Shakira To Perform At Obama Inauguration Party
Superstar singer Shakira will celebrate U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's White House victory - with a performance at his inauguration party. The Hips Don't Lie hitmaker is reportedly slated to join stars including Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee, and Anne Hathaway at the glitzy event in Washington, D.C. next month (Jan09). She was a vocal supporter of Obama during his election campaign, telling reporters: "Obama can restore peace and the world's confidence in the United States." In return,

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ER’s” Angela Bassett and “Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack will announce the nominees for this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards in a live broadcast on Dec. 18. The nominees for five film and eight television categories will be revealed at 9 a.m. ET on TNT, with TBS.com carrying a live webcast, reports People.com. The 15th Annual SAG Awards Ceremony will air Jan. 25 on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m.              *Supermodel Naomi Campbell is in Miami to attend tonight&

Five Ways to Get Tickets for Obama’s Inauguration
Want to be witness history when President-elect Barack Obama is officially sworn in Jan. 20? Join the club! Washington, D.C., officials predict 1.5 million visitors will descend for the swearing-in, parade and dozens of balls and celebrity-filled parties. Here, for the truly committed, are tips for getting in on the action: • Roll with Oprah! If you're in O's entourage, you're in luck: word is the Obama's mega-supporter is planning a star-studded fete at the Kennedy Center on inauguration night. Winf

The 50 Sexiest Movies of All-Time: 20-11
 We continue our list with the Top 20 sexiest films ever made. If you need a refresher, here are 30-21, 31-40, and 50-41. 20. Boogie Nights. Come on, you don't actually need an explanation for why this is here, do you? This film is about the 70s porn explosion and it involves Julianne Moore and Heather Graham, not to mention Burt Reynolds. For God's sake!19. Do The Right Thing. It seems like a century has passed since Spike Lee's monumental classic Do The Right Thing landed like a mete

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DC has a lot of balls -- when President-Elect Barack Obama gets sworn into office on January 20, the town will host more inaugural balls than ever before. Since election day, planners have been scrambling for space and wrangling talent. Meanwhile, Beltway Bandits (local business owners, not the politicians) are welcoming visitors with outrageous price gouging. Want to rent a hotel conference room for a bash? One day it's $20,000, the next it's $40,000. "Everyone knows that people are getting desperate," one

Which Inaugural ball will boast the most stars?
One of the most star-studded Inaugural Balls of '09 might be The Creative Coalition's bash on Jan. 20. The organization has just announced that Elvis Costello will be the featured musical guest. Confirmed stars include: Coalition co-hosts Tim Daly and Tony Goldwyn, Anne Hathaway, Spike Lee, Tim Robbins, Kerry Washington, Susan Sarandon, Jane Krakowski, Alfre Woodard, Barry Levinson, Dana Delany, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Wendie Malick, Josh Lucas, Matthew Modine, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cummin

Colleagues praise Samuel L. Jackson at American Cinematheque
The Star of "Star Wars," "Pulp Fiction" and Spike Lee films accepts American Cinematheque award.

Spike Lee: “I’m Not Angry, Dammit!”
I just caught up to last week’s New Yorker profile of Spike Lee, who is pictured wearing a T-shirt reading, “Obama is the new black.” The article isn’t available online, but it’s got some great stuff in it. For instance, there is a scene in which Lee and the composer of the incredibly overwrought score for Lee’s latest flop, “Miracle at St. Anna,” seem to egg each other on to make the score even worse (”Was the brass big enough?” asks the composer

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Once upon a time, the true mark of Hollywood stardom was your name as the lead in an adaptation of a John Grisham legal thriller.  The list of unknowns who became stars overnight is a long one starting with Tom Cruise in 1993’s The Firm and Julia Roberts in The Pelican Brief that same year.  Other young actors and actresses who started their careers in Grisham’s world include a young Susan Sarandon in The Client and Matthew McConaughey in A Time To Kill. Variety is reporting that one more

NUVO helps Ludacris celebrate “Theater of the Mind.”
“Theater of the Mind” is the follow up to his hit album “Release Therapy.” His new album just hit stores yesterday and Ludacris will be making a rare small club performance to celebrate. Nuvo, the world’s first sparkling vodka, is sponsoring the event and hosting the VIP Lounge. You can expect to see plenty of celebs enjoying the cocktails as Ludacris has enlisted some major heavy hitters for this album. Instead of calling them guests, he says they are co-starring…..and wh

