British actress Keira Knightley has been named today as the new face of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle perfume. The choice fits with Chanel's typical lean towards classic refined beauty.
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Samuel L. Jackson talked to Moviehole and revealed that his "Star Wars" co-star Hayden Christensen won't star with him in Poker Night, which Jackson says is "dead in the water," but instead in another project.
Jackson says Christensen might be joining him in Doug Liman's "Jumper," based on the Steven Gould novel of the same name. It follows a kid from a broken home who discovers that he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man he believes is responsible for the death of his mother, the kid draws the attention of the National Security Agency and another youth with the same abilities. Jackson will play the NSA agent tracking the jumper, and may have ulterior motives for finding him.
The sci-fi thriller will be Liman's first feature helming gig since Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Tom Sturridge, Jamie Bell and Teresa Palmer already have been cast. Shooting is scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Rome, Toronto and New York.
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Revenge of the Sith is one of my favourite Star Wars prequel. The first prequel, Episode I: The Phantom Menace, a bit of introduction, a little let down, the 2nd prequel, Episode II: Attack of the Clone, this where the clone war start, but i can't help to see some darkness in Anakin Skywalker, who is more of a whinner in this episode. But, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, is the best of the the best. The link to Episode IV: A New Hope. An answer of how Darth Vader become, a complete circle...and not to forget the kick-ass visual effect that the Oscar fail to see. Now, thanks to this DVD release from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, everyone has the opportunity to take a copy home and judge for themselves. Here the big plot before I get into the very detail review and DVD extra....(I tell ya...i'm obsess with Star Wars)
The now-familiar opening crawl explains that the Clone Wars have raged for three years. In a bold move the Separatist forces, led by the nefarious Count Dooku, have launched a daring raid on the Republic capital of Coruscant and succeeded in capturing the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Senate, Palpatine. Obi-wan and Anakin's mission during this immense battle is to find and stop Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and his friends-at-arms, the monstrous droid leader, General Grievious, who has kidnapped the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from the Republic Senate. Their task to find and free the Chancellor turns into a flashy and humming light saber spectacle, as the two Jedi easily overpower the feeble droids. However, General Grievious evades while Count Dooku puts up a tough battle of the Force before facing a different destiny. This light saber battle ends with the beginning of what all devoted Star Wars fans know: Anakin's turn to the Dark Side as he later will become Darth Vader, who the audience has seen in the three films that were made in the 70s and the 80s.
First impressions were good. I'll admit that the opening, dizzying shot of the Jedi starfighters twisting through the orbital battle above Coruscant literally sent a shiver down my spine (due in no small part to John Williams's music). I actually felt a real sense of immediacy, almost as if I were in the cockpit with Anakin or Obi-Wan. I've always been far more forgiving of CGI when used for inorganic creations than for living creatures, so the overabundance of digital effects used in the battle didn't really faze me. Then it happened - the vulture droids appeared, complete with 'cute' voices. Worse was to come in the next few minutes, when the armies of battle droids appeared and began speaking in voices so annoying as to make 'Roger roger' seem tame by comparison. 
Finally, when it appeared that we would be getting down to the plot, we were instead 'treated' to a throwaway scene in which Anakin cold-bloodedly murders the Sith Lord, Count Dooku. In the novel and audio book this is a pivotal scene, in which Anakin is goaded by Dooku and encouraged by Palpatine, who plants the first seeds of darkness in the young Jedi's mind. In the completed film the battle is over almost as quickly as it begins, with virtually zero time devoted to exploring Anakin's state of mind. Presumably the five minutes of bad jokes and annoying robots preceding this moment necessitated the trimming of the actual encounter. Word to the wise, George-I came to see Anakin's fall from grace, not battle droids rolling around in oil yelling 'ouch'!
