Lawyer: Lohan Is Back on Sobriety Track

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan rang in the New Year drinking champagne in Italy, her lawyer says, but is "back on track" in terms of sobriety.

A video obtained by The Associated Press shows Lohan, who spent much of 2007 in and out of rehab, taking a swig from a champagne bottle while in Capri, Italy.

"After being handed a champagne bottle while on a dance floor in Italy on New Year's Eve and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay immediately stopped, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track," her attorney, Blair Berk, said Thursday in a statement. "There is no magic cure here."

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Big Batch O' Super Hot Daily Links: Weekend Edition

We've got a preview of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show which allows me to link to one of the better things I've ever written - a live diary of the 2006 proceedings.MTV was permitted to speak to Natalie Portman for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium because they don't have a restraining order against them like certain website writers.

New poster for Wall-E. Um, okay.

I always enjoy it when major media outlets have to bash a film.

Finally someone has the courage to ask "What does the strike mean for the actors?"

Will the strike affect the Awards Season? Definitive answer: Maybe.

Has McG confirmed for Terminator IV?

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has completed casting... so sorry if you were still waiting on a phone call there.

No more Bionic Wednesdays? What will my friends and I do?

ME LIKE NEW HULK PHOTO. Sorry, couldn't resist. We'll continue in non-Hulk speak going forward.

Tom Cruise as Hugh Hefner? It sounds so awful I'm praying it happens.

The name of Cloverfield is Cloverfield. They should have called it Snakes on a Plane 2008 because that's what we're headed for given the hype to substance ratio.

If Outlaw Vern reviews Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer we're morally obligated to link to it.

The nine most racist Disney characters.

Our song of the day is a throwback, "Particle Man" from They Might Be Giants.

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Angelina Jolie vs. Natalie Portman: Who Ya Got?

Once again, it's a weekend battle of head-to-head stars. This weekend we have another truly titanic matchup and this time it is a battle between two of the most beautiful women in the world. In this corner we have everyone's favorite foster mom, Angelina Jolie. And in this corner we have one of the few actresses to run the child actress gauntlet and make it through unscathed, Natalie Portman. Let's drop the cage. You know the rules. Two women enter! One woman leaves!In the box office this weekend: Winner = Jolie
This one is a real wild card that only the folks with a line on tracking will really be able to predict. But, while I definitely believe in the long term holiday weekend potential of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, I think the sheer star power of not only the cast, but the behind-the-CG brains on Beowulf will lead this unique endeavor right to the top this weekend.

In the critical arena: Winner = Jolie
Despite the fact that Magorium was scripted (not to mention directed) by one of Hollywood's hot new talents, Zach Helm, the guy responsible for last year's wonderful and sadly overlooked Stranger Than Fiction, I've got a feeling that critics are going to be bowled over by all the bells and whistles of Beowulf and particularly the, um, talents of Miss Jolie. Although, I'm getting the feeling that neither is going to be particularly savaged this weekend.

In their careers: Winner = Jolie
This one pains me. I want to give it to Portman. She's more talented. She has a much better sense of what projects to take. And she has yet to achieve her full potential as both an actress and a celebrity. But Angelina Jolie is one of the biggest stars in the world. As bizarre as she might be, as poor as the career choices are that she's made in the years since her Oscar win, as much as she can't keep herself out of the tabloids for so much as five minutes – she's huge. She's reached the peak of success and doesn't appear to be going anywhere. She's not even the main character of Beowulf and I'm writing about her. What can you say? She wins.

In my heart of hearts: Winner = Portman
How can you not love Natalie Portman? She's adorable, sweet and a talented actress. Jolie is just… weird. And frankly it kind of creeps me out that she seems to have to concentrate to completely close her lips. Natalie takes this one in a walk.

Winner = Jolie
Please. The only way Portman could win in this contest is if someone distracted Jolie with some stray orphans.

