HOLLYWOOD SPY'S SPOTLIGHT ON ARABIAN EPIC "BLACK GOLD" WITH ANTONIO BANDERAS, MARK STRONG, TAHAR RAKIM, FREIDA PINTO

We don't often get to watch epic films set in exotic locations, but this December (in US, November in Europe) will bring us a chance to watch one such movie - BLACK GOLD, lavish Arabian drama telling the story of the birth of modern Arabian kingdom. The film is directed by famous French director Jean Jacques Annaud famous for ENEMY AT THE GATES, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, THE NAME OF THE ROSE...

BLACK GOLD STORY

The story starts with victorious Nesib (Antonio Banderas), Emir of Hobeika, who lays down his peace terms to his rival Amar (Mark Strong), Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow

Belt. In return, Nesib will adopt Amar’s two boys Saleeh (Akin Gazi) and Auda (Tahar Rahim) as a guarantee that neither man can invade the other.
Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men alongside Nesib's daughter princess Leyla who will later on share love with prince Auda. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for

books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination.

Nesib immediately imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.

The stage is now set for an epic showdown for control of the Yellow Belt, for control of the two kingdoms, for control of the future. The film then focuses on prince Auda who becomes a warrior who fights to unite the warring desert tribes. Torn between two fathers and

two kingdoms, he is joined in his quest for a better future by the beautiful Princess Leyla through a love that began in their childhood. Together with Prince Auda, she will come to represent the new Arab world: young, dynamic and hungry for progress.

BLACK GOLD TIDBITS

The story of the film is based on the book "Black Thirst" by Hans Ruesch. With the budget of $55 million BLACK GOLD is the

most expensive movie related to Arabia ever since famous LAWRENCE OF ARABIA from 1962. The first reviews praise the performances by Tahar Rahim, Mark Strong and Akin Gazi, while Freida Pinto, as usually, got bad critics which state that she is again being expressionless and cold. The music in the film is composed by famous James Horner who already worked with Annaud on THE NAME OF THE ROSE and on ENEMY AT THE GATES. It is interesting that the film wasn't shot in Arabia but in Qatar and Tunisia.

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HOLLYWOOD SPY'S EXCLUSIVE SPOTLIGHT ON STARZ' "SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE" EPIC SHOW WITH LIAM MCINTYRE AND LUCY LAWLESS

Are you excited, are you excited? :) The premiere of the second season of one of the most popular epic TV shows SPARTACUS:

VENGEANCE is just around the corner, ready to air at Starz on January 27th. After SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND, which has already become a cult show bringing revolutionary visual changes to television programmes, and the dramatic prequel SPARTACUS GODS OF ARENA, all is set for young Liam McIntyre to take over the lead role and shine in VENGEANCE. Check out the exciting clip bellow which presents the first three opening minutes of the first episode. Throughout the post you can also check out beautiful character pictures and posters for the exciting new season!

STORY OF VENGEANCE

On the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND, the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in SPARTACUS VENGEANCE. Gaius Claudius Glaber (Craig Parker) and his Roman troops are sent to Capua

to crush the growing band of freed slaves that Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) leads before it can inflict further damage. Spartacus is presented the choice of satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man that condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart.

Containing all of the blood-soaked action, exotic sexuality, and villainy and heroism that has come to distinguish the series, the tale of Spartacus resumes in epic fashion at the beginning of 2012.

SPARTACUS TIDBITS

The second season will have ten episodes like the first one. Beside Liam McIntyre, who is replacing Andy Withfield, who died earlier this summer from cancer, and Craig Parker, one of New Zealand's best actors whom we also watched in LORD OF THERINGS

as the Elven general and in LEGEND OF THE SEEKER as Darken Rahl, the second season also brings back brilliant and spectacular Lucy Lawless as ambitious Lucretia, who has managed to survive the shocking bloodbath finale in the ludus in which she lost her husband and her baby, so now she is seeking revenge, not only from Spartacus and her lover Crixus who tried to kill her, but also

from Glaber's flimsy wife Ilithyia (Viva Bianca) who had left her locked in the House of Batiatus to die. Dustin Clare returns as Gannicus after his successful lead role in GODS OF ARENA, Peter Mensah returns as Oenomaus, Manu Bennett as Crixus trying to find his beloved Naevia, Daniel Feuerriegel as Agron, Nick Tarabay as Ashur, Katrina Law as Mira who is still faithful to

Spartacus. Liam has apparently gained 20 kilos in muscle in preparations for the role. Aidan Turner, Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller were all in the run for the lead role. The third season has already been ordered by Starz even before the start of the second season next year. This is their first original show to survive and get its second season.

