tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86481252011-04-21T16:38:32.123-07:00The Ongoing Struggle for a Better Life for all ActorsHarlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1132261531176717972005-11-17T13:05:00.000-08:002005-11-18T09:09:22.796-08:00

This situation is almost beneath parody. A group of overpaid, under-worked, pseudo-intellectuals in designer suits sit in gleaming tower blocks, dreaming up shows of such staggering inanity they wouldn't challenge the intellectual powers of a hamster; Then another group of suits, suitably adorned with the prerequisite pony-tails, gleefully embark on countless hours of sycophantic toadying,

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1131573556272366172005-11-09T13:59:00.000-08:002005-11-09T14:01:20.253-08:00

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) -- Actor Will Ferrell shared one regret as he surprised winners of the State High School Play Festival."I regret the fact that I didn't participate in high school drama in any fashion." Ferrell, 38, told students. "You are way ahead of where I was, so congratulate yourselves for that."The students screamed when Ferrell walked onto the stage at Greensboro College on

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1119554836732507422005-06-23T12:27:00.000-07:002005-06-23T12:32:29.253-07:00

Lindsay Lohan says she'll never do a nude scene - Access Hollywood - MSNBC.comUpdated: 5:08 p.m. ET June 22, 2005"Said the Actress, ‘I don't think that's what needed to win an Oscar’ Actress Lindsay Lohan braved the sunshine to walk the red carpet at the "Herbie: Fully Loaded" premiere on Sunday. In an interview with Access Hollywood's Billy Bush, teen star Lindsay Lohan says she will "never" do

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1118706668188577632005-06-13T16:51:00.000-07:002005-06-29T11:28:37.673-07:00

CNN.com - Jackson not guilty - Jun 13, 2005: "Jackson not guiltyJurors acquit pop star of all molestation chargesMonday, June 13, 2005 Posted: 7:26 PM EDT (2326 GMT)SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- A California jury exonerated Michael Jackson on Monday of the child molestation, conspiracy and alcohol charges that could have sent him to prison for nearly 20 years."We said it from day one, and now

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1118690446485456372005-06-13T12:20:00.000-07:002005-06-13T16:57:14.383-07:00

Paris Hilton Plans to Give Up Public Life - Yahoo! News"NEW YORK - Paris Hilton plans to give up public life for family life. The 24-year-old hotel heiress, star of "The Simple Life" reality series, tells Newsweek magazine that when she was younger, "I thought it was cute to play a dumb blonde. On TV, I do it because it's funny. I consider myself a businesswoman and a brand."But Hilton says she

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1114631411773294972005-04-27T12:50:00.000-07:002005-06-23T12:31:29.890-07:00

Yahoo! News - Bush Signs Camcorder-Piracy Bill Into Law "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who secretly videotape movies when they are shown in theaters could go to prison for up to three years under a measure signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday.The law also toughens penalties for hackers and industry insiders who distribute music, movies or other copyrighted works before their official

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1112061222908532242005-03-28T17:53:00.000-08:002005-03-28T17:58:04.120-08:00

New York Daily News - Home - McHip-hop name-drop"McHip-hop name-drop"Chain wants rappers to mention Big MacBy Oren Yaniv and Laura Williams, New York Daily News staff writers"With names like Big Pooh, Big Daddy Kane, Big Rich Tha Don and Notorious B.I.G., "big" is already huge for rappers.Now, McDonald's reportedly hopes to lure hip-hop artists to drop references to Big Macs into their rhymes.

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1111185274902566472005-03-18T14:01:00.000-08:002005-03-21T14:32:44.713-08:00

As you have no doubt heard, Michael Jackson is currently the target of a thinly-veiled extortion attempt, instigated by people who, it appears, would rather peculate money from others more successful than themselves than suffer the negligible amount of effort and dedication required to accumulate it on their own accord.If you are molested, or raped, proving the veracity of your claims is simply a

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1110324110578300762005-03-08T15:21:00.000-08:002005-03-09T15:09:15.573-08:00

Well, the hype is finally over, the reviews are in, and behind demurely-drawn curtains all across the nation, the great America audience are quietly considering their opinion...And the results are not promising.An incessant barrage of Showtime-sponsored hype has placed the show's main protagonist on our televisions more often than dust. And it was wasted effort.Kirstie Alley is long overdue for a

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1108839492802958912005-02-19T10:58:00.000-08:002005-03-09T15:19:22.966-08:00

Yahoo! News - Shops Form Units For Product Placement"There's no business like show business for media shops, within which branded-entertainment divisions are proliferating like American Idol hopefuls. Last week two more agencies--Aegis Group's Carat Americas and Interpublic Group's Initiative--launched their own product-placement divisions...(snip)...Instead of just taking advantage of

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1105396359529599782005-01-10T14:20:00.000-08:002005-02-19T11:03:15.013-08:00

