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Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Apparently, Amy Winehouse will open her door and autograph random objects for children. In this case, a copy of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for the GameCube. Awesome. So not only are this kid's parents stupid enough to let him near Impetigo Face, but they won't even spring for a Wii. When he grows a third arm after this encounter, they'll be sorry. In the meantime, tell me that's not a precious face. It practically screams "Mummy, I can feel me eyes burning!" Which, coincidentally, is what happened moments later. Ha ha! Kids are hilarious.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
 Newly married Ashlee Simpson is changing her name to Ashlee Wentz in honor of her husband, Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz.
“I think that that’s something that a woman should do when they’re marrying a man,” she said. “It’s a tradition that I think is a great tradition.”
The singer, whose May 17 wedding featured an Alice in Wonderland-themed reception, says that privately she’ll go by Ashlee Wentz and professionally she’ll be Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.
Pete Wentz says he left the name change decision to his wife. “These decisions with Ashlee and her name are all completely up to Ashlee,” Wentz says. “I want her to do these kinds of things the way she wants to do them.”
Still, he admits, he was flattered. “Oh man, I was like upgrade me! You know what I’m saying? The Wentz family, our Christmas card just got upgraded!” he says. “It feels insane. It feels unreal.”
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The Kim Kardashian buttpad issue has resulted in tons of e-mail. One in particular is from a reader who allegedly works in the modeling industry and says that padded underwear is not uncommon. So, pretty much, we've all been drooling over foam panties. I, honestly, don't have a problem with that. Here's what Izzy has to say:
She's 5'3 with 39-40 inch hips, she's NOT fat, has a small waist and Huge curves specifically on her breast and butt. All natural? I don't think so. I do some modeling and I know side angles can do wonders for your butt but this girl has implants and I've seen many here in Miami. It's almost as common as getting your boobs done, they also sell padded underwear with silicone inserts who want to go even larger.
She wears fake lashes and heavy makeup,so she strikes me as the type of person who's very much into her physical appearance. So my honest opinion is that she's had work done to her top and bottom but in all fairness a lot of people get plastic surgery,if it makes them happy, go for it.
Reading between the lines and pulling from my own ass(!), Kim Kardashian's butt is more or less a philosophical issue. If you want it to be a sign of her girth, then peace be with you. If you want it to be the zenith of ass awesomeness, then peace be with you and, also, don't touch anything on my desk. In fact, here's some hand sanitizer. You go now.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
See Q Model's Playmate of the Month Courtney in French Playboy, shot by famed photographer Rankin.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
I recently stumbled onto an interesting site from Lee Brimelow called gotoandlearn.com. While it’s essentially a tutorial site, it also gives you some great new peeks into the upcoming Flash Player 10 release from Adobe.
Ever since Flash 6, when embeddable video was made possible, Flash has been on a collision course with broadcast quality motion graphics. I’ve written before (here and here) about the increasing overlap between After Effects and Flash and what this might mean for designers (and developers). It’s no secret that I’m excited about the sea change we’re experiencing.
But now I’d like to geek out and share some of the fun new technical bits about “Astro,” the codename for Flash Player 10. My favorite is the ability to dynamically generate sound, as seen in this tutorial. It’s something that Processing has been able to do pretty much since its inception, but no distributable web technology has the reach (both in terms of developer community and penetration) of Flash. I’m hoping this added ability will attract new experimenters to the happy land of dynamic audio/visuals.
Another interesting new addition is native support for 3D (another demo here), something people have been clamoring about for some time now. Papervision3D has done a great job filling that gap, but now with “official” support, I’m hoping we see even more craziness.
Lastly, though perhaps most importantly, increased efficiency in the runtime drawing engine and other general performance boosts mean more real-time manipulation of video elements. With more and more cutting edge sites already pushing Flash to full-screen extremes, I can only imagine what’s next. As always, I’ll keep my eye on The FWA.
By the way, I don’t recommend installing FP10 beta yet, unless you don’t mind some bugginess and/or you’re a hardcore Flash geek. I had to uninstall it after running into some issues with WordPress.
(In the interest of full-disclosure: Adobe is a sponsor of Motionographer, but this post was in no way initiated or endorsed by Adobe. I did it all by myself.)
