Archive for January, 2012

My contribution to rebuilding the American dream in remembering 9/11 today in American history, is this vision of hope in bringing one American woman’s inspiring journey to the screen. On this historic note: MISS ELLIETTE THE MOVIE IS OFFICIALLY IN DEVELOPMENT: In an ideal world, the Miss Elliette story, (the Coco Chanel of American Fashion [...]

Not surprisingly, Kevin Williamson who adapted The Vampire Diaries books, to screenplay format for the small screen, has created ratings gold for the CW network. Off the back of Twilight and True Blood, The Vampire Diaries show that the people cannot get enough of vampire sucking narratives. They are recession relevant narratives, striking a mood, where people feel that their [...]

And rightly so, True Blood‘s Michelle Forbes has blasted the Emmy Awards, for snubbing their hit show’s actors who are more popular with the American people and other celebrity peers too, than many of this year’s line up of Emmy Awards nominees. Quite frankly, the Emmys inability to be relevant and to realize that all television [...]

Taylor Momsen of Gossip Girl, performed in her band The Pretty Reckless for the Teen Vogue Block Party in NYC. Totally inappropriate get up, for a just turned 16 year old to be wearing. Miley Cyrus would have been grounded if she’d worn this! You know it! And I’m not sure whether Miley Cyrus should be making [...]

Rihanna is sick of Lady Gaga getting all of her fashion magazine covers and popstar attention.  So Princess Riri, dressed herself up in Grace Jones gear and fashion accessories and made her statement at Fashion Night Out: A Global Celebration of Fashion in NYC, Thursday night, that Lady Gaga is not the only pop princess with [...]

The latest Jamie Foxx film, Law Abiding Citizen, features Scottish actor Gerard Butler. Oscar winner Foxx shares some  of his Oscar reputation with the Scottish newbie guy in Hollywood. It’s nice to see Gerard not have to do a romantic comedy. Versatility is always the way ahead in forging a decent Hollywood career.  Lately Butler [...]

Gwenneth Paltrow’s website GOOP, is  hosting a cooking series. Not a bad idea, in the light of the healthcare plan from Barack Obama recently. America is in dire need of moving their life expectancy rate up from the 50th nation in the world to a bit better than that. Why? Because Americans spend the highest [...]

No matter how Paula Abdul must feel about Fox Network, not upping her salary to stay on for another season of American Idol as a  judge, she is  still very sweet in her response to her replacement Ellen DeGeneres. Here’s what Abdul says:  “American Idol is a fantastic show that offers an invaluable platform to [...]

Chris Brown is making a comeback somewhere! That’s a good start. The movie also stars Hayden Christensen.

Efusjon  is an energy drink that is taking LA by storm. In this section we feature a Los Angeles musician, Ray Nicolau who has dreams of doing movie composition one day in Hollywood. Efusjon Energy Drinks support artists like Ray to live healthy, drink healthy with vitamin infused pop drinks and create new music for the [...]

Hi Poke – K. When you do some artwork you want featured, let me know. Thanks for making your presence known on Horiwood.Com today girl! (Poke-K is a horiwood.com fan, who is an 18 year-old pencil artist that lives in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. Her self portrait sketch, Angel, is featured above. Cute. Horiwood.Com supports [...]

What a pretty country. Looking good.  :)

President  Barack Obama’s healthcare speech highlights a $2 trillion a year American problem. Americans are spending in excess of any other nation in the world on healthcare. However, Americans are not necessarily living longer.  What can change this is simple, better diet and regular exercise each day. China has the highest life expectancy rate (84 [...]

1. Poor Paula Abdul.  2. Congratulations Ellen De Geneneres Ellen becomes the official 4th judge of American Idol’s new season. What a spot! Simon Cowell + Simon Fuller (entertainment entrepreneurs in music and dance and TV talent shows) + Ellen DeGeneres (America’s funny woman of  TV talk) = they could give Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable [...]

