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Nearly Unconscious Britney Spears Last Overheard Calling Out Repeatedly To Someone Named 'Adrian'

Seth — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:21:03 EST

We're pretty sure what Britney Spears' manager Larry Rudolph meant by "rocky" was that his client has been navigating the choppy publicity waters that accompany binge partying and unobstructed crotch shots hitting the internets, but we prefer the quote as it appears in this People headline, with an upper-case "R" in Rocky. With America's greatest heavyweight champion underdog once again back in theaters and beating all box office odds, is there any role model after whom to better fashion Spears' increasingly long-shot comeback chances? Her return to former glory is a mere workout montage away, with the singer huffing and puffing up the Beverly Center escalator stairs to the strains of "Gonna Fly Now," and climaxing with her leaping into the air triumphantly at its summit. (Which, less inspirationally, causes Spears to lose her grip on her toddler son and watch in helpless, contorted horror as he bounces down every grooved step to the platform below.)

Britney Spears Having a 'Rocky Moment,' Says Manager [People]

Trade Round-Up: NBC Enjoys Holiday Miracle

Mark — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:15:53 EST

· Viacom names the board members of its post-split companies. While "new" Viacom head Tom Freston endeavored to populate his new board with solid, qualified businesspeople, CBS Corp. despot Les Moonves selected only directors bloodthirsty enough to help him rise up and slay skeletal corporate overlord Sumner Redstone when the time is right. [Variety]
· Sylvester Stallone recasts his own real-life son (whose heartbreaking turn as Rocky Jr. in the last movie haunts us to this day) with Gilmore Girls' Milo Ventimiglia for the sixth Rocky installment. What can we believe in when even nepotism fails us in this time of need? [THR]
· CBS midseason schedule unfolds before our eyes: Out of Practice gets a January "breather" (read: tied up in Les Moonves's trunk) while Tom Cavanaugh project Love Monkey and The Jenna Elfman Show find time slots. In March, when (read: if) )Out of Practice returns, it will be joined by the Julia Louis Dreyfus show The New Adventures of Old Christine and the David Mamet drama The Unit. Got it? Nope, neither do we. [Variety]
· Kevin Reilly celebrates the pre-Thanksgiving miracle of an NBC ratings win by giving turkeys to all of his employees. Unfortunately, the birds were already half-baked and will likely have to be abandoned midway through Thursday's meals. [THR]
· Single track downloads more than doubled from last year, but album sales are down 7%, prompting the MPAA to sue each individual downloaded track for destroying the industry's business model. [Variety]

Defamer Background Casting: Watch Slyvester Stallone Die In the Ring

Mark — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:53:08 EST

Because it's much cheaper to fill a Las Vegas arena with bored, unpaid extras than to shell out for budget-busting CGI fans, BeInAMovie.com offers you the chance to participate in the most desperate movie comeback of our time:

Come Join Us on the Film Set of this Now in Production… Amazing ROCKY BALBOA Sequal!
With All The Stars & Film Fun You Can Handle. Sylvester Stallone and "Light Heavyweight Champion" Antonio Tarver And MANY MORE STARS as they are signed onto the film, will be on the set with you Filming some of the most exciting Boxing Sequences ever...

Along with the Director, Actors, Extras, Cameramen, Makeup Artists, Special Effects and Stunt Men.This will be a fun day of Movie Making Experiences You'll Never Forget. You Will Be There As: Rocky Balboa Takes on the Universe! [...]

Though you are not a paid extra today, this is a great opportunity to come and see f this is something you might wish to pursue in the future as work. Today is about coming and having Fun and Seeing what film making is all about!

No, they aren't paying, but the organizers are holding raffles for some valuable prizes, like TVs, DVDs, and gift certifcates. Consider these a token thank you for your valuable time—and your implicit agreement to testify that the unlikely event of Stallone's ring death was an accident, not a sixty year-old heart's brave choice to stop beating rather than further ruin a once-proud cinematic legacy.

Rocky VI: The Killer [BeInAMovie.com]
Previously: Hollywood Out Of Ideas: Rocky The Sixth [Defamer]