Archive | May, 2008

Backstage At The MTV Movie Awards Rehearsal With Our Guest Blogger

Posted on 31 May 2008

Our guest blogger Laura Culpepper will be covering the highlights from now through the big show on Sunday, so check in daily as she live-blogs her Movie Awards experience!
Today was really fun, but not because of celebrities or movie screenings. Instead, I spent the day at the Gibson Amphitheatre, which is where the MTV Movie […]

Guests for Sunday TV news shows feature McClellan (AP)

Posted on 31 May 2008

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is interviewed by NBC 'Today' television program co-host Meredith Vieira, in New York Thursday  May 29, 2008.  McClellan says he didn't object to the way the war in Iraq was sold to the American people at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

Documentary tells how Bush changed Texas town (AP)

Posted on 31 May 2008

Documentary filmmaker David Modigliani poses with a poster adversiting his movie at the Crawford, Texas, high school football stadium Wednesday, May 28, 2008. His movie 'Crawford' tells the story — through some residents' eyes — of what happened after then-governor Bush bought a 1,600-acre ranch in 1999 in the early days of his presidential campaign. The movie will be screened June 8 at the stadium.  (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)AP - For years, folks took for granted the pleasures of small-town life: unlocked doors, little traffic and a tranquility interrupted only by high school football games or passing train horns.

Neurologist, choir explore music’s healing power (AP)

Posted on 31 May 2008

Both men believe in the healing power of music. Sacks, the best-selling author of 'Awakenings' and 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,' was to share the church stage Saturday with the famed gospel choir as part of the inaugural World Science Festival, a five-day celebration of science taking place in New York this week. (AP Photo/BBC, Adam Scourfield)AP - Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music.

Jenna Fischer & Seann William Scott Show Us Junket From Actor’s POV

Posted on 31 May 2008

Movie junkets are where us journalists march single-file into a room like a Pink Floyd video to ask famous people about their new movie. Aside from the free food, it’s kind of tedious for us, but what’s it like for the other side? Thankfully, “The Promotion” stars Jenna Fischer and Seann William Scott were kind […]

Tim Kash Picks A Playmate Date For The Movie Awards

Posted on 31 May 2008

I’ve got my suit, I’ve got my car, and I’ve got my script. But there’s one thing I’m missing.
A date.
So we came up with the genius idea to head over to Playboy Radio, where Hef put out the call and sent down three beautiful Playboy Playmates: Quina, Christie and Heather. When you’re looking for a […]

Coldplay Take A Stab At Pussycat’s ‘Don’t Cha’ At Movie Awards Rehearsal

Posted on 31 May 2008

Despite the fact that they’re one of the biggest rock acts on the planet — so much so that they made selling 10 million copies of their last album seem unassuming — Coldplay keep a surprisingly low profile.
Case in point: their near-invisible entrance into the Gibson theater, which took place while PCD were still gyrating […]

Kim Stolz Gets To Work On The Movie Awards Gold Carpet

Posted on 31 May 2008

She was once almost “America’s Next Top Model,” but now MTV News correspondent Kim Stolz working hard to ready the gold carpet for tomorrow’s show. Literally! Check out the pics below for proof.

Kim helps unroll the very first piece of gold carpet to hit the walkway.

Kim removes the spool that protects the pieces of […]

Instant Access: Pussycat Dolls Movie Awards Rehearsal’s In Full Swing!

Posted on 31 May 2008

Pyro! Press Clippings! Platforms! Pussycats!
Yes, PCD’s rehearsal is in full swing, as the girls perfect their footwork for tomorrow night’s performance of “When I Grow Up.”
Without giving too much away, let’s just say there’s whole lot of, well, everything going on at the moment, as the Dolls descend staircases, pirhouette on raised platforms, and […]

Britney Spears still deemed as crazy broad.

Posted on 31 May 2008

That’s what the court says at least. Britney is still not allowed to make decisions regarding her conservatorship. However, she is allowed to visit as many conocos as she likes, so that’s awesome! Really, what more could she possibly want?
AP says, Ingham told the court afterward that Spears’ medical condition is “fluid” because her treatment […]