Mia Wasikowska 
(T-and-A) in Stoker according to Mr. Skin
(0:56) Mia Wasikowska side view through shower curtain (could be double)
(0:58) Mia Wasikowska right breast and buns while masturbating.
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Did Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen Use Butt Doubles in Very Good Girls?
Dakota Fanning made Vulture's list of Eight Clean-Cut Stars Who Got Wild at Sundance — but was it actually her butt we saw streaking down the beach in Naomi Foner's Very Good Girls? We posed the fanny question to Fanning herself, at a premiere party for the film this week: “It’s, like, complicated," she told us at the Nur Khan pop-up in Park City. "It’s kind of mine." What she means, Foner explains, is "they weren’t actually naked." They were wearing a bathing suit, but "they painted the bathing suit out — it’s CGI." Fanning's co-star Elizabeth Olsen was willing to admit that she called in backside backup altogether. “It’s a double and then they CGI-ed the stuff in the water," she told us. "But I think my double has a great ass."++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
'Sherlock' star Lara Pulver joins Sky Atlantic's Ian Fleming biopic
The drama - which has the working title Fleming - will see Dominic Cooper play the James Bond creator and former naval intelligence officer. |
| Pulver (Sherlock, Spooks) will play Ann O'Neill, an elegant Baroness whose wartime meeting with Fleming alters the course of the rest of their lives. |
"In extraordinary times Ann had the ear of politicians as powerful as Churchill and counted artists like Lucian Freud among her friends, yet was consumed by a torrid romance with the great Ian Fleming; a twisted and passionate love that would last the rest of their lives."
Also cast in Fleming is Annabelle Wallis (Pan Am, The Tudors) as Muriel, a young girl who catches Ian's eye, and Lesley Manville (Vera Drake) as the author's mother Eve.
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| Dominic Cooper will play Ian Fleming in Sky Atlantic's new biopic |
The final cast addition is Anna Chancellor (The Hour), who will play the Admiral's secretary Lieutenant Monday - one of Fleming's inspirations for Miss Moneypenny.
Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo) will direct Fleming from a script by John Brownlow and Don Macpherson. The miniseries will air on Sky Atlantic later in 2013.
Fleming will be shot on location in the United Kingdom and Budapest in early 2013 and will transmit on Sky Atlantic HD later this year.
Fleming will be shot on location in the United Kingdom and Budapest in early 2013 and will transmit on Sky Atlantic HD later this year.
* The series will be Sky Atlantic - I think - third original (scripted) production after aptly titled Hit and Miss and Falcón. We have to wait and see the level of sexual content/nudity will be included.
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‘Spartacus: War Of the Damned’ Ellen Hollman Talks Saxa and Final Season
Ellen Hollman’s Saxa survived last season brutal ending of Spartacus: Vengeance, and she’s become a true warrior in the upcoming final season of Spartacus: War Of the Damned with Liam McIntyre. Hollman is just as excited discussing her Germanic character’s development on the Starz hit show as she is talking about her passion project, Visual Impact Now.
As Hollman puts it, Saxa is a woman who will never apologize for her strengths and embracing her weaknesses…which just so happen to be wine, women and her counterpart Gannicus (Dustin Clare). Fingers crossed she makes it onto one of the possible rumored spin-off series…if she survives since no one is ever safe on this show!
Spartacus: War Of the Damned premieres on Starz Friday January 25, and it’s worth the watch! Every season gets better and more brutal and this final one promises to be a memorable one.
Spartacus: War Of the Damned premieres on Starz Friday January 25, and it’s worth the watch! Every season gets better and more brutal and this final one promises to be a memorable one.
Best Movies Ever: Have you been happy with the character development of Saxa from last season to this third and final season of Spartacus: War Of the Damned?
Ellen Hollman: Happy barely scrapes the surface as to how amazing it was to bring “The Saxinator” full circle. This season we’ll see a savage, Germanic rebel transform into a true warrior. Saxa is a woman who will never apologize for her strengths and embracing her weaknesses…which just so happen to be wine, women and her counterpart Gannicus.
BME: How was it coming in last season and then having your fellow warriors Katrina Law and Lucy Lawless getting massacred?
EH: These ladies managed to make it to the final episode of last season but their demise was untimely indeed. It was a giant torch to carry without their presence but a challenge I looked forward to conquering.
BME: How has your life changed since appearing on Spartacus: Vengeance last season?
EH: I can now jump off a cliffside onto a Roman shield into a 12 beat fight sequence and make it home in time for dinner. Could never do that before, lemme tell ya.
BME: What’s been your strangest and/or funniest fan request?
