Jenny McCarthy is hoping to bring a sexy twist to late night. Not Jenny McCarthy bikini photos sexy … but sexy enough. The Jenny McCarthy Show, which premieres February 8 on VH1, marks the 40-year-old’s first foray into the genre – one she hopes allows her to stand out. Shouldn’t be too hard – whether it’s any good is the question. “Not that Jay Leno is not sexy, but l feel like the template that I talked about is Playboy After Dark,” she said. “I love that Hugh Hefner did [this kind of thing].” “[It’s a] sexy, after hours party, but he also had great conversations with guests. That was really my goal and that’s our goal now as we do rehearsals.” “[We’re trying to] incorporate that sexiness with having great conversations with celebrities.” Jenny has already tried a few segments in test runs, including some interesting interviews. “I wanted to kind of put my own stamp on how I do celebrity interviews, so I’ve been doing a segment right now called ‘Groundbreaking Interviews.'” “I take the celebrity and we literally lay on the ground and we look up and we have the camera overhead and I interview them in a casual conversation,” she said. “And I’ve found by doing this, which I’ve tested – on Bradley Cooper – it works quite well.” “There’s just something that [happens where] the celebrity kind of lets go and has a little bit more of a conversational tone. It’s not so scripted.” As fans of Jenny know, she was in development for a daytime talk show, but she realized a good girl Jenny during business hours wasn’t the most authentic Jenny. “I am definitely more late night than daytime right now, at this point in my life,” she said. “I’m really excited that VH1 told me that they would allow me to be myself and let me continue kind of being that brand of being outrageous [and] outspoken, but fun.” “It felt at home, that’s why we’re gonna come and do late night.” Will you watch J-Mac’s late night TV effort?
We all know producers can be a bunch of real, ah, prickly people. They kind of have to be, since their job, so long as it’s their actual job and not just a title given to them because they invested a couple of mil into the production, is to make sure everything goes smoothly, the film stays within budget, and the money isn’t wasted on limos when it could be wasted instead on expensive CG effects that look completely dated within 3 years*. As a result, these guys tend to be blunt as hell and not afraid to hurt some mothaf*ckin’ feelings when they rolling deep through the movie hood , as it were. Take Joel Silver , the famously take-no-prisoners producer of the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard films.** Screenwriter Doug Richardson, the guy who Wrote Die Hard 2: Die Harder , and Bad Boys , has shared a story from the making of Die Hard over on his official site , and it’s a most triumphant example of producer due diligence at the expense of expensive furniture you’ll ever hear. Remember the scene in Die Hard when the roof of Nakatomi Plaza explodes, and the penthouse lobby and fountain area is completely trashed? You might have noticed there’s an expensive looking couch in that scene; You might have also noticed that it appears to survive the initial explosion, only to show up seconds later completely aflame. There’s a reason for that — the couch wasn’t just expensive looking , it actually cost $5,000 back in 1988 which in today’s money is about 5 trillion dollars.*** Apparently, the scene drew cheers and high fives from everyone on the crew after they pulled it off during the shoot; except for Silver that is, whose eagle-eyed penny-pinching powers detected something odd, or as Richardson puts it, “possible sabotage.” To set the scene for what happens next, you might want to find a copy of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and check out Silver’s blustery cameo as the director of the Baby Herman cartoon. Joel called for the entire crew to assemble on the nearly-demolished set, gathering the mob around a gorgeous, leather Roche-Bobois sofa. Estimated value, five thousand dollars. The couch, despite the conflagration that they’d all just witnessed, was in showroom condition. Untouched by destructive fire, explosives, or water. “I wanna know,” Joel shouted, “Who just ruined my shot!” You see, Joel had been around more than a few movie sets. He knew how things worked. He understood how the occasional underhanded crew member operated. In this case, he suspected that one crew member had paid off another crew member on the special effects crew to make certain that the five-thousand-dollar sofa survived the wreckage. “Somebody on this crew,” announced Joel, “Decided to furnish their home at the expense of the movie.” Can you blame them though? I mean, this was the ’80s, and we didn’t have Ikea to make giant couches affordable yet. With that, Joel produced a bottle of lighter fluid, doused the expensive sofa in accelerant, and tossed a match to it. The lesson ended as the couch erupted in flame. The set was cleared again. And camera operators were ordered to “roll film.” Five grand must seem a trivial sum for a movie with a $28-million budget, but damned if you can’t respect someone for making sure every dollar spent on the movie ended up onscreen. I just wonder if he hummed “Ode To Joy” while torching some lowly grip’s living-room dreams. No word from Richardson if similar hijinks happened during the making of Die Hard 2. Probably not, I mean, how many times can the same thing happen to the same guy? * I kid, I kid! ** And a jillion others of course. He helped Walter Hill get The Warriors and Streets of Fire made! *** I’m guessing this is the case based on the way people are freaking out about raising the minimum wage. [ Source: Movies.com ] Ross Lincoln is a LA-based freelance writer from Oklahoma with an unhealthy obsession with comics, movies, video games, ancient history, Gore Vidal, and wine. Follow Ross Lincoln Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter .
