're in first place, so we're fine," Leno teased. "What does NBC stand for? 'Never Believe your Contract.'
HANES UNDERWEAR PULLS CHARLIE SHEEN'S TELEVISION ADS OFF THE AIR!
In the wake of Charlie Sheen's domestic woes, underwear powerhouse Hanes immediately pulled the actor's advertisements from on-air rotation.
"Hanes is not running the television commercials featuring Charlie Sheen, and those commercials will not run again," company spokesman Matt Hall said. "The commercials were suspended effective December 28, the first date possible after Mr. Sheen's Christmas Day arrest."
Fortunately for Two and a Half Men's embattled star, we haven't seen the last of his face rocking the casual duds—on paper, at least.
"There are a few trade advertisements featuring Mr. Sheen scheduled to run this spring. Unfortunately, the production schedule of those publications does not allow us to pull those ads."
"IRON MAN 2" HITS THEATRES MAY 7, 2010! YOUR FIRST LOOK WITH THIS 2 MINUTE TRAILER!
ELMER FUDD'S STILL HAS TROUBLE PRONOUNCING HIS "R'S", ESPECIALLY "WABBITS"!
COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR THE 75TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF ELVIS PRESLEY!
January 8, 2010 will be the 75th anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley. Don't fear that this milestone will be celebrated too quietly. Elvis 75, a shorthand moniker for the event itself, as well as the title of a new greatest-hits collection, will bring an onslaught of commemorative festivities and products, like parties at Graceland, concerts with Elvis impersonators and a movie suggesting that Presley, who died on August 16, 1977, has spent the last three decades in outer space.
It will bring everything except realistic thoughts of what the uncontrollably self-destructive Elvis might have been like as a 75-year-old man. Naturally, there are books. Lots and lots of books. Among the standouts — beyond a tell-all by the doctor who knows a lot about Presley's death and a hagiography from the lifelong buddy who is fond of saying that America has had many presidents but only one King — is Alanna Nash's long look at Elvis's bizarre history with women. She has cleverly borrowed one of his most seductive song titles, "Baby, Let's Play House"!
HERE'S THE "AVATAR" EXTENDED MOVIE TRAILER WITH ALMOST 9 MILLION VIEWS SO FAR!
2009's over, but the year-end box-office standings are still being written and rewritten, thanks to James Cameron's Avatar, which took in another $68.3 million this weekend and could end up going down as last year's No. 1 movie.
"This is unbelievable," Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said today.
After just 17 days in theaters, Avatar has grossed $352.1 million domestically. Worldwide, it has blown past $1 billion, not to mention The Dark Knight, to stand tall as the fourth-biggest moneymaker ever. Already. Did somebody say Titanic?
Fox, the studio behind the Cameron adventure, most assuredly did not. "I'll tell you this, though," Fox exec Bert Livingston said today, "I believe this movie is getting the best word of mouth ever."
It's also got some of the best legs ever. The movie's third weekend was nearly as strong as its second weekend, which was very nearly as big as its first weekend.
"Films just don't have legs anymore," Dergarabedian said. "Avatar has major major legs."
And that's why Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's box-office crown could be in play.
Because it was released in 2009, Avatar is considered a 2009 film by stat-keepers like Dergarabedian, and all of its ticket sales, regardless of how many are made in 2010, will go down on the 2009 books.
By that math, Avatar is now the No. 2 movie of 2009, having jumped over New Moon, Up and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this weekend. At the white-hot rate it's going, Avatar would surpass Revenge of the Fallen's $402 million mark by next weekend.
Degarabedian didn't. He said it's too early to tell if Cameron's new epic will surpass the filmmaker's last epic, even if Avatar is just $250 million shy now of Titanic's all-time domestic gross.
"No film has done it yet," Dergarabedian reminded. "It may take a James Cameron to beat a James Cameron."
1. Avatar, $68.3 million 2. Sherlock Holmes, $38.4 million 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, $36.6 million 4. It's Complicated, $18.7 million 5. The Blind Side, $12.7 million 6. Up in the Air, $11.4 million 7. The Princess and the Frog, $10 million 8. Did You Hear About the Morgans?, $5 million 9. Nine, $4.3 million 10. Invictus, $4.1 million
BEWARE OF A LOT OF "WHO'S WHO" SCAMS GOING ON RIGHT NOW! THEY INITIALLY SAY "NO FEE", BUT YOU WILL GET A FOLLOW-UP CALL OR EMAIL WANTING MONEY, AND IF YOU GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER, YOU WILL SEE HUNDREDS OF DOLLAR OF UNEXPECTED CHARGES!
