Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:46:52 GMT

Photographers Sue Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson

Two freelance photographers who claim to have been verbally and physically abused have filed a lawsuit against celebrity pals Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson.

According to the lawsuit filed by snappers Scott Cosman and Rik Fedyck, Richards abused the two men for 20 minutes and physically assaulted them at the River Rock Casino Resort in Vancouver, Canada. The shutterbugs were trying to take pics of the two high headed celebrities on the set of upcoming movie Blonde & Blonder last year (Nov 06).

The photographers claim that Richards called them paparazzi scum and even snatched away their laptops and threw them over the (hotel) balcony and one of them even struck an elderly woman in a wheelchair. The photographers claim that the confrontation was recorded by the hotel security cameras.

In the lawsuit, Cosman and Fedyck even claim that Richards and Anderson, then falsely reported the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the photographers had engaged in criminal activity. As a result of the statement the two were captivated for three days.

The damages seeked are not yet public, but the photographers have sued the two celebs for the loss of revenue when clients abandoned them and emotional stress caused.

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Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:44:01 GMT

Shorts, 3/27.

Those who've taken to reading e-Cahiers du Cinema can supplement this month's cover package on Jacques Rivette's Don't Touch the Axe with a new round of additions to Order of the Exile, which include Rivette's "Letter on Rossellini," new, or rather, vintage interviews and essays, all of which can, of course, be savored with or without the Cahiers.

"The most profound artistic statement made on music's new role in post-war, post-modern America did not come from a musician or writer," writes Eric Harvey at Pitchfork. "It came from Alfred Hitchcock, who in the 1950s was entering what would become the most significant creative peak of any American-based film director. Rear Window is frequently cited as one of his greatest works, but conversations regarding its profound social comment are typically restricted to voyeurism. There is, of course, plenty to talk about in that regard, but Hitchcock's incorporation of popular music into every square inch of the film's imagined urban courtyard setting adds intriguing depth and complexity to the conversation." Posted by: dwhudson      Read more     Source

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:21:16 GMT

Brooklyn Rail. March 07.

"Unlike most Japanese filmmakers more familiar in the West, Shohei Imamura was 'interested in the relationship of the lower part of the human body and the lower part of the social structure,'" writes David Wilentz in the March issue of the Brooklyn Rail. "Imamura focuses on the seemingly animalistic, often criminal lower strata of Japanese society without passing judgment, meticulously observing human nature for its own primal sake." The Brooklyn Academy of Music retrospective runs through March 29.

David N Meyer on Exterminating Angels: "Director Jean-Claude Brisseau pursues his deconstructivist-French-person-pondering-the-sexual-mysteries intellectual agenda straight-up. Unlike Catherine Breillat's explicit mega-downer Anatomy of Hell or her merely annoying Sex Is Comedy, Brisseau does not present his Big Questions interwoven into the drama. Here, they are the drama." Posted by: dwhudson      Read more     Source

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:15:12 GMT

Shorts, 3/19.

"I was in Rome in 1960 just as La Dolce Vita was happening and met [Federico] Fellini, Alberto Moravia, [Luchino] Visconti and [Paolo] Pasolini. Then I went to model in New York in 1963 and hung out with Andy Warhol and all the Pop artists, and met the Beat poets. And then I went to Paris."



The release of Performance on DVD gives Anita Pallenberg ample opportunity to tell the Independent's Chris Sullivan a few stories about its making.

Doug Cummings on Roberto Rossellini's India: "Godard once mentioned it in the same breath with Eisenstein's Que Viva Mexico, Murnau's Tabu, and Welles's It's All True; like those works, it's a loving tribute to a foreign land by a traveling artist." Posted by: dwhudson      Read more     Source

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:09:55 GMT

Pregnant Charlotte Church Still Single

The news of Charlotte Church’s fairytale Welsh Castle wedding with Welsh rugby-star boyfriend Gavin Henson just proved out to be a hoax. The Welsh soprano is still single as reported by People magazine.

The 21-year-old trash speaking singer was supposed to get married to her boyfriend Gavin Henson but a report appearing in People has something else to say. People reports:

Church, 21, on Monday denied tabloid reports that she is set to marry her rugby-star boyfriend Gavin Henson, 25, next month in a castle near her home in Cardiff, Wales. A rep for the singer tells PEOPLE: “This is definitely not true

Church, who started singing at a tender age of 3, achieved worldwide success by age 14 with a double-platinum album and went on to become one of the most popular and highest-paid celebrities in the U.K.

Besides singing Church also left her mark on the television and the big screen. Church is tThe Charlotte Church Show.

But success brought controversies and the controversies turned this Voice Of Angel singer into a trash speaking brat who would occassionaly even point out the middle finger to photographers.

The pregnant celebrity singer says that she has changed her attitude but it will take some time to see the real colours of her ever-changing personality.

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Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:10:03 GMT

‘Factory Girl’ Takes Driving Lessons

Don’t rub your eyes if you thought that the lady in the driver’s seat resembles our own Sienna Miller. Because the havoc creating sienna Miller is obsessed with a new passion and this time her mind has settled on taking driving lessons.

