Tuesday 24 June 2008
BB housemates continuing war of words
Thursday 12 June 2008
Tila Tequila Hearts Christina Ricci
Tila Tequila, the bi-sexual star of MTV's dating show A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila, is eager to talk about love--specifically, her crush on Christina Ricci.
"I love Christina Ricci," she reveals to Extra. "She�s really hot and I think she looks kind of odd like me�I fell in love with her when I saw Black Snake Moon. She was naked in that one. I kind of drooled over her naked scenes�"
Last season on her show, Tila chose to date a man, boyfriend Bobby Banhart. When that didn't work out, the MySpace phenomenon took a lot of heat for the show being fake--something she says is totally false.
"People thought my show was fake� It�s real. People�s hearts got broken including mine and I just want everyone to know that sometimes things don�t work out, but that doesn�t mean it�s scripted."
Whoever Tila ends up with in the future, it's clear the MTV star wants to add kids to the mix, preferably one in particular--Angelina Jolie's son, Pax!
Tila tells Extra she'd love to have children in the future, saying, "I was wondering if I could adopt one of her [Angelina Jolie's] babies. I love Pax. He�s Vietnamese like me. I was thinking of retiring and adopting a few kids of my own. Moving to somewhere really far away from Hollywood."
Angie better lock up her kids! Tila's coming to get 'em!
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Friday 6 June 2008
The Diplomats Associate Is America's Most Wanted
Carlos Thompson, 32, is wanted by authorities in New York for his alleged involvement in the murder of a Harlem teenager.
The bodyguard and crew member is accused of giving 13-year-old L'Mani Delima a gun and ordering him to shoot fellow teen Phoenix Garrett, for selling The Diplomats CDs illegally, according to website AllHipHop.com.
Delima reportedly shot Garrett five times in what New York police officials are calling a "contract hit."
A nationwide manhunt is now underway for Thompson, following the alert on America's Most Wanted on Saturday (24May08).
The dead teen's father, James Garrett, appeared on the TV show, revealing he has been left broken hearted by his son's death.
He said, "I have to live the rest of my life being what I call the walking dead. There's not a moment, not a second, that I'm not thinking of my son."
Delima has already been convicted of Garrett's murder and will be sentenced next month (Jun08).
Thursday 5 June 2008
John Ellis, fresh sod and other early Thursday impressions
It's a Boy for Jack Black!
Jack Black is a dad again!
The funnyman�s wife, Tanya Haden, gave birth to a boy on last week, Entertainment Tonight reports.
The 38-year-old announced the news to ET at the Kung Fu Panda premiere, telling the show his new son, also named Jack, was "fresh out of the oven."
Baby Jack is the couple�s second child and joins big brother Samuel, who turns 2 on June 11.
Hopefully now, Samuel will know which of his parents gave birth. Jack's� been bumping bellies left and right with Tanya and his expectant Kung Fu Panda co-star Angelina Jolie, but because of his round midsection, the actor recently revealed on The Tonight Show that his son thought daddy was pregnant too.
�He sees mama's bump on her belly and he goes up to her, points at her belly, and says, 'baby,' so he knows. But then the other day he pointed at my belly and said, 'baby,' so I don't know if he really has the concept down,� Jack said. �And he also pointed at my chest area and said, 'boobies,' so I need to drop a couple [pounds] I think.�
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Hauschka Ferndorf Album Due In September
Hauschka's next album is due in September, again being released by FatCat's 130701 imprint - who gave us his stunning 'Room To Expand' full-lengther last year - read our review.
Named 'Ferndorf' (translation "distant village"), the new record is said to be a departure from the largely prepared piano tendencies of his 2007 effort, this time incorporating a string duo on many songs.
Hauschka recorded these twelve numbers between October 2007 and March 2008. The finished results will be with us on September 8th as a CD, 12" and download - we're already drooling here at Ape Towers.
Ferndorf Tracklisting:
1. Blue Bicycle
2. Morgenrot
3. Rode Null
4. Freibad
5. Barfuss durch Gras
6. Heimat
7. Nadelwald
8. Sch�nes M�dchen
9. Eltern
10. Alma
11. Neuschnee
12. Weeks of rain
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Eva: 'Posh's skinny jeans to blame'
Longoria was recently pictured with a 'bump' but says that Beckham's super skinny jeans, and her own 'gut', were the reason observers got the wrong idea.
