Menounos 'bananas' about poster
Sure, Maria Menounos is excited to be starring in "Kickin It Old Skool" with Jamie Kennedy . But the Medford-bred beauty is getting an even bigger kick from the movie poster. "My family is going to go into a theater like everyone else and there I am," said Menounos, who was in town yesterday to promote the comedy. "It's bananas." The 28-year-old Emerson alum is headed right back to LA , but not before she pays a visit today to her other alma mater, Medford High School. "I don't get to spend enough time here, but that's going to be a trip," she said. "I'm supposed to have lunch in the student-run restaurant." (Having worked at Dunkin' Donuts for five years, Menounos knows a little something about food service.) This is a busy time for Menounos, who's a correspondent for both "Access Hollywood" and "Today." Another film, " In the Land of Merry Misfits," which she worked on for 10 years, premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival a week after " Old Skool" opens April 26. "It's been a long time, but it's been worth it," said Menounos, who managed to persuade director John Waters to do the voiceover for "Misfits." "I was crying when I heard we were in Tribeca . . . but not as much as when I got the word that John Waters would do our film. How great is that?"
TV gets moms shouting for ‘gabbybaby’
If you're wondering whether anyone watches daytime TV, the answer is an emphatic yes. Just ask Gabrielle Brennan , the Sudbury mom whose baby-apparel business went beserk after she appeared on Rachael Ray's show. "It's been unbelievable. I haven't slept," said Brennan, who was on Ray's show March 13. Brennan's company, "gabbybaby," makes onesies and T's with messages that poke fun at the things people say to new parents. ( "Please Don't Give My Parents Unsolicited Advice" is an example .) No sooner had Ray's show wrapped than the e-mail orders began flooding in. Brennan has a few celebrity clients, including Britney Spears and Brooke Shields, who sent the fledgling "mompreneur" a note. "She thanked us for 'speaking up for all mothers,' " said Brennan.
Spacey is out of here
Expect fewer Kevin Spacey sightings now that the two-time Oscar winner has wrapped up his work on the movie based on Ben Mezrich's book, "Bringing Down the House." But that doesn't mean director Robert Luketic's work here is done. Yesterday, the cast, including Jim Sturgess, was shooting scenes at Doyle's Cafe in Jamaica Plain. Spacey, meanwhile, is back on Broadway, where he's starring in the revival of "A Moon for the Misbegotten," which opens a three-month run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April 8. . . . Peter and Bobby Farrelly will shoot scenes for a TV pilot following Sunday's Celts game at TD Banknorth Garden. Called "The Rules of Starting Over," the Fox show is about four friends recovering from failed relationships. With any luck, the show starring Craig Bierko and Rashida Jones will debut next fall.
Nancy Kerrigan was among several familiar faces who attended the LA premiere of Will Ferrell's new movie "Blades of Glory" the other night. The figure skater from Stoneham has a bit part in the film, as do former Olympians Scott Hamilton, Peggy Fleming, Brian Boitano, and Sasha Cohen. MIA from the movie is Kerrigan's nemesis Tonya Harding. . . . Bill Brett is using his memorable photo of mayors Kevin White, Ray Flynn, and Tom Menino to raise dough for a disabled 8-year-old South Shore boy. The former Globe staff photographer is selling copies of the shot -- signed by the trio -- to help the family of Cormack McDaid, who's autistic. Philanthropist Don Rodman and F1 Boston owner RJ Valentine both have bought the black-and-white pic.
Foxborough's JoJo was in the house when Baby Bash and Paula DeAnda performed after the Celts game Wednesday.
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