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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Joseph and Zooey at Sundance

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel at the Sundance Film Festival: '500 Days of Summer' premiere, on 17th January, 2009.

HD Prince of Persia P.A. Storybook

"Destiny brings together two princes from different centuries of historic Persia in this fantastical epic graphic novel. As their city begins to fall, and everything they believe in crumbles and decays, they find that only they can stand against the twilight of their eras. Created by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the Prince of Persia video games, this graphic novel is beautifully written by award-winning poet A.B. Sina and strikingly illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland".
Source: us.macmillan.com

“LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland . . . depict all the book's swords fights, courtly intrigues, romantic interludes and lucid dreamscapes with a style that evokes Middle Eastern art and design while retaining the vibrancy of modern action cartoons.”
– Chicago Sun-Times

Source: prince-of-persia.us.ubi.com

Leaving medical Center, Beverly Hills

Jake leaving A Medical Center In Beverly Hills, on 21th January 21, 2009. Pics courtesy of Iheartjakemedia.com

Reese gets grey glum

"Reese Witherspoon drops off her son, Deacon, to school in Brentwood, Calif. on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old Legally Blonde actress appeared a bit under the weather as she wore a casual zip-up hoodie and sweatpants.

At the People’s Choice Awards, Reese said, “It’s such a great way to start the new year. A couple years ago, I won a great award for singing in a movie. This year, I won an award for having a baby throw up on me!”
Source: Justjared.buzznet.com

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Blonde actresses video

A video featuring blonde actresses: Kirsten Dunst, Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Seyfried, Kate Winslet, Kate Hudson, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Marilyn Monroe, Elisha Cuthbert, Ellen Pompeo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chloe Sevigny, Marley Shelton, Patricia Arquette, Evan Rachel Wood, Charlize Theron, Ari Graynor, Kristen Bell, Claire Danes, Emilie de Ravin, Drew Barrymore, Michelle Williams, etc.
and actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Emile Hirsch, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patrick Fugit, Leonardo DiCaprio, Heath Ledger.

Songs "I want your love" by Tranvision Vamp and part of "Rave on" by The Vibrators.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Heath Ledger -the untold story

"Heath Ledger had a miserable time on the Brokeback Mountain set - because director Ang Lee treated the late star like an "alienated prop", according to the film's producer James Schamus.

In an Entertainment Weekly magazine tribute piece - marking the first anniversary of Ledger's death - Schamus and British filmmaker Terry Gilliam both recall how difficult the acclaimed film was for the Aussie, who played gay cowboy Ennis Del Mar.

Gilliam recalls his The Brothers Grimm star calling him from the set and revealing he was far from happy.

James Schamus, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams and Jake Gyllenhaal.

And Schamus explains, "During casting, rehearsals, and pre-production, Ang (Lee) is like the warm, wise, cuddly daddy bear. The minute he yells 'Action' on the first shot, the actors become alienated props he kind of puts up with... It's tough on actors.

"He doesn't yell at people or humiliate them, but it's a very tough space. Heath had very difficult days. You could really feel the pain he was going through". Source: www.imdb.com

Catherine Hardwicke, director, The Lords of Dogtown:
"I heard Heath wanted to do Dogtown, and I was shocked. The real Skip was a pretty funky character. I thought I was going to get Philip Seymour Hoffman. Heath came in to meet me and he was extremely shy. He had his cap pulled down and it was like, could this guy look any more like a homeless person? It's a survival mechanism, to become scruffy, to try to hide, to go against everyone's expectations. He talked to me about Australia and surfing and skateboarding, and I thought, I can't say no".


Schamus: It was one of those ''where were you on the day Kennedy was shot'' moments. I called Jake and remember wailing. Source: www.ew.com

Read more testimonies of actors and directors who remember Heath Ledger.

Emile Hirsch (The wanderer)

A video featuring some images and stills of Emile Hirsch in the films "The girl next door", "Lords of Dogtown", "Speed Racer", "Into the wild", "Milk", etc. Songs "The wanderer" and "Rolling home" by Status Quo.