HERE'S AN EMAIL I GOT JUST THIS MORNING!
Dear Charlie,
Happy New Year! You were recently chosen as a potential candidate to represent your professional community in the 2009-10 Edition of Global Who's Who.
We are please to inform you that your candidacy was formally approved December 28th, 2009. Congratulations.
The Publishing Committee selected you as a potential candidate based not only upon your current standing, but focusing as well on criteria from executive and professional directories, associations, and trade journals. Given your background, the Director believes your profile makes a fitting addition to our publication.
There is no fee nor obligation to be listed. As we are working off of secondary sources, we must receive verification from you that your profile is accurate. After receiving verification, we will validate your registry listing within seven business days.
Once finalized, your listing will share prominent registry space with thousands of fellow accomplished individuals across the globe, each representing accomplishment within their own geographical area.
To verify your profile and accept the candidacy, please visit here. Our registration deadline for this year's candidates is January 20th, 2010. To ensure you are included, we must receive your verification on or before this date. On behalf of our Committee I salute your achievement and welcome you to our association.
Sincerely, John Franklin Vice President, Research Division
WHENEVER YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH, DO YOU WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CLICK THE "I'M FEELING LUCKY" BUTTON. CHECK OUT THIS GUY'S VIDEO!
DOES THIS GUY ACTUALLY GIVE US A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S TO COME WITH THE APPLE "TABLET"?
TIGER WOODS' WIFE ELIN NORDEGREN PUTS HER WEDDING BAND BACK ON!
Elin Nordegren did more than ski the French Alps this weekend. Tiger Woods' wife put her rings on.
While people can only guess what this fashion statement means, the Swedish beauty showed off her bling finger as she spent the New Year's Eve weekend skiing and celebrating her 30th birthday
EVER HAVE AN ITCH THAT YOU JUST CAN'T SCRATCH? WATCH THIS BEAR SOLVE HIS PROBLEM!
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE OPTICAL ILLUSION VIDEOS THAT JUST MAKES YOU WONDER!
SO IS IT A NEW DECADE OF NOT? HERE'S A LISTENER EMAIL EXCHANGE I HAD TODAY!
Charlie,
You can reel back in almost an entire year right now!This decade is not over until midnight Dec.31,2010!This is not a new decade.This decade we're in is only 9 years and about 3 days old!!!!
MY REPLY!
Actually the new decade started with January 1, 2010....The old decade began with 2000 and if you count 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009....that's 10 years, and that was the first decade of this century. Just like our old century ended with 1999!
As someone pointed out, this decade ended on the very last day of 2009... "decade" means ten years..so 2000-2009 is exactly 10 years, meaning the first day of 2010 was the start of a new decade....if you say it doesn't finish until 2010, its like saying the 1960s didn't begin until 1961, because the year 1960 would've marked the last year of the 1950's?
THE LISTENER'S RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ABOVE!
Totally wrong! Check with your high school math teacher! A decade,10 years by anyone's definition is 10X365 days=3650 days,period!There were 3285 days from Jan.1.,2000 thru Dec.31,2009.This decade is over Dec.31,2010.By your logic we're in the 20th. Century because the year is '20'10.We're actually still in the FIRST decade of the 21st. Century. GOOD GRIEF! Don't count the # of four digit #'s-----count the periods BETWEEN the four digit #'s!
MY RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE LISTENER EMAIL!
I respectfully disagree. If you count beginning with the year beginning January 1, 2000 and end with December 31, 2009, there's 10 years which equals 10 X 365...oh, and don't forget to throw in a few leap years....which will still equal 3653 days...period.
Also by your logic the decade of the 60's would have begun in 1961, totally leaving off the year 1960 and including the year the year 1970 as the last year of the decade of the 60's....doesn't make much sense does it? Same goes for the 70's, 80's and 90's which ended with 1999, the end of a decade.
Think about it. You can't leave off the first year of the years you call a decade.
Oh, and this 1st century, 2nd century, etc. stuff is in total agreement with what I just presented above with the year 100 beginning the second century, the year 200 the third century, all the way up to the year 2000 beginning the 21st century since the A.D. - B.C. division of time began. I believe if you'll look back to the year 2000, most pundits agree that began our 21st century.
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