Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Misc: The Word XV

Variety: 10 Screenwriters to Watch
Rashida and her writing partner Will McCormack made Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch list.
Jones & McCormack: Duo mine reality for laughs



Boutiques.com
Rashida is part of Google's new venture into online shopping called Boutiques.com. She has created her own online 'boutique' showcasing some of her favorite items for fall and fans can sign up to follow her. 34 other actresses and celebrities have style profiles on the site, including Carey Mulligan, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Claire Danes, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicole Richie and Olivia Palermo.


TechCrunch: Google Rocks Fashion...
The site serves as both a search engine for all things fashion and provides a personalized shopping experience through collection of boutiques curated by celebrities, stylists, and designers. Users can also create accounts and post their own boutiques.

Parks and Recreation
Some awesome news about Parks and Recreation's return to primetime: NBC has announced a Season 3 premiere date of January 20, 2011! The show will still air on Thursdays but at the new time of 9:30pm (between The Office and 30 Rock).
EW.com: Inside TV

The Season 2 DVD will be available from November 30 and there are lots of extras on the 4-disc set.
DVD Talk: Parks and Recreation Season 2 DVD Review


The Muppets
Rashida's upcoming film The Muppets has added a whole bunch of new cast members: Alan Arkin, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Zach Galifianakis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Glover and Danny Trejo. Details are still sketchy at this point but most are rumored to be cameo appearances.
The Hollywood Reporter: Muppet movie loading up on cameos

Talk Show: Quincy Jones on Late Night...
Finally, a brief clip from Quincy Jones' recent appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The two guys have a little chat about Rashida and her dad is super proud of her. So cute! Thanks to KL for the link :)


PS.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!