“Valentine’s Day” the movie, opened last night. The synopsis from hollywood.com,
“Veteran director Garry Marshall helms this ensemble comedy featuring multiple overlapping storylines set during a Valentine’s Day in L.A…” Read more here..
And now, they are already working on the sequel. See “Valentine’s Day Sequel Underway”
After seven week of winning the box office race “Avatar” has lost it’s first place standing to “Dear John” According to this article at “Yahoo Movies”
“While Disney lays down a $4 billion bet on the future of Marvel’s superheroes, “20th Century Fox” has already begun overhauling one of its big Marvel franchises, Fantastic Four,” to take the property beyond the two films already made.Akiva Goldsman has been hired to oversee the reboot as producer. Michael Green, the co-exec producer of TV’s “Heroes” who co-wrote “Green Lantern,” will write the script for the new “Fantastic Four…” Read the full story here: Fantastic Four at “VARIETY”
Holy bad news, Batfans. Looks like a Dark Knight sequel is at least two years away. Director Christopher Nolan has inked a deal with Warner Bros. to helm Inception, based on his own screenplay. The sci-fi action film “set within the architecture of the mind” aims to begin shooting this summer and hit theaters in summer 2010, according to studio.
Star Trek Online universe. From the looks of things the Federation is a force to be reckoned with. In this MMO players will be able to customize characters and their ships. Exploration isn’t limited to already-existing Trek planets and races although Andorians and Klingons will be making appearnces
After the release of The Dark Knight, Warner Bros’ aggressive campaign to stop the film being illegally copied held strong for just 38 hours which quickly followed with taunts from The Pirate Bay. Still president of Warner
’s distribution and technical operations said those 38 hours were “really, really significant”.
The actor who plays the the crime fighting “Caped Crusader” “The Batman” in the latest sequel, Christian Bale was arrested in the UK today, according to the “Associated Press(AP)” Read the story here: “Batman’ accused of assaulting mom, sister”
By Paul Ranger
Continued From: PART 2
Is it the pressure of being in the spotlight? is it peer pressure? is it a feeling that they must “go along to get along? Some came from humble beginnings and some were already from the privileged few group before they became famous. Nevertheless what would cause certain celebrities to throw it away on alcohol and illegal drugs or even abuse legal drugs? The answer must be with the individual because many have not gone down the same path and seem to enjoy the fruits of their career.
For those reading this and you are on the verge of making the same ALLEGED drug abusing mistakes as Daniel Baldwin, Anna Nicole Smith, River Phoenix, Dana Plato and others, consider this, others like me will be writing the same unflattering stories about you when you fall STUPID! They like me may even call you a JACKASS! but, that would not be fair to the jackass, Why? because when the real jackass senses danger in his path he will stubbornly refuse to go any further. Only the human jackass sees danger and plunge headlong into it.
Are you so stupid Mr. and Ms. big time Star that you don’t realize that the low life punk you met at the club or wherever you like to hang out… you know… the one who with much consistency, and persistence keep trying to convince you that if you take this stuff it will make you feel better. He’s a smooth talker and a nice dresser ladies. She’s a gorgeous specimen of femininity guys. Neither one of them have your best interest at heart. All they want to do is get you hooked so they can be your supplier. They’ll get richer as your hard earned money keep going to them because, they will make sure you never run out of that stuff you now come to depend on…Dumb ass.
If you can’t take the pressure that comes along with being a celebrity then retire. Get out of the limelight. You’ve made enough money. You can leave it all and go into seclusion somewhere right? OOPS… I forgot, you have to spend the retirement money drugging up because you can’t stand the pressure.
If you think you have problems, consider the ordinary people who are losing their homes through foreclosures, or those who can’t afford health insurance for basic health maintenance, or can’t afford to pay for that life saving surgery. How about senior citizens who have to keep working in their so called “golden years” because their social security check can’t cover all their monthly expenses. Do you have to face pressures such as not knowing where the money for the overdue rent or mortgage is coming from? or where the next meal is coming from. Do you have to live in a homeless shelter?
