day 3.361

tom cruise sings!

well, i assume he does. just not in the trailer. check out this jam-packed preview of rock of ages, the big screen adaptation of the blockbuster broadway musical. alec badlwin, julianne hough, catherine zeta jones and, yes, tom cruise star in the '80s-set rock-drama. i'm in.

day 2.249

christina aguilera acting?

day 215

footloose finally on its way

while chace crawford has been confirmed for about a month now, his leading lady in the footloose remake has been mia - until now. julianne hough has been offered the role of ariel in the reboot and is said to be very close to signing a contract - she just has to check any scheduling conflicts first. um, julianne? remove everything else from your calendar. a movie debut in what is sure to be one of the biggest films of 2010 is way more important than singing at a couple state fairs. julianne beat out the likes of hayden panettierre and amanda bynes, but don't count them out quite yet. there are still supporting roles to fill, and i could see amanda as the comic relief in a lot of the scenes. the film is set to be released june 18, 2010, going into production this fall.

that's it for now...check back later

day 164

julianne gets some competition

though she is said to be the front runner for the role of ariel in the upcoming footloose musical remake, julianne hough is still being tested.  alongside the (now) former dancing with the stars and current country crooner is heroes star hayden panettiere.  the actress hits theaters this summer in her first headlining role in i love you, beth cooper.  so, if she can open a movie on her own, the guys behind footloose are sure to be even more interested.  and, don't worry, hayden can dance and sing.  panettiere dropped a single last year as part of her candie's contract, "wake up call," and is currently signed to hollywood records.  hay also starred in the bring it on series' fourth outing, all or nothing, in which she had to learn choreography.  personally, i like julianne to be paired with new star chace crawford; they look moreso the same age.  hayden still looks like a teen.  and, while i know that footloose is supposed to take place during high school, if you cast one older looking actor, the whole cast needs to be filled out that way.  plus, julianne is more girl-next-door, no?  the only question is whether or not she can act. 

and if you haven't seen the promos for fox's new show glee, then check out this one.  looks so good  - especially because jane lynch (the bitchy cheerleading coach) is in it.  i figured i would post the video since there aren't many stories today.

day 150

yep, we've hit 150 posts! 

dina lohan to the rescue

this isn't so much of a story, but a blurb/tweet-worthy - i still thought it was pertinent to your understanding of the world. okay, not really. i just really live lindsay lohan and her mess of a life, which includes her mother. lindsay's mother, donata aka dina, always says she doesn't want to be famous, yet will take any moment she can to get some press. hypocritical much? aside from her self-promotion on her e! tv program, living lohan (which is supposed to return sometime this year), dina has taken to talking about lindsay's "projects" like her life depended on it. we all know about lindsay's funnyordie eharmony skit, and dina would like you to know it was her idea. dina told entertainment tonight that she approached lindsay about doing funnyordie because she thought it would be a great, funny way to tackle the rumors.  really? did dina sell the rights to lindsay's story to us weekly, too? the two "outlets" seem pretty contradictory - are you making fun of your life or taking it too seriously. make up your minds lohans :). oh and lindsay's extended fam is apparently taking measures to send the starlet back to rehab. obvi dina is not involved, as she recently dropped lindsay off at a club (see vid above). 

gwyneth paltrow has frenemies? 

after a recent post on her living site/newsleter goop.com, people are starting to speculate as to who gwyneth is meaning by the "person [who] really did what they could to hurt me." here's the letter as it appeared on the site:

all fingers are pointing to gwyneth's former gal-pal winona rider. the duo were inseparable throughout the 90s until gwyn won the role of viola in the 1998 oscar winner shakespeare in love. tensions grew especially when gwyn took home the little gold man for her role, too.  and could the "something unfortunate" be winona's legal troubles after her five-finger discount? hmm...i'll let you decide for yourself. 

everybody cut footloose!

