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Hey Madonna, How About Some Help for These Guys!

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, Hollywood, Movies, Movies & Entertainment, Music, News and politics, Politics, Social and Politics, Star Celebrity Gossip! on November 30, 2006 at 5:02 pm

A recent comment:

“My name is Rev. Dr. Mercy Wood; I am a co-Founder of Wood World Missions

Wood World Missions is a Christian Non- profit, charity missions Ministry worldwide. Based in the UK. We don’t only preach the word but demonstrate it with practical support to the poor and needy. For the last 13yrs we have been assisting many needy people with our own funds, until 2000 when we officially registered with Charity Commission. Registration No: 108400.
I have been going to Malawi for the last 3yrs helping orphans in the north of Malawi. We have donated a clean water for a village of 200. Build centres for pre school for the orphans, etc.

I have been trying to build a free primary school which will take care for the orphans.
I was trying to raise £7,500 to complete a whole primary school + play area, this is proven difficulties.
There are many Orphans, who have no one at all.
So far we have about 120 orphans living in different villages which we care for.

Hope we get help.”

www.woodworldmissions.org

Gloria Allred’s Got a Brand New Target

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, Hollywood, News and politics, Politics, Star Celebrity Gossip! on November 30, 2006 at 4:58 pm

Gloria Allred always seems to be attached to a highly publicized news story.

Knowing that there are no genuine lawsuit possibilities raised by the facts of this case, Allred has come up with a creative way to seek money for the two men who were directly insulted by Michael Richards’ racist outburst.

Allred has insisted to the media that Cosmo Kramer’s alter ego meet with her clients, Frank McBride and Kyle Doss, in front of a retired judge to apologize and allow the judge to decide on compensation.

Allred claims that concerning her clients, Richards “went after them,” “singled them out,” “taunted them,” and “did it in a closed room where they were captive.”

Anyone held captive in today’s comedy club’s deserves some big bucks.

Maybe this lawsuit should be called a crass action.

Glen Beck Clicks and Kicks

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, News and politics, Politics, Social and Politics, Trackback on November 20, 2006 at 8:52 pm

CNN Headline News has finally gotten some traction in the ratings with Glen Beck’s expose of the radical strain of Isalm. It’s outlined on Samantha Burns site.

Michael Moore, Oliver Stone’s Help Sought by Terrorist Group

In celebrity, Hollywood, Movies, Politics on November 16, 2006 at 9:15 am

Colombia’s largest rebel group wants a deal with the government on exchanging imprisoned guerrillas for rebel-held hostages.

Guess who the group wants to act as intermediaries?

The negotiators of choice for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as the FARC, are some high profile Hollywood celebrities.

Listed by the U.S. government as a “foreign terrorist organization,” the FARC is presently holding some 60 hostages, including three defense contractors, former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, politicians and military officers.

The FARC says it will only release the hostages in exchange for nearly 600 imprisoned rebels.

In a letter, the FARC called on Michael Moore, Oliver Stone and Denzel Washington to help put together a hostage swap.

In addition to the aforementioned Tinseltown notables, the letter was also addressed to well-known leftists Noam Chomsky, James Petras, Angela Davis and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

A.P.: Colombian rebels want Denzel Washington, Oliver Stone, Michael Moore to help negotiate with government

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, Hollywood, Movies, Movies & Entertainment, News and politics, Politics, Social and Politics, Star Celebrity Gossip! on November 10, 2006 at 12:48 pm


Colombia’s largest rebel group is calling on actor Denzel Washington and filmmakers Oliver Stone and Michael Moore to help it reach a deal with the government on exchanging imprisoned guerrillas for rebel-held hostages, including three U.S. citizens.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known as the FARC, issued a letter made public Thursday asking the celebrities to advocate the swap to the American people. for more…

Marcia Cross Wants Her Trash Back

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, Hollywood, Movies, Movies & Entertainment, Star Celebrity Gossip! on November 8, 2006 at 6:31 pm

Celebrities have to be careful about what they discard.

“Collectors” routinely search through dumpsters of the famous, hoping to find some treasures among the trash.

“Desperate Housewives”’s Marcia Cross is desperate to have her trash remover return some pictures to her that she had placed in the round file.

A man who was hired to haul away some refuse reportedly found over 200 pictures of Cross, some of which captured the actress enjoying an outdoor shower.

The actress’s attorneys are threatening to file a lawsuit. They’ve indicated that Cross tossed the photos by mistake.

But an agent for the trash collector is asserting the venerable legal doctrine of “Finders Keepers.”

Cross recently got married and is pregnant with twins.

‘Borat’ Confounds Hollywood Experts

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, Hollywood, Movies, Movies & Entertainment, Star Celebrity Gossip! on November 6, 2006 at 9:18 am

 

 

As Sacha Baron Cohen’s Kazakhstani alter ego Borat would say, “My movie is bringing glorious takings of much American dollars at box office.”

 

According to the studio estimates of 20th Century Fox, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” took in $26.4 million during its opening weekend, mystifying experts and beating the highly favored Disney flick “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” which stars Tim Allen.

 

“Santa Clause” ended up in second place with a $20 million take.

 

Another film that was supposed to beat “Borat” is Paramount-DreamWorks’ animated comedy “Flushed Away,” which features the voices of Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet, but the movie landed in the number three spot with $19.1 million.

 

Theaters were jam-packed with “Borat” fans because “Borat” was released in only 837 theaters, a reflection of execs’ low expectations for the comedy. 

In stark contrast “Santa Clause” and “Flushed Away” were on 3,458 screens and 3,707 screens, respectively. 

“Borat” averaged $31,511 per theater while “Santa” and “Flushed” averaged less than $6000 per screen.

Needless to say, Fox plans on increasing the number of “Borat” screens ASAP.

 

Why the success for the highly satirical comedy? 

 

The Internet has been buzzing with feedback on the flick with most of the comments indicating that throughout the movie audiences were in hysterics.

Disney Sticks with Mel Gibson

In Celebrities, celebrity, Celebrity News, Culture, entertainment, Entertainment and Media, gossip, Hollywood, Movies, Movies & Entertainment, Star Celebrity Gossip! on November 5, 2006 at 4:26 pm

Disney Sticks with Mel Gibson

The Walt Disney Company has indicated its firm support for Mel Gibson’s upcoming epic, “Apocalypto.”

Disney execs undoubtedly saw what I did when viewing the movie, which Gibson co-wrote, produced and directed.

It’s a highly entertaining film that’s part “Road Warrior,” part “Braveheart,” with a highly original setting and story.

The movie will have audience appeal, particularly in the coveted 18 to 25 age group.

The suits at Disney see the potential of “Apocalypto” overcoming the recent coverage of the DUI charge and anti-Semitic remarks, which Gibson apologized for and explained on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Disney spokesman Dennis Rice told Reuters, “If it’s a good movie, people are going to see it. … One of the great things about Mel Gibson is that he is a great filmmaker and he has a proven track record.”

Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations for Disney, acknowledged that controversy will be a factor in marketing the Gibson film.

“I don’t know how that cannot be a factor,” Dergarabedian said. “His personality has come into play … but if it’s a good movie that will hold it in good stead.”

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