Miley Cyrus – The Climb
This is slowly becoming my song of the moment. I can totally relate to the lyrics of the song and find it inspiring for that reason. (It is from the Hannah Montana Movie, so I really want to see it even more now. Yes, I know I am sad that I really want to see the movie and love the TV show).
Lyrics
I can almost see it.
that dream I’m dreaming, but
there’s a voice inside of my head, tellin’
you’ll never reach it
every step I’m takin’
every move I make
feels lost in no direction,
my faith is shakin’
but I gotta keep tryin’
gotta keep my head held highThere’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
always gonna be an uphill battle
sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
ain’t about how fast I get there
ain’t about what’s waitin’ on the other side
it’s a climbThe struggles I’m facing
the changes I’m taking
sometimes they knock me down, but
no I’m not breaking
I may not know where, but
these are the moments that
I’m gonna remember most
I’ve just gotta keep goin’, and
I gotta be strong
just keep pushing on, butThere’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
always gonna be an uphill battle
sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
ain’t about how fast I get there
ain’t about what’s waitin’ on the other side
it’s a climbThere’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
always gonna be an uphill battle
sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
ain’t about how fast I get there
ain’t about what’s waitin’ on the other side
it’s a climbKeep on movin’
keep climbin’
keep faith baby
It’s all about, it’s all about
the climb
keep the faith, keep your faith, woah
I really do think a song like this to be in Hannah Montana is very good for the young girls who watch it. It should inspire them to keep going in life (yes that may sound a bit dramatic, but I mean more when they get older and listen to the song again and actually understand what the lyrics mean rather than just listening to singing along because its a Miley song. But I will hopefully find out how it is in the movie, I’m kinda guessing when she has to choose between her two lives? I will find out if I am right at some point. 
Fox Not ‘On The Prowl’ For Efron
I think everyone should be after Zac, haha. Ok yes I am in the fan club hahaha.
Vivica A. Fox has lashed back at reports she’s hot for Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron – insisting her comments about the actor’s good looks have been taken out of context.
The 44-year-old actress is candid about her affairs with younger men, but was stunned when gossips exaggerated her remarks about 21-year-old Efron and accused her of wanting to woo the star.
Fox told PopEater.com, “Zac Efron is just so gorgeous to me. He’s a hot piece. I want just to look at those beautiful blue eyes… They’re are just… ‘Wow!’ Muy caliente (very hot).”
But the actress insists she only has an innocent crush on Efron, who is dating his High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens.
She says, “They said, ‘Out of all the actors out there, who do you find attractive?’ I said, ‘Zac Efron.’ I said he has nice blue eyes… and now they’re like, ‘Vivica’s on the prowl for Zac Efron.’ He has a girlfriend. I don’t do other people’s men.”
Taylor Swift
Yes this is a very random post, and doesnt really have anything to do with movies. But the odd random post about something else, or a little rant and stuff like that would be cool, right?
Yeah I think so. I am currently listening to iTunes and have had a couple of her songs on, and they are so good. They really appeal to me at the moment with the lyrics and stuff like that. So I figured I had to state this on my blog, haha. Yes it is random, but the songs are so good. I do sometimes think she is a little young to be singing some of these things as she cant really know what its all about, but hey who am I to judge?
Love Story is on now . . . love it !!! “Take me somewhere for us to be alone . . . you be the prince, i’ll be the princess . . . “
Movie Picture of the Day 16
Today’s picture is from “Good Will Hunting” I seem to have quite a thing for this movie.
Third Da Vinci Code Movie Gets Go-ahead
I think thats the right thing to do, Dan Brown’s book really are popular. I have read The Da Vinci Code and thought it was fantastic. I have not read Angels and Demon’s yet, and really want to before I go to see the movie.
Fans of Dan Brown‘s The Da Vinci Code books will not have to wait long for another movie installment – the author’s latest sequel has been green-lighted by film bosses before the novel even hits the shops.
The film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, starring Tom Hanks, was a box office smash in 2006, grossing more than $758 million (£505 million) worldwide.
The prequel, Angels & Demons, is due to hit cinemas in May, while Brown’s latest book The Lost Symbol – the follow-up to The Da Vinci Code – is slated for release in September.
And executives at Columbia Pictures, the studio behind the movies, have already given the go-ahead for a film version of the new novel – stepping up negotiations to lock down a deal for Brown’s latest work, according to Variety.com.
Angels & Demons will be released on 14 May.
Rourke Begged Boxing Coach Not To Give Up On Him
I just love anything about Mickey. I am so glad he managed to convince his coach that he wanted to box
Mickey Rourke‘s boxing career almost ended before it started – because his trainer insisted he wasn’t committed or disciplined enough to be a great fighter.