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) weighed in with their nominations for the best of 2012 for both motion pictures and television. Oscar heavy-weights including Lincoln , Django Unchained , Zero Dark Thirty , Les Misérables , Argo and Silver Linings Playbook made the cut along with other awards contenders including Beasts of the Southern Wild , Moonrise Kingdom and Life of Pi made the list for the organization’s Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. [ Related: Get more on this Awards Season on Movieline ] Animated pics including box office heavy-weights Wreick-It Ralph and ParaNorman were among the animated pics to make the list. The PGA also gave its television choices, which are included below. The 2013 Producers Guild of America awards will take place January 26th at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Argo (Warner Bros.) Producers: Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company) Producers: Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone, Stacey Sher Les Misérables (Universal Pictures) Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh Life of Pi (Fox 2000 Pictures) Producers: Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark Lincoln (Touchstone Pictures) Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg Moonrise Kingdom (Focus Features) Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Company) Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon Skyfall (MGM/Columbia Pictures) Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson Zero Dark Thirty (Columbia Pictures) Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Brave (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Producer: Katherine Sarafian Frankenweenie (Walt Disney Pictures) Producers: Allison Abbate, Tim Burton ParaNorman (Focus Features) Producers: Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner Rise of the Guardians (Paramount Pictures) Producers: Nancy Bernstein, Christina Steinberg Wreck-It Ralph (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Producer: Clark Spencer The Television nominee follow. The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: American Horror Story (FX) Producers: Brad Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Chip Vucelich, Alexis Martin Woodall The Dust Bowl (PBS) Producers: Producer Eligibility Pending Game Change (HBO) Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Jay Roach, Amy Sayres, Steven Shareshian, Danny Strong Hatfields & McCoys (History) Producers: Barry Berg, Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty, Leslie Greif, Herb Nanas Sherlock (PBS) Producers: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Beryl Vertue, Sue Vertue The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series. In November 2012, the Producers Guild of America announced the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture, Television Series and Non-Fiction Television Nominations; the following list includes complete producer credits. The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: A People Uncounted (Urbinder Films) Producers: Marc Swenker, Aaron Yeger The Gatekeepers (Sony Pictures Classics) Producers: Estelle Fialon, Philippa Kowarsky, Dror Moreh The Island President (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Producers: Richard Berg, Bonni Cohen The Other Dream Team (The Film Arcade) Producers: Marius Markevicius, Jon Weinbach Searching For Sugar Man (Sony Pictures Classics) Producers: Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: Breaking Bad (AMC) Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett Downton Abbey (PBS) Producers: Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge Game of Thrones (HBO) Producers: David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, D.B. Weiss Homeland (Showtime) Producers: Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Michael Cuesta, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Michael Klick, Meredith Stiehm Mad Men (AMC) Producers: Jon Hamm, Scott Hornbacher, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Victor Levin, Blake McCormick, Matthew Weiner The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: 30 Rock (NBC) Producers: Irene Burns, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Vali Chandrasekaran, Luke Del Tredici, Tina Fey, Matt Hubbard, Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Dylan Morgan, Jeff Richmond, John Riggi, Josh Siegal, Ron Weiner The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Producers: Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro, Faye Oshima Belyeu, Bill Prady Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Producers: Alec Berg, Larry Charles, Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Tim Gibbons, David Mandel, Erin O’Malley, Jeff Schaffer, Laura Streicher Louie (FX) Producers: Dave Becky, M. Blair Breard, Louis C.K. Modern Family (ABC) Producers: Cindy Chupack, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel,Danny Zuker The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: American Masters (PBS) Producers: Prudence Glass, Susan Lacy,Julie