Michael Jackson's 1983 music video for Thriller has been officially inducted for preservation in the 2009 National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
It's the first music video in history to be bestowed the honor!
Coordinator Steve Leggett explains the National Film Preservation Board's choice:
"Because of the way the recording industry is evolving and changing, we thought it would be good to go back to the development of an earlier seismic shift, which was the development of the music video."
Pretty cool for the late King of Pop!
The Muppet Movie was also chosen for induction this year alongside Once Upon a Time in the West with a young Clint Eastwood and Jezebel starring Bette Davis.
CLICK HERE to see the full list of inducted films for 2009!
• "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975) • "The Exiles" (1961) • "Heroes All" (1920) • "Hot Dogs for Gauguin" (1972) • "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957) • "Jezebel" (1938) • "The Jungle" (1967) • "The Lead Shoes" (1949) • "Little Nemo" (1911) • "Mabel's Blunder" (1914) • "The Mark of Zorro" (1940) • "Mrs. Miniver" (1942) • "The Muppet Movie" (1979) • "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) • "Pillow Talk" (1959) • "Precious Images" (1986) • "Quasi at the Quackadero" (1975) • "The Red Book" (1994) • "The Revenge of the Pancho Villa" (1930-36) • "Scratch and Crow" (1995) • "Stark Love" (1927) • "The Story of G.I. Joe" (1945) • "A Study in Reds" (1932) • "Thriller" (1983) • "Under Western Stars" (1938)
What's more surprising is which celebs are on the bottom of the list: Kate Moss, Katie Price and Victoria Beckham all have a desirability of 1%.
Guess being skinny, orange, and having big fake tittays is out.
Dr Jacquie Lavin, who commissioned the YouGov poll, says "it shows a positive shift that women are more likely to see Kate Winslet and Kelly Brook as the ideal body shape rather than Kate Moss or Victoria Beckham."
We don't think it's humanly possible for George Clooney to take a bad picture!
The international playboy is featured on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly, alongside Up in the Air co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick, and he's looking as foxxxy as ever.
Is it just us, or do Leighton Meester's ankles look like they're about to snap in two???
If you can't stand straight up in them, don't wear 'em!
The Gossip Girl star donned her highest heels for the opening night of Miami's newest nightclub, Klutch, where Miss Waldorf performed for the crowd in a seksi black dress.
The first hosts and musical guests for SNL have just been released.
Charles Barkley and Sigourney Weaver will host the first two new episodes with Alicia Keys and The Ting Tings providing the tunes on their respective nights.
After she tweeted and ranted on Twitter yesterday,Denise Richards took her two girls to the park for a the second photo op time.
Charlie Sheen's daughters plus a friend of theirs enjoyed the swings and a stroll around the playground in Calabasas, California all the while paying no attention to the photogs.
Well, except that "back off" icy glare Denise is sporting there!
Yikes!
Wonder if Sheen ever threatened Richards with a knife? Hope not.
After spending 23 years with the same man, now Susan Sarandon has been spotted with two DIFFERENT younger dudes in the last week!
Last week, Suz was seen with 31-year-old Jonathan Brinklin, who is Sarandon's business partner at the ping pong club she invested in.
Now, sources said they saw her having dessert with another "younger-looking fellow" looking "quite happy."
An eyewitness at Creperie in Manhattan's West Village saw the couple and reveals, "They shared a crepe with Nutella and whipped cream. [They] stayed and chatted for a while."
But the real question is, did she take the toddler home with her?
Did you guys know that the USA Network was the basic-cable network with the second largest viewership in 2009???
And it's not from their 12-hour Law and Order: SVU marathons, either!
Although basic-cable giants TNT came in first with 7.75 million viewers for their hit, The Closer, the USA Network wasn't far behind.
USA's original dramas (Royal Pains, White Collar, Burn Notice) brought in the numbers for the network, with close to 7.2 million viewers in the 18-49 age range!
Former Ohio police chief Barry Carpenter was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his connection to the break-in of Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother's home back in May.
Carpenter was convicted on the charges of receiving stolen property, theft in office and evidence tampering.
