Sorry, guys for the lack of posts these past couple of weeks! Things have been hectic to say the least. I'll be back tomorrow, though, and I've got a ton of things to report on! In the meantime, enjoy this clip of a disgruntled McDonald's job seeker. It's priceless and bound to make your day that much better.
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So. A clip of the Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show, has made is way onto the internets and, well, I was expecting a little bit more. The series follows mild-mannered Cleveland Brown as he settles into his new life in a new town after he has just married his high school sweetheart. When this project was first announced, I was of the mine that it would be as funny as Guy for some unknown reason but unfortunately it doesn't appears to be that way. Sure, the above three minutes glimpse of what Fox has in store for us this fall isn't too bad, but it's not really hilarious either or as they say down south, "it's nothing to write home about." Maybe someone in the editing room just got greedy and decided not to show us any of the funnier highlights from the forthcoming season. Nah. Anyways, check out the clip and tell me what you think.
So. This is kind of weird. Lindsay Lohan is going on a media blitz because of her most recent break-up with girlfriend, Samantha Ronson. Why? I have absolutely no idea. Maybe the leggings and fake tanning aren't selling like they use to a couple of days ago? Maybe Ivan Bert gave the one-time actress the proverbial "hell no" on that IMG modeling contract idea? I dunno, but Lilo and her camp want a kind of public comeback, of sorts. You know, one that begins with a cheesy photo shoot and ends a couple of days later on Ellen Degeneres' couch and has absolutely nothing to do with reviving her acting career. To view the awkward pictures, click here. And if you want to watch Lindsay on Ellen, tune in this Thursday at 4PM EST.
Did you watch "Grey Gardens" on Saturday night? Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange were amazing and the way in which HBO explored the special relationship between "Big" and "Little" was simply beautiful. Still, after watching the film with my own lovely mother, we were both left with more questions than answers: Why didn't "mother darling's" other children help out when the house started crumbling? Why didn't Jackie O hire the two women a weekly cleaning service after she initially stepped in? Were the two fallen socialites mentally unstable?
Well, Women’s Wear Daily’s Jacob Bernstein tackles our latter thought in an interview with 82-year-old Albert Maysles, who filmed the original documentary “Grey Gardens" with his brother David (now deceased) back in the 70s. In their chat, the two mean discuss HBO's new project, the measures the director took to protect himself from the fleas in the ramshackle home, and the mental health of the eccentric icons he filmed.
WWD: So here we are with yet another chapter in the “Grey Gardens” saga. Are you surprised it’s gone on this long?
Albert Maysles: Yeah, I think anyone would be. The musical, the HBO film, there have been a couple of books already. My two daughters just finished a book on it.
WWD: What did you think of the HBO film?
A.M.: I thought it was good. I’m not an expert on fiction. I make documentaries and a good deal of the film takes place before that. But the stuff that was contemporary with the filming was accurate.
