September 18, 2007

Handfuls of notable Hollywood figures ignited massive excitement from fans and moviegoers alike when they blended together nicely to attend the L.A. premiere for Peter Berg's "The Kingdom" on Monday night (September 17).

Taking place at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, Los Angeles, the special occasion marked the gathering of the film's cast members consisting of Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Chris Cooper, Jeremy Piven, Kyle Chandler, and Minka Kelly. Big portion of attention inevitably went to Garner as the lead female, who looked dazzling in her long, red dress.

A queue line is expected in front of Bronx's Starbucks on September 26. Gloria Estefan will come to the coffee shop at Kingbride Plaza, Bronx, N.Y. to sign her new Spanish CD '90 Millas'.

The autograph signing will begin at 5:00 pm and last for an hour. Fans can bring their copies of '90 Millas' that has been released via Burgundy Records/Sony BMG today (September 18).

Amy Winehouse is on the verge of pulling herself together, including her almost dying music career. The British singer has revealed that she's back in the studio writing some materials that may go to her new album.

Winehouse, who is reported to gain weight, also said that she can't wait to hit the road again. "A lot of fuss has been made about nothing," Mirror quoted her as saying. "There's nothing wrong with me. In fact, I feel better than I've ever felt before. I'm sorted out. I'm writing some new stuff and can't wait to be back on tour."

Many ways can be invented to raise fund for charity, and one of them has already been made by Hollywood actor Will Ferrell. Reports around the net brought up interesting info stating the funnyman is auctioning off the chance to land a cameo part in his next film "Step Brothers" with proceeds going to Cancer for College foundation, formed by his college buddy Craig Pollard.

Bidding started at $5,000 yesterday, September 17, 2007 on eBay and will run until Wednesday, September 26. Highest bidder will be announced on Thursday, September 27 to then meet the "Anchorman" star at the 14th annual Cancer for College gold tournament dinner held on the next day in California before joining him on the set of the comedy in October 2007.

It's a must see. The video of Justin Timberlake slapped a photographer's camera.

The singer apparently was not in good mood Saturday night September 15th when he and actress girlfriend Jessica Biel made their way into the Beverly Wilshire hotel.

Just as the leading ladies from the show are coming back for the big screen project, they will likely bump into some familiar male faces once again. Yes, MTV Movies Blog claimed to have learned from New Line Cinema that Jason Lewis and David Eigenberg are both set to return for "Sex and the City" as Jerry "Smith" Jerrod and Steve Brady, respectively.

The two thereby join Chris Noth who is reprising his role as Mr. Big, the man whom Carrie Bradshaw has an on/off relationship with. New York-born actor Evan Handler is also returning as Harry Goldenblatt, Charlotte York's current husband.

Actress Jennifer Garner is Marie Claire's October 2007 cover girl.

The mother of one graces the cover of the magazine's upcoming beauty issue, inside of which she talks about her new movie "The Kingdom," hubby Ben Affleck, and their daughter Violet.

Apparently the battle between 50 Cent's 'Curtis' album and Kanye West's 'Graduation' has taken its toll for the former artist. The rapper scrapped off his scheduled European tour including a performance at MOBO Awards and Vodafone Live Music Awards both slated for tomorrow (September 19).

The cancellation also takes effect on a performance for MTV Germany on Friday. No specific reason has been cited but a rep told MTV, "50 Cent is very sad to confirm that due to a last-minute, unforeseen and unanticipated change in his schedule, he will have to postpone his European promotion trip from September 18-25."

Engaged in an exclusive interview with Dark Horizons, Jim Broadbent openly disclosed to the site that he would take part in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" as the obese former Potions Master Horace Slughorn.

The former head of Slytherin house, Slughorn, in the eye of the Oscar-winning thesp, is a "retired teacher of magic who's drawn back out of retirement" by Harry and Dumbledore because "he's got some secrets they need in the battle against the Death Eaters."

Say it isn't so. Amy Winehouse cut herself, again.

The troubled singer was spotted carrying a white cloth, if not handkerchief, full of blood as she made her way out of a taxi in Chelsea. The Daily Mail has obtained the photos, showing Amy holding a bloody white "napkin" in her right hand.

The music video of Sean Kingston's second single 'Me Love' is out. The clip is premiered on Yahoo! Music today (September 18), showing Kingston going out with girls in the same outfits but different look and attitude.

The song samples on Led Zeppelin's 'D'yer Mak'er' and UB40's 'Red Red Wine'. It has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #28 and continued to climb up while his first single 'Beautiful Girls' remain in the Top 10 list.

Good news for Run DMC fanatics. The rap group is launching a new Website for fans.

Group members, DJ Run, D.M.C., and Jam Master Jay, have teamed with celebrity services company Paid, Inc. to launch http://www.rundmc.com/ and are about to have the site launched within the next month.

Sex Pistols' on and off reunion continues as the band informed NME.com that they are up for a one-off gig in London. The band will play at Brixton Academy on November 8.

On choosing the venue for their fist reunion since 2003, frontman and vocalist Johnny Rotten said, "Maybe it's because we're all Londoners, but there would be no Sex Pistol without dear old London town. See you all at Brixton with proper feelings and proper people all around. From London Bridge to The Rose And Crown, all of Britain is welcome so come on down."

