Oprah Winfrey says she is set to interview Jay Leno.
According to Associated Press, Winfrey said on her talk show Friday that she was going to Los Angeles for a "one-on-one" interview with Leno to air on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Thursday.
The interview comes as Conan O'Brien exits "The Tonight Show," allowing Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.
O'Brien's final show will be Friday.
Leno will return to "Tonight" on March 1.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Ex sitcom star threatened for demonizing first lady
Ex-"Happy Days" star Scott Baio says he's received a barrage of death threats after he mocked Michelle Obama on Twitter, the New York Daily News reports.
Baio, 48, posted an unflattering picture of the first lady on Tuesday accompanied by some even more unflattering remarks.
"WOW He wakes up to this every morning," Baio tweeted.
In minutes, the former"Charles in Charge" star received a slew of angry comments.
Some were on the playful side: "Well she's still better looking than your doughy looking a--."
Others were downright frightening.
"Easy to find your house Scottie boy and finish YOU," one person wrote. "I am a republican and I love Mrs O."
Baio backtracked immediately, saying he's not a racist. His wife's best friend is black.
The reality TV star and vocal Republican even posted a picture of the woman and implored his detractors to back off.
"For New followers: I POST A LOT OF JOKES WITH PICS," Baio wrote. "They are JUST that, a joke. NOT targeting anyone. Laughter IS the best medicine."
The brouhaha prompted Baio to contact the FBI and scores of people to begin following him on Twitter.
"Because people love to hate," Baio said.
Baio, 48, posted an unflattering picture of the first lady on Tuesday accompanied by some even more unflattering remarks.
"WOW He wakes up to this every morning," Baio tweeted.
In minutes, the former"Charles in Charge" star received a slew of angry comments.
Some were on the playful side: "Well she's still better looking than your doughy looking a--."
Others were downright frightening.
"Easy to find your house Scottie boy and finish YOU," one person wrote. "I am a republican and I love Mrs O."
Baio backtracked immediately, saying he's not a racist. His wife's best friend is black.
The reality TV star and vocal Republican even posted a picture of the woman and implored his detractors to back off.
"For New followers: I POST A LOT OF JOKES WITH PICS," Baio wrote. "They are JUST that, a joke. NOT targeting anyone. Laughter IS the best medicine."
The brouhaha prompted Baio to contact the FBI and scores of people to begin following him on Twitter.
"Because people love to hate," Baio said.
Monday, January 18, 2010
'Avatar' still tops at box office
Denzel Washington's "The Book of Eli" couldn't hold its early Friday lead, dropping into second place after Saturday's box office results filtered in.
Estimates for the weekend put "Avatar" back on top for the fifth week in a row with a 3-day take of $41.3 million, off only 18% from last weekend, CNN.com reported Monday. The film's domestic take now stands at $491 million.
"Eli" took the No. 2 spot with $31.6 million, giving the apocalyptic drama a healthy debut.
Paramount's decision to delay its wide release of "The Lovely Bones" to this weekend seems to be paying off. The film connected with teenage girls as the marketing gurus had predicted and earned $17.1 million for a respectable third place finish.
The No. 4 spot went to "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" which grossed another $11.5 million, putting its total domestic gross at $192.6 million.
"Sherlock Holmes" nabbed the fifth spot with $9.8 million, putting its total at $180 million.
Estimates for the weekend put "Avatar" back on top for the fifth week in a row with a 3-day take of $41.3 million, off only 18% from last weekend, CNN.com reported Monday. The film's domestic take now stands at $491 million.
"Eli" took the No. 2 spot with $31.6 million, giving the apocalyptic drama a healthy debut.
Paramount's decision to delay its wide release of "The Lovely Bones" to this weekend seems to be paying off. The film connected with teenage girls as the marketing gurus had predicted and earned $17.1 million for a respectable third place finish.
The No. 4 spot went to "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" which grossed another $11.5 million, putting its total domestic gross at $192.6 million.
"Sherlock Holmes" nabbed the fifth spot with $9.8 million, putting its total at $180 million.
NBC says Globes audience up this year
Associated Press
NEW YORK –
NBC says its Golden Globes broadcast won a ratings prize: a 14 percent increase in viewers from last year.
"The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" won its three-hour time slot Sunday night , drawing 16.9 million viewers. That beat its audience of 14.9 million viewers in 2009.
