BOP Daily News
August 28, 2003
The spirit of BOP News lives on in
This is So Last Week,
our pop culture week-in-review,
presented in a pleasing quiz form.
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The three-ring circus otherwise known as the California gubernatorial recall
has added some more acts, as Hollywood's Democrats line up to oppose Arnold
Schwarzenegger's bid to take over the state's top job. Among those coming
out against the Terminator's candidacy are Woody Harrelson, Cybil Shepherd,
and Martin Sheen, who recently stated he felt the recall was "an effort to
grab the state for the Republicans. I suspect this came out of the White
House. Frankly, it makes perfect sense after Florida." Sheen is also of the opinion that if a celebrity has to run, it should at least
be one with some experience in politics. Perhaps the heaviest hitter to
leap into the fray to date is Tom Hanks, who was reportedly furious over an
apparently erroneous report in the Los Angeles Times that his agents, CAA,
would be doing all they could to assist Ahnuld in his election campaign. This race is gonna make for a great movie...well, as long as Arnold isn't involved
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And just when you thought the whole recall mess couldn't get any more silly,
Taco Bell steps up to prove you wrong. The Mexican fast-food chain is
having its own version of the election, encouraging people to vote by
ordering either an Arnie or a Gray Davis, which are beef and chicken tacos,
respectively. The results of this stomach poll will be published on the
Taco Bell Web site every Tuesday, with the final tally posted the day before
the recall election itself. We can understand if the Taco Bell bosses
are reluctant to use the words "Arnold Schwarzenegger" and "chicken" in
tandem.
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Renée Zellweger feels there's too much gossip appearing about her in the
tabloids recently, and thinks she's found the source in her long-time
celebrity dog-walker. The dog walker was recently fired by Renée's
assistant after having walked the star's dogs for two years. The young
woman says, "It really hurt my feelings. It's as if you're being ousted from
their family." The tabloids will now go back to focusing on Zellweger's weight problem though they can't decide if she's too fat or too thin.
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Proving once again the old Hollywood adage you're only as good as your last
film, legendary director Sir Richard Attenborough is having trouble raising
funds for his planned biopic on 18th century revolutionary Thomas Paine, who wrote The
Rights of Man, a treatise oft cited during the early days of the
Revolutionary War. Sir Richard has an A-list cast planned for the shoot,
but since his last two films flopped at the box office, finding backers has
been nearly impossible. The Academy Award-winning director seems convinced
the film could have huge box office, especially if his choices of Daniel
Day-Lewis for the lead, Anthony Hopkins as Benjamin Franklin and either
Michael Douglas or Martin Sheen as George Washington sign on. As the
director puts it, "Because I made these two failures - commercial and
critical - I am not flavor of the month. In terms of current cinema and
conventional box-office wisdom, I am old-fashioned." Maybe if he re-titles
it Jurassic Park 5...
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Nick Nolte is in trouble with the law again, this time for playing his
electric guitar too loudly. The star was apparently in the middle of a jam
session when angry officers knocked on the door of his Malibu home and spoke
with Nolte's son, Brawley. Brawley apologized on behalf of his father and
promised to get the senior Nolte to lower the volume. The cops wouldn't leave until father Nick apologized for naming his son Brawley.
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"If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you
can leave in a minute and a huff."
Box Office Prophets offers quality, reliable news about the entertainment industry. BOP is also entertaining. To that end, please be advised that some content in this column is intended to be humorous and should not be considered factual.
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