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Archive for June, 2007
Thursday, June 14th, 2007
An excerpt from Rufus Wainwright‘s new interview in Spin magazine:
Spin: Are you sick of cult success?
Rufus Wainwright: I wouldn’t say that I’m sick of it. I go to the opera three times a week, I hang around in my bathrobe reading Susan Sontag, and I get foot massages from my German boyfriend – I’m going to be fine. That being said, I want to be part of culture. I’m scared of what young people are being force-fed. I’m sick of trash culture.
Anything specifically?
I’m really sick of Beyonce. All of her songs are formulaic and produced in a way that’s utterly mesmerizing in the basest way. There’s no enlightenment. Like most mainstream pop these days, it’s more of a scientific experiment than an artistic experience. But hey, it’s your life, you know?
You beat an addiction to crystal meth. What do you think about artists like Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse who seem to turn their substance abuse problems into part of their appeal?
I just can’t fathom that for myself. I was so unhappy and confused and in grave danger, really. It’s very sad. It’s rock ‘n’ roll in a fun way, but it’s also hell.
Do you read PerezHilton.com?
I think Perez actually likes me, which I don’t want to change. So please be kind.
What do you think of him outing closeted celebrities on his website?
Well, it’s important for famous people to be an example for gay teens. But if they stay in the closet, they’re going to make a lot more money. I go to the same gym as Anderson Cooper. When I look at him lifting those five-pound weights [laughs], it makes me think, “He’s just trying to live his life and be all that he can be.” But he still goes to the gayest gym in New York.
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Filed under: Drama, Celebrities and Controversy, Angelina Jolie, Movie Marketing, Paramount Vantage  Everyone's favorite entertainment journalist, Roger Friedman, is calling Angelina Jolie a hypocrite after she reportedly censored journalists while promoting her new film, A Mighty Heart. The Michael Winterbottom pic is about Mariane Pearl, widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, and it deals with freedom of the press, so the idea that Jolie made reporters sign a censoring agreement before interviewing her is certainly problematic. At the premiere of A Mighty Heart Wednesday night, Jolie's lawyer presented journalists with a contract stating certain subjects that could not be discussed with the actress, including questions about her personal life. Of course, this makes sense, because otherwise some writers would attempt to stray from the topic of the film in question -- which would take away from the promotion of the film, as well as from the purpose of the press' purpose at the event. Still, the contract does seem unnecessary and contradictory to the film's apparent message. If Jolie wanted to reject a question or topic, she could certainly just refuse to comment or leave. Most of the junkets and red carpets I've been to, this has either been addressed or accepted as a given anyway. Instead, according to Friedman, the mode of dealing with gossippy reporters made a lot of people angry, enough to cancel coverage, as USA Today and the Associated Press supposedly did. Eventually Jolie ended up refusing all print interviews because of the outrage. Friedman also claims that Jolie instructed publicists to ban Fox News (for which Friedman works) from the red carpet and any other premiere access. In the end, though, some higher ups at Paramount allowed Fox's coverage. Friedman goes on to criticize Jolie's history of press manipulation and also quotes a disappointed editorial director from Reporters Without Borders, an organization that was supposed to be supported by the film's premiere. [via Fark.com, which has a good discussion of the article going in its comments section] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
We applaud the effort!
Brooke Hogan was walking the streets of Miami Beach on Wednesday in this gold lame outfit.
Sooooo much better than the assless chaps!
BH does have a fondness for those Cinderella hooker heels, though.
She’s worn them before.
Brooke’s just looking for her Prince Charming…or a really hot butch dyke!
P.S. Did she get a boob job?????
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
He’s no longer a fugitive!
Former music mogul Lou Pearlman has been caught.
The mastermind behind ‘Nsync and the Backstreet Boys had been running from the law.
Pearlman is accused of swindling millions and millions of dollars from helpless people, defrauding many senior citizens of their life savings.
The fatso was finally taken into custody by the FBI in Indonesia on Thursday morning.
Pearlman being flown to Guam, the nearest U.S. territory, to have an initial appearance before a federal judge.
Earlier this week, Pearlman’s possessions and those associated with his Trans Continental companies were auctioned off and raised more than $200,000.
Unfortunately, that’s only a fraction of the millions of dollars of debts claimed in bankruptcy by numerous banks and more than 1,000 individual investors.
Hope they lock Lou up for a long time.
He should do some time with Joe Francis!
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Exopolis created an interesting painterly 3D world for a new TCM promo. The promo is actually a revisioning of an Edward Hopper inspired promo that first aired on TCM 13 years ago.
Maybe I’m jaded from seeing too much CG, but I find this non-realistic 3D treatment so much more approachable than the hyper-real aesthetics often used in CG ads. Kudos to TCM and Exopolis for having the courage and vision to see this through to its full completion.
Here’s a semi-technical blurb from the PR release:
To achieve this dramatic and cinematic 3D world, [Exopolis’ Brien] Holman oversaw a team of designers and animators using a software package consisting of Autodesk 3ds Max for modeling, Adobe After Effects for compositing, and Ambient Design ArtRage 2 to create the oil painting-like effect. Using ArtRage 2, designer Lorin Wood custom painted textures for each scene from which 3D objects were then modeled in 3ds Max. To achieve the stylized painting effect in scenes featuring people, and to give the characters an almost realistic, lifelike quality, several layers of footage from Getty Images were rotoscoped into separate passes of light and shadow. Animator Richie Sandow then treated and composited each layer in After Effects, hand-painting some detail back into each character to create each final “custom-painted” individual.
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, 20th Century Fox, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels  I need to be real careful before writing this story because, as much as it sucks, pure honesty can get a man in a whole lot of trouble round these parts. So here's the facts: Not long ago, an AICN (Ain't It Cool News) henchman (who goes by the name of Memflix on the site) wrote into AICN with an early review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. To say it was just a tad negative would be a major understatement -- essentially, dude ripped the flick apart. Now since I'm seeing the film tonight (which kind of stinks, because I then have to run home and stay up till all hours of the night writing a review so it's done in time for you folks to devour first thing in the morning), I can't tell you whether or not Memflix's review was spot on or not. But regardless, whether the guy was telling the truth in his review has nothing at all to do with this story.
Turns out Memflix is Jesse Morrison; a projectionist working in Memphis who helps screen films early for the press and such. Therefore, he's able to catch these movies long before they're set to hit theaters. But unlike those folks in the theater (who are usually requested to wait until the week of or day of to shell out their review) Memflix isn't a professional critic, and so it's his belief that he can run over to AICN to dish all the dirty details without consequence. Until now. Apparently, 20th Century Fox wasn't so happy about that review (and who can blame them), so what they did was track down the identity of this kid, call up his boss and (according to Morrison) "threatened to take away the press and trade screenings" at the theater(s) in question, which happens to be part of the Malco Theater chain in Memphis. Continue reading Early 'Fantastic Four 2' Review Lands Theater Projectionist in Hot Water Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Alien Spice has landed!
Vicky Beckham has arrived in New York.
The stylish Brit made her way through JFK on Wednesday and today – Thursday afternoon – Posh is having a signing at Saks Fifth Avenue.
We think she’s hawking her jeans.
No fat people welcome!
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
Josh Hartnett was spotted escorting Lily Allen into a bathroom at NYC hotspot the Beatrice Inn on Tuesday night.
Hmmmm. Wonder what they were doing in the toilet together!
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