Saturday, July 31, 2010

Sighting!


Thanks to Darran for texting from Halifax to let me know he spotted former CSI star Gary Dourdan at his hotel this afternoon.

I've got the name of the hotel, and Dourdan's room number . . . but that just seems a little excessive to post, no?

Gary's out east shooting the TriStar wedding comedy Jumping The Broom, also starring Paula Patton, Angela Bassett, Lil Romeo and Modern Family's Julie Bowen.

BB12: Captain Kosher breaks bread, says his peace


Matt, Andrew and Regan are the final three left in the combined endurance HoH and Have / Have Not competition. Matt ultimately stands the test of time at over 2hrs on the surf board wall with Regan joining Brendon, Andrew, Britney and Enzo as the Have Nots for the week.

Lane and Enzo start to speculate with Matt re: Hayden's relationship with Kristen and whether they are siblings, best friends or friends with benefits are all other thoughts in between are being passed around. Enzo reminds them - "bros before hoes" and the importance of The Brigade. Somehow I think Hayden is thinking with mini-Hayden in his pants more than the (most likely) mini(er) Hayden on his shoulders.

Matt continues to play his cards to close to chest and works out a deal that has Rachel and Brendon safe for this week and Andrew and Kathy up on the chopping block. Rumours continue to swirl about Brendon and Rachel being up on the chopping block replacing one of the two if one of the Brigade members win the PoV. As luck would have it, both Rachel and Brendon are selected to compete for the coveted necklace along with brigade member Lane. The Amazing Enzo, hosted the PoV competition - a game of numbers and memory tricks. Brendon, Rachel and Andrew are the final three competing for the PoV, with Brendon ultimately winning the coveted prize and saving Brenchel from eviction.

During the PoV meeting - Andrew draws the line - after a covert chat with Brendon in the Have Not bedroom - and annouces he's coming after Brenchel as his next step. Despite making a plea, Brendon decides not to use the PoV and lets the nominations stand.

Constant rotation: July 2010


"You down with G-O-D? (Yeah you know me!)"

1. Real Love, Macy Gray f/ Bobby Brown
2. The Sellout, Macy Gray
3. Rock That Body, Black Eyed Peas
4. Waka Waka (Time for Africa), Shakira
5. Shark In The Water, VV Brown
6. Your Love Is My Drug, Ke$ha
7. Whatya Want From Me, Adam Lambert
8. California Gurls, Katy Perry f/ Snoop Dogg
9. Got Your Back, T.I. f/ Keri Hilson
10. Crossfire, Brandon Flowers
11. Alejandro, Lady Gaga
12. Joyful, Joyful, the cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Friday, July 30, 2010

Tweet, tweet: [Modern Family's] Jesse Tyler Ferguson


jessetyler
A girl approached me w/ a camera and asked if I would take a pic. I did of the two of us. Then said: "No, of me in front of this building."

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Jessi Cruickshank leaves MTV Canada for L.A.


MTV Canada's After Show host Jessi Cruickshank took to Twitter today with a major announcement -- that she's leaving Toronto for a new job opportunity in L.A.!

"The rumours are true. After 4 years, 102+ After Shows and many a questionable outfit, I am moving to LA for a job opportunity there," she wrote.

Cruickshank's next project has yet to be announced, but just because she's heading to Hollywood, don't expect her to become the next Heidi Montag!

"I promise not to get 10 plastic surgeries and that I will be on your TVs again in Canada very soon!," she went on.

"Keep following for updates and above all THANK YOU. For watching and supporting this semi-talented, mediocre-looking red headed chick for four unbelievable years. xo"

Cruickshank will surely be missed at MTV Canada. The final episode of the After Show brought in 299,000 viewers, when the show came to a close along with the Hills on July 13.

Now of course the next question on my mind: what's next for Dan Levy?!

Kathy Griffin on Chelsea Lately


Kathy Griffin returned to Chelsea Lately last night, where the comedienne talked about her mother, vajazzling, and the possibility of porking host Chelsea Handler's brother.

