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  • Lucy Liu Honored As 2016 Artist Of The Year By Harvard

    Actress Lucy Liu received recognition for her humanitarian work last Saturday, during the Harvard Foundation’s annual diversity celebration called Cultural Rhythms.

    So honored! @harvfoun

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    The event, which was held at Harvard University’s Sanders Theater in Cambridge, featured other on-campus student organizations, which gave regional performances of their respective cultures.

    Harvard University’s Dean of Admissions, William R. Fitzsimmons went on stage to present the 2016 Artist of the Year Award to Lucy Liu. In the introduction, Fitzsimmons enumerated the Kill Bill star’s various accomplishments, which include being a director, producer, visual artist, and philanthropist.

    Lucy Liu is Honored During Harvard’s ‘Cultural Rhythms’ Event

    The 47-year-old actress was born in Queens, New York to immigrant parents who hailed from Beijing and Shanghai. She attended the Stuyvesant High School, which is one of the top high schools in the country, with an admissions rate lower than Harvard. She went on to earn a degree in Asian languages and cultures from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

    She is most well-known for her acting work in both television and film. Her breakthrough role was Ling Woo, the cold and vicious Chinese-American lawyer in the Fox comedy-drama Ally McBeal. She was also cast as one of the three lead characters in the film Charlie’s Angels alongside Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore. In 2003, she appeared O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 martial parts film Kill Bill.

    Lucy Liu Played the Deadly O-Ren Ishii on ‘Kill Bill’

    However, Lucy Liu is also an accomplished visual artist who creates collages, paintings, and photography. She honed her artistic skills by attending the New York Studio School for drawing, painting, and sculpture for two years.

    Her humanitarian work first became publicly known when she was chosen as the spokeswoman for a fundraiser organized by Lee Jeans to support breast cancer education and research. In 2004, Lucy Liu was selected as an ambassador for the United States Fund for UNICEF. Over the years, she has traveled to various countries to help sick and impoverished children and has involved herself in film projects that showcase human rights violations in other parts of the world.

  • Daryl Hannah and Neil Young: Dating?

    Daryl Hannah and Neil Young: Dating?

    Daryl Hannah is rumored to be dating newly-single rocker Neil Young. Could there be any truth behind the rumor? The Daily Mail recently posted shots of the two dining in southern California. The actress was spotted kissing Young’s cheek in one of the shots.

    Us Weekly says the two are definitely an item. Daryl Hannah’s admiration of Neil Young apparently began as a fan.

    “She’s a huge Neil fan,” a source told them of the Kill Bill star. “They’ve known each other for years.”

    People reports that the two have been dating ‘for months.’

    “They’ve been dating for months,” a source told them. “They’ve taken no effort to even hide it. He recorded a new album a few weeks ago, and she was on Skype the entire time, giving him feedback on every take. He even told people in the studio she was his ‘girlfriend.’ ”

    Neil Young just filed for divorce from his wife–Pegi Young–on July 29th. The two have been married for 36 years. Might his new relationship with Daryl Hannah have anything to do with the split? Pegi Young was said to be the inspiration behind several of Neil Young’s hit songs, including “Such a Woman,” “Once an Angel,” and “Unknown Legend.”

    Daryl Hannah was once linked to the late John F. Kennedy, Jr., and is no novice when it comes to dating rock stars either. She was involved in a relationship with Jackson Browne from 1983 to 1992.

    Neil Young founded the band Buffalo Springfield back in 1966, and in 1969 became known for his role in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his music with Buffalo Springfield and as a solo artist as well.

    In addition to Kill Bill, Daryl Hannah is known for roles in films like Splash, Wall Street, and Steel Magnolias.

    So what’s your take on the relationship between Daryl Hannah and Neil Young? Is it a rumor? Are the two simply involved in a purely platonic friendship? Or is this the beginning of a romance between a 1960s rocker and an actress with a most eclectic style?

  • Iggy Azalea Goes “Kill Bill” For New Video

    Iggy Azalea is no stranger to paying homage to films in her videos–she played a more grown-up version of Alicia Silverstone’s Clueless character in the video for “Fancy”–and her latest single is clearly influenced by Quentin Tarantino’s hit Kill Bill, complete with a cameo by Michael Madsen.

    “Black Widow”, a collaboration with Rita Ora, starts out in a diner with Azalea playing waitress to Madsen and Ora’s characters. When Madsen gets upset over his order, the scene changes into one filled with snow-covered mountains and cherry blossoms and Azalea appears in a skintight racing outfit with a sword.

