After watching the trailer, I don’t have any great hopes for the remake of the 1981 comedy Arthur. Dudley Moore has been replaced as the feckless heir to a fortune by Russell Brand and John Gielgud’s impeccable, if occasionally foul-mouthed butler has changed sex to become Helen Mirren and a nanny.
But watch out for Greta Gerwig in Liza Minnelli’s old role – she was wonderful in the wickedly underrated Greenberg last year and can also be glimpsed in Natalie Portman’s new romcom No Strings Attached.
With a style somewhere between Claudette Colbert and Diane Keaton, Gerwig is smart, wacky, beautiful and slightly astringent. I’d put good money on her being one of the next big things in American indies.
After watching the trailer, I don’t have any great hopes for the remake of the 1981 comedy Arthur. Dudley Moore has been replaced as the feckless heir to a fortune by Russell Brand and John Gielgud’s impeccable, if occasionally foul-mouthed butler has changed sex to become Helen Mirren and a nanny.
But watch out for Greta Gerwig in Liza Minnelli’s old role – she was wonderful in the wickedly underrated Greenberg last year and can also be glimpsed in Natalie Portman’s new romcom No Strings Attached.
With a style somewhere between Claudette Colbert and Diane Keaton, Gerwig is smart, wacky, beautiful and slightly astringent. I’d put good money on her being one of the next big things in American indies.
If the name Maya Moore didn't mean anything to you yesterday, welcome to the club. In a world where little girls have role models like Taylor Swift (eye roll), Miley Cyrus (shudder), and Sarah Palin (curls up in corner, weeping), it took Moore leading the UConn women's basketball team to their 89th consecutive win for this all-star's name to finally pop up on our radar.
In a sad commentary on women's role in society, a team that hasn't lost a game since 2008 wasn't good enough to garner national attention. They had to finally beat the boys, last night topping an 88-win record set by the UCLA men's basketball team. Good for them. And good for Moore, the senior forward who carried them along, scoring 41 points against Florida State last night.
But can we give credit where credit is due? These women are not an overnight sensation.
Even on the campus in Storrs, Connecticut, women's basketball has long been the red-headed stepchild. Says one 2010 grad, "We came in and UConn was a men's dominant basketball school. Then the men's team started to suck, and while the woman's team began their winning streak -- we just kind of turned the cold shoulder."
It wasn't enough that Moore is being talked up as the best player in program history at UConn, perhaps the best player in all of women's basketball. It wasn't enough that she helped the Huskies women's team capture its second national championship. It took Coach Geno Auriemma pushing his efforts to fight cancer through "Geno's Cancer Team" to draw the attention to both his cause and his team, says the recent grad. "He kind of double-tackled gaining fans for the woman's team and raising money for a good cause through active student involvement."
Once again, it took a man to make people stand up and notice. A man coaching a women's basketball team, but a man all the same.
But what have men in sports done for us lately? We have Cam Newton, the scandal-plagued Heisman winner from Auburn. We have Jets Assistant Coach Sal Alosi proving you never grow out of your third grade self, tripping a Dolphins player on the sidelines. We have Florida high schooler Mason Holland physically attacking a ref at a basketball game. They've brought shame on themselves and shame on sports.
None of us want to see our daughters aspire to this. None of us want to see our sons aspire to this.
And then there's Maya Moore. No scandals. Just hard work, from becoming the second player in history to win the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award following both junior and senior prep seasons to scoring her 2,000th point as a junior at UConn. She's even had the class to remind the media that it isn't all her, telling reporters after yesterday's game:
The thing I’m most happy about is having my teammates that enjoy seeing me do well, and that I enjoy seeing them do well -- I feel like they genuinely support me and love me and that’s what I take from this game.
She's a role model not just for our daughters but for the sports world in general. It will be a shame if the men don't follow suit. The question is: will anyone remember her tomorrow?
If the name Maya Moore didn't mean anything to you yesterday, welcome to the club. In a world where little girls have role models like Taylor Swift (eye roll), Miley Cyrus (shudder), and Sarah Palin (curls up in corner, weeping), it took Moore leading the UConn women's basketball team to their 89th consecutive win for this all-star's name to finally pop up on our radar.
In a sad commentary on women's role in society, a team that hasn't lost a game since 2008 wasn't good enough to garner national attention. They had to finally beat the boys, last night topping an 88-win record set by the UCLA men's basketball team. Good for them. And good for Moore, the senior forward who carried them along, scoring 41 points against Florida State last night.
But can we give credit where credit is due? These women are not an overnight sensation.