Sacks Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandy Zweig Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel) Producers: Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, Sean Dash, John Gray, Sheila McCormack, Bill Pruitt, Decker Watson Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) Producers: James Lipton, Shawn Tesser, Jeff Wurtz Shark Tank (ABC) Producers: Rhett Bachner, Becky Blitz, Mark Burnett, Bill Gaudsmith, Yun Lingner, Brien Meagher, Clay Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Skowlund, Paul Sutera, Patrick Wood The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell,Jon Stewart Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) Producers: David Craig, Ken Crosby, Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, Jason Schrift, Jennifer Sharron Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Producers: Hillary Hunn, Lorne Michaels, Gavin Purcell, Michael Shoemaker Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin Saturday Night Live (NBC) Producers: Ken Aymong, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: The Amazing Race (CBS) Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Producers: Ashley Edens Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur Project Runway (Lifetime) Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Colleen Sands Top Chef (Bravo) Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Murphy, Nan Strait The Voice (NBC) Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John De Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Nicolle Yaron, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker The following programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 26: The Award for Outstanding Sports Program: 24/7 (HBO) Catching Hell (ESPN) The Fight Game with Jim Lampley (HBO) On Freddie Roach (HBO) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO) The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program: Good Luck Charlie (Disney Channel) iCarly (Nickelodeon) Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel) Sesame Street (PBS) The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover (HBO) The Award for Outstanding Digital Series: 30 Rock: The Webisodes (www.nbc.com) Bravo’s Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (www.bravotv.com) Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family (www.sho.com) The Guild (www.watchtheguild.com) H+ The Digital Series (www.youtube.com/user/HplusDigitalSeries) Red vs. Blue (www.roosterteeth.com)
George Lucas apparently has much atoning to do for his decision to sell LucasFilm to Disney. The Star Wars creator and film mogul comes in for a heavy tweaking in the list of 10 Celebrity New Year’s Resolutions posted by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Funny or Die website. The resolution, one of 10 posted by A General Nonchalance, does not exactly suggest that hopes are running high for Disney’s reboot of the Star Wars franchise. Not all of the resolutions are movie-related. But those that do have a connection to film, however tenuous, are: That doesn’t sound so much like a resolution as it does large-scale fantasy fulfillment for potential Baby Goose stalkers out there. Meanwhile, Katy Perry’s “credibility” and Meryl Streep’s “modesty” are also in the crosshairs. Funny stuff, but the post left me wanting more. So, I invite all you wicked wits out there who read Movieline to submit your own movie-related barbs in the comments section. For instance, I could see Russell Crowe resolving: “More time menacing public with phones. Less time assaulting them with my singing.” Your turn. [ Funny or Die ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
It’s a new year and a new status for Michael Phelps: the most decorated Olympian in history is now single. According to TMZ, Phelps recently ended his relationship with Megan Rossee because he wanted to “pursue other options.” And how is the model taking this news? Not especially well. On Monday, Rossee Tweeted a photo of the following saying: “A woman’s loyalty is tested when her man has nothing. A man’s loyalty is tested when he has everything.” She then posted a photo of her New Year’s Eve celebration and included with it the caption: “The love of my life is the love between friends. Happy New Year! #truelove #bffs.” Phelps, meanwhile, seems to be taking everything in stride. It helps when you: Possesses an 8-pack. Have won 22 Olympic medals. Just played beer pong with Stacy Keibler.
Sad news today out of the world of professional basketball. Authorities have confirmed the death of Scott Sterling, the 32-year old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Details are still coming in, but detectives arrived at Scott’s Malibu home around 11:30 last night and reportedly discovered Scott’s body; it is believed he died of a drug overdose. Donald Sterling purchased the Clippers in 1981. The team has enjoyed little success ever since, but it currently owns the best record in the NBA and became just the third squad in league history to complete an undefeated month in December. Our thoughts go out to the Sterling family.
