Who doesn’t want to be a star and with so many reality shows in place, dream is now possible. If you are in Britain, you can show your talent in Britain Got Talent and if you can sing, X-factor might help you. Million of views on you-tube will probably give you the clue of how famous these shows are.
Many other shows like Apprentice and Junior Apprentice would get you see some of the creative minds around. With so many reality shows in place, people now have opportunity to be famous. Not only reality show gives you opportunity to be famous, but also help in creating temp jobs for people.
It’s hard to believe that the first Toystory film arrived in our cinemas 15 years ago. The film has been such a great success and is loved by adults and children alike. The original film released in 1995 was the highest grossing film of that year, and the sequel did just as well, becoming the highest grossing film of 1999.
This year, the third film is set to be another great success. One difference however, is that the latest release will be shown in 3D. The film makers however do state that this 3D introduction to Toystory is very low key compared to films such as Avatar. This was because they did not want to distract from the characters that everybody knows and loves.
The third film sees Andy preparing to go off to college, with the toys fearing that they we will packed up and forgotten about, or worse still, thrown in the bin. The film is sure to be a big success, and I for one can’t wait to see it.
The success of the Harry Potter books and films have been phenomenal, turning it into a powerful brand. The latest money making spinner for the brand has been the creation and opening of the Harry Potter theme in Florida last week.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is part of the Universal Orlando resort and many of the main actors, including Daniel Radcliffe were there for the opening which took place last Friday. It was reported that around 5000 fans were ready and waiting to get in before the park opened that day.
The park which has two roller-coasters as well as reproductions of the wizarding school of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade village and of course the Hogwarts express train is set to be a huge success. Daniel Radcliffe referred to it as “the next part of the Harry Potter legacy”.
Adrian Chiles left the BBC back in April this year as he was unhappy with changes to the format of the One Show. At the time it was rumoured that Chiles had tried to persuade his co-presenter Bleakley to move over to ITV with him and now it appears that this is the case. After being unable to make a decision about whether to stay with the One Show, the BBC withdrew their offer to Bleakley and she has now agreed to a three year deal with ITV, which will see her paired back up with Chiles to present a breakfast show. She will also be involved in presenting some prime time entertainment shows.
I am sure that everyone will agree that England’s performance in their match against Algeria was appalling. The players just didn’t seem to want to make any effort; some of the world class players which make up the England team couldn’t even string a couple of passes together. Rooney’s comments after the match only provided more criticism of the England camp.
I don’t know what to make of it. Have we hyped the England team up that much that we all think they are better than they actually are? These players get paid huge amounts of money to play for their country and yet one commentator made the comment that they just didn’t look like they were enjoying themselves. Surely as a footballer, the world cup has got to be one of the highlights of their career and if you can’t enjoy yourself, or even make a strong effort to win then they shouldn’t be there.
Yesterday John Terry spoke out about the performance and the managers decisions stating that England are still a united team. We shall see if this is the case on Wednesday.
The famous Wimbledon Tennis Tournament starts today and sees Roger Federer playing his first match on the long two week road to perhaps winning his seventh Wimbledon title. Last year the defending champion Rafael Nadal could not take part in the tournament due to injury, so could he be set to cause another upset for Federer this year?
Andy Murray is currently ranked fourth, but if he’s on form there is always the possibility that we could get a British Wimbledon champion. As always the pressure to fulfill this will be high but as fans pile onto the courts and site on Murray mound he is sure to have all the support he needs.
The popular World Cup song, Three Lions by Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds, is going to be re-released with a twist. Robbie Williams, as well as Russell Brand and Olivia Safe. It was in 1969 that England last lifted the world cup, 41 years ago, and ten years since the original release of the song. It is still sung by fans nationwide, and is the Nation’s favourite football song. Olivia gives the song an operatic touch, which actually suits the track well, with Williams being the lead singer, and Brand a backing singer. He single is on sale on i Tunes.
Nike, the worldwide famous US sports brand has delivered a comical advert, for all football fans. In the fairly long advert, Rooney is seen at the World Cup wrecking England’s chances. As a result, newspaper articles including ‘Roo-ined’ are advertised. Rooney is then seen getting older in a dirty caravan, sporting a long beard and trampy clothing. The advert then rolls back and shows Rooney sliding in for the ball, and helping England win the World Cup. The advert also includes a ‘Simpson’ designed Cristiano Ronaldo character, who passes the ball through Homer Simpson’s legs, resulting in Homer shouting ‘Ronal-DOH’, with the Portugal winger winking at the camera.
Mean Girl’s actress and pop singer Lindsay Lohan is due to go to court for a hearing. Lohan was arrested due to drinking under the influence of alcohol in 2007, and has finally gone to court. Lohan flew back from the Cannes film festival in France to the US, in order to participate at the hearing. The 23 year old actress managed to avoid arrest last week, when she paid $70,000 bail, and had to wear a SCRAM bracelet, which monitor’s the user’s alcohol consumption. It is alleged that during that time, Lohan enjoyed several glasses of red wine when catching a flight to London, to go back to the US.
Ronan Keating, member of boy band group Boyzone, has a fight on his hands to save hie marriage. The ‘Life is a Rollercoaster’ singer had an affair with backing dancer Francine Cornell, and is desperate to save his marriage with Yvonne. Keating has been married to his wife for twelve years now, and would be distraught if it ended because of the affair. Keating has taken three weeks of music and business to fly back to his family home in Dublin to talk with his wife. The 33 year old singer performed in Switzerland with his band mates for the Sky Dance festival.