'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie: Katie Cassidy Campaigning for Anastasia Steele Role with Racy Outfit?
However, Cassidy's recent arrival in Toronto has brought her back to the forefront, simply it would seem by the revealing ensemble she was wearing. The 25-year-old actress donned a sheer, gauzy white shirt through which her black bra was blatantly on full display. The see-through thing, completed by sexy lingerie, is certainly a favored trend among certain starlets in young Hollywood--think Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry. But does Cassidy's racy exit mean she's already embracing a more risqué attitude, and maybe even cleverly campaigning for the grand prize of landing that Steele role? Maybe, but probably not. One cannot read too far behind the lines of every celebrity's sheer moments.
Katie Cassidy may have not been intentionally flaunting the fact that she has the, ahem, physical assets and the provocative attitude necessary for the part. But, she also has the showbiz pedigree--her dad, of course, is the famous David Cassidy, the singer-actor of The Partridge Family. And she's no wallflower, either, currently promoting her new CW TV series, Arrow, as Daily Mail confirms. She's also guest-starred on hit series like Gossip Girl in the past.
Cassidy's somewhat less-than-ubiquitous status could actually be a boon for her chances of landing the role as Steele in 50 Shades of Grey, as it would seem the filmmakers may want to cast someone a bit less recognizable who's not engrained in a certain type of role or image. For example, her personal scandal aside, a Twilight vamp like Kristen Stewart could be a long shot, as she's still too closely tied to her image as Bella Swan in the blockbuster saga. But Cassidy's girl-next-door prettiness mixed with a slice of edge (and a public display of curves) could put her in very good graces for a shot at Steele.
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'The Canyons' Update
- Paul Schrader via Facebook
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The "poster" posted is obviously fan-made.. it says "canyonsfilm.tumblr.com" what OFFICIAL poster has their tumblr on it? I chose it because it was one of the better looking fan-made poster I've seen on tumblr.
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The "poster" posted is obviously fan-made.. it says "canyonsfilm.tumblr.com" what OFFICIAL poster has their tumblr on it? I chose it because it was one of the better looking fan-made poster I've seen on tumblr.
The Seasoning House The directorial debut of British SFX make-up designer Paul Hyett is surprisingly subdued.
Film4 FrightFest the 13th kicked off as it would mean to go on with a bleak, underwhelming and brutal drama revolving around the sexual abuse and victimisation of women.
The directorial debut of British SFX make-up designer Paul Hyett (The Descent, Attack the Block, The Woman in Black), The Seasoning House is surprisingly subdued when it comes to gore. Set during the Balkans in the '90s, it revolves around a young deaf-mute girl named Angel (Rosie Day), one of a group of women captured, drugged and held captive in a torturous brothel run by Viktor (Kevin Howarth).
Saved from this fate is Angel, whose timid nature and birthmark lands her the job of cleaning, feeding and drugging the girls, who are chained to beds before being beaten and raped by the soldiers. However, she is used as Viktor's own concubine, with the thug deluding himself that he is taking good care of her.
When a particularly violent group led by Sean Pertwee's Goran and his wavering accent arrive, it triggers an extreme response in Angel, who finally gets the chance to take a stand. While Hyett is sensitive enough to clothe the captured women in tatty lingerie, the rape scenes are prolonged and explicit, and don't expect too much retribution à la I Spit on Your Grave.
Hyett's script, co-written with Conal Palmer and Adrian Rigelsford, offers little in the way of characterisation and development. Angel is shown sparking up a friendship with a woman who also knows sign language, but the other women are just bodies on beds, and the men all reprehensible psychopaths. The Seasoning House could've worked as a revenge thriller, but as a cat and mouse chase through the labyrinthine air ducts of the house it falls apart. Plot contrivances become laughable, and the film sadly loses credibility - at one point, Pertwee appears to develop X-ray vision and knows the precise details of a melee behind a wall.
The film's climax is unsatisfying with a twist too many, mistaking despair for gritty realism. However, Day, making her film debut, is a terrific presence as the perceptive, gutsy Angel, carrying the entire film with class. The less said about the cartoon villains the better. Hyett's skills with make-up are put to gory use every now and again, but there's nothing to write home about as Hyett is clearly keen for the insubstantial film to be taken seriously as a drama and not a showcase for his talents.