Mischa Barton to join “Ugly Betty” ?!?!
There are reports that “Ugly Betty” producers are pursuing former “The O.C.” actress Mischa Barton, 22, for a five-episode guest stint on the ABC comedy. Image via WENN Related Post Mario’s love affair with Mischa Barton continues on perezhilton.com. Mischa Barton is embracing life. What do Usher, Kelly Rowland, Mishca Barton, Ne-Yo and Solange Knowles have in common? Young Hollywood has Heart!! Spread the word Digg this po

Celebs News: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Guy Ritchie at more at glitzy London party - see the pictures
George Clooney threw a glitzy showbiz party at the posh house of a London banker last night to raise an amazing £10million for the victims of the war in Darfur. George joined forces with Roger Jenkins, a senior executive at Barclays, for the event which saw 100 A-list stars charged £10,000 a ticket. Guests included Clooney’s best buddy Matt Damon as well as Scarlett Johansson, Cindy Crawford, Sarah Ferguson, Bono and Guy Ritchie. Also donning their gl

Shakira - To Sing at Barack Obama's Inauguration
Shakira, is going to Perform at Obama's Inauguration on January 20th, 2009 According to sources, the U.S. President Barack Obama invited Shakira on his Inauguration 2009.

Shakira Will Be Singing At Obama’s Inauguration
YES! Shakira, an AMAZING artist. Everyone tries to be like her- even bitch ass Beyonce Knowles Shasha Fierce. You totally know that Beyonce tried to be exactly like Shakira in Beautiful Liar.  Bitch tried to sing in Spanish and failed miserably. Remember when she tried to sing in french at that one awards show? It was shit. So, Shakira singing at Obama’s inauguration is pretty awesome. I hope she sings Tortura, No and Hips Don’t Lie (haha). She actually creates her own music unlike stupid ass

Shakira to perform for Obama’s inauguration
Though nothing’s been confirmed by the White House, Peruvian paper El Comercio is declaring that hip-shaking songstress Shakira will be performing for President-elect Barack Obama’s January 20th inauguration in Washington, D.C. Shakira has long supported Barack, even though she’s not able to vote in the U.S. Her public endorsement stated, “Obama can restore peace and the world’s confidence in the United States.” The admiration was returned with Obama saying, “It’s an honor for me to receive

Shakira To Perform At Barack Obama's Inauguration Party
In News: The Hips Don't Lie singer will celebrate his new presidency

Boyle’s ‘Slumdog’ wins Best Film gong
The movie, which tells the story of a poor Indian boy’s rise to fortune against the odds and won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, was named as the recipient of the National Board Of Review’s (NBR) coveted gong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dev Patel was also recognised for Breakthrough Performance by an actor for his role in the underdog tale, while the film’s screenwriter Simon Beaufoy was honoured for Best Adapted Screenplay along with Eric Roth, who

Shakira - Shakiras Show For Obama
Superstar singer Shakira will celebrate U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's White House victory - with a performance at his inauguration party. The Hips Don't Lie hitmaker ...

[Album] Theater Of The Mind - Ludacris
Album (Wiki) | Album (Amazon)ARTiST.......: LudacrisALBUM........: Theater Of The MindGENRE........: RapTRACKS...: 14 RELEASE DATE.: 11/19/2008SiZE.....: 81,7 MBYEAR.........: 2008SOURCE...: CDDALABEL........: Def JamQUALiTY..: Lame3.97 V2PLAYTIME.....: 60:20 min.::Tracklist::.01. Intro 01:5502. Undisputed (co-starring Floyd "Money" Mayweather) 04:3303. Wish You Would (co-starring T.I.) 04:4704. One More Drink (co-starring T-Pain) 03:4105. Call Up The Homies (co-starring The Game and Willy Northpole) 04:040

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Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee's documentary of the Broadway rock musical Passing Strange will debut as part of the 25th annual Sundance Film Festival.

SPIKE LEE PRESSED ON 'ANNA' ACCURACY: Reporters question depiction of 1944 massacre of Italian civilians.
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Spike Lee film angers Italy's surviving partisans - Reuters
Film director Spike Lee has set off a storm in Italy with a movie about black American soldiers fighting alongside Italian partisans in World War Two.

T.I. Shows Off His Homework [The Last Word]
Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Paper Trail, the new album by the house-arrested Atlanta MC T.I.: • "You get the impression that as much as he says he hates the fame, he's living a Spike Lee movie. Only instead of growing less angry with the world and more upset with himself the way Norton does, T.I. essentially blames his circumstances, his enemies, and his own paranoia." [Boston Globe] • "As if it weren't already th

Susan Sarandon - Stars Team Up For Obama Inauguration Event
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Shakira to perform at Obama inauguration
Shakira is to perform at the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama in January.