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Just hours after arriving in town, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman were back out promoting their epic movie “Australia” in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday (December 2).
With Nicole’s country rocker hubby Keith Urban along for the ride, the Aussie co-stars smiled for photographers before checking out the premiere at Kinepolis cinema.
Taking a break from her duties on the “Gossip Girl” set, Blake Lively was spotted checking out the swanky premiere of “Australia” last night in New York City.
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress arrived t the Ziegfeld Theater looking fabulous as usual in a white cardigan sweater-style top with a salmon-colored belt and a black lacy skirt with black heels.
Following a private screening of her new movie alongside Hugh Jackman the previous night, Nicole Kidman was spotted arriving for an appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York City on Monday afternoon (November 24).
Continuing to promote her soon-to-be-released film “Australia,” the 41-year-old Academy Award-winning actress will see her latest work hit theaters this Wednesday (November 26).
While the entertainment world is fixated on the American Music Awards going down in Los Angeles, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman snuck out for a screening of their new movie “Australia” in midtown New York City on Sunday night (November 23).
The Aussie co-stars have been in the Big Apple as they continue promotions leading up to the film’s release this Wednesday (November 26).
After months of waiting, it looks like “Australia” is finally making its way to theaters. And earlier today (November 18), Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman ushered in its arrival at the Aussie premiere.
The “Others” actress and the “Kate and Leopold” stud arrived at the Greater Union Cinemas in Sydney, Australia to an adoring crowd of fans and paparazzi, smiling and posing as they made their way inside.
She’s watched her career go from underground success to six-figure, single-gig salaries. And Samantha Ronson is loving her latest gig.
The celebrity deejay was spotted on the red carpet at the 3rd Birthday Celebration of the Zeta Bar at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia earlier today, though she seemed a bit camera shy.
For a theatrical epic like “Australia,” every last detail must be perfect, hence Nicole Kidman has been busy filming reshoots for the past couple of weeks.
And earlier today the “Moulin Rouge” hottie was spotted on the FOX Studios lot in Sydney, Australia, along with her costar Hugh Jackman, and director Baz Lurhman as they continued work on the movie.
Though she’s only a month old, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s baby daughter Sunday Rose is already getting a taste of the celebrity that she was born into.
Yesterday afternoon (August 11) a proud mommy and daddy were spotted showing off their pride and joy at Sydney, Australia’s FOX Studios on the set of Nic’s new film “Australia.”
It’s one of the most anticipated epic movies since the Lord of the Rings trilogy. And Hugh Jackman was on the set of “Australia” doing some re-shoots earlier today (August 11).
The “Wolverine” stud took turns with his stunt double in front of the camera while Nicole Kidman’s stunt double also worked on a few re-shoots. Nicole was also rumored to be working on one of the inside sets at FOX Studios.
Strangely excited for Baz Luhrmann's new epic Australia. I like the "old movie" feel of the just-released trailer.
There’s nothing like a trouble-making American celebrity to get the attention of international paparazzi. And Mischa Barton is enjoying all the attention of the Aussie shutterbugs during her time down under.
The “Oh in Ohio” stunner was all about posing for the cameras as she arrived at the MTV Australia Awards earlier today. And why not? She looked fabulous.
It has definitely been her season in the sun, and Leona Lewis showed the Southern Hemisphere what they’ve been missing at the MTV Australian Awards.
The “Bleeding Love” crooner showed up on the red carpet in a unique frock that looked like a mix between a ballerina getup and a princess dress.
They’re known for their jet-setting ways, and Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe are enjoying all there is to offer in Australia.
The Reality TV vixens are in the land down under for the 2008 MTV Australia Awards before hitting up a fashion show by Perth designer Ruth Tarvydas. They arrived a day early to try and combat the massive jet lag, and it looks like they got plenty of beauty rest.
With a career that’s rapidly blowing up here in the States, Leona Lewis is well on her way to world domination.
The “Bleeding Love” songstress was spotted arriving in Sydney, Australia earlier today in preparation for the 2008 MTV Australian Music Awards.
Miss World Australia bikini pics!
As if I needed any more motivation to move to Australia, here’s some pics from last week’s Miss World Australia pageant. I don’t know who won. Probably not that chick second in line. Unless they raced to Outback after the pageant. She wins!
UPDATE: Dork
We actually don't understand anything about this story except that somehow Rupert Murdoch fucked over his 99-year-old mother, tax-wise, "to the tune of $273 million." His 99-year-old mother! Rupert Murdoch will live forever and someday kill journalism when he buys the Moon York Times. [Sydney Morning Herald]
A story of hubris and dejection this morning, from dear old Ben Widdicombe: "Which mournful solo artist is obsessed with his own level of fame? After convincing himself on a recent flight to Australia that he would be mobbed in the streets, the scrawny singer was nonplussed that most Aussies didn't recognize him." [Gatecrasher] Excerpts from another item, one of Ted Casablanca's complex mystery narratives, lie after the jump.
