JAMES PUREFOY JOINS SF ADVENTURE "JOHN CARTER OF MARS"

Disney's adaptation of "John Carter of Mars" keeps getting bigger and bigger. After signing in an amazing group of actors including Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Samantha Morton and Polly Walker to star in the movie, now they've added three more to the cast.
James Purefoy will play Cantos Kan, the captain of the Xavarian, the kingdom of Helium's grand warship. Thomas Haden Church also joins the film as Tal Hajus, an ambitious and vicious Thark warrior who wants to be a ruler. The third new addition to the cast is Mark Strong who will portray Matai Shang, the ruler of the Thems, with a godlike status.
You can read more about the story of the whole movie in Hollywood Spy's previous update on "John Carter of Mars".
The movie is set to premiere in Summer 2012.

BEYONCE IN THE REMAKE OF "A STAR IS BORN"?

It seems that Warner Bros. is planning a remake of "A Star is Born", since they hired Will Fetters to draft a screenplay. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it will be a story set in the record business, and will focus on a showbiz ingenue who falls in love with a well known male music star, but then their careers move in opposite directions. Although nothing is official, the name of world's biggest music star Beyonce has been appearing in the gossips in connection with the lead role. The studio thinks that the modern era of celebrities who are followed by the media 24 hours a day makes it the perfect time for this project.
So will Beyonce portray Barbra Streisand's role from the 1976 classic? This year was tremendously successful for her since she had an amazing number of six world wide smash hits "If I Were a Boy", "Halo", "Single Ladies", "Sweet Dreams", "Diva" and now "Broken Hearted Girl", so maybe it's time to jump into a movie again for a change?

"THE HOST", A NEW SF MOVIE FOR ANDREW NICCOL

Andrew Niccol ("Gattaca", "The Truman Show", "S1mOne"), , whom we've been mentioning these days quite a lot, has just signed on to write a screenplay and direct an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel "The Host" which was released only this Spring.
It is a love story set in the near future on Earth which has been conquered by an alien parasite species that call themselves "Souls". One such "Soul" gets fused with a dying human in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth.
It apparently wasn't easy at all getting the movie rights on this sf novel. But I must admit, the story sounds like something totally fit for Andrew Niccol's elegant and creative directorial vision.

UBER COOL PICTURE OF PAUL BETTANY IN "PRIEST"

Here's a cool new pic of Paul Bettany in costume at the set of his upcoming sf/horror "Priest". Along with Karl Urban, Stephen Moyer, Cam Gigandet and gorgeous Madchen Amick, Paul stars as a priest hunting down a gang of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
I must admit I love how Paul looks like in this movie.
PS click on the picture to see it in full size.

Completely baseless assumptions

I sent some e-mail to a fellow knitter whom I've never met about a week ago, asking her for a teensy-tiny favor. To explain what it was all about is not worth going into nor particularly interesting, but trust me when I say that I did not ask for anything that would have put this person out in terms of time or effort, and that, in fact, what I was asking was of benefit to her. To my surprise, I received a nearly hostile e-mail in return. I replied (not in kind), received notification that my e-mail was bounced back to me for it had come from an e-mail account that only sends mail but doesn't receive it (another unfriendly gesture). I thought about sending yet another message to the original account, to see if I could smooth things over, for there had to be some misunderstanding. I wound up thinking it was a waste of time. Some people are just not nice and no amount of smoothing will change that.

This was a fairly nothing "event." Just because I'm writing about it doesn't signify that it meant or means much to me, but it made me realize how I have a strange assumption that all enthusiastic knitters are nice people. Does just liking fiber and making things with one's hands make a person nice? Obviously, I've thought so, even when confronted with evidence to the contrary.

As I was ruminating about this blatantly silly assumption, I remembered the last time I e-mailed a total stranger with a knitting question. That didn't work out too well. I had picked up a copy of a book with highly complicated designs in it and poor directions for how much (and what type) of yarn was used for making the projects. In spite of being able to figure out on my own what yarn to use, I thought it might be nice to e-mail the author and ask her. What did I get as a response? "How the hell would I know?!" I kid you not. I was so shocked, the only thing I could think was that this woman was having one hell of a bad day (or life).

