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The Hangover is the ultimate bachelor party, wedding jitters, road trip splurge on Las Vegas. This is a guy’s movie that toes the line with raunchy humour from screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore and Todd Phillips, director of Old School.

You’ve got the comedy and camaraderie of City Slickers shared between Doug, the groom-to-be and his three groomsmen. If you loved it when Ferris took a day off school and howled when the Superbad crew hooked up with the police, then The Hangover’s what you’ve been waiting for. Dirty jokes, Mike Tyson singing, Heather Graham breast-feeding and what can only be described as a hotel room scene from Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas are what The Hangover’s all about.

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I like this story a lot. For two reasons, really.

1, because it involves one of my favourite directors, Luc Besson (he gave us our first glimpse of Natalie Portman in “Leon” (“The Professional”) as well as “The Big Blue” and “The Fifth Element“) and 2, because it involves Puma, which rocks.

Check out this release:

Cape Town, South Africa – Sportlifestyle company PUMA supports the environmental movie “HOME,” directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, photographer and author of “Earth From Above”, and produced by Luc Besson. The movie was released worldwide on 5 June 2009 – the World Environment Day – in cinemas, on DVD, and for free on television and the Internet. Through the PUMAVision category puma.creative PUMA will endorse showings of the movie in cultural institutions in Africa and beyond.

 

Luc Besson, Francois-Henri Pinault,
Yann Arthus-Bertrand

 

The documentary about environmental issues, which was filmed across fifty countries and shot entirely from the sky in high definition, offers a powerful commentary on the major environmental and social issues challenging our world and calls for a new awareness that protecting the earth is indispensable. It is the result of a collaboration between the photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the producer and director Luc Besson and Francois-Henri Pinault, the Chief Executive of the French luxury group PPR – the majority shareholder of PUMA and the world exclusive partner of HOME.

“Creating awareness of our environment’s emergency state is crucial and the first step for an improved handling of our natural resources,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman and CEO of PUMA. “In line with our PUMAVision concept, PUMA has implemented numerous environmental initiatives through various programs that aim at reducing our “paw print” – the effects that PUMA’s operations and actions have on the environment. The HOME film inspires us to work towards making a positive contribution to our planet. We hope that it will inspire audiences everywhere,” he added.
puma.creative funds the screening of HOME at the Whale Well of the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town on Youth Day, at the National Museum of Nairobi in Kenya and at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston, organized in cooperation with the French Cultural Service amongst others.

It is the first movie to be released simultaneously across all media and all continents. The simultaneous worldwide release provides as many people as possible with the opportunity to watch this profound documentary as a global collective. Any proceeds from the sale of merchandising products related to the film will be donated to the organization www.goodplanet.org.

PUMAVision unites all PUMA initiatives that come under the heading ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’, giving them a coherent direction and framework. It comes from a vision of a world that is better than the one we know now-a world that is safer, more peaceful and more creative. The PUMAVision programs puma.safe, puma.peace and puma.creative reflect PUMA’s commitment to social and environmental responsibility and define the partnerships and initiatives PUMA will support and pursue.

Very cool. Very cool indeed.

The free screenings will be shown at the Whale Well of the Iziko South African Museum on 16 June at 12pm and 2pm.

For more information about the film, visit http://www.home-2009.com

Yesterday we showed you a pic of Heather Graham (here) wearing a rather revealing ripped dress, taken at the premier of her new movie, The Hangover in Dublin. The general response in the comments section from the female 2oceansvibers ranged from “hot” to “tacky.”

Yesterday was the premier for the same movie in London and this time she went for a very different vibe.

Lets have a little squizz at that.

Wow

Jeepers

I must say, I am quite fond of Heather Graham.

So what do we think of that dress, girls?

Here we see Heather Graham throwing out a new vibe in Dublin this week, at the premier of premiere of “The Hangover .”

Heather Graham giving it a full go.

Hmm. I don’t necessarily mind it.

What do we think, girls?

