The Flip Side

Cillian Murphy

So I bought “Sunshine” on DVD last week.  It was an excellent movie if you like that sci-fi stuff (and I do).  Cillian Murphy played the lead (Robert Capa).  The next night I caught “Batman Begins” on T.V.  Once again, there’s Cillian as Dr. Crane (the Psycho Scarecrow dude).  I thought, jumpin’ jehosophat, that dude is everywhere.  Couldn’t help myself and had to look up his imdb page.  He has a LOT going on.  He has five films in the works including “Hippie Hippie Shake” with Sienna Miller.  He’s in “The Dark Knight”, the next Batman, and I assume he’s Dr. Crane again.  That should be really good.  He’s starring with Sam Neill in another sci-fi flick called “Telepathy” (I must see that).  He’s come a long way since “28 Days Later” and rightly so.

Claire Forlani

I watched a Claire movie last night and as usual it got me thinking…
So let’s see, looks like Claire’s had a recurring role on “CSI: NY” as Dr. Peyton Driscoll.  I don’t generally watch those but my mom loves ‘em so I’ll have to check with her.  She is working on a new film called “Crossmaglen” which imdb describes as: 

IRA gunner Dermot McGarvey is a hunted man - by both the British and his own. In hiding on a Christmas Eve stakeout to ambush British soldiers, Dermot accidentally kills a mother and her two young children. This action begins a downward spiral that takes McGarvey through the no-go area of Armagh through the divis of Belfast . Who can you trust when you’ve run out of options? Who lives and who will ultimately die for their sins? Life as a SHAMROCK BOY is never easy. Written by Aegis Film Group

That sounds good.  Thora Birch also stars in this one.  Sounds like an Irish Indie film but I don’t know for sure.  I do know that it sounds plenty watchable and I’ll be glad to see Claire in a film like this.  I’ve missed her.

Comedian Steve Harvey unveiled his new look on the cover of the January 21,2008 issue of Jet.  He just turned 51 and looks….wow…amazing.  You know he worked very hard for that.

The Jonas Brothers and Ellen Degeneres

On her show, Ellen ribs Joe Jonas for his well publicized injuries and presents him with a helmet.  I love her sense of humor and kudos to the Jonas Brothers for being able to laugh about it.  Really, what else can you do?

No, not the Farscape type of Peacekeeper, the U.N. type.  I think he’s done plenty for Darfur to get that title.  Let’s hope he continues to do his thing.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. “messenger of peace” on Friday to promote the world body’s peacekeeping efforts.

Clooney is the ninth U.N. messenger — people chosen from the fields of art, music, literature and sports who have agreed to help focus attention on the United Nations’ work.
U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said Clooney would have a special emphasis on peacekeeping. She said he had been “recognized for focusing public attention on crucial international political and social issues.”

Clooney, who is currently in Sudan , will receive his designation on January 31 at U.N. headquarters.

With fellow actors Don Cheadle and Brad Pitt, Clooney, 46, has used his celebrity status to raise money for refugees through their “Not On Our Watch” charity and draw attention to the crisis in Darfur in western Sudan .
The United Nations is trying to deploy a peacekeeping force in Darfur , where international experts say some 200,000 people have been killed and more than 2 million driven from their homes in fighting between Sudan ’s government and Darfur rebels.

Zac Efron

There’s so much news about Mr. Efron lately that this blog is slowly but surely becoming the Zac Blog.  But, he seems a cool enough guy and I like passing on good news (well maybe not the appendectomy, but it’s mostly good news).

Not too long ago everyone was predicting he had a bright future in film and it looks like they were right.  Today it would appear that he’s got yet another movie in the works.

Zac Efron to Star in Me and Orson Welles
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
January 18, 2008

Zac Efron (“High School Musical” films) will star in Me and Orson Welles, an adaptation of the period coming-of-age novel by Robert Kaplow that Richard Linklater will direct, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Newcomer Christian McKay will play Welles. Ben Chaplin (The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep) has been cast as English film and stage actor George Coulouris.

Efron then will shoot “Welles” in mid-February and March in such locales as New York, London and the Isle of Man, whose Gaiety Theatre is being booked for the production.

Shannon Leto

Heads up 30STM fans.  Shannon Leto was at the NAMM Convention yesterday.  Hope you had a chance to say hello.  Now I realize that the pic is huge, but I know 30STM fans and they wouldn’t have it any other way.  (If you can’t see it all, save it and look at your leisure).

NAMM is the not-for-profit association that unifies, leads and strengthens the $17 billion international musical instruments and products industry. NAMM’s activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately 9,000 Member companies.

Lily Allen

It’s been reported that Lily Allen suffered a miscarriage.  This is very, very sad and everyone sends their condolences.

Dave Grohl with his daughter Violet

Such a sweet pic.

Colin Farrell

I don’t think any more needs to be said.  He’s a very cool guy and…well look at the pic.  Okay, so I said more.