I once drove four hours to pick up some things from a "famous" knitter, and she was so unfriendly that she didn't even allow me to come into her house for a pee break. I was handed the box of what I came to get right at my car and sent on my way. That's actually worse than the obnoxious e-mail comment, now that I give it some thought.

This happened many years ago, yet my belief that all knitters are nice has persisted. I have a deep-seated sense that anyone who appreciates the feel of yarn against their skin and the quiet pleasure of clacking a bunch of needles together has got to be a good person. It goes even further than that; I also have a bit of a prejudice against those who don't appreciate a nice ball of yarn and those who prefer acrylics to natural fibers. If someone picks up some yarn and holds it to their nose, I am sure they are truly wonderful. If they say "Ew! It smells like sheep!", well, they lose many points off my nice-o-meter.

Y'know what? Today I realize I'm totally full of it. I'm sure there are some truly awful people who love natural fibers and the smell of sheep on a damp day, just as there are the nicest people in the world who wouldn't wear wool if you paid them and can't sit still long enough to knit a pair of baby booties. My assumptions are, as the title says, completely baseless. And maybe I'm not that nice myself. I know more than a few people who think so.

But really, those folks are surely wearing ugly polyester sweat shirts, right?

Photo note: The yarn and photos in the Kindred Threads Etsy shop are more than lovely.

FIRST CAST PICTURES FROM EPIC SAGA "THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH"

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Some Details Of Mariah Carey and Her Wallpapers

Mariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the third and youngest child of Patricia Carey, a former opera singer and vocal coach of Irish descent, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of Afro-Venezuelan descent.

Mariah Carey is commonly dubbed as the "Queen of Pop".

Birth Name: Mariah Carey
Birth Date: March 27, 1970
Birth Place: Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States
Profession: Singer, songwriter, model, record producer, actress
Genre(s): Pop, R&B
Years active: 1989–present

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EXCLUSIVE NEW PICS FROM "BEN HUR" ABC's UPCOMING NEW MINI-SERIES

"Hollywood Spy" wrote about the upcoming mini-series "Ben Hur" a few months ago, but here's the new update with fresh pictures. Click on the above image to read the story.

Hair Salon

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Remy Hair

Remy Hair is highly demanded thought-out the world. We supply the finest Indian Remy hair on the market. Our textures range from naturally straight to kinky curly, We have a hair texture that will match anyone’s hair type. We supply a variety of textures and colors including custom coloring. We are open to supplying all virgin hair application types. As a licensed cosmetologist, in the hair industry for over 20 years, not only do I sell hair extensions, I perform the service for my clients. I, myself, have been wearing extensions for many years. As a client, and a hairstylist, my experience allows me to know the difference between the highest quality of virgin Indian hair, and hair that claims not to tangle or shed. World Hair Importers Guarantees our virgin Indian hair.Hair extensions are very popular. There was a time when celebrities were the only people wearing hair extensions. The secret has been revealed! Women from business executives to housewives are wearing hair extensions, from lace front weaves to net weaves. Now you to can look like a star! At World Hair Importers we are committed to supplying our customers with the highest quality of Virgin Indian hair, as well as 100% Remy human hair. Indian hair is the most popular hair being used for hair extensions today. With the versatility of Indian hair anyone can wear it, from Caucasians to African Americans.

