In the upcoming film “Get Him to the Greek” starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, and Rose Bryne (just to name a few), a Hollywood producer is forced to get a rock legend out to L.A. for a comeback show. The movie is produced by Judd Apatow, the man behind “40 Year Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up,” meaning the movie will be hilarious. Jonah Hill’s character is given the mission of escorting the uncooperative rock star (Brand) to L.A., while Brand is mostly focused on re-earning the love of Rose Byrne’s character. Ultimately though, Hill must get Brand to the infamous Greek Theater in L.A. and has to go through as many outrageous obstacles as you can imagine.

If you go here and vote you can not only get in on a free screening of the movie but get the CAST TO COME TO HARVARD! The Voice and Universal Pictures are spearheading this movement and we would love nothing more to have these amazingly talented actors and actresses in our midst. The screening will take place on 4/18/10, and with enough votes you can expect to have a bunch of super famous/awesome people walking around campus. So go on and vote people! This is bound to be the funniest movie of 2010 coming from Apatow–why not make sure they come here to show off?

12 p.m. today in the Kirkland Senior Common Room, Dana Torres will be speaking and answering questions through the Conversations with Kirkland series. She has won twelve Olympic medals in her career, four of which are Gold. She is especially known for her popularity via a comeback at the age of 41 in the last Summer Olympics. Not only was she a new mother, but it had been eight years she since had competed in the Olympic Games.She’s also been a successful television commentator, sports correspondent, and author–with her memoir “Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life.” So go to Kirkland at NOON to see this amazing athlete, woman, and inspiration speak!!

If you’re obsessed with the movies like myself then you watch all of these award shows and pretend that, instead of being on your futon/couch/floor you are in fact there and sippin’ the bubbly next to Clooney. So, given this theatrical spirit I give you my:

SAG AWARDS PREDICTIONS OF 2010

I would establish a pool but I don’t know what gambling laws are and yeah…

So here’s how I usually do it: RED means who WILL win, BLUE means who SHOULD win. If the should and will are the same in my mind then it’s just red. I hope you’re keeping up; I know this is a really complex system.

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“The Hurt Locker”
“Precious”
“Nine”
“An Education”
“Inglourious Basterds”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Diane Kruger, “Inglourious Basterds”
Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire”

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble:
“Public Enemies”
“Star Trek”
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

*note, i don’t know what qualifies as KRAZYAWSOM stuntin’ so, this is guestimation

TV

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Closer”
“Dexter”
“The Good Wife”
“Mad Men”
“True Blood”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”
“The Office”

(kills me b/c i love 30 rock, but they’ve won everything for the past three years)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, “Medium”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
Toni Collette, “The United States of Tara”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Kevin Bacon, “Taking Chance”
Cuba Gooding, Jr., “Gifted Hands”
Jeremy Irons, “Georgia O”Keefe”
Kevin Kline, “Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac”
Tom Wilkinson, “A Number”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keefe”
Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”
Ruby Dee, “America”
Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens”
Sigourney Weaver, “Prayers for Bobby”

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble:
“24?
“The Closer”
“Dexter”
“Heroes”
“The Unit”

(*again, i’m no stunt expert)

ANYWAY, if I’m correct on all of these (maybe with the exception of the stunt ones) someone (or I) am buying myself new shoes. MMK? Awesome. \

What do you think?

Erich Segal, who wrote the 1970 screenplay and novel that all Harvard students come to love or hate (but mostly mock, thanks to Crimson Key’s traditional freshman week weekend showing), has passed away at the age of 72. Love Story was the first (and last) movie to be filmed on Harvard’s campus. May generations of frosh continue to enjoy the delight (and tragedy?) that is Jenny Whatsherface and Oliver Barrett IV.

A fun little snippet from the Washington Post--

“In 1997, he disputed a rumor that “Love Story” was based on the college romance between Al and Tipper Gore. He did acknowledge that he had known Al Gore and his Harvard roommate, actor Tommy Lee Jones, in 1968 and drew on their lives for the central male character of “Love Story,” Oliver Barrett IV.”

REALLY?!

So, hypothetically speaking if we were to have a Twitter and follow certain celebrities and odd things popped up about Harvard on our feeds (is that what they’re even called, we don’t know, we’re being hypothetical), then we would have an obligation to report that, no?

Well, last night…or according to Twitter, 17 hours ago, Lindsay Lohan (may sobriety be with her) sent out a tweet to rumored girlfriend Samantha Ronson that reads, “@samantharonson http://twitpic.com/ribsm – yes, harvard dorm room :)” the picture is below. If anyone can identify if this is in fact a Harvard dorm room and who is holding Ms. Parent Trap hostage, let us know. We want an interview. And free samples of whatever she’s hustlin’.

P.S. Further investigation into the comments on said picture have a reply from Ms. Lohan herself that apparently verifies she took this in a Harvard dorm room. Lindsay if you’re here: hit us up.