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23 July 2008 8:47 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Family drama puts Bale behind bars! Brad Pitt pulls a Britney! Estelle Getty passes away. Plus news on Kid Rock, "The Hills", Tori Spelling and more! Christian Bale arrested after reportedly assaulting his mother and sister. [LATimes ] Tori Spelling just might have a brain. [MSN] Jessica Simpson and Madonna both have sex tapes ready to hit the net! [Cnw] Peaches Geldof overdoses?! [RCeleb] Sam Lufti is back to stalking Britney Spears from a distance. [Ew] Will Smith is the highest paid actor. [Hs] A date has been set for Leno's last show. [Z2I] A naked Sienna Miller is the only way that a distraught Balthazar Getty can get over his failed marriage . [USMag] "The Two Coreys" get the axe! [PopCrunch] Amy Poehler tapped for the "Office" spin-off. [TVGasm] "Golden Girls" Estelle Getty passes away at 84. [Somg] Another cat fight is brewing on "The Hills". Check out the trailer for the upcoming season. MTVMusic VideosMTV ShowsEntertainment News [USMag] Kid Rock gets probation. [MTV] Brad Pitt pulls a Britney!

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17 July 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and supermodel Heidi Klum have picked up their first Emmy nominations, after the 2008 Primetime TV Awards introduced the category of top host for a reality competition show.

The presenters will go up against Dancing With the Stars' Tom Bergeron, as well as Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst to take home the first honour.

Mad Men picked up 16 nods, the most nominations of any drama series, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Actor for its lead, Jon Hamm.

Hamm will face actors Hugh Laurie, for House; Michael C. Hall, for Dexter; Gabriel Byrne, for In Treatment; Bryan Cranston, for Breaking Bad; and James Spader, for Boston Legal.

Meanwhile, 30 Rock was the frontrunner in the comedy category, with 17 nominations, including best series - a gong the show took home last year - and leading actor, Alec Baldwin, and actress for Tina Fey, the show's creator.

The winners for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be unveiled on 21 September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

A list of nominees is as follows:

Best Series, Drama:

Boston Legal

Damages

Dexter

House

Lost

Mad Men

Best Series, Comedy:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Office

Two And A Half Men

Best Actor, Drama:

James Spader - Boston Legal

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Hugh Laurie - House

Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Best Actor, Comedy:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

Steve Carell - The Office

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Best Actress, Drama:

Sally Field - Brothers + Sisters

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law + Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Best Actress, Comedy:

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

America Ferrera - Ugly Betty

Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Best Supporting Actor, Drama Series:

William Shatner - Boston Legal

Ted Danson - Damages

Zeljko Ivanek - Damages

Michael Emerson - Lost

John Slattery - Mad Men

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Jeremy Piven - Entourage

Kevin Dillon - Entourage

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

Rainn Wilson - The Office

Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men

Best Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Candice Bergen - Boston Legal

Rachel Griffiths - Brothers + Sisters

Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy

Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy

Dianne Wiest - In Treatment

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies

Jean Smart, Samantha Who?

Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men

Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Competition Program:

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

The Amazing Race

Top Chef

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program:

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal

Heidi Klum, Project Runway

Jeff Probst, Survivor.

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17 July 2008 12:40 AM, PDT | From syfyportal.com | See recent syfyportal news

And the nomination goes to "Pushing Daisies" on ABC, a series that really cleaned up in a lot of the comedy series categories of this year's prime time Emmy awards earning 12 nominations. While many of the show's nominations were in technical categories, there also were a few key nominations including Lee Pace for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Kristin Chenowith for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Pace, who plays Ned in the ABC series, has some stiff competition including Alec Baldwin from NBC's "30 Rock," Tony Shalhoub from USA's "Monk," Steve Carell from "The Office" on NBC, and Charlie Sheen from "Two and a Half Men" on CBS. Chenowith also will have her work cut out for her. She faces Jean Smart from "Samantha Who?" on ABC, Amy Poehler from ...

17 July 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

While they gear up for their prospective acceptance speeches for when the Emmy Awards air Sept. 21, the freshly announced nominees for TV's highest honor are already sharing their reactions to the distinctions bestowed upon them. Among what they have to say: . "I am incredibly grateful and honored. But I am over the moon for Jean Smart, who is such a sublime talent." – Christina Applegate, nominated as lead actress in a comedy series for Samantha Who?. "I'm flattered to be nominated. Congratulations to Tina [Fey] and everyone at 30 Rock. The writers do a wonderful job, and I hope we have some success in September.

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16 July 2008 11:35 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

With a baby on the way, Amy Poehler says she and husband Will Arnett will celebrate her Emmy nomination with prenatal care in mind. "Ice-cream shots!" Poehler tells People after she was nominated for outstanding actress in a comedy series on Saturday Night Live."It's super hot," adds Arnett. "So it'll be a lot of staying indoors, getting ice cream, and keeping cool." The comedy couple don't know the sex of their child, and haven't prepared a nursery yet, but they say they've still got some time yet to get ready. "I think it drops in October," Arnett, 38, says. "We're very excited.

30 June 2008 8:45 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Saturday Night Live's roster of veteran "Weekend Update" anchors – Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Dennis Miller, Tina Fey – is about to get younger. "When [Amy Poehler] has her baby, her baby is going to host 'Update,' " SNL star and "Weekend Update" co-anchor Seth Meyers cracked to People at Sunday's Journey to the Center of the Earth premiere, in L.A. Meyers's "Update" partner Poehler, is pregnant with her first child, due later this year. Fear not, SNLfans – it won't affect the "Update" lineup ... much. "That's the newest change. But other than that, it's pretty much the same," Meyers, 34, says,

Nicholas White

19 June 2008 12:42 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Although the trailer for Andrew Fleming’s upcoming R-rated comedy looks pretty funny and provocative, I’m so sure yet whether the actual film delivers the goods. I guess we’ll see about that Aug. 27, 2008, when the film opens in theaters.

Yahoo! Movies on Wednesday premiered two all-new clips from the film, which you can check out below. The first one is from a hilarious musical piece called “Rock Me Sexy Jesus.” In the second clip, lead actor Steve Coogan introduces co-star Catherine Keener to his new play, “Hamlet 2.”

Essentially, the film follows a high school drama teacher who creates a risqué sequel to Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” David Arquette, Melonie Diaz and Amy Poehler co-star. Personally, I think the song in the clip below is hilarious. What do you think? Enjoy!

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18 May 2008 5:51 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Fantasy adventure film Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian has shattered the competition at the U.S. box office on its first week of release.

The film, starring newcomer Ben Barnes, made $56.5 million (GBP28.25million) in its opening weekend (16-18May08), toppling action hit Iron Man, which slipped to two with $31.2 million (GBP15.6million). The big-screen adaptation of the popular comic has made an impressive $222 million (GBP111million) since it opened in theatres three weeks ago.

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher's romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas is at number three, taking in $13.8 million (GBP6.9million), while Speed Racer is in fourth place with just over $7.6 million (GBP3.8million).

The top five is rounded out by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy Baby Mama, which brought in just under $4.6 million (GBP2.3million).

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1 May 2008 5:19 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

U.S. comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler want to put Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis out of business - by paying women to flash their breasts.

Francis has made millions from the DVD series, in which young, often drunk, partying girls strip on camera.

But the real stars of the videos don't get paid - something the comediennes want to change. And they hope their hit new movie Baby Mam, which debuted at the top of the U.S. box office at the weekend, will help them achieve their goal.

Fey says, "Ladies, don't show your knockers to Joe Francis. Get your own camera, film your own knockers - and get the money."

Poehler adds, "We should start our own business where down and out women get their own money from showing their knockers."

