Emmy Rossum Photo Shoot

Emmy Rossum

It would seem that 2004, the year of her 18th birthday, will be remembered as pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her appearance in two very different films, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Emmy's performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe nomination, and should assure that she will be a memorable presence in many films to come.
Being born and raised in New York City provided Emmy with the perfect place to start her professional career. After passing an audition at the Metropolitan Opera when she was 7 years old, she performed in more than 20 operas in six different languages at Lincoln Center, alongside such figures as Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. She was directed by Franco Zeffirelli in "Carmen." She left the opera when she entered her teenage years, as she had grown too tall to perform as a child. Emmy also appeared in a Carnegie Hall presentation of "The Damnation of Faust."

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Natalie Imbruglia - SHE rang the bell to kick off the Boxing Day sales

 

SHE rang the bell to kick off the Boxing Day sales yesterday but it is Natalie Imbruglia's big-screen career that could be about to ring loudly with news she has auditioned for a role alongside Hugh Jackman in his latest blockbuster.

Confidential can reveal the actress-turned-songstress had a secret screen test for a part in Wolverine in Sydney two weeks ago.

The one-time Ramsay St resident seems to be switching her focus back to the screen after her single Glorious failed to set the charts on fire in either Britain or her homeland Australia this year.

She finished filming the Aussie flick Elise in Adelaide earlier this month and is also believed to have auditioned for the job as host of So You Think You Can Dance – a role that went to another former Neighbours actress, Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

"Shooting (Elise) and getting to play such an interesting character was a dream come true," Imbruglia said. "I am still pinching myself about the whole experience and I definitely want to do more film."

Casting for the next film in the X-Men series is ongoing, with Naomi Watt's partner Liev Schreiber and AFI-winner Kodi Smit-McPhee rumoured to be joining the project.

UK-based Imbruglia spent Chrissy Day in Newcastle &3150; the home town of her Silverchair rocker hubby Daniel Johns.

But she had to go easy on the eggnog, with a 7am start at David Jones's city store yesterday.

Dressed in a design by her friend and former stylist Alice McCall, Imbruglia launched the post-Christmas clearance alongside DJs bigwigs.

And with the sun shining again, she is hardly counting down the days until she jets out on January 2.

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Thalia Who is she ???

 

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Jessica Simpson is box-office poison

 

Jessica Simpson isn’t the box-office draw you’d expect a hot chick with a creamy stupid center to be. Her latest film Blonde Ambition was headed straight for DVD until the producers decided to show the film in Jessica’s home state of Texas. It not only bombed but set the stage for the rest of her film releases, according to Page Six:

The turkey took in just $1,322 on its opening weekend in eight Texas theaters. Jessica's next picture, "Major Movie Star," with Vivica A. Fox and Steve Guttenberg, is also heading straight to DVD.

I did the math on this one and it’s bad. Assuming movie tickets are $10, roughly 16 people saw this movie at each theater over a three day span. If this isn’t a giant sign that says “Jessica Simpson, it’s time for porn” then I don’t know what is. I mean, besides that billboard I built outside her bedroom window that says “Jessica Simpson, it’s time for porn.” Her dad was a big help though, so I can’t take all the credit.

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Teri Seymour wears a bikini, could use a good meal or ten

 

My original headline for this post was “Simon Cowell attacked by rogue Ethiopian.” Then I did some investigative journalism (i.e. Wikipedia) and learned that it’s actually Simon’s fiancé British TV personality Teri Seymour. The couple are on vacation in Barbados for the holiday. I can understand why he keeps her around. She seems handy. Simon could always use Teri as a walking stick if he were on a long hike. Or, I dunno, maybe as a karate staff if he wanted to fight crime or play Ninja Turtles with Ryan Seacrest who always wants to be “Naked Shredder.”

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Photos: Splash News

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