I keep trying to pick a soundbyte to quote, but they all just come off really vulgar out of context.

So just press play and enjoy!

Tweet, tweet: Kelly Cutrone


Turns out it isn't just the Sheraton in Toronto that pisses Kelly Cutrone off. She took to Twitter today to express her rage against Delta Airlines. . .

DELTA Airlines is uber nasty, overbooked, rude and pretty much a joooooooooke

Josh Jackson stages Pacey-Con


Turns out Comic Con wasn't the only convention happening in San Diego on the weekend.

Joshua Jackson was on hand to stage Pacey-Con, an all-too-necessary convention dedicated to his Dawson's Creek character Pacey Witter.

The result is documented in the above Funny Or Die video.

"People ask me all the time why I'm working on the show Fringe, and the honest answer is the only reason I'm doing it is to fund my Pacey fan fiction," Josh explains.

"I do it because Pacey Witter is the greatest character in television history. Ever. Period."

Oh how I love a man with a sense of humour!

Also, that shirt he's wearing is hullarious and reminiscent of a number I owned myself circa 1999.

Thanks again, Zac Efron


So here's a video of Zac Efron on the set of his movie Charlie St. Cloud, explaining how he shot an underwater scene.

His words are irrelevant, because he is shirtless throughout the whole video.

That boy is just so generous.

Charlie St. Cloud hits theatres this Friday. Anyone want to come with me to see it?

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

This is a Scream 4 post


Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette posed for photos with Scream director Wes Craven on the set of the fourth installment in Michigan last week.

Arquette tweeted a similar photo with the message "Photo shoot for EW."

In case you haven't been keeping up with your Scream 4 gossip this summer, I feel compelled to inform you . . .

  • The OC's Adam Brody has been cast as a cop recently out of college who was raised watching the CSI tv series. On-set photos here.

  • Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first two films, has been replaced as the screenwriter on Scream 4 by Ehren Kruger, who wrote the far inferior third installment.

  • Despite rumours otherwise, Hayden Panettiere insists she's having a great time working on the film.

Scream 4 is slated for an April 2011 release.

Click inside for a couple more photos of the principal Scream 4 cast.

On the cover: Drew Barrymore


Drew Barrymore takes the cover of Nylon magazine's August 2010 issue, which is dedicated to denim.

"I never have time for shopping," she tells the mag. "I've been wearing the same fucking pair of jeans for 10 years."

I find that hard to believe.

In other news, she also reveals that a dry spell earlier in her career really helped her build character.

"I had a big gap in my life where I wasn't allowed to work at all because no one would hire me, which was great because I think you need that humility," she says. "You have to have everything taken away, or you have to have a major reality check, so that you always appreciate what you have."

More from Drew's interview and photoshoot here.

Flickr update!


Hey friends,

Just a quick note to let you know I've made some long overdue updates to my Flickr stream, with photos from events over the past month or so. Clickity-click for awesome pics from:


  • MuchMusic Video Awards press room (Nina Dobrev, Snooki, Pauly D, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Xavier Samuel, Blake McGrath, Bedouin Soundclash, Kristin Cavallari, Belly, Stereos, Jessica Szohr, Shenae Grimes, JLS, Emily Osment, the cast of the Buried Life, Miranda Lambert, Leah Miller, Traci Melchior, Whitney Port, Hedley, Degrassi's Charlotte Arnold, Marianas Trench, Karl Wolf, Adam Lambert, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber)


Enjoy!

How do we feel about . . .


. . . Blake Lively's ample bosom, as displayed at Comic Con in San Diego over the weekend?

The Gossip Girl actress was onhand along with Ryan Reynolds and Peter Sarsgaard for a panel discussion on their upcoming movie the Green Lantern.

Can't say I would blame either of these men if they were distracted at all during the panel, ify'knowhatimean.

