That's sad news about Swayze, but still no reason for the guy who sits kitty-cube from me to say with an utterly straight face, "Let me tell you, that guy's a actor."

(Of course, this is a guy who thinks the Weekend At Bernie's movies are quality entertainment.)

"I just had to get over my ego, which was screaming, 'Yippee-ki-yay, mother******, she's your plastic surgery disaster now.'" -- Bruce Willis, on how he eventually made peace with Ashton Kutcher.

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That's sad news about Swayze, but still no reason for the guy who sits kitty-cube from me to say with an utterly straight face, "Let me tell you, that guy's a *great* actor."

(Of course, this is a guy who thinks the Weekend At Bernie's movies are quality entertainment.)

That's sad news about Bai Ling. Having to pay $200 for "Disturbing the Peace" and hundreds in court costs, she's probably an emotional wreck. She was totally unprepared for it. This is a woman who has been titillating the public for years in outlandish attire, and only now does she get charged with "Disturbing the Peace?"

I'm going to have to pick up several copies of "My Baby's Daddy" and "She Hate Me" just to contribute to her legal fund.

I was a total Patrick Swayze fan when North & South came out and then Dirty Dancing. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's not a great actor but I was in love! I'm sad because pancreatic cancer is not a "good" cancer to get. I spent my time in between my own cancer treatment this past summer watching North & South on netflix.

What crappy news.

I just saw that you created a dedicated Lost chat, THANK YOU!!! Is this a permanent thing?

I'm sad about Swayze too. As someone else said, it's not a "good" cancer. Not that any cancer is good, but still, some are more treatable than others.

On a lighter note, Travolta looks good bald as do most of the men. Even Dame Judy looks pretty good w/that look!

But Mel Gibson looks like he just walked outta the psych ward & is putting together his next mail bomb.

last week i defended angelina jolie in the live chat when someone took her to task for all the violence in her movies. i said that it appeared those days were behind her. guess i was wrong. that trailer/movie looks (a) stupid, (b) very violent. i'm disappointed, angie.

patrick swayze, while not a very good actor, is still in what used to be the #1 violent movie of all time, "Red Dawn" (Wolverines!) panc. cancer is bad, but it can be beat. keep fighting, patrick.

that whole one big happy kutcher/moore/willis family is just plain creepy.
and the bazaar headline "the body you want at any age"...i trust they had a disclaimer in fine print reading: for the right price.

What a difference between Christina Aguilera and Linsey Lohan.... Those pictures are absolutely beautiful and while commercial a whole lot more 'artistic' than the Lohan T&A show in the New Yorker...

I'm so excited for a new LOST chat!!!

Of course it happens to be scheduled on the first Friday in three months that I'm actually busy. I'll submit questions early just for you, liz!

My hearts goes out to Patrick Swayze. He made corny movies but seems like a nice man with a hot bod.

Sure, the clothes will sell, but everyone is really waiting for McConaughey to start selling j.k. livin' brand weed.

I love me some James McAvoy, but you couldn't pay me to see that movie.

"Hearts," lisa1? Cool. Must freak out the docs when they do angiograms, though.

Love, love, love the bald celebs. Cameron Diaz looks like an alien trying to look human.

What's going on with The Gene Pool? I can't find it listed anywhere. Is it considered a "blog" (Gene will freak), a discussion, what?

washingtonpost.com/genepool

Liz, where's Gene? It's Thursday morning. He promised.

To be fair to "The New Yorker" magazine, though for the life of me I don't know why i should be, those LL pics were in "New York" magazine.

Ashton, Ashton..if you really wanna to go there Bruce should've been complaining about you not only sleeping with HIS woman but also living with his kids. But I'm glad that they all worked things out for the girls; nobody wants to be in the middle of their parents nastiness.

Snoop and Raven are doing Wrestlemania? Two questions:

1. Why? Seriously, that still comes on?

2. Isn't wrestling and Lou Albino what killed Cyndi Lauper's career?

Bai Ling should have to make restitution to the people who had to have therapy and/or eye surgery after seeing some of her outfits. Yuck.

