Monday, January 31, 2011

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Cele|bitchy


Gwyneth Paltrow calls Goop-haters “lame” in Harper’s Bazaar UK

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:58 AM PST

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It's no secret that I find Gwyneth Paltrow to be insufferable. Her general snottiness and holier-than-thou attitude is hilarious, though, so she's a favorite to write about. Here's something I didn't know, though: Gwyneth thinks I'm lame. And if you've ever read Goop in between eye rolls, chances are you are lame too, in The Gospel of Goop. That's what Dame Goopy says in her new Harper's Bazaar UK March cover profile - she's talking about Goop's critics, and she says: "There were a couple of times when I thought, ‘I’m just gonna stop doing it. People are so mean to me. I don’t want to do it’. But then I was like, ‘Who cares what some lame person out there says?’” Yes, Gwyneth. MORE GOOP. And please, what we really need are more Goop columns about juice cleanses, being we love hearing about how you're constipated. Knowing that Gwyneth can't poop like a normal person, and that she needs to go on monthly juice cleanses is, like, the best knowledge out there.

WE'VE always known Gwyneth Paltrow to be exotic. She splits her time between L.A and London – which we see as two dramatically different climates by the way - AND has a baby called Apple. How much more exotic can you get?

So we think it's about time we saw Gwyneth Paltrow unleash her inner animal, as she has done for the latest issues of Harpers Bazaar. The wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin sizzles in seventies-inspired animal print for their "Fashion to Music" issue. But the 38-year-old actress isn't all glitz and glam - when she's in the UK, she acts like a totally normal mum.

She says: "In England, people are cool. They're really laid back and calm. Beyoncé did the school run with me once, and everyone was fine."

In fact, Gwyneth admits she has a lot of admiration for her 29-year-old pal.

She continues: "Beyoncé is the most talented human being on the planet. She has so much mastery over what she does. It's not even confidence – it's on a whole other level. It's mind-blowing. I watched her (perform) a lot to see how she did it, and I was like "S***! I can't do that!

Gwyneth also considered scrapping her lifestyle website Goop.com after she was bombarded by “mean” comments. The Oscar-winner, known for her health-conscious diet and strict exercise routine, began to hand out wellbeing advice on the web in 2008, and writes a weekly newsletter to subscribers on everything from holistic medicine to the best places to eat in London.

But her portal became a target for cynics who accused the actress of being ill-qualified to hand out tips, and the star admits she came close to closing the site down.

She tells Harper’s Bazaar, “There were a couple of times when I thought, ‘I’m just gonna stop doing it. People are so mean to me. I don’t want to do it’. But then I was like, ‘Who cares what some lame person out there says?’”

[From OK UK & Contact Music]

Always with the name-dropping. I wish Gwyneth would give just ONE interview without mentioning one of her famous "friends" or her husband or one of her ex-boyfriends. It would be an interesting challenge for her. But what else would she have to talk about, other than how much COOLER the English are compared to Americans? Well, she could talk about juice cleanses. Or pooping. Or her vitamin deficiency. Oh, I could come up with suggestions all day! I'm so lame.

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Photos courtesy of OK Magazine UK.

Charlie Sheen is in rehab for three months, or is he?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:42 AM PST

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TMZ is reporting that Charlie Sheen’s rehab stint is scheduled to last a full three months, which is of course leaving the crew of Sheen’s hit show Two and a Half Men worried about how they’re going to make ends meet. Only Rob Shulter at Popeater is suggesting that so many people depend on hooker and coke-addict Charlie to show up to work that he’s probably going to cut his rehab short to return to the set. I’m sure he’d like nothing more than to get back to his regular routing of playing himself on TV, smoking crack and building his porn star family in the neighbor’s mansion. It all depends on how good the ratings are for next episodes of Charlie’s show. It’s like everyone who enjoys that show is enabling this guy because if the show remains popular he’ll be sent back to work sooner rather than later.

Although Charlie Sheen has finally checked himself into an undisclosed rehab facility, no one knows how seriously he’s going to take it until the ratings come in for this week’s ‘Two and A Half Men.’

