Archive for January, 2009

An Odd Landing in Phoenix for ‘Killshot’

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Joliz
Published: January 25, 2009Posted in: MoviesTags:

Film buffs celebrated in October when the Weinstein Company said it would finally release “Killshot,” a much-delayed adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel that stars Mr. Rourke as a hit man. The film had bounced through at least five release dates over three years and was once written off as a direct-to-DVD bomb even though it was directed by John Madden, who won the Weinstein brothers a best picture Oscar for “Shakespeare in Love.” Harvey Weinstein cited Mr. Rourke’s new celebrity for prompting the release, telling Patrick Goldstein of The Los Angeles Times that he picked the Jan. 23 date to “capitalize on all the heat that’s going to be around Mickey.”

That capitalization, however, will be decidedly local. On Friday, don’t look for “Killshot” in Los Angeles or New York, the spots that usually first get a film when it’s billed as a “limited release” (as this one is). Instead, the Weinstein Company is releasing the film in five theaters in Phoenix. What happens after that is unclear. “We decided to use Phoenix as a test,” a Weinstein Company spokeswoman said, declining to elaborate.

Source: New York Times

So fans in Phoenix, Arizona go check out Killshot and tell us what you think. Let us know about Rosario’s performance. Hopefully it will get a full release at some point so the rest of us can see it.

Rosario Dawson to attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards today

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Joliz
Published: January 25, 2009Posted in: Appearances, AwardsTags:

Celebrity stylist Robert Vetica is slated to style the gorgeous tresses of Rosario Dawson for the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards Ceremony this Sunday, January 25.

Robert Vetica is well-known for his gorgeous award show looks, including Salma Hayek and Kyra Sedgwick at this year’s 2009 Golden Globes as well as Marion Cotillard’s at last year’s 2008 Academy Awards, where she won the Best Actress Oscar for La Vie En Rose.

Robert has styled numerous leading ladies for the red carpet, including Penelope Cruz, Hilary Swank, Mariah Carey, Salma Hayek, Reneé Zellweger, Naomi Watts, Debra Messing and Angelina Jolie, among many others.

This is great news for Rosario who in truth has been looking fantastic over the past several months.  Her hair has been evolving and lately on the Red Carpet she has been rocking a series of half up-half down hairstyles as well as faux mid-length hairstyles.

Rosario Dawson Celebrates Young Latino Vote At Inauguration

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Joliz
Published: January 19, 2009Posted in: News, Philanthrophy, TV AppearanceTags:

Rosario Dawson is in some elite company. The “Seven Pounds” actress has met President-elect Barack Obama not once, but several times. “I met him a few years ago in his office when he was still Senator Obama,” she said Sunday night, as she began her walk down the red carpet at the Latino Inaugural Gala at Union Station. Co-sponsored by Voto Latino, the youth empowerment organization she co-founded, the gala — which featured a night-closing set from Marc Anthony, who was introduced by wife Jennifer Lopez — capped a day in which Dawson said she was awed once again by the incoming president’s ability to move Americans of all stripes.

“It was really great seeing him today at the Lincoln Memorial [during the "We Are One" concert," she said. "It was just remarkable to be there with him and all those other people and feel like there was just no line between anybody. Everybody was so excited to be there." Dawson was equally pumped up about her upcoming gig as one of the guest correspondents at Tuesday night's official Youth Ball, which will be a part of MTV's "Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural" special.

"I'm really excited," she said. "When we were in the wings [at the concert], I was standing with Forest Whitaker and Usher, and we hadn’t all stood together since I was 19, 10 years ago, doing ‘Light It Up.’ And suddenly we found ourselves going, ‘Oh my God, look at where we are.’ ” Dawson said she’s looking forward to telling the Youth Ball audience about what Voto Latino has been up to and how much more work there still is left to be done.

“We’re still very much trying to get people registered,

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Sergio Pizzorno on Rosario Dawson

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Joliz
Published: January 18, 2009Posted in: Music, RandomTags:

Kasabian star Sergio Pizzorno was “s***ting himself” when he recorded a track with Rosario Dawson.

The guitarist admits the actress – who he refers to as “the prostitute from ‘Sin City’ ” – was not his first choice for a collaboration on the band’s upcoming track ‘West Rider/Silver Bullet’ but was pleasantly surprised by her singing talents when they met in New York.

He said: “I didn’t even know if she could sing. The obvious thing would be to get an English girl and have that English rose kind of vibe. Like Keira Knightley, that kind of thing. I thought Rosario would be interesting, but she’s the prostitute from ‘Sin City’. I was s***ting myself in the studio, but she sounded incredible.”

