Watchmen: A critical Flop Blockbuster

Watchmen will be another paradox in film history. Already early reviews are condemning it for being everything from weak on character development to campy and weak on special effects. Even the fight scenes are getting panned.

So why will this film be a blockbuster? For the same reason Star Wars made money. The hype and the background of the story. Look at the Harry Potter films. Are they that exciting to watch? You never feel any anticipation of sitting on the edge of your seat. But if you've read the book (graphic novel) you want to see it come to life.

Watchmen has had fans and faithful waiting forever to see actors dressed in their favorite character costumes. People have wanted to see if a director would remain faithful to a blue man with his penis exposed. Watchmen is a film that fans must have. Watchmen is the final chapter in the story of Watchmen. But watch and see what happens after this film's first week at the box office. The word will get out and Watchmen will be ridiculed and relegated to a failure in film making. Yet it will have made a bundle of money.

What is sad is that Watchmen set the stage for everything we now see in Super Heroes. Even the movie The Incredible's owes it's premise to Watchmen by the foundation of political and social expansion of how Super Heroes would really fit in the real and modern world. Stories written 20 years after Watchmen such as the entire Marvel Civil War pull from the ideology of Watchmen. Watchmen changed how Super Hero stories are written to this day. If you never read any other Super Hero graphic novel, read Watchmen and you'll gain a new appreciation for everything you could possibly read after.

SJP Hints At 'Sex & The City' Sequel

We are liking Sarah Jessica Parker's look at the Oscars last week. (Okay, a little prom-esque but if you can't get crazy formal at the Oscars, where can you?) The actress wore a Dior Haute Couture silver gown to the ceremony last Sunday night.

While on the red carpet, Parker, 43, hinted at a 'Sex & The City' movie sequel in the works. When asked about the likelihood of a sequel to last year's film adaptation of the popular television series, she said: "It looks very promising. I do not know anything yet, not one single thing."

She also added that the movie's producer/director/writer Michael Patrick King is hauled away somewhere writing a script for the new movie. The last movie was such a huge hit, we're sure all the Sex & The City crew will be back for me, they'd be crazy not to, there are loyal fans out there everywhere!

MTV's 'The Hills' Season 5: Coming Soon

Here we go again. 'The Hills' Season 5 is set to come back to MTV sometime in March. Check out this trailer to find out what we can expect from the show. From the looks of things, Spencer is still crazy. Heidi and Lauren may actually mend their broken friendship. Is Audrina still going to be hanging around with good ol' Justin Bobby? You'll have to tune into the show to find out!

The star of the show, Lauren Conrad, is featured on the new the April 2009 cover of Seventeen, on stands March 3. When asked how she's changed since the first season, she replied, "Honestly, it’s difficult for me remember what I was like before I had a mic taped to me. But I think I’ve become a little bit more independent and not quite as.. I don’t want to say it, but pathetic. There are episodes that I watch when I actually annoy myself. I just want to be like, get it together!"

The Scoop On Late Night Show Switches!

We know it's confusing! Last week NY host Conan O’Brien signed off and is moving his show to L.A. He’ll take over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno later this year. In his place – enter Jimmy Fallon, the new host of Late Night. Jimmy’s first show is Monday and People has confirmed that Justin Timberlake will help his old friend kick it off his first show. The two starred in the classic SNL skit, "The Barry Gibbs Talk Show" together.

Robert De Niro will also be a guest on the show. Pretty strong for ratings, we think! "I thought it would be kind of good to have my first guy be probably one of the toughest people you could interview," Fallon said recently.

Fallon has also booked Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for his March 4 show, and "Gossip Girl" hunk Chace Crawford for March 6.

Bad News For Jewel

Uh, oh! This doesn't sound good. Singer/poet Jewel may be out of 'Dancing With The Stars' before it even starts on March 9th! She recently revealed in her blog that tendonitis in both knees may be the demise of her 'Dancing' career. "I guess I really over did it on the rehearsal front!" the 34-year-old singer said. Bummer - we thought it would be fun to see Jewel on 'Dancing With The Stars,' wonder what will happen to her!

"My knees have been hurting so badly that I finally broke down and talked to Ty's (her husband) knee doctor yesterday. He said I have tendonitis in my knees and that I have to start a course of medicine to try and bring the swelling down. Yuck! It's mainly my left knee, and I can't believe I hurt it so badly," she wrote.

Denise Richards Looking For Love

Denise Richards is struggling to find a new man.

The 'Wild Things' actress, who is divorced from Charlie Sheen and previously dated rocker Richie Sambora, wants to find love and is tired of being romantically linked to every guy she is seen with.

