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Orlando Bloom UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by CSS.

Orlando Bloom is fighting for the rights of children around the world as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

“Advocacy from UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors helps build momentum to improve the lives of children around the world,” UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman said in statement released Monday. “We are proud to have Orlando Bloom as one of the strong voices for vulnerable children.”

The 32-year-old British hunk — best known as a champion of humans, elves, and dwarves as Legolas in the Lord of The Rings trilogy – was revealed as the organization’s newest high-profile ambassador on Monday

Orlando joins a long list of celebrity humanitarians who have worked as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, including Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman Audrey Hepburn, Shakira, Selena Gomez, David Beckham, Jackie Chan, and Mia Farrow. Orlando has already witnessed UNICEF efforts n Nepal, Russia, and Sarajevo.

“UNICEF doesn’t just deliver humanitarian aid, which is what they are known for all over the world. They also educate and provide tools which help women and children face challenges specific to their own lives,” Orlando says of his new role. “I responded to how UNICEF works as much as I did to the work itself. I look forward to learning more and to supporting UNICEF any way I can.”

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112 New Films Hit Theatre’s This Fall: September 2009 Fall Movie Preview

Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by CSS.

SEPTEMBER:

September 4, 2009

• All About Steve, starring Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church.
• Amreeka, Nisreen Faour and Melkar Muallem
  
• Carriers, Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp
• Extract, starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, Clifton Collins Jr. and Gene Simmons. The film was both written and directed by the talented Mike Judge.
• Gamer, Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Crews and Alison Lerman.
• No Impact Man, Colin Beavan and Michelle Conlin- Documentary
• Unmade Beds

September 9, 2009

• 9, starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly and Christopher Plummer.

September 11, 2009.

• Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, starring Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn and Orlando Jones.
• Tyler Perry’s I can Do Bad All By Myself, starring Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight and Adam Rodriguez. Tyler Perry wrote and directed this film.
• The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney.
• Sorority Row, Rumer Willis, Audrina Patrige and Matt O’Leary
• Whiteout, Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht

September 16, 2009

• 35 Shots of Rum, Alex Descas and Mati Diop

September 18, 2009

• Love Happens, starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart opens Sept. 18.
• Jennifer’s Body starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons and Adam Brody hits theatres September 18. Jennifer’s Body was written by Diablo Cody who shot to fame after penning the 2007 hit Juno.
  
• Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, starring Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris and Andy Samberg.
• The Informant! Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula and Melanie Lynskey and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
• Bright Star, starring Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider and Ben Whishaw.
• The Burning Plain, starring Charlize Theron, John Corbett and Kim Basinger.
• Disgrace, John Malkovich          
• Pandorum, Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster.
• Paris, Juliette Binoche

September 21, 2009

• The Age of Stupid, starring Pete Postlethwaite.                     

September 23, 2009

• Capitalism: A Love Story, written and directed by Michael Moore.

September 25, 2009

• Blind Date, starring Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson.  
• The Blue Tooth Virgin, Amber Benson and Karen Black.
• The Boys Are Back, starring Clive Owen, Nicholas McAnulty and George MacKay.
• Surrogates starring Bruce Willis.
• Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, starring Julianne Nicholson, John Krasinski and Timothy Hutton. John Krasinski both wrote and directed this film.
• Fame, starring Naturi Naughton, Asher Book, Kherington Payne and Paul McGill.
• The Invention Of Lying, starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey. The film was also written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.
• Coco Before Chanel, starring Audrey Tautou
• The Damned United, Michael Sheen
• I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, based on the book by Tucker Max stars Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry, Keri Lynn Pratt and Geoff Stults.                  
• Pretty Ugly People, Missi Pyle and Allison Janney.

September 30, 2009

• The Horse Boy- Documentary.

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112 New Films Hit Theatre’s This Fall: October 2009 Fall Movie Preview

Posted on 07. Sep, 2009 by CSS.

