THANK YOU, UNCLE KARL!
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Chanel Fall 2010 photo: Getty
Chanel Fall 2010 debuted this week at the Grand Palais in Paris to a chilly reception-and not by the audience. You see, the presentation’s backdrop was an iceberg complete with a centimeter high of water. And the models were wearing FAUX fur boots on top of it! Yay! If Karl Lagerfeld is showing faux fur, you know it is hot for the Fall. Just not sure how we are going to maneuver those icebergs?
“THE SKINNY ON THE RED CARPET” DAY 3
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Red Carpet Roxy interviewing Audrina Patridge photo: Gary He
Friday was the third and final day of “The Skinny on the Red Carpet” presented by Oral-B Pulsonic at HAVEN360. I had the chance to chat with comedic lovebirds Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez, who is a huge Project Runway fan-who knew? He also told me that he hasn’t seen Avatar because “3-D makes me vomit!….Right into my popcorn!” Yuck! Meanwhile, Nia revealed to me that her hubby’s co-star on Cougar Town-Courtney Cox-is her “girl crush.” I also chatted with Audrina Patridge who mentioned to me that Alexander McQueen was her favorite designer “to wear on the Red Carpet.” Audrina was far from alone at the suite-arriving arm in arm with boyfriend Ryan Cabrera and an army of photographers.
Olympic Silver Medalist Jared "Speedy" Peterson and Red Carpet Roxy photo: Gary He
The Golden Trailer Awards, presented by Premiere.com, happened that evening at HAVEN360 with the trailer from A Serious Man taking home top honors. Rock pianist ELEW shredded the piano as guests like Audrina Patridge, Ryan Cabrera, Mekhi Phifer, Courtenay Semel, Ryan Devlin, Brittany Gastineau, and Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul (who was excited for the season premiere party for his show this Tuesday) watched in amazement as he rocked the house.
Aaron Paul being interviewed by Red Carpet Roxy at HAVEN360 photo: Gary He
A special thank you to Lloyd Klein for providing me with beautiful dresses to wear and to the Warren-Tricomi hairstyling and make-up team for making me look camera ready! And thank you to Backstage Creations Haven Retreat, Croton Watches, Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa, Dooney & Bourke, ELLE Jewelry, and Marchon Eyewear for being so generous at HAVEN360. xx
Click here to watch my “The Skinny on the Red Carpet” interviews with Ben Stiller, Hayden Panettiere, Common, and Jesse Williams.
Red Carpet Roxy interviewing Ryan Devlin at HAVEN360 photo: Gary He
THE 82nd ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS
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Ben Stiller in "Avatar" costume photo:craig sdojin/abc
The Oscars were held last night at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Some highlights included the ribbing between the 2 hosts (Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin) as well as the cutaway to the 2 of them watching TV on the couch in a 2 person Snuggie, Best Actress winner Sandra Bullock’s heartfelt speech which included her speaking about her late mother and calling Meryl Streep “her lover” which quickly turned the tears into laughs, Ben Stiller who came out in a full Avatar costume and who’s tale was controlled by a fishing pole, The Cove winning for Best Documentary, and Kathryn Bigelow making history by being the first woman who won for Best Director. Yay! Here is the full list of winners from the 82nd Annual Academy Awards:
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Actress in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Actress in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique, Precious
Original Screenplay: The Hurt Locker, Mark Boal
Adapted Screenplay: Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher
Animated Film: Up
Foreign Language Film: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Argentina)
Original Score: Michael Giacchino, Up
Original Song: “The Weary Kind,” Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (Crazy Heart)
Art Direction: Avatar
Cinematography: Avatar, Mauro Fiore
Costume Design: The Young Victoria, Sandy Powell
Makeup: Star Trek
Film Editing: The Hurt Locker, Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Documentary Feature: The Cove
Documentary Short Subject: Music by Prudence
Animated Short Film: Logorama
Live Action Short Film: The New Tenants
Sound Editing: The Hurt Locker
Sound Mixing: The Hurt Locker
Visual Effects: Avatar
Governors Award: Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman and Gordon Willis
Hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin photo: mark terrill/ap
BOX OFFICE RESULTS-MARCH 8, 2010
By · CommentsBox Office Results (Gross):
| 1. Alice In Wonderland | $116,300,000 |
| 2. Brooklyn’s Finest | $13,500,000 |
| 3. Shutter Island | $13,300,000 |
| 4. Cop Out | $9,145,000 |
| 5. Avatar | $7,700,000 |
| 6. Crazies, The | $7,016,000 |
| 7. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Lightning | $5,100,000 |
| 8. Valentine’s Day | $4,270,000 |
| 9. Crazy Heart | $3,350,000 |
| 10. Dear John | $2,850,000 |
RED CARPET ROXY’S “RED ALERT” OF THE WEEK-MARCH 8, 2010
By · CommentsHere are the latest updates on Olare, the orphaned elephant that I am fostering at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. Click here to see how you can foster an orphaned elephant or rhinoceros in Kenya.
