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Archive for 2007

A Very Merry Chris-mess

Tis’ the season to be jolly…or in this case, gay.

Above are images of 35-year-old, latin pop sensation Ricky Martin, as he goes through security at LAX Airport this past Saturday.

Ricky has traded in his usually festive Queer Eye attire for a more hard-core, circuit partier look. He also revealed that nothing comes between him and his Calvins as he gave spectators a flash of his Menudo maker.

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Movie News: 11 09 07

Tripplehorn Goes “Grey”

Jeanne Tripplehorn (”Big Love”, “Basic Instinct”) has been cast as Jackie Kennedy Onassis in Drew Barrymore and HBO’s “Grey Gardens” project.

Barrymore and Jessica Lange star as “Little Edie” and “Big Edie,” the respective aunt and cousin of Onassis, who made headlines when the health department threatened to raid their flea and raccoon-infested estate in East Hampton, N.Y.

Tripplehorn will be joining Daniel Baldwin, who plays Julius Krug, the former secretary of the interior and secret true love of Little Edie; Ken Howard (”Cane”) as Big Edie’s husband; Malcolm Gets (”Caroline in the City”) as Big Edie’s accompanist; and Arye Gross (”The Practice”) as documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.

Michael Sucsy is directing the project, currently shooting in Toronto. Source: Reuters

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The Return Of Michael Biserta

New York firefighter and FDNY calendar coverboy Michael Biserta, has bounced back from his recent “Guys Gone Wild” video scandal by coming out with his own 2008 calendar.

Biserta, who joined the FDNY in April 2006, two years AFTER the racy video was shot, did not face any discipline for appearing in it, but Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, pulled the plug on the hugely popular FDNY Calendar of Heros, banning any future editions from ever going into publication.

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Hollywood Halloween 2007

Celebrities rarely need an excuse to let their inner freak out, so come Halloween night, Hollywood turns into one huge psychiatric ward for the rich and famous. Without further ado, here are a few celebrities who were possessed by the Halloween spirit.

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Drew Barrymore For Gucci

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Drew Barrymore is the face of Gucci’s high-end fine jewelery line. This makes Drew the first celebrity ever to be featured in one of the infamous design house’s advertising campaigns.

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers In Details

Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is Details Magazine’s December 2007 cover-boy.

In an interview with the men’s fashion publication, the star of Showtime’s “The Tudors” talks about being in the limelight and Hollywood’s vanity.

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Drew Barrymore Enters Grey Gardens

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Here we have the first pics of Drew Barrymore filming scenes for the “Grey Gardens” movie, currently shooting on Centre Island, Toronto, Canada.

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Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1982 to Jim Dornan, a prominent Northern Ireland obstetrician. He attended and boarded at Methodist College Belfast, where he first met David Alexander, who would become his songwriting partner in 2002, when they founded their two-piece Irish folk outfit, Sons of Jim. They called the band this as both Dornan’s and Alexander’s fathers were named Jim.

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Chris Pine Beams Up…Sort Of

Set your Phasers on stun! Rumors are circulating that actor Chris Pine has given up the lead role in the upcoming James Ellroy adaptation of “White Jazz” because he’s landed the much coveted role of Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams highly-anticipated “Star Trek” film project.

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Ryan Gosling In GQ

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The November 2007 issue of GQ features Ryan Gosling on the cover. In the accompanying interview, Gosling addresses his break-up with actress Rachel McAdams, whom he met while filming the 2004 romance drama, “The Notebook.”

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30 Days Of Night

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The isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month. When most of the inhabitants head south for the winter, a mysterious group of bloodthirsty vampires plague the small town, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town’s residents.

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Movie News: 09 19 07

Sex And The City: The Movie

Above is the first picture of the “Sex and the City” movie, which began shooting this week on the streets on NYC. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon will all be reprising their popular characters for the big-screen version of the hit HBO series.

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