Blake's outfit does have a slightly futuristic, sexy-Star Trek uniform vibe to it. Bet she drove the fan boys wild.

Elisabeth Moss on . . .


HOW HER 'MAD MEN' CHARACTER PEGGY HAS CHANGED:
"She's way more confident, and a little tougher. I feel like Peggy has the most potential for change anyways, because she’s the youngest. Once you get into your 30s and 40’s, you sort of become the person you’ll be. As far as Peggy, she’s still figuring out the woman she’ll be."

HER FAVOURITE CHARACTER ON THE SHOW:
"Oh my god! That’s hard. I feel like every single one of us would say that Slattery, that guy is just such a dream to watch. You give him two lines and he knocks it out of the park. He’s the KING of stealing scenes, and he always gets the best line. And every time I’ve gotten the privilege of working with him — which has been very few times — but every time, we giggle like little girls."

FAN BACKLASH DURING SEASON THREE:
"I loved it. I think that our fans are really loyal and smart, and they totally have a right to have an opinion about it. But I think it’s almost an expression of their love for the show — they hold it to high standards. There was a story to tell, the story of the home life and the divorce and Betty, and Matt told it well. We never pander to the audience, we never give things away or do something just because we know you’ll love it. And the fans seem to keep watching!"

NOT WANTING PETE AND PEGGY TO BE TOGETHER:
"No! He’s married ... hello! His wife is awesome, and people seem to forget that little fact so easily. I find it amazing that people still want Don and Betty to get back together. It’s not a relationship that should work out, people! They think that just 'cause they're married, they’re totally meant to be, even when he’s, like, cheating on her like every five seconds."

PEGGY'S NEW HAIR AND WARDROBE:
"Ah, yes! When I showed up in that hair and makeup trailer for the test, and decided we were going to sweep my bangs to the side, I swear to God I almost burst into tears. I was so excited. I knew I wasn’t going to get rid of the bangs; I couldn’t hope for that much. But the fact that they were going to be swept to the side and not split down the middle anymore — I can’t even express how happy that made me. Let’s all move on from that and forget it ever happened. . . I love, love, love my clothes this season. There are some great outfits and dresses coming up that are so cute. I wore black for the first time this season! It’s nice to look a little bit prettier, and little more fashionable; it’s fun. I don’t know if I’m going to be rocking a Joan dress anytime soon, but who would?"

[more at the source]

Monday, July 26, 2010

The Tis spends some quality time at UBC


Thanks to Erin for writing in to let me know Ashley Tisdale and the cast of Hellcats have been shooting on campus at University of British Columbia this month.

The CW show has set up shop at the Kaiser Building (above) and behind the Irving K Barber Learning Centre.

The cheerleading teen drama premieres Wednesday September 8 at 9 p.m.

I predict three episodes air before cancellation.

CBS pulls the Bridge


CBS has canceled Canadian cop drama the Bridge after airing three low-rated episodes this month.

The show may not have stood a chance in the States, where the American network aired it on dead-end Saturday night.

The first season aired in Canada earlier this year on CTV, where it's been renewed for a second season.

Show producer Craig Bromell says he's hopeful CBS hasn't cut its ties with the show completely.

"They said: 'We're going to pull the show.' They never said to us they're going to cancel it," he told the Canadian Press last week.

"What we do is we're putting together Season 2 (for which) we have a commitment letter from CTV so we're moving forward, and then we go back to CBS and say, 'OK, are you guys still in?"'

Um, I wouldn't hold your breath.

CBS has had better luck with Flashpoint, a Canadian-American coproduction going into its third season.

ABC, meanwhile, recently renewed Canwest's cop drama Rookie Blue for a sophomore season.

Hot mama: Christina Applegate


A pregnant Christina Applegate looked gorgeous at the Hollywood premiere of Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore last night.

The 38-year-old actress announced last week that she's expecting her first child with fiance Martyn Lenoble.