When asked if she is dating, Denise said: "I am dating-ish. It is hard.

"If you're out in public with someone, then people automatically think you're with them, so it can be difficult. I haven't quite figured out how to meet somebody. That is the -ish part.

"Let's say I am not engaged to anyone."

Denise filed for divorce from Charlie in 2005 after three years of marriage.

The pair - who have two daughters, four-year-old Sam and Lola Rose, three - battled over custody of their kids and Denise sought a restraining order against Charlie after claiming he had threatened to kill her.

Denise is now reluctant to take a new man home because she is afraid it will upset her kids.

I am dating-ish. It is hard.
The 38-year-old beauty added to US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres: "I don't want to bring someone around my children who have been through enough."

Denise admits she struggled to cope with divorcing Charlie and the death of her mother Joni in 2007, saying: "It was probably the worst few years of my life."

She added: "Before my mom passed away she would always say, 'You're a lot stronger than you think. You'll get through it.'

"Then she passed away, so I had to deal with that, which was really difficult. I could've gone one way or the other, and I have two little girls, so I needed to be a parent. There is a lot of stuff obviously they don't know, but I had to move forward."

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Mischa Barton's Happy World

Mischa Barton has slammed rumours she's too thin, insisting all is well in "Mischa world".

Fears have been raised for 'The O.C.' star's health after she dropped three dress sizes in three months - but Mischa insists she is feeling great.

Mischa, 23, wrote on her blog: "Just so you guys know, I'm happier and healthier than ever. Things are really well in Mischa world and I've just been watching what I eat.

Mischa world.
Fears have been raised for 'The O.C.' star's health after she dropped three dress sizes in three months - but Mischa insists she is feeling great.

Mischa, 23, wrote on her blog:
"I still love my Pilates and yoga, and have cut back on fatty foods a bit. My time in India and Paris really just helped me lose a little bit of weight but there's nothing drastic going on."

Mischa also urged young women to be confident about their bodies and ignore criticism.

She said: "To my female fans - just be happy and secure with yourself and don't let other people's perceptions of you dictate the way you live your life."

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Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson reunite in Paris

Will they, won’t they ... Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson in Paris - Image

Former couple snapped together in French capital

Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson have sparked speculation they've rekindled their romance.

The pair were snapped wearing dark glasses and hats as they sat together on a park bench in Paris.

It is thought Owen, 40, and Kate, 29, have been touring the French capital on bikes.

They first started dating in 2006 but split in 2007.

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Samuel L. Jackson IS Nick Fury

It's official. Marvel has locked in Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury for no less than NINE count em folks -- nine films. Gee did we see this coming? After all, he did give Marvel his consent to use his likeness for Nick Fury in The Ultimates graphic novel series.

Nick Fury is a key character to many Marvel enterprises: S.H.I.E.L.D., The Ultimates, The Avengers and even the Weapon X Program (Wolverine's origin). Fury's claim as a super hero is super strength. I won't bother to explain how he got it as Marvel will most likely re-establish that origin for the film incarnation of Nick Fury. After all, they changed his race from Anglo-American to African-American, so there is no telling what else Marvel has in store for the character.

NINE may be a record breaking string of appearances as a single character. Expect to see Nick Fury in just about every Marvel movie coming in the next few years from Iron Man, Hulk and Fantastic Four to perhaps even a Spider-Man film IF there is to be an (New) Avengers.

Chris Brown's Anger Lessons

Chris Brown is having anger management lessons.

The 'Run It' singer, who allegedly beat up his girlfriend Rihanna earlier this month, has reportedly been advised the classes will help him when he appears in court on suspicion of making criminal threats next month.

A source said: "Chris doesn't actually have to go by law, but he believes it will make him look better to the public, and he wants to try to get in a few classes before his court date on March 5."

Chris - who recently released a statement saying he was "sorry and saddened over what transpired" - is believed to have attended his first class in California on Monday (23.02.09).

It has also been claimed 21-year-old Rihanna has a bad temper and the pair had several heated arguments before the incident in Chris' car on February 7.

The source added to the New York Daily News newspaper: "Rihanna is temperamental, too. They're both too hot-headed for their own good.

"It didn't help that Rihanna grabbed the keys out of his rented Lamborghini and threw them down the street. She knew it would really infuriate Chris, and it worked."

Rihanna was allegedly left with bruises and cuts to her mouth, forehead and cheeks after Chris, 19, attacked her.

It is believed the Barbados-born beauty will be required to appear at her estranged lover's court trial, forcing the pair to see each other for the first time since Chris was arrested.

