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You Mad?? K.Michelle Lands #1 On The Billboard R&B Charts, Outsells Kelly Rowland And Ci-ERROR!

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Benny Hollywood

Pour some VSOP ! K.Michelle Lands Tops The Billboard Charts Via Yahoo reports: K Michelle’s meteoric rise couldn’t have played out more perfectly, had it been scripted for television. After having defied the odds in both music and in life, this classically trained pianist/songwriter turned reality star can now add #1 charting artist to her growing list of credits. “Rebellious Soul,” K Michelle’s highly anticipated debut album, enters the arena at an impressive #1 on the Urban Charts and #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 75,000 copies its first week. The album’s hit single, “Very Special (V.S.O.P.)” continues to rock the airwaves all over the country, while K Michelle continues to sell out venues in every city she visits. The album, currently available on iTunes. If that’s not great enough, K. Michelle net the highest on the Billboard 200 for a female R&B singer since March 2011 (Marsha Ambrosius). Looks like the LHHATL angry bird beef has finally paid off… Twitter Continue reading →

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Kenneth Branagh on My Week With Marilyn, His Brush With Olivier, and the Curse of the Difficult Actor

Posted on November 22, 2011 by | Leave a comment

As arguably the film world’s closest contemporary equivalent to Sir Laurence Olivier, the classically trained, commercially adventurous actor/filmmaker Kenneth Branagh makes an ideal candidate to play the great man in this week’s My Week With Marilyn .

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Darren Aronofsky Comes to Detailed Defense of Natalie Portman

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Natalie Portman has been accused of contributing to a cover-up involving her participating in Black Swan . Sarah Lane, the classically-trained dancer who served as Portman’s double in this Oscar-winning film, says she appeared in 95 percent of the full body shots throughout the movie, creating an uproar that director Darren Aronofsky is out to quell. In a statement he released to Fox Searchlight, Aronofsky comes to his star’s specific defense, writing: “Here is the reality. I had my editor count shots. There are 139 dance shots in the film. 111 are Natalie Portman untouched. 28 are her dance double Sarah Lane. If you do the math that’s 80% Natalie Portman… Even so, if we were judging by time, over 90% would be Natalie Portman.” In the end, the director is seeking to put an end to any controversy, concluding: “Natalie sweated long and hard to deliver a great physical and emotional performance.”

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Brian Cox: Shakespeare For Toddlers

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Classically trained thespian, Brian Cox, teaches a toddler named Theo how to do Hamlet's “To be, or not to be.” By the end, the kid ain't bad. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

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