"About to get ready for the Cats and Dogs dealio," Christina tweeted before the event. "All is well except that I don't know how to dress this belly yet.So big black shirt it is."

Hey, it works!

Now if only she had somewhere better to be seen than the premiere of Cats & Dogs 2!

Monday deliciousness: Trevor Donovan


Trevor Donovan takes it off in the pages of Cosmopolitan's August 2010 issue, and looks damn fine doing it.

The 31-year-old (who, yes, plays a teenager on TV) shows off his abs in the shoot by Chris Clifton, which serves no other purpose than to make Cosmo's readership swoon.

Next season on 90210 one of the male lead's characters is going to come out as gay. That means there's a one in three chance it will be Donovan, the thought of which is pretty damn hot.

More photos from the Cosmo shoot inside.

Friday, July 23, 2010

BB12: Matt's Mensa moment - give the wife melorheostosis


Rachel has taken the reigns as the new HOH and is ready to wield hell on the houseguests - save Brendon. The Have / Have Not competition saw the houseguests putting their ducktaping skills to the test in trying to keep their teammates up on a wall. After moments Ragan's graceful look and crappy taping had him fall to the ground first, leaving Britney to choke - literally - under pressure and Kathy to take the win and had the Have Not moniker to Enzo, Britney, Monet and Brendon, who enjoy fish sticks and fruitcake (not Ragan) all week.

In showmance news, lovebirds Brendon and Rachel are still going strong. With Hayden and Kristen starting a new showmance - keeping the meat-head - flotation device showmance trend alive. Though unlike Brendon and Rachel, the Hayden and Kristen combo are trying to keep things under the sheets given the poor track record of showmances on BB.

Rachel shook up the house by putting up Britney and Monet on the chopping block. The PoV competition saw six houseguests in stocks on the Big Brother stock exchange. They have to hold on to a briefcase and drop it closest to an hour as possible without going over. The closest person wins the PoV. Brittany won the PoV as the only houseguest who didn't go over hour.

Matt then approached the, what has become, dual head and household of Brendon and Rachel and offered himself up on the chopping block as a pawn against Monet convinced she's going to go home. After some tears were shed between Brendon and Rachel, Rachel eventually puts Matt up for eviction.

More tears were shed between Monet and Brittany over Monet's possibly being evicted. After Matt's eviction motives emerged to the houseguests in a house meeting, he's made the target, but that doesn't last as the houseguests rally to evict Monet at a ratio of 7 - 2. Though viewers should keep their eye on Mensa Matt as he continues to play his wife's fake illness (Melorheostosis) to the houseguests as his motivation behind the game. Karma's a bitch, Matt - watch out.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Look: Zac Efron in Prada


Zac Efron looked so damn gorgeous at Tuesday night's L.A. premiere of his new film Charlie St. Cloud.

The 22-year-old boy wonder looked super smart in a black Prada suit, polka dot Gentry tie and Ferragamo dress shoes.

He's always so well put together, I love it. The polka dot tie is obviously my favourite part.

And of course his smile, his eyes, and the thought of him wearing significantly less clothing.

Kelly Cutrone unimpressed with Sheraton Toronto


Kelly Cutrone took her rage to her webcam this week, when the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto failed to make her wake up call on time, and completely forgot she'd ordered a pot of coffee.

The pissed off PR maven grabbed her camera to describe the situation, while preparing for her flight out of Toronto and manning calls from hotel management.

It's pretty safe to say the Sheraton won't be getting any more business from Cutrone, who informed staff she was preparing the above video blog for the Huffington Post.

Hopefully Cutrone doesn't let the Sheraton's mistakes sour her against Toronto. Earlier in her stay she tweeted "TORONTO I Have to admit - I love you Je t'aime"

T.I. and Keri Hilson: New Video!


Yesterday I told you how Got Your Back by T.I. and Keri Hilson had become my song of the moment.

And today the music video for the catchy rap song hit the interwebs!

