Friday, April 1, 2011

Michael Bublé Weds in Argentina

Canadian crooner Michael Bublé sealed his "Crazy Love" for Argentine actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre by marrying her in a civil ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday.

Bublé, 35, wore a gray suit for the ceremony, while the bride donned a violet dress with silver high heels. The pair kissed for the cameras and posed for fans gathered outside, and the bride threw a bouquet of purple orchids into the crowd.

The couple got engaged in 2009, when the singer proposed in front of Lopilato's family in her native Argentina.

But the party still isn't over. The pair will reportedly hold a bigger ceremony this weekend with 300 guests celebrating at a mansion outside Buenos Aires.

The pop star first met his Argentine TV star wife after one of his concerts in Buenos Aires in November 2008. "They met at a party the record company threw for him after his show in Buenos Aires," a friend of the singer's told PEOPLE shortly after the engagement. "The head of the label wanted to introduce Michael to Argentina's most famous actress. When he met her, he said it was love at first sight."

And, the friend says, those closest to them couldn't be happier. Their families have met "several times and are all very happy about this union," says the friend. The two have even worked together: She appears in the video of his hit single, "Haven't Met You Yet."

Bublé won the Grammy last month for traditional pop vocal album.

Source: people.com

Oprah Winfrey Sets Date for Final Show

Twenty-five years of shows – and now, a date to wrap it all up.

Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions confirmed Friday that the talk-show queen will air the final episode of her iconic daytime TV program, The Oprah Winfrey Show, on May 25.

The show has been in reruns lately, but Winfrey, 57, Tweeted last week that she is hard at work on the final six weeks of episodes, with all-new shows returning April 7.

"Hard at work planning the final shows – can't wait to share w/ u all!" she wrote.

There'll be no rest for the weary after May 25, though. Winfrey, of course, now has her own cable station, the Oprah Winfrey Network, to run.

Source: people.com

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Jackie Chan Dead? Not So Fast

Jackie Chan wants to set the record straight: Contrary to Internet rumors, he is, in fact, not dead.

"Jackie is alive and well," reads a note on the action star's Facebook page. "He did not suffer a heart attack and die, as was reported on many social networking sites and in online news reports."

Chan, 56, is working hard, however, continues the missive: "Jackie is fine and is busy preparing for the filming of his next movie."

Still not convinced? For those who require proof, Chan posted a photo of himself dated March 29 on his Web site showing him meeting with top Japanese officials.

The caption reads in part, "Jackie met with Yuji Kumamaru, Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong to discuss the details of the 'Love Without Borders 3/11 Candelight Gala,' " which will benefit the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Chan is in good company, joining a handful of celebrities – including Charlie Sheen – who have been the victims of online celebrity death hoaxes.

By Sara Hammel
Sources: people.com

'House' star Olivia Wilde files for divorce

Olivia Wilde is done playing "House" and ready to go, well, wild.

The "Tron: Legacy" star has filed for divorce from her Italian prince of a husband, Tao Ruspoli, after eight years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

So where does Ryan Gosling factor in?

The 27-year-old actress and Ruspoli, a Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker and flamenco guitarist who's also the son of an Italian aristocrat, met when Wilde was just 18. After a whirlwind courtship, they eloped in January 2003, tying the knot in an abandoned school bus with only two witnesses.

In recent times, however, the had been living apart and finally announced their split last month. They have no children.

Now that she's royalty-free, Wilde was just spotted getting cozy with Ryan Gosling last week. No word on whether they're really an item or "just friends."

Workwise, Wilde is currently filming "Blackbird," costarring with Erica Bana as a brother and sister on the lam.

Emma Watson Taking a Break From School to Focus on Career

Emma Watson is trading in Brown University for Hogwarts – for now, anyway.

The actress-student, 20, announced on her Web site Monday that she will be dialing back on her schoolwork to focus on her career.

"As you know, I love Brown and I love studying pretty much more than anything," she wrote. "But recently I've had so much to juggle that being a student AND fulfilling my other commitments has become a little impossible."

The Harry Potter star, a sophomore at the Ivy League school, added that she wants more time to focus on the film franchise's last installment.