Everyone has problems. That’s the way life is on this planet. Most average people have to face life’s setbacks every day and they don’t resort to drugs or alcohol to escape. They’re smart enough to know, narcotics will only make your problems worst. There is an answer to every problem. Take the time to find it.
Of the celebrities I mentioned earlier in this segment and before this one, two are taking steps or have taken steps to correct their mistakes. The others were not so fortunate. They died from overdoses of legal and illegal substances.
See you when I continue in part 4.
By: Paul Ranger
Continued From: Part 1
If you didn’t know it, you would only have to watch the early episodes of “American Idol” each season to have an appreciation of the enormous competition among show business hopefuls. After Simon, Randy and Paula sifts out all the low talents, the no talents and the bizarre, the talented who remain still have to compete with each other for the coveted top position and this is only among a certain age group.
Many talented performers of various ages who don’t or cannot try out for “American Idol,” including some of the known, have to go through the ritual of auditioning to win a part very often, although, most of the time they don’t have to face a Simon Cowel type. Most casting directors won’t give you feed back on your performance as Simon does, They’ll just say “thank You.” If you get a “call back” that’s good, you would have cleared the first hurdle. How many hurdles are there? It depends on who you’re competing against. It can be a nail biting experience. No matter how good you think you are, there’s always someone better, or have just what casting is looking for.
At this point I hope you come to see why I call celebrities blessed. It’s because they have managed to clear the hurdles I know so well. The level at which they now compete is not the same as an unknown. They have name recognition, a Brand name, a trademark. In some cases they may not even have to audition for certain rolls. It is often given to them. They may even have the luxury of turning parts down if they don’t feel it’s right for them. Well known musicians can turn down gigs in certain places they don’t want to perform and it will not hurt them financialy. When they need a change of scenery/vacation they can afford to go to the best places with the bast accommodations money can buy.
The type of money they earn in a week or month, the average joe can only dream of earning in a lifetime much less in a year. In fact some entertainers can retire and live comfortable for the rest of their lives from only a couple of years of earnings, if they invest their money wisely. This is only an unatainable dream for the rest of the population exept for super successful business owners. So then, why would these ungrateful people throw everything down the drain buy getting involved with things such as illegal drugs? Why would some of them complain when the cameras follow them around when it is one of the things that help to make them who they are? I hope I won’t have to eat my words later, but, I’m dying have the fame attained by some on these spoiled stars. I’m anxious to prove that they are truly unthankful for what they have.
To be Continued In Part 3
This Post Began From…
By: Paul Ranger
Dana Plato , Todd Bridges River Phoenix, Anna Nicole Smith, Daniel Baldwin are some celebrities past and present which are the focus of unflattering emotions I experience when I think about people who waste their blessings.
I wanted to be a music star, and a well known television or movie actor. Everywhere I would go, everyone would know the name Paul Ranger, the great entertainer. This was my dream as I was growing up, and, I’m almost afraid to say, it is still a dream in some ways, especially that I love to perform, whether it is singing or acting. The satisfaction that I get when the audience applaudes after I share a part of me with them from the stage, is hard to convey to you, unless, you experience it yourself. When people come up to me and tell me how much they loved my song, it can really make my day a tremendous one.
Perhaps it is poor planning on my part, or, not meeting the right people, why I have not been able to get a regular gig where I can make a decent living from performing as yet. Certainly the odds of getting the kind of recognition I need in order to make it to the top is against me. If you don’t believe me ask the many waiters, waitresses, cab drivers, truck drivers, nurses, police officers and more in this town who are also talented actors and musicians, who, go on audition after audition trying to land the role or record deal that will at least allow them to quit their “day job” even if not acheiving stardom.
Knowing how hard a top of the heap position is to accomplish in the world of show business, I am then amazed, disgusted, and confused about the behavior of some actors, musicians and even sport stars who, once they have acheived that which the majority only dream about, they manage to do and say some of the stupidest things that make the rest of us ask, do they realize what they have? Do they remember where they are coming from? Do they remember the struggle to get what they now have?
