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News March 2005
SHOWEST report exclusively at Johnny Depp Reads HERE
Show Business news about break-up of Miramax & Disney HERE and HERE
Johnny as Willy Wonka on the cover of 2 UK Film magazines for May: Empire and Total Film (See our Charlie pages)
We are pleased to announce that DeppCon 2005 will be held July 14-17, 2005, in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Plaza Hotel and Suites. We have many special activities planned, including a Thursday night Mixer, a bus tour of Johnny related sites in Los Angeles and Hollywood, and the opportunity to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, among many other events.
Check out the site HERE
Check out this story combining Johnny and Chocolate. HERE
DO NOT BE FOOLED
Once again an unscrupulous person is listing a script he claims is an early draft of "Charlie and the Chocolate Facotry" from the "Tim Burton/Johnny Depp" movie on ebay. IT is NOT. It is not even written by John August, but some woman. DO NOT BE FOOLED. His ebay name is GMC0128.
"Johnny Depp Starts Here," a new book by Muray Pomerance - a Professor and teh Chair in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University) takes a new fresh look at our favorite actor. You can read more about it at
Check the Charlie pages for the latest magazine featuring Johnny on the cover HERE
Several people who wrote to HELLO Magazine about the questionable activities on their poll got this form letter back:
Dear Johnny Depp fan.
Thank you for your message. In answer to your comment, we would
like to reassure you about our procedure
for the hellomagazine.com monthly Most Attractive votes.
We always monitor the vote closely, and at the close of voting, we apply a series of filters, if necessary, to eliminate any irregularities we have registered, before publishing the results.
Our technicians have noted irregularities in the current monthly Most Attractive man vote. The final results published at the end of the month will have had irregularities removed, and may therefore differ from the results seen on the page. Our objective with this procedure, as always, is to make the vote fun and fair for all of our valued readers.
This voting is exclusive to our website and does not appear in HELLO! magazine. We hope you enjoy voting and the website in 2005, and thank you for your interest in www.hellomagazine.com.
Kind regards,
The hellomagazine.com web team
The UK premiere of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is July 17, 2005
March 22, 2005
Today is the Release date for "Finding Neverland" the DVD in the USA.
There is a beautiful interview with Vanessa Paradis about Johnny in the March 1, 2005 French Elle magazine.
Found by Emily - A Rave review for Finding Neverland - HERE
From the Irish Examiner
(exerpt)
Lee, 82, who has more than 200 films to his name, described some actors’ performances as “holes in the air”.
The actor, known for playing villains such as wizard Saruman in Lord of the Rings and Dracula, told Total Film magazine: “Johnny Depp, as far as I’m concerned, is number one.
“Of his generation, there’s no one who can touch him.
“Some performers today, it’s like looking at holes in the air.”
From Arizona's Daily Star
(excerpt)
Johnny Depp was clocked driving 93 miles per hour in his Porsche in 1991 on Interstate 10.
From the New York Daily News
(excerpt)
While Johnny Depp's face usually gets most of the attention, it's his voice in "Finding Neverland" that's the real revelation. He uses an endearing Scottish accent to portray "Peter Pan" creator J.M. Barrie - and he takes it a step further when, in one of Barrie's little backyard skits, he does Barrie doing an American Indian voice.
and another great review of "Finding Neverland" at the Sun-Sentinel
(excerpt)
Never let it be said that Johnny Depp brings nothing to a role. Perhaps
most famously, he designed a character based on a fusion of Keith Richards
and Pepe Le Pew for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
In Once Upon a Time in Mexico, he wore a series of cornball T-shirts (for
example, one emblazoned "FBI: Female Body Inspector") that he commissioned
his sister to buy for him from -- no surprise -- Florida tourist shops.
Just in case you live on a remote mountain top, or you don't have teens or grand-children, here's the latest on Sony's hand-held Playstation, PSP, that will also play movies. More on the PSP, which will be available March 24th. And if you haven't ordered it, you'll be waiting awhile for the backorder pipeline.
The PSP. Could be the greatest handheld gaming platform ever. MP3 player.
Movie player (stunning video image). Game player (24 games will be available
at launch). Buttons mirror the PSP pad. Downside -
the movies they play are proprietary format (UMD), so no fair use.
And, naturally, Hollywood is jumping on board. And that bites. The first
million will get the VALUE PACK - Spider Man2 on UMD, Carrying
case, headphones, cleaner, UMD sampler disc, $249
Why is it mentioned here at Oh Johnny!? One of the first films
availalbe for the PSP will be "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl." See you at Best Buy on the 24th.
I'm getting more emails verifying what the one below said. It appears either the HELLO site has terrible glitches, or the poll is rigged. Here's another sample of the emails I'm getting:
"I just sat and watched what I think is the MOST dirtiest Nastiest Meanest thing happen
I clicked on (a vote)for Johnny and watched LIKE YOU SAID he gained
1 vote and Keanu gained 10
then I kepted refreshing it to keep track of what the count was and
watched Johnny lose votes -from 58295 and go to 58279 and Keanu
go from 68648 to 68772 What the F**K is up with that I ask you?
Now is that right? Then to check my theory I clicked on that Brody
guy and he DID NOT get the vote, but Keanu got 5 votes.
IT"S GOTTA be Rigged
Ok so Karzan what can we do?"
I urge everyone to write to the only address we have for HELLO: megan.conway@hellomagazine.com
Could the HELLO Magazine poll be rigged? I got this email and I have emailed megan.conway - I suggest the rest of you who care email her, too.
Hi, Kazren
This poll for the hello mag is defiantly fixed. I'm now pretty sure these people at Hello are playing with this poll, and it's them and only them that are in control of the whole thing. Not one of my votes have registered today. A friend said 10 votes were taken off Johnny's total while she watched and added to Keanu. and I clicked 3 times on Johnny and Keanu went up by 3 votes. And I'm not the only one that's complaining there are a lot of people on boards that are complaining too.