EXTRA BONUS VIBE: Click here for the Daily Mail’s recent interview with Heather Graham about tantric sex and levitation (God, how awesome!).

The 1995 World Cup film is officially being named “INVICTUS,” and I thought you would enjoy these pics of Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.

Matt Pienaar

Morgan Mandela

Quite a vibe.

I dig that pic of Morgs. Nailing the frail Mandela vibe.

And Damon’s strapping around the wrists – spot on – just like Frankie Peanuts.

And that blonde hair? SICK!

Also check the old SAA logo on the advertising boards to the left of the pic.

[thanks jase]

Well, it wasn’t really Ferris’s home, it was actually Cameron’s dad’s home. Either way, it’s for same for $2,3 million.

Ferris Bueller aficionado’s will remind you that this was the venue for the biggest kid balls up of all time. When Ferris and Cameron put Cam’s dad’s Ferrari GT 250 California on bricks, so they could reverse the mileage they had done that day. The car came off the bricks and shot off, out the window, into the woods below.

Caaaameroooon…

Quite a drop..

Sweet

The estate agency (here) tells us:

THE BEN ROSE HOME-site of the famous movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “, cantilevered over the ravine, these two steel and glass buildings, which can never be duplicated, have incredible vistas of the surrounding woods. This is a unique property designed by A. James Speyer and David Haid, both notable architects of the 20th Century. Estate Sale Sold -No disclosures! This is an amazing architectural treasure. home also included…

[more here]

I thought we’d end this one off with some important clips from the movie, starting off in the garage of that very house above. The moment where it all goes wrong – the moment that Cameron agrees to spend the day cruising around in his dad’s car with Ferris. And what a day it was.

Interesting fact : The world record auction price for a car USED to be the same model car as the one used in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (The Ferrari GT 250 California) but it was very recently beaten by the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. We told you all about that sometime last month. CLICK HERE if you missed it.

Remember, we said we would have to win the EuroMillions in order to win that auction! Incidentally, I see there was a rollover and this weekend’s jackpot is sitting at €40,000! That’s R456 million – call it half a billion Rand. Fine. CLICK HERE to play safely online.

If you haven’t seen the movie then I strongly advise you do. It’s available at DVD Nouveau. Don’t tell anyone you haven’t seen it. Just get it, quickly watch it, and then pretend to be normal.

[thanks rich, Steve]

I’ve just watched the trailer to the new Sherlock Holmes movie with Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong and Jude Law. It’s directed by Guy Ritchie and I tell you what, it looks bloody MAGIC!

I know. It’s R to the AD! I was smiling the whole way through and even laughed at the end. FACT.

Aah ja – I’m THOROUGHLY looking forward to that movie and am so stoked that Rob is back – like PROPERLY back! We all need him in our lives. He is so necessary.

Just to recap:

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish-born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based “consulting detective”, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, inductive reasoning and inference to solve difficult cases. In virtually all of his appearances, he is portrayed as the protagonist.

Awesome!

It should be mentioned at this point that I lived in the same street as one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s residences (he clearly wasn’t there anymore, but there was a plaque on the wall outside the door) in Marylebone, when I first hit the London scene in the late 90′s. W1, baby – that’s how I roll.

They will make many many of these Sherlock Holmes films. It will be the new Bond. But better, because they haven’t gone so far down the road and lost the magic (please prove me wrong with the next Bond – I miss it). They’ve got gadgets, girls, action and all sorts of fun in this new Holmes vibe it seems. Whereas Bond, these days, doesn’t even say “Bond, James Bond” anymore.

How sad is that? He didn’t say it in the most recent Bond!

I know!!

WHO ARE YOU, JAMES?

More on Sherlock Holmes here.

A little bit of class goes along way.

Italian actress Monica Bellucci, right, and French actress Sophie Marceau, left, walk the red carpet at the screening of a film ‘Ne te retourne pas’ (Don’t Look Back), during the Cannes Film Festival.

