| David O. Russell Finds Next Directing Project -- You Got A Problem ...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in front of the camera, David O. Russell (Three Kings, Outrageous YouTube Video) strikes again -- this time, by attaching himself to the Columbia Pictures comedy Sammy's Hill. Pic will be based on Kristin Gore's novel ... and if that name sounds familiar, it's because she's Al Gore's daughter. Screw Washington, this family belongs in Hollywood baby! Russell will pen the screenplay, as well as direct; currently, there's no word on whether anger management classes were part of the deal. Book tells the story of a girl desperately trying to balance her career as a congressional aide on Capitol Hill, while at the same time attempting to find love in the seedy, depressing, money-hungry town. Doug Wick, who's producing along with Lucy Fisher and Red Wagon, says the film "will do for Washington D.C.
Lovely Multi-talented Heather Goedel
Where She's From: Lovely entertainment artist Heather Goedel, whose Zodiac sign is Leo, was born In Provo Utah and raised in Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. “My family never had much money growing up," she tells The Black Star News. “For that I am thankful. I was taught humility, gratitude, and creativity. It is amazing how much self discovery one can do when they have so little. My relationships now are a reflection of how I was raised. I went to Rancho Cucamonga high school. I was always the choir girl around town. I was always singing and performing, at random functions. I remember one time the city put a huge picture of me singing the national anthem at the Quakes baseball stadium. It was like the biggest thing in our little community." “I first launched my career in singing back in 2002," Heather continues.
MAKING IT LIVABLE: Some home-decor basics that work
To make it personal, start with something you love: a painting, a photograph, a rug, a shell, a pillow, a glass jar, a quilt, anything. I was talking to a friend the other day who was despairing that she couldn't decorate her apartment. I asked her what she had that she really loved. It turns out there was a sofa her husband had refinished himself, a hutch they had found in an antiques store, a beautiful green marble tabletop in the attic at her mother's and lots of family pictures. Within minutes we had sketched out a way to rearrange her whole apartment to feature these cherished things and build around them. I'm a big believer in high-low. Expensive and cheap. It is worth spending some money on one nice piece that you can showcase and really cherish. Then you can augment that with flea market used furniture, and it looks as though you have eclectic taste.
Aspiring artist dreams of making it big
With a pencil in her hand and a dream in her heart, Stephanie Kenney is an artist with the aspiration of making it big like her role model, Walt Disney."I love Walt Disney," Kenney said. "I want to open my own business like he did." Although she works independently, she wants to start her own broadcasting company called Aaron's Cartoons, which would be named after her son. "It would be very interesting to be at a desk drawing," she said. "To me, it's fun and the money is also good."Not only does she draw cartoons, but she makes up stories for them as well. She said she is a versatile artist showing pictures ranging from cartoon snakes and bees to more detailed drawings of her kids. Yet, animation is what she wants to go into. "I like the idea that you can draw your character the way you want it, no matter how goofy or funny it looks," she said.She explained how it takes 75 pictures to make six minutes' worth of animation.
In Times of Grief, Scam Artists Arrive
Families in mourning have yet another burden to contend with in the weeks and months following the death of a loved one: avoiding a growing number of scams designed to take advantage of their grief. Con artists approach families by phone, mail and personal visits, typically claiming they are owed money after having sold a product or service to the decedent. They can trip up victims with phony contracts or aggressive demands. Individuals who might react with suspicion under normal circumstances may be too exhausted or overwhelmed when grieving, making them an easy mark. "People will take advantage of you ... .
Green light for visits to red-light district
(Pic)- Visitors enter a peep-show theatre during the open day of Amsterdam's red light district March 31 2007 (Enlarge Pic). REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam's sex workers came to work early on Saturday to offer a free look at the city's famed red-light district.
Hundreds of wide-eyed visitors queued in the sunshine to enter the dimly-lit sex clubs and peep shows that draw thousands to the city and to snoop around prostitutes' neon-lit boudoirs.
"I think the open day is a great idea," said Love, an erotic dancer at Amsterdam's Banana Bar, who was on hand to answer questions and pose for photographs in fluorescent negligee.
"It is especially interesting for women. If they learn what we do here they will realize it is not a big deal if their husbands or boyfriends want to come here."
Organisers staged the open day to counter bad publicity surrounding the 800-year-old district after harrowing reports of forced prostitution, human trafficking and organized crime.
St. Martin congregation celebrates Golden Jubilee in South Sudan
March 25, 2007 (JUBA) — The Catholic Archbishop of Juba diocese, Rev. Paulino Lokudu Loroo said Christians of southern Sudan particularly in Juba, should thank God for the gift of St Martin de Porres, religious congregation that has dedicated themselves in availing vocational training and teaching of youth and women empowerment at all levels. As we celebrate the golden jubilee, we are proud to have among us the first southern Sudanese St. Martin de Porres religious Brother who hails from Kapoeta Noth County of eastern Equatoria state, Rev. Bro. Agusto Lopeta, born in 1922 and too his first religious vow on March 19th 1975 along with other four southern Sudanese at Okaru. We should thank God for this gift of vocation through St. Martin brothers. He challenges all Christians to be witness of Christ wharves they may be to prove themselves by being proactive Christians.
Weinsteins ready for 'Grindhouse'
At last week's L.A. premiere of "Grindhouse," Harvey and Bob Weinstein looked like themselves again, after seeming to have left their brash personae behind at Miramax and Disney two years ago. The moguls' career-long investment in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez has yielded the $53 million "Grindhouse," a daring gamble that puts the showmen where they like to be: on the edge. "It's the most adventurous thing Bob and I have done since the early days of our company," says Harvey. "It's a huge risk. I love the danger of it. I love these guys for pushing us." Indeed, the double feature is far from an easy sell. It pays homage to the schlockhouses of the filmmakers' youth -- a concept likely lost on today's demos. Including four trailers, the entire package runs three hours and 12 minutes.
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