Here's the email address I'm certainly going to send one off. I clicked 3 times on Johnny and Keanu went up by 3 votes.
megan.conway@hellomagazine.com
From InTooDepp - Johnny mentioned in this interesting article at BG NEWS
About masculinity and feminity and what women like in a man.
Johnny wins Hello Oscar Fashion Poll
JOHNNY DEPP TRIUMPHS IN OSCAR FASION VOTE
16 MARCH 2005
Johnny Depp lost out on the best actor prize at this year's Oscars,
but has been voted a clear winner in the fashion stakes. The Finding Neverland
star romped home to victory in our online poll after thousands of 
hellomagazine.com
readers chose his blue tuxedo with black shawl collar as the best men's
fashion statement at this year's Academy Awards.
Indeed his eye-catching ensemble left the competition for dead, with Johnny garnering five times as many votes as his nearest challenger Jeremy Irons. Mystery surrounds the identity of the designer, though, as the chisel-jawed performer would only say that his outfit, which he complemented with a pair of Twenties-style two-tone shoes, had been made "locally".
The inimitable Mr Irons also made his mark on the red carpet thanks to a vintage Armani knee-length frock coat, while the always-immaculate P Diddy was a close third in one of his own designs.
Fourth place went to last year's best supporting actor, Tim Robbins,
who turned heads in a sharply-cut Versace affair with a peace symbol on
the tie. But R&B heart-throb Usher had to settle for fifth, despite
the fact that his white jacket and ruffled shirt was likewise given the
thumbs up by fashionistas.
(Warning there is adult language in this article)
A Pair of Deviant Bookends
Hunter S. Thompson,
1937-2005
By JOHNNY DEPP
"Buy the ticket, take the ride." These are the words that echo in my skull. The words that our Good Doctor lived by and, by God, died by. He dictated, created, commanded, demanded, manipulated, manhandled and snatched life up by the short hairs and only relinquished his powerful grasp when he was ready. There's the rub. When he was ready. That is what we are left with. We are here, without him. But in no way are we left with nothing, far from it. We have his words, his books, his insights, his humor and his truth. For those of us lucky enough to have been close to him, which often meant rather lengthy and dangerous occasions that would invariably lead to uncontrollable fits of laughter, we have the memory of his Cheshire grin leading us wherever he felt we needed to go. Which, by the way, was always the right direction, however insane it may have seemed. Yes, the doctor always knew best. I have, seared onto my brain, the millions of hideous little adventures that I was blessed enough to have lived through with him and, frankly, in certain instances, blessed to have lived through. He was/is a brother, a friend, a hero, a father, a son, a teacher, a partner in crime. Our crime: fun. Always, fun.
In December 1995 I was vacationing in Aspen, Colorado.... The fucking town is just lousy with "beautiful people." My first instinct was to stay inside and drink grog, or as the twinkling jet set refers to them, "hot toddies." My time in Aspen was spent as far from the madding crowd as humanly possible until, in spite of my self-induced seclusion, I ran into Alan Finkelstein. Alan, being no stranger to fun, sprang the news on me that Dr. Hunter S. Thompson lived nearby, and would I like to meet him that night at Woody Creek Tavern?
A few of us wandered out into the snow and waited for lightning to strike. Somewhere around 11 p.m., an unusually loud noise stole my attention and then demanded the room's attention -- a hush on one side, fearful murmurings on the other, were replaced by mounting screams, as what appeared to be an electric saber swung wildly near the entrance of the bar. A deep, raspy voice was hollering for people to get out of his way, threatening to shock the living shit out of any swine who lingered in his path.
Tall and lanky, wearing a woolen Native American-looking knit hat that trailed down past his shoulders, the ubiquitous aviators tight to the face attached to that smile -- a massive hand shot toward me. I placed my hand in his firm hold and gave back what I got. The beginning, I knew, of a long and deep-rooted friendship.
He plopped himself into a chair, laid his armaments on the table -- a giant cattle prod and a hefty Taser gun. We had a few rounds, talked about this and that and connected on more than a few levels, not the least being the discovery that we both hailed from the same dark and bloody ground, the great state of Kentucky. That fact alone sent Hunter into eloquent tirades ranging from Southern chivalry to hillbilly moonshine-running to our fellow Kentuckian Cassius Clay. Within no time, the group was invited back to Owl Farm, Hunter's fortified compound just up the road from the tavern. Upon arrival, we were greeted by Hunter's assistant, Deborah Fuller, who would later become known as the Vitamin Queen, because of her painstaking and meticulous nursing of Hunter -- and myself when I moved into the house. Her daily delivery of B's, C's, D's and E's and general TLC kept us as healthy and alive as was within reason, bless her.
Hunter and I hunkered down in the kitchen, better known as the "command center," babbling ourselves silly, when I paid him a compliment concerning a smartlooking nickel-plated shotgun hanging up on a rack. Before I knew what was what, I found my hands wrapped around a rather large propane tank, and he was meticulously instructing me to duct-tape a fist-size box to the side of it. While in the process of this bizarre ritual, I inquired as to the box's contents. "Oh, yeah...that??? Uh...nitroglycerin." Panicked, I instantly and deftly heaved the cigarette I was smoking into the kitchen sink and continued the job.
At roughly 2:30 a.m. we strolled out to Hunter's back yard. My larger-than-large propane bomb sat approximately fifteen yards dead ahead. The Good Doctor was off to my right coaching and coaxing, giddy with anticipation. Shotgun firmly in hand, I pumped a shell into the chamber and leveled the beast at our preposterously explosive target. Pitch-black night, a thousand million stars in the sky, dead calm, the neighbors safely tucked in for a pleasant nighty-night and then, BLAMMO! A direct hit and the target exploded into an eighty-foot fireball. "Good shooting, man!" Hunter feverishly screamed. "That was one hell of a shot.... Hot damn! Yes!"