The source explained: "Rihanna will be there, she has to testify. If Chris is convicted, it would be his first offence. He won't go to prison. "

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Jonas Brothers Love Rick Astley

The Jonas Brothers are obsessed with Rick Astley.

The musical trio are big fans of the 80s British singer - who caused an upset by winning Best Act Ever at last year's MTV Europe Music Awards after becoming a YouTube sensation - and regularly cover his most famous hit.

Kevin said: "A big one for us that we sing all the time is Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.

"Have you ever seen him, by the way? His voice does not match his body!"

The band - which also features Nick and Joe - also revealed they are desperate to win a Grammy Award and dream of touring with 'Purple Rain' singer Prince.

Kevin added: "I think to perform with Prince would be incredible. I think that would be one of the best things of all time."

Meanwhile, the Jonas Brothers are looking forward to attending the Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles next month.

The stars - who won Favourite Music Group last year - are hoping to pick up the accolade again and are also keen to get into the spirit of the ceremony by being covered in slime.

Kevin said: "We were almost slimed just by getting hugged by Jack Black when we were on the stage last year. Maybe it's our year. We'll have to see."

Each year, buckets of green goo are poured on the 'chosen ones' - the viewer's favourite celebrities.

The group - who will perform at the event on March 28 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion - are participating in a contest called Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Jonas Jam Sweepstakes.


Two lucky fans will accompany the Jonas Brothers to the ceremony in a limo, win $1,000 and get a four-day trip to Los Angeles.

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Good News For CW

Wowza! The CW Network is doing pretty well! Six series have been slated to return in the fall on the network. Fans of "Gossip Girl," "One Tree Hill, "90210," the Thursday combo of "Smallville" and "Supernatural" and the reality hit "America's Next Top Model," can breathe easy. All these shows have been renewed and are coming back for all new seasons.

Awaiting a decision regarding its fate is freshman drama "Privileged," which has developed a strong fan base but has been a modest ratings performer.

All new episodes of 'One Tree Hill' and 'Gossip Girl' will return on March 16th.

M&M's Most Colorful Fan of NASCAR Contest

M&M’s Most Colorful Fan of NASCAR Contest is back!

It’s time to dress up your children, your husband, maybe even your pet in attire fitting of a true NASCAR fan. As you many know the M&M’s Most Colorful Fan of NASCAR Contest is one of the highlights of the seasons, fans really love uploading their fun photos and looking at others.

Contest Link: www.NASCAR.com/MostColorfulFan

Beginning with the Daytona 500 on February 15, and continuing for 24 weeks, fans can showcase their unmatched love for the sport, as well as their favorite teams and drivers, by uploading their most colorful racing-themed photos to www.NASCAR.com/MostColorfulFan. Fans can also share their own colorful photos with their family and friends, through a special “Send to a Friend” feature.

Through the contest page at NASCAR.COM, fans can also cast their vote to help choose the weekly winners, as well as three finalists who will vie for the title as The Most Colorful Fan™ of NASCAR. As NASCAR’s elite head into The Chase for the Sprint Cup, the 24 weekly winners will compete head-to-head during the “Photo Playoffs,” a three round elimination tournament where photos with the most fan votes advance to the next round until only three finalists remain.

“The Most Colorful Fan™ of NASCAR Contest was a huge success last year, which is why we’re so excited about bringing it back in 2009,” said Suzanne Beaudoin, vice president, Sponsorships and Sports Marketing, Mars North America. “We think the contest is so unique because everything is ‘fan generated’ – they upload and share their own photographs, as well as decide the weekly winners and the grand prize winner.”

Ever Dreamed of Partying Like a Rockstar....Here's How:

Known the world over for his work with a multitude of artists including Nine Inch Nails, Devo, A Perfect Circle, Sting and the Vandals, journeyman drummer Josh Freese now unveils his latest full length solo effort Since 1972, in stores April 14 and available digitally at joshfreese.com from March 24.

Josh Freese has been playing drums professionally since his debut with a Disneyland Top 40 band at the age of 12. His recording and touring credits include work with the Vandals, Devo, A Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses, Sting, the Replacements and a host of others. Most recently, he left Nine Inch Nails following the completion of the band's Lights In The Sky Over North America tour.


Since 1972, like his 2000 album The Notorious One Man Orgy, features Freese singing and playing more or less everything: vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass and of course drums.


Unlike previous solo Freese records, Since 1972 is available in a total of eleven configurations, ranging from a basic $7 digital download that also includes three videos to a $75,000 limited edition of 1 that includes one of Freese's drum kits, a flying trapeze lesson and Freese either joining the purchaser's band or becoming his or her personal assistant for one month.