A fashion model, actress and reality TV show host, Rachel Hunter does know how to dress best and what is best to wear. Bring into life her interest for fashion, she has launched her new swimwear range, "Lola by Rachel Hunter," Saturday September 15th at David Jones in Sydney's Bondi.

"It's something I've wanted to do for years, but now's the right time," so said Hunter on the range which she's been working for about two years. "When I buy new swimsuits the first thing I do is stretch the stitching in the legs so they're more comfortable. How many times do we go back to that old bikini because it feels worn-in? That's what I want to work towards."

Alternative rock band The Spill Canvas will release a new album called 'No Really, I'm Fine' this October. The first single from the album called 'All Over You' along with another track titled 'Saved' are available for download on iTunes today (September 18).

The two songs plus 'Hush, Hush', a track available for listening on their MySpace, will all be included in their fourth album which is due October 2. Helming the project this time is Neal Avron who has worked with the likes such as Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard and The Wallflowers.

Good news has come for those of you who are extremely curious to see what will happen next in the second season of NBC's "Heroes." A new trailer for the series has delightfully been posted exclusively on MySpaceTV, presenting a never-before-seen footage for all fans worldwide to look at.

Also worth to check out is a cool behind-the-scenes video with the show's production designer Ruth Ammon, which you can view on MySpaceTV as well by clicking this link for sure. In the meantime, do enjoy some production photos taken from scenes in the series' upcoming new season below.

The pussycat is coming out of her hiding place. Vanessa Hudgens was heading for "The Tyra Banks Show" Monday September 17th, sat down with the supermodel for an interesting chit chat.

Acting as a good host, Tyra threw her special guest a faux prom upon learning that she never got the chance to attend her high school prom. Prom queen Vanessa looked all smile as she donned the tiara and held the stick.

The official first single from Ashanti's upcoming album 'The Declaration' is confirmed to be 'Hey Baby (After the Club)' instead of the previously rumored 'Switch'. The singer announced on The Sauce that the single has been mastered and will be sent to Universal.

Meanwhile, the song has found its way online. It is an uptempo song which is the result of Ashanti's collaboration with Mario Winan. Reports said that the single will be released on December 4, the same month her album will be dropped.

It appears that the last month's scoop from TrekMovie.com indeed rings true. News by The Hollywood Reporter has just stated Zoe Saldana is now in final negotiations to board highly-anticipated flick "Star Trek" as Lt. Uhura, the chief communications officer on the USS Enterprise.

If deals are inked, the actress will officially join the likes of Anton Yelchin, Zachary Quinto, and Leonard Nimoy, who have all been confirmed for the project with Yelchin playing the young Pavel Chekov while Quinto and Nimoy becoming the young and older version of Spock, the Enterprise's Science and First Officer, respectively.

Gisele Bundchen looks stunning in the water dress she's wearing for the new ad campaign of her own line of sandals.

The Brazilian supermodel is teaming up with shoes company Grendene, creating the so-called Ipanema Gisele Bundchen.

Mika has lifted 'Happy Ending', a slow track from his debut album 'Life in Cartoon Motion', as the sixth single. A music video for the song has just been completed, employing a full animation concept.

In the video Mika is seen sleeping in his colorful bedroom but was forced to wake up by a balloon that eventually took him up in the sky. For the next few minutes Mika is floating in the space accompanied by numerous balloons and 'humorous' hands.

Poor Britney Spears. Things obviously get worse for her these days. She starts losing everything in her life; husband, career, and just now she's losing her manager. The trainwreck has been dropped as a client by management company The Firm, it has been reported.

The Firm co-head Jeff Kwatinetz, who signed Britney in August to assist her in re-establishing her troubled singing career, issued a statement Monday September 17th confirmed, "It saddens us to confirm media reports that we have terminated our professional relationship with Britney Spears. We have represented Britney for the past month. We believe Britney is enormously talented, and has made a terrific record. But current circumstances have prevented us from properly doing our job. We wish Britney the best."

Walt Disney Pictures has finally brought up what fantasy fans have probably been waiting for these past months. Yes, it's none other than the first official poster for "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian", the studio's next installment of Narnia film franchise.

Presenting a tagline of "A New Age Has Begun", the poster, as seen on the left, features the titular character himself, played by English actor Ben Barnes, with Aslan the Lion in the background.

There it is, after days of chatter and speculation P. Diddy finally speaks up. The rap mogul breaks his silence over the ban of his "Unforgivable" fragrance video ads from American airwaves by advertising executives who labeled it as inappropriate to be aired on TV.

Much apart from advertising executives' request, Diddy has refused to edit the 30- and 60-second spots of the "Unforgivable Woman" commercial and is instead having an extended three-minute version of the commercial on his MySpace page.

Just last week Hayden Panettiere is a hot newly single on the market following her much reported break up with reality TV star boyfriend Stephen Colletti. But as of Sunday night September 16th, she's single no more. The young beauty was spotted walking arm-in-arm with "Heroes" co-star Milo Ventimiglia.

TMZ cameras caught the twosome walking arm-in-arm outside of HBO Emmy after-party on Sunday night. And when being asked on that matter, Hayden uttered her classic defense, saying "I'm holding onto him because I'm about to fall over in these heels!"