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Lindsay Lohan dating web entrepreneur

Agencies
Posted: May 01, 2009

Lindsay Lohan seems to have turned a new leaf after the split with DJ Samantha Ronson and dating numerous Hollywood celebrities as the actress has now found love in a web entrepreneur. 

The actress is dating 36-year-old Ben Holz, a Seattle based entrepreneur who is currently holidaying with her in Hawaii, reported ‘Ace Showbiz’. 

The 'Mean Girls' actress has not yet offered a single explanation on the nature of her relationship with the businessman while Holz himself declines to confirm if he is dating the actress-singer or not. 

"I'd prefer not to say anything about the situation," Holz was quoted as saying by the website. The 21-year-old actress has been photographed with Holz during her vacation prompting rumors that the two are dating. 

Though Lohan has typically gone for DJs, actors and musicians in the past, her latest companion is a Carnegie Mellon graduate who previously owned a couple of Internet cafes on the Hawaiian island.

Source: http://www.news.google.com

'About Elly' and 'Racing Dreams' win Tribeca Film Festival Awards

By Los Angeles Times

May 01, 2009

The eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival announced award champs on Sunday night in New York City at the Tribeca Filmaker Lounge.

Recipient of the prize for best feature is "About Elly," an Iranian film about college friends who reunite for a weekend by the Caspian sea. Zoe Kazan won best actress for portraying a college student who returns home to Brooklyn, New York, for the summer in "The Exploding Girl." Best actor went to Ciaran Hinds as a depressed widower in "The Eclipse."

Winner of best documentary is the fest hit "Racing Dreams," about crazed go-cart contestants who dream of becoming NASCAR racers. Read more about fest films at the Feinberg Files.

FOUNDERS AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
"About Elly (Darbareye Elly)," directed and written by Asghar Farhadi (Iran)  

BEST NEW NARRATIVE FILMMAKER
Rune Denstad Langlo for "North (Nord)," written by Erlend Loe (Norway) 

BEST ACTOR IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Ciarán Hinds in "The Eclipse," directed and written by Conor McPherson (Ireland). 

BEST ACTRESS IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Zoe Kazan in "The Exploding Girl," directed and written by Bradley Rust Gray (USA)  

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Racing Dreams," directed by Marshall Curry (USA) 

SPECIAL JURY MENTION
"Defamation (Hashmatsa)," directed by Yoav Shamir (Denmark, Austria, USA, Israel)

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
Ian Olds for "Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi" (USA)

BEST NEW YORK NARRATIVE
"Here and There (Tamo i ovde)," directed and written by Darko Lungulov. (Serbia, USA, Germany)
 
BEST NEW YORK DOCUMENTARY
"Partly Private," directed by Danae Elon. (Canada) 

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
"The North Road (La route du Nord)," directed and written by Carlos Chahine. (France) 

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
"home," directed by Matthew Faust. (USA)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION
"The Last Mermaids," directed by Liz Chae. (USA, South Korea)

STUDENT VISIONARY AWARD
"Small Change," directed and written by Anna McGrath. (Australia)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION
"Oda a la Piña," directed and written by Laimir Fano. (Cuba).

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WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: Liz Garbus, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Morgan Spurlock and Brian Williams.

WORLD NARRATIVE COMPETITION: Bradley Cooper, Richard Fischoff, Todd Haynes, Meg Ryan and Uma Thurman.

NEW YORK NARRATIVE COMPETITION JURORS: Adrien Brody, Karen Durbin, Richard Ledes, Melissa Leo, Parker Posey, André Leon Talley and Beau Willimon.

NEW YORK DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURORS: Jon Robin Baitz, Mary Boone, Marc Ecko, Douglas Keeve and Rachael Ray.

NARRATIVE SHORT COMPETITION JURORS: James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Mary Harron, Debra Messing and Mary Kate Olsen.

DOCUMENTARY AND STUDENT SHORT COMPETITION JURORS: Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Bobby Cannavale, Gael Greene, AJ Jacobs and Rachel Maddow/

Photo: Josh Hobson in "Racing Dreams." Credit: Tribeca Film Festival

Source: http://goldderby.latimes.com

'Star Trek' lives long and prospers

By Kelley L. Carter

USA, 01 May, 2009

LOS ANGELES — While filming Star Trek, Zachary Quinto and his dramatic, plucked eyebrows rarely made a public appearance.

