June 12, 2007

To mark her comeback in music industry, Mandy Moore won't take half of what she can get. She is going to promote new album "Wild Hope" with a one-day reality show titled "I Am Mandy Moore".

In the show, a camera will follow Mandy promoting her CD in New York on June 22, three days post the official release. She will also let the show, which is taken by cable network Oxygen, to witness her first televised concert as a headliner.

Arcade Fire will release its third single from "Neon Bible" on July 23. The single selected is "No Cars Go", a new recording featuring full orchestral arrangement of an earlier version on the band's self-titled 2003 album.

Also, post Win Butlers' nose infection that forced them to cancel the rest of European Tour, the band is back with big compensation. The band will promote "Neon Bible" in their biggest ever U.K. tour.

Moving the project in steady progress, filmmakers of "Blindness" have added three more stars to take part in the apocalyptic drama, placing the names of Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover, and Alice Braga in the cast lineup.

Joining Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo, Bernal will portray King of Ward 3 while Glover and Braga are set to be the narrator and girl with the dark glasses, respectively. Story is adapted from the Jose Saramago novel about an epidemic of blindness that sweeps through a contemporary city and pushes its citizens to the brink of breakdown.

Finally making her way to be the lead again since her stint in "Surviving Christmas", Christina Applegate has landed a starring slot in Fox Atomic's new comedy "The Rocker" that the studio is developing in association with 21 Laps Entertainment.

Apart from the actress, the flick has also added a handful of other actors in the cast lineup. Names submitted include Jeff Garlin, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Jane Lynch, Demetri Martin, and musician-actor Teddy Geiger.

British singer Lily Allen has apparently took some time observing the music of Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie. After some thought Allen said that Fergie's lyric is inappropriate.

The singer who uses animation in video for "Alfie" said, "It's not good for seven-year-olds to be going 'My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps'. It's not about music, it's about sex."

Set to bring their real-life chemistry to the big screen, Hollywood husband-wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly are teaming up to highlight an indie psychological thriller entitled "Born", which will be the first film feature coming from Los Angeles-based ClearVision Media Production Group.

Story concerns a couple who settles down in a seemingly idyllic English town to raise a family. However, the perfect life does not last long when the husband, a claymation artist, shockingly finds out that his characters are acting out a nightmare that comes to life.

The mystery is solved. Dennis Quaid and his second wife, Kimberly Buffington, have found out the sexes of their forthcoming twins.

The happy couple revealed at an Austin charity event he was hosting on Saturday June 9th, they are expecting boy and girl all at once.

Big names are lending their voices for Walt Disney Pictures' comedy "South of the Border." The Hollywood Reporter has brought in news stating that a handful of Latino actors consisting of Andy Garcia, Salma Hayek, George Lopez, Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Placido Domingo, Edward James Olmos, and Eddie Sotelo have all been submitted into the film's voice cast with "Lucky You" star Drew Barrymore leading the lineup.

Also starring Piper Perabo in human role, the flick follows the adventures of a pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe as she gets lost during a vacation in Mexico and is in need of assistance from her friends to find way back home. Perabo will play Chloe's owner while the dog's voice will be provided by Barrymore.

Placing bet on the table, Gold Circle Films has taken over rights to make "The Arcanum" from Miramax Films following the latter's decision to put the flick into turnaround, Variety has reported.

Adapted from Thomas Wheeler's debut novel of the same name, the fantasy adventure is likely to follow closely the story depicted in the original which revolves around the titular secret society. Consisting of leading occult investigators namely Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini, H.P. Lovecraft, and Marie Laveau, the group is bound to battle demons descending on New York City, including a serial killer of angels.

Kylie Minogue will not only be the recipient of this year's Music Industry Trusts' Award but she will also be the first woman to ever receive the prestigious award. The award honors her for the 20 years successful involvement in the music industry.

Minogue who will be handed the honorary on October 29 in London said, "As well as being a fantastic evening, this award ceremony also raises much needed funds for The Brit Trust and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, and it is a pleasure for me to be involved."

Good news comes from Russian music duo t.A.T.u's personnel, Yulia Volkova. She's been reported pregnant with her second child. She's carrying new partner, businessman Parviz's baby.

