“It’s not just the rape scene - the whole story is challenging Dakota as an actress. And I’ve never been so proud of her in my life. I’ve seen the dailies, and in every scene she gets better and better.”

• “(Diora) Baird, who had a memorable, naked, bit part in Wedding Crashers, is especially good as Harlan’s free-spirited gal pal, and her (SAG required) lengthy sex scene with Spelling is definitely the film’s high point.” (via vb)

• Dave Navarro: If only we could edit the bad pick-up lines out of life.

• We cannot wait to get our new Scarlett Johansson Reeboks! The best line, among the many great lines included, has to be:

  In a statement, the 21-year-old actress said: “Reebok has a rich heritage in developing and designing cutting-edge women’s products which makes them an ideal company to partner with to launch Scarlett ‘Hearts’ Rbk.

Scarlett said all that? “Reebok has a rich heritage.” Now that’s rich. Remember when actors just acted?

Brick (winner of the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival) writer/director Rian Johnson is currently working on his new film titled The Brothers Bloom.

• Jon Favreau’s teaser Iron Man poster from Comic Con.

• Angelina Jolie: Retaining the mom boobs.

• Lance Bass is gay? Wow, we can’t believe Sherlock Homo Perez Hilton was right all along. Huh. We had no idea. He really cracked that code. Way to go Detective Twinkowitz.

• Watch Russell Crowe (he’s the guy in the The Insider glasses!!!) and actual French and Italian actresses Marion Cotilard and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (sister of Carla) in the exclusive trailer for A Good Year, the next film from director Ridley Scott.

• Mischa Barton look-a-like Willa Holland with her Bradon Davis look-alike boyfriend.

• Photoshoot or no photoshoot, Denise Richards is trying too hard.

The official goldenfiddle Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest movie review: Longest credits ever!!!

• Pete Doherty describes his forthcoming book of diaries and notebooks as “The Bridges Of Madison County meets Kurt Cobain’s diaries, minus all the cool drawings and lists, but with more Kate Moss.”

• Pitchdork busts an indie nut on The Pipettes’ new album.

• Is it just us, or is CNN.com totally overusing their “BREAKING STORY, DEVLOPING STORY” red, orange, and yellow-alert, banner these days? What? It could have happened. Please, do yourself a huge favor and wait for the “Racing Horse Pundit,” and then stick around for the Blazing Sadles.

• Elle Macpherson is the executive director of Hot Tuna?! Sorry, didn’t mean to date ourselves like that.

• The Girl: Thaise Lanzarin, 23 anos, Leo, el fumar caliente

• Save Use My Computer.

• Melted Mailbox