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Corey Haim Found Dead

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

In the latest celebrity news, 80’s actor Corey Haim was found dead in his California apartment early this morning.

Police report that 38-year-old Corey Haim died of an accidental overdose at 3:30 am this morning, according to KTLA News in Los Angeles. An autopsy will be done to determine the exact cause of death.

Corey Haim had a long history of substance abuse problems. It was even publicized on his reality show, The Two Coreys. On the show, his long time friend Corey Feldman tried to help Haim.

This Canadian actor first broke into the business on the CBC television show The Edison Twins. Corey Haim rose to fame with popular 80’s movies Lucas, The Lost Boys and License To Drive. He moved back to Toronto in 2004 claiming he was clean. The Two Coreys aired for two seasons and even earned Corey Haim a Gemini nomination. Corey Feldman refused to sign on for a third season until Haim recovered from his addition problems.

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Celebrity News Roundup: Lady Gaga, Twilight Saga & Naomi Campbell

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Lady GagaLady Gaga wants to do a duet with Britney Spears. Star Magazine reports that Lady Gaga’s father and Britney Spears met and exchanged phone numbers. The pair are hoping to get into the studio once Gaga’s tour is finished. Lady Gaga says she originally wanted “Telephone” to be a Britney duet, but she said no.

New Moon director Chris Weitz says that the new Twilight movie, Eclipse, is going to be “steamy.” While Weitz is not the director of New Moon, David Slade is directing the next movie, he has seen the script. The New Moon director said the scene in the tent with Bella and Jacob sharing a sleeping bag is going to be very steamy.

Naomi Campbell has released a statement about the police incident she was involved in earlier this week. Her statement said, “On Tuesday 2nd March, I was accused of unacceptable behaviour towards a driver in New York. I have worked very hard on correcting my previous wrongdoings, and I will not be held hostage to my past. I try to treat everyone with respect.” The driver involved in the incident has said the whole thing was a “misunderstanding” and he wished he hadn’t called the police.

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Hurt Locker Producer Banned From Oscars

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

the-hurt-lockerThe Hurt Locker has a good shot at winning a few awards at the Oscars this Sunday, but one of the movie’s producers won’t be there to see if it wins.

Nicolas Chartier has been banned from the Oscars award show for sending emails to members of the voting Academy urging them to vote for The Hurt Locker. None of the nominations for The Hurt Locker have been removed. He is not allow in the Kodak Theatre in any way according to the LA Times, even as a guest. This is the first time any single person has been banned from the Oscars, so you know this is a serious matter.

The executive committee of the producers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences banned Chartier, because it’s against the rules to send messages promoting or insulting any of the nominated films.

Chartier’s email said, “…if everyone tells one or two of their friends, we will win and not a $500M film, we need independent movies to win…” This is an obvious dig at James Cameron’s Avatar, which isn’t looked upon too kindly.

He has since apologized saying his email was “out of line and not in the spirit of the celebration of
cinema.”

He will still get his Academy Award statue if the movie wins. This Oscars scandal could change the voters mind even if they were going to vote for The Hurt Locker. It’s a shame because the movie is the best contender against Avatar. Even if it does win now, we will always wonder if this had anything to do with the choice.

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Top 10 Oscar Nominated Films That Didn’t Win

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

With the Oscars quickly approaching, and in honour of the academy nominating ten films this year, Real Style Network Celebrities and Entertainment Blog has compiled a list of the top ten nominated movies that have failed in the last thirty years to win the Best Picture award. Here are our choices for most deserving Oscar Best Picture:

raiders-of-the-lost-ark10. Chariots of Fire whipped Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. Chariots of Fire was a great movie, but it was also a very slow movie. Raiders of the Lost Ark brought a new age of action movies to an audience looking for something different.

9. Dances With Wolves had a bigger bat than Goodfellas in 1990. Dances With Wolves was good, Goodfellas was better. Enough Said.