The 25-year-old has been recently spotted taking driving lessons with the British School of Motoring which is near to her place in north London.

The Casanova star who is famous for her whimsical ways and experimental nature has decided to take the driver’s seat.

The New York born English actress/model is in a merry mood nowadays as she revealed her new tattoo. Its a small bird design on the inside of her wrist and it seems the flying bird with an outstretched wings has inspired Sienna a lot and she wants to set herself flying around in town.

Bon Voyage Sienna.

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Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:12:09 GMT

Jessica Alba: Four Times A Bride This Year

Large chunk of women only have one chance to get their dream wedding done right. But Jessica Alba will have four chances in just one year! No dont get it wrong, she is not going to marry 4 times, actually the former Dark Angel star will appear in four different movies this year in which she gets married.

According to Jessica Alba:

Im getting pretty good at the whole wedding thing. I seem to be getting married a lot this year. The best one for me is in Fantastic Four 2. Its on the top of a building and although it was freezing up there, it was the closest to my own dream wedding.

Her other bridal movies include Bill, Good Luck Chuck, and Awake. It is worth pointing that Jessica, 25, was previously engaged to Dark Angel co-star Michael Weatherly, and is presently dating movie producer Cash Warren.

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March 19, 2007, 5:16 AM CT

Virtual racing games linked to risk taking

Psychology experts have taken the "media priming" effects of popular video console and PC-based games on the road, finding that virtual racing seems to lead to aggressive driving and a propensity for risk taking. Extending previous findings on how aggressive virtual-shooter games increase aggression-related thoughts, feelings and behaviors, scientists at Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians University and the Allianz Center for Technology observed that of 198 men and women, those who play more virtual car-racing games were more likely to report that they drive aggressively and get in accidents. Less frequent virtual racing was linked to more cautious driving.

The findings are reported in the recent issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, which is published by the American Psychological Association.

Linking media priming effects the way virtual aggression can lead to the real thing -- to behavior, a second study observed that men who played even one virtual racing game subsequently took significantly higher risks in critical traffic situations on a computer simulator than did men who played a neutral game. Sixty-eight men were in this study.

Finally, the scientists assigned 83 men to play either typical racing or neutral games on a Sony Playstation. In the racing games, say the authors, "To win, participants had to massively violate traffic rules (e.g., drive on the sidewalk, crash into other cards, drive at high speed)." Those who raced subsequently reported a significantly higher accessibility of thoughts and feelings associated with risk-taking than did those who played a neutral game......... Posted by: Gina      Read more         Source

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:24:39 GMT

Fans Check out a Nude Daniel Radcliffe with Binoculars!

The verdict is out: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is hot. At least, hot for a 17 year old. Dont think so? Go watch West End play Equus at London’s Gielgud Theatre.

The promise of a naked Harry Potter has seen a tidal wave of celebrities and fans rushing to see the play. Daniel takes it all off for his role as Alan Strang, a disturbed stable lad, and he and his co-star Joanna Christie perform a naked sex scene in front of a 980-strong audience. Radcliffe is also cavorting naked for a full 10 minutes and simulating sex while riding a horse played by a male ballet dancer!

Some of those sitting at the back of the theatre have even resorted to using binoculars to get a better view of all the steamy action.

The play has received rave reviews, but not everyone is pleased about Harry Potter getting hot and steamy. Executives from Warner Bros, who make the Harry Potter films, were reportedly ‘utterly dismayed’ about Daniel’s steamy scenes.

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Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:48:21 GMT

Ashley Simpson: Ugly Duckling?

Ashley Simpson revealed that she used to feel like an ugly duckling next to big sis Jessica Simpson.

The now-brunette-now-blonde singer, 22, felt the pressure of constantly being compared to her beautiful and successful sibling. The comparisons went into overdrive when Ashley embarked on her own singing career, seriously affecting her self esteem. Ashleys response: Her new nose, courtesy a plastic surgeon.

A source told Britain’s Bliss magazine:

Ashlee has always been cute but for a long time she felt like the ugly duckling of the family compared to Jessica.

Every time she looked in the mirror, she saw a too-prominent nose, and she decided to do something about it. She was thrilled with the results. She basically had the bump on her nose shaved down.

Never mind that fact that Ashley angrily denounced Hollywoods twisted view of feminine beauty” in Marie Claire magazine just a month before going under the scalpel herself.

A nose job and a brand spanking new image later, Ashleys career soared, while Jessicas seems to have hit a wall. The turnaround has reportedly put a strain on the Simpson sisterhood.

The source added:

Ashlee could see that her career was taking off, while many would say that Jessica’s was on the way down.

Sadly, the two sisters have had some disagreements and it’s all to do with Ashlee’s success. Being on stage in Chicago in London was a huge move for Ashlee and Jessica was very jealous - she even confided to friends that she thought Ashee’s new look was trampy.

Cheer up Ashley. You were only named as one of the Hottest Women in Pop/R&B” by Blender magazine in 2007.

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