Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Interview: David Kwok explains what New York's Tribeca Film Festival wants with Mumbai
David Kwok, director of programming for the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), was in India recently on a scouting trip. If this conjures images of a man traveling the length and breadth of a country looking for the next big talent, it's not an entirely misleading picture.
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- Hayden Panettiere is GQ’s Obsession of the Year
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has been named Obsession of the Year in a recent issue of GQ. The teen celebrity is photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth. She is adorable in the photos and actually now that she?s eighteen, it?s okay to look at her ?in tha
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Bret Michaels and Kristi Gibson are engaged!
After months of engagement rumors, Bret Michaels asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson, to marry him. On Monday night?s finale of his VH1 reality show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, the rocker got down on one knee and poured his heart out. "I love you, and you've been unbelievably a big part of my life, and we have two beautiful girls together... I know we love and respect each other, and I hope that we can find that inner love that we have forever. And I want you to be my wife." Kristi of course said yes ? being the one who stood by Bret throughout the years, even when he survived a near-fatal brain hemorrhage in April. After proposing, the happy couple told their daughters, Raine, 10, and Jorja, 5, the exciting news. ? I did it! We?ll all be together forever!? said the rock star.
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Kesha's "Sleazy" leaks
The Nicki Minaj appropriation on this song is bald-faced; Kesha?s entire turn is all syncopated faux-weird, accents, birdsong dynamics. The whole nine. And spitting the lamest rhymes probs ever (the part of [...]
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Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Other Stars Make Forbes' Top-Earning Of 2010 List
Taylor Swift, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus also made the magazine's top 20 list of Hollywood moneymakers.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Beyoncé
Photo: Columbia/Music World
On the East Coast, revenue streams are slowly rising as banks are still cratering and trying to recover from the recession. But out West, money ain't a thing, as Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z once rapped.
Forbes has released their list of Hollywood's 20 Highest Earners of 2010, with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus among those rubbing elbows with the likes of power players like Oprah Winfrey.
The venerable talk-show host topped the list with a whopping $315 million haul. Winfrey's earnings were generated for the most part by her multimedia deals, which include a syndication deal for her TV show, a magazine and her soon-to-be-launched network.
"Avatar" creator James Cameron came in second, more than $100 million behind Winfrey, with a tally of $210 million. Director and playwright Tyler Perry ($125 million), blockbuster movie producer Michael Bay ($120 million) and golfer Tiger Woods ($105 million) rounded out the top five.
Beyoncé was the only pop star to break the top 10. The "Single Ladies" superstar landed at #9, sandwiched between George Lucas and Dr. Phil. Mrs. Carter, whose hubby, Jay-Z, was named Hip-Hop's Cash King by Forbes in August with a tally of $63 million, pulled down $87 million over the past 12 months.
The blond-haired trio of Britney Spears ($64 million), Lady Gaga ($62 million) and Madonna ($58 million) made their mark on the list at numbers 13, 14 and 15, respectively.
Pop tarts Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift capped the list. The young stars placed at 18 and 19 on the list, with Disney star Cyrus pocketing $48 million, and country singer Swift depositing $45 million into her bank account.
Hollywood's 20 highest-earning men and women of 2010, according to Forbes:
1. Oprah Winfrey, $315 million
2. James Cameron, $210 million
3. Tyler Perry, $125 million
4. Michael Bay, $120 million
5. Tiger Woods, $105 million
6. Jerry Bruckheimer, $100 million
7. Steven Spielberg, $100 million
8. George Lucas, $95 million
9. Beyoncé, $87 million
10. Dr. Phil, $80 million
11. Simon Cowell, $80 million
12. Jerry Seinfeld, $75 million
13. Britney Spears, $64 million
14. Lady Gaga, $62 million
15. Madonna, $58 million
16. Sandra Bullock, $56 million
17. Ellen DeGeneres, $55 million
18. Miley Cyrus, $48 million
19. Taylor Swift, $45 million
20. Judge Judy Sheindlin, $45 million
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Ali Larter welcomes a son
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Mesa|Manifesto to be evicted
If you've needed a reason to hit up Mesa|Manifesto in the new year, this might be it: the restaurant/bar has gotten its walking papers and needs to be out of its current location by March 31, 2011.