Ch-check out the vid above, and look out for T.I.'s fiancee/baby mama Tiny at the very end.

T.I.'s album King Uncaged will be released September 28.

The Look: Cameron Diaz in Stella McCartney


Watch out, Blake Lively.

Cameron Diaz is attempting to show you just who perfected that tall, blonde and leggy look you rock so well.

The 37-year-old Knight and Day actress put her best foot forward at the film's London premiere last night.

Diaz donned a short and shimmering Stella McCartney sweater dress, which she paired with black peep-toe Casadei shoes, and kept her hair simple in a pony tail.

I think the hair and makeup leave a little something to be desired, but at most angles I like this cute and casual red carpet look.

How about you?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Alanis Morissette gets Mortified


Alanis Morissette shares stories from her past in this great new interview for web series the Mortified Shoebox Show.

The Ottawa-born singer takes a stroll down memory lane, recounting memories associated with childhood photos, schoolwork, and her first record artwork.

You simply must listen to the childhood poem she wrote about lungs, which starts at 2:05 in the video. It makes me laugh every damn time.

Morissette discusses being a local pop star in Ottawa as a child, being unaware of her sexual power as she grew up, being good at badminton, and having an eating disorder as a youth.

She also tries not to cringe while discussing the days between You Can't Do That On Television and Jagged Little Pill, which she refers to as "post-grime, pre-grime."

This is actually a really honest, in-depth interview, that also highlights Alanis' sense of humour about herself. There are so many funny gems that come out in the conversation.

To close the interview, Alanis is asked what her 10-year-old self would be most mortified to find out about who she would become.

"That everything she thought would be blown out of the water times ten," Alanis reponds. "That everything she thinks is right and will win approval will all be blown out of the water."

CBS attempts to rip off the View


CBS will premiere a new daily chatfest that sounds suspciously like ABC's the View this September, to fill the void left by As The World Turns which was canceled after 54 years.

At the centre of the new panel-driven talk show is Big Brother host Julie Chen, who will leave her post on CBS' Early Show in favour of the new gig.

Joining Chen are Sharon Osbourne, TV actresses Sara Gilbert, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete, and Broadway actress Marissa Jarett Winokur.

Though this random assortment of talent is largely unemployed as of late, none are unfamiliar with TV.

Four have starred on sitcoms: Roseanne (Gilbert), Hangin' With Mr. Cooper (Robinson-Peete), King of Queens (Remini), and Stacked (Winokur).

And four have appeared on or hosted one or more reality shows: Big Brother (Chen, host), Dancing With the Stars (Winokur), Celebrity Apprentice (Osbourne, Robinson-Peete), Dance Your Ass Off (Winokur, host), America's Got Talent (Osbourne, judge), and the Osbournes (Osbourne).

CBS' hook with the new show is that all six hosts are mothers. Imagine that!

The last attempt to oh so blatantly rip off the View was the 2001 syndicated male version the Other Half, for which Dick Clark enlisted the likes of Mario Lopez and Danny Bonaduce to cohost.

It lasted a mere two seasons, and I don't expect much more for this new talker. I think chemistry is one of the most important factors to consider when developing a panel show, but it appears producers just grabbed a group of pseudo-recognizable TV personalities to throw together instead.

Also, I think Gilbert and Remini are too good for this. They should be in primetime not daytime!

Still, it could be a fun train wreck to tune into once or twice before cancellation.

Show Billy Bell some love!



I haven't been blogging So You Think You Can Dance lately, because I keep missing the Wednesday night performance shows, forcing me to catch up on MuchMusic over the weekends.

But I must say before tonight's top six performance show airs, I don't understand how contemporary dancer Billy Bell has been in the bottom three for the past three weeks.

Granted, we knew even at top 11 week that the male dancers appeared far stronger than the female dancers this season. And at this point there is only one female dancer left and five male, so at least a couple of the guys must be in the bottom three.

