While it may not matter that Senator Hillary Clinton won last night in West Virginia, the final result caused her to win a crushing 41 point victory over presumptive nominee Senator Barack Obama. That's pretty embarassing for Obama regardless of the fact that he didn't campaign there.
Christina Ricci, Angelica Huston, Josh Lucas, and Justin Bartha have signed on for the film Long Time Gone based on the 1994 novel Angel, Angel by April Stevens. The film is about a dysfunctional family that is turned upside down by a mysterious woman (Ricci).
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies, The West Wing, Broadway's Wicked) will star alongside Jeremy Sisto in Into Temptation. Chenoweth will play suicidal prostitute who confesses to a priest her plans to end her life.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding stars Nia Vardalos and John Corbett (also from Sex and the City) will reunite to star in the romantic comedy I Hate Valentine's Day. The film was written and will be directed by Nia Vardalos.
Mamma Mia!, based on the Broadway musical and the songs of ABBA, opens July 18th. The film stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Amanda Seyfried of Mean Girls and Big Love fame.
Michael Moore is making a sequel to the 2004 blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11. The film will pick up where the last film left off with President Bush's plummeting ratings and the failing Iraq war and downfall of the economy. The film is set to be released in 2009.
Former Will & Grace star Megan Mullally is returning to TV. The actresss will star alongside Alicia Silverstone in Bad Mother's Handbook for ABC. Mullally will play Silverstone's mother.
Father of the Bride co-stars Steve Martin and Diane Keaton are teaming up once more to star in Paramount's Zero to Sixty. A script has yet to be written.
The 2008 Tony Award Nominations are in! In The Heights is the most nominated show earning 13 nominations! The other nominees for Best Musical include Cry-Baby, Passing Strange, and Xanadu. Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Patti LuPone, Kerri Butler, S. Epatha Mekerson, and Patrick Stewart. For a full list click here.
The Tony Awards will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and broadcast live on June 15th.
New Mexico Governor and former Presidential candidate, Bill Richardson will be endorsing Senator Barack Obama. Richardson joined Obama at a rally today demonstrating his clear support for the Senator in the 2008 Presidential race. Richardson's importance as a superdelegate will help Obama immensely in the upcoming weeks before the Pennsylvania Primary on April 22nd. For the full story, click here.
The latest Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina shows Sen. Barack Obama barely edging Sen. Hillary Clinton, 44% to 43%. Clinton actually leads among Democrats in the poll, 44% to 43%. But Obama has the overall lead based on a very strong performance with unaffiliated voters, with whom he has a 53% to 35% advantage.
While they appear tied, I believe Obama still has the advantage there. Nonetheless, GO HILL!
Shia LaBeouffailed to appear in court on Tuesday to face an unlawful smoking charge. The Transformers star was scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles County courthouse on the misdemeanor offense, but neither he nor his lawyer showed up. A $1,000 bench warrant for LaBeouf was subsequently issued cause he dissed the law!
CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper was diagnosed with a small spot of skin cancer underneath his left eye. He has already had it treated and it was only a minor case. He returns to the air tonight. Get well, Coop.
Variety is reporting that Fat Actress star and former Jenny Craig spokewoman Kirstie Alley has inked a development deal with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions.