Year Ender Blog Post

I know I haven't posted anything here in more than 10 days but since it is the holiday season, can you blame me? Nah. And before the year ends, I would like to post a personal blog here. 2010 wasn't a very good year for me and, well, I hope 2011 will bring something that will turn my life around.

For this year, I've posted 28 blogs which isn't very good since I'm a pretty lazy blogger but still keeping it together.

Thanks for visiting my site and hope you'll come by around again to read more celebrity updates and stuff from Hollywood. Happy New Year and may your 2011 be prosperous (but not as prosperous as mine, kidding)!

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TIME Magazine's Person of the Year 2010

TIME Magazine just announced their Person of the Year. Can you guess who?

Find out after the jump!

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Leo DiCaprio & Lost got snubbed

While I'm very happy for all the nominees at the Golden Globes, I am, on the other hand, feeling rather sad for Leonardo DiCaprio (and the rest of the Inception cast) & for the cast of Lost as well.

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68th Annual Golden Globes Nominations!

Oh yeah! So happy with all the nominees. Angelina Jolie & Johnny Depp both are nominated for best performance by an actress & an actor respectively in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy! Also, Jesse Eisenberg & James Franco for best performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Drama & Andrew Garfield for best performance by an actor in a Supporting Role! But who got snubbed?

Read the full list after the jump!

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16th Annual Critics Choice Awards Nominees

The nominees are already here! You know me, I never miss any award shows. Which movie got the most nominations?

Check out after the jump!

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John Lennon's 30th Death Anniversary Today

This is the best time to take a moment of silence in honor of the most brilliant musician, artist, and poet of our lifetime, John Lennon, a true legend who can never ever be replaced by anyone in this world. I love you John and I miss you everyday. Music would have never been the same without The Beatles and mostly without you.

 JOHN WINSTON ONO LENNON

   (October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980)

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Review

The movie was outstanding. There's hardly anything to say except that it was very well done; the storyline, the effects, the scoring were all brilliant. I got goosebumps while watching. Dawn Treader was worth every penny (or centavo). It was definitely better than the Deathly Hallows film. Even though I haven't read the book, everything seems to be in place. I understood every bit of the story.

Prince Caspian dropped his Spanish accent, which is good because you can see that Ben Barnes' was more comfortable with his normal one. The way the music enters, it's like you could feel the intensity of the scene. I didn't feel that in Deathly Hallows.

I wonder why Andrew Adamson didn't direct this one. He did direct the first 2 Narnia movies, but for this movie, it was Michael Apted who directed.

I'm definitely gonna watch this again... and again... and again... It's a keeper!

Rating for this movie: 4/5

P.S.: Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, & Ben Barnes just got hotter.

 

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Angelina Jolie Not Celebrating Thanksgiving

As the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving day this Thursday, UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie won't be a part of it, Rob Shuter of Popeater reports.

"Angelina Jolie hates this holiday and wants no part in rewriting history like so many other Americans," a friend of the actress tells Shuter. "To celebrate what the white settlers did to the native Indians, the domination of one culture over another, just isn't her style. She definitely doesn't want to teach her multi-cultural family how to celebrate a story of murder."

"Angelina gets so grossed out by Thanksgiving that she has made sure her family will not be in America this year on Thursday," an insider tells Shuter.

A family friend said, "If Brad wants turkey, he will have to cook it himself. For Angie, it will be another day when America tries to rewrite history."

Jolie is currently filming her directorial debut film about a Serbian man and a Bosnian woman who fall in love on the eve of war.

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Who is your favorite Death Eater?

I've never really thought about it but, even though they are villains in the Harry Potter series, you've got to have a favorite, at least one.

Death Eaters, if you haven't heard already, are the followers of the Dark Lord aka Lord Voldemort aka Tom Marvolo Riddle. Seriously, how many names does Voldy have. J.K. Rowling is such a genius. I mean, can you honestly think of a better term to call the loyal servants of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? I didn't think so.

There are a number of Death Eaters, some who are very honored to be a part of it, like Bellatrix Lestrange of course, and some who are just scared that's why they're a part of it, Draco Malfoy for example. I know he's just a new recruit at the start of the 6th book but he still has the Dark Mark upon his left forearm so yeah, that makes him a Death Eater nonetheless.