Human Hair

As you glance across virtually every print medium such as newspapers, magazines and catalogs, there seems to be one thing in common as far as hair cut styles is concerned. The long hair cut style is everywhere. So what are you supposed to do if you don’t have long hair and you really want the long hair cut style? Well, let’s see, human hair grows about ½” per month, so if your hair is at ear level, that would be almost two years to wait for that ‘hair cascading down your back’ look. And of course by the time you grow your hair out, the short hair cut style will be in.In today’s society, two-year waits are OUT and immediate results are IN. The beauty industry recognized the demand for instant long natural looking hair and thus today’s hottest trend was born—Human Hair Extensions. Hair extensions are not only for lengthening your hair, according to Rod Sickler, owner of Images by Rod & Company and Sexy Hair Concepts Artistic Team Member.“Any hair type can support hair extensions”, says Sickler. Sickler makes hair extensions easy by creating cutting-edge hair styles for his clients. Some examples include sleek and straight hair, vivacious ringlets and striking color enhancements with the use of different highlighted and lowlighted hair extensions. He describes the hair extension process as very painstaking and challenging as it requires many hours and various techniques to complete. The rewards are many as he is able to re-invent hair, tweak techniques and fulfill his clients’ needs.One of Sicklers’ hair extension clients, Holly Leach of Rantoul, Illinois, says she wanted to get hair extensions because she was ready for a change and wanted Sickler to re-invent her look by adding thickness and length to her thinning hair with European Hair Extensions. She was absolutely amazed at the results. “I came into the salon (Images by Rod & Company) looking one way, and came out looking totally different”, says, Leach. Leach has had her hair extensions for about 5 months now, with absolutely no issues and no complaints. She maintains the hair extensions with non-soy based conditioning shampoo and moisturizers from Sexy Hair Concepts, and uses hair dryers and curling irons with no problems. Leach concludes,”Hair Extensions are worth the time and money, when you can get fabulous-looking long hair instantly”."Hair extensions are a huge self-esteem booster because they give women the opportunity to get the long hair style look without the wail.

Hair Weaving

Hair Weaving essentially involves the addition of hair on the scalp in order to increase the volume and length of the already existing hair. Also known as Hair Integration, the hair is added on to the scalp by braiding or weaving human or synthetic hair in the root area of the person. This makes it grow naturally since it merges with scalp after sometime. However, hair weaving requires careful maintenance otherwise it will break off. It is best to get hair weaving done from professional parlors that specialize in hair treatments. It is best to get the proper tools and help needed to do a hair weave. Check out the instructions given below that will tell you how to sew in a hair weave.Hair weaving can be a very delicate and difficult task. It takes time and patience to get the weave done correctly so that it holds in place and looks natural. With practice and determination, hair weaves can be an amazing attribute to add to a resume or to impress your friends with.The process of weaving hair is not difficult, it is just exacting. To begin, one should corn row the hair so that the rows are going horizontally across the head. This is so the hair lines up properly and appears to be one with the natural hair. Then once the hair is corn rowed nicely, the process of attaching the new hair to the current hair can begin.By using a "C" style threaded needle, sew the hair extensions onto the current hair, being sure that the hair lines up nicely in front. A great weave can be disastrous if the weave is done off center. Once the front piece is centered, the sewing process can continue. Feel free to use as many stitches as needed to secure the hair in place. Once the first row is done, continue to the next row until all rows are complete.

Hair Extensions How To

Fusion human hair extensions are considered a form of permanent hair extensions. Traditional extensions attach to the hair by gluing, sewing, clipping or tubing only lasting a week to a couple months depending on method and care. Fusion hair lasts 3 to 6 months with proper maintenance and care, appear completely natural and can be styled using the same methods as natural hair without extensions.Understanding a bit about hair extensions can save you time and money especially with all the different types and styles available on today’s market. Most people prefer human hair extensions since they are normally easier to care for than others out there. Using hair extensions is a great way to have long hairstyles without waiting months for your own hair to grow. If you are considering hair extensions for wedding hairstyles or prom hairstyles there are a few things you should know.The way that hair extensions are applied is very important. It does not hurt! There is a track made with your own hair by creating a same braid. Then the hair extensions are actually sewn to your own hair track. This track commonly called a corn-row by hair stylists runs horizontally around the back of your head. These tracks are done in the middle of the scalp where no one will be able to see them.For all prom hairstyles and wedding hairstyles, the crown area of your hair will cover the top track. According to how many wefts you decide on will be how many tracks you will need for the long hairstyles. Also according to how much hair you need to create the wedding hairstyles or prom hairstyles will determine how many tracks you need. After the hair stylist has created the tracks, the human hair extensions or hair extensions of your chose will be sewn to the tracks. Then the hair will be blended into your own hair. The hair extensions will now be treated like your own hair.To care for your hair extension you should treat it exactly like you do your normal hair. However, if you could not grow long hair previous for all those long hairstyles you desired you might not have been caring for your hair for new hair growth. Here are a few tips to help you care for your hair extensions so you can always have the long and glamorous hair you deserve for all the prom hairstyles or any long hairstyle you choose.