(Excerpted from RS 970, March 24, 2005)
Transcribed by Sharon & Sam - Johnny's Eulogy to Hunter S. Thompson
For days and nights on end, we would sit in that command center, and talk about anything and everything from politics to weapons, our home state, lipstick, music, Hitler’s paintings, literature, sports. Always sports. We were talking one night about which ones he preferred and didn’t. We were watching plenty of basketball and loads of football, so I asked him if he was ever a baseball fan, to which he replied flatly, “No. Baseball is like watching a bunch of angry Jews arguing on the porch.” Once, a year later, we’d made a bet on the World Cup soccer tournament, France vs. Brazil. He was positive that Brazil was going to cream France. I took that bet, one thousand dollars. We teased and prodded each other for weeks leading up to the match. The outcome bent in my favor; he promptly wrote me a check and sent it with this letter:
"WELL, COLONEL, I TOLD YOU THE f**king GAME WAS FIXED. I just didn’t
think those prissy quadroon boys would go totally into the tank. They acted
like stupid animals. They s**t all over themselves and disgraced a whole
nation of gutless whores in the eyes of the world. And it taught me another
good lesson in WHY amateurs shouldn’t f**k around with gambling on games
they know nothing about.
Anyway, here’s a check for $1,000.
They you very much for yr.business. I’ll be back.
Okay,
Doc"
His generosity was astounding. Never once did he try to wriggle away from my never-ending barrage of questions. He was always exceptionally patient and very giving. He was always totally open regarding the details of his exploits and personal experiences, even the more intimate particulars of his past. The more time together, the more intense the bond. The connection was profound and becoming more so.
I used to tease him that we were becoming a perversely twisted version of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, which really made him uncomfortable. I had, by this point, purloined an impressive amount of his clothing from the Vegas period and adopted the same mode of dress: the aviator shades, a bush hat, short pants, athletic socks, Converse sneakers, cigarette holder clenched tightly between the teeth. We’d saunter out of the house to take a drive in the car like freakish twins.
So, for good or ill, there we were, a pair of deviant bookends on the prowl.
Truly, the man should be sainted for putting up with my continual scratching away at the layers of his life. He stuck it out like a champion and couldn’t have been a better friend.
When the film was done, a fresh print was put on a fast horse to Aspen for Hunter’s consumption. This was it, the moment of truth. I feared that our friendship would come crumbling down as a result of my interpretation of him and his work. I pulled up my bootstraps and made the call, more than half expecting him to either not pick up or chew me out in a hideous finale that would’ve crushed me. “Well, Doctor … do you hate me?” His diagnosis was calm and dazzling. “No, no…Colonel, I feel good. Watching that film was like an eerie trumpet call over a lost battlefield.” My elation at not letting him down shot skyward.
There are endless other moments and experiences that I was fortunate enough to have gone through with Hunter, far too many to write about at this time. I cherish the seconds and milliseconds I shared with him. I was well aware that it was all going to happen only once in a lifetime. These were fantastic experiences. Some of the best moments of my life were happening to me and, luckily, I knew it.
Speaking as a fan: You owe it to yourselves to not be cheated, or shortchanged, by believing merely the myth. Read the work. Read his books. Understand that his road and his methods were his and only his. He was, in no way, irresponsible when it came to his writing. He lived it, breathed it – twenty-four hours a day. There are those of you who, based on Hunter’s journey’s and the mad stories that surround his life and memory, might think that because of his lifestyle, the excess and the wild rantings, he was simply some hedonistic lunatic, or as he always put it, “an elderly dope fiend”. I promise you, he was not. He was a Southern gentleman, all chivalry and charm. He was a hypersensitive medium who channeled the underlying currents of truth, concealed in veils of silken lies that we have become accustomed to swallowing.
Hunter was a genius who revolutionized writing in the same way that
Marlon Brando had done with acting, as significant, essential, and valuable
as Dylan, Kerouac and the Stones. He was, without question, the most loyal
and present friend I have ever had the honor of knowing. I am privileged
to have belonged to the small fraternity of people in his life who were
allowed to see more than most. He was elegance personified. I miss him.
I missed him when he was alive. But, dear Doctor, I will see you again.
From the Omaha World Herald
Full article at link - excerpt here
There are cool actors who never played cool characters. The late James Dean was the epitome of cool in the 1950s. But there are no cool characters in his résumé. Johnny Depp is the coolest guy in town right now, but no cool characters come to mind.
From M & C Movies
Johnny Depp Takes an Interest in Iraq's Nuclear Secrets
By James Wray Mar 11, 2005, 17:51 GMT
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Initial Entertainment Group and Johnny Depp are set to adapt the non-fiction novel "The Bomb in My Garden."
Variety report they will base the film on the book, which was written by Iraq's top nuclear scientist Mahdi Obeidi and People magazine foreign correspondent Kurt Pitzer.
The book follows Obeidi who tried to run himself in to authorities after Sadamm Hussein was captured. However, the CIA did not beleive his story...journalist Pitzer decided to help and came up with a plan to get Obeidi and his family out of the coutry and away from insurgents who wanted him slienced.
Obeidi went on to give up his secrets including an uranium enrichment
device he buried in his garden.
From the University star
Gorman
lecture shines light on entertainment photography
Phil Arciniega / Entertainment Writer
Photo courtesy of www.greggorman.com
Greg Gorman photographs actor Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean.
Monday night, the LBJ Student Center Teaching Theater was filled with
bright, eager and anticipatory faces waiting to see their hero and renowned
entertainment portrait-photographer Greg Gorman.
Carl Deal, photography lecturer at Texas State and long time friend of Gorman, introduced his colleague at the beginning of the presentation. Gorman, who graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in photojournalism, took the stage dressed in black.
Clothed in a high-profile leather coat, he began his lecture with samples of some of his most notorious images. With a keen sense of humor, Gorman started his slide show, showcasing over 30 years from his analog portfolio, which consists of pictures of celebrities ranging from Johnny Depp to Robert De Niro, Michael Jordan to Michael Jackson and even the king of the ring, Muhammad Ali.
The analog photos screamed of Gorman’s artistic style. His images, usually set to a black backdrop, embrace the subject by creating a deep contrast of shadow while always concentrating on the subject’s face. Many of the photographs shown were from Gorman’s personal collection.
He emphasized the value of not selling out to what magazine directors want but rather to “maintain (the) integrity of the photographer (in order) to get what (he or she) wants.”
