New Chinese Title Added to List of Kevin Spacey Movies
Kevin Spacey to Star in Chinese Title Adding to Diverse List of Kevin Spacey Movies
Kevin Spacey is set to become one of the biggest Hollywood stars to appear in a Chinese movie after signing up to appear in a new movie entitled Inseparable.
The Usual Suspects and A Time to Kill actor, who has recently enjoyed working as artistic director at London’s Old Vic theater, will feature in the Dayyan Eng-directed feature, industry paper Variety reported.
According to the report, while some movie men like Fight Club’s Ed Norton have appeared in movies which have been co-financed in China, it will be the first time an actor as respected as Spacey has starred in a local Chinese movie which is completely funded by the Chinese.
Oscar winner Spacey, who recently appeared in theaters in The Men Who Stare at Goats, has a number of projects to work on in the near future.
Online movie database Imdb.com has the actor down to appear in six more unreleased projects including Father of Intervention, Casino Jack and a movie based on Somali pirates.
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Read More»Katy Perry Gets Engaged
Russell Brand to Settle Down
Wild British comedian Russell Brand has proposed to his US pop star girlfriend Katy Perry.
The comedy actor, who starred in hit movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall opposite sexy actress Mila Kunis, is now set to marry the I Kissed a Girl singer.
Brand is well known for his sometimes inappropriate antics.
The former drug abuser, who has also admitted an addiction to sex, fled the UK last year after he resigned from his post as a presenter on BBC radio amid a storm of protest.
Thousands of listeners complained after the long-haired star left abusive answer phone messages on an elderly actor’s machine.
The incident seems to have boosted Brand’s career and his celebrity standing as he is now engaged to the pop beauty and has a new film out in theaters soon.
Jonah hill is set to star opposite the funny man in the forthcoming Judd Apatow project Get Him to the Greek.
Read More»Wedding for Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber
Comedy Star Ties the Knot
In news that will give funny men the world over hope of finding true love, actor Vince Vaughn has tied the knot.
The comedy star of hit movies like Old School, Wedding Crashers and Anchorman married his girlfriend of two years, Kyla Weber, in a private ceremony in his home town, just outside Chicago, Illinois.
Vaughn, 39, exchanged rings with the 31-year-old estate agent from Canada at the ceremony last weekend.
The actor met Weber following his break up with Friends star Jennifer Aniston whom he dated after they both appeared in romantic comedy The Break Up.
According to a spokesman for the star, the wedding was attended by close friends and family members.
The news may come as a shock to Aniston who has suffered a string of failed relationships.
Ocean’s 11 actor Brad Pitt famously dumped the actress for Angelina Jolie after meeting the curvy star on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith.
Aniston also had an on-off-on-again relationship with musician John Mayer.
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Read More»Best Vinyl Art Prize for 2009
Muse Scoop Album Cover Award
Rockers Muse, whose latest track features on the soundtrack to the Twilight movie, have picked up a design award for the cover of their most recent album.
The British group have been awarded the Best Art Vinyl prize for 2009, beating fellow UK rockers Manic Street Preachers into second place for the image on their Journal for Plague Lovers album.
Artwork for Fever Ray’s self-titled release was awarded third place with Massive Attack and US punk band Green Day making up the top five.
The shortlist for the prize consisted of 50 albums ranging from well-known popular releases to some more obscure efforts.
Winning sleeves are now set to be displayed in an exhibition at the Art Vinyl gallery in the Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in central London.
Art Vinyl director Andrew Heeps said the award was a brilliant way to celebrate the “unsung heroes” behind the art and design of some of the world’s best-loved bands and artists.
The awards have been running for five years with US indie band Fleet Foxes scooping the top prize in 2008 with the art work for their self-titled debut album.
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Read More»Michael Jackson Thriller Moves Immortalized
Michael Jackson Music Video Added to National Register
The music video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller has been added to a national register in the US, which called the mini movie a cultural treasure.
Filmed in 1983, the 14-minute horror-themed video sees Jackson perform a dance routine with a group of zombies after going on a date and turning into a zombie himself.
Directed by John Landis, the movie was described by the Library of Congress as a “lavish production” that “revolutionized the music industry”.
Jackson was well known for filming lengthy music videos and once adopted the guise of an elderly white man for a dance routine in the video for Ghosts from the star’s Blood on the Dance Floor album.
The Library of Congress has added 25 films to the register every year since 1989 and the 2009 additions include movies ranging from 1911 to 1995.
Dog Day Afternoon, Directed by Sidney Lumet in 1975, William Wellman’s The Story of G.I. Joe from 1945 and James Frawley’s 1979 version of The Muppet Movie were also included on this year’s list.
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Read More»BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan Leaves Spot After 27 Years
Terry Wogan Waves Goodbye to Breakfast Show
Sir Terry Wogan today (December 18th) left his Radio 2 breakfast slot after 27 years hosting the popular ‘Wake up to Wogan’ program.
The Irish-born presenter said during the show “now, I’m not going to pretend that this is not a sad day – you can probably hear it in my voice”, adding “I’m going to miss the laughter and the fun of our mornings together”.
Prime minister Gordon Brown also paid tribute to the 71-year-old broadcaster. In a recorded message aired on the program, he said Sir Terry would be “very dearly” missed.
“Five decades at the very top of British broadcasting is a towering, indeed an unparalleled achievement,” Mr Brown said.
Chris Evans is due to take up the popular breakfast slot from January 11th, while Sir Terry will host a new Radio 2 program.
He said of his successor: “I know you’re going to welcome Chris Evans with the same generosity of spirit that you’ve always shown me.”
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