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Fien Leysen on nudity and sex scenes and if she willing to strip on-screen
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If you are a lover of campy B-Movies, you won’t want to miss Jena Sims in “Roger Corman’s Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader” is set to premiere at tonight on the Epix network. But the star is more than just a pretty face. Jena is an intelligent woman and a philanthropist. She took some time out of her busy schedule to chat with All Things Girl.
Our readers may recognize your name or your face, but tell us a bit about who you are, and how you got where you are today.
I come from a very small town in Georgia, called Winder. Growing up, My activities included dance, cheerleading, and pageants. In 2007, I won Miss Georgia Teen USA which led me to pursue entertainment. It was my first experience with network TV and from that moment on, I realized my dreams. Right after the pageant, I moved to Nashville for college where I continued to work as a model appearing in 6 music videos and numerous catalogs and magazines. Once I felt like I was ready to pursue the big leagues, I moved to LA!
Do you feel like there is a stereotype of “just a pretty girl” when you’ve been in beauty pageants?Absolutely. The pageant reality shows aren’t helping that stereotype either!
What most people don’t realize is that pageants have very specific judging criteria. There is an interview portion that is actually very grueling and some pageants even have a talent competition. Each segment of the competition carries different weight so it is definitely more than a pretty face that ends up with the crown.
What have you done to overcome the stereotype to show your intelligence and savvyness?
I started my own non-profit organization called HBBQ’s, Inc. where we hold pageants for children with challenges and every child leaves a winner. They have been held in ten states and all over the world. I am very passionate about my organization and I will continue to do these pageants not only for the children, but for the joy I receive from holding them.
You’ve done some amazing philanthropic work. Where did you come up with the idea for “Has Been Beauty Queens” and the “Pageant of Hope” (and can you tell our readers about them?)
I lost both of my grandfathers at a very early age. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to make a difference. I had also been competing in pageants along the way, so I combined my two loves, philanthropy and pageantry and created the “Pageant of Hope.” At these events, we crown every participant- boys and girls with titles such as “Best Hair” or “Most Energetic.” It is an event centered around building self-esteem and raising self confidence among challenged youths. We treat them like kings and queens for the day doing their hair, make-up, teaching them the pageant walk and wave, and actually carrying out the pageant process with local “celebrity” judges.Is there anyone specific who you look up to as a role model ? Do you see yourself as a role model?
My role model is Angelina Jolie. Her philanthropic works are unparalleled. Her career isn’t too shabby either! I also consider myself a role model. I strive to lead by example and mentor others on charity work as well.
I’ve seen the trailer for Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader. It looks like a fabulous combination of campy and funny with lots of tongue-in-cheek sexuality. Tell us all about it.
It is the epitome of the classic B Movie genre. There are monsters, babes, and cheerleading- fighting- what more could you ask for! This is my first film as a lead and I felt so honored and lucky to land the role.
Roger Corman, the producer, is so well respected in Hollywood and his legacy is so tremendous, I feel so blessed to be a part of it now. It is a classic ugly duckling turned in to a swan story. I basically create this serum and inject myself with it and turn beautiful, but as a side effect I continue to grow throughout the film!
How did you come about getting the lead role as Cassie Stratford – who becomes THE 50-Foot Cheerleader?I wish there was some crazy story in there, but I auditioned fair and square. It was the first audition my new agent had sent me on so maybe there was some beginners luck! My cheerleading experience from high school didn’t hurt either! I become 50ft and my co-star also becomes 50ft.
Spoiler alert- there’s a huge brawl at the end. A combination of cheer fighting and karate and kung fu- tune in!
What was it like working with a legend like Robert Corman?
Roger is a sweetheart. People truly bend over backwards for this man- no matter how big or small the request he has. Being on a Corman set is like summer camp. Everyone is excited to be there and the creative energy is amazing! My fellow actors and I were given so much freedom to make choices and add elements to the scene that weren’t written.
How do you approach a role like Cassie? And how does it feel being the object of such physical attraction of the film? (shots focused on your breasts, etc)
I am Cassie at heart. I was essentially playing two characters- the nerd version and the pretty popular version. In real life, I am a huge nerd- I was always buried in books in school, I collect graphic novels, and watch Discovery Health like it’s my job!
On the outside, people might not see that- so it was fun to dive in to the nerd role. Most people who have seen the film find that part of Cassie to be very endearing. To prepare for this, I worked with my acting coach Jeffrey Marcus to really fine tune the characters and make them different and relate-able.
As far as the sexualization, I felt very empowered. I went in to this fully aware of what was required of me, and I trusted Roger’s vision and just rolled with it! I learned so much about myself and gained so much confidence from this project.
Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader isn’t your first acting role. Tell us about the progression of your career.
My career started at age 10 when I graduated from Barbizon modeling school. From there, I did local modeling gigs, that led me to Nashville later in life with the music videos, and from there I progressed to LA where I scored bigger roles on television and a few commercials! My favorite role was Cherie on Vampire Diaries. I got to fly home to Atlanta to film for two weeks! The actors were so nice, and at the time, it was the biggest role I had landed so far.
What was the Comic Con experience like?
Comic con was a dream! It far exceeded my expectations as to what promoting a film would be like. We were there with back to back interviews all day, appearances, and autograph signings with Roger. I think I am still coming down from the experience!
As an entertainer, you live much of your life in the public eye. How do you balance your public and private personas? Is there a difference, or are you pretty much the same in and out of the spotlight?
I am a new actress, so this isn’t really an issue for me. I just live my life like everyone else does! I am a home body as well, so I don’t go to clubs or bars that frequently. I am here to work- I can play later!
What’s on the Horizon for Jena Sims? What projects are on your radar?
I am holding a Pageant of Hope in my hometown in late November. This will be my third event in Georgia so I am very excited to bring it back home. As far as acting goes, I recently shot a Friedberg/Seltzer untitled project and am continuing to audition regularly. Stay tuned!
screen-caps from Attack of the 50-Foot Cheerleader
[1] satisfying T-and-A from Miss Teen Georgia (okay....they're fake boobies but still Jena is one hot Dixie babe).
[2] Olivia Alexander (tits)
[3] Former NFL Cheerleader Anne McDaniels was topless as well but now fitted with bolt-ons. To be fair everything sags at some point.
The final face-off between Jena and Olivia is a must see for boobies aficionados.
Some nude scenes was obviously edited out. But hopefully unrated DVD release is in the pipeline.
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Alison Brie : People [August]2012
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Cinemax's Hunted : Season One Trailer with Melissa George
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DREAMA WALKER
By LIZA DARWIN
Photography by KURT ISWARIENKO
Dreama Walker’s eyes are deep blue, round as saucers, and framed by a perfectly thick row of long, curly black lashes. They were conniving as Hazel in the first two seasons of Gossip Girl (she played a former Queen Bee ousted from Blair’s clique), and they’re wide-eyed and innocent in her current turn as June in the ABC comedy Don’t Trust the B In Apartment 23, but it’s her anxious, shadowy glances in the new drama Compliance that are the toughest to shake. The film debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is based upon a real-life scam that took place across the country in 2004. A prank caller pretending to be the police successfully persuaded restaurant managers to conduct strip searches on their employees in over seventy different establishments, until he was finally apprehended several months later. The dark storyline seems an unusual choice for Walker, whose polite sensibility and delicate good looks we’re used to seeing in chirpy primetime sitcoms, but the events hit close to home for the Tampa native.
“I remember the incidents when they happened, and the whole thing really struck a chord with me,” Walker says over the phone. She’s calling from LA, where she’s hopscotching between doing press for Compliance and shooting the second season of Don’t Trust the B. “I was the same age as some of the victims, I’d also been working a similar middle-America job, and I had a lot of discussions with my parents about it. They were like, ‘Remember when we told you to always obey adults? Well, it’s not always the best idea…’ ”
In the film Walker plays Becky, a nineteen-year-old fast food worker who becomes a sexual assault victim when a man claiming to be the police calls the restaurant and accuses her of stealing money from a customer. Things quickly spiral out of control after the prank caller convinces Becky’s manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) to do anything and everything to get to the bottom of the alleged theft, including strip searching the teenager. The voyeuristic, uncomfortable film sparked controversy at its Sundance première, with some audience members walking out midway through the movie. Divisive subject matter aside, it’s inarguable that the tight shots, grim lighting (much of the movie takes place in a back storeroom), and unspoken mutual doubt between Becky and Sandra lend the film an under-your-skin sense of unease. “I was excited to do it the way they wanted to shoot,” Walker says. “With so many close-ups between myself and Ann, it gave us an opportunity to play up the tense subtleness of it all.”
