In a month's time, you'll thrill to the Christina Hendricks cover story in the March issue of BlackBook. But meanwhile, here's a little flash of what's to come.
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In a month's time, you'll thrill to the Christina Hendricks cover story in the March issue of BlackBook. But meanwhile, here's a little flash of what's to come.
more● Javier Bardem has been offered a starring role in Sam Mendes' upcoming James Bond. 007 alum Daniel Craig will play Bond again, meaning Bardem will mostly likely play the villain, which means he'll most likely be sporting a bowl cut. [Deadline] ● Eminem is being paid $1 million to appear as a claymation character in what has been described as a "very funny" Lipton iced tea commercial to air during the Super Bowl. [NYP] ● Charlie Sheen wants to make it clear that, even though he's checked himself into rehab, he's just fine. "People don't seem to get it....Guy can't have a great time and do his job also?" he texted Radar. Also, as far as he's concerned, you're just a "Bunch of turds." Next time, Sheen, could we get some pictures with those texts? [Radar]
more● One man has started an online fundraiser that will offer $10 million to sort-of-disgraced '90s band Weezer if they agree to break up. This man, maybe, has never heard the music of Will.i.am. [NYDN] ● Rick Sanchez finally released an apology for the anti-Jew, anti-Jon Stewart rant that got him fired from CNN, saying there's "no hard feelings" between him and the network. Him and God's Chosen People, on the other hand... [HuffPo] ● Mad Men's Christina Hendricks says both women and gay men hit on her. She's like the human Lady Gaga. [Harper's Bazaar]
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A trio of upcoming Hollywood projects share titles and plots that are so similar, we're having trouble telling them apart. What we can tell you is that all of them loosely revolve around cars and the angry dudes who drive them. We know this because aside from spending hours re-reading plot synopses and watching trailers, they're respectively called Faster, Drive Angry 3D, and Drive. (And no, none of these is related to the next Fast & Furious movie, due out next year.) They also all center around three pedal-happy individuals, who are either out for revenge, involved in a bank robbery gone wrong, or both. So for your benefit, and ours, we're sifting through these projects to see which ones will be clunkers, and which ones you should be racing to see. (And to see how many car puns we can come up with.) Start your engines!
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Full-figured Crystal Renn might have landed a Chanel show and ad, but Christina Hendricks found it nearly impossible to score a dress for the Emmy's. While the fashion industry has begun to embrace plus-size figures, Hollywood still has a lot of catching up to do. "People have been saying some nice, wonderful things about me. Yet not one designer in town will loan me a dress," Hendricks told the Daily Record. "They only lend out a size 0 or 2. So I'm still struggling for someone to give me a darn dress," she added. The woman with one of the most widely celebrated figures in Hollywood—one that's front and center in every interview and Mad Men episode—can't find more than a few dresses that fit for the red carpet.
more● Idol winner Fantasia Barrino is in stable condition after overdosing on aspirin and "a sleep aid," according to her manager. Someone give Ruben Studdard a hug today. [HuffPo] ● Will Danny McBride or the guy who plays Murray in Flight of the Conchords be big enough to fill in for Steve Carrell in The Office? That's what she asked. [EW] ● Watch Mad Men's Christina Hendricks pre-fame, in MTV's Undressed, a forgotten gem of a show that is essentially softcore porn without the sex. [GTV]
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Earlier this morning, I came across a press release for a new movie called Detachment. About to skip it—every morning I come across a press release for a new movie—I saw the name Tony Kaye and continued reading. Tony Kaye has been a fascination of mine since the release of his 1998 feature directorial debut, American History X, which devolved into a messy battle between Kaye, the film's star, Edward Norton, and the film's studio, New Line, over final cut. Specifically, Kaye was enraged to find that 15 minutes of footage had been tacked on to the end of the film when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Of the spectacle, a proud Kaye told me a few years ago, "I don’t know if it was the biggest, but it was certainly the most publicized Hollywood battle over a cut, ever."
more● What if we imposed a Lindsay Lohan media blackout day once a week? Not only so the internet wouldn't be inundated with such depressing and vapid news, but also so she could catch a break from getting sued. [TMZ] ● Lindsay blackout day can't be today, though, because in addition to her fraud charges, one time a cop confused her cocaine for a breath mint. [TMZ] ● Though they've been banned from schools across the nation, adults have started to wear Silly Bandz. Kids can't handle the power. [NYT]
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The Mad Men season 4 premiere is nearly a month away (July 25), but in the meantime you can satisfy your Holloway hunger on etsy.com. Yes, etsy.com, home of handmade baubles and all things knitted and hot-gun glued. Joan, aka Christina Hendricks, appears on the artsy-craftsy commerce site modeling a friend's handmade scarf.
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Breaking good television shows and attractive women news! Christina Hendricks of Mad Men and being insanely hot fame stars in the brand-new, just-released video for Broken Bells's latest single, 'Ghost Inside.' How's the song? Meh, pretty solid. How's the Christina Hendricks? Very rawwrrr. In the video, Hendricks stars as a kind of android aristocrat lady-of-leisure-cum-space pilot. Oh, and she disassembles herself? Very weird, but also very Christina Hendricks. Check it out after the break.
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