EH: I recently visited the troops in Kuwait with fellow Sparty cast and one of the volunteers who worked for the USO tour asked if she could have the shirt off my back…. literally. It was a limited edition War of the Damned shirt and she said they never made them in small for the girls since most the volunteers were larger males. I grabbed her hand, brought her on our tour bus and we stripped down to exchange shirts. Despite her grin from ear to ear I doubt anyone will believe her story, ha!
EH: Honestly? We were all excited that they were ‘throwing the kitchen sink’ into the final season, enabling us to be bigger, badder and bloodier than ever before. There was no such thing as pace or save it for a rainy day. It’s was balls to the wall, every day soaring past expectations.
BME: What can we expect from Saxa this season?
EH: Saxa is no longer a feisty kitty with sharp claws, she’s a full grown lioness kicking some major Roman ass. She’s Xena on steroids with a foul mouth to boot…in English this time!
BME: I know you can’t say much, but what can we expect from this final season of Spartacus besides even more battles and bloodshed?
EH: Everyone may be aware of Spartacus’ denouement, but ‘how’ is a dramatic, twisted and heart wrenching surprise.
BME: There’s been plenty of rumors that there will be two possible spin-offs of Spartacus. What are the odds of you returning to either of them?
EH: No one would love to see a litter of Germanic Celts grace the screen more than Gaxa (Saxa/Gannicus). However, the ability to play a character with such intensity and create such a rich presence on screen has been nothing less than an honor and privilege. Whatever may be in the cards has my thumbs up.
BME: Our readers really responded to your workout and fitness tips in our last interview with you. Have you picked up any more that you could share with them?
EH: I’m of course still loyal to my knife training and p90x Ab Ripper but have fallen in love with the torturous art of hot yoga barre and sculpt. They put you in a 90 degree room in front of a ballet bar and make you lift heavy things…you’ll sweat a dress size in an hour.
BME: What else do you have coming up outside of the Spartacus world?
EH: Aside from fighting for freedom against Roman legions, I spend a great deal of time running my non-profit organization, Visual Impact Now. We’ll be hosting the 2013 LA Eye Clinic March 17-24, servicing over 1,000 LAUSD students with visual acuity’s, eye exams and glasses. Its a great way to wrack up the karma points and distract myself from post traumatic Spartacus syndrome!
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It’s Time To Talk About Mischa Barton
I know we’ve put off this conversation for years guys, but it’s time. It’s time to talk about Mischa Barton. She emerged last night in Los Angeles looking chic and stylish in a short grey dress and a long fur coat. Her hair shined, her eyes sparkled and her aura glowed. But her healthy appearance only makes us wonder what happened to her?
No seriously, where has she been? Where does Hollywood hide their starlets after their stars burn out? Obviously Michael Lohan’s involved with their escape, but beyond that, I can’t begin to guess where they go.
In other words, where did she disappear to after leaving The OC in one of the most fiery car crashes in recent TV history? We’re going to explore that today. And so much more. Or a little more. I’m investigating her IMDB profile as I write this so I don’t want to make promises that I can’t keep.
Like a tumblr post written right after a tragic middle school break-up, let’s begin at the end — when Mischa Barton left The OC in 2006 to pursue a film career. That’s what happened right? That’s what always happens to up-and-coming celebrities who get one too many magazine covers. One second they’re starring on a hit TV show and the next second they’re starring as a Gladys Dalton in Law and Order: SVU.
Sure they don’t envision themselves turning into Gladys Dalton, but it’s almost inevitable. Just look at Jessica Biel. She wiggled her way out of 7th Heaven only to go on to star in a series of forgettable movies. Unless of course, you’d like to argue with me that Home of the Brave was a classic. If she hadn’t married Justin Timberlake in the wedding coup of the century, she’d surely be begging Ruthie Camden to help her organize a 7the Heaven movie as we speak.
I’m not an emerging starlet, but even I know that you don’t leave your TV show until you’re legally contracted to appear in a few films. Or at least one. Ideally one that’s premiering at Sundance and will make critics say, “wow! Looks like this actress deserves a lot better material than what they’re giving her on that mediocre sitcom that we all hate!” See Shailene Woodley for a shining example of this strategy. Then see all her nominations for her role in The Descendants and all the praise she’s getting for The Spectacular Now.
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Adding extra glamour to her wedding look, the actress wore her hair in a face-flattering teased updo.
In perhaps a nod to her ancient Rome based series, the actress wore a jewel encrusted leaf-like tiara with a long veil at the back of her head.
Despite looking so perfect, it was a long process to find her dress.
Katrina told this week's issue of Life and Style:
'Finding the ideal dress was a three-year-long process.
