Director: Stephen Sommers Cast: Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Said Taghmaoui, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ray Park, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Marlon Wayans, Byung-hun Lee, Christopher Eccleston Synopsis: Stephen Sommers will direct (here's hoping he reigns in the CG), from a script by Stuart Beattie. The story is set at Brussels-based GIJOE, an acronym for the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, and revolves around an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a Scottish arms dealer.
MARIAH CAREY was so taken aback by NICK CANNON's surprise proposal on the roof of her New York apartment, she ran away from him.
MARIAH CAREY
Cannon got down on bended knee as the pair was gazing at the Empire State Building, lit up in pink and purple to mark the release of Carey's new album E=MC2.
He presented her with a Ring Pop candy, but placed a 17-carat pink diamond inside the plastic casing and tied the whole thing up with ribbon. Carey admits she thought the plastic candy toy was broken when she first saw it and couldn't believe it when she realised her boyfriend was proposing.
Cannon recalls, "She ran away and got all shy."
She finally said yes and confirmed she'd marry the actor/rapper during a helicopter flight he had planned shortly after.
THE BEE GEES will be recognised for their contribution to the music industry on Saturday (10May08) - when a plaque is unveiled in tribute to the band in London.
BEE GEES
The plaque, being awarded to the singers by the U.K.'s Heritage Foundation and the City of Westminster, will be officially unveiled at the former headquarters of the band's former manager Robert Stigwood in London's Mayfair.
Robin Gibb says, "I'm very pleased with this location as it has real significance to our career.
"We composed several Bee Gees hits in that building's basement, so it most definitely has a special connection to our work."
LATEST: Rocker BOB GELDOF has made his troubled daughter PEACHES move back home - because she was surrounded by 'bad influences' at her pad in North London, according to reports.
Peaches Geldof at Vivienne Westwood: Active Resistance To Propaganda - photocall held at Design Museum. London, England - 02.05.08
The 19-year-old was quizzed by police after she was caught on tape buying drugs from Amy Winehouse's alleged dealer - but then escaped police charges for lack of evidence.
And because of her alleged drug-buying escapade, The Boomtown Rats star has laid down a list of rules for the teen to abide by.
A source tells British newspaper London Lite, "She will have to cut off all her mates who she has met recently, because Bob sees them as bad influences.
"She is not allowed to DJ for a while or go to many parties because she is worried that she could be led astray again.
"Her cash and credit cards have been taken away, so now she has to ask him for money to do anything."
It is not the first time the teen has been caught up in controversy. She was accused of shoplifting in October 2006 and caused a stir again last month (20Apr08) when she was blamed for stealing an expensive gown from London store Victim.
Director: Griffin Dunne Cast:Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini, Uma Thurman, Sam Shepard, Lindsay Sloane Synopsis: The Accidental Husband centers on Emma (Uma Thurman) a successful but uptight relationship expert with a hit radio show and an upcoming book. She is serious and sensible about the issue of love and gives frank, ‘on the nose’ advice to women on how to find the right man without wasting time on the wrong ones in between. Emma believes she has met her own perfect match in Richard (Colin Firth) a successful and conservative publishing executive. Of course matters of the heart are never as clean cut as Emma believes them to be! Just weeks before her wedding Emma discovers she is somehow already married to Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) an irresponsible but charming neighborhood fireman with a big secret …the marriage is no accident. It turns out Patrick is harboring a grudge -- his fiancé broke up with him after receiving relationship advice from Emma on her show. The “accidental” marriage is a prank Patrick pulled to cause chaos in Emma’s apparently perfect love life and show her what it feels like to have a complete stranger meddle with your life. Unable to come clean, Patrick goes along with the ruse pretending to be just as baffled as Emma. Whilst trying to figure out how to end the marriage their opposite approaches to life create much tension and chaos. But as they spend more time together, Patrick starts to fall in love with the woman he thinks ruined his future marriage and Emma starts to admire his carefree, reckless passion for life and doubt her own conservative, button-down views on life and love.
MARIAH CAREY managed to keep her wedding plans a secret from even her closest friends by convincing them all her trip to the Bahamas with then-boyfriend NICK CANNON was all part of her video plans.
