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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
ohnotheydidnt
[ jodegal ]
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7:28p
Shantaram Shelved; Amber Heard & Aaron Echkart talk about The Rum Diary
Shantaram Shelved
The film adaptation of the bestselling book, 'Shantaram', which was due to feature the dual talents of Hollywood's Johnny Depp and the Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan, has been shelved, Bachchan told me in a flying visit to London this week. The New York-based film director, Mira Nair, who has won plaudits at the Cannes Film Festival for such acclaimed films as 'Salaam Bombay!' and 'Monsoon Wedding', had enlisted both actors for the film adaptation, announced two years ago. But Bachchan said she had phoned him to tell him the whole project had been "shelved". He said: "She didn't say why but she just told me that it was shelved." 'Shantaram' was to be based on the book by Gregory David Roberts, which tells the story of an escaped Australian convict who travels through continents and ends up in Mumbai's underworld. Nair had cast Depp in the lead role in the film with Bachchan agreeing to play the Mumbai-based gangster called Kader Bhai who becomes Depp's mentor and father figure. ( Read more... )
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ohnotheydidnt
[ rinygrin ]
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11:27a
South Park Creators Have a Sustainably Built Retreat
South Park is best known for its dark, politically incorrect humor, but Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park seem to environmentally correct, at least for some part of it. The duo recently gave the world a peek at their Colorado Gateway retreat. The retreat is built in an environmentally friendly, sustainable way.
Built by a firm called Trilogy Partners, the home has a number of sustainable parts to show off. Exterior siding and interior flooring for the home is made of reclaimed wood, it has recycled carpeting, and the beams supporting the ceiling had their previous life at a railroad trestle. Energy efficient systems are also at work in the home, with high-efficiency boiler systems, energy-efficient insulation, and radiating heating that can be shut off for unoccupied zones. The huge house of course has a lot of environment friendliness to show, though it may not actually be all that green considering it is used only for a few days in the year, and the big house would be an energy sucker when occupied. But then it is built sustainably, and that’s a good start.
Source: Ecorazzi
Pictures: Steamboat Today
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11:19a
www.jimsmithcartoons.blogspot.com
www.christopherulrich.com
www.angusoblong.net
www.dfrydendall.net
www.coloringbookland.com
www.glendarolle.com
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ohnotheydidnt
[ recognitions ]
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11:15a
Hay ONTD, here is a picture of Natalia Vodianova looking pretty to make your day better
Lights on at Printemps
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE: Traffic came to a standstill on Boulevard Haussmann Thursday night as the newly refurbished Art Nouveau department store Printemps became the venue of a pyrotechnic show to inaugurate its Russian-themed Christmas displays.
Natalia Vodianova switched on the façade's lights and then attended a cocktail party hosted by Printemps chief executive Paolo de Cesare. But the Russian model didn’t linger too long, blaming the busy schedule awaiting her the next day. “I have a fitting for my third Etam collection, and I am also shooting a campaign with Givenchy,” she said, pointing at her navy blue trouser suit by Givenchy.
Ahead of new fundraising activities for her children’s charity, Naked Heart Foundation,in the New Year, Vodianova said she plans to take time off with her family during the holiday season. “I have found a new vacation home in Uruguay and I am going to spend a month there with my children,” she said.
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and to make this weak tea post more enticing, here are a bunch of pictures of Natalia's breasts. NSFW OBVIOUSLY.
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ohnotheydidnt
[ ecctv ]
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12:24p
Gabourey Sidibe is an ONTDer...probably
After watching this interview of Gabby Sidibe on Conan last night I am SO SURE she is an ONTDer. OR at least she must know one. She is SUPER funny, super cool and casual, and loves nsync. She even stood outside TRL studios back in the day!
(btw the interview starts a little shaky but then gets amazing)
IF YOU KNOW GABBY
OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HER
PLEASE LET HER KNOW ONTD LOVES HER. OR I DO AT LEAST LOL
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p.s.
no I am not her friend Crystal
no I have not seen Precious yet but I have been meaning to
I would like to nominate her for Princess of ONTD.
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ohnotheydidnt
[ pink__sparklies ]
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1:13p
Well that is fucked up Daisy!
A pretty incredible twist in the death of DJ AM (aka Adam Goldstein) ... The company that chartered the plane carrying DJ AM that crashed in South Carolina is now being sued for wrongful death because "the crash ultimately caused Adam Goldstein's death."
The amended suit in L.A. County Superior Court notes DJ AM was forced to take various drugs as a result of the burns he suffered, along with the emotional distress.
In addition to Clay Lacy Aviation, DJ AM's estate is suing the travel service, Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of the two pilots who were killed in the crash.
Ultimately DJ AM's death was caused by a combination of various prescription drugs, along with cocaine.
The upshot ... the drugs were the direct result of the crash.
We also know DJ AM became intensely fearful of flying and began taking drugs to calm his nerves when he flew.
UPDATE: A Clay Lacy Aviation rep just told TMZ, "...Clay Lacy Aviation did not own or operate the aircraft involved." Translation -- not our fault.
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I really hate when people sue over the death of a loved one. Money will not bring them back. Sure...you'll have a million dollars but the person is still dead....
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ohnotheydidnt
[ ejectandescape ]
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9:57a
edward cullen vs jake sully
Can Sam Worthington suck in Twilight fans?
The girls who long for the vampire to come into their room at night and devour their necks with passion. The boyish, foundation and eyeliner look of Hollywood's vampire, far removed from hunchback, balled, monstrous Nosferatu is what psychologists describe as a bridge to adult female sexuality. It’s a bridge because of the boyish image, coaxing young girls into the realm, being attracted to masculinity via a more androgynous figure. It is like a bridge, a transition. Like Zac Efron, Donny Osmond, boy bands, Leonardo DiCaprio etc, the teen idol is what covers the wall of a young girls bedroom, not Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sly Stallone. This concept of the young, handsome and androgynous teen idol is not a new concept and happens consistently.
You wont find body builders or football players (except for David Beckham) on these posters. Jake Sully is an all round handsome young man and when he becomes his AVATAR he is somewhat beautified. He makes a transition to a more androgynous being, almost supernatural. No facial hair, new exotic markings, slender figure and big wide eyes. Could this element of the film have a similar effect to the young female audience that has occurred with Twilight? This is after all a romance as well as actioner. He will exhibit characteristics of a hero but his image could have as strong effect as the female character Neytiri is having on the male geek audience, which is plugged into this production, and experiencing geekasms as we speak.
I don’t think this is the core of the films appeal, unlike Twilight, but is an element amongst many to help this film cover all the bases. This was called Project 880 and was designed to have a wide appeal. The young girl market is huge. Cameron's experience with TITANIC would have taught him a lot about audiences, in that the audience was almost the entire cinema going public and he would no doubt have analyzed what happened. Back then, Leonardo DiCaprio was the idol on the wall in young girls bedrooms.
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