Yep… you heard it right… Ellen DeGeneres. The Emmy-winning daytime queen has signed on as the latest face of CoverGirl Cosmetics and will star in a new print and commercial ad campaign that’s rolling out in January.
Check out this photo where she prepares for the photo shoot. I think CoverGirl did a clever choice of selecting Ellen. And the new image of CoverGirl. CoverGirl is known to represent fun and bubbly models and Ellen will do a good justice in exuding this theme. With a fun and playful attitude, Ellen will surely rock CoverGirl.
After a tear jerking performance at the Oprah Show, Celine and Charice meet at last and sang one of the most enduring songs of all time… “Because you love me”. This song is especially sang for Charice’s mom. Well enough talk… here is the complete segment of Charice and Celine live at the Madison Square Garden. Thanks jimfan155:
Again I’m truly mesmerized with this girl… I’m wondering… will the next step is having a duet with Whitney… Calling Oprah and Ellen…
I used to love Angelina solely because of her unparalleled performance in Girl Interrupted. I knew then that this girl should win the Oscars. Thankfully this girl did win the Best Supporting Actress for that film. Then I tried to watch over this girl if she has more to offer, unfortunately I didn’t see a potential winning performance until now.
Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: “Changeling.” In the film, Christine Collins’ (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever.
Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. Dazed by the swirl of cops, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine allows him to stay overnight. But in her heart, she knows he is not Walter.
As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A., women don’t challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich), who helps her fight the city to look for her missing boy. Based on the actual incident that rocked California’s legal system, “Changeling” tells the shocking tale of a mother’s quest to find her son, and those who won’t stop until they silence her.
Jupiterboi says:
When I watched the trailer, I knew that this film will certainly end up in the Oscar nominations… why? 3 reasons… Clint Eastwood, a period film, and a different Angelina Jolie. I believe Clint Eastwood alone is enough reason because he is like the Oscar’s favorite director at least for this decade. A film by him is like a definite or almost sure win in the Oscars. Another reason is period films give out a different and interesting piece to watch. The Oscars love to relive periods that either give the greatest joy to a certain era or the greatest sorrow. The 1920s is a period where equality of the sexes is tested. The film captures a real significant event were the men ruled and women rights are considered taboo. Angelina Jolie is the most perfect actress to portray the character Christine. Not only she is believable as a woman conflicted by standards of society, she also represents a character ready to conquer all the odds.
I do hope at least Angelina earns an Oscar nomination for this film. Here is the trailer of this film:
Bad enough that the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price moved its play date to July, 2009… now the last Harry Potter Series is in production however this movie will be spilt in 2 movies. Tentatively Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 will be shown in November, 2010 and part 2 maybe in July, 2011. Well as long as they will make it a movie worth remembering… I guess it will be fine for me. I’ll be posting some updates about this news…
Have you seen the latest Charice craze? No less than one of the ultimate Diva just greeted her… Celine Dion… I know you wanted to see the whole video… Thank God for You Tube… I bring you Charice in her crowning glory in Oprah just this Sept 9:
Charice Pempengco -Oprah show Sept 9 Part 1
Charice Pempengco -Oprah show Sept 9 Part 2
Charice Pempengco -Oprah show Sept 9 Part 3
Charice Pempengco -Oprah show Sept 9 Part 4
Charice Pempengco -Oprah show Sept 9 Part 5
Jupiterboi says:
Nothing is so magical than to finally realize that your dreams are starting to come true… Kudos Charice… I know you will definitely make it… all the Pinoys around the world are watching you soar… Just remember to keep you head up high but your feet always on the ground. You are truly a phenomenal hit and a phenomenal person. Keep it up.
I am just looking around Trinoma when I saw these two new albums. I feel that these two albums are worth buying so I immediately bought some for me and listened. Indeed my instincts again proved that I made the right decision.
