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Oscar Watch: Newcomer nominations dominate, Good Luck Naomi Watts!

Just watched the Academy Award nimniations, (our) Naomi Watts is an Oscars best actress nominees for her portrayal in 21 Grams. It's a pity (our) Cate Blanchet was overlooked because she is great in everything she does but the theme of this years nominees has been newcomers. The biggest surprise was the nomination of 13 year old New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes for Whale Rider, the youngest best actress nominee to date - you go girl! Good luck to Naomi but my money is on Golden Globe winner Charlize Theron who played a serial killer Monster.

A pack of newcomers rose to the rank of Oscar nominee on Tuesday [Yahoo! News - Entertainment] More

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TV Guide Interviews David Boreanaz and Joss Whedon

Check this interview with David Boreanaz and Joss Whedon, from TV Guide. Yes there is a spoiler about the 100th episode (and one other thing too) but if you've been checking this space for any period of time I've already let it slip.

[Link courtesy WHEDONesque]

J.K. Simmons Talks Spidey 2

For anyone that's read the comic books and seen Spidey 1, there is no doubt that J.K. Simmons is J. Jonah Jameson,

J.K. Simmons, who reprises the role of J. Jonah Jameson in the upcoming sequel film Spider-Man 2, told SCI FI Wire that he gets a bit more to do in the second movie based on Marvel Comics' most famous superhero. "A little more than the first one, I think," Simmons said in an interview. "At least we shot a little more. ... More fun wacky stuff in the office, and I actually even get to step out of the office a couple of times in this one. ... And there's at least one very fun twist involving my character." [Sci Fi Wire] More

The end of Bennifer

So it's finally official, Jen and Ben are over! Well at least J Lo has her career.

United States Australian Rules Football League?

So I was watching the late night news and came across a story about Australia Week in LA in which I discovered that the national game of my country - Australian Rules Football - is taking off in the US. The even have their own league. Maybe it's national bias but I've always thought Aussie Rules was the best of the ball games combining speed and skill with a bit of rough and tumble. Clearly others agree.

Stephanie Romanov interview

Lilah as played by Stephanie Romanov on Angel was one of the most interesting, mulit-layered characters and the only other strong female character other than Cordy. It's a shame how both those characters ended up. Anyway check out this indepth City Of Angel interview with Stephanie Romanov.
[Link courtesy WHEDONesque]

Van Helsing trailer now playing

Check out the Van Helsing trailer starring (our) Hugh Jackman. You know I gotta see this!

Incredible sidewalk chalk drawings

Check out these very cool sidewalk chalk drawings.

[Link courtesy sidesh0w.com: sideblog]

A Girl with an X-ray vision

In this for real?

Moscow's medical workers discovered a magnificent gift of a sixteen-year-old girl Natalya Demkina from Saransk. The girl possesses "dual vision". She is capable of discerning a person's internal organs without using X-ray or ultrasound.

Natasha has already disproved several medical diagnoses and has not made any mistakes. A series of medical experiments conducted in one of the clinics provide substantial and undeniable proofs of the girls' unique abilities." [Lockergnome Tech News Watch] More

'Elektra' Filming Starts Summer

Looks like the Elektra movie is going ahead,

Marvel executive Kevin Feige told the Comics Continuum Web site that shooting will commence this summer on 20th Century Fox's upcoming Elektra movie to take advantage of star Jennifer Garner's hiatus from her ABC spy show, Alias. "We've had a number of great writers come in and work on it, and we're talking to directors," Feige told the site about the spinoff of last year's Daredevil movie. [Sci Fi Wire] More