New information has come in regarding the death of a paparazzi member who was trailing Justin Bieber’s car in Los Angeles last night. TMZ has identified the celebrity gossip reporter as Chris Guerra . Guerra was reportedly trailing Bieber throughout New Year’s Day, phoning someone associated with his photo agency around 5:30 p.m. and telling him Bieber’s car had just pulled into the Beverly Hills Four Seasons. Guerra then told his colleague that Bieber’s Ferrari was pulling away and he had to follow it. As we now know, Bieber was not actually in the vehicle when Guerra later spotted in getting pulled over by highway patrol. He was asked to move back by a police officer and was struck dead by an oncoming vehicle. Guerra was in his late 20s; had been working in a Las Vegas casino until moving to Los Angeles last spring; and was unmarried without any children. For the past few months, he had been assigned exclusively to the Justin Bieber beat.
It looks like Kim Kardashian isn’t the only person upset over the new Instagram Terms of Service agreement. Southern California-based law firm Finkelstein and Krinsk has filed a class action lawsuit against the photo-sharing service, referring its altered policy to federal court in hopes of barring any changes to users’ contracts. “Instagram is taking its customers property rights while insulating itself from all liability,” says the firm in the filing. “In short, Instagram declares that ‘possession is nine tenths of the law and if you don’t like it, you can’t stop us.'” Controversy has arisen over the recently-released policy, which clients have interpreted as giving Instagram the right to sell one’s images to advertisers and third parties, royalty-free. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has released a statement that attempts to quell these concerns, but celebrities such as Kardashian have threatened to leave the service unless the policy changes are revoked. But this isn’t good enough for the law firm. “The purported concessions by Instagram in its press release and final version of the new terms were nothing more than a public relations campaign to address public discontent,” the complaint reads. Facebook, which owns Instagram, has responded to the class action suit, deeming it “without merit” and adding: “We will fight it vigorously.” Any Instagram user in the state of California – are you reading this, Kim? – is eligible to join the class action.
From supermodels to singers, and actors to politicians, it’s that time of year once again. Time to crown the prestigious, arbitrary THG Celebrity of the Year, that is. Who will be our 6th Annual recipient? THG is counting down the top 10 stars of 2012, starting with #10 Adam Levine, Honey Boo Boo at #9, Kim Kardashian at #8, and President Obama at #7. Kate Upton came in at #6, and Justin Bieber #5. Worthy nominees, all of them. Now it’s time for 2012 Celebrity of the Year Finalist #4: Kate Middleton! It’s been quite a year for Kate, and not just because SHE’S HAVING A BABY!!!!!! Did we mention Kate Middleton is pregnant? You probably heard, if not. Or figured it out based on the exclamations of joy above. She’s due in mid-2013! Of course, even that development was marked by tragedy, one Kate had nothing to do with, after the Duchess was hospitalized with acute morning sickness. A prank call to the hospital where she was staying led a nurse to take her own life after unwittingly spilling the beans on Kate’s condition to a couple of DJs. This wasn’t the first controversy involving Kate this year, either. The publication of Kate Middleton topless photos , taken from a great distance during the couple’s holiday in France, shocked the nation and world. The Royal Family threatened those responsible, but the damage was done, as Middleton’s (enviable) body was displayed for the entire Internet to see. On a happier note, Kate continued to come into her own with solo appearances on behalf of various charities, all the while looking stylish as ever. In July, she and her husband Prince William also served as British Olympic ambassadors in their awesome country, and who better could you pick? Between Kate, William and Prince Harry naked , it was one revealing year for the royal fam – but each of them remain wildly popular with the public. For good reason, too. As far as celebrities go, it’s hard to think of a much better role model for young girls than Kate the Great, the People’s Princess! What will 2013 bring for the gorgeous Duchess? Who the heck knows. Actually we do know. A royal baby obviously! What should she name it? Take a look at some potential Kate Middleton baby names and weigh in! Then share your guesses on who will be #3 in our countdown!
Jack Klugman, a veteran television star best known for his role as one half of The Odd Couple , has passed away. He was 90 years old. Klugman, who also starred on Quincy, M.E , died last night at his home in Northridge, California, surrounded by family members. He earned two Emmmys and a Golden Globe Award and will forever be remember as Oscar Madison, the hard-living, sloppy roommate of Tony Randall’s Felix Unger. Aside from TV credits that also include The Twilight Zone, Klugman appeared in movies such as 12 Angry Men and Days of Wine and Roses. He is survived by wife Peggy’ sons Adam and David Klugman; and as stepsons Randy Wilson and Phil Crosby Jr., along with two grandchildren.