8. Crash came out of the closet to beat Brokeback Mountain in 2005. Brokeback Mountain by all means should have won the Best Picture award for 2005. Ang Lee won for Best Director, and the movie won every other major award. Unfortunately the academy was squeamish about the subject matter.

7. Kramer vs. Kramer won the war with Apocalypse Now in 1979. In any other year I would have agreed with the academy’s choice of giving Kramer vs. Kramer the Best Picture award. Unfortunately it was up against one of the best war movies ever made.

6. Forrest Gump mowed down Pulp Fiction and Shawshank Redemption in 1994. I loved Forrest Gump, and I still do. A lot of people would give Pulp Fiction the win here, but not me. I actually liked Shawshank Redemption better, and in my opinion it is one of the best movies ever made.

5. Ordinary People knocked out Raging Bull in 1980. Until he won the Oscar two years ago for The Departed, Martin Scorsese had seen many of his nominated movies go down in defeat. Raging Bull was the best of them.

lord-of-the-rings-movie-poster4. A Beautiful Mind won the race against Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. A Beautiful Mind told an incredible story, but Fellowship of the Rings literally blew my mind. I was under the impression that these movies could never be made, but Peter Jackson showed me that not only could they be made, but made spectacularly.

3. Shakespeare in Love won the battle against Saving Private Ryan in 1998. I guess the academy was trying to tell us that the bard tells a better story than Steven Spielberg.

2. The English Patient bored everyone to defeat Fargo in 1996. I’d love to be a fly on the wall for this one, and hear why anyone voted for The English Patient over Fargo. Fargo was unique, and by far the Coen Brother’s best movie. I’ve tried to like the English Patient, I really have, but I can’t.

1. Titanic sunk LA Confidential and Good Will Hunting in 1997. I know, Titanic was a blockbuster and people loved it, and unfortunately this was the year the academy bowed to the public’s wishes. Good Will Hunting is one of my top ten movies of all time, and LA Confidential isn’t too far behind. I would have easily preferred either one of these movies to win.

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CANADA WINS GOLD IN OLYMPIC HOCKEY

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

olympics-canada-2Canada has established itself as THE dominant country in the game of Hockey by winning the Olympic hockey game between Canada and the U.S.

In a stunning 3 to 2 win in overtime, two great competitors fought and one emerged as the world leader. Canada! Sydney Crosby scored the winning goal. This much anticipated and to be much celebrated win comes on the heels of the womens hockey win for Canada!

Vancouver Olympics 2010 has been the best Olympics for Canada ever, with the highest Gold medal wins of any other country!

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Celebrity News Round Up: Tiger Woods, Paula Abdul & Bristol Palin

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Tiger WoodsTiger Woods has put the brakes on an upcoming PETA ad featuring his image and poking fun at his current situation. TMZ reports PETA wanted to run billboards with a picture of Tiger Woods saying “Too Much Sex Can Be A Bad Thing.” The ads were to promote getting you pets spayed and neutered. Tiger Woods threatened them, probably with a lawsuit. While it’s funny, it is just too soon PETA.

Paula Abdul is filming a television show for Oprah. If you are willing to believe the National Inquirer, the news is that Oprah has given Paula Abdul the thumbs up to film a pilot talk show for the Oprah Winfrey Network. It would be like Oprah’s own show, only wackier because Paula is behind the wheel. We hope this is true in a way, just so we can see her antics for one episode.

Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol Palin made news this week when she announced that she would be appearing on television. People reports that Bristol Palin will play herself on an episode of The Secret Life Of The American Teenager. As a teenage mother herself, Bristol probably relates to the show, so it’s a good fit. She will probably have a very big moral message to tell everyone during her cameo.

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Olympic Figure Skating Finals- Joannie Rochette Wins Bronze Medal

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Yu-na Kim from South Korea and Mao Asada from Japan very deservingly took first and second place respectively in the womens free skate competion at the Vancouver Olympic games tonight. 