Top coach Freddie Roach, who is currently training Manny Pacquiao for his upcoming fight with Brit Ricky Hatton, refused to work with Rourke when the actor first approached him in 1990 – because The Wrestler star only turned up for training once in seven days.
Roach says, “I came out to Hollywood. I was here for seven days (and) he showed up in the gym one day in seven…. I ripped him so bad he actually cried.”
The actor remembers the harsh lesson he learned that day: “Freddie came into the gym one days and he goes, ‘Listen, I don’t train people to lose fights; you’re not running, you’re not doing this, you’re not doing that. I’m going back to Las Vegas.’
“I was making all kinds of excuses because my head was crazy… I was in tears. Freddie packed his bags and went back to Las Vegas.
“Freddie humiliated me, embarrassed me and reduced me to the fact that I was not giving 100 per cent, I was not being a professional and I was setting myself up to not be as good as I could be.”
But Rourke refused to give up – and kept begging his trainer to reconsider.
Roach recalls, “He called me every day for 30 days and then finally I said to him, ‘Ok, if I come back, the next day you have off is the one I give you.’
“I think he had discipline in his life for the first time ever.”
Rourke quit acting and trained to become a professional boxer. Roach coached him for seven of eight fights before Rourke retired from the ring unbeaten. He won half his fights by knock-outs.
Happy 72nd Birthday – Jack Nicholson
I couldnt resist posting a Happy Birthday message to Jack Nicholson (Yes I know he would never read it but I dont care, haha.)
My favorite ever actor, is 72 today. So happy birthday to Jack !!!
Foxx In Talks To Play A Woman In Movie
A man in drag is usually amusing !!!
Jamie Foxx is in talks to appear in drag in a forthcoming movie, playing one of the characters that helped launch his career in comedy sketch show In Living Color.
Foxx found fame alongside Jim Carrey in the 1990s TV series, playing a variety of characters, including Wanda – an outrageous party girl.
The Oscar winner insists he would love to bring Wanda back, and admits he is in talks to take her to the big screen.
Foxx tells Moviefone.com. “I would do that in a minute… That would be great. We’re actually looking into something like that.”
Movie Picture of the Day 15
Got to love a movie picture of the day post, haha. Today is Mickey Rourke as “The Ram” in “The Wrestler” I really do need to watch that again soon <3
Thurman, Ryan & Goldberg Headline Tribeca Film Festival’s Judging Panel
What a fantastic line up !!!
Hollywood stars Uma Thurman, Meg Ryan, Whoopi Goldberg and Adrien Brody will head up the judging panel at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
The actors will be joined by fellow celebrities James Franco, Mary-Kate Olsen, Bradley Cooper, Melissa Leo, Parker Posey and Morgan Spurlock, who are all among the 32 jurors at Robert De Niro‘s movie event, which kicks off on Wednesday.
The line-up was announced at a press conference in the Big Apple on Tuesday, which featured Thurman, director Spike Lee and festival founders De Niro and Jane Rosenthal.
And New York resident Thurman is delighted to play such a key role in the eighth annual festival.
She says, “For me and people who enjoy films, Tribeca has been a major event for which all look forward to with major anticipation. As a New Yorker, it’s wonderful to see the impact it has on the city.
“This year is especially exciting because I get to be a part of it as a juror.”
De Niro founded the event with Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff to help revitalise the lower Manhattan area after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 – and he is proud to continue celebrating New York City as a major film-making centre.
He adds, “It’s great to see how much the festival has grown since we started it in 2002 and how it has impacted this neighbourhood.”
The Tribeca Film Festival, which will host the world premiere of Woody Allen‘s new movie Whatever Works on Wednesday, runs until 3 May.
Bale To Box With Wahlberg In New Film
I very much like the sound of this, love Christian and Mark . . . both of them in a movie about boxing is just going to be incredible !!!
Christian Bale is stepping into the boxing ring with Mark Wahlberg – the actors have signed up to co-star in new film The Fighter.
Bale will play boxer Dicky Eklund in the movie, about the path to redemption from a life of drugs and crime he discovers by helping his half-brother, Wahlberg’s character ‘Irish’ Mickey Ward, to win the world lightweight championship.
Director Darren Aronofsky had previously lined up Matt Damon and Brad Pitt for the role, before Bale was poised as a replacement.
Production is scheduled to begin in July, reports Daily Variety.
Harry Potter Brings London To A Standstill
I bet everyone was loving it though !!!
The stars of Harry Potter caused chaos on the streets of London on Monday night, when they stopped traffic to film scenes for the latest movie.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were all on-set in the U.K. capital to shoot an action sequence for the first instalment of two-part film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is due for release next year.
The actors, along with 400 extras, took over London’s famous Piccadilly Circus and the surrounding roads to film scenes in a cafe and on the streets.
