Happy St. Andrew's Day

Today is St. Andrew's day in Scotland. It is the feast day of St. Andrew, Scotland's patron saint. I've never actually celebrated it, but if you are celebrating have a great day.

Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 12/1: Paris Hilton, Dr. Drew Pinsky(R 11/5/08)
Tu 12/2: Drew Carey, Tony Parker, Lady Antebellum (R 9/26/08)
We 12/3: Elizabeth Banks, Jay Mohr (R 11/6/08)
Th 12/4: Pepe the King Prawn, Saffron Burrows, X (R 10/28/08)
Fr 12/5: John Malkovich, Little Jackie (R 10/23/08)

Doctor Who Christmas special promo photos

Here are some new photos with David Tennant from the upcoming Christmas special:







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The Ugly Truth trailer

It's 2:20 in the morning, but I have a treat for you. Gerard Butler in the brand spankin' new Ugly Truth trailer!



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Kevin McKidd on late night TV

Kevin McKidd will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote Grey's Anatomy. The episode will air on Tuesday, December, 2 on ABC in the U.S.

I also have photos for you guys of Kevin attending the Frost/Nixton premier on Monday in Los Angeles. Enjoy:

Photo from www.exposay.com/Chris Hatcher

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Happy birthday Dougray

Today is Dougray Scott's 43rd birthday. Here's a little bit of trivia on Dougray's birthday: He was born Stephen Dougray Scott and he based his stage name on his French grandmother's surname - Dougray.

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Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell to team up again?

I wrote a post about this movie nearly a year ago, and now there is finally a little news about it:

EWAN McGREGOR and Colin Farrell are being tipped for the leading roles in a comedy film about the Edinburgh body snatchers Burke and Hare.

Ealing Studios is planning a film about the notorious serial killers, and John Landis – director of An American Werewolf in London and The Blues Brothers – is to direct it, it was reported.

The script is written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, who also wrote Ealing's schoolgirl comedy St Trinian's, which was a hit last year.

Okay, that isn't much except now instead of Ewan being teamed up with Jude Law, he'll star with his Cassandra's Dream co-star Colin Farrell. Makes you wonder if this film is ever going to happen. There's something about a period comedy about serial killers that still has me intrigued though.

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David Tennant presents an award

Here are some photos of David attending the Evening Standard Theatre Awards at the Royal Opera House today. He presented the editor's award. Just click the photos to make them larger.






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Billy Connolly's birthday

Today is Billy Connolly's 66th birthday. You may know him from films like Mrs. Brown, The Boondock Saints, The Last Samurai, and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I hope he has a wonderful birthday.

Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 11/24: Mary Steenburgen, Eamonn Walker, Low vs. Diamond
Tu 11/25: Tony Curtis, Megalyn Echikunwoke
We 11/26: Adam Arkin, Jen Kirkman, Adele
Th 11/27: Brooke Shields, David Lynch
Fr 11/28: Kristin Chenoweth, Diedrich Bader

Happy belated birthday Gerry

I love Gerard Butler fans - they never miss anything. A reader and really observant Gerard fan sent me an e-mail and asked why I didn't leave a birthday message for Gerard. Long story short, a friend I haven't seen in a long time invited me to the country and far away from my computer.

So, I beg for everyone's forgiveness and I hope that Gerard had a very wonderful 39th birthday even though I'm recognizing it ten days after.

If there are any Gerry fans who want to leave him a belated birthday shout out you can leave a comment and you can always reach me by e-mail too.

Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston are not dating

Photo from www.justjared.com

Despite what the tabloid magazines keep reporting Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston have actually been meeting to discuss casting Gerard in The Goree Girls, a movie Jennifer Aniston is producing and starring in. The Goree Girls is a musical set in the 1940s. Here's the plot of the movie from Cinematical:

MSN describes the plot as a semi-true story inspired by Skip Hollandsworth's article "O Sister Where Art Thou." It's actually a pretty cool story of the first female country-and-western musicians who just happened to be prison inmates. Hollandsworth's article is definitely worth reading for the whole story, which is a pretty heartbreaking one, despite the relatively happy ending.

I wonder if Gerard Butler's character will be doing any singing in the movie. It would be great to hear Gerard sing again.

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Happy birthday Douglas Henshall

Hope he has an awesome birthday!

People magazine might be telling us what we already know

People magazine just released their Sexiest Man Alive list. Well, part of it anyway. Nobody Scottish is on the initial list, but there is a video on the magazine's website featuring Gerard Butler and James McAvoy, so that means they will be somewhere on the list. I can't embed the video, but you can watch it here.

Update Nov. 23 2008: Someone on a James McAvoy forum got the People Magazine this weekend, and sadly James is not featured on their Sexiest Man alive list. Boo! I'm going to find out if Gerard Butler makes the list so stay tuned.

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Who wants to buy Ewan McGregor's motorbike?

Photo from www.bestofewan.com

UNICEF UK is putting Ewan McGregor's Moto Guzzi California Vintage motorbike up for auction. The money will go to children affected by wars and natural disasters all over the world.

You can go here to watch video Ewan talking about his work with UNICEF (sorry people, I can't embed). You can also visit ebay to find out more about the auction and to pre-register to bid.

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James McAvoy wins best actor at Variety Club Awards

Some cool people at imdb point us to this:

James McAvoy and wife Anne-Marie Duff hit the 56th annual Variety Club Showbiz Awards on Sunday at London’s Grovesnor House.

