It’s gonna be hard for Justin Bieber to Tweet his way out of this one. With assault allegations already looming over his security team from an incident in Miami on Wednesday… TMZ has obtained the audio of ANOTHER altercation between Bieber and a different photographer outside a recording studio around 4 a.m. yesterday. And it paints Bieber in a terribly negative light, cursing off a reporter; stealing his SIM card; and laughing at his pleas to have the property returned. Listen now: Justin Bieber Flips Out on Cameraman In March, Bieber went off on a paparazzo in London, needing to be restrained and positively flipping out at the shutterbug. Forget driving lessons. Might Justin Bieber be in need of anger management? Sheesh!
The Film : Being John Malkovich (1999), available today on Blu-ray and DVD via The Criterion Collection Why It’s an Inessential Essential : It’s strange to think that a film with John Malkovich’s name in its title isn’t really considered to be “a John Malkovich movie.” Instead, Being John Malkovich is understandably normally associated with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, both of whom really broke out thanks to BJM ’s success. While Jonze reveals on The Criterion Collection’s new audio commentary track that he and Kaufman were dead-set on getting Malkovich for the film, Being John Malkovich could really be about any celebrity. At the same time, that’s one of the many things that’s funny about Being John Malkovich : It’s a metaphysical black comedy about what people projecting things onto celebrities that don’t necessarily have anything to do with those celebrities. Malkovich just happens to be the guy whose mind Schwartz (John Cusack) and his vampish colleague Maxine (Catherine Keener) invade after they inadvertently discover a miniature portal into his head, and so his comic performance is consequently often overlooked in discussions of the film. He’s the biggest butt of Kaufman and Jonze’s jokes (I love when Maxine casually insults him by saying that he has a “too-prominent brow”), but he also reaffirms his fantastic comic timing, as when he cops a feel after ineffectually cooing to Maxine, “Shall we away to the boudoir?” Malkovich also demonstrates a deceptively subtle knack for physical comedy, like when he gives a buffoonishly perplexed look after being told by a date that he’s “creepy.” In a moment’s time, he scratches his head and tucks his lower lip beneath his teeth. It’s pretty hilarious because it’s done with such sly conviction. How the DVD Makes the Case for the Film : Criterion includes a number of great little behind-the-scenes on its new two-disc DVD set. In an interview with comedian John Hodgman, Malkovich reveals that when he was first given the script, “I saw the title and didn’t really think much about it.” He then initially turned the project down at the behest of his producing partner Russ Smith, who wanted Kaufman and Jonze to make the film “about” someone other than Malkovich. Later, Malkovich was taken aside again by Francis Ford Coppola and introduced directly to Jonze, whom Coppola said “everyone would [eventually] be working for.” According to Malkovich, after he signed onto the project, Kaufman apparently cut “some of the worst jokes about me — meaning the most cruelest ones,” from the screenplay. “I like those jokes,” he tells Hodgman nonchalantly. “I think they’re really funny.” Ironically, while Malkovich says that the film, “isn’t at all about me, it’s about people’s perceptions of me,” he apparently suggested that Charlie Sheen play his character’s best friend in Being John Malkovich . (Kevin Bacon had apparently already turned down that role.) But Malkovich had never met Sheen until that point; he just “struck me as the kind of person I would go to in an existential crisis.” Other Interesting Trivia : There’s a really bizarre and hilariously unfocused audio commentary track on disc one, where Michel Gondry, who was originally supposed to direct the film (he would later work with Kaufman on Human Nature before their Oscar-winning collaboration Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ) talks about everything but the film. At one point, he calls Spike Jonze up and jokingly browbeats him to confess that he fell in love with Keener on set. This is after Gondry wonders aloud if the cameraman got a boner when filming a POV shot from Malkovich’s perspective while he has sex with Keener. Gondry dismisses the idea that Malkovich became aroused by Keener but still insists that the cameraman and the director must have gotten sprung. I wonder what Malkovich thinks… PREVIOUS INESSENTIAL ESSENTIALS The Last Temptation of Christ The Sitter Citizen Ruth The Broken Tower Dogville Night Call Nurses Strange Fruit: The Beatles’ Apple Records Jeremiah Johnson Simon Abrams is a NY-based freelance film critic whose work has been featured in outlets like The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Vulture and Esquire. Additionally, some people like his writing, which he collects at Extended Cut .