Yet, the winner of the hearts and minds of all Canadians was Joannie Rochette, who skated a performance of a true Olympian to capture the bronze medal and the standing ovation of the audience  in the womens free skate competition. Having lost her mother just a few days ago, her story of bravery and perseverance in the face of such a tragedy showed a remarkable spirit and has touched people the world over. A girl who no one expected to skate. Did and Won! Joannie’s win is Canada’s only second Olympic medal in the womens figure skating competition since 1988, when Elizabeth Manley took the silver.

The commentators were speaking over, but we did manage to overhear in French , Joannie mentioning her mom in her speech to the camera. Joannnie Rochette from  Ille Dupas, Quebec, you can be sure your mom was with you tonight and she is as proud of you as the rest of Canada. We told you previously here, about Joannie’s statement to the press.

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Canada- Russia Olympic Hockey Game - Canada Wins 7 to 3 (Da Da Canada )

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Canada wins over Russia 7 to 3! Da Da Canada!

Yes I realize , Da Da Canada , Nyet Nyet Soviet was the rallying Canadian audience cry of the 1972 summit series games and it’s now 2010 .

Yet is was those  1972 hockey games , the showdown between Canada and The Former Soviet Union consisting of an eight game series (which Canada won), that was to go on to define one of the world’s greatest sports rivaries between two countries who OWN the game of hockey. Russia and Canada of course. The series was to make history and household names of Phil Esposito ,Paul Henderson, Vladislav Tretiak and many others. Henderson’s winning goal for Canada in the last game was to become known as ” as the goal that everyone remembers”  and was immortalized by the Canadian rockers The Tragically Hip in their song “Fireworks” . The song describes the euphoria which swept Canada as the country erupted in celebration over the victory.

So it’s 2010 and the U.S.S.R or the Soviet has long been replaced with the Russian Federation and a new Regime. And almost all the Russian Federation players play on American and Canadian teams for big American bucks and are probably better known in the west than in Russia itself.  So what? The Rivalry is still on!

Vladislav Tretiak, the legendary and in 1972 almost superhuman power puck stopping machine  is STILL there. So what if he is not actually in the net and is now the general manager of Russian Federation’s Olympic squad. Just his name alone, brings up memories of shock  and awe.

Before the game,Tretiak said” Even if Team Russia has no chance to win a medal, a game against Canada is a big deal”. Damn straight and We WON!

And as Canada deals a crushing blow to the Russians in a 7 to 3 win, we are off and out to scream along with Canadian fans to our victory!

Da Da Canada! Nyet Nyet to the other guys!

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Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir Make History

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

It is surprising, but last night our Canadian figure skaters made history. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir became the first Canadians to win a gold medal in ice dancing.

Even though Canadians are good at figure skating, the only other time we have been on the podium for ice dancing was 22 years ago when Tracy Wilson and Robert McCall won bronze.

Virtue and Moir didn’t only make Canadian history. They are also the youngest ice dancing gold medal winners in history at 20 and 22 years old. Their score of 221.57 points is the second highest point score in history, according to CTV.

Tonight, Canada will stand by figure skater Joannie Rochette as she bravely takes the ice. Rochette’s mother, Therese, died suddenly on Sunday. Canadians have supported Joannie Rochette through emails and text messages.

In a statement, Joannie Rochette and her coach Manon Perron said, “We both want to thank all the people here and across Canada for their support. We have received so many emails and texts, and we wanted people to know that we read everything that you are sending. We also want everyone to know that these messages are helping us to get through this. We are going to do it with (Rochette’s mother, Therese). Even though we aren’t able to respond to everyone, please keep them coming for both of us”

Real Style Network will be cheering her on as she takes the ice for the Ladies Short Program tonight.

