Filipino actor, musician and producer Piolo Pascual. Delicious creature. Surely it's a sin to look this fine. In 2003 Pascual collected eight awards in the best supporting actor category for his role in Dekada 70. It was the Phillipines entry for the Best Foreign Film Language category at the 76th Academy Awards. Pascual turned his hand to producing with independent flick Manila which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. He lives in California but goes back to the Phillipines often.
"I went to Africa and there were tons of black people, but no ni*****, they were beautiful." Comedian, actor, writer and social critic Richard Pryor, the one and only on his epiphany. Incidentally, Richard dated actress Pam Grier (excellent taste). Look at them all coupled up in that bottom picture, sweet. But their intense relationship came to an end because of Richard's addiction to drugs, Pam was told by her doctor that traces in his sperm were harming her body. Richard also kept putting cocaine in her vagina. Damn that's crazy, that sounds just like the sort of thing he'd do. R.I.P Richard, one of the greatest comedians ever.
The multi talented Ava DuVernay is a film maker, film marketer and film distributor. Her award winning publicity and marketing firm DVA Media & Marketing has provided strategies for the likes of Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann and Gurinder Chadha. She made her directorial debut with the movie I Will Follow starring Salli Richardson Whitfield. Roger Ebert showered it with praise, calling it one of the best films about coming to terms with the death of a loved one. Her next film Middle of Nowhere has been nominated for a Sundance award. Ava is gorgeous and it's fantastic to see a new crop of black female directors around with the likes of Dee Rees who made Pariah, Tanya Hamilton, director of Night Catches Us and Victoria Mahoney, director of Yelling To The Sky. Infact, I'm loving the resurgence of black independent cinema.
Remember Anna Chlumsky from My Girl? Maan I loved that movie and Anna was so great in it, very talented and destined for big things. I really loved that character because she was a writer, full of personality, precocious and bold. Child stars seem to find it very difficult to transition into adulthood career wise. In Anna's case, I think she actually just chose to do other things. She graduated with a degree in International Studies, worked as a researcher for Zagat and as an Editorial Assistant for Harper Collins. As far as I know, she has returned to acting having featured in 30 Rock, Broadway productions and films. How cute are she and her husband. Very cute. Shaun is a soldier and they had a mix of chinese and western themes in their wedding. Wedding photographs by Steven & Tak.
Director Ava Duvernay is making waves and this is really exciting to see. Her second film Middle of Nowhere has been nominated for a Sundance Film Festival award. The star of the movie Emayatzy Corinealdi previously dropped me a line about this exciting development. The film also features Brit actor David Oyelowo and is about a woman struggling with her identity after the incaceration of her husband. It looks great, make sure you catch it when it hits selected theatres. Hat tip to Shadow and Act.
I love me some Joseph Gordon Levitt and that love isn't dwindling any time soon. The hotness is hitting our screens soon in new movie Premium Rush directed by David Koepp. JGL plays a New York city bike messenger who thinks he's on a routine run but alarm bells go off when cops all over the city attempt to stop him from delivering the parcel. The film also stars Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung and Michael Shannon. JGL acting his ass off, under pressure and looking hot on a bike. Win Win situation. The movie hits theatres in the US August 24, go see it.
David Bowie, Gary Oldman and the marvellous Edward Norton. Wow, the talent in this photo is epic, fans of all three. Awesomeness.
The ever yummy and sexy delightful renaissance man that's a certain Idris Elba has nabbed a golden globe award for best actor in a tv mini series for BBC series Luther. Big congrats to him, he deserves it. The gravitas and complexity he brings to the crumpled, wounded detective is fantatsic. Idris, your daughter will be very proud. Also well done to Octavia Spencer for her win in the best supporting actress category.