“If the ratings go through the roof again, as they did after Charlie’s incident in New York, CBS and Charlie will be out again in no time and back to his old ways,” warns a close friend of the actor. “However, if the public finally stops rewarding Charlie for his bad behavior, then, and only then, can you expect him to take the situation seriously.”

Why? It’s simple. Charlie makes a substantial bonus on his industry-topping salary ($1.25M per episode!) if the show does particularly well.

[On that subject ... the next highest actor in sitcom land is Sheen's co-star, Jon Cryer, at $550,000 per episode. The 'Half' in the show, Angus T. Jones, is TV's highest paid teen, raking in $250,000 per.]

Mark Burg, the star’s manager and an executive producer of his hit show, told PEOPLE, “Charlie knows he has work to do, and he is looking forward to regaining his sobriety.”

He added, “Charlie hopes to be back at work in the near future, but there is no time frame. Regaining his sobriety is what is most important.”

But insiders familiar with the situation tell me CBS only has two unaired episodes of TV’s No. 1 comedy in the can. So although team Charlie claims there is no time frame (”near future”), they mean they hope the troubled actor is back on the set within a few weeks.

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I hope TMZ is right and that Charlie’s in for three months regardless. Popeater is probably right, though. E!’s Ted Casablanca has a quote from an unnamed CBS executive who says “What can we do? He shows up to work, on time. He’s polite, and he makes us hundreds of millions of dollars.” Then he has a meltdown with drugs and hookers (who tweet, talk to the media, and reveal the $30k checks he writes) and ends up costing the network hundreds of millions of dollars. Funny how that works.

Here’s one of Charlie’s latest porn star family members, Kacey Jordan, on Good Morning America today. She said that Sheen was on a “suicide binge” with four other women and that he ordered up five eight balls of cocaine and was smoking it all night. He also asked the porn stars if they could live in the $250k a month mansion next door he was renting and if they could potentially babysit his kids, who weren’t there. It looks like $30,000 can’t buy a porn star’s silence.

Header photo from 2/22/10. Credit: WENN.com

Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson has a new, hot, lawyer boyfriend

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:28 AM PST

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I saw this a few days ago, but apparently this new couple grows closer by the day. I already knew that Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson is gay, but what I didn't know was that he's been a single bachelor for a bit, and he just recently got coupled up with a hot lawyer. The lawyer's name is Justin Mikita, and Justin is now JTF's date for all of the award shows! So cute. In a time when even some couples who have been married for years won't walk a red carpet together, it's refreshing to see JTF flaunt his hot boyfriend.

At Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Modern Family fans will have their eyes on breakout star Jesse Tyler Ferguson – and his hot date, lawyer Justin Mikita. (Once they stop gawking at Sofia Vergara, of course!)

The new couple have been hitting the awards show circuit – and the town – together as of late, and releasing a steady stream of smitten photos via Twitter.

The actor, 35, brought Mikita, 25, to an Elle Women in TV event Thursday night and then to Entertainment Weekly’s bash at the Chateau Marmont Saturday night, where they hung out together outside for 15 minutes before joining the party.

The pair hit the red carpet together Sunday night at the Shrine Exhibition Center in Los Angeles. Earlier that afternoon, Mikita Tweeted to Modern Family star Nolan Gould, 12, “hope you brought a poncho! See you soon :)”

[From People]

The photos of Justin and JTF are below - I think Justin has a kind of Zachary Quinto look to him. Which isn't so bad - aesthetically, I like a dark-haired guy with a ginger. They look hot together. I also love JTF's glasses and I LOVE that Modern Family won the SAG for Best Comedy ensemble! YAY!

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Photos courtesy of WENN & PR Photos.

Emily Blunt lightens her hair to a blondish red: better or worse?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:11 AM PST

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Emily Blunt was not with her husband John Krasinski last night at the SAGs. She was in London, promoting this odd-looking animated film, Gnomeo and Juliet. I think James McAvoy does the voice of Gnomeo? Anyway, for the event, Emily showed off her new hair - dramatically lightened to this reddish color with blonde highlights. I'll admit, I like Emily a lot, and I like her as one of my brunettes. I don't know what to think of her as a redhead. It doesn't really look bad, per se, but it's just a change that I'm not fond of.

As for the dress and the tights… train wreck. The dress is especially cheap-looking, and I don't believe in black tights with a white dress. I'm from the South. We don't do that.

