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A generation raised on rock, hip-hop, and house music is maturing, and in that process, discovering and embracing other genres of music. The Darby, with its focal point stage, has exposed the ultra hip set to blues, classics, and jazz. Much of the audience had previously only heard this sound in random cabs, old movies, or on Boardwalk Empire. Jazz is an addiction that I enjoyed for many years. I saw legends like Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis at all costs. I spent nights at Fez and Fat Tuesdays, seeking out that moment when a guy or bunch of unrelated musicians found that perfect sound in some imperfect basement. Music For Tomorrow can provide incredibly talented musicians to spice up holiday parties and other functions on the cheap. It's a name your price and we'll see how they can help you type thing. I caught up with Anthony DeFeo, the Executive Director of MFT, and asked him about his organization and the current state of jazz

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How do you make the same jokes in two different awards shows, and yet inspire two opposite reactions? Ricky Gervais made fun of Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jr. at the Golden Globes; both Sheen and Downey Jr. were mocked at the Oscars as well, for exactly the same reasons. The answer is simple! Gervais made jokes about the truth, while the Oscar jokes targeting the same people were basically lies. And unfunny lies at that.

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● Do you feel that, Beliebers? Does the ground on which you stand shake? Justin did what we all thought impossible: he cut his hair. For those interested, the boy's bangs will be auctioned off for charity sometime in the near future. [TMZ] ● CNN is adding a new "Most Trusted Name In News" to its team: Camille Grammer is joining the network as a commentator for this year's Oscar red-carpet. This isn't a big bid credibility, but the "unabashed" Housewife should be great for ratings. [TV Guide] ● Beyoncé raised brows when she "voluntarily darkened" her face in tribute to Fela Kuti for the cover of French fashion magazine L'Officiel Paris. [Jezebel]

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You know that strain of fragrance ads that depicts impossibly high-cheek-boned models brooding against the toniest of tony backdrops? Guy Ritchie has succeeded in crafting the moving apotheosis of those ads with his new short film for Dior Homme. It stars Jude Law as the rich, brooding every-handsome, and it finally solves the mystery of what the “characters” in all those print ads have supposedly been up to—playing sex games.

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This maybe true if Jude was a hair guy, because Miller's hair was looking hot on the red carpet last night. You guys knew this "Met Gala Post" was coming, but instead of doing “the best beauty looks of the Met Gala,” (we've already got one of those) I’m going to take this as an opportunity to highlight “the best looks that withstood the humidy/thunderstorms and why” post. Did you notice the majority of the hair styles had a simple and understated elegance? That's because it had been pouring for two days straight and was 90 degrees. I got some info on Sienna Miller, Claire Danes and Rachel Weisz’s Met-heads and found out that all of their coifs had something in common: Moroccan Oil. I’ve often recommended MO to my pals as a skin and hair savior, but I did not know there was a whole product line devoted to the rare tree extract. Moroccanoil (that’s the brand’s name, simple and understated) was responsible for the ladies’ frizz-free looks on this terribly humid/rainy night.

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You don't realize it, but throughout the course of a movie, actors contort their faces in all kinds of freakish ways. It lasts a split second, so blink and you'll miss it. But since we hear at BlackBook are committed to reducing the Hollywood glitterati into piles of stupid-looking rubble, here is our second round of Trailer Freeze, where famous actors make stupid faces. (That's Sigourney Weaver up top, who to her credit, isn't trying to hide it.)

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Jude Law is no stranger to sex. He divorced his wife Sadie Frost at just the right time—when he became famous—and since then has been on, we presume, an absolute tear. You don't cheat on Sienna Miller with the nanny unless you're screwing everything in sight. Same goes for impregnating Samantha Burke, that model or waitress or something. In all fairness, he did spend a night with our friend in a hotel room while shooting The Aviator, and sex was not had, but that was more her doing than his. But who cares? He's a successful, handsome actor. This is what they do. Anyway, since a Jude Law sex tape has yet to surface, we tried to approximate to the best of our abilities what having sex with Jude Law might be like, using stills from his upcoming movie Repo Men. The results, after the jump!

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● A model and wannabe rapper named Michael Girgenti (a.k.a Premo Stallone) is claiming to be the real father of Kourtney Kardashian's newborn baby. [Star] ● Check out the Jonas Brother’s Christmas Card. Joe, Kevin and Nick are all present as well as their little brother, the bonus Jonas Frankie, and a Jerry Garcia-lookin’ Santa Claus. [HuffPost] ● Sienna Miller is hanging out in Barbados for Christmas where she may or may not be waiting for Jude Law to join her. [JustJared]

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● Sienna Miller and Jude Law are making a third go-round for a relationship; Miller was seen fleeing Law’s New York pad, so you know it’s totally on. [DailyMail] ● Speaking of couples giving it another go, Marilyn Manson is back with his favorite Dita Von Teese impersonator, Evan Rachel Wood. [MetalHammer] ● Kristen Stewart does not hate Twilight fans; in fact, “I thought they were going to hate me, but they love it. I love girls who are in love with me." [EntertainmentWise]

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● Lindsay Lohan doesn’t pay for drinks, okay?! After grabbing and downing two bottles of expensive champagne at Crown Bar, Lohan promptly had a hissy fit when the bartender gave her the bill. [People] ● Paris Hilton is mad at Kim Kardashian and her sisters for biting the dubious fame hand that feeds and becoming more famous than her. [P6] ● Don’t mess with Courtney Cox when it comes to a ham and cheese sandwich. Turns out Ms. Cox is quite the terror on the set of Cougar Town, humiliating a crew member for not preparing the sandwich with equal parts ham and cheese. [PopCrunch]

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