He emphasized this point by showing unique pictures of stars. One such picture was of Bette Midler, who is, interestingly, usually photographed from the left side of her face.
Gorman, with the integrity of any true artist, saw his vision by way of his camera lens. He made Midler alter her positions, and he eventually created one of her album covers while, simultaneously, depicting a rare still shot of one of Hollywood’s divas.
After engaging his audience, which consisted mostly of photography and visual media students who drooled and gasped over Gorman’s masterpieces, he was ready to attack the recent debate over the transition from analog to digital photography. He stated that new technology, due to an ever-increasing amount of pixels found in standard point-and-shoot cameras, is a “great excuse for poor photography.” The discussion then turned to a very interesting and technical speech, where Gorman passionately spoke of how crucial and essential digital cameras are for the commercial medium/format of photography.
Gorman began by showing digital photographs of most his recent work with two Cirque du Soleil athletes, who were also present in the crowd. He stressed the fact that digital cameras give the photographer and his subject “instant gratification,” which is one of his main reasons for his deep love of digital photography.
He commented how frustrating it can be to set up a photo shoot using analog cameras. The photographer must first take a Polaroid portrait to preview the lighting and then wonder in anticipation if he has captured the original essence of his subject on film. In many cases, he would later find artistic success was a myth left on an instant Polaroid print.
Gorman first debuted his digital prints while shooting an analog spread for the actor Ann-Margret. At the end of the day, he asked her if she would mind him taking a few shots of her with his newly acquired digital camera. She complied with the request, and when prints were selected and chosen for the published spread, Ann-Margret chose from all of the digital prints.
He added that with heightened levels of airport security in our post Sept. 11 world, getting to a shoot with analog film and accessories is almost a lost cause. An analog photographer’s concerns range from X-ray exposure at airport security checks, to eating valuable time in an industry where photographers are lucky to have 30 minutes to capture the essence of their subjects.
Throughout the evening, Gorman excited the audience with first person accounts of actors and musicians, bringing them back from the space of untouchable legends to the grounded mass of the Earth. Gorman commented on friends like Pierce Brosnan, Elton John and Marlon Brando. He told of a 300-pound Brando mooning Depp on the set of Don Juan DeMarco.
He followed with an account of Pierce Brosnan and himself drinking wine on an anonymous beach in England. As the sun began to set, Gorman, who loves natural lighting, quickly grabbed his camera and captured a stunning photo of Brosnan on the shore. Gorman notes this photo would not have been possible with an analog camera; by the time his equipment would have been set and ready, the image would have been lost.
Gorman closed his charismatic gossip by telling the audience very nostalgically “film is dying, and at [a] certain point, [it] will be dead.” This was a very stern statement from a photographer whose first professional photograph was of Jimi Hendrix in 1968 and who has built a more than 30-year legacy of analog photography.
With new technology comes the end of an out-dated era. Whether die-hard photographers keep the darkroom alive and well, whether film and analog photography are put on the walls of museums or if video will once again kill the radio star, digital and analog photography will still beat hard and loud.
“The images are lasting,” said Gorman, and will forever remain “a visual
record of the past.”
From
Carrie
Johnny is in several magazines on the stands now, EW, People and Star.
Have a look while you're in line at the check out line. Nothing is
new. And speaking of magazines, you can VOTE for Johnny to be on
the COVER of PREMIERE MAGAZINE. Have a look
HERE
Rolling Stone pays tribute to Hunter S. Thompson - read about it HERE
From Contact Music
PARADIS: 'I ALREADY FEEL MARRIED TO DEPP'
JOHNNY DEPP
JOHNNY DEPP and VANESSA PARADIS don't need a marriage certificate to prove their commitment to each other - because they feel like a married couple anyway.
French screen siren Paradis, who has two children with the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN star, says it was love at first sight when they met and they remain completely committed to one another now.
The 32-year-old says, "When we met each other we just knew. Whether
there's a piece of paper or not, as far as I'm concerned, we're married."
09/03/2005 21:20
From Hello
9 MARCH 2005
Johnny Depp and Bill Murray - who have both portrayed Hunter S. Thompson on the big screen - joined other A-listers in the small town of Aspen, Colorado to pay tribute to the recently deceased gonzo-journalist.
The private ceremony, attended by friends and family, took place at one of Hunter's regular haunts - the Hotel Jerome - which was decorated with an almost life-size black and white photo of the author and a large American flag.
Bohemian cool in a goatie and black newsboy cap, Johnny read a passage from Hunter's classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A police badge pinned to his jacket paid tribute to the author's failed bid for sheriff in 1970, when he ran his election campaign from the bar at the Hotel Jerome.
The memorial also saw eulogies from actors Sean Penn, Jack Nicholson, John Cusack and Johnny's co-star in Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas Benicio Del Toro.
The eccentric author-journalist, 67, took his own life at his home near Aspen in February after suffering weeks of pain from a host of physical problems that included a broken leg and a hip replacement.
Benicio and Johnny will team up once again in the Hunter S. Thompson
penned film The Rum Diary which is scheduled to hit cinemas later this
year.
Johnny is in Empire Award's short list - article HERE
From In Too Depp
Scan of picture from March 14, 2005 People
From the New York Times
Who has what it takes to be cool?
March 7, 2005
BY BARRY KOLTNOW
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Be cool. It's not just a movie title.
In Hollywood, being cool can be a career for an actor. At the very least, it can be a single role that becomes etched in our pop-culture consciousness.
There are cool actors who never played cool characters. The late James Dean was the epitome of cool in the 1950s. But there are no cool characters in his abbreviated resume. Johnny Depp is the coolest guy in town right now. Sorry, no cool characters.
And yet, John Travolta has a plethora of cool roles in his portfolio. He started out cool in "Saturday Night Fever," continued being cool in "Grease" and even found cool in middle age with the role of well-dressed loan shark Chili Palmer in "Get Shorty." He reprises the role in the sequel "Be Cool," which opened Friday.
Travolta's thoughtful but tough Palmer got us thinking about cool guys in movies.