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Photos courtesy of Fame.

Hot Guy SAGs: It’s a sad day when the Hamm Dong is empty-handed

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:38 AM PST

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Our beloved Gosdong was not in attendance at this year's SAG Awards, and we are the poorer for it. Although I love some Colin Firth, Firth isn't enough to make up for the distinct lack of hot dudes at this year's awards shows. While I'm always up for great fashion porn, the Hot Guy situation is what keeps me tuned in, year after year. And this year, it's slim pickings. There was Jon Hamm… and that was the best we got. I love some Hamm Dong, but I'd like to see a menu too, you know? Also: The Hamm seemed to be flying solo last night….? His clingy girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt wasn't there to rub her Botox-face on him. I would send out a CODE RED HAMM DONG announcement, but I think she just didn't come last night because she's working.

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Andrew Garfield… is cute. His British accent is lovely. His hair is out of control. But when he presented with Justin Timberlake, Jesse Eisenberg and Armie Hammer, Andrew just seemed like he was still miffed at not getting an Oscar nomination. Like, he was trying to be cool about it, but he was feeling bitchy. It made me think less of him.

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Dennis Haysbert - man is fine, and he has a great voice. And he can wear the hell out of a suit. I wish he worked more.

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Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth. I could live in a sandwich of these two men, I love them both so much.

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God, I just dislike Justin Timberlake on general principle at this point. Are there girls who think he's sexy? Really?

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CB pointed out that James Franco seems to be rocking some kind of large bulge. Is it Franco Dong or is it just his keys? I will say this - I love when he shaves. He's adorable when he shaves.

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I'm not sure what I think of Michael C. Hall's ginger beard. It's alarming, to say the least.

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Christian Bale, making the first steps towards shaving all of that junk off. I liked how gracious he was when he won. He's growing on me.

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Taye Diggs in a bow tie! TAYE DIGGS IN A BOW TIE.

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Jesse Eisenberg, we really need to review your hair. You could be rather cute without all of the bangs and product and neurosis.

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I really liked Armie Hammer's red carpet interview on E! He seems like a big kid, talking too loud and getting overly-excited that he's hanging out with cool people. It's sweet. I like when actors get excited about this stuff.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion Part I recap: “The balls of a burglar”

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:28 AM PST

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I was traveling for over 24 hours straight on Friday which is why this recap has been delayed. (Love to Kaiser for running things as usual!) Plus I’m very jetlagged along with a lack of sleep. So that’s why this has taken me so long, along with the fact that this sh*t is complicated. I’m sick of these women fighting over such petty crap and dredging up the same old fights for weeks if not months. It’s ridiculous.

We still have another RHOBH reunion special to look forward to on Tuesday night, and while there was plenty of drama on Thursday night’s episode I’m sure they saved the best for last. I’m over all the nitpicking and back and forth. It’s exhausting. There were some gems there though. Here’s what happened. (I’m blockquoting it, but there are comments from me in there.)

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On their plastic surgery making them look deformed
Lisa: “I haven’t had plastic surgery on my face, I’ve had fillers and Botox… I think it’s really rude to criticize somebody else on the way they look.”

Adrienne said her husband isn’t her plastic surgeon. “I would never want to do that. Other than fillers and Botox. I just don’t think it’s a good idea. What if he messed up and I’ve got to live with him?”

That’s a hell of a lot of fillers and Botox.

Camille on how she ‘couldn’t imagine’ living in 3,5000 square feet in NY
It was really Kelsy’s issue.. He used to call me and say ‘Camille I just don’t see us all fitting in.‘”

Lisa “Did he mean the girlfriend as well?

Camille: “I didn’t want to do the show. Kelsey kept saying ‘This is something really good for you, because this is… something you’re doing for yourself… Maybe it was something to keep me preoccupied in California while he was having his affair.”

Camille on how she was called “Most Hated Housewife”
I was devastated to read that… It’s very hurtful. I don’t think you’re seeing the real me on this show… I think I’ve been villianized.”

