who knew that sharon stone (50) & melanie griffith (50) were such good pals?!? the two actresses were spotted out having lunch at the ivy (aka known as a paparazzi hunting ground) and then went shopping together at les habitudes - i do adore ms. stone (if i were forced to pick out my favorite movie starring ms. stone it would have to be casino) but i freakin' love ms. griffith - she's total hot mess & high camp - i swear you must see her '92 flick shining through - which was completely blasted by critics but it's a total guilty pleasure of mine plus she's great in working girl and cecil b. demented! anyways i'm super stoked that tomorrow is friday and earlier this evening i secured myself tickets to see legendary tina turner in concert when she stops by staples center on october 13th - i'm beyond excited - although it's like five months away :( popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
oh i seriously miss seeing juliette lewis up on the silver screen - i'm sure some of you must agree with me? (a total favorite actress of mine) she's done a number of great movies over the years (cape fear, natural born killers, strange days, husbands & wives, kalifornia - to name just a few) but she's really taking this whole musician thing quite far (it's been about five years since she first started rocking out) what may have seemed like a whim has turned into a whole new rock & roll career for ms. lewis! she's always given off the impression of being a kook from another planet but with an endearing & cool hippie vibe (although she is all dialed into scientology these days...) below are some pictures of her performing with her band the licks (which formed in '03) over at the bevrijdings festival in the netherlands - a few months back i saw her perform at the roxy and she along with the band put on a super high energy crazy show - i fucking loved it! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
PS if you happen to be playing grand theft auto 4 - make sure to tune into the 'radio broker' station while driving in the car - juliette lewis plays the DJ!
which TV actress (and recent divorcee) was desperately trying to cover herself up as she stepped out in west hollywood earlier today with her supposed new boyfriend? the answer is after the jump... (i rarely do these after the jump posts...so just play along!)
it looks like nicole kidman's baby bump is coming along nicely - she was in NYC at the UN building earlier today speaking on behalf of UNIFEM - not that long ago there was talk of her bump being on the small side - she almost didn't look pregnant yet these new photos confirm that she'll soon be having her fellow aussie keith urban's baby! i wonder if there'll be play dates w/ suri cruise at some point down the line? popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good evening everyone! so today i had one of those semi-depressing days where i didn't feel like doing much of anything except watching TV and napping (along with playing the new spooky game condemned 2: bloodshot on my xbox) i think sometimes after being so busy during the week i simply need to unwind and decompress - hopefully i'll get out of the house tomorrow and do something fun! anyways tonight i've got dame helen mirren featured on the cover of the latest issue (april '08) of more magazine (which celebrates women over forty) hands down ms. mirren at age 62 is one of the best actresses and classiest ladies around and took home a well-deserved best actress oscar last year for her portrayal of 'queen elizabeth II' in the queen (a fabulous movie if you haven't seen it) you'll find a few choice quotes from helen below! right now i'm watching the real housewives of NYC which probably isn't helping my depressive state - all those gals are way annoying (their accents alone are driving me insane) i liked the housewives from orange county a lot more! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
on fame: "what i have is very benign, very sweet. often it goes straight over my head. there are only two really tough times to be recognized: one is when you're waiting for your luggage in the airport, and the other is when you are standing in line for the ladies'. then you're a captive and you either give up your place in line or you pretend that you don't want your luggage after all. and then the embarrassment of my scruffy luggage when it does come out.'"
sexuality and power: "i'm still trying to wriggle out from under that label. sexuality for girls is so complex and tricky. i was never beautiful, but as a young woman, beautiful or not is sort of irrelevant. being a sexual object is mortifying and irritating, yet it's giving you power-an awful power that you've done nothing to deserve, a powerless power. i think some young women fall in love with that power, and it's really objectifying. and when it starts falling away, it's an incredible relief."
her opinion on americans: "i think americans are a little parochial, a little naïve. naïveté can be a good thing as well, all that innocence and idealism, not like those cynical europeans: 'oh, it'll never work!' but sometimes americans show a terrible cruelty toward their own people, like what happened post-katrina, in the wealthiest country in the world. which is extraordinary to me."
on aging and still working: "i've never been worried about getting older, but i do recognize that i've been incredibly lucky. i've been able to keep working and working, how cool is that? i'm still here, and i'm surging ahead at the moment. but that happened because i've always thought of myself as constantly learning."
on experience and getting older: "when you're 16, you think 28 is so old! and then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. you think, then, what about 42? ugh! and then 42 is great. as you reach each age, you gain the understanding and experience you need to deal with it and enjoy it."
confessing about her "russian moments" of darkness and depression: "...when the world looks horrible or it's boring, it doesn't grab you. we all go through that. i'm not permanently positive; i'm not some ghastly cheerful person."
playing the queen: "[women in my mother's generation] had a real sense of discipline and a willingness to sacrifice to create a better world. that was my delight and my pleasure in playing the queen. elizabeth was the iconic figure for that generation and embraced those values-duty, selflessness-very deeply. that's why she could never understand diana."