But let's be honest with ourselves. Jose Ruiz and Adéchiké Torbert are not as talented as the other dancers left in this competition. Yes, Jose has a nice smile, but at this point that's just not cutting it for me.

Further, Billy Bell has delivered some stellar performances, impressing even beyond my season seven crush Kent Boyd.

Case in point: last week Billy performed one of my favourite routines of the night, above. It was a jazz piece with Lauren, choreographed by Mandy Moore. Watch it and tell me it doesn't make you happy!

Forced to dance for his life, Billy's delivered some great solos this season. But I'm just saying maybe we can give his nerves a rest this week and just vote him to safety.

Come on America. Do the right thing.

[I realize that by writing this, I may jinx whatever chance Billy Bell has left and he'll be sent home tomorrow. But at least I've gone on record as saying I don't think it's right.]

Familiar faces returning to the Office


Steve Carell may be leaving the Office after next season, but before he does his character Michael Scott will be revisited by some familiar faces.

First of all, Amy Ryan will return for eight episodes as Holly Flax, Michael's former flame and fellow Dunder-Mifflin-ite who was relocated at the height of their relationship.

Melora Hardin, meanwhile, who played another of Michael's love interests Jan Levinson, recently tweeted that she will be back after sitting out most of season five and season six.

"It's official!!! Jan is gonna be BACK this season!!!!!" Hardin wrote.

What do we think? Could a romantic rivalry be brewing between Holly and Jan? Could one of them eventually take over for the departing Michael Scott? And if so, who would we prefer?

Song of the moment: Got Your Back


"I know what I got at home/I ain't never gon' leave that/Them bitches best believe that."

It's still more than two months until T.I.'s King Uncaged hits stores, but in the meantime I'm certainly enjoying his first single Got Your Back, featuring Keri Hilson.

“[It's] basically just me showing my appreciation to all the ladies who got they man’s back in the world, acknowledging the one who had my back and acknowledging the ones that got they man’s back at the same time,” T.I. says of the song.

The rapper has been in a relationship with fiancee Tiny since 2001, who presumably had his back during his recent time in prison.

Now while the song isn't an instant classic like Live Your Life or Whatever You Like, I'm pretty sure after listening a few times you'll get into its groove.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Drake on . . .


CRITICISM:
"It’s funny — the thing that I hear the least is ‘Drake makes bad music.’ People always have something to say about the way I look or the way I dress. People nitpick at my physical appearance more than my music, which is fine with me because when I look in the mirror, I know I’m not an unattractive person"

PLAYING OBAMA:
"I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him. That’s the goal [laughs]. I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions. Slowly but surely, I’m not in the study mode because nobody’s called me about anything, but I just pay attention so when the day comes I’m not scrambling to learn how to speak like him. I want to be involved in great film projects. I don’t want to do the basketball movie that everyone does. I don’t want to do the typical black film that everyone expects. I think that I have enough experience to actually be involved in a real meaty project full of substance."

OVEREXPOSURE:
"Overexposure would be me in every single video, me on Twitter every single day, me ..having my hand in all these pots because I feel I'm hot. That's overexposure. Overexposure isn't when people love you too much and are excited. I hate when people confuse the two. I actually say no way more than I say yes to opportunities are presented to me."

NEGATIVE BLOG COMMENTS:
"I definitely haven’t said this before, but I stopped going on a computer. I have a problem where if I go read a hundred positive things about me and there’s one guy in there who says ‘I hate Drake’ that’s the one I pay attention to. I think that’s a common problem. Negativity hurts us more than positivity helps us. I asked about 10 or 20 people around me, ‘When’s the last time you went on a website and commented on something, like a song dropped and you went on and said, ‘That song is hot’ or ‘That song is terrible?’ And everyone I asked around me, whose opinions I respect, the people I love, were like, ‘I’ve never done that before.’ And these are all level-headed, intelligent people whose opinion I respect, so I just started saying to myself, ‘It takes a certain type of individual to really participate in a group discussion about someone else, especially if they’re going super hard with consistent hate."