A staple on the local dining and nightlife scene, recently celebrating its seventh anniversary, Mesa|Manifesto let patrons know about the eviction notice via email yesterday, but offered limited details beyond the basic facts.
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Tokyo's best and worst of 2010
Best movie launch
Boasting a heady mix of nostalgia and sex appeal, the new movie version of Space Battleship Yamato, an anime series that began in 1974, sent the Japanese media hype machine into overdrive.
The most surreal moment? Seeing star Takuya Kimura -- the man regularly voted Japan?s sexiest male celeb -- distract the crew of a working warship with a vague, ?Keep up the good work? speech, as baffled seamen stood to attention.
Best goodbye
When Japan?s biggest-selling artist said goodbye, the world paid attention.
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Kim Kardashian: Culver City Business Babe
Looking fabulous while tending to her always-busy schedule, Kim Kardashian was spotted out and about in Culver City, CA on Tuesday afternoon (December 28).
The E! reality babe hopped out of her red sports car while heading into a local office complex - with it sounding as if Kim may have been auditioning for a new gig.
Tweeting about the day's outing - while keeping tight-lipped about the specifics - Miss Kardashian wrote, "OMG u guys have no idea what I'm doing today! You are gonna DIE!!!!"
And while she's been involved in numerous endeavors ranging from TV to movie to public appearances, Kim was definitely a bit overwhelmed by her secret work meeting, as she later tweeted, "OMGGGG I'm nervous!!!!!!"
Check back for updates as more on Kim's doings as info becomes available.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Rihanna?s Christmas Celebration in Barbados
Rihanna’s Christmas Celebration in Barbados
Living it up back in her homeland, Rihanna finished up all of her shopping needs in Barbados on Christmas Eve day (December 24). Clad in a black crossbones t-shirt, the "Umbrella" singing beauty joined a few friends in wandering the streets of Georget...
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Mao Asada: 'Not performing well ... makes me question whether I can really do it'
It is hard to forget the images of tears on Mao Asada?s face that broadcast around the world when her triple axel jumps failed her during this year?s Winter Olympics.
Japan?s darling world champion figure skater brought home the silver from Vancouver after her long-time rival Kim Yu-Na of South Korea snatched up the gold.
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Assault is Still Illegal, Even on The Jersey Shore
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Meet the Archbishop of Bombay
On December 24, His Eminence Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay will officiate his fifth midnight mass as head of the Archdiocese of Bombay whose seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Name, locally known as Wodehouse Church in Colaba.
It is also the Cardinal's 66th birthday, so both day and night are special.
The gracious Cardinal
Essentially a Mumbaikar, Cardinal Gracias grew up in Mahim and finished his seminary studies in Goregaon. But for brief stints in Jamshedpur, Agra and Rome he has served most of his time in churches in Mumbai and was ordained as a Bishop at St Michael?s Church in Mahim in 1990.
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Characters Unite Profile Takeover Today!
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Characters Unite, USA Network?s community affairs program, was created in January 2009 to address the social injustices and cultural divides still prevalent in our society. Inspired by USA Network?s iconic ?Characters Welcome? brand and with the support of leading national nonprofit organizations, the ongoing campaign is dedicated to supporting activities and messaging that combat prejudice and intolerance while promoting understanding and acceptance
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Michael Jackson 'Hold My Hand' Video Tugs At Heartstrings
Posthumous clip mixes classic footage of Jackson with newly shot film of fans.
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in the video for "Hold My Hand"
Photo: Sony Music Entertainment
In addition to his flawless vocals and mind-bending footwork, one of the things Michael Jackson was best known for was his drive to create the most elaborate and cinematic music videos the world had ever seen.