[source : Gawker]

I remind you that, although potentially risky due to her young age and gawkiness at the time, I claimed Dakota Fanning just under a month ago.

It looks like it’s turning out less risky as each day passes.

I thought I’d keep you up to date on how she is coming along.

Dakota Fanning
A superb claim

[Amazing, she looks lke Pippa Wilson in that pic, don't you think?]

You what? You wish you had claimed her before me? Oh, I’m very sure that is the case. That’s why you have to be quick on the draw, my mate. That’s why I’ve also got Natalie Portman. Because I was quick stix back in the day, and claimed her when she was a lightie.

It’s going to be so awesome when Fanning comes of age and you start perving her, but then I remind you that you have no perve-rights, because I claimed her in Feb 2009.

It’s too easy.

You did well with Juliette Lewis, by the way.

Click here to find out about Dakota Fanning in the Twilight sequel.

I hadn’t taken out a DVD for a while and popped into DVD Nouveau (where else) on Sunday. I got Step Brothers with Will Farrell (6/10 – you can skip that one) and Dead Calm with Billy Zane (it was the right thing to do – and it was good – get it). Although I didn’t feel quite satisfied and had another poke around the shop.

Now, I’ve been following Stephen Fry on Twitter for a few weeks and have thoroughly enjoyed his random mutterings, including one the other morning – “What a lovely day! Off for a morning stroll now, what!” His “tweets” have brought on a smirk or two so I decided to take home his new DVD, entitled Stephen Fry in America .

I’m busy watching the first disc now and I must admit it’s quite cool. He takes you on a journey across all 50 of the United States of America.

The journey was inspired by the fact that Stephen Fry was very nearly born in America, if it wasn’t for his father’s job choice.

On stephenfry.com he notes:

Most people who are obsessed by America are fascinated by the physical – the cars, the music, the movies, the clothes, the gadgets, the sport, the cities, the landscape and the landmarks. I am interested in all of those, of course I am, but I (perhaps because of my father’s decision) am interested in something more. I have always wanted to get right under the skin of American life. To know what it really is to be American, to have grown up and been schooled as an American; to work and play as an American; to romance, labour, succeed, fail, feud, fight, vote, shop, drift, dream and drop out as an American; to grow ill and grow old as an American.

For years then, I have harboured deep within me the desire to make a series of documentary films about ‘the real’ America. Not the usual road movies in a Mustang and certainly not the kind of films where minority maniacs are trapped into making exhibitions of themselves. It is easy enough to find Americans to sneer at if you look hard enough, just as it is easy to find ludicrous and lunatic Britons to sneer at. Without the intention of fawning and flattering then, I did want to make an honest film about America, an unashamed love letter to its physical beauty and a film that allowed Americans to reveal themselves in all their variety.

I enjoy Fry’s conservative “frightful” humour and give this DVD set the thumbs up.

Intuitive, funny and easy watching.

Get it and chill.

It’s safe.

While the nation waits for confirmation that Ron Jeremy will be playing Joost van der Westhuizen in Human Factor, the Clint Eastwood directed biopic, based around the 1995 World Cup, starring Matt Damon (as Francois “”Please, all me Franki” Pienaar) and Morgan Freeman (as Nelson Mandela); we have some other, possibly more important news.

Matt Daaamon, training in Cape Town
Photo by Tania Coetzee/Rex Features (source)

We can confirm that our very own 2oceansvibe character, The Adventurer (AKA Pieface, AKA Ryan Scott) will be playing the role of ex-Springbok centre, Brendan Venter in the movie!

I know!

It’s just AWESOME!

The Adventurer

playing the role of

Brendan Venter

It’s UNCANNY!

Well done to The Adventurer on being part of the 1995 World Cup winning side!

With my pace and agility, coupled with my legend as “C-TAP” (Coming Through At Pace), they were seriously considering me for the role of Chester Williams, but apparently there’s a problem because I’m WHITE!

What a shame, to have a movie about transformation, and then to let RACE get in the way of choosing the perfect person for the role.

So sad.

