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FROM THE HAT – 13.12.11
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Doug Bracewell, Entertainment Celebrity News, Hats, Trends, Winston Churchill0
DAN CARTER AND HONOR DILLON WEDDING PHOTOS – NZ WEDDING OF THE YEAR
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Amber Edgar, Amy-Kate Snowise, Daniel Carter, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Harry Edgar, Honor Dillon, Jessica Bradley, Magazine Covers, Michal Wells, New Zealand, Sammi Edgar, Weddings, World NewsThe most requested item today has been “Dan Carter and Honor Dillon’s Wedding Photos” from the rather well-put together, NZ Woman’s Day tabloid magazine. The editing team of this magazine’s verbage is smoother than the surface of an America’s Cup winning Kiwi boat. I kid you not! It’s almost as if the writing team’s collective [...]
AFI AWARDS FILM SELECTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED 2011
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Hollywood Entertainment News, Movie News, Steven SpielbergAFI has announced their official selection for their filmmaking community awards. They are: LOS ANGELES, CA, December 11, 2011 – The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2011 – the awards season event favored by artists and entertainment executives for its intimacy and collaborative recognition – that records the [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 13.12.11
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Horiwood Top 10, Hollywood Entertainment News, World News, Michelle Obama, Sports, Entertainment News, Cricket, Sports Horiwood, Entertainment Distribution, Asia Pacific, Black Caps, Asia-Pacific, Sports Talent Management, Alistair Campbell, Doug BracewellThe children drive back the boundaries of Te Po -poetry Alistair Te Ariki Campbell Great turnaround: Doug Bracewell celebrates with New Zealand team-mates after side beat rivals Australia to level series Photo: REUTERS The Horiwood Top Ten Today are: 1. The Jackson kids shop in Beverly Hills 2. Ryan Braun‘s sports doping scandal 3. Honor Dillon‘s [...]
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger–Here’s miss Kelly Clarkson with this song charting on the NZ Top 40. Woot! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand,
100 PEOPLE WHO INFLUENCED OUR VIEW – TIME MAGAZINE’S PICKS 2011
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Ai Weiwei, Art, artist, Democracy, Jonathan Franzen, Leadership, Liberty, New York, Writers[Author Jonathan Franzen - Photo - Joost Van Den Broek, Hollandse Hoogte for Redux] Well, it’s almost another year gone. We saw revolution after revolution in the Mid-East with ongoing struggles towards democracy for Egypt and Libya. We also saw greed and inequality increasing dramatically, offset by Occupy Protests in opposition to this fact. Through [...]
TWILIGHT SAGA 3 – TAYLOR LAUTNER, KRISTEN STEWART AND ROBERT PATTINSON, 8th MOST VOTED STARS 2011
Posted: December 12, 2011 in 50 Starz 2011, Action Stars, Actors, America, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Stephenie Meyer, Taylor Lautner, Tween Romance, Twilight, UK, Young Hollywood[Photograph Andrew Cooper, Summit Entertainment via UK Telegraph] According to Forbes Best Actors for The Buck List of 2011, Kristen Stewart is ranked no 1, because “for every $1 Stewart is paid, her films earn an average $55.83.” Her famous co-star Robert Pattinson is ranked no.3 as “for every $1 Pattinson is paid, his films [...]
TAIKA COHEN’S TWILIGHT TWEETING HUMOR
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Maori Kings, Taika Cohen, Twilight, TwitterHollywood actor, Kiwi film director, Taika Cohen tweets On the Twilight Saga: “Watching Twilight pt 3. Bella and Edward deserve each other. Such boring humourless grumps!” True dat! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.11~
FOOTBALL NEWS – ROBERT GRIFFIN III WINS 2011 HEISMAN TROPHY
Posted: December 12, 2011 in African-America, Football, Robert Griffin IIIAccording to the BF.Com, “last night, Robert Griffin III, a quarterback for Baylor University, was awarded the 2011 Heisman Trophy. A feat not often accomplished by black college players. Get the deets on this talented and smart YBF man inside….. After grabbing 405 first-place votes, Robert Griffin III became the first Baylor University player to [...]