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S SPOTLIGHT ON OSCAR SEASON FILMS: "FLOWERS OF WAR" WITH CHRISTIAN BALE AND "ALBERT NOBBS" WITH GLENN CLOSE

The season of Golden Globes, Oscars and other movie awards is just ahead of us, bringing us many great dramas with terrific performances, and today you can check out a spotlight on two

of the films which might score big at these ceremonies.

THE FLOWERS OF WAR

A movie adaptation of Geling Yan's book 13 FLOWERS OF NANJING, China's candidate for 2012 Oscars THE FLOWERS OF WAR is set in 1937, when Nanking stands at the forefront of a war between China and Japan. As the invading Japanese Imperial Army overruns China’s capital city, desperate civilians seek refuge behind the nominally protective walls of a western cathedral. Here, John Miller (CHRISTIAN BALE), an American trapped amidst the chaos of battle and the ensuing occupation takes shelter, joined

by a group of innocent schoolgirls and thirteen courtesans, equally determined to escape the horrors taking place outside the church walls. Struggling to survive the violence and persecution wrought

by the Japanese army, it is an act of heroism which eventually leads the seemingly disparate group to fight back, risking their lives for the sake of everyone. Through treacherous surroundings and facing unimaginable evil, THE FLOWERS OF WAR, inspired by true life events, manages to tell a genuine story of hope, love and sacrifice. With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, fate always has a way of bringing the most unlikely heroes together.

 FLOWERS TIDBITS

The film is currently in US cinemas! With the budget of $90 million it is one of China's most expensive films ever. It is directed by famous genius Zhang Yimou best known for his amazing epics HERO, HOUSE OF  FLYING DAGGERS and my personal favourite CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER. It took 164 days, 18 hours a day, to shoot this epic.

ALBERT NOBBS

One of the films which amazed us all with Glenn Close's stunning transformation, is certainly ALBERT NOBBS which might bring the great actress an Oscar she has never, believe it or not,

gotten so far (she was nominated five times, though)! Hitting cinemas next January, this period drama will have legendary Glenn Close in the role of a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Quite a stunning cast also includes young Aaron Johnson, the new count Vronski in ANNA KARENINA, amazing Maria Doyle Kennedy, whose magnificent portrayal of queen Catherine of Aragon in THE TUDORS we still remember, and two ultra talented Irish thespians Brendan Gleeson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

ALBERT NOBBS TIDBITS

The film hits cinemas January 27th. It is interesting that the first two actors to be offered the role in the film were Amanda Seyfried and Orlando Bloom, but after they've backed out, the roles were given to much weaker Aaron Johnson and extremely cold Mia Wasikowska.

JAMES MCAVOY IS HOLLYWOOD SPY'S BEST SCOTTISH ACTOR FOLLOWED BY EWAN MCGREGOR. NEW POLL: WHO SHOULD BE 2012 OSCARS HOST?

 Well, HOLLYWOOD SPY's THE BEST SCOTTISH STAR poll is over and we were the witnesses of the power of James McAvoy's fans (called the McAvoyeurs) who left stunning 216

votes (62%) proclaiming him the proud winner. He left Ewan McGregor (19%), Gerard Butler (8%) and Robert Carlyle (7%) behind him.

The young star from the British Isles, James McAvoy really is a rising shinning gem in Hollywood. Who wouldn't love him with all of his talent, charisma, peaceful presence and modesty. Admit that you just loved him in NARNIA, that he was the only amazing thing in ATONEMENT, that you believed him in DUNE and wanted to

worship the Muad'Dib, that he took your heart away in PENELOPE and that you loved the x in his Professor X in X-MEN FIRST CLASS. That you wanted him in WANTED, that you wished to catch a ride with him at THE LAST STATION,

that he was rather becoming in BECOMING JANE, and that you wanted to join the army when you saw him in BAND OF BROTHERS :)

In the future he will land his voice in ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, he will be a detective in WELCOME TO THE PUNCH, then he will play a junkie cop in FILTH and then an art heist expert in TRANCE. He really deserves some bigger roles in Hollywood. His wife is also a famous British actress Anne Marie Duff (brilliant as queen Elizabeth in amazing THE VIRGIN QUEEN mini series), he is an ex-roommate and great friend with Jesse Spencer (HOUSE),  he

wanted to be a priest as a kid...

Now let us move to our new poll - WHO SHOULD BE 2011 OSCARS HOST? You already know that Eddie Murphy has got the job, but beside him, for which of the following candidates would you also vote: Ben Stiller, Justin Timberlake, Sandra Bullock, Neil Patrick Harris, Betty White, Tim Allen, Robin Williams or Dame Edna? I reckon all of them have enough charm, wit and sense of humor to appear as hosts in the Kodak Theatre.

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S UPCOMING STARS: SAM CLAFLIN, JENNIFER LAWRENCE AND HENRY CAVILL

Since we've witnessed a lot of young stars appearing more or less from nowhere at one moment and getting numerous roles in biggest blockbusters at the next one, I thought I'd start a new

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S UPCOMING STARS feature. So here's the first part, with some of this year's breakthrough young stars.

SAM CLAFLIN

We've been supporting talented and dashing young Brit Sam Claflin for some time now here at HOLLYWOOD SPY and we are happy that this year he has managed to charm the audience with his role in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES. The post in which I wrote about him previously has had almost 10,000 readings since the premiere of the film. We first noticed his charisma and warm presence in PILLARS OF THE EARTH epic series and then in sf mini series THE LOST FUTURE beside Sean Bean.

He already has two lucrative lead roles in two future blockbusters: he will play the prince in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN beside Charlize Theron, and a young magician in fantasy epic THE SEVENTH SON beside Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges. He's the next big thing, mind what I say :)

JENNIFER LAWRENCE

She's unusual, since unlike other young stars, she didn't draw attention to her with her looks (which are definitely breathtaking, deeply charismatic and sensual) but with her critically acclaimed role in THE WINTER BONE for which she got an Oscar nomination as the second youngest actress in the best female role category ever. And then she basically sealed the deal by scoring two huge roles: the role of powerful Mystique in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and then the lead role in the biggest of the upcoming YA fantasy films THE HUNGER GAMES. That pretty much brought her millions of fans around the world. She is already quite a sex symbol.

HENRY CAVILL

To me he's already one of the biggest stars, and one of my favourite celebs for many years now, but it seems that Henry Cavill's time is finally coming. After spellbinding us all with his role of Duke

Charles Brandon in the four seasons of the cult TV show THE TUDORS (in which he marvelously depicted the just, loyal and honorable Duke who later on gets haunted by his own conscience for doing deeds the king and the state demanded from him) he will finally shine in the lead roles of two of the biggest upcoming blockbusters: he will be brave Theseus in Greek epic IMMORTALS this winter after which he shall take the cape of the brave Superman in THE MAN OF STEEL. He also plays the lead in 2012 action thriller THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY beside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. Before THE TUDORS you saw him in STARDUST,

TRISTAN & ISOLDE, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and BLOOD CREEK. And yes, he is also British, which is how we like our thespians best :) Click if you want to read our long post about him from back when he won THE BEST BRITISH ACTOR poll at HOLLYWOOD SPY.
Stay tuned for the second part of the upcoming stars list!
LINK OF THE DAY Don't forget to visit our dear David tomorrow at his SICK BY TREND, where he's reporting live from Gucci show in Milan! He's there, people, live at the show :)

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S GUIDE THROUGH SUMMER 2011 ROMANTIC FILMS: EWAN MCGREGOR, CHRIS O'DONNELL, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MILA KUNIS, HUGH JACKMAN, ANNE HATHAWAY ...

