Archive for January, 2012

HOLLYWOOD TODAY

Posted: July 13, 2010 in Uncategorized
Tags:

Author unknown. The Prince rests watching over the beloved Princess Bride. They know no difference, or what the morrow may bring. They just are. Cute. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.12.2010~

From the beloved’s walls speaks this message, with poignant music with a difference, for effect: Attitude is everything: Attitude is the way you think. Your attitude is something other people can actually see. They can hear it in your voice, see it in the way you move, feel it when they are with you. Your attitude [...]

“The ones who get ahead are the ones who have a curiosity, a flexibility and a natural instinct with some cultural understanding, plus a willingness to learn”–Elle McPherson coaching young models, courtesy of Melissa Noble. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.12.2010~

Fruit takes time.  Family takes a lifetime. Friends combine Time on the vine over grape leaves and good wine. Apricots, peaches, elevated et divine. Time. ~”We love you.” Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.12.1010~

Going solo, is never easy. Brandon Flowers solo album artwork of Flamingo positions his audience with middle America. He’s a man on a tour. Nice one lad. [Image courtesy of Cover Awards] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.12.2010~

Sweetness and Sport abroad, is Jessica Simpson and NFL beau, Eric Johnson on a romantic getaway in Capri. [Image courtesy of Bauer Griffin] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.12.2010~

Alrighty then, Mel Gibson‘s alleged leaked rant tapes, allegedly via Okasana Grigorieva via Radar has some stuff scripted that would make a seasoned gynaecologist blush.  On the flip side, at least Mel is being consistent, with his bad boy Hollywood image–in this reverse Tiger Woods story of ‘restraint’ from the ‘tortured’ faithful, Hollywood man–getting nada nookie.  There are [...]

The Scottish and motorcycles. In ancient Scotland a horse allowed you the ability to easily get from the highlands to the lowlands, to keep in touch with one’s peeps. Here’s Gerard Butler doing the Harley Davidson motorcycles version of Scottish biker boy recreation.  Is someone trying to audition for Summit Entertainment’s The Highlander film franchise [...]

Here’s brother Cliff Curtis, for M Night Shyamalan and The Last Airbender at the box office. In Shyamalan’s 3D film, Curtis plays the villain Firelord Orzai. The film has taken in $100 domestically to date. To be honest, it is my personal view, that martial arts films are perhaps the most ideal for 3D action [...]

OMG! 3D is unbeatable at the box office. Despicable Me, the first film collaboration between, the multi-flix partnership with Universal and Chris Meledandri‘s Illumination Entertainment has garnered a hit as expected.  What wasn’t anticipated was that the animated film took in $20 million more, over projected weekend earnings. Twilight Eclipse took in $237 million total this [...]

In a consumer obsessed IT culture, anything with the word “me” in it twice, will sell. This is the nature of the age of the iPhone and mobile telephone as a social and biz phenomenon of culture, providing a tool that  ’knowledge held in our hands, can equate to power.’ This is the age in which [...]

  Go here, to watch John Oliver catch up on the topic of apartheid racism aftermath in South Africa, for a shock/ gasp watch with plenty of chuckles too. Thanks Comedy Central. Video link, courtesy of Sean Jacobs. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.12.2010~

RECIPE: WATERMELON AND LIME SORBET

Posted: July 12, 2010 in Uncategorized
Tags:

This recipe for Watermelon & Lime Sorbet caught my attention today for Californian Summer fun with friends and family: For Watermelon Sorbet: 1 (2 1/2-pounds) piece of watermelon, frozen 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon vodka (Calm yourself, there’s 1/12 of a Tablespoon in each serving) For Lime Semifreddo: 1 (14-ounce) [...]

“We are all Africa”–Shakira. “We are all the Middle East”–author Robert Ellis  Shakira sings Waka Waka at the closing ceremony of Soccer World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Go here to see. Since the Colombian-Lebanese diva first performed the song live at the opening ceremony, she has already amassed 17,427,000 video clip watches on YouTube, [...]

