MARIAH CAREY & NICK CANNON ANNOUNCE NAMES OF TWINS

Fan Gift Tweeted by Mariah Carey

It's official.  Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have announced the names of their Twins aka "Dem Babies".  Their Baby Daughter, born first, is named Monroe Cannon - inspired by Carey's love for the iconic Marilyn Monroe.  Carey even owns Monroe's Baby Grand Piano having paid $662,500 US for it in 2006 at an Auction, now sitting in her Tribeca Condominium in New York.

Their Baby Son is named Moroccan Scott Cannon, inspired by Carey's love for Morocco, to which she pays tribute to with Moroccan-inspired furniture in her Home.  Scott happens to be Cannon's middle name also and the maiden name of his Grandmother.

So there you have it.  What do you think of Dem Names?

(Photo credit: Mariah Carey)

MARILYN MONROE'S TURKEY STUFFING/DRESSING RECIPE

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends in the U.S.!  Although we already celebrated early October here in Canada, that won't stop us from joining in the festivities with you too.  We love seeing the new Movie releases mid-week with you and partaking in the Black Friday sales online at our favourite U.S. shops just as much as you do.

The King of all Critics Roger Ebert shared on his Blog today, Roger Ebert's Journal, an original handwritten Stuffing (or Dressing as they call it in down south), by none other than Marilyn Monroe herself.  The '60s were a fascinating era - no skimping on ingredients with Low Fat-this and Diet-that.  Monroe goes all out here in this Recipe and perhaps we can save this one for Christmas too?

Stuffing recipe by Marilyn Monroe

MICHELLE WILLIAMS AS MARILYN MONROE

Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe

Stunning.  The Weinstein Co. just released this new photo of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in upcoming feature My Week With Marilyn, which has already begun production in London at Pinewood Studios.  Now we know why Williams wasn't at TIFF 2010 after spending the summer here in Toronto filming Take This Waltz.

The film is about Writer/Filmmaker Colin Clark's one week with Monroe while she was filming the iconic The Prince and The Showgirl after her husband, Playwright Arthur Miller left London.  It was a crazy week apparently.  

My Week with Marilyn is the second in a one-two punch from The Weinstein Co., with the first Blue Valentine, garnering her lots of Oscar buzz for the studio.  It will hit theatres late December and just received a rare NC-17 rating due to a couple graphic sex scenes.  Read my review of it here.

ANGELINA JOLIE AND GEORGE CLOONEY TO STAR IN MARILYN MONROE MOVIE

Yet another Marilyn Monroe movie is in the works, but this one appears to be the biggest one yet.  Angelina Jolie and George Clooney are said to be "definites" according to The Guardian in a film adaption of Andrew O'Hagan's novel The Life and Opinion of Maf The Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe. 

Why the name Maf, you ask?  It is the stuff of legends that Frank Sinatra (to be played by Clooney) bought Monroe (Jolie) the White French Poodle as a gift and her name was chosen because of Sinatra's ties to the Mafia.  The dog was under the care of Monroe for two years before she passed away, before Maf was given to Sinatra's secretary Gloria Lovell.

Count this as the third film to begin production about the iconic figure.  Michelle Williams, currently in Toronto, is tapped to star in My Week with Marilyn, while Naomi Watts is also set to begin work on Blonde, both listed now as being in Pre-Production.  Somebody better start investing some stock in Clairol and L'Oreal as we can expect the return of The Blonde very soon!