MOVIE TRAILERS: THE PROPOSAL

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU PAIR THE WITTY, CHARMING, HILARIOUS RYAN REYNOLDS WITH THE QUIRKY, SHARP, EQUALLY WITTY, LARGER THAN LIFE BEAUTY SANDRA BULLOCK? WELL I GUESS YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO BUY A TICKET & MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE CINEPLEX ON FRIDAY TO FIND OUT. I’VE SEEN THE TRAILER & IT ACTUALLY, TO MY SURPRISE, LOOKS FUNNY. I WILL ADMIT THAT I WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIRST, BUT AFTER FINDING OUT THAT MY GERIATRIC LOVER BETTY WHITE WAS GOING TO BE IT, AS WELL AS MY ACE MR. NUEZ, OF “OFFICE” FAME, THEN I WAS SOLD. I’LL ABSOLUTELY BE IN THE BACK ROW, RECLINED & READY TO LAUGH. CHEERS AND ENJOY

TV PREVIEW: SHARK TANK

REALITY TV VISIONARY MARK BURNETT IS AT IT AGAIN. THIS GO ROUND HE’S BRINGING A NEW SHOW TO ABC, ENTITLED SHARK TANK. YES, YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY. IF YOU’RE STILL INTERESTED READ BELOW. CHEERS, STAY TUNED, AND ENJOY.

Shark Tank Premieres Sunday August 9th

ABC is set to premier Mark Burnett’s Shark Tank August 9th at 9pm, following the return of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. (Coincidence I think not!) Episodes will continue on Sundays at 9 through August 23, after which it will shift to its regular time period of Tuesdays at 8 starting August 25.

Shark Tank is a new reality show where entrepreneurs must try to convince five multi-millionaire business tycoons to part with their own hard-earned cash and give them the funding they need to jumpstart their business’s. Each week, ambitious entrepreneurs from across the country will present their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to the panel of ruthless investors. Their goal is to convince these merciless moguls to invest their own dollars in the concept. Convincing real-life millionaires to part with their own money is no easy task, because when the idea is poor, the Sharks will tear into the ill-prepared presenters and pass on the idea with a simple, “I’m out!,” sending them running for the exit. Entrepreneurs will be asked to give up a percentage of their companies’ equity to the Sharks in order to get the investment they need.

Casting is still ongoing, so if you think you have what it takes to swim with the sharks then email SharkTankCasting@yahoo.com with your name, age, contact info, a recent photo, and a brief, NON-CONFIDENTIAL description of your idea. Tell them In The Shark Tank sent you.

Just one last note, be on the look out for scammers who may be taking advantage of would-be contestants during this casting process. You can never be too careful.

FASHION PROFILE: SURFACE TO AIR WEBSITE LAUNCH

ALL FASHIONISTAS, AND FASHION HOPEFULS, LISTEN UP. THERE IS A NEW WEBSITE THAT OFFERS ACCESSORIES FOR SALE ONLINE. CHEERS AND ENJOY

Surface to Air Accessory Website Launches

The new Surface to Air Accessory Website recently launched, and with it, a plethora of amazing necklaces, bracelets and rings are available for all viewing pleasures. Inspired by safety and danger, the S2A accessories collection, consisting of jewelry and other objects, can now be purchased online. In addition to online shopping, visitors can also check out the S2A global stock-lists. The site is relatively basic, but the amazing accessories make up for the lack of digital pizazz.

SOURCE: FASHION INDIE

CELEBRITY INTERVIEW: ANIKA NONI ROSE

CHECK OUT THIS INTERVIEW WITH ANIKA ROSE, OF STAGE AND DREAMGIRLS FAME. SHE’S ALSO STARRING IN THE JILL SCOTT HBO DRAMA, THE NO.1 LADIE’S DETECTIVE AGENCY. SHE’S DEFINITELY SEIZING THE MOMENT & TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. CHEERS TO HER. ENJOY

Disney Princess Talks Emmys and Jennifer Hudson

Marc Malkin

Los Angeles (E! Online) – Anika Noni Rose must have wished upon a star, because her dream really came true. Ms. Rose is the starring voice in Disney's upcoming animated flick The Princess and the Frog.

"It's the most thrilling thing," says Rose, the Tony Award winner who you're likely to remember from her work as Lorrell opposite Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé in Dreamgirls. "It's been a dream of mine since I was a little itty-bitty person to be a Disney voice."

It's also a history-making flick, with Disney's first African-American princess…

It must be a pretty intense feeling knowing you're the first African-American princess.

It's pretty amazing. For me, it means even so much more, because I have a nephew who is only 3 years old, and I will be the first princess he sees.

Are you hoping for a White House screening of the movie?

I'm ready! I mean, you look at those two little girls and they are the most beautiful creatures. You want to run up and hug them.

Let's talk about The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Did you read the books before getting the part of Grace Makutsi?

I had! I had read about three of the books, just randomly someone gave them to me and was like, "I think you'll like these."

What was it like filming in Botswana?

It was fantastic. [Director Anthony Minghella] had us there a lot longer than we needed to be. I was there for two months, but I only shot for 12 days. I was living in a hotel that used to be someone's house. The fact that he allowed me to be there for that amount of time really allowed me to take in what was around me.

You've won a Tony, were part of the Oscar-winning Dreamgirls and now there's Emmy buzz for No. 1 Ladies'. Are you like a good luck charm or something?

I do have to say that I'm very honored that HBO has decided to push it forward for this, because it's such a labor of love. It's nice to have someone standing behind you saying, "Look at this, pay attention to this, we love what they did."

