Friday, July 4, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
12:43 PM
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Why was Brock Lesnar, the heel, being portrayed
as the underdog? Why was Undertaker, the aging veteran clutching to
the glory of his streak, getting the weekly upperhand over the “beast
incarnate?” What was going on with WWE’s booking?
As far as the Lesnar-Undertaker match went,
the “Road to WrestleMania” had been a perplexing one. Instead of pursuing the
easiest storyline imaginable–let Lesnar look like a monster
beforeUndertaker edges out a victory at WrestleMania 30–WWE booked
everything in reverse. Of course Undertaker’s undefeated streak was
going to remain intact, but why not give fans somereason to believe Lesnar would
win? Why make it so clear that Lesnar did not stand a chance?
The answer:
he did stand a chance. In the epitome of a shock finish, Brock Lesnar defeated The
Undertaker via an F5 to end The Deadman’s WrestleMania streak.
Undertaker would
not become 22-0 at Sunday’s WrestleMania 30. He instead becomes 21-1 and could
be done wrestling at the annual “showcase of the immortals.”
The crowd gave Undertaker a
gracious ovation as he worked his way to the back.
Monday, February 17, 2014
11:04 AM
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Double the
tuxedoes, double the hotness. Angelina Jolie (in Saint Laurent) and Brad Pitt (in
Valentino) classed up the BAFTAs red carpet Sunday evening at the Royal Opera
House in London, where they were on hand to support 10-times nominee "12
Years a Salve," which Pitt stars in and produced. Angelina Jolie hasn't
done many of red carpets lately- the last time was in November when she was honored
at the Academy's Board of Governors event but this sleek look was certainly
worth the wait. Let's be honest, she completely OWNS the sexy menswear-inspired
style and it's one a ton of other actresses who have been attempting this
awards season, as it is to vary he degrees of success(ahem, Amy Adams).
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
5:09 AM
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Tennis superstar Venus Williams may be a champ, but
that doesn't mean she's too proud to concede a loss.
Or is it only a wily strategy that she's just listed her sun-splashed Hollywood Hills pad at $101,000 less than
she paid for it eight years ago? Real estate blog Curbed calls the $1,799,000 asking price a "meager play" for a
three-bedroom midcentury post-and-beam home with panoramic canyon views. We
can't help but wonder whether she's hoping to incite a bidding war.
Her home at 2521
Astral Drive in Los Angeles is
just one of "numerous properties" that she and sister Serena own. As listing agent Christine Taylor told
Zillow Blog: "They can't live in all of them, so she decided it was time
to sell, especially now that the market is stronger again. This property was
close to all the Hollywood activities, but she was not using it very
much."
Anyway, Williams'
website makes clear that her
heart isn't really in L.A. the way it is in Florida -- where her interior design business, V Starr,
is based, and where she owns an enormous estate with Serena ("They each
have their own identical wings and share common areas," Trulia Luxe Living blog reports. In
the "My Favs" section of her site, Venus
writes: "Some cities speak to my heart more than others. For instance, I
have a house in L.A. but I don’t really go out when I am there. But other
places have something – some kind of energy – that makes me want to explore
them."
Still, the athlete-cum-designer clearly put a lot into the L.A.
house. "She really took her time and redecorated the entire thing in 2007
and 2008," Taylor told
Zillow. "She put in a new deck, redid all the floors, added the fireplace
and all the hardware is new."
4:57 AM
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Sunday night was big for Kerry
Washington.
The
"Scandal" actress not only debuted her adorable baby bump on the red
carpet of the Golden Globe Awards, but she and her husband, former NFL player
Nnamdi Asomugha, also made their public debut as a married couple. Kerry's man
did not accompany her on the red carpet, but he did escort her to the Weinstein
Company and Netflix's official afterparty. According to sources, the duo were
holding hands and smiling and were even captured on camera, marking their first
public photo since getting married in a secret ceremony in Idaho back in June.
The
press-shy lovebirds are rarely photographed together, and they managed to keep
their relationship under the radar while they dated. The announcement of their
nuptials surprised the media. And while most celebs are quick to show off their
wedding-day photos, the 36-year-old and her hubby have still kept their
bride-and-groom pics to themselves.
In
fact, Kerry and Nnamdi are so tightlipped about their love that while her
pregnancy was first speculated in October, she didn't confirm the news until
Sunday's red carpet, telling Ryan Seacrest, "I feel like I have the best
date of the night, my little accessory here."
Check
out the vid to see Kerry and Nnamdi's first public photo as man and wife, and
be sure to tune in to "The Insider" on TV tonight for the latest in
entertainment news.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
6:01 AM
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In
Hollywood, you win some and you lose some … and then you really lose some —
just ask everyone involved with "Storage 24." The British
sci-fi/horror flick grossed a less than whopping $72 at the U.S. box
office.
No, we didn't forget
any zeroes there.
Granted, "Storage
24" only played at one theater and only for one week, but something tells
us there was a probably a reason for that.
The story revolves
around a group of people trapped inside a London storage facility with "an
unwelcome guest." Dun dun dun. Meanwhile, outside of the unit, the entire
city is on lockdown because a military plane crashed and scattered classified
documents all over the streets … or something.
The independently
produced movie received a 22 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes —
as rated by people who most likely saw it on DVD rather than the lonely few who
trekked to the theater — not the worst rating ever received. But earning less
in theaters than the cost of a new pair of sneakers is significant failure for
any film.
So how did this
ill-fated movie get started in the first place?
Like all movies start:
with an idea. More specifically, "Star Trek Into Darkness" alum Noel
Clarke was struck with inspiration.
"I
was literally at a storage facility with a family member walking around the
corridors thinking, 'This place is crazy,'" he explained to Movie Web.
"There's no windows. There are the same lights — and if you walk too far
and try to find your way back, you find yourself looking down a corridor and
going, 'Where is everyone?' I thought, 'Wouldn't it be crazy if there was a
serial killer that was killing people in one of these places?' One day I woke
up and I was like, 'Don't be ridiculous. A serial killer is ridiculous. An
alien would be better.'"
Clarke then co-wrote
the script, gave himself the starring role, and got Johannes Roberts to direct.
According to Clarke, it was Roberts who hired the rest of the cast, which
included Colin O'Donaoghue ("The Rite"), Antonia Campbell-Hughes
("Bright Star"), Laura Haddock ("Captain America" and
"The Inbetweeners Movie"), and a few others who are slightly more
obscure.
But it seemed that even
before the film's theatrical release in the United States, Clarke had some
sense that it might not be a hit.
"You take the film
for what it is. We had no money," Clarke told IndieWire before
adding, "Even if it doesn't do great in the U.S. ... we'll plot and plan
for the next one."
"A Perfect
Man" starring Liev Schreiber and Jean Tripplehorn was the second-lowest-grossing
film of the year, tallying a paltry $445, but since the budget for that project
was undoubtedly much larger than "Storage 24"'s, the biggest
box-office failure probably fared better (financially, at least) than the
runner-up.
Still, it would be nice
if Clarke's next effort can break sales into — at least — the triple digits.
Quoted from Elizabeth
Durand Streisand
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