Whether onscreen or off, Walker is no stranger to subtlety. As a shy teenager growing up in Florida, the self-described drama nerd performed in community theater and auditioned occasionally for commercials, but never thought of making acting a career. “I had a difficult time getting parts in the beginning because you needed to be a super energetic and a happy child to do commercials, and I was introspective and quiet,” she recalls. After devoting her free time to the Thespian Society in high school (“I was kind of obsessed”), Walker moved to New York to briefly pursue a singing career. “It was a weird time in the music industry then and I didn’t feel comfortable branding myself as a singer, so that’s when the opportunity to act presented itself. I thought it would all be really attainable, but it wasn’t,” she laughs. It took several years and guest roles on Law and Order and Sex and the City for Walker to consider herself a working actor. “I finally feel comfortable calling myself that now,” she says.
With a new season of Don’t Trust the B on the horizon and no fewer than four feature films in the pipeline, Walker says she spends what little free time she has browsing Etsy (yes, really). “I’m obsessed with Etsy!” she says laughing. “I’m really into decorating my home right now, and I use inspiration from Pinterest or the internet and try to find really specific things on Etsy.” Her latest score? “I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been into finding dried paper flowers; I know it sounds dorky, and it totally is.” It’s her self-deprecating, genuine quality that makes you wonder if Dreama Walker chooses to play consistently sweet, often innocent characters based on their similarity to her own personality, or if this recent slew of naïve characters is a just coincidence. According to Walker, it’s neither.
“I’m usually drawn to projects based upon the subject matter and content, not because I think the character is like me. If anything, it’s more about the industry and its rules for young women,” she explains. “My secret dream is to play the bad guy in an action film or something like that…a serious badass.” Judging from her growing résumé, it’s only a matter of time before Dreama Walker releases her killer instinct. Hollywood, watch your back.
Compliance is now playing at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, New York. The second season of Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 premieres on October 23 on ABC.
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* Meghan Falcone is a talented impersonator particularly when it comes to the voice modulation. She is in upcoming season of Californication playing a groupie and room-mate of Maggie Grace.
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“[They're] seven of the most hotly-tipped young stars currently being chased by Hollywood’s casting directors,” the mag writes.
Over the next two days, JustJared.com will release individual pics and excerpts from Wonderland‘s interviews with the actors. Stay tuned in the next two days! FYI: Everyone is wearing Prada!
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Croatia's VEGETARIAN CANNIBAL (Ljudozder vegetarijanac) Shocks And Provokes
Laced with explicit sex, late term abortions and animal violence Branko Schmidt's new Croatian effort Vegetarian Cannibal may very well be this year's A Serbian Film in terms of its willingness to push hot button topics to the extreme in the name of social commentary.
Cineuropa describes the story like this:
Dr Danko Babić (Rene Bitorajac) is a successful gynecologist in his mid-30s. Although clearly an expert in his field, he is an unscrupulously ambitious and utterly despicable person. Babić's best friend is chief police inspector Ilija (Leon Lučev), with whom he takes part in sport-betting scams, and who leads him to 'controversial businessman' Jedinko (Emir Hadžihafizbegović). Jedinko deals in hard drugs and high-end prostitution (naturally, with police support), and needs a gynecologist to take care of his 'employees', meaning doing illegal abortions for the pros. It all represents government, organized crime and corruption working hand-in-hand, typical of Croatian society.A multiple award winner at the Pula Film Festival - where it took both best director and best actor prizes, among others - the trailers for this one is gritty, nasty stuff. Check it below.
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Alan Ball On Leaving 'True Blood' Behind
Nothing panics the fans of a show quite like the departure of the creator. That's just what's happening at True Blood, where creator Alan Ball is leaving after five seasons, but the show goes on. As he tells Laura Sullivan on weekends on All Things Considered, he feels some nostalgia, but he's ready.
"I feel like the show is in very good hands, and I look forward to watching it next year. I just look forward to not working as hard. I've been a workaholic for a long time, and I'm sort of looking at that and addressing that and seeing what exactly was behind that that wasn't healthy and maybe trying to just sort of open up some space in my life a little bit."
One thing fans might miss is what Ball acknowledges are periodic nods to politics or religion — Sullivan mentions a sign hanging on a church reading, "God Hates Fangs." Ball says it's certainly the case that there could be parallels between the unwelcomeness of the vampires and the unwelcomeness that gays and lesbians still feel at times. But Ball says it's not really about arguing politics.
"For me, that's mostly just window-dressing that makes it contemporary," he says. "I feel like if the show was 50 years ago, it would be civil rights; if it was 100 years ago, it would be women's rights." What does he think the show is about? He says True Blood is ultimately about "how we deal with our primal desires. How do those elements of our psyche manifest themselves in a world where monsters were real?"