Well, I'm not going to mention every Death Eater. That'll take me forever. Maybe not entirely true but I have no interest in the others.

There's Bellatrix. So loyal and loves Voldy so dearly.

Of course we wouldn't miss Wormtail. The one who turned over the Potters to Voldemort out of cowardice.

The "double agent" Death Eater who played both of his parts very well indeed. Voldemort thought Snape was loyal to him but in fact his loyalty lies within Dumbledore.

Draco Malfoy who was forced to become a Death Eater because if he didn't become one, Voldemort would kill him and his family. Terrible, I know.

But I think Lucius is my favorite among the Death Eaters. He has got class and for me, he is practically royalty. Look at that pose. He is inexplicably terrifying and, not to mention, handsome. Who wouldn't want a Death Eater like that? LOL

And this post has ended. I hope you could share me your points-of-view about the Death Eaters. Who is your favorite? :)

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A Harry Potter star's secret daughter?

I think I've not heard anything recently that is so, as Hermione would put it, pathetically dimwitted. According to Hollywooddame.com, the postcard above was sent to Post Secret claiming that one of the Harry Potter stars is the father of her daughter. Of course, the postcard was signed anonymously, clearly no evidence at all. What was this woman thinking?

Who doesn't want to have one-night stands with the actors above? LOL.

This is a laughing matter, seriously.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Review

I've just seen the movie a few hours ago and I have to admit, it was kind of disappointing.

The film was super compressed that it's like seeing a movie full of gaps between them. If one hasn't read the book or forgot the story, he/she wouldn't quite get a grasp on what's going on. You have to read the book first or read it again to understand the movie. There were so many changes, so many were extracted that you have no idea what's happening. You're always gonna ask "How did that happen?"

I knew I couldn't expect much from David Yates. He failed to amuse me with the Order of the Phoenix & the Half-Blood Prince, and now the Deathly Hallows. His treatment with the film is that it was too melancholic. For me, there wasn't too much excitement. The scoring was too quiet, if not none at all. The frames were it all fades to black happened twice or three times, it was almost like watching a TV show where a subtitle could appear and say "To be continued."

It's so sad that the film didn't do justice to the book, but of course, we are talking about David Yates here so no surprise there. As you all know, I am an HP fanatic and I would never bring down HP. This review is just my opinion.

Let's just hope that the last part, showing on July 2011, would be a hell lot better, if not, best. *crosses fingers*

Rating for this movie: 3/5

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Harry Potter on RottenTomatoes.com

As we all wait for the 7th film part 1 of the Harry Potter series to come out in theatres, I decided to check what the critics are saying about the film over at rottentomatoes. Of course, there are bad and good reviews. It can't be helped. Everyone has their own opinions and views about absolutely anything.

Let's run down on some of the comments that were said:

1. "Often just seems to be going round in very decreasing circles, chasing its own fairytale."- David Golder, SFX Magazine

2. "While The Deathly Hallows is not the best film in the series, it hardly matters. Too many people have invested too much in Harry Potter, they will not bear to miss the finale, or even his bleak and inconclusive prelude to the dark." - Michael Bodey, The Australian

3. "The first part of the last part is dark, dismal, and frankly, disappointing." - Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald 

4. "Exposition heavy, Potter 7: Part One is an entertaining but flawed prelude to the real finale." - Martin Roberts, Fan the Fire

5. "Hallows's first hour is deadly, all right." - David Edelstein, New York Magazine (TOP CRITIC)

6. "A film with no beginning and no end but a whole lot of expository middle, this is the least satisfying installment in the series since Chris Columbus folded up his director's chair." - Tom Huddleston, Time Out

7. "An unfamiliar new setting does little to diminish the humour, heart and excitement of the Harry Potter franchise on form." - Charlie Lyne, Film4

8. "On the evidence of this, his penultimate film, the teenage wizard is getting the send-off he deserves." - David Edwards, Daily Mirror UK

9. "Good enough, even for those of us who have no idea what's going on once the plot resorts to Potterbabble. "  - Joshua Tyler, CinemaBlend.com

10. "A flawed decision to split the final installment of the Harry Potter books into two films results in a formless narrative that overstays its welcome." - Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

 My point-of-view about the bad comments: The 6th comment really did an impact on me because I too think that ever since Chris Columbus decided to leave Harry Potter, the films weren't doing justice to the books. It's like the films sucked out the magic that you'd have to experience once you've read the books. Ever since David Yates directed the Potter series, for me, it wasn't great. Of course, I didn't admit it at first, but Yates' directing isn't too good. But since it's Harry Potter we're talking about, I'll say it is good. Although, up until now, I wish Columbus directed all the films and it would've been much, much better.