Singer/actor friend, Sergey Lazarev confirmed the pregnancy news, saying "Yes, she's pregnant, she told me a few weeks ago. She's expecting at Christmas. I'm really excited for her. Motherhood has really changed her. When she gave birth to Viktoria she suddenly grew up and calmed down. She's a lot more mature now."

T.I. made another nasty remarks on long time rival Ludacris regarding recent Grammy winning. The Atlanta-born rapper thinks that his "King" album should have stood up as the winner of Best Rap Album instead of Ludacris' "Release Therapy".

In a released statement T.I. said, "I had the album of the year whether I won a Grammy for it or not. I think numbers show that. I think that if you go out to anybody on the streets and ask them, they'll tell you. I think that it's a no-brainer. You ask him (Ludacris), he'll probably tell you the same thing. Come on, man, who in hip-hop doesn't know that? If you a supporter of hip-hop, who doesn't know that King is the only platinum album that dropped last year... that was platinum by the time the new-year's bell rung? At 12:01, January 1, 2007, who had the hottest album of the year? I think it's unanimous."

Giving a surprising yet no doubt interesting scoop on the Happy Madison comedy "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", JoBlo.com has claimed that pop diva Mariah Carey is taking a starring role as herself in the project, which Madison is setting up with Judd Apatow Productions for a summer 2008 release under Columbia Pictures banner.

Placing Adam Sandler as the title character, a Mossad agent who fakes his death to pursue his dream of becoming a hairdresser in New York City, the project is said to find Carey running into trouble with Zohan's former nemesis, The Phantom, and so launches the agent back into action. It is also learned that Sandler's fellow funnyman Rob Schneider has boarded the flick to play an East Yistannen cab driver.

After launching successful solo career, Rob Thomas takes it to the next level as the co-owner of label R Tel Records. The Matchbox 20 frontman teams up with long time pal Evan Lamberg to help new artists break the music market through the label.

The joint project came up after a musician named Garfield Mayor came at Lamberg's door and impressed him. Thomas then joined them in the middle and started writing and producing for Mayor's album. One thing that Thomas kept in mind was his significance in the process. He said, "I don't have to have any creative input whatsoever, but I'm definitely here if they want it. I'm like an in-house musician who's been through the last decade with really great success."

A supermodel and actress, Claudia Schiffer has a new calling she could not resist, which is designing her own range of jewelry.

A high profile supermodel who's been familiar to fashionable designer jewelry, Schiffer is designing a collection of trinkets, set to hit the market later this year. On her new profession, the German supermodel said, "I've been very busy designing all the pieces."

Entering its third spin on weekend international box office, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End" amazingly continues to maintain its hold on the top position of the chart despite its failed attempt to attain the same in the domestic market.

The latest installment in the Walt Disney Pictures seafaring tale series gloriously still fares great in the competition, raking in an estimated $51.3 million from 17,500 screens in 103 territories. In total, the flick has garnered $493.5 million overseas so far, a number that exceeds that collected by 2003's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

Another Farm Aid concert will take place this year and surprisingly the venue is set in Randall's Island, New York. Announcing the news were board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Nelson told the press, "Farm Aid is coming to New York because your enthusiasm for family farm food is keeping family farmers on the land." Joining Nelson and Mellencamp on the September 9 gig are once again Neil Young and Dave Matthews.

Britney Spears is trying to make good with everyone these days. The troubled pop singer reportedly trying to make up with estranged mother Lynne Spears following their feud as Lynne told her to check into rehab.

Rumors on the street say the mother-daughter had a secret meeting in LA at a palatial Bel Air mansion Sunday June 10th to put an end to their feud.

It will take another time in the future to see Kevin Federline mark his first official foray into major film industry.

Contrary to the recent reports informing he is set to star in "Night Watch (2008)", the former stage dancer has given denial to such tidbits, saying he is "too busy" to take on the role. Acting actually is not a new thing to the man as he previously made small appearance in "You Got Served" and showed up in a 2006 episode of hit TV series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."

