BOND GIRL KURYLENKO WORKING WITH MADONNA PRODUCER ON NEW MUSIC
Former Bond girl OLGA KURYLENKO is set to launch her pop career after writing and recording songs with longtime MADONNA collaborator MIRWAIS.
The producer met the actress backstage at a Madonna concert in Paris in 2010 and spent the best part of a year trying to persuade the sexy Ukraine-born star to join him in the studio.
The odd couple finally hooked up and she discovered she has a talent as a lyricist and singer.
Kurylenko, who 'romanced' Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace, tells Nylon magazine, "I wrote text for him. He wrote music... and I kind of did the voice... for two songs - and I want to do more.
"It just comes out of me; I find the beauty in certain collisions of words. I didn't know how much passion was in music. Once you try it, you just want to do it all the time."
But the actress insists her music career will remain a hobby - for now: "It's just a little
BOND GIRL KURYLENKO WORKING WITH MADONNA PRODUCER ON NEW MUSIC
Former Bond girl OLGA KURYLENKO is set to launch her pop career after writing and recording songs with longtime MADONNA collaborator MIRWAIS.
The producer met the actress backstage at a Madonna concert in Paris in 2010 and spent the best part of a year trying to persuade the sexy Ukraine-born star to join him in the studio.
The odd couple finally hooked up and she discovered she has a talent as a lyricist and singer.
Kurylenko, who 'romanced' Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace, tells Nylon magazine, "I wrote text for him. He wrote music... and I kind of did the voice... for two songs - and I want to do more.
"It just comes out of me; I find the beauty in certain collisions of words. I didn't know how much passion was in music. Once you try it, you just want to do it all the time."
But the actress insists her music career will remain a hobby - for now: "It's just a little
There are many different ways to get your ideals across in this day and age: organized sit-ins, thoroughly crafted letters to your congressmen, and, the ever-popular trend of throwing stuff at celebrities. This can be done to protest the wearing of fur, as a statement about gay rights, or for no discernible reason whatsoever.
A video was released on March 23 depicting Kim Kardashian suffering the wrath of what professional celeb-defacers call a flour bombing. At a benefit for the Dress for Success charity, the Kardashian sister was attacked by a "crazy woman" (so-called by an interviewee) who seemed to scream the phrase "fur hag" in the video of the incident, presumably as a statement against the wearing of animals. As strange as this occurrence might be, it is hardly uncommon. Celebs are the victims of high-profile spillings all the time.
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| Thomas eats a piece of the “American Pie: Reunion” pie as Scott and Reid watch prior to the premiere in Amsterdam. |
LOS ANGELES: It’s been 13 years since the hit teen comedy “American Pie” introduced a pack of horny high-schoolers out to lose their virginity before graduation and made an unlikely star of a warm pie.
Now the gang is back – a little older if not much wiser – in a fourth sequel, “American Reunion,” in theaters Friday, and they are again pushing the boundaries of good taste with plenty of full-frontal nudity and outrageous behavior.
Together for a high-school reunion, and encouraged by party-meister character Stifler (Seann William Scott), even the more responsible among the group, including Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) who are now married with a kid, soon find themselves caught up in a wild weekend.
Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch), now 33 with such credits as “Harold & Kumar” on his resume, called the film “an homage” to “American Pie” in recent interviews with reporters.
“The first touched on that great period in everyone’s lives where you’re terrified you’re not cool enough and going to graduate as a virgin – and nothing could be worse! But this one deals with the fact that, ‘I’m 30 now and nothing like I hoped I’d be,’” Thomas said.
Thanks in part to the original 1999 “American Pie,” comedy movies have increasingly embraced raunchy humor, no-holds-barred sexual situations and outrageous stunts. For recent examples of “Pie” offspring, see “Bridesmaids” and “The Hangover” franchise.
“Our comedy always goes all-out, and we both love that type of comedy,” said Hayden Schlossberg, who along with Jon Hurwitz wrote the screenplay for “American Reunion.” The two also were the pair behind the “Harold & Kumar” raunchy comedy franchise.
Schlossberg called writing the movie “a fun challenge to figure out what the new poop joke is going to be, or how you’re going to have nudity in a way that makes people uncomfortable.”
Both writers stress that, as major fans of the original “Pie” movie written by Adam Herz, their main goal was to preserve the heart of the 1999 comedy and its great characters.
“The characters are what we loved so much about the original film,” said Hurwitz. “Yes, Jim had sex with a pie, but we loved how it dealt with first love and father-son relationships. We wanted to keep that balance between raunch and sweetness.”
All the players, which once again include Tara Reid as Vicky, Mena Suvari (Heather), Chris Klein, whose Oz is now a successful sportscaster, Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin), Eugene Levy as “Jim’s Dad” and Jennifer Coolidge as “Stifler’s Mom,” said they were eager to return.
Klein said the franchise’s enduring appeal lies in its timeless themes.
“Sex – well, we’re all still dealing with that,” he said. “Relationships – who’s got that figured out 10 years later? And we laugh at that ... We get ourselves into some hectic situations, but it’s OK. It’s gonna happen.