New Miley Cyrus Video!

Miley Cyrus has debuted her newest music video for her song "The Climb"from the Hannah Montana: The Movie, soundtrack. Also, as seen above, we are inlcuding a early peek at the album artwork ! Enjoy!

Miley Cyrus - The Climb - Official Music Video (HQ)

Seth Rogan's Green Hornet Gets New Director

In the never ending dilemma plaguing the Sony film Green Hornet, a new director has been hired to replace Stephen Chow; Michel Gondry whom made a name for himself using Bullet Time in music videos before the Matrix movies. Gondry's hit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind put him under great pressure to repeat and he has yet to experience that success again.

The Green Hornet is one of those characters in the comic book world that has no special abilities as a vigilante with car named the Black Beauty that had more abilities than himself. In fact during the late 1960's Green Hornet was even upstaged by his sidekick Kato who was played by little known martial artist... Bruce Lee. Oddly enough the ex-director Stephen Chow is rumored to possibly be sticking around to play the part of Kato.

Britney Spears Global Fan Ficition Contest!

Step right up, step right up! Now’s your chance to be the Ring Master of the Circus and have your best creative fan fiction turned into an official Britney.com music video! That's right - your story could be used to create an official Britney.com music video seen all over the world! Compete against Britney fans all around the world with your creative writing, imagination, and passion for Britney and one fan will be the ultimate winner. Good luck!

Victoria Secret's Adriana Lima Ties The Knot

The hearts of single men are breaking everywhere. Perhaps, maybe even married men, too! On Monday, Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima announced on her MySpace blog that she 'secretly' wed NBA star Marko Jaric on Valentine's Day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. When I think of the most romantic places in the world, for some reason, Wyoming doesn't make the list, but hey, when it's true love, who cares where you get hitched, right? Here's what Lima had to say:

Monday, February 23, 2009

"An IMPORTANT blog, MARRIAGE Hello!By this point, some people know about my big news! Yes, I like to keep my life personal but I did become married on Valentine Day to the love of my life. I am SO happy inside and I want to spread my love!The marriage was very small and not most friends and family could attend because it was a quick decision. Luckily, we will be having another wedding this summer that will be a bigger event!We have not decided where it will be because my family is in Brasil and Marko is from Serbia. It will be great no matter where!And finally, there are rumors of me pregnant. I just cannot say.. YET! .beijos!!!adri "

Cast of Slumdog Millionaire at Universal Studios Hollywood!

Five of the young, talented stars from the Academy Award® Winning Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire visited Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., on Saturday, February 21, 2009. So cute and what a great movie, go check it out if you haven't seen this film yet, it's a must see! We're glad they spent some time having fun in the theme park after working on a great movie!



Tanay Hemant Chheda (middle Jamal), Madhur Mittal (older Salim), Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala (middle Salim), Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (Young Jamal), and Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar (middle Latika) spent the day at Universal Studios Hollywood celebrating the incredible 10 Oscar® nominations for Slumdog Millionaire. The young stars were all smiles after they hopped on the hilarious The Simpsons Ride and snapped photos with Woody Woodpecker during their stay.

Nicky Hilton Makes Citizen's Arrest!

Totally badass! Those Hilton sisters may be pretty cool after all! We haven't heard of a celebrity making a citizen's arrest, well, ever? Note to anyone who wants to mess with Nicky, don't!

Hilton was leaving the International House of Pancakes on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, Calif., just before 5 a.m. on Saturday when Michael Broadhurst, 50, allegedly pushed her to the ground from behind. Geez, besides being ridiculously rich, what did she ever to him?

A sheriff’s deputy inside the restaurant came out to check on what he referred to as a “commotion” and found Hilton placing the man under a “private person’s arrest.” The man is ordered to appear in court on April 21.

Double Baby News: Sporty Spice & Nicole Ritchie

Nicole Ritchie and her rocker beau Joel Madden have announced they are expecting baby numbero dos! The couple already have a 13 month old daughter, Harlow. They aren't wasting any time. We approve. This couple lays pretty low under the papz radar and celeb drama department, it seems like they are pretty good parents! Congrats to the couple.


"What's better than winning an Oscar? I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister!" Madden writes on the Web site of his band, Good Charlotte. "God has truly blessed my family."

In more celeb baby news, Melanie Chisolm (a.k.a Sporty Spice) welcomed daughter Scarlet Starr, at 8 pounds, 3 ounces, on Sunday in London, according to her Web site. This the first child for Mel C. and her partner of six years, Thomas Starr. Sporty Spice is the last of the Spice Girls to become a mom, as well!

