day 97

harlow winter kate to become big sis

nicole richie and joel madden have announced that they will be expecting their second child later this year.  late last night, the rocker posted on good charlotte's official site that he was excited to be entering a second child into the world.   the couple is not married but has been together for over 2 years.  nicole gave birth to the musically inclined duo's first child, harlow, in january 2008.  that means there will be about a year and a half (probably) between the two children.  there's no word on when the baby is due, what sex the baby is, or if the couple plans on tying the not to make their family legally official, but congrats to the twosome.  with the rate they're going, they're bound to have a whole football team of kids in a few years.  joel famously dated hilary duff prior to nicole; they're relationship lasted quite a few years and, according to hilary, was a celibate one.  that explains why he's so hellbent on having so many kids, eh?

it's not the oscars...

it's the razzies.  the "crappy" oscars were held saturday night in los angeles mike myers and paris hilton lead the pack for nominations, and swept they're categories. paris took home the razzie (not literally, as she wasn't in attendance like halle berry was a few years ago for catwoman) for worst actress, worst supporting actress, and worst on screen couple.  mike myer's the love guru got the statuette for worst picture, worst actor, and worst screenplay.  is america just finally over mike myers?  getting a golden razzie is a step in the wrong direction (halle berry's career still hasn't really recovered).  the only project he currently has in production that is bound to be a hit is shrek goes fourth, in which he won't even appear on screen.  maybe that's the key to his success?  we'll get to see in 2010 when the film hits screens in 3d.  and as for hilton?  she doesn't have any film projects in the works for the near future.  i'd say that's a good thing, wouldn't you? 

and the oscar goes to...

the 81st academy awards were held tonight with almost no surprises.  the memo that leaked yesterday was obviously a phony since some of the award winners were chosen in correctly on the sheet.  hugh jackman did a fine job hosting, though i don't know if he'll be invited back.  the song-and-dance numbers were impressive, but not all that entertaining in the long run.  the shows need a comedian to keep the flow going and to keep the crowd upbeat (though not john stewart...he didn't know what he was doing a few years ago).  jackman is definitely better suited for hosting the tony awards with his musical background.  beyonce's appearance in a movie-musical themed performance, alongside zac and vanessa from high school musican and amanda seyfried and dominic cooper of mamma mia, was by far the highlight of the show, even if beyonce was lip synching.  the clip will landed on youtube so those of you who missed it will be able to check it out above.  oh, and the winners?  well, penelope cruz has been named best supporting actress for vicky cristina barcelona (makes me sad for amy adams), heath ledger garnered a posthumous awards for his role in the dark knight, wall-e received the nod for best animated feature (big shocker, being a disney/pixar film), danny boyle won for his direction of slumdog millionaire, which also took home the best picture nod.  i thought the coolest part of the evening was the way the acting awards were handed out; 5 winners from the past were chosen to each speak about one of the current nominees.  it was just a cool way to remember who has won what and see that, wow, that old guy from that one movie isn't dead yet.  it also explained why the camera kept cutting to sophia loren.  speaking of best actress and actor, those awards went to kate winslet (another shocker, though i still wish anne hathaway had gotten more recognition this awards season) and, what was actually a surprise, sean penn took home the best actor statue. a lot of people worried that his film, milk, would be critically revered but award show snubbed, due to its similarly themed subject matter with brokeback mountain.  it's probably a good thing that mickey rourke didn't take home the statue, though his acceptance speech would have been great to watch, i'm sure.  

day 80

more sex coming in 2010

the four stars of the hbo series and last summer's big hit at the box office, sex and the city, along with writer/director michael patrick king have all signed on for a sequel to the film, which was announced to be in development when the dvd of the movie was released last fall.  the movie was always "going to" happen, but contracts were signed today at new line, the studio backing the film.  king has yet to pen a script, but he's sure to jump right on that now that he's signed contracts, especially because new line is hoping for a summer 2010 release.  but, what will the sequel be about? king has said that he won't be going the same "comeback from a tragedy" route as the first film and, like the episodes of the series, each of the movies should have its own distinctive point of view.  i'm guessing there will be a lot of focus on samatha - kim catrall's character - now that she's single and back to her old, cougar-ing ways.  and charlotte (kristin davis) will be juggling family life.  but what about carrie (sarah jessica parker) and big? and for miranda (cynthia nixon)?  hopefully something good.  sex and the city: the movie was one of 2008's biggest films and broke the record for the biggest opening of an r rated film ever. 

grammy wammy

this sunday is music's big night, with the grammy awards taking place and being broadcast on cbs.  and, as always, there will be some really interesting performances.  we might even get to see someone give birth.  m.i.a., who is nominated for her hit "paper planes," is set to perform. on the same night of her due date.  while first children are often late, this could be disastrous.  but interesting.  another performance scheduled is a duet between country chart topper taylor swift and disney star miley cyrus.  the two will be singing a swift-penned song.  maybe it will be about dating and being dumped by a jonas brother? taylor dated joe and miley dated nick, each of them having quite the public breakup.  another odd mash-up will be keith urban and john mayer.  the guitar toting twosome will be doing a bo diddley tribute.  like always, the grammys are sure to be a wild night (remember amy winehouse's "to my blake incarceratedddddd" comment last year?).  

rumor patrol

here's a few small stories to confirm or deny.  first up is that audrina patridge and benji madder are dating; according to the upper lipless beauty of the hills, this is false ...is etta james mad at beyonce? that would be yes.  click here to check out a tirade the famous singer gave about how she doesn't appreciate knowles's portrayal of her in the movie cadillac records or how she performs "her" song, at last.  to be clear, etta was the third person to record the track ... does twilight have another famous cast member? it looks that way.  90210's analynne mccord is set to take the "cameo like" role of heidi, a girl who lures victims to a vampire tribe in the series. this will unite her (possibly) on screen with her rumored boyfriend, kellan lutz, who plays emmett in the series.