“Ten years ago, we saw Jim turn around and he had a pie in his crotch. Ten years later we see him turn around, and we see his [penis]! Things are only getting worse, or better, depending on your perspective,” Klein told reporters.
Back in 1999, a pie was used infamously to simulate sex, but Jim’s penis was never shown on the big screen. Thirteen years later, following the increasing use of full-frontal male nudity in Hollywood comedies, Jim is caught in the kitchen with his pants down – sans both underwear and American Pie.
“When they asked me, ‘Would you be willing to show [it]?’ I was like, ‘absolutely,’” said Biggs, adding that he was inclined to do “anything – as long as it was funny.”
Now the gang is back – a little older if not much wiser – in a fourth sequel, “American Reunion,” in theaters Friday, and they are again pushing the boundaries of good taste with plenty of full-frontal nudity and outrageous behavior.
Together for a high-school reunion, and encouraged by party-meister character Stifler (Seann William Scott), even the more responsible among the group, including Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) who are now married with a kid, soon find themselves caught up in a wild weekend.
Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch), now 33 with such credits as “Harold & Kumar” on his resume, called the film “an homage” to “American Pie” in recent interviews with reporters.
“The first touched on that great period in everyone’s lives where you’re terrified you’re not cool enough and going to graduate as a virgin – and nothing could be worse! But this one deals with the fact that, ‘I’m 30 now and nothing like I hoped I’d be,’” Thomas said.
Thanks in part to the original 1999 “American Pie,” comedy movies have increasingly embraced raunchy humor, no-holds-barred sexual situations and outrageous stunts. For recent examples of “Pie” offspring, see “Bridesmaids” and “The Hangover” franchise.
“Our comedy always goes all-out, and we both love that type of comedy,” said Hayden Schlossberg, who along with Jon Hurwitz wrote the screenplay for “American Reunion.” The two also were the pair behind the “Harold & Kumar” raunchy comedy franchise.
Schlossberg called writing the movie “a fun challenge to figure out what the new poop joke is going to be, or how you’re going to have nudity in a way that makes people uncomfortable.”
Both writers stress that, as major fans of the original “Pie” movie written by Adam Herz, their main goal was to preserve the heart of the 1999 comedy and its great characters.
“The characters are what we loved so much about the original film,” said Hurwitz. “Yes, Jim had sex with a pie, but we loved how it dealt with first love and father-son relationships. We wanted to keep that balance between raunch and sweetness.”
All the players, which once again include Tara Reid as Vicky, Mena Suvari (Heather), Chris Klein, whose Oz is now a successful sportscaster, Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin), Eugene Levy as “Jim’s Dad” and Jennifer Coolidge as “Stifler’s Mom,” said they were eager to return.
Klein said the franchise’s enduring appeal lies in its timeless themes.
“Sex – well, we’re all still dealing with that,” he said. “Relationships – who’s got that figured out 10 years later? And we laugh at that ... We get ourselves into some hectic situations, but it’s OK. It’s gonna happen.
“Ten years ago, we saw Jim turn around and he had a pie in his crotch. Ten years later we see him turn around, and we see his [penis]! Things are only getting worse, or better, depending on your perspective,” Klein told reporters.
Back in 1999, a pie was used infamously to simulate sex, but Jim’s penis was never shown on the big screen. Thirteen years later, following the increasing use of full-frontal male nudity in Hollywood comedies, Jim is caught in the kitchen with his pants down – sans both underwear and American Pie.
“When they asked me, ‘Would you be willing to show [it]?’ I was like, ‘absolutely,’” said Biggs, adding that he was inclined to do “anything – as long as it was funny.”
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Like Kardashian, Lohan has been attacked for wearing fur.
Usually, the celebs end up looking like the victims in these situations. But Tom Cruise proved after a particularly vindictive face-squirt that he is on top of every situation. Seriously. Don't mess with Cruise.
Some attackers are a little more eloquent than others, managing full explanations of the rationale behind their actions before being tossed off the scene by angry security guards. Newt Gengrich had the fortune of a run-in with a member of this breed.
Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen...and Kim Jong-il
Celebrities are usually on the receiving ends of these spills. But there are also those most interesting instances when it is a celebrity doing the spilling ... and a celebrity being spilled. Those who watched the 84th Academy Awards might remember when Sacha Baron Cohen poured an urn of what he claimed to be the ashes of Kim Jong-il onto E! host Ryan Seacrest. Cohen was playing the part of his The Dictatorcharacter, which kind of makes up for the crazy. You can watch the video and read the story here http//www.shaheen48.blogsport.com
What would Hair-mione say? Emma Watson changes image yet again as she debuts
new look extensions on film set
She wowed when she first chopped off her locks, opting for a short pixie cut as soon as filming on the Harry Potter movies wrapped.
But now Emma Watson has set about changing her image once more.
The actress has undergone another transformation, debuting a new set of hair extensions as she set about filming her new movie earlier today.
New hair do: Emma Watson has transformed her locks, debuting some new hair extensions on the set of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring earlier today
It was only yesterday that she was seen jetting in to Los Angeles fresh from a weekend in Boston.
