I The Behrend Beacon zeugma: noun - the use of a word to mod: / have no idea how to use “zeugma ” in a Entertainment News in Brief 2/15 - 2/22 Friday Night Lights the next possible show to be cut Websites such as www.savefridaynightlights.tv have banded together to save NBC's 2-year old. hour-long show. The show is the most recent to be considered for a cancellation in fall due to the chaos given to networks by the Writers' Guild of America strike. Lindsay Lohan poses nude for New York magazine Actress Lindsay Lohan. star of Mean Girls anil Freaks Friday, posed nude for New York magazine's Bert Stern in a Marilyn Monroe look-alike gallery. Stern, w ho also photographed Monroe in the famous shoot taken six weeks before she was found dead, says that he finds people like Lohan. Brittany Spears, and Paris Hilton "interesting." Two stolen paintings found; two still missing Two of four paintings which were stolen from a Swiss museum were found the other day in the back of a car. the New York Times reports. The paintings, which apparently were too large to carry and smuggle, w ere in plain view in the back of the unlocked vehi- cle. Authorities say that the people responsible lor the crime did not know much about art. as a painting that they skipped over was the second most expensive in the building. , Sources: FOX News. CNN.com He - Beacon Entertainer of the Week CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Upcoming releases: Movies Semi-Pro -Feb. 29- Will Ferrell stars in this new comedy movie as Jackie Moon. The movie features Moon, a semi-pro basketball player who is trying to raise interest in his team so they can enter the NBA. Rating: R Music Janet Jackson -Feb. 26- “Discipline” '_E; THf fefMTATCST r*»« OMKAMTH ' Penelope > -Feb. 29- This movie centers around a young woman cursed with a pig’s nose. 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However, things were not look ing so bright several weeks ago, when the show's planners still had to think about the Writer's Guild of America's picket line. What would have resulted, had the strike not ended, would have been a "toned-down" version of the show. Musical acts would have still performed, and accord ing to telecast producer Gil Cates, “there was going to be a lot of energy for that." Some actors, producers, and even work ers. though, refused to cross the picket lines should the Acadamy Awards be held during the strike. "It would have relied mostly on film clips," Cates said, "and historical clips, because this is the 8()th anniversary of the awards. Workers are scrambling to combine elements of the previ ously planned show, known now as the “B show." with the com Box office returns hail Jumper ; Juno stands strong CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Oscar-nominated Juno still making a strong showing long after opening Bv Evan Koser copy editor emksl l()(n psu.edu Jumper, which teleported into theatres Feb. 14. is making quite a name for itself as it climbs the charts for reviews and profits. It catapulted to the top of the charts on its opening weekend with an estimated $31.7 million on approximately 4,600 screens at 3.428 sites. Exploiting the fun dollars. The dramatic comedy Box Office Returns 1. Jumper 2. The Spiderwick Chronicles 3. Step Up 2 the Streets 4. Fool’s Gold 5. Definitely, Maybe 6. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 7. Juno 8. The Bucket List 9. Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour 10. 27 Dresses Noteworthy Oscar Nominations Best actor, lead best picture G. Clooney : Michael Clayton Atonement D. Day-Lewis: There Will Be Blood j uno J. Depp: Sweeny Todd Michael Clayton T. Lee Jones: In the Valley of Elah fjo Country for Old Men V. Mortensen: Eastern Promises There Will Be Blood BEST ACTRESS, LEAD Ellen Page: Juno Julie Christie: Away From Her Marion Cotillard: La Vie en Rose Laura Linney: The Savages Cate Blanchett: Elizabeth BEST DIRECTING Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood The Diving Bell and the Butterfly plete version, the "A show." What will result will hopefully draw enough viewers to separate the show further from the Grammy award show, which made one of its worst showings a few weeks ago. drawing far less than most TV shows. It was also a noteworthy occasion for the Grammvs, as it was their s()th and spectacle of the characters' ability to teleport in its marketing campaign, the fantastic action thriller's opening was on the high end for one lacking popular source material like past President's Day hits such