I only watched the Oscars last night, as the live broadcast (early yesterday morning) was on during my dealings with Mercedes Benz. In case you missed my Twitting, I dropped off my car and was put into an A-Class Merc as I joined a lift club from the Culemborg Orbit Motors to The Safe House.

An A-class Merc
Picture this with five people in it.
Two of them being over 100kg.

The lift club consisted of the driver, two extremely large people (one man, one woman), a man of normal build and myself (sporty/model type build). For those of you who know the A-Class Merc, this setup is nothing short of unreasonable. Struggling to breathe, I noticed the driver was driving in the wrong direction. He informed us he needed to get to a petrol station to fill up. The A-Class was out of gas. Good. Good. I wasn’t sure how much more of this I could take.

I should also make mention of the fact that I have a very powerful “fuck-up sensor” built into my head, which was bleeping when I first arrived at Mercedes Benz. Sensing in impending fuck up when I dropped off my car at 07h00, I asked the chick at the desk to get me the number for RIKKIS taxis. She went through the phone book and couldn’t find their number. She assured me I was over reacting and I would have a very comfortable lift, very shortly. We left at 07h30.

Back to the lift club. 10 minutes later (after filling up with a jam-packed car) we were on the road, in Gardens, as the driver got everyone’s drop-off coordinates. They all agreed that I would be the last drop. Given the only thing between Camps Bay and Gardens is Kloof Nek, I couldn’t quite fathom 45 minutes of driving around Cape town with my face pressed against the window like a porn star.

I climbed out of the vehicle as traffic built up around us. The driver shat himself and asked what I was doing. I explained to him it would be easier for me to walk. I bid my lift club buddies farewell and headed off into the CBD, side swiping Wembley Square and finally ending up at Vida e on Kloof Road. I grabbed a latte and a water and jumped in the first taxi that drove past. R40 got me to The Safe House where I spent the day rolled up like a ball, shivering in the corner.

Other than that I’m fine.

I watched the Oscars last night and found it thoroughly amusing that the cameras were basically fixed on Brad and Angelina when Jennifer was on stage. They’re so naughty, those cameramen.

I’m not going to give an Oscar review as I’m sure there is not much more to be said. What I will do is give you pics of Jen and Angie for general discussion.

Jennifer Aniston at The Oscars

Angelina Jolie at The Oscars

Nice.

Goodness, they really are two very different people. I am slightly scared of Angelina, to be honest.

I reckon she beats Brad.

In case you were wondering..

Peter Parker (Spiderman)
Possibly from the New Pier area

“Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: “With great power comes great responsibility.” This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I’m Spiderman.”

[thanks francois]

Not since Alec Baldwin’s voicemail to his daughter have I been so impressed by the level of anger displayed by a Hollywood star.

For a guy who nailed the character of my hero Patrick Bateman (in the film American Psycho) so beautifully, I almost expect Christian Bale to lose his mind from time to time – particularly on set. In fact I’d be a bit disappointed if he didn’t. He should be allowed to.

Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho

Those of you who didn’t watch American Psycho need to look deep within yourself and ask the question; why have you been leading such an empty existence? If this is the case then you might remember Christian Bale in the movie Batman, in which he played the role of the title character, you guessed it, Batman. You’ll recall that Batman is the same movie which featured the late Heath Ledger as Batman’s nemesis, The Joker.

Aah, yes, that’s the one!

Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the film, Batman

Ok, now that everyone is on the same page, PLAY VIDEO BELOW TO LISTEN TO AUDIO CLIP OF CHRISTIAN BALE going ape shit with a crew member on the set of Terminator Salvation.

[thanks jason]

I was watching the Louis Theroux interview series on DVD earlier this week. You remember I mentioned DVD Nouveau the other day, right? Ja, so the Louis Theroux series comes highly recommended. By me. That’s right. El stampo of approvio.