OCTOBER:

October 1, 2009

• Afterschool, starring Rosemarie DeWitt                                   

October 2, 209

• Adventures of Power, Adrian Grenier and Jane Lynch
• Shutter Island, starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo and Michelle Williams. This film is directed by Martin Scorsese.   
• A Serious Man, starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind and Adam Arkin-written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.                                      
• More Than A Game, starring Lebron James.
• Peter and Vandy, starring Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler.
• St. Trinian’s, Mischa Barton and Colin Firth.                           
• Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3-D- re-released in 3-D

October 9, 2009

• Bronson, Tom Hardy and Matt King.                                          
• Couples Retreat, starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell. Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn wrote this film with Dana Fox.                      
• Whip It, starring Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Eve, Juliette Lewis- directed by Drew Barrymore.
• Zombieland, starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin.
• An Education, Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan.
• Free Style, Corbin Bleu.                    
• Good Hair, Chris Rock                                                                      
• Trucker, Michelle Monaghan            

October 16, 2009

• Law Abiding Citizen, starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.
• The Maid(La Nana), won Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
• Motherhood, Uma Thurman and Minnie Driver.
• Where The Wild Things Are, starring Max Records, Catherine Keener and Mark Ruffalo-written and directed by Spike Jonze.
• New York, I Love You, starring Natalie Portman and Shia LaBeouf, Orlando Bloom, Bradley Cooper, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Christina Ricci and Ethan Hawke
• The Road, starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.
• The Stepfather, starring Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sela Ward and Dylan Walsh.

October 23, 2009

• Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor.
• Antichrist, Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
• Astro Boy- animation                   
• Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, starring Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Willem Dafoe and Salma Hayek.                                                
• Ong Bak2, Thai Martial Art
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves and Blake Lively.
• Saw VI, next installment in the horror franchise Saw.

October 28, 2009

• This Is It starring Michael Jackson and directed by Kenny Ortega

October 30, 2009

• Gentlemen Broncos, starring Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Sam Rockwell and Jennifer Coolidge.
• The Messenger, starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton.
• The House of the Devil, horror suspense film.
• Skin, Sam Neill and Sophie Okonedo.

October TBA

• Mary and Max, starring Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman.-animation

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Are Orlando Bloom & Miranda Kerr Getting Engaged Soon?

Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by CSS.

Pretty couple Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr share more than photogenic cheekbones and an interest in Buddhism. They both enjoy jewelry, which may soon include an engagement ring for Kerr.

For years, Orlando has worn necklaces with a variety of baubles from all his travels, and in September, Miranda and Orlando spent more than $2,000 at a charity auction of Afghan jewelry.

Now Star reports Orlando is getting possessive about what jewelry Miranda wears.

Orlando Bloom wants supermodel girlfriend to wear his ring. And no one else’s! He’s made Miranda chuck all of the jewelry her exes had given her, a friend reveals. But he didn’t leave her dazzle-free. Miranda was blinging out in bracelets and other baubles from her beau at Primitivo Wine Bistro in Venice, Calif., on October 25. Says a witness, “She said she only wears stuff from Orlando now!”

-From Star Magazine

The couple have been together over a year, and In Touch reports that they’re about to take it to the next level.

“They are talking about settling down and getting married in a year,” a friend of the Victoria’s Secret model tells In Touch. “They have had a bit of a crazy year, but they do love each other and she wants to be his wife.” Miranda, 25, and Orlando, 31, openly showed their affection during a romantic dinner at Primotivo in Venice Beach, Calif., on October 26. “They were holding hands and kissing throughout the meal,” says the friend.

-From InTouch

In Touch obviously isn’t overly concerned about getting details like the date and spelling of the restaurant right. Pictures show the couple were at the restaurant on October 25, as Star reports, and the name of the restaurant is Primitivo, not Primotivo.

If they do wed, Miranda may be the breadwinner in the family. She is the face of David Jones Limited and will appear at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Miami in December.

Orlando has been rumored for several roles, but so far nothing seems to have panned out. Hopefully, Orlando will at least don the blonde wig and pointy ears as Legolas for The Lord of the Rings prequel.

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Another 'Don't Vote' Video From Funny or Die.

Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by CSS.