Aunt Elvira‘s vintage, rusty typewriter sits under Californian sunshine like yard art, reminding me that people with great love, have always and will always write. The same day as I stare at this typewriter pondering what it was that she would write on it, American Idol star, Carrie Underwood skipped down the aisle with her hockey dude, [...]

Sheryl Crow and Erykah Badu joined Sarah McLachlan at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, Orange County this weekend, showcasing a plethora of live female music artists.  The event was only at half capacity, however the sentiments conveyed in the ladies music, was powerful. The L.A Times defines the key words of the overall vibe of [...]

  At the world’s biggest single sporting event, the final of the Soccer World Cup went down. The drama on the South African soccer field demonstrated the cross fire of high hopes and max sporting tension, as 13 yellow cards were issued by the referee (that’s a lot!) and one red card.  In extra time, [...]

While attending the Hoping for the Children of Palestine event, Saturday night, supermodel Kate Moss was a good sport. She jumped on stage with Nick Cave, moshed a little and sung bv’s for a good cause. What a gal. Stars who love Peace in Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, by considering all sides and thinking of [...]

This picture of Lady Gaga iconizing latex gloves as pop culture, made me lmao today. They’re brills for both the medical fraternity as well as cleaning stars of America too. Spanky clean, hygienic hotness then is a virtue. Latex gloves are brills for cleaning toilets with as well as appearing on Hollywood sets in American [...]

How sweet.  ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.11.2010. Source~

The celebrity lawyer game, just got a little bit of competition. Here’s Stuart V. Goldberg that TMZ reports is Lindsay Lohan‘s new attorney.  Gloria Allread has got some competition, at last. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 7.11.210~

~Here’s an uplifting Rugby World Cup 2011 song from Cindy Ruakere if ever you heard one. Let’s go New Zealand.~ When I was 18, I embarked on a nationwide tour for a year on the road 54 weeks, non-stop, as a back up singer. I was a joke, because I can’t really sing too well. [...]

Good celebrity news occurs when ‘celebrities’ think of others or causes far bigger than themselves to promote. When they do, maybe they are celebrities. So because the standard of celebrity news, is so weak right now, in the above regard, I’m not posting any today, until the game gets a little bit better. Cheers everyone. [...]

True fact.: When my father was 11 years-of-age, and on beach camping with his parents, part of the entertainment in New Zealand, was the outdoor screening of Broken Barrier by filmmaker John O’Shea in black and white. In the film, a white man, fell in love with a Maori girl, not his ‘kind.’ After the [...]

Answer: Go here to see, And… of, course! :) [Music: Red Chiffon by Beyonce of Destiny's Child in Atlanta, courtesy of Serra Retreat. For the moving image, thank you tyvonncharm ] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California, USA. 7.10.2010~

Will Spain beat Germany in the World Cup 2010 final? For the sake of Spain’s economy a win could give Spain an uplift. However, in the spirit of The World Cup, may the best team win.   And when it comes to celebrities that entertain, drain, stain Hollywood or just plain make us laugh out [...]

In the era of Lady Gaga Italian-American popularity, stars must somehow, emulate an aspect of the #1 star of America. Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough do their version of ‘bad romance’ aboard a boat, while being photographed playing Ken and Barbie off the coast of Sardinia and Portofino. Not a bad way to see the [...]

~ Courage to live a better way, by creating a new world with lessons learned from history~ This is brilliant. The Diary of Anne Frank recognizes the need for all children to learn from her writing ability, by turning her story into a graphic novel, that will be taught in schools. The holocaust stands as a [...]

Yahoo’s OMG has posted a hi-res image of Lindsay Lohan‘s notes that the actress wrote in court. Her handwriting is meticulous. If you’ve ever read a judge’s handwriting, you can barely make out a single word from a sentence they write. It almost seems totally wrong, that people who write in authoritative scribble hand (that comes [...]