nicole kidman-related stories
Posted Oct 12th 2009 11:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Commercials, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
You can really tell that the holiday season is coming by the commercials you see on TV. I'm not just talking about the Norelco sled in the snow or the K-Mart layaway pitches. I'm talking about the high end, classy jewelry and perfume commercials that are there to give guys ideas about what to give their spouses.
One of the most beautiful perfume ads I've seen in a long time has been getting a lot of exposure lately. It's for Chanel N°5 with the French actress Audrey Tautou. You probably have seen it, but might remember it more if I tell you about the music. It's a very soulful, bluesy rendition of "I'm A Fool To Want You."
Continue reading I'm a fool for this Chanel No. 5 commercial
Posted Feb 11th 2007 12:31PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, Late Night, OpEd, Saturday Night Live
(S32E13) I'm not very familiar with Forest Whitaker's work, but I'm well aware of his new-found status as one of the biggest actors in Hollywood. He recently won multiple awards for his performance in
The Last King of Scotland, so I knew that he could act. Whitaker didn't do such a spectacular job on
SNL. He was good, yeah, but not spectacular.
However, the writing this week was really something else. It was a lot weirder than usual, I thought. For the most part, I liked it. I see that they've cut down on a lot of the more formulaic recurring character sketches, which is a massive improvement. Plus, none of the those recurring sketches are accompanied shitty little theme songs! Remember the days of "Debbie Downer" and "Carol"? Thank goodness those are over.
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Posted Jun 30th 2006 1:26PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Programming, Celebrities
"We're gonna do what every kid your age likes to do - look at bread!" - Ned, to his sons, after they asked what they were going to do today, on The Simpsons.- "And the chapters are only a couple of pages long so you feel really smart reading it." - Lois, to Stewie, about the women's book she's reading, on Family Guy.
- "Her forehead is growing. She's up to a fivehead now." - Michael Musto, about Nicole Kidman, on Countdown With Keith Olbermann.
- "CNN: The Most Trusted Name In AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" - Jon Stewart, after showing a story about what would happen if a barge blew up in Boston, on The Daily Show.
- "You're about to become the main character in somebody's worst day ever." - Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, counseling Detective Gabriel about telling parents that their son was killed, on The Closer.
- "I hope you'll stay with us as long as you want." - Barbara Walters, to Star Jones, on the day Jones announced she was leaving The View.
- "Regrettably, Star will no longer be on this program." - Barbara Walters, the next day.
Posted Jun 26th 2006 8:37PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, NBC, Medium, Celebrities
The last weekend in June is apparently a good time to get married if you're a celebrity. All the focus was on
Nicole and Keith down in Australia while television stars
Marcia Cross and Patricia Arquette quietly married. Arquette and her longtime boyfriend, actor Thomas Jane, married in Italy over the weekend. A rep for Arquette tells
People magazine that it was a small affair with close family but didn't elaborate on whether that included David Arquette and Courtney Cox-Arquette (probably, eh?). Arquette and Jane have a 3-year-old daughter, Harlow Olivia Calliope, together. Previously, Arquette was married to Nicolas Cage.
Posted Jun 26th 2006 8:08AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Desperate Housewives, Celebrities
Marcia Cross, who plays Bree on
Desperate Housewives, may have gotten married over the weekend. According to
People magazine, Cross married stockbroker Tom Mahoney on Saturday in San Gabriel, California.
If the news is accurate, she chose a good weekend to tie the knot. From the sounds of it, all the paparazzi made the trip to Sydney, Australia for
these nuptials.
Isn't this the housewife who, in real lie, admitted to being desperate to find a mate back during season one of
DH?
Posted Mar 12th 2006 11:21AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Music and Variety, Celebrities
He may be really famous and the father of a young son, but
apparently Russell Crowe is
not
child-friendly. The producers of
Sesame Street have decided not to add Crowe to their long list of
celebrity guests. He has a well-documented history of angry outbursts, including a recent incident with a hotel
telephone, and of public drunkenness, which doesn't fly with
Sesame Street. One producer said he's not a great
role model for kids, "although I am sure our writers could come up with a nice piece about dealing with
emotions."
They have a point. That Elmo could totally throw him into a fit.
Posted Jan 20th 2006 10:24AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Animation
The British won't get to see the infamous episode of
South Park, which outted Tom Cruise something like 13 times in 22 minutes. Cruise, who has a crazy fear about
people thinking he's gay, complained about the episode to Paramount and the production company agreed not to play it
again. According to The Register in the U.K., Paramount got worried that Cruise would sue them, as he has sued so many
tabloids in the past whenever they 'out' him.
The episode in question aired November 16th here in the
states. It featured Nicole Kidman and John Travolta characters who kept pleading for Tom to "come out of the
closet." At one point, Kidman's cartoon character says, "Don't you think this has gone on long enough? You're
not fooling anyone." It really was a funny episode and I'm sad that our friends in Britain won't see it but I'm
sure if you scour the internet hard enough, you'll find it.
Posted Jan 13th 2006 6:16PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Talent, Industry, OpEd, Extra Hollywood Access
Hey, Walter, it's been awhile, hasn't it? In fact, I think it's been longer than
a fortnight since I led you on a wild toboggan ride through the crazy world of celebrities and infotainment. If you'll
strap yourself in, we'll careen down that hill yet again. The ride is brief, but the memories last a lifetime.*
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