interview with Kal Penn

Kal Penn’s had a busy year. He’s had a recurring role as a med student on House, saw his breakthrough dramatic role in The Namesake released (it’s now on DVD), and now Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay — the sequel to Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle — is about to hit … more…

daily list: 8 extremely minor celebrity crimes

Poor Dawn Wells, better known as Gilligan’s Island’s Mary Ann: she’s enduring the public shame that comes when celebrities behave badly and it ends up in the newspapers and the blogs. What dreadful crime did she commit? Possession of marijuana. On her birthday (no kidding!). But don’t worry: the judge threw the book at her. … more…

daily list: 5 things George Clooney is not

George Clooney is NOT engaged to be married, okay? And he’s not “gay, gay, gay,” he’s only “gay, gay.” What is it with these people — these swooning fangirls, these sweaty guys who live in their mothers’ basements, these vicious gossipmongers — who insist on spreading such mean-spirited lies? Just FYI, all these things are … more…

daily list: what 10 celebs did before they were famous

Newsflash! Apparently some guy called David Hernandez who’s appearing on the modern Gong Show known as American Idol has been revealed to have been a stripper! Shocking! Unbelievable! Because there’s nothing at all exhibitionist about American Idol. Who’da thunk that someone willing to put himself through such ritual humiliation in front of millions of total … more…

why, Heath, why?

I shared an elevator once with him. And now he’s dead. Which is, I suppose, probably not an unusual thing. I’ve probably shared many elevators with many people who have since died. But those now-dead people were and remain strangers. Movie stars never feel like strangers to us, and even among movie stars of his … more…

yes, the WGA is right to strike, and keep at it

I am stunned that there are people who do not understand why the strike by the Wriers Guild of America matters, who do not understand how important unions are, who do not understand how unbelievable inequitable today’s work environment is… or believe, for whatever reason, that it’s a normal and totally appropriate thing for corporations … more…

John C. Reilly does Cox

Why aren’t you people going to see Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story? Man, it’s a riot, and I hate to see it not doing so well at the box office. So do me a favor: instead of going to see One Missed Call this weekend, get yourself some Cox instead. I and a small … more…

in case you didn’t already hate Carson Daly…

Breitbart.com offers more reasons why Carson Daly is contemptible: NEW YORK (AP) – NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly” is about to become the first late- night talk show to defy the writers strike and resume production. Daly, who is not a member of the Writers Guild, will begin taping new episodes of his Burbank-based … more…

WGA East rally in Washington Square Park tomorrow

The East Coast arm of the Writers Guide of America is hosting a rally in Washington Square Park in NYC’s Greenwich Village tomorrow, Tuesday, November 27, from noon to 1:30pm. On hand will be such personages as Senator John Edwards, Congressman Jerry Nadler, Tim Robbins, Michael Emerson, Joe Pantoliano, Colin Quinn, Aasif Mandvi, Tony Goldwyn, … more…