I thought that in this summer filled with superhero action movies and sf blockbusters, my ladies could feel a bit left out, so I decided to bring you HOLLYWOOD SPY's GUIDE THROUGH SUMMER 2011 ROMANTIC FILMS! :) Hope my girls, and

some of the romantic boys, will enjoy the list:

MANDY MOORE & KELLAN LUTZ IN "LOVE, WEDDING, MARRIAGE"

Directorial debut of Dermot Mulroney, LOVE, WEDDING, MARRIAGE premieres June 3rd following Ava (Mandy Moore), a marriage counselor whose life as a newlywed to her husband Charlie (Kellan Lutz) is turned upside down when she discovers her parents’ marriage (James Brolin & Jane Seymour) is headed for divorce. Determined to have them reconcile before a planned 30th anniversary surprise party, Ava unleashes a campaign to get them back together. But as the date looms and her parents relationship continues to spiral to its end, her own newlywed bliss starts to fade when she’s caught up in saving their marriage, possibly at the risk of her own. Click for the trailer.

EWAN MCGREGOR IN HEARTWARMING "BEGGINERS"

Also coming out June 3rd is charming romantic comedy BEGINNERS, about Oliver (Ewan McGregor) who meets the

irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who, following 44 years of marriage, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him. Click for the trailer.

JENNA FISCHER NEEDS "A LITTLE HELP"

On June 24th, we shall watch A LITTLE HELP,  about Laura (Jenna Fischer) whose life has begun to take some dark and difficult turns. Her marriage to a real estate agent (Chris O’Donnell) has become tense and loveless, she even suspects that

he’s cheating, and her relationship with her 12 year-old son Dennis has become strained as well, his emerging adolescence having turned him typically sullen and hostile. And she is not dealing well with it - she’s drinking and smoking too much, her self-esteem and confidence are in free fall. When her husband suddenly dies  she gets surrounded by her intrusive mother and sister who bring even more problems to her life. In that mess, she finds comfort in her sister's husband and they become drawn to each other in difficult circumstances despite the obvious complications and dangers that this implies. Click for the trailer.

JUSTIN & MILA ARE "FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS"

July 22nd will bring us probably the biggest romantic film this summer FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS. Directed by talented and

super charming Will Gluck (Easy-A) this adorable film revolves around Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis) who think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover, however, that getting physical really does always lead to complications. The film also stars Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson and Woody Harrelson. Click for the trailer.

SELENA & LEIGHTON GO TO "MONTE CARLO"

July 1st brings two popular teen stars to cinemas in a romantic comedy MONTE CARLO in which young TV stars Selena Gomez and  Leighton Meester are joined by Andie MacDowell and GLEE's Cory Monteith. The film is actually an adaptation of the hit novel "Headhunters" by Jules Bass about about three Midwestern school teachers who ditch a disappointing no-frills holiday in Paris and pose as wealthy women vacationing in Monaco. Click for the trailer.

EPIC DRAMA IN "SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN"

On July 15th we shall finally watch opulent epic drama on romance, love and deep friendship in long awaited Asian set film SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by acclaimed director Wayne Wang with Hugh Jackman in the cast.  The movie adaptation of the bestselling novel by Lisa See is set in 19th century remote China, and it revolves around the lifelong friendship of Lily and Snow Flower and their imprisonment by rigid cultural codes of conduct for women. Click for the trailer.

ANNE HATHAWAY'S LOVE IN "ONE DAY"

August will bring us lovely romantic story in ONE DAY, again an adaptation of a hit novel, in which Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess play two people who meet on the night of their college

graduation – July 15th, 1988. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground. For the next two decades, every July 15th they meet again as their friendship ebbs and flows with the passing of the years. Through love and loss, heartbreak and success, hopes fulfilled and dreams shattered, they experience the grandeur of life. Somewhere along their journey, these two people realize that what they are searching and hoping for has been there for them all along. Click for the trailer.

CATE BLANCHETT IS HOLLYWOOD SPY'S BEST AUSTRALIAN STAR AHEAD OF ERIC BANA AND SIMON BAKER !

The first part of YOUR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN STAR poll is over with Cate Blanchett winning with 40 % of your votes. She left Eric Bana (19%) and Simon Baker (18%) behind her.

