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Tinseltown

There's no business like show business

I'm at a bar one evening and I overhear the man next to me complaining to the bartender about his job. "All day," he says, "I work in the circus shoveling elephant shit. And then I come home tired and wanting a little lovin' but my wife won't touch me, says I smell. And the pay sucks." "Why don't you quit?" I asked. "What!?" he shouts. "And leave show business?"

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August 2008
- Morgan Freeman Divorcing
  
  Access Hollywood | Aug 6, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife after 24 years of marriage, Access Hollywood reports. The Academy-Award-winning actor is in divorce proceedings with Myrna Colley-Lee, and they have been legally separated since December, said Freeman's lawyer. Freeman, 71, broke his arm and elbow and suffered shoulder damage in a serious car accident in Mississippi over the weekend. A female passenger was identified as his friend. More »
- Studios Bet Big on R-Rated Comedies
  
  Associated Press | Aug 5, 08 8:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Movie studios are gambling on R-rated comedies more than ever as audiences open up to raunchier humor and stars push to showcase their talent in a less restricted setting, the AP reports. PG-13 flicks almost always draw bigger crowds, but R-rated features like Sex and the City , Wedding Crashers , and Knocked Up are proving that more risqué comedies can still do well. More »
- Group Hangs Up on Celebrity Robocalls
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 5, 08 12:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Not everyone is starstruck by phone calls from Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay-Z, or Scarlett Johansson. The appeals to get out and vote are prerecorded messages known as "robocalls," which have become the cheapest and most popular form of political advertising, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Now a DC group is attempting to disconnect them. More »
- Freeman Seriously Hurt in Car Accident
  
  Associated Press | Aug 4, 08 1:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Actor Morgan Freeman is in serious condition after a car crash in Mississippi last night, reports the AP. The 71-year-old Oscar winner was airlifted 90 miles to a Memphis hospital after flipping his car several times. A business partner of Freeman's said he suffered some fractures but is expected to make a full recovery, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reported. More »
- Lohan Fires Back at Cop's 'Gay' Remark
  
  OK! | Aug 2, 08 7:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan thinks LA's top cop should butt out of her private life, OK! reports. The star, rumored to be in a relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, said the chief's comments yesterday that the city's paparazzi problem has eased since she "has gone gay" were inappropriate. Lohan made her comments to a pack of paparazzi as she and Ronson made their way through the airport. More »
- In LA, Chihuahuas Are Hot Dogs
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 2, 08 5:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least 1,262 Chihuahuas named “Princess” live in Los Angeles. That priceless pearl of wisdom comes from “LA’s Top Dogs,” a new searchable LA Times database of every registered canine. Only half the city’s dogs are legally registered, but of that population, Chihuahuas are the most numerous (59,684), followed closely by Labradors (58,071). Pit bulls are a distant third (20,851). More »
- LaBeouf's Left Hand 'Crushed' in Crash
  
  Associated Press | Aug 1, 08 8:53 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Shia LaBeouf's hand was "crushed" in the wreck that flipped his truck last weekend, and he still runs the risk of infection and other complications after a four-hour surgery, his lawyer said today. The actor has been recovering at a Los Angeles hospital since the surgery and "will need regular medical supervision until his doctors clear him to return to work," Norris' statement said. More »
- McCain Ad Angers Hollywood
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 1, 08 10:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tinseltown is ticked over John McCain’s recent ad likening Barack Obama to Britney Spears—and to Paris Hilton, whose parents have donated the maximum to the senator's campaign. The problem isn't just looking ungrateful, reports the LA Times, but the fine distinction between a mere “celebrity” and a "rock star" like Obama. More »
July 2008
- Alicia Keys, Jack White Record 007 Theme
  
  Associated Press | Jul 30, 08 10:35 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - It's a double-O duet. Alicia Keys and White Stripes frontman Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, producers said today. White wrote and produced the song, dubbed "Another Way to Die," and also plays drums and provides vocals with 11-time Grammy winner Keys. More »
- Studio Went Super-Secret to Protect Batman
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 28, 08 4:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a dazzling covert operation, Warner Bros. kept the lid on The Dark Knight so tight pirated copies didn’t hit the Web until 2 days after its Australian premiere—long enough to keep the film’s record opening on track, the Los Angeles Times reports. Digital piracy can keep fans online and out of theaters; early bad buzz can also kill a film’s box office in the crucial first weekend. More »
- I Want to Believe Requires True Faith
  
  Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 25, 08 11:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - X-Files: I Want to Believe is strictly for serious fans of Mulder and Scully on the small screen, the critics say. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny's plunge back into the paranormal "gives devoted fans plenty of small moments to swoon over," Brian Lowry writes in Variety , "but the appeal should be limited beyond those fervent loyalists." More »
- Next Batman May Be Lurking in Obscurity
  
  Radar | Jul 24, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With The Dark Knight —featuring a Batman "easily inhabited by the George Clooneys or Christian Bales of the world"—all the rage, Radar presents "other subversive comic book characters who probably won't—but really should—show up at a theater near you," including: Female Furies: "With a little retooling, this could be the hot new Julia Roberts feminist vehicle that Mona Lisa Smile never was." More »
- The 10 Best-Paid Actors
  
  Forbes | Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10: Johnny Depp ($72 million) Eddie Murphy ($55 million) Mike Myers ($55 million) Leonardo DiCaprio ($45 million) More »
- Ledger May Not Be Dark Knight 's Only Oscar Nod
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 22, 08 7:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Buzz about a possible Oscar nod for Heath Ledger's Joker has been circulating since long before last week's release of The Dark Knight , but could others behind the film be honored, too? In the Los Angeles Times , Tom O'Neil looks at past honorees involved in the film's creation. Lee Smith was nominated for an editing Oscar for Master and Commander . More »
- A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents
  
  The Playlist | Jul 22, 08 4:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) -