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U.S. Online Video Views Top 10 Billion in December
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Britney’s Family Gets More Power Over Her Estate
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Britney Spears’s family members tightened their grip on her finances Thursday as the court extended her father’s co-conservator role and granted her brother a share of oversight of her trust.
L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz made the rulings amid signs that the singer’s family has helped keep Britney out of trouble since her early release from a psych ward.
Her father Jamie Spears has been overseeing his 26-year-old daughter’s well-being and her estimated $100-million fortune since Feb. 1, when Goetz named him and Andrew Wallet temporary co-conservators – giving them the right to employ bodyguards who control Britney’s actions and restrict her visitors.
On Thursday, Jamie and Wallet requested that the status quo be maintained until March 10 because a psychiatric evaluation of Britney, due Wednesday, had not yet been submitted. The commissioner granted the extension, scheduling a hearing that day to consider extending the conservatorship even further.
Britney’s father and Wallet were also granted the power to handle the singer’s taxes, and Britney’s brother Bryan, 30, was named as a trustee of her trust.
Attorney Jeryll Cohen, representing Jamie, says they still haven’t been able to serve a restraining order against Britney’s pal Sam Lutfi who, Cohen says, seems to be avoiding service. Lynne Spears has accused Lutfi of drugging and verbally abusing her daughter.
Since Britney’s father has taken charge of her affairs, she has kept an uncharacteristically low profile with relatively low-key outings: shopping with her mom, Lynne, and regular trips to the Millennium Dance Complex.
“She’s getting proper medical care and has professional security. The chaos has been removed from the situation,” says one legal insider.
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Melissa Joan Hart Builds Room for Second Baby
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Her second baby is “kicking like a maniac” – and Melissa Joan Hart is getting ready for its arrival by making major changes around the house.
“We actually moved [2-year-old] Mason into a big boy room and left the nursery the way it is,” Hart recently says about rearranging her house to prepare for her second child with husband Mark Wilkerson. “It’s very neutral.”
And while Mason will soon have a new sibling, his parents are still doting on him, Hart said.
“We made him a big fish [themed] room,” she says. “It was his birthday a few weeks ago, so we got him a bed from Pottery Barn – and my stepmom came and put murals on the wall of fish, whales and turtles. It’s huge, and he’s got a fish tank now.”
With all the activity, one thing still hasn’t slowed down: her baby is still kicking. “[The baby’s] been way more active than our first son,” Wilkerson said. “Every day [the baby’s] doing aerobics in there.”
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Lane Garrison Says Prison a Mind-Blowing Experience
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Lane Garrison calls life behind bars an “eye-opening and harrowing” experience in a letter sent by the former Prison Break star from his current residence, the Donovan State Prison.
Being behind bars “is pure irony coming from the show and now living the real deal,” the actor, convicted of vehicular manslaughter after a car accident that killed a 17-year-old high school student, states in the message he sent to Access Hollywood. “It’s surreal and mind-blowing to say the least.”
In what was likely a truly surreal moment, Garrison, 27, describes watching the show’s season premiere with “a crowd of tattooed felons.”
Garrison, who was sentenced to 40 months, also says he hopes his story is seen as a cautionary tale about the perils of drinking and driving.
“I have much to say about the pain I’ve felt and seen inside of prison,” he writes. “It has been an eye-opening and harrowing experience.”
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FilmTecknarna: ATG Vinnare V75
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Beautiful CG and an almost poetic concept power “ATG Vinnare V75,” a new spot from Swedish studio FilmTecknarna.
Translation of the end-tag: “Winners 75 - live horsepowers on TV4 Saturdays at 6.05 PM”
Credits:
Title: “ATG Vinnare V75″
Client: Kanal 75
Directors: Jonas Dahlbeck and Joakim Hanski Norgren
CG-modelling and animation: Jonas Dahlbeck and Boris Nawratil
Agency: Kanal 75 - inhouse
Production company: FilmTecknarna Animation
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“Sharp Teeth” Promo Animations from Radium
Thursday, February 14th, 2008It seems more authors (or their publishers) are turning to the power of animation to promote their works. First it was former poet laureate Billy Collins, then Douglas Coupland, and now it’s Toby Barlow, who’s peddling his new werewolf novel set in LA, “Sharp Teeth.”
The book’s official website will feature all the animations, but right now there are a couple to share from Radium directors Limbert Fabian and Brady Baltezore.
The shorts are based on excerpts from Barlow’s book, but they’re not simply illustrative works. Although they’re created in wildly different styles, both shorts play with metaphorical devices and suggestive visuals to go beyond a simple say-cow-see-cow approach.
Check out Limbert’s excerpt | Brady’s excerpt
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Bad Mirror – The Vicious Five
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Commodity Classic Attendees Will Enjoy Country Music Lineup at the Grand Ole Opry
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Commodity Classic has announced Shannon Brown, John Conlee, Joe Diffie, Carolina Rain and The Steeldrivers will perform an exclusive show at the Grand Ole Opry during the Evening of Entertainment at the 2008 Commodity Classic convention and trade show, Feb. 28-March 1 in Nashville, Tenn.
“Tickle Party,” a Zune Arts film from Friends With You
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Avoid Surrealistic Nightmares with GPS
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Argentina-based Punga and Rodrigo Valdés of The Meastros teamed up on this surreal spot for Steren GPS systems. It’s a kooky but friendly romp styled in the vein of early animation master Max Fleischer.
Punga’s been mentioned here a few times, but this is my first time to run into The Maestros. They’re a Mexico City-based production company with some solid talent on their roster, including Punga, Fulltank and others. Worth a quick spin.
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