MARIAH CAREY
Cannon plays the singer's love interest in her new promo for Bye Bye and Carey convinced everyone the couple were just shooting extra scenes when they jetted off to her Windermere home with select pals.
But the couple had already decided to wed there.
Carey tells People magazine, "We only told people who had to know... If we brought a million people with us, it would've been obvious we weren't shooting a video.
"Only about four people knew we were going down there to get married."
The couple flew boxes of Maine lobster and cases of Dom Perignon champagne over to the island, and Carey reportedly picked up the wedding cake herself and discreetly carried it with her.
Carey's best pal, rapper Da Brat, helped organise a last-minute bachelorette party before the singer became Mrs. Cannon.
Carey and Cannon exchanged vows on the patio of the singer's island retreat on 30 April (08).
R+B star USHER once had sex in-flight - after getting physical at 32,000 feet.
USHER
Unlike his new single Love In This Club, which talks of his desire to have a sexual encounter in a nightclub, the singer swapped dancefloors for aeroplanes on one occasion.
But the artist claims his love-making wasn't on a charter flight with many passengers, "The mile high club? I say yeah man. It was a private flight though!"
MARIAH CAREY's new husband NICK CANNON lost his famous confidence when he first saw his bride-to-be dressed in white - because he was too busy trying not to faint of cry.
NICK CANNON
The cocky actor and entrepreneur lost his cool as he waited to exchange vows with the pop superstar last week (30Apr08) - because Carey was a stunning vision in white.
The couple jetted off to the Bahamas to wed in secret on the patio on Carey's island retreat, and Cannon had no idea his wedding day would be so emotional for him.
He explains, "I haven't been shy in years, but I was speechless. I was elated, but I was thinking, 'Don't pass out.'
"What the pastor did was really cool. He said, 'The eyes are the window to the soul,' then gave us an entire minute to stare into each other's eyes. So I was saying, 'Don't cry.'"
HARRY POTTER actress JULIE WALTERS hates J.K. ROWLING's books - and only skims through them to check her character is not killed off.
Julie Walters at the Awards Of The London Film Critics' Circle at Grosvenor House Hotel. London, England - 08.02.08
Walters, who plays Molly Weasley in the movie adaptations of the boy wizard tomes, buys the books because of a survival instinct rather than a love of the stories.
She says, "The funny thing was that a rumour went around once that I was an avid reader of the Harry Potter books and that I was always first in the queue when they came out.
"Not the case, I'm afraid. Someone caught me thumbing through one on a bookstand and all I was doing - I admit it - was checking whether or not J.K. Rowling, the author, had written my character out!
"It was pure self-interest. I got to the magic words 'Mrs Weasley', realised I wasn't going to be the impending corpse and put the book back on the shelf."
Director: Raja Gosnell Cast:Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Salma Hayek, Andy Garcia, Paul Rodriguez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Piper Perabo, Cheech Marin, Edward James Olmos Synopsis: In BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, a pampered Chihuahua named Chloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE) finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight. Now alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some unexpected new friends -- including a street-hardened German Shepherd named Delgado (voice of ANDY GARCIA) and an amorous pup named Papi (voice of GEORGE LOPEZ) -- to lend her a paw and help her to find her inner strength on their incredible journey back home.
TINA TURNER has confessed CHER inspired her to leave her abusive marriage to ex-husband IKE - because her pal looked so happy as a single woman.
TINA TURNER and IKE TURNER
Tina left Ike in July 1976, a year after Cher ended her marriage to Sonny Bono.
The pair were close pals and Turner admits she was fascinated watching Cher take to being a single woman.
Speaking on an Oprah Winfrey Show special on Thursday (8May08), during which she performed onstage with Cher, Turner says, "I just remember she was so free. I admired her freedom."
But the 68-year-old diva admits being on her own was tough at first. She says, "I called it Tina's Operation Oops, because I made so many oops. But I slowly learned."
CHER had to embark on a monster tour after leaving ex-husband SONNY BONO - because a judge forced her to pay him $2 million (GBP1 million).
CHER
Her decision to end her partnership and marriage with Bono in 1975 cost the pair a fortune in lost contracts, and Cher was obliged to compensate her ex-husband.
But she stuck to her decision, and preferred to work off her debt, than stick in a loveless marriage.