She told Hollywood Scoop: 'Victoria gave me a couple of pairs (of jeans) and I love them but they were so tight, my gut was hanging over the top before dinner. Then, we came out of the restaurant and I was totally bloated. And now, apparently, I have a baby bump.'
The actress, who plays Gabrielle in 'Desperate Housewives', has already denied a pregnancy rumour in 2008 after reportedly being seen looking at baby furniture with husband Tony Parker in February.
Chance to Win My Boy Elvis Tickets
We have double tickets for 'My Boy Elvis - The Musical' at the Olympia Theatre on Sunday 24 February to give away.
The musical stars Liam Murphy, who won 'The World's Finest Elvis Impersonator' competition in the US in 2006, Alan Curran as Colonel Tom Parker and 13-year-old Craig Connolly as the young Elvis.
The story finds The King and his manager in the afterlife, reflecting and reminiscing about their lives and how things could have been different.
Written, directed and produced by George Twamley, the production features such classics as 'Hound Dog', 'Tutti Frutti', 'The Wonder of You', 'Suspicious Minds', 'An American Trilogy' and 'Burning Love'.
To be in with a chance of winning tickets, answer the following question: What was the name of Elvis' manager?
Send your answer, name, address and telephone number marked 'My Boy Elvis Comp' to entertainmentonline@rte.ie by Thursday 21 February at 12pm. One entry per person. Prize is show tickets only.
The full tour dates for 'My Boy Elvis' are:Dublin - Olympia Theatre, Sunday 24 February Castlebar - Royal Theatre, Saturday 8 March Belfast - The Waterfront, Friday 18 April Killarney - The INEC, Saturday 12 July
Gorillaz to soundtrack BBC's Olympics coverage
The pair will be putting their musical and artistic talents to work on the title sequence for the BBC's Olympic Games coverage. Though the Gorillaz characters won't be involved directly, rest assured, a monkey does feature. This is same the monkey familiar to all those who saw Albarn and Hewlett's work on the opera Monkey: Journey to the West. Only this time it's a journey to the East.
"Monkey and the characters will travel across China to Beijing," Hewlett explained. "While they will use magical powers to fight off various monsters and demons, they'll also use all sorts of Olympic sports as well. So Monkey might use gymnastic powers, Pigsy will be hurdling and Sandy uses tae kwon do."
The characters will be drawn in Hewlett's characteristic comic-book style, while the musical accompaniment comes courtesy of Blur's frontman. The concept clearly takes its inspiration from Monkey: Journey to the West, the "circus opera" co-conceived by Albarn and Hewlett last year.
"The whole idea was intriguing," said executive producer Jonathan Bramley. "[Gorillaz are] hugely successful and contemporary, and we like to refresh our coverage and attract new viewers. It's a little bit different and, hopefully, it'll capture the essence of what we think the Olympics is all about, and maybe wake a few people up."
A fine goal for television programming everywhere: wake people up! And then capture the "essence" of the Olympics by pitting animated monkeys and pigs against magical monsters.
Then again, "pigs v demons" sounds much more interesting than the six hours of discus coverage. Maybe what the Olympics needs is fewer athletic challenges and more fantasy showdowns.
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Bruce Forsyth celebrates 80th birthday
In an interview last week, Forsyth insisted that he had no intention of retiring just yet. He said: "I always said I'll pack it in when I've lost the buzz. I still get the buzz."
Forsyth has hosted BBC1's 'Strictly Come Dancing' since it began in 2004.
His other hit shows over the years have included 'The Generation Game', 'Play Your Cards Right' and 'Bruce's Price Is Right', as well as hosting The Royal Command Performance. Other work included an appearance in the Disney film 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'.
BBC1 will celebrate Forsyth's birthday on Sunday evening with a tribute show, 'Happy Birthday Brucie', featuring stars such as Liza Minnelli, Paul O'Grady and Ronnie Corbett.
Forsyth himself will perform a dance routine with the cast of West End musical 'Billy Elliot'.
To read more about Bruce Forsyth, click here.