    Azalea isn’t afraid to get a little weird with it, and the Australian rapper is also quick to take risks with the visuals, so it’s no surprise that her videos get a ton of hits; “Black Widow” was released on Vevo on August 13 and already has over 8 million views.

    Azalea was in headlines last week after a video was leaked online that appears to be from her pre-rap days and is very, very different from the direction she’s going in lately. In fact, she’s being compared to a “Toxic”-era Britney.

    Azalea recently joined several celebrities in taking the ice bucket challenge after being called out by Jennifer Lopez, and threw up a video on Instagram to call out three more people.

    Image via YouTube

  • Quentin Tarantino Has Officially Shut Down Any Rumors Of Kill Bill 3

    Unfortunately for fans of the original Kill Bill films, Quentin Tarantino has officially shut down the rumors that a third film would be made. There has been speculation about a third film ever since the second one finished, and he has been continually teasing about the idea in order to get his fans excited.

    During an interview in 2010 after fans had seen a third film in the series yet, he said that there would be a third film 10 years after Kill Bill Vol. 2, and we were not there yet.

    As this year marks the 10th anniversary of Kill Bill Vol. 1, we would expect some news from the director about what is to come, and unfortunately Quentin Tarantino has nothing but bad news for Kill Bill fans.

    Tarantino shot down any ideas of a hopeful sequel when saying “There are no genres I absolutely want to do any more, like ticking boxes – ‘This, done.’ I don’t think about ‘Kill Bill 3’ that much as we already visited them.”

    Quentin Tarantino is also one of the directors who is rooted in the tradition of filming with film, and the transition to digital has even made him reconsider his career, saying that he might retire soon.

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    Anyone who is familiar with Tarantino’s style or the type of directors that he likes to emulate will know that he is not in favor of the recent switch to digital, and where the future of appears to be heading. However, the question remains to be, how long will he keep on working and keeping his fans happy?

    Kill Bill Vol. 1 was released in 2003, while the second film in the franchise was released the following year. The films chronicled a revenge story that focused on Beatrix Kiddo, a woman who was betrayed by Bill and had her wedding party murdered, causing her to take on everyone who was involved with the act.

    At the age of 50, Quentin Tarantino is happy with the way that his career of more than 20 years has gone, and while he has no desire to work on a third Kill Bill film, he may want to rework Japanese films, or try out a horror movie. He has previously worked in the horror genre with From Dusk Till Dawn, along with Robert Rodriguez, who directed the film in 1996.

    In addition to Kill Bill, he has had great success as an independent filmmaker, gaining popularity with a bit of a niche audience, and while he has never won the Best Director Oscar, he has won twice for Best Screenplay for his films Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. He was also nominated for his screenplay for Inglorious Basterds.

    Despite the fact that Kill Bill fans will not see another film in the epic franchise, Quentin Tarantino did tease at a new film that he has coming out on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. He says it will be a western, although it will not be a sequel to his 2012 hit, Django Unchanined.

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  • LG Ad Campaign Gives Us a New Outlook on Classic Movies

    LG is promoting their concept of experiencing every side of sound with an ad campaign depicting classic movie posters from different angles. With LG’s new Home Theater 3D Sound System, they claim you will be able to hear the movie from different angles, why not be able to see it from different angles too.

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    LG’s new 9.1 surround sound systems will definitely appeal to 3D TV owners. The products claim to match the postion of 3D images with 3D sounds, using four more speakers than a traditional 5.1 surround sound system. They use an algorithm to detect the depth of effects watched in 3D, making for a “wider sweet spot” than normal.

    Though I do love the excitement of hearing depth of sound while watching a movie in surround sound, 3D TV just doesn’t appeal to me. Putting on special glasses and sitting in one spot for optimal viewing and listening should be reserved for the movie theater. I’d much rather spend $10 – $12 when I see a good movie come out, than thousands of dollars to watch 3D on a smaller screen at home

    As for the advertisement campaign itself, it’s brilliant. Whatever LG is paying Y&R advertising agency, they are getting their money’s worth. Classic movies always awaken a since of nostalgia and a love for cinema in all of us. And showing these old movies in a new way is raking in big bucks for distributors (Titanic 3D, The Lion King). Billing 3D surround sound as a new way to enjoy your old favorites may very well pay off for LG.

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