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70 Famous Dyslexics

Posted on 15. Sep, 2008 by CSS.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that can often be devastating if untreated. People who suffer from dyslexia primarily have trouble with written language, both reading and writing. Despite having this affliction, many people overcome it to lead normal and successful lives. We’ve compiled a list of 70 well known people who suffered (or were thought to suffer) from dyslexia, some of whom will definitely surprise you. On to the list:

Scott Adams
The trained hypnotist, vegetarian and creator of the comic strip “Dilbert” noticed his dyslexia when he worked as a bank teller and couldn’t get his totals to balance at the end of the day.

Muhammad Ali
The boxer barely graduated from high school and also has a daughter who is dyslexic.

Harry Anderson
He played Judge Harry Stone on “Night Court” and was able to deal with his dyslexia enough to be valedictorian on his high school class.

Tim Armstrong
Rancid’s singer/guitarist has never had a driver’s license or bank account due to his dyslexia.

Alexander Graham Bell
The inventor of the telephone reportedly overcome his dyslexia.

Billy Blanks
He created exercise craze Tae-Bo but struggled early on when he was placed in special education classes due to undiagnosed dyslexia.

Orlando Bloom
The actor once said, “Dyslexia is not due to lack of intelligence, it’s a lack of access. It’s like, if you’re dyslexic, you have all the information you need, but find it harder to process.” He now considers himself “mildly dyslexic.”

Laura Flynn Boyle
Known for her role in “The Practice” from 1997 to 2003.

Richard Branson
He dropped out of school at age 16 after doing poorly in school but later founded the very successful Virgin Records.

Erin Brockovich
She struggled in school and wasn’t diagnosed until later in life. She helped win a $333 million class action law suit that is the largest in U.S. history.

George Burns
“For me the toughest thing about dyslexia was learning to spell it.” – George Burns

George H.W. Bush
41st President of the United States

Neil Bush
George W. Bush’s younger brother was told early on that he would be unlikely to graduate and was later diagnosed with dyslexia but went on to get an economics degree and an MBA.

George W. Bush
The 43rd President was head cheerleader his senior year of high school but struggled academically, especially with reading and writing. His response to his diagnosis of dyslexia? “No, I’m not dyslexic,” Bush said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “That’s all I can tell you.”

John T. Chambers
The CEO of Cisco Systems(a computer company- routers) had to have a reading specialist during school and became determined to do whatever he set his mind to.

Cher
At age sixteen, school became too much and she dropped out.

Agatha Christie
The author has sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in 45 other languages but had to dictate her work to a typist because of her disability.

Winston Churchill
The former Prime Minister of the UK had a lot of problems in school due to what historians believe was undiagnosed dyslexia.

Anderson Cooper
As a child, I had a problem reading. I had a mild form of dyslexia where I would see some letters backward, and I had to go to a special reading instructor. – Anderson Cooper

Tom Cruise
The actor went through 15 schools in 12 years and was put in the remedial classes at school but claimed that Scientology cured him from his dyslexia after he converted.

Leonardo Da Vinci
Historians believe the artist was dyslexic based on his notes being written backwards, from right to left, in a mirror image and the many spelling errors.

Patrick Dempsey
He was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 12 and was placed in special education classes before that. He relies on memorization to overcome it these days.

Walt Disney
The film producer, animator, theme park designer, etc. was labeled slow as a child.

Thomas Edison
He invented the light bulb after being thrown out of school at age 12 because he was thought to be dumb and mentally ill.

Albert Einstein
He couldn’t talk until he was four and didn’t learn to read until age nine but went on to develop the theory of relativity and stay in most people’s mind as a genius.

Dave Foley
He is an actor/comedian best known for “The Kids In the Hall” and “NewsRadio.”

Harrison Ford

Henry Ford
He founded the Ford Motor Company.

Noel Gallagher
“What I was bad at was spelling. Still am. Anything over six letters and that’s me gone.” – Noel Gallagher

Danny Glover
His dyslexia hurtle led him to tutor and help coordinate reading centers in the inner city.

Tracey Gold
The actress from “Growing Pains” suffered from dyslexia in high school.

Whoopi Goldberg
She was called slow and dumb because she had a lot of problems reading as a child and was diagnosed in adulthood with dyslexia.