Let’s start with this year’s Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 album – Scholars sings Cayabyab. This is collection of some old and new Ryan Cayabyab compositions interpreted by this years Pinoy Dream Academy Top Ten scholars with last season’s winner Yeng Constantino. I personally love Bugoy’s song “Paano na Kaya”. It is simple yet it totally suits his vocal range. Prepare also for the diva-like songs of Laarni and Liezel with their songs “Manalig ka” and “I’d Rather”. I liked also Van’s version of “Another Goodbye Song”. Check out this album … it cost only P250.
Probably the best buy I made this week is the comeback album of Journey – Revelation. It is truly a revelation for me because I never wanted rock bands but as soon as I heard “Don’t Stop Believing” and “Open Arms”… I instantly became a fan. I can’t stop saying OMG because the album is so damn good. Ariel Pineda is really something to look forward. His voice is really on fire and edgy. I compared his voice with the former lead singer Steve Perry and I tell you my hair all raise up of the close resemblance. It is good that many Pinoys are being given a chance in the international scene. Here are the current band members of the band:
Neal Schon – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (1973-present)
Ross Valory – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (1973-1985, 1995-present)
Jonathan Cain – piano, keyboards, harmonica, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (1980-present)
Deen Castronovo – drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (1998-present)
Arnel Pineda – lead vocals (2007-present)
The album is worth buying since this is a double CD album. The first CD contains the new songs of the band while the second CD is a rendition of the Classic Journey songs. If you are in Europe and Tokyo, you get a bonus tracks. “Let It Take You Back” is the bonus track on the European release, and “The Place in Your Heart” is the bonus track on the Japanese release.
Currently Revelations ranks the #2 slot for Billboard Rock album Category and is possible nominee for the best Classic Rock Album of the Year. The album excited Gold sales and possible Platinum sales.
What can I say… Just Don’t Stop Believing… and fulfill your life longs dreams guys.
In a rare event the 3 most powerful TV network in America (NBC, ABC, CBS) aired last night a telethon like no other: Stand up for Cancer Telethon. Here is the E! Online summary of the event:
(source: Stand Up to Cancer Gets a Rise Out of Hollywood’s Finest by Natalie Finn)
The stars came out tonight with hopes of brightening the way for years to come.
Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, Ellen DeGeneres, Keanu Reeves, Billy Crystal, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Casey Affleck, America Ferrera, Fran Drescher, Forest Whitaker, John Krasinski, Christina Applegate, Josh Brolin and Masi Oka are just some of the A-listers who participated Friday in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, benefiting cancer research, at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.
Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron, the stars of Lost, Lance Armstrong, Tina Fey and some fellow 30 Rockers, Carson Daly and Tom Green also spoke up via video.
But despite a roster of names that wouldn’t have seemed out of place at the Oscars, it was sobering to see how many of the event’s participants’ lives have been affected by cancer, including Applegate, who after being diagnosed with breast cancer this year underwent a preventative double mastectomy, Katie Couric, whose husband, Jay Monahan, died of colon cancer in 1998.
Couric presided over the special with her network news competition, NBC’s Brian Williams and ABC’s Charles Gibson, both of whom have also lost family members to the disease. On a rare night of Nielsen disregard, the show aired live and commercial-free on NBC, ABC, CBS.
“It’s all about collaboration,” Couric said. “Collaboration among the networks, collaboration among cancer researchers all around the country…and ultimately, the collaboration of the American people, who can unite behind a single cause that affects so many people.”
Addressing the audience before the show, executive producer (and cancer survivor) Laura Ziskin took a swipe at Fox for not getting with the program.
News Corp. exec Peter Chernin sent flowers, she quipped, but “a very large donation from News Corp.” would be better.
While the overall tone of the evening was about as serious as it gets, what with the heartrending montage of sick children, testimonials from those who have battled or lost someone to cancer and some very sobering statistics (someone dies of cancer every minute in the U.S.), Ziskin didn’t forget to bring the funny.
Among the lighter moments were a James L. Brooks-provided Simpsons short, in which Homer gets a colonoscopy (“Mmmm, Mayo,” he said when welcomed to the Mayo Clinic); Brad Garrett bending over for a prostate exam (“I can’t believe Fox is counterprogramming against this”) and the usual shenanigans courtesy of Jack Black.