Clip Hair Extensions

Nowadays, purchasing a wig is the perfect answer to a number of situations. Wigs offer a quick change of hair style and cause no damage to your natural hair. Today’s wigs can be found in all colors, shapes and sizes, depending on your needs and budget.In the past hair extensions were associated with illness but now they are seen as trendy fashion accessories, being used by most celebrities. The purpose of hair extensions is to cover thinning hair and provide a more voluminous look and today there are several brands of clip-in hair extensions with a simple process of application and removal that is not damaging to your own hair. Hair extensions are gaining popularity because of the flexibility they provide but also because they aren’t permanent. Once you tired of wearing your clip-in hair extensions, all you have to do is remove them. Furthermore, hair extensions are a great option for women who wish to change their hair without any styling damage. This is the perfect time to try out hair extensions!From all types of hair extensions such as weaves, metal tubing and adhesive based fusion, clip-in hair extensions are the least damaging and the easiest to apply. Such extensions will provide length, volume, texture and the great thing about them is that they can be clipped to your own hair. The number of clips you use for such extensions depends on the level of volume you want to obtain.
These hair extensions are simply clipped to your hair and than they are snapped into place. Nonetheless, if you want the best result, we advise you to style your hair and the clip-in hair extensions separately. Furthermore you need to know that although hair extensions can be worn day and night it is recommended to take them out before going to sleep. The clip may tug on your own hair and cause unnecessary damage to your hair or damage the clip. The price of clip-in hair extensions is reasonable, being the most affordable form of available hair extensions. They are available in human or synthetic hair.From the most popular clip-in extensions, women seem to prefer ponytails. These extensions had been forgotten for a while but now they are back and it looks like they are here to stay. These ponytails are subtle and they work in every occasion, being the perfect solution for ladies who are facing a hair style dilemma. A ponytail can look either casual or glamorous, depending on where you place your part and where you place the ponytail.

Hair Pieces

Hairpieces, or wigs, have been around from as far back as the time of the pharoahs in Ancient Egypt. People in this era shaved their heads to avoid vermin infestation and various materials were used as hair replacements according to one's stature in society. But it is only during the 16th century that people began using wigs as adornments and also to cover hair loss. Today, wigs come in a variety of styles, colors and material. People dealing with the problem of hair loss by using wigs often need advice on selecting and caring for the hairpiece that will suit them best.
When selecting hairpieces, one must consider the shape of the head and the face and the wearer's skin color. Modern wigs have evolved from the unattractive and easily detectable toupees of the past to natural-looking hair that blends naturally with a person's appearance. The pieces available today fit better, are more comfortable to wear and look and feel natural. Custom-made wigs are usually the best, though they tend to be more expensive than their ready-made counterparts. High quality custom-made wigs are made of human hair. Manufacturers of custom-made wigs match the texture and density to the wearer's hair, ensuring that the wig is completely undetectable in the scalp. The wig's base or foundation is made with a netting or silicone. These materials can be shaped around the balding area and can be attached with adhesives or clips. Customers prefer the silicone foundation because it looks more natural. The materials used to attach wigs each have their own advantages and limitations. Double sided adhesives make for easy fastening and removal; however, they leave a sticky residue on the scalp. Adhesives can't be used by people who perspire heavily because the tape can come off with the moisture. It can't be used while swimming either for the same reason.