'(The) perfect dress was simple, elegant, romantic and flirty.'
The Spartacus star's 38-year-old actor husband went for a more classic look donning a black suit and crisp white shirt.
The relaxed day with friends and family included a host of special touches.
'One of my favorite moments was the fireworks display.
'My second favourite moment was when we all jumped into the pool, fully clothed.'
The actress said she picked a New Year's wedding in Costa Rica as the tropical locale is one of her favourite holiday destinations.
'Costa Rica is my favorite place in the world. It was the ideal way to unwind from the stress and work of 2012 and recharge for 2013.'
The couple's wedding is a long time coming after getting engaged in 2010.
'I’m proud of being able to maintain a healthy relationship and all the work that I had to put into it to keep it healthy,' the actress has said.
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It’s Time To Talk About Mischa Barton
by Jenni Maier
No seriously, where has she been? Where does Hollywood hide their starlets after their stars burn out? Obviously Michael Lohan’s involved with their escape, but beyond that, I can’t begin to guess where they go.
In other words, where did she disappear to after leaving The OC in one of the most fiery car crashes in recent TV history? We’re going to explore that today. And so much more. Or a little more. I’m investigating her IMDB profile as I write this so I don’t want to make promises that I can’t keep.
Like a tumblr post written right after a tragic middle school break-up, let’s begin at the end — when Mischa Barton left The OC in 2006 to pursue a film career. That’s what happened right? That’s what always happens to up-and-coming celebrities who get one too many magazine covers. One second they’re starring on a hit TV show and the next second they’re starring as a Gladys Dalton in Law and Order: SVU.
Sure they don’t envision themselves turning into Gladys Dalton, but it’s almost inevitable. Just look at Jessica Biel. She wiggled her way out of 7th Heaven only to go on to star in a series of forgettable movies. Unless of course, you’d like to argue with me that Home of the Brave was a classic. If she hadn’t married Justin Timberlake in the wedding coup of the century, she’d surely be begging Ruthie Camden to help her organize a 7the Heaven movie as we speak.I’m not an emerging starlet, but even I know that you don’t leave your TV show until you’re legally contracted to appear in a few films. Or at least one. Ideally one that’s premiering at Sundance and will make critics say, “wow! Looks like this actress deserves a lot better material than what they’re giving her on that mediocre sitcom that we all hate!” See Shailene Woodley for a shining example of this strategy. Then see all her nominations for her role in The Descendants and all the praise she’s getting for The Spectacular Now.
But alas, Mischa Barton left The O.C to pursue a film career that turned out not to really exist before she even knew that it didn’t exist. Sure she’s starred in several movies since leaving, but not one that’s good enough to make us stop thinking of her as Marissa Cooper.
For awhile after leaving the show we read about her a lot. Apparently she partied hard and got into weird legal troubles. That didn’t surprise me though, I figured she was weaning her way off the method acting she used to fully inhabit the character of Marissa Cooper. But then after that, she went completely MIA. We stopped hearing about her completely. And now, years later, she pops up in paparazzi photos simply for eating dinner with her friends. How did that happen? And why?
Is Mischa Barton back now? Is the girl who I once told people was the prettiest person alive returning to our collective consciousness? Not in a career way, but in a “I’m going to start showing up in a lot of tabloids for doing mundane things” way. Maybe. Only time will tell. And photos of her shopping for groceries. The grocery shopping photos are always a dead giveaway that someone’s back.
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Pictured: Spartacus star Katrina Law swaps her gladiator armour for a stunning wedding dress
She is usually swinging a sword in the blood thirsty series Spartacus: Vengeance but Katrina Law left the weapons and armour at home when she tied the knot with her former co-star Keith Andreen earlier this month.The 28-year-old revealed on Thursday, she married her former co-star in a dream destination wedding in Costa Rica on January 5. |
| Beachside love: Spartacus: Vengeance star Katrina Law married Keith Andreen in Costa Rica on January 5 |
The brunette beauty - who is of Taiwanese, German and Italian descent - shone in a pure white gown during the sunset ceremony on the beach near by the couple's jungle and yoga retreat hotel DoceLunas.
Katrina choose a strapless Anna Maier Ulla-Maija Couture gown which featured a low back with tiny buttons down the length of her back.Adding extra glamour to her wedding look, the actress wore her hair in a face-flattering teased updo.
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| Dress ordeal: Katrina told this week's issue of Life and Style that 'Finding the ideal dress was a three-year-long process' |
Despite looking so perfect, it was a long process to find her dress.
Katrina told this week's issue of Life and Style:
'Finding the ideal dress was a three-year-long process.