“I usually watch these things at home in my underpants, saying, Look at all these celebs!” the Tropic Thunder star said before urging Brolin, who was on the phone taking pledges, to call up DeGeneres, who was sitting a few sits away, and donate some of that No Country for Old Men cash.
Also spied answering phones were Rob Lowe, Mandy Moore, Jon Favreau, Jimmy Fallon, Christina Ricci, Marg Helgenberger, Goran Visnjik, Mekhi Phifer, Marissa Jaret Winokur, David Spade and Sharon Osbourne.
The celeb quotient multiplied significantly, as well, when Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Fergie, Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, LeAnn Rhimes, Nicole Scherzinger and Ashanti performed via satellite (from Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall) the cause’s new anthem, “Just Stand Up,” which went on sale Tuesday on iTunes.
Melissa Etheridge, yet another of the survivors in the house tonight, performed the song live to close out the show.
Here are some of the pics that Kevin Mazur/Getty took during the event:
Mariah and Fergie
Stand Up To Cancer Divas
Here is the video of their performance singing “Just Stand Up” in the said Telethon:
jupiterboi says:
I love programs that seek unification instead of hate propaganda. It is a good ice breaker with all the MacCain and Obama battle going on. The sad thing though for me is that will it really end Cancer? Cancer treatment of any type is really costly. I think a massive education and good healthy living is a integral key to prevent Cancer. Stop Smoking (my # 1 enemy… I just simply hate them… these people doesn’t even care of others right for clean air)… Stop excessive alcoholic drinks… Stop eating Junk foods (although I’m always eating them)… and most of all Stop Discrimination and Indifference (for me the biggest Cancer of all). If we all learn to care and share, whether we get afflicted with physical diseases, Love will surely take us to a rewarding life.
Just when I thought the closest gay film that could get an Oscar is “BrokeBack Mountain”, watch out for “Milk” due to be shown this November 2008. This film is all about a story based on the life of Harvey Bernard Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected in US. He was, according to Time magazine, “the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet.”I know it is still too early to predict Oscar bets but as I watched the film trailer, I have a hunch that this will be an immediate contender for this year Oscars. It has all the potential Oscar wining film, good cast, excellent technical aspects, relevant, unconventional and most of all… a biopic film. Here is the plot of the film (source: www.imdb.com)
“After moving to San Francisco, the middle-aged New Yorker, Harvey Milk, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in 1977, making him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the USA. The following year, both he and the city’s mayor, George Moscone, were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blamed his former colleagues for denying White’s attempt to rescind his resignation from the board.”
Harvey Milk’s life has been an inspiration for many aspiring gay professionals and in fact many books have been published in honor of his life. “The times of Harvey Milk” won as the Best Documentary Feature in the 1985 Academy Awards, Emmys, Sundance Film Festival to name a few.
On a personal note, I want this film to really win because of the message it wants to tell. Whether they might be gay, lesbians, freaks as they say, all of us are part of this world and has the right to make a positive difference to society. All should have an equal treatment in all professions. It is a shame that this has happened in the 70s but we all still face the same issues. Do we ever learn? I don’t ask for too much… just a fair share in this vast entity called life.
If this will win, it will be the first ever gay themed film to win Best Picture in the history of the Oscars.
I was watching the Pinoy Dream Academy and came across a beautiful song sang by Van Louelle Pojas that night. The song is “Who am I” by the Casting Crowns. Honestly I never heard of the band until I searched it in the web. The Casting Crowns is a Grammy award winning Christian band who injects soft rock music styles in their songs. I personally loved this song simply because of the message it wants to say.
For me, the song simply tells us that amidst every hardship, trials, sadness and most of all pain we go through life… let us never forget that there is someone who sacrificed His whole self just to save our us. I sometimes always forget this. This song will permanently be a reminder of God loves care and how in His own little ways touches my life. Thank you Jesus for always being present in my life and may I be an instrument in spreading goodness throughout the world.
