"Sean Penn has now put a face to gay rights as Harvey Milk in the new Gus Van Sant true-story film “Milk”.While we’ve seen Penn deliver Oscar-worthy roles before (he won for “Mystic River”) and he does again for Gus Van Sant (“Good Will Hunting”, “Finding Forrester”, “Paranoid Park”), what assists in the power of his transformative character performance is the complement of a sea of other notable actors playing against type. We’re treated to an entirely new way to look at Emile Hirsch – whose character range is now light years away from 2007’s “Into the Wild” – and Diego Luna. Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
"You already know the difference between the size and speed of everything that flashes through you and the tiny inadequate bit of it all you can ever let anyone know. As though inside you is this enormous room full of what seems like everything in the whole universe at one time or another and yet the only parts that get out have to somehow squeeze out through one of those tiny keyholes you see under the knob in older doors. As if we are all trying to see each other through these tiny keyholes." - David Foster Wallace
"Who is the Prince of Persia? There's more than one answer to that question. The prince is a lot like James Bond: an action hero who varies greatly depending on who is depicting him.
Since the 1980s, he has appeared in numerous video games, a new graphic novel, and an upcoming movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The dominant color in the earlier story is the orange of tiger hides and sun-baked dunes, while the dominant color in the later story is the purple of nighttime skies and a sumptuously decadent royal court.
The male lead in one time setting looks so much like the male lead in the other that I wondered if they were one character at different stages in life, a reincarnation of the same character, or just members of the same family line. (Most likely the latter.) At least one female character is strong enough to give the idea that the book could easily have been retitled Princess of Persia".
"So when I participated in a roundtable interview yesterday with Director Catherine Hardwicke for “Twilight” the one question I wanted to ask was about the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray. Thankfully, she was more than willing to talk about the subject and she says there are about 12 deleted/extended scenes and they’ll be a separate section on the DVD and not an extended edition. Catherine: Actually, I have been working on the DVD already. So we put together all the deleted scenes and extended scenes, there's quite a few, like 12 or something like that. And then I made some montages of some other crazy elements, like more vampire kiss, biting. And more human hijinks. And I made a pretty wild music video, like a remix of Bella's Lullaby and I did some pretty trippy things that you may like.Speaking of deleted scenes, and I'm sure fans want to know, what's the length of stuff that was cut out of the film? Is it any of the special effects stuff or is it dialogue scenes? Could you talk a little about what you cut?Catherine: Well, for example the diner. You know, the first day after school, where you go see Bella and Charlie and talking about their awkward meeting and stuff, that scene was about twice when we shot it. And so it kind of slowed down the pace …and it’s still cool, but it just kind of kept going. (she makes a cutting sound) So we just put the whole thing on the DVD. There were times when Esme and Dr. Cullen make a comment on how Bella's brought Edward to life, it was kind of in the middle of the tree top sequence, and you kind of just wanted to stay with Edward and Bella. So you'll see that. And there's a little bit more sexiness with the bad vampires. A little kissing and biting, nyah, nyah, nyah. Source: www.collider.com
Nikki Reed, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and director Catherine Hardwicke.
"Stewart can certainly pull off the look and is a fair actress by most accounts, but I'm going to find it hard to bridge her swooning Bella character in Twilight and the badass, ballsy rocker Jett, who went on to sing "I Love Rock and Roll." Of course, this is great news for Stewart and her career, but I wonder how fans of Jett and The Runaways will take this news. During the time of the five-girl band, Jett played guitar and actually achieved further success in her own right after the band dissolved 1979. Though The Runaways were only active for four years, they certainly made a mark in the industry and arguably paved the way for artists down the line. The group disbanded amidst money and management disagreements. The film is said to center on Jett and Curie, and detail the rise and fall of the group who brought us, amongst other hits, "Cherry Bomb".What other actress might compliment Stuart and fit with Currie's personality? Maybe Evan Rachel Wood? That would be ironic since she dated Marilyn Manson for quite some time, but she would completely kill Stuart in terms of ability.Maybe Kirsten Dunst is more of an equitable pairing to Stuart, though not a rocker in the least? Who do you think would make a good Cherrie Currie? Source: www.firstshowing.net
Jake and Reese visit The Beverly Glen Market In LA on 4th February, 2009. I'm a bigger fan of this Fedora hat than his grey beanies. It gives Jake almost a N.Y. "No wave" touch.
