"I've just been informed that my position at Premiere.com is being terminated. What this means for this blog is still up in the air; I've got meetings this afternoon in which such things are to be negotiated. In any case, I now join the ever-growing ranks of film critics without staff positions. I very much hope to keep this blog going...and get some good freelance work, quick." And the comments are getting feistier and feistier by the minute: "I can't wait to hear Hachette's justification," protests one Kenny acolyte. "Perhaps they needed to funnel more money towards ellegirl.com. Fuckers." In any case, our condolences to Kenny and best wishes for his swift, certain return in another forum.

RELATED: More on the Hachette fallout can be found over at Gawker.

• The End Of An Era[Premiere.com]

We won't prolong the painful suspense a second longer: The most powerful individuals in all of showbusinesslandywood are Fox chairmen/CEOs Jim Gianopolous and Tom Rothman (were you fooled by the Will Smith tease on the list's front page? Hey, two not particularly photogenic middle-aged dudes in nice suits aren't going to drive nearly as many clickthroughs as Big Willy Style) who jumped from third to first place on the strength of hits like Borat, Night at the Museum, and The Simpsons Movie. The biggest leap power-ward, however, was made by Judd Apatow (unranked to #13), who in the preceding 12 months consolidated so much of Hollywood's comedy power that he can now walk into any studio head's office, say, "Seth Rogen, Steve Carell. A sprinkling of Rudd and Cera if I'm feeling feisty. It's filthy but has tremendous heart. We'll figure out the details later," and walk out with a summer release date. Make sure the baked goods package you send him is heavy on the high-quality, red-velvet shit; you don't want him holding a grudge about how cheap you seemed last time around when he cracks the top five next year.

• Power List 2007: Top 50 [Premiere.com]
• Previously: 'Premiere' Does The Ranking-Powerful-Hollywood-Women Thing [Defamer]

Imagine, then, our delight at having our attention called to Premiere's 100 Women in Hollywood feature, a pretty comprehensive celebration of show business ladypower— at twice the size of Var's recent offering, nearly everyone who's ever been promoted above the assistant level seems to be included (and even Lindsay Lohan made the cut for showing her fellow influentials how to efficiently squander their career momentum). Enjoy; if you're anything like us, the rest of your Friday afternoon will be lost to flipping through slide after slide featuring headshots of your favorite triumvirates of Endeavor agents or quartets of CAA gals, any of whom could have you killed with a single phone call.

• 100 Women In Hollywood [Premiere.com]