Casey Affleck, the director of I'm Still Here, the "documentary" about Joaquin Phoenix's descent into drug-fueled, hip-hop-wannabe madness, says it was all a "performance." Yes, everything—including the famous appearance on David Letterman—was faked for the movie.

A prestige actress just had a movie dropped into the fall slate. Watch out, ladies! Also today: a literary classic gets an Awzom! movie makeover, lots of TV shows hire actors, and some Christine O'Donnell jokes.

All Americans are fat. Now TV is cashing in with shows like The Biggest Loser, Thintervention, and Celebrity Fit Club, because fat Americans only want to watch shows about people losing weight. It's like exercising without leaving the couch!

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having interest in Top Chef Season 7 D.C., are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the season is now screening. God save the burnt ends, the offal, and us all.

Here's a trailer for David O. Russell's boxing drama The Fighter, a modern Cinderella Man, the based-on-a-true-story tale of a scrappy, over-the-hill boxer who beats the odds. It seems full of that Boston blue collar-gawking that's gotten a bit old.

He brought a beard to a fashion show but only had eyes for guys in specs. This star is supporting her meth-addled ex and this reality star is dating a former stalker. But does he wear glasses?

Not as much as Roseanne won in the lottery, but still a lot. Also today: House's sexy doctor lady gets a new movie role, as does sexy Kevin James, while Robert Redford's latest movie gets a deal.

Here's a trailer for the upcoming comedic(ish) thriller The Tourist, about a bumbling American tourist (Depp) who, while traveling in Italy, gets mixed up with a mysterious woman (Jolie, duh) and action/adventure/intrigue ensues. It looks... less than thrilling?

Both the actress and her "boyfriend" would rather the company of older men. This actress got some nookie backstage at fashion week, and this actor calls his junk "juggernaut." We hear there's an actress' boyfriend who'd like to see it!

You're never going to believe what he's about to do. Also today: a TBS show gets canceled, an ABC show gets ordered, a SATC alum movie gets a distribution deal, and a sitcom star has an unfortunate accident.

After much speculation, TMZ has "confirmed" that Jennifer Lopez will get $12 million to serve as an American Idol judge next season, replacing Ellen DeGeneres. And here I was hoping we were done with her already. [Image via Getty]

PBS's Masterpiece Theater series has returned for a fourth season, bringing more Whartonesque New York City social wheeling and dealing. Well, New York and, this time, Paris! A couple of our kids traveled across the pond and made mischief.

They've barely said, "Let's do it," since saying, "I do." This tween star has a yen for charity work, and this television cast can't get along. The only thing that would make their relationship worse is getting married!

Don't tell Sarah Palin, but he wants to murder a mom. Also: James Cameron is everywhere forever, he will never die. A song gets turned into a movie, later to be turned into a Broadway musical, probably. HBO is dead.

As so often happens on Mad Men, last night was all about the ladies. Well, it was all about Don's relation to the ladies. And then there was that funky new narrative voice-over device.

Here's a trailer for HBO's upcoming miniseries Mildred Pierce, based on the James M. Cain novel about a woman navigating Great Depression America, trying to keep herself, and her daughters, afloat in society. By becoming a waitress!

Transformers, G.I. Joe, Garfield, The Chipmunks, and now The Smurfs. Hollywood's gone on a spree pilfering our childhood favorites to make crappy live-action movies. We have some suggestions of 'toons that should make the trip to the big screen.

In some ways she is! Lady knows how to open a movie, we'll give her that. She reigned supreme in an otherwise lackluster post-holiday weekend, mostly while we wait for the true fall releases (The Town, Friday) to enterain us.

Sometimes the eight guidos we follow on Jersey Shore, the most important sociological experiment of our time, find people to mate with. Sometimes they fail spectacularly. It seems we can learn even more when they strike out.

It's fashion week, and with all that booze and all those parties gossip is sure to follow. Today we've got stripping models, a hectoring actress, crash diets, smarmy male models, sex in the front row, and a slew of others.