Entertainment Weekly reported last week that Michelle Rodriguez will be reprising her role of disgraced LAPD cop Ana Lucia Cortez this season on Lost.

What's that you say — she's dead? Well, speculation on the Internet suggests she'll return as a zombie (doubtful), as a hallucination (totally possible given the island’s maddening history) or as (drum roll please) a flashback.

Maybe the flashback is to occur in the second episode with Hurley as the main focus of the storyline. Chances are the big guy’s going to be kicking it with the ghosts of his Lost past. Perhaps Ana Lucia doesn’t even appear as a ghost — maybe Officer Cortez has some sort of scuffle with Hurley’s shady father, played by Cheech Marin. … continue reading

This week, the retro reviewers dive into Blue Crush, a 2002 summer flick about girl surfers, starring Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez. The flick is packed with lesbian subtext and “is she or isn’t she” characters, but everyone enjoyed it for the gorgeous shots of sun, surf and hot girls in bathing suits.

In order to recreate the surfing scenes far away from anything resembling Hawaii, the reviewers (plus special guest Celeste) took a few floaty toys out to a lake and prayed for waves.

Next episode, the reviewers plan to take on Watermelon Woman. … continue reading

In case you haven't heard, Michelle Rodriguez (Lost, Girlfight, Blue Crush, Bloodrayne) is out of jail already.

She was released Wednesday after serving 18 days of her 180-day sentence. But it's not necessarily a case of celebrity privilege:

She was released early under a program that deals with jail overcrowding by allowing nonviolent female inmates to serve as little as 10 percent of their sentence.

I'm all for relieving overcrowding. But are they sure about the "nonviolent" part?

I guess this means she can go back to filming Avatar with Sigourney Weaver. And if you're wondering what happened to Battle in Seattle, apparently it will have a limited release in March. … continue reading

In the great tradition of Maude and CSI: Miami (hopefully not of Joey and Private Practice), Lori and I are doing a video blog spin-off of She Made Me Watch This called Who Thought That Was a Good Idea?

Why? I blame Michelle Rodriguez. And Fox. And the writers on Women's Murder Club and Degrassi.

And even Katherine Heigl, God love her.

They've finally pushed us over the edge and driven us to dedicate a whole vlog to the week's most ridiculous, unbelievable, annoying, or just plain stupid moves made by celebrities, TV writers, movie directors, studio execs, actors, and other entertainment folks. In our opinion, anyway.

In our first episode of the new vlog, we count down the week's 5 dumbest news items — next week it might be a few more, or a few less. Depends on how dumb the week is.

See if you can guess where Degrassi's latest episode fell on the list this week... … continue reading

Michelle Rodriguez has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for violating probation on prior offenses, including drunken driving and hit-and-run.

Oh, M-Ro. We hardly knew ye. Well, we knew some things about ye, like you make ill-advised fashion choices, you like to read, and you're totally normal.

But it's not like there's a law against any of that. Just against, um, all that other stuff.

Best of luck, and please, feel free to work on your guns while you're in the slammer.

Friday is always a good day to take stock and reflect. As I reflect on my week, I realize that things could have been a whole lot worse. I mean, I could have worn any of this stuff. Shudder.

Jennifer Lopez: This reminds me of a candle I had in college. It was shaped like a mushroom and covered in a hippie motif. But when I lit it, it stunk, so I threw it out. The moral of this story is this: Stinky candles make stinky outfits. The end.

Suze Ormond: She looks like a deconstructed Chester Cheetah. Spots here, orange there. It’s not easy being cheesy. … continue reading

Yeah, I can't believe it's headline news either. But TMZ.com busted Michelle Rodriguez earlier this week — exiting a bookstore and sauntering down the street without causing any sort of ruckus. Also, she was walking with a "gal pal," aka another woman in close proximity. Believe it or not, the clip is posted all over celeb websites (watch it here).

So. What did we learn from this?

Um. Maybe, Michelle Rodriguez knows how to read. Wait. Why is this surprising? Because some people expect girls, especially pretty girls, particularly hot young stars, to be illiterate? Or because Rodriguez likes to have a good time and sit down with the occasional book? Surely a mix of the above qualities in one woman isn't that astounding. Just ask Missy Elliott, Aishwarya Rai, or Julia Stiles.

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The last time James Cameron sat in the director's chair, he brought us large chunks of ice and a sinking ship. From The Abyss and Aliens to Terminator and Titanic, nothing he does is small or cheap. So naturally we expect big things from his newest directorial project, a 3D sci-fi epic called Avatar, not to be confused with M. Night Shyamalan's live action version of Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cameron's film is said to combine live action with virtual characters, including the big, blue avatar occupied by the movie's hero for much of the film. With a budget of just under 200 million dollars, it would actually be cheaper than such recent offerings as X-Men 3 and Superman Returns. Of course, with Cameron at the helm, one would expect that budget to swell significantly.