Beside being the best living actress Cate Blanchett  truly is the real ambassador of her Australia. Not only that she speaks highly of her country but she also isn't afraid to leave Hollywood after becoming world superstar in order to manage one of the most successful theaters Down Under.
There isn't a single role of hers which wasn't legendary, flawless, breathtaking, stunning, ground breaking, mind blowing, magnificent, profound, intelligent ... not a single one. She is just like Meryl Streep - a category of her own, with whom no one else can compete. Even her weakest performance is better deserving of an Oscar than any other performance of any other actress.  She also possesses an otherworldly, refined and mesmerizing beauty which radiates from deep within. Her best role would be the one from ELIZABETH THE GOLDEN AGE, in which she gave a masterclass in acting, shining in every possible scene in the outstanding epic. She didn't play, but she WAS an elven queen in

THE LORD OF THE RINGS. And don't forget her hypnotizing voice while she narrated the story in that epic. She out staged Brad Pitt in THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON(and wasn't even nominated for an Oscar).   She did what no other actress did - played a man, and played him for real not as a parody in I'M NOT THERE. She was the most perfect Katharine Hepburn in THE AVIATOR. She was so stunningly flawless in CHARLOTTE GRAY, VERONICA GUERIN, THE GIFT. She was the hottest feme fatale in BANDITS. She stole the show in THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY. She had the most perfect accent in THE GOOD GERMAN. She stole the show again from Brad Pitt in BABEL. She was an action hero in THE MISSING and INDIANA JONES.  And you fell in love with her in NOTES ON A SCANDAL in which

she had the most amazing chemistry with her royal majesty Judi Dench (bow immediately). She also stole the show in ROBIN HOOD.We will be watching her in THE HOBBIT again as mesmerizing Galadriel. And beside all these legendary roles in which she always has a new face, she managed to give birth to three lovely kids, to maintain an ideal marriage, to stay away from tabloids, to become a fashion icon, to become a theatre star, to stay irresistibly beautiful,
She has five Oscar nominations, she won one for THE AVIATOR, she is one of the rare thespians who were nominated for both the lead and the supporting role in the same year, she won two BAFTA's, and three

awards from the Australian Film Institute, she was nominated seven times and won two Golden Globes. And she was nominated nine times for Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Now, let us move to the second round of YOUR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN STAR poll.  Australian as in continent not just the country since we also have some Kiwis in the run. Here are the new candidates for whom you can vote next two weeks as much as you like: ice queen Nicole Kidman, kind hunk Hugh Jackman, mesmerizing Kiwi Karl Urban, naughty stud Ryan Kwanten, legendary Geoffrey Rush, stunning Holly Valance, dashing Julian McMahon and adorable Isla Fisher. Vote on my darlings.

TIL SCHWEIGER IS HOLLYWOOD SPY'S FAVOURITE FOREIGNER IN HOLLYWOOD FOLLOWED BY SALMA HAYEK. NEW POLL: YOUR FAVOURITE NAUGHTY BOY!

The second and the final part of WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE FOREIGNER IN HOLLYWOOD poll is over and we have a winner. German superstar Til Schweiger has won the title with 28% of your votes, leaving gorgeous Salma Hayek in the second place with22 % of your votes, while Milla Jovovich finished third (15%).

Beside being the biggest and the most successful German film star, super dashing and magnetically charismatic Til Schweiger is also one of the most popular European actors. Being so talented and striking, Til wasn't neglected by Hollywood producers either,so he had quite a lot of memorable performances

in US films too. We remember his roles in THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS,  LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER, then there was his great role of Barbaric prince Cynric in KING ARTHUR in which he shined beside  Clive Owen. Most of you remember him from INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, while this year we shall watch him in THIS MEANS WAR and THE THREE MUSKETEERS. Here in Europe we also know him as Lucky Luke from LES DALTON and for his roles in THE RED BARON and RABBIT WITHOUT EARS.

The most gorgeous Latina in Hollywood, Salma Hayek, has it all - a spicy and seductive temper, a breathtaking curvelicious body and a profound acting talent. She can entertain us with fun roles (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, FOOLS RUSH IN, WILD WILD WES) but she can also amaze us with her passionate acting as in her Oscar nominated role in FRIDA. In the future she will be a mafia matriarch in SAVAGES. Can you believe that she is 46?!? She is Hollywood's highest paid Latina actress ever.

