More news on a March release: It’s been since November since we talked about Eddie Murphy’s new movie, A Thousand Words,  which was supposed to be the next step on his comeback tour. Tower Heist opened strong, but had no legs and fell off dramatically after the first week. Then there was that whole Academy Awards debacle.

The film itself seems like it’s taking an awful lot from Liar Liar, a Jim Carrey vehicle that benefitted enormously from its supporting cast, including Maura Tierney. In A Thousand Words, it’s not lies Murphy’s Jack McCall can’t utter, it’s words in general. This high concept piece of dross Otherwise it’s basically the same except we get to see Murphy playing a two hour game of charades.

“After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis), fast talking literary agent Jack McCall’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are no more. The tree’s appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word we speak. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner."

We have a new poster courtesy of our friends at HeyUGuys I’m very very skeptical about this. It’s been in the can for over a year. A Thousand Words was originally scheduled for January, but was moved to March to better capitalize on Murphy’s Oscar appearance. Ummm…maybe they forgot about it and just left it there. A Thousand Words costars Kerry Washington, Clark Duke, Allison Janney and Ariel Winter and is scheduled to open March 23 in the US and 6 April in the UK.

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Vera Farmiga, who is due very soon, rocked her baby bump at last night’s opening of the Metropolitan Opera Season, with the new production of ‘Das Rheingold’ in the Lincoln Center New York City. Last week she told People that she didn’t know what the baby’s gender was:

“We don’t know what we’re having yet. I just want to have a healthy baby”

Her son realizes he’s going to have a sibling:

“I get the feeling he’s starting to [realize he’s going to have a sibling] because when I [show him my stomach] and say, ‘Baby. Baby. This is going to be your baby sibling,’ he repeats the word baby. He presses his mouth [to my belly], takes my shirt and goes, ‘Close. Close,’ to kind of distinguish the idea of there being someone else in my life.

And any sibling rivalry or jealousy probably isn’t going to be an issue:

“He has such an amount of patience when he is around other children. He has as much energy [as other kids], but I just see, for example, how he deals with toys being taken from him,” she notes. “He’s super cool about it. He’s suave and relaxed and if someone grabs a toy, he’ll take what’s fallen by the wayside. It’s a remarkable quality to have. He’s got a spirit that’s just so relaxed.”

Also attending last night’s event were Meg Ryan (I really wish she would grow her hair long again), Holly Hunter (do you see that woman’s arms? The arms are Madonna-like, yet not as scary), Kerry Washington, Rachel Roy and others.

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Ashley Olsen must have had an appointment at the salon before attending the 2010 Lucille Lortel Awards (honouring off Broadway productions) in New York last night because she forgot to return the robe they make you wear.  Girl has millions of dollars.  This doesn’t have to happen.

I’m available to dress you Ashley if you need some help.  Walmart will take good care of us baby.  :)

Also attending last night’s awards:

• Kerry Washington
• Ally Sheedy
• Lucy DeVito
• Montego Glover
• Melissa Joan Hart
• Justin Bartha
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson
• Jennifer Morrison
• Hugh Dancy
• Tamara Tuni
• Lily Rabe
• Zoe Kazan
• Anthony LaPaglia
• Bryan Batt
• Michael Urie
• Anthony Mackie
• Saffron Burrows

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Last night Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards were held in New York and Rihanna took home top honours:  Woman of the Year.  Iman presented the award to her by saying how inspired she was by the young singer:

“Now I am even more impressed with her dignity and courage,”

Rihanna:

“It means a lot, because I’m a woman and I represent a lot of things for women, and part of that is being strong and being confident and being comfortable with who you are. And, all the women on the list this year happen to have all those qualities, so it’s an honour to be the Woman of the Year amongst all those great women.”

She also talked about what her interview with Diane Sawyer did for her:

“it was like a weight lifted off my chest and now I don’t have to talk about it anymore. I can talk about my music, things that I love”

Other winners of last night’s awards included:

• Stella McCartney
• Serena Williams
• Dr. Maya Angelou
• Dr. Jane Aronson
• Laura Ling and Euna Lee
• Marissa Mayer
• One Million Signatures Campaign
• Amy Poehler
• Susan Rice
• Maria Shriver
• Special Recognition: Michelle Obama

Amy Poehler received her award for being an inspiration to girls and said when she won:

“Girls, if boys say something that’s not funny, you don’t have to laugh,”

That’s so Amy, isn’t it??  :)

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Halle Berry just keeps getting more and more beautiful as does her baby’s daddy and life partner Gabriel Aubry.  Here they are seen attending the Keep A Child Alive in New York.

Also attending:  

• Adrian Grenier
• Spike Lee
• Padma Lakshmi
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Nick Cannon
• Kerry Washington
• Iman
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Robin Thicke
• Paula Patton
• John Mayer
• Usher
• Mary J. Blige
• Kendu Isaacs
• Sir Richard Branson

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 I love that colour on Jennifer Lopez!!  Her makeup looks amazing!!  Major celebs came out for the International Group’s Night of Stars event at Cipriani Wall St., NYC.

Can you believe how Ashley Olsen looks??  All the ladies look beautiful, don’t they?  Tons of celebs:

• Ashley Olsen
• Kate Bosworth
• Christopher Bailey
• Blake Lively
• Balthazar Getty
• Allegra Versace
• Donnatella Versace
• Lindsay Price
• Debra Messing
• Kerry Washington
• Julianna Margulies
• Hugh Dancy
• Marcia Gay Harden
• Penn Badgley
• Karl Lagerfeld

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