Woody Harrelson
He was diagnosed with dyslexia and attention deficit disorder (A.D.D.) as a child.

Salma Hayek
The actress sometimes struggles with her lines as a result of her dyslexia.

William Hewlett
Dyslexia forced the co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company to memorize schoolwork which developed his memory to the point of him memorizing everything.

Tommy Hilfiger
“I performed poorly at school, when I attended, that is, and was perceived as stupid because of my dyslexia. I still have trouble reading. I have to concentrate very hard at going left to right, left to right, otherwise my eye just wanders to the bottom of the page.” -Tommy Hilfiger

Anthony Hopkins
He found a love for the arts such as painting or playing the piano as an alternative to his studies.

Eddie Izzard
“I don’t read much because I take so long to read things. I’ll catch up one day. This partial dyslexia thing. I just take ages to read.” – Eddie Izzard

Thomas Jefferson
The third President of the United States.

Bruce Jenner
The Olympic track athlete got into sports because he had dyslexia.

Jewell
The singer used to love reading when she was younger and then found it more difficult as time went by and was diagnosed with dyslexia.

Magic Johnson
He is a retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball player.

John F. Kennedy
The 35th President of the United States.

Tawny Kitaen
The actress found school very challenging thanks to her dyslexia.

Christopher Knight
He learned to deal with his dyslexia while growing up and has found few problems as an adult.

Keira Knightley
She says her problems haven’t affected her ability to learn her lines and adds, “I can learn them fine. It’s just reading them in the first place that is the problem.”

David Koresh
The Branch Dividian religious cult leader dropped out of high school because of his dyslexia.

John Lennon
He was expelled from school for misbehavior but his teachers didn’t know that he suffered from dyslexia and was considered legally blind without his glasses.

Jay Leno
His struggle with dyslexia is what he credits as helping him develop drive and perseverance needed to succeed in comedy and in life.

Greg Louganis
“From the start, I had trouble reading, but it got really bad once we got past single words and simple sentences. What I couldn’t explain – what I didn’t realize – was that I was dyslexic.” – Greg Louganis

Craig McCaw
He found success in the cable and cellular phone industry after filling left out and struggling in school.

Vince McMahon
The owner of the World Wrestling Foundation is said to have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder.

Alyssa Milano
She writes down her lines to become more familiar with them.

Vince Neil
The Motley Crue lead singer was kicked out of school and later found out he is dyslexic.

Jamie Oliver
“Reading bores me to death as I’m dyslexic; I’ve honestly never read a book from cover to cover in my life.”- Jamie Oliver

Ozzy Osbourne
The singer says that he began drinking because he struggled to deal with is learning disability.

Pablo Picaso
Dyslexia made school difficult so he never gained much from his education and the difficulty plagued him for the rest of his life.

Keanu Reeves
Excelled in hockey more than academics.

Guy Ritchie
Madonna’s Ex-Husband was expelled from Stanbridge Earls School which is one of the most prominent schools specializing in dyslexia in the UK.

Babe Ruth
Legendary baseball player.

Suzanne Somers
She excelled in artistic expression but not in her other subjects.

Steven Spielberg
The highest grossing filmmaker of all time.

Ted Turner
The founder of CNN is dyslexic and bipolar.

Liv Tyler
Tyler says, “My diary is a disaster – sometimes I can’t even read it. I can’t spell at all, it’s embarrassing. Thank God for spell check on computers. I’ll spell the same word completely differently in the same sentence.”

James Van Der Beek
He was diagnosed as dyslexic in kindergarten and went on to become an honors student.

George Washington
The first President of the United States is said to have been dyslexic.

Robbie Williams
The singer is outspoken about his dyslexia and doesn’t let it hold him back.

Robin Williams
Actor/comedian.

Woodrow Wilson
The 28th President of the United States was a poor student and still couldn’t read at age ten which historians believe is because he was dyslexic.

Henry Winkler
He struggled throughout school and discovered he was dyslexic while making a documentary about dyslexia.

Updated: Leave a comment if you know anyone that I left off and would like me to add-below you will find all additional dyslexic people:

Andy Warhol
American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

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