Johnnie Cochran kicks it

The man who helped get OJ Simpson off on the most obvious murder charge died of a brain tumor. He was 67.

Carnivale: The End of Season 2

Last night was the season finale for Carnivale, and it was so good! I can't wait to find out what happens next season... although, knowing how HBO works, I'll be waiting for a good long while.

And I don't care if he is evil in the show, Clancy Brown is sexy.

Kind of disappointing...

So it turns out that ligers are actually real animals, not just something that Napoleon Dynamite made up in that wacky, red-afroed head of his. And somehow... it makes that part of the movie a lot less funny.

Look at my striped shirt!!!

OK, not really sure what this is about, but I was laughing uncontrollably while reading about this guy's striped shirt.

Random Neil LaBute reference in The Onion

Friends Always on Best Behavior Around Neil LaBute.

That being said, the man does need to make another movie.

Scott Peterson sentenced to death

The judge overseeing the trial announced that Scott Peterson will, in fact, receive the death penalty ... And I say, "Amen." The man hasn't shown an ounce of remorse for what he did to his wife and unborn son. Plug in the chair.

New Favorite Website

These are actual query letters submitted to someone in Hollywood. Thankfully, these are the ones that are shot down. (I pray).

Jinkies!!

The gang over at The Onion has uncovered the real reason behind this Michael Jackson mystery: Neverland Ranch Investigators Discover Corpse of Real Michael Jackson.

Flower child

My boyfriend and I went to the Philadelphia Flower Show last night. This was actually the second time I've gotten to see it this year -- I also went Tuesday morning with my mom, my two sisters and my little niece. This year's theme was "America The Beautiful." They really out-did themselves this year. It was so impressive. The show ended today, so if you didn't get a chance to see this one, make sure you go next year!!!

My wonderful big sister was the chairperson for the jewelry division this year. If you've never seen it, it's pieces of jewelry made solely of all natural elements. Some of the pieces exhibited were absolutely incredible this year. The raw talent that some people possess to do that sort of thing never fails to amaze me.

Somebody REALLY likes themselves...

Wow, so Eva Longoria's a bit self-absorbed. She's been famous for, like, what? Two months? And she's already prattling on about how gorgeous and hot she is, and practicing diva-like behavior out in public.

Eva: Get a hold of yourself.

Hanging out with Tara Reid

Tara Reid's pissed that some condominium place is using her name in an ad that reads, "Dear Tara Reid... Come let it all hang out." Tara, as you may remember, had an unfortunate incident at P. Diddy's birthday party while posing for paparazzi -- her dress strap slipped off and she was showing the world her goods for a few precious minutes before her PR rep had to intervene and let her know. Anyway, she's suing them for slandering her good name (I'm sorry... I giggled a little there just typing that).

Sir Justin to play Sir Elton

OK, Justin Timberlake is being offered this great role as Sir Elton John in a biopic, and already he has asked for a major overhaul of the script. And they're doing it -- to keep Justin on board. This little blurb was on the imdb.com website:

After agreeing to play Elton John in a movie biography, Justin Timberlake is apparently having second thoughts -- although he is apparently not concerned that portraying a gay rock star will adversely affect his image. Quite the contrary, he indicated in an interview with Britain's Daily Star. He said that when he was initially approached, "I thought, 'Wow, you're offering me that role?' But when I read the script, all the wild stuff had been left out." The newspaper has said that Timberlake wants the film to include "sex and drug-taking" and that the producers of the film, budgeted at $39 million, have now ordered a massive rewrite in order to keep the pop star aboard. "I told the studio that it would have to be warts-and-all so that's what it's going to be. I can't wait to get started," Timberlake told the newspaper.

And just in case you glossed over it, the massive rewrite is being done in order to keep the pop star aboard. Not an Oscar winner. Not even an actor, really. A pop star. Riiiiiiight.

A little bit of culture finds its way to the Main Line

I'm very excited about this. They are opening the Bryn Mawr Film Institute where the old Bryn Mawr theater used to be this coming weekend. I wish I was able to go to the opening -- they're actually going to have Sir Ben Kingsley there to do the ribbon-cutting, and they're showing his films "Death & the Maiden" and "Alice in Wonderland." If you've never seen it, I highly recommend renting "Sexy Beast" for his performance in it alone. He's incredible.

But I digress. I'm very pleased to see them doing something like this in our area. They'll be showing old and new films, and holding lectures there about film techniques and what-have-you. Being the film snob that I am, and an ex-film student to boot, I think it's a fantastic idea. There's nowhere else close by (that I'm aware of) that has anything like this. I can't wait!

More Hollywood Heartbreak

Now Shannon Elizabeth and her husband Joe Reitman have decided to call it quits.

Oh, that's right. I don't care.

Backstreet Boy Busted

Nick Carter was the unlucky recipient of a DUI this past weekend. Clearly, he's drinking his troubles away -- he's in a close-to-defunct boy band, Paris Hilton dumped him, his little punk ass brother is becoming steadily more popular than him, and he dresses like he's straight outta Compton (and yet he is the whitest boy I ever did see). However, his PR agent is quick to tell us that he was on doctor-prescribed medicine and wasn't aware of its "interaction possibilities."

Yeah, I'm sure that was the problem.

That's messed up

Cat survives ten-mile trip on TOP of car. I can tell you right now, my cat would never have even gone near the car in the first place, for fear that it would possibly mean going to the vet.

But this is the part I can't get over: Hutchinson "didn't even notice the feline when she stopped for gas." How do you overlook that????

Nothing says "Happy Birthday" like the chicken dance

So my little nephew is turning a year old this weekend, so I went out tonight and bought him the Elmo chicken dancer, which is a smaller, cheaper version of the original that came out a year or two ago. I usually don't like to buy toys for kids that make a lot of noise -- I haven't had kids yet, and I don't want my sisters and my brother getting me back later on. But I couldn't not get this for him. First of all, the kid's obsessed with Elmo. Second of all, this thing is hysterical!! I couldn't stop laughing when I first made it dance. But just to balance it out, I got him nice, quiet Spongebob Squarepants pajamas, just to even the score.

Another one bites the dust.

Man, these Hollywood couples are dropping like flies lately!! Chris Klein and Katie Holmes announced they've broken their engagement, but are (say it with me now) "still friends."

I think the worst part, though, is at the end of the article, when it notes that Katie Holmes starred in critically acclaimed films like "Wonder Boys," while Chris Klein is known only for his lame-ass role in the American Pie movies. He should at least still get credit for his role in "Election." He was awesome in that!

I really thought this would last...

... not really.

Denise Richards filed for divorce from Charlie Sheen yesterday, citing irreconcilable differences. Maybe I'm getting old, but I feel bad for them, and especially for their kids -- they have a little girl who's not even one yet, and Richards is 6 months pregnant with their second.

Some serious stuff must've gone down in the last few months. Wow.