Prosecutors said he broke in to surrogate Michelle Ross' home in Ohio and took items related to her surrogacy as well as conspiring with police Chief Chad Dojack in a neighboring town to sell the information to celebrity photographers!
Dojack will be on trial in January and we hope he gets some time, too!
That's some shady business coming from supposed men of the law!
In 2008, Ellen decided to go vegan and has highlighted her diet choice on her popular talk show including making vegan pizza with Wolfgang Puck and speaking with Dr. Neal Barnard about the benefits of a vegan diet.
She also has pages on her website with information about going vegan including recipes and where to shop!
As for Tim Gunn, he is notorious for his anti-fur stance in fashion saying:
"Wearing fur is like wearing a big sign reading, 'I'm in favor of inflicting cruelty and pain on animals as a fashion statement.' Unspeakable torture is inflicted on dogs, cats, bunnies, raccoons, foxes, minks, and myriad trapped, helpless creatures in the name of fashion—yes, dogs and cats."
Tim ensures fur challenges are OUT on Project Runway and there is no fur of any kind at Liz Claiborne where he is chief creative officer.
Among the attendees of Tuesday night's Lakers game at the Staples Center in El Lay were none other than happy-in-love couple Nicole Richie and Joel Madden taking a break from the kids for a court side date night!
We'll never tire of these two!
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was hanging out at the Staples Center as well to see the Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors, but Pain-In-The-Ass looked like she was up to no good!
Oh, and Extra-ho, Mario Lopez was at Tuesday night's game too, showing off his… well…
For the fifth consecutive week, spunky Susan Boyle is still on top of the charts! Her album, I Dream a Dream has sold another 510,000 copies and remains comfortably at #1 on the Billboard Top 200.
To date, she is quickly approaching the three million mark, which if she surpasses, she'll beat Taylor Swift with the best selling album of the year!
Not bad for a someone who was basically unknown just a year ago!
Guess after 24 years of marriage, the former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff has realized married life isn't for him!
George W. Bush'a former right-hand man, Karl Rove, announced on Tuesday that he has divorced his wife of nearly a quarter-century, Darby.
A family friend says that even though it was a "mutual decision" between Karl and Darby to separate, the two have a "strong friendship" which they believe to be a "source of comfort and inspiration for their friends and family."
The family spokesperson has given the following statement on the split:
Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, were granted a divorce last week. The couple came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship. There will be no further comment, and the family requests that its privacy be respected.
Diddy is generously providing free transportation for New Year's Eve party-goers in both New York and Las Vegas!
The rapper will have thousands of subway passes and taxi vouchers distributed in NYC and Vegas as part of the Safe Rides program he launched last year.
Cards will be given to adults between 8pm and 11pm on New Year's Eve with up to $15 in cab fare and a one-way subway or bus fare valued at $2.25.
Diddy explains:
"New York stands as the world's icon for a New Year's Eve celebration and Las Vegas is the biggest party destination in the country. By bringing this program to both of these great cities we will continue to show the rest of the country that a sophisticated holiday celebration doesn't end when the ball drops, but when everyone gets home safely."
Sucks for the bachelor, but we have to commend the sneaky gal for thinking outside the box!
One of the female contestants "looking for love" on the upcoming installment of The Bachelorreportedly had something going on with a male crew member instead of focusing her energies on wooing The Bachelor himself, Jake Pavelka!
The news broke after ABC aired a promo with one of the women saying in a clip, "She's been having an sexual affair with somebody else in the Bachelor House."
Juicy!
Officials from the show aren't commenting, but we're certain they will spin that particular episode as "the most shocking episode EVER!"
It hasn't been revealed which of the contestants was caught in the act, but the episode is scheduled to air in late January.
Will U be tuning in to the next season of The Bachelor?
Sorry, Rob Marshall. They all can't be Oscar winners.
Though it has received five Golden Globe nominations and has done fairly well with critics and audiences, finishing eighth at the box-office last weekend in only its second week of release has forced the Weinstein company to take action.
Now, the musical flick Nine will go from being show in 1,400 screens to about 890 screens.
That's showbiz! See it while it's still in theaters!