It's a little difficult to describe what constitutes a cool character, despite being a Hollywood staple. It's certainly not Albert Brooks in "Broadcast News." Sweating through your shirt is not a sign of cool. Woody Allen's Alvy Singer from "Annie Hall" also didn't make the list. A cool character is not afraid of lobsters.
A cool character has to exhibit a strong measure of control. People trust him and expect him to know what to do in any situation. He doesn't lose his cool when the chips are down. He is usually attractive to the opposite sex and is admired by other men. He certainly can be less than heroic. This is not about heroes. John Wayne didn't make the list. This is not about romantic leading men. Don't look for Robert Redford. This is not about dancing -- no Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly. This is not about elegance, so don't expect Gregory Peck or Morgan Freeman.
Cool is a characteristic that we can't always define, but we recognize it as soon as we see it.
You'll probably notice that the current crop of young male stars is under-represented on the list. Don't shoot the messenger. It's not our fault if the characters they portray lack the all-important cool factor.
Once again, this is not about cool actors. This is about cool characters.
Attention New Yorkers:
Ils se Marierent will screen at the Walter Reade theater in Lincoln Center. It is with the French Cinema series
March 12 at 4:15
March 12 at 6:45
For more information check with the theatre - their web site
More information on Season Three of 21 Jump Street - there will be 6 discs, 20 episodes. Street price is $44, but you can get it for a lot less at Amazon (and probably Best Buy). We'll keep adding information as it
becomes available.
From TVNow
21 Jump Street - Extras list and other info for March's Season 2
set
Posted by David Lambert
We've
already reported on many of the details of the March 8th release of 21
Jump Street - The Complete 2nd Season: it will be a 6-DVD set, selling
for $44.98 SRP, and running at 1018 minutes. Now distributor Anchor Bay
has provided the extras list and other information for this release that
the Cannell Company is producing on DVD:
* Get an international flavor of 21 Jump Street with
Select Scenes in French
* DVD-ROM: Original Screenplay "Don't Stretch The
Rainbow" written by Co-Creator/Executive Producer Patrick Hasburgh
* Photo Gallery
* Audio Commentary With Star Peter DeLuise
Additionally, here is more information written into the distributor's description:
Johnny Depp became an instant heartthrob and certified star in this second season of the Fox-TV sensation co-created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell (THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO, SILK STALKINGS). Depp stars as Officer Tom Hanson, who along with Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise), Harry Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) and Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete) forms an undercover police unit to infiltrate high school crime. Under the command of Captain Fuller (Steven Williams), these tough but compassionate young cops tackle such explosive issues as steroid abuse, crack addiction, racial violence, teen suicide, AIDS, Ioki's escape from Saigon and much more.
21 JUMP STREET - THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON includes all 22 action-packed
episodes from the hit '87/'88 season featuring such guest stars as Christina
Applegate, Jason Priestley, Pauly Shore and Brad Pitt in one of his first
screen roles.
Don't forget to check on the latest Pirates news. Link above. Emma is sharing some great set photos!
From Yahoo News
Hunter S. Tompson Memorial Saturday
Hunter
Thompson's Friends, Family Gather
March 5, 2006
By CATHERINE TSAI, Associated Press Writer
ASPEN, Colo. - Friends and family of the late Hunter S. Thompson gathered Saturday night at a luxury hotel to remember the writer with a private party.
In keeping with Thompson's wishes, the memorial celebration at the Hotel Jerome in this mountain resort town was closed to reporters and the public.
Outside, a careful passerby might have noticed Johnny Depp, who portrayed Thompson in a film adaptation of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," and John Cusack slipping into the hotel, along with guests carrying invitations.
Inside, the hotel's ballroom was decorated with a giant American flag
and an almost life-size black-and-white photo cutout of Thompson standing
in front of it.
Aspen residents honored Thompson's request for privacy.
"I think that's why he lived here. He didn't get tons of public exposure. People had to come find him," resident Anna Bugge said of the "gonzo" journalist, who shot himself Feb. 20 at his nearby home in Woody Creek.
Outside the ballroom were dozens of photographs of Thompson. A sign
near the doorway said "Thompson for 
Sheriff,"
a reference to Thompson's almost-successful 1970 bid for elected office,
which he reportedly ran from the hotel's bar.
Colored banners with the word "gonzo" forming the handle of a sword topped with a fist hung from the walls. A television played the film "Breakfast with Hunter."
Peter Glover said he read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in high school. He took the book with him on his first trip to Las Vegas in college.
"We flipped to a page and put our finger down and tried to do whatever
drugs Hunter was doing," said Glover, 38, who was at the hotel while visiting
from Minneapolis.
From About.com
From Staci Wilson,
March 05, 2005
Better Dead Than Wed? Ask Johnny Depp
The second official still from Corpse Bride (coming September 23, 2005)
has recently been released — you can see a mega-big version of it on the
Out Now website. You can see the whole trailer on the Warner Bros. Official
Site here.
Corpse Bride is a stop-motion animation set in a 19th century European village, following the trials of a young man (voiced by Johnny Depp) who is spirited away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious "Corpse Bride" (Helena Bonham-Carter), while his real bride (Emily Watson) waits for him in the land of the living.
I learned something new today, while searching around on the IMDb: The legend of the corpse bride began as a nighttime horror story in 19th century Russia. At the time, anti-Semitism was rampant, and Jewish girls would often be ambushed and murdered on their way to the wedding chapel in order to prevent them from bearing any future generations. Because of the Jewish tradition of being buried with the clothes one died in, these girls would invariably be laid to rest wearing their blood-splattered bridal gowns.
This got me to thinking about all the great horror movies Johnny Depp has made over the years. When I interviewed him for Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, we both agreed that that movie qualifies as horror. Do you? Read on…
Top 10 The Horror of Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp made his feature film debut in a horror movie and he’s been going strong in the genre ever since. He’s one of my favorite actors, so it’s always a treat see him and my best-loved genre combined — Depp has run the scary movie gauntlet from end to end, and done it with style. Here’s a look at his top 10, in chronological order.
1) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), Rated R
Back in '84 no one knew who Freddy Kruger (Robert Englund) was. Now
he is a cutting cause-celeb, complete with his own long-running franchise
of films. This first one is the best, as directed by Wes Craven, and gave
Johnny Depp his big break (literally — in half!). Depp later returned for
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and was credited as Oprah Noodlemantra.
2) Edward Scissorhands (1990), Rated PG-13
This may not quite qualify as a horror film, but it is a very dark,
gothic fantasy and hey — it’s got horror meister Vincent Price in it. Depp
poignantly plays the title character, a physically and emotionally scarred
youth whose melancholia and odd talents affect people in very different
ways. This movie marks the first in a longtime cinematic alliance between
Depp and director Tim Burton.
3) Ed Wood (1994), Rated R
This is the delightfully off-center bio pic about the cross-dressing
50s horror director, Ed Wood, who brought us such unforgettable, er, “classics”
as Plan 9 From Outer Space. Depp is 100% on-point here, even when clad
in cashmere and a stuffed brassiere, and Martin Landau is spellbinding
as a heroin-addicted Bela Lugosi. Director Burton’s then-S.O. Lisa Marie
gets two fangs up as the wasp-waisted Vampira.
4) The Ninth Gate (1999), Rated R
Roman Polanski (Fearless Vampire Hunters, Rosemary’s Baby) took the
reins for this dark, Satanic-themed horror movie about a rare books dealer
(Depp) who is seeking out the last two copies of a demonic tome. His investigation
draws him into the center of a deadly conspiracy saturated in the supernatural.
This is one of those movies that doesn’t satisfy at first, but improves
with repeated viewings.
5) The Astronaut's Wife (1999), Rated R
If I remember correctly, this movie wasn’t very well-received when
it came out. But I’ve always liked it — it’s got the unbeatable combo of
two of my all-time faves (Depp and Charlize Theron), and it’s a really
creepy-crawly, get-under-your-skin sci-fi horror story. I’m a sucker for
these “body snatcher” type stories, and this one’s a doozy — nobody does
dead-eyes like Depp.
6) Sleepy Hollow (1999), Rated R
Heads roll in this Burton adaptation of the famous Washington Irving
tale about a lily-livered type (Depp) who is relentlessly pursued by a
headless horseman (Christopher Walken). Adding to and padding the story
with all kinds of dark and twisted subplots, Burton makes the definitive
live-action version of this well-worn tale of terror.
7) From Hell (2001), Rated R
A dapperly dressed Victorian-styled Depp goes after Jack the Ripper
in this absinthe-saturated fantasy directed by The Hughes Brothers. Costarring
with the incomparable Robbie Coltrane as a fellow Scotland Yard homicide
detective, Depp drenches himself in blood and opium with the most wickedly
wondrous results.
8) Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Rated
PG-13
Some might argue that Pirates is more adventure and comedy, but even
jaded me got a few thrills and chills from the skeleton crew of the cursed
Black Pearl galleon, captained by a thoroughly creepy Geoffrey Rush. All
that, and a zombie monkey too? Yo ho-ho! As directed by Gore Verbinski
(The Ring) the scares are all there. (Depp will be returning in 2006 in
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest).
9) Secret Window (2004), Rated PG-13
"Heeere's Johnny!" You have to love the troika of Depp, author Stephen
King, and director David Koepp. Depp immerses himself in the role as if
he's been baptized into a new person, King has a mind-boggling imagination
that has never waned, and Koepp successfully scared moviegoers with previous
outings Stir of Echoes and Panic Room. This sometimes whacky and off-kilter
movie is not terribly scary, but it sure is fun.
10) Corpse Bride (2005), Rated (not yet rated)
Burton and Depp rise to the occasion again for this animated fright-fest
about a zombie (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter) who just wants to marry
a nice, respectable live one (voiced by Depp). Said to be set in the spooky
stop-motion animation style of The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse
Bride is one to watch for
From the Denver Post Article Published: Friday, March 04, 2005
Private service set for Thompson
By Nancy Lofholm
Hunter S. Thompson will be mourned during a private gathering of his family and closest friends Saturday at a secret, heavily secured Aspen location.
But Thompson fans around the world are taking a very public approach to remembering the counterculture journalist, who put the word "gonzo" in the English vocabulary.
Web postings show that fans from Prague to Brisbane are planning gatherings to coincide with the private commemoration. The gatherings are planned to include readings of his works, screenings of movies about Thompson and drinking the whiskey Thompson favored.
"A lot of people want to reach out and show their admiration for Hunter," said one his attorneys, George Tobia of Boston. "There are a lot of ad hoc tributes going on."
Thompson's high-profile friends have been paying their respects since the 67-year-old writer put a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson in his mouth at his home outside Aspen on Feb. 20 and ended his decidedly on-the-edge life.
Singer Jimmy Buffet has been unfurling a huge photograph of Thompson at concerts as he sings the song "A Pirate Looks at Forty."
Rolling Stone magazine will publish a special edition March 11 devoted to Thompson, who is still listed on the masthead under the National Affairs Desk.
Two Thompson friends, actors Johnny Depp and Sean Penn, honored Thompson by wearing gonzo pins on their lapels to the Academy Awards ceremonies last weekend. The gonzo symbol is a dagger topped by a raised fist circling a peyote button.
Depp and Penn are two of the rich and famous expected in Aspen this weekend for the private Thompson commemoration. Others include friend and Aspen resident Jack Nicholson; Thompson's long-time collaborator, the artist Ralph Steadman; and Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner.
Thompson's family is organizing a public commemoration of the author's life for early this summer. Plans tentatively include holding it at the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen and having Buffet and other musician friends perform. The family is considering charging admission and putting the proceeds into the Hunter S. Thompson Foundation account.
The charitable account will be used to fund favorite Thompson causes,
including environmental projects, Tobia said.
From the Falls Church News-Press Picking Splinters, an article by Mike Hume, has a Johnny mention.
