Kate Beckinsale may found her Oscar contending role in "Nothing But The Truth"

***Note Possible Spoilers***


I just recently had the pleasure of screening Rod Lurie's "Nothing But The Truth" starring Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Alan Alda and Vera Farmiga. Based on a true story, this film delves into the balance of the press and the government.



I've been an off and on fan of Beckinsale since "Brokedown Palace" and "Van Helsing" and I think this role may be the Oscar Contender for her. Speaking to one of my colleagues, she mentioned that I shouldn't pass off the chance of an 1:1 interview with Kate.

Finally after watching the film this past weekend. I was granted the sometimes elusive 1:1 interview the Yari Film Group had set up for me.

The full interview will be posted on the blog in the coming weeks as I just had an exciting day of having the 1:1 interview today. It felt like talking to a friend.

Kate Beckinsale plays Rachel Armstrong, a strong willed journalist who exposes the identity of a CIA agent and refuses to divulge the name of her source. Threaten with contempt and possible jail time, Armstrong must decide whether to go jail or reveal her source.


Angela Bassett plays Kate's editor.

After viewing this film, Beckinsale shows how much she engulfs herself in the role and owns it. You forget her beauty as her strength of protecting her source reveals the length she will go to keep the source a secret.

Her interactions with Vera Farmiga who plays Erica Von Doren, the outed CIA operative, illustrates her understanding on how to bond and create the realism of her character and the other characters around her.


Vera Farmiga and Kate Beckinsale

Matt Dillon plays special prosecutor Dubois who Beckinsale's character may have to go toe to toe in her battle to keep her source a secret. Beckinsale hold her own as she has to find the wits to keep up with the Dillon's career minded Dubois character.


Matt Dillon (seated) along with Alan Alda.

Taking all of her acting abilities and experience, "Nothing But The Truth" gives Beckinsale the flexibility for her to shine.

The film opens up on December 19 in Los Angeles and New York with subsequent rollouts throughout the U.S.

I'll be posting some interesting tid bits from the interview such as her most enjoyable vacation spot she's been to.

Here's a clip where Rachel Armstrong confronts Erica Von Doren about her possible identity as a CIA operative.

The Hype of Hawaii Bring the Aloha spirit while Street Vibe krumps through the LA Auditions of America's Best Dance Crew Season 3

This week auditions for "Randy Jackson Present's America's Best Dance Crew Season 3" in Los Angeles features The Hype Crew of Hawaii. Will the Aloha spirit help them float to the top of the heap for a spot on the live show or will Long Beach, CA Street Vibe krump its way to one of the coveted 9 spots available on the live show.

Check out the moves from The Hype and their post interview





Street Vibe may just put the Krump style alive on Season 3, but they still have to make it past auditions. Here's what they have to say when I said "Some people say krumping is dead." I thought they were ready to stomp and krump me to death.

For those of you who are not familiar with krumping, rent the movie Rize.

The Tween Screams of Girls for the Cast of Twilight at the Movie Premiere in Los Angeles

If you're not used to screaming girls (I mean who is?), then the Twilight Premiere in the Westwood area of Los Angeles would not be your favorite place. With over two thousand movie goer plus the fans lining the street was a crazy scene for a premiere.

This is one of the loudest premiere events I have been to except for any of the "Pirates" premiere. After camping out for two days, many fans were yelling and screaming throughout the day at the Mann's Village and Bruin Theaters in Westwood Village. One fan said she had camped out for two days just to be in the front row of the fan line.

Twilight fever has definitely taken over the U.S. from people wanting to visit the small rural town in Forks, WA to rushing out to the bookstores to purchase the "Twilight" books.

You wonder why is all this craziness is happening. Take a group of Vampires that attend high school with one in particular Edward that sweeps a young beautiful teen Bella off her feet bring romance, passion and the teenage angst with the forbidden love of vampires and mortals in a book that now segues to the big screen. Considered "The Mormon Anne Rice," Stephenie Meyer has brought all that together while keeping a moral ground.

I guess many of these girls want to be Bella. Even a young preteen girl asked Robert Pattinton who plays Edward to bite her on her neck.

Check out the video collage from the red carpet premiere of "Twilight." Plus the trailer of the film.




Twilight Trailer

Alec Mapa blabs about various things from Owen Wilson to Vanessa Williams

About a month ago, some colleagues of mine caught up with Alec Mapa to talk about his cameo appearances in various movies, "Ugly Betty," and his award from the Filipino American Library.

Check out this hilarious interview that my good friends Ruben and Janet Nepales did.

Hoffman teaches a photog how to kiss a duck's arse

During the screening of "Last Chance Harvey" at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles, a photographer asks Dustin to blow him a kiss. Instead, of blowing a kiss he explains to the event photographer how to kiss a duck's arse without getting feather's in one's mouth.

Hoffman explains, "You have to do it real quick. Pucker up your lip and....(makes a motion of puckering and kissing then quickly puffs out some air like he's spitting) and that's how you keep duck feather's from your mouth."

Oh that Hoffman, he sure is a riot. Another funny tidbit was when the red carpet photogs say, "To Your left and to your right." He blurts out, "Now I know what they mean by hanging it to your left and to your right." I guess you have to leave that comment to your imagination.

Tilda Swinton asks, "Is It Really Your Birthday?"

For a red carpet photographer, we try to come up with various things to get the attention of the celebrity to look at our lens out of the sea of other photographers' lens. For one photog, she loves to say, "Blow me a kiss, it's my birthday!" (when it's not). Last Wednesday night at the AFI Festival's Tribute to Tilda Swinton, the un-named photographer had no words for Tilda when she said, "Is it really your birthday, because it's mine too?"

The photog had to come clean and tell her that it wasn't her birthday. To make light of it, I blurted out, hey Tilda it's really my birthday, Happy Birthday fellow Scorpian! Now that gave her a smile.

The next evening at the BAFTA Awards in Century City, CA. Tilda was on the carpet again since she was there to accept an award from the BAFTA. This time I was able to get her attention when I yelled out "Tilda, I love Julia it brilliant." Her mouth dropped open and she was elated.



"Julia" is her upcoming movie to be released in February 2009 about an alcoholic who is propositioned into making a quick buck. However, one thing leads to another and Julia is way in over her head than she expected.

Quest Makes their move to try and secure their spot on the America's Best Dance Crew stage

Quest is a group that has the potential of being a select few that will vie for the title of "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew." The group from Southern California impressed the talent scout during the LA Auditions of Season 3.

These boys are ready and hoping they make it to the live show of the MTV Reality Show. With three of its performers coming from another reality dance show, they definitely have the chance to bring it on to the MTV viewers and America. However, they caution that it can hurt them also.

Check out their interview clip from the Fore-Sight Studios in the Silverlake Area of Los Angeles .


Here's Quest's post audition interview without background music


Here's Quest's post audition interview version with background music


"Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" will begin airing on MTV sometime in January. Keep checking back for actual premiere air date.