Archive for January, 2012

Yes! It’s Iron Man 2 time. Woot! Robert Downey Jr. and his stellar castmates of Gwenneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Mickey Rourke all appear together at their LA photo call to rock Iron Man 2 out. Box office could do with their bling right now. This is definitely a film to go and [...]

Mischief fun as Knox Jolie-Pitt eyes the paparazzi up outside his Venice residence while his mother Angelina Jolie is filming her next movie and his dad, Brad Pitt is producing his next film. Go here to read what Knox Jolie-Pitt’s name means. Poetry today from one of the greatest Scottish reformation leaders of all time, John Knox–who [...]

Fashion King Francois Henri-Pinault and actress Salma Hayak are very proud of their daugther Paloma Valetina Pinault.  “She speaks three languages,” the actress said at the A Bid to Save the Earth Green Auction, held Wednesday at Christie’s. Henri-Pinault added, “She’s [speaking] fluently — English, Spanish and French. She can have a conversation,” the PPR [...]

Towleroad is reporting via El Nuevo Día: –that Puerto Rican artist Ricky Martin is in negotiations with a well-known publishing house to publish his memoirs which would give details of his life as a gay man, and he would receive a preliminary payment of $20 million. The deal would also include the rights to making [...]

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are back, with this clip of Twilight Eclipse. [News Source: Popsugar] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 4.23.2010~

President Barack Obama targets USA’s largest banks as the steam engine of America’s financial reform campaign train. Although I think banks alone are not to blame for a financial collapse in America and the consequent major rebuilding effort (the problem is that most of us consume more than we produce), I’m supporting America’s main man’s strategy [...]

An oldie, but a goodie. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 4.23.2010~

1. The biggie: stop using plastic 2. Power your home/ biz with alternative energy (solar panels are groovy) 3. Ouch: Don’t fly as much–not good for airlines, hotels… but air travel is toxic 4. A Kiwi couldn’t really do this: but vegetarian is a way to reduce CO2 gas 5. Don’t own a car–yes, America [...]

Who said New Zealand was only a green paradise? It’s beautiful and yellow too as photographed by David Wall across the Canterbury plains. I like New Zealand’s approach to life. Landscape is always celebrity, and people serve the environment and the earth, as this paradise nation’s biggest star. Smart. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. [...]

Looking good! [Movie premiere pics of Australia's Alex O'Loughlin and Jennifer Aniston courtesy of This Site] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 4.23.2010~

CYNDI LAUPER IS SINGING THE MEMPHIS BLUES

Posted: April 22, 2010 in Uncategorized
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Here’s Cyndi‘s album artwork for her Memphis Blues album. Almost three decades later, Lauper still does good face and beautiful music. Amazing. What a resilient artist and American star. Love her! [Subtext of Lauper's album concept: I am a female Elvis. Noted.] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 4.23.2010~

What’s in the homes of Los Angeles artists? If you go to the Brewery Art Walk in LA, you can see for yourself. I’m just as intrigued by their art, as to what inspires them in their homes as well. Here’s two homely aspects, snapped with permission, in two artists residence/ galleries. Fun! ~Posted by [...]

… was interesting in Harlem yesterday. How Shawn Southwick ala New York Cougar-ish of her! Lol.  [Image courtesy of Bauer Griffin] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 4.23.2010~

Breast cancer survivor and pop star extraordinaire,  Kylie Minogue‘s model boyfriend, Andrés Velencoso, turns on an Aussie entertainment show from the UK for the cover of Vanity Fair Italia — May 2010. How Madonna-esque of Ms Minogue and Velencoso for Italy’s entertainment. [Image courtesy of my New York girl, Melissa Noble of Cover Awards] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California [...]

And this is why in America, we love Kim Kardashian! She brings it and turns on a show week after week. In the US of A, you always have to respect an entertainer. Kimmie K is one of the best in the biz. She wears the crown of America’s favorite bikini body Queen. And she’s [...]

Humor is artiste Miss Tessa who is looking for a new roomie. She writes on her facebook under Tessa Abbott: “Oh Alexandra you would be the perfect roommate, come to [New Zealand] now and live in a penthouse with me!” . . . Lol! For a struggling and emerging artist… This artiste always makes me laugh [...]