Even on the campus in Storrs, Connecticut, women's basketball has long been the red-headed stepchild. Says one 2010 grad, "We came in and UConn was a men's dominant basketball school. Then the men's team started to suck, and while the woman's team began their winning streak -- we just kind of turned the cold shoulder."
It wasn't enough that Moore is being talked up as the best player in program history at UConn, perhaps the best player in all of women's basketball. It wasn't enough that she helped the Huskies women's team capture its second national championship. It took Coach Geno Auriemma pushing his efforts to fight cancer through "Geno's Cancer Team" to draw the attention to both his cause and his team, says the recent grad. "He kind of double-tackled gaining fans for the woman's team and raising money for a good cause through active student involvement."
Once again, it took a man to make people stand up and notice. A man coaching a women's basketball team, but a man all the same.
But what have men in sports done for us lately? We have Cam Newton, the scandal-plagued Heisman winner from Auburn. We have Jets Assistant Coach Sal Alosi proving you never grow out of your third grade self, tripping a Dolphins player on the sidelines. We have Florida high schooler Mason Holland physically attacking a ref at a basketball game. They've brought shame on themselves and shame on sports.
None of us want to see our daughters aspire to this. None of us want to see our sons aspire to this.
And then there's Maya Moore. No scandals. Just hard work, from becoming the second player in history to win the Naismith National High School Player of the Year award following both junior and senior prep seasons to scoring her 2,000th point as a junior at UConn. She's even had the class to remind the media that it isn't all her, telling reporters after yesterday's game:
The thing I’m most happy about is having my teammates that enjoy seeing me do well, and that I enjoy seeing them do well -- I feel like they genuinely support me and love me and that’s what I take from this game.
She's a role model not just for our daughters but for the sports world in general. It will be a shame if the men don't follow suit. The question is: will anyone remember her tomorrow?
It seems people can't stop staring at/talking about/Google-searching for the "True Blood" Rolling Stone magazine cover. Nude, bloody and hot vampires are super-sexy. Who knew? (Um, everyone?)
The subject came up during our weekly Celebritology discussion Thursday and sparked a conversation about other memorable celebrity magazine covers, particularly those that show a bit of famous skin. There are two that rise above all others as the most iconic in this department. But they're hardly alone. With that in mind, we turn the page to today's Friday list, a look at 10 sexy (or comically sexy) celebrity magazine covers.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The honor of Most Iconic Naked Celebrity Magazine Cover has to go to this 1981 image of the unclothed Beatle snuggling up to his wife, a photo taken by Annie Liebovitz on the day Lennon was killed and published as a Rolling Stone cover one month later. The freshness of Lennon's death made the image more simultaneously shocking and touching than it already was.
Demi Moore: The other cover that immediately comes to mind when someone combines the words "naked" and "celebrity" with "magazine" is this 1991 shot of a pregnant Demi Moore, again, photographed by Annie Liebovitz. Controversial at the time, it has been satirized and imitated on numerous occasions since, with stars like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears later signing up to bare their bulging bellies.
Jennifer Aniston, "Friends" era: A Celebritology reader pointed out in yesterday's discussion that this photo of Aniston on a 1996 issue of Rolling Stone was a staple in college dorm rooms at the time. Several readers agreed that this shot is much sexier than the nude-necktie one of Aniston that appeared on GQ in '08. A toss-up, perhaps?
Topless Janet Jackson: Rolling Stone has a way with nudity, doesn't it? The magazine produced this provocative cover in 1993 and got readers talking, a conversation that heated up again when they eventually realized that the hands on Jackson's breasts belonged to her then-husband Rene Elizondo Jr., to whom she was secretly married for several years. (They later divorced.)
Topless ... Cartman?: Spin responded to Rolling Stone's Jackson cover several years later, with a ridiculous 1998 parody featuring Eric Cartman and Chef. It says something about the impact of the Jackson cover that, five years later, the point of this joke was immediately obvious.
Marge Simpson does Playboy: Cartman isn't the only cartoon character to pose in the buff. Marge Simpson finally graced the cover of Playboy last year, undoubtedly making this guy wish, once again, that they had consummated their affair.
The Dixie Chicks speak out: When the country trio came under fire for their derogatory in-concert comments about President George W. Bush, they got naked (and inked up with fake tattoos) on a 2003 Entertainment Weekly cover to tell the world they were ready to face their critics. It certainly caught our attention, even if it did little to dilute the controversy.