Right now, there are two men whose names are synonymous with trouble this past holiday season - Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen.
In the days after Tiger's whores came forward with their tales, Tiger lost his endorsements, his career, and his marriage.
In the days following Charlie Sheen's alleged attack on his wife, his show won the night in ratings and he remembered he was nominated for an Emmy this year.
But that's just how life is for Charlie: he fucks up and gets rewarded. This incident with his wife is certainly not the first time Charlie has been accused or found guilty of bad doings and it certainly isn't the first time he's walked away from it scot-free.
Over a decade ago, he was outed as a frequent client of Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss at the same time he was accused of assaulting a UCLA student who refused to have sex with him. He settled both matters in court and a few months later had a lucrative gig on Spin City.
What a punishment!
Of course, we all remember the turmoil Denise Richards endured with her then hubby a few years back. She left him reportedly because of his liking of hookers, gambling, drugs and alcohol. Instead of feeling remorse, he launched a kids' clothing line and attended the Golden Globes with a huge nomination.
We bet he feels guilty!
Considering the pattern, we don't feel like this time will be any different for good old Charlie.
Take note - Taylor Momsen's words will come back to haunt her!
We've seen it before, and we'll see it again…
The Gossip Girl star is a hot mess-in-training!
Momsen is featured in the upcoming issue of Seventeen Magazine, and Lil' J is adamant on proving to the world that she's nothing like La Coka Lohan - she's a hard worker, dammit!
Check out the HIGHlights from The Momsen's interview with the teen mag:
Do you think people don't take you seriously as a musician because you're an actress? I think people don't really take me seriously because I'm 16. And they think most 16-year-olds don't know what they want to do. But I actually really do, because I've been thinking about it since I was 2. And in the world of acting, you have such a stigma put onto you that you [get into this business] for the fame. Fame frankly means nothing. It's so stupid. Unless you do something great and unless you do something that's fulfilling to you, what's the point?
People have said you are angsty. But what do you think? I am angsty. I'll be angsty until I'm 80 years old. I think that keeps things fresh. But I always think angst is such a derogatory word toward teenagers. It just means you're figuring s*** out, and I don't know why that's a negative thing.
What would we be surprised to know about you? I love working. I'm a workaholic, and no one believes it. I'm in the recording studio until three in the morning. I get such a rap for being like Lindsay Lohan - and I hate naming names because she's really sweet - and I'm really not. I don't go out. I have no desire to be some tabloid party girl. I'm entirely a loner. I have been my entire life.
Considering that the film is making bank and all of James Cameron's hard work has finally started to pay out off, Cameron feels comfortable talking about making a sequel to his latest flick, Avatar.
He reveals that his tale about the smurfs the inhabitants of Pandora could lead into a second film, but the second time around would have a different locale. He explains:
"The planet in Pandora's sky is called Polyphemus and it's the primary for a system of moons, just like in our solar system, Jupiter has fifty some moons and they're discovering smaller ones all of the time."
But shoving his creations onto another moon isn't really the issue. James is only interested in doing a sequel if the money is there. James continues on to explain:
"We have some story ideas for how to branch out into other moons of Polyphemus and the Alpha Centauri A solar system, but we've got to make some money with this movie first before we think about the sequel."
Well, you've made about $600 million to date. Granted, it took about half that to make the movie, but there seems to be a good chunk of $$$ to start again.
The real question is, will Cameron have the time? Didn't the first flick take you like 15 years to complete?
According to a Jonas family insider "Joe sees the writing on the wall for the group. Kevin's heart is just not in the group anymore. His wifeDanielle is his number one priority, especially after their wedding night!"
While Kevin is getting his freak on, the youngest JoBro Nick already has his sights on being the next Justin Timberlake and Joe knows it!
Plus Nick isn't doing him any favors with his so called "side project", which will no doubt turn into his main gig if the break-up is a go.
So what about Joe?
We're sure Nick could give him a job as a roadie or something.
Carly Pope, actress of the TV series Popular, is currently being treated in a Vancouver hospital after her brother's car was hijacked.
