Year: 2006 (Page 108 of 228)

Jared Leto is the new Winona Ryder

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He hasn’t started shoplifting. And it’s not his new goth hairdo–which makes him look more like Clay Aiken via k.d. lang, anyway. No, Jared has been crowned the new Winona because he just can’t seem to keep himself from seducing all the hot new names in Hollywood…no matter where they’ve been.

Granted, Winona mostly restricts herself to grungy musician types (think Dave Pirner, Evan Dando, Dave Grohl, and Beck…among many, many, many, many, many others)…but aren’t rock stars about as Hollywood as they come? And don’t forget, she’s the real reason behind that “Wino Forever” tattoo on the arm of one Johnny Depp, once the king of young Hollywood.

As for Jared, we cut him plenty of slack when he was linked with Cameron Diaz back in the day. Who wouldn’t want to hit that? We gave him a waiver for his dalliance with Scarlett Johannsen for the same reason.

But Jared has also been linked with the likes of a pre-K-Fed Britney Spears; Ashley Olsen; Lindsay Lohan…and, most recently, Jessica Simpson.

The expression “a kid in a candy store” comes to mind…but Jared, just because you can have all the candy you want doesn’t mean you’re supposed to grab the stuff that has fallen on the floor and been passed around the room a few times. Be at least a little choosy. Your body will thank you for it later.

And yet, despite their similarities, Jared is probably the most envied man in Hollywood right now…while Winona is just a dirty, dirty whore.

DVD shuffle: 06/20/06

Out on DVD this week:

1) The Hills Have Eyes – BUY: Wow. I was absoultely blown away by this film. It’s not amazing by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s one fine piece of action/horror. Also, the single-disc release for the film is one of the year’s best.

2) Night Watch – RENT: Okay, so this wasn’t as great as the trailer made it out to be, but it’s still a very unique entry into the vampire/fantasy genre, and with two more installments on the way, how could you resist?

3) Syriana – PASS: Zzzzzzzzzzzz… Wait a minute. George Clooney actually won an award for this crap?

4) Eight Below – PASS: For those of you who thought “March of the Penguins” was boring, well, you get the picture.

Also out this week are special editions of “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” and “The Omen,” season five releases of “King of Queens” and “Married… With Children,” and a whole slew of Superman-themed discs.

Boone lives! Long live Boone…

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Okay, so he won’t be showing up back in the land of the “Lost” any time soon (except perhaps in other characters’ flashbacks)…but Ian Somerhalder has landed the lead role in an upcoming TV miniseries focusing on the exploits of legendary explorer Marco Polo.

Hmmm…perhaps those seafaring skills would have come in handy back when he was stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean…?

Regardless, we’re just glad to see that Somerhalder seems to be having no trouble finding work…and what’s not to love about a miniseries named after our favorite childhood swimming pool game?

Sheriff Tom Underlay hot on the trail of Michael Scofield

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While fans of ABC’s recently-departed “Invasion” may weep at what appears to be the final nail in their beloved series’ coffin, fans of “Prison Break” (not to mention “Go”) can rejoice at the addition of stellar actor William Fichtner to the popular Fox drama’s cast next fall.

In a forgivable bit of typecasting, Fichtner will play another law- enforcement official (though a non-alien one, this time), portraying a federal agent seeking to capture Michael, Lincoln, and the other escaped convicts.

Tremendous story potential here, with an actor of this caliber squaring off against the likable cons. In fact, if the writers play their cards right, they might just end up doing for federal marshals on television what Tommy Lee Jones did for them in movies with “The Fugitive.”

One can only hope.

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