One of the mysterious countdowns in Rage Against the Machine's site has reached the zero mark and reveals its purpose. It is neither the countdown of full tour or new album, but it is, as expected, the clock for their Wisconsin gig.

The left and shorter countdown broke the news on Monday morning and revealed the date of ticket sale. The other clock meanwhile, keep counting the number of days to the concert at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin which will befall on August 24.

While her hit single "Umbrella" scores the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 by June 7th, Rihanna is busy working her way, strikes some sexy poses for the July 2007 music issue of Elle magazine.

The singer, moreover, also does such "sexy interview" with the magazine, which among others include her favorite producer, style influences, and dream collaborator.

Another layer is pulled off on the matter of filming location for "Fourth Installment of the Indiana Jones Adventures."

The Las Cruces Sun-News has disclosed that the highly anticipated project, now having working title of "Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods", will have some of its scenes shot in Deming, New Mexico. It is said an area outside the city is going to be transformed into Morocco with sequence taken featuring a U.S. Air Force base.

Modeling is another first for Harry Potter's Hermione Granger besides acting. The young, beautiful and talented actress graces the cover of Tatler magazine's July 2007 issue for her first professional modeling photo-shoot.

Looks much more mature than her first appearance on screen, Emma Watson is pictured modeling pieces from Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel. All grown up, the movie beauty shows how much she's changed which is apparent through her pictures inside the publication.

Last spotted working on 2003's "Agent Cody Banks", Harald Zwart now is making his way back to the director's chair as he has successfully been tapped to helm "The Pink Panther 2" for Columbia Pictures and MGM.

Continuing the adventures of Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the project once again finds Steve Martin playing the bumbling French detective while has already got its script rewritten by veteran comedy scribes Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.

The time has come and he can escape no more. Eddie Murphy is about to face the truth on whether or not he is the father of ex-girlfriend Melanie Brown's daughter, Angel Iris Murphy, soon as the result of his DNA test being released.

The actor-comedian has been scheduled to attend a court hearing and provide a judge with a DNA sample Monday June 11th in order to establish the biological father of the baby girl. Eddie had to, unfortunately, miss the London premiere of his latest film "Shrek the Third" so that he could fulfill the duty.

While her face is still gracing the cinemas through "Spider-Man 3", Elizabeth Banks has already secured another starring slot in "A Tale of Two Sisters", a new horror feature coming from DreamWorks Pictures.

A remake of the 2003 Korean flick "Janghwa, Hongryeon" directed by Kim Jee-Woon, the picture follows two sisters as they return home to their father after spending time in a mental institution. Their recovery, however, is hindered by their cruel, obsessive stepmother that Banks is set to portray and an interfering ghost.

Trouble managed to find Timbaland when he was involved in a violent bar fight Sunday June 10th in German.

Back to the day the incident happened, an argument allegedly started when a man named Robert F became upset over his girlfriend talking to Timbaland. It was reported that the R&B record producer and rapper then attacked Robert after he called him with the 'n' word.

Choosing the players for the game, filmmakers of "The Poker Club" have picked up the likes of Jonathon Schaech, Johnny Messner, Loren Dean, Michael Risley, Lori Heuring, Judy Reyes, and Jana Kramer to all star in the project, Variety has revealed.

A suspense thriller, pic is based on the Ed Gorman novel which centers on four friends who accidentally kill a burglar during their weekly poker night. Their lives are then changed by the difficult choices they subsequently make.

When Paris Hilton wants to share her experience while in jail, Barbara Walters willingly lends an ear to listen to. The most famous inmate has on Sunday June 10th called the television journalist to give a tell-all interview from the medical wing of a Los Angeles jail, where she is being held for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.

"I'm not the same person I was," Walters quoted Paris as saying on her ABC television program "The View" on Monday June 11th. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me."

Dermot Mulroney helps increasing the large number of Hollywood celebrities whose marriage end in divorce court. The actor has filed for divorce from Catherine Keener, his wife of over than 16 years, following their split in May 2005.

Per the court papers, filed Friday June 8th and released Monday June 11th, Mulroney cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the divorce and is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their son, 7-year-old Clyde Keener Mulroney, while asking for property rights to be determined by the courts.