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Ten Actresses To Keep an Eye On In 2008

Actress: Cate Blanchett
2007 notables: Hot Fuzz, I'm Not There, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2008 notables: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Why she made the list: Cate got great reviews for revisiting Queen Elizabeth even if the actual movie didn't. Meanwhile, there's a good chance a Best Supporting nod is on the horizon with her turn as a Dylan in I'm Not There. Cate, or "The New Meryl" as I like to call her, will try to continue her strong streak of performances with the heavily anticipated Indiana Jones movie and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher.

Actress: Tilda Swinton
2007 notables: Michael Clayton
2008 notables: Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Burn After Reading, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll

Why she made the list: It's my firm belief that Swinton doesn't get nearly enough love because she looks like an alien. She's kind of like Christopher Walken in female form. She is good-to-great in almost every movie she's in though and I really liked her turn in Michael Clayton this year. She joins Cate in Benjamin Button, but the movie I'm looking forward to more is the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand. Swinton has one more notable project that inspires me to drink: Phantasmagoria, a bizarre project about Alice In Wonderland author Lewis Carroll that will be written by, directed and star Marilyn Manson. I'd like to tell you I was lying. I'm just not.
Actress: Halle Berry
2007 notables: Perfect Stranger, Things We Lost in the Fire
2008 notables: Happily Never After, Tulia, Class Act

Why she made the list: You ever see that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry dates a woman he finds beautiful, but every so often with the right (or wrong, really) lighting, she's turns into a butterface? Berry's career is kind of like that. Sometimes it looks good (like her latest, Things We Lost In The Fire) and sometimes it looks like Perfect Stranger. John Singleton's legal drama Tulia, and the heartwarming true story, Class Act, sound like potential winners.
Actress: Reese Witherspoon
2007 notables: Rendition
2008 notables: Four Christmases

Why she made the list: I know she doesn't have much on the plate but her December 2008 release, Four Christmases sounds like a doctor-prescribed rebound flick. It's about a couple (Reese and Vince Vaughn) whose parents are both divorced. You know what that means... four trips to four homes on Christmas Day. It's Christmas, it's Vince Vaughn so you know all kinds of crazy hijinks will ensue. It doesn't matter whether or not this movie is good or lame because it sounds like a holiday hit.
Actress: Rachel McAdams
2007 notables: Nada
2008 notables: Married Life, The Lucky Ones, The Time Traveler's Wife, State of Play

Why she made the list: With Wedding Crashers and The Notebook, Rachel looked like she was primed to make le leap. As far as I can tell, everyone loves Rachel McAdams. Everyone I talk to is positively smitten. It'd make me nauseous if I didn't have a serious case of puppy love for her as well. So yeah, lots of love to go around. We just all hated Red Eye.

I think she felt scorned by this. She took 2007 off and went out to the lake where she spent her fondest childhood years. She had time to reflect, hook a worm and watch the sun set. All the while, never forgetting and methodically planning her comeback to the very last detail. Twirling her mustache, shaving her mustache... until finally she was ready to unleash herself again upon John Q. Public.

Or maybe the scheduling just worked out the way it did. Anyway, with a full slate of films to be released in 2008 (including State of Play with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton), McAdams looks to be one of next year's most prolific prospects.

Actress: Katherine Heigl
2007 notables: Grey's Anatomy, Knocked Up
2008 notables: Grey's Anatomy, 27 Dresses
Why she made the list: She's on a little TV show that a few people watch and she appeared in one of this past summer's surprise hits. If 27 Dresses connects with the ladies and they drag their boyfriends with promises of late night flirtations, the Grey's Anatomy producers might be in for a world of trouble. You know they'll all be smiling at Heigl's face, wishing her good luck with the new movie all the while praying it suffers a quick, albeit painful box office death. Now you are ours forever!
Actress: Kate Hudson
2007 notables: She was nowhere to be found
2008 notables: Fool's Gold, Bachelor No. 2, Cutlass, Bride Wars