This is fawked up on a whole lotta levels Stevie Wonder’s Nephew Arrested For Extortion With Claims Of Incest According to TMZ reports : A man claiming to be Stevie Wonder’s nephew has been charged with attempting to extort the singer by threatening to go to the tabloids and say he’s the product of an incestuous relationship between Stevie and Stevie’s sister — UNLESS the singer coughed up big bucks. Alpha Lorenzo Walker was arrested May 2 after being trapped in a sting operation. Law enforcement sources tell us Walker initially demanded $5 million from Stevie but was shut down and eventually lowered his demand to $10,000. Our sources say undercover cops met Walker, claiming to be Stevie’s reps who had the cash, but demanded that he first sign a document which included a statement that his accusations were false. Walker signed, and he was promptly arrested. Our sources say the incest allegation is completely bogus. Walker has been charged with felony extortion, along with his girlfriend. He has pled not guilty. Walker is currently in custody. How the hell you gonna try to extort Stevie?? Ok sure, maybe he wouldn’t know the difference between his sister and a jump-off broad anyway, but that’s not the point…
Cuz there are no paps in France, riiiiiiight? Halle Berry is reportedly even more anxious to move Nahla to Paris after a nasty confrontation with the razzi earlier this week. According to RadarOnline reports : Halle Berry is “more committed than ever” to moving her four-year-old daughter to France, following a nasty altercation with an over zealous and aggressive paparazzo, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. The pressure that has been building over recent months reached boiling point for the 45-year-old actress this week when she arrived to pick up Nahla from school and ended up in a heated verbal battle with an angry photographer. The Catwoman star was swarmed by photographers and asked them get off the school property or she would call the police, reveals an eyewitness, prompting one snapper to snarl, “f**k off… you make millions and I have a right to make money too.” Halle became inflamed by the confrontation and began arguing with the photographer telling him, “Why don’t you go do an honest job and stop harassing me and my daughter?” A school official and another parent got drawn into the drama, and the police soon arrived to inform all of the paparazzi to leave the grounds and helped the Oscar winner safely escort Nahla to her car. “The school has only ever seen this type of chaos since Halle arrived with Nahla,” revealed a fellow parent, adding that even though there are other celebrity children who attend the school, they’ve only witnessed this type of aggression from the paparazzi towards Halle. One of the mothers revealed that after the photographers were forced to leave by police, Halle broke down in tears and sobbed that this is no way for Nahla to live, saying she does everything in her power to protect the little girl. In the past, friends have stated that Nahla is terrified when she sees the paparazzi anywhere and Halle has asked them to stop taking her picture and leave her alone. “They scream out her name constantly and say awful things about Halle in front of her,” said a pal. Halle is now “more committed than ever” to get Nahla away from Los Angeles the pal says, and as RadarOnline.com previously reported, this is the primary reason Halle has given for wanting to move to France with fiancé Olivier Martinez, because the paparazzi laws there offer more protection. We can understand Halle’s concern for Nahla, she’s doing what every mother should by protecting her child. But do you think maybe Nahla is just picking up on her mom’s anxiety? Does it seem like Halle is baiting these guys? It just seems crazy to move your whole family to France to get away from the paparazzi when most of her jobs are in L.A. and realistically, it’s not like she’ll never see another cameraman in Paris. What do you think?
This video was posted to YouTube and shows an Army Apache helicopter going out of control and sweeping into the ground (via Sedition7988 ). The Apache buzzes the Afghanistan compound and the cameraman can be heard saying “holy s***.” The pilot then pulls upinto a steep dive, turns around and goes for another pass. As it’s clear the ground is coming up faster than the pilot anticipates, the cameraman… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Business Insider Discovery Date : 21/03/2012 15:51 Number of articles : 2
Sophie Monk was out in Hollywood today, carrying around a bottle of Angel Brut Magnum champagne. While another cameraman was correct about the bottle being pricy, the bottle Sophie’s carrying sells for $980 on Angel Champagne’s website. The platinum bottles are the big $$ ones. For example, the Brut Jeroboam Platinum will only cost you a measly $8820!!!
Singer mugs for camera in a variety of glamorous looks in Melina Matsoukas-directed clip. By Jocelyn Vena Rihanna in her “You Da One” music video Photo: Def Jam Rihanna might be singing about someone special on “You Da One,” but the video is all about the singer. For the second clip off her Talk That Talk album , the singer once again worked with Melina Matsoukas, who also directed her provocative, swirling “We Found Love” video. Unlike her “We Found Love” video, the “You Da One” clip has no real story. Instead, it is a series of glamour shots and artsy finishes, ranging from the lyrics of the song floating across the screen in a variety of fonts to Ri’s mouth (including her previously teased grill) flashing across the screen. The pop star mugs it up for the camera, allowing the track to shine. The singer channels everyone from 1960s fashion icon and Andy Warhol muse Twiggy to “A Clockwork Orange” leading man Alex DeLarge for the many looks of the video, which include platinum cropped wigs, suspenders, bowler hats and body-hugging catsuits. Dancing and slinking around the giant warehouse setting, Rihanna doesn’t seem to be performing for anyone but the camera. The video’s auteur, Matsoukas, had glowing words for the video on Twitter. “This sh– is pretty punk and irreverent,” she wrote . “This bitch @rihanna can pull off anything … Even on negative sleep …” Ri’s response? Simply an “XOXO.” In the lead-up to the holiday release, Rihanna teased fans about the video in a series of behind-the-scenes videos and stills. “We’re in London town!” the chart-topper tells the cameraman in a behind-the-scenes video released last week, while the Dr. Luke-produced track plays in the background. “We tried to shoot our first setup outside, but it started to rain really, really hard. Then it stopped after we had to switch setups. …I’m running on one hour of sleep. I’m not even going to remember this tomorrow. My eyes are burning a little bit.” Related Artists Rihanna
And thanks to their cameraman, we can ALL come along! Lake Bell invited the guys over for Esquire ‘s ingenious Me in My Place feature, where they interview sexy female celebs in their real homes…and this next part is key… wearing their real underwear. The result is an intimate series of photos which shows the ladies at their most relaxed. And after finally getting a good look at her Great Lakes on How to Make It in America , we just couldn’t resist a peek into Lake’s place. But despite her stunning photo shoot, Lake insists that she’s not always so photogenic: “The majority of the photographs that I take are not sexy. I’m so glad that my iPhone isn’t published. There’s just a wealth of unflattering photos on it,” she tells Esquire’ s Mark Mikin. See more pics and video from Lake Bell’ s Me in My Place shoot after the jump!
So, here is yet more incredibly disturbing footage from Occupy Oakland. The video is footage someone was shooting late Wednesday night / early Thursday morning. It seems to be a line of riot police. Then, for no apparent reason, one of the police casually raises his gun and shoots the cameraman. Fortunately, it was just a rubber bullet. This, along with reports (and more footage ) of arrests of reporters… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Lost in Transcription Discovery Date : 05/11/2011 22:46 Number of articles : 2