From In Too Depp - scanned from US Magazine
The Third season of 21 JUMP STREET will be released August 23, 2005 in the US. Here is a link to it at
Amazon.
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(Excerpt)
Depp's Sly Foxx Tribute?
Was Johnny Depp sending a subtle sartorial message to Jamie Foxx on Oscar night? The "Finding Neverland" nominee was roundly panned for donning a vintage blue tux with black lapels, but it turns out his eccentric red-carpet ensemble might very well have been an homage to the "Ray" star, who beat him out for the Best Actor prize.
Compare Depp's suit, which was reportedly tailor-made for the occasion, to Foxx in costume as Ray Charles. Notice the similarity? The astute actor probably realized the much-honored Foxx had the award -- and please forgive us for what follows -- all sewn up (and kudos to the eagle-eyed goldenfiddle.com for pointing out the matching outfits).
From Contact Music
DEPP SPURNS THE IN CROWD
JOHNNY DEPP
Screen idol JOHNNY DEPP strongly identifies with late PETER PAN author JM BARRIE's refusal to conform to popular trends.
The eccentric author of PETER PAN - who Depp brought back to life in 2004 biopic FINDING NEVERLAND - was an outsider throughout his life, and the Hollywood hunk admits he also rejected the mainstream as a child.
Depp says, "It wasn't so much that I felt I was outside of something, as I didn't feel inside of something. I saw these guys and gals competing for most popular this and that, the prom queen or the prom king,and I was like, 'What rubbish!' It's absolute cr*p.
"I was raised in such a way that I wasn't like 'eyes on the prize',
you know. It was more 'just get through it' - get what you can and keep
moving!"
03/03/2005
Libertine Soundtrack
From an Interview with Michael Nyman at The Guardian
(excerpt)
Future releases will include the soundtrack to the film of Stephen Jeffreys' play The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp, and an album of songs arranged for popular singers including Beth Orton, Kate Bush and Norma Winstone.
From St. Louis Today
STLtoday Oscar poll results
Readers cast their votes for the best and worst dressed stars who paraded
along the red carpet at the 77th annual Academy Awards telecast Sunday.
Here’s what you decided:
Best Dressed Woman: Halle Berry (out of 404 voters; second place, Kate Winslet)
Worst Dressed Woman: Melanie Griffith (by a landslide, out of 335
voters; second place, Star Jones Reynolds)
Best Dressed Man: Johnny Depp (out of 226 voters; second place, Chris Rock)
Worst Dressed Man: Spike Lee (out of 196 voters; second place, Adam
Duritz)
News about the "Do It For Johnny" Project HERE
From Contact Music
DEPP DELAYS FILMING OF NEW MOVIE
JOHNNY DEPP
JOHNNY DEPP's hectic work schedule has forced producers of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY to delay filming for 15-months until the FINDING NEVERLAND star is free to take up his starring role.
The forthcoming film is based on the French best-selling memoir written by JEAN-DOMINIQUE BAUBY who, despite being paralysed aged 43, communicated the book by blinking with his left eye.
Screenwriter RONALD HARWOOD, who has adapted the book for the big screen, says, "The film is being held up because we've got to wait 15-months for Johnny.
"I was against the idea - I say you shouldn't wait for any actor but I didn't have anyone else in mind. He's an amazing-looking actor as well.
"I first saw him at the premiere of Finding Neverland and I couldn't
believe he's 41. He looks about 25. It's something to do with the cheekbones."
March 3, 2005 14:36
From the Calgary Sun
Style and substance
Sun News Services
LOS ANGELES — Screen heartthrob Johnny Depp is more than just a pretty
face, he can act as well. The Oscar-nominated Finding Neverland star and
nine of his peers have landed on GQ’s list of the Top 10 greatest actors
of our generation, according to zap2it.com.
TOP DOGS ... Johnny Depp, shown above in a still from Finding Neverland, John C. Reilly, Clive Owen and Gael Garcia Bernal are four of the top 10 greatest actors of our generation, according to GQ magazine.
The magazine’s March issue, on newsstands now, praises the 41-year-old Depp for only taking roles he wants, whether they’re indie flicks or big-budget franchises, such as the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel.
Other actors nominated for Oscars this year who made the cut include: The Aviator star Leonardo DiCaprio, Hotel Rwanda’s Don Cheadle and supporting actor nominee Clive Owen for Closer.
The 77th Academy Awards ceremony will be televised live from Hollywood Sunday.
Not nominated this year, but still rounding out the Top 10 are:
Oscar winners Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) and Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas); Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind star Jim Carrey; Motorcycle Diaries actor Gael Garcia Bernal; and Chicago’s Oscar-nominated supporting actor John C. Reilly.
They aren’t resting on their laurels and already have projects lined up for 2005.
Upcoming films opening this year include Depp's Tim Burton double-header Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Corpse Bride; the ensemble comic book drama Sin City, which stars both Owen and Del Toro; Reilly's Dark Water; Crowe's boxing drama Cinderella Man; Cage's Weather Man and Carrey's Fun with Dick and Jane.
DiCaprio will reunite with Aviator director Martin Scorsese to film The Departed with Matt Damon, while Cheadle has plans to helm and co-star in the Elmore Leonard film adaptation of Tishomingo Blues with Matthew McConaughey. Currently filming are Bernal in Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep and Cage in Ghost Rider.
2005-02-24
From New Kerala
Girlfriend keeps Depp sane:
[Hollywood News]: London, March 2 : Johnny Depp says that being with his girlfriend is the only thing that keeps him sane.
The "Pirates Of The Caribbean" star, who has battled addictions to drink and drugs, says that long-term lover Vanessa Paradis is the only person who can rescue him from his demons when he falls into bouts of depression, reported the Femalefirst portal.
"There have been many times when I have teetered on the brink of absolute madness. Unfortunately once I go, I go, so I count on Vanessa to talk me down," Depp said.
The star, who previously dated supermodel Kate Moss, said that his low points are often so bad that even the love of a good woman cannot rescue him.
The actor, who lives in a lavish 1 million pound mansion in the south of France with former model Paradis and their two children, Lily-Rose Melody, 5, and Jack, 2, said his melancholic episodes have receded since he became a father.
