Basket of Kisses

January Jones talks to AMC about last week’s episode, the fainting couch and more…

The Daily Beast calls Betty Draper “TV’s most misunderstood leading lady.”  Down under, The Vine trawls eBay for Betty’s style.

Was the mention of Dr. Lyle Evans on last week’s show stealth advertising?

Motorcycle USA reports that Honda was not product placement, and examines Honda ads from the period.

GFY gives kudos to Christina Hendricks at the Creative Arts Emmys.

Christina Hendricks is modeling for… London Fog. [Don't limit her exposure. -K]  She is also the cover feature for Capitol File’s fall fashion issue.

Christina Hendricks says some viewers expect her to act like her character Joan in real life, and partially blames social networking sites. She joins Basketcases everywhere in promoting Vincent Kartheiser for an Emmy nod.  Also, she is having difficulty convincing her Dad that she is “there” yet.

Elisabeth Moss has Emmys advice and more for Parade.

John Slattery talks to the L.A. Times about directing, acting with Talia Balsam and more…

Jared Harris says the cast plays a guessing game about future script developments.

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DVR alert

This should be kinda cool, folks. Tomorrow morning, 4/28, casting directors Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino will be featured in a segment on plastic surgery in the industry. Entertainment, not advertising =)

Segment is scheduled for approximately 8am (eastern) but that stuff gets changed around all the time.

In LA. You can catch the taped ceremony on Friday, September 18 at 1:00 pm on E!

Here’s where we fit in, nominationwise:

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
Mad Men The Jet Set
Dan Bishop, Production Designer
Christopher L. Brown, Art Director
Amy Wells, Set Decorator

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Mad Men
Laura Schiff
Carrie Audino

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series
Mad Men The New Girl
Christopher Manley, Director of Photography

Outstanding Costumes For A Series
Mad Men Meditations In An Emergency
Janie Bryant, Costume Designer
Le Dawson, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
Mad Men The Gold Violin
Gloria Ponce, Department Head Hairstylist
Katherine Rees, Key Hairstylist
Marilyn Phillips, Additional Hairstylist
Michele Payne, Additional Hairstylist

Outstanding Main Title Design
Really? How are we not in this?

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Okay, I’ll stop. But seriously?

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Mad Men The Jet Set
Debbie Zoller, Department Head Makeup Artist
Denise DellaValle, Key Makeup Artist
Ron Pipes, Additional Makeup Artist
Debra Schrey, Additional Makeup Artist

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Mad Men Maidenform
Cindy Mollo, Edited By

Donielle Artese shoots the breeze with hullaballoo – Part I

Okay, I know I’ve been promising this for days and weeks and more, but life is kicking my butt right now. Here is the first part of my conversation with Donielle Artese, who plays Sheila White, the ex-girlfriend of Paul Kinsey. There’s still a lot (A LOT) more to come, but I thought I’d whet your whistles with a teensy bit of our very long, but interesting conversation.

Donielle Artese (Sheila White) flirts with fans at the Mad Men Revue

hullaballoo I’m with the lovely Donielle Artese. She plays Sheila White on Mad Men. She just kicked Paul to the curb and

Donielle Nooooo! (Laughs)

hullaballoo Heh, heh. So, to start off, I’d like you to tell us a little about who you are as an actress, then a little about your experience on the show. I checked your IMDB page. It’s got some stuff, not a lot, so give me some background on who you are. Where you grew up, where’d you go to school, did you always want to be an actor, that sort of thing. (more…)