Why she made the list: Kate needed a year off after the whole Raising Helen-Skeleton Key-You, Me and Dupree era and quite frankly, so did we. But I'm feeling a comeback for Penny Lane. She's got a safe bet with Fools Gold in which she co-stars with Matthew McConaughey for a second time. A movie with that guy always helps with the female audience. Women like women who like Matthew McConaughey, I think. She also has a safe-sounding movie in Bride Wars about two women who schedule their wedding on the same day and begin a rivalry. She's even writing and directing a movie called Cutlass, which I'm pretty sure will suck, but hey, at least she's out there living it up. The other bad news is she's doing a movie with Dane Cook. Nobody's perfect.
Actress: Michelle Monaghan
2007 notables: Gone Baby Gone, The Heartbreak Kid
2008 notables: Trucker, Made of Honor, Eagle Eye

Why she made the list: She starred (and was pretty good) in Gone Baby Gone -- one of the year's better films -- and The Heartbreak Kid which isn't. If I could sum up her 2008 outlook with one word (or two) it would be ... Le Shia. You got it. She stars with LeBeouf in a flick called Eagle Eye. The Shia has been pretty platinum of late (late night visits to Walgreens notwithstanding). Plus, in 2008, Le Shia has Spielberg in his entourage with a little Indy movie (and I don't mean "independent") so it's going to be hard to bet against him or, for that matter, her.
Actress: Nicole Kidman
2007 notables: The Invasion, Margot at the Wedding, The Golden Compass
2008 notables: Australia, The Reader,

Why she made the list: Kidman can be tabloid fodder sometimes. As a result I become dangerously close to forgetting what a good actress she is. I have a feeling a rough 2007 is going to end pretty well for Ms. Kidman as The Golden Compass rolls into theaters next month. And I'm very interested in seeing what kind of insanity Baz Luhrmann has cooked up in the form of Australia. Meanwhile, I've read Bernhard Schlink's novel The Reader and it has serious Oscar potential if done right.
Actress: Ellen Page
2007 notables: Juno
2008 notables: Jack and Diane, Smart People

Why she made the list: She made me pay attention with Hard Candy and now she's turning even more heads (and starting some Oscar chatter) with this year's Juno. Her 2008 schedule looks pretty light but she has at least one project that is already raising eyebrows. The movie is called Jack and Diane and it's being described as a "lesbian werewolf movie." I don't know, personally I'm getting a little tired of all of these lesbian werewolf flicks. I mean, enough already. Have you really run out of ideas, Hollywood? If you fix this whole WGA strike, will I be able to tell the difference? Anyway, if Page lands herself an Oscar nom, expect those 2008 prospects to kick into another gear.

That about does it. I know, I know I left off some of your favorite actresses with some exciting projects. And here's your chance to give me a piece of your mind. Leave a comment below and give me a real earful!

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The Five Sexiest Funny Girls in Hollywood

This week we're bringing to you the five funniest yet sexy girls of Hollywood. So not only will they make you laugh, but they'll definitely get a rise out of you. Sit back and enjoy.

Anna Faris

 

Why she's funny: She is pretty good at stealing most of the scenes she's in when playing opposite the main character.

Why she's sexy: Her girl next door looks help, but when you've been cast as a Playboy bunny -- and can legitimately pull it off -- you know you've got to be hot.

Her notable credits: Scary Movie (the first one), The Hot Chick, Waiting, Just Friends

Sarah Silverman

Why she's funny: She has the guts to say the snarkiest/most outlandish jokes possible at any given moment.

Why she's sexy: She can joke around with the guys and look hot while making fun of you. What more can you ask for?

Her notable credits: Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic, Greg the Bunny, Heartbreakers, Seinfeld

Kristen Wiig

Why she's funny: Imagine Molly Shannon and/or Cheri Oteri. Now imagine them being actually funny. That's what you get with Kristen.

Why she's sexy: Aside from being the hottest woman ever on SNL, she is actually even hotter in real life. I know this because we almost banged. Sorry babe, couldn't keep that a secret forever.