what was once a vehicle for musical megastar zac efron - who takes his first step as a non-disney leading man in tomorrow's 17 again (this movie could make or break his career) - kenny ortega's musical remake of kevin bacon 80's classic footloose is shaping up to be a chance to launch two new movie careers. gossip girl star chace crawford is said to be this close to signing on to the project and filling zac's (probably tiny) shoes. this would be chace's first big screen outing as a leading man, other than 2008's little seen horror flick the haunting of molly hartley. can chace even sing? let's hope so - footloose's soundtrack is set to be a big hit if the movie does make it past pre-production. another surprise casting news? dancing with the stars' and rising country star julianne hough has reportedly auditioned and is being strongly considered for the leading lady role in the flick.  julianne has said that the next natch (that's natural for my non-abreve inclined friends) step in career evolution would be acting. plus, a musical would make complete sense with her singing career and all. let's just hope chace doesn't back out - julianne's bro derek hough is said to be the crew's second choice (technically third after zac) and i don't know about you but i don't need to see any incest on the big screen. 

day 141

dancing loses one if its own stars

on sunday night, julianne hough took home the top new artist award at this year's acm awards and, with that, i guess she got a boost of confidence.  the dancer-turned singer will not be returning to the show that launched her career when its next season launches in the fall, but will rather focus on her ever growing music career.  hopefully it will all work out for her - she really had only one single from her debut album and it did just okay.  julianne says she wasn;t even planning on coming back for the current installment of the dance competition, but, when her beau (country crooner chuck wicks) was offered a spot as a contestant, she couldn't let him perform with anyone else. rather than devoting most of her time to teaching ballroom routines to clumsy stars, julianne will tour for the rest of 2009 with new and old material. the only time we'll see her back on the dancing stage is as a musical act (which i'm sure will turn into a regular yearly gig).  i'm just wondering why she decided to announce this right now.  maybe hoping for a voting boost so that she can finish the show on a high note...and with a mirrored ball trophy to boot.  plus, it would make julianne the pro with the most wins to her name on the alphabet net's signature show.

cameras keep going sans conrad

the hills are still alive...and filming episodes about lauren. even though lauren conrad finished up all the filming she was contractually obligated to do for the season in march, cameras continue to role with audrina and co and the material that's being filmed involves lauren.  are you confused yet? how is this possible? before lauren's contract with mtv ran out, producers of the ever popular "reality" series filmed lauren reacting a variety of scenarios that might play out though the season finale to keep fans satisfied as they watched the canned plots.  for example, you know the brody/audrina hook-up that's been advertised in the "this season..." segments? that was all staged because the producers had footage of lauren's reactions.  another proposed story line? a stephanie pratt pregnancy. lauren reacted by giggling and then putting on her best acting skills to give a great performance.  but, mtv doesn't want you to know this - they're motto is deny, deny, deny.  in other hills news, heidi montag has publicly admitted that the show doesn't need lauren.  how, i don't know.  "we'll miss her...i just don't know if we need her" were heidi's exact words.  heidi is garnering to take lauren's lead spot in the series, but how would her life play out on camera? she has no life to film without her battles with conrad.  that's why producers are angling for a stephanie pratt led series.  pratt is being featured heavily this season and has even been added into the opening credits of the series (but without name cred).  with audrina leaving the show, it's really the only thing that makes sense.

my favorite hot mess: lindsay lohan

i have officially chosen to name lindsay lohan as my favorite hot mess.  not only is her career dying a slow, painful death, but so is her love life.  now that she and samantha ronson are officially over, news is breaking that lalohan has caused quite the rift in the ronson family.  last week, sam's family allegedly staged an intervention with sam in hopes of getting lindsay out of her life for good.  now, the family is said to be working towards a restraining order to keep the hollywood darling away from saman.  as well, sam's sister, charlotte, was overheard discussing the matter of lindsay with a clerk at the chateau marmont. charlotte is positive that lindsay is on drugs and that explains her erratic behavior, which included sneaking into the ronson's room illegally at the chateau.  after being denied entrance into charlotte's party, lindsay rented the room directly below the ronson's at the hotel and stayed up all night trying to get their attention.  charlotte's friend also brought out the idea that lindsay needs more than just addiction help; she needs psychiatric help.  lindsay is allegedly a cutter, as both an attention seeking action and as a coping mechanism.  i can only hope the girl will be able to get things together soon. 

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