"I wore these big framed black sunglasses whenever I did go out to hide those eyebrows. And I didn't really go out unless I just had to," Quinto said Thursday night on the black carpet at the film's Hollywood premiere.

Quinto — he plays Spock, and thankfully his brows are back to normal — the cast of the new film, several original members from the TV series and famous Trekkies posed, greeted one another and milled around a large scale starship.Quinto said he studied his iconic character so much he could write a dissertation on him. 

"Having Leonard Nimoy around helped," Quinto added. (Nimoy played the original Spock). "But there's no shortage about the mythology of the characters out there, so I read a lot."Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura, said there were times where she could barely wrap her head around taking on the role .

"There were moments of consciousness about it and then there were moments where I didn't need to think about that in order to contribute to the character," Saldana said.

She joked that her biggest fear wasn't pleasing director J.J. Abrams, who handpicked her for the part originally played by Nichelle Nichols. It was her mom, who was a big fan of the original series and would watch it religiously in Spanish.

"Oh my God," Saldana said in an exaggerated drawl, "Sometimes on my voicemail while we were filming, she would leave on my phone 'Zoe! Zoe! — and my mom has this really beautiful New York and Spanish accent — Oh my God! Uhura is very sexy and commanding and you need to be like that!' I was like 'Um, thank you very much mom.' I guess she thought she was directing me too."

Chris Pine, who steps into William Shatner's Captain Kirk role, said he tried to think less about the pop culture phenomenon that is Star Trek, and more about making a new film that appeals to both diehards and new fans.

"I think if JJ had presented me a vision of this movie that was one of impersonation and mimickery, I would have run as far from that room as possible," he said, laughing. "But his vision was about reimagining it, taking it from the fundamental core and moving on and looking at it with a different perspective. I felt like that was a good challenge and something that I wanted to be a part of."

Source: http://www.usatoday.com

Las Vegas Strip performer Danny Gans dies at 52

Associated Press
May 1, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Danny Gans, a singer, actor and impressionist who for nearly two decades was one of the most popular entertainers on the Las Vegas Strip, died suddenly in his sleep today. He was 52.

Officials at Wynn Resorts, where Gans had performed at the Encore Theater since February, and at The Mirage, where he performed for more than eight years before that, reported that Gans died suddenly in his sleep.

"All of us in The Mirage family are deeply saddened to learn of Danny's passing," Scott Sibella, president of The Mirage, said in a statement released through parent company MGM Mirage Inc. "We all knew of his devotion to his family and our hearts and prayers are with his wife and children."

Gans was found dead about 3 a.m. by his wife, Julie, at their home in Henderson, said Wynn Resorts spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne.

Henderson police did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment, and the Clark County coroner's office said no information about Gans was immediately available.

Steve Wynn, chief executive of Wynn Resorts, called Gans' death "a profoundly tragic event that leaves us all sad and speechless."

"The loss of Danny to his wife Julie, his children Amy, Andrew and Emily is at this moment impossible to comprehend," Wynn said in a statement issued on behalf of his company, himself and his wife, Elaine Wynn.

"All of us ... are devastated at the loss of our brilliant, talented and loving friend," Wynn said.

Gans was a hard-working, eager-to-please nightclub entertainer who did rapid-fire imitations of personalities ranging from Tony Bennett to Al Pacino to Sarah Vaughan.He performed a one-man show, "Danny Gans on Broadway: The Man of Many Voices," in 1995 at the Neil Simon Theater in New York before returning to Las Vegas.

Gans was active in the Las Vegas community where he hosted charity events and was featured prominently on billboards in and around town.The electronic marquee in front of the Encore posted his picture and the message: "Our friend forever, Danny Gans. 1956-2009."

He opened Feb. 10 in the 1,500-seat Encore Theater in a concourse between the posh Encore and Wynn resorts on the Strip. Show nights were Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Dunne said Gans did not perform Thursday night.

Gans' manager, Chip Lightman, released a statement Friday saying Gans would be remembered as an entertainer and a man who loved his family, God and the city of Las Vegas.

"Danny has been my partner and dear friend for over 18 years. I will truly miss him," Lightman said.

Source: http://www.latimes.com