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Michael Lohan Confirms Lindsay Lohan’s Prescription Drug Problem
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Lindsay Lohan’s outspoken father has accused the former child star of harboring a secret addiction to prescription drugs.
This should be good…
The former Disney Golden Girl already has two rehab stints to her name and Michael Lohan says he’s terrified LiLo will suffer the same fate as Michael Jackson and Heath Ledger, who died of drug overdoses.
In an interview with RadarOnline.com, the elder Lohan claims the star is a bonafide addict.
“I’m going to get her off the prescription drugs that she’s on. I hate it when people talk about illegal drug abuse… because it’s not just drinking and illegal drugs that kill you. Prescription drugs can destroy and kill a person and are sometimes harder to stop. Look at Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson,” Michael told Radar.
“You know why Lindsay’s not acting in feature films right now? Because she can’t. Because the girl with all the talent is hidden and buried deep inside this fungus that’s grown because of the prescription drugs. She can’t be herself. When you hug her she’s like, vacant inside. When she kisses or holds me I get chills, and not in a good way – in a bad way,” he adds.
“She’s a different person. I was out there for a week when she was living at the Sunset Marquis Hotel and I would sit there and cry. It was horrible. This was not the kid I raised.”
If Lindsay doesn’t get it together soon her father’s worst fear would likely come true… it’s obvious she needs major help!
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Michelle Williams ‘Vogue’ Interview October 2009 Issue
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Single mom Michelle Williams is struggling to find true love and a balance with the paparazzi following the death of her ex-boyfriend Heath Ledger.
The Brokeback Mountain star had split from the Australian actor months before he died from an accidental drug overdose in January 2008, but has a tough time trying to find a love to replace Ledger’s.
Michelle briefly dated director Spike Jonze earlier this year, a relationship she confirmed has now ended.
“The timing was impossible. I thought falling in love again was the only thing that was going to save me from the pain. This [was an] erroneous idea: It just makes things more complicated,” Michelle says in a new interview for Vogue’s October 2009 issue.
The 29-year-old former Dawson’s Creek star admits she doesn’t know how to date with a child, but she’s OK with that.
“I’m falling more and more in love with her,” she says of her 3-year-old daughter Matilda. “Every time I really miss him and wonder where he’s gone, I just look at her (Matilda).”
“And I think she deserves the bulk of my attention. We’re lucky. I can work. She can go to a good school. There’s a lot there for her. And she can know her dad in so many ways, and so many of his friends who will be able to tell her so many stories. His friends, his family — they were a big part of his life, and they will be a big part of her life.”
Michelle revealed that Heath’s death in January last year brought a heavier paparazzi presence into their quiet existence in trendy Brooklyn.
Michelle has an interesting way of explaining the constantly roving cameras to her young Matilda.
“It’s because people really loved your daddy that they want to take your picture, to know you’re all right….”
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Complete Winners List From 2009 MTV Movie Awards
Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by CSS.
Which of your favorite cinematic gems from the past year walked away with “Golden Popcorn” trophies at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards — live from the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles?
Twilight, the insanely-popular vampire drama starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, took a bite out of the competition at this year’s ceremony, snagging award for best movie, best fight, best kiss, breakthrough male performance for Pattz, and breakthrough female performance for Stewart.
(Drumroll, please!)
Winners from the MTV Movie Awards are:
— Best Villain: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.”
— Best Female Breakthrough Performance: Ashley Tisdale, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
— Best Fight: Robert Pattinson and Cam Gigandet, “Twilight.”
— Best Male Breakthrough Performance: Robert Pattinson, “Twilight.”
— Best Kiss: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “Twilight.”
— Best Male Performance: Zac Efron, “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
— Best WTF Moment: Amy Poehler, “Baby Mama.”
— Best Song from a Movie: “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus, “Hannah Montana: The Movie.”
— Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart, “Twilight.”
— Best Comedic Performance: Jim Carrey, “Yes Man.”
— Best Movie: “Twilight.”
— Best MTV Generation Award: Ben Stiller.
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Michelle Williams Speaks About Not Raising Matilda In Hollywood
Posted on 24. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Michelle Williams will not raise her daughter with the late Heath Ledger, in entertainment driven Hollywood.
“I wouldn’t raise [Matilda] there. For all the obvious reasons – being the daughter of… Being an actor’s daughter. It’s a town that’s about one thing and I want her to have options,” Michelle told Britain’s Telegraph over the weekend.
The actress is currently promoting the UK release of her independent film, Wendy and Lucy.
“I felt burnt out, I still feel that, but I’m coming back to my wits, little by little,” she said. “Ultimately I am not yet ready to work. I’ve actually really been enjoying not working… I guess everybody enjoys that.”