'(The) perfect dress was simple, elegant, romantic and flirty.'
The Spartacus star's 38-year-old actor husband went for a more classic look donning a black suit and crisp white shirt.
The relaxed day with friends and family included a host of special touches.
'One of my favorite moments was the fireworks display.
'My second favourite moment was when we all jumped into the pool, fully clothed.'
The actress said she picked a New Year's wedding in Costa Rica as the tropical locale is one of her favourite holiday destinations.
'Costa Rica is my favorite place in the world. It was the ideal way to unwind from the stress and work of 2012 and recharge for 2013.'
The couple's wedding is a long time coming after getting engaged in 2010.
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| Fighting beauty: The 28-year-old plays a slave turned freedom fighter on Spartacus: Vengeance |
The pair first met on the set of Katrina's former show The Resistance, and managed to make their relationship work as Katrina filmed Spartacus in New Zealand - Kieth even proposed to his slave turned gladiator love while she was filming.
Maintaining her relationship across countries, is one of Katrina's proudest achievements, she has said previously.'I’m proud of being able to maintain a healthy relationship and all the work that I had to put into it to keep it healthy,' the actress has said.
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| Long time coming: The couple got engaged in New Zealand where Law was filming Spartacus |
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Dance under the stars in Las Vegas’ only convertible nightclub, Moon, for the Official Miss Nevada USA Party. Shanna Moakler and friends Hilary Cruz, Alyssa Campanella and Tara Conner host the night. Party starts at 10pm.
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UB Interview: “For Better or Worse” and “Banshee” Actor Cedric Stewart Speaks to UB
Hailing from Washington, DC, Cedric Stewart is one of Hollywood’s newest emerging actors to explode onto the scene. After attending Florida A-and-M University, Cedric decided he wanted to set out on a journey to become the biggest action star since Will Smith. In addition to professional acting coaching, Cedric currently trains within the Krav Maga Israeli military defense system as well as mixed martial arts.Cedric’s first taste of the small screen was on HBO’s breakout comedy hit VEEP. Starring and produced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cedric played a military officer in the second episode titled “Frozen Yoghurt.” This was just the beginning of a string of opportunities for this new actor. Cedric recently had a recurring role on Tyler Perry’s hit sitcom For Better or Worse (Season 2). He plays Tyrik, opposite the lead character Angela, played by Tasha Smith. Tyrik is the ex-boyfriend of Angela who comes back to reclaim her love. Fans got a chance to see Cedric play Tyrik as his character tried to rekindle this past relationship. For Better or Worse also stars Michael Jai White and Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Keeping up with the momentum, Cedric was recently added to the cast of Alan Ball’s new drama series Banshee (premiered on January 11, 2013 on Cinemax) and features actors such as Ben Cross (Star Trek), Antony Starr (Wish You Were Here) and Ivana Millicevic (Casino Royale). Cedric’s character, Damien Sanchez, is an MMA fighter who enters the town of Banshee, PA and starts a lot of trouble. “I’m excited to have this opportunity to work on such an amazing project. Playing a Pro MMA fighter is serious business, and if I look good doing so it’s because of the Krav Maga and MMA training I do with Otis “Black Belt” Berry at Brazu Academy in Gaithersburg, MD. He’s one of the best,” says Cedric.
Cedric appears in episode 3 (“Meet the New Boss”), which airs on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10PM on Cinemax.
Recently UrbanBridgez.com caught up with Cedric Stewart to speak to him about his new role on Cinemax‘s new hit show “Banshee,” how it was working with Alan Ball from HBO‘s “True Blood,” African-Americans on TV, his favorite music out right now and much more!
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UrbanBridgez: The last time we saw you on our TV screens was on Tyler Perry’s “For Better or Worse.” Now the fans are gearing up for your debut on Cinemax’s new hit show Banshee this Friday. How excited are you?
Cedric Stewart: This project took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to create. It’s a high energy, extremely intense role. Therefore, I’m more excited than words can express.
UrbanBridgez: Tell us about the character you play and how he fits into the story line?
Cedric Stewart: Damien Sanchez is an MMA champion coming into Banshee, PA for a title fight. While there, he gets into lots of trouble due to his reckless nature. Then, there are consequences…
UrbanBridgez: How would you describe the process of playing this character? Was it a challenging role?
Cedric Stewart: I had to step up my Krav Maga and MMA training regiment, working out for over 4 hours a day as opposed to the normal 2-2.5 with Otis “Black Belt” Berry. During filming, we worked on stunts and technique for daily, and then shooting the fight scenes took nearly 4 days at 6-8 hours each. Needless to say it was demanding. I also had to develop a serious asshole mentality to bring the character to life.
