August 16, 2007

In the follow-up of their announcement of "The Darjeeling Limited" to open this year's New York Film Festival, organizers of the event finally brought to the surface on Wednesday, August 15, the full list of movies set to be screened in their celebration to the festival's 45th anniversary, opening September 28, 2007.

Consisting of many widely-anticipated U.S. features, the list put in those like skater drama "Paranoid Park", family dramedy "Margot at the Wedding", Iraq war-themed "Redacted", thriller drama "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead", and Todd Haynes' unconventional Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There."

A new compilation series that is derived from the idea of well-selling 'NOW That's What I Call Music' series will be released soon. 'This Is NEXT' Vol.1, a record compiling the very best of independent artists with their hits will be dropped on August 21 and you can win it first here!

AceShowbiz is giving away five (5) CDs for five lucky winners who enter our contest. Submission begins today (August 16) and will be closed on August 30.

The legal battle between the baby momma and poppa is getting worse. Hot on the heels of Melanie Brown's paternity suit against him, Eddie Murphy is taking a counter-back step, threatening to sue the singer for defamation and extortion if she continues to spread 'lies' about him.

The actor comedian reportedly already hires top lawyer Marty Singer to have Scary Spice and her high profile lawyer Gloria Allred served with a letter, which read, "You have been engaging in a pattern of disseminating disparaging, negative and defamatory statements about Mr Murphy, portraying him in a false and outrageous light in order to pressure Mr Murphy to capitulate to your highly unreasonable extortionate demands. We demand that you immediately cease and desist from this wrongful conduct."

Join the celebration of Dean Martin's commemoration by entering the contest on AceShowbiz.

Five (5) copies of the legendary singer's tribute album 'Forever Cool' are given away for five winners starting from today (August 16). The contest will be closed on August 30.

It was raining in London on Wednesday night (August 15), but that obviously did not stop people to flock down the city's Leicester Square for greeting the cast of "The Bourne Ultimatum" at the U.K. premiere for the movie, which hit commercial theaters across the country Thursday, August 16.

All eyes that night locked on leading man Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso as they walked along arm-in-arm, Damon clad in dark suit and white shirt while Barroso looked stunning in a silver long dress.

New rumors surface by the hour. Nicole Richie planning to rush down the aisle.

The socialite who's four months pregnant with boyfriend Joel Madden's child is said to be determined to wed the Good Charlotte vocalist before her baby bump shows. A friend of her revealed, the "Simple Life" star "does not want wedding pictures of her in a big old white dress, with a big old pregnant belly."

Set to boost the star status of the project, Jennifer Aniston is engaged in final negotiations to take role in New Line Cinema's ensemble feature "He's Just Not That Into You", The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

Should deals are sealed, the beauty will thus become the latest famous name to join the cast after those of Jennifer Connelly, Justin Long, and Drew Barrymore, among others. As for the role, she will likely play a woman in a long-term relationship with a boyfriend who will not commit to marriage.

Those questioning how Anna Faris will appear as a dumped Playboy bunny in "House Bunny" can get the answer by now as seven pictures from the film set have wonderfully got launched, all showing the actress being shot cutely in pink bikini for a scene on a car.

A production of Columbia Pictures, the comedy follows Faris' character, Shelly, as she gets kicked out of the mansion and has nowhere to go until falling in with the sorority girls from Zeta Tau Zeta. Filming takes place in Los Angeles under the direction of Fred Wolf with Faris also executive producing.

Ellen DeGeneres gets back to her root, comedy. The Emmy-winning talk show host and comedian is expected to draw most laughs with her being booked as the host of the highly anticipated "Ellen's Really Big Show" November later this year.

The two-hour variety special, which is going to feature performances from the worlds of comedy and music, will be shot as part of HBO and AEG's Live's third annual The Comedy Festival (TCF), which will take place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from November 14th-17th with performers such Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock already announced.

For those who want to know how Rihanna's 'Umbrella' will sound like in pop, they can thank Mandy Moore. The singer has covered the R&B hit song in a slower, more ballad-like arrangement.

Moore who previously said, "I'm not a big Top 40 sort-of listener and I don't tend to listen to this type of music..." has apparently changed her mind after listening to 'Umbrella'. The decision to do her version of the song is because she "could not think of a recent song more melodic than Umbrella'"

It's just one month short from the arrival of "Resident Evil: Extinction" in theaters yet fans and moviegoers still get chance to see something new coming from the flick.

That's right, several new production stills of the sci-fi action horror have made their way to surface on the net. All, however, only features the main character of the movie, Alice, played for the third time by Milla Jovovich.

What do Heidi Klum and Brett Ratner have in common? Notwithstanding with your answer the twosome surely has the same interest in modeling. Hence, it is understandable then to see them working together hand in hand for the ads of Jordache's fall campaign.

While the German supermodel is being booked to be the new face of Jordache's skinny jeans, the renowned movie director is in hand shooting the ads in the penthouse of the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles. And the outcome is more than just great.

Off her turbulent personal life, Foxy Brown is back concentrating on her music career. The raper inked a deal with Koch Records to establish an imprint label called Black Hand Entertainment with her manager Chaz Williams sitting as the CEO.

The deal with Koch means she has left Def Jam, her label of 13 years. "I have always been a symbol of independence as a female in music," Brown said. "My brand is already established, millions of my records have already been sold, and I have a fan base already loyal. After 13 years at Def Jam, I felt it was time, as a mature businesswomen, to move on and continue my brand under the roof of something I own."