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28 April 2008 10:31 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Audiences were apparently in a mood to laugh as three comedies, two of them new, opened with solid results during what is usually a droopy weekend ending the spring season. The Tina Fey-Amy Poehler comedy Baby Mama from Universal topped the box office with an estimated $18.3 million, followed by Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, which opened at No. 2 with $14.6 million. Last week's top film, Universal's Forgetting Sarah Marshall grossed about $11 million, a touch below The Forbidden Kingdom, which opened with $11.2 million. (Those two films might reverse positions when final results are reported later today.) Another new film, 20th Century Fox's Deception, starring Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams performed even worse than most analysts had expected. It pulled in only $2.2 million, but nevertheless wound up on the top-ten list -- albeit in tenth place. That so many comedies could do so well surprised many analysts. "This pokes a huge hole in that old myth that you can't open two comedies back to back or one comedy against another," Nikki Rocco, the distribution chief for Universal, which had Baby Mama competing against Sarah Marshall, told the Los Angeles Times. "The market did expand," she said, adding separately in an interview with Variety: "We had 40 percent of the market share this weekend, which is nice for any studio." Overall, the box ended on an up note, producing better results than a year earlier for the second week in a row. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Baby Mama, $18.3 million; 2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $14.6 million; 3. The Forbidden Kingdom, $11.2 million; 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $11 million; 5. Nim's Island, $4.5 million; 6. Prom Night, $4.4 million; 7. 21, $4 million; 8. 88 Minutes, $3.6 million; 9. Horton Hears a Who!, $2.4 million; 10. Deception, $2.2 million.

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28 April 2008 8:05 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Baby Mama has entered the Us box office chart at number one. The comedy, which stars Saturday Night Live alumni Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, focuses on a businesswoman who hires a working class woman to carry her child.

The Michael McCullers film held off competition from comedy sequel Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay to secure the top spot.

The only other new entry, Deception, a thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, performed disappointingly, debuting in the chart . . .

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28 April 2008 7:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Life is imitating art for Baby Mama star Amy Poehler - she's expecting a baby of her own.

Just a day after the comedienne's new comedy film, in which she plays a clueless surrogate mum, hit the top of the U.S. box office, the 36-year-old has announced she is pregnant with Arrested Development star Will Arnett's first child.

The baby is due in the autumn, their spokesman Lewis Kay confirms.

Baby Mama rocketed to the top of the U.S. charts after debuting with $18.3 million (GBP9.125) during it's opening weekend (25-27Apr08).

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27 April 2008 10:40 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Baby Mama star Amy Poehler is about to be one herself. The Saturday Night Live regular, 36, and her husband, Will Arnett, are to become first-time parents, their rep Lewis Kay confirms to People. The baby is due in late fall. The couple have been married since 2003. This has been a big week for Poehler. Baby Mama, costarring Tina Fey, landed in the No. 1 box-office spot this weekend, and her Nickelodeon show, The Mighty B, also debuted. Arnett, 37, is currently shooting the big-screen comedy When in Rome with Kristen Bell. – Marisa Laudadio

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27 April 2008 6:19 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Baby Mama has raced kicking and screaming to the top of the U.S. box office charts, taking $18.3 million (GBP9.125 million) during its opening weekend (25-27Apr08).

The comedy, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as a woman desperate for a baby, and the surrogate she hires, replaced Jet Li and Jackie Chan's martial arts movie The Forgotten Kingdom in the number one spot.

Another new entry, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, took $14.5 million (GBP7.25 million) and second place, ahead of The Forgotten Kingdom with $11.2 million (GBP5.6 million).

Last week's number two, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, collected $11 million (GBP5.5 million), but slipped from two to four in the chart. Children's adventure Nim's Island rounds out the top five, with takings of $4.5 million (GBP2.25 million).

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25 April 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Former Saturday Night Live players Tina Fey and Amy Poehler go to the movies with Baby Mama in which Fey's character hires Poehler's as a surrogate mother while she tends to her career. Manohla Dargis in the New York Times suggests that the movie is "sitcom functional," but that "it pulls you in with a provocative and, at least in current American movies, unusual mix of female intelligence, awkwardness and chilled-to-the-bone mean." Carina Chocano in the Los Angeles Times reacts similarly. The movie, she writes, "hardly allows itself any sharp moments at all -- it's much too sweet-natured to be cruel, and much too cheerful to be angry. It probably could have pushed a few more buttons, but Baby Mama aims to please and succeeds." John Anderson in Newsday is not so generous, writing that the movie seems "mild to the point of pabulum, taking a pretty fertile topic -- surrogate motherhood -- and making it inoffensive to anyone." He then quickly adds, "This is not an endorsement." And Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune thinks the entire project may have been calculated by media planners. He writes: "Every moment of this project feels beat-driven, focus-grouped and designed to package Fey as a viable movie star with great pins (as one character takes pains to note) to go with the breasts (ditto). This isn't writing, it's advertising."