While the actress and her brother Kris were stopped in their BMW, a man jumped on the hood of the car. Her brother got out of the car, but the stranger decided to jump in the driver's seat and go for a joyride. In reverse!
Witness Kevin Bow was watching this all go down from his hotel balcony and said a good samaritan tried to pull the carjacker out, but he "hammered it in reverse, the two guys kind of fell out and went flying across the intersection."
Yikes!
Once in reverse, the car ended up hitting three cars before crashing into a glass window all while Carly was in the backseat!
Scary!
Luckily the douche was arrested at the scene and taken to the hospital to treat his head injuries.
Hopefully Carly's injuries aren't too serious and she recovers quickly!
Close friends of Whitney Houstonare suggesting that she is back to her old, evil ways as the pressure of a comeback has proven too much for her.
These sources claim that she may have returned to drugs and alcohol to cope with the stress of her new chart-topping CD.
The worried friends are suggesting that she is exhibiting some sketchy behavior similar to when she was using. One friend claimed:
"Whitney seems to go from being a nervous wreck to being completely out of it in a short period of time – just like she did when she was freebasing and using crack cocaine. She is still drinking and with Whitney, alcohol and drugs have always gone hand-in-hand. She's worked so hard to get back on top. It would be tragic for it to go up in smoke because she can't stay clean."
Tragic indeed! Someone needs to get in there and stop her before it's too late! If she is using again, she got clean before, we hope she can do it again.
Be strong, Whitney! Be the diva we all know you can be!
Look out Los Angeles, there's about to be a new driver on the road!
Being so in lurve, Katy Perry thought it would be a good idea for Russell Brand to have a car since he'll be spending a lot of time at her new home she just bought in El Lay.
So for Christmas the singer reportedly dumped $100K on a fully loaded 2010 Range Rover.
Dayum! That's some gift!
There's only one minor problem: Russell can't drive!
But being the loving fiance girlfriend that she is, Katy also got Rusty some driving lessons.
How thoughtful!
Just let us know when you're practicing, OK Russell?
The lawyer of David Letterman's extortionist is trying to use the Tiger Woods scandal to get his client out of going to jail.
Attorney Gerald Shargelsaid that Robert "Joe" Halderman was simply trying to get paid to stay quiet, just like Rachel Uchitel did. And since whore #1 didn't get punished, neither should Joe.
What? Is he serious!?
In Shargel's new bullshit claim, he writes that offering a "very marketable story" to Letterman and keeping it confidential was part of the deal. He adds: "Evidence of celebrity misdeeds has a significant fair market value… Evidence of such misdeeds is routinely suppressed through private business arrangement."
Riiiight.
We have a feeling demanding $2 million out of revenge is a lot different than whatever Gloria Allred did for her clients.
Brooke, remember a few days ago when he attacked you with a knife???? Doesn't really SCREAM love and affection, does it?!
But regardless of that, we're now hearing that Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller, is considering getting back together with Charlie.
Of course, the first order of business is to make sure he doesn't go to jail for, you know, attacking her!
Sources say that Brooke has gone to her legal team to modify the protective order she filed against Charlie so she can have contact with him and try and save their marriage. At the same time, she is advising her lawyers to look sharp as prosecutors may soon be coming after her for possibly making a false police report.
Her defense layer Yale Galanter, who represented OJ Simpson for many years, went this morning to file papers with the Aspen court, asking the judge to allow contact between Brooke and Charlie "so they can work on resolving the conflicts in their marriage," calling what happened on Christmas, "one bad night" for the couple that supposedly still love one another.
But Yale's specific mission is to make sure that prosecution doesn't "overreact" and charge Brooke with lying to the authorities. After her frantic 911 call, Brooke softened her story when a female cop questioned her hours later. Yale admits that Brooke did "minimize her story, like many wives in a similar situation do, when they realize their husband could go to jail."
That sounds like a nice, lawyer way of saying that in fact she did lie to the cops!
Homewrecking Hailey Glassman officially filed a harassment complaint with the New York Police Department, alleging that ex-boyfriend Jon Gosselin slammed her against the wall of the Manhattan apartment they once shared together.