Now, let us do a poll just for my gorgeous ladies! Eight cheeky young Hollywood stars, all dashing, all mischievous,  all witty and always ready for action will compete next two weeks for the title of YOUR FAVOURITE NAUGHTY BOY IN HOLLYWOOD. So, who shall it be? Who's the naughtiest among them: GI Joe Channing Tatum, Green Lantern Ryan Reynolds, crazy Ashton Kutcher, mega naughty Tom Hardy, fast and furious Paul Walker,  flirtatious Bradley Cooper, or that Irish bad boy Colin Farrell? You can vote as much as you like next two weeks. Hope my ladies will enjoy the pics :)

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S READERS SAY EMILY BLUNT SHOULD BE LOIS LANE IN THE NEW "SUPERMAN"

 Our latest poll in which we were choosing WHO SHOULD BE NEW LOIS LANE is over, and Emily Blunt won with stunning 42% votes, leaving Mila Kunis as the first runner up with 16%, and Alexis Bledel on the third spot with 7%.
Now, although the chances that she could get the Lois Lane role in the new SUPERMAN beside Henry Cavill are very small, since she wasn't mentioned in the lists of actresses who already

auditioned for the role, it's true that Emily and Henry would make the best possible couple ever being both gorgeous, extremely talented and profoundly charismatic.
British beauty Emily Blunt has won our MOST STARLICIOUS YOUNG ACTRESS poll two years ago here at HOLLYWOOD SPY, and as we can see today, she really is ready to take over the Hollywood throne some time in the future. Having Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep (who said herself that Emily is the best young actress she's ever worked with) and Nicole Kidman as her favourite actresses, Emily has also shown their elegant and versatile acting talent combined with the refined, almost angelic looks and spellbinding charisma. You've seen her in DEVIL WEARS PRADA where she basically stole the show from Anne Hathaway portraying Meryl Streep's snobbish but lovable and charmingly neurotic assistant.

In the period drama THE YOUNG VICTORIA she truly shined playing the righteous British monarch, and her chemistry with Rupert Friend was almost unbelievable. She was probably the only good thing in the Victorian horror THE WOLFMAN, she was forced to star in GULLIVER'S TRAVELS due to her contract with the studio.  You can hear her lovely voice currently  in GNOMEO AND JULIET. And we shall be seeing her in THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU with Matt Damon, in SALMON FISHING IN YEMEN with Ewan McGregor, and in LOOPER beside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. The roles she was considered for but didn't get them, include films such as IRON MAN, THE DARK KNIGHT, MY FAIR LADY, CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER ...
 As you know she is married to actor John Krasinski (she was engaged to singer Michael Buble before that and her and John's wedding was held in George Clooney's villa in Italy), and her best friend is Anne Hathaway. She's won a Golden Globe and was nominated for Oscars and Baftas.

So let us move to the final part of WHO SHOULD BE NEW JAMES BOND poll. Richard Armitage and Henry Cavill won first two rounds, so lets see who will win it this time: shall we have a naughty 007 Matthew Goode (WATCHMEN, LEAP YEAR), kind 007 Hugh Jackman (AUSTRALIA, WOLVERINE), adorable 007 Lee Pace (PUSHING DAISIES, THE FALL), blond 007 Paul Bettany (LEGION, PRIEST), magnetic 007 Toby Stephens (DIE ANOTHER DAY, JANE EYRE), sexy 007 Michael Fassbender (CENTURION, 300),  dashing 007 James Purefoy (ROME, SOLOMON KANE) or a German 007 Thomas Kretschmann (WANTED, THE YOUNG VICTORIA, VALKYRIE). You can vote as much as you want next two weeks.

MUSIC BLOGFEST: HOLLYWOOD SPY'S TOP 30 BEST SONGS OF 2010

Your HOLLYWOOD SPY is taking part today in Alex J. Cavanaugh's TOP TEN COUNTDOWN music blogfest, but since you probably expect from my Royal Naughtiness to break the rules, I really must indulge you :) So instead of all time favourite list, this is HOLLYWOOD SPY'S TOP 30 BEST SONGS OF 2010.

The songs I've been singing and dancing to last year, the songs which made me happy and the videos I loved! What were your favourite songs from the last year? Your favourite lyrics?

