Articles tagged with ‘HBO’
I Was ‘Teenage’ Papped With Adrian Grenier!
Posted on September 22nd, 2010 at 8:33 am by
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Entourage star Adrian Grenier face to face, so when he sent me a text a few weeks back asking if I was free on the September 21st to see a film, I thought (ahem)… my luck had changed. Wrong!
I accepted the ‘date’, but had no idea at that point I’d be sharing the movie theater with at least 200 or so, of his other friends too. Nevertheless, I was flattered to be asked to the screening of HBO’s Teenage Paparazzo held at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center and I invited my dear friend, top fashion designer Julia Clancey to accompany me.
The documentary, directed by Grenier profiles a 14 year-old boy – Austin Visschedyk who lives in Hollywood with his mother, and is a unique example of our star-struck society. Visschedyk is a Teenage Paparazzi!
Schooled at home by divorced parents who often give in to their young son’s obnoxious demands, Visschedyk prowls the streets of Hollywood at nights, making a living photographing A-list celebrities, selling the images for at least a $1000 a pop to the tabloid press.
In the special, which premieres on HBO on September 27th, Grenier interviews Visschedyk, joining him undercover for a night of stalking the famous as he learns more about the nature of the celebrity press. Though it appears by turning the spotlight on the ‘petulant-pap’, giving Austin such attention seems to be making his youthful ego even more problematic.
Athough a slightly one-sided view of the notorious paparazzi lifestyle, I liked the film. At times, Adrian really captures the excitement and color that world has to offer, and what most folk only wonder about. The movie clearly points out how obsessed the youth of today are with likes of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and TMZ, which I found naturally fascinating to watch even though already aware of.
Funnily enough however, the highlight of my evening was not the movie itself, but the after-party where guests where given a free Teenage Paparazzo ‘camera-styled’ chocolate bar (or so Julia Clancey and I thought), once Julia had taken a bite out of the novelty give-away, she quickly discoverd it was actually a bar of soap!
Finally, Miss Clancey washed her mouth out!
Don’t miss Teenage Paparazzo on HBO – September 27th… A must see!
The Inceptive Tom Hardy!
Posted on July 21st, 2010 at 2:07 pm by
Move over Leonardo, Tom Hardy is here!
As millions flock to movie theaters to watch the sci-fi action thriller Inception, many movie-goers probably find themselves wondering who the dashing British actor is who plays the character of Eames. The name of this particular rising star is Tom Hardy. The 33-year-old London-born player has gradually been building an impressive reputation around Tinseltown and is on the verge of breaking out to become Hollywood’s next big leading man.
After studying drama in London, Hardy got his first big break in the acclaimed HBO/BBC miniseries Band of Brothers in 2001. The actor went on to work in various feature films like Black Hawk Down with Ewan McGregor, Star Trek: Nemesis opposite Sir Patrick Stewart, and most recently Inception alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Hardy is currently preparing to replace seemingly bi-polar Aussie Mel Gibson as the lead character of Max in the upcoming installment of the post-apocalyptic Mad Max franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road. South African actress Charlize Theron is rumored to be Hardy’s co-star in the film, which is slated for a 2012 release.
Maybe it’s about time Leo, and Mel for that matter, pack their bags and move to Shutter Island… eh Tom?
