Archive for January, 2012

Denim detail, humanitarian spray paint stencil on pavement, more denim – as snapped on Melrose in the denim capitol of the world. Buzzing today! Many twenty and thirty something Australians here shopping. Good to see. Let’s go Melrose Fashion District and Aussie! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.8.10~

Reb’L Fleur is Rihanna‘s first fragrance. Her press release is ”I believe a woman should dare to be different, willing to live her life for herself and not for other people. This fragrance is about my passion for individuality, being expressive and empowering, yes, but also emotional and intriguing. I promise you Reb’L Fleur will not [...]

Apparently you can sue a Kardashian for $75 million. Yikes! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.8.11~

Clare Maguire debuts her new single, The Last Dance and here’s ten celebrity topics you’re sharing from Hollywood via Facebook. What do you think of Clare’s new single? 1. BEYONCE SIGHTING AT WEST ORANGE BLOCK PARTY 2. JEWELRY DESIGNER – INTRODUCING SNOOKI’S PARTY BALL PENDANT 3. NATALIE PORTMAN’S “THE OTHER WOMAN,” MOVIE TRAILER 4. STEWART SHINING TWEETS AN UNSEEN BEFORE ROBERT [...]

Gabriel Corbin is an actor who introduced himself last night when author, screenwriter, blogger Melanie Lutz and I were having a chat in a cafe. Corbin is ready for a solid break. Gabriel’s sense of humor in movie roles to date bring a smile. What a good sport. Hire this guy in a lead role. He’s a [...]

You can put a race car on a race track to recovery but when it comes to American job hirers… put the pedal to the metal says the Wall Street Journal today. In a story that reflects shifting cultural times, Amy Chua brings on a case of the LOLs in her story Why Chinese Mothers [...]

So you’re a woman who values health and happiness over anything else as your expression of living life to the full in the land of the brave and the free? Where could you live then in America? Kristen Dodd shares Women’s Health Magazine and Men’s Health combined readers poll results to rate 100 U.S. cities in [...]

Wyck Godfrey of Twilight Breaking Dawn gives fan’s an early inside Q & A session. Elijah Wood gets the call up to reappear for Sir Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit – Part I movie hotness. 3D magic! J.K Rowling finds a fair judge in Shira Sheindlin who loves the originality of Harry Potter. Adrian Jacobs cries. In September, Star Wars [...]

Josh Holloway covers details magazine. It’s all about the Hollywood hair. Entertainment and celebrity news posts you loved and voted globally today via the Hollywood hood right here on Horiwood.Com. Peace ya’ll! Thanks everyone. Our top ten today are: 1. Madonna is no.1 today. 2. Taylor Swift and Zac Efron – Peoples Choice 3. Kristen Stewart, Taylor [...]

Madonna has managed to get the number 1 spot on the blog today. Why? I don’t know! Maybe its her penchant as a creative story-teller to continue to turn on a show for her fans worldwide. In this version, Madonna brings us her contemporary London tale that could be titled ‘Little Red Riding Hood: The [...]

Trailblazers are US-Kiwi – Hollywood Today 2011 Did you know that Te Reo Rangatira is a language holding deeply embedded truth principles, like living words acting as guardians for people and earth preservation: Weird good things happen in Hollywood. A day or so ago in Hollywood, I did a blog post about Virtual Oceania a [...]

Look what I discovered today, what Katy Perry cooks hubby Russell Brand on special holiday occasions. The tofurky! Oh – so that’s how Katy Perry finds the time to cook as well as entertain America! Just heat and serve. It looks like turkey, smells like turkey, at a stretch could mildly taste like turkey but its [...]

Now blogging again in Hollywood, I’ve just met Daniel Pierce voice-over talent who has worked out he can screenwrite too. That way he doesn’t have to always just read other peoples words. He tells me Hugo Weaving, UK is who he’s like. Or Sam Elliot for an American comparison. Dennis Haysburt if booking for TVC work [...]