After host Andy Cohen read out a bunch of negative adjectives written about Camille including “conniving,” “narcissistic,” “fake,” and “insincere” she repeated her go-to adjectives “devastating” and “hurtful” and said “There are things I’ve said on this show that I… wish I could take back and that are horrible things to say, but I don’t think that’s an accurate portrayal of whom [sic] I really am.”

Taylor defended Camille and said “we’re all here for each other and these people can sit behind their computers and write negative words about people who seem to live perfect lives, but they don’t know [Camille] and I just think it’s cowardly.”

Give me a break, Taylor. You defend people as long as they’re useful to you, and you go after the weakest. Talk about cowardly.

On the real reason Camille used a surrogate
It wasn’t to keep my figure. We tried and unfortunately it didn’t happen.. there are biological children through surrogacy and it’s an amazing process.”

On why Camille is so busy with so many people working for her
I’m a mom and I was also going through a divorce, and was also trying to keep together my husband’s production company.

Camille says she called out Faye Resnick because the ladies were looking at naked pictures of her on the way to the party
I did a movie for Cinemax in my early 20s… unfortunately we do things when we are younger that we wish we never did… It’s not a hard core, it’s soft, that doesn’t make it any better…

I got upset when I found out that the girls were in a limo looking at these [naked] pictures [of me]. This is why I said that about Faye.

Kyle: “We were looking at them. It’s out there. I’m not going to lie. I think that if anybody was sent something like that they would be shocked.

Camille: “I think that was set up and premeditated… I invite her… to my house with Faye Resnick and this is what they do… in a limo.”

Kyle to Camille: ‘The balls of a burglar’
Kyle: “It’s classless to say that somebody is morally corrupt when you’ve done softcore porn…

“You have the balls of a burglar to be throwing rocks like that when you live in a glass house.

So did producers deliberately cut out the part where Kyle and the girls looked at naked photos of Camille before the party? Did Camille know about this before she lit into Kyle again at the dinner party? (Did they show this on RHOBH and did I just miss it? I don’t remember this part at all.)

Camille blames her divorce for her nastiness
Then they played a recap of Kelsey’s appearances on the show and how he dumped Camille. Adrienne was crying and she said “to me they were a beautiful couple and I feel a lot of sadness for her.”

Camille said “That’s why I was distant to a lot of the girls because I was going through this in my personal life. I wasn’t ready to out it yet.”

She said she figured out something was wrong in her marriage around February, which is when filming started. As for the state of their relationship now, she said they don’t speak.

She admitted she didn’t have a prenup. The camera kept panning to Kyle and she looked pissed as hell. Camille wouldn’t say how much money she was getting, but admitted it was “sizeable.”

Camille said she didn’t have a sex tape of Kelsey. As for whether she would do another season, she said “maybe” but that “right now I’m really busy with my children.” Her children who just happen to have four nannies.

Kim vs. Taylor
We saw the crux of this fight in the preview video of the reunion so I won’t cover it again. Taylor got super bitchy and superior and Kim kept slurring about how Taylor shouldn’t have threatened her with violence when she’s involved with a battered women’s charity. Then Taylor asked Kyle “Should we talk about her state of mind? She’s about to take me there.”

Taylor: “Do we want to talk about her frame of mind?… Tread softly. We’ll talk about that later in the conversation.”

It was a clear threat, and just goes to show how Taylor and Kyle bully the shit out of Kim.

Taylor: “You wanted to be involved in drama with me, you didn’t want to be involved in drama protecting your sister.

Then Kim really summed up Taylor’s personality
I think Taylor is kind of like a chameleon. I don’t think Taylor has a real commitment to anybody. I think that she’s with Lisa… with Kyle… with Camille.

Taylor: “I do think that I try to be a friend and be neutral to everyone.. I don’t need to chose sides.

Lisa seems to admit only having sex with her husband twice a year
They played clips of Lisa making a lot of sexual comments and contrasted it to her admission that she only has sex twice a year. She admitted that’s true!

Well not twice every year, that’s on a good year. But I didn’t say I didn’t have sex with somebody else now did I - no I don’t! I’ve been married 29 years we’re very secure in our relationship.

I knew Cedric wasn’t there just to arrange her flowers.

A little later she said “I do have good sex with my husband for the record.”

On the rumor that Camille and Kelsey didn’t have sex for a year, Camille said “Kelsey cut me off ten years ago.”