[source]

On the cover: Marion Cotillard


Marion Cotillard looks absolutely stunning on the August 2010 cover of Interview Magazine.

The Academy Award-winning actress is interviewed by Nicole Kidman for the mag, in a conversation that covers her work with Greenpeace, her two-year-old daughter, and her latest film Inception.

"Cobb [Leonardo DiCaprio’s character] is a specialist in entering people’s dreams," she explains. "He tries to steal things out of them and manipulate the dreamer’s unconscious. It’s really an interesting idea to enter someone else’s dreams. I would love to be able to do that."

Cotillard was photographed by Mikael Jansson for the cover.

More photos and interview here.

Dave Salmoni on Chelsea Lately


Animal Planet hottie Dave Salmoni showed off his python to Chelsea Handler on last night's episode of Chelsea Lately.

The two also addressed rumours that they're dating.

"It sounds like you've been telling me that you've given me more than just a kiss," Salmoni said after greeting the host. "I basically brought a bunch of animals that are going to keep you away from me. A little distance would be pretty much what I'm looking for today."

These two are totally fucking. And I am so jealous of Chelsea!

Just check out their chemistry during the segment, which Handler tops off by showing home video of the two on vacation together.

Oh, and also her employer E! is reporting it's true.

Tweet, tweet: Lindsay Lohan


lindsaylohan the only "bookings" that i'm familiar with are Disney Films, never thought that i'd be "booking" into Jail... eeeks

Monday, July 19, 2010

Q&A: Degrassi's Charlotte Arnold and Miriam McDonald


Charlotte Arnold and Miriam McDonald

For nine seasons now Degrassi has been "going there" by telling stories of young love, friendship, and growing up.

Oh also: teen pregnancy, drug addiction, school violence, STDs, unfortunate haircuts, garage band shakeups, eating disorders, cutting, drag racing, social network bullying, rape, getting drunk and flashing your friend on camera, being gay, being bipolar, being a bitch, competing to do the morning video announcements, dating your teacher, getting into a van with boys down at the ravine, moving in with Joey Jeremiah because your dad's abusive, watching your mom marry Snake then watching Snake get cancer, being the only girl on the football team, and of course wishing you were Drake.

I could go on, but you get the picture.

Tonight the franchise moves to MuchMusic where its 10th season premieres at 9 p.m., and switches formats to air new episodes four days a week.

I caught up with series stars Charlotte Arnold (Holly J) and Miriam McDonald (Emma) at Friday's fan screening of the movie D: NYC - Degrassi Takes Manhattan at MuchMusic's parking lot in Toronto.

The actors told me what to expect from season 10, how the show's changed over the years, and what makes Degrassi so Canadian.

Monday deliciousness: Scott Speedman


Oh it's been far too long since I last featured Scott Speedman being his fine self on the blog.

Lucky for us, the 34-year-old Canadian actor was snapped being all cute and shit walking down the street in Los Feliz, Calif. on Friday.

Not so sure how I'd feel about that shorts-boot combination on anyone else, but Scott is so good-looking I'm just willing to accept it.

Happy Monday!

[photos via JustJared]

Meanwhile, Chace Crawford's still hot


Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford shows off some fine fashion in the pages of August 2010's British Esquire.

"Because of the success of the show, I've paid more attention to the way I dress and have developed my sense of style," says the actor, who turned 25-years-old just yesterday.

How do we feel about a bespectacled Mr. Crawford? I say he's looking not too shabby at all.

Click inside for a couple more photos from the shoot.

[photos via Chace Crawford Online]

Oh hey, Chris Evans isn't wearing pants


Super fine Chris Evans and the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World take off their pants for the August 2010 issue of GQ magazine.

Evans, along with Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman show us "how to beat the heat while letting it all hang out."

The photos are all too blurred, leaving the details up to our imaginations.