This sets into motion the events that will shape the rest of the story. Once again Anakin begins to have prophetic dreams about the death of a loved one (this time Padme, who 'dies' in child birth), and this is supposed to be the reason behind his eventual betrayal of the Jedi and allegiance to the Sith. The chemistry between Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman is amazing and more better than the last one...I can almost feel it. Duh! 
Hayden Christensen is surprisingly convincing and even compelling in his transformation from young Jedi to Sith Lord. The burning desperation in his eyes becomes intense anger and evil in ways I never expected from an actor who is much less believable in expressing love. Natalie Portman is given much less to do in this episode; her presence is more expected than noteworthy, although her realization of what her husband has become is one of the most powerful in the film.
Ewan McGregor is also on top form as the venerable Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is closer to Alec Guinness here than ever before, right down to the style of his hair, his beard and the twinkle in his eye. Ian McDiarmid is a joy to watch. He cackles his way through an exhilarating encounter with Yoda, in which he arguably has the upper hand in a performance that is straight from the school of over-the-top pantomime acting. General Grievous is an impressive, if underutilised, digital creation, while the various lightsaber duels reach heights hitherto unseen in the saga. In fact, the lightsaber duel on Mustafar is probably the most visually impressive sequence in a film full of visual splendour, with its seamless combination of digital and live-action elements. Yes, you can say what you like about the story, acting and direction, but no one can deny that Revenge of the Sith is a great looking piece of cinema.
DVD Extras:
Revenge of the Sith follows a similar pattern to its predecessors, with the first disc carrying the feature film and the cast and crew commentary track. This time around participants include George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett. As with the other commentaries in the series, the track is a mixed affair. There is some valuable information to be learned, but just when you think that Lucas is going to explain one of the pivotal moments in movie we cut to one of the special effects guys telling us about digital head replacement and the like. It's really quite frustrating. When it comes to the commentary tracks for all six films I would have really liked a solo track from Lucas (even though he is quite monotonous) and a second audio-visual effects track from guys like Knoll and Ben Burtt. 
In spite of the commentary's shortcomings, Lucas does touch on a number of interesting subjects. We are given fairly definitive answers about Palpatine's machinations during his duel with Mace Windu (he was faking his loss of his power) and a fairly substandard explanation as to why it took twenty years to build the first Death Star. McCallum also hints that Darth Plagueis did in fact create Anakin, while Coleman states that it was the exertion during his battle with Windu that deformed Palpatine. That should silence some, if not all of the rumours surrounding these contentious scenes.
The documentaries are where the meat of the supplemental material lies, and this time around we get three of them. The first, entitled It's All for Real: The Stunts of Episode III, takes us behind-the-scenes with the actors and stunt co-ordinators as they shoot some of the spectacular action sequences. Nick Gillard features quite prominently in the piece, along with most of the principal cast and George Lucas himself. We get to see a lot of the preparation that Gillard did for the fight sequences, such as shooting test videos with stuntmen for Lucas to approve prior to building sets and bringing the actors in. We also see how Gillard was able to tailor the various sword fighting styles to individual performers, taking into account the limited physical abilities of elder statesmen Ian McDiarmid and Christopher Lee. The piece is interesting enough while it lasts, but I'd have liked some longer shots of the rehearsals between Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor because those guys really can fight.
'The Chosen One' is another documentary that examines the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker, from his early days as a young slave boy on Tatooine, to his ascension to the rank of Jedi Knight, through to his transformation into Darth Vader and his ultimate redemption after fulfilling the prophecy. This is an interesting enough piece that does a nice job of clearly identifying the turning points in Anakin's life, as well as fleshing out the motivation behind some of his actions. There is plenty of behind-the-scenes footage featuring Lucas discussing the finer points of performance with Christensen, along with clips of the actor being fitted for his 'crispy Vader' makeup. The documentary also feature a scene from The Phantom Menace in which Yoda is presented as an entirely computer generated 'actor', perhaps warming up for a re-release somewhere down the line.
