When news of Curtis Hanson’s death broke last night, I opened Twitter and found just what I expected: movie fans mourning the late director, many of whom were lauding his most critically successful film, L.A. Confidential. It’s a common reaction: the death of a filmmaker understandably leads a fan to revisit the work…
We may be lightyears away from Season 5 of Downton Abbey, but let's stir the spoiler pot, shall we? This week, some cast members escaped the Dowager Countess' disapproving gaze and served up some TV tea.
Celebrity execs and personal handlers at this year's Grammys have been ordered to keep Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood far away from each other during Sunday's awards ceremony so they don't scratch each others' eyes out or something. Not only are the two both tributaries from District Blonde-Country-Crossover who…
Maybe she's not from Connecticut, but Shirley MacLaine's Martha Levinson (USA! USA! USA!) will be bringing some good old American impropriety to the normally tight-lipped proceedings at Downton Abbey when the show's new season finally premieres for American audiences tonight on PBS at 9 pm EST. Be there or be…
This year, Shirley Maclaine sasses onto the scene of our favorite soap opera and starts busting chops, American-style. Of course, what all reasonable people are excited about with the third season of the Brit hit is some warring between the Dowager Countess and Cora's American momma. If you don't understand a word of…
Last night during the AFI Tribute to Shirley MacLaine, viewers got a teeny tiny preview of Downton Abbey Season 3, in which MacLaine plays Martha Levinson, Lady Cora's mother. In a clip, presented by Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) herself, Martha meets the Dowager Countess, and the snide remarks start flying.
Shirley MacLaine is so completely awesome that she can go on Oprah and talk about the time her vagina spent 24 hours as a revolving door of dick as though she were talking UFOS—which is to say, matter-of-factly. She totally doesn't give a shit anymore, which is exactly what her new book, I'm Over All That, is about. …
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Tyra's on-stage colonic, Tricia Walsh-Smith's freakout, Jon Gosselin's opinion on Balloon Boy, and more.
In February, thanks to a star-studded cast and aggressive marketing, He's Just Not That Into You made $94 million, despite being a gay minstrel show with "desperately needy" heroines and black people punchlines. Guess what?
[Hamburg, September 15. Images via Splash.]
Shirley MacLaine is playing Coco Chanel in a Lifetime movie airing Saturday, and in a new interview, the actress reveals her admiration for the legendary designer. "She was tough and she never backed down," MacLaine says. "She never married. She was rude, hurtful. Many men were in love with her — though I don't know…
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Hollywood's most famous reincarnated superstar (and inspiration for this very feature), Shirley MacLaine, is set to star as none other than Coco Chanel, reports Variety. MacLaine, 73, "will play the designer in her later years, as she set out to re-establish her reputation as a fashion trendsetter" in a Lifetime…
When the Golden Globe noms were announced last week, we broke down the female honorees along the old Shirley MacLaine adage about good parts for actresses falling into either hooker, victim or doormat categories. Today, the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for its awards and, although there's nary a hooker…
Shirley MacLaine was on Today this morning discussing her new book Sage-ing While Age-ing. The great thing about her is that she's at once a total kook and seemingly the sanest woman in Hollywood. But either way, she's fucking hilarious. In this interview, the 73-year-old actress—who's been into metaphysical shit for…