Another way for them to beat the heat might be to not wear long sleeve shirts and sweaters. Just a thought.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

BB12: Annie, the sab(oteur) revealed!


The first showmance of the season came to the forefront this past week in the BB hot tub, as Rachel got turned on by swim coach Brandon's big, throbbing science-centric brain. Swapping professional associations and oggiling over Scientific American and Physicists Today –surely makes these two one of the nerdiest showmances in 12 seasons. Congrats.

As they got the juices flowing in the hot tub, Matt, Enzo, Hayden and Lane were busy forming an alliance – “The Brigade” – the strongest alliance in BB history, Matt proclaimed. The dorkiest one I say. Why? Their top notch Mafioso names – the animal (Hayden), the beast (Lane), the brains (Matt) and the meow meow (Enzo). Well done.

There are three challenges that occur every week in the BB house – the food, power of veto (PoV) and head of household (HoH). The houseguests slipped into their skimpy coloured clothes, and dove for some treats in sticky caramel and popcorn in the food challenge. The sheriff, Kathy, was heavily weighed down and the result of her inability to get herself out sticky situations saw Ragan, Kathy, Rachel and Matt on slop and sleeping on lawn chairs surrounded by jars of maggots for the week. Yum?

Rachel and Brandon were up for nomination – the pair chose to consummate their nomination with some roaming lips (and hands?) on the BB hammock as the rest of the house watched. The PoV competition, Cinco de Mayo, was ever most important to keep their good times goin’. The competitor who was able to spell the longest word would win the PoV and be able to take someone off the chopping block.

Happy Birthday, David Hasselhoff!


You guys, today is a very special day.

The one and only David Hasselhoff turns 58 years young.

Let's celebrate by watching the Hoff's 1989 music video for Looking For Freedom, a number one hit in former West Germany and Switzerland.

Oh yeah, it's also my 26th birthday. Almost as exciting.

The past year's been pretty busy. It's kind of amazing how much has happened in a mere 365 days ago.

And as much as I love to complain, I don't think I can today. I'm a lucky boy and I know it.

Thanks as always for continuing to read the blog. Someone has to feed my incessant need to be sarcastic and snarky!

And now, if you please, click inside to get the 7:37 a.m. photo of me this morning. That's 26-years-old to the minute! (Vanessa requested it).

Friday, July 16, 2010

Jay Baruchel to be honoured by ACTRA


Jay Baruchel is set to receive an Award of Excellence from ACTRA Montreal this September, the actors union announced today.

It's about time the 28-year-old Ottawa-born, Montreal-based actor received kudos for his stellar work on Popular Mechanics for Kids.

This past year he's also been seen in films She's Out of My League, The Trotsky, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and heard in How to Train Your Dragon.

Previous recipients of the award include William Shatner and Walter Massey.

Baruchel will receive his award September 11.

Here's hoping Lani Billard gets her due next year.

How do we feel about . . .


. . . this new photo of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively as Hal Jordan/the Green Lantern and love interest Carol Ferris, respectively?

The pic provides our first peak at Lively in her new film role, hitting theatres in 2011.

It clearly has that freshly-photoshopped sheen, but I'm still liking Lively as a brunette. And also hating her for getting that close to Reynolds' hard bod.

Thoughts?

On the cover: Jake Shears


Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears looks smokin' fine on the cover the Advocate's August 2010 issue.

Jake and Scissor Sisters released their new album Night Work last month, which the mag says is "an erotic revelation."

Between albums Shears says he fled to Berlin, where he took a break and had a great time doing it.

“I heard great DJs and went dancing and took drugs. I saw crazy shit. It was exactly what I needed to do,” he says, also stating he attended extreme sex parties as a spectator. “All those things kept me going and gave me fuel. They made me happy to be alive.”

Back to work and preparing to tour, the 31-year-old isn't suffering from any lack of confidence.

“I am feeling sexier than ever,” he says.

Won't disagree with him there.
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