Tarantino: I'm the Foot F***in' Master!
Quentin Tarantino showed off some fancy footwork at LAX yesterday -- but this time, he wasn't suckin' toes.
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"Idol" Pips Out "Iron Man"
George Michael is performing on tonight's "Idol" finale, but he ain't "the biggest star in the world" that Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe has been touting -- our spies tell us, it's "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr.
TMZ moles say the finale will include a virtual hologram of Gladys Knight singing "Midnight Train to Georgia" with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Downey Jr. singing backup as the Pips. Holy Nat King Cole! "Idol" did this last season when Celine Dion sang along side a virtual undead Elvis. For the record, Gladys Knight is still alive.
We're told the Jonas Brothers, ZZ Top, Seal, Bryan Adams, One Republic, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood will also perform before David Archuleta (or possibly maybe, but not likely, Cook) is crowned the winner.
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Stage Parents Throw Their Kids a Bone
What parents let their kids hang around a guy who looks like he's exposing his penis near a pre-school?
That's exactly what happened in NYC yesterday, when Catherine Zeta-Jones shot a scene for a movie. Check out CZJ running away from a flasher with two kids under her arms. And look behind the flasher at the extras -- little tykes watching Long Dong Silver showing his prosthetic wang.
So producers paid the kids squat and the parents bit the bait. When the mini-extras go to real school, they'll surely be the hit during show and tell.
'Sex' Girls Know How to Make 'Em Laugh
The "Sex and the City" NYC premiere will be hilarious, even if the film sucks.
Sources tell TMZ Sarah Jessica Parker has 50 tix to the May 27 show at Radio City Music Hall. Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis each scored 25. So even if it's a giant yawn, 125 people will be laughing their skinny little asses off.
Parker got the extra tix because she contributed a lot to the Caroline Kennedy Fund for Public Schools, the beneficiary of the event.
The '90s Called, They Want Their Star Back
Judging by all the pap attention, it looked like Kevin Costner was still relevant. It's too bad all the questions they threw at him were about things that happened -- or people he knew -- nearly 20 years ago.
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Lt. Harris is Still Pointing Out the Pissants!
G.W. Bailey of "Police Academy" fame was out at Katsuya Thursday night, where he hilariously named all the a**holes he's worked with on the "Academy" movies.
First A-hole mentioned? David Spade -- naturally.
"Iron Man" Becomes Karate Kid
Former drug addict-turned-"Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr. is riding a new high these days -- and has the kicks to prove it.
The 43-year-old box office superhero (left) channeled his inner Ralph Macchio while practicing martial arts with an instructor in his L.A. driveway on Wednesday.
Is Mr. Miyagi in the Avenger Initiative, too?!
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The Kid from 'A Christmas Story' 'Memba Him?!
Peter Billingsley is best known for his role as Ralphie in the now classic 1983 film, "A Christmas Story." Guess what he looks like now!
Miley's Producer Won't Fall Into Mouse Trap
Miley Cyrus' topless Vanity Fair pics have meant bad press for Disney -- and it looks like they're keeping quiet in hopes it'll all blow over soon.
TMZ tried getting something out of Clark Spencer, the producer of Miley's next movie "Bolt," but the questions had him wishing he could do just that.
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Zane Blamed for Bad 'Bloodrayne' Deal
Billy Zane is being sued by director Uwe Boll for brokering a distribution deal that went south.
According to a lawsuit filed today, Zane put Boll's production company in touch with another company to handle the U.S. distribution of the movie "Bloodrayne." According to Boll's camp, the defendants claimed they could open the theater in at least 2,000 theaters -- but didn't.
The suit also claims that Zane took a $450,000 "finder's fee," which he wasn't authorized to do.
Boll is asking for unspecified damages. Calls to Zane's reps were not immediately returned.
Johnny Depp Stimulates ... Local Economy
Johnny Depp is doing what the president can't -- saving the economy one location at a time!
While filming his new film "Public Enemies" in Oshkosh, Wisc., Johnny's eating and drinking habits did more for the area's financial outlook than any reduction in interest rates. Depp and his pals -- who were staying at a hotel in nearby Appleton -- recently dropped a $1,500 tip on a $2,600 dinner at a local restaurant and that has residents saying, "Johnny Depp is welcome here anytime." Hillary & Obama, who?
The Michael Mann directed film filmed in -- and pumped cash into -- various parts of Wisconsin and Illinois, leaving a trail of very happy townies. See, Hollywood ain't all bad.
Will Smith's New Movie Unloads 7lbs of B.S.
TMZ caught up with a woman who lives in the neighborhood where the new Will Smith movie "Seven Pounds" is being filmed, and she is totally P.O.'d at how the movie is taking over her street.
This woman claims she has to deal with construction early in the morning, portable bathrooms in the street, and crew members lighting up cigarettes outside her front door.
She's so frustrated, she has resorted to putting wacky signs in her yard -- risking the title of the neighborhood crazy lady. She really must be be desperate for help!
James Bond: License to Crash ... Again!
It's been car wrecks galore for the new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace."
For the second time in a week, a terrible accident involving stunt drivers occurred on the Italian set of the latest Bond flick.
Italian officials say a stuntman suffered serious head injuries when he and another stuntman crashed during a car chase sequence on a winding lakeside road. The second stuntman was slightly injured.
UPDATE: Filming has been suspended on the set of "Quantum of Solace" while the accident is being investigated by Italian authorities. Meanwhile, the driver of one of the cars remains hospitalized, in serious condition. Director Marc Forster, star Daniel Craig or any other cast members were at the location when the accident occurred.
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Jackie Chan: Wax On, Wax Off!
Martial arts legend Jackie Chan is the latest celeb to have his likeness transmogrified into a creepy mannequin at Madame Tussauds in New York on Tuesday.
The folks at Tussauds took the liberty to shade Jackie in a gorgeous shade of "Dancing with the Stars" orange.
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Jaws from the James Bond Flicks 'Memba Him?!
Richard Kiel is best known for playing giant steel-toothed villain Jaws in the '70s James Bond films, "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker." Guess what he looks like now!
Ding-a-Ling Says Bai to Makeup, Hello to a Job!
Shoplifting chicken dancer Bai Ling went au naturel while on the Vancouver set of her new movie on Thursday. Holy s**t! Someone actually hired this loon?!
Apparently, the film's hair and makeup budget was somewhere in the $0.00 range.
Oh and the name of the flick is "Dim Sum Funeral." R.I.P.