Watson, who plays clever Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise, was wearing a glamorous red dress and heels, while Radcliffe and Grint, who play Harry Potter and his best friend Ron Weasley, both donned smart suits for the scenes.
New Moon To Rise As Planned
YAY, all that news yesterday saying it wasnt going to happen !!!
Twilight fans can breathe a sigh of relief after studio executives confirmed the upcoming sequel New Moon will not be affected by an ongoing lawsuit against author Stephenie Meyer.
The writer, who penned the books on which the films are based, is facing legal action from her former college roommate, who alleges Meyer based the novels on a short story she wrote as a student.
The lawsuit was reported to have had severe implications for the film franchise – which stars Robert Pattinson – with internet gossips speculating that the shooting of New Moon in Canada had been halted.
But a spokesperson from Summit Entertainment, the company behind the movie, insists New Moon remains on schedule for a 20 November release.
The rep tells MSNBC.com, “Production is underway, in Vancouver, totally as planned. There is no delay. Whatever you’re hearing about a lawsuit interfering with the film (and) its release, all I can say is it’s totally false.”
News: Pattinson’s Classroom Hell
Awwww poor Robert. I am guessing he is in a much better place than all those bullies now !!!
Robert Pattinson was bullied at school – and the experience left him scarred him for life.
The Twilight star attended school in London, but was picked on by other kids.
The star coped by rebelling against the rules – and he was eventually expelled for his naughty behaviour.
Pattinson says, “Someone stole my shoelaces once from my shoes. I still wear them and never put laces in them – they’re like my trademark shoes now!
“I got expelled from my school when I was 12 – I was quite bad. I never ever did my homework. I always turned up for lessons as I liked my teachers but my report said I didn’t try very hard.”
News: Doubt Stars Cut Through Tense Scenes With Cooking Chats
I love reading stories of how different actors deal with doing scenes and stuff like that. Plus this is about Meryl !!!
Doubt stars Meryl Streep and Viola Davis found a little light relief in between takes of their harrowing scenes in the film by talking about bad feet and food.
Streep’s stern nun character had to break it to Davis’ worried mum that she thought her son was being abused by a priest – and the scenes between them helped both actresses earn Oscar nominations.
And now Davis reveals the two stars were anything but serious in between the tears and the tension.
She tells WENN, “We talked about cooking! I really thought about it too. I was thinking, ‘I’m with Meryl Streep, I could ask her about Sophie’s Choice and Out of Africa and A Cry in the Dark. I could tell her I love her! And we’re talking about cooking!’
“At one point, she said, ‘How are your feet, by the way? Do you have good feet?’ I said, ‘My feet are pretty good. How are your feet?’ And she said, ‘Oh, my feet are terrible. Do you want some chocolate?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I want some chocolate.’ That was our conversation.
“I think it’s because what happens when you’re shooting a scene is the natural rapport of what your characters are going through extends into real life. And, with our characters, it’s kind of tense and we were a little tense with each other, but I kind of like her.
“My character, Mrs. Miller, thinks Sister Aloysius is a bit of a bulldog, but we would have a casual relationship if it weren’t for this confrontation, so I think it naturally happened that we talked about feet and cooking!”
News: Caine Faced Gay Jibes After Admitting Acting Ambitions
Awww that just shows that for men being an actor carries a gay connotation. Which I can sympathise with as loving sport and playing football (soccer) as a female makes people assume that I am gay, which I am not.
Sir Michael Caine faced a family backlash when he told them he wanted to be an actor – because his relatives presumed he was gay.
The Zulu legend was worried about telling his traditional family he had dreams of becoming a film star, but didn’t expect his sexuality to come into question.
He remembers, “That’s what we thought actors were – all poofs (gay). And sometimes we were right.”
New Moon ‘Halted Over Lawsuit’
OOOO no this is not good. We want more Edward Cullen (even though he isnt in New Moon that much). I hope this all gets sorted out. Why is it when someone has success with books or even a movie, some random person likes to claim they had the idea. Well I am sure a lot of people have similar ideas but never do anything about it . . .
Twilight sequel New Moon has been thrown into jeopardy – author Stephenie Meyer is facing a plagiarism lawsuit over the vampire franchise, according to reports.
The original 2008 movie – starring Robert Pattinson – was a major international hit and has spawned a follow-up which is currently being shot in Canada. The film franchise is based on the popular book series, written by Meyer.
But production on the second film has reportedly been halted following claims Meyer is facing legal action from her former college roommate, who is said to have accused the writer of basing the novels on her ideas.
According to I’mnotobsessed.com, Heidi Stanton – who studied alongside Meyer at Brigham Young University, Utah – claims the vampire books are similar to a short story she wrote when she was a student there.
Stanton filed her lawsuit against Meyer in Utah last Tuesday, alleging idea infringement.
