Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
TELEVISION SERIES 2012: Dancing with the Stars' reveals season 14 cast
The upcoming season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" could be the most difficult yet for the popular series.
"Dancing" once ruled the Monday night ratings roost, but with NBC starting to show muscle with "The Voice," the Tom Bergeron-hosted affair is facing pressure to step it up for its 14th season, especially after critics took umbrage with the series' lack of star power in recent seasons.So who will be hoofing it up for season 14? This season's stars, revealed this morning on ABC's "Good Morning America," are:
Jack Wagner - The soap star, who currently appears on "The Bold and the Beautiful," is also quite the golfer, having won the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic on two occasions.
Melissa Gilbert - The TV icon played "Half Pint" Laura Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie."
Donald Driver - The 13-year NFL veteran is the all-time receptions leader in Green Bay Packers history, and was selected to play in four Pro Bowls.
William Levy - Levy is a popular telenovela actor who appeared in the music video for Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Into You."
Sherri Shepherd - The "View" co-host hopes to be "bicoastal" for as long as possible as she steps into the "Dancing" arena.
Katherine Jenkins - The Welsh-born mezzo-soprano performed on an episode of "Dancing" last season.
Gavin DeGraw - The singer/songwriter has had five Top 40 hits since 2004, including "I Don't Want to Be" and "Not Over You."
Martina Navratilova - The tennis legend hopes to do better than fellow "racquet queen" Monica Seles, who was the second celebrity eliminated on the sixth season of the show.
Roshon Fegan - Teens and pre-teens know this 20-year-old for his role as Ty on Disney Channel's "Shake It Up."
Maria Menounos - The "Extra" correspondent has an unblemished record in World Wrestling Entertainment, winning both of her matches.
Jaleel White - Known by millions for his portrayal of nerdy Steve Urkel on "Family Matters," White is now hosting the upcoming Syfy game show "Total Blackout."
Gladys Knight - The legendary singer has won 11 Grammy awards in a career spanning nearly six decades.
What do you think of this season's "Dancing" cast? Season 14 will kick off on Monday, March 19 at 8 p.m. ET with a two-hour premiere.
Monday, February 27, 2012
REINA DEL FESTIVAL DE VIÑA DEL MAR 2012: Con striptease Valeria Ortega hizo su piscinazo e invitó a rival Nadyan Fabregat para que la acompañara
Con gran performance la notera de Bienvenidos, de Canal 13, realizó el tradicional rito como Reina. Luego instó a lanzarse a una de sus rivales que apareció en el Hotel O'Higgins.
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La notera de Bienvenidos, de Canal 13, tuvo su minuto de fama por cerca de 15 minutos, hasta que apareció una de sus rivales al cetro, Nydian Fabregat, quien llegó hasta el Hotel O'Higgins para observar la ceremonia.
Ortega no dudó en compartir con la candidata de Primer Plano (CHV) y la instó a lanzarse a la piscina, pero Fabregat se excusó de no llevar traje de baño.
En vivo
En vivo: Valeria Ortega, la nueva reina del Festival, realiza tradicional piscinazo
La estudiante de periodismo realizará a las 12 horas la tradicional ceremonia en el Hotel O'Higgins.
Ayer, la estudiante de periodismo fue coronada como la nueva reina del Festival en una ceremonia que encabezó la alcaldesa Virginia Reginato.
FESTIVAL DE LA VIÑA DEL MAR 2012 En vivo: Valeria Ortega, la nueva reina del Festival realiza tradicional piscinazo
Eva Gómez y sus comentados trajes festivaleros: "Es parte de la idiosincrasia criticar los vestidos"
La animadora enfrenta los comentarios sobre los look que ha mostrado en la Quinta Vergara y se refiere a las exigencias de Luis Miguel, o de Morrisey, cuyo actuar el parece "una falta de respeto al Festival".
Eventos
La Reina del Festival, Valeria Ortega, promete un piscinazo "muy sexy"
La soberana de Viña 2012 baraja cuatro modelos de traje de baño de la boutique Marrakesh.