The 29-year-old Scottish stud was honored with the Variety Club’s film award at the bash for his acclaimed performances in The Last King Of Scotland, Atonement and comic book thriller Wanted.

And there are some photos of James with his beautiful wife at the Variety Club Awards:

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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 11/17: Poppy Montgomery, Nick Hornby
Tu 11/18: Kevin Bacon, Sarah Shahi, the Bacon Brothers
We 11/19: James Lipton, Sara Gilbert, Sarah McLachlan
Th 11/20: Larry the Cable Guy, Third Day
Fr 11/21: George Hamilton, Cobie Smulders

Alan Cumming on Prop 8

Here's a little from his blog entry yesterday:

Yes, Obama may have won, but hatred and bigotry still abound... Following up on the protests in California and beyond, Wednesday there will be a protest at the Mormon Temple in Manhatttan. Tens of thousands of our brothers and sisters are in the streets in California and Salt Lake City and around the country protesting the votes banning same-sex marriage in California. Join them! Make your voices heard right here in New York City. We will tell the Mormon Church how we feel about its relentless campaign to condemn and control our lives.

Go here to read more of Alan's blog entry on Prop 8 and also he wrote a very touching post on November 7, 2008 about becoming an American citizen so check that out as well.

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Ewan McGregor in GQ

Here are beautiful photos of Ewan in the December 2008 edition of Japanese GQ:








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Awards and such

Photo from: www.firstshowing.net

First, the actual award wins:

Indie film Summer starring Scottish actor Robert Carlyle won the awards for best feature and best director (Kenny Glenaan) at the Scottish BAFTA Awards in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday night.
Scottish actor Brian Cox also won the BAFTA Award for best film acting performance for his role in The Escapist.

Photo from www.smh.com.au

And now, the nominations:

James McAvoy is nominated for this year's European Film Awards in the best European actor category for his role in 2007's Atonement. The ceremony will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on Dec. 6, 2008.

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Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 11/10: Mark Harmon, Ron White
Tu 11/11: Selma Blair, Tom Dreesen, Tim Reid
We 11/12: Seann William Scott, Kathy Kinney
Th 11/13: Andy Richter, Cold War Kids
Fr 11/14: Jim Parsons, Ray Davies

Another McDreamy?

USA Today has an interview with Kevin McKidd about his role on Grey's Anatomy. He gives a little more information about his character Owen Hunt and the relationship his character will have with Cristina Yang.

Could there be another McDreamy or McSteamy in the making?

Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, 35, plays Owen Hunt, the love interest of Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, and things start to heat up between the two tonight.

"His character is an old-fashioned tortured hero," says series creator Shonda Rhimes. "I call him Heathcliff when we're talking about him in the writers' room.

"This season, all the way around, is our no-holds-barred season. We're not holding anything back. Owen Hunt is definitely apart of that."

We caught up with the actor on a break from taping an upcoming episode.

You can read the rest of the article here.

Photo from www.kevinmckiddonline.com

New photo of Ewan McGregor in Angels and Demons

I just found a new photo of Ewan from the upcoming movie. I'm not sure if it has been released before but I've never seen it it. Here you are:



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James McAvoy honored by arts academy

I thought this was great news:

Actor James McAvoy is to be honoured by his former drama school, it was
announced.The Bafta-winning star will receive a Fellowship from the Royal
Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow next month. Acclaimed
British actor, producer and director Lord Attenborough will also be honoured at
the graduation ceremony on November 20. McAvoy, 29, who is best
known for his film roles in The Last King of Scotland and Atonement, as well as
the television series Shameless, recently backed a campaign opposing cuts at the
drama school. The honour is being given in recognition of his support to
the Academy.

The Scot graduated from the RSAMD in 2000. RSAMD
principal John Wallace said: "James was very active in a huge campaign involving
the academy and he has been very involved in the academy since he left."We are
absolutely delighted that he has accepted the invitation and are looking forward
to seeing him next month."

Lord Attenborough, who received two Academy
Awards in 1983 for the film Gandhi, will conduct a master class for staff and
students during his visit. He will then receive an Honorary Doctorate of
Drama."We are also delighted that Lord Attenborough will come to work with our
students and are saluting his contribution to our culture, society and economy,"
Mr Wallace added.

I also thought I'd congratulate Barack Obama and all of America on his historic win last night. It was amazing.

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David Tennant interview

Here's David Tennant on BBC Breakfast news yesterday:



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If you don't vote, you're a moron

Those are not my words. Those are Craig Ferguson's words. He's talking to fence sitters like me. The one thing the American election has inspired me to do is to decide to register to vote in my own country. Anyway, Americans go vote tomorrow if you haven't already. Here is Craig in his own words:

Weekend box office for RocknRolla

RocknRolla starring Gerard Butler opened outside of the top ten films at the US box office with $1.7million in 826 theaters. Considering the lack of promotion I'm pretty amazed it even made $1million. Has anyone gotten the chance to see it yet?

Weekly schedule for Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Mo 11/3: Bill Maher
Tu 11/4: Craig is sworn in as a United States citizen, Kristen Bell, the Wicked Tinkers (R 2/4/08)
We 11/5: Paris Hilton, Dr. Drew Pinsky
Th 11/6: Elizabeth Banks
Fr 11/7: Christian Slater, Eric Hutchinson