And as she was spotted walking through LAX, Emma still had her cropped hair, albeit growing out and clipped up to stop stray hairs falling into her face.
But now she's filming Sofia Coppola's new film The Bling Ring, the 21-year-old has adopted yet another new look.
Taking a break: Emma shows off a bit of skin in between takes
Out to it: Emma falls fast asleep on the sun lounger
Aren't you hot? The actress was seen bare-faced as she walked around the set in a bath robe, padded jacket, jogging bottoms and Ugg boots
She was seen on set with her brunette hair flowing with a poker straight 'do to below her shoulders.
But while her transformation was a fairly drastic one compared to the shorter styles we've become accustomed to seeing her in in recent times, Emma had yet to unveil her movie wardrobe.
The star stepped out in unflattering red jogging bottoms, covered up by a large bathrobe.
Before: How Emma's hair appeared as she arrived back into LAX yesterday prior to her hair appointment for the extensions
Getting ready: She has only started filming the movie this week in Los Angeles, about a group of teenagers who raid celebrities' homes
And despite the sunny weather in LA, Emma also wore a large padded jacket over the top of the green gown.
Comfort was also key as she strutted out in beige Ugg boots.
The actress, who played Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise throughout her childhood and beyond, is continuing to move away from the films.
She is now concentrating on working on the film, which only began shooting this week, about a group of celebrity obsessed teenagers who raid a string of stars' homes.
Meanwhile: Emma's Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe was pictured on the set of his new film, Kill your Darlings in New York
Brooke Vincent and Debbie Rush wow in plunging gowns at the RTS Programme Awards but Caroline Flack fails to break away from her usual style
The night was supposed to be all about their talents.
But the soap stars were showing off some of their other assets tonight.
Coronation Street actresses Brooke Vincent and Debbie Rush opted for very plunging dresses at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards.
Leading the glamour: Brooke Vincent looked gorgeous in this Grecian-inspired gown at the Royal Television Society's Programme Awards, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London
And despite 27 years between them, Debbie, who plays Anna Wintass on the show, gave her younger co-star a run for her money.
The 46-year-old showed off her ample cleavage in a figure hugging black dress, which featured a satin panel down the front, frilly sleeves and finished at her calves.
Daring: Another Corrie actress, Debbie Rush, opted for a very plunging black dress which showed off her ample cleavage
Can you breathe? Coronation Street star Samia Smith showed off her very slim figure in this sparkly bandage number with an asymmetrical neckline
She paired it with simple black pumps.
Brooke - Sophie Webster on the soap - looked gorgeous in a flowing Grecian-style beige gown with long sleeves.
The 19-year-old's hair was styled in a sleep bun to one side of her head and she wore tiny pearl earrings.
Battle of the plunging necklines: Brooke and Debbie put their best angles forwards
Safe: The Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack let the side down a little, unable to break away from her usual style
Party people: Take Me Out -The Gossip star Mark Wright and Corrie star Jane Danson
Samia Smith was also at the event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
She covered up her chest, but showed off her thin legs instead in a short sparkly bandage dress with an asymmetrical neckline.
The Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack let the side down a little, unable to break away from her usual style.
She showed off her legs in a cream play suit with a navy blazer over the top.
Leading the glamour: Brooke Vincent looked gorgeous in this Grecian-inspired gown at the Royal Television Society's Programme Awards, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London
Daring: Another Corrie actress, Debbie Rush, opted for a very plunging black dress which showed off her ample cleavage
Can you breathe? Coronation Street star Samia Smith showed off her very slim figure in this sparkly bandage number with an asymmetrical neckline
Battle of the plunging necklines: Brooke and Debbie put their best angles forwards
Safe: The Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack let the side down a little, unable to break away from her usual style
Party people: Take Me Out -The Gossip star Mark Wright and Corrie star Jane Danson
Samia Smith was also at the event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
She covered up her chest, but showed off her thin legs instead in a short sparkly bandage dress with an asymmetrical neckline.
The Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack let the side down a little, unable to break away from her usual style.
She showed off her legs in a cream play suit with a navy blazer over the top.
BIEBER: 'HIDING GOMEZ ROMANCE IS UNFAIR AND UNHEALTHY'
JUSTIN BIEBER is determined not to "hide" his relationship with SELENA GOMEZ as it would be "unfair and unhealthy" to keep the romance completely under wraps.
The young couple has been dating since 2010 and they made their love for each other public in early 2011 by stepping out together on the red carpet at an Oscars party.
Bieber admits he hated having to sneak around to keep his romance secret and was relieved to be able to make his relationship with Gomez known.
He tells Complex magazine, "There's no way to hide the relationship completely, because then it would be unfair to us.
"It's like, 'You take this car, and I'll take this car, and then we'll meet up at the spot. Then, you go in this door, I'll go in this door. We'll end up crossing ways. You get back in this car. We'll cross over, do a James Bond. You go through the kitchen. I'll go through the back area. Then we'll meet in the dressing room and see each other.'
"At that point, it's not even a relationship. You're just hiding from everyone. That's unfair and unhealthy, man.
