Thursday, April 30, 2009

Misc: The Word VIII

Bits & pieces from around the web...

MAGAZINE ALERT
I'm Not Obsessed: People's Annual 100 Most Beautiful People List
Rashida has made this year's
People magazine list of the World's Most Beautiful People. She is in the "Funny People" section with Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey and Kristin Wiig. The issue comes out Friday with Christina Applegate on the cover.



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AWARDS
Two of Rashida's online comedy projects have gotten some awards recognition:

Prop 8 - The Musical, created by Adam Shankman and Marc Shaiman for Funny or Die.com
An all-star music video that satirizes Prop 8 — the California ballot proposition that amended the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman. Rashida plays a Scary Catholic School Girl From Hell.

Link to Prop 8 - The Musical

*Received a Special Recognition Award at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 19 (Playbill News).
*Has been nominated for 2
Webby Awards (Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode)

Web Therapy, created by Lisa Kudrow and Don Roos for lstudio.com
Lisa Kudrow stars as a therapist with limited patience for other people's problems in this original improvised Web series. Rashida plays Hayley Feldman-Tate in Episodes 5 and 6.

Link to Sibling Ribaldry: 2 of 3

Link to Sibling Ribaldry: 3 of 3

*Has been nominated for a Webby Award (Best Writing)
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FANDOM
A top NFL Draft pick from USC thinks Rashida should be in Maxim's upcoming Hot 100 list.

Maxim: '09 NFL Draftees Hot 100 Picks: Taylor Swift, Rashida Jones, and...Oprah Winfrey?!
MARK SANCHEZ
FOX Sports Mock Draft Position: No. 4 pick to Seattle Seahawks [He went at No. 5 to the New York Jets,
Ed.]
"Taylor Swift has got to be in there. What about the girl from Heroes, Hayden Panettiere? Then, that girl who is the face of Estee Lauder, Hilary Rhoda.
And, as a dark horse, I'd pick—do you watch The Office? Remember Jim's girlfriend after Pam before they got back together? She is in I Love You, Man. Yes, Rashida Jones. Beautiful! I could be the general manager if you guys need help, just call me up!"
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NEW MOVIE?
Rashida might be in a movie coming out next week; she's not on the IMDb cast list but blogger b-lot-buzz has a film review that mentions her being in it. It says she has a small role as a privileged housewife but there could be different versions of the movie floating around.
Anyway, here's some details...
Life in Flight is a New York-set drama starring Patrick Wilson and Amy Smart. It originally premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival and will have a limited release in cinemas starting May 6, 2009.

Info via IMDb, Coming Soon.net