Archive for January, 2012

Ms cheek bones, Kiera Knightly covers Elle Magazine  for March 2010. Again, she needs to add a twinkie bar a day to her diet for the next ten years.  We get it. She has nice cheekbones and the camera adds ten pounds etc… but she’s still just too thin.  And let’s not even talk about the oversized and [...]

Jim Caviezel and a line up of stars were photographed to benefit children with cleft palates. A great concept, by photographer John Russo, taking the building block of Hollywood casting in entertainment–the Hollywood ‘head shot’–and putting it to use for a good cause. To create About Face, over 100 celebrities and male models — including Sex and the [...]

Hoarding is about a fear that you can’t do without something. It was a mental disease that was particularly relevant in the 1930s great depression. That generation always collected and kept everything. Lindsay Lohan does retailers in America a favor, by addressing the topic of  hoarding on The Hollywood Insider. You’ve gotta love this girl. She’s [...]

Although Rihanna rocked the Super Bowl pre-game party in Miami; what she be athinkin, be dressin like dis? The Caribbean hottie of music raised eyebrows with a half and half outfit made by Mariel Haenn and Rob Zangardi with white pumps by Alexandre Vaultier. Everyone in her audience, didn’t seem to mind.  [Images courtesy of Splash] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California [...]

Here’s the official Winter Olympics song, One Dream by the lovely Sarah McLachlin. Pretty music.  ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.4.2010~

Celebrities. Entertainment. News. Here’s your top ten today. 1. Amber Rose news via Bing.Com 2. Beyonce Knowles-Carter brings the heat to Super Bowl TVC’s 2010 3. Kelly Clarkson blasts Taylor Swift‘s manager for being an idiot 4. How much do these brothaz pay to talk it up: Jay-Z on Usher is the next MJ 5. Hollywood Chivalry –James Cameron on Kathryn [...]

Who could not love Zsa Zsa Gabor. The always colorful actress, who started out in her first role in Lovely To Look At, 1952; often exclusively wore the Miss Elliette couture fashion label as a Hollywood superstar. Zsa Zsa Gabor’s taste in couture was impeccable. Her perceptive taste to collaborate with a fashion designer who could [...]

Well… not exactly. But Ryan Kwanten‘s comment about Taylor Swift at the Producer’s Guild Awards recently, where he said:  “I’d like Taylor [to guest star on True Blood]… That’d be kind of cool…“I get the feeling that she likes to break down boundaries. She set a bunch of records, so why not get into the acting world [...]

Yes. I do. Go here, to read how you can join an online Facebook petition to vote Betty White for upcoming Saturday Night Live hostest with the mostest, click here. Promote the fabulousness of one of Hollywood’s leading ladies. Go Betty White for SNL!  I mean if Taylor Swift and Megan Fox can host SNL, surely [...]

  Hey horis. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.4.2010~

If you’ve been watching the shenanigans of Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller, you will clearly have noticed that the Sheens are mimicing every move of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegrin‘s publicity, with a gender switch out. For example, Brooke Mueller is the “stand in” Tiger Woods. Yawn! Anyway… reports have surfaced today that Tiger Woods is [...]

Alright, NBC is trying to be culturally sensitive, by having a Black History Month themed lunch menu in their staff cafeteria today. Although this is hysterically funny, it also screams too PC. I am reminded of working in uptight, white environments back in New Zealand (Government ones in particular), then all of a sudden Hangi (like [...]

Because, Taylor Swift, sung off key at her Grammys performance  and came under fire (it’s the order of show biz, to take down the top dog, hence outcries about Swift’s less than pitch perfect performance); her manager, Scott Borchetta, slammed American Idol winners instead, saying that Swift was not one of those and that everyone could just [...]

John Mayer may make outrageous and inappropriate comments a lot of a sexual nature, but when all is said and done, his actions are pretty cool. The rock n roller showed some mad love for Haiti today. Designating his song The Heart of Life to The American Red Cross for Haiti Relief Effort PSA’s the organization is [...]

