Friday, July 4, 2008
Jewel Kilcher's Latest Album - Perfectly Clear
Now 13 years into her career, 34-year-old pop singer Jewel is attracting a new audience of fans, this time in Country music. VOA's Mary Morningstar has this report on Jewel's latest album, Perfectly Clear.
Jewel says she's been writing Country songs all her life, yet Perfectly Clear is her first album aimed at a Country audience.
In1995, Jewel was signed to Atlantic Records, which dropped her in 2007 after disappointing sales of her album Goodbye Alice In Wonderland. Her first album, Pieces Of You, sold 12 million copies to become one of the biggest-selling debut releases of all time. During her 13 years with Atlantic Records, Jewel sold a total of 27 million albums worldwide. They produced such pop hits as ""Who Will Save Your Soul", "You Were Meant for Me," and "Hands."
Jewel feels her turn of direction toward Country music was a natural progression in her career. She lists Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and Loretta Lynn among her musical influences. And, five of her six studio albums were recorded in Nashville. Scott Borchetta, who heads one of the city's top independent labels, Big Machine Records, offered Jewel a multi-album deal on his second label, Valory Records. "She's one of the best singer-songwriters in any genre," Steve says.
Jewel wrote or co-wrote all but one track on Perfectly Clear. Her recent Top 20 Country hit, "Stronger Woman," deals with female empowerment. "I wrote it for a lot of women and for myself. If something's wrong with my life, I need to fix it. You don't wait around. Nobody owes you anything. It's up to you," she explains.
Perfectly Clear entered Billboard's Country albums chart at Number One and the Billboard 200 at Number 8.
Jewel plans to keep very busy in the coming months. She's performing on Brad Paisley's U.S. summer tour, and is a judge on Country music's television talent competition, "Nashville Star." Helping her choose this year's "Nashville Star" winner are songwriter Jeffrey Steele and John Rich of the popular duo Big and Rich, who co-produced Perfectly Clear.
Full Version of Perfectly Clear
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Megan Fox - Hollywood Actress
In 2004, Fox would torment a fledgling Lindsay Lohan in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, though it was Fox's performance as a human caught in the middle of an epic robot battle that would truly prove her calling card to Hollywood.
Over the course of the next few years, Fox became a frequent fixture on television thanks to roles on What I Like About You, Two and a Half Men, and Hope & Faith.
A slender, olive-skinned actress whose elegant beauty is somewhat offset by a collection of vivid tattoos, Megan Fox knew she wanted to be an actress from age three, and never once considered another line of work.
A slender, olive-skinned actress whose elegant beauty is somewhat offset by a collection of vivid tattoos, Megan Fox knew she wanted to be an actress from age three, and never once considered another line of work.
A native of Memphis, TN, Fox began taking dance lessons when she was five years old and continued perfecting her graceful movements even after her family relocated to Florida five years later.
At 13, the aspiring starlet enrolled in modeling and acting classes. It didn't take long for all of Fox's hard work to pay off, with a role in the 2001 Olsen twins comedy Holiday in the Sun marking the ambitious actress' official screen debut.
Cast as the love interest of Shia LaBeouf in Michael Bay's 2007 blockbuster Transformers, Fox turned more than a few heads while fighting for the future of the human race.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Vin Diesel's Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D.
Release Date : August 29, 2008
Studio : 20th Century Fox
Director : Mathieu Kassovitz
Studio : 20th Century Fox
Director : Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring : Vin Diesel, Gérard Depardieu, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong, Radek Bruna, Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson
Genre : Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Plot Summary : Aveteran-turned-mercenary (Vin Diesel) agrees to escort a woman from Russia to Germany, not realizing that she's the host for an organism that a cult wants to harvest into a genetically-modified Messiah. Based on the novel by Maurice G. Dantec.
Plot Summary : Aveteran-turned-mercenary (Vin Diesel) agrees to escort a woman from Russia to Germany, not realizing that she's the host for an organism that a cult wants to harvest into a genetically-modified Messiah. Based on the novel by Maurice G. Dantec.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Mystry of The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Studio : Project 8 Films
Director : Gabriel Bologna
Writers : Michael Berenson, Gabriel Bologna
Release Date : 2008 (USA) more
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Director : Gabriel Bologna
Writers : Michael Berenson, Gabriel Bologna
Release Date : 2008 (USA) more
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Starring : Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, James Duval, Arcadiy Golubovich, Electra Avellan, Elise Avellan, Nick Mennell, Sean Lawlor, Walker Howard, M.D. Walton, Mircea Monroe
Genre : Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Plot Summary : Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil.
Inside you'll find an exclusive look at the first ever stills from The Black Waters of Echo's Pond, which was written and produced by B-D's Sean Clark. In addition, the trailer will make its world premiere at next weekends HorrorHound Weekend in Indianapolis. Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil. The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond shows those who look into it what they want to see… but what you want to see isn’t always the truth
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