Constance Zimmer (of 'Entourage') at a tree planting event in Coldwater Canyon Park. (photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic.com)

House Swap

Powers Boothe has swapped vying for control of a whorehouse (as Cy Tolliver on 'Deadwood'), to vying for control of the White House. As the Vice President of the United States on '24' Boothe tried to invoke the 25th amendment on this week's show in order to oust POTUS. The critics agree, Boothe does bad-ass best. Chicago Tribune wrote: "I'm loving Powers Boothe as the possibly evil vice president Daniels. Nobody brings the barely restrained fuming rage like Boothe." And Read Express notes: "Of course, no one wields power quite as excellently as Powers Boothe (it's in the name)..." (photo: Albert L. Ortega/WireImage.com)

[Chicago Tribune]

[Read Express]

The Tao of Steven

As Silvio Dante, the hardest thing Steven Van Zandt ever had to do on 'The Sopranos' was off Adriana — and wear gold chains. "I really had to transform myself physically to even step out of the trailer," he told the NY Post. "I gained a bunch of weight. I wore clothes that were made by people who made clothes for the mob. When I looked in the mirror, I saw Silvio."

The rocker-turned-actor counts himself among the cast members who's going to be sad to see the show end, but perhaps for a different reason than most: "I spent my life as an autobiographical songwriter. I spent 20 years learning about myself," he says. "'The Sopranos' is a wonderful escape. It's like meditation. Instead of staring at a flower for an hour, I kill people." (photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com)

[NY Post]

Peabody Awards Announced

The 66th annual George Foster Peabody awards for broadcasting excellence were announced by the University of Georgia in Athens and HBO is being honored several times over. Spike Lee's documentary 'When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,' will receive a Peabody at the awards ceremony hosted by Bob Costas on June 4th. Also receiving awards: HBO's doc 'Baghdad ER,' the young performers showcase 'The Music in Me,' 'Billy Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer,' and HBO Films' 'Elizabeth I' starring Helen Mirren. (photo: Jason Kempin/FilmMagic.com)

[Washington Post]

Tinsley Mortimer and Chloë Sevingy host 'Famous Cars and Famous People' at Drive In Studios in New York. (photo: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com)

On the Beach

When Adam Beach hosted the 14th Annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards last month, he surprised himself by getting choked up. "I almost cried at my opening speech because I was so overwhelmed," he told the Toronto Sun.

The Canadian actor is on a roll lately, with plum parts in 'Flags of Our Fathers,' (garnering an Oscar® nod), HBO's forthcoming 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' and a regular gig on 'Law and Order: SVU.' "I had to say no to a lot of projects that could have given me money in hard times," Beach said. "But I believe in the integrity that, as an actor, you have to do stuff that speaks to you. And I think it's a testament to the work I have now."

Beach (whose mother was killed by a drunk driver when he was 8, and his father drowned himself shortly after) told the Globe and Mail: "....I was fortunate. My parents died, but I got out and I wasn't affected [by the harsh conditions of reserve life] again. What I've learned on the outside I now want to bring back to them. It's not just for our community. I want to bring unity to our people." (photo: George Pimentel/WireImage.com)

[Toronto Sun]

[The Globe and Mail]

New Cowboy on the Block

Joey Pantoliano visited Texas for the screening of his new film 'Canvas' at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. The film tells the story of a boy and his father as they cope with their mentally ill mother/wife. He managed to do some shopping for a new look while he was in town. "I want to be the first and foremost New Jersey cowboy on the block," he said according to the Dallas News, outfitting himself with two cowboy hats and a pair of alligator boots. (photo: Rego/FilmMagic.com)

[Dallas News]

A Little Dickens

There was a Kim Dickens sighting on 'Lost' last night. The actress (a.k.a. Joanie Stubbs of 'Deadwood') reprised her role as Cassidy Phillips, the ex-lover Sawyer betrayed in a major con. Next up for Dickens: her big screen role in the next Rambo movie, playing the little woman (Mrs. Rambo). (photo: Todd Williamson/FilmMagic.com)

[Futon Critic]

[Hollywood.com]

Switch Hitter

Starting next week, James Gandolfini can be seen on the other side of the law — playing Detective Hildebrandt, one of the detectives chasing the Lonely Hearts Killers. 'Lonely Hearts,' the film that tells the story of the 1940s serial-murdering couple (played by Salma Hayek and Jared Leto), made its Los Angeles premiere at Methodfest film festival last week and opens in theaters on the 13th. The film was written and directed by Todd Robinson, the grandson of one of the detectives on the case, Det. Robinson (played by John Travolta). (photo: Bobby Bank/WireImage.com)

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Debi Does Rodeo

The guys on 'Entourage' may not look like they care about what they wear, but that's on purpose, according to the show's costume designer Amy Wescott. Talking to the NY Sun recently, she explained: "Vince has to really look like he doesn't put a lot of thought into it. He'll wear Gucci pants with an old beat-up T-shirt. He'll wear that just to hang out, especially if they have to go to an office. That's his way of dressing up."

