Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Patrick Swayze Tribute

When my husband came upstairs last night to tell me Patrick Swayze had died I was genuinely upset. Even though it wasn't as much of a shock as when Heath Ledger died, it still hit me hard. How does that happen? I don't know him and yet I'm quite saddened to know he lost his battle with cancer.

Demi Moore (Ghost) via Twitter - "Patrick you are loved by so many and your light will forever shine in all of our lives. In the words of Sam to Molly. 'It's amazing Molly. The love inside, you take it with you.' I will miss you."

Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) - "When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we thought no one would ever see. (He was a) real cowboy with a tender heart... it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified. Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. My heart goes out to his wife and childhood sweetheart, Lisa Niemi, to his mum, Patsy, and to the rest of their family."

In January 2008, Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He fought the cancer with courage and unfortunately lost the battle. He died Monday at the age of 57, with his family by his side.

"[He] passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," his publicist, Annett Wolf, said in a statement.

Swayze's breakout role was in the 1983 ensemble movie, The Outsiders, but he was best known for his role as Johnny Castle in 1987's Dirty Dancing, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

He was also nominated for Golden Globes for his role in 1990's Ghost opposite Demi Moore and for 1995's To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.

His career also included performances in such films as Red Dawn, Point Break and Donnie Darko. His last role was in A&E series The Beast.

(The photo is from his movie The Outsiders)

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    Wednesday, March 26, 2008
    Seven Pounds

    It is no secret that I love Will Smith. I think he's hilarious, hot and quite charismatic. (No, I don't care if he is a scientologist). Anyway, he is currently filming for the movie "Seven Pounds" where he plays a character who falls in love while attempting to kill himself. The lucky lady is Rosario Dawson who was also his co-star in Men in Black 2.

    Brian and I just watched "I Am Legend" on my birthday Saturday. We both loved it. I mean seriously, loved it. The bad reviews are ridiculous. Those people just don't like when one person can continuously be in successful movies.

    Anyway, the plotoutline on IMDB for "Seven Pounds" is: "The emotional story of a man who will change the lives of seven strangers." And I have to say it sounds like a winner to me. But even if it didn't, I'd still watch it for the pure fact of Will Smith being in the credits.

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    In unrelated news, Network chiefs at CBS are so thrilled with Britney Spears' guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother; they want to give Brit her own show. The pop singer's cameo as a secretary on this week's episode attracted 10 million viewers, it's highest ever ratings. I think they should have her guest star a bit more before signing her for a sitcom, but I'm proud of her, you go girl!

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    Ryan Phillipe and his girlfriend, Abbie Cornish, might be expecting. This is totally uncomfirmed and at the moment I don't want to believe it. Esepcially since I think they look like brother and sister. Maybe this is all related to some movie plot we're no aware of...?

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    And Robin Williams and his wife, Marsha Garces Williams, of 19 years are calling it quits. His wife filed for divorce citing irreconcible differences. Who cares? Not me.

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    Sorry Demi but this is just disgusting.

    On Monday night's Late Show With David Letterman, actress Demi Moore revealed one of her beauty secrets: detoxifying leeches. The 45-year-old recently traveled to Australia for a full-body cleanse - which included the aide of "highly trained medical leeches" being placed in her bellybutton.

    "You feel [them] bite down on you, and you want to go, 'You bastard!' and then you relax and watch it swell up," she said. "They have a little enzyme that when they are biting down in you, it gets released in your blood and generally you bleed for quite a bit - and your health is optimized," she added. "It detoxifies your blood - I'm feeling very detoxified right now."

    Maybe she was joking? Didn't Mystery Science Theater make fun of a movie with some weird youth drink? I think they can totally make fun of this situation even if a movie is never made. Eck eck eck!

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