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I'm All About Country:
Brooks and Dunn's run as the most successful duo in country music history came to a close last Thursday in Nashville with a sold-out show that included a special appearance from pal Reba McEntire. But even though the tour bus is parked for good, the guys are still working. Both have other interests, but they also promise to stay involved in music. Ronnie Dunn even plans to hit the road again -- especially if his wife Janene has anything to say about it. -- Tammy Ragusa
Keith Urban won't release his album Get Closer until November 16th, but the lead single, "Put You in a Song," is coming this month. He says, "I've always loved songs about the guy in love with the unattainable girl. And the idea that the only chance that this poor guy is ever going to have to get close to the object of his affection is to put her in a song just struck me." --Tammy Ragusa
The video for Toby Keith's latest hit, "Trailerhood," gives some newcomers their first shot on the small screen. Toby actually filmed the clip at a trailer park located outside of Nashville, and instead of using the hired guns to play the part of the neighborhood residents, he substituted the real thing, as he tells us: ["The stylist had dressed up seven or eight of the cast members to play these characters in there, and while we were shooting I was looking around. They had yellow tape around, so we've invaded this little trailer park, so it's a big deal for them to have this video shot there, and so they're all standing up behind the tape drinkin' a beer. That guy ain't got a shirt on, that kid hadn't got any underwear on, that kid there's sunburned and this one over here, her shirt isn't coverin' her belly, and I'm goin', 'Why don't you bring every one of those guys over here, set 'em around this lawn chair and let's sing the chorus together. No actors, just those people.'"]
Well, it worked, and Toby says the end result was a video with a more realistic feel. ["When you look at that video and you see 'em, that's the way they got up and started their day. No one went back and said, 'Let me go change my shirt', or 'Let me put a shirt on my kid.' It's the way people live like that, and that is authentic."]
Reba McEntire will kick off the second leg of the George Strait tour this week. They, along with special guest Lee Ann Womack, will get things started in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday (September 9th).
George and Reba paired up for their first full-fledged tour together earlier this year, but decided to add additional dates due to fan response and because they were having such a good time. And as Reba tells us, getting to spend time and play music with friends like George and Lee Ann is her main motivation for touring. ["We toured together with Conway Twitty in the early 80s, so George is George. He's still the same super guy, nice guy. He and Norma are such great people. A lot of his band was with him back then, and so it was like a family reunion. Lee Ann and I, we have fun everywhere we go everytime we're together. It's just so much fun to be touring with friends cause that's what I'm used to. Whether it's Lee Ann and George or Kelly Clarkson or Brooks & Dunn (or) Terri Clark. . . I love to tour with friends! That's when it's very special. It's not work. It's just goin' out there havin' fun."]
- Reba will release a new album called All The Women I Am on November 9th.
- Her first single is called "Turn on the Radio."
FAST FACTS
- Reba is up for Female Vocalist of the Year at the CMA Awards on November 10th in Nashville.
- She recently became just the fourth person to be presented with the National Artistic Achievement Award in recognition of her dedication to
Dierks Bentley's brand new video for "Bad Angel," which features Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson, is currently airing on CMT and online at cmt.com. The video was taped in front of a live crowd on Nashville's historic Lower Broadway and first aired last night as part of ABC's CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock special. The track was also recognized this week with a CMA Awards nomination for Musical Event of the Year.
Entertainment:
ANGELINA JOLIE VISITS PAKISTANI FLOOD VICTIMS: Jolie met flood victims on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide aid needed to help the country recover from its worst natural disaster.
TERESA LEAVING 'REAL HOUSEWIVES'? The New York Post reports that Teresa Giudice is done with Bravo because she had to give them 10 percent of earnings from her book and they did not promote it as promised.
JOHNNY DEPP AND PARTNER STARRING AS LITERARY LOVERS? The Daily Express reported that Depp and Vanessa Paradis are in talks to play Simone De Beauvoir and Nelson Algren.
MORE SNL CAST RUMORS: Deadline.com reports that Jenny Slate may be leaving and impressionist Jay Pharoah may be joining the cast.
ED WESTWICK SAYS HE'S SINGLE: He told Britain's Closer magazine, "I'm single! My English accent drives American girls crazy but I haven't got time for romance. I've always been in love with Rachel Weisz, but sadly she's taken."
SURVEY SAYS PARIS HILTON IS WORST CELEBRITY ROLE MODEL: Hilton got 43 percent of the vote on WENN.com, followed by Lindsay Lohan with 23 percent.
DANIELLE STAUB DEFINITELY DONE WITH 'HOUSEWIVES': The network confirmed that Staub, the firestarter on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," would not be returning to the show.
Movies:
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND'S TOP TEN MOVIES -- SEPTEMBER 3-6
- The American, $16.4 million
- Machete, $14 million
- Takers, $13.5 million
- The Last Exorcism, $8.8 million
- Going the Distance, $8.6 million
- The Expendables, $8.5 million
- The Other Guys, $6.7 million
- Eat Pray Love, $6.3 million
- Inception, $5.9 million
- Nanny McPhee Returns, $4.7 million
iTunes, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays on Sale Today
SARA BAREILLES-- KALEIDOSCOPE HEART
ROBYN-- BODY TALK (Part Two)
DORROUGH-- GET BIG
YOUNG BUCK-- THE REHAB
ANBERLIN-- DARK IS THE WAY: LIGHT IS A PLACE
STONE SOUR-- AUDIO SECRECY
INTERPOL-- INTERPOL
CAMP ROCK 2: The Final Jam-- Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Alyson Stoner, Meaghan Martin and Chloe Bridges. 1 Hour and 37 Minutes.
KILLERS-- Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Mull and Rob Riggle. 1 Hour and 40 Minutes. Rated PG-13.
MacGRUBER-- Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph & Chris Jericho. 1 Hour and 39 Minutes. Unrated Version.
SOLITARY MAN-- Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer and Jesse Eisenberg. 1 Hour and 30 Minutes. Rated R.
CRIMINAL MINDS-- (5th Season) Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler and A.J. Cook. 23 Episodes.
SMALLVILLE-- (9th Season)Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Sam Jones, Annette O'Toole and John Schneider. 21 Episodes.
SUPERNATURAL-- (5th Season)Jared Padalecki & Je, nsen Ackles. 22 Episodes.
CHUCK-- (3rd Season)Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski. 19 Episodes.
THE OFFICE-- (6th Season)Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, B. J. Novak and Ed Helms. 26 Episodes.
Movies Which Open This Coming Weekend
ALL REVIEWS ARE FROM DAILY VARIETY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED:
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D-- THE VIDEOGAME-BASED FRANCHISE CONSISTENTLY EARNS OVER $20 MILLION IN ITS OPENING WEEKEND, ON ITS WAY TO A TOTAL OF $50 MILLION FOR THE THEATRICAL RUN. THE STUDIO EXPECTS MORE OF THE SAME THIS TIME AROUND, AND PERHAPS A LITTLE EXTRA CONSIDERING THE MOVIE IS IN 3-D AND SCREENING IN IMAX THEATERS. Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Sienna Guillory, Kim Coates, Spencer Locke and Shawn Roberts. 1 Hour and 41 Minutes. Rated R.
STILL HERE-- (Documentary) "A RECORD FOR THE LONGEST PUBLICLY PROMINENT PIECE OF PERFORMANCE ART. THIS MOVIE ADDRESSES THE QUESTION OF WHETHER JOAQUIN PHOENIX'S DECISION TO GIVE UP ACTING TO PURSUE A HIP-HOP CAREER WAS SINCERE. VIEWERS WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP THEMSELVES FROM WONDERING WHO WAS IN ON THE JOKE AND WHO WASN'T. THOUGH THE BOX OFFICE BUSINESS WILL DEPEND ON AMERICA'S VOYEURISTIC INTEREST IN HIS STRANGE PSYCHODRAMA." Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Antony Langdon, Ben Stiller, Sean Combs and Sue Patricola. 1 Hour and 47 Minutes. Rated R.
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ROBERT SCHIMMEL SERIOUSLY INJURED: ComedianRobert Schimmel was in very serious condition after a car accident last Thursday, EW.com reports. Schimmel's daughter, who is 19, was driving when she swerved to avoid an accident on an Arizona highway, and the car rolled over. The daughter was hospitalized, and was said to be in stable condition. Schimmel's son, who is 11, was also in the vehicle but was not injured. Schimmel is best known for his appearances on The Howard Stern Show. He's also the author of two books on his successful fight against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2000.
FANTASIA IS ON THE REBOUND: Singer Fantasia, recently hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, is back on her feet. And on Friday, she was briefly on stage in Las Vegas. The former American Idol winner unexpectedly appeared on stage at Palm's Casino Resort and belted out four songs, including Bittersweet, for a crowd that included Demi Moore and Soleil Moon Frye. According to People.com, she told the crowd: "I was in the hospital, but now I bounce back. Don't ever let your haters stop you. Don't ever let them stop your destiny."
SANDRA BULLOCK HELPS NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATE: Sandra Bullock was in New Orleans over the weekend to help celebrate the opening of a health clinic at a high school she "adopted" after Hurricane Katrina. Bullock donated money to help restore Easton Charter High School, the city's oldest public high school. Five years ago, Katrina dumped nine feet of water into the school. Bullock is practically a hometown honey in New Orleans. She owns a home there, and her son Louis, now 7 months, was born there.
iTunes, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays on Sale Tomorrow
VARIOUS-- NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOLUME 35
DISTURBED-- ASYLUM
GOO GOO DOLLS-- SOMETHING FOR THE REST OF US
PAPA ROACH-- TIME FOR ANNIHILATION
YEARS-- FEEDING THE WOLVES
LYFE JENNINGS-- I STILL BELIEVE
THE PRETTY RECKLESS-- LIGHT ME UP
WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO-- Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Tasha Smith, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Sharon Leal, Michael Jai White, Cicely Tyson and Louis Gossett Junior. 1 Hour and 45 Minutes. Rated PG-13.
MARMADUKE-- Voices by Owen Wilson, George Lopez, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Fergie. 1 Hour and 28 Minutes. Rated PG.
BABIES-- (Documentary) 1 Hour and 19 Minutes. Rated PG.
HARRY BROWN-- Michael Caine. 1 Hour and 42 Minutes. Rated R.
THE MIDDLE-- (1st Season) Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Brian Doyle-Murray and Chris Kattan. 24 Episodes.
PARENTHOOD-- (Season #1) Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen, Bonnie Bedelia & Craig T. Nelson. 3 Discs. 13 Episodes.
iCARLY: iSPACE OUT-- Miranda Cosgrove. 6 Episodes.
HOUSE-- (Season #6 on Blu-ray) Hugh Laurie. 5 Discs. 21 Episodes.
BROTHERS & SISTERS-- (4th Season) Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Dave Annable, Emily VanCamp and Robe Lowe. 6 Discs. 24 Episodes.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES-- (1st Season on Blu-ray)Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven McQueen, Sara Canning, Katerina Graham. 22 Episodes.
Movies Which Open This Coming Week
ALL REVIEWS ARE FROM DAILY VARIETY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
AMERICAN-- (Opens Wednesday on 2700 Screens) George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli & Irina Bjorklund. 1 Hour and 55 Minutes. Rated R.
MACHETE-- (2500 Screens) Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan and Robert De Niro. 1 Hour and 46 Minutes. Rated R.
GOING THE DISTANCE-- (2900 Screens) "LACKS THE OFF-THE-CHARTS HILARITY TO BECOME A BOX OFFICE CHAMPION. THIS BICOASTAL COMEDY IS MOSTLY FREE OF OVERT GROSS-OUT MOMENTS, BUT SOME OF VERBALLY EXAGGERATED SEXUAL HUMOR FEELS STRAINED AND CALCULATED. IT UNDERMINES WHAT THE FILM WANTS TO BE -- A SWEET, SINCERE LOOK AT THE OFTEN-COMPETING PRIORITIES OF WORK AND ROMANCE."Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Kelli Garner and Ron Livingston. 1 Hour and 42 Minutes. Rated PG-13.