Who's Ready To Rock
Posted on Oct 29, 2009 @ 04:28PM - Add a comment
Party Like The Rockstar you know you are at Esquire Magazine’s Seventh Annual “Signature Space” Cocktail Party and Support VH1’s Save The Music Foundation With W New York Times Square’s Rock Star Package
Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen
Posted on Oct 16, 2009 @ 11:12AM - Add a comment
It wasn’t so long ago that Gerard Butler was catapulted into the Hollywood limelight, hot on the heels of his performance and pectoral development in the epic battle flick, 300. A couple of years and a few films later, he plays another calculating character waging a brutal war. This time, the terrain is modern-day Philadelphia, and he isn’t fighting so much for physical territory as for the revamping of the justice system -- one murder at a time.
In Law Abiding Citizen, Butler plays the loving Clyde Shelton, whose wife and young daughter are brutally murdered in a home break-in. Jamie Foxx plays Nick Rice, the ambitious district attorney who Clyde hires in the aftermath. Nick, we learn, is intent on maintaining his rock star conviction rate, and might just have a chip on his shoulder about going to Fordham night school instead of Harvard. It’s no surprise, then, when he bargains with one of the murderers while the other one heads to death row.
And that’s where Nick Rice goes fatally wrong. Ten years later, the bargain-boy bad-guy is out of jail and Clyde is mad as hell. Butler captures seething anger (with a tinge of derangement) as his character employs a range of tools to exact his revenge. A chain saw, explosives, technical expertise and general mental superiority are a few of his favorites that soon turn Phillie into a terror zone. The catch? Clyde’s in jail, after trading Nick a confession for a new mattress in his cell. It seems like Nick might be ahead of the game -- until his next trade. This time it’s a murder tip for a steak lunch, which ends with a dead cellmate, a broken spork and a blood-spattered Clyde, who’s promptly sent to solitary confinement. (But not, obviously, before he finishes lunch.)
Despite Clyde’s double-doored lock-up, he’s somehow still orchestrating systematic murders of those who were involved in the baddie’s plea deal. Tension builds as Nick’s buddies begin to drop like flies, and the tete-a-tete is officially on. Unfortunately for Nick -- not to mention the audience -- he keeps missing the point. And until he understands that Clyde wants more than vengeance, the heads are rolling... or exploding. Foxx’s smooth-talking DA has become the figurehead for a failed system that Clyde thinks will change if he keeps the bombs dropping.
This larger point about justice -- and how to better achieve it as individuals and as a society -- is an admirable premise. But even that weighty agenda can’t prop up Citizen enough to justify the gratuitous violence, non-stop death fest and thin character development. A hint of backstory isn’t quite enough to explain Clyde’s brilliant-psycho schtick, while you’d think Nick’s philosophical evolution might keep pace with the colleague murder rate. So while Law Abiding Citizen tackles a topic not often spelled out, it’s fundamentally about guys blowing stuff up -- albeit with a little more planning and a tautness that, at the very least, ensures an action-packed few hours of entertainment.
VIDEO: Jamie Foxx Admits Nude Pic Is All Jamie!
Posted on Oct 13, 2009 @ 09:50AM - 3 comments
Academy Award winning actor and Grammy Award winning singer Jamie Foxx is the latest celebrity to hit the internet with a nude picture but this A-lister is not shying away from the scandal.
On Monday night's Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien cleared the air over the leaked internet photo with the Law Abiding Citizen star. When asked if the naked picture is really him, Foxx admitted "it is me" but before he could explain how it was leaked, Conan congratulated the star and shook his hand. Foxx pretended to be bashful (yeah, right!).
Style Radar: Law Abiding Citizen Premiere
Posted on Oct 07, 2009 @ 10:26AM - Add a comment
Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx walked the red carpet Tuesday night for the Los Angeles premiere of their new movie, Law Abiding Citizen. While Gerard got all dressed up to meet the press, Jamie was casually clad in denim. Who else abided the laws of fashion, and who was issued a citation?
PHOTOS: See Gerard Butler, Sanaa Lathan, Tyrese Gibson, Regina Hall, and Jamie Foxx hit the red carpet!
Joe Jonas Still Wants In on Taylor Swift’s Valentine’s Day Film
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 @ 04:54PM - 3 comments
It seems like Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas have buried the hatchet, at least professionally. Though his schedule prohibited him from shooting the romantic comedy Valentine’s Day this summer alongside his ex Swift, the crooner is still holding out hope for his big screen appearance.
"It's Anne Hathaway and all these other big stars that star in that movie, and they have to shift schedules around," he recently said. "I think we're going to try and do something for that, but it all depends on schedules."
Sunday TV Hot List
Posted on Jun 28, 2009 @ 11:13AM - Add a comment
In the words of Lil C, things are gonna get bucc up in BET’s house tonight with the 2009 BET Awards! Jamie Foxx hosts the awards show live from L.A., and incidentally Jamie is up for 3 awards himself, so if he loses it could quickly go from bucc to broke! Expect perfomances by Maxwell, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Jay-Z, Kanye, Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Soulja Boy, Mary Mary, Fabolous and Young Jeezy. In addition to the usual categories, a Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to the O’Jays, and Alicia Keyes and Wyclef will receive the Humanitarian Award.
LMN seems to be doing a series of TV movies based on the book series by Ellen Byerrum. Last Sunday we saw Killer Hair and this week we get Hostile Makeover, where our fashion reporter heroine (Maggie Lawson) uses her style smarts to find out who’s been sending a supermodel death threats. Think a totally fa-bu Nancy Drew!
TV: Friday Hot List
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 @ 04:38PM - Add a comment
E! starts a new series tonight called, Wildest TV Show Moments. Hosted by comedienne, Loni Love,the show features outrageous clips from a number of reality shows, television series and commercials that make up the wildest and funniest TV moments.
BREAKING NEWS: Foxx Sued for Party Slip n' Fall
Posted on Apr 21, 2009 @ 06:35PM - Add a comment
In this case, Jamie Foxx can blame it on the alcohol--or at very least a dangerous bar used to serve it.
Bartender William Pressler filed papers in Los Angeles court today suing Foxx, his production company Foxxhole, spirit line Belvedere Vodka and event space Social Hollywood for injuries sustained while working a party.
Style Radar: Faboo or Faux Pas? Groovy Guys & Belted Belles
Posted on Apr 21, 2009 @ 09:58AM - Add a comment
Style Radar: Faboo or Faux Pas? Groovy Guys & Belted Belles
Jamie Foxx Apologizes To Miley, Talks Near-Death Experience
Posted on Apr 15, 2009 @ 09:28AM - Add a comment
Actor/singer Jamie Foxx is apologizing for derogatory comments he made about Disney darling Miley Cyrus .
On his satellite radio show last weekend, Foxx said: "Who is Miley Cyrus? The one with all the gums? She need to get a gum transplant!" he said, mocking the young singer-actress. "Make a sex tape and grow up! Get like Britney Spears and do some heroin. Do like Lindsay Lohan ... and get some crack in your pipe ... that's what I want."
Foxx Takes A Bite Out Of Miley Cyrus
Posted on Apr 13, 2009 @ 07:38PM - Add a comment
Jamie Foxx let loose on Miley Cyrus on his weekend Sirius radio show, The Foxxhole. Foxx elicited enough venom to make the G-Rated star blush.
