If you're a tabloid train wreck who didn't get out of jail in the last 48 hours, fire your attorney. Less than two weeks into her 90-day sentence, Lindsay Lohan was released from prison earlier this morning. She'll serve the remainder of her prison term in the rehab wing at UCLA Medical Center and then lasciviously shake her butt in front of a German Shepherd. So, happy ending! [TMZ]
Also in today's edition of Hollywood Ink: Neil Jordan kills Skippy... Warner Bros. is Wild About Harry... A Hurt Locker actor makes a withdrawal... and more ahead.
It wouldn't be a weekend in Hollywood if someone wasn't awarded something, and true to form, the Television Critics Association handed out their annual sparkly gee-gaws today. And the critics awarded two women today -- Jane Lynch for Glee and Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife -- evidently for the first time in their history, which is both nice and kinda sad if you think about it. Full list of winners after the jump.
While I think I have a measure of love for each and every one of the Mad Men cast (even Betty Draper, that stone cold witch), none of it compares to the endless reservoir of affection I have towards Joan Holloway and Christina Hendricks who plays her. But after her interview with the New York Post where she dishes on the new season and her secret desire to become an action star, I think I love her even more.
For the third weekend in a row, Inception topped the box office charts, a feat not accomplished since the last Shrek flick. Steve Carrell had to settle for number two, while poor 'ol Cats & Dogs and Zac Efron duked it out for the fifth and sixth spot, respectively. Your weekend receipts are here.
We've already heard that one of the producers of Casey Affleck's upcoming Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary is suing Affleck for sexual harassment, alleging that he created an uncomfortable work environment and attempted to sleep with her. But now there's a second harassment suit, this time filed by his female director of photography.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: old-fashioned song and dance man, zero-gravity pugilist, and one of the best actors of his generation. And evidently so Method that he'll gash the hell out of his arm just to make sure he's playing a bike messenger correctly.
Like Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela, noted freedom fighter Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, was unjustly incarcerated by a fearful nation, who were frightened by her courageous calls for social justice and universal equality. Or maybe she's just a drunk broad who got picked up by the police. But now she's free!
Now that Robert Rodriguez has hung up his taco-scented apron and is ready to cut a Machete-sized swath through the world, what's next on his docket? It may be Marvel Comics' favorite motormouthed mercenary anti-hero, Deadpool.
The million-dollar cast of Friends are in various stages of post-smash success -- for every Comeback, there's a Matt LeBlanc who edges closer and closer to the abyss. But now it seems like two of the most successful Central Perk-alums may be teaming up. Again.
Despite the fervent predictions of some around the Movieline HQ, a Bourne-ified Angelina couldn't knock Inception off its roost, but it seems like a wan Steve Carrell comedy -- where the funniest thing in the flick are the taxidermied mice -- might just pull it off. Dinner For Schmucks topped the Friday box office (though just barely), while Charlie St. Cloud settled for number four and Cats and Dogs 2 limped in at number six. Your full numbers are after the jump.
Every month at Movieline, we collect the best interviews, smartest features, and most compelling reviews we've produced, and curate them in one easy-to-use table of contents called the Virtual Newsstand, which pays tribute to our print magazine history. Here's the Virtual Newsstand for July 2010.
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· Not content merely to have cast Alfred Molina as its new district attorney, Law & Order: Los Angeles has brought aboard Terrence Howard to play a second DA, allowing both stars to appear in only half of each season's episodes. Terrence Howard, you guys! Maybe Dick Wolf missed having someone like Michael Moriarty on set.
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If you were hoping that Bill Lawrence would rename Cougar Town so you could finally recommend it to your friends about it without cringing, some bad news: The Courteney Cox comedy is keeping its original name. "I'm not changing the title," Lawrence told EW. "We never thought of a good new one, which kind of sucks." Hey, don't slag on The Cul-de-Sac Neighborhood like that, Bill! [EW]
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