BET Award Tribute 4 Michael

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Transform is a hit at the box office worldwide

Revenge of the Fallen became the highest grossing Wednesday released movie in history, bringing in $60.6 million in North America alone and close to $100 million worldwide. This ranks 2nd all-time behind only The Dark Knight which grossed $67.8 million. Transformers really have more robots this time around and less human this time around. Yes, there will be a sequel. As for the total as of Sunday, its up to: 387.3mUSdollars worldwide.
Meanwhile, The Proposal, the romantic comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock is in #2 spot with approx 18$US.
Read on Transformers on top

Farwell King of Pop

Michael Jackson(Aug 29, 1958) passed away suddenly on June 25, 2009 due to cardiac arrest.
Known as King of Pop, he was a singer since he was 11 years old. He was the first singer that I known on the MTV days, that was when I was a toddler. It was the time he released his record, Thriller. His later known records, HIStory and Dangerous were also hits. One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records—including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career—more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era—and the sales of over 750 million albums worldwide. Cited as one of the world's most famous men, Jackson's highly publicized personal life, coupled with his successful career, made him a part of popular culture for almost four decades.
My personal favorite songs: We are the World and You Are Not Alone.

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett passed away today due to anal cancer at Santa Monica Calfornia. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie's Angels in 1976.
When she was dignosed with cancer, she made the documentary, Farrah's Story about her battle with cancer. The two-hour documentary Farrah's Story, which was filmed by Fawcett and friend Alana Stewart, aired on NBC on May 15, 2009.
More story on Fawcett

Take One: Facebook

The Social Network will be in production soon. The script is by Aaron Sorkin. Columbia Pictures is talking to Benjamin Button's director, David Fincher. Scott Rudin and Michael De Luca are producing with Trigger Street's Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti.

Perez Hilton Scuffle in Toronto

Usually I would post entertainment stuff to my entertainment blog, but I would post this entry here first. It was extremely difficult not to have an opinion, which I do have. I believe that Perez has the right to be a human, be upset, be who he is and he may say things he might regret. This will include all human beings, even if it hurts others, if people apologize for their behaviors, we can only take for the value as it is.
Links: http://perezhilton.com/

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http://twitter.com/PEREZHILTON

Liz Smith: Celeb Culture: Part 2

Summary: Andy Warhol, Jackie O., the Royal Family and more, in Liz Smith’s wrap-up of the modern history of celebrity culture...
It read like a cultural historical backgroud piece, which I like.
You can continue by reading on the website:

Interesting Tidbits

A few tidbits that are interesting, not way too gossipy!
Angelina Jolie wants to ensure her six children have ''an education of the world'' by making them visit Third World countries.
Paris Hilton said she studied the culture of Dubai and promised the Middle East version of her reality show will steer clear of the drinking and the swearing it had in Los Angeles and London.
Paris Hilton photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_Hilton_3.jpg
Angelina Jolie photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jolie-pitt2.png

Romantic Comedy Wins at the Box Office

The Proposal, the romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock, becomes the number 1 at the North American box office. Meanwhile, The Hangover and Up have been hanging on the first top 3 spots. The other wide opener at the domestic box office was Sony’s male-skewing comedy “Year One,” which placed No. 4, grossing an estimated $20.2 million from 3,022 runs. Studio execs said the Jack Black-Michael Cera starrer opened in line with their expectations.

Jennifer Anistion honoured at a Film Gala

 

Jennifer Aniston accepted top honors -the Crystal Award - at the Women in Film Crystal Lucy Awards in LA Friday night.

WIF is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women within the global entertainment, communications and media industries and to preserving the legacy of women within those industries.

  They honor these extraordinarily versatile women, who truly represent the new
paradigm of Hollywood,”.  Each honournee has succeeded wildly by having the courage to work in
all areas of the entertainment industry, transitioning between film and television, comedy and drama, studio and
independent projects, both in front of and behind the camera. Their collective success inspires all of us to
embrace our own potential in the ever-changing landscape of the entertainment industry.”

Susan Boyle Performed in an Event

Credit: Christian Lessenich via Wikipedia Commons

Susan Boyle performed at the city of Birmingham live singing her trademark song: Les Miserables.  It is part of the tour with the Britain Got Talent gig's afterwards.

Yoko Ono was honoured

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John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has received a lifetime achievement honour at the Mojo magazine awards in London, the first music prize of her career.
Source: BBC
Accepting the prize, Ono called Mojo's choice "a courageous decision," later adding that she had never expected she could receive such a warm welcome upon taking a stage.

Tony Award 2008-2009 Highlights

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Iconic counterculture tuner "Hair" took the nod for musical revival, providing vindication for originating producer the Public Theater, which was shut out of Tony glory in 1969 when the premiere production lost the musical award to "1776."

The Tony was Lansbury's first for a non-musical role, following wins for "Mame" (1966), "Dear World" (1969), "Gypsy" (1975) and "Sweeney Todd" (1979). Lansbury now equals Julie Harris as the only performer to win five acting Tonys, though Harris retains the edge, having added a lifetime achievement nod in 2002.

Host Neil Patrick Harris supplied plenty of relaxed charm, healthy irreverence and the obligatory sushi joke, piloting a ceremony that delivered on its promise to load up on musical numbers and performance excerpts -- even if they did spark a few sound glitches. Angela Lansbury won her Tony for Blithe Spirit, by Noel Coward. The Tony was Lansbury's first for a non-musical role, following wins for "Mame" (1966), "Dear World" (1969), "Gypsy" (1975) and "Sweeney Todd" (1979). Lansbury now equals Julie Harris as the only performer to win five acting Tonys, though Harris retains the edge, having added a lifetime achievement nod in 2002.
Liza Minnelli won for her Liza's at the Palace beating out Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America. Hair won an award for best musical revival.
Complete Tony's Award winners list

Word of Mouth hurts Land of the Lost

Sony's The Hangover was a surprise when it become a hit in the box office. The next movie coming out in the same fare under the same studio: Year One with Jack Black on June 19 will be the one to watch.
Meanwhile for The Hangover, “R-rated comedies typically don’t open this well so it was definitely a very big surprise,” said Gitesh Pandya, editor of BoxOfficeGuru.com. “The early word of mouth was fantastic. So there was a lot of interest, especially with young adults.”

clipped from www.variety.com Warner Bros.' comedy "The Hangover" grossed a boffo $43.3 million in its domestic B.O. debut, nearly edging Disney-Pixar holdover "Up," which remained No. 1 at an impressive $44.2 million. Lost in the shuffle was Universal's big-budget laffer "Land of the Lost," the summer's first major disappointment. The Will Ferrell comedy opened to an estimated $19.5 million from 3,521 theaters, well below the $30 million the studio had hoped for. Pic placed No. 3.

Up flies to the top of the box office

Less than 2 weeks after Up was featured at the Cannes, it was #1 at the North American box office taking approximately $68.2m. Night at the Museum took in $25.5m in #2 place. Folks are going to family friendly fare to escape the daily issues and the bad news. I wouldn't blame them. At least the top 6 films have over $10m in its place. Sadly, X-Men and Terminator earned dismal bucks at the box office after a few weeks.
Bonus Read: How Pixar's Up House Could Really Fly

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