The third documentary, entitled 'Within a Minute', is easily the longest single feature on the disc, clocking in at around an hour and twenty minutes. In it, Rick McCallum takes us on a journey through the steps necessary to bring a single minute's worth of footage-in this case scene 158, part of the duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin-to the big screen. We see how the talents of hundred of different artists, producers, stunt performers, accountants, set-designers, caterers, animators, editors, actors, sound designers, composers and, of course, George Lucas himself, are used to bring the Star Wars universe to life. The documentary includes interview footage with Lucas, McCallum, Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Nick Gillard, John Williams and many of the less glamorous members of the crew. It's certainly a fascinating insight into just how much work goes into the making of a modern blockbuster.
Deleted scenes come next, and this time around they are a pretty interesting bunch. Presented as a mixture of fully-realised and incomplete scenes, each features an optional introduction by George Lucas/Rick McCallum and can be played either individually or as part of the whole. The first scene is basically a different take on moment when the Jedi first encounter General Grievous, and includes the death of Shak-Ti along with some nice comedic interaction between Anakin and Obi-Wan. It also includes the much talked about scene in which the Jedi descend into the bowels of the Invisible Hand and end up swimming in starship fuel! I remember that this was one of the first scenes to come to light way back when the first details of the movie were emerging. It is presented here with rough animatics for some of the effects, as well as visible green screens and wires attached to the actors. Still, it's nice to see it, but on the whole I think I prefer the scene that actually made it into the finished movie.
Next up is an interesting scene that really should have remained in the picture. I am referring to the first meeting between the senators who would later go on to form the Rebel Alliance. Aside from Padme and Bail Organa, we see future Alliance leader Mon Mothma discussing how the Chancellor has appointed Regional Governors to each star system and their fears that he may some day dissolve the Senate entirely-something that comes to pass in Episode IV. This scene adds some much-needed depth to Padme's character and also helps to establish a relationship with Organa, who will go on to adopt her daughter later in the film.
The following scene is more of the same, this time set in Padme's apartment, and is sure to please Bai Ling fans. The scene deals with how the fledgling Alliance intends to deal with the Chancellor's continual amendments to the constitution-there's talk of the petition of the two thousand-along with the possibility of consulting the Jedi and gaining their support. The scene also features Lucas's daughter, Katie, as the blue-skinned senator we briefly see during the opera sequence in the completed movie. This is another character moment for Padme, in which we see that she still has confidence that Anakin will do the right thing.
If the preceding scenes should have remained, then this one most definitely shouldn't have hit the cutting room floor. Perhaps the single most important scene to have been excised sees Padme presenting the petition to the Chancellor while Anakin watches on. On the surface Palpatine is the model of civility, but you can almost taste the evil lurking beneath the surface. Perhaps the most important thing about the scene is that it shows more of Palpatine's slow corruption of Anakin, even going as far as to sow the seeds of mistrust between the Jedi and his increasingly estranged wife. It features a great performance from McDiarmid as the scheming puppet-master, and provides some much-needed flesh to the bones of Anakin's seduction and eventual fall from grace
The next scene touches on the Jedi's concern over the plot to destroy their order and is basically an alternate version of the corresponding scene in the movie. Instead of discussing their anxiety about the Chancellor and the shift in the Force in the open forum of the Jedi Council, this scene is more intimate and features only Yoda, Obi-Wan and Mace Windu. It's an interesting little scene to watch, and I don't really have a preference for either version as the information being imparted is pretty much identical.
The final deleted scene is very short, but is sure to be a fan favourite. I'm speaking, of course, of Yoda's arrival on the swamp world of Degobah. Running at around thirty seconds, we get to see the diminutive Jedi Master arrive on the planet and take his first glance around the 'slimy mud hole' that will be his home for the next two and a half decades. It's a fitting end to the deleted scenes, but I can see why it was cut from the movie. It just doesn't have a place in the final moments of the film, which deal with the death of Padme, Vader's fate and the separation of the Skywalker twins.