The United States leads the Olympic medal count with 25 medals. Canada is fifth in the medal standings with 10 medals. We have five gold, four silver and one bronze. With women’s hockey and curling gold medal games still to be played that number will be rising soon.

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Michael Buble & Stephen Colbert Sing O’Canada

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

If you are bursting with Canadian pride because of the Olympics, then we found the video for you.

Stephen Colbert is in Vancouver for the Olympics. While there he met up with Canadian crooner Michael Buble for a few laughs. The pair had a lot of fun together!

Stephen Colbert and Michael Buble sang a duet of the Canadian national anthem set to the tune of the American national anthem. It is harder than it sounds.

Watch it here and try to sing along:

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Celebrity News Round Up: American Pie 4, Tina Fey, Ben Affleck & Matt Damon

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

The Los Angeles Times reports that Universal Studios is trying to pump life back into the American Pie franchise. They say the writers of the Harold And Kumar movies have been hired to write a new American Pie flick to go to theatres. Rumour is they hope the original cast will sign up to star in the movie. Most of those actors aren’t doing much of anything these days anyways, but do we really need another American Pie film?

Tina Fey is bringing Sarah Palin back to New York. Tina Fey is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live in April. The actress said she will be reprising her imitation of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Tina Fey had the world laughing when she started her Sarah Palin impressions during the election race. She even won an Emmy for her guest appearances. This is an SNL you can’t miss!

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are getting ready to work together again. New York Magazine reports the pair are reforming their production company and are in talks with Warner. These celebrity best buds haven’t worked together on a film in ages. They really bring out the best in each other on screen. If Good Will Hunting was their first effort, imagine what they can do now.

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Movie Review - Shutter Island

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Shutter IslandBefore getting into the review of Shutter Island I want to mention two things.  First off, whenever a movie’s release date is pushed back my expectations for how good it is going to be are lowered.  Shutter Island was supposed to have been released last October, but due to financial reasons the studio changed the date to this weekend.  Secondly, I had a bad feeling that the preview had shown me more than it should have, and going into this movie I thought I had a pretty good idea that there would be a twist involved, and that I knew what this twist was.  It is a bit of a pet peeve of mine whenever this happens, but I also enjoy seeing if I am right.  Now onto the review.

 Shutter Island is Martin Scorsese (Goodfellows, Taxi Driver) and Leonardo DiCaprio’s (Titantic, Blood Diamond) fourth collaboration, and it’s based on the novel by Dennis Lahane (Mystic River).  The movie opens in 1954 with two U.S. Marshall’s heading to Boston’s Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane, where one of their prisoners has mysteriously disappeared from her locked room.  Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) is one of these Marshalls, and he will stop at nothing to solve the case.  As he continues his investigation he discovers that the hospital doctors may be involved in radical and unethical treatments, and he hopes to blow the lid off the entire thing before he leaves the island and returns to the mainland.

 Leonardo DiCaprio continues to impress me.  I was never a fan of his until The Departed, but now it seems like everything he is in I find myself enjoying.  He is joined by an incredible supporting cast in this movie as well, which include Mark Ruffalo(Zodiac, Blindness)  as his partner, and Ben Kingsley (Ganhdi, House of Sand and Fog) as the primary doctor of Shutter Island.  The story does a great job of holding your attention, but I doubt I would have enjoyed it as much as I did without these actors pulling the characters’ strings.

 I found myself enjoying this movie, and I would recommend it.  Even though I did have my theory going in as to what was going to happen, it still kept my attention as I looked for clues that would prove my theory correct.  The story moves at a nice pace, the strong musical score adds to the suspense, and Martin Scorsese’s direction is once again at the high level you would expect.  If you are looking for a great mystery/thriller go see Shutter Island, just avoid watching the preview too closely before you head to the theatre.

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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Medal Count

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

vancouver-olympicsWe at Real Style are so pumped for the Olympics. Our Canadian athletes are doing great. We thought that we would give you an update on our medal count so far.

