Manic fandom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 9/11 promo fail
Oh, don’t act so shell-shocked – this just couldn’t have been on purpose.
Paramount Pictures’ marketing division in Australia made a major facepalm moment happen when
Benny Tipene to open for American Authors
Benny Tipene will perform with American Authors and Andy Grammer in Auckland in September.
Tipene, from Palmerston North, shot to local fame after appearing on New Zealand’s The X Factor.
He signed with Sony Music after the competition and released his debut EP, Toulouse, in February.
Brooklyn-based alt rock band American Authors are known for their debut song, Best Day of My Life.
Santa Monica’s Grammer was the first male artist to hit the top 10 on Billboard’s adult pop chart in America with his first two singles, Keep Your Head Up and Fine by Me.
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Marvel cranks up sarcasm for Guardians of Galaxy
A lead actor known for playing the slovenly sidekick, a director who only made small films, a talking raccoon and a 1970s pop music soundtrack – together they form an unlikely tableau for a mega-budget space adventure movie.
And yet, Marvel Studios banked on these outliers for its $US170 million ($181m) launch of the new franchise
Kiefer Sutherland is a ‘gentleman’
Kiefer Sutherland’s 24 co-star Louis Lombardi says he’s “one of the most professional actors ever”.
Lombardi’s comments come after Freddie Prinze Jr. launched an astonishing attack against Kiefer on Monday, admitting the actor’s supposedly unprofessional attitude on the set of the show in 2010 nearly caused him to quit acting.
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‘Racist’ casting claim for Ridley Scott’s Exodus
Director Ridley Scott’s new biblical blockbuster,
Kendall fighting Kardashian name shame
Kendall Jenner has blamed her famous siblings for damaging her modelling career.
The 18-year-old reality star has made a name for herself as a high fashion model in recent months, walking the runway for labels such as Chanel and Marc Jacobs.
But while many people thought Kendall achieved her status through her family and hit television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, it actually made things more difficult for her.
“People think that this success just came to me. But it didn’t,” Kendall explained to LOVE magazine.”What I have has almost worked against me. I had to work even harder to get where I wanted because people didn’t take me seriously as a model. Because of the TV show.”
Kendall, whose parents are Kris and Bruce Jenner, was even discriminated against at model castings because of her family.
“I went on castings and some people weren’t feeling me because of my name,” she said. “But it was great when people didn’t recognise me. I was like, ‘Thank you. Please don’t recognise me’.”
However, Kendall’s most famous sibling Kim Kardashian insists her determination to reach the top has made her sisters even more proud of her.
“Kendall had to work extra hard to gain this respect and to fight for people to see she’s serious,” Kim said.”Marc Jacobs gave her a real shot and treated her like any other model. He believed in her and opened the door for her. Then Riccardo [Tisci] and Karl [Lagerfeld] gave her a chance and she has proven that she is the real deal. Her hard work paid off, and that makes me so proud.”
Cliff Curtis denies Mana support
Actor Cliff Curtis denies he is endorsing the Mana Movement this election, saying he remains “absolutely apolitical”.
Mana released a statement yesterday saying Curtis was one of several celebrities who would appear at the launch of Waiariki candidate Annette Sykes’ campaign today to lend their support.
“A key goal for Mana this election is to mobilise our people to vote, especially rangatahi, and win Waiariki,” Sykes said.
“To help with this we’ve got Maisey Rika, Cliff Curtis, and our Mana youth ambassador, Wairangi Koopu, all lending their support for the launch and the wider campaign.”
But Curtis today clarified his position, saying that “while I respect my cousin Annette Sykes’ commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party”.
While he had respect for all those standing for public office there had been a “misunderstanding about my supposed attendance at the Mana launch in Rotorua today”, Curtis said.
“My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities working with others to advance the wellbeing of Maori. My politics centre around whanau, whenua and wairua (family, the environment and spiritual wellbeing).
“I believe in collaboration, which is why I work with others to make positive contributions of consequence, and why I have made a very clear and unwavering commitment to remain absolutely apolitical.”
The star of films including The Dark Horse and Once Were Warriors said he would vote in the coming election “based on the party and policies which I believe best reflect the needs of my whanau and community”.
“This decision will remain absolutely private to me. I encourage all eligible New Zealand voters to do the same and to participate and to be informed on all relevant political parties and policies before casting their vote in the coming general election.”
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Tiger Lily Hutchence to inherit little from her father
Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof had a low-key celebration for her 18th birthday on July 22.
But despite coming of age, there was no sign of much inheritance from her late father, INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.
Her Australian family told