Archive for January, 2012

New Idea showcases the 39 years long, love story of Patrick Swayze and his widow, Lisa Niemi. What a story. To leave a legacy of love, is the most important purpose in life, always.

 Taylor Lautner’s new still from the set of Twilight Eclipse.

WHO: Gin Wigmore SONG: Lucy –a song penned for Gin’s sister WHERE: Live in Newton, Australia SOUNDS LIKE?: Amy Winehouse on a Ukelele RECORD LABEL: Motown  COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New Zealand.

You’ve made it in Hollywood, when you get transformed into a bobblehead for the masses. This is Mad Men’s Don Draper and Christina Hendricks kitschy pop cultural moment.

Todays top celebrities and hot trending entertainment topics, voted by you on horiwood.com here in Hollywood: 1. Angelina Jolie is the Queen of Hollywood. Here’s why. 2. Beyonce touches hearts with little Chelsea in Australia. Beautiful entertainment. 3. True Blood fans can’t believe Anna Paquin got robbed of an Emmy nomination. 4. Twilight New Moon ticket sales are OOC amazing! [...]

At 51, again… she’s too much!

10 Celebrity News links at Sunset: The Hollywood life is all about afternoon martinis and talking about celebrity antics, pop stars, naughty stars and block buster movies and beautiful pop music. The martinis at sunset are made strictly with Grey Goose vodka as a tribute to the giggles that Chelsea Handler brings on. The Kiwi [...]

…. is looking good. Our friends from The Wall Street Journal note that emo, indie and alternative rockers, including The Killers, Thom Yorke, OK Go, Bon Iver, Editors,Grizzly Bear and Death Cab for a Cutie and Muse, as well as Band of Skulls, Hurricane Bells and Sea Wolf all appear on  the hit film franchise’s sound track. Having twilights hot trinity of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart [...]

He’s soooooo young Hollywood!

E! News, the Kardashian family’s, personal publicist is saying that Khloe Kardashian and LA Lakers, Lamar Oden are to marry privately, Sunday, after a month of knowing each other. Only in Hollywood, would such a story be considered news. I love this town. If you see the Kardashian girls as one person, with three heads. They [...]

Rachel Weisz looks gorgeous on the cover of Vanity Fair Espana. However in her Spanish Interview, Weisz confesses that she would love to be considered a lesbian icon. Is Megan Fox’s school of PR and Marketing beginning to bite, when Weisz is talking like this? I think so. Megan Fox, star of Jennifer’s Body is making all [...]

The Nigerian censors do not like aliens, obviously! The Peter Jackson, executive produced American Box Office #1 hit film, District 9 has been banned in Nigeria. Dora Goebells Akunyili, Nigeria’s Information Minister says that “the film portrays Nigeria  in a bad light.” More specifically  she has been instructed to say: ”We have directed that they should stop public [...]

Here’s the top 10 box office films in America, Monday over the weekend as sourced by our friends, box office mojo. The winner, a family film… woot! Tyler Perry’s film drops to #3, and she may have the chutzpah of Angelina Jolie at the same age, but the low budget Jennifer’s Body flick starring Megan [...]

As promised, I said I would give a critique of the talented Pink, live in concert at LA Staples Center, City of Angeles. So, here’s 10 Things, I observed: 1. From the get go Pink is firing– after a video montage to  AC/DC’s highway to hell where Pink sets her house on fire– Pink emerges [...]

What’s  up  with Britney Spears and “merry Chritsmas” shout outs at the wrong time of year?! Remember when earlier  this year, the leader of the  GOP boycotted Barack Obama’s live telecast congressional speech, and got a pass out of School to go to Britney Spears concert in Washington D.C. The little gift of media attention, [...]

Kelly Clarkson,  one of my favorite pop stars, because she CAN actually sing, tells Now Magazine of the UK: “I have to admit, I’m a big fan of my bubble butt.” Cute! Good for her!  We love your butt and every part of  you too Kelly! For being yourself–at any cost, against the huge pressure [...]