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| 2/27/2010 | We received another Elephant Rescue alert today from KWS. Apparently 2 cow elephants were poached for their ivory in Kora National Reserve, spotted from the air, and both had milk dependent orphaned calves. We waited all weekend, hoping that news would come that the calves had been found and captured, but there was no further news forthcoming from KWS, only that they had not been able to locate the two orphaned calves. Meanwhile, Olare is now lavishing more attention on Chemi Chemi than Shukuru, which has given Suguta the opportunity to reclaim Shukuru as her special baby. |
| 2/25/2010 | Our new arrival is doing very well. He has not chosen a particular friend as yet, but communicates with the entire group. Olare and Ndii are keeping a close eye on him, and remaining close to him throughout the day. |
| 2/23/2010 | After the 9 a.m. milk feed, the orphaned herd was brought back to the Stockades to greet the newcomer, Chemi Chemi. He was greeted very warmly, initially by Olare, followed by Ndii, and later on Dida, Kilaguni and Sabachi, all of whom lay their trunks across his back in a loving gesture. Baby Mutara was also not left out, and came up to Chemi Chemi to welcome him into the orphaned fold. He responded positively to the other orphans and was allowed out with them, tightly sandwiched between Olare and Ndii. Meanwhile, the Keepers kept a close watch in case he was tempted to try and run away. He was returned to his stable during the mudbath hour but again joined the orphaned herd after the visitors had left. He thoroughly enjoyed his first day out in the Nursery, and by nightfall was settled, and happy to find himself next door to Melia for the night. |
| 2/22/2010 | It is easy to differentiate between the different characters of the Nursery elephants, when the entire Nursery herd is together. The older females all aspire to being the main Matriarch, and in this quest Olare is emerging as the main one. Today during a Private Viewing session Olare did not want the visitors to come too close to Shukuru, who is her favourite baby. Today, in the early morning, there was a rescue alert from Loisaba Ranch in Laikipia to bring back an orphaned bull of about 7 – 8 months of age, who was not in bad condition, but extremely stressed. Since he was captured in the vicinity of a spring, he was given the name “Chemi Chemi” which is the Swahili word for “Spring”; the Samburu word (Piguan) being considered not suitable for an elephant. |
| Suguta seems to have been overtaken by Olare in terms of Leadership. Whereas previously it was always Suguta who was taking care of the small babies, Tano, Mutara and Shukuru, but now Olare seems to have taken over this role, although she concentrates on the smallest, Shukuru, lavishing more attention on her than the others. Suguta also loves Shukuru most, but Olare is possessive of the baby and does not want to share, which has generated some friction between the two older females. | |||||||
| 2/9/2010 | In the absence of Suguta, Olare and Nchan, little Mutara wants to take on the mothering role of Shukuru, touching the little one all over with her trunk. This was the case today when the older elephants were ahead of Shukuru en route to the mudbath venue. | ||||||
| 2/3/2010 | Olare shares a stockade with mischievous Sabachi, and she finds him something of a pain, because he wants to mount onto her and play-fight, something she resists. It usually ends up with Olare pushing him to the ground, especially at feeding times when he tried to hijack her share. However, separate the two doesn’t work either! Sabachi bellows all night and upsets all the other babies, including Olare, so the status quo remains. | ||||||
| 1/31/2010 | Temperatures were high when all the orphans came for a Private Viewing Booking at 3 p.m., and all wanted immediately to get into the mud wallow to cool off, including the small babies. The Keepers had a difficult time trying to retrain them, and in the end had to give up. All then had a marvelous time in the mudbath, Olare watchful over Mutara while Suguta also kept a close eye on the three small babies, Tano, Mutara and Shukuru.
