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My New Year’s Eve was pretty dreary. I’m under the weather, so my beloved and I spent the evening on the couch, listlessly staring at the television and eating Christmas candy. That was until we happened upon Kathy Griffin trying to get a rise (literally) out of the Silver Fox by crouching down to blow him. A lot. If those two hadn’t been amusing the world last night, I would have gone to bed early.
I can only imagine that Kathy’s CNN NYE contract must look like this:
“The undersigned will do anything and everything within her power to disrupt the broadcast enough that co-host Anderson Cooper will be unable to stop giggling uncontrollably while having to protect his genitals from Kathy’s ravenous mouth.”
It was a non-stop party for those two last night. Kathy mentioned Kim K.’s vagina, shit on Honey Boo-Boo, shit on Taylor Swift, shit repeatedly on Ryan Seacrest, tried to make it rain on the crowd with a wad of cash causing Anderson to have to physically restrain her, and accused Anderson of having pet names for his cock and balls (including “his Christmas presents” and “his taffy”). And the coup de grace was, after watching a broadcast from Maine in which the townsfolk kiss a giant fish after it gets dropped at midnight,
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Full Story »If you feel like whiling away the afternoon following updates about a room full of wealthy entertainers and/or movie-industry craftspeople eating, the Academy’s Twitter feed might be for you.
The 2012 Oscar nominee luncheon is underway, which will culminate in grand group-photo tradition and at least a half-dozen bouts of indigestion. Bon appetit to all!
“I’ll tell you my best joke but I’m not a comedian so it’s not funny.” – Nick Nolte #NomLunchMon Feb 06 20:58:15 via web
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“The Oscar’s better than the money. The villains are the ones you do for money. They’re expensive…or they will be now.” – Gary OldmanMon Feb 06 20:49:24 via webThe Academy
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5 Best Actor Nominees, 1 Photo. #NomLunch #Oscars http://t.co/1tjjg0PkMon Feb 06 20:46:48 via webThe Academy
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Full Story »After writer-director Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar) debuts her latest film, this December’s moody Tilda Swinton-Ezra Miller pic We Need to Talk About Kevin, she’ll set her sights on more classic fare: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick… only, set in space. “We’re taking the premise into the realm of the galaxy; it’s creating a whole new world, and a new alien, a very psychological piece” Ramsay told Radio 5 Live’s Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. “Mainly taking place in the ship, a bit like Das Boot, so it’s quite claustrophobic. It’s another monster movie, in a way, ‘cause the monster’s Ahab.” Stick around for more happenings in today’s Buzz Break.
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[Radio 5 Live via The Guardian]
• If you caught (and loved) Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene last weekend, you may be delighted to hear that her other Sundance ‘11 picture, the one-take horror remake Silent House, will be in theaters next March. [Cinema Blend]
• Dark Tower’s not all the way dead yet, says Brian Grazer, who told MTV that they’d shaved $45 million off the original budget and are moving forward by partnering with HBO. [MTV]
• You can be one of the first to see six minutes of The Dark Knight Rises this December! But only in front of showings of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol on proper 70mm IMAX screens. [Slashfilm]
• Happy Halloween week! Get in the spirit via Guillermo del Toro, who recently recounted his real-life ghost encounters, one of which was so spooky he had to cleanse by watching The Wire. [Toronto Star]
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Over at his blog, Ricky Gervais has an idea. Possibly the best idea to ever hit the awards season circuit. “A live 3 hour podcast during the Golden Globes. Me and a few chums (like Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Karl Pilkington, John Stewart, Larry David popping in and out) doing our own alternative commentary… People at home can have the telly on with the sound down listening to us online say things that no broadcaster can get away with.” Like, say, eviscerating Hollywood’s brightest and shiniest on the big day like it was a Comedy Central roast? Make it so, Ricky!
A refresher of Gervais’s Golden Globes hosting job earlier this year:
[RickyGervais.com via Reddit]
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