 | How She Move - Trailer How She Move is an energetic, gritty and ultimately inspiring coming of age tale about a gifted young woman who defies all the rules as she step dances her heart out to achieve her dreams. Featuring a fresh cast of new discoveries, this Sundance Film Festival hit marks the feature film debut of the electric RUTINA WESLEY, with street-style step sequences by top choreographer Hi Hat and special appearances by R&B singer-songwriter Keyshia Cole and comedian DeRay Davis. Directed by: Ian Iqbal Rashid Starring: Rutina Wesley, Dwain Murphy, Tracey Armstrong, Keyshia Cole, DeRay Davis |
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January 9th, 2008David Bolinsky on Truth and Beauty
January 8th, 2008This presentation delivered by medical illustrator and animator David Bolinsky is by no means new (it was posted on the TED site back in July), but I’m guessing most of you haven’t seen it yet. Even if you have seen it, David’s attitude towards his job is refreshing and worth repeat viewing. For him, animation is a means of exposing “truth and beauty” to the masses—or at least to larger numbers of people than elite groups of scientists and researchers.
He explains, “I wanted to figure out a way to help people understand truth and beauty in the biological sciences by using animation, by using pictures, by telling stories so that the things that are not necessarily evident to people can be brought forth and can be taught and can be understood.”
The impulse to explain things by using animation and “telling stories” may seem like an obvious choice for you. It’s your lifeblood, after all. You eat, drink and sleep visual storytelling. But to the rest of the world, what you do as a designer or animator can often feel like a revelation, like a gigantic light bulb suddenly illuminating an immense cavern of knowledge.
That’s a great feeling, isn’t it?
It doesn’t matter if you’re selling shoes or solving world hunger, telling stories through animation is a deeply human act, one that transcends the rational compartmentalization we often use to make sense of our world. Animation instead opts for a holistic presentation of reality—or an idealized version of reality—that resonates as much with our hearts as it does our minds.
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January 8th, 2008Retromercial: Ball Buster Board Game
January 8th, 2008
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Britney Spears’ standoff was because of deposition
January 8th, 2008
Britney Spears meltdown last Thursday was started because Britney felt the deposition she attended that day stripped her of time with her kids. She demanded “make-up time” which Kevin and his lawyer declined. She locked herself in the bedroom with Jayden which led to a police standoff. However, TMZ has the details of her deposition that show Britney wasn’t robbed of time:
First, the reason her depo was set for last Thursday was because she failed to show the day before. Second, Thursday's depo was supposed to begin at 9:45 AM and go until 11:45 AM. She didn't show until 11:32, so the depo lasted less than 15 minutes. We've learned she only had visitation rights that day between noon and 7 PM. The depo ended at 11:45 and her house was only 15 minutes away. So she really didn't lose any time with the kids.Well, it’s comforting to know that Britney Spears does really care about her kids and will go toe-to-toe with the police to spend time with them. Sure, maybe one of them was technically held hostage, but it’s the thought that counts. Hopefully they put this special moment in Jayden’s baby book. You know, next to all the ketchup packets.
Zahara Turns 3!
January 8th, 2008
There’s a birthday in Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s household: daughter Zahara turns 3 today!
Pitt and Jolie (who rocked the red carpet at last night’s Critics’ Choice Awards) adopted Zahara in Ethiopia in 2005 (her name means “flower” in Swahili).
When they adopted the girl — whom they affectionately call “Z” — “she was 6 months old and not 9 lbs,” Jolie said at the time. “Her skin, you could squeeze it, it stuck together.
“It was terrifying,” Jolie added. Shortly after Brangelina took the baby under their wings, she “gained 6 lbs. … We are calling her chubby,” Jolie said in 2005. “She’s, you know, she’s just a totally different baby.”
Z’s now feistier than ever, Jolie has said. When the family welcomed daughter Shiloh in 2006, Jolie told Anderson Cooper: “Z’s a little jealous because she’s still a little girl.”