Sergio also said working with the ‘Seven Pounds’ star left him star struck with her stories of glitzy Hollywood parties. He added: “She later told me that she went to Quentin Tarantino’s birthday and played it for him and he loved it. “That’s when you sit at home in Leicester tucking into you beans on toast going, ‘F***ing hell man, what’s going on?’ “

Rosario Dawson at We Are One

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Joliz
Published: January 18, 2009Posted in: Philanthrophy, TV AppearanceTags:

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We had to remove the video however if you would still like to view Rosario’s appearance at We Are One please go to HBO’s website located here.

Rosario Dawson to Party at Kids’ Inaugural Concert

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Joliz
Published: January 18, 2009Posted in: Philanthrophy, TV AppearanceTags:

latifah_dawson320.jpgThe Kids’ Inaugural: We Are the Future concert isn’t only for the teeny-bopper set. Hollywood stars including Queen Latifah, Rosario Dawson, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx and Lucy Liu will rock out to the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus at the pre-inauguration concert honoring military families, PEOPLE has learned.

While the Jonas Brothers told PEOPLE that their set at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., will include one of the First Daughters’ favorite songs, “Burnin’ Up,” Cyrus will debut the ballad “The Climb” from her upcoming film Hannah Montana: The Movie. And High School Musical star Corbin Bleu will join the performance lineup, which includes Demi Lovato, Bow Wow and Usher.

The concert will air on the Disney Channel at 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19.

‘Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural’

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Joliz
Published: January 18, 2009Posted in: PhilanthrophyTags:

MTV today announced it will exclusively air Kanye West, Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy’s performances globally as they headline the official Youth Inaugural Ball, where MTV is anchoring “Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural.” Grammy award-winning artist Usher and Rosario Dawson, whose organization Voto Latino helped mobilize the youth vote, will be on hand as MTV Guest Correspondents reporting live from the Youth Inaugural Ball. They will join MTV News Correspondent Sway Calloway to capture all of the night’s action, including President Obama’s remarks as he addresses young people across the globe and calls on them to be the change and continue to engage in national and community service.

Tobey Maguire, actor and chair of the ServiceNation ambassador council, will also be among the thousands of young people celebrating the inauguration and youth service from the Youth Inaugural Ball.MTV and ServiceNation announced “Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural” — celebrating the massive youth voter turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election and an active commitment from America’s youth to impart social change through volunteer service — earlier this week.

The show will feature footage from service activities around the country on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, including a look at Usher working alongside 200 young people to makeover Simon Elementary School in Washington D.C. Additionally, “Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural” will highlight young people imparting change real-time through major service projects being completed in New Orleans, Washington D.C., and in Kenya.

Tune in to MTV at 10 PM to catch the show.

Rosario Dawson – In Case You Missed It!

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Joliz
Published: January 18, 2009Posted in: TV AppearanceTags:

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Rosario Dawson on HBO We Are One

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Joliz
Published: January 16, 2009Posted in: Philanthrophy, TV AppearanceTags:

HBO presents We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial with President-Elect Barack Obama and such guests as Jack Black, Steve Carell, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Martin Luther King, III, Queen Latifah, Laura Linney, Denzel Washington and more.  Special performances by Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renée Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Bettye Lavette, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, U2, Usher, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder.  HBO will air the event live on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (ET) / 11:30 a.m. (PT) with an encore play at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT)  For those who don’t subscribe to HBO, you can watch it at www.HBO.com.  Comcast is offering its digital cable customers free access to the Opening Ceremony regardless of whether you subscribe to HBO.

Rosario Dawson – The tough cookie with a soft centre

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Joliz
Published: January 16, 2009Posted in: InterviewTags:

Aloudspeaker is almost a necessity when chatting to Rosario Dawson, who is playing Will Smith’s belle in Seven Pounds.

I’ve met Dawson before and each time we talk I’m struck by her garrulous, feisty and fun attitude. The only trouble being that once the beautiful New Yorker is on a roll it’s impossible to get a word in edgeways. Whenever one tries to butt in she simply carries on talking the talk and venturing off on her own iridescent tangents.

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the 29-year-old. We see Will Smith fall for her charms in Seven Pounds, and man-of-the-moment Mickey Rourke will be another falling under her spell when John Madden’s long-gestating adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Killshot finally hits our screens. They’re simply the latest in a list of hunks that includes Edward Norton (25th Hour), Colin Farrell (Alexander), Kurt Russell (Death Proof) and, er, Brian O’Halloran (Clerks 2).

Dawson specialises in playing hard-as-nails no-nonsense chicks, which makes her turn as Emily in Seven Pounds, as a taciturn patient awaiting a heart-transplant, a nice surprise. Although I’m even more surprised to hear Dawson say, “I fell in love with Emily. I have a tendency to play characters that I don’t like very much.”

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