WASHINGTON – Two rivals for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are attacking former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney where it hurts the most: health care. The moves mark the start of the race to challenge Romney, the clear frontrunner, by highlighting his key vulnerability with the conservative base. Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who is seen Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Raw Story Discovery Date : 22/06/2011 15:46 Number of articles : 3
Also in this Wednesday edition of The Broadsheet: Snow White and The Huntsman lines up more dwarves… Ron Howard could go to the races… Spike Lee and Mike Tyson hit HBO… and more ahead.
6 Days from Jon Huntsman Jr. on Vimeo. LOL, what a race. The web video, touting Jon Huntsman Jr.’s campaign announcement in six days, was made by the master of getting online attention in Republican politics, Fred Davis. (Remember Demon … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : The Political Carnival Discovery Date : 15/06/2011 21:23 Number of articles : 2
‘They’re completely different Snow Whites, so I feel like I don’t have to choose one,’ he tells MTV News of co-stars’ upcoming projects. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Taylor Lautner Photo: MTV News Taylor Lautner is living a fairy tale — two of them, to be exact. Two of the 19-year-old actor’s co-stars have lined up separate “Snow White” projects — Kristen Stewart in Universal’s “Snow White and the Huntsman” and Lily Collins in Relativity Media’s “Snow White” — a casting quirk that had Lautner saying in a recent interview with MTV News, “It’s crazy!” So which project (and which actress) has Lautner’s allegiance? Unsurprisingly, both his “Twilight” co-star and his “Abduction” leading lady. “I’m lucky, because they’re completely different Snow Whites, so I feel like I don’t have to choose one,” he said. “They’re completely different stories, and the Snow Whites themselves are totally different.” Lautner’s not kidding. Collins’ version, co-starring Julia Roberts as the evil queen, will be directed by Tarsem Singh , who described his vision to us thusly: “It’s actually like if you looked at Gaudi’s architecture, based in England, done like a turn-of-the-century Russian film by an Indian guy.” Stewart’s project, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” stars Charlize Theron as the evil queen and is said to focus more heavily on action and to tweak the familiar tale so Snow White is on the run and protected by the Huntsman. Both flicks are slated to hit theaters next year. Meanwhile, Collins has also signed on to star in an adaptation of “City of Bones,” the first book in the best-selling young-adult series “The Mortal Instruments.” Lautner certainly has some experience with bringing wildly popular novels to the big screen, but he said there’s not much advice he can give her — because, as he told us, she doesn’t need any. “I don’t know if I need to give her advice,” Lautner said. “She’s going to be able to handle it just fine. I’m very excited.” While he may not dole out any tips, Collins learned a ton from Lautner during the “Abduction” shoot. “I would watch the way he deals with his fans. It’s incredible,” she told us in January. “We’d be shooting at nights where we finish at 7 in the morning, and one night, we had 600 fans in the middle of nowhere in Pittsburgh waiting outside, and it was probably almost 5 in the morning, and he went out and signed every single autograph. He was always there to be with his fans and to make sure they knew he appreciated them.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Abduction.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV First: Taylor Lautner Related Photos The Evolution Of: Taylor Lautner
‘KStew is officially playing Snow White and her deal…will close next week,’ producer tweets. By Shawn Adler Kristen Stewart (file) Photo: Vogue/ Mario Testino She’s been wooed by a werewolf and fallen in love with a vampire, but it won’t be until her next movie that Kristen Stewart finally gets to meet Prince Charming. The 20-year-old “Twilight” actress has been officially named the fairest of them all in the revisionist fairy tale “Snow White and the Huntsman,” according to producer Palek Patel’s Twitter page . The confirmation ends weeks of speculation after news leaked in January that Stewart was being targeted for the role of Snow White . “KStew is officially playing Snow White and her deal is in final negotiations and will close next week,” Patel wrote in response to fan aurastew on Twitter. “Official confirmation coming next week,” Patel tweeted shortly after. “But we are in final negotiations.” Both tweets were removed from Patel’s Twitter page, but not before fans captured screen grabs of the revealing items. Based on the legendary fairy tale, “Snow White and the Hunstman” follows the titular princess after the evil queen Ravenna calls for her death, centering on the huntsman who disobeys orders and allows the fair maiden to live. The updated story will break from convention by having the huntsman mentor and train Snow White to fight off Ravenna herself. Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron are deep in negotiations for the roles of the huntsman and the evil queen, respectively. For Stewart, “Snow White and the Huntsman” will mark an immediate return to tentpole filmmaking after “On the Road,” based on the iconic Jack Kerouac novel of the same name, drops later this year. Directed by Rupert Sanders, “Snow White and the Huntsman” is scheduled for release on December 21, 2012. Related Photos The Evolution Of: Kristen Stewart
Might Kristen Stewart be going from vampires to dwarfs? The actress is reportedly the leading contender for the title role in Snow White and the Huntsman , a live-action adaption of the classic fairy tale. Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron are also up for parts in the film. In the upcoming retelling of the Grimm brothers story, the Huntsman will serve as Snow White’s protector and mentor. If Stewart does sign on for the drama, she would begin shooting right after filming on Breaking Dawn is complete. What do you think, Twihards? Can you picture her in the role?
Lawyers for Blackwater and its owner Erik Prince are in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia today where they are arguing that the five lawsuits against them should be thrown out. The judge in the case, TS Ellis III, is a Reagan appointee with an interesting recent history. He presided over the plea agreement of John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban;” he sentenced Lawrence Franklin to 12 years in the AIPAC/Israel espionage scandal and he also tossed out a case brought by German citizen Khalid El-Masri against private companies allegedly involved with the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have uncovered new information that sugar feeds tumors. The findings may also have implications for other diseases such as diabetes. Amazingly the results stated… added by: organicjar 2 responses