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Dozens of A-listers take a casual day for Oscar rehearsals
LOS ANGELES — Less than 24 hours before the super-fancy Oscar ceremony, it was jeans-and-sneakers day at the Dolby Theatre. Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Aniston, Liam Neeson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Watts, Kevin Hart, Channing Tatum and Zoe Saldana were among the casually-clad stars rehearsing for the Academy Awards Saturday, while Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Marion Cotillard, Jared Leto, Dwayne Johnson and Oprah Winfrey dressed things up. A day before the Hollywood celebration seen around the world, stars paraded through the theater to test