Bruno in the buff: Sacha Baron Cohen -- a guy who is hardly shy about showing skin -- bared all in character on the cover of GQ to promote his 2009 comedy "Bruno." Kind of a funny photo, but it still didn't do much to generate interest in the movie.
Tiger Woods: The picture of Tiger Woods on the cover of Vanity Fair earlier this year -- another Annie Liebovitz special, taken previously but issued in the wake of the Woods sex scandal -- came across as more sad than sexy.
Tom Cruise: No nudity here, folks! I include this Cracked magazine cover -- which marked the magazine's return to print in 2006 -- simply to point out that keeping a famous person fully clothed and making creative use of Photoshop can sometimes result in an image that's even better than sexy. It's really funny.
It seems people can't stop staring at/talking about/Google-searching for the "True Blood" Rolling Stone magazine cover. Nude, bloody and hot vampires are super-sexy. Who knew? (Um, everyone?)
The subject came up during our weekly Celebritology discussion Thursday and sparked a conversation about other memorable celebrity magazine covers, particularly those that show a bit of famous skin. There are two that rise above all others as the most iconic in this department. But they're hardly alone. With that in mind, we turn the page to today's Friday list, a look at 10 sexy (or comically sexy) celebrity magazine covers.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono: The honor of Most Iconic Naked Celebrity Magazine Cover has to go to this 1981 image of the unclothed Beatle snuggling up to his wife, a photo taken by Annie Liebovitz on the day Lennon was killed and published as a Rolling Stone cover one month later. The freshness of Lennon's death made the image more simultaneously shocking and touching than it already was.
Demi Moore: The other cover that immediately comes to mind when someone combines the words "naked" and "celebrity" with "magazine" is this 1991 shot of a pregnant Demi Moore, again, photographed by Annie Liebovitz. Controversial at the time, it has been satirized and imitated on numerous occasions since, with stars like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears later signing up to bare their bulging bellies.
Jennifer Aniston, "Friends" era: A Celebritology reader pointed out in yesterday's discussion that this photo of Aniston on a 1996 issue of Rolling Stone was a staple in college dorm rooms at the time. Several readers agreed that this shot is much sexier than the nude-necktie one of Aniston that appeared on GQ in '08. A toss-up, perhaps?
Topless Janet Jackson: Rolling Stone has a way with nudity, doesn't it? The magazine produced this provocative cover in 1993 and got readers talking, a conversation that heated up again when they eventually realized that the hands on Jackson's breasts belonged to her then-husband Rene Elizondo Jr., to whom she was secretly married for several years. (They later divorced.)
Topless ... Cartman?: Spin responded to Rolling Stone's Jackson cover several years later, with a ridiculous 1998 parody featuring Eric Cartman and Chef. It says something about the impact of the Jackson cover that, five years later, the point of this joke was immediately obvious.
Marge Simpson does Playboy: Cartman isn't the only cartoon character to pose in the buff. Marge Simpson finally graced the cover of Playboy last year, undoubtedly making this guy wish, once again, that they had consummated their affair.
The Dixie Chicks speak out: When the country trio came under fire for their derogatory in-concert comments about President George W. Bush, they got naked (and inked up with fake tattoos) on a 2003 Entertainment Weekly cover to tell the world they were ready to face their critics. It certainly caught our attention, even if it did little to dilute the controversy.
Bruno in the buff: Sacha Baron Cohen -- a guy who is hardly shy about showing skin -- bared all in character on the cover of GQ to promote his 2009 comedy "Bruno." Kind of a funny photo, but it still didn't do much to generate interest in the movie.
Tiger Woods: The picture of Tiger Woods on the cover of Vanity Fair earlier this year -- another Annie Liebovitz special, taken previously but issued in the wake of the Woods sex scandal -- came across as more sad than sexy.
Tom Cruise: No nudity here, folks! I include this Cracked magazine cover -- which marked the magazine's return to print in 2006 -- simply to point out that keeping a famous person fully clothed and making creative use of Photoshop can sometimes result in an image that's even better than sexy. It's really funny.
Here is the Demi Moore Bush picture. Daniel Tosh of Comedy Central’s Internet based show Tosh.0 initiated the concept of Demi Moore George Bush Google search and so the viewers followed. Get your lawnmowers ready before watching the image of 47-year-old Demi Moore.
The “world’s most high-profile doll collector” Demi Guynes Kutcher who’s professionally referred to as Demi Moore, has succeeded to draw in the viewers yet again. The American actress Demi who was born on November 11, 1962 continues to be out and in |within the media every now and then. Very recently she was all over the web having a Mohawk look along with a foxy hairstyle and now again; an extremely particular picture of hers then the center of attention though it had been taken way back in 1980’s.