"The Kama Sutra Company, a leading manufacturer of romance and intimacy products today announced the results of its second annual "Hottest Celebrity Couple of the Year" contest".This year a new winning couple was revealed as Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith winning both 'Hottest Long Lasting Couple' and 'Hottest Overall' with the most votes in all categories combined. Other winners included: -- Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal as 'Hottest Romance' -- Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt as 'Hottest Parents' -- Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds as 'Hottest Newlyweds' -- Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy as 'Hottest Funny Couple' -- Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf as 'Hottest Sports Couple' -- And new President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama as 'Hottest Power Couple'. Source: www.marketwatch.com
A musical video featuring some images and stills of Emile Hirsch in "The girl next door", "Speed Racer", "Into the wild", "Milk", etc. Songs "Alone" and "Hummingbird" demo by Wilco.
"Black Hawk Down" screenwriter Ken Nolan has been brought on to rework the script for Paramount's untitled moon project.Nolan is the latest writer to bring his take to an action film about lunar colonization that has Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star.
Doug Liman, who is producing and directing the film, wrote an original screenplay with John Hamburg ("I Love You, Man"). "Black Hawk Down" book author Mark Bowden revamped that script, then Dan Mazeau did a new version off material compiled from the story work of Liman, Bowden and Simon Kinberg, who also is producing".Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
"By the time they get shooting on this thing, it might actually be possible to set it on the moon itself. Provided Jake doesn’t get replaced at the last minute with Hayden Christensen".Source: www.totalfilm.com
Jessica Biel at the Beverley Hills Plaza for a Business Meeting - January 29th, 2009.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb 3, 2009- U.S. actress Jessica Biel has agreed to be the host of the upcoming Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards.
The event is to take place Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif. Biel will next be seen in "Easy Virtue," a feature opening in May in which she stars opposite Colin Firth and Kristen Scott Thomas. She recently completed "Nailed" with Jake Gyllenhaal, James Marsden and Catherine Keener, and her other credits include roles in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," "The Illusionist" and "Elizabethtown." Source: www.marketwatch.com
"He wasn't there for the coffee, but Jake Gyllenhaal was deep in conversation with a mystery blonde at his favorite hangout, Caffe Luxxe on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Dressed down in a grey T-shirt and jeans, the actor appeared to be interviewing his companion, onlookers say. The two chatted for 30 minutes and left separately without ordering anything". Source: www.people.com I only hope that "mysterious blonde" wasn't our darling Reese, if not somebody is out of the loop! Although Reese was busy that same day shopping with her mom:
"Reese Witherspoon spends the day shopping with her mom, Betty Reese, at a local bookstore in Los Angeles on Saturday (January 31).The 32-year-old Four Christmases actress then headed over to Hidden Treasures thrift shop on Santa Monica Boulevard". Source: Justjared.buzznet.com
"If Heath Ledger wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on Feb. 22, his family will accept the award on his behalf, Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan told EW.com at the DGA Awards Saturday night. Nolan accepted Ledger's Golden Globe award on Jan. 8, and Ledger's Dark Knight costar Gary Oldman took the stage on behalf of the young actor at the SAG Awards on Jan. 25. Nolan did not elaborate on which members of Ledger's family would accept should Ledger win, but previous family statements have been made by Ledger's father, Kim, mother, Sally, and older sister Kate, and it's possible all three would step to the front of the Kodak on Oscar night". Source: hollywoodinsider.ew.com
"You may remember that Christian Bale went nuts on the set of "Terminator Salvation" a few months back, threatening to stop production and beat some serious ass.
The incident was audiotaped, and it's amazing. It happened on the set after a director of photography accidentally ruined a scene by walking onto the set. Bale lost it, screaming, yelling and threatening to quit if the bosses didn't fire the dude.
Film execs sent the tape to the insurance company that insured the film in case Bale bailed." Source: www.tmz.com Christian Bale flipped out and I remixed it.
"Sean Penn has now put a face to gay rights as Harvey Milk in the new Gus Van Sant true-story film “Milk”.
While we’ve seen Penn deliver Oscar-worthy roles before (he won for “Mystic River”) and he does again for Gus Van Sant (“Good Will Hunting”, “Finding Forrester”, “Paranoid Park”), what assists in the power of his transformative character performance is the complement of a sea of other notable actors playing against type. 
We’re treated to an entirely new way to look at Emile Hirsch – whose character range is now light years away from 
2007’s “Into the Wild” – 
and Diego Luna.