Her notable credits: Saturday Night Live, Knocked Up

Elizabeth Banks

Why she's funny: Very versatile with her comedy including the ability to play a funny tramp to perfection.

Why she's sexy: Let me put it this way. She would have made for a better Mary Jane than Kirsten Dunst. Her latest GQ photo shoot only proves that she is insanely hotter than all the other girls on this list.

Her notable credits: Spider-Man series, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Scrubs

Isla Fisher

Why she's funny: Because she's a nut and she writes quite a bit of material herself. Not to mention most of her candid interviews are genuinely funny.
Why she's sexy: She's a cute red head with a great body. 'Nuff said.

Her notable credits: I Heart Huckabees, The Wedding Crashers, Hot Rod

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Come On, Lay Off Wonder Woman

You know, people are getting a bit anxious about the casting of the new Justice League movie. They're taking a look at this growing cast of unknowns and shaking their heads. They want Jessica Biel. They want Brandon Routh. They want Ryan Reynolds. And George Miller doesn't.And God bless George Miller for it. He's doing something different here. His approach isn't about putting big names in the big roles. On the contrary, he's thinking about the future. He's thinking about a cast that will sign three to five picture deals because he's thinking about making a franchise. Warner is thinking about spin-offs with these actors. I mean honestly, what sounds better to you: a one time mega star extravaganza or an event film followed by a movie about a different Justice Leaguer every year – complete with another JLA film every two or three years?

Are you feeling me now? Yeah. I thought you might be. But let's look at some Justice Leaguers of the past. Who the hell is Lynda Carter? Ask any grown man who she is and they will say without missing a bat that she's Wonder Woman. Nobody knew who she was before she got the role. But here she is, Wonder Woman to an entire generation. What about Christopher Reeve. Another unknown. Unknown until he suited up as Superman that is. Hugh Jackman? Chris Evans? Both relative unknowns until they donned super suits (as Wolverine and Johnny "The Human Torch" Storm respectively.)

And sure there have been a few good, prefect casting choices of stars in the past. Michael Keaton made a fine Batman, but Val Kilmer and George Clooney didn't. And while Patrick Stewart made an incredible Professor X, do I need to even talk about what happened when Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry suited up as Storm?

So lay off of Teresa Palmer for a while. She's our Wonder Woman. I don't care if she's only 5'6". Compared to other actors in Hollywood that IS Amazonian height. I mean I know I'm 6'2"…but every time I go to Los Angeles I feel like I've walked into the city of the Shetland People. Actors are small. Personally, If they could find a 6'2" actress who looked like Wonder Woman, could act AND they populated the rest of the film with people of the same height, THEN maybe we could talk. But for now, this girl sure looks like she'll do.

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Big Batch O' Super Hot Daily Links: Weekend Edition

Is Teresa Palmer (pictured left) the new Wonder Woman? If so, we were waaaaaay off.On that note - this guy wonders if perhaps this Wonder Woman is too darn short.

No Capt. Kirk for Star Trek?? For shame.

This just in: U2 makes an awful lot of money.

Here's a Carrie Underwood album review. And here's a Carrie Underwood photo gallery.

Will Jack Bauer survive another season of 24? Perhaps. Depends on that whole drinking thing.

Juno is getting released early? Yet another good sign!

If one of our writers finishes a book we give him some pub. If one of our writers finishes a book on STEVEN SEAGAL we ponder if we're cool enough to even be associated with him. Here's the book, and the ruling was we're cool enough... but barely.

On that note, it's national novel writing month! I'm very tempted to try this, though it would probably be the end of every relationship I had. Writing books is hard. Then again, the good news is that anyone can do it, even Brit Spears' momma.

A list of the five sexiest funny girls in Hollywood. Hmm, I'm with them on Sarah Silverman and Kristen Wiig but Isla Fisher was brutally bad in The Lookout. And where is Maya Rudolph on this list?

A very well thought out essay on Dumbledore's sexuality.

Dre tackles how to make the Wolverine movie good.

Our song of the day is The Delgados "The City Consumes Us." The threat level is mauve.

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