She states in the papers, “Quite frankly, I was shocked when I began watching the movie with my husband last week. I immediately told him that she got that idea from me! I wrote a fictional short story with the same ideas when we were in college together.”
Meyer claims the premise for the popular series came to her in a dream in June 2003 and she completed the first novel three months later.
And the legal battle has reportedly cast doubt on the highly-anticipated New Moon, with production being “put on hold” until the case is resolved, according to the website.
New Moon is scheduled for release at the end of the year.
Damon Turned Down Star Trek
Not a fan of Star Trek really, but quite suprised Matt was thought of for the role. He obviously wasnt feeling it and didnt do the movie haha.
Director J.J. Abrams has confirmed he originally approached Matt Damon to take on the role of Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek remake – but the actor turned him down.
The space age franchise originally featured William Shatner as the heroic starship captain, but the veteran stars from the first films have been replaced with a younger cast for the upcoming prequel.
And Lost creator Abrams admits Damon was his first choice for the starring role of Kirk – but he is glad to have been given the chance to subsequently hire little known star Chris Pine.
He tells America’s Life magazine, “I actually approached Matt and we had some discussions, but everything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt – but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns.”
The rest of the cast is also made up of lesser known actors, including Heroes‘ Zachary Quinto as Spock and Simon Pegg as Scotty.
And Abrams is convinced the casting will help make the characters more believable.
He adds, “It is fun to discover the stars of tomorrow, but even more so, just like with the first Star Wars, you didn’t know who those people were when you saw the movie. You believed that guy was Luke Skywalker. You didn’t recognise him from six other movies. You bought into who this guy was. It is a slippery slope when you cast any actor that is somewhat known. We weren’t beholden to any fame meter.”
Star Trek is due for release next month.
Jackman’s Shock At Waiter’s Tattoo Tribute
I am liking the random Hugh Jackman stories that have been appearing over the past few days. This must have been very strange and freaky for him !!!
Hugh Jackman was once surprised by a superfan waiter in a restaurant – who stripped off to reveal a tattoo of his X-men character Wolverine.
The Australian actor was enjoying a meal at an upmarket eaterie in New York when a server approached his table.
But instead of taking the star’s order, he shocked the star by whipping off his shirt to reveal a tattoo on his back depicting the superhero.
Jackman says, “He took his shirt off in the middle of the restaurant and I saw the guy’s back was covered with a tattoo of my character, Wolverine.
“I run into Wolverine groupies all over the place from convention-goers to custom officials.”
Random Rant 1
I’ve decided to now start doing posts titled random rant from now on, for random rants believe it or not, haha. Basically when I’m not writing a review, top 10 list or something like that, movie posters or some latest news. Just a post with mentions of movies or actors, depending on what I have on my mind and if I am really clever quotes too haha.
So this is the very first official random rant and I have no idea which direction it is going to go in . . . I am trying to decide which movie to watch on Netflix watch instantly but ended up on this rant instead. I am currently leaning towards starting to watch “Sweet Charity (1969)” because its a musical and they usually make me smile and happy. Not that i’m sad just annoyed with the whole football results, but I wont get into that here.
I currently have iTunes on shuffle, and its actually quite amazing that so many songs on my iTunes remind me of certain movies with the songs featuring in them. For example “rescue me” which is on right now reminds me of “Sister Act” when Whoopi Goldberg is cleaning the car and doing all those chores. I love Sister Act it is just brilliant and one of my favorites from childhood. Its funny how that is one of the movies I could watch a million times and not get bored of it. (An idea for a list there I think!!!)
I keep wondering if anyone actually reads my blog, like all the time looking for updates and stuff. As this week has been the best EVER week since starting my blog for fews. Hopefully on track to be the best month as well, after I slipped up with updates through most of March. But back bigger and stronger now. I just hope I actually do have people who read it all the time, as I think that would be rather on the cool side. (Feedback would be great . . . )
I have so many movies on my to watch list and really hope that I will get a lot of them watched over the next few months. As most of the movies on that list are old. Thank god for Netflix. I should get my next dvd on tues/wed I reckon. If they get “Juno” back tomorrow. I really did enjoy Juno, as I was rather worried after all the great reviews that I would be let down and disappointed. But I certainly was not, it was so clever and funny. I would definatly buy that to watch over and over.
I suppose a plus side of not having all my DVDs is that I am making myself watch movies that I have not actually seen before instead of the same old favorites. But again when I fancy just watching something I have seen already and love/like I can use Netflix for that too. Take Dirty Dancing
I think this rant should end pretty soon as I am running out of things to say and should actually watch a movie instead of just ranting and ranting.
Post Grad (2009) Poster
I’m guessing this is all about what you do after you graduate from University/College . . . I could have done with this last July when I graduated University. I am therefore still very interested in seeing this movie, just for that very reason. I do enjoy releating to characters every now and then.