Originating from Los Angeles at 5 p.m. local time, the event was aired live by NBC in all time zones coast-to-coast, rather than delayed for prime-time broadcast in the West. British actor-comedian Ricky Gervais was its host.
Yet even with the audience upswing, viewership was far below the biggest year for the awards show. In 2004, 26.8 million viewers tuned in.
NEW YORK –
NBC says its Golden Globes broadcast won a ratings prize: a 14 percent increase in viewers from last year.
"The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" won its three-hour time slot Sunday night , drawing 16.9 million viewers. That beat its audience of 14.9 million viewers in 2009.
Originating from Los Angeles at 5 p.m. local time, the event was aired live by NBC in all time zones coast-to-coast, rather than delayed for prime-time broadcast in the West. British actor-comedian Ricky Gervais was its host.
Yet even with the audience upswing, viewership was far below the biggest year for the awards show. In 2004, 26.8 million viewers tuned in.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
'Avatar,' Streep, Mo'Nique win Globes
By David Germain
Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –
The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on Sunday, raising the "Titanic" filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph.
It was a repeat of Cameron's Globes night 12 years ago, when "Titanic" won best drama and the directing prize on its way to dominating the Oscars with 11 wins.
This time, though, instead of being "king of the world," as Cameron declared at the Oscars, he has become king of an alien landscape, elevating space fantasy to enormous critical acclaim.
"'Avatar' asks us to see that everything is connected, all human beings to each other, and us to the Earth. And if you have to go four and a half light years to another, made-up planet to appreciate this miracle of the world that we have right here, well, you know what, that's the wonder of cinema right there, that's the magic," Cameron said.
Winning the dramatic-acting honors were Sandra Bullock for the football tale "The Blind Side" and Jeff Bridges for the country-music story "Crazy Heart." The crowd gave a standing ovation to Bridges, a beloved veteran generally overlooked for key Hollywood honors.
"You're really screwing up my underappreciated status here," Bridges said.
The son of late actor Lloyd Bridges, Bridges thanked his father for encouraging him to go into show business.
"So glad I listened to you, dad," he said.
Bullock cited Michael Oher, the Baltimore Ravens rookie lineman whose life is the subject of "The Blind Side." She plays a wealthy woman whose family took in the teenage Oher after discovering he was homeless.
"If I may steal from Michael Oher, I may not be the most talented, but I've been given opportunity," Bullock said.
The acting prizes for musical and comedy went to Meryl Streep for the Julia Child story "Julie & Julia" and Robert Downey Jr. for the crime romp "Sherlock Holmes." The supporting-performance Globes were won by Mo'Nique as an abusive welfare mother in "Precious" and Christoph Waltz as a gleefully bloodthirsty Nazi in "Inglourious Basterds."
The Vegas bachelor bash "The Hangover" won for best musical or comedy, bringing uncharacteristic awards attention for broad comedy, a genre that often gets overlooked at Hollywood honors.
As he accepted the directing Globe, Cameron had kind words for ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, nominated as best director for "The Hurt Locker."
"Frankly, I thought Kathryn was going to get this. She richly deserves it," said Cameron, whose "Avatar" has taken in $1.6 billion worldwide, second only to "Titanic" with $1.8 billion.
The Globes marked a dramatic turning point for Mo'Nique, who was mainly known for lowbrow comedy but startled audiences with her ferocious performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' By Sapphire."
Mo'Nique had gushing praise for "Precious" director Lee Daniels and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, a best dramatic actress nominee at the Globes with her first film role, playing Mo'Nique's abused, illiterate daughter.
"Lee Daniels, the world gets a chance to see how brilliant you are. You are a brilliant, fearless, amazing director who would not waver, and thank you for trusting me," said Mo'Nique, 42, clad in a gold-colored strapless gown by Lebanese-born fashion designer Reem Acra. "To Gabby, sister, I am in awe of you. Thank you for letting me play with you," she added.
Streep's competition for best actress in a musical or comedy included herself. She also was nominated for the romance "It's Complicated."
"I just want to say that in my long career, I've played so many extraordinary woman that I'm getting mistaken for one," Streep said. "I'm very clear that I'm the vessel for other people's stories and other people's lives."