good evening boys & girls! is everybody ready for funny lady tracey ullman to take over showtime with her brand new sketch show state of the union premiering on sunday march 30th? (same night as the second season premiere of the tudors - woo hoo!) oh i remember when i used to be all about HBO but then sex and the city and six feet under came to an end plus they also killed valerie cherish before her time - so now it's all about showtime! they've got a really kick-ass line up - although it was just announced today that the next 6th season of the L word will be its final one - a total bummer but the show had an incredible run and right now it's way hot - i love it! below you will find fourteen of the many characters ms. ullman will take on in her new show (i've already seen a few episodes and i can promise you won't be disappointed) she's an incredibly talented comedian and her impersonation skills are top notch (she even does a great david beckham!) my personal favorites from below include: doris basham, mary ann lefrak and renée zellweger - she has her down pat! popbytes over & out for tonight - xxoo!
good evening! actress kate beckinsale is gracing the new cover of mean magazine (there sure are a lot of magazines out there - if it weren't for blogging i wouldn't know half of 'em) she's posing as new wave french cinema actress anna karina (who is still alive at age 67) there's a video the magazine whipped up that shows ms. beckinsale's photo shoot mixed up with footage of ms. karina in the 1967 french film anna (with music from serge gainsbourg) kate is also starring in a new film that released this past weekend called snow angels which looks like a pretty intense drama/mystery - i'm so falling behind on my new year's resolution - i need to get myself to the movies more...if i could just stop playing video games! right now i'm all about super smash bros. brawl on the wii which hit stores today - i can't stop playing it! getting back to ms. beckinsale for a minute - i'm still getting a chuckle over her quote from last week about her lady bits being sacred like a pharoah's tomb - she certainly takes her pussy seriously! (although that quote would have packed more punch back in the day when all the tombs were still free from exploring & pillaging!) tomorrow it's back to the grind but i hope everyone had a swell weekend - i'm totally bummed about losing an hour of sleep but the extra bit of daylight will be worth it! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
good morning and happy friday! a few weeks back i posted about julie newmar who was one of the three ladies who played catwoman back in the sixties - and today i've got an update on the always exotic eartha kitt who also donned the kitty tail back in the day! at age 81 ms. kitt is still looking hot today - she was on the red carpet last night for the opening of the revival of tennessee williams' play cat on a hot tin roof which is back on broadway again (this time starring anika noni rose & terrence howard) i actually caught ms. kitt on the great white way back in 2000 in the wild party which also starred toni collette and mandy patinkin and ms. kitt was simply amazing - she's done a ton of film & television work and is also known as a cabaret singer with a few albums under her belt (her most recent is 2006's live from cafe carlyle) below you'll find a great high camp video from the eighties of eartha singing where is my man? she's totally fierce - plus she's a fellow capricorn - oh we totally rule the zodiac! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good morning! below i've got some exclusive pictures you won't find anywhere else of best supporting actress oscar winner tilda swinton's golden statue wearing her incredible diamond bling which was provided by italian jeweler damiani (yes - the very same company that was robbed over the weekend in italy...$20 million dollars of jewels were stolen!) who cares about tilda's lackluster dress...it was all about the beautiful million dollar large diamond cuff ms. swinton was sporting along with a huge diamond ring! i'm thrilled tilda walked off with the award this past sunday - she's an incredibly talented actress who has starred in so many great films - in fact i just got michael clayton on blu-ray which i'm finally going to watch over the weekend! ms. swinton is pictured below with silvia damiani - the woman behind the gorgeous jewellery who made an appearance here on popbytes a few months ago with paris hilton (the pic was probably snapped before she found out about the big heist...i wouldn't be smiling if i was ripped off like that! hopefully the diamonds will turn up - i'd imagine it'll be hard to move the not so conspicuous jewels) as for the pictures - many thanks go out to my dear longtime friend product placement expert mary hall ross from the ross group who placed her client damiani on tilda - a total score all around! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good evening everybody! i was so sleepy this morning but i managed to deal with the day which included changing the oil on my car (always a thrill!) and picking up a hot pair of bright blue jeans at diesel - which i saw colton berry wearing on american idol last week (who was also booted on thursday night) i saw the jeans at the store a few weeks ago and hated the color but then when i saw them combined with a black top it all made sense - plus white will work too! moving on - tonight i came aross pictures of 74 year old actress julie newmar who is best known for playing the original catwoman in the campy 60's series batman (two other ladies played the character back then - lee meriwether and eartha kitt) you also may recall her cameo in 1995's to wong foo, thanks for everything julie newmar (how can you forget patrick swayze in drag?!?) which tipped its hat to her incredible beauty! being 74 - of course she's had her fair share of plastic surgery and looks fairly decent - although she could definitely use a make up consultant (plus her left eye is a little wonky but i'm sure that can be fixed?) yet her outfit is totally out of control - when i first saw the pics i didn't think she was wearing a bra but upon closer inspection - it's just a nude illusion! for getting up there in age - she still has the body to carry it off - a total hot mess - it's looking like the seventies are totally the new sixties! nestled in between the pictures there's a great video of some of ms. newmar's best catwoman moments! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
