Reality Bites: Cannes Breakthrough Actor Serving Time For Double Murder
Posted on 18. May, 2012 by Henry-K.
Here’s a little gangsta appeal for the red carpet at Cannes. The Italian actor who is already making waves for his memorable performance in the festival entry film Reality, will not be present to promote his film. Is he tied up, or committed elsewhere ? Committed? In ways. Tied up? Shackled is more like it. [...]
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The Real Donna Summer: Big Hits, Big Controversy, And Working Hard For The Money
Posted on 17. May, 2012 by Henry-K.
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (born December 31, 1948), known to us all by her stage name Donna Summer (age 63) passed away today May 17, 2012, at her home in Key West, Florida from a long and secret battle with cancer (reported TMZ). New reports say that particles inhaled by the pop icon during the 9/11 [...]
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Batman Unmasked: Christian Bale Bio Sheds Light on the Dark Knight
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by Henry-K.
This month, a revealing new book promises to peek under the mask of Batman, and its enigmatic star, Christian Bale. Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman, by author Harrison Cheung, is a rare and personal look into the early years and the rise of British actor (Bale) whose real persona has often [...]
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There is nothing Americans love more than a good comeback story. The latest recipient of this largesse is the Muscles from Brussels himself—Jean-Claude van Damme. He’s among the action stars wreaking havoc in The Expendables 2 later this summer. And in Dragon Eyes, now on DVD, he takes on the wise-mentor role to a younger [...]
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The promo machine is revving up for actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck’s latest trip behind the camera. Hollywood and movies fans are buzzing about Argo following the release of its first full trailer. Will it replicate the box office success and showbiz awards aura of Affleck’s prior films, Gone Baby Gone (2007) and The Town (2010)? Brave [...]
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A very old and very non-PC joke is: What’s the most confusing day in _____ ? (INSERT YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PART OF A CITY)? Answer: Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, the definition of a true mother has now become terminally blurred. A mother is supposed to nourish their children; not make them part of a national punch-line [...]
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Needless to say, the music world was shaken up by the demise of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, 47, leaving his group with an impossible void to fill. Or, will they fill it later…and tour? To explain, thanks to the great strides made in the hologram industry (see hologram Tupac at Coachella), a musician’s final exit [...]
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–or do too many popcorn movies turn your brain into popcorn (which in some nutritionally challenged Americans’ case, is the most wholesome “meal” they put in their heads all day.)? The year 2012 could go down in Hollywood History as the “Year of the Action Movie.” The list can make your head explode; in [...]
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The YouTube stars whose clips go viral and break out of the blogosphere into popular culture now have an agency to represent them. The two-year-old Big Frame, with its official channel Bammo, is making waves in the entertainment biz with its digital-age focus on matching advertisers to talent with grassroots support. “The company finds and [...]
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