I'm one of those people who love a good action epic, especially a good sci-fi action epic, but I'm not willing to give Cameron glowing recommendations. I love his movies, but he's a little too egocentric for my tastes. But I have a great deal of fondness for some of the female characters he has helped bring to life, including Lindsey Brigman in The Abyss, Sarah Connor in Terminator, and Rose Dawson in Titanic.

So I'm looking forward to seeing what Mr. Cameron does with the female characters in his newest venture. Among the women previously cast in the film are CCH Pounder, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver. I wonder how Weaver feels about being in yet another war with aliens? Do you think she wonders if maybe Cameron has it in for her?

The newest addition to this group is feisty Michelle Rodriguez. … continue reading

Yesterday was Michelle Rodriguez's 29th birthday. To celebrate, she announced the launch of her new clothing line. Michelle discussed her new endeavor while in Mexico on the show It's Midday in China, which airs across Latin America.

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When I went to NewFest (New York's LGBT film fest) last month, one of the gayest things I saw was the Resident Evil: Extinction poster in the lobby. I mean, hello:

I'm not a big Milla Jovovich fan, and I don't even know if I'll see this movie — I'm still getting over the death of Michelle Rodriguez's character in the first Resident Evil flick. But I do enjoy the posters. Here's another, just released last week: … continue reading

Remember the '80s? Big hair, big belts and blue eye shadow. The Bangles taught us to "Walk Like an Egyptian." Conservative Christians crucified Madonna for her latest video devilry (OK, some things never change). And at The Breakfast Club, Claire (Molly Ringwald) realized that, despite all their differences, she really could fall for Allison (Ally Sheedy). Oh, wait — that was me.

With this week's theatrical release of Transformers, everyone's saying the '80s are Hollywood vogue. And it's true that we'll soon be seeing an animated Thundercats, G.I. Joe, and a live-action He-Man (I'm not kidding). Not to mention that a sixty-something Indiana Jones will find something else to raid in 2008. (AfterEllen hottie No. 48 Cate Blanchett will appear in that one — count me in!)

I was the '80s girl who ditched her Care Bears for the neighbor's more poseable boy-dolls, so even though the trailer for Transformers features stunningly hackneyed dialogue like "The car picks the driver. It's a mystical bond between man and machine," I can't help but feel a little nostalgic. And all these years later, I know what was missing back then: the lovely Australian lass Rachael Taylor. Here she is as Maggie Madsen, head of a DOD anti-robot team:

Probably few Pentagon employees show up to work with a lacy black bra peeking out, but whatever. At least she has the underwires to support a run for her life, unlike Megan Fox, whose character Mikaela Banes could be auditioning for an episode of What Not to Wear to Armageddon: … continue reading

Michelle Rodriguez says she's normal — not normal as it's defined in the real world, mind you. She's Hollywood-normal.

The Lost star was recently captured on video by paparazzi as she was leaving the L.A. celebspot Teddy's. The "reporters" followed her and her silent, butchy sidekick to their car, asking burning questions such as what she was drinking that night. Answer: "Water, tonic water, orange juice, ya know, all that good stuff that comes naturally out of the ground." So that's where orange juice comes from. … continue reading

You've probably seen "Caption This!" posts on other blogs. We've been wanting to give that a try too. Take a look at this shot from Bloodrayne, starring Michelle Rodriguez and Kristanna Loken:

Here's my weak attempt: "Dammit, Michelle, how many times do I have to tell you? Touch the points together. It's YMCA, not Y-M-C-V-with-a-crossbar."

I know you can do better. Leave your caption in the comments!

Michelle Rodriguez's film The Breed is released on DVD today. Haven't heard of this little gem? I'll fill you in.

The synopsis:

"Two close brothers, Matt and John head to an exotic island for a week of fun and relaxation. Joined by Matt's girlfriend Nicki, John's girlfriend Sara and a friend Noah, the group intend on having a week of relaxation, fun and spending quality time together. However, after one of them is viciously attacked by a dog, the friends decide to leave the island early - only to find their plane wrecked. As the day goes on, the friends find themselves fighting for their lives against a vicious pack of mutated dogs - hundreds of them, who don't intend on the group making it out alive off the island..."

It's like Cujo Goes to Cancun! … continue reading

Oh, Michelle Rodriguez, girl, you so crazy. What are sexually ambiguous actresses with penchants for playing tough-girl roles to do while waiting for their facial mud masks to dry?

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Well, wander the barren expanses of the urban jungle known as Rodeo Drive, of course. Michelle was caught walking and shopping in the middle of a spa day recently.