The Twins!

The Pitt-Jolie children have landed in Toyko. Too cute.

Maddox is still my favorite.

Open Casting Call

Hilary Swank's next project "Betty Anne Walters" is to be filmed in and around Ann Arbor, MI. There is an open casting call set for tomorrow for extras. Some of the prison scenes may be filmed here in Jackson!

"Betty Anne Walters" is based on the true story of a woman whose brother was wrongfully convicted of murder in Massachusetts. She put herself through law school to work on his appeals and successfully got him exonerated in 2001 after he spent more than 17 years in prison.

Here is the press release, [sic]'s and all:

OPEN CASTING CALL FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS TO BE CASTED IN FEATURE FILM BETTY ANN WATERS, STARRING HILARY SWANK DIRECTED BY TONY GOLDWYN

Real Style works with National Production Companies to find extras for Major Motion pictures filmed in Michigan

WHO: Anyone wanting the experience to be in a movie as an extra. Aspiring actors and actresses, with or without acting experience.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 28, 20092 p.m. - 8 p.m.
WHERE: Comfort Inn Conference Center1645 Commerce Park Dr.Chelsea, MI
WHAT: Real Style, a local talent resource, is looking for extras of all ages and all ethnicities

Immediate needs for Betty Ann Waters include those who are nearby the Jackson/Ann Arbor area who can act as:

-Inmates in a prison scene (Muscle bound men with tattoos are ideal)
-"Twenty somethings" who are taking the bar exam
-Families visiting inmates
-Participants in courtroom scenes; may include late night shooting

-General extra for various scenes throughout the movie

REGISTRATION: Email name, contact number and/or email address to info@realstyleonline.com noting desired half hour time frame, with "RS, casting " in the subject line. Castings are held in order of sign up, for Real Style to meet and photograph individuals interested in becoming a movie extra. Extras can expect to have photographs taken by a professional and fill out paperwork.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITYKathy Remski and Rose Gilpin, principals of local casting and talent resource Real Style, can discuss the opportunities for Michigan residents to be in future movies.

Real Style has casted extras for Prayers for Bobby, premiering this weekend on Lifetime; Gifted Hands, starring Cuba Gooding Junior, and Whip It starring Drew Barrymore.
Additionally, participants can enter the Real Style Extras Database for a one-time $15 registration fee. Information will be available at the casting.

For more information, please visit www.realstyleonline.com.

**Send an e-mail to info@realstyleonline.com ASAP. Put "RS, casting" in the subject line. In the body, put your name, phone number and/or e-mail address, and a preferred half-hour time frame between 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday."

Too True

Aretha got hit too. I wonder who will be next?

You Go!!

Hollywood's Golden Couple

15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Red Carpet arrivals

The Good

Penelope Cruz--I don't like the neck or sides, but it works.
Idina Menzel--Even though it's plain I like it.
Taye Diggs--Why does he hide the hot?

Anne Hathaway--I don't like her but she dresses so well.
Kate Winslet--Just lovely.

Jennifer Carpenter--Much better than her appearance at the Golden Globes

Perrey Reeves--I love dresses in the nude color although on E! it looked more brown than nude.

Taraji Henson-Very nice even though it's bland white.

Brenda Strong--I think she is so pretty and I love this gun metal color.

Holly Hunter--She is so tiny and the color is beautiful. Love her straight simple hairdo.

Marcia Cross--This is a beautiful shade of blue.

Jenna Fischer--Did she finally get a stylist? Much better than she normally looks.

Evan Rachel Wood--She is so elegant always and this shade of green is classy. I wouldn't have pair purple accessories but it works.

America Ferrara--Another nude color but with great splashes of color.

Rosario Dawson--Just pretty.

Linda Edelstein--A bit plain but very pretty.

Christina Applegate--Don't like the earrings but the dress is flawless.

The Bad

JoBeth Williams-Wow there are just no words.

Viola Davis--Bad only because it makes her look like she has a tummy.

Eva Longoria--From being best dressed at the Golden Globes to this. Probably if it didn't have the little skirt around the waist it would be better.

Andrea Bowen-Very disappointing. She's so pretty but the hair is horrible and the high waist and tiny amount of color at the bust is hideous.