"I've decided to take a bit of time off to completely finish my work on Harry Potter (the last one comes out this summer) and to focus on my other professional and acting projects," she continued. "I will still be working towards my degree … it's just going to take me a semester or two longer than I thought : )."

She signs off, "Hope you are all well! Thank you for all your continuing support.
Emma xx."

Source: people.com

Green Lantern - Ryan Reynolds



For Ryan Reynolds, the most professionally satisfying moment of 2009 was the first time he saw the Green Lantern costume he'd be rocking for the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the classic DC Comics superhero.

"It was a moment when I was like, 'This is happening, and it's happening in the right way,' " Reynolds told MTV News last fall. "That's a pretty cool, definitive moment for me."

Now the rest of us are getting a chance to see the costume that blew Reynolds' mind. Entertainment Weekly has debuted a first look at the Green Lantern — and his test-pilot alter ego, Hal Jordan — who will be gracing multiplexes in the summer of 2011. The cover image shows Reynolds in familiar Lantern garb, complete with green mask, glowing green suit and iconic power ring, which can bring into existence nearly anything Hal can imagine.

"Will and imagination are his superpowers," said Reynolds, who reportedly injured his shoulder on the "Green Lantern" set earlier this week. "We need a circus of Timothy Learys to think of things Hal would invent with his ring."

Though experienced in the action movie realm, from "Blade: Trinity" to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," Reynolds confessed that nothing could prepare him for the wire-work involved in the "Green Lantern" shoot, which required him to fly through the air at up to 60 feet per second to simulate the illusion of real flight.

"The first time you do it, you're seriously considering an adult diaper," Reynolds said.

Directed by Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale") and co-starring Tim Robbins, Blake Lively, Mark Strong and Peter Sarsgaard, the movie is set to hit theaters on June 17, 2011. In MTV News' earlier conversation with Reynolds, he heaped praise on Campbell's vision for the film.

"When you have a guy like Martin Campbell, part of his charm is that he has ba--s of titanium, and the other part is that he's slightly crazy, and you have to be to take on something with the scope of 'Green Lantern,' " he said. "I sat down with him, and I could not even believe what he was saying. When I went to the meeting, I was entirely cynical. I thought, 'What the hell, I'll see what they have to say,' and I left the room with a completely different perspective."

Source: mtv.com

FD5

Isn’t it strange how a series about not being able to escape death has managed to escape death for so long? Final Destination is one of my favourite film franchises and I got what people meant when they criticised the acting, that is until I saw The Final Destination (Final Destination 4). The 3D was great, but the rest of it didn’t exactly inspire confidence in the future of the saga. Yet here it is a fifth instalment of, what is now, the most hypocritical film series ever.

The plot is the same as usual; someone has a vision of a disaster, and then saves themselves and some expendable extras. This time the disaster is a bridge collapsing, which so does not beat the rollercoaster in number 3. Sam Lawton, played by Nicholas D’Agosto, is the lucky character that has a random premonition.

It’s never exactly been revealed why they get visions, though it two possibilities have been hinted at. One possibility is that a rival force is trying to help people by given them the visions. The other theory is that death has sent the premonitions as a way to guide them into his plans; this means they never avoided death in the first place. One major whole in the second option is that, if it were true, the second movie would make no sense as death goes backwards through the list to seal up the rift made by the survivors of the first one.

William Bludworth, played by Tony Todd, will finally be making another appearance, having not been seen since Final Destination 2. His character is the, seemingly, all knowing mortician who once told the characters how to save themselves once and for all. They failed. So far there are no survivors. Clear Rivers got pretty far, managing to last almost two movies, but she was ultimately killed proving that blonds can screw up simple tasks like opening doors.

The movie is expected to hit cinemas on the 26th of August. Like its predecessor it will be in 3D. I wonder if Final Destination will ever actually reach its final destination, if sales go well they intend to make Final Destination six and seven. These would be films back to back, which hints that there would be some relevant continuity between them. Let’s hope that they find some way to spice up the fleeting franchise before the completely run it into the ground.