Do you know yet if there's going to be a second season?

We don't know. I've gotten to the point where it doesn't worry me. About four or five years ago, I would have been like, "Ahh," but now I really feel like things don't always work out the way you plan, but they always work out.

Your No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency costar Jill Scott just had a baby, and your Dreamgirls costar Jennifer Hudson is pregnant. Have you offered to babysit for them already?

What is that? [Laughs] Everybody is popping out little ones. I'm just ready to bite a foot and a thigh. I love a baby thigh and foot in front of me so much.

How do you think they'll be as moms?

For a baby to come into a home where they are wanted, and they are wanted before they got there, that's a wonderful thing.

I've been a Jennifer Hudson fan since before Dreamgirls.

It's been a hell of a year for her. I'm happy for her and that her life is moving forward.

SOURCE: CLUTCH MAGAZINE

POP CULTURE: PARAMEDIC ASSAULTED BY STATE TROOPERS

IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT THE IGNORANT, RAGE-LADEN ATTACK ON A BLACK PARAMEDIC BY A COUPLE OF WHITE STATE TROOPERS A COUPLE DAYS AGO, CHECK OUT THE DETAILS BELOW. THERE IS ALSO VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT ON INSIDE EDITION’S WEBSITE. CHECK IT OUT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE. CHEERS.

INSIDE EDITION VIDEO LINK: http://insideedition.com/news.aspx?storyId=3054

It was an extraordinary confrontation as a highway patrolman struggled violently with a paramedic while a patient inside the ambulance screams. The incident was caught-on-tape.

It all started when an Oklahoma highway patrol car, sirens blaring, passed the ambulance on the local interstate.

The officers felt the driver should have pulled over to let them pass and believed they saw the driver make an obscene gesture.

The incident was captured on the officers' dash cam.

Officer: I'm going to give you a ticket for failure to yield, and when I go by you and say, 'What's going on?' You don't need to give me no hand gestures now. I won't put up with that [expletive]. You understand me?

Paramedic: And I won't put up with you talking to my driver like that.

Officer: I ain't listening to you, buddy. You get your [expletive] back in that ambulance or I'll take you in. I'm talking to the driver.

Paramedic: Take me in if you would. We've got a patient in this unit right now.

Suddenly the confrontation turned physical.

Paramedic: I've got a patient in this...

Officer: Get your [expletive] around! Turn around! Turn around!

Officer: Hey! Hey! You better turn around now!

Inside the ambulance a woman was suffering from chest pains. Her relatives, in a car that was following the ambulance, joined in the argument. One started recording the drama with a cell phone.

Officer: You're going to jail, you understand me? You're under arrest.

Paramedic: Okay.

Officer: You are under arrest.

Paramedic: And I'm going to press charges for assaulting.

One patrolman put the paramedic in a choke hold.

Finally the police officers let the ambulance continue and did not arrest anyone. The patient recovered.

The drama fast became one of the most viewed videos on YouTube since the incident happened in May.

Patrolman Daniel Martin denies any wrong doing but has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

ACTOR SPOTLIGHT: ROBERT PATTINSON

Robert Pattinson stars as Edward Cullen in Summit Entertainment's "Twilight" and its upcoming sequel, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

Robert Pattinson gained industry notice at 19 years of age when he joined the Harry Potter franchise in Mike Newell's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," playing Cedric Diggory, Hogwarts' official representative in the Triwizard Tournament. Robert Pattinson went on to appear in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," reprising his role in a flashback.

Robert Pattinson began his professional career with a role in Uli Edel's "Sword of Xanten," opposite Sam West and Benno Furmann. Robert Pattinson also appeared in director Oliver Irving's "How to Be," winner of the Slamdance Film Festival's Special Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature. Robert Pattinson played the lead role of Salvador Dali in "Little Ashes," directed by Paul Morrison. Robert Pattinson's television credits include "The Haunted Airman" for the BBC.

As a member of the Barnes Theatre Group, Robert Pattinson played the lead role in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Other stage credits for Robert Pattinson include Cole Porter's "Anything Goes," "Tess of the D'Urbevilles" and "Macbeth" at the OSO Arts Centre.

TV REVIEW: UNITED STATES OF TARA

CHECK OUT THIS PROFILE OF SHOWTIME’S HIT COMEDY, UNITED STATES OF TARA. I’M A FAN OF THE STAR, TONI COLLETTE, AS WELL AS THE WRITER/CREATOR DIABLO CODY, OF JUNO FAME. I THINK THEY’RE BOTH EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED, AND THUSLY THE SERIES IS A MUST WATCH. CHEERS & ENJOY

Network: Showtime

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 30 mins.

Premiere Date: January 18, 2009

Showtime's comedy, "United States of Tara," executive produced by Steven Spielberg, created by Diablo Cody and starring Academy Award-nominated actress Toni Collette, focuses on a wife and mother struggling with dissociative identity disorder and the effect it has on her family. "United States of Tara," a co-production of Showtime Networks and Dreamworks Television, also stars John Corbett and Rosemarie DeWitt.

On "United States of Tara," suburban wife and mother Tara Gregson (Toni Collette), juggles her family and career while suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder. It's never a dull moment in the Gregson household as the various identities may appear on any given day and range in age, temperament and even gender...from "T," a flirtatious and spunky teenager to "Buck," a gun-loving male alter…all while her supportive husband Max (John Corbett) and their two teenaged children, Kate (Brie Larson) and Marshall (Keir Gilchrist), try to lead as much of a "normal" life as possible on "United States of Tara."

SOURCE: POP TOWER