Kia Ora Crystal Rachel, While your Uncle took a cigarette break from Hollywood blogging, two things happened. Outside Suru clothing store (a fun store) an abandoned bible lay open. Blowing in the wind, its pages were opened on the concrete pavement to these passages written by Moses. I share them with you on my blog, as [...]
Archive for January, 2012
KEY RAINBOW SPIRIT FOOD FOR CRYSTAL RACHEL, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? xox
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Alex Wong, America, Aotearoa New Zealand, Art, Art Galleries, artist, Bradley James, Choreographers, Crystal Rachel, Dance, Dancing With The Stars, Detroit, Ellenore Scott, Entertainment Celebrity News, Family Vs Fame, Holly V. Hoof, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Maori Kings, Hollywood Today, Leadership, Liberty, Life, Light, Like A Prayer, Parenting, So You Think You Can Dance, Sonya Tayeh, Spirit, Transparency in a Digital Age, West Hollywood, World Peace19
TEN QUOTES FOR BABY EZRA FROM RALPH WALDO EMERSON – THE POET – 1.23.11
Posted: January 23, 2011 in America, Aotearoa New Zealand, Ezra, Poetry, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Spirit, WhanauThis one for baby Ezra today – reigning baby of my family: On the science of faith: All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen. On values, forgotten needing to be reclaimed: A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. On [...]
HOLLYWOOD’S DIRECTOR’S CUT – LA TIMES CALENDAR SECTIONS – HOT STORY
Posted: January 23, 2011 in America, Ben Affleck, California, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Directors, Ethan Coen, Industry Town News, Lisa Cholodenko, Movie News, Tom Hooper, UKSix Hollywood film directors bring Los Angeles industry town news hot Hollywood story this week, in the much sought after LA Times Calendar Section. The five lads and a bespectacled lassie are: “David Fincher, Ben Affleck, Tom Hooper, Darren Aronofsky, Lisa Cholodenko and Ethan Coen share a passion for filmmaking.” Well – we certainly hope [...]
DIVERSITY AND THE WAY WE WEAR OUR HAT – 1.23.11
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Diversity, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood History, Hollywood Today, Information Sharing, Marilyn Monroe, New Zealand, Transparency in a Digital Age, TrendsThe guy wearing the leather proud tee shirt opposite me at the Cafe today, with Larry King suspenders over the top (so not leather, whose he kidding) reminded me I haven’t done enough quirky blogging today. He has two iPhone telephones (1 to grind) and 1 for business. So sketchy. Or is that just called ‘organized’ [...]
WSJ ON OBAMA WILL PUSH FOR SPENDING
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Economy, Entertainment Celebrity News, ObamaDrama[Photograph courtesy of AP] I get confused when I read newspapers in America. Two days ago, newspapers were saying the US is $14 Trillion in debt. Then you look at the Wall Street Journal who say ‘Obama will push for spending.’ It’s like – DC dementia aside, the average newspaper reader must ask – spending [...]
THE ULTIMATE “HANG OVER” HOLLYWOOD BABY CRAZE TEE SHIRT – CELEBRITY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS 1.23.11
Posted: January 23, 2011 in A Different View, Angelina Jolie, Babies, Economy, Education, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Family Vs Fame, Flynn Kerr-Bloom, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Today, Humor, Medical Science, Miranda Kerr, Politics, Pop Cultural Commentary, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Tee Shirts, TrendsI saw this tee shirt today at Urban Outfitters and it made me laugh-out-loud. I don’t know whether it was the reference to The Hangover film franchises funny sense of humor – or, if it was because ‘Breeders are US’ is Hollywood’s big message in 2011 in all forms of entertainment. I do like that [...]
BILL CLINTON’S “THE HANGOVER 2″ CAMEO TAKES HIM TO MIAMI
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Actors, Alex Rodriguez, Bill Clinton, Cameron Diaz, Chad Ochocinco, Movie NewsSpotted this weekend in Miami: Former President Bill Clinton for his cameo of The Hangover 2 sequel film. Sources report he was hanging out with Alex Rodriguez, Cameron Diaz and dancer Chad Ochocinco. [Photo credit - The Moderate Voice] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.23.11~
The Academy Awards nominations are announced Tuesday. Who will get nominated this year? Morning coffee talk in L.A today. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.23.11~
BEYONCE KNOWLES NEWS AND THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – SAT 1.22.11
Posted: January 23, 2011 in America, AMERICAN IDOL, Beyonce Knowles, California, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Fashion Accessories, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, Houston, Movie News, Music Industry News, Rock, Rock N Roll, Rock Stars, Tee ShirtsBeyonce Knowles teamed with hubby Jay-Z and Hollywood great, Clint Eastwood to subtly take two spots today in our top ten entertainment and celebrity news items today. Thanks for voting. Let’s keep it flowing. What a day. Read the blog. Thanks for contributing in every way. BTW: A real rock star would go wild for [...]
