Happy Women's Day!

Reese Witherspoon is backing a campaign to halt violence against women.

"The 34-year-old actress - who has two children, 11-year-old daughter Ava and seven-year-old son Deacon, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe - is backing cosmetic firm Avon's new empowerment charm bracelet, which is being sold for £5 in the UK to raise funds for domestic violence charities Refuge, Women's Aid and Unifem and marks the centenary of International Women's Day today (08.03.11). To date, Avon's empowerment jewellery has helped raise over £11 million for domestic violence charities worldwide, including £400,000 to UK organisations". Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk


To celebrate properly this day, here in Weirdland, let's give a visual toast to the beauty and talent of some of our habitual muses:
Maggie GyllenhaalAnne Hathaway as Maggie in "Love and other drugs"
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning
Dominique Swain as LolitaNikki ReedAmanda SeyfriedDrew BarrymoreMarion Cotillard
Megan FoxMila Kunis
Michelle Williams
Natalie Portman (Miss Dior Chérie campaign)
Kirsten Dunst (Bulgari campaign)Julianne MooreJennifer AnistonOlivia WildeMaria BelloAmber Heard
Carey Mulligan
Britney Spears
Kate Winslet (Lancôme Paris L’Absolu Nu campaign)
Rachel McAdams
Annette BeningGreta Gerwig
Evan Rachel Wood
Jaime King
Krysten Ritter
Marilyn MonroeAva Gardner
Lauren Bacall
Edie SedgwickAudrey HepburnMalin Akerman
Ellen PageElisha CuthbertZooey DeschanelLindsay Lohan
Jennifer Connelly
Naomi Watts

Charlie Sheen (Good time Charlie) video

A video featuring scenes starred by Charlie Sheen: Wall Street with Daryl Hannah, Cadence with Martin Sheen, The Wraith with Sherilyn Fenn, Beyond the Law with Linda Fiorentino, Hot shots with Valeria Golino. Song "Lisa says" by Lou Reed

After being fired from his hit show "Two and a Half Men", Charlie Sheen and one of his "goddesses", Natalie Kenly, stood atop a roof while attending a meeting with Live Nation. Charlie Sheen mimicked drinking from a bottle of red liquid labeled as "Tiger Blood".

"Hey, if you're looking for a good time Charlie
well, that's not really what I am
You know, some good time Charlie
always out, having his fun

Lisa says you must be some kind of fool,
The way you treat everybody so cruel"

"Lisa Says" lyrics by Lou Reed

Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway - Love & Other Drugs Blu-ray Review

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

"Set in the 90′s against the commercial pharmaceutical boom, Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jamie, the fast-living womanizing pharmaceutical rep and Anne Hathaway is Maggie, an art school dropout who makes collages and is in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. The two meet as Jake is pretending to be an intern in a doctor’s office and sneaking a peek at Maggie’s gorgeous breasts. Still he manages to score a date, and the two start getting it on – rather frequently – with some hot and sweaty sex. Of course, neither one of them wants a real relationship. Jake doesn’t because, well, he’s just used to playing the field and Maggie doesn’t because her disease complicates things.
Inevitably, though, things get, well, complicated and the two realize that they care for each other; and the “L word” starts getting tossed about. As Jake starts hawking his firm’s new wonder drug Viagra and is on the fast track to success headed straight for the top and Maggie’s symptoms worsen, their relationship hits the inevitable snag that everyone saw coming.

The supplements provided on this release are:

Deleted Scenes (1080p/24)
Love & Other Drugs: An Actor’s Discussion (1.78:1; 1080p/24; 0:08.00)
Beautifully Complex: Anne Hathaway is Maggie (1.78:1; 1080p/24; 0:02.57)
Reformed Womanizer: Jake Gyllenhaal is Jamie (1.78:1; 1080p/24; 0:03.34)
Selling Love & Other Drugs (1.78:1; 1080p/24; 0:03.10)
Theatrical Trailer (1.78:1; 1080p/24)
Live Extras:
Live Lookup
Exclusive: Jake’s Favorite Scene
Digital Copy
Source: www.blu-raydefinition.com

"Gyllenhaal too is incredibly charismatic and likable. It almost seems impossible to contemplate how he could have such trouble initially as a drug rep. Things turn around for Jamie in the film when Pfizer releases Viagra – there certainly is no shortage of jokes about the drug and its effects in the movie – but the issues he has making headway with sales prior to that do seem improbable.
The Blu-ray release features a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack which won't blow you away, but which certainly is more than adequate. The surrounds do help situate the viewer within the world shown on screen, and really comes through with the music.
This is a romantic comedy, not an action blockbuster, and the dialogue is crisp and clean and won't leave you with any complaints. With a mostly muted color palette, the visuals still provide a great level of detail even in shadows. This is a film which focuses heavily on its two main characters and their bodies, and the high definition transfer really picks up on all the small details on their faces.
The bonus features included with the film are all relatively standard. There is a digital copy available as well as deleted scenes; short pieces on Gyllenhaal and Hathaway's work and characters; and a pretty standard discussion of the making of the film. The most interesting of the featurettes is on James Reidy, a pharmaceutical rep who wrote the memoir the script is based on. All of the extras, however, still have a very pre-packaged, overly produced feel to them". Source: blogcritics.org

Jake Gyllenhaal jogging in L.A., "End of Watch" new role

Jake Gyllenhaal out for a job around his neighbourhood on 6th March 2011, Los Angeles

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the favorite candidates to star in "End of Watch" (2013): David Ayer will write and direct the cop drama "End of Watch" with Jake Gyllenhaal in early talks as the lead.