My most favorite moments at Award Shows in Hollywood, and yes I’ve been to a few now here in LA, are seeing people interact with each other. Here’s a few of those candid moments at last night’s Emmys, with photos courtesy of Wire Image, Getty Images & Peeps. Enjoy the line up of smiles. Alec [...]

Before I came to live in the celebrity cesspit oops, I mean A-Listed glamour town, that is known as Hollywood LA, I was brought up in beautiful New Zealand, where to love thy neighbor with courtesy and respect is one of the hallmarks of New Zealand charm and culture. We are kind of very Midwest [...]

Brad Pitt bought on a case of the lol’s, when he attended a press call in Spain for the Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds film. Brad rocked out in monogrammed shoes, wearing his moniker BP. Did you think we’d forget you’re a Hollywood King Brad? Very funny from the guy whose happy slumming it in Silverlake, LA [...]

The Oprah Winfrey produced film Precious that Oprah and Tyler Perry produced, which stars singing diva and actress, Mariah Carey, picked up The Peoples Choice Award in Toronto, over the weekend. Slum Dog Millionaire won the same award last year and The Whale Rider of New Zealand also won it too. This means Oscar noms and [...]

Blake Lively is one classy young lady. First she wowed at the Emmys 2009 in a JLo-esque, red Versace gown. Then, for the after party celebrations Blake switched it up for a black sequined Balmain dress. If you’re from Aussie, going from the V to the B at a party (VB), means that you can [...]

At the Emmys, Sunday, Heidi Klum braved the 103 degree Downtown LA heat to step out on the the red carpet in a custom made Marquesa black gown. Despite being heavily pregnant and due in October, Klum looked as fabbo as ever. When asked by Ryan Seacrest what she would call her baby, if the [...]

Chelsea Handler, LA’s most wittiest Talk Show blonde, broke up with her beau and boss of The Chelsea Lately show a while back.  The New York Post is now reporting that the on again,  off again lovers were spotted at The Water Club at the Borgata in Atlantic City. The couple shared a suite and were [...]

Neil Patrick Harris was the main star of the Emmys 2009 show. Neil opened Hollywood’s Primetime Emmys in song, and without much ego or fuss he adeptly set about his hosting role with a relaxed yet polished result. However on google tonight, it was not Neil Patrick Harris who stole the show for American online [...]

Growing new business in this current economy depends on strategic advertising, great products and expanding into new and fertile markets. The National Business Review has featured Horiwood.Com and what this Hollywood-based website can do for New Zealand and Australian business owners in the US market with advertising and brand positioning here in Los Angeles and [...]

Not only was Anna Paquin not nominated for the Emmy Awards 2009 for her outstanding portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in the hit series True Blood, but the Oscars winner didn’t attend the awards show either. Perhaps LA’s television academy admitted they’d  screwed up, when they invited Paquin’s real life beau and costar, Stephen Moyer, to present [...]

From the Emmy Awards 2009 red carpet tonight, when asked, Justin Timberlake told Ryan Seacrest why he is collaborting with pop star Rihanna. “She has the whole world in the palm of her hand right now and it’s both exciting and an honor to be working with Rihanna.” A flattering tribute to Barbados’ pop princess [...]

Television New Zealand has already weighed in on Kim Kardashian’s fashion choice to the Emmys 2009 Awards show in their best and worst dressed list. Wow! That was a quick response on the other side of the globe from LA. Being a Kiwi here in Hollywood, I thought Kim looked gorgeous! They thought, Kimmie K [...]

The Emmys tonight could perhaps do with some more African American actors and actresses landing roles of substance in American Prime Time TV, that’s Emmys worthy. Some more Asian American actors  and definitely more Latin American actors are needed too in Emmys prime time honors. I was left feeling a bit like I’d just viewed [...]