The LA County Coroner has released the cause of death results for Johnson & Johnson heir, Casey Johnson, which officially states ”diabetic ketoacidosis” as Casey’s cause of death. Because Casey wasn’t taking her insulin shots like she should have been, she did not have enough insulin in her system, which cost Casey her life. So sad.  If you are [...]

America’s most busiest coroner, L.A. County Coroner, has finally released the details of Brittany Murphy‘s cause of death.  TMZ reports that the official statement states that Murphy died of community acquired pneumonia, iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication. Cause of death was also listed as being an accident. If Murphy had taken iron pills and gone to [...]

Reports have surfaced that Jay-Z has picked Usher as his recommend to fill the famous sing and dance performance shoes of the late Michael Jackson. Firstly, even a non-rocket scientist could have done that. Secondly; even the Jackson family asked Usher to sing at MJ’s funeral. Thirdly; Usher is the best live singer dancer male performer in [...]

[Nicole Kidman is pictured dressed in Bollywood attire in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge film masterpiece. She has some serious eyebrows going on] Reports the Herald Sun, Australian director, Baz Luhrmann wants to go Bollywood. Says Baz who is in Indian at the moment: “We want to create the right piece, for the right story, so that it [...]

Entertainment. Celebrities. News. Here’s how you voted your top ten in Hollywood tonight on Horiwood.Com. Enjoy! 1. Britney Spears and Justin Trawicke are a cute show biz couple 2. Lost‘s Emile deRaven of Australia 3. Vanessa Hudgen‘s Beastly movie still 4. America’s Top 5 flavors of I Scream 5. Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler 6. Live Concert Review: Pink‘s Fun [...]

Did you know that Queen Latifah‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd, is right next to the star of Michael Jackson? Cause it is. :) An African-American King and Queen of show biz, side-by-side, that’s hot. Visit LA sometime ya’ll and see for your good selves. Support the Californian economy. Travel. [...]

Beyonce Knowles-Carter has landed the spot as Vizio’s spokesperson. Her  debut for Vizio will be a 60 second commercial that will air in the fourth quarter of advertising’s biggest real estate property; The Super Bowl game.

If we live with the realization that what material possessions we do have, are not lasting, but are all only temporal things… then imagine how free we are, without any weights… to then live a bigger life in this world. Carrie Underwood‘s new song Temporary Home is all about that concept. And of course, her new [...]

Eminem who has sold two of the best albums ever in the American Top Ten Albums of all time, is reportedly back with ex, ex, ex wife, Kim Mathers. How sweet. Mathers is also reportedly preggers again. Another Jr. Mathers on the way. What a sweet story. UPDATE: Enimen’s reps have already refuted the story as [...]

At this juncture in American life and pop culture, something must be said about Pop Divas & The Romancing of America and The World. Being officially classed as ‘foreign press,’ I’ll write  it from Hollywood today.  Carrie Underwood‘s MO, heading into Super Bowl, 2010, where the country superstar will sing the National Anthem of America [...]

Creativity is what is needed to grow this economy. Lady Gaga is a symbol of this for both the economy, entertainment and also Haiti’s better future as a pop icon whose leading with good results for the world.  She challenges us all to be creative. Whether it be to create a simple tee shirt, where 50% [...]

I am kind of Toying with the idea of doing a run of Horiwood tees today. They will be the special Chinese edition of course, imported into the USA, with branding ‘created’ by a Maori via Hollywood and made with the beautiful skilled hands of Latinos here in The City of Angels–ie: the story of [...]

Kellan Lutz is the new Marky Mark. Here’s the Twilight actors, new X campaign for Calvin Klein.  [Image courtesy of Marie Claire UK] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.3.2010~

Who ever knew, Billy Graham was a big Hollywood star. But he was. It takes all kinds of people to make the wheels of Hollywood spin.  ~To dad, with love. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.3.2010~

Selena Gomez, ex of Taylor Lautner and Unicef Ambassador is a Disney sweetheart. On the launch of his new album, Nick Jonas thinks so too. Here’s the two kids of Disney leaving Phillipe Chows last night, on a wee date. Cute. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.3.2010~