Archive for February, 2006

“BERKELEY, CA — 22 February, 2006 — Rosario Dawson, David Atchison {nl}and Tony Shasteen announced today that their new comic book {nl}miniseries, the OCCULT CRIMES TASKFORCE, will now be published {nl}through Image Comics, starting this July!{nl}{nl}“We are very excited about our new home. Image Comics and the guys {nl}at 12 Gauge are helping us make the book the best it can possibly be. {nl}The interest Speakeasy Comics showed in publishing the “O.C.T.” was {nl}greatly appreciated. However, due to recent changes in their {nl}direction, we didn’t feel our book fit with them at this time….”(click “read more” below to continue the story)A preview of the comic art:

{nl} Entertainment Tri-State (the premiere Tri-State guide for music, dining, movies and regional events that runs each Thursday in The Herald-Dispatch) offers the MyMovies weekly DVD contest.This week’s prize is “Rent.” Jonathan Larson’s robust and passionate Tony-winning 1996 musical is finally on the screen, in an affecting, entertaining adaptation that the show’s many fans should embrace. Beyond that, it should touch viewers who never got to see it on the stage. Jesse L. Martin, Rosario Dawson and Taye Diggs head a fine ensemble for director Chris Columbus…(click below to read more)

{nl} “Photojournalist Kimberlee Acquaro is a first-time Oscar nominee for her documentary short subject “God Sleeps in Rwanda.” “I went on assignment to Rwanda for Time magazine the first time in 2000,” Acquaro said. “I knew then that I wanted to make a documentary.” She said the real struggle came after the interviews were done. “You want the world to be as moved as you are,” she said. “Hearing the women tell their own stories is so powerful that you want to share that, you want the world to hear their voices, too.” The filmmaker just had a baby, but she said she is more committed than ever to telling untold stories. “When you have a child, with every fiber of your being you want to protect that little life, and there are so many parents in the world who can’t do it,” she said. “Having a child has compelled me even more.”[ SOURCE ]sidenote: This documentary is narrarated by RosarioRENT has been nominated for Outstaning Film (Wide Release) at the GLAAD Media Awards. For the second consecutive year, the GLAAD Media Awards will be{nl}televised on Logo, MTV Networks’ cable channel for lesbian, gay,{nl}bisexual, transgender viewers and their allies. This year, VH1 will air{nl}the program for the first time. The Logo airdate for the GLAAD Media{nl}Awards is April 15, 2006 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). The VH1 airdate is April 16{nl}at 11 p.m. (ET/PT).[ SOURCE ]

Rosario Dawson was voted #87 on AskMen.com’s Top 99 Women of 2006. The list was determined by the rankings of 2.5 million readers and by the staff.Check it out!.Be sure to fill out the “How Would You Rank Rosario” to see if you would want her to be higher or lower on next year’s list.

The beautiful and talented Rosario Dawson is one of the many actors who will be lending their voice-over talents to the upcoming video game, Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure . Rosario plays the role of Tina, the girlfriend of Gabe, the leader of one of the graffiti crews in the game, The Vandals of New Radius. You can check out Rosario, along with other actors such as Giovanni Ribisi, Brittany Murphy, George Hamilton, P. Diddy, Adam West, Andy Dick, Charlie Murphy, and The RZA when the game hits shelves on February 14th. For more info on the game, music, and contests check out the Official Getting Up Media Player.Official Getting Up Media Player{nl}Mirror Link 1