Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt
Might "Baby X" Jolie-Pitt not be born out of wedlock? Don't look to the parents for consensus. According to the Star, Brad Pitt was overheard telling The Constant Gardener director Fernando Meirelles on Jan. 17 that he and ladylove Angelina Jolie plan to marry "very soon." Yet that same day, Angie allegedly told Sin City helmer Robert Rodriguez that she and her baby-daddy "will never marry." I'm less fascinated with the disagreement than with the fact that being a Hollywood director apparently makes you privy to all sorts of scoop.
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Geena Davis, Commander in Chief
After the shell-shocked winners step off stage at the Golden Globe Awards, they go backstage to meet the press. When they find us reporters camped out in the Wilshire Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the stars are granted a second chance of sorts: They can either address the world with more eloquence than they mustered onstage, or simply make bigger fools of themselves! Once this TVGuide.com reporter got past surly security guards at the door, I took my seat and watched a parade of Lost thespians, Desperate Housewives and Brokeback Mountaineers take their shots. Read on to see how they fared in the media frenzy.
5:15 pm/PT What will Syriana scene-stealer George Clooney do with his best-supporting-actor trophy? "I'm going to put this on the hood of my car," he quipped. "Is that too much?" Everybody's a joker, George. But this time it's a plus: While Mr. Clooney couldn't resist making that Jack Abramoff crack onstage, at
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Before the Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild award nominations come out today, let's quickly recap all of the kudos handed out on Wednesday by two other biggies. The Producers Guild of America has Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night, and Good Luck, Crash, and Walk the Line vying for best-picture honors, while the Writers Guild gave nods to Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck, Cinderella Man, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and The Squid and the Whale in the original-screenplay category, and Brokeback, Capote, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence, and Syriana in the adapted-screenplay competition.
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Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria probably isn't feeling too Desperate this morning. The perpetual award-show bridesmaid scored a long-overdue Golden Globe nod on Tuesday morning, joining cast mates Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher and Marcia Cross in the lead actress (comedy) race. Still, Eva's probably not the happiest of the Housewives today. That award goes to Huffman, doubly nominated for the sudser and her gender-bending turn in Transamerica. Housewives itself overcame all that sophomore-slump chatter to score a nod for best comedy, where it will face off against newcomers Everybody Hates Chris, My Name Is Earl and Weeds, as well as HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage. Other newcomers to the Globes race include Fox's Prison Break and its star, Wentworth Miller; The Office's Steve Carell;
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose grossed a head-spinning $30.2 million over the weekend to debut atop the box office. It marked the third-biggest September opener in history, behind Sweet Home Alabama and the first Rush Hour. Rounding out the top five were The 40 Year Old Virgin (No. 2 with $7.9 million), Transporter 2 (No. 3 with $7.2 million), The Constant Gardener (No. 4 with $4.8 million) and Red Eye (No. 5 with $4.6 million).
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The action sequel Transporter 2 delivered a No. 1 opening over the four-day Labor Day weekend box office with a better-than-expected $20 million, more than twice the original's debut haul in 2002. That pushed The 40 Year-Old Virgin into second place after two weekends on top. Adding another $16.6 million to the till, Virgin's total gross rose to $71.9 million and counting. Among other newcomers, Oscar shoo-in The Constant Gardener bowed strongly in third with $10.8 million while Nick Cannon's Underclassman was held back at No. 11 with $3 million. On the bright side, there's always "Drumline 2."
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