Lisa on if she was jealous of Kyle and Taylor’s friendship
It was annoying to be honest… don’t you find [their PDA] irritating?

Then Camille came over and cuddled with Lisa to mock Kyle and Taylor.

Taylor on her lip implants
I’m not going to have surgery [to remove it] and it’s been there for too long. I have a large mouth and a lot of people say that as well.

Adrienne on how she constantly bickers with her husband
It’s very real. I actually think we’re the norm not the exception. We’ve been married nine years so of course it’s going to happen… it’s just the way we communicate.”

Adrienne on the tinsel in her hair
I thought it was a great idea… people love it.

Adrienne on her personality
I’m not one to really like confrontation. I prefer to solve the problem rather than get in the mix with it.

Kyle and Camille get into it
Camille explained the origins of the fight with Kyle. “We were discussing our spring break trip and she asked me, why are they shooting you in Hawaii for this show? Then she asked me… why don’t you bring the other girls?

Kyle denied this “I never said ‘why don’t you bring the other girls.’ Be honest… your story has changed so many times.”

No Kyle, I’ve had enough of you bullying me and now it’s time to take my power and tell you, you’re wrong…

Then she asked me if Kelsey was coming along with me… Then she said ‘why are they shooting you without Kelsey being there?…

“[To Kyle] You’ve never been honest. This whole season was set up to make me look bad and this was the honest truth.”

Kyle: “First of all Camille, you were brought into this show because I called you up.”

Kyle’s version of the conversation
Camille agreed that’s what happened. The way Kyle explained the conversation, which happened around the time she asked Camille to join the show, she was just asking if Camille was bringing Kelsey or a girlfriend with her. It was a normal conversation the way Kyle explained it, and then Camille asked her why she “had a problem” with her and Kyle was taken aback. “Why would I want you on the show and not want them to film you Camille?

Then Camille called Kyle a bully and told her that she started the “delusional” thing and now she’s been labeled with it.

Kyle asked her why she wanted Camille on the show then, and Camille said “because you wanted a target.”

As to whether she sees herself as the victim and “plays sneaky,” Camille says that she knows she grins and laughs a lot when she’s nervous.

Then Lisa discussed how the whole NY fight happened and claimed it was Taylor’s fault for bringing it up after Kyle and Camille made peace.

Taylor weakly tried to defend herself as just telling Camille a story about how she was amazed to have talked to Kim at the airport because Kim never really talked to her before. Then Camille half admitted that she was overreacting to the fact that someone called her insecure. “I’m sure I was feeling insecure at the time. My husband was leaving me… he wasn’t returning my phone calls. I didn’t know he had a lover at that time.”

Kim on why she didn’t defend Kyle during the argument with Camille
These are all Kyle’s friends… I’ve always had my sister’s back and I always will. I don’t like being put on the spot… I was speechless.”

Camille on if she thinks Kyle is jealous of her
No I don’t.

Kyle: “Well now you do after you realize that everyone has laughed at you saying that for a whole season, so.”

Camille: “Ouch, what you said was so catty.”

Kyle: “Yeah, it was catty, it was.”

I have to let go of my need to document every detail in these plastic privileged bitches fights, so the final recap on Wednesday won’t be so play-by-play. That said, the reason I write this all down is because it’s fascinating. It’s manufactured drama in a way, but these women really hate each other. They’re nasty superficial people and they hold grudges and backstab each other. Camille loves playing the victim and she’s got the ultimate victim card now. Her husband was leaving her so that explains away all her bad behavior.

Kyle is the aggressor and Taylor is the little suck up who manages to cuddle with Kyle yet still stick her nose up Camille’s ass by defending her against the whole Internet. Taylor hates Kim because Kim is the weakest. Adrienne and Lisa are the somewhat classier exceptions, although Lisa isn’t above stirring the pot and she can’t stand Taylor. (For good reason.) Kim is just a damaged, shy addict and she’s doing her best to get by. You know they’re going to send her to rehab on Tuesday. (And that’s not a spoiler because it was already revealed in the finale.) I hope Kim doesn’t come back next season. She may need the money but it’s not worth it for her.

Here’s a video from Bravo of Camille explaining her softcore past (only plays for US visitors). This is a different video than the segment described above.