Does the Swayze news mean that they'll hold off awhile on "Ghost 2" and do it as a documentary instead?

"Matthew McConaughey Launching Surf Line"

Maybe someone should talk him into doing a line of personal hygiene products; he'd have to use deodorant then.

Bald Sarah Jessica Parker looks like something James T Kirk would've slept with and then had to kill in a Star Trek episode.

At first I read that item about Mathew McConaughey as that he was launching a line of surf dudes. I was *very* scared of that clone army.

When I heard that Patrick Swayze had cancer, I felt the same way I felt when I found out Michael Landon had cancer. He might not be a GREAT actor, but he was good. And he was comfortable and definitely fun to look at.

Poor Bai Ling. She just can't get any respect. Other celebs get tons of community service or jail. She gets fined $200 bucks. Even "rehab" won't help her.

>>>At first I read that item about Mathew McConaughey as that he was launching a line of surf dudes. I was *very* scared of that clone army.

Posted by: other liz | March 6, 2008 10:52 AM<<<

HAHAHA.

Christina Aguilera looked amazing! She has really cleaned up since her dirrty days, and looks so glamorous and hot! La Lohan and Britney could both take a page from her book. Isn't she in great demand now for duets, and now doing jewelry ads and not humiliating herself by ridiculous antics. Tasteful, classy without question. If I wasn't a fan before, I would be now.

And the Winehouse death watch marches on.

wait, we're still getting dueling analyses tomorrow right? i'm psyched about the added chat, but it's not in place of DA, right? :)

The Willis kids are so fug.

"That's sad news about Swayze, but still no reason for the guy who sits kitty-cube from me to say with an utterly straight face, "Let me tell you, that guy's a *great* actor."

Byoolin: what an image destroying comment this is! You sit in a cube? With some-one kitty-cube to you? There goes my image of you sitting in your massive home library, sipping cocktails, wearing a casually elegant outfit, typing smug yet hilariously funny comments for us.

Amelia, I think you have me confused with Noel Coward. :-)

Don't egg him on, Amelia.

That's *exactly* what my wife says. (Right down to the 'Amelia' part.)

I always had more of a Wizard of Oz behind the curtain impression...

You're all giving me *great* ideas for Hallowe'en costumes.

by the way, that was me that said don't egg him on. which frightens me considering what byoolin said about that comment.

Another day, another DUI for Weiland.

I understand Snoop at Wrestlemania, he's done adds for them, but Raven? I'm sure this is Bob Iger's seccond worst nightmare. The first would be Raven ending up like the younger Spear's sister.

James, darling, love you dearly, but WHY ARE YOU DOING CRAP FILMS?!!!

Go home to Anne-Marie, calm down on this whole "I can make actual money!" thing, and please don't turn into a trainwreck. I nearly had a heart attack when I saw you on USA the other night, being profiled as their "Character of the week". USA, for heaven's sake. You're too good of an actor for this.

This is hopefully your ONLY film I'm not going to attempt to see. Don't let there be more. Let this be a one-off monstrosity, like Toby Stephens and Die Another Day. In fact, let it be like Toby Stephens and go home and make up for the rubbish by doing some nice Shakespeare. Please. You were such a lovely Macbeth - now let us see you do the verse.

ep - I'm sorry, I have to do the tool lawyer thing. Other celebs might get jail and community service for being charged with different, more serious crimes (dui, drug possession). I don't know her record, but sometimes, if you have no record and it's your first petit larceny, you get a break (used to be a continued to be dismissed thing, but now is more like, amending to another, lesser charge). That sounds like what happened here. So I don't see this as a situation where a celeb got off for something. She seems to be treated like everyone else here.

Does the Swayze news mean that they'll hold off awhile on "Ghost 2" and do it as a documentary instead?

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So NOT funny.

:::James, darling, love you dearly, but WHY ARE YOU DOING CRAP FILMS?!!!:::

I know, I know!!! I think I read an interview where he said he wanted to get it out of his system, the 16-year-old boy action movie hero fantasy thing. I hope this was sufficient and the rest of his career is nothing but wonderful.