Saturday, November 04, 2006

I normally don't traffic in Hollywood news, but these are the items that make life worth living

1. Hilary Swank, who will next be seen in a rock-'em-sock-'em plague movie, was injured on the set of P.S., I Love You by Gerard Butler's suspenders. Can anyone fathom how this could've happened?

2. Ellen Burstyn finally comments on her 14-second performance in Mrs. Harris, for which she received an Emmy nomination for best supporting actress in a miniseries or TV movie: "I thought it was fabulous. My next ambition is to get nominated for seven seconds, and, ultimately, I want to be nominated for a picture in which I don't even appear." I love this woman.

Related posts: Burstyn's new (and excellent) autobiography. Revisiting my childhood fear of The Exorcist. Locusts. Swank.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hilary Swank was injured during a strip-tease being performed by Gerry Butler. She got a laceration in the forehead & had to get sutures. If that's the price to pay for watching Gerry take it all off, then sign me up!!!

Beedow said...

As a small-time actor, I have also been involved in suspender pranks. I never thought it would be a part of that oh-so-professional world that is Hollywood. (does Burstyn offer advice in her memoir on how to get nominated for awards without being even eligible?)

Anonymous said...

Dude, you gotta be REALLY good.

Rayne Forrest said...

Sing me up, too. What's a scar compared to Gerry stripping? Not much, let me tell ya!

Anonymous said...

Oh baby! I'll take a shot from the Hot Scot any day! Yowza!