Ellen Barkin is suing her former husband, Revlon honcho Ron Perelman, for nonpayment of $3 million he promised to pay her film company. Of note is that back in '06, the billionaire did pony up the first of what were to be eight installments in the amount of $468,160. If Judge Judy has taught me nothing else, it's that once you start signing checks, it indicates that an agreement was, in fact, made. OK, so my legalese is lacking. Basically, Perelman's screwed.
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Now here's a gamble if ever I heard one: The suits at Warner Bros. are proceeding with plans to make another Ocean's Eleven sequel — Ocean's Thirteen, natch — but without Oscar-winning eye candy Catherine Zeta-Jones or Julia Roberts in the cast. Joining George, Brad and Matt in the women's place will be a new tough gal — or rather, an old familiar one — Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love). Filming is scheduled to begin on July 21.
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SupernaturalEric Kripke, I have one simple request: Will you please write every single Supernatural episode? I'm just saying, you penned the amazing pilot — and its follow-up, "Wendigo," which features some of my favorite lines. ("Sweetheart, I don't do shorts.") And now in "Shadow," the dialogue is crackling good. The guys are allowed to be guys — meaning they tease each other incessantly, flirt with girls, talk about having sex and try to hide their feeling(s) from each other. That is, until they can no longer get away with doing that. The conversation in which Sam told his big bro that once they find the thing that killed their mom and his girlfriend, he's leaving to live his own life? My heart broke a little. 'Cause Dean was all about getting their family
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