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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
FUN & CALENDARS
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rocco DiSpirito won't be cooking up any more moves on "Dancing with the Stars."
The celebrity chef and his partner, Karina Smirnoff, were eliminated Tuesday from ABC's popular dancing competition. The pair received the judges' lowest score — 18 out of 30 — for their samba routine. Viewer votes and the judges' scores from last week and Monday were combined after injured contestant Misty May-Treanor dropped out of the competition.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When women make movies, Hollywood pays attention, as scores of A-listers turned out to see Demi Moore, Courteney Cox and screenwriter Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith make their directorial debuts. LONDON (AP) -- Madonna and filmmaker Guy Ritchie will end their marriage after nearly eight years, the couple said in a joint statement Wednesday. The couple asked the media to "maintain respect for their family at this difficult time," said the statement, e-mailed to The Associated Press by Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's publicist. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" kept audiences on the leash as it retained the top spot at the box office, fetching $17.5 million in its second weekend. PARIS (AP) -- A John Travolta movie has suspended plans to film in one of the Paris area's toughest housing projects after 10 cars to be used in the movie were burned, the production company and local officials said Tuesday. Filming of the action movie "From Paris With Love" has been in progress for around two weeks. NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The first homes in Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete, and some three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, 68-year-old grandmother Gloria Guy was on hand to give the actor a big hug. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Once Josh Brolin found a fresh source of income outside Hollywood, his acting career took off. Brolin spent nearly two decades toiling in mostly forgettable roles until he sold his family ranch and became an active stock and real-estate investor, the income freeing him from taking any old acting job. A flurry of high-profile parts followed in films by Robert Rodriguez, Paul Haggis and Ridley Scott. NEW YORK (AP) -- Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. In an interview with W magazine, Jolie says: "One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do." Oct. 10-16, 2008 Oct. 10-16, 2008 Oct. 10-16, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync. David Benoist got into paddling when a bum knee made him give up running. In 2001, he came up with an idea for a race on the Mississippi River because his home town of Natchez needed an attraction different “than hoop skirts and the antique thing.” The result is the Phatwater Kayak Challenge. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events Lafayette’s Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, which is this weekend, Oct. 10-12, is helping keep Cajun culture alive. Since its beginning in 1972 it has grown into a three-day event that includes several festivals combined into one. With all the food, music, crafts and fun there’s going to be something for everyone this weekend. Oct. 10-16, 2008 Oct. 10-16, 2008 Oct. 10-16, 2008 Oct. 10-16, 2008 Retro-soul singer Robin Thicke made big commercial impact with his 2006 album, The Evolution of Robin Thicke. In an era when record sales are dramatically down, Evolution, featuring the hit, “Lost Without U,” is nearing sales of two million copies. Thicke, writing or co-writing every track on his new CD, Something Else, studiously mines his classic soul influences. A loose collection of musician friends, Golden Smog formed in Minneapolis in 1989, before most of its members found fame in the 1990s with their primary bands. Golden Smog’s moonlighting musicians included Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum and Gary Louris and Marc Perlman of the Jayhawks. Born to the blues, Cedric Burnside has a famous last name. The 29-year-old singer, songwriter and drummer is the grandson of R.L. Burnside, a defining figure in north Mississippi’s hill country blues. Cedric Burnside performed in juke joints with his grandfather when he was just 10. In the early ’90s, he began touring with R.L. Burnside and guitarist Kenny Brown. Bravo!, a new Italian restaurant by the Mall of Louisiana, lives up to its name. And if not shouts of approval, it certainly deserves applause for serving excellent food in what it calls casual “white tablecloth” dining. The first decade of the new millennium has brought about new niche sports and/or organizations trying to make an impact in the busy landscape of entertainment. So perhaps it’s fitting that a new wrestling video game featuring Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is called TNA Impact! LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood's biggest annual advertisement for itself — the Academy Awards broadcast — now can carry commercials for movies themselves. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board voted to allow commercials for movies to air on the Oscar telecast for the first time starting with the Feb. 22 ceremony on ABC, academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger said Wednesday. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rocco DiSpirito will serve seconds on "Dancing with the Stars." The chef came in last place on the ABC dancing competition, but he wasn't dismissed because injured contestant Misty May-Treanor dropped out of the competition Monday. Marc Broussard made his major-label debut in 2004 with Carencro, named in honor of his hometown in Lafayette Parish. The 22-year-old singer was already a stage veteran, well-versed in classic soul, rock ’n’ roll, rhythm-and-blues and the swamp pop that his dad, guitarist Ted Broussard, performed as a member of the Boogie Kings. Lafayette’s Feufollet got much acclaim and attention when its members were talented children playing and singing traditional Cajun-French music. The group performed at festivals in Louisiana and elsewhere in the United States, traveled to Canada and released three CDs. Like millions throughout the nation and world, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Franklin Martin was dumbfounded by the images he saw coming from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. “I was glued to CNN,” Martin said recently. Take a quick jog off Interstate-10 in the middle of Baton Rouge, and zip into the LSU Rural Life Museum for Harvest Days, scheduled tomorrow and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5. Book lovers should be in their element tomorrow, Oct. 4, during the 6th Annual Louisiana Book Festival, which will be held in and around the State Library on North Fourth Street, the State Museum across the street and the State Capitol. The late Bo Diddley, a lover of sounds and technology, described himself as a scientist of sound. TV On The Radio producer David Sitek qualifies for that title, too. A multi-instrumentalist, he loves multi-tracking. For lunch on the run or a quick bite in a casual setting, a sandwich is always a good bet. So consider Roly Poly, where the sandwiches are rolled in flour tortillas. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Five Hollywood studios have agreed to help pay for an expanded rollout of digital technology in movie theaters, a precursor to more 3-D screens. Upcoming meetings, cruises, shows and special events Feliciana art show, benefit Despite the rocketing price of fuel and declining music industry, Drive-By Truckers is having a great 2008. Making their distinctive Southern-rock-country-singer-songwriter music since 1996, the Truckers released the best-selling record of their career, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, this year. To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, send details to Lisa Tramontana by fax (388-0351) or by e-mail (Ltramontana@theadvocate.com). You can also mail items to: FUN section, The Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. Deadline is every Monday at noon. FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
OUTDOORS
Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2008 Looking at this fall’s movie season, a few themes surface. Losers lurching toward redemption or that proverbial lucky break figure in the comedies Choke, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Role Models and the new Seth Rogen film, Zack and Miri Make A Porno. There’s also the post-apocalyptic drama of Blindness, Quarantine, Repo! The Genetic Opera and the Viggo Mortensen-starring The Road. Do something a little bit different this weekend. Check out National Hunting & Fishing Day. The event takes place Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center on North Flannery Road. Members of the German-Acadian Coast Historical and Genealogical Society invite the public to attend their annual Oktoberfest celebration. Put aside hurricane debris woes. Make a quick trip to downtown Baton Rouge this weekend to take part in festivities surrounding Fireball Run 2 — “Back to the Track.” Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2008 The ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association Louisiana chapter is currently recruiting walk teams and walkers for the 2008 Walk to Defeat ALS in Baton Rouge on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the LSU Veterinary School. Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2008 Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2008 |
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