Onto more important matters, here’s Barack Obama’s full speech on a vision of proposed healthcare changes. Click above to watch on video, or read full transcript of Obama’s healthcare speech below. $2 trillion a year on healthcare. Wow! It’s well worth a watch and read.

Take some rope, plenty of black PVC fashion outfits, a kindergarten kid’s paint palate, a truckload of peroxide. Pour all of these ingredients onto  a Catholic schooled, New York Italian, classically trained female, pianist singer, songwriter…. then add a camera, and what do you get, a Mess in Japan! Just kidding. Stefani Germanotta, the artist [...]

 We know that Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer‘s life has been signed to Blue Water Comics Female Force biographical comic house. Meyer’s comic book that Blue Water Productions promotes as being: “a journey into the life and mind of the author of Twilight.” Meyer’s Female Force comic biopic is being released in Novemeber, when her [...]

Barack  Obama delivered his healthcare speech in full last night. It was dubbed the fight of the President’s political life by The UK Daily Mail. Of particular note was the GOP’s bad behaior all throughout the speech. They held up signs etc, showing that rudeness was more important to them then trying to mediate a [...]

You’re a supermodel and Emmy winning daytime, talk show host. You have a zillion and one things to get through each day. You have also made a career about making everything about yourself and bringing every aspect of entertainment right back to you. This is Tyra Banks self-obsessed and yet always comedic story. She’s very [...]

  Victoria Caroline Beckham, aka Posh Spice, channels old Hollywood glamour to bring a fashion shoot for Elle Magazine that is  exquisite. The budding fashion designer and the world’s most famous soccer mom, is committed to her art. Beckham casts herself in the role of a willing fashion victim and yet she is the muse [...]

  … Miss Elliette, of course. Classic vintage couture, like true talent and artistry in fashion design … is timeless. This will never die. She’s eternal. On that note, Project Runway fashion design fans, Hollywood’s A-List actresses and the future red carpet ready celebrity set; eagerly await the launch of The Haus of Miss Tessa.

Old School music warms the heart. Espeically Kiwi hits that sound pretty good in Hollywood. Here’s Kiwi artist Bic Runga whose half hori (like me) and half Malaysian from New Zealand. Bics mom was a cabaret singer in Malaysia who fell for a Maori lad. How sweet. She’s singing Sway from the movie soundtrack of [...]

Everything brings about its own opposite– words via Ananias, art: Gisele Here’s the top ranking celebrity news and entertainment posts on Horiwood.Com tonight. Hollywood is in a festive summer’s mood today on 9.9.9!  Historic symmetry. 1. Nancy Pelosi has got political teeth. Good to see Pelosi rating today strongly in Washington DC from The  City of Angels. [...]

New Zealand actor Karl Urban: “It’s such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us.” Kia Ora means hello in the Maori language of New Zealand. It also means “life to you.”

Congrats Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas! The delightful Holly Madison, has just signed on for another year of Peepshow in Las Vegas. She’s supposed to be so much sweeter than the lovely Mel B of the Spice Girls and other starlets who have graced Peepshow as the draw. Say’s Holly: “I am so excited to be [...]

Congratulations to romantic comedy actress, Katherine Heigl and her musician husband, Joshua Kelly, on the successful adoption of their new daughter, Nayleigh of Korea. Heigl and Kelly have been in the process of adopting Nayleigh for 6 months now and they are delighted that she will join their Hollywood family. Such a cute story today. [...]

Because poor people are less likely to find you, when you’re making deals a golf  course will always be rated as one of the best office spaces available. Especially for CEO types.  I kid. “Recognition giving” is  the latest buzz word in business marketing. It’s a clever way around taxation laws while having fun. Remember [...]

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I have to  give creds to Miley Cyrus for her ability to lift America’s  young peoples spirits up and get them celebrating life and who they are. Miley Cyrus; It’s A Party In the USA – new rap remix is  the hottest song on LA radios right now. Im kinda loving Miley Cyrus’ new song, Party [...]