So anyway, in the one episode, Louis goes to white racist America and spends time with some of America’s most notorious white supremacist racists. Nothing too alarming there, as South Africans we’ve certainly experienced our fair share. More importantly, or perhaps more attention grabbing for me, were the 11 year old blonde twin angels who appeared in the segment. They also happened to be the pop duo known as Prussian Blue.

Gorgeous little monsters

It was quite an amazing vibe they were going for – their music and lyrics dealing solely with racism and hate. Awesome vibe! The mother was also something to behold and basically called off the interview when she found herself struggling to answer Louis’s basic, logical questions.

Wikipedia fills us in as to the family’s movements:

The duo moved with their mother (April Gaede), their stepfather (Mark Harrington) and their younger half-sister, Dresden from Bakersfield, California to Kalispell, Montana in 2006 because, in their mother’s words, Bakersfield was “not white enough.” Some of their new neighbors did not welcome them; many city residents passed out fliers warning of the duo’s views, and signs proclaiming “No Hate Here” appeared on a few windows around the town. Some of the people who passed out flyers received threatening letters from members of out-of-state white supremacist organizations. The Montana Human Rights Network planned a rally in Kalispell to protest the family’s white nationalist views

Awesome vibe, hey?

Do yourself a favour and rent the DVD set.

For now I just wanted to show you that picture of the gorgeous little monsters.

What a waste.

It was a couple months back that the Interior Decorator told me that I “simply HAVE to visit DVD Nouveau” on Bree Street in Cape Town. She told me about their incredible selection of DVD’s for rent, including every series and all the classics. I looked for the shop, but I couldn’t find it and gave up.

Then I tried one more time and spotted it next door to Boss Models, in a little yellow building, 166 Bree Street, near the four-way stop.

What other DVD shops want to be when they grow up.
DVD Nouveau
166 Bree Street

As Cape Town DVD rental stores and DVD shops in Cape Town go, this is, without doubt, the best there is. The Interior decorator was 100% spot on when she mentioned the range found at DVD Nouveau. Two examples should be enough for you. 1 – they have all four seasons of Entourage and 2 – they even have the classic 11 minute short, Dinner for One. You might remember Dinner for One was that black and white production that used to run every New Year on SABC. The one with the butler who gets absolutely smashed whilst serving the lady of the house and her imaginary guests. The quote “the same procedure as every year, James,” and his tripping over the animal head on the carpet might be a couple of highlights that tweak your memory.

Honestly, there hasn’t been one movie that I have tried to rent that they didn’t have. This weekend’s random request for the Dreyfuss/Midler/Nolte classic Down and Out in Beverly Hills was too easy for them. This morning I rented the box set of Louis Theroux interviews. You don’t know who Louis Theroux is? Get it. Trust me.

HOW stunning!!??

An old converted home, the DVD rental shop sports four separate rooms, each showcasing a different theme/genre of DVD to rent; with everything from latest releases, to foreign films, documentaries, comedy etc. The little sofa’s and chandeliers are TO DIE FOR!

So there is not much more I can tell you about this gorgeous little find, other than you need to get your ass there ASAP. Oh, there is one more thing – all DVD’s (except new releases) have a TWO DAY return policy! That’s right, you only have to return them after two days. Pretty cool!

This article would not be complete without a mention of my favourite new popcorn which goes perfectly hand in hand with ANY DVD. Please enjoy the new Woolworths popcorn!!

It’s just too incredible to behold!

Woolworths popcorn in its own box!
To die for!

I know!

The new Woolworths popcorn comes in its own box! So, unlike the other brands out there (sis!) you can eat the popcorn from the container you made it in. And it’s so much fun to operate! Like a popup book, the Woolworths popcorn comes in a flattened box, and you simply pull the two little tags outwards and *POP* the box stands to attention – ready for some microwave action!

Sorry to butt-in on your otherwise very serious vibe, but it is very important that you watch this urgently.

I stumbled upon Eddie Murphy’s Coming To America on satellite this week and was reminded of the various genius highlights that I had forgotten. Obviously there are the basics, like “your royal penis is clean your highness,” and, when he gets to New York and says “Yes, yes, fuck you too!” to his neighbours. Those were great.