Wescott shops and the guys tend to make some choices from her picks, but Debi Mazar likes to be more involved. She often joins Wescott on shopping trips to Rodeo Drive, where they opt for Gucci, Isabel Toledo, and Dolce & Gabbana. This season, watch for E and Drama to be paying more attention to their clothes, now that their fortunes are changing. But Turtle keeps it real: "He's holding on to his roots. He's got the Queens thing going on." (photo: John Shearer/WireImage.com)

[NY Sun]

Freddy Rodriguez and Rose McGowan at a book signing for 'Grindhouse.' (photo: Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic.com)

Talking Therapy

Lili Taylor's in a good 'State of Mind.' Or so says the actress, who spoke to USA Today recently about the new TV series she's headlining on Lifetime. "It feels smart, funny and poignant," Taylor said. "And it's not like anything I've seen yet about therapists." It was the author (and psychotherapist) Amy Bloom, who also wrote the pilot, who lured Taylor to the project. "She's a smart woman and a great writer," Taylor said. "She has a real eye for the intricacies of how humans operate." (photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com)

[USA Today]

Suspicious Minds

Lately, thesps from down under have been hogging the good women's roles (Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette). But Laura Linney (Abigail Adams in HBO Films' forthcoming 'John Adams' miniseries) is starring in the latest film from Aussie Ray Lawrence, director of the indie favorite 'Lantana.' His new film, 'Jindabyne,' stars Gabriel Bryne (the star of HBO's upcoming 'In Treatment') as an Irishman living in an Australian town. When he discovers a girl's body in a river — but takes several days to report it — his wife (Linney) grows suspicious.

This week the film is at Methodfest, the film festival in Calabas, California dedicated to strong acting performances, and is the "jewel in the crown" of the 13th annual London Australian Film Festival. (photo: John Sciulli/WireImage.com)

[Ventura County Reporter]

[The Australian]

Yo, Einstein

Andy Serkis is taking on the role of genius in a new HBO Films and BBC project 'Einstein and Eddington.' The film tells the story of how Einstein developed his theory of relativity and the correspondence he kept up with British astrophysicist Sir Arthur Eddington throughout World War I, when their respective countries were at war. According to the Hollywood Reporter: "Because of the military conflict, no new developments in German science were being made known to the rest of the world. So it was Eddington's 1920 article, which offered proof of the relativity theory of gravitation using data from the 1919 solar eclipse, that introduced Einstein's theory of general relativity to the English-speaking world."

Serkis recently appeared in HBO's 'Longford,' and Tennant is "big" in Britain where he's been starring in the long-running 'Doctor Who.' (photo: Alan Weller/FilmMagic.com)

[Hollywood Reporter]

Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Ginnifer Goodwin and Donal Logue celebrate 2007 Mavericks (presented by Emporio Armani). (photo: John Shearer/WireImage.com)

What's Happening?

Mark Wahlberg is going over to the dark side. The actor-producer has signed on to star in M. Night Shyamalan's next thriller 'The Happening,' about a man who goes on the run with his family when a natural disaster threatens to the destroy the world. The film will start shooting in August in Philly — the setting for Wahlberg's recent star turn in ''Invincible.' The spooky premiere date has already been set: Friday the 13th, 2008. (photo: Harold Cunningham/WireImage.com)

[Variety]

Where's the Catch?

Ari has told E that Sloan is too hot for him, and she doesn't seem to bother any of the guys more than any longterm girlfriend would. Even Emmanuelle Chriqui, who plays her, doesn't reveal any flaws in her recent character analysis. The NYPost reports on an interview that Chriqui did with Genlux magazine, talking about her alter ego. "I know a lot of Sloans," Chriqui said. "I live in both New York and L.A.; I see them. She's like a New York society girl, without any of the cheesiness some of them have. Sloan's traveled the world like I have, but she's done everything, gone everywhere, and she isn't jaded. She's knowing and innocent at the same time, has her own flair; she's unique — and therefore confident enough not to need all the attention in the room." (photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage.com)

[NY Post]

He Works Hard for His Funny

Comedy has always coming easy to Ricky Gervais, it's the work part that took him awhile to hunker down to. As he explains in a recent interview with This Is London: "If someone ran in and said: 'Oh my God, we need a sketch for three people and it's got to be about this,' I could do it. I could do it as I spoke, it would rattle off my tongue. It's easy."

But being born funny didn't get him where he is today. "I was incredibly lazy. I never sat around thinking: 'One day I'll do it.' Like most creative people, I had ideas for six novels that I never got round to starting and 12 films that didn't get past the credits."

Once he got his first big break with his radio show and hooked up with Stephen Merchant, however, he started to see the value in hard work. "I'm not sweating blood over comedy, and most things I come up with are 90 per cent there in the first take. But it's the last 10 per cent that really matters. That's the fun bit, and that's the hardest bit, and it's the bit most people don't bother with. I remember how Stephen and I got excited the first time we came up with the joke [for 'The Office'], and how we jumped around the room for an hour. We thought about it for 24 hours, came back the next day and had to find another minute that good. That's the joy for me and Stephen." (photo: Soul Brother/FilmMagic.com)

[ThisIsLondon]