“The word was that the first Bourne movie was also going badly, because it had been delayed so long and had so many rounds of reshooting. It had all the hallmarks of a turkey. “So I went from my final night of doing This Is Our Youth on the Friday, to the Sunday when I had 20 to 30 movie offers, just based on the opening weekend of The Bourne Identity.”
The Bourne Ultimatum had its major LA premiere last night and all of the stars were on the red-carpet, making the rest of us look bad. Ben Affleck and wife Matt Damon (I, um, mean, Jennifer) showed up to show support. Earlier in the day Damon was accepting his star on the Hollywood walk of fame, telling reporters that the Bourne trilogy saved his career:
That should tell you something Matt. Stop doing stupid feel-good movies with horse-faced women. Your niche is in action/spy movies. You have now been dubbed the new Roger Moore. That puts you in some good company, but keep in mind you do have a shelf-life.
“Jason Bourne saved my life. The weekend The Bourne Identity opened in 2001 I was doing a play in London’s West End and I hadn’t had a film offer in six months because I’d had a couple of movies tank.
Lindsay Lohan’s uncle is making her situation worse. He has told The New York Post that Lindsay “may well not have been driving the car,” and “hopefully the truth will come out.” That is just about as vague as Lindsay’s own statement yesterday. Sadly her little 13 year-old also released a statement, which was long, lacking in grammar skills and utterly ridiculous. Stop playing with the media Lohans.
The Backstreet Boys (shudder) are releasing a new album. No this isn’t a sick joke. Here is what the release has to say: Richardson, who exited in June 2006, was not replaced in Backstreet Boys, which also features Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean. The group is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Jive this year.
This is why I don’t watch MTV or listen to the radio anymore.
After an extended break and the loss of original member Kevin Richardson, the Backstreet Boys will return Oct. 30 with their next, as-yet-untitled studio album for Jive Records. The first single, the piano-heavy rock ballad “Inconsolable,” will hit U.S. radio outlets Aug. 27.
Page Six reported today that Roberto Cavalli has designed a new line of affordable clothing for H&M. The line is to be called “Decadence” and will feature over 20 new pieces of clothing per sex.
“Billboards and ads shot by controversial photographer Terry Richardson – who not only gets his models nude, but disrobes himself. His open-minded subjects, who’ll be shot in Florence, include Jessica Stam, Erin Wasson, Lydia Hearst, Theodora Richards, brother/sister duo Devon, Steve Aoki and Cavalli himself.”
As much as I look forward to seeing the line, I do not want to see Cavalli naked. He looks like a leather handbag. And how do you advertise clothing without wearing it?
Guilty Pleasure of the Day:
Mary Louise Parker, naked, advertising the new season of Weeds. Getting past the sexual imagery (naked ass, snake) they were obviously going for a Eve in the Garden of Eden. This follows along the same symbolic imagery they use on a regular basis. The first season ended with a very literal manger scene involving a new marijuana plant. Ignoring all of the ways to analyze the picture: nice ass.