UrbanBridgez: What was it like to work with Alan Ball who created the hit HBO series “True Blood?”
Cedric Stewart: As it’s a new show, there are numerous elements being managed simultaneously, therefore Alan was extremely busy and I have yet to get the opportunity to meet him. I did have the pleasure of working directly with the show runner (Greg Yaitanes), producer (Stephanie Lang), writer/exec. producer (Jonathan Tropper) and director (Ole Christian Madsen). Honestly, the entire crew was Amazing. It’s the best work environment and everyone was very nice. The celebrity hairstylist, Wyatt Belton (The Wire), even showed me around Charlotte. I had a fantastic time working on this show.
UrbanBridgez: What type of actor do you think fans will look to you as? You’ve done comedy and now drama/action. What can they expect from Cedric Stewart?
Cedric Stewart: I never saw myself doing any comedy, especially this much of it this early in my career. I have enjoyed it though. Moving forward, people will see me evolve into a solidified position as Hollywood’s new leading man. My commanding presence onscreen and unique charm will propel me into more drama and action roles, thereby carrying the torch for the new generation as the young black male lead. I’ll blaze the trail created by Will Smith and Denzel Washington. I am the future.
UrbanBridgez: How do you think the landscape of television is changing in terms of African-Americans becoming more visible on the small screen?
Cedric Stewart: It’s a great shift we’re experiencing right now as incredibly talented African-American move to fill more roles on TV. It’s indicative of an overall cultural shift though, as great actors of all races continue to pop up on series television. It’s a refreshing change from all the reality garbage afloat on TV. I hope this trend continues for years to come.
UrbanBridgez: What are your Top 3 favorite shows on TV right now?
Cedric Stewart: Banshee, Breaking Bad, and True Blood.
UrbanBridgez: What’s currently in rotation on your iPod?
Cedric Stewart: Everything!!! I love music as a whole. Thus, when I train I listen to anything from Rick Ross to Evanescence to Mozart.
UrbanBridgez: Any advice for those looking to enter the world of acting?
Cedric Stewart: You can always learn more; so don’t be opposed to spending money on acting classes especially when you are able to find an excellent, legitimate instructor. Get comfortable being told no, don’t give up-EVER, and learn to let go of yourself.
UrbanBridgez: What’s next for Cedric Stewart?
Cedric Stewart: We’re looking at a couple of TV pilots right now, and preparing for my debut in a feature film.
UrbanBridgez: Five years from now where do you see yourself?
Cedric Stewart: Cedric Stewart is a wealthy entrepreneur, philanthropist, Emmy and Academy award winner; as well as a household name and box-office record breaker.
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Teacher's aide accused of group sex with students on campus
TUCSON, Ariz. -- A teacher's aide at Amphitheater High School in Tucson is accused of having sexual contact with several students while on campus.
Tucson police detectives arrested Clarice Lee, 22, on four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. She was booked into the Pima County Jail.
A Tucson police officer working off duty at the school Tuesday morning was advised by staff members of an alleged incident involving Lee and multiple students. Detectives from the Child Sexual Assault Unit responded to continue the investigation.
According to the detectives, Lee and six male students went to a location on campus during their lunch period on Jan. 18 where Lee allegedly engaged in sexual contact with two 18-year-olds and sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old in front of three other students.
Detectives said one of the students filmed the incident with his cellphone.
Lee has been employed as a teacher's aide for special needs children at Amphi High School since August.
Tucson police detectives arrested Clarice Lee, 22, on four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. She was booked into the Pima County Jail.
A Tucson police officer working off duty at the school Tuesday morning was advised by staff members of an alleged incident involving Lee and multiple students. Detectives from the Child Sexual Assault Unit responded to continue the investigation.
According to the detectives, Lee and six male students went to a location on campus during their lunch period on Jan. 18 where Lee allegedly engaged in sexual contact with two 18-year-olds and sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old in front of three other students.
Detectives said one of the students filmed the incident with his cellphone.
Lee has been employed as a teacher's aide for special needs children at Amphi High School since August.