Canada: 4 medals
1 Gold - Alexandre Bilodeau (Men’s Moguls)
2 Silver - Mike Robertson (Men’s Snowboard Cross), Jennifer Heil (Women’s Moguls)
1 Bronze - Kristina Groves (Women’s 3000m Speedskating)

And for our friends from the United States here is your medal count.

United States: 8 medals
2 Gold - Seth Wescott (Men’s Snowboard Cross), Hannah Kearney (Women’s Moguls)
2 Silver - Johnny Spillane (Individual Normal Hill/10 km Nordic Combined), Apolo Anton Ohno (Men’s 1500m Short Track)
4 Bronze - Bode Miller (Men’s Downhill Alpine Skiing), Bryon Wilson (Men’s Moguls), J.R. Celski (Men’s 1500m Short Track), Shannon Bahrke (Women’s Moguls)

Click here for an updated medal count for all countries in the Olympics.

Tonight we will be watching as the Canadian Men’s Hockey team plays their first game against Norway, the Canadian Men’s Curling team takes on Germany and Men’s Figure Skating begins.

[photo courtesy of DSquared]

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Celebrity News Round Up: Angelina Jolie, Lauren Conrad & Penelope Cruz

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Angelina JolieWhat do two uber-rich celebrities who appear to have everything and more get each other for Valentine’s Day? How does Angelina Jolie show Brad Pitt her love? Reports say Angelina bought Brad a 200-year-old olive tree for Valentine’s Day. The tree reportedly cost almost $20,000. It is a symbol of peace, longevity and stability. Now do you believe they are happy?

Former Hills star Lauren Conrad is on the best-seller list. Lauren’s second book, Sweet Little Lies, has topped the New York Times best sellers list according to People Magazine. The book is a sequel to her first book L.A. Candy. It follows the story of a reality tv star in Hollywood. They say, write what you know.

Penelope Cruz is joining Johnny Depp on the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie. Reports are Penelope is in talks to star in “Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” While her character is being kept secret, the assumption is that she will try to stop Captain Jack Sparrow from finding the fountain of youth. Penelope Cruz seems like she would be a natural in the Pirates movies, although she doesn’t make up for losing Orlando Bloom.

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The Wolfman Movie Review

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

By: Movie Critic-guest contributor

WLF_Tsr1Sheet_352_10 (Page 1)Of all the classic Universal monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Creature From The Black Lagoon) The Wolfman was my least favourite. It never seemed to scare me the way the others did. Now don’t get me wrong, Lon Chaney Jr. did an admirable job playing the title role, it was just the concept that never seemed to do anything for me. Flash forward almost seventy years later, and things have changed. Now Universal has computers to help with creating a scarier beast, and two Oscar winning actors (Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins) leading the cast.

From the very beginning the director sets the tone of the movie by using a bleak, foggy backdrop in a sleepy little Victorian hamlet called Blackmoor. Set in 1891, The Wolfman opens with an attack by the beast on an unsuspecting villager. From there the main storyline begins, with the long absent Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) returning to his ancestral home to help find his missing brother. He’s informed by his father (Hopkins) that his brother was found mauled to death, and that the killer is still on the loose. Lawrence decides to investigate and is led to a nearby gypsy camp. While there the beast attacks and Lawrence ends up getting bitten. From there on out the rest of the story plays as you would expect. Lawrence has to deal with becoming a Wolfman himself, while searching for the original Wolfman, as well as dealing with Scotland Yard who believe he may have something to do with the escalating murders.

This movie visually looks good on the big screen, and the story is not terrible. It’s not a top of the line movie either however, and some of the computer generated effects look like computer generated effects. I also think there have been better werewolf movies made such as Ginger Snaps, Wolf, and An American Werewolf in London, but there have also been much worse ones made as well. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend and don’t mind dishing out the cash I’d say take a peek, but don’t expect to get your full money’s worth on this one.

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