Archive for January, 2012

West Hollywood, California (Sunday 27th February 2011)–The following list are the winners of the 83rd Academy Awards held at the Nokia Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood California this evening. Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale in “The Fighter” Actress in a Leading Role Michelle [...]

Accepting his award for best director at the 83 Annual Academy Awards tonight in LA, Tom Hooper of The King’s Speech thanks his mom for his Oscars success. In a life update on Skynews, a Hooper fan Kirsty MacDonald writes “Hooper thanks his mum for The King’s Speech after she first saw they play and [...]

It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it–Lena Horne. On Oscars night, day 45, here in Hollywood as Celine Dion sings Smile, these are the top ten Hollywood entertainment posts voted today on a day where Natalie Portman swanned onto the red carpet wearing plum Rodarte on her epic [...]

Perfection. Halle Berry wowed in Marchesa tonight on Oscar’s red carpet. [Photograph Jason Merritt for Getty Images] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

California’s new resident local, Oprah Winfrey, got a standing ovation when she took Oscars stage this eve. Is Cali glad she’s here or what? Said Oprah, “When there’s bad news, people escape and… we go to the movies.” Already California is ecstatic Oprah is in the Hollywood House as she presented the Award for best [...]

  A well deserved win, was Christian Bale‘s best supporting actor Oscar for his role in The Fighter. [Photograph - Wire Image] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

If you bow, let it be to a lofty mountain–Maori Proverb. Um, or to an earthquake causing production delays too. The Hobbit Movie.Com Blog reports – Sir Peter Jackson and ‘Hobbit’ production staff have offered their assistance to those affected by the Christchurch earthquake and have been in touch with Civil Defense and Emergency Management to [...]

As cute as a button Hallee Steinfeld represented for Young Hollywood’s new wave of actors, with a best supporting acting nomination for Grit. [Pic courtesy of Wire Image] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

Presenting an Oscar to screenwriter Aaron Sorkin this year, Javier Bardem said “The best scripts are those whose words float through your mind, and straight into your heart.” Well said. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

The girl everyone’s talking about on the red carpet is Jennifer Lawrence. [Pic via Reuters] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

What a fighter! Melissa Leo, accepting her best supporting actress award after the best intro ever, from a funny Kirk Douglas said – “It’s about selling motion pictures and respecting the work.” True. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

Scarlett Johansson chose plum Dolce & Gabbana to be her Oscars red carpet fashion choice this year. Voluptuous, safe and um, mega flowery! [Photograph via Fab Sugar] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

In the nation’s capitol space travel and Kadafi dominate the front page of The Washington Post. Some links of interest are: Government shutdown Gaddafi Wis. governor Warren Buffett ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~   ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

The person who perhaps most impressed on Oscars red carpet today with a modern forward thinking look was Gwyneth Paltrow who shimmered in a Calvin Klein gown on the Oscar red carpet. “They made it for me,” she told USA Today’s Andrea Mandell. And then she pointed to jeweled peacock at her hip. “This is Vuitton.” She [...]

Here’s music by Bic Runga with Say After Me. Perfect music for watching Oscars red carpet to. Click of Bic’s pic to listen. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

Lights, cameras, fashion, nerves, action. Oscars is happening here in L.A. Cate Blanchett‘s red carpet action in the style department is the best so far. One girl tweets, MaggieCoughlan‎ “Cate Blanchett is romantic and robotic in Givenchy. Loving lavender on Mila Kunis & Cate … let’s hope it continues! #Oscars“. All the brainy people (directors producers) are [...]

Rocket Show As warm north rain breaks over suburb houses, Streaming on window glass, its drifting hazes Covering harbour ranges with a dense hood: I recall how eighteen months ago I stood Ankle-deep in sand on an Otago beach Watching the fireworks flare over strident surf and bach, In brain-grey ash, in heart the sea-change [...]

  If you’d like a sneak peek as the red carpet action unfolds live, then press play above for Ryan Seacrest‘s live feed of Oscars 2011. All that fashion set to tuxedo Oscars hopefuls, nominees, Hollywood’s biggest lights. Tumeke! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

“I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen,” Charlie Sheen tells People Magazine. Ridiculous! On the day baseball legend, Duke Snider passed out of this ball park life, Charlie Sheen talks benders, to distract the 100,000 Wisconsin protestors appealing Scott Walkers‘ enslaving propositions for union workers labor. Fox and CNN ignored their voices. It was [...]

For DUKE SNIDER FANS – A HIKOI ALONG HOLLYWOOD’S WALK OF FAME – Oscars big day 2011.

Inspiring as always. Here’s Guy Sebastian singing a cover of The Climb. Golden velvet vocals we like in the USA this Oscars weekend. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

Thanks to the resourcefulness of HoneyComb MoviePhone website, we have this list of Oscar Nominated screenplays for light reading. Enjoy. Thanks MF. Make your final predictions in the comments section. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen ‘Another Year,’ by Mike Leigh ‘The Fighter,’ by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson ‘Inception,’ by Christopher [...]

Listen to Nick Jonas cover of Rocketeer by Far East Movement. Love the guitar tuning. Song starts at 1:21 in this clip. Thanks boo. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 2.27.11~

Why should we watch the Oscars. Because it’s supposed to be the best of Hollywood’s moviemaking honey each year. Here’s some other reasons why Oscars have a good show this year. Whose Presenting? A few names most of us appreciate. Like… Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Cate Blanchett, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, [...]

As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, his team had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, his opponents gained the advantage. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up–one on one [...]

Shakira, the Lebanese-Colombian, Grammy Award winning singer says after accepting an award at Harvard, that Latino immigrants in the U.S. facing various anti-immigrant bills will have “justice” as public awareness about their plight grows. “Justice will come. I’m sure,” Shakira told The Associated Press after the award ceremony. “Wherever there is … a kid, who could [...]

Te whakatauki a Te Wairua - A ka maiangi ake te ringa o Mohi, na, ka kaha a Iharaira; a ka tukua iho tona ringa, na, ka kaha a Amareke. In ancient times, before European contact in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Maori Chiefs used a Tewhatewha to signal a war party into different positions as they strategically [...]

[Photo of Darren Aronofsky at The Spirit Awards tonight courtesy of MovieLine] Via Reuters, these are the winners of the Spirit Awards 2011 show as awarded under the Spirit tent on the beach of Santa Monica. The winners are: BEST FEATURE “Black Swan” BEST DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky – “Black Swan” BEST FEMALE LEAD Natalie Portman – [...]

[Natalie Portman is ecstatic at the Spirit Awards this eve, with her win. Photograph by Chris Pizzello]. Usually held just a day before the Oscars Awards, the Spirit Awards honor films made for less than $20 million dolleros. Santa Monica at the beach was where the Awards were held this year. In news voted from 50 [...]