Global superstar Ke$ha (RCA Records) hangs out with RCA Music Group label mate Mike Posner (J Records) at the release party for his debut album “31 Minutes To Takeoff,” which comes out next Tuesday, August 10th. Mike’s music is hot and so is he. Check him out tonight on Jimmy Fallon and see him live when he comes to town. www.mikeposner.com
Top celebrities, sponsors and media guests will gather at a secret location today and tomorrow August 4th & 5th to sign and decorate reusable tote bags to be auctioned off on eBay to raise funds and awareness for Save the Children Foundation. Check out all the latest fashion trends, accessories, gadgets and all the cool T.J. Maxx back to school styles, and help raise awareness of child poverty at the same time. The Kardashian sisters, Brittny Gastineau, Sophie Monk, Mae Whitman and many more hot celebs will be on hand. www.platinumpublicity.com Call Melanie Segal at 323 933 7914 for more info. www.savethechildren.org
Spike Lee is coming to HBO with his fourth feature-length collaboration with HBO. Five years after Katrina, director Spike Lee returns to New Orleans to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City are playing out in his new four-hour, two part documentary ‘If God is Willing and Da Creek Don‘t Rise.’ It’s a heartfelt story of hope and heartache and the city’s storied ability to celebrate life with unmatched ebullience. Lee documents the successes and failures in the ongoing efforts to restore housing, healthcare, education, economic growth and law and order to the battered community. The Oscar nominated Lee digs deep and uncovers the good the bad and the ugly, and also takes a look at the massive BP Gulf oil spill. Lee interviews many people who share their stories including the former La Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, and activist actors Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. The riveting documentary airs Monday and Tuesday, August 23rd and 24th from 9-11p on HBO.
Veteran actress Kathy Bates, who spooked us out and won an Oscar and a Globe for her terrifying portrayal of a crazed and obsessed lunatic in “Misery,” is coming to NBC as a curmudgeonly ex-patent lawyer who gets fired and has to start over in ‘Harry’s Law.’ Kathy, one of the most respected and accomplished actresses in Hollywood, has also won a Screen Actors Guild Award, eight Emmy nominations, a Tony nomination and an Oscar nom for supporting actress in Primary Colors. Wow. Oh, and she will also continue to guest star on “The Office.” Kathy you are hot stuff.
High-powered PR firm PMK-BNC is looking to break new ground by branching out into film and bringing in Marian Koltai-Levine, president of Zipline Entertainment to start a film, marketing and distribution department within the agency. Koltai-Levine, prior to founding Zipline, headed up the marketing at two specialty film companies and was a senior publicist at PMK before that. She will join again her former colleague and bring her entire staff with her. Chairman and CEO, Cindi Berger (pictured here) who runs the company along with Michael Nyman is changing the landscape of the once limited public relations firms as we know them to be. Berger said, “Bringing in Marian allows PMK-BNC to round out its entertainment division with a completely integrated film marketing and communications department as well as adds distribution capabilities that we’ve never had before.” She’s right. Giving her roster of A-list clients, which reads a who’s who of top personalities, companies and brands, in-house access to various opportunities in marketing and distribution, is cutting- edge and ahead of the game.
Bruce Willis heads to Spain next month to start filming the thriller “The Cold Light of Day,” along with English actor Henry Cavill (The Tutors) and Sigourney Weaver is in talks to star as well, according to Variety. The story is about a young American whose family is kidnapped while on a vacation in Spain. With only a few hours to find his family, he uncovers a government conspiracy and finds a connection between the kidnapping and his father’s secrets. French director Mabrouk El Mechri will direct the Summit-Intrepid Picture. Willis can be seen next Friday, August 13th in the Sly Stallone picture ‘The Expendables.’
Celebrity Crises Expert Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR say’s Long Island’s Lindsay Lohan has a chance at redemption but first things first. Go to rehab, succeed in rehab, take time off, relax and be quiet. Now is no time to be talking. No interviews. No clubbing and start dating normal people. Fix your damaged brand, recover publicly and there’s a great chance those big buck movie companies will bet on you again. Lindsay, are you listening? www.5wpr.com
Long time actor Rob Lowe has just moved up the ranks in Hollywood. Rob is now one of the investors in the purchase of Miramax by a consortium of buyers who call themselves Filmyard Holdings. Rob has partnered up with Tom Barrack of Colony Capital, and along with Ron Tutor and a few other small investors, owns the specialty film house. One rumored investor is James Robinson of Morgan Creek, who along with Lowe have years of show biz experience. This apparently is the big media deal Lowe has been working on that has been real hush hush. Lowe, who started in the business years ago with peers like Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jr., was probably looking for a way to make the mega bucks like they have been raking in lately, and saw this as a chance to do just that. In a statement released on Friday, Mr. Lowe said: “The acquisition of a classic brand like Miramax is an exciting first step in my partnership with Tom Barrack and Colony Capital. This represents an exciting new chapter for me. And Tom and I could not have a better partner on our first deal together than Ron Tutor.” Now all they have to do is figure out how to make money. Rob can also be seen soon as a regular on Parks and Recreation with Amy Poehler.
UJA –Federation of New York’s Manhattan Women’s Philanthropy will hold its fifth annual Hampton’s Trunk Show on Thursday, August 5th from 10a-5p at the Bridgehampton Historical Society at 2368 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton .The trunk show is an amazing day filled with shopping, music and refreshments and a chance to learn what incredible work the UJA-Federation of New York does. This is a must attend- chic event, with the hottest participating designers and everyone in the Hamptons comes out in support. Tickets are $25.00 In advance and $30, at the door. Go. www.ujafedny.org
One of the hottest bands of the year is coming to our neck of the woods to finish up their world tour ‘The End.’ That’s right. The Black Eyed Peas, who will be here this month will put on a monstrous show that will leave you pumped up for days. Best part, hot stuff Fergie will be in the house with her addicting and incredible vocals. Go to www.ticketsnow.com for dates and info on other shows as well.