But I COMPLETELY forgot about the “She is your queen to be” dance sequence, which ends off with pure raw hilarity.

Watch this clip and laugh out loud with me at the 01:53 mark. But you HAVE TO watch the whole lead up to that point. On loud.

The quality of this clip is disgusting, but certainly clear enough to enjoy it to the max.

To the “max” – now that’s funny!

Check it out:

WHAAHAHAHAHAHA!

Whoops, did you make a little piddle?

You would never be expected to get your head around it, so don’t even try – I would never put that much pressure on you.

Puff Daddy has just launched his new fragrance called “I AM KING” which falls under his Sean John clothing brand. He felt it necessary to make a 5 minute mini-movie to launch it, which features him the whole way through – riding jet ski’s in a tux, gambling, flying helicopters, racing motor bikes. Virtually every scene is in slow-mo and virtually every scene has him wearing a tux and every scene features his under bite.

There is also a voice over the whole way through. Which is him. Saying things like, “I believe, therefore I am.” Now, while Walt Disney was pretty inspirational and on the ball with his quote, “If you can dream it, you can do it,” I feel Diddy’s little phrase of wonder lends itself to someone quite delusional. I mean, “I believe, therefore I am” is quite a dangerous vibe to be throwing out there. That’s what TIK addicts say to themselves before they pop a cap in someone’s ass.

CLICK HERE if that doesn’t play

Unless he is actively trying to promote delusions of grandeur? But then why would I buy a fragrance that is marketed as something for people pretending to be something they’re not? I want the actual fragrance that the king wears, thank you very much… I don’t want to be some king pretender! Good Lord!

He should, really, be calling the fragrance “I AM ARSEHOLE.”

[thanks johnny]

The old debate of whether life imitates art, or vice versa, has been thrown into another dimension this week.

I mean, it was one thing for Arnold Schwarzenegger to become the Governor of California; but for him to deliver quotes like he did this week, well…. it’s just taking the piss really.

This, From SKY News:

Ernie: Perfect Storm For LA Fires

The US governor, who has declared a state of emergency, spoke after flames gutted hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee.

 

Ernie
Wrong, on so many levels.

 

A total of around 3,700 firefighters, using helicopters, bulldozers and engines, were battling fires across the state.

More than 800 residences – ranging from multi-million-dollar mansions to modest prefabricated mobile homes – have been destroyed.

A fire that struck in Los Angeles late on Friday was described as one of the worst to hit the city in nearly half a century.

Schwarzenegger commented to the press, “With all these fires all over, this is usually what happens at this time of the year, when we have THE PERFECT STORM, which means basically we have high winds, high temperatures and very, very dry.”

[read more here]

Are you trying to fuck with my head, Arnie?

Did you just refer to it as “A Perfect Storm?”

Are you MAD? Do you think I’m an idiot?

I mean, we have an action movie star, turned Governor, and he is throwing around MOVIE TITLES in his speeches! WHO ARE YOU??? WHERE ARE WE???

And don’t tell me he didn’t think about it. NO-ONE used the words “The Perfect Storm” before the movie with the same title came out in 2000. And NO-ONE doesn’t think of that movie when the words are uttered. ESPECIALLY by a fucking movie star!

It’s like that one movie that he starred in, called Last Action Hero, where the young movie fan gets thrown into the movie world of his favorite action film character – Arnold.

Except this time, it’s us!

He might as well have gone on and said the storm had resulted in a “clear and present danger.”

That’s how radical it is.

That’s where we are.

I hope you didn’t think about that headline in a naughty way. That would be very naughty indeed. And childish.

G-Man and The Dude told me about this stand up bit of Eddie Izzard doing a Christopher Walken impression.

I like this guy. He makes me laugh.

I haven’t laughed in years.

Great to be back.

CLICK HERE if that doesn’t play

You father’s watch!

My father’s watch!

This watch!

I got this WATCH!

God, it’s just beautiful..