Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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Style Crush: Rihanna

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:10 AM PDT

No matter what you think of her music, you have to agree that Rihanna looks good almost one hundred percent of the time. Sure, this is partly because she’s naturally very pretty, but it’s also because of her bold, colorful clothing choices. It’s also impressive how she’s able to transform from casual, to tough, to over-the-top as the situation requires. Come along with me on a magical journey through the Barbadian pop star’s outfits.

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The 5 Best Quotes from Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt’s Tell-All Interview

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Come to think of it, we haven’t heard much from Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag lately. Are they vacationing in St. Barts? Getting loads of cash to appear at someone’s birthday party? Actually, no — they’re crashing at Spencer’s parents’ place because they’re dead broke, and bemoaning all of their regrets to The Daily Beast. At least, that’s what they say. Since the article is about how every aspect of their incredibly-public lives has been a sham — they never broke up, for one — it’s tough not to add a huge grain of salt to everything they say. But they claim that they’re living out the dark, attentionless side of reality fame. Here, their mistakes, plus some insights into The Hills and everything that came after.

1. Spencer: “We were all getting paid to be people we weren't for so long that you stop—there's no line. The gauge is gone. The gray area is gone. We got so deep with how many storylines we had to do to continue the machine… At that point, we were pulling our last cards. We felt the hot-air balloon losing its gas. And at that stage, our income would be selling the photo that would go along with the divorce.”

2. Heidi: “I should have known growing up and not having any money ever that I should have kept every dollar that I had. I thought I was investing in myself and my brand. Like Kim [Kardashian]. When she buys these clothes, she's investing in herself. Because she is a big brand and is likeable. I thought I had that potential. My ego got too big. To think I could be someone like that when I was the most hated girl ever.”

3. Heidi: “I would film with Spencer and then I would film with Audrina [Patridge]. She would get treated like Meryl Streep and we would get treated like the trash.” (Just the image of Audrina as Meryl Streep is incredible.)

4. Spencer: “I was always, like, ‘Audrina, you hate Kristin [Cavallari]! You guys were just screaming at each other before the cameras turned on! The second the camera turns on, you guys are hugging and being all civil! If you guys just were real, we'd have the No. 1 show on TV!’ The producers would go, ‘Spencer, leave them alone! You can't do that to the talent!’ ‘Talent? These girls are actresses that are bad actresses! What are you talking about?’”

5. Spencer: “If [MTV] called me right now and said, ‘We want you to be on Jersey Shore and be a bully, and we'll bring your paycheck back,’ I'd say, ‘Get me on a plane to Italy.’”

Bonus: Spencer has a hell of a story about what the producers planned for ratings. He claims that MTV producer Sara Mast pushed him to get his alcoholic sister Stephanie into a fight. “Her exact quote: ‘That Snooki effect,’” Spencer said. He’s referring, of course, to the famous video from Jersey Shore season 1 where a man punched Snooki so hard her head snapped back. Yes, it still makes us laugh, but that would have been pretty hideous to watch had it been Stephanie.

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Recap: A Trip To The Morgue

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:25 AM PDT

Trevor Donovan Downgrades from ’90210′ to Playing a Ken Doll

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT

It still doesn’t make sense that Trevor Donovan is leaving 90210 after he had the show’s most compelling plotline last year: Tennis pro and playboy Teddy came out of the closet in storylines that were shocking and realistically awkward. So far, the only thing Donovan has said about his post-90210 career is that he’s looking forward to “opportunities and adventures.” But if the rumors are true that he’s in the running to play Barbie’s beau Ken in a live-action movie, then quitting the show for movie roles like this seems like a poor career choice.

E! Online reports that the producers behind Dreamgirls are looking to make a live-action Barbie movie, and that they’ve already met with Donovan and consider him a frontrunner. He certainly looks the part: Muscular, blond, chiseled jaw. But that’s what made Teddy so fascinating: He looked (and acted, for a season or two) like a typical straight, popular guy, only to reveal that behind the handsome face was a lot of confusion and fear. Ken seems like an empty role: At one point he was the symbol of utter manliness, but he’s got nothing going on upstairs.

Unless… Ken is gay too! There have been countless jokes and SNL skits about it; the producers could do well to play along with what we’re all already thinking.

Donovan will be returning to 90210 for a few episodes in the beginning of the season, so we’ll be able to properly say goodbye to Teddy.

The one project that Donovan has been confirmed on, according to his IMDb page, is Savages: Rival pot growers Ben (Aaron Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch) team up after their “shared girlfriend” O (Blake Lively) gets kidnapped. Donovan plays a guy named Matt, joining an ensemble that includes Emile Hirsch, Uma Thurman, and John Travolta. This new career path we can get behind.