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Sex Sells At Sundance
By Rachel Dodes
The big theme of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was sex: racy movies dominated early deal-making and parties held at pop-up strip clubs (yes, that is a thing) were all the rage. |
| Amanda Seyfried attends the “Lovelace” premiere during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. |
This year’s Sundance also heralded a possible return to the days when deal making was brisk and upfront prices high. Fox Searchlight paid $10.5 million on Tuesday for the U.S. and other major markets’ distribution rights to “The Way, Way Back,” a price not hit since 2006, when Searchlight spent around that amount for “Little Miss Sunshine.” Relativity Media also raised some eyebrows with its acquisition of the U.S. distribution rights to “Don Jon’s Addiction,” the directorial debut of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who stars as an Internet porn-obsessed young man whose fitness habits bore a striking relationship to the “Jersey Shore” reality-show character Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino. Relativity spent $4 million plus a large marketing commitment to support a wide release later this year, in the hopes that it can become a mainstream success.
The Weinstein Co., known for making big bets on Sundance films, spent around $2 million for “Fruitvale,” from first-time director Ryan Coogler, 26 and featuring a breakout performance from Michael B. Jordan (“Chronicle”). The movie is based on the story of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was gunned down by the police on January 1, 2009 at an Oakland train station.
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| Robin Weigert in “Concussion.” |
“This is a very serious picture that can hit a broad audience,” says Weinstein chief operating officer David Glasser. The company plans to emphasize the young director, as well as the performances of Mr. Jordan and Octavia Spencer—she plays Oscar’s mother—in marketing the film. The movie drew comparisons to 1991’s “Boyz N the Hood,” which grossed nearly $60 million domestically, but Mr. Glasser said that he doesn’t want to “pigeonhole” the movie. “Harvey and I feel that it’s much broader than putting it in some box,” he says.
Setting the tone, the first feature film to sell at the festival was “The Look of Love” about British porn kingpin Paul Raymond. Like “Lovelace” (about “Deep Throat” star Linda Lovelace) and “Concussion” (about a lesbian housewife-turned-prostitute)—both of which sold to multiplatform distributor TWC-Radius—“The Look of Love” was picked up by IFC Films with plans for a theatrical and VOD release. Jonathan Sehring, president of IFC/Sundance Selects, praised director Michael Winterbottom’s style and said that he thinks audiences will be interested in seeing “a different side” to the actor Steve Coogan, who starred in Mr. Winterbottom’s 2011 comedy, “The Trip,” also released in the U.S. by IFC.
The cause of the proliferation of smut-themed material—and its popularity among deal makers—baffled Josh Braun, president of sales agent Submarine Entertainment. “Perhaps all the distribution execs are sexually frustrated,” he says.
And in a year when four out of five best-documentary Oscar nominees premiered at Sundance 2012—and the fifth, “The Gatekeepers” screened at the festival this year—documentaries were a particularly robust category. TWC-Radius bought two well-reviewed documentaries, “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” about backup singers and “Inequality for All,” featuring the former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich inveighing against income disparities in America. IFC bought “The Summit,” about an ill-fated K2 expedition, and “Dirty Wars,” about covert warfare. HBO, which had eight documentaries in the festival, left with one more: “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer,” about the unjustly imprisoned members of the Russian punk collective.
“We weren’t looking to buy anything, but this had our name on it,” said Sheila Nevins, president of HBO documentary films. HBO also wound up bidding on “Blackfish,” a documentary about killer whales in captivity, but the film wound up going to Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for a “low seven figure” sum, according to a person familiar with the deal. The “Pussy Riot” documentary chronicles the trial of Nadia Tolokonnikova, Masha Alyokhina and Katia Samutsevich, who were arrested after performing in an Orthodox cathedral in Moscow. In the film, one devout man who resembled a Dostoyevskian interpretation of a Hell’s Angel, remarked that the group’s name translates to “deranged vaginas,” a description that generated a rare bout of suppressed laughter amid the grim proceedings. Ms. Nevins called the remark “funny until you remember you are not in Siberia,” and said she hopes to schedule the air date to coincide with the young women’s release from jail.
And in a year when four out of five best-documentary Oscar nominees premiered at Sundance 2012—and the fifth, “The Gatekeepers” screened at the festival this year—documentaries were a particularly robust category. TWC-Radius bought two well-reviewed documentaries, “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” about backup singers and “Inequality for All,” featuring the former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich inveighing against income disparities in America. IFC bought “The Summit,” about an ill-fated K2 expedition, and “Dirty Wars,” about covert warfare. HBO, which had eight documentaries in the festival, left with one more: “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer,” about the unjustly imprisoned members of the Russian punk collective.
