day 20

twilight dims?

catherine harwicke, the director of thirteen and the new breakout twilight, will not be returning to direct the sequel, new moon.  hardwicke and summit entertainment released a statement today saying that hardwicke would require more time to bring her vision to the screen than the studio wants to spend; the studio is looking for a "rush release" for late 2009 or early 2010.  this sounds like hardwicke was a little too demanding for the studio, so they kicked her to the curb to me.  and, maybe this will make the second movie a little better? first place to start would be to get kristin stewart some acting lessons and robert pattinson to loosen up? he seemed more focused on covering up his british accent than delivering a good performance. click here to read the whole press release.  

poehler back on snl

amy poehler returned to saturday night live on the 6th to open the show as newly appointed secretary of state hilary clinton.  click here to watch the clip.  it seems like poehler may pull the tina fey card, returning to the show to play hilary in a couple of skits over the next few seasons while she's under contract for her new nbc show, set to debut next april.  to replace poehler and fey, the execs at nbc recently brought in two new female regulars, who have slowly been becoming a larger part of the show.  hopefully amy will be able to keep the ratings momentum going on snl and bring some ratings to the fourth place peacock net.   

heath ledger wins aussie oscar

heath ledger was posthumously awarded australia's equivalent of the oscar, the australian film institute's best actor award; his sister was present to accept the statue.  does this mean heath is  set to be nominated and then awarded for the little gold man? not necessarily.  superhero flicks aren't known to be awarded for that prestigious of those awards.  as well, it seems like heath got more attention and praise for the role due to his death.  if he were still alive, the performance probably would not have garnered as much attention.   the academy awards will air live february 22nd of next year.