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SAG winners and losers: “my favorite favorite” and shiny faces

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:13 AM PST

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I had a whole point-by-point recap of the SAGs but somehow deleted it when I thought I was deleting another story. It was easily one of my most frustrating moments writing for CB, but I’ll move past it and just jack else’s insight. So this will be much briefer than I was intending. First off, the winners. The King’s Speech and Boardwalk Empire dominated, with some awards to the actors in The Fighter.

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MOVIES
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The King's Speech

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth, The King's Speech

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo, The Fighter

TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin

Screen Actors Guild Awards 47th Annual Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine

TV Guide has a good “best of” moments countdown, and I agree with most of their points and will add a few of my own in a moment.

10. Most Nurturing: “It shouldn’t be called the SAG award, it should be called the Uplifting Award,” The King’s Speech actor Geoffrey Rush says on behalf of the cast, before giving nods to the movie’s supporting actors, including his on-screen family and Freya Wilson, who played the young future Queen Elizabeth. His SAG family must be very proud.

9. The Kanye West Memorial Award: Has someone been enjoying a little post-Prohibition tipple? A spacey, dark-lipped Paz de la Huerta commandeers the mic after Steve Buscemi’s speech for Boardwalk Empire’s drama ensemble win, to thank the people on her own list.

8. Worst Delivery: Alec Baldwin still loves boss and 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey, so much so that he includes one of her jokes in his acceptance speech. “She’s doing Poehler,” Baldwin says perplexingly of Best Supporting Actress winner Melissa Leo. Apparently, Fey had just said to him, “If you know Amy, she’s doing Amy.” He is met with silence. It’s OK, Alec. Jack Donaghy still rules.

7. Funniest Speech: Is there such a thing as too much Betty White? (Answer: No.) “There wasn’t a prayer!” White says of her chances to win best comedy actress. “You didn’t applaud when I turned 40!” she snarks. Then she glanced down at her naked SAG statuette and stroked it. Lovingly. We love you too, Betty.

6. Best Reaction Shot: Winona Ryder sports a horrified expression when her melodramatic scene plays during the best actress in a TV movie/miniseries category. We wonder if she was thinking what we were thinking: Has it really been that long since Heathers?

5. Biggest Surprise: Winner Christian Bale welcomes Dicky Eklund, the man he portrayed in The Fighter, to join him on stage to accept the Best Supporting Actor trophy. “The original quacker,” Bale says, shaking his hand enthusiastically. “Thank you for living your life and thank you for letting me play you.” It makes Bale’s words about acting — “life without empathy is no life at all” — mean that much more.

4. Best Commercial Interruption: In this DVR age, we’d almost forgotten these existed! A clip montage saluting broadcast advertising is a humorous look back at bite-sized pop culture ranging from the “Where’s the beef?” lady, the Old Spice guy and our favorite actors like Dustin Hoffman, John Cleese and Ken Jeong hawking various wares.

3. Most Unexpected Shout-Out: Julianna Margulies doesn’t forget anyone during her thank-you speech for best actress in a drama for The Good Wife, acknowledging the unsung heroes that have kept production up and running during this especially rough winter. She thanks “all the Teamsters who’ve been digging us out of the snow for the past two weeks.”

2. Worst Rewards Program: The King’s Speech star (and Best Actor winner) Colin Firth reveals how he once tried to use his SAG card, flashing it around “hoping it would get me female attention and free into nightclubs and top-level government departments, and it didn’t.” But at least it made him the King of England.

1. Best Parental Advice: Brush your teeth twice a day. And oh yeah, never be an “a–hole.” That’s one of the lessons that Natalie Portman’s parents taught her, as she recalls in her Best Actress acceptance speech. “It’s never acceptable,” she says. Since we also mind our elders, we’re not going to argue.

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Natalie Portman did say “asshole” on television, but she was much more subdued and didn’t gush as much as she did at the Golden Globes. Claire Danes, on the other hand, either had some pharmaceutical assistance or was drunk because she went on at length during her speech and overused the adjective “favorite” when she was trying to thank her husband, Hugh Dancy. I have to quote her because it was too funny. She called the autistic woman she portrayed a “thing,” but it wasn’t meant negatively and she was nervous. “Thank you Temple, who is no act, she is a real thing and I just played her on TV, on HBO. [Music plays] And thank you to my favorite my favorite husband, my favorite actor, my favorite man. My Hugh, My Hugh my love.” The camera panned to Hugh in the audience and he looked pretty toasted too.