Amy Adams--God she is so boring. Same dress, same hair. This particular dress is bad because of where the bodice hits her breasts. On TV it looked liked it cut them in half.

The Worst

Mindy Kaling--OMFG what did the makeup "artist" do to her face?

Emily Blunt--This looks like a Super Hero outfit. Too bad because she's so lovely.

Teri Hatcher--Did she grab this off her dining room table? I like her hair short.

Split (Again)

Chelsy Davy has dumped Prince Harry again.

Even though they've only just returned from a romantic New Year's holiday she has decided that she can't cope with his military career.

What seems to be different about this split is that she has changed her Facebook staus and everyone knows that changing your online status is serious business.

Please. These two are the UK version of Travis and Shanna. Next month they will be back together and planning a wedding.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

81ST AWARDS

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor"
Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn in "Milk"
Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler"

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Josh Brolin in "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Doubt"
Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight"
Michael Shannon in "Revolutionary Road"

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married"
Angelina Jolie in "Changeling"
Melissa Leo in "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep in "Doubt"
Kate Winslet in "The Reader"

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in "Doubt"
Penélope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Viola Davis in "Doubt"
Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei in "The Wrestler"

Best animated feature film of the year

"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"WALL-E"

Achievement in directing

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" - David Fincher
"Frost/Nixon" - Ron Howard
"Milk" - Gus Van Sant
"The Reader" - Stephen Daldry
"Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"The Garden"
"Man on Wire"
"Trouble the Water"

Best foreign language film of the year

"The Baader Meinhof Complex" - Germany
"The Class" - France
"Departures" - Japan
"Revanche" - Austria
"Waltz with Bashir" - Israel

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Defiance"
"Milk"
"Slumdog Millionaire"
"WALL-E"

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E"
"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"
"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

Best motion picture of the year

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Best animated short film

"La Maison en Petits Cubes"
"Lavatory - Lovestory"
"Oktapodi"
"Presto"
"This Way Up"

Adapted screenplay

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire"

Original screenplay

"Frozen River"
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
"Milk"
"WALL-E"

My favorite skater, Surya Bonaly, looks awesome even after all these years.

I was wondering why a French ice skater would be wearing an Obama hat but I'm pleased to discover she lives in Las Vegas and in 2004 became an American citizen.

Here she is today at the Rockefeller Center.

Sad

Marcia Cross' husband, Tom Mahoney has cancer. No details have been disclosed.

The couple has been married two and half years and have twin daughters.

How sad. Hope he is able to beat it.

What was she thinking?

This is what she chose?

My God it reminds me of the couch my grandmother had when I was little.

Others are calling it a "cheerful message of hope" but I call it HIDEOUS.

If this is the best designer Isabel Toledo had to offer, I'd hate to see what wasn't picked.

I hope tonight is better.

OMG WTF?

Joaquin Phoenix continues to break my heart by walking around like a hot drunk mess.

After his "Bye Good" to Hollywood, he and Casey Affleck are out and about rapping and filming it.

Last night he "sang" at Lavo in Las Vegas. Click here to see the trainwreck.

Please someone tell me this is all a joke. Please.

Miracle Maker

US Airways Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III was "the right guy at the right time at the right moment" to guide a jet safely onto the surface of the Hudson River, a neighbor and friend said.

(click here for more)

And the name is...

Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck

Yep, that's the name that Ben & Jen have saddled their new daughter with. Violet's little sister was born January 6.

Well. I've heard worse.

Manwhore Strikes Again

Kate Hudson has picked her latest victim!! She's been laying low but has emerged in Hawaii with golfer Adam Scott.

Seriously, she looks horrible in this bathing suit.

WTH? She had a great body...maybe it's just a bad picture?

picture from justjared. click here for more.

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Brad and Angelina--Another beautiful dress. Can't wait to see what she wears to the Oscars.

Olivia Wilde--Don't like her hair but the dress is pretty.

Jennifer Morrison-Love this color but again, bad hair.

Anne Hathaway--Very nice.

Eva Mendes--This didn't photograph well, but on TV it's very nice. Ugly, cheap looking necklace.

Cameron Diaz--Her choices are always bold, and she wears them well. Is lank, dirty hair the new black?

The Worst

Renee Zellweger--She has lost her damn mind.

Madeleine Martin--WTF is this child wearing and why is it so short?