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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Ben Stiller in Ratner's 'Tower Heist' - Heist movies

Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni in "Family Man" (2000) directed by Brett Ratner

"It’s been almost four years since Brett Ratner first announced his intention to direct Tower Heist, and now it looks like the film will finally come together in November, with Ben Stiller definitely locked in to star.
Tea Leoni and Ben Stiller in "Flirting with Disaster" (1996)

Ben Stiller as Larry Daley in "Night at the Museum" (2006)

And, of course, Stiller is now the star, with the story focused on his character, an overworked manager in a luxury apartment/office building who, along with several other staff members see their pensions vanish thanks to a Wall Street huckster. But when they learn the crook is being held under house arrest in a luxury unit in their very building, their revenge takes the form of a heist.
Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller on the set of "Little Fockers" (2010)

Ratner explained the process of honing the script to Deadline: “It has become the quintessential New York heist movie, where a bunch of blue collar employees in a tower building pull off the ultimate heist. I brought the script to Ben on the Little Fockers set, and said this is perfect for you. He was looking at other projects like Mr Popper's Penguins, I asked Noah Baumbach to do some specific character work for Ben.”
Source: www.empireonline.com

"War is a hell that's contagious. That's the theme running through this tale of a family nearly ripped apart by the Afghanistan conflict. But deft acting—hello Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman—saves the flick from wallowing too deeply into melodrama.
Jake Gyllenhaal as Tommy Cahill in "Brothers" (2009)

The Bigger Picture: Things are already pretty shaky for the Cahill family; Tommy (Gyllenhaal) is a loser who's done time for a bank heist, Sam (Maguire) is a Marine whose pants are so tightly creased he's more at home with his fellow soldiers than with his wife and kids, and their dad (Sam Shepard) never got over his tour in Vietnam."
Source: uk.eonline.com

"The second heist film is "Now You See Me", a heist spec script by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time") that Summit Entertainment recently picked up says The Hollywood Reporter". Source: www.darkhorizons.com

Love and other drugs: drug abuse and viagra

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway in "Love and Other Drugs" (2010)

"Some 5% of Americans over age 50 admit to abusing drugs, according to a new government study.

Researchers believe the number of people born between 1946 and 1964 who seek drug abuse treatment will double by 2020, straining an under-prepared system.

"We need much better support services for the number of older adults who are going to have substance abuse problems," said Dr. Gary Kennedy, director of Geriatric Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center.
Robert Downey Jr. (has played drug addict Julian Wells in the movie Less Than Zero, and ex-addict in real life)

There's a pattern of older adults mellowing out of illicit drug use and transitioning into prescription and alcohol abuse, Kennedy said. He's seen baby boomers abusing everything from painkillers like Valium to stimulants like Dexedrine."
Source: www.nydailynews.com

"Dr Reddy is the chairman of Council of Sex Education and Parenthood International (CSEPI) and Indian Andropause Society. He believes that “a day will come when we will say, ‘Viagra pill a day will keep the cardiologist away’”.

“The pendulum has swung from one extreme to another — from treating sexual medicine as an ‘unnecessary luxury’ or ‘frivolous’ to considering it a mainstream health issue”, said Dr Reddy.
Since its advent and approval, in 1998, Viagra has helped combat male impotence. The treatment has been used by millions of men, worldwide, and has helped them to achieve better sex lives. It is now possible to buy Viagra online, and the treatment has become universally accepted as a way to overcome erection problems.

“Viagra has made a huge impact on the society. The medical fraternity’s perception about sexuality has changed”, concluded Dr Reddy. Source: www.healthexpress.co.uk

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Love and other drugs": 'Come to bed' eyes

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Love and other drugs" (2010)

Anne Hathaway in W Magazine, photographed by Mario Sorrenti
"Come to bed eyes: Anne appeared in a highly stylised shoot for the interview" Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Maggie Gyllenhaal

"Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in Victorian vibrator drama. She’ll appear opposite Rupert Everett and Hugh Dancy in Hysteria, a romantic comedy about the London doctors who began treating “hysteria” (”a woman’s irritability, anger or unexplained tears”) with their new electrical device (replacing the previous treatment, a hearty throttling). Before they could market it, the two would have to withstand a public smear campaign from Thomas Edison, who tried to demonstrate that their product was dangerous by vibrating to death an elephant’s vagina". Source: filmdrunk.uproxx.comDemi MooreAlexander Skarsgard and Anna PaquinMaria BelloAmber HeardKaty Perry
Marion Cotillard in Vogue Septiembre 2010 Marion Dans les Yeux"
Photoshoot by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

Monday, August 23, 2010

Anna Paquin got married!

Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Paquin and Hayden Christensen as Warren, Jessica and Dennis in "This is our Youth" (2002)

The idea of celibate vampires is ridiculous, True Blood creator Alan Ball says. "To me, vampires are sex," he says. "I don't get a vampire story about abstinence. I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed." On his show, every available orifice is used for intercourse: gay, straight, between humans and supernatural beings, and supernatural being on supernatural being, whether he be werewolf, dog or an enormous Minotaur-looking being called a maenad. None of the sex is quite as good as vampire sex, though, which can happen at the astonishing rhythm of 120 bpm while simultaneously devouring one's neck and making your eyes roll back into your head. Says Stephen Moyer — who plays Bill Compton, the undead Southern Civil War Veteran — "If we go from a base level, vampires create a hole in the neck where there wasn't one before. It's a de-virginization — breaking the hymen, creating blood and then drinking the virginal blood. And there's something sharp, the fang, which is probing and penetrating and moving into it. So that's pretty sexy. I think that makes vampires attractive." He laughs a little. "Plus, Robert Pattinson is just hot, right?" Source: www.rollingstone.com
Anna Paquin, photoshoot by Noe Dewitt
When Anna Paquin married her True Blood costar Stephen Moyer on Saturday night, her wedding jewelry was true glam. “She wanted something with a vintage-inspired, romantic vibe,” says celebrity jeweler Neil Lane, who provided Paquin with a stunning necklace–complete with a whopping 50 carats of round diamonds!–set in darkened metal for a patina vintage style. To balance out the dramatic look, Paquin, 28, wore a white halterneck gown and donned an elegant pair of diamond studs, also from Lane. The other lucky recipient of the jeweler’s sparkly bling? Paquin’s mom, who opted for a bracelet and earrings. The couple solidified their union with platinum wedding bands, designed by Cathy Waterman
"Newlywed Anna Paquin is all smiles as she and and her mom Mary do a bit of shopping at Fred Segal on Monday (August 23) in Santa Monica, Calif.The 28-year-old True Blood actress showed off her wedding ring as she walked into the store. Check out that sparkler!!
Yesterday, new husband Stephen Moyer went shirtless as he took a dip in the water at Venice Beach with some family and friends.

And on Saturday, Anna and Stephen tied the knot in Malibu. No honeymoon, I guess!
The happy couple and co-star Alexander Skarsgard will serve as presenters at the 2010 Emmy Awards this Sunday, Aug. Source: justjared.buzznet.com

Friday, August 20, 2010

Jake Gyllenhaal in Glamour UK's Sexiest Men of 2010

Glamour UK's Sexiest Men of 2010:
THE WINNER: Robert Pattinson
Age: 24
Single? R-Patz is allegedly dating his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, but we’ll leave it up to you to work out whether the tenuous rumours are true or not. We’re hoping he’s still on the market...
See Him Next: In Bel Ami, a film adaptation of a French novel, where he’ll be acting alongside Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci. Ooh la la!
1. Robert Pattinson2. Taylor Lautner3. Ian Somerhalder4. Xavier Samuel5. Kellan Lutz
No.6: Johnny Depp
Age: 47
Single? Nope. He’s been with long-time sweetheart, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, for almost 12 years.
See Him Next: Looking hot alongside Angelina Jolie in French film The Tourist which is due out in 2011. If you can’t wait that long, catch him being a bit mad in The Rum Diary, out in November.
6. Johnny Depp
7. Justin Bieber
8. Gerard Butler
9. Hayden Christensen
10. Channing Tatum
11. Orlando Bloom
12. Chace Crawford
13. Chris Brown
14. Justin Timberlake
15. Cristiano Ronaldo
No.16: Ryan Gosling
Age: 29
Single? Sadly not, no. Gosling is apparently dating CSI: NY actress Casey Labow.
See Him Next: In romantic drama flick Blue Valentine, which was previewed at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
16. Ryan Gosling
17. Ed Westwick
18. Ashton Kutcher
No.19: Jake GyllenhaalAge: 29
Single? After splitting up with Reese Witherspoon at the end of 2009, he is officially available. Thank the lord!
See Him Next: Catch those soft brown eyes alongside Anne Hathaway in new drama flick Love and Other Drugs, which is out in November.
19. Jake Gyllenhaal
20. Bradley Cooper
21. David Beckham
22. Jonas Brothers
23. Luke Pasqualino
24. Matthew McConaughey
25. Mark Salling
26. Will Smith27. Robert Downey Jr. (OP's note: screw you, Glamour. Should be higher.)
28. Sam Worthington
29. Timothy Olyphant
30. Penn Badgley
31. Cory Monteith
32. Tom Hardy
33. Brad Pitt
34. Daniel Craig
35. George Clooney
36. Peter Andre
37. Russell Brand
38. Usher
39. Aaron Johnson40. Clive Owen
41. Adrian Grenier
42. Matthew Morrison
43. Jackson Rathbone
44. Kings of Leon
45. Milo Ventimiglia46. Alexander Skarsgaard
47. Paul Walker
48. Paul Wesley
49. Lee Pace
50. Ewan MacGregor
Source: www.glamourmagazine.co.uk