Archive for January, 2012

As the Art of Celebrity is what America does the best, the celebrity photographer (since Warhol) has always been an American institution of Arts & Cultural life. Tyler Shields is one of the hottest tickets as a celebrity photographer and video artist, in the fame game. [Image courtesy of Pop Eater] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California [...]

“It turns out it was the other side of the border that proved its mettle.”–Sports commentator, Dan Wetzel on America’s upset win in men’s hockey at Winter Olympics 2010, defeating ‘Hockey Country’ 5-3. Go USA! [Image of Brian Rafalski USA and Eric Staal of Canada courtesy of Getty Images] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. [...]

Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight remind us today that leadership is often being like your family, but leading in your own way. Or as my own sister Sharon, a great leader would say… “a leader is anyone who can help.” Nice to see Hollywood legend, Jon Voight back on deck with the grandchildren in the Jolie-Pitt household. [...]

  A smiling Pax Jolie-Pitt loves the boat culture of Venice where his filmmaking family are based for the next three months. [image courtesy of Mikey K via Splash, INFDaily.com] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.22.10~

  The hair keeps getting bigger, as Lady Gaga does her take on Alice In Wonderland for the good people of Ireland Dublin last night on her Monster Ball 2010 Tour. Too much fun! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.22.2010~

  Yes, it’s been confirmed that Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart will be presenting at Oscars 2010. Too awesomery! Should be a groovy youth-audiences relevant Oscars this year. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.22.2010~

LADY GAGA: COSMOPOLITAN PHOTO MARCH

Posted: February 22, 2010 in Lady Gaga
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Hot! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.22.2010~

Here’s Hawaii’s favorite reggae band in the world, Katchafire. Hollywood Katchafire Fans’ Poetix Manifesto: “A paua shell ring is me bling bling/ on me hand that amps to the sing sing/of Katchafire, when they do the Obama-Marley thing/ America… wachu gonna do when they come for you?” :) Katchafire is in the Horiwood Haus here in Hollywood. [...]

Mauri Ora Tatou. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to us all! ~Black leather and Paua, Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA as a part of the Black Paua & Until the Sun comes up on the Santa Monica Blvd series, 2.22.2010~

If Taylor Lautner could sing, he would be like Stan Walker. Newbie, Stan Walker, currently has the #2 spot on the music charts, down under in New Zealand with Black Box. I love the video clip because teens social life, doesn’t always center in ‘da club’, it’s more about chilling around the pool, al fresco style [...]

“Equality … because all men are created equal and deserve to be recognized as whole people in Love.” ~Image: Check Out Stand No.8, Whole Foods, Santa Monica & Fairfax, West Hollywood. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood, California USA as a part of Until The Sun comes up on the Santa Monica Blvd series~

For every Maori who was called a gangsta in our indigenous history, growing up in a system of colonization. And, for all the times that you ever felt culturally unsafe, excluded in a system designed to shut you out; for the times you felt threatened of having your precious reo and voice silenced; or your body and mind imprisoned [...]

Judging by this pic, Zahara Jolie-Pitt is loving having her grandfather, Jon Voight visit her in Venice. And Jon doesn’t seem to mind being in the pciture of grandparenting either. Zahara’s father, Brad Pitt plays the inlaw of reconciliation for Hollywood’s most famous and much love first family. Too cute! [Image courtesy of B&B] ~Posted [...]

Jon Voight, the actor who called Barack Obama, “a false prophet” at a GOP convention, and called his daughter “mental” in the past, has reconciled with estranged Angelina Jolie in Venice. What a character! Let’s face it–heroes and angels of the world, need a villain, to become superstars against and Jon Voight has done his bit, [...]

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt looks like her momma, Angelina Jolie more and more each day as her attentive dad, Brad Pitt keeps a close watch on his little angel in Venice. Beanie parenting forever! :) [Image courtesy of B&B] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.22.2010~

New Zealand … from Hollywood… Mauri Ora and you’re welcome! :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.22.2010 as a part of the Black Paua and Until the Sun comes up on the Santa Monica Blvd Series~

Twilight actors, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson took to the BAFTA’s red carpet separately last night in London, doing their take on black and white, for the black tie event. Pattinson presented and Stewart was awarded the Orange Rising Star Award… for looking after their future British Knight in the making,

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese locked out their competitors at the box office this weekend hauling in $40.2 million in takings at movie theaters in North America this weekend. The slightly creepy crime thriller depicting life inside a remote insane asylum is the fourth collaboration for Scorsese and DiCaprio and the best opening yet for both the director [...]

Marina Lohova of Belarus is a cinematographer I love in Hollywood. Intelligent, creative, original and vibrant, who knows what visual stories, Marina will gift the world as a filmmaker from the City of Angels? I have a feeling she will do something great. Marina Lohova has a dream. Go honey. :) ~Real faces, Real People of [...]

Um… diversity is a beautiful thing. These Japanese girls give the controversial Vanity Fair Young Hollywood issue, a run for its money. Here’s your top ten today. Enjoy! 1. Lady Gaga wurqs it on the cover of London’s Q Magazine 2. New Music: On To The Next One by Jay-Z 3. Lindsey Vonn: from ski suit to [...]

Telephone sung live by Lady Gaga. Shouting this one out from Hollywood to Canada from the UK, where Telephone is the Winter Olympic host nation’s #1 song on the music charts right now. Let’s go UK & Canada! :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.20.2010~

Google’s Search Engine Irony: This morning I wrote an original poem, called Shiver: The Hollywood Winter 2010 –that was a snapshot of the world of entertainment media and celebrity culture and a bit of politics today as observed from Hollywood. When I search by the poem’s title on google.com, another website comes up with my poem first before Horiwood.Com even [...]

Two Idol comption winners meet. Guy Sebastian, Australia’s original Australian Idol winner, teams up with the lovely Jordin Sparks, American Idol winner for this pretty duet, Art of Love. The above footage is of the duo’s music video shoot in the Hollywood Hills. To see the official music video clip, go here.

Keeping it real, Clint Eastwood tells moviefone, he’s all cool, with his recent Oscars snub where Invictus was overlooked by the Academy for Best Picture and Best Director. Clint has won the Best Picture Award twice before with Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven. Says Eastwood about his rugby football themed, film’s snub: “No” [he's not affected] he [...]

TORAH BRIGHT CELEBRATES WINTER OLYMPICS GOLD WITH A KISS

Posted: February 21, 2010 in Uncategorized
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  Awww! How sweet. Torah Bright snogged up large with Jake Welch after winning her Winter Olympic’s gold medal. Love is in the air in Canada. [Image courtesy of the Huffington Post] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.20.2010~

The Winter Olympics hockey gold, is perhaps the coveted medal of the games. Tuomo Ruutu #15 of Finland scores a goal against Dimitri Patzold #32 of Germany. [Image courtesy of Getty Images] Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.20.2010~

The President works out to Jay-Z music. Wow! To see Jay’s new song, On To The Next One if you haven’t already go here. It’s all about Gaga and Beyonce styled back up dancers, with the lyrics line: “I’ve got a million ways to get it” being the most in your face. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]

Robert Pattinson makes art look so classy. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.20.2010~

Happy birthday honey. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.20.2010~