Kristen Stewart: I'm not dating Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson

Actress insists they're just close friends

Kristen Stewart has rubbished reports she's seeing her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson.

The pair play lovers in the teen vampire flick.

But Kristen, who has dated actor Michael Angarano since 2006, insists they're not an item off-screen.

'Rob and I are good friends,’ she tells Nylon. ‘We went through a lot together, so we feel very close.

‘If we go out in public, every little detail is scrutinized, like the way I stand next to him.'

Kristen, 18, and Rob, 22, will reprise their roles in sequel New Moon, due out in November.

Meanwhile, studio bosses have just given the green light for a third film in the series.

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Jade Goody: I think my boys know I’m dying

Reality TV star is preparing them for the worst

Jade Goody has finally found a way of telling her sons Freddie and Bobby that she's dying.

The Big Brother star has been told by doctors that she may only have weeks to live.

‘I have a book that the hospital gave me,’ she says. ‘It’s about a badger that’s dying and it explains about heaven and where people go.

'But I think my boys know now that I’m dying. Yeah, I think they do now. I’m going to read the book to them so they know what happens when I’m gone.’

But Jade, 27, is dreading the moment when she has to leave them.

‘The doctors will know when it’s time and they will tell me when it’s right for me to say goodbye to them,’ she says.

‘It’ll be so hard to do it, knowing I will never see them again, but I want them to see me before I get really poorly.

'Then I’d like to think that Jack and my close friends would be there around me when I do go.’

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Madonna's Orphanage Donation

Madonna has donated clothes to the orphanage where her adopted son used to live.

The 50-year-old singer sent a box of clothes, books and toys to the Home of Hope Orphanage Centre in Malawi, where David Banda, now three, lived before Madonna adopted him in 2006.

The package - which also included autographed copies of the star's children's books 'English Roses' - had a label on it saying "From David Ritchie to friends at Home of Hope - Malawi."

A source said: "These are clothes David can no longer use, they say he is quite a big boy now so he cannot use most of the clothes Madonna bought him immediately after he was adopted.

"The children were excited to receive the clothes."

Director of the orphanage Lucy Chipeta said they had received the parcel but refused to confirm it was from Madonna, saying: "We have lots of friends across the globe who send us stuff from time to time."

The orphanage looks after about 500 children.

David's father Yohane Banda decided his son should live there when he was one month old, after his mother Marita died from complications relating to childbirth.

Madonna found David through Raising Malawi, a charity she set up, when she was in the country helping build another orphanage.

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Watchmen Come To London

'Watchmen' received its world premiere in London's Leicester Square last night (23.02.09).

Stars of the film including Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Carla Gugino, director Zack Snyder and co-creator Dave Gibbons walked down a special yellow carpet for the event.

Jackie believes the current world political climate makes the film - which follows a group of costumed, crime-fighting vigilante superheroes who are outlawed from using force and integrated into normal society - extremely relevant.

Jackie - who plays one of the central characters, Rorschach - told BANG Showbiz: "I had to gaze into the abyss for months and months to get into the mindset of this character.

"I think he has affected me more than I realised. Especially with everything that's going on with the world, I can just see how the self centered behaviour is excused and justified.

It's weird, it's like a little piece of his cynicism has travelled with me
"It's weird, it's like a little piece of his cynicism has travelled with me."

'Watchmen' is an adaptation from an award-winning comic book series.

The special effects laden, big budget film has been in the making for a number of years, with the project stalling at several stages of production.

Alan Moore, the creator of the comic book series, distanced himself from the film.

However, co-creator and original illustrator of the comic books Gibbons is happy with the end result.

He said: "Less than a week ago I saw the finished thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it, it absolutely lifted me.

"I think it faithfully represented the drawing, detail and the composition of the comics but even more than that it's got the weight of it, the moral ambiguity of the original. I think it's amazingly on message."

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Portia De Rossi Denies IVF

Portia de Rossi is not trying to get pregnant.

The 'Arrested Development' star - who married talk show host Ellen DeGeneres last year - says rumours she is having in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are "completely made up".

She said: "There's a story around right now about me that could not be further from the truth. The IVF story. That was just completely made up."

It's not the first time the 36-year-old actress has been the subject of pregnancy rumours.

She added to US TV show 'Access Hollywood': "The baby thing comes around annually. I find once a year whether I deny it or not. It doesn't make any difference."

Well, I don't know what she's going to ask me! I mean, really on the spot. You know? No, it'll be really fun. I think she'll go pretty easy on me.
But a rumour Portia is pleased to confirm is her upcoming appearance on her wife's daytime talk show 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.

It will be her first time on the popular programme and she is very nervous.