MILITARY FASHION STREET CHIC FOR YOUNG HOLLYWOOD – TRENDING TOPICS FOR CHINA, UK, CALIFORNIA AND GOOD VITNERS AND COWS THAT MAKE GOOD CHOCOLATE MILK
Posted: January 23, 2011 in America, China, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Entrepreneurs, Fashion, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Today, Humor, Leadership, New Zealand Wines, News, Pop Cultural Commentary, Spain, Symbols, UK, West Hollywood, Young HollywoodMilitary street chic is all the rage in Young Hollywood fashion stores right now. Something from the U.K is always put on top of it. This jacket is an example of that trend. It’s a little bit MJ meets Prince William Windsor. Or pop cultural monarchy meets Brit monarchistic symbols. My view of true monarchy [...]
SUSAN SARANDON PLAYS PING PONG BENEATH THE AMERICAN FLAG AND IN FRONT OF A UNION JACK CUSHION
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Culture, Ping Pong, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Superpowers discourse and direction, Susan SarandonThere’s nothing like a Union Jack cushion, when a Hollywood star plays their ping pong right? Susan Sarandon is single and wants to mingle with ping pong paddle in hand. All that’s missing from this pic is a polar beer. (Jokes). [Image via Mickey K via Wireimage] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.22.11~
NEO CUBES, EDDIE AND ATOM-STRUCTURED TOYS
Posted: January 23, 2011 in California, Eddie & His Neo Cube, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, ToysNeo Cubes and Toys R US: This Hollywood news post brought to you via Eddie, (pictured above) demonstrating the art of Neo Cubism. Although it was good to hit the shelves in 2008, The Neo Cube is the lastest craze to hit in L.A. It’s message is both scientific and a commentary on — whatever [...]
HU’S GOING ON THE OPRAH SHOW? FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO DISCUSS MILITARY FAMILIES
Posted: January 23, 2011 in America, Community, Hu Jintao, Michelle Obama, Military, Oprah WinfreyWrites To The Center blog: “CNN reports that first lady Michelle Obama is set to tape an interview with Oprah for her talk show, Friday, as a part of her effort to support military families. The show’s guests will include military families, Bob Woodward and Tom Brokaw. The episode airs January 27th. [FLOTUS is pictured above with [...]
FOOTBALL HOTNESS – THE JETS AND THE STEELERS ARE BIG NEWS AT THE MOMENT
Posted: January 23, 2011 in A Different View, America, Fitness, Football, Lance Armstrong, Sports, Sports Horiwood, The SteelersIf this magazine cover from Sports Illustrated won’t make your sporting blood excited heading into Super Bowl season, not much else will. The Jets and The Steelers! Woot! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.22.11~
MILANA OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK SAYS “LET THAT GIRL COOK!” VIA WON TON SOUP, LIl B
Posted: January 23, 2011 in California, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Crystal Rachel, Hair Trends, Horiwood Shout Outs, Humor, Lil B, Music Industry News, Music Videos, New York, West Hollywood, Wonton Soup, Young New YorkMeet Milana, visiting Los Angeles this weekend from New York. Her name means beloved – and she’s shouting out from the West Coast here in Hollywood to her besties on the East Coast. She tells me, her message is: “LET THAT GIRL COOK!” lol! via Wonton Soup’s Lil B! New York is in the House [...]
GETTING RID OF KERRE WOODHAM’S MISS PIGGY COMPLEX WITH A NEW HOLLYWOOD HAIR STYLE
Posted: January 23, 2011 in Combatting Racism, Hair Trends, Hollywood Maori Kings, Hollywood Today, Hone Tuwhare, Hot Chocolate, Humor, Kerre Woodham, Miss Piggy, Politics, Pop Cultural Commentary, The Muppet ShowMY “TOO EASY TARGET” FUNNY THOUGHT FOR TODAY – If Kiwi commentator/ radio jock/ MC Kerre Woodham was a media-muppet for some paper gangsta politicians, she would definitely be, Miss Piggy of The Muppet Show. Because of this ‘uber funny comment today’ from Kerre the lazy not-always-funny smart *ss Wodham’: “we know how Hone feels [...]
KENMORIA WILSON DOES HAIR IN L.A AND METALLICA IS AN ISRAELI FASHION STORE ON MELROSE DOING HEAVY STREET JEWELRY
Posted: January 22, 2011 in A Different View, California, Celebrity Hair by Kenmoria Wilson, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Hair Trends, Hot Chocolate, Hot Face of The Day, Israel, Jewelry, Melrose, Real People Real LA Faces, Rihanna, Scotland, Star System - The Art of American Celebrity, Trends, UK, West HollywoodIn Los Angeles, you meet the coolest people. Today I got flagged down by Kenmoria Wilson (a Mona Lisa Fashion Stylist) who is based at 360 Atelier Melrose. They’re the salon working late at night on celebrities weaves each day. The Rihanna neck stars tattooed on Kenmoria’s head are kinda poppin in a pop princess [...]