Lucky is being surrounded in a city of talented, creative writers: This week I seem to have been a writer magnate. Writers have struck up conversations with me all week. It’s like a writer avalanch moment – it’s raining people with story ideas, movie scripts, books and words. I’m digging it. I don’t know why [...]

As I’m blogging a few peeps in the Hollywood cafe today are praising the work ethic of English actors. Our topic of conversation is also about Brits elevating the tone of Hollywood film. (I never said that!). Obviously my new cafe Hollywood industry friends haven’t been watching S.B Cohen or Russell Brand comedic movies, that [...]

MC Hammer Blogging from Hollywood today: Or mallet, whatever your favorite word choice is for carved wooden object symbolizing order. MC Pelossi hands over the hammer to MC Boehner today. In not being stuck in the past I have to shake off the niggling thought that already I think I preferred Nancy holding the mallet [...]

Planes, jets, “fast cars,” “defenders of the world,” green technology subtexts, with American boys in the leading roles in Hollywood action film texts like The Green Lantern & The Green Hornet. The latter being more Asian friendly in casting. Which trailer do you like? Hornet’s Storyline featuring Seth Green & Jay Chou: “Playboy Britt Reid [...]

Walking on the Chinese Wall while Blogging in Hollywood: Front page of The Los Angeles Times today. Believe it or not? With China excelling in mathematics, physics and all things bright and brainy in the college educational drives of China’s nation building efforts – it’s not really a surprise that China is taking on green technologies [...]

True grit is something you need in L.A.  Kerouac once described L.A as “the harshest city in America.”  I think he meant, L.A develops unique character and strength if you stay. Jack was but a tourist on the outside looking in for a fleeting second. On the note of developing grit, here’s a movie trailer [...]

Natalie Portman wore silk pleated chiffon to hide her baby bump when presenting with Ashton Kutcher last night at the Peoples Choice Awards. The film production company owner has well and truly got a full plate these days. Ten names ranked today. This is our top ten. Enjoy! 1. About Horiwood: Nathan Smith 2. Elizabeth Edwards [...]

Criticism is that thing I love-hate. I love it as there is no true growth unless we are open to criticism from others. I hate it, because your last nerve, you think is needed for survival and bravado purposes–gets removed in the process. Life knocks us around enough, and to then go back into the [...]

Posted: January 7, 2011 in Gratitude, Madonna

MADONNA – A STAR OF GRATITUDE WITH MANNERS – This one for R & JJ. Thanks for the support. :)

Tahi, Rua, Toru. The cuteness award today goes to this little fellah Kenzo Simmons – as referred today by the TUB blog. Thanks. Too cute! Jamie Pressly has such big blue DUI eyes. Not a bad mug shot considering the circumstances. Poor doll. Taxi’s R US! Ted Haggard gets his own reality TV show. Jury’s [...]

American Idol‘s new line up sees Fox turning to Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Jennifer Lopez to give Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest some velocity and wings. News from the Hollywood water fountain today: I have learned in life that lack is a wonderful teacher. I’m really looking forward to getting rich, because lack has [...]

Write Laura and John Arnold after getting hoodwinked into joining Warren Buffet, Melinda and Bill Gates The Giving Pledge scheme: “We look upon our financial position with a mix of disbelief and humility, never having dreamed that we would be in this situation. Our backgrounds are similar to that of many Americans. We each had [...]

As I was observing the Jewish community gathering on my street, I was thinking how we don’t have many Jewish people in New Zealand. I grew up with some in primary school (grade school) and had one Jewish friend in college in writing class. Other than that, there weren’t that many Jewish people in my [...]

Although Twilight‘s famous trio, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson didn’t win at The Peoples Choice Awards 2011, the awards show themselves were the big winner by these stars attending in person. This is Hollywood’s center right here. Angelina Jolie is their teacher taking the hard knocks and doing all the tricky stuff – [...]

Get away to Fiordland National Park for some healthy r n r? Have to agree. Look at this view overlooking the Clinton Valley. Sublime in that clean, green, eco-tourism fit, healthy way. For everyone traveling to New Zealand for Rugby World Cup 2011, don’t forget to put Fiordland on your celebrations list of things to [...]