Friday, March 18, 2011

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Paul Giamatti Plays Happy in 'Win Win,' But We Prefer this Gallery of His Sad Faces

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PDT

Paul Giamatti‘s newest movie opens up today. It’s called Win Win.

I saw it at Sundance this year and enjoyed it. Alex Shaffer, Giamatti’s young costar (pictured), is particularly fun to watch. But after the film ended came the Q&A, where director Thomas McCarthy explained his casting of Paul as the lead. Lucky for him, the two were already friends. But the actor was hesitant to take on the role of Mike Flaherty, because he wasn’t sure he could handle it. He said something to the effect of “Mike is happy. I can’t do happy.”

This comment through me into a tailspin: Paul Giamatti is supposed to be happy in this movie? I never once considered the fact that he was a satisfied man. Mostly because he’s Paul Giamatti.  And in Win Win, he plays a desperate suburban dad who tricks the state into making him a client’s legal guardian for the monthly income it will send his way. Things go awry (surprise) and Paul’s character Mike finds himself watching over his client’s teenage son Kyle (Shaffer), who happens to be an excellent wrestler.

Win Win is an interesting little film. The director was right: it’s not simply a scene study in the oppression of the suburbs, like most Hollywood films set there. But I had no inkling that Paul was supposed to be fulfilled in this movie. In one of his first scenes, he has a panic attack while running. His job is depressingly slow, and his coworker Stephen (Jeffrey Tambor) convinces him that instead of fixing their broken boiler, they should come to work each day with the subtle expectation that it might blow up underneath them .

But then I got to thinking: Maybe it is my own bias that prevents me from seeing a character played by Paul Giamatti as satisfied. Maybe I’ve misread every role he’s ever been in.

Is Paul Giamatti just happy if you say he’s happy? I dunno! Let’s see how that assessment works on his other acting work.

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Paul Giamatti Plays Happy in 'Win Win,' But We Prefer this Gallery of His Sad Faces

Gallery: Everyone Audrina Patridge Dates Looks Exactly The Same

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PDT


To say that reality star Audrina Patridge has a type would be an understatement. Over the past half-decade she’s had a string of romances with brown-haired, tattooed L.A. rocker types — heck, half these guys even own the same shirt!

Audrina’s dating life has become newsworthy again today as recent ex Corey Bohan used Twitter to unleash a stream of negative comments presumably about Miss Patridge. (“Time 2 pick up the pieces & stop being so sad! Some woman will always be empty & rotten from the inside out. U cant love a heartless woman.”)Yikes! So how will Audrina move on? Well, probably with another brown-haired, tattooed L.A. rocker type.

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Crushable Quotable: The 5 Most Hilarious Parts of Rebecca Black's First Interview

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Internet phenomenon Rebecca Black has just given her first interview to The Daily Beast. Predictably, she complains about the people who make fun of her on the internet (hi Rebecca! I think you’re hilare and want to hang out!) and says she has aspirations toward legit stardom. There are some other gold nuggets, which I’ve highlighted here:

  • “I didn’t write the song myself,” she says. Yeah, obviously. I mean, while the lyrics do sound like they were written by a 12-year-old, Ark Music Factory’s website specifically says they provide material for singers, so I don’t think anyone suspected Rebecca was a budding lyricist. Believe me, there are so many other things in that video she needs to defend besides the dumb lyrics.
  • She had a choice of two songs – “Friday” and another song which was about “adult love.” Of course, we all know which one she chose. Black said that “Friday” was more relatable to her. I want to know exactly what variety of “adult” love the other song was about. Plushies, perhaps?
  • After an open casting call, she was “chosen” to pay Ark $2,000 to record her song. This sounds like one of those poetry anthologies that advertises in the back of magazines, “chooses” your poem to be in the book, and then forces you to pay a bunch of money to buy a copy of said book. If an actual record label liked you enough to want you to record a song, they would be paying you.
  • Although Black is making money off the song from iTunes downloads, she says she is going to donate some of the proceeds to Japan relief and school arts programs. Maybe she could start with her own school’s arts program.
  • Verbatim: “Black's plan going forward is to record an acoustic version of "Friday" to showcase her vocal range in a non-Auto-Tune environment.”

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Crushable Quotable: The 5 Most Hilarious Parts of Rebecca Black's First Interview

Prostitution Puta! New Details From 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' D.R. Brawl

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:53 AM PDT

It just keeps getting better.

I recently wrote about the fight that the Real Housewives of New Jersey were involved in during a (luckily for us!) filmed vacation to the Dominican Republic. Now we have obtained new information about the D.R. brawl. Radar Online reports that the brawl caused Teresa Giudice‘s husband, Joe, and Caroline Manzo‘s two sons, Albie and Chris, and their roommate, Gregory Bennett to be detained when they tried to fly home. Apparently, all the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast members were partying at the Hard Rock hotel in Punta Cana at around 1 a.m. when the fight broke out. The police said that they don’t know who started the fight, but believe it began when one of the cast-members popped open a bottle of champagne and it sprayed on other patrons. About eight people were involved in the actual physical fight: Joe, Albie, Chris, and Gregory were definitely involved. Radar Online also reports that Joe was “‘beating on a guy’ and struck a male patron with a glass.” The New Jersey men were allegedly defending the women in the fight. The two America men who were fighting against them, Adolfo Ariolla and Jason Gomez, each had a fracture in his arm and a fracture in his leg, respectively. After the brawl, authorities decided to detain the four New Jersey men; they brought them to a police station and took their passports.  Eventually, they reached a verbal agreement and no charges were filed. They arrived home three days later than they were  supposed to.