One of the best paid Hollywood actresses, Demi Moore is posing an “old-fashioned sex-symbol” in a very “hot” and inviting posture. Wow! Gone are the times when ladies were among the opinion that this is what men want. Now they aren’t only done with all the habits but even have also learnt many more methods to do the needful.
The picture is a bit excessive revealing already and courtesy Daniel Tosh of Comedy Central’s Tosh.0, Modern search buzz started which had a rather rudimentary meaning but it involved the viewers to frantically devote their efforts for the correct answer.
The comedian Daniel Tosh initiated the thought on the tv as well as the Internet based comedy show deliberately gave tricks to the Web users regarding how they’d find the actual “Demi Moore Bush picture.” The thought clicked and Daniel put his burden of surfing the internet searching for embarrassing and noteworthy events to hunt some joy, at the shoulders of enormous viewers. The idea Daniel used was “Demi Moore George Bush” Google search and ultimately what the extensive searchers ended up with, was of this stolen picture of our sweet Demi Moore’s youth days!
Let the Search begin!
Here is the Demi Moore Bush picture. Daniel Tosh of Comedy Central’s Internet based show Tosh.0 initiated the concept of Demi Moore George Bush Google search and so the viewers followed. Get your lawnmowers ready before watching the image of 47-year-old Demi Moore.
The “world’s most high-profile doll collector” Demi Guynes Kutcher who’s professionally referred to as Demi Moore, has succeeded to draw in the viewers yet again. The American actress Demi who was born on November 11, 1962 continues to be out and in |within the media every now and then. Very recently she was all over the web having a Mohawk look along with a foxy hairstyle and now again; an extremely particular picture of hers then the center of attention though it had been taken way back in 1980’s.
One of the best paid Hollywood actresses, Demi Moore is posing an “old-fashioned sex-symbol” in a very “hot” and inviting posture. Wow! Gone are the times when ladies were among the opinion that this is what men want. Now they aren’t only done with all the habits but even have also learnt many more methods to do the needful.
The picture is a bit excessive revealing already and courtesy Daniel Tosh of Comedy Central’s Tosh.0, Modern search buzz started which had a rather rudimentary meaning but it involved the viewers to frantically devote their efforts for the correct answer.
The comedian Daniel Tosh initiated the thought on the tv as well as the Internet based comedy show deliberately gave tricks to the Web users regarding how they’d find the actual “Demi Moore Bush picture.” The thought clicked and Daniel put his burden of surfing the internet searching for embarrassing and noteworthy events to hunt some joy, at the shoulders of enormous viewers. The idea Daniel used was “Demi Moore George Bush” Google search and ultimately what the extensive searchers ended up with, was of this stolen picture of our sweet Demi Moore’s youth days!
Let the Search begin!
When you see the three words Demi Moore Bush together, the first things that come to mind aren't for family entertainment. At least, they aren't in my mind. That might be different in yours.
The Internet is buzzing this afternoon with a little internet twitter feud between Demi Moore and Kim Kardashian that took place over the weekend. Kim is married to Reggie Bush. Now you see why the three words are put together!
Apparently, Demi Moore had an issue with Kim's choice of words on her twitter. The woman used the word pimp, which Demi Moore thought glorified pimps and condoned prostitution! I'm sure Kim didn't mean it like that at all, but words on a paper or on a screen can be misconstrued so easily.
You can see the full string of tweets Demi sent below. As for Kim, she landed in NYC on JFK earlier this week. The tweets from Demi certainly didn't bother her any!
What do you think? Did Demi Moore blow this out of proportion?
When you see the three words Demi Moore Bush together, the first things that come to mind aren't for family entertainment. At least, they aren't in my mind. That might be different in yours.
The Internet is buzzing this afternoon with a little internet twitter feud between Demi Moore and Kim Kardashian that took place over the weekend. Kim is married to Reggie Bush. Now you see why the three words are put together!
Apparently, Demi Moore had an issue with Kim's choice of words on her twitter. The woman used the word pimp, which Demi Moore thought glorified pimps and condoned prostitution! I'm sure Kim didn't mean it like that at all, but words on a paper or on a screen can be misconstrued so easily.
You can see the full string of tweets Demi sent below. As for Kim, she landed in NYC on JFK earlier this week. The tweets from Demi certainly didn't bother her any!
What do you think? Did Demi Moore blow this out of proportion?