Blog & Opinion
Nidyan Fabregat desconsolada: "Cuando me enteré que había perdido lloré mucho"
La candidata de Chilevisión sufrió una baja de defensas tras los resultados de la elección de reina y está con tratamiento de antibióticos.-
"Yo intenté dar el todo por el todo", dice Nidyan Fabregat, fotografiada esta tarde en el Hotel O'Higgins. -
© Cristián Phillips Nidyan Fabregat es consolada por Jenniffer Warner tras la derrota. "Para la próxima será", comenta la española.
"Cuando me enteré que había perdido lloré mucho", dice Nidyan Fabregat a un día de la elección de reina de Viña 2012, donde fue superada ampliamente por Valeria Ortega. "Yo no quería los premios, ya que los recuerdos me los llevaré toda mi vida, pero dije 'pucha, perdí", agrega la participante de Fiebre de Baile, en Chilevisión.
Fabregat incluso sufrió una baja de defensas tras la intensa campaña y la posterior desilución, y está con tratamiento de antibióticos. "El frío que pasé todos estos días y el trabajo intenso para la candidatura me pasaron la cuenta y el cuerpo dijo 'ya'", comenta.
Para la campaña se levantaba diariamente a las seis de la mañana y se acostaba muy, muy tarde. "Yo intenté dar el todo por el todo y con los nervios, el trabajo, la campaña... Son momentos... Las cosas se tenían que dar así... Fue así, nada más", intenta reflexionar la española. "Son cosas, alguna razón tendrá la prensa... No gané pero debo reconocer que tuve una linda campaña", comenta con la voz cortada.
"Me he llevado el cariño de la gente. Muchos se acercaron para decirme que estaban tristes y era yo quien los consolaba. ¿Te imaginas la desilusión? Me hubiese encantado (ganar) por toda la pega que he hecho, por la gente que ha trabajado conmigo y por los niños en riesgo social del hogar Refugio de Cristo, a quienes les prometí los regalos de la reina", resume la joven.
OSCAR AWARDS 2012 RED CARPET: Jennifer Lopez’s Oscars Wardrobe Malfunction — Did Her Dress Slip?
Jennifer Lopez is no stranger to daring dresses. At this year's Oscars, the stunning star rocked a custom Zuhair Murad gown with a plunging neckline. And that's great, but while Lopez was chatting on the red carpet, her dress plunged a little too much, and many thought she revealed more than intended.However, the wardrobe malfunction reports caused a tremendous spike on Yahoo!. Immediately, searches on "jennifer lopez oscars" roared to life. The Twitter activity was equally thunderous. Did we all see what we thought we saw? According to E! Online, "J.Lo's dress is getting 800+ tweets per minute."
[ Photos: Oscars red carpet looks ]
Indeed, many suspected something might happen before the incident. One person tweeted, "I'm worried about a gust of wind hitting the top part of J.Lo's dress causing a wardrobe malfunction." Broadcaster (and apparent Oscar fan) Katie Couric tweeted, "j lo's dress is making me nervous!"Couric was right to be nervous. The 'v' of her gown slipped a little out of place on one side and the camera crew had to quickly pan up to a close-up of J. Lo's face to avoid embarrassing the singer. Live TV -- it's an adventure. Just ask Janet Jackson.
[ Related: Complete Academy Awards coverage from Oscar.com ]
The 42-year-old "American Idol" judge has always been a popular search topic on Yahoo!. Even before the Oscars, the multitalented star was among Yahoo's top 200 overall searches. Tomorrow, she's sure to be in the top 20. Related lookups on "jennifer lopez pictures" and "jennifer lopez hot" have been big on Yahoo! ever since we started keeping score more than a decade ago. No doubt the lookups will continue to soar for years to come.Mike Krumboltz is a senior editor at Yahoo!, where he writes about a variety of topics including politics and pop culture.
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OSCAR AWARDS 2012: The Artist" paints golden picture at Oscars, Meryl Streep won her third Oscar the Best Actress for `The Iron Lady``
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LOS ANGELES. United States- Hollywood showed some love for its history at the Oscars on Sunday, giving its best film award and four others to silent movie "The Artist" in a ceremony that recalled why cinema is special to so many people.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also gave Oscars to Meryl Streep playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady," marking Streep's third Academy Award in 17 nominations, and veteran Christopher Plummer made history by becoming the oldest winner ever at age 82 with his role as an elderly gay man in "Beginners."But it was the "The Artist," a French movie that has been called a love letter to old Hollywood by its makers, that charmed Oscar voters. Made in the style of old silents, it tells a romantic story of a fading star in the era when silent movies were overtaken by talkies.
