Archive for January, 2012

Congratulations to Scotland’s break out virgin of song, Susan Boyle whose album I Dreamed A Dream featuring the song, Wild Horses, is expected to take out the #1 album this week, beating out America’s hottest pop stars half of Boyle’s age, like Rihanna, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga. A nice effort SuBo! Susan Boyle has the highest ever pre-order record [...]

WHEN PRECIOUS MET ALEXIS

Posted: November 24, 2009 in Uncategorized
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Gabourey Sidibe of Oscar worthy, Precious got to meet none other than, Joan Collins (Alexis from Dynasty). Both stars wore wigs. Who rocked their wig better? Gabby or Joan? What a great photo as all of Joan’s dreams come true in this moment. Sidibe is the Susan Boyle of American teen actors. One can never judge a book [...]

Horiwood.Com has not seen growth on the blog the last two days since when David Carradine sadly passed away in Bangkok, Thailand. Thanks America for growing Horiwood.Com. You all rock! Love you. ;) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA~

In case you didn’t notice, I love this book by Rick Smolan, The Obama Time Capsule. It is timely to lift President Obama’s approval ratings in the US. Art is art. Enjoy the art of Barack Obama today. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.24.09~

After his ‘shocking’ American Music Awards performance on ABC, Adam Lambert fans received this statement from Good Morning America of ABC regarding his early morning performance scheduled on the show. ABC issued this statement: “Given his controversial American Music Awards performance, we were concerned about airing a similar concert so early in the morning.” Of course with Adam’s Beyonce [...]

A nice image. Quite arty created on Apple editing software by Rick Smolan for his book. Enjoy! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.24.09~

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart sent out tweets today via New Moon’s Twitter. Pattinson tweeted: ”Thank you for making New Moon number one. Its very exciting to be a part of something embraced by so many people. I hope you are looking forward to Eclipse as much as I am.” Kristen Stewart tweeted:  ”You have all proven youre the [...]

JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND ELMO

Posted: November 24, 2009 in Jake Gyllenhaal
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Too cute! [Image via Popwrap] ~Posted  by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.24.09~

This shizzle is like The Muppets meets Russia via Asia. It takes all kinds of people in the world to make music. :) Dita Von Teese of America would be so proud of  the MATRYONIM ENSEMBLE MABLE’s efforts to entertain the world. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.24.09~

Stunning music guaranteed.  The highly anticipated new body of work from SADE Soldier Of Love, will be released WORLDWIDE on February 8, 2010. To pre-order the album now, click here. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA~

A Hollywood movie career with a connection to America’s #1 selling country-pop star, meets Native American ancestry and a passion for American football at the beach? Do American teens get hotter than this for mass consumption via the media?  No. This is Taylor Lautner’s epic story of his rise to super stardom in 2009. Taylor [...]

A nice pic of an Oscar-nominee worthy actress, Gabourey Sidibe of Precious and Zac Efron of Me & Orsen Welles. [Image courtesy of Wireimage via ONTD & dlisted] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA~

Rick Smolan is the author who brought us the A Day In The Life book series. Read Smolan’s The Obama Time Capsule, about Obama’s first year in office. Smolan created the book on Apple Software.  Joe Celini describes the book offering as such: “One year after the election of President Obama, as his initiatives for change collide [...]

Here’s Rihanna‘s performance from Sunday of Wait is Ova and Hard at the American’s Music Awards, Nokia Theater, Los Angeles November 22nd 2009.  Lyrics from hard: “You know I’m tougher than a lion/ aint no need in tryin/  I live with the sky and yep… Never lying/ Truth teller/ That Rihanna rain just won’t let up/ ALL BLACK ON/ black tile shades on”–Rihanna, Hard lyrics. ~Posted [...]

America loves her stars to be tough when they deliver an American message. Clint Eastwood got the ‘Badass’ Tough guy crown this year from GQ Magazine. Go Clint! A profound filmmaker, storyteller and actor into revealing aspects of the human condition. Rock on Dirty Harry! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.23.09~

Fashion couture with Rihanna rarely gets more fun. Here’s the pop star at the AMA’s 2009 wearing a floral Marchesa gown with striking laser cut outs. Smart. Chic. Festive. Fun. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.23.09~

… because great love is affording each other the freedom to just be one’s self. Australians Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are amazing examples of creating an epic Australian romance and also two people who have great love in their hearts for the world as entertainers. Love them! ~Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.23.09~

Seeing that it is one of the largest viewing days on Horiwood.Com today in Hollywood, let me share with you a story about one inspiring woman. As followers of this blog know, I was brought up in Church and also on a dairy farm in rural New Zealand where the nearest city from my community [...]

Says the blog Gossip Ratometer: “It was a tense night at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, California, and when the dust settled, Nicole Johnson was crowned the 2010 Miss California USA.

Today was a record breaking day on Horiwood.Com for the last 6 months. The AMA’s and Twilight seem to be the hot rhetoric of American entertainment today, with a twist of tart pop news, from Amy Winehouse in the UK. Nice! Here’s your top ten tonight on Horiwood.Com. Nice votes. Thank you! 1. LADY GAGA steals the [...]

“I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet.”  Angelina Jolie  Actress Angelina Jolie (L) waves to fans with actor Brad Pitt during ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Japan Premiere at Roppongi Hills on January 29, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. January 2009. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images). ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood [...]

Let me tell you like how it is. When you live in Hollywood, and want to experience an authentic Hollywood reality today, one can never have enough Alex Meraz on one’s blog. He’s the real deal American celebrity and a Native American Indian Hollywood King from Phoenix. Alex Meraz makes the top 20 celebrities this year on [...]

Although this story is a month old, it came alive again when I chatted to my rugby football obsessed family recently. When I last talked to my sister Sharon who lives in New Zealand on the phone, here in Hollywood– she’d just got back from Japan where her and her hubby  Brotha Lou, had been visiting [...]

I have to agree on Horiwood.Com with GQ Magazine that Barack Obama rocks. Much better than the last president. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 11.23.09~  

This girl has got a great sense of humor. Amy Winehouse cuts through all of the hooplah at The American Music Awards with a simple statement from her record label that “she’s thinking of Blake Civil-Fileder” Winehouse’s ex husband. The ploy worked. Entertainment news sites worldwide went WTF! As Amy is in studio writing and recording material [...]

“I just thought it sounded like a really weird idea ’cause Kenneth Branagh‘s directing it,” Portman said during the weekend junket for her December 3 released film, Brothers. “And Ken Branagh doing Thor is super weird. I’ve got to do it,” Portman tells E! [Thor image via ComicBookMovie. Natalie Portman Image courtesy V Magazine, December 2009 via AYS] ~Posted by [...]

Okay, this award came from the tiny resort township of Palm Springs, but that’s beside the point… Variety is reporting in Hollywood today that Mariah Carey will be awarded the Breakthrough Performance Award by The Palm Springs International Film Festival for her role as a guidance counsellor in Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ By Saphire. [...]

FAN MADE TWILIGHT ECLIPSE POSTER

Posted: November 24, 2009 in Uncategorized
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As if Kristen Stewart, really is this girly. lol! However, it’s great to see some creativity rocking in the Twilight Saga fan community with this fan made poster for Eclipse. Got to support that, always! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA.

The official Twilight Eclipse movie poster has been released, that features a lot of clouds. 7 months to go, until that next big money spinner at the box office is released on June 30th 2010. Summit Entertainment is unstoppable in Hollywood. Love how they roll! Relentless pace. All other studios are just watching them gob smacked [...]