October 02, 2006

Looks like Johnny Depp's charisma has grown stronger. Known for his brilliant acting flair and captivating look, the striking actor has really won numerous favors this time to claim the no.1 slot on AceShowbiz's Top 100 Celebrity Buzz of September Edition, replacing Channing Tatum who now has to go one step down as the runner-up of the list.

Coming up to the third and fourth position are popular music artists Shakira and Chris Brown, both delightfully escalating a few notches from their last month positions followed by another young singing talent Jesse McCartney on number five. What's interesting here is that the "Beautiful Soul" singer previously was placed far below on the #60, so this certainly is such a great leap for this New Yorker to make.

Finally Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" can hit it high. After circulating for some time, the feature at last made its way to top weekend international box-office ended October 1, 2006, according to studio estimates.

Propelled by muscular openings in nine territories plus a worldwide promotion tour, "World" wonderfully takes down $12.3 million in 20 markets, the biggest one coming from U.K where it draws in $3 million.

After a series of action flicks, it's now time for Andrzej Bartkowiak to make a slightly different film project. The Polish director is currently engaged in negotiations to helm a thriller feature entitled "Black and Blue", so The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

A production of Emmett/Furla Films, the picture centers on a Boston detective who tries to put an end to an escalating drug war between an old-school Irish mob boss and a group of young thugs only to learn that some of his family members might be involved. Jimmy Cummings and Brad Sohn are attached to pen the script while Emmett/Furla's M. Dal Walton III is set to executive produce along with Dorothy Aufiero.

Fresh from helming "Employee of the Month", Greg Coolidge has already got another directing job to do. Production Weekly reported that the New Jersey-born filmmaker has been assigned to direct "Coxblocker", a comedic feature of Paramount Pictures production.

Toplined by Seann William Scott and Topher Grace, the project presents a premise of a new couple whose relationship is often interrupted by the woman's former boyfriend. Scott is billed to play the menacing ex while Grace will portray the woman's new beau.

The glory of animation is back, thanks to "Open Season." Striving high with $23 million it has collected after opening on Friday, September 29, the flick delightfully has claimed the top position for weekend box office ended October 1, 2006, one notch above fellow newcomer "The Guardian."

Though failed to beat out the CG animated feature, the Touchstone Pictures production scores great enough on the chart as it managed to draw $18 million into its pocket, besting the last-week champ "Jackass: Number Two" which this time managed to generate another $14.6 million to make a total domestic gross of $52 million so far.

Kylie Minogue has embarked on a new career as she launched her first children's book at the weekend, joining a long list of celebrities writing for the young. The 38-year-old pop sensation greeted about 250 fans at a bookstore in London, England, on Saturday, September 30th, signing books and talking to pre-teen girls who had gathered to see their idol.

The book, tentatively titled "The Showgirl Princess", was written during Minogue's recovery from breast cancer. It is about how the singer becomes a showgirl with the help of a dedicated group of friends. Several of the pictures inside, a photo-montage mixed with illustrations by artist Swan Park, were inspired by drawings sent to the singer by her young fans as she recovered in Paris.

Isaac Hanson, the oldest member of music group Hanson, married his longtime girlfriend, Nicole duFresne, on Saturday September 30th, 2006 in Oklahoma.

Isaac, 25, and Nicole, 22, tied the knot in a traditional ceremony at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Hanson's hometown of Tulsa.

Amanda Peet and her fiance, screenwriter David Benioff, tied the knot Saturday Sept 30th, 2006 in New York. The couple announced two weeks earlier that they are expecting their first child together.

Peet and Benioff exchanged vows in a ceremony held at the Friends Seminary, a Quaker school founded in 1786 which also is the actress alma mater. The pair then went to Chelsea Art Museum for a reception.