ROBYN, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE PERFORMANCE, DECEMBER 2011
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Live Music Artists, Music Industry News, Performing Arts, Robyn, SwedenRobyn caused quite a stir on Saturday Night Live. Here’s one of the Swedish grammy nominated pop star’s tune’s from her last US performance in Dancing on My Own. (Eyeroll) Such a performance artist! :) The understated Robyn was actually voted Swede of the Year 2010. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.11~
sacred silent space shimmers in the cathedral song of the skylark –from the book, Parallel Lines: Riding the Central Otago Rail Trail, by Annie Villiers & John Z Robinson. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.11~
LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS AWARDS 2011, THE DESCENDANTS DOES WELL
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Alexander Payne, Art, California, George Clooney, Hollywood Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Movie Trailers, Terrence MalickIt must be so difficult being a film judge, simply because every film has its own charm and winning qualities. This is the magic of cinema. Alexander Payne’s The Descendants won Best Picture in voting Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The winners of these awards are: BEST PICTURE, Winner: “The Descendants.” BEST [...]
WOMAN RISE IN NEW ZEALAND’S CABINET RESHUFFLE
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Asia Pacific, Asia-Pacific, Bill English, Gerry Brownlee, Hekia Parata, John Key, Judith Collins, New Zealand, Politics, South Pacific, Steven Joyce, World NewsNew Zealand’s cabinet reshuffle for the 2011-14 season of politics is looking better for women rising to top positions. As announced by the PM John Key, the line up for 2011 is: THE CABINET 1. Rt Hon John Key – Prime Minister *Minister of Tourism *Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services *Minister in Charge of the [...]
MUSIC – GOOD INTENT by KIMBRA
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Kimbra, Kool Kiwis, Music Industry News, Music Videos, New ZealandGotta love yourself some Kimbra music, aye?! Press play for a class act. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.11~
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 12.12.11
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Asia Pacific, Asia-Pacific, basketball, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Football, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, LA Lakers, Lamar Odom, Nelson Mandela, New York Giants, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, Sports Talent Management, Victor Cruz, World NewsLamar Odom was disturbed that he was part of the voided Chris Paul trade and did not practice the first two days of Lakers training camp. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. (Photo – Allen J. Schaben for Los Angeles Times). The Horiwood Top Ten today are: 1. Only a star nose – [...]
MOVIE TRAILER – IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Angelina Jolie, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Movie Trailers, RapeClick above, to view, Angelina Jolie‘s directorial movie debut, that deals with the topic of rape. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.11~
IdeaLab Carl Franzen – Air Force Takes Musical Track in Quest for Artificial Spider Silk TINA CASEY The U.S. Air Force is funding a research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that could lead to the development of new materials that share the ultra-light, ultra strong properties of spider silk. The MIT project uses [...]
FROM THE HAT – SEARCH TRENDS MAXING WELL – 12.12.11
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Auckland City, Brad Pitt, Hats, Maxwell, Robert Redford, Trendsronaldo georgina haig ari emanuel luke mcalister maori flax weaving hone tuwhare johnny depp jesse james nadine chalmers-ross richie mccaw polynesian tattoos maori ta moko designs shiloh jolie pitt full grown teacup pigs eminem [Photo Robert Redford and Brad Pitt - Spy Game movie still]
DEMI MOORE AND ASHTON KUTCHER, 9th MOST VOTED STARS 2011
Posted: December 11, 2011 in 50 Starz 2011, Ashton Kutcher, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Fishing, Hollywood Entertainment News, Splitsville, TwitterDemi Moore and Ashton Kutcher‘s Hollywood split after six years of marriage in the spotlight, landed both entertainers as the 9th most voted stars of 2011. The anti-ageism advocates gifted Holllywood the picture that love crosses all divides and is ageless. It was their twitter romance tweets that cemented Demi and Ashton’s popularity this year [...]