I still haven't seen the film but I will write a review once I have. I hope these last 2 films won't disappoint me.

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Johnny Depp on Angelina: "She's a really cool broad."

Johnny Depp has revealed how he bonded with Angelina Jolie on their first ever meeting - by talking about their children.

Hollywood's most popular stars had never met before being called to discuss starring in an action thriller called The Tourist.

But as soon as Depp started talking about his two children and Jolie her brood of six they found they had much in common.

'We sat there and babbled about our kids, and it was a huge relief,' said Depp.
'I was pleasantly surprised that she has an incredibly perverse sense of humour. She's a really cool broad.'
The pairing of Depp and Jolie, the two most popular actors in Hollywood, is a casting agents dream come true.
They appear in The Tourist with Jolie playing a seductive English woman on the run from Russian mobsters.
The film is expected to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2010.

Jolie admitted in an interview with Entertainment Weekly magazine that she had been nervous waiting to meet 47-year-old Depp.

But she said she relaxed when she saw photos of his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis and their children in his Hollywood office.

'As I was waiting, I noticed these beautiful pictures,' she said.

'He's an artist, and you feel that in any space he's in. When he walked in, he was as interesting as I'd hoped he be.'

Jolie,35, admitted she was a huge fan of Depp and had watched his performance of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland numerous times with her children and partner Brad Pitt.

The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp will be in cinemas, December this year. This is my dream movie, to have two of the biggest stars in Hollywood and I can't believe it finally came true!

source: DailyMail.co.uk

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The Vampire Diaries S02E09: Katerina

I'm gonna tell you again: SPOILER ALERT!!!

So here I am again, talking about the latest episode of the Vampire Diaries. I don't have much to say about this episode, mainly because I didn't like it that much. It involved a lot of Katherine's past, not that I'm not interested in that, it's just that I think I'm more interested with the things that are happening, not the things that happened, if you know what I mean.

I'm not gonna tell the story this time, instead I'll just say here what I thought about what happened in the episode.

Some disappointments:

1. Tyler was not in this episode - Well, maybe it wasn't his episode. Maybe he'll have his own ep soon but I was so eagerly waiting on what will happen to him... and maybe Caroline too.
2. Damon slept with Rose - Although I knew that was bound to happen sooner or later, I just didn't expect it to be sooner.
3. Elena helped (sort of) Katherine - I think it was stupid of Elena to do such a thing. But it happened and she did what she had to. Oh well, life goes on.

Interesting points:

1. New warlock in town - Yup, you guessed it. A male witch. Not sure if he's good or evil. We'll just have to find out.
2. Damon's hot body - Oops. Well it is supposed to be here. ;)

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Damon Salvatore is the Ultimate Sexy Beast

Okay, this is probably too late to announce since Damon won like 2 weeks ago but I'm still posting it here because that's how sexy he really is. I'm not making much sense, although, we ARE talking about Damon Salvatore. Why make sense?

As you all know, Damon Salvatore is a character in The Vampire Diaries that is played by the hot Ian Somerhalder. EW recently did a poll on "Who's the Sexiest Beast?" and, what do you know? Damon Salvatore took home the crown beating Twilight's Edward Cullen in the finals. I'm so happy he did too.

The Vampire Diaries Season 2 officially premiered last Thursday night (Sept. 9, 2010) and I just have to say that there couldn't have been no other way to start off the 2nd season. I'm so glad that I watch this series, it's just soooo good. I can't wait for episode 2. Please come sooner.

Before I leave, I'd like to congratulate the very hot, the very sexy Damon Salvatore for winning America's Sexiest Beast. He definitely deserved it.

