Golden Celebrity

While we here at Defamer are perfectly happy recognizing Oprah Winfrey as the supreme deity that she is, her rare missteps (if you want to call Beloved a misstep–but personally, we loved it, O exalted one!) obviously part of some Bigger Oprah Picture that has yet to reveal itself to us, not all are as [...]

With interests including Halston, A Small World and, well, the Weinstein Company, the post-Miramax Weinstein brothers have proven their uncanny ability to diversify, crash and burn as well as any moguls this side of Charles Keating. No reversal of fortune is complete, however, without a boutique DVD label and a few classics freshly extracted from [...]

A peek inside the “Hollywood Science Fiction or Grim Glimpse At Our Own, Apocalyptic Future?” file today reveals two exciting, end-of-the- world-hastening news items seemingly plucked from the stack of scripts on Michael Bay’s nightstand:
· Scientists have finally nailed how and when the world will end: “The sun will slowly expand into a red giant, [...]

Seemingly unstoppable late night force Jay Leno has already demonstrated that he needs no writers to conquer his time slot: Audiences looking for non-addictive insomnia cures and lovemaking soundtracks clearly prefer Leno’s middling presence and chirpy joke-delivery over his more cantankerous competitors. For whatever reason, however, the management at NBC decided four years ago that [...]

We were somewhat pleased when Selma Blair started a relationship with that guy Britney Spears joined the mile-high club with in her Toxic video. He had that whole Jason Lewis-y, empty-headed thing going on that seemed just the right antidote to her ex, shaved-head rocker Ahmet Zappa. But according to the NY Daily News, Selma’s [...]