--Indo-Asian News Service
and a similar story from Tonight
Johnny Depp's Demon Rescuer
March 2, 2005
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Johnny Depp says that being with his girlfriend is the only thing that
keeps him sane. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, who has battled addictions
to drink and drugs, says that long-term lover Vanessa Paradis is the only
person who can rescue him from his demons when he falls into bouts of depression.
He told America's Rolling Stone magazine: "There have been many times when I have teetered on the brink of absolute madness.
"Unfortunately once I go, I go, so I count on Vanessa to talk me down."
The heartthrob star, who previously dated supermodel Kate Moss, says
that his low points are often so bad that even the love of a good woman
cannot rescue him. But the Hollywood actor, who now lives in a lavish £1
million pad in the south of France with former model Vanessa and their
two children, five-year-old Lily-Rose Melody and Jack, two, says his melancholic
episodes have receded since he became a father.
He added: "It takes some serious fu**ing reeling-in to bring me back
to three-dimensional reality. But it's not anywhere as disturbing as it
used to be. With age you do mellow in certain areas and it's fu**ing happiness."
From the Flick Chick's Look at the Oscars
(excerpt)
Most egregious waste of a national treasure
The usually beautiful Johnny Depp, tragically sporting greasy locks,
a gold tooth held over from Pirates of the Caribbean, and a shockingly
bad blue tux that made him look like a wino who stumbled into the prom.
Why, baby? Why?
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your opinions.
Found by Hundu
Follow the LINK to a funny set of movie previews including a Johnny Depp film many of us would love to see!
From Idaho Statesman
Best dressed man
(excerpt)
Jeanne: Johnny Depp, although after last night, I'd rather call him John. He continually amazes me every time I see him. His worldly maturity seems to counterbalance that mischievous boyish glint in his eye. I loved his suit, but was completely taken by his tie (or was it a well-tied ribbon?), held in place with a life symbol medal tie-tack
From The Star
Johnny Depp has metal teeth. They look funny on TV, they sound even stranger in person. While we chatted about his acting idols, I was terribly distracted by the unmistakable gold-on-silver clicking that could only come from Captain Jack Sparrow's metal maw.
Timeline for Hunter S. Thompson HERE
From the Transcontinental News
Okay the Oscars are over, now what?
(Excerpt)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Johnny Depp has scored Oscar nominations as a sashaying pirate and a repressed Edwardian playwright. Can he earn another as Willy Wonka? Tim Burton’s remake offers endless visual possibilities, and the story of candyman Willy playing tour guide to children is a beloved one for academy boomers.
From BBC News
Aviator wins viewers' Oscars vote
Martin Scorsese was a popular choice in the vote for best director
Martin Scorsese's epic movie The Aviator is the fans' choice for best
picture at the Oscars, a poll on the BBC News website has suggested.
The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett, got 28% in a vote for best picture, followed by Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby and Ray.
Scorsese was your preferred best director with 44% in that category.
Johnny Depp is the popular choice for best actor with 31%, while Kate Winslet won 36% of the vote for best actress.
A total of 46,842 votes were registered in the four polls up to 2210 GMT on Sunday.
Close battle
But the public vote counts for little in the Oscars race - the real winners are voted for by more than 6,000 movie professionals in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In the fans' poll, the battle between the best picture nominees was relatively close.
Finding Neverland had 23%, Million Dollar Baby attracted 18%, just ahead of Ray with 17%, while Sideways garnered 14%.
Jamie Foxx was close behind Depp in the best actor vote with 28% while
among the actress nominees, Imelda Staunton had 24% and Hilary Swank got
22%.
From Preston Today
Chris's Corpse Bride and joy
Clint Eastwood watch out! While the aged actor turned director is revelling in his Oscar triumph, a young Preston man has his sights set on similar success, but is hoping he doesn't have to wait as long.
Chris Tootell, 23, from Midge Hall, near Leyland, has beaten off worldwide
competition to land a coveted
position as one of the lead animators working in London on the latest
Tim Burton film. Burton's Corpse Bride has a star-studded cast of
voices including Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Albert Finney and Joanna
Lumley and is to set to be released by Warner Bros in time for Hallowe'en.
Chris, a former pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn,
developed an interest in
animation while he was a pupil there. His work experience at
Cosgrove Hall in Manchester landed him a part-time job and his first plum
role doing animation for a children's programme. The company has produced
popular cartoon series like Dangermouse and Count Duckula.
Chris said: "On the final week of my work experience I pleaded with the producer to let me try a bit of animation in a test situation, instead of sweeping up." He did and then showed what I had done to Barry Purves, who was one of the lead animators for a quite a long time and he thought it was good so they got me on Rotten Ralf, a kids' programme, doing cover work.
"After that, because they knew what I could do, I got asked to come in to cover for animators when they were off or on holiday or whatever." He carried on working for Cosgrove on this basis as much as he could while doing a degree in illustration and animation at Manchester.
He decided to bide his time before applying for the prestige job at
Warner Bros and is glad he did.
Chris said: "It has been in production for about a year or more.
I knew a lot of people from Aardman and Cosgrove were going for tests and
a couple of people got on but I decided to wait until I felt confident
I had enough experience. I put together a reel and then got a test."
He spent two months working every night until midnight to produce the 40-second demo reel. Then he spent three days in London showing off his skills. Fantastic A week later he was told that he had got the job.
He said: "It's all happened very quickly, but it's a fantastic opportunity. "This is a great stepping stone. I eventually went to do my own live action films. Animation is a passion. I have been making my own film and have done a few music videos as well and to become one of the top aimators on the Tim Burton film is such a big opportunity for anyone. There are very few animators around, this really is a big step."
Patrick Sproston, head of art at QEGS and Chris's former teacher, said:
"It was obvious even when he was at school that Chris had a special talent
and I'm delighted at his success."
What did they wear? Johnny Depp was in a custom shawl collar blue tuxedo, which he said was made "locally" for him. Vanessa Paradis in Chanel.
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