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| 1/30/2010 | Dida led the older group out to the bush today where Tumaren and Kimana teamed up to take on Kilaguni, but were defeated, which made Kilaguni very proud. Olare taught Shukuru, Tano and Mutara the usual rolling game and Suguta and her stockade-mate Tumaren charged some baby warthogs, chasing them far into the bush before returning looking very pleased with themselves, their trunks in the air and ears outspread. As usual, out in the bush, the orphans were divided into two groups, the older group and the babies. At the mudbath even Mawenzi enjoyed soil dusting, and indication that she is feeling better now. Shukuru entertained the guests by running up and down the cordon four times, and later on, during a Private viewing session Mawenzi partook of the mudbath, although she didn’t go in completely. However, all the others wallowed and dusted joyfully.
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Olare and Ndii were engaged in a pushing game when the three small babies were let out of their Night Stables to join the older group in the yard. Olare immediately abandoned the game and ran to greet them. They all rumbled with excitement as soon as they saw Olare who then lay down so that they could enjoy climbing over her. After the 9 a.m. feed, the two groups separated, the older orphans heading out to browse along the western side of the Park whilst the youngsters, headed by Suguta took the opposite direction. At the mudbath, the orphans enjoyed playing with the football in the pool. Even Melia, who normally is not in the team, took part today while Mawenzi soil dusted in between watching the football game. Chaimu and Nchan charged the warthogs who turned up for a wallow. The Keepers had a difficult time to prevent baby Mutara from jumping into the mudbath who might have been injured since Sabachi and Kilaguni play rough. Meanwhile Shukuru joined Mawenzi at the dustbath, so all the visitors enjoyed an action-packed hour!
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| 1/28/2010 | Out in the bush Kilaguni and Kimana began a pushing game but Tumaren ran to separate the two, head butting Kilaguni and backing up Kimana to chase him off. At mudbath the two groups who usually come in separately for their milk, all enjoyed the mudbath, except Mawenzi who, of late, has been “dull” but who is looking a little better after taking her new medication, She rolled in the loose red earth, closely overseen by Olare and Melia. Ndii, Kalama, Nchan and Chaimu are good foot-ballers, kicking and chasing after the ball in the water while Kilaguni and Dida went to greet the visitors along the line of the cordon. After the mudbath, the orphans resumed feeding out in the bush, one group led by Dida and the other by Suguta while the small milk only babies remained with the Keepers.
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| 1/25/2010 | Again, all the orphans met up in the Stockade Compound for morning greetings and a little fun before being led out into the bush by their Keepers. Olare, who is demonstrating that she can be a very competent Matriarch, is very mindful of Mawenzi who has always looked up to Melia, and been allowed to suckle Melia’s ears whilst out in the field. However, today when Mawenzi tried to take some greens from Melia’s mouth, Melia knocked her down, and she fell, screaming. All the Keepers ran to help her, but Olare was there before them ;to help Mawenzi back onto her feet before charging Melia to punish her. Melia then ran behind Dida and the other orphans to hide and Olare knew that she could not then punish Melia, but instead returned to keep Mawenzi company for the remainder of the day.
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| 1/24/2010 | All the orphans met outside their Night Quarters, especially Mutara, Tano and Shukuru, because Olare, who is always very fond of the small babies, paid them special attention. As soon as they were together, she began teaching them the rolling game, lying down on the ground so that the little ones could climb on her, jumping up and falling down! Sabachi noticed this game and came rushing over, swinging his trunk happily in anticipation, because whenever any of the elephants is lying down, Sabachi enjoys trying to mount onto them. However, Olare shares a stockade with Sabachi, so she knows his tricks well. Gently, she pushed the babies aside, and stood up with her ears out to charge Sabachi who instantly changed direction, pretending to charge an unseen intruder instead! Olare then resumed the game, but kept a close eye on Sabachi. When the Keepers called the orphans, they all filed out into the bush, Shukuru and Mutara closely following the Keepers who were in front leading the herd. Once out in the field, the older orphans began browsing, while the little ones remained close to the Keepers.