Here is the lyric a special youtube video of the song:
Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.
Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
‘Cause I am yours.
I am yours.
After watching Cinderella, I knew I have to watch also this play as well. I love plays that bring out great musical repertoire at the same time sharing fundamental issues like racial discrimination. It is interesting to know if the Stages version of the classic West Side Story will stay true to the Mexican-American feud theme or turn out to be Filipino-American now. Could it be!!! Who knows?? This I know for sure… Something’s coming, something good, if I can wait!Something’s coming, I don’t know what it is, But it is gonna be great!
From PEP, here is the synopsis:
SYNOPSIS.West Side Story transports the classic tale of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to the turbulent streets of the Upper West Side in 1950’s New York City. Star-crossed lovers, Tony (Christian) and Maria (Karylle or Joanna), find themselves caught between the rival street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds, the “Jets,” led by Riff (Magdangal), and the “Sharks,” led by Bernardo (Macapagal or Singson). The young lovers’ struggle to exist together in a world of violence, hate, and prejudice is one of the most heart-rending, relevant, and innovative musical masterpieces originally conceived for the stage by director and choreographer Jerome Robbins.
Here is some more info about the play from http://blog.sanriotown.com
“West Side Story,” Stages’ major musical offering in 2008, is all set to go on stage with an assembly of a strong cast headlined by Christian Bautista, Karylle, and London West End’s Joanna Ampil; a live orchestra with Gerard Salonga as musical director; and a first-rate artistic team with Audie Gemora as executive producer, and Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as director.
After rigid auditions that took two months, whose mix of aspirants emerged not only from the Philippines but also from other countries like Singapore, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, STAGES has finally completed its cast of singers and dancers.
Balladeer Christian Bautista is given the role of Tony. He is tall, handsome, and has the makings of a perfect romantic leading man.
Singer and actress Karylle could match Natalie Wood’s film version of Maria. Â She is young and beautiful. Â She sings her songs with utmost conviction.
Meanwhile, the Philippines will get the rare chance to watch Joanna Ampil in her first musical theater assignment in Manila after sixteen years playing lead roles in London.
Joanna has agreed to share the role of Maria with Karylle because she has long wanted to perform for her kababayans who cannot easily afford to go to London to watch her in a musical.
Local audiences have to see why Joanna is a favorite of British producer Cameron Mackintosh. Â Joanna, at one time, was even handpicked by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Gian Magdangal as Riff returns to the theater after a three-year hiatus. He is seen in the reality show “Philippine Idol” on ABC 5, and “SOP Rules” on GMA 7.
Another world-class import, Filipino Australian Rowena Vilar, who played Kim, Gigi, and Ellen in the recent Australian tour of “Miss Saigon,” joins the cast of “West Side Story.” A Highly recommended by Leo Valdez, who played The Engineer in “Miss Saigon,” Rowena will be flying in to share the role of the feisty Anita with local theater and pop artist Pam G.
Since “West Side Story” is primarily a dance musical, the artistic team had to call professional dance groups, and handpick very strong dancers for the supporting cast. Rest assured that the show would be a night of great dancing. Jazz choreographer James Laforteza is tasked to reconstruct Jerome Robbins’ original choreography in the Broadway production.
It is interesting to note that musical director Gerard Salonga has been longing to do “West Side Story.” Lea Salonga’s husband Rob Chien, who now manages the FILharmoniKA orchestra under Ambient Media, went the extra mile to make it possible for them to play for the production.
“West Side Story” is one of the best musicals of all time with music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It is a beautiful, dramatic dance musical with many show-stopping numbers and immortal songs like “Somewhere,” “Tonight,” “One Hand One Heart,” “America,” and “Something’s Coming.”
STAGES’ production of  ”West Side Story” is its third major musical production after “Footloose” in 2005 and “High School Musical On
Stage” in 2007.
West Side Story runs at Meralco Theater on Sept. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, Oct. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12. For tickets, call Ticketworld at 891-9999 or STAGES at 818-1111 loc. 225.