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Photographer Details Ride with Britney Spears
January 8th, 2008
The photographer who gave Britney Spears a lift to her Studio City home after she abandoned her car with a flat tire Monday night has detailed their brief ride together, saying the pop star spent most of the ride sending text messages.
“She broke out her cell phone and was sending text messages the entire time,” the pap, who works for photo agency x17, says on their Web site.
He also says the singer put on Timbaland’s “Shock Value,” got quiet when asked about spending time with Adnan Ghalib, and that she invited the photographer inside once they reached her house.
At one point during the ride, the photographer snapped his fingers and said to Spears: “Hey, girl, are you alright?” then told her not to worry. Spears’s reaction? She laughed, according to the account.
Inside her reportedly immaculate home, Spears told the photographer “don’t be lame” when he asked permission to snap her photo.
Later Monday night, Spears and her assistant, Carla, had dinner in a room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, then stayed the night at the nearby Peninsula Hotel.
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Brad & Angelina Step Out For The Critics’ Choice Awards
January 8th, 2008
As the Golden Globes became the first awards-show casualty in the Hollywood writers strike, the Critics’ Choice Awards fared better Monday – and with no picket lines in sight, that meant an all-star showing, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to George Clooney and Katie Holmes.
The 13th annual awards, handed out by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, are not covered by Writers Guild contracts, so unlike the Globes (and other upcoming awards shows), the Critics’ Choice Awards were not impacted by the writers’ strike.
So the A-listers showed up to party and celebrate the night’s winners. No Country for Old Men was named best picture, with its oddly coiffed bad guy, Javier Bardem, winning best supporting actor.
Other big winners: Daniel Day-Lewis earned best actor (and a standing ovation) for his performance in There Will Be Blood, Julie Christie was named best actress for Away from Her, Amy Ryan was named best supporting actress for Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck’s directorial debut), and teen-pregnancy comedy Juno was named best comedy.
Inside the auditorium, it was a laid-back party scene: A goateed Pitt got cozy with Jolie (who was nominated for A Mighty Heart), while Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder and Catherine Keener all mingled at the Into the Wild table (Penn’s film led with seven nominations).
The writers’ strike was still definitely on the minds of everyone, with winners and presenters sending their support while urging both sides to return to the table.
“When the strike happens, it’s not just writers [affected],” Clooney said onstage. “Our hope is that all the players will lock themselves in a room and not come out until they finish. We want this to be done. That’s the most important thing.”
Comedian Eddie Izzard provided his own chilling example of awards-show writing during the strike.
“Okey dokey from WGA came during teatime, so some speechy talk not so good as other mans,” he said. “This was wrote in toilet, so only first draft and a bit la-la.”
Clooney also delivered the inaugural Joel Siegel Award (named after the late ABC movie critic) to Ocean’s Thirteen costar Don Cheadle for his humanitarian work.
Here’s a rundown of the night’s winners:
Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
Best Comedy
Juno
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best Actress
Julie Christie, Away from Her
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Best Acting Ensemble
Hairspray
Best Young Actor
Ahma Khan Mahmidzada
Best Young Actress
Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray
Best Director
Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Best Writer
Diablo Cody, Juno
Best Composer
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood
Best Song
“Falling Slowly,” Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Once
Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille
Best Family Film
Enchanted
Best Documentary
Sicko
Best Picture Made for Television
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Photo Release — Emmy Award Winner Charles 'Roc' Dutton Performs One Man Show to Benefit Ensemble Theatre's Heart of the Theatre Subscription Drive
January 8th, 2008
HOUSTON, Jan. 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre, the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, welcomes Emmy Award winner Charles "Roc" Dutton to Houston for the Heart of the Theatre subscription drive celebration on January 27th, at the Wortham Theater for two special performances. As the Honorary Subscription Chair, Dutton is committed to helping The Ensemble reach its 3,000 subscription goal. The first show is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and the second show begins at 8:15 p.m. The first show is already at capacity. Current subscribers and those who purchase a subscription from now until the event will be invited to attend the 8:15 p.m. performance.