Speaking during an Oprah Winfrey Show special, which aired on Thursday (8May08), Cher says, "Sonny and I had all these contracts, that amounted to $6 or 7 million. The judge said if you pull out, you have to pay him the amount he would have earned.
"I owed him $2 million. It was hard for me. I just kept working. I stayed on the road until it was paid off."
Director: Alan Ball Cast:Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Toni Collette, Peter Macdissi, Summer Bishil Synopsis: TOWELHEAD follows the dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening.
When Jasira’s mother sends her to Houston to live with her strict Lebanese father, she quickly learns that her new neighbors find her and her father a curiosity. Worse, her budding womanhood makes her traditional and hot-tempered father uncomfortable. Lonely in this new environment, Jasira seeks friendship and acceptance from her neighbors Mr. Vuoso, an Army reservist, and Melina, a meddling but caring expectant mother.
Thrown into an unfamiliar suburban world, Jasira must confront racism and hypocrisy at home and at school – and at the same time struggle to make sense of her raging hormones and newfound sexuality. Her boyfriend, Thomas, though a few years older, provides some comfort – but even that relationship causes problems when her father discovers that Thomas is black. Surrounded by adults who are just as lost as she is, Jasira yearns for understanding, even amidst often brutal acts.
BEATLES legend SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has been named the most irritating pop star of all time, by a new online poll.
PAUL McCARTNEY
The rocker was judged to be even more annoying than James Blunt, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams - who he beat to the top of the Musicmagpie.com survey.
Site spokesman Craig Dawson says, "It's easy for musicians to get very irritating very quickly. Macca has driven people up the wall with his 'holier than thou' approach to his divorce, two-fingered peace gesture and penchant for wearing trainers with suits."
The top ten 'most irritating stars' is as follows:
Rapper T.I. has formed a strong bond with EMINEM in recent months, after the hip-hop mogul reached out to the BRING 'EM OUT star to offer his support during his legal woes.
T.I. speaking at National Hip-Hop Summit 'Turn Up The Vote' at Temple University. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 20.04.08
T.I. was handed a 1,000-hour community service sentence in March (08), after pleading guilty to weapons charges relating to his October (07) arrest, when he allegedly tried to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers.
And, while spending several months on house arrest at his Atlanta, Georgia home, T.I. reveals a number of his hip-hop peers got in touch to help him through his troubled times.
But no one was more supportive than Slim Shady star Eminem.
Speaking on Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9, T.I. says, "I wasn't expecting to hear from nobody. I made a point not to reach out to people... because I didn't want to get none of my trash in nobody else's yard...
"(Young) Jeezy actually came to one of my hearings. ...I spoke to (Lil) Wayne a couple times, spoke to Puff (Sean 'Diddy' Combs), Jay(-Z) a few times. I probably spoke to Busta (Rhymes) the most.
"The only person I spoke to more than Busta was Eminem. Me and Eminem stayed in contact, stayed on the phone. Just checking in on each other, making sure one another was doing good. Of course I spoke to Nelly, a lot."
THE EAGLES rocker DON HENLEY is amazed he has been allowed to openly insult and criticise U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH, while other musicians have been vilified.
Don Henley of the The Eagles performing at the O2 Arena, as part of 'Long Road Out Of Eden' world tour. London, England - 20.03.08
Rock fans turned on The Eagles' country contemporaries The Dixie Chicks when they said they were ashamed to hail from Bush's home state of Texas - yet Henley has compared the president to a chimpanzee and suffered no consequences.
He tells TheBoot.com, "Where other people might not be able to get away with it - like our friends the Dixie Chicks, bless their hearts - we get away with it.
"I've said some outrageous things about Bush in the press. Every time I do an interview and they ask me who I would like for President this time I say, 'Any of the front-runners would be fine with me, because frankly a f**king chimpanzee would be an improvement.' I've said that numerous times in the press and nothing has come of it."
And he claims it's a "mystery" the typically right-wing country community has tolerated his band's pro-left song lyrics, adding, "The fact that we can go play the Country Music Awards and get a standing ovation when we've just put out an album with songs like Long Road Out of Eden and Frail Grasp on the Big Picture on it, which talks about politics and religion in a very what one might call leftist sort of way, is really sort of a mystery to me.