1. KERI HILSON I Like Hey there pure star lets go way too far, heart flips up and down,
dancing on sleezy ground, I like, I like, you've got me down right electrified, don't stop the ride, I like, I like ... Whenever I hear Keri's song I just wanna make some sweet sweet love, it's so sensual and seductive. There, now you know how to seduce your spy ;)
2. ONE REPUBLIC All The Right Moves Do you think I'm special? Do you think I'm nice? Am I bright enough to shine in your spaces? Between the noise you hear, and the sounds you like or are we just sinking in the ocean of faces?
3. LADY GAGA Bad Romance
4. TINIE TEMPAH & ERIC TURNER Written In The Stars Written in the stars, a million miles away, a message to the main, seasons come and go but I will never change, and I’m on my way ... The best male vocals of the year from Eric Turner!
5. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Taking Back My Love
6. HURTS Wonderful Life
7. NELLY Only Just A Dream
8. LADY GAGA Alejandro
9. TIMBALAND Morning AfterDark
10. HURTS Better Than Love
11. THE SCRIPT BreakEven I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing, just prayin' to a god that I don't believe in, cos I got time while she's got freedom, cos when a heart breaks no it don't break even ...
12. ADAM LAMBERT Whattaya Want From Me
13. ONE REPUBLIC Secrets
14. B.O.B. & HAYLEY WILLIAMS AirPlanes Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars? I could really use a wish right now...
15. JAMES MORRISON Please Don't Stop The  Rain

16. ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & NICOLE SCHERZINGER HeartBeat
17. CHERYL COLE Promise This
18. BRUNO MARS Grenade
19. HURTS Stay You say goodbye in the pouring rain, and I break down as you walk away. Stay! stay!Cause all my life I felt this way, but I could never find the words to say. Stay! stay!

20. ADAM LAMBERT If I Had You
21. LEONA LEWIS Happy Someone once told me that you have to choose what you win or lose, you can't have everything, don't you take chances, might feel the pain, don't you love in vain ...
22. NE YO One In A Million
23. ALICIA KEYS Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
24. BEYONCE Sweet Dreams Beautiful Nightmare
25. CHERYL COLE Parachute
26. USHER DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again
27. TONI BRAXTON Yesterday
28. PINK FunHouse Pictures framing up the past, your taunting smirk behind the glass, this museum full of ash, once a tickle now a rash. This used to be a funhouse, but now it's full of evil clowns, it's time to start the countdown, I'm gonna burn it down...
29. USHER O.M.G.
30. KELLY ROWLAND Commander

THE MAGNIFICENT WINNERS OF THE GLAMOROUS HOLLLYWOOD SPY'S ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2011 ARE...

Yes, my darlings, it's January, the new year is here and it's time for HOLLYWOOD SPY'S ANNUAL AWARDS. I am giving out the awards for 2011 to the people who have shared their wit, love, support, charm and positive energy with their favourite HOLLYWOOD SPY throughout the last year. You know

that HOLLYWOOD SPY always appreciates your support, comments and visits. The awards are going to all of you who were visiting and loving your spy on a daily basis in 2010! So, my gorgeous ladies and my dashing gentlemen here are the 2011 winners:

Now, if Charlie can have his angels, why wouldn't Dezz have his own? I actually have four of them - four ladies full of grace, kindness, intelligence and love: my brilliant Indonesian angel Ruth from FLIX CHATTER, my smart Australian angel Lyndylove from W.I.P. IT, my kind Native American angel Avalon from AVALON-MEDIEVAL, and my sweet American angel RaShelle from  A Number 2 Pencil Stat. And yes, since they are gorgeous and smokin' hot, they might even pose for their Dezzy in angel's outfits :))

Now, as you know, HOLLYWOOD SPY has his own stellar constellation of stars which are watching over him from all corners of the world shinning with their love. Here they are, my own stars:

SF STAR of the year is off course Alex J. Cavanaugh. Although I didn't have a chance to read his book, we've all seen what kind of buzz his CASSASTAR created around the blogosphere last Autumn.