Waltz, a veteran Austrian actor who is a relative newcomer in Hollywood, won the supporting-actor Globe in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."
"A year and a half ago I was exposed to the gravitational forces of Quentin Tarantino," Waltz said. "He took my modest little world, my globe, and with the power of his talent and his words and his vision, he flung it into its orbit, a dizzying experience."
Though one of Hollywood's biggest parties, the Globes bore somber reminders of tragedy in the real world, many stars wearing ribbons in support of earthquake victims in Haiti.
The blockbuster "Up" came away with the award for animated film. Pixar Animation, the Disney outfit that made "Up," has won all four prizes for animated movies since the Globes introduced the category in 2006. Past Pixar winners are "WALL-E," "Ratatouille" and "Cars."
"Up" features the voice of Ed Asner in a tale of a lonely, bitter widower who renews his zest for adventure by flying his house off under helium balloons to South America, where he encounters his childhood hero and a hilarious gang of talking canines.
"When it came to finding the heart of the film, we didn't have to look very hard," said "Up" director Pete Docter, whose film also won for musical score. "Our inspiration was all around us. Our grandparents, our parents, our wives, our kids. Our talking dogs."
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won the screenplay honor for "Up in the Air," which Reitman also directed. The foreign-language honor went to "The White Ribbon," a stark drama of guilt and suspicion set in a German town on the eve of World War I.
"Mad Men" won for best TV drama, while Michael C. Hall won for best actor in a TV drama for "Dexter," in which he plays a serial killer with a code of ethics, killing only other murderers. Hall's publicists revealed this past week that Hall is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma and that the cancer is in remission.
"It's really a hell of a thing to go to work in a place where everybody gives a damn. That's really the case with `Dexter,'" Hall said. "It's a dream job. I'm so grateful."
"Dexter" also won the supporting-actor TV honor for John Lithgow. Other TV winners included Juliana Margulies as best actress in a drama for "The Good Wife" and Toni Collette as best comedy actress for "The United States of Tara."
The Globes got a makeover, featuring Ricky Gervais as master of ceremonies, the first time in 15 years the show had a host.
One of his most biting quips came as he sipped a beer on stage.
"I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson," Gervais wisecracked as he introduced Globe presenter Mel Gibson, who made an anti-Semitic rant a few years back during a drunken-driving arrest.
Sunday's winners could get a last-minute boost for the Oscars, whose nominations balloting closes Saturday. Last year's big Globe winner, "Slumdog Millionaire," went on to dominate the Oscars.
The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 reporters covering show business for overseas outlets. The show aired live on NBC.
Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –
The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on Sunday, raising the "Titanic" filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph.
It was a repeat of Cameron's Globes night 12 years ago, when "Titanic" won best drama and the directing prize on its way to dominating the Oscars with 11 wins.
This time, though, instead of being "king of the world," as Cameron declared at the Oscars, he has become king of an alien landscape, elevating space fantasy to enormous critical acclaim.
"'Avatar' asks us to see that everything is connected, all human beings to each other, and us to the Earth. And if you have to go four and a half light years to another, made-up planet to appreciate this miracle of the world that we have right here, well, you know what, that's the wonder of cinema right there, that's the magic," Cameron said.
Winning the dramatic-acting honors were Sandra Bullock for the football tale "The Blind Side" and Jeff Bridges for the country-music story "Crazy Heart." The crowd gave a standing ovation to Bridges, a beloved veteran generally overlooked for key Hollywood honors.
"You're really screwing up my underappreciated status here," Bridges said.
The son of late actor Lloyd Bridges, Bridges thanked his father for encouraging him to go into show business.
"So glad I listened to you, dad," he said.
Bullock cited Michael Oher, the Baltimore Ravens rookie lineman whose life is the subject of "The Blind Side." She plays a wealthy woman whose family took in the teenage Oher after discovering he was homeless.
"If I may steal from Michael Oher, I may not be the most talented, but I've been given opportunity," Bullock said.
The acting prizes for musical and comedy went to Meryl Streep for the Julia Child story "Julie & Julia" and Robert Downey Jr. for the crime romp "Sherlock Holmes." The supporting-performance Globes were won by Mo'Nique as an abusive welfare mother in "Precious" and Christoph Waltz as a gleefully bloodthirsty Nazi in "Inglourious Basterds."
