I am not sure what kind of revelation it takes for someone who doesn’t have to work anymore, say that they don’t want to work forever, but that’s what Mark Wahlberg is saying. While movies were once his main priority, he has told People Magazine he hopes to be able to spend more time with his family and make less movies in the coming years.
People Magazine:
“‘I figure I got a few more years to work really hard and then, you know, if I can make a movie every year and a half or something then that would be nice,’ he told reporters at the press day for his latest film, We Own the Night. ‘I don’t want to work forever.”
The realization came to Wahlberg – whose life HBO’s ‘Entourage’ is based on and which he also executive produces – on the heels of the highly successful movie ‘The Departed,’ which brought the actor his first Oscar nomination.
Remakes are a funny thing, and by funny I generally mean suck-filled and unworthy. If a movie is deemed a classic or even worthy of a second look, no one should be allowed to touch it because it’s highly unlikely that someone will do it better than it’s already been done. I have sat back and ignored my distaste for making sequels and remakes when they were unnecessary, but this one takes the cake.
I guess what they say is true. Nothing lasts forever in Hollywood. The latest causality is the 12 year marriage of Dylan McDermott and Shiva Rose. The couple has separated according to what McDermott’s reps told People. The couple has been married since 1995. They have two daughters, an 11 year old and a 2 year old.
The man that tried to extort money from the Tom Cruise camp was found dead in his home. The man, David Hans Schmidt was 47 years old. According to his attorney, he had intentions of pleading guilty and asking for probation during a hearing on October 11, for the case that could have given him two years in federal prison.
Adam Sandler has been out and about promoting his new comedy, “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.” Both Sandler and co-star Kevin James said that they would love to help anyone in the gay community in any way that they can. Sandler said, “If I can help anybody in any way, I certainly would.” However, Sandler wouldn’t call himself a gay icon.
Earlier in the week we told you that Kiefer Sutherland could be charged with a DUI for driving drunk. Today he was officially charged and according to the city’s attorney’s office, he could end up going to jail for more than a year. The reason for the steep sentence would deal with the fact that this is the second DUI within a number of years. Police believe this also means that he has violated probation, which was given during the first DUI that occurred in 2004. If the courts decide Sutherland is guilty of probation violation, he could serve another six months on top of any sentence that he is given.
Star Magazine is reporting that Tom Cruise is stepping up his Scientology faith by building an underground bunker under his home in Telluride, Colorado. The bunker will have the ability to hold 10 people and will allow them to survive for years without having to come out. According to reports, the bunkers construction costs will be around $10 Million.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to expand their family by adopting another child. This time the location of choice is Burma. According to the Daily Mail, the couple is receiving help from one of the leading monks in the country to visit an orphanage. Insiders say that Angelina has become “increasingly despondent” when it comes to the progress she is making in the third world. She wants to offer as much help as she can and feels that Burma may be the ideal place to adopt another child. Sources are saying she’s hoping for a girl this time.
Friday afternoon, George Clooney and Sarah Larson, Clooney’s rider, were involved in a motorcycle accident in New Jersey. Apparently, according to TMZ, the motorcycle was struck by another motorist. Clooney did not suffer extensive damage. He was treated for a hairline rib fracture and road rash. Meanwhile, Sarah Larson was treated for a broken foot.
I have had a chance to watch a few of these shows. In fact, some of them I watch on a regular basis. However, there is really only one that definitely deserves to win. I am picking The Sopranos for this one. It was one hell of a season and I was sad to see it end.
The best show awards are always some of the most important when it comes to Emmy night. This is one of the main reasons that people watch in the first place. When it comes to comedy I haven’t really seen many of these, but I don’t think that matters. Ugly Betty has this one in the bag. It’s one of the few comedies I watch. I have watched it from day one and have been in love with it since that first show.
I have only really had a chance to see three out of these five shows. I have seen all of these actors at their best and worst though and this is one hell of a race. I am stuck between my two favorites and for the record, last year’s winner, Hugh Laurie is not one of them. If I had to choose the race would be between the magnificent Jack Bauer, Keifer Sutherland, and the most feared mob boss in HBO History, Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini. My pick goes to James Gandolfini as this was his final year as Tony and he played it better than could have been imagined.
I wasn’t going to write on the tribute that they did for The Sopranos on the Emmys. The performers that came up to sing a medley were excellent. However, the thing that caught my eye came when the cast of The Sopranos were announced.
