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Magnolia Home Entertainment announced that “The Burning Plain,” a film written and directed by Guillermo Arriaga and starring Academy Award-winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, will hit the stores on Jan. 12.
“The performances by Theron and Basinger are strong enough to get noticed at Oscar time,” a critic for Time wrote. But they were overlooked by the Golden Globes.
Charlize Theron (“Hancock,” “Monster”) stars as Sylvia, a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. “The Burning Plain” explores the explosive power of forbidden love. Sylvia´s cool, professional demeanor masks her sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a journey through time that inextricably connects her to a variety of disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies.
Marking the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (“Babel,” “21 Grams”), “The Burning Plain” also features Basinger (“8 Mile,” “L.A. Confidential”), Emmy nominee John Corbett (“Sex and The City,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) and Joaquim De Almeida (“Che: Part Two,” “24″).
“The Burning Plain” is rated R.
Source: DVD Town
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CHARLIZE Theron says she and her boyfriend Stuart Townsend are still “completely crazy” about each other.
The South African actress and the Irish actor have been dating for over nine years and have managed to keep their relationship intact — despite the pressures the of showbiz.
“He’s a remarkable, warm and caring man,” said Charlize. “We’ve been able to make a great life for ourselves — and that can be pretty hard in this business.
“What holds us together is great love, great respect and great friendship.
“After nine years, we’re still completely crazy about each other.”
It was recently reported that Theron is planning to get Townsend tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
“Stuart is a big soccer fan and is already planning on seeing as much of the World Cup as he can,” a source said.
“Charlize really knows nothing about the game but she’s calling in a few favors for tickets for Stuart and a few other friends and family for next summer.”
Source: Showbiz Spy
The South African star moved to California at the age of 19 to embark on a career in the movies.
But Theron, who won an Oscar for her performance in 2003 drama Monster, admits it was tough trying to make it in showbusiness, and she saw the darker side of Hollywood first hand.
She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, ‘I thought it was a little odd that the audition was on a Saturday night at his house in Los Angeles, but I thought maybe that was normal. He was in his Hugh Hefner pyjamas – I go inside and he’s offering me a drink, and I’m thinking, my God this acting stuff is very relaxed. But it soon becomes very clear what the situation was. I was like, ‘Not going to happen! Got the wrong girl, buddy!”
Source: New Kerala
Charlize Theron is putting in some serious footwork to help kids in her native South Africa. Today she debuts a new, limited-edition collaboration with do-gooding company TOMS Shoes. The result, slip-on sneakers made for men and women embellished with an image of an African baobab tree, will benefit the star’s non-profit, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, dedicated to improving the health, education, and social development of high schoolers in South Africa. Additionally, 10,000 pairs will be given to impoverished children living in remote communities in her home country. “I’m thrilled to have TOMS Shoes as a partner. We are so grateful for their generous donation of shoes to the students we work with,” Theron says, “It’s exciting that we’re able to come together in such a cool and creative way to bring attention to the needs of many South African youth.” This month, the actress traveled abroad to start distributing the footwear herself in the far-flung KwaZulu-Natal Province. The eco-friendly canvas shoes ring in at $54 and are available exclusively at TOMSshoes.com.
Source: Style News
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Charlize co-hosted the FIFA World Cup draw today in South Africa with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke. She was seen wearing a red dress. I’m going to look for the video and will post is asap. Enjoy the photos.
South African actress Charlize Theron has landed the leading lady’s role in Friday’s draw for next year’s soccer World Cup finals in her home country, the international soccer body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
Theron, who won a best actress Oscar for playing a serial killer in the 2003 movie “Monster”, will be joint host of the 90-minute show to be televised live to an estimated global audience of more than two hundred million people in 200 countries.
She will join FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke to host the procedure of placing the 32 national finalists into eight groups of four teams for the 2010 tournament which runs from June 11 to July 11.
The show will include an African musical spectacular, including gospel and jazz.
A host of sporting celebrities will also take part in the draw including Ethiopia’s Olympic champion runner Haile Gebrselassie, England midfielder David Beckham, South African soccer player Matthew Booth and cricketer Makhaya Ntini and the host country’s rugby World Cup captain John Smit.
South African president Jacob Zuma will be in the audience along with Nobel Peace prize winners Frederik de Klerk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Source: Yahoo! News
Oscar-award-winning South African actress Charlize Theron, 34, put up another good performance when she pulled “Ireland” during a rehearsal for the World Cup draw on Friday, it emerged Wednesday. The actress was pulling FIFA’s leg over Ireland’s failed bid to become the 33rd team at the 32-nation Cup.
Ireland had asked to be allowed participate after being ousted in the play-offs by France, which clinched its place with a goal from striker William Gallas after captain Thierry Henry had handled the ball.
Theron, who will co-host Friday’s draw with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke, pulled the “Ireland” ball out of the bowl instead of France.
“Yes, she did, but it was only a joke,” Valcke confirmed to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
Friday’s draw will determine which teams will meet each other in the first round of the World Cup.
Source: Earth Times