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FAN BANNER ACTION!

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Angelina Jolie as Maleficent?

As you all very well know, Angelina Jolie is my all-time favorite actress, without a doubt, and I would love to see her in every film.

Lately, a circulating rumor spread out through the internet that Jolie was interested taking on Tim Burton's Maleficent as the lead villain herself. That won't be too bad, would it? I actually think it's great. lol

Although the cast for the upcoming project is still unknown, I am crossing my fingers for Angie to take on this. She's beautiful and bad-ass enough.

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Tokio Hotel will rock Malaysia

 

The Germany-based rock band, Tokio Hotel, will be having a concert in Malaysia this coming May 2010. This will be the first time that the band will tour in the South-East Asia. Hopefully, they'll come to the Philippines soon enough. My fingers are crossed!

Tokio Hotel was formed in 2001 founded by the twin Bill (vocals) and Tom Kaulitz (guitars) and was soon joined by Georg Listing (bassist) and Gustav Schafer (drums). The band's first major hit in Germany was "Durch den Monsun" from their first album "Schrei."

The band's English-language album "Humanoid" has been an international hit since its release last year. It is the band's second English album after the breakthrough "Scream" in 2007.

source: ecentral.my

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Brangelina Staying Together for the Sake of their Careers?

No way in hell this is true.

Sunday April 4, 2010

ANGELINA Jolie’s high-profile relationship with Brad Pitt is a “total sham” — insiders say.

A former employee of the Hollywood couple — who raise six children together — claims Angelina and Brad stay together to boost their careers.

“The relationship is a total sham,” the source said. “They both have other people on the side.

“They only stay together for the kids and for the sake of continuing to build their empire.”

Angelina’s former bodyguard said earlier this week that Pitt and Jolie often sleep in separate rooms.

“Angelina nitpicks Brad — criticizing him constantly,” said the former bodyguard. “She says things like, ‘Are you going to wear that shirt again today?’ and tells him he’s like another one of the kids.”

According to the former guard, Brad has come to dread Angelina’s phone calls.

“She’ll call him from the set to interrogate him,” said the ex bodyguard. “His face goes white, and he just stares at his feet.”

source: showbizspy.com

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American Idol Season 9 Overview

Hey everyone! I'm back... for now. As this blog title suggests, I am here to talk about American Idol.

So here's what I think: Andrew Garcia and Lee Dewyze will be the top 2 finalists. I love Andrew and I really think he deserves to win. He's incredible; just listen to his voice and you know exactly he's an American Idol. On the other hand, I despise Lee. He's so trying hard and he's like another David Cook. America doesn't need another David Cook. But he seems like a favorite of the judges and the american peeps so yeah, whatever.

How about the other contestants? Okay, well, I don't like Crystal Bowersox. Surprised? She's over-confident and she definitely thinks she's gonna win it. I don't know. She may be right but I really really don't like her. Yeah, she may be good but she's no Alanis Morissette and I love Alanis. I hate her aura. I know she thinks she's a lot better than all of the contestants; it's obvious she has this superiority complex. She has a big ego. Period. And yeah, I don't want her to win even if the judges think she's pretty good.

I like Tim Urban, on the other hand, because he's adorable. I know he's not good  (but he's not really bad either. Listen to his studio recordings) and he doesn't deserve to win (it's obvious he's not going to anyway). But what can I say? People vote for him because he looks cute and has charisma. You can't blame them. I'm just glad he got through top 10 and he will be joining this summer's tour.

I also don't like Siobhan Magnus. She's too predictable and only relies on her "screaming" note at the end of every song. She may have a good voice but it's not enough to become a star. Something's lacking and I can't describe what it is. She's also a favorite of the judges and well, I hate favorites.

To make things short, I don't like any girls in this season. The only girl I like is Lily Scott and she got voted off. She was very original and you can see she got what it takes. Maybe she wouldn't be the winner but she deserved to be on the top 12.

And that is all for now. Andrew Garcia FTW! :)

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Avatar close to Titanic

 

With Titanic as the number one all-time highest grossed film with $1,835,300,000, Avatar is close by with $1,624,059,398.

 

Avatar now only needs $220M to put Titanic on the second place.

Congrats James Cameron!

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