"Billie Jean," "Thriller," "Black or White," "Remember the Time" and "Bad" are just a few of the landmark clips the late King of Pop gave the world during his 1980s and early-'90s hit-making peak. Which is why fans and critics alike were eager to get a glimpse Thursday morning (December 9) at the first music video in the singer's career that was created without his firm guiding hand and vision.
After teasing the clip earlier in the week, the official MJ site debuted on Thursday the full video for the stirring ballad "Hold My Hand," the first single from the upcoming album, Michael. The clip for MJ's duet with Akon is not unlike the first posthumous vids from the likes of other contemporary fallen stars such as Tupac Shakur or the Notorious B.I.G., in that it mixes classic footage of the artist performing with newly shot images of fans young and old paying homage to their hero.
It opens with a crowd of people standing in front of a large airplane hangar and unleashing a flood of white balloons as they say "Thank you, Michael" and "We love you, Michael," while a gigantic image of the singer in silhouette appears on the side of the structure.
If nothing else, the "Hold My Hand" video is a kind of MJ greatest-hits montage, intercutting images of the singer in his prime in some of his most beloved stage outfits with glimpses of children wearing the same garb, a young boy holding a red plastic heart in his hands and Akon dancing on a pure white background as MJ hoofs beside him.
As Michael begins to sing the first verse, we see a variety of different hands — old, young, holding babies, reaching up to the sky, down into a bathtub, etc. — as well as a series of women crying, the infamous glittering glove and a woman in a hospital bed seemingly dying of cancer, all intended to pull heartstrings and stir emotion.
It continues on like that, with most of the video consisting of shots of hands (some trailing a kind of glittery pixie-dust vapor) doing various things, children breakdancing and popping, and various images of angels, as the edits of stock-like footage of sunny skies, forests and adorable babies pile on so quickly it's almost hard to keep up.
Jackson, frankly, is hardly in the video, making sporadic appearances courtesy of some iconic footage of him in concert, a curious choice given the reported dozens of hours of HD footage shot of the singer while he was preparing for what was slated to be his big comeback tour in England last year.
The duet with Akon was recorded in 2007 and, as a message on MJ's site points out, "a handwritten note from Michael belonging to his estate indicated his desire that 'Hold My Hand' be the first single on his next project." After an unfinished version leaked in 2008, Akon recently went back into the studio to complete production on the track.
Instead of the eye-popping special effects and intricate choreography of the past, the "Hold My Hand" video goes for a simpler, more predictable sentimentality. Without Jackson around anymore to call the shots and push the video envelope, it also signals a quiet, uneventful end to a career of constant reinvention and visual ambition via music video.
In a statement to MTV News, director Mark Pellington explained what he was aiming for with the posthumous clip. "We shot the video in a variety of locations in Los Angeles, including a blimp hangar in Tustin. The attempt was to create a celebratory, positive, healing music video honoring Michael's legacy," he said. "And for me personally, if his fans like it, that's all I really care about."
What do you think of the "Hold My Hand" video?
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- Kim Kardashian playboy nude photo leaked
BREAKING NEWS! A photo of Kim Kardashian?s playboy photoshoot has been leaked. The photoshoot wasn?t supposed to appear to viewers until December. It is rumored that this will be the biggest playboy spread ever?..
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Beyoncé - Diva
- Artist: Beyoncé
- Label: Columbia, Music World Music
- Director: Melina
- Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce
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Celebrate Wendy O. Williams' Birthday With Bobblehead Doll
Yes, Aggronautix, the company that, in 2009, presented a bobblehead of GG Allin -- the lovable now-deceased counter culture character who beat up audience members, [...]
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Hunter Braithwaite: Shanghai needs to trust its artists
It has been a rough couple of months for arts globally, with Shanghai as ground zero.
In Paris, Larry Clark?s retrospective was censored. In Washington, D.C., a firestorm erupted over a David Wojnarowicz video.
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