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Tara Reid's Body-Shot-Pouring Services Still In Demand Down Under

Mark — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:40:07 EST

Even though Tara Reid's once-promising acting career has stalled of late (sadly, her critically embraced turn as a brainy anthropologist in Alone in the Dark was so long ago that she's starting to slide off every low-budget casting director's short list for busty-genius roles), her savvy decision to fully exploit her world-famous Taradise brand keeps her working, especially during the end-of-year party season, when her mistress-of-tequila-soaked-ceremonies services are in heavy demand.

She's apparently booked another high-profile hosting gig Down Under—the buzz from her well-received celebrity bid-spotting performance at a Brisbane horse auction still has her booking agent's phone ringing off the hook—at something called the Hookers Ball, where responsibilities that will reportedly include competing in a wet t-shirt contest and "dress[ing] up in lingerie or even as a prostitute" will surely test the limits of her personal-appearance talents.

Tara Reid to host 'Hookers Ball' [Ninemsn.com]

Endeavor's Ari Emanuel, so publicly appalled...

Mark — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:58:30 EDT

Endeavor's Ari Emanuel, so publicly appalled by the media's digging up of 16-year-old dirt on buddy Chris Albrecht after his much-publicized Vegas domestic violence arrest, played matchmaker in the meeting that led to Albrecht's new gig at IMG. Also, Albrecht's received the Sarah Jessica Parker Seal of "I'd Work With Him Again" Approval: "It's a town of second, third and fourth chances... I would never be reluctant to work with him again. Maybe I'm being Pollyanna-ish, but people want to work with people who have been successful." [NY Times]

According to a review in THR, Gone Baby Gone...

Mark — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:12:09 EDT

According to a review in THR, Gone Baby Gone is "going to be remembered as one of the best crime movies of this decade." Yup, the Gone Baby Gone directed by Ben Affleck. [THR/Reuters]

Brad Grey Daydreaming About What His Former Studio Chief Scorecard Entry Might Look Like

Mark — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:13:59 EDT

LATimes.com uses the occasion of former Warner Bros. head Terry Semel's recent ouster from Yahoo! to assemble a handy, clip-n-save-quality scorecard helping you stay current on how your favorite former studio bigwigs are keeping themselves busy. While the group's fortunes range from Peters' tragically undercelebrated enshrinement on the Walk of Fame to Katzenberg's ogre-enabled DreamWorks Animation moguldom, arguably none of them has enjoyed as fulfilling a second act as erstwhile Disney Grand Mouseketeer Michael Eisner, who is happily sharing his twin passions for low-rated basic cable talk shows and 70s-kitsch trading cards with his old friends.

Studio chief scorecard [LAT]
Previously: Angry Hollywood Ex-Wives On The Warpath! [Defamer]