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| 1/23/2010 | Today, at 4 p.m., Olare proved that she has the potential of being a very caring Matriarch. A lorry load of new, soft red soil was brought for the orphans, and all were having fun, lying in it, and rolling around. Olare stopped to stand beside the very small babies in order to protect them from the bigger boys. When Shukuru rolled down the slope in amongst the older elephants, Olare escorted her, and the other small babies, to a different patch, and only then began enjoying herself, certain now that the small ones were separated from the attentions of the boys.
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Every Friday, all the orphans have coconut oil rubbed over their bodies, which they seem to enjoy, some even lying down and lifting up their legs so that the oil can be rubbed on their bellies. Olare used to hate “oiling day” but now accepts it.
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| 1/20/2010 | Chaimu, who has had to have her eyes treated daily, has become very scared of close contact with the Keepers, obviously fearing that more ointment will be put into her eyes. Today, when a Keeper touched her, she ran away screaming. Previously, it was Olare who was scared of the Keepers, but now she looks for fingers to suck, and is very friendly towards all humans.
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| 1/19/2010 | Today, as the older orphans led by Dida were heading for their 9 a.m. milk feed, Dida stopped suddenly, spread out her ears, trumpeted and charged into the bush. All the Keepers ran to see what had disturbed her, only to find a large male warthog with huge tusks. Olare, Sabachi and Kimana joined Dida, who then stopped, and allow the other three to continue the chase. This is the only time that Dida has displayed a Matriarchal role since Kenia was transferred to Voi.
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| 1/5/2010 | At the beginning of each day Kilaguni looks for Kibo and the two engage one another in a strength testing match. Meanwhile Kimana and Sabachi also enjoy pushing games, while Tumaren and Olare chase one another around the stables for fun, until the Keepers called the orphans to order, since it was time to head out. There was more at the mudbath because both Turkwel and Kalama had an altercation over their respective milk ration.
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| 1/2/2010 | As soon as the small babies were let out of their Night Stables, Mutara ran to join the older elephant group, attaching herself again to Olare. Kilaguni and Kibo were bent on trying to mount onto her, but Olare protected her from these two exuberant little boys, who were keen to establish their authority.
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The Nursery orphans spent New Year’s day all together, and Suguta established herself as a very able Matriarch of them all. She kept on fondling the small babies – namely Tano, Mutara, Chaffa and Shukuru. Olare was in second place, also wanting the four tiny babies close, but Suguta was too possessive to allow that until Mutara managed to detach herself from Suguta, and remained close to Olare. Meanwhile Dida, Ndii, and Tumaren were not competitors for the role of Matriarch to the smaller elephants.
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Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal from "Crazy Heart" photo: Lorey Sebastian/Fox Searchlight
Precious and the players involved swept the Independent Spirit Awards in LA yesterday. Crazy Heart and Jeff Bridges won as well. The list of winners from yesterday’s Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Best Director: Lee Daniels, Precious
Best Male Lead: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Best Female Lead: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Best Supporting Male: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Best Supporting Female: Mo’Nique, Precious
Best First Feature: Crazy Heart
Best Screenplay: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Best First Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Best Cinematography: A Serious Man
Robert Altman Award: A Serious Man
Best Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Best Foreign Film: An Education
John Cassavetes Award: Humpday
Acura Someone to Watch Award: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Easier With Practice
Chaz & Roger Ebert: Truer Than Fiction Award: Bill Ross and Turner Ross, 45365
Piaget Producers Award: Karin Chien, The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa
On Thursday night, Lee Daniels was honored at HAVEN360’s Salute to Black Hollywood event and I wanted to share at couple of photos that I took with some of the guests along with my friend, beauty blogger Nadine Jolie who covered HAVEN360 on her site as well:
Red Carpet Roxy, Dancing With the Stars new contestant Aiden Turner, and Nadine Jolie
Nadine Jolie, Phillip Bloch, and Red Carpet Roxy
Nadine Jolie, Isaiah Washington, Red Carpet Roxy, and Jen Iuliano from HFMUS
A special thank you to Lloyd Klein for my beautiful dress and to Ed Tricomi of Warren-Tricomi for styling my mane! xx
“THE SKINNY ON THE RED CARPET” DAY 2
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Jessie Williams and Jessie Williams at HAVEN360. photo:Gary He
Day 2 of “The Skinny on the Red Carpet” courtesy of Oral-B Pulsonic at HAVEN360 was bustling with action. I had the chance to chat with Grey’s Anatomy hottie Jessie Williams, Common, Aiden Turner and Edyta Sliwinska from Dancing With the Stars, R&B singer Mario, Joe Mantegna, Amy Brenneman, and one of my Hollywood favorite-Gilles Marini. I also chatted with Philip Bloch who had me in stitches when he said he wished Mariah Carey would wear “something appropriate…something she can walk in…without all the boobaliciousness,” and perhaps “without Nick Cannon attached to her. I’d like to see them functioning as separate adults.” Ha! At night, HAVEN360, Oral-B Pulsonic, and BMW honored director Lee Daniels for Precious. Common, Miss Jay Alexander, Sharon Lawrence, Dennis Haysbert, Edward Tricomi, Isaiah Washington, Serena Williams (who cuddled with her man Common throughout the night), Aiden Turner, and Jessie Williams were all in attendance to celebrate Lee on his accomplishments.
Click here to view my HAVEN360 interview with Common.
Click here to view my interview with Jessie Williams at HAVEN360.
A big thanks to designer Lloyd Klein for providing me with all of my beautiful dresses and Ed Tricomi of Warren-Tricomi for styling my mane! xx
Red Carpet Roxy interviewing Common at HAVEN360 photo: gary he
Zoe Saldana photo: scott kirkland/retna
Go Zoe Saldana! Not only is her movie, Avatar, nominated for tons of Academy Awards, but she has been turning it out when it comes to hitting the Red Carpet. She looked amazing yesterday at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Love the gold, crochet cocktails dress paired with some killer CLB’s. Can’t wait to see what she dons for the Oscars Red Carpet on Sunday!
“THE SKINNY ON THE RED CARPET” DAY 1
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Russell Simmons at HAVEN360 photo: celebrity resource
OK, let me give you “The Skinny on the Red Carpet” from last night’s The Cove official pre-Oscars party. The stars lined the Red Carpet on their way into the gorgeous penthouse roof top at the Andaz West Hollywood to toast this highly lauded and critically acclaimed movie about the horrendous, massive dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. I learned last night from Ric O’ Barry, the man who started the whole movement to free these dolphins that there are still dolphins being slaughtered off the coast of Japan. Boo! The good news is that the actual cove where this was happening before is no longer used for this barbaric slaughter due to the widespread attention that this movie garnered. In fact, many of the stars who hit the carpet were in full support of the movie and its message. Russell Simmons, an avid animal lover, told me that he would be supporting The Cove for Best Documentary at the Oscars. And Ben Stiller, who is a big proponent of this cause and has lent his voice to O’Barry and his team, remained mum as to the status of his possible presentation at the Oscars. Remember, he was going to do an act with Sacha Baron Cohen until the producers of the show and Cohen had “creative differences.” Hmmm. Hopefully, Stiller will do something anyway. Evan Handler from Sex and the City 2 emphatically affirmed that he would not be naked in the upcoming movie. You mean no more tea bagging episodes? HaHa! Heroes stars Hayden Panettiere was hoping for the return of her beloved show and told me that her favorite designer was Converse! And celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch assured me that there would be plenty of beads & color on the Oscars red carpet. Perfect for someone as gorgeous as Malin Akerman who had fun inside the fete along side Jerry Ferrara, Stacy Keibler, Brittany Gastineau, Fisher Stevens, and Geoff Stults.
Click here to watch my “The Skinny on the Red Carpet” interview with Hayden Panettiere.
Click here to watch my “The Skinny on the Red Carpet” interview with Ben Stiller.
My beautiful gold dress was uber talented designer, Lloyd Klein. Thank you! xx
Red Carpet Roxy interviewing Ben Stiller at HAVEN360 photo: celebrity resource