Other random things I noticed: everyone looked incredibly shiny at the SAGs, men and women included. At first I thought it was Botox, but it was probably pretty hot in there and the lighting wasn’t that flattering.

Christian Bale gave everyone man hugs before he accepted his award and his speech was very gracious and well done. You can tell he’s really working for that Oscar.

Also, at first I thought Susan Sarandon was there with her boytoy, Jonathan Bricklin, as the guy had his arm around her but it was her son, Jack! Thank goodness because he looked really young for her.

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The Worst Dressed at the SAGs: Hilary Swank, Eva Longoria & more

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:02 AM PST

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I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by how many women got it right, or simply didn't look like the wrath of God at the SAGs. My biggest issue was all of the prom dresses on all of the TV girls, which CB covered. But there were some bigger stars with some big issues. Let's start off with Hilary Swank! God, I hated Hilary's dress. It was that horrible nude color that has been everywhere the past few years, and that I really hoped would die. And there was something about the color and her hair and styling… it all just seemed awful. Like… hay. Like… a horse.

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Why in the world has Winona Ryder been getting it so wrong lately? Has she just been out of the spotlight for so long, she no longer knows how to dress for the red carpet? Is that a skill you can "forget"? But yeah, the bridal dress with the bad hair and the crazy eyes… it's all very "Tim Burton presents Winona Ryder as The Corpse Bride".

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I don't even hate Paz de la Huerta's dress. I just think this chick is a complete mess. Like, whenever she speaks, I hold my breath, waiting for the trainwreck. But yes, the styling of this look was… drunk. That's all.

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Porn actress Kim Kardashian got to come, for some reason. Hate the dress - it's a pageant dress. You'd see this on the third runner-up at the Miss Ohio pageant.

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Like my mom, I love Amy Adams, but this was hideous. The hair was pulled too tight, the bust of the dress was jacked and unflattering, and the white on her pale skin made her look like a corpse. Bad, bad, bad.

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CB already talked about Angie Harmon's dress, but I can't help myself. This might be the worst dress of the night. It's just a frilly pink nightmare. And you know Lea Michele wanted it.

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Jessica Hailee Steinfeld in striped Prada. I don't hate the bright colors or the stripes - I think from the waist up, she looks age-appropriate and cute. But the ruffle at the bottom sucks, and it brings the whole thing down.

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Jennifer Lawrence… hideous. She's such a pretty girl too! But this was just fug, from head to toe. Bad hair, bad makeup, bad fit, bad color, bad bow, bad neckline, BAD.

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I'm not sure if I hated any other dress more than Jenna Fisher's. This junk was AWFUL. It looked like she had stretched out an old sweater. The neckline is all weird and there's too much extra fabric at the arms and waist.

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Talk about unflattering… Eva Longoria. When she walked onto the red carpet, I thought two things: "Wow, she's gained some weight" and "Did she get a breakup boob job?" Eva is a petite woman, and while I'm glad she didn't wear her standard strapless, fish-tail gown, I absolutely hate the cut of this dress on her. It makes her look so top-heavy! And she's not, at all.

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SAG Fashion: The TV Girls

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:28 AM PST

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Strapless and red were the trends at the SAGs last night, and there were some elegant hits and some laughably over the top misses. First we’ll cover some of the women of television, and you may notice that we’ve missed a few but there will be more fashion posts to come.

Julianna Margulies was in scarlet Yves Saint Laurent that was gorgeous in photographs, but looked like she was about to pop out of it on camera. The bodice was too structured and there was something off about the bustline, but overall the dress was lovely. I like that she accessorized with bold earrings and no necklace, which seemed to be a trend last night.

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I loved Christine Baranski’s simple red lightly draped gown with just a hint of cleavage. She really worked that dress and her gold drop earrings and single red and gold bangle were the perfect accessories.

