Nikki Blonsky by Kevin Mazur/ WireImage.com
Nikki Blonsky's dad, Carl, was released from jail Monday morning, Entertainment Tonight reports.Blonsky had been locked up following a July 30 airport scuffle he and the Hairspray star engaged in with America's Next Top Model's Bianca Golden and her mother over waiting area seats at Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos. Currently facing charges of inflicting grevious bodily harm, the elder Blonsky wasnitially denied bail, but was Hairspray star's freed after the Chief Justice awarded him a $3,000 bail on his behalf.Blonsky, who must remain on the island as his travel papers are in police custody, is due to appear in court on Aug. 19.His Golden Globe-nominated 19-year-old daughter was charged with assault and has already been released on $6,000 bail. She is due back in court in December, while Golden, 19, also free on bail, returns to court Sept. 16 to face her assault charges. — Joyce Eng
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Nikki Blonsky by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com
Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky may be changing her tunes to those of West Side Story. The actress and her father were arrested on charges of assault after a rumble with the family of America's Next Top Model alum Bianca Golden at the Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos."They were involved in an altercation at the airport in the departure lounge," Sgt. Chase of the Turks and Caicos Islands Police Department told E!. The scuffle reportedly erupted over a disagreement about saved seats in the waiting area. Nikki was charged with assault, actual bodily harm and common assault while her father, Carl, faces a count of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Nikki was released on $6,000 bail, but her dad remains behind bars until August 8. Bianca Golden was also charged with counts of assault, while her mother Elaine sustained injuries that warranted an airlift to Florida for further care. Having only seen photos of Turks and Caicos (it's this year's honeymoon hotspot), it's st...
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Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy courtesy Universal Pictures
Question Much has been made about Paul Greengrass handheld-camera work in The Bourne Ultimatum and the fact that both Supremacy and Ultimatum have been hits makes me certain that filmmakers will keep doing it But I cant be the only person who gets nauseous watching these films The incessant movement is difficult to watch Rarely does the camera stop long enough for the viewer to process a shot even the quietest moments cant be still Matt Damon is great and Id like to say I enjoyed the movies but when I have to go home and take something for headache and nausea that cant be good Am I alone in this DarylFlickChick Youre far from alone some critics and a lot of moviegoers have complained about the restless shaky handheld-camera work and superfast editing in The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 in particular and movies in general Filmmakers generally use restless jittery camera work to establish a you-are-there atmosphere sometimes its meant to look as thoug
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The Simpsons Movie courtesy 20th Century Fox
Cowabunga, dude! The Simpsons Movie didn't just open big, it opened Homer's-belly big! With a haul of $71.9 million, it was not only the No. 1 flick of the week, it was also the fifth biggest debut of the year. Rounding out the top five are I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, with a $19.1 million take; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, adding $17.1 million to its kitty; Hairspray, catching another $15.6 million in its Miss Baltimore Crab nets; and the new Catherine Zeta-Jones romcom No Reservations, with a paltry $11.8 million. Of course, even Zeets' numbers looked pretty sweet compared to those of our beleaguered LiLo: Her new (last?) pic, I Know Who Killed Me, generated only $3.4 million in ticket sales. See ya soon in The Surreal Life house, honey.
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Kevin James and Adam Sandler in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry courtesy Universal Pictures
The weekend box office title may, just may, be up for grabs. Despite awful, awful reviews, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry opened with an estimated $34.8 million, versus $32.2 mil for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was anchored down a bit by a certain book's release. Final figures to be released Monday will confirm this week's crown. Either way, the box office was up 3.5 percent compared to a year ago.Rounding out the top five were Hairspray (debuting to $27.8 million, two-thirds of which came from female filmgoers), Transformers ($20.5 mil) and Ratatouille ($11 mil), which I still can't convince my kids to see. #*$@ing Cars loyalists!
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• The paparazzi seem to have two new obsessions: Sarah Michelle Gellar, and celebrities with dogs. What begat either of 'em? No offense to Buffy at all, but it's as if they just this past week "discovered" her, or did she suddenly recover from agoraphobia? And Heigl with a dog, Paris with a dog, Duff with a dog.... Do the paps carry a spare Chihuahua in their film bag? • Knock me over with a feather, the Hairspray movie remake/redo/reimagining is getting some 4-star raves, including from the Post. Never underestimate the power of a luminous Michelle Pfeiffer.• Drew is the frontrunner! Ian is the fave! Don't count out Steines! I grow more and more convinced that the person who should ultimately "win" the Price Is Right gig is the overzealous publicist whose leaks helped get him there.• Does Posh ever crack a smile? Sexy gal, but... ever? UPDATE: I have since read that Mrs. Beckham thinks she looks "dorky" when she smiles, and thus (steadfastly) sticks to the "Posh...
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Hilary Duff by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
Adam Shankman, the director and choreographer of the upcoming Hairspray movie musical, will serve as a guest judge on this Wednesday's So You Think You Can Dance. In addition to offering his extremely qualified two cents, Shankman will choreograph a group routine set to "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray, to be performed during Thursday’s results show.Also on Thursday, as the judges prepare to send two more dancers home, Hilary Duff will perform "Stranger" from her latest album, Dignity, named after the one thing she still has that most of her pop-tart peers do not.POLL: Which reality show's return are you most looking forward to? Choose from our list and vote here.
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