SADIE AND LAWRIN’S MOTHER DAUGHTER COFFEE DATE WITH CELEBRITY NEWS – 1.22.11
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Actors, Aotearoa Television Service - Hollywood, Ashton Kutcher, Combatting Racism, Comedians, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Family Vs Fame, Fiji, Hollywood Entertainment News, Human Rights, Humor, Indigenous Thinking, Kerre Woodham, Lawrin & Sadie Coffee Appointments, Melrose, Musicals, Natalie Portman, Oscars, Parenting, Pink, Real People Real LA Faces, Reese Witherspoon, Romance, Spencer Grammer, Steven Spielberg, Talent Management, Tom Hardy, Young HollywoodSadie & Lawrin are in on our top celebrity news from Hollywood at this minute. Sadie is a budding screenwriter and her momma is a coffee buddy of mine in L.A. Lawrin is the director of the http://www.LAComedyFest.com. She works with a lot of talented stand up comics and funny filmmakers too. She’s a multi-tasking [...]
WHAT LADY GAGA WANTS TO DO TO YOUR CHURCHES – KINDA OUT THERE
Posted: January 22, 2011 in America, Art, Art Galleries, artist, California, Culture, Entertainment News, Fashion, Fashion Accessories, Freedom of Expression, Lady Gaga, Melrose, Military, Music Industry News, Pop Art, Pop Cultural Commentary, Screen Printing, Stefani Germanotta, Tee ShirtsLady Gaga gets paid $67 million a year to generate this kind of culture in the world depicted by this model, then being screen-printed onto black cotton. Is that a) a good thing, b) a bad thing, or, c) whatever – she’s just making bank in a capitalist nation. As 2 in every 10 of [...]
BRETT’S CELEBRITY NEWS FROM HOLLYWOOD – 1.22.11
Posted: January 22, 2011 in 10 Hot Posts Right Now, A Different View, Brett who lives under a Palm Tree in Los Angeles, Community, Compassion, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hebrew, Hollywood Entertainment News, Homelessness, Hori = Maori, Jeremaiah, Liberty, Life, Light, Like A Prayer, Maori, Mother Teresa, Te Reo Rangatira, Teen Moms, West Hollywood, World Peace, WritersPhoto caption – Brett’s Palm Tree – Melrose & Stanley. Yesterday, when getting cigarettes at Chevron that are so bad for you, a guy said to the Indian Chevron owner, “Did you know if Mother Teresa was still alive today, she’d be 100 f*cking years old.” Hearing this sentence strung together like that was so [...]
CHAVI STARS AS PRETTY WOMAN – 1.21.11
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Chavi & Hami, Detroit, Entertainment Celebrity News, Israel, Maori, RomanceShe said: I have a dilemma. It’s late and I really want this coffee, but I could be up all night if I do. He said: Drink half, or have a hot chocolate instead. She said: But I want it all though. That’s how they met. She an Orthodox, Hebrew and Yiddish speaking Jewess, studying [...]
BEYONCE TEAMS WITH CLINT EASTWOOD TO REMAKE A STAR IS BORN FOR WARNER BROTHERS
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Beyonce Knowles, Clint Eastwood, Movie News, PrinceAlthough every time the lovely Beyonce appears and performs it feels like a “Star is Born” moment for the American people, Deadline Hollywood reports that Warner Bros. has signed Clint Eastwood to remake the Star is Born film classic. Beyonce herself, will star in the Barbara Streisand role. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.21.11~
CNN ON MSNBC’S BIG NEWS – KEITH OBERMANN’S CONTRACT ENDS
Posted: January 22, 2011 in America, Keith Obermann, News, PoliticsMy favorite MSNBC talk show host is going off air. The big news of the entertainment world today is this story from CNN: “After eight years together, MSNBC and Keith Olbermann are parting ways. A statement from NBC Universal revealed the move late Friday. “MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract,” it read, “The [...]
RYAN GOSSLING ON UKELELE WITH JIMMY KIMMEL 1-20-11
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Actors, Jimmy Fallon, Live Music Artists, Music Industry News, Ryan GoslingI like Jimmy Fallon more than I do Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy F is more gracious, creative and talented as a talk show host of the USA. Both guys are funny fellas though of Late Night. Anyway, here’s Ryan Gossling with his ukelele via Hawaii, singing You Always Hurt The One You Love with Jimmy K. [...]
FRONT PAGE – USA TODAY 1-21-11
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Amanda Seyfried, America, Football, Light, Movie News, Sports, Sports HoriwoodUSA today notes that Hollywood is obsessed about ‘fables of a darker fare.’ In particular they note ‘familiar tales with more action, sensuality and wickedness.’ That and football sporting action take the front cover of USA Today. I could quite possibly be wrong, but my gut instinct tells me what the world needs from America [...]
SCREAM 4′s NEW TRAILER
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Hayden Panettiere, Kevin Williamson, Movie Trailers, North Carolina, WritersThe trailer for Scream 4 is out. Internet sensation, Hayden Panettiere has a starring role. Congrats Kevin Williamson. Snappy dialogue. Nice job. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 1.21.11~
OSCARS NIGHT – 1958
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood History, OscarsLos Angeles is the only place, where you’ll step over a homeless person on your way into an Oscar’s party–Horiwood, a novel. This photograph with two familiar faces from 1958 – courtesy of Vanity Fair‘s collection. Oscars 2011 is coming up next month. It looks good this year. Will Annette or Natalie take the Oscar? [...]
