Ashley's Growing Up too

Ashley Olsen has just been cast in The Informers, a film based on Bret Easton Ellis’s short stories. Also in the cast are Billy Bob Thoron and Kim Basinger.

The story is about a group of young California adults in 1983 who confront their rootless lives, while their parents confront their rootless, disaffected children. Meanwhile, the Southland is terrorized by a series of murders committed by what looks like a vampire cult.

Also signing on for the Bret Easton Ellis adaptation are Austin Nichols ("John From Cincinnati"), Jon Foster and Lou Pucci ("Thumbsucker").

The Hollywood Reporter has at least a smidge of specific casting info, noting that Thornton will play a movie exec with Basinger as his wife, Superman's Routh will play a vampire and Olsen will play a sexually promiscuous girl.

Gregor Jordan ("Buffalo Soldiers") is directing the film, which features seven intersecting storylines taking place over one week in Los Angeles, circa 1983.

Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki adapted the "American Psycho" author's collection of stories and production will begin in October in Los Angeles, Uruguay and Buenos Aires.

MK on Conan

Girls Gotta Point

(Mary Kate Quotes from E!Online...)

''I don't want my picture taken. The only time I think it's okay is at a red carpet event or a photo shoot. So, every time I see paparazzi, I cover my face so they don't get a picture, and I'm just 'the mean person who doesn't smile.”

“I would love to be able to swim in the ocean in Malibu. But that is asking for a bikini shot. That's inviting something that I don't want to happen. I don't need to be on a 'Who's Skinny, Who's Fat, Who's Looking Healthy, Who's Not Eating?' list.''

"'There's definitely been times in my life when I just turned to people and said, 'I'm done, this is too much for me, this is too overwhelming.’ "

PBS KIDS Spending Smarts...Questioning Commercials

When a commercial comes on, ask yourself these questions.
What sound effects or music does the commercial use? Do the sounds make it more exciting?
How do the actors using the product look? Do you think the product could make you happy or popular?
Are there celebrities in the commercial? Do you think the celebrity really uses the product?
When watching a toy commercial, is the toy pictured in a group with other toys that are all sold separately?

Questions to Ask After You Buy
Does the product look bigger or better on TV than in real life?
Does it work the same at home as it did on the commercial?