September 26, 2005

Elle Macpherson, one of the world's top-earning supermodels in the 1990s, stars in the new "What Becomes a Legend Most?" advertising campaign for Blackglama, marketers of the world's premium ranch raised mink. The ads will run in leading fashion publications this fall. Explaining on her recruitment by his company, Ed Brennan, CEO & President of American Legend Mink, the holding company for the Blackglama brand, said "Elle Macpherson is a great addition to this very exclusive group. She embodies everything that Blackglama looks for in a legend - glamour, sophistication and a timeless elegance."

As NBC announced Thursday, American actor Steve Carell will surely host the season premiere of its "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 1. Along with him there is also Jon Heder, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, which are all slated to host too. Set to make a guest appearance at the event, to mark the 31st season of "SNL," is rapper Kanye West and Sheryl Crowe.

Something distinct and great is the target that Nirvana, as one of alternative rock's most influential and revered bands, try to achieve for their fanatics. Thus, they will add 3 previously unreleased tracks to their upcoming compilation, "Sliver: The Best of the Box," which will marry the street on November 1.

The three new tracks, which include "Spank Thru" from the famed 1985 "Fecal Matter" demo tape, the 1990 studio outtake "Sappy" and a pre-"Nevermind" rehearsal recording of "Come as You Are," will be added to the one disc set material that was previously included on the band's 2004 box set, "With the Lights Out."

Prague and its people had, on Saturday, enjoyed the first debut of Roman Polanski's "Oliver Twist." The film, which screenwriter is Ronald Harwood, tells about a young orphan boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. Orphaned at an early age, Oliver Twist is forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr.Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meager rations. Desperate yet determined, Oliver makes his escaped to the streets of London. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin - the mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to the promise of a better life.

Speaking about the film, Polanski said he chose the classic novel to adapt because he admires 19th-century English literature and wanted to make a movie his children would enjoy. Further he revealed he appreciated 19th-century authors' fascination "with banal elements that influence our destiny," specifically mentioning Thomas Hardy and 'Oliver Twist' author Charles Dickens.

Jodie Foster flies the airplane high, so high that it could successfully land to the 1st position at the North American box office on Sunday. "Flightplan," earning an estimated $24.4 million in its opening weekend in over 3,400 theatres, is overshadowed by the animated tale "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," which takes the No.2 slot in its first wide weekend release with $20.1 million.

Last weekend's champion, "Just Like Heaven," slips two to No. 3 with $9.8 million, ahead of "Roll Bounce," which taking in $8 million. Else where, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" clings at No. 5 with $7.5 million, and followed behind by "Lord of War" with $4.9 million. At No. 7 is Universal Pictures comedy "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," comes after which at No. 8 is "The Constant Gardener" with $2.2 million.

Won't waste time, the fresh off the road from another summer outing, Dave Matthews Band is heading out this fall to do another tour, begun November 26 in Minneapolis and run through December 15 in Boston. Soulive, Gavin DeGraw and former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty are all slated to open on the band's fall/winter tour.

Tickets for the shows will go on sale October 7, but members of the band's official fan club, the Warehouse, could buy started on Thursday evening through a special online presale. When they're done with the tour, the band would likely return to the studio with producer Mark Batson as RCA recently said it will issue a live set before the end of the year.

What a worth reading and sensational news that Hollywood sweetheart Demi Moore reportedly married her toyboy Ashton Kutcher. The couple was married in the Los Angeles area on Saturday, the websites of US Weekly and People magazine reported.

Representative for both couldn't immediately reached for comment. Though, according to report, the wedding was attended by about 100 of the couple's friends, including the bride's former husband Bruce Willis, their three daughters, and Lucy Liu.