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Edie Falco was amazing in a strapless red Carolina Herrera with a light flower print. She chose a black clutch and also went with understated accessories. Edie told TV Guide’s Chris Harrison that she has “people that I trust who help me with these things. They get all excited about it and I kind of stand there while they do stuff.” She has some talented people.

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Julia Stiles was in a strapless dip dye dress that transitioned abruptly from dark blue to stark white. She followed the jewelry trend of the night with some bold earrings and no necklace. I’m not feeling this dress and I find her eye makeup overdone, but I like her hair and it could be worse.

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Pregnant Jane Krakowski was cute in a silver one sleeve Badgley Mischka. I love it when pregnant women rock fitted dresses.

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Jane Leeves was in a silver fishtail dress that transitioned from light to dark silver. I don’t particularly like it, but it shows off her athletic figure and it’s not a bad dress.

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Jayma Mays wore a daring asymmetric peach gown with one gold cap sleeve. Normally I wouldn’t find this dress so pretty, but when she was on the red carpet I just saw her from the top up and the dress was striking with her coloring. It doesn’t photograph as well, though, and as the Fug Girls say she may suffer from the “scroll down.” I love her hair and makeup though, they’re perfection.

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Dianna Agron’s navy blue strapless sparkly gown wasn’t as bad as some of the fashion she’s worn to past events, but her overdone raccoon eye makeup, orange lipstick and swept back hair pushed her into fashion fail territory. She’s such a lovely girl and she never quite gets it right. Plus is she wearing black shoes with a navy blue dress?

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Glee’s Heather Morris, Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley are dressed to the nines for the prom. Jenna’s dress isn’t quite as over the top as Heather’s or Amber’s but it’s close.

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Jane Lynch’s puffy purple Ali Rahimi gown was ridiculous. She’s so tall that it only served to emphasize how fussy the dress was. Her wife, physician Lara Embry, wore a striking blue version of Juliana Margulies’ red dress. Maybe Lynch should defer to Embry for fashion advice.

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Angie Harmon wore a pink feathered Monique Lhuillier gown that made her look like a fairy flamingo. On the red carpet, she told TV Guide channel that it was her favorite gown she’d ever worn other than her wedding dress. I wonder what her wedding dress looked like.

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The Best Dressed of the SAGs: Natalie Portman, Sofia Vergara & more

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:20 AM PST

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Natalie Portman greatly improved from the Globes. There were no cutesy red rose appliqués, no “conceiving to conception”. I loved her cream gown, I loved the way it fit her bump, and I LOVED her hair. She was one of my best dressed of the night.

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I LOVED Sofia Vergara's dress and styling. She looked great, she looked sexy, and she looked completely va-va-voom. The boobs were out, the color looked great on her, and her hair and makeup were very sexy. Basically, I want to marry her.

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Since I have so much affection for Mariska Hargitay, that might be coloring my view of this dress. It's really kind of a prom dress, right? Or a wedding dress dyed purple. But Mariska usually does a lot, so I like that she kept her styling really simple.

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I don't like the orange-red of Tina Fey's dress, and with her coloring, it really should have been a blue-red. But she's Tina, and she's awesome, and haven't we seen her look so much worse? So give her a round of applause for pulling it together.

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It's Helena Bonham Carter. What do you expect me to do, put her on the Worst Dressed list?

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Love Julianna Margilies' vintage YSL. Love the color on her. Love her cute husband. Hate the ponytail, but I can live with it.

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This in controversial - I'm putting Lea Michele on the Best Dressed list. But she deserves it! She isn't wearing a prom dress, and she doesn't look like a bottle of Pepto-Bismal barfed on her. The dress is flattering to her body, the cream looks great with her coloring, and we need to applaud Lea when she gets it right.

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Another controversial choice - Mila Kunis in Alexander McQueen. I didn't like this when I first saw it, but it's gown on me. I liked the way it moved, and the fabric is very special and unusual.

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I like the way Melissa Leo dresses. She dresses like an over-40 actress who takes her craft seriously, but enjoys the chance, at long last, to get dressed up. She's age-appropriate, occasion-appropriate and very, very pretty.

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Claire Danes Not really one of my personal best dressed, just because I hated her makeup job. But the dress was unusual, and I enjoyed seeing her try something different.

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