"The Artist" collected Oscars for its star Jean Dujardin and director Michel Hazanavicius, as well as for musical score and costume design.
"I am the happiest director in the world right now. Thank you for that," Hazanavicius told the audience of stars including George Clooney, Michelle Williams, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and members of the Academy.
Dujardin was equally excited, exclaiming "I love this country" before thanking the Academy, the film's makers and his wife, and calling silent actor Douglas Fairbanks an inspiration.
Streep's victory surprised Oscar pundits who thought Viola Davis would win the Academy Award with her portrayal of a black maid in a southern white home in civil rights drama "The Help."
But Streep's turn as an elderly Thatcher who is slipping into dementia was too good to be ignored. It was Streep's third Academy Award out of 17 nominations, and even she reckoned that Oscar voters would think she's been there, done that. Backstage she termed it "Streep fatigue" to reporters.
"When they called my name, I could feel America saying, 'Oh why her again?' But whatever," she joked. Yet even the steely veteran could not hold back the emotion of an Oscar victory. When she thanked her husband and talked about her career she came close to breaking into tears, and backstage she said it made her feel like a kid again.
MAKING HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Veteran Plummer, a star of classic film "The Sound of Music," won his first ever Oscar for his portrayal of an elderly gay man who comes out to his family in "Beginners."
"You're only two years older than me, darling. Where have you been all of my life," he said, looking at his golden Oscar, which was celebrating its 84th awards ceremony.
Spencer, a relative newcomer in contrast to Plummer, had to hold back tears as she accepted her trophy for her portrayal of a black, southern maid in civil rights drama "The Help."
"Thank you Academy for putting me with the hottest guy in the room," she said holding her Oscar in her hand. She then went on to talk about her family in Alabama and could not hold back her tears as she joyously accepted her trophy.
Director Martin Scorsese's "Hugo," which like "The Artist" pays tribute to early filmmaking, came into the night with a leading 11 nominations - one more than "Artist" - and also picked up five wins. But its Oscars came in technical categories cinematography, art direction, sound editing and mixing and visual effects.
Another highly touted movie, family drama "The Descendants," walked off with only one Oscar, adapted screenplay for its writer and director Alexander Payne and co-writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Woody Allen won for original screenplay with "Midnight in Paris," but he was not on hand to accept his trophy.
In other major wins, the foreign language film award went to Iranian divorce drama "A Separation." "I proudly offer this award to the people of my country, the people who respect all cultures and civilizations and despise hostility and resentment," said its director, Ashgar Farhadi.
Asked backstage how he thought the Iranian government might respond, he said he really did not know. "I can't predict what's going to happen," he said.
"Rango" claimed best animated film, while "The Iron Lady," won a second award for makeup.
BILLY'S RETURN
The documentary category saw another major surprise for "Undefeated," a film about football players in a poor struggling community to make their lives better. "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" had been widely picked to win by pundits.
One of the film's makers, T.J. Martin, used an expletive onstage in a sign of his joy, but it was edited out for television audiences. He apologized backstage in the press room.
Comedian Billy Crystal, who returned to emcee the show for the ninth time, had the crowd laughing loudly with an opening video in which he was edited into the year's top movies.
He was kissed by George Clooney on the lips in a scene out of "The Descendants" and even ate a tainted pie from "The Help." He opened with a monologue in which he joked: "there's nothing like watching a bunch of millionaires present each other with golden statues" and sang a comic song about the movies.
Other highlights included stars like Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler and others in brief video vignettes telling audiences why they loved movies. The clips highlighted this year's themes of reminding people what makes movies magical.
Finally, Hollywood's biggest fashion parade on the Oscar red carpet heated up with Michelle Williams in a stunning red dress from Louis Vuitton, "The Help" star Jessica Chastain in a dazzling Alexander McQueen black and gold embroidered gown, while Gwyneth Paltrow chose Tom Ford and white, a popular color.
(Reporting By Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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