WELSH STAR of 2011 is our dear Jamie from MITHRIL WISDOM, HOLLYWOOD SPY's own Indiana Jones, a brilliant young mind with a Master's Degree in Egyptology who lives near Catherine Zeta Jones (who is looking stunning tonight in the auditorium ;)

ASIAN STAR for 2011 is my dear Jaccsy from BUZZES CAFE, who also won a HOLLYWOOD SPY award last year, and who has tricked one lovely girl into marrying him last month so Nanny McDezzy is expecting his own Asian Godson or Goddaughter in about nine months :)

CANADIAN STAR for 2011 is our dear Clarissa Draper from LISTEN TO THE VOICES, HOLLYWOOD SPY's own forensic expert and also our secret Mexican spy ;)

KIWI STAR for 2011 is my favourite creature from New Zealand beside Karl Urban, my lovely and beautiful Wendy from MUSINGS FROM DOWN UNDER one of the most kind beings from the Middle Earth.

STAR OF NADIR is no one else but the lady who brought the little town of Nadir into the world of books, my dear Lisa Maliga from LEAVING NADIR. A very talented writer  and a great friend.

A very special FIGHTER OF THE YEAR award goes to my beloved Victoria Casvell from HAIRNETS AND HOPES an inspiring lady who fights for her dreams among hairnets and a bunch of children  like a true hero.

CHARMER OF THE YEAR award goes to one dashing top model and a beloved blogger, Dempsey Sanders from THEMOVIE411. His kind soul and stunning looks have charmed us all. He shares this award with a breathtaking, superwitty hunk called Christian James whom I love heaps (and then some more).

CAVEMAN OF THE YEAR goes to the best caveman out there, the pride and joy of all Canada - Kal from CALVIN'S CANADIAN CAVE OF COOLNESS, whom we love for making posts like this one or this one. He almost never comments here, but he supports his favourite spy with numerous links.

MAN OF INTEGRITY AWARD goes to Arlee Bird from TOSSING IT OUT, a man whom we deeply respect, admire, a writer with the most natural narrative talent and our favourite grumpy grandfather (he's fresh and young as daisy but he already has grandkids) :)

RA ANGELS award goes to many stunning ladies who are fans of both Richard Armitage and their Dezzy :) They've given me amazing support at Twitter,  here in the blogosphere and voting in thousands in HOLLYWOOD SPY's polls:  LittleVictory, Faboamanto, OneMoreLurker, Phylly, Nat, RAFanDreamer, Sinjoor, Kaprekar ... they all deserve this award.

HEART AWARD goes to all the people who have been sending their love to HOLLYWOOD SPY and thus deserve a place in my heart: Kelly Polark, Masy from THOUGHTS IN PROGRESS, Budd from MY ALTERNATE REALITY,  Emily White from EMILY'S PLAYHOUSE, Melissa Bradley from MELISSA'S IMAGINARIUM, Andrew Green from WHO WANTS TATERS?, Mary from GIGGLES AND GUNS, Ellen from ELLA'S EDGE, Kristin Rae from KRISTIN CREATIVE, Bryan from THE SFFHUB, Matthew from THE QQQEXPERIMENT, Leigh from THAT'S WRITE, Terrence from SCARLETSPIDER'S BLOG, Falsy from COLORFUL RANTS OF A FED UP SISTA, and MJenks from VITA BREVIS.

Congrats to all of the 37 winners of HOLLYWOOD SPY 2011 AWARD! You were all looking sexy and gorgeous as always! Lyndylove you were stunning in violet, Mary stop flirting with those young guys in the last row, Faboamanto stop smooching with Richard while camera's on you, Jamie, yes, you can take Zeta Jones home tonight, Kelly some producers are asking if you're interested in the Wonder Woman gig,  Arlee stop juggling with our golden statues, Falsy and MJenks stop pinching every gorgeous being you see in the auditorium tonight, Melissa love your new hairstyle it's not at all werewolfish, Flixy and RaShelle you were looking sexy tonight in your sparkly gowns, Ella people from ER say they're ready for you if you faint after that kiss with Brad Pitt at the stage, Matthew stop peddling you query letters to all the publishers at the gala ceremony,  Demps and Chrissy, yes, you may take me to the dancefloor now but be kind to my poor bones ;)  And yes, Alex you may play your guitar solo now, the stage is yours. See you all  at the afterparty and stay lovely till the next year!