She said: "Well, I don't know what she's going to ask me! I mean, really on the spot. You know? No, it'll be really fun. I think she'll go pretty easy on me."

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Jamie Spears Attacks Ex-manager

Britney Spears' father has branded her ex-manager a "dangerous predator".

Jamie Spears made the comments while giving his testimony at a Los Angeles court on Monday (23.02.09), where he was attempting to maintain a restraining order which keeps Sam Lutfi away from Britney.

Jamie - who is co-conservator of Britney's personal and professional affairs - said: "When Lutfi was in so-called control, she'd lost everything - her kids and career. I believe he's a predator, I believe he's very dangerous to her and causes her a lot of anguish and disbelief. We've asked him to go away before, and now he's coming back. We just want the man to go away. Just leave us alone."

Jamie also insists he will do everything in his power to keep Britney's ex-boyfriend paparazzo Adnan Ghalib away from the 27-year-old singer.
The concerned parent - who now runs every aspect of Britney's life, including monitoring her phone calls - also claims the pop star's security team recently confiscated a pre-paid phone which was given to her by Sam and Adnan.

In court papers, Sam denies he has been harassing Britney.

He claims the singer has been contacting him via text message, even though she is forbidden to do so by a court order.

The former manager admits he has passed messages to Britney via her hairdresser, but insists they were not harmful.

However, Jamie claims he has received several threatening messages from someone known as 'citygalin310' and is adamant they are from Sam.
The hearing will resume on Wednesday (25.02.09).

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What Men Really Think: Why The Oscars Suck

The Oscars is uptight, rigid and stuffy. No one has any fun, they put too much emphasis on useless entertainment segments instead of letting the people that win these awards, open up and enjoy the moment.

Now... if you want to know what a real award ceremony should be like... Check out Mickey Rourke's SIX MINUTE acceptance speech at the Spirit Awards. This took place Saturday night. One night before the Oscars. All the same stars were there, but it was a REAL and exhuberant night where everyone was glad to be there. If the Oscars want to be a great venue again... rethink the music segments and montages. Give the night back to the actors.

NOW before you watch this video. Fair Warning. Mickey drops the F word and makes a number of off-color remarks. It is NOT safe for young children to watch.

Why We Love Paul Rudd!

This one goes out to the ladies, and men eat your hearts out! PCM takes an in-depth look at true Renaissance Man actor Paul Rudd! This guy,as I am sure the ladies can agree, is the total package. Good looks, great personality, wonderful sense of humor, and a fabulous Role Model of our generation are just some of the ways to describe a man like Mr. Rudd.

Click here to read more!

Also, be sure to relish in the deliciousness that is Paul Rudd by picking up a copy of his latest film the hilarious Role Models available on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 10th!

Halo Movie takes a backseat to D-9

With the Halo movie on indefinite hold due to budget constraints it looks like the Halo fans will just have to make do with District 9. District 9 is based off a short independent movie from back in 2005 by Neill Blomkamp called Alive in Joburg which is a documentary (fictional of course) about humans and space aliens revisiting the apartheid issues of the past. Here is below:



Peter Jackson is producing and of course his cronies at Weta Workshop are handling the special effects. The plot is actually a mystery. One just can't help but wonder if this is Halo in disguise. After all Halo's Earth setting is based in South Africa (New Mombasa).

If you have not seen the Halo promo video short put together in anticipation of the Halo film, it is a must see for any Halo fan. But honestly, if you are a Halo fan. You've seen this stunning short. It' was originally in three parts. There is combined CGI and real film action. Here it is in it's entirety:




You have to think considering this level of realism, the budget would have to be sky high. But really This film would blow the viewership of Titanic out of the water.

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The 81st Annual Academy Award Winners

What a show it was at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood for the 2009 Oscar ceremony! As predicted it was the year for "Slumdog Millionaire" with the film taking in eight awards including Best Picture of the Year. There were no dry eyes in the house when the late Heath Ledger won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. The award was accepted by his parents and sister, and their speech was quite moving. Other big winners were Sean Penn as Best Actor for his role in "Milk" and the lovely Kate Winslet finally took home a golden statue for Best Actress in "The Reader". (See below for a complete list of winners)

As promised the style of this year's award ceremony was a bit different, and I think it definitely worked. It was great to see the winnner's from years past introuducing the nominee's as a group, and it gave the show a much more intimate feel. Also, it was a great idea to speed things along by having one presenter hand out mulitple techinical awards that could be grouped in the same vein, instead of awarding each one individually.