As I sit here writing this gibberish, sunny California is enjoying its fourth straight day of inclement weather. But you can tell this is California ~ The rain is lovely and warm.While we're on the subject of sources of terminal depression, let's mention the new Fall Season....Or perhaps I should just save myself the trouble and skip straight to the part where I open a vein??As many people feared

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1103223475659766902004-12-16T10:57:00.000-08:002004-12-17T11:33:11.246-08:00

Yahoo! News - Kidman Quits "Producers" Alright, guys, you can put down the paper bags now - She quit. Not content with defacing Elizabeth Montgomery's splendid legacy of Samantha Stevens, whose character she is currently tarnishing by making the movie version of Bewitched. (Will Ferrell was picked as Darrin, if you can believe that!) the Antipodean one was considering bringing her trivial

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1102112865248563652004-12-03T14:12:00.000-08:002004-12-15T16:07:21.030-08:00

Yahoo! News - Mimi Rogers Joins Fox Comedy Mimi Rogers Joins Fox Comedy Fri Dec 3rd, 2:40am EST "LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mimi Rogers will co-star in Fox's untitled comedy pilot about a guy who becomes the first among his college friends to get a real job. Rogers will play a VP at the company where the guy (Bret Harrison) works. Will Gluck and Pam Brady wrote the script and are

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1101407337322777562004-11-25T10:16:00.000-08:002004-12-01T16:14:36.360-08:00

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, One and all, to the 78th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day......BACKDROP! Once again, it's that time of year when we can all experience the glorious American tradition where thousands of talented people spend hundreds of hours rehearsing, practising, making costumes and building sets, then travel great distances without complaint or reimbursment, simply to be a part of

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1101324760376896432004-11-24T11:32:00.000-08:002004-11-28T11:01:47.970-08:00

Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Bruce sues studio for physical pain "Action hero Bruce Willis is suing a film studio, alleging he suffered 'mental, physical and emotional pain' when a stunt went wrong. Willis said he was struck in the forehead by a 'projectile' when filming 'Tears of the Sun' at Revolution Studios in October 2002. In the lawsuit, Willis said he suffered 'extreme mental, physical and

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1100991354855980822004-11-20T14:55:00.000-08:002004-11-26T10:36:56.153-08:00

Yahoo! News - Trump Fires a Contestant, Then Another Sat Nov 20, 2004. Perhaps it's me but this is arguably the first sensible thing to happen on this inane parody of intellectual discourse in recent memory. Now, if The Donald could just organize himself a good hair day and fire the remaining, desparate wannabees we'd finally have space in NBC's Thursday schedule for a show that required an I.Q.

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1100929443822354332004-11-19T21:44:00.000-08:002004-11-27T18:14:08.113-08:00

Yahoo! News - Gibson Taking Oscar High Road for 'The Passion': " "Breaking with a growing Hollywood practice of heavy-handed pre-Oscar marketing, Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey have vowed not to spend a cent on television, radio or print ads hawking "Passion" for Academy Award consideration, a spokesman said on Friday. " I'm not a great fan of the Gentleman's movie, but

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1100928972687710722004-11-19T21:36:00.000-08:002004-11-27T18:20:00.906-08:00

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Diplomats: Iran Doing Last-Minute Nuke Processing "VIENNA, Austria — Raising doubts about its commitment to dispel international distrust, Iran (search) is producing significant quantities of a gas that can be used to make nuclear arms just days before it must stop all work related to uranium enrichment, diplomats said Friday." So it seems Iran are preparing to

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1100744835122195562004-11-17T18:16:00.000-08:002004-12-01T16:20:12.226-08:00

I don't know about you, dear reader, but I'm beginning to despair of the modern obsession with commercialism: Over the last few months I joined several newsletters and discussion groups whose major focus was to give Actors a venue in which to discuss their craft and its many challenges. Once in a while a message with commercial overtones would appear. That, sadly, is no longer the case... The

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1100744057416404112004-11-17T18:00:00.000-08:002004-11-17T18:34:45.750-08:00

11-17-04. A quote from today's Variety: "Negotiations with producers are just weeks away, and SAG CEO Bob Pisano is still facing a lawsuit calling for his ouster as the union's Chief Negotiator -- but he won't be facing it alone. Hinting the guild itself has more to lose than Pisano does should he lose his job; the union has asked to be named a co-defendant in the conflict-of-interest lawsuit

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8648125.post-1097306649361147502004-10-09T01:20:00.000-07:002004-12-15T16:06:02.950-08:00

For years we've watched talented, committed performers striving to achieve their dream and being met with disappointment and endless rejection by an over-cautious few who've never had a dream of that magnitude in their lives, and 'play it safe' by only hiring actors with several previous credits. This attitude is an insult and we are determined to defeat it. We will give every Actor with the

Harlequin Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293141151676478344noreply@blogger.com