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Filed under: Action, Casting, Deals, New Releases, Cannes, Celebrities and Controversy, Box Office, Distribution, The Weinstein Co., Tom Cruise, Movie Marketing  When two movies with similar plots hit theaters around the same time, it usually just reveals the vapidity of Hollywood formula (as was the case when Deep Impact and Armageddon came out a few months apart). The situation changes, however, when the subject matter has far more thematic weight. Defamer's S.T. VanAirsdale points out the potential conflict brewing now that The Weinstein Company has picked up U.S. theatrical, DVD and television rights to the 2004 German film Operation Valykrie, a dramatization of the failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hilter during World War II. Sound familiar? That's because Bryan Singer's upcoming 2009 release, Valkyrie, tells precisely the same story, with Tom Cruise in the role of would-be assassin Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg. In the German movie, the character is played by Sebastian Koch, the debonair star of The Lives of Others and Paul Verhoeven's Black Book. In addition to the overlapping content, VanAirsdale points out another potential conflict: Koch's female co-star in Black Book, the alluring Carice van Houten, stars opposite Cruise in Valkyrie, creating the sort of meaty overlap that money can buy. Harvey Weinstein's no slouch when it comes to instigating controversy, but his company hasn't exactly had the best of luck with its recent daring titles (few turned out for Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?). Personal drama has impacted Cruise's films before, but this might be the rare case where he would have nothing to do with it. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Her romance with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo may have overshadowed her singing career of late, but Jessica Simpson is back with a new single, the first off her upcoming country album.
The lighthearted, upbeat “Come On Over,” airing on Jacksonville, Fla. radio station WQIK, features her breathy vocals over a steel guitar.
On the tune, she sings: “I need you now/ I need you bad/I need you baby looking just like that/Don’t pack a bag/Don’t make me wait/ I want to kiss that smile that’s on your face/I need you wrapped up in these arms/ I want you just the way you are/Come on over.”
Early feedback has been positive: in a poll on WQIK’s Web site, of the more than 6,600 people who listened to the track, 58 percent gave it a thumbs up.
Simpson’s record label says that she will be performing at fairs and festivals this summer in support of her country album, due out in September. Simpson’s father said last year that the album will go back to her Texas roots. “She’s a singer from top to bottom,” Joe Simpson said. “And everything in the music business, especially pop music, has moved away from singers. And I think country is the only pure, storytelling kind of genre left.”
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The 10th annual P'Town film festival runs from June 18 through 22, and the line-up has just been announced. Pretty impressive bunch of movies, too: big dogs from Sundance ("Frozen River," "Ballast," "American Teen," "Baghead," "Choke," "Man on Wire"), directorial debuts from Gael Garcia Bernal ("Deficit") and Madonna ("Filth and Wisdom," starring Eugene Hutz, above -- they hated it in Berlin; no, they liked it quite a bit), new films from French provocatrix Catherine Breillat ("The Last Mistress") and Werner Herzog ("Encounters at the End of the World"), Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell's epic documentary "The Black List", excellent documentaries on subjects from Patti Smith to Roman Polanski.
Quentin Tarantino will be there, too, along with (hopefully) the previous winners of the festival's "Filmmaker on the Edge" award. They're also honoring actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Jane Lynch. The festival website's a bit of a kludge, but here's the list of films and here's the schedule. Ready? Set? Go.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
 Madonna’s dream of adopting David Banda from Malawi has come true.
The High Court in the Malawi capital Lilongwe granted the singer, 49, permanent adoption order for the 2-year-old toddler on Wednesday. In his one-hour ruling, Justice Andrew Nyirenda said he is satisfied that Madonna and her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie “are perfect parents” for the toddler.
“I have examined the two reports by the guardian and I am satisfied David has found a good home,” he said.
Nyirenda said by his ruling, David’s biological father, Yohane Banda, forfeits all rights to the toddler.
“I am glad this is over now. I am happy for David,” his father said Wednesday. Banda, 33, who ekes out a living growing maize, tomato and onions, said his family will meet and plan a celebration.
Malawian lawyer Alan Chinula said that Madonna was “over the moon” when he told her about the success of her adoption Wednesday.
“She told me she was anxiously waiting for the news,” he said. “She is relieved and thanks the people of Malawi for allowing them to be family.”
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