First of all, can I just say that this season of Real Housewives of New Jersey is going to be insane and I can’t wait. First, the Giudice clan has a physical fight at a Christening. Now, they get into a brawl in the D.R. Add this to Joe’s rap sheet, (which includes serving a 10-day-sentence for a DUI and being questioned for filing for bankruptcy). Crossing my fingers that this season premieres sooner rather than later! I can’t wait to watch what happens.

(Photo via Celebrity Magnet)

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Prostitution Puta! New Details From 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' D.R. Brawl

Fan Service: What You Can Do to Help Japan

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Often fandom is viewed as an insular, even selfish community dedicated only to discussion and art related to their specific series. As we saw with the whole Firefly fiasco last week, fans can drum up bad press by appearing way too single-minded.

However, those negative incidents don’t characterize fandom as a whole. For every natural catastrophe that has occurred over the past eight years, I’ve witnessed LiveJournal fan communities unite to raise funds for emergency aid organizations. Their latest efforts, centered in the multi-fandom, multimedia community Help Japan, are reminiscent of the actions that fans took after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

Fan authors, artists, designers, and crafters are currently offering their services in some creative outlet, for their peers to vote on. Some will write commissioned fan fiction starring your favorite on-screen couples; others are designing icons and wallpapers for the less tech-savvy; still others have knitted scarves and hats. The items aren’t limited to something especially fannish; one user living in Northern California offered up “San Francisco in a Box”, a collection including Ghirardelli chocolates and souvenirs from Alcatraz. Finally, you can request an item if it hasn’t been mentioned already. This introductory post has the links for the community’s FAQ, and all the categories.

Starting bids are $5-$15, and so far the item that’s gotten the highest bid (that I could find) was a piece of fanfiction for $125. One writer even offered that she’d be willing to spend 24+ hours getting acquainted with a fandom in order to write an appropriate fanfic. The auction starts as soon as you see an item you’d like; the last day to bid is March 31 at 6 a.m. GMT. The donation is discussed over LiveJournal, but it’s up to the winning bidder to send the agreed-upon amount of money to charities like The American National Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and others.

So what are you waiting for? You could be minutes away from that Max Irons wallpaper you’ve always wanted!

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Fan Service: What You Can Do to Help Japan

Hot Shot: Ewan McGregor In A Hat On A Bike With A Puppy

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Have you ever seen anyone look jauntier than Ewan McGregor in this candid shot? Everything going on here is perfect: the outfit, the retro bike, that adorable little puppy! Is it possible to pull a muscle while swooning? Man, we want this for our birthday.

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Hot Shot: Ewan McGregor In A Hat On A Bike With A Puppy

Video: Jimmy Fallon Sings The 'Charles In Charge' Theme Song As Bob Dylan

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:44 AM PDT

Wow, this is brilliant! Our favorite Jimmy Fallon moments from his late night show are his amazing musical parodies (previously he gave us Neil Young’s interpretations of “Pants on the Ground” and “Whip My Hair”), and this Bob Dylan take on the Charles in Charge theme song does not disappoint. We command you to watch it immediately.

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Video: Jimmy Fallon Sings The 'Charles In Charge' Theme Song As Bob Dylan

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Hacker ring allegedly targets up to 50 female celebrities. – The FBI is going after the hackers who stole compromising photos from Vanessa Hudgens and Scarlett Johansson, and personal information from Selena Gomez, Jessica Alba, and Demi Lovato. (The Daily Mail)

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'Jersey Shore' Guidocabulary: Crossing the Line of Intention

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:24 AM PDT

This week’s MVP isn’t MVP – it’s Dan, the owner of the Shore Store. It looks like the season is coming to a close, because all the housemates are finishing up their jobs at the Store in spectacularly lame fashion. Dan is probably printing money from the publicity of being associated with Jersey Shore and having the kids in the shop – even if they’re useless and pretending to be locked in the bathroom – is the best publicity he could ask for. Dan gets more airtime this week than he has the entire rest of the season put together, and even though he is stuck playing the straight man I’d watch twelve hours of him before I’d watch a second of Sammi and Ronnie’s drama version 72.0.

Getting honorable mentions in the supporting cast department this week are the older woman at the club, crazy Danielle, the voice of Ronnie’s drunk mother, and – as always – the duck phone.

  • Punting
  • Worst Employee
  • Friends With Benefits
  • Becoming a Man
  • Flower In the Weeds
  • Leftovers
  • Putting In Work
  • Game Over
  • Connie
  • The Intention Line
  • Argument Person

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