The Vegas bachelor bash "The Hangover" won for best musical or comedy, bringing uncharacteristic awards attention for broad comedy, a genre that often gets overlooked at Hollywood honors.
As he accepted the directing Globe, Cameron had kind words for ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, nominated as best director for "The Hurt Locker."
"Frankly, I thought Kathryn was going to get this. She richly deserves it," said Cameron, whose "Avatar" has taken in $1.6 billion worldwide, second only to "Titanic" with $1.8 billion.
The Globes marked a dramatic turning point for Mo'Nique, who was mainly known for lowbrow comedy but startled audiences with her ferocious performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' By Sapphire."
Mo'Nique had gushing praise for "Precious" director Lee Daniels and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, a best dramatic actress nominee at the Globes with her first film role, playing Mo'Nique's abused, illiterate daughter.
"Lee Daniels, the world gets a chance to see how brilliant you are. You are a brilliant, fearless, amazing director who would not waver, and thank you for trusting me," said Mo'Nique, 42, clad in a gold-colored strapless gown by Lebanese-born fashion designer Reem Acra. "To Gabby, sister, I am in awe of you. Thank you for letting me play with you," she added.
Streep's competition for best actress in a musical or comedy included herself. She also was nominated for the romance "It's Complicated."
"I just want to say that in my long career, I've played so many extraordinary woman that I'm getting mistaken for one," Streep said. "I'm very clear that I'm the vessel for other people's stories and other people's lives."
Waltz, a veteran Austrian actor who is a relative newcomer in Hollywood, won the supporting-actor Globe in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."
"A year and a half ago I was exposed to the gravitational forces of Quentin Tarantino," Waltz said. "He took my modest little world, my globe, and with the power of his talent and his words and his vision, he flung it into its orbit, a dizzying experience."
Though one of Hollywood's biggest parties, the Globes bore somber reminders of tragedy in the real world, many stars wearing ribbons in support of earthquake victims in Haiti.
The blockbuster "Up" came away with the award for animated film. Pixar Animation, the Disney outfit that made "Up," has won all four prizes for animated movies since the Globes introduced the category in 2006. Past Pixar winners are "WALL-E," "Ratatouille" and "Cars."
"Up" features the voice of Ed Asner in a tale of a lonely, bitter widower who renews his zest for adventure by flying his house off under helium balloons to South America, where he encounters his childhood hero and a hilarious gang of talking canines.
"When it came to finding the heart of the film, we didn't have to look very hard," said "Up" director Pete Docter, whose film also won for musical score. "Our inspiration was all around us. Our grandparents, our parents, our wives, our kids. Our talking dogs."
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won the screenplay honor for "Up in the Air," which Reitman also directed. The foreign-language honor went to "The White Ribbon," a stark drama of guilt and suspicion set in a German town on the eve of World War I.
"Mad Men" won for best TV drama, while Michael C. Hall won for best actor in a TV drama for "Dexter," in which he plays a serial killer with a code of ethics, killing only other murderers. Hall's publicists revealed this past week that Hall is being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma and that the cancer is in remission.
"It's really a hell of a thing to go to work in a place where everybody gives a damn. That's really the case with `Dexter,'" Hall said. "It's a dream job. I'm so grateful."
"Dexter" also won the supporting-actor TV honor for John Lithgow. Other TV winners included Juliana Margulies as best actress in a drama for "The Good Wife" and Toni Collette as best comedy actress for "The United States of Tara."
The Globes got a makeover, featuring Ricky Gervais as master of ceremonies, the first time in 15 years the show had a host.
One of his most biting quips came as he sipped a beer on stage.
"I like a drink as much as the next man, unless the next man is Mel Gibson," Gervais wisecracked as he introduced Globe presenter Mel Gibson, who made an anti-Semitic rant a few years back during a drunken-driving arrest.
Sunday's winners could get a last-minute boost for the Oscars, whose nominations balloting closes Saturday. Last year's big Globe winner, "Slumdog Millionaire," went on to dominate the Oscars.
The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 reporters covering show business for overseas outlets. The show aired live on NBC.
Montel's kids say they feel ignored by dad
The heartbroken children of former talk show host Montel Williams have come forward to complain the TV star has all but abandoned them amid a bitter custody battle, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.