That's not to say sexuality of all kinds isn't a real part of the show. While Ball says he feels no obligation to include gay people in every show just because he's gay himself, he says that in this case, it makes sense. "In a Southern Gothic world, you're going to have some gay men and women. You know, just because that just feels organic."
For Ball himself, growing up gay in the South — in Marietta, Ga., specifically — had its difficult moments. "I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive."
Even coming out to his own mother wasn't a simple thing. He didn't tell her until he was 33, though he'd realized he was gay in his early 20s. And what did she do? As he describes it, she "grabbed her head like it was going to fly off her body." And what did she say, specifically? " 'Oh, God has dealt me some blows in this life. Please don't tell anybody in my family until I'm dead, which won't be much longer now.' " He pauses. "I started laughing at that point, because it was like, 'All right, that's farce.'"
But things got better. "I've got to give her credit," he says. "She was born in 1913, and it's difficult for somebody born in 1913 to, I think, immediately embrace their child. It may not have been immediate, but she definitely did embrace me." He goes on to say, "Telling her was the single best, most positive step I took toward mental and emotional well-being, and I've never regretted it."
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Vivian Zhang Xinyu releases new photoshoot in see-through dress Hot model Zhang Xinyu @ Vivian Zhang has a new photoshoot released. Decked out in a see-through dress, the 25-year-old Suzhou-born beauty proudly showed off her assets.
In another note, the model recently has announced her romantic relationship with actor Li Chen to the public.
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Google URL Takedown Requests Up 100% In a Month, Up 1137% On 2011
The massive wave of DMCA takedowns sent by rightsholders to Google in recent months is growing at an astonishing rate. During the past month the number of takedown requests received by the search giant doubled to almost 1.5 million URLs per week. To put that into perspective, exactly one year ago weekly URL takedowns numbered just 131,577 per week, an increase of 1,137%.
While many sites comply with DMCA-style takedown requests in order to maintain their ‘safe harbor’ status, sites such as The Pirate Bay routinely refuse to take anything down.
For a long time there was little that could be done to stop casual users from subsequently finding content on sites like TPB by using regular search engines such as Google. However, during the last couple of years a growing movement has sought to do just that, not just against sites like TPB, but against all domains, no matter what their copyright policies.
Although Google regularly posts takedown requests it receives to the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse, the scale of the issue had largely been hidden. That changed with the publication of the company’s Transparency Report earlier this year.
What that continually updated database shows today is a huge and increasing effort by rightsholders to have links to copyright content hidden from the prying eyes of Google searchers on a scale never seen before.
Last month we reported that Google had just received a record number of URL takedown requests in a seven day period. In the week starting July 9, Google was asked to take down 719,416 URLs, up from the previous weekly record of 609,800 set in June.
Following that article the bar was raised again during the week starting July 17. A total of 736,477 URLs were taken down, but two weeks later another huge batch would eclipse even this record.
In the week starting July 23, rightsholders asked for 1,107,659 URLs to be taken down, an increase of more than 50% on the previous weekly record. But amazingly even this record was about to be smashed.
During the week starting August 13, Google received takedown requests for 1,496,220 URLs, up 35% on the record set just two weeks earlier and a huge 1,137% increase over the 131,577 URL takedowns requested August 8 2011.
Google says that during the last four weeks it was asked by 1,825 copyright owners and 1,406 anti-piracy reporting organizations to remove 5,733,402 URLs across 32,545 domains, truly huge numbers which on recent trends look likely to increase.
While Google’s Transparency Report provides a much-valued window into the world of DMCA takedowns, it has also raised awareness among rightsholders. As can be seen from the graph above, takedown requests were fairly steady until May when the report was first published and now the stats have gone through the roof.
Finally, while the report highlights a serious business it still manages to entertain. A notice here (line 40) sent by Microsoft orders Google to takedown a URL linking to an infringing copy of Windows 7 – listed on Bing.
Another, which is possibly the most confusing so far, sees a woman asking Google to delist a mugshot of someone who isn’t her.
“This image contains my personal date of birth, height and weight but the name is incorrectly spelled and the picture is not me,” she writes.
“The registered owner of the site is Mr. Watson PO Box 1571 Clarksburg Wv. As you know Mr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes fictitious sidekick and Clarksburg Wv is the home to the FBI. Something is suspicious with this site and it’s owner,” she concludes.
In a sign that Google doesn’t always comply with takedowns, the mugshot of someone who isn’t the person requesting the takedown (and presumably didn’t take the picture) remains intact.
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