as Ghost Rider and Daredevil. Distributor 2()th Century Fox claims the movie cost around $B5 million to make and that its audi ence circa under 25 years old with a near even split between genders. Grossing over $27 mil lion is no easy task for any stu dio. Fox is holding high expecta tions in releasing Jumper as early in the year as they did. hoping that action/thriller will continue to compete with other block buster titles such as Cloverfield. Thus far. grossed over 4. dollars dome: and has made under 30 milli dollars wor' wide, totalii for 71.4 millioi Clearly the fi has a few mo left to do more break even production cosi However, tl grosser of 2(M far has been Juno with 97 million BEST DOCUMENTARY No End in Sight Operation Homecoming Sicko Taxi to the Dark Side War/Dance Best Music (score) Atonement The Kite Runner Michael Clayton Ratatouille 3:10 to Yuma anniversarv. Jon Stewart, announced some time ago as the host of this year's show, hosted 2006's extravagan za as well, getting mixed reviews from the audience of his humor. His jokes included several jabs at Hollywood. "A lot of people say that |Hollywoo<J| is too liberal." he also delivered another strong hold over the weekend, though its revenue brought down 18 pereent to bring its overall tally to 124.1 million. The movie made its opening weekend debut with a mere 7.2 million, but has climbed the box office top and weekend charts since it's entrance in theatres almost 3 months ago. Although some claim Juno's slow climb to the $lOO million mark is partially due to it's nomination for "Best Picture" in the Academy Awards, thus sparking public interest as to what the movie is all about. Alsu entering in to the top few movies was The Spiderwick Chronicles at number two. and the sequel to last year's popular he third spot, th e w nationwide Friday, February 22, 2008 Source: www.oscar.com onnaghey’s i /'s Gold, :spite poor :views, rolled i amongst the ip movies once :ain, grabbing number four Will Ferrel’s ■o is expected linate theatres :s release this in theatres said, “out of touch with main stream America, an atheistic pleasure dome, a modern-day, beachfront Sodom and Gomorrah, a moral black hole where innocence is obliterated in an endless orgy of sexual gratifi cation and greed. I don't really have a joke here. I just thought you should know a lot of people are saying that." The popular TV show, much like the show's organizers, has been working overtime to create material. Only eight days are available to Stewart after he spent most of his time during the strike preparing for his fake news show, Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Stewart had let Cates know that had the strike not ended, he would not have been the host of the show. “We’re like puppies right now... It’s a lot of adrena line and enthusiasm.” -Jon Stewart The writers of The Daily Show will be working together with Stewart to get his material togeth er. The host insists that his famil iar team is glad to get back to work after the strike, and is trying quickly to create the best show possible. "We’re like puppies right now." Stewart said. "It's a lot of adrenaline and enthusiasm." These qualities are something that Hollywood has been lacking over the past few months, as shows tried to return mid-strike. With any luck, the team putting together the Oscars this year will be able to return the glamorous element to awards show where the Gramniys have failed. SNL returns to produce four straight episodes By Connor Sattely entertainment editor dsso6o@psu.edu Saturday Night Live, the popu lar sketch comedy show which has been an American entertain ment staple for decades, is in trouble. Last time the show was shut down, in 1988. it experienced a 40 percent drop in viewership. After having been shut down for three months. Lome Michaels, the show's longtime boss, has made the decision to produce for four weeks straight as soon as they can. This opposes the nor mal schedule of taking one week off each month. “We haven’t done that since 1976," Michaels said, in an inter view with the New York Times, “when 1 came to the conclusion that it is a very bad idea.” Tina Fey, who owes part of her modern popularity to SNL, has been announced as the host of the first show, with Ellen Page from Juno hosting next week’s. Michaels regrets not “having a shot” at Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee, but plans to make up lost time quickly. “We’re going to have to do Obama this week,” he said.
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