The trailers and TV spots come next. I have a great fondness for the prequel trailers, which are arguably more atmospheric and effective than the completed films (at least in the case of The Phantom Meance). We're treated to the nostalgia teaser trailer, which sent a shiver down my spine the first time I saw it at the cinema, partly because it gave us our first prequel glimpse at Darth Vader, but mostly because of Alec Guinness' vocal performance over the top of the new visuals.
The epic trailer is the full two-and-a-half minute affair that was used to promote the movie in theatres and on the web. It's an extremely effective trailer, showing the darker side of the movie without any of the comedic elements that marred the finished product. I have to admit to getting a little tingle as the trailer closed with the shot of the resurrected Darth Vader folding his arms aboard his Star Destroyer, accompanied by his familiar raspy breathing and the dull thud of his computer-regulated heartbeat.
A music video entitled 'A Hero Falls' follows, putting scenes from the film to John Williams 'Battle of the Heroes'. This is the same music video as found on the DVD that accompanies the Revenge of the Sith score, but it's nice that it's been included here as it mirrors the previous DVD releases. Still, if you don't have the soundtrack then you should seriously consider it for the DVD alone.
An impressive fifteen TV spots, 15 short web documentaries, the video games and still galleries menu contains trailers for both Star Wars: Battlefront II and Star Wars: Empire at War. The still galleries consist of exclusive production photos, one-sheet posters and the outdoor print campaign. DVD-Rom content is present in the form of the aforementioned X-Box demo and the usual weblinks to both the main and DVD-specific Star Wars websites. 
Well there you have it-the circle is now complete. While it's still most definitely flawed, Revenge of the Sith is an entertaining popcorn flick and eminently viewable if approached with the right frame of mind. I enjoyed every moment of it...even if Anakin got burn up, lost his limps, this is the must-HAVE DVD. Really. You won't be dissapointed.
THE CLIP/SCENE
{ ANAKIN'S DREAM }
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhPwkPghDHo
{ The Immolation Scene }
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Zeo4K_M5Y
A cool MUST-WATCH trailer better than the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UIr8Lq8ID4
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Several celebrities take part in the race each year. Actor Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in last year's "Star Wars: Episode III," arrived in Vail around 6 p.m. in his Ferrari 360 Modena.
"It's some of the most fun you can have if you like fast cars," Christensen said. Some mechanical problems have set him back this year, he said, including a breakdown in New York that required a long tow-truck ride. This is Christensen's second year in the rally.
He admitted to "a few" speeding tickets this year. "I'm naturally competitive, so I want to place well," he said. "I came here wanting to finish first." Use the clutch, Anakin:Race offical Camilla Maxwell talks with actor Hayden Christensen at the checkpoint for the Bullrun Race Across America at Checkpoint Charlie in Vail Village. Christensen was driving a Ferrari 360 Modena in the race that started in New York and will end in Los Angeles.
BULLRUN BLASTS OFF FROM TIMES SQUARE
When Hayden Christensen arrived in Times Square, driving his baby-blue metallic 2007 Ferrari 360 Modena, number 46 in the rally, a small group of people gathered to see the Star Wars actor. Parked in front of Hayden was brother Tove Christensen and Tove's co-pilot, Pete Michels, in their red 2002 Porsche 996 Turbo.
While the excitement buzzed around Hayden, a blond-haired boy about 3 years old took up an interest in Tove's vehicle and kissed the hood, showing his affection for cars at a young age. Hayden, who raced Dennis Rodman in last year's Bullrun across the Bonneville Salt Flats, isn't sure he'll get to race the former basketball star again this time around. "I won last year. It's disputable, but I won," said Hayden Christensen. "Andretti’s the guy to beat [this year]."
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This is so exiting!!! Here a trailer of Spider-Man 3. Its blur, so if you curious go ahead and watch it. This is actually the OFFICIAL trailer, it show at the Comic Con. Here the link:
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