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2009 Winners List For The 81st Annual Academy Awards:
Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
- BEST PICTURE: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: SEAN PENN; MILK
- ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: KATE WINSLET; THE READER
- DIRECTING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: DEPARTURES
- MUSIC(SONG): SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- MUSIC(SCORE): SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- FILM EDITING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- SOUND EDITING: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- VISUAL EFFECTS: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- DOCUMENTARY SHORT: SMILE PINKI
- DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: MAN ON WIRE
- ACTOR IN A SUPPORTIN ROLE: HEATH LEDGER; THE DARK KNIGHT
- SHORT FILM(LIVE ACTION): SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- MAKEUP: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- COSTUME DESIGN: THE DUCHESS
- ART DIRECTION: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
- SHORT FILM ANIMATED: LA MAISON EN PETTTS CUBES
- ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: WALL-E
- WRITING(ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
- WRITING(ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): MILK
- ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: PENELOPE CRUZ; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
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The 2009 BAFTA Winners List:
Posted on 08. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
- Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Christian Colson
- Director: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Danny Boyle
- Original Screenplay: IN BRUGES – Martin McDonagh
- Adapted Screenplay: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Simon Beaufoy
- Animated Film: WALL•E – Andrew Stanton
- Leading Actor: MICKEY ROURKE – The Wrestler
- Leading Actress: KATE WINSLET – The Reader
- Supporting Actor: HEATH LEDGER – The Dark Knight
- Supporting Actress: PENÉLOPE CRUZ – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Music: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – A. R. Rahman
- Cinemetography: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Anthony Dod Mantle
- Editing: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Chris Dickens
- Production Design: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
- Costume Design: THE DUCHESS – Michael O’Connor
- Sound: SLUMDOG MILLIONARE – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
- Special Visual Effects: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, – Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams
- Make-up & Hair: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Jean Black, Colleen Callaghan
- Short Animation: WALLACE AND GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH – Steve Pegram, Nick Park, Bob Baker
- Short Film: SEPTEMBER – Stewart le Maréchal, Esther May Campbell
- Orange Rising Star Awards: NOEL CLARKE
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Heath Ledger's Golden Globe To Be Given To Daughter Matilda
Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by CSS.
Heath Ledger’s Golden Globe will go to the late actor’s young daughter, Matilda.
Heath won a Best Supporting Actor prize for his role as “The Joker” in the 2008 Summer BlockbusterThe Dark Knight.
“I should imagine that eventually it will be going to Matilda,” Heath’s mom Sally Bell told PEOPLE Magazine in an interview from her home in Perth, Australia on Monday.
“At this stage she is only so young, but down the track she will have all these things. It will belong to her because she is part of him.”
“It is such a fantastic and wonderful legacy for his daughter,” Ms. Bell added.
“Matilda will have so many people who will be able to speak to her about her father’s abilities and [the] respect he had in the industry. That is such a wonderful legacy to leave.”
Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York City apartment last January of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
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Christopher Nolan Acceptance Speech On Behalf Of The Late Heath Ledger
Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by CSS.
Heath Ledger was posthumously honored for his portrayal of the demented Joker in the Summer 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight at the 2009 Golden Globes.
The actor, who died of an overdose in January 2008, won the trophy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama during Sunday night’s ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan accepted the award for Heath. “On behalf of all of us who worked with Heath on Dark Knight, I accept this with mix of sadness and incredible pride,” Nolan said. “He will be eternally missed but he will never be forgotten.”
“We are overjoyed for him,” Heath’s dad, Kim Ledger, told PEOPLE on Sunday. “It’s wonderful.”
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Critics Choice: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Big Winners Brangelina Big Losers.
Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by CSS.
As it turns out, The Los Angeles Times was right about every major category win at the Critics Choice Awards on Thursday night.
The major winners were: Sean Penn for Best Actor, Meryl Streep (Doubt) and Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) for Best Actress, Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Score and Best Young Actor. Best Supporting Actors were Kate Winslet (The Reader) and the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), and Milk got Best Ensemble.
The critics have spoken, and “Slumdog Millionaire” is their final answer.
The rags-to-riches tale won a leading five prizes, including best picture, at Thursday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards. “Slumdog” also won honors for director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, star Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman.
Sean Penn was a double winner, earning best actor honors and sharing the acting-ensemble prize for “Milk.” ”The Dark Knight” also won a pair of trophies: best action movie and best supporting actor for Heath Ledger.
-From The Guardian
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Big Winners At 'Peoples Choice Awards'
Posted on 08. Jan, 2009 by CSS.
Big winners Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are so cool they didn’t even show up for the People’s Choice Awards, which is a bit of an insult. No worries, because enough big stars stepped up and joined in the first major awards show of the season. The People’s Choice Awards are actually voted on by the people, and I’ve always wondered if winners are told in advance so they’ll actually show up. Other winners included Reese Witherspoon, Will Smith and Katherine “Biting the Hand that Feeds Her” Heigel. People magazine has the run down.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie clearly have the people’s vote. The two were among the big winners at the 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards Wednesday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Pitt was named favorite leading man at the ceremony, while Jolie was voted favorite female action star.
While neither accepted their honors in the flesh, plenty of stars – including Carrie Underwood, Katherine Heigl and the hosts of Dancing with the Stars (winners of the favorite competition/reality show) – collected their trophies in person during the two-hour ceremony which was hosted by Queen Latifah.
Ellen DeGeneres was a good sport as she presented the first award of the night, filling in for Kate Hudson whom, she said, was stuck in traffic and “40 minutes away.” Said DeGeneres with a laugh: “That’s no way to sell a movie.” The talk show host then gave Adam Sandler the favorite funny male star award, and later picked up favorite talk show host herself.
Hudson did arrive in time to collect her award for favorite leading lady – and she took the stage with a triumphant whoop. Hudson also dedicated her award to son Ryder, who was celebrating his fifth birthday that night.
Additionally, Will Smith was a double winner, nabbing favorite male movie star and favorite male action star, while Reese Witherspoon was named favorite female movie star. “This year I won an award for having a baby throw up on me,” the Four Christmases star said on stage.
The night’s definitive winner, though, was The Dark Knight: The latest in the Batman franchise won a total of five awards, including favorite movie and favorite action movie. The movie’s star, Christian Bale, was named favorite superhero and was also recognized, along with the late Heath Ledger, in the favorite on-screen match up category.
Among the other big movie winners: Katherine Heigel’s 27 Dresses won favorite movie comedy and WALL-E took home the award for favorite family movie.
-From People
I really like when Queen Latifah is the host of any awards show – she’s funny without trying too hard, and she doesn’t make mean-spirited jokes.