"Vicky Vamp Void recently had some work done to her famed bod, though we think her old mug is just as shrugworthy as her new one. The unnecessary surgery seemed completely cosmetic, but ya never know--cocaine does do some pretty rancid damage to the ol' septum, boys 'n' girls. Stick to Diet Rockstar, kiddos, 'kay? ... Recently, VVV's been seen around just about every hip hang with her intriguing, sexually mysterious partner in crime, Humpy Harlow. The tingling twosome are more than happy to parade in front of the paps, soaring as high as weather balloons." [Awful Truth]
So there are three days left in the week, work is unrelenting, it's still wintertime and God knows what they're doing to Britney in that awful hospital. Now's the time to consider working as a Sydney lifeguard! It's summer down there now, they're recruiting, and the Australian dollar is near a five-year high against our worthless American greenbacks. Also, the lifeguards are very gay friendly, close to 150 of their LGBT lifeguards march in the annual Mardi Gras parade. And dance. And prance. Actually, forget moving to Australia, just watch this awesome video of gay Australian lifeguards, a recruiting flick from which we've helpfully removed all the boring recruiting stuff and cut, uh, straight to the gay.
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By "world news" I mean "the current favorite video being passed around online." And by that I don't even mean it's the most-watched video of the week, but that this video of an unapologetic Australian hipster ruffian is being passed around every pass-stuff-around site until it seems it's taken over the Internet. Below, a summary of the video and a timeline of how it spread (and of course the video itself).
Executive summary: Australian kid threw a party in Melbourne while his parents were gone; 500 kids showed up and terrorized the neighbors; an anchorwoman asks him to remove his big plastic sunglasses and apologize on TV; the kid, wearing an open fur-lined jacket that reveals his pierced nipples, says he'll apologize but he won't remove his sunglasses because "they're famous." The news anchor gapes in disbelief but continues goading him; the boy will have none of it and thereby becomes a hero to casually-but-ironically-rebellious teens everywhere.
Times below are wildly inaccurate because the Internet doesn't do time zones well.
January 13, 2:00 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time: MSN Australia posts video and an article about Corey Delaney, a fifteen (sixteen?)-year-old boy who threw a wild party the night before, bringing out the local cops, who were "pelted with bottles"
January 13, 6:46 AM U.S. Eastern: Fark.com, purveyor of non-news, catches the story from MSN. The famous TV interview isn't yet online.
January 14, 2:59 PM: User "HokkieVrokkie" posts the video, apparently grabbed from local TV news, on Break.com.
January 14, noonish: Someone posts it to YouTube, where the video will probably catch on later this week.
January 14, 4 PM: Someone submits the story to Digg, the social news site where many of these videos go mainstream.
January 14, 6 PM: The story hits Digg's front page, a feat that often brings over 100 thousand visitors to a story.
January 14, 6:36 PM: Radar has it. By this time I saw it and really should have posted it to Gawker; those of you who expected to see it here by then, feel free to tip nick at toomuchnick dot com next time.
January 14, 8:26 AM PST: The AP picks up the story of the $18,000 fine levied against Corey and his parents.
January 15: Opie and Anthony interview a bizarrely sober Corey on their morning show:
January 15, 1:22 PM: Best Week Ever posts the video, completing the fad's crossover to pop culture ensuring (hopefully) that "Your sunglasses are famous" will become the next "Don't tase me, bro!"
January 16, early morning: The video hits one million views on Break.com.
I should probably babble about how this video became popular because Corey represents the modern fame-seeking do-nothing in opposition to an appalled older generation, but that's bull. Corey just said the perfect unexpected lines and broke the assumptions of how people behave in a post-public-disorder news interview. "My glasses are famous" does have a self-fulfilling ring to it, but it's also just a fantastic non sequitur on the level of "I like turtles."
Okay, maybe there's a common thread between this and the glorification of the guys arrested in Boston for planting Aqua Teen Hunger Force Lite-Brites that supposedly looked like bombs. Corey has made his apologies in person and refuses to play the media game, and for that we love him. But he's also a prick, and for the resulting titillating cognitive dissonance, we love him more.
Fairfax Media, publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald, just got a fancy new headquarters for their "newsroom of tomorrow." Included at no extra cost by the interior designer: "50 floor-to-ceiling glass pillars" engraved with the smiling face of Rupert Murdoch, their main competitor. Also all the birch trees in the Times office garden have "NYT + RG 4Ever" carved into them. [AFP]
Australia just got a little sexier! English stud-turned-American soccer hero David Beckham made his way to Sydney, Australia this weekend for an exhibition match/joint press conference with his team, the LA Galaxy, and Sydney FC.
And rather than living it up in the lap of luxury, he elected to stay with his teammates in their “regular” hotel. He told press, “I’m no different from any of the other players. I am one of the boys. I am one of the team.”
Zac Efron has made his way to Sydney, Australia, under the watchful eye of his father - who is acting as a chaperone for the trip.
The High School Musical star is in the Land Down Under for hosting duties of Nickelodeon’s Australian Kids’ Choice Awards, for which Zac attended a press conference on Tuesday at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.