The Young Actress Shows Promise in Various Different Roles

Kristen Stewart didn’t become popular until the first Twilight movie. However, she has successfully played other roles for which she has received many accolades.
Most of Kristen Stewart’s fans know her from “The Twilight Saga” movies, where she plays Bella Swan. Although this role is what has brought her to fame, Stewart has also been cast in quite a few other movies.
A couple of recent roles have won the actress much praise from fellow actors and fans alike. It seems as if Stewart is branching out successfully beyond her role in “Twilight”. Although the fame from the vampire movies will stick with Stewart for a while, the actress will still shine long after “Twilight” fades.
Kristen Stewart in “The Yellow Handkerchief”
This movie was produced before Stewart was even cast for Twilight, but was not picked up until recently after being discovered at the Sundance Film Festival. “The Yellow Handkerchief” is an independent film, which wasn’t expected to hit theaters, but it did get noticed largely due to Stewart. Read the rest of this entry »

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New York Comedy Festival is Almost here
The Fifth Annual New York Comedy Festival has expanded to include 26 shows and adds a search for “New York’s Funniest Stand-Up”.

November 5-9 in New York City promises to be one big belly laugh. The 2008 New York Comedy Festival is taking over the city, hosting a wide variety of events at venues all across the city.

Now in its fifth year, the Comedy Festival has an impressive line up of comedians including headliners Carlos Mencia, Sarah Silverman, Frank Caliendo, Tracy Morgan, Louis C.K., Joel McHale, B.J. Novak, Brian Regan, Craig Ferguson, and Katt Williams. Read the rest of this entry »

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When people mention music of the 80’s, there is one band name that almost always comes to mind…Duran Duran. Although the band has enjoyed success over nearly three decades, they are still referred to as an 80’s band due much in part to the success of their catchy singles and colorful music videos. Boasting chart-topping singles such as “Hungry like the Wolf”, Duran Duran has sold over 70 million records across the globe. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fame and luxury has always been joined by a real trend: casino gambling. It is a fact that wealth is associated with casino and casino games. Those of you, that enjoy casino games a lot, may be also interested to see which and how some of Hollywood’s Celebrities play.
The Celebrity Poker Showroom is already known to many. The tournament has so far included names like Kevin Pollack, Mathew Perry and David Schwimmer (stars in “Friends”), Martin Sheen, Nicole Sullivan, Bradley Whitford, John Spencer and Richard Schiff (“The West Wing”) and the rapper Coolio. They all took part in the charity event. Lupus symptoms
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Nicole Kidman in Dior

The haute couture gown Nicole Kidman wore to the 1997 ceremony raised the bar for good. It’s been an annual rite of “Can you top this?” ever since. “I was the new boy at the big House of Dior, and there were people who didn’t think I would cut it,” says John Galliano. “Nicole looked like a goddess and showed the world she believed in me. I had seen all of her work and wanted everyone to see her as a star in her own right, as well as being Mrs. Tom Cruise at the time. I’ve always been seduced by Hollywood, and it was a complete honor to dress her. Nicole trusted us and let us suggest a new direction and the striking chartreuse color, which was controversial at that point because everyone was using primaries or pastels. Dior turned the dress around quickly, as it had only been a month since the gem of the idea had appeared on the catwalk. She looked incredible—and even all this time later, she remains timelessly elegant and yet still directional.” Read the rest of this entry »

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