Ashlea booted from 'Big Brother 6'
It is back to the sunshine state for Ashlea Evans. The 22-year-old fashion design student from Florida was the first HouseGuest to be evicted on 'Big Brother 6'. To those who have watched the 24/7 live feeds on the Internet, the boot was no surprise, however, to the television-only viewers, the real reason which led to her elimination remained a secret after last night's episode aired.
Though it is true Ashlea was targeted because of Rachel's pact with the Surf Board Alliance (the team that won last week's Food Competition) and the fact that of all the HouseGuests, she was one that Rachel didn't connect with right off the bat, Ashlea and Janelle's attempt at forming an early alliance in the house also greased the skids.
A secret 'Big Brother 6' team, friends Ashlea and Janelle discovered through talking to the other HouseGuests that a number of them were from the state of Florida. Janelle and Ashlea's effort to shape an alliance out of that common bond backfired. The twosome were immediately characterized as "hardcore" players and neither could shake that label.
What television viewers also aren't aware of is the significance of the 9 to 2 vote. James and Eric conspired to rig that vote to create an atmosphere of mistrust and dissention in the house. Following through with their underhanded plot and knowing that Janelle would vote to keep her friend Ashlea in the house, James deliberately switched his vote to Kaysar. The thinking being that the other HouseGuests would wonder who went back on their promise to the group and voted for Ashlea to stay.
On the first live eviction show, the producers revealed what most feed watchers had already guessed - who the teams of pairs are in the 'Big Brother' house. It was announced that the partnerships are: Eric and Maggie (workmates, friends), Beau and Ivette (friends), James and Sarah (boyfriend, girlfriend), Howie and Rachel (friends), April and Jennifer (sorority sisters), Janelle and Ashlea (friends, roommates), Michael and Kaysar (friends).
In the weekly Head of Household Competition involving trivia about the 'Big Brother' house, Eric, the 36-year-old firefighter was victorious. Eric's nominations for eviction will air on Saturday night's episode of 'Big Brother 6' on CBS.
'Charlie' set for sweet weekend at box office By Nicole Sperling
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Johnny Depp is set to lure kids of all ages to movie theaters this weekend when "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" rolls down the conveyer belt.
Industry experts put the film's three-day gross in a wide range: conservative estimates are at the high $40 million mark, while optimistic predictions reach as high as $60 million.
Also opening Friday is "Wedding Crashers," a raunchy comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Insiders place the film's gross in the $30 million range.
Both films are tracking well with audiences and could do much to boost overall sales, which ended a 19-week losing streak last weekend thanks to the better-than-expected $56 million debut of "Fantastic Four." Twentieth Century Fox's Marvel Comics adaptation is likely to fall at least 50% this weekend.
Warner Bros.' "Charlie," in which Depp plays reclusive confectionery magnate Willy Wonka, has received primarily positive reviews leading up to its opening in 3,770 locations.
Director Tim Burton's take is truer to Roald Dahl's classic 1964 fantasy novel, faithfully adapted by screenwriter John August, than to the beloved 1971 film, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," which starred Gene Wilder.
The PG-rated film co-stars Freddie Highmore (Depp's co-star in last year's "Finding Neverland"), Deep Roy, David Kelly and Helena Bonham Carter, among others.
If whimsy and fantasy don't do it for the average filmgoer, perhaps sexual escapades and R-rated comedy will. "Wedding Crashers" stars Vaughn and Wilson, as business partners and lifelong friends who share the unique hobby of springtime wedding crashing.
From director David Dobkin, who worked with Wilson on "Shanghai Knights" and Vaughn on "Clay Pigeons," "Crashers" co-stars Canadian uber-babe Rachel McAdams, while Sen. John McCain makes a cameo. New Line Cinema's R-rated release opens in 2,925 theaters.
In limited release this weekend, Lions Gate Films will bow "Happy Endings," written and directed by Don Roos and starring an ensemble cast including Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tom Arnold. The film weaves multiple stories in a look at love, family and the unpredictability of life.
Miramax Films will open "The Warrior," the first film from British director Asif Kapadia. Shot throughout India, the drama centers on a warrior who renounces his longtime role as an enforcer.