In my opinion, I thought host Hugh Jackman gave a solid performance as host, and the musical numbers were certainly enteraining. Be sure to stay glued to PopCultureMadness.com for all the latest post-Oscar news, fashion, and memorable moments!

Winners List
BEST PICTURE "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight) A Celador Films
Production, Christian Colson, producer

LEAD ACTOR Sean Penn in "Milk" (Focus Features) LEAD ACTRESS Kate Winslet in "The Reader" (The Weinstein Company)

DIRECTOR Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM "Departures" -- Japan (Regent Releasing) A Departures Film
Partners production

SUPPORTING ACTOR Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS Penelope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (The Weinstein
Company)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Dustin Lance Black for "Milk" (Focus Features)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

ANIMATED FEATURE Andrew Stanton for "WALL-E" (Walt Disney)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM Kunio Kato for "La Maison en Petits Cubes" (A Robot
Communications Production)

ART DIRECTION Donald Graham Burt for art direction and Victor J. Zolfo
for set decoration on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(Paramount and Warner Bros)

COSTUME DESIGN Michael O'Connor for "The Duchess" (Paramount Vantage,
Pathe and BBC Films) MAKEUP Greg Cannom for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
(Paramount and Warner Bros)

CINEMATOGRAPHY Anthony Dod Mantle for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox
Searchlight)

LIVE ACTION SHORT FIRM Jochen Alexander Freydank for "Spielzeugland (Toyland)", a
Mephisto Film production

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE James Marsh and Simon Chinn for "Man on Wire" (Magnolia
Pictures) A Wall to Wall production

DOCUMENTARY SHORT Megan Mylan for "Smile Pinki", a Principle production

VISUAL EFFECTS Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron for
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount and Warner
Bros)

SOUND EDITING Richard King for "The Dark Knight" (Warner Bros)

SOUND MIXING Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty for "Slumdog
Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

FILM EDITING Chris Dickens for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

ORIGINAL SCORE A.R. Rahman for "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight)

ORIGINAL SONG "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight),
music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar

Jade Goody marries Jack Tweed in fairytale wedding

Jade Goody, the reality television star diagnosed with terminal cancer, has fulfilled her dying wish by marrying fiancé Jack Tweed.









As with every other stage in Goody's life since she found fame on Big Brother seven years ago, the ceremony took place amid a media circus.

A television crew was on hand to capture the moment Goody, 27, exchanged vows with fiancé Jack Tweed, while a celebrity magazine paid £750,000 for the exclusive picture rights.

Goody organised the wedding in just seven days after learning she has weeks to live. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in August and chemotherapy treatment failed to halt the spread of the disease
"It was a very heart-rending, happy ceremony. There were lots of tears and lots of smiles. She looked absolutely beautiful," said her publicist, Max Clifford, adding that the wedding had lifted her spirits: "She's absolutely thrilled. She's like a little one who has just woken up on Christmas Day."

Guests at the venue, Down Hall in Hertfordshire, dined on lobster tagliatelle and were serenaded by pop group Sugababes.

The bride wore a £3,500 gown donated by Harrods boss Mohamed Fayed. The 21-year-old groom wore an electronic tag, a condition of his early release from prison where he served a sentence for assault. The couple were able to spend their wedding night together after Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, relaxed Tweed's curfew.

Despite her failing health, Goody was determined to walk down the aisle and a pocket was sewn into the lining of her dress to conceal an intravenous morphine supply. Nurses from the Royal Marsden Hospital were in attendance.
She was given away by her grandfather, John Craddock, who said it was both the happiest and saddest day of his life.

Goody has struck media deals in order to provide for her sons Bobby, five, and Freddie, four, after her death. Proceeds from the wedding will go into a trust fund and she wishes them to be privately educated, giving them the opportunities she was denied. Goody endured a miserable childhood on a council estate in Bermondsey, south London, brought up by a heroin-addicted lesbian mother.

The decision to turn her illness into a public spectacle has left some feeling uneasy. However, she received words of support yesterday from Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, who urged people to pray for her.

"A lot of people might say it's better if everything is quiet, but I think she's made a decision that she wants the last months of her life to teach people something," he said. Goody hopes her ordeal will dispel some of the taboos surrounding cervical cancer, and doctors report a significant increase in young women requesting smear tests.

Her life has been lived in public ever since her appearance on Channel 4's Big Brother in 2002, when her ignorance – such as a belief that there was a foreign country called "East Angular" - endeared her to the nation.

In 2007, she was branded a racist bully for her treatment of fellow Celebrity Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty, and became a national hate figure. Effigies of Goody were burned on the streets of India and she signed up for an Indian version of Big Brother last summer in an attempt to make amends. While there, she received her cancer diagnosis live on television.