Supposedly the attack came after Jon saw a photo of Hailey kissing "Celebrity Boxing" promoter Damon Feldman. The kiss occurred after Hailey reportedly found out Jon was cheating on her and she ended the whole thing.
The charge against Jon for pushing her and verbally abusing her is currently being investigated by the police. As for Jon's idiot lawyer, Mark Heller, he comments:
"He's [Jon's] been rumored to steal a kiss here and there, but he has never been accused of landing a sucker punch."
But he has been accused MANY times over of being a douchebag so we're more inclined to believe Hailey on this one!
Kate Moss was forced to cancel her trip to Thailand after falling ill because she ate too much during Christmas!
Actually, her boyfriend Jamie Hince was the one who told her she couldn't fly, but we're surprised she listened. Since when does food stop Kate from doing anything!?
The vintage supermodel reportedly stuffed her face with turkey, Christmas pudding and was drinking since 10am.
That's the Kate we know!
After Jamie told her she couldn't fly, Cokate was devastated about canceling the holiday getaway but
The city of Seaside Heights, NJ, home for the cast of MTV'sThe Jersey Shore, is desperately trying to downplay any association they have with the morally questionable cast and show.
On Monday, the Borough of Seaside Heights released a statement insisting that the show did not reflect the majority of its residents or visitors and that the town "did not solicit, promote or participate in the filming" of the show.
So those permits the show got to shoot on the boardwalk and clubs in Seaside, they just appeared out of thin air, right?
And all those people in the clubs, the ones that look exactly like the cast with their greased up hair and fake tans, MTV hired all of those people for continuity, right?
Accept who you are Jersey! Besides, if you're worried about bad tourism, there's no need. The kind of people who come to your beaches would relish the idea of getting the chance to be on TV.
Neither do American inmates, or really anyone we can think of, which is why we were surprised to hear that Mel Gibson is starting production on a new flick down in Mexico starting in January.
One of his locations will be a prison in Veracruz in which the inmates will have to be transferred to another facility during filming.
Over 300 relatives of inmates protested outside the prison yesterday afternoon in attempt to stop this from happening.
The concern of the protesters is that their loved ones will be moved so far away, they won't be able to visit or bring them food. One protester held a sign that read "No transfers to make a movie."
Though on the flip side, the inmates are in jail for a reason, so should people really care if criminals aren't too happy?
After all the commotion, the director of the prison, Gerardo Duran, told the press that the rumors of a transfer were "unfounded," but still he acknowledged that part of the facility will be cleared to allow the filmmakers to work.
What Mel wants, Mel gets - if he throws enough money at it!
Sources are saying that considering Charlie's alleged incident of domestic violence, there is a definite possibility he will be divorcing his wife fairly soon.
But the news comes with a little hope, at least for their two young children, as the source also reveals that the couple will seek out some counseling in order to stay together. The insider reveals:
"Brooke and Charlie still love each other, but they are very different…For the good of the children they definitely want to see if counseling will help before anything further is decided."
Considering his track record, we think it would be better for everyone if they just got a divorce.
Rosie O'Donnell appears to have a new lady in her life and sources tell us that her name is Tracy Kachtick-Anders, an artist from Texas who has six children!
How Brady Bunch of them!
Rosie apparently met Tracy through her blog and the comedian isn't exactly being coy about her new love in the Ask Ro section:
hmmm Writes:
i must admit, it's kinda weird to see u w/ someone else (besides kelli)… but i'm happy for u if u are happy!
i am happy
Joanne Writes:
I can't get your radio show so I miss alot. You have a gf? Good for you! I figured those were her legs in tub picture:-)
:)
Lori Writes:
I know who that is it is the lovely lesbian artist with many children who asked you if you would like to trade art i remember that ? on this site much happiness for you Ro
smart girl - lori
Ro also basically confirms that Tracy is the same woman we reported about in November when the two of them were spotted jet-skiing in Miami together:
Luci Writes:
So Ro, your new lady friend is the gal that had her picture taken with you on a jet ski in Miami a couple of months ago, right? The one that was "just a friend". Best of luck to both of you.
yes she was on the jet ski in miami
Rosie even has photos of Tracy and her children on her blog.