Williams, who styles himself as an inspirational guru, is locked in a 10-year fight with his ex-wife over son Montel, 16, and daughter Wyntergrace, 14.
The Connecticut teens say the talk-show host has turned his back on them - paying $18,700 a month in child support while depriving them of the emotional support they crave.
"My dad is now like a stranger," Wyntergrace, who turns 15 this week, told the Daily News.
"Everyone knows him as a great guy, but he's not making the best choices as a parent."
Williams, 53, is a former military man who won Emmys hosting his daytime show, which heavily promoted the importance of family and social responsibility.
These days, he hosts a radio show, writes change-your-life memoirs and hawks a series of products under the name "Living Well."
Meanwhile, his children say his public persona doesn't jibe with their personal pain - and they are asking that Williams either take an active role in their lives or let their mom make all the decisions.
"I wouldn't say I really have a relationship with my dad," the younger Montel said. "He's not in my life right now. It's his choice.
"I eat every night. I'm comfortable, but I can't say I have him as a father," he added. "There's all this fighting over things that shouldn't be a fight, like paying for my PSAT."
Wyntergrace has seen him four times in five years and their last meeting - a therapy session in September - was a disaster.
"He walked in already mad. He said he thought we were going to dinner, but my e-mail clearly said we were going to see my therapist," she said.
"It was intimidating. I was thinking, 'Why should I talk if I'm just going to get yelled at?'"
Williams and Grace Morley divorced in 2000, a year after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The exes have joint custody, with the kids living full-time with their mom.
Morley is pushing for full custody, while Williams is trying to hold on to decision-making power.
In a statement, he declined to answer questions.
"I love my children very much. I do not believe parenting is best done in a public forum and I will not comment on ongoing legal action involving my minor children," he said.
The children were interviewed in the presence of life coach Lisa Nkonoki, whom Morley hired in 2008 to help them deal with their estrangement, the Daily News said.
Williams, who styles himself as an inspirational guru, is locked in a 10-year fight with his ex-wife over son Montel, 16, and daughter Wyntergrace, 14.
The Connecticut teens say the talk-show host has turned his back on them - paying $18,700 a month in child support while depriving them of the emotional support they crave.
"My dad is now like a stranger," Wyntergrace, who turns 15 this week, told the Daily News.
"Everyone knows him as a great guy, but he's not making the best choices as a parent."
Williams, 53, is a former military man who won Emmys hosting his daytime show, which heavily promoted the importance of family and social responsibility.
These days, he hosts a radio show, writes change-your-life memoirs and hawks a series of products under the name "Living Well."
Meanwhile, his children say his public persona doesn't jibe with their personal pain - and they are asking that Williams either take an active role in their lives or let their mom make all the decisions.
"I wouldn't say I really have a relationship with my dad," the younger Montel said. "He's not in my life right now. It's his choice.
"I eat every night. I'm comfortable, but I can't say I have him as a father," he added. "There's all this fighting over things that shouldn't be a fight, like paying for my PSAT."
Wyntergrace has seen him four times in five years and their last meeting - a therapy session in September - was a disaster.
"He walked in already mad. He said he thought we were going to dinner, but my e-mail clearly said we were going to see my therapist," she said.
"It was intimidating. I was thinking, 'Why should I talk if I'm just going to get yelled at?'"
Williams and Grace Morley divorced in 2000, a year after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The exes have joint custody, with the kids living full-time with their mom.
Morley is pushing for full custody, while Williams is trying to hold on to decision-making power.
In a statement, he declined to answer questions.
"I love my children very much. I do not believe parenting is best done in a public forum and I will not comment on ongoing legal action involving my minor children," he said.
The children were interviewed in the presence of life coach Lisa Nkonoki, whom Morley hired in 2008 to help them deal with their estrangement, the Daily News said.
Poll: Leno won't recover his 'Tonight' fan base
According to the results of a poll on deadlinehollywood.com, Jay Leno won't recover his fan base when he heads back to his former 11:35 p.m. time slot on NBC after the Winter Olympics.
A hefty 66 percent of poll responders said Leno's former audience won't return, while 26 percent said they would.
The remaining eight percent registered their vote in the Hmm category.
A hefty 66 percent of poll responders said Leno's former audience won't return, while 26 percent said they would.
The remaining eight percent registered their vote in the Hmm category.
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