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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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