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Does the Material Girl Have a Homeless Brother?
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The Material Girl reportedly has an immaterial brother, or at least one with no roof over his head. According to the Michigan Messenger, Madonna's older brother Anthony Ciccone has been living under a bridge in Traverse City, Mich.
So, what's the homeless-for-a-year guy got to say about his little sister's lack of interest in his predicament?
Journey Ax-Man Neal Schon Shreds Happy Birthday to Michaele Salahi
This probably isn't going to do a lot for Tareq Salahi's mood, which was already pretty bad to begin with.
Former Real Housewives of D.C. star Michaele Salahi and her fairy tale rocker beau Neal Schon of Journey took things to another level this weekend in Denver. Doing what even a regular old rich guy can't (sorry Tareq), Neal rocked his ladylove a flaming slab of "Happy Birthday" onstage for the whole world to see.
If you're not a fan of extemporaneous guitar solos, the "Happy Birthday" section starts at around 1:10 and ends shortly thereafter with a kiss.
How romantic! Unless you happen to be Tareq.
Mark Wahlberg Ready for Crime Time in the Contraband Trailer
Just when reformed hoodlum Chris (Mark Wahlberg) thought he was out of the game, he finds himself pulled back in by his family. Wouldn't you just know? Seems Mr. Now Legit has to save his weasely brother-in-law who got in over his head. So Chris rejoins his old crew for, wait for it, one last job.
As you might expect, stuff explodes, guns are pulled and beatdowns threatened as testosterone pools up on the big screen. But what you might not expect is that it looks like Giovanni Ribisi makes a good bad guy. Go figure!
Spoiler alert: This is one of those trailers that seems to lay out the whole story and every conflict in the movie, so don't watch unless you're sure you can get amnesia by the time it hits theaters January 13, 2012.
Sad Keanu Cries Until He Laughs With His Ode to Happiness
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When God gives you lemons, make lemonade.
When fans turn you into the sad clown of Hollywood, why not take it all the way to the wall? That's apparently what Keanu Reeves has done with a lugubrious new, over-the-top book that begins:
"I draw a hot sorrow bath…in my despair room…" and carries on from there to the bitter end. Hear what Keanu has to say about penning his sardonic Ode to Happiness:
Best Actor or Bad Actor? Tracy Morgan Is Both
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According to the old expression, Sometimes, you can't win for losin'. Well, for Tracy Morgan, sometimes is right now. That's because while being embroiled in controversy for making violently homophobic remarks (and later apologizing), Morgan won the Best Comedy Actor Award at the Monte Carlo TV Festival Friday. How you say in French? Bad timing.
Best & Worst of Cannes: From the Palme d'Or to the Palme D'oh!
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Cannes is two weeks of amazing fashions, A-list stars, colorful flameouts and, oh yeah, films. With the festival now a wrap in the South of France, it's time look back on the best and worst of the fest.
As expected, the Brad Pitt and Sean Penn starring Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick, won the festival's big award, the Palme D'or. But Cannes is about way more than just the official winners list (though of course we've got that below, natch). So get ready for all the scandalous moments, sparkliest gowns and surprising star turns on the jump.
And...Action!
Sean Penn's Rock 'n' Roll Nazi Hunter Saves Cannes!
After Lars von Trier's "I'm a Nazi" debacle this week at Cannes, Sean Penn's quirky film about a depressed rock star hunting down a concentration camp guard seems like just what the festival needs!
Looking like a bad photocopy of The Cure's singer Robert Smith in the film, Penn plays a semi-innocent man-child hunting down his father's tormentor in a quirky road picture by Il Divo director Paolo Sorrentino.
So what did Penn have to say at today's press conference, and which rock star has an extended cameo in This Must Be the Place?
Cannes Bans Lars von Trier for Hitler Comments
Well, that was fast. After Lars von Trier's strange press conference at Cannes yesterday, where he joked about being a Nazi, said he understood Hitler and suggested that his next film might be called The Final Solution, the director has been banned from the Cannes Film Festival.
In a statement released today, the Cannes board of directors declared it "firmly condemns these comments and declares Lars von Trier a persona non grata at the festival."
UPDATE!
Lars Von Trier Announces "I'm a Nazi," Jokes About Hitler, Jews, Final Solution
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Update: At the behest of Cannes officials, the director was asked to provide an explanation for his statements, and issued the following comment via the festival's website.
"The director states that he let himself be egged on by a provocation. He presents his apology."
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Controversy-monger and maker of occasionally watchable films Lars von Trier shifted into shock-jock mode today during the Cannes press conference for his film, Melancholia.
Really kicking it up a notch, the experimental filmmaker responded to a question about the "Nazi aesthetic" with some gems. "I understand Hitler. I think he did some wrong things, yes, absolutely," said the director. "I sympathize with him a little bit."
Yeah, these are what he considers jokes, people. Read on for more hilarity.
Shirtless Mel Gibson Ducks Beaver Press Conference for a Smoke
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It's a film about a man pretending to be a beaver, but at Cannes Mel Gibson was more like a duck, as in, ducking the press conference for Jodie Foster's The Beaver. Maybe it's fitting that a man playing a character who can only speak his mind through a puppet is fine with letting his film director pal do all the talking.
But how to explain Mel's casual mode of chill-axing "sugar tits"-style on his hotel balcony in Antibes, France, before walking the red carpet in nearby Cannes?
We think it's just so he can say he cleans up real nice at the premiere. But read what Jodie had to say about Mel at the press conference below.