Peace is part 1 of 3 in the Prosperity series–at The Art of Chess exhibtion being shown at the Brewery Art Walk village at the moment in Downtown LA at 2100 Main Street. Simple. Profound. Powerful. Peace was created by one of these exhibiting artists. Go see the exhibition and support American artists in California. [...]

~Poem for Elin Nordegren and women like her~ Today on horiwood.com we took it to the hoop and looked at the Married Swingers Vs Married Traditional Couples debate–hot trending buzz topic of leading headlines for celebrities this year. And here’s how you stacked your top ten entertanment news topics. Its pretty groovy to see the [...]

According to OK! Magazine, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are set to walk up the aisle and marry. The reason that the tabloid claims the Jolie-Pitts will marry is because their beautiful children want them to walk up the aisle together. [The subtext: Children are the reason people should marry? Is this valid enough a [...]

HUMOR: WASTED GUY AT COACHELLA

Posted: April 22, 2010 in Humor
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Yes! Music festivals. Make music’s most Avid fans swagger like this, at times. In New Zealand, we call drinking to this degree like this fun loving bloke: “going for the doctor.” That’s the expression down under. Let’s hope our video star managed to sleep off his bad hang over without experiencing too much grief. ~Posted [...]

~To forgive is to love… but it’s always a smart idea to know what you’ve forgiven~ The divorce rumor mill is in overdrive today with a report that Elin Nordegren wants out of her marriage with Tiger Woods. Was she ever in it, in the first place? I mean… what is a marriage? The reason [...]

Good news for the American box office. Men In Black 3 is now in the works. According to , Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are going to strike up their winning partnership again, and… Sacha Baron Cohen is tagged to make an appearance to in the hit threequel. Smart box office move for Hollywood–as [...]

Actually, it’s the sixth True Blood promo poster, if you read this blog. Who doesn’t like Stephen Moyer playing Bill Comppton in Allan Ball‘s hit series about vampires on HBO? This show is totally addictive! And of course, as a fellow kidult who doesn’t want to ‘grow up’ either like all of True Blood’s fan [...]

MOVIE CLIP: ROBIN HOOD WITH RUSSELL CROWE

Posted: April 21, 2010 in Uncategorized
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  Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe make cinematic magic together. Let’s just call Robin Hood, Gladiator 2 because that’s what it is going to achieve at the box office. Nice one fellahs. Watch the clip to see what I mean. Too fierce! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 4.22.2010~

This is one for Kobey K: Stephanie Pratt goes nekkid for Bunny rights. Yeah right! Stephanie’s message for Peta is that real bunnies are important too. But just don’t tell that to a farmer in New Zealand though, they’d think Stephanie Pratt’s views on bunny rabbits are nuts. Needless to say, Peta should have issued this poster and campaign [...]

I always admired Lisa Kudrow for being an out of work actress, who just got on with the job, created comedy in the form of her In Therapy webisode series. It’s where Lisa’s friends drop by for a wee chat. Like a webcast confessional booth or sorts that has a comedic twist–Lisa. It’s the kind of [...]

Many people despise “Octo-Mom” Nadya Suleman for willingly having octuplets she couldn’t afford to have in the first place, but something has to be said about this mother of ten who has some wise things to say about parenting. Talking to Oprah, Nadya Suleman says these things: “ “That’s exactly what Octomom is, a carnival [...]

According to InTouch Weekly Magazine, Hector Penate, a little league coach (pictured) claims he took it to the hoops and had a year long affair with Shawn Southwick wife and mother of Larry King‘s two children. The details of the alleged affar are as ridiculous as a Michelle McGee affiar with Sandra Bullock‘s alleged husband Jesse James, [...]

  For Suzie: This is my Heather Locklear Post :) Thanks: Heather Locklear’s hit and run saga goes a little like this today. Heather and her BMW totally suck together as an item, even worse than Sandra Bullock and Jesse James do. In fact, Heather’s bad romance with her Beamer continues from 2008 to 2010. If [...]