Mr Clifford said of Goody's entrance: "She kept him waiting for about 45 minutes, but that's her prerogative, I'm told. It was lovely. The chapel was absolutely beautiful and there must have been close to 200 people there. When they came out after signing the register they got a standing ovation from everybody there."

Goody was unable to stand for the whole ceremony, asking near the end if she could sit down. However, Mr Clifford said: "I think it's a huge relief that she was able to handle it the way she did, because obviously it's been a huge worry to her."

The couple were "thrilled" to be spending what could be their only night of married life together. "They'll be spending the night together here, compliments of Jack Straw. We're very grateful to him for that," he said.

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Halle Berry shows off her curves at 2nd Annual Essence black women in Hollywood Luncheon

Actress Halle Berry attends the 2nd Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 19, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony celebrate their twins first birthday!

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are now the proud parents of one year old twins! The couples twins, Max and Emme, turn one on Sunday, but celebrated a day early with a fairly mellow birthday party by Hollywood standards.

The twins birthday party was held at the Bel Air home of Lopez and Anthony. Guests seen arriving with presents, balloons and stuffed animals included Nicole Richie and Joel Madden with their adorable one year old daughter Harlow.

Complete with silver balloons, two moon bouncers, and a clown, the backyard birthday party seemed as tame as any other children's party.

A Birthday cake from Rosebud Cakes and non-alcoholic slush type drinks from The Margarita Man were served, and of course the traditional singing of "Happy Birthday" to Emme and Max completed the celebration.

Happy Birthday Emme and Max!

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Nicole Richie expecting baby #2

Nicole Richie is expecting another baby with fiancé Joel Madden.

The couple's daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden was born on 11 January last year.

'I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister!' Joe, 29, writes on the Good Charlotte website under the heading "Better than winning an OSCAR!".

'God has truly blessed my family. Hope [you're] all feeling as good as I am right now.'

Nicole, 27, admits having Harlow has given her life 'a whole new meaning'.

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Victoria Beckham arrives for the opening of Italian designer Armani's Fifth Ave. Store in NY

VICTORIA BECKHAM follows her soccer star husband’s lead and turns out for an Italian outfit.

With DAVID playing for AC Milan, Posh kitted herself out in a short sparkling dress for the opening of Italian designer Armani’s Fifth Avenue store in New York.

Meanwhile at the same bash, 19-year-old PEACHES GELDOF appeared to have put the collapse of her 96-day marriage to MAX DRUMMEY behind her.

She turned up with one mystery man — and left with another.

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Sex and the City sequel movie will address the credit crunch

EVEN Carrie Bradshaw has to tighten her designer belt in a recession.

SARAH JESSICA PARKER’S character may have to tone down her lust for labels in the Sex and the City sequel after the actress revealed the movie will address the credit crunch.

She said: “How do we address these economic times in a franchise that has a lot to do with luxury and labels?”

“How do we do that well? And how do we do that in a not lazy way?

“There is a lot that we have to think about because times are very different. So these are nice challenges, these are good challenges.”

But lack of luxury won’t mean a shortage of fun, promised the star.

“I think we want this one to be a romp. The last one, we got to tell a really mature sophisticated story that had real heartbreak in it, and this time, I think we want a romp. We want our audience to have a massive romp.”

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Haylie Duff turns 24

Haylie Duff celebrated her 24th birthday at the Bellagio Hotel’s Bank Nightclub in Las Vegas on Friday night.

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Actress Sienna Miller dislikes women who complain and judge her

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Actress Sienna Miller has said that she's been "at war" with other women because they are "too bitchy" when it comes to judging her.

The 'Factory Girl' star, who fueled a controversy after she was spotted dating married Balthazar Getty, says that women do not have any sisterhood among them unlike men.

"I''ve been at war, without a doubt. I''ve really experienced the judgment of women in the past year," the Mirror quoted her as telling Style Magazine.

The 27-year-old actress added: "We say we want to be equal, but men don''t sit around bitching at each other. There''s no sisterhood."

Miller's comments came with respect to her relationship with the oil heir who insisted he was already separated from his wife when he dated the actress.

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Joe Jonas has a crush on Emma Watson

Joe Jonas has a crush on Emma Watson.

The singer, who has vowed to stay a virgin until he's married, is keen to be introduced to the Harry Potter star, 18.

‘I haven't met her, but she's amazing,’ he tells the Daily Record. ‘I think everybody wants girl attention. We date and, just like everyone else, we're looking for love.’

Jonas Brothers frontman Joe, 19, split from girlfriend Taylor Swift, also 19, last year.

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