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25 April 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Hollywood is exiting the traditionally slow spring season laughing. In addition to last weekend's box-office winner, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal will be ushering in Baby Mama, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, while New Line offers up another comedy, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay. Analysts suggest the likely box-office winner may be a toss-up between the two new films. (They're giving Mama a slight edge.) None of the three comedies is expected to crack the $20-million mark. Also opening is 20th Century Fox's dismally reviewed Deception, which few believe will earn more than $5 million. Analysts suggest that this weekend the studios are really just in a holding pattern until the summer season kicks off next week with the opening of Iron Man, which is expected to earn about as much as all of this week's major releases put together -- and then some.

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24 April 2008 2:47 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Fans of Tina Fey never know which Fey will show up to a new project. Sometimes it's the warm-but-diamond-sharp Fey who created and stars in the often unspeakably great sitcom 30 Rock. Other times, it's the I-know-what's-best-for-you Tina Fey, the one who stopped Mean Girls mid-movie to deliver a lecture, and who recently showed up stumping humorlessly for Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live. Baby Mama adds a third Tina Fey to the lineup: The one who gets stuck in a formulaic comedy and tries to claw her way above the material, almost but not quite making it. At least she isn't alone. Fey plays a career woman who develops baby fever late in her 30s. That affliction eventually leads her to hire a down-market surrogate (Fey's former SNL co-star Amy Poehler) who comes to live in her posh Philadelphia condo. Odd Couple-inspired awkwardness ensues, complicated by Fey's tentative...

Keith Phipps

23 April 2008 11:30 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Starring in the movie Baby Mama had its perks for Amy Poehler – like, making out with Dax Shepard. "Dax is a gem – one of my closest friends," Poehler told People at the comedy's premiere Wednesday night, as it kicked off the 7th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York. "A couple make-out scenes didn't make the [final cut], which I was upset about," noted the Saturday Night Live regular, 36. But did Poehler's real-life husband, Will Arnett, grumble about her smooching with the sweet-faced Shepard – who plays her onscreen hubby? "Oh, they're good friends," she says. "He didn't mind." The movie (which opens

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23 April 2008 10:20 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival is due to kick off in New York tonight (Wednesday) with the screening of the comedy Baby Mama starring former Saturday Night Live players Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The film concerns a single woman who hires a surrogate mother to give birth to her baby. While mostly small, independent, films are screened at the festival -- some 120 of them are scheduled, many of them shot in New York -- it will also feature the world premiere of the Wachowski brothers' big budget Speed Racer on May 3, the festival's closing night and a week before the film's domestic opening.

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21 April 2008 8:31 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

While we pace the carpet back and forth in anticipation of the fast-approaching Tribeca Film Festival (kicking off on Wednesday), we can bide our time with a puppet kidnapping, some Bollywood royalty and an Ewan McGregor sighting.

"Baby Mama"

If the fad of pregnancy movies began with last year's "Knocked Up," it reaches its second trimester with "Baby Mama," which stars comedy goddess Tina Fey as a wannabe mom who's fast approaching 40 and Fey's one-time Weekend Update deskmate Amy Poehler as the uncouth oddball who offers up the use of her womb in exchange for a bit of cash. Appropriately enough, former "SNL" scribe Michael McCullers makes his directorial debut with the offbeat comedy, which could serve as "Juno" for people deemed too fuddy-duddy to find the term "home skillet" amusing. "Baby Mama"'s also serving as Tribeca's opening night film.

Opens wide.

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