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Sunday, April 30, 2006

abc offers shows online for a two week trial period





starting this week, abc.com will offer encore episodes of all their shows for a two week trial run. shows like desperate housewives, lost and greys anatomy will be streamed online and available the next day for a full week.

yahoo reports that this service is a way for abc to fight online piracy and to boost interest in their rich roster of shows (check out sons and daughters and commander in chief will ya?). will it work, who cares, watch the shows you missed the night before online!

f**ked up rocker pete doherty crosses the line




within the rock world, pete doherty is notorious for being a creative genius, a fashion muse (look at every pseudo rocker in the east village/williamsburg these days) and a more notoriously, a total crackhead user. like a complete train wreck, pete became an even larger celebrity since he started dating his on again, off again supermodel 'friend' kate moss.

after being kicked out of his original band the libertines (for allegedly breaking into his lead guitarists apt, 'borrowing' items to sell for drugs), pete formed babyshambles to the excitement of his loyal fans.

it's his connection to his fans that may be the last straw between him and the law. last week, british tabloid the sun printed a photo of pete injecting heroin into a comatose fan.

from the telegraph:

Rock musician Pete Doherty has been released on police bail after being questioned over pictures showing the singer allegedly injecting a drug into an unconscious girl's arm.

The Babyshambles frontman was arrested on a street in east London yesterday morning.

A Scotland Yard spokesman today said he was released on bail to return on a date in July pending further inquiries.

Police began their investigation after seeing the image of Doherty, published in The Sun newspaper, holding a syringe as a female fan lies apparently unconscious on a kitchen floor.

The Sun said the photograph was taken at Doherty's home in Hackney, east London, within the past five weeks.

Another picture shows Doherty jabbing a needle into his tattooed forearm.

They also published a picture of supermodel Kate Moss, 32, who they claimed has been secretly seeing Doherty despite their apparent public split.

Yesterday police said a 27-year-old had been arrested at 8am on a street in east London on suspicion of administering a noxious substance recklessly.

mad isn't it? (i'm sure the pics were sold by a user 'friend') is it all over for pete? it's sad and pathetic really.

well... if you want to get an even better idea of what this guy is like, check out this crazy profile of pete doherty in rolling stone a few weeks back.

finally, bbc did an in depth doc on the guy (albeit a big pr piece) called who the f**k is pete doherty.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

amazing film: united 93




i was one of the lucky few who got to see the film united 93 at the tribeca film festival opening night.

shot in real time with a largely unknown cast, director paul greengrass (bloody sunday, bourne supremacy) has created a documentary style fictionalized account of the fateful 4th plane in which passengers tried to reclaim their hijacked aircraft that was heading towards the white house on 9/11.

tense, scary and completely visceral, united 93 strips away the sentimentality and creates a very incredible experience in which the viewer sees a larger picture of the events that happened on that day.

based on interviews and the 9/11 commissioner report, the film tracks the initial laissez faire of the ground control, to the lack of military access, to panic and just plain confusion when these people realize that they are at war. this 1st half of the movie casts a surmounting sense of dread over the final act of jihad that eventually plays out united 93.

when it finally does happen, the whole movie shifts into the plane.

i don't want to hype this film too much. i went in not knowing what to expect and though the experience is incredibly heartbreaking, i left the theater gladly speechless.

go see this (i know you won't want to) but go.

buzz film: stick it
















people that know me totally understand why i'm like a moth to a flame for movies (and tv shows) about girls who find independance and identity through whatever means. in the world of film, it's either through ya ya circumstances OR sports! which is why stick it had my name stamped on it since day one.

but forget my blind approval and know that the film is actually a very exciting and fun movie about gymnastic and well... sisterhood.

when hayley (played by the super gorgeous missy peregrym) gets arrested for breaking the law, her father convinces the judge to let her serve her detention training in the one sport that she swore she'd never do again, gymnastics. with a deadbeat coach (jeff bridges) and a posse of haters (apparently missy was a shining star before she left the whole sport abruptly), missy goes on to prove to the others and herself that she has what it takes to be a true gymnast.

hokey, i know, but trust me when i say this, the movie is filled with hilarious one liners (thanks to the writer of bring it on), tense competition and enough heart to make this a sleeper hit of the summer.

gather your girlfriends (boys and girls) and go watch this. you'll be doing backflips (in praise) in no time!



the trailer of the film, but it doesn't do it justice. trust me!!

us weekly reports that britney is pregnant again

you can always count on pink is the new blog to put it right!


weird front line news today claiming that britney is expecting baby #2 already. all i can say is enough! from the rag that is us weekly to the brit-ster... please just stop!!!!

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

film buzz: friends with money



jennifer aniston's new film friends with money is finally making it's way to the big screen after a successful premiere at the sundance film festival.

directed by the brilliant nicole holofcener (lovely and amazing, walking and talking) the film includes holofcener stalwart catherine keener and acting MVP's joan cusack and frances mcdormand. funny, smart and honest, this flick should be your main choice this weekend.

as for recent press for the film, check out this sleazy interview. if i didn't like today show's super fake jill rappaport before, this junket interview proves that she is horrible of getting herself out of a tight situation.

katie couric leaves today show for CBS news (updated with meredith announcement)


announced this morning, today show co-host katie couric will be leaving her post as the popular morning fixture to try her hand as the new anchor of CBS News (replacing Dan Rather).

if she's going to read the news like the way she's reading her goodbye speech here, then everyone is in trouble... stay and watch matt lauer's inevitable reaction.

as for her replacement, word is that meredeth vieira is hotly tipped to leave the view to become morning's new darling... we wait with baited breath. (yawn)

UPDATE: as rumored, meredith took the gig as the future co-host of the today show. apparently for the nice sum of 40 million!