"But we get away with it. I don't know if people just ignore that part of it because they love the old stuff so much - maybe we've just made such a deep inroad into their hearts and minds that they forgive us when we do something that offends them."
Celebrated crooner and producer STEVE TYRELL would love to recreate the RAT PACK with pals ROD STEWART and TONY BENNETT.
STEVE TYRELL
Tyrell, who produced Stewart's standards albums The Great American Songbook and has just released a collection of Burt Bacharach classics, thinks he and his two friends are the modern-day Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
And, though he knows the idea of a tour is a long-shot, Tyrell is convinced it would be one of the biggest tickets ever.
He says, "If I could do it and it didn't matter I would definitely go out with Rod; he's my buddy and he loves this music but Rod doesn't need to go out with me.
"He's one of my favourite people and he's a great singer, a great showman... I could be his valet."
Stewart actually joins Tyrell and Dionne Warwick, among others, on a new rendition of Bacharach and Hal David's What The World Needs Now, which features on his new album Back To Bacharach.
Tyrell would also love to add Bennett as the third man on his dream Rat Pack tour.
He adds, "The perfect tour would be me and Rod and Tony, but that would never happen. That would be fabulous. Tony is the man - he's the dean of all this music."
'In Search of Kennedy,' the latest theatrical documentary from Academy Award® winner Chuck Workman, will have its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 13 and 14, 2008.
The film takes a 2lst Century look back at the life, legacy and myth of President Kennedy from the perspective of today's heated presidential campaign. Its subject, while inspired by the past, is as fresh as today's headlines, with the film exploring the candidacy of the leading presidential contenders and their comparisons to the JFK legacy.
In addition to some rarely seen footage of Kennedy, the documentary
features interviews with more than 50 luminaries such as Norman Mailer, Tom Hayden, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Michael Moore, Garrison Keillor, Chris Matthews, Arianna Huffington and Senators Edward Kennedy, Joseph Biden and Chris Dodd. Alec Baldwin and Elisabeth Peña speak the words of prominent writers.
Workman, who wrote and directed "In Search of Kennedy" over a three-year period, received his Oscar® for his live action short "Precious Images." He has received numerous Emmy® nominations for his work on the Academy's Oscar® show.
Previously, Workman produced and directed two critically acclaimed
theatrical documentaries, on two other '60s icons, "Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol" (1990) and "The Source," (1999) about the Beat Generation and Jack Kerouac.
Producers Workman and Stephen J. Kern will be in Seattle to attend the premiere of "In Search of Kennedy." Worldwide distributions rights remain available, with an anticipated Fall, 2008 US theatrical.
Hollywood star LIV TYLER and her British rocker husband ROYSTON LANGDON have announced their separation, after five years of marriage.
Liv Tyler, husband Royston Langdon, and son Milo go out for lunch to celebrate Liv's 30th birthday. West Village, New York City - 01.07.07
Tyler, 30 and Langdon, 36, married in the Caribbean in 2003 and have a four-year-old son, Milo, together.
The actress's representative tells People.com, "Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon have confirmed their separation. They remain good friends and devoted parents to their son Milo and are requesting that their family's privacy be respected at this time."
Tyler prompted speculation of a split when she arrived at the glitzy New York Costume Institute Gala on Monday (5May08) without a wedding ring.
GEORGE CLOONEY has hit out at wannabe actress PARIS HILTON, claiming movie fans shouldn't mistake her success for talent.
George Clooney signs for fans after leaving his birthday party at Bungalow 8 early. New York City, USA - 06.05.08
The Oscar winner insists too many young stars think they're good actors, just because they are landing roles and making money.
He tells Rolling Stone, "There is a funny thing that happens when you are a young actor. You equate financial success and getting jobs with whether or not you are good at it."
And he singles out Paris Hilton as one example: "And it still happens. That's why there is Paris Hilton. Now I'm in trouble with Paris Hilton."
DAVID HASSELHOFF has launched a new legal battle with his ex-wife PAMELA BACH - he wants her to pay his $8,400 (GBP4,200) legal bill.
PAMELA BACH and DAVID HASSELHOFF
Hasselhoff filed papers at Los Angeles County Court on Wednesday (7May08) asking for the sum to be deducted from the $1 million (GBP500,000) he has been ordered to pay Bach.
He claims the $8,400 represents a lawyer's bill he incurred fighting her over their divorce.