PARIS JACKSON LANDS HER FIRST MOVIE ROLE
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Child Support, Childhood Fairy Tales, Children, Children's Books, Education, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Film Franchises, Hollywood Entertainment News, Humor, Paris Jackson, Stephen Sobisky, Teenagers, Young HollywoodPeople Magazine reports that Paris Jackson is “following her father into show business. The 13-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson will star in the upcoming Lundon’s Bridge and the Three Keys, a mixed live-action and animation movie, as a girl who survives being brainwashed by a jellyfish queen in the ocean. Filming begins in January. Three [...]
NEW YEARS EVE IS No.1 AT BOX OFFICE + 10 PEOPLE @ 9.55am KIWITIME
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Halle BerryTen People you voted as news along with the lovely Halle Berry star of movie New Years Eve @ 9.55am KiwiTime are: 1. Richard Kahui 2. Kourtney Kardashian 3. Robin Li 4. Richie McCaw 5. Leona Lewis 6. Jenna Jameson 7. Alex Meraz 8. Ryan Gosling & Kirsten Dunce 9. Dwayne Johnson 10. Kelly Clarkson [...]
NEWSCASTER’S SEXY KIWI ACCENTS – THE DAN NEWS BLOOPERS REEL 2011
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Humor, New Zealand, News, World NewsAlthough I did post a link to it yesterday!, by special request – here’s “the clip” of Dan News Bloopers 2011, that features the sexy Kiwi accents of our TV news readers in New Zealand. A little bit different and perhaps more subtle-sexy than Aussie hacks (harsher-sounding) down under twang, say like…. Rove, aye? :) [...]
HONOR DILLON’S HUSBAND GOES FOR A PADDLE – 1st DAY WEDDED BLISS
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Daniel Carter, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hockey, Hollywood Entertainment News, Honor Dillon, Kayaking, Magazine Covers, Models, Rugby, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, Sports Talent Management, WeddingsHonor Dillon wore an Anna Schimmel wedding gown when she wed All Blacks star Daniel Carter at Timara lakeside resort in Blenheim this weekend. The front page of today’s paper features Dan Carter kayaking on Timara’s exclusive man-made lake, the morning after the New Zealand wedding of the year. On the day, the bride was [...]
RYAN BRAUN’S SPORTS DOPING SCANDAL
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Sports, Sports HoriwoodThe temptation to stay on top in the lucrative world of sports endorsements must make it a challenge for sports people to stay within the rules. Especially when it comes to steroid performance enhancing substances. The big story of the sporting world today is: Ryan Braun reportedly tested positive for Synthetic Testosterone: Outfielder Ryan Braun [...]
[Hekia Parata is pictured above] Big promotions ahead in today’s NZ Cabinet reshuffle – There will be “winners and losers” when the new Cabinet and rankings are announced this morning, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has indicated. Sounds good. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.11~
DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON, 10th MOST VOTED STAR 2011
Posted: December 11, 2011 in 50 Starz 2011, Action Stars, Actors, America, Dwayne Johnson, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Samoa, Tattoos, The Rock, Western Samoa, WrestlingDwayne Douglas Johnson also known as The Rock, is an American actor and professional wrestler who is signed to the WWE, appearing on the Raw brand. He is often credited as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Dwayne is the 10th mosted voted star for 2011. As a Hollywood actor of the action genre, Dwayne’s upcoming movies [...]
STARSHIP FOUNDATION’S WORK HELPS KIDS IN HOSPITAL
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Children, Gretchen Hawkesby, Humanitarian Angels on Horiwood.Com, Tiki TaaneThis morning I was reading in the high society section of the Kiwi local rag, Gretchen Hawkesby saying, kids need our support this year for all of the medical needs some children require. Made sense to me. So… if you’d like to help kids in need of medical care by donating to the Starship Hospital… [...]
BLOGGER CHANNELS RUSSIA’S DISCONTENT
Posted: December 11, 2011 in Aleksei Navalny, Bloggers, Democracy, Russia, World News, WritersCharismatic Blogger Channels Russian Discontent ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.12.11~
50K TURN OUT TO PROTEST PUTIN That’s quite a lot! After reports of Putin stitching 17 million votes his way… good on the protesters! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 11.12.11~