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Video: Jason Bateman Charms On ‘The Daily Show’, Admits ‘The Change-Up’ Is Crap

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT

 

Everyone’s favorite party animal Jason Bateman went on The Daily Show last night, ostensibly to promote his new movie The Change-Up. He was as funny and charming as ever, and his banter with Jon Stewart was just adorable. But when it came time to discuss the movie, he cut right to the chase and said this:

It’s crap, the movie’s garbage…but here’s what I’m gonna promise you. While it is a tired, some would say ‘pleasantly familiar’ premise, our obligation is to please you post switch, right? … Entertain me after that, that’s what we do. And we do the R-rated version…when you switch bodies with someone you’re gonna get into some pretty dodgy situations, and they’re all under the R, capital R category.

So basically, you should see The Change-Up not because it’s a fine piece of cinema, but because it’s a dirtier version of Freaky Friday. Which, come to think of it, would not be a bad comeback movie for Lindsay Lohan. Are you listening, LiLo?

There is also some heartbreaking talk about how there are no updates to report on the Arrested Development movie, which, ugh, I can’t even. Bateman says it’s held up because they’re still making “the boss’s deal” (the boss is show creator Mitch Hurwitz), and he seems to be telling the truth. While annoying, this is kind of good for everyone involved, because if it ever comes out that Michael Cera is the hold out, I shudder to think what people might do to him.

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Teresa Giudice Will Not Be on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (This Season, Anyway)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Although Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice has made no secret of her goal to get on Dancing with the Stars, it appears that the popular reality show isn’t interested. In response to a fan’s tweet that Teresa should be on DWTS, Teresa responded, “Would ♥ to but they don’t want Housewives this season. But Playmates are OK?”

If DWTS tried to claim a moral high ground, they don’t have much evidence in their favor – past contestants include Kendra Wilkinson, Kim Kardashian, and Joanna Krupa, all of whom are famous for baring their bodies. But more likely, the choice not to cast Teresa had to do with some other factors, including:

  • The Housewives franchise is owned by NBC/Universal, but DWTS is a property of ABC/Disney. It might just be an issue of the network wanting to promote its own stars (remember when spurned Bachelorette Melissa Rycroft joined the show?).
  • They might not want to be associated with Teresa and her ongoing legal issues/bankruptcy/whatever.
  • There might be a moratorium on reality stars as DWTS tries to go more legit, but considering they reportedly cast Rob Kardashian for this season, that might not be the case. Or else there’s a one-reality-star-per-season quota.
  • Teresa just sucks, and the show was trying to break up with her gently so she wouldn’t key their car or call their new girlfriend.

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Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom’: Crying Proves You Love Your Kid

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:10 AM PDT

I normally hate the “previously on” segments of any show I watch regularly, but this week’s previouslies did contain two awesome things I’d forgotten about: the fact that Sophia’s middle name is Laurent because Farrah wanted to name her daughter after Sophia Loren and couldn’t spell it right, and that Belden Lineman T-shirt that Gary used to wear in every single episode is finally back on the show. Oh, Teen Mom season 1, how I miss thee. This week, it’s Halloween.

CATELYNN

Catelynn and Tyler go to an insane haunted house. And then they talk about how they need to get jobs. Most people get jobs before they get their own apartments, but the elephant in the room is the paycheck they get from MTV. (Also, we now know that Tyler and Catelynn weren’t paying rent and got evicted.) Catelynn says that between school and babysitting her brother Nick, she doesn’t have a lot of time left over for a job. I also have my suspicions about whether she’s babysitting Nick or if April has just dumped the kid on her (although poor Nick might have the chance at a normal life with Catelynn taking care of him). Nick is having a tantrum, and they put him in timeout. Catelynn and Tyler also have a cat, who is super cute. Catelynn says that taking care of Nick is tiring, and that she doesn’t know what she would do if Carly had a similar tantrum.

When Catelynn calls a store to see if they’re hiring, the woman on the phone says yes and tells her to bring a resume. After she hangs up, Catelynn admits that she has no idea how to put a resume together. When she goes to the store, she fills out an application but admits she doesn’t have a resume. Meanwhile, Tyler’s at a restaurant applying for a job. The guy at the restaurant asks Tyler about his five year plan, and I can’t tell if he’s power trippy or trying to get on camera time.

Catelynn checks her voicemail a few days later but the woman at the store still hasn’t called yet. The guy from the pizza restaurant calls Tyler and offers him a job, but adds ominously “You’re not afraid to work?” Look, guy, either you want to hire Tyler or you don’t. Tyler is really excited and Catelynn is proud of him but clearly bummed that she doesn’t also have a gig. They snuggle up on the couch and Catelynn vows to go back to the store and follow up. Later, Tyler calls his mom to tell her about the job and she dorks out a little bit telling him how proud she is of him. Tyler and Catelynn both have the sweetest smiles ever. On cue, the woman from the boutique, Toni, calls to offer Catelynn a part time job. “Everything that we want in life is actually coming true,” Catelynn says, starting to well up.

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