The former Baywatch star currently pays Bach $21,000 (GBP10,500) per month in spousal support and $4,000 (GBP2,000) in child support for their two daughters; Taylor, 18 and Staci, 15.
JENNIFER ANISTON will combine business with pleasure at the wrap party for her new film MARLEY + ME, after inviting boyfriend JOHN MAYER to perform there.
JENNIFER ANISTON and JOHN MAYER
The cast and crew of the comedy plan to celebrate the end of filming at Nikki Beach in Coconut Grove 10 May (08) - and Mayer is billed to give a special performance.
American magazine In Touch reports the wrap party was originally scheduled to take place on 9 May (08), but it had to be rescheduled to allow the rocker to play.
According to the publication, Mayer will perform three songs.
An insider tells In Touch, "Everything was changed last minute so John could do this for her. He's crazy about Jen."
The pair went public with their romance on a Miami beach last month (Apr08), when they were snapped kissing and cuddling.
Mayer has since hinted that the romance reports are true, insisting the camera never lies.
Speaking at New York's Costume Institute Gala on Monday (05May08), Mayer said, "You know what I did? I looked at it (the reports) and I said, 'That's about right.' What am I going to say, 'That's not me?'"
LORD OF THE RINGS star VIGGO MORTENSEN is leading the race to replace KEVIN COSTNER in the sequel to DANCES WITH WOLVES.
VIGGO MORTENSEN
The Holy Road is the follow-up to the hit 1990 western, which Costner directed and starred in, but Costner didn't want to reprise his John Dunbar character.
Free Willy director Simon Wincer will take over the film, and insiders suggest producers want Mortensen to play Dunbar.
Graham Greene, Mary McDonnell and Wes Studi are expected to reprise their roles from the original film, according to movie news website MovieHole.net.
Band tour US with Swervedriver following european swing.
New York band Longwave is offering a free download of their new song "Sirens In The Deep Sea." The song the first single from their Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) can be downloaded by going HERE. The download will be offered the following week at the band's MySpace page.
Following a week long run of dates in Europe starting May 6 in Hamburg the band returns to the US to tour with Swervedriver. The band also will be the featured band on MySpace UK next week.
Peter Katis is the latest in a line of top notch producers who have wanted to work with the band. Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips) and John Leckie (Radiohead) have also manned the control board for past Longwave albums.
The following are the European and US tour dates:
May 6 @ Gruener Jaeger - Hamburg, Germany
May 8 @ Barfly - Glasgow, Scotland
May 9 @ Dry Bar - Manchester, UK
May 10 @ Barfly (Camden) - London, UK
*June 7 @ TLA - Philadelphia, PA
*June 8 @ 9:30 Club - Washington DC
*June 10 @ Paradise Club - Boston, MA
*June 12 @ The Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
* -- dates with Swervedriver
GEORGE CLOONEY's girlfriend SARAH LARSON still can't believe her movie hunk man is prepared to forget her reality TV past - because she's not sure she could date a guy who ate a live scorpion on TV.
George Clooney and Sarah Larson Attending the 'Leatherheads' Premiere held at the Grauman's Chinese theatre. Los Angeles, California - 31.03.08
The model is a former contestant on stunt show Fear Factor, where she ate bugs and all manner of creepy crawlies.
She says, "If George had been on a reality show, I don't think I'd have talked to him.
"He still wants to date me, and I ate a scorpion."
British actress MINNIE DRIVER got her first taste of fame when she was just eight years old - after a BBC TV crew caught her on camera protesting against plans to chop down her school tree.
MINNIE DRIVER
The Good Will Hunting star, 38, was taking part in a song-and-dance protest outside her school in Hampshire, England to try and save a 300-year-old oak tree from destruction to make way for a new highway.
The campaign was a success - but their victory only lasted a few years.
She says, "There was this 300-year-old oak tree that was going to get chopped down and BBC Nationwide came down and filmed me up a tree, with my hippie English teacher Bob playing the guitar at the bottom. The camera panned up the tree and you saw these little legs, and this kilt that I was wearing, and there I was perched in the tree singing a song about this beautiful tree.
"Yeah, we staved off the bypass for 10 years - and then they rerouted the A3 (road) right through the grounds of the school."
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