Of Tracy's six children, 5 are adopted and 1 was birthed, and nearly all of them have special needs of some kind.
Not only that, but she is also a writer, a doula, created the non-profit organization Open Arms Campaign and even invented The Sleep Tight Wedge for infants!
Wow!
She seems like she could be a perfect match for Ro since she is also very passionate about children and their well-being as well as being somewhat of a Renaissance woman herself with all of her interests and activities!
Also in an interview from October with Tracy about her art and parenting, when asked about her future plans she says:
"Oh, and maybe for a future plan, I'd like a date with an inspiring woman!"
Looks like she may have gotten her wish! We're happy for you, RoRo. She sounds like a keeper!
Is there no one left that wants to write an original Broadway musical anymore? Has inspiration been lost to the almighty $$$?
Since Broadway has been inundated with revivals and movie musical remakes, it was only a matter of time before producers went after 1960s sitcoms for material.
We've just learned that The Addams Family is making its way to Broadway in April, after a limited release in Chicago. The reviews came in mixed and most agreed that the show requires some major tweeks before it comes to Broadway.
But it is coming and now we have word that leading the rework will be Jerry Zaks, mastermind behind the recent revivals of La Cage aux Folles and Little Shop of Horrors.
Our instincts tell us that this could be a flop, but there are two things keeping it afloat. Their names are Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, who are starring as leads Gomez and Morticia Addams.
That's a Broadway royalty pairing we can not ignore!
Uh oh! Olivia Newton-John's kiddie is up to no good.
It's being reported that Olivia's daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, collapsed in a drunken stupor last week in front of a strip club!
According to sources, Chloe showed up with a friend at a sleazy strip joint in West Hollywood so drunk, she could barely stand. When they reached the entrance, the bouncer wouldn't let them in and in response, Chloe hit the ground.
Gee, we don't even think LOLhan has pulled that bit!
Chloe needed help to regain her balance and walk away from the club. The incident has sparked fears that the 23-year-old may be back to her old, troubled ways.
It didn't help that one patron saw the girls head into another bar down the road from the club, where they stayed most of the evening.
Someone reserve her a room at Promises. She'll need to be joining them shortly.
While Tiger Woods is giving his sponsors a lot more grief than they could have ever wanted, CBS is still riding strong with Charlie Sheen, despite his recent issues.
A REPEAT of his hit show Two and a Half Men was the most watched program Monday night, racking in 11 million viewers.
In response to Jon Gosselin's hellbent lawyer, Mark Heller's claims regarding Hailey Glassman, the homewrecker's legal team has got something to say!
"For an attorney to go out there and say someone's going to jail when they're not even arrested – that's just irresponsible," said Hailey's lawyer Stephanie Ovadia. "That is the most ludicrous, ridiculous, unnecessary statement I have ever in my life heard."
Finally, someone who makes sense!
"All the police have done so far is fact-finding. They're trying to figure out what occurred here – if anything – other than two people who were living together breaking up," she continued.
The NYPD is on the case and Ovadia claims that Gosselin "told her [Hailey] the apartment would be padlocked because he had not been paying rent, and she should go there and take whatever she wanted."
That brings the LOLs! We hope that's true!
And regarding the note that was stabbed to the dresser with a butcher knife that Heller claims will undergo fingerprint and handwriting analysis, Hailey's lawyer says, "I don't believe there's anything to be concerned about. And I don't know of any notes. Again, I know nothing about any butcher knife. I can't even add to that nonsense."
Forget apartments - things are getting super serious!!!
Sources are reporting that Bradley Cooperand Renee Zellweger are taking their romance to new heights! Over the holidays, close friends learned that the secret lovers are planning to move in together into a $4 million home!
They even showed the place to their parents! That's commitment!
The source explains that the lovey dovey couple are planning a ton of renovations to the place, including a new kitchen for Renee to cook in and a den for Bradley to fit a top-of-the-line flat-screen TV. The source says:
"They're both homebodies, and they can't wait to have a place to entertain friends and just be together."
How sweet.
In the meantime, we'll just count the seconds until we hear wedding bells coming from your direction!
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