“We weren’t looking to buy anything, but this had our name on it,” said Sheila Nevins, president of HBO documentary films. HBO also wound up bidding on “Blackfish,” a documentary about killer whales in captivity, but the film wound up going to Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films for a “low seven figure” sum, according to a person familiar with the deal. The “Pussy Riot” documentary chronicles the trial of Nadia Tolokonnikova, Masha Alyokhina and Katia Samutsevich, who were arrested after performing in an Orthodox cathedral in Moscow. In the film, one devout man who resembled a Dostoyevskian interpretation of a Hell’s Angel, remarked that the group’s name translates to “deranged vaginas,” a description that generated a rare bout of suppressed laughter amid the grim proceedings. Ms. Nevins called the remark “funny until you remember you are not in Siberia,” and said she hopes to schedule the air date to coincide with the young women’s release from jail.
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Real-estate titan 'sugar daddy' charged with rape of would-be conquest: sources
By JAMIE SCHRAM Police Bureau Chief
Real-estate titan Lakhinder Vohra, who brags about his wealth on “sugar daddy” Web sites to score with beautiful young ladies, was accused of rape by a would-be conquest he allegedly lured to his luxury pad, police sources told The Post yesterday.Vohra, 47, a broker at the high-end Manhattan firm Nest Seekers, was arrested on a first-degree rape charge for the alleged midday attack in his Wall Street apartment, where the two agreed to meet after exchanging messages over SeekingArrangement.com.
The portly party animal has long been a proud client of the Web site, and boasted to The Post in August 2011 that the company, “changed my f- -king life.”
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| NOT SO SWEET: Lakhinder Vohra, who has surrounded himself with beautiful women like these through a sugar daddy Web site, is accused of raping a different woman he met through the site. |
“When does a guy like me — aging, losing hair, big belly — meet a girl like this?” asked Vohra at the time as he grabbed and sloppily kissed a curvaceous woman.
The popular Web site caters to older fat cats like Vohra, who are eager to lavish cash and gifts on young “sugar babies” for “companionship.”
In his latest attempt to bed a woman from the site, Vohra used the handle “Daddy Loves Arm Candy.”
His relationship with the 26-year-old woman was strictly online until Wednesday, when she arrived at his swank pad at 37 Wall St. at around 2:45 p.m., a police source said.
Vohra — who goes by the nickname “Lak” — allegedly threw her onto his bed and forced her to have sex, the sources said.
The victim was treated at Roosevelt Hospital, where a rape kit was taken during her examination and she told cops Vohra was her attacker, the source said.
Vohra ended up at the same hospital, although it was not clear if he drove her there or arrived later.
He was arrested by cops from the Special Victims Unit and was awaiting arraignment last night in Manhattan Criminal Court.
In his 2011 interview with The Post, the divorced Vohra claimed to be worth $2 million.
On his bio page for Nest Seekers, the India-born Vohra noted he also runs the social site PartyDigest.com and founded the SikhCommunityCenter.org Web site.
In 2009, he organized the Sikh Inaugural Ball in Washington, the first-ever such Indian-American event.
His bust stunned Nest Seekers executives.
“Obviously, we’re not happy about this,” said one big shot at the company.
In October, Vohra was charged with assault for allegedly body-slamming and punching a doorman in his building in the elevator. He was angry because the doorman made fun of him for bringing in a woman, sources said.
More than 100 different “gorgeous” women have visited Vohra’s apartment in the past year — and they often argue with him over money, said a source.
A neighbor said, “He’s icky and slimy.
“There’s a lot of women in and out of his apartment. He’s very full of himself.”
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The campaign, which marks the launch of the label's e-tail site, sees Rocha, 24, take over the label's social media accounts for five days from January 28, posting shots of her Sass and Bide outfits on-the-go - check out our exclusive video. Rocha is a vocal tweeter anyway, and has the badge of being the first high-profile model to have one million followers on Google+. She recently revealed that she's a devoted Jehovah's Witness (so devoted she even goes door-to-door pamphleteering), which would explain why she has such a tight policy on refusing to shoot in the buff.
We pin down the world's leggiest Witness and savviest social media model for a one-to-one on the campaign.
Tell us about the campaign and your role in it.
"I genuinely like the brand a lot. I was only recently introduced to them, but I knew that they fit my style. Something I always look for in an outfit is to have a standout piece. I feel Sass and Bide gives you that with these amazing statement pieces - patterned jeans, cleverly designed sweaters and jackets. I promise you that if you wear an outfit with a piece of Sass and Bide, you will start more than a few random conversations with people asking you about it."
Why do you like social media? What do you enjoy tweeting about the most?
"When I started my first blog years ago, I just wanted to share my perspective. For a long time, models had been these mute pretty faces - and I wanted to have a voice.
Over time, I've grown an audience of about seven million on all my social media platforms, and I work hard to keep them interested. At the end of the day, modelling is advertising and many clients are happy I come with my own built-in audience. Hopefully in all this, social media has added some longevity to an otherwise traditionally very short career.