From one girl to another. From Jessica Simpson to Mandy Moore, John Mayer at last gives his heart to Cameron Diaz. The singer who has just created media headlines with his being photographed enjoying an intimate lunch with longtime friend Moore in Soho on Tuesday August 14th is now reported to be dating movie siren Diaz.

Diaz and Mayer were spotted out and about in New York on Tuesday night August 14th. "They went out to several places...It was the two of them, getting to know each other, out on the town," a source in the know told Us Weekly while went on saying, "This was technically not their first time hanging out...they've hung out together with friends before. But this was the first time together like this. It's new and developing...but they really like each other and it went well."

Wonder how 20th Century Fox will bring "Hitman" to life through the hands of helmer Xavier Gens? Well, push aside your curiosity, folks, as new images from the movie have delightfully been brought on the net to give you early looks on what the movie will become.

USA Today has published an awesome new photo for the flick showing the shadowy face of the titular character, played by "Live Free or Die Hard" baddie Timothy Olyphant, with guns in both hands, as pictured on the above left. More images come from Russian site Filmz.ru, this time revealing the cold-blooded agent's expressionless face.

Guess what? Teri Hatcher's latest role besides actress and author is fashion model. The Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning actress is working on a new career as she's been signed to be the latest celebrity model to work for Badgley Mischka.

It is Teri's appearance on the red carpet of the "American Idol" finale back in May, during which she wore their collection, that prompted the fashion label to invite her to be their latest celebrity model after the likes of Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen.

Wedding is just one step closer for Jimmy Fallon and girlfriend Nancy Juvonen now that they're engaged. The actor comedian has proposed to Nancy last weekend, his representative confirmed Wednesday August 15th.

The engagement took place "on the dock at sunset at the Junoven's family home in Wolfeboro on Lake Winnipesaukee, where On Golden Pond was filmed," a friend of the couple revealed, adding that Fallon presented Nancy "with a one-of-a-kind ring designed by Neil Lane."

Is it the beginning of the end? If it's not the case then at least it seems so. Pink's marriage is on the rock. Rumors are mounting among people that the singer's husband Carey Hart has cheated on her while she was on tour in Europe last week.

Pink was in Europe on August 4th when her motocross champ husband got close and personal with a young groupie at a Hollywood nightclub. Despite his denial, an eyewitness told the other way around.

While search for the next 007 girl in "Bond 22" is still on the run, another name has surprisingly popped up to add the long line of actresses speculated to be up for the role, and this time, it turns out to be Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.

Report coming from Metro UK has informed that the beauty has made her way to get inside track on filling in the part, and even is about to what it refers as 'seal the deal.'

Another romance means another trouble for Kate Hudson. The movie actress who recently being snapped sharing a passionate embrace with her new boyfriend Dax Shepard while at her family Muskoka getaway, is claimed to have less time for son Ryder Russell Robinson as she has the actor moves in with her.

"Dax is basically living at her house right now. The rest of her family is a little annoyed," a source in the know told the New York Post newspaper, adding that "Kate gets a little more distracted when new men come into her life."

For every teenager across the nation, this Friday night probably is the moment they have been waiting for so long.

Yes, it's the coming of "High School Musical 2" they are looking forward to watch on the day as the TV movie makes its debut on Disney Channel U.S. at 8:00 PM, ET/PT. The highly-anticipated follow-up to last year's hit "High School Musical", the show will then be featured Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19, in online and on-air programming events hosted by the movie's cast before hitting Disney Channels around the world beginning in September.

The baby will not be delivered until this summer, but momma-to-be Salma Hayek already has a big plan for her upcoming wedding with fiance Francois-Henri Pinault. The actress reportedly going to have three wedding ceremonies, slated to be held in Mexico, Paris and LA.

Rumors are mounting in Hollywood on the couple's wedding plan, with some people say there will be more than 300 guests invited to each of the wedding ceremony. A source claimed close to the super rich pair also told Star magazine, the highly anticipated wedding will "blow" Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's wedding.

Ready to make his first studio movie since his 2000 effort "The Cell", Tarsem Singh has signed on to direct sci-fi thriller "The Unforgettable" which Warner Bros. Pictures is developing based on Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment video game "The Condemned: Criminal Origins."

Originally titled "Species X", pic concerns a cop who in the course of a murder investigation realizes that he is not human and uncovers a war between good and evil aliens. Singh will thus helm from script written by Kurt Sutter with Basil Iwanyk, David Goyer and Jason Hall all set to produce.

She's not yet 20, but Evan Rachel Wood is an all grown up lady already. She talks love, romance, and sex openly to GQ magazine for its September issue. Among the matters she discussed with the publication are her romance with rocker boyfriend Marilyn Manson and their getting involved in a steamy sex for the music video of his song "Heart Shaped Glasses."

On her much older boyfriend, Wood said "He snores louder than anybody I have ever heard! I think it's the sweetest thing ever. It actually lulls me to sleep. But he puts Geppetto to shame. It's literally like [mimics snoring]. It's every snore you've ever heard, rolled into one." And when being asked on her looks today, she explained "I'm really just being me and growing up. And I'm sorry if I have blond hair and blue eyes and my boyfriend looks like a vampire. What do you want me to do about it?"

Foxy Brown hits another new low with another assault charge. The rapper has once again been charged with assault after she reportedly hit her neighbor with a Blackberry mobile phone in Brooklyn.

Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, turned herself into Brooklyn authorities Tuesday afternoon August 14th and was charged with felony assault, menacing, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon.