May 12, 2006

It takes such a long time for Nancy Sinatra to get her music works valued by public worldwide. Though so, the long awaiting didn't result in vain for she, on Thursday May 11th, 2006, finally picked the fruit of her hard work in music scene.

The 1960s pop icon was on that day honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard four decades after the debut of her rebel hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" in 1966. Speaking on her accomplishment, Nancy said "My advice to young women starting out is hang tough, don't quit - even if it takes 40 years".

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin will probably be joined by Maggie Grace to star in the upcoming "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" as the actress is still in negotiations to star in.

Of comedy romance flick and is based on Melissa Bank's best-seller, "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" chronicles a young woman's journey through the New York publishing world and her relationship with one of the industry's luminaries as her father battles a terminal illness.

Timothy Olyphant is the new addition to the cast of the upcoming indie comedy "Bill". The actor has been cast alongside Aaron Eckhart.

Wrote the script is Melissa Wallack who alongside her husband Bernie Goldmann will direct as well. Filming is scheduled to begin later this month in upstate New York.

Fans were left disappointed as music act Depeche Mode canceled its concert, scheduled to be held Thursday May 11th, 2006 in Chicago, because lead singer Dave Gahan is suffering from laryngitis. The band's publicist, Mitch Schneider, said "a doctor who examined Gahan on Thursday morning told him to rest his voice".

In a news released on the same day, Schneider said that, after three shows in Mexico, Gahan's voice was "challenged" at the Kansas City concert because of cold temperatures at the outdoor venue. And by now on, the band's management is looking into scheduling another concert in Chicago.

Leif Garrett was sent to jail. Again. The former 1970s teen idol was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years' probation following his arrest in two cases involving the possession of heroin and cocaine.

Such decision, presumably, is just perfect for the actor-singer considering his dropping out of a drug rehabilitation program he entered following his arrest for heroine possession in Los Angeles in January.

Left heartbroken with his breaking up with ex-girlfriend Kirsten Dunst apparently doesn't keep Jake Gyllenhaal single for any longer. The Hollywood actor reportedly has found new love in a snowboard starlet named Gretchen Bleiler.

Rumors on the street say the twosome are very into each other. It is said that they are very serious about their romance, judging from Bleiler's move from her current residence in Snowmass Village, Colorado to Los Angeles to be with Gyllenhaal.

The preparation for her upcoming appearance at the MTV Movie Awards indeed keeps her busy. Though so, Christina Aguilera has set an August 15 release date for her first album in four years, the retro-jazz set "Back to Basics."

There in the set, the pop icon pays tribute to soul, jazz and blues from the 1920s, '30s and '40s. Furthermore, Christina will have the first single of the album, tentatively titled "Ain't No Other Man", digitally released June 12 besides performing it at the MTV Movie Awards, which will be broadcast four days earlier.

The likes of Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Angelina Jolie are they who are very generous.

The three of them reportedly have donated a collective $58 million over the last two years to respective causes, especially for the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina victims. That being so, it is not so surprising then to find their name on Forbes list of "Hollywood's 10 Most Generous Entertainers".

The Billboard Hot 100 for the week ended Thursday May 11th, 2006 is still being dominated by R&B singer Rihanna's "SOS". This is the second week in a row that the singer leads the charts, while Canadian singer/songwriter Daniel Powter holds strong his 2nd position with his former chart-topper, "Bad Day."

In the meantime, Sean Paul's "Temperature" and Chamillionaire's "Ridin"' both are still in the same position No. 3 and 4 subsequently. Cling at No. 5 is Fort Minor's "Where'd You Go", and at No. 6 is rapper T.I.'s "What You Know". Rounding out the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me" at No. 7, Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dani California" at No. 8, The Fray's "Over My Head (Cable Car)" at No. 9, and Bubba Sparxxx' "Ms. New Booty" at No. 10.