"Jake Gyllenhaal was back to his fitness routine in LA yesterday. His four-legged running partner Atticus skipped this jog, but Jake looked great all on his own. The actor is prepping for a busy month as he begins promoting his next film, Source Code. The futuristic thriller is out April 1 and first up he'll be bringing it to premiere at South by Southwest. He may also be perfecting his physique for a couple exciting new roles. He's rumored to be starring in the cop drama End of Watch and is one of the front-runners who could take over for Matt Damon in the Bourne franchise". Source: www.popsugar.com

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan will answer your questions at SXSW festival

"On Saturday, March 12, Moviefone will sit down with 'Source Code' stars Gyllenhaal and Monaghan during the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, to answer your questions.
Ask Gyllenhaal what it was like to once again play a soldier in a movie or ask Monaghan about the stunts she had to perform. Ask them anything you'd like!

Jake Gyllenhaal with watering eyes as Colter Stevens in "Source Code"

Leave your questions in the comments with your name and location.

Then check back on Monday, March 28, to see if they answered your question!
Submit your question in the Ask! box below, including your name and location, by 12PM EST on Saturday, March 12". Source: blog.moviefone.com

Double Indemnity and Supplementary Insurances

"Here's what film noir is to me. It's a righteous, American film movement that went from 1945 to 1958 and exposited one great theme. You have just met a woman, but within six weeks of meeting her, you will be framed for a crime you did not commit, and you will end up in the gas chamber. And as they strap you in and you're about to breathe the cyanide fumes, you'll be grateful for the few weeks you had with her, and grateful for your own death". -James Ellroy in "Film Noir: Bringing the darkness to light" (2006)

"One of the most unforgettably electric encounters is the one between insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) and bored, homicidal housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) in Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder's film noir masterpiece.
"It's about tough-talking insurance salesmen, and a sleazy murder plot cooked up in supermarkets and hillside manses. People do get killed, and the movie is suffused with the fatalism that would become noir's predominant theme, Fred MacMurray gazing into Barbara Stanwyck's space-filling eyes and coosing, "Shut up, baby". When Stanwyck proposes killing her husband and MacMurray comes up with a plan that will produce a maximum payoff, the two of them go through with it mainly to prove to each other how smart they are". Source: www.avclub.com


Medicare Supplemental Insurance is a policy provided by private insurance companies that fill the gaps in coverage that basic Medicare doesn't cover. Parts A and B of Medicare are covering close to 80% of medical bills and expenses. "Medicare Supplemental Insurance":
One of the big perks provided by this insurance is receiving a policy without a previous medical exam. During what is called a "guaranteed issue period" there is no medical exam and you're guaranteed a policy renewal too. A big advantage for those with pre existing health issues, because once the coverage is in place the insurance company will not raise the premiums.
The loss of a loved one is an extremely difficult time. In order to avoid the stresses of financial burden while grieving their demise. "Burial Insurance": Not only a financial cushion, also the peace of mind that comes with this policy. Besides, the burial insurance or final expense insurance helps assist with any other expenses: the beneficiaries can use the policy to pay for other issues, mortgage or debts.
"Resources for Senior Citizens": Check out a comprehensive collection of links to government resources geared towards the needs of seniors, including Social Security, Caregivers' Resources, Taxes Refund, Retirement Plans, etc.

Bringing Darkness to light (noir documentary)

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate. With sharp-tongued commentary by James Ellroy, historian Eddie Mueller, Christopher Nolan comparing "Detour" to "Citizen Kane". "Out of the past" with Robert Mitchum - Jane Greer remembers Jacques Tourneur's advices to perform her femme fatale role. Robert Ryan and Cleo Moore in "On dangerous ground", Claire Trevor in "Born to Kill", etc.

Kristen Stewart will play Snow White in "Snow White and the Huntsman"

Kristen Stewart will play Snow White in "Snow White and the Huntsman" (2012)

"After being rumored to have the famous role for several months, confirmation has just arrived that Kristen Stewart will be taking on the role of Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman. The Rupert Sanders-directed film has already landed Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron, and this is likely one of the final leads to be cast.
The film’s producer, Palak Patel, slipped the news when he tweeted that the young actress had been cast". Source: thefilmstage.com

Olivia Wilde as the Evil Queen by Annie Leibovitz for Disney Parks

'Snow White and the Huntsman' Production Info

STATUS: August 1
LOCATION: London - Scotland - Germany
PRODUCER: Joe Roth - Palak Patel
WRITER: Evan Daugherty DIRECTOR: Rupert Sanders LP: Sam Mercer
CAST: Charlize Theron - Viggo Mortensen - Kristen Stewart
ROTH FILMS
FILMENGINE
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
A PG origin and re-imagining tale of "Snow White" from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Tonally in the vein of "Alice In Wonderland".
Snow White(Stewart), an 18-year-old princess who is only friends with animals, is getting more beautiful by the day as her step-mother, the Evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) gets more and more jealous.
Charlize Theron will play the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

When Ravenna tries to kill Snow White, she escapes with the help of a hunstman named Eric (Mortensen) who is trying to get revenge on the Queen. Eric is very gruff but teaches Snow White how to fend for herself against the evil creatures of the forest. When she eats a poisonous apple, her childhood sweetheart Prince Charmant must kiss her in order to unfreeze her lips and give her the potion to heal her. She thinks she’s in love with Eric, but he assures her Prince Charmant is her one true love. Release date: December 21, 2012.