Fashion can be a very fickle lady, especially when it comes to models - fashion likes to turn on its own. In building up a large base of fans who care about me and what I'm doing, I'm hopefully ensuring that brands will continue to want to work with me into the future."
Do your followers engage in conversations with you? What's the most memorable conversation you've had and why?
"Connecting with fans is very important to me, and useful, too! It's almost as if I have my own focus group. If I put up one picture that gets 1,000 likes and one that gets 15,000 likes, it gives me a big clue as to what people like to see. I'm always amazed when I check my Twitter feed or Facebook page and see someone from half the world away reaching out to say they enjoyed my work.
For a long time, fashion was this untouchable entity for most, but that's not the world we live in anymore. In the last few years, we've seen fashion become increasingly accessible to the masses."
Who are you favourite people to follow on Twitter and Google+?
"I follow Behati Prinsloo, Doutzen Kroes, and Hillary Rhoda on Instagram."
* Coco is staunchly opposed to any form of nudity even including see-throughs. She have the final say in editing out any photos that displays clear nip-view if she had to wear a sheer dress in a photo-shoot. The Canadian is quite a popular role model for young girls aspiring to be a fashion model one day. But the agencies are much more stronger. You can promise your family there won't any sleazy or risque stuff on the cusp of entering the modeling world but bam...within a year you on a site or a mag posing topless or going au naturel.
Coco Rocha gets social for new Sass and Bide campaign
The top model is the new face of Sass and Bide and will take over the label's social media platforms to celebrate the launch of their new website.
BY Phong Luu | 25 January 2013
After tantantalising their social media followers this past week with cryptic images ("Guess who?" they asked. Our money was on Ringu 's Sadako - that hair-in-face pose was uncanny), Sass and Bide have revealed that Coco Rocha is the new face of their spring/summer campaign.
The campaign, which marks the launch of the label's e-tail site, sees Rocha, 24, take over the label's social media accounts for five days from January 28, posting shots of her Sass and Bide outfits on-the-go - check out our exclusive video. Rocha is a vocal tweeter anyway, and has the badge of being the first high-profile model to have one million followers on Google+. She recently revealed that she's a devoted Jehovah's Witness (so devoted she even goes door-to-door pamphleteering), which would explain why she has such a tight policy on refusing to shoot in the buff.
We pin down the world's leggiest Witness and savviest social media model for a one-to-one on the campaign.
Tell us about the campaign and your role in it.
"I genuinely like the brand a lot. I was only recently introduced to them, but I knew that they fit my style. Something I always look for in an outfit is to have a standout piece. I feel Sass and Bide gives you that with these amazing statement pieces - patterned jeans, cleverly designed sweaters and jackets. I promise you that if you wear an outfit with a piece of Sass and Bide, you will start more than a few random conversations with people asking you about it."
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| Guess who? Coco Rocha for Sass and Bide |
"When I started my first blog years ago, I just wanted to share my perspective. For a long time, models had been these mute pretty faces - and I wanted to have a voice.
Over time, I've grown an audience of about seven million on all my social media platforms, and I work hard to keep them interested. At the end of the day, modelling is advertising and many clients are happy I come with my own built-in audience. Hopefully in all this, social media has added some longevity to an otherwise traditionally very short career.
Fashion can be a very fickle lady, especially when it comes to models - fashion likes to turn on its own. In building up a large base of fans who care about me and what I'm doing, I'm hopefully ensuring that brands will continue to want to work with me into the future."
Do your followers engage in conversations with you? What's the most memorable conversation you've had and why?
"Connecting with fans is very important to me, and useful, too! It's almost as if I have my own focus group. If I put up one picture that gets 1,000 likes and one that gets 15,000 likes, it gives me a big clue as to what people like to see. I'm always amazed when I check my Twitter feed or Facebook page and see someone from half the world away reaching out to say they enjoyed my work.
For a long time, fashion was this untouchable entity for most, but that's not the world we live in anymore. In the last few years, we've seen fashion become increasingly accessible to the masses."
Who are you favourite people to follow on Twitter and Google+?
"I follow Behati Prinsloo, Doutzen Kroes, and Hillary Rhoda on Instagram."
* Coco is staunchly opposed to any form of nudity even including see-throughs. She have the final say in editing out any photos that displays clear nip-view if she had to wear a sheer dress in a photo-shoot. The Canadian is quite a popular role model for young girls aspiring to be a fashion model one day. But the agencies are much more stronger. You can promise your family there won't any sleazy or risque stuff on the cusp of entering the modeling world but bam...within a year you on a site or a mag posing topless or going au naturel.
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