April 26, 2009

"Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Wed

Per PEOPLE: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, best known for their appearances on MTV's "The Hills," wed yesterday.

The lavish wedding comes several months after they allegedly tied the knot in Mexico, the validity of which was questioned.

Montag and Pratt have purposely put their relationship in the public eye and will continue to do so when they appear on NBC's "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"

Most Twitterers didn't respond well to the nuptials:

  1. Matt Liasse
    jiggledstones Dear Yahoo! News: Get Heidi and Spencer OFF your homepage! Those bags of douche getting married again is NOT news! Thank you.
  2. Dawn-Rene Tomlinson
    scrapprincessd OMG . . .Spencer and Heidi are REALLY MARRIED . . . and I care? Yep! I'm soo educated white trash today!
  3. Candy_lips_normalmagyan: I am going to go insane if all we hear about all week is Heidi and Spencer.
  4. rrrachel.
    rachelsaur Oh god. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt got married. This means that soon, a fetus of evil will take on the world. ;_;

April 25, 2009

'Golden Girl' Bea Arthur Dead at 86

According to the Chicago Tribune, legendary actress Bea Arthur, star of "Maude," "Golden Girls," and the Tony award-winning musical "Mame," died today from cancer. She was 86.

Arthur, known for her comedic talent and deep voice, first appeared in front of television audiences on "All in the Family" and went on to star in her own series.

She was best known for her role on "Golden Girls," which aired from 1985 to 1992. Estelle Getty, Arthur's co-star, passed away in July.

Reports say Arthur died peacefully in Los Angeles, surrounded by her family.

Twitterers are mourning the loss of the beloved star.

  1. Jenn Wilson
    bootsywilson i'm devastated to learn that bea arthur died. the world is less funny today.
  2. TheaterJones.com
    TheaterJones R.I.P. Bea Arthur. Gonna miss you, Maude.
  3. Robin C McClary
    celestemc Wow. Bea Arthur. Loved her. She will be missed
  4. 427
    427 RIP you old biddy. Bea Arthur dies at age 86 http://tinyurl.com/csb9tq ; She was such an awesome, intelligent, funny soul.
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Disney movie "Earth" recieves mixed reviews

Disney made its latest big-screen debut on Earth Day with a documentary “Earth”, a repackaging of BBC’s television series, “Planet Earth."

The movie is getting both positive and negative feedback from reviewers.

According to a review by the Boston Globe, while the movie is well done, it borrows a little too much from the series: “This ‘Earth’ doesn't really have anything new to say, but it does present some newly entertaining ways of saying it.”

Entertainment Weekly called the movie “spectacularly photographed, gracefully edited, and effectively matter-of-fact in demonstrating the effects of of climate change.”

Many Twitterers are enthusiastic about seeing the movie for themselves.

  1. Ada R.
    30rock30 wanting to see the disney earth movie
  2. Gabe O'Neill
    KidsAreHeroes So looking forward to seeing the movie 'Earth' with dd today.
  3.  Laura
    GoofysGal15 Off to go see the movie Earth! We want Disney to plant trees in our honor...I would like a pretty palm tree please.
  4. James Barnes
    jamesbarnes2 Going to see the new movie Earth. I heard a lot of negative things about it, but chance to learn about the planet is great opportunity.



But thers who have already seen "Earth" are giving it mixed reviews.

  1. Lindsey Kracum
    LindsSC1 mad at disney for taking the same footage from Planet Earth, changing the voice and charging $12 bucks for a full length movie :/
  2. floyd kelley
    floyd_kelley Just watched Earth at the movie theater--absolutely outstanding!!
  3. Andrea Hayden
    ajhaydenus well, yesterday i saw earth, it was sad. poor polar bears, all going to die a slow and painful death. Da movie was really pretty, see it!!!
  4. Kevyn Faulkenberry
    KevynF Disney should be clearer the movie Earth is really just a best of the BBC planet earth miniseries. Ellie liked that the voice was Mufasa:)
  5. debra gatlin
    dlgat i want to support the company but i've got to say - skip "earth" the movie if you have seen all of the "planet earth" eps. on discovery
  6. roman archer
    archerra Thinks "Earth" was an awesome movie...when you look at the complexity of creation evolution is hard to believe.

April 24, 2009

Blagojevich Eager to be Reality Star

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich won't actually get to participate in "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" but that hasn't stopped him from promoting the reality show, PEOPLE.com reports.

Blagojevich, who was recently indicted on corruption charges, said "[This] is a chance to do something that's really fun and entertaining compared to some of the other things that I got to deal with that frankly suck, period. At this point I'm looking for a new line of work."

Twitterers found his ambitions laughable:

  1. Kathy With a K
    KathyWithaK_ Fmr. IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich seems to think he's the next Jerry Springer. He's no Springer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer
  2. Sasha
    greyracer04 Sorry, neither #Blagojevich or his wife, are celebrities, he's a corrupt politician & she's married to a corrupt politician. That's it.
  3. sforslev
    sforslev Now I'm really disappointed. Blagojevich would have been eating bugs with Stephen Baldwin! Darn those inconvenient laws and things
  4. aliya
    aliya Okay. Blago comparing his wanting to do a reality show in south america to teddy roosevelt?! Classic. Blagojevich, please never change kthx.
  5. Marisa Ricard
    missricard Blagojevich won't travel to Costa Rica to appear in the NBC reality show "I'm A Celeb, Get Me Out!" You know what he could be on? Cops.
  6. Daniela Ganoza
    danielaganoza Rod Blagojevich will appear in reality show to be filmed in Costa Rica's jungle. The funniest part? he can't even leave the country!
  7. Jeff Kwit
    JK726 why doesnt Blagojevich just become a rodeo clown and get it over with?

Eighth Tribeca Film Festival Begins

The eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival began this week "amid a turbulent time," according to the AP.

With the economy floundering, this year's festival has not only less submissions but also less prizes. The decrease in financing along with changing technology has made the film industry as whole lose a lot of stability in the last year.

But cinemaphiles are still enthusiastic about the annual event, even if they can't actually go:

  1. Ryan Muir
    ryanmuir A shame i am so sick today, otherwise it might have been fun to check out the Ninja Turtles 25 ani celebration at Tribeca Film Festival.
  2. Denise Odom
    odomdenise Is getting ready for a great weekend in New York during the Tribeca Film Festival.
  3. Ben Sturner
    leverageagency Tribeca film festival is hot! The Kobe Bryant /spike lee produced movie on sat is an almost impossible ticket to get.
  4. kimcrawfordwine
    kimcrawfordwine having a ball at the tribeca film festival.
  5. Kimble S.
    Kimble09 I have 2 go see something at the tribeca film festival b 4 its over.
  6. CupCake
    cupcake_nyc I'm so bummed.... looks like I won't be going to the Tribeca Film Festival :[
  7. nicholas block
    nickymook is going to Tribeca Film Festival tomorrow booya
  8. Shay
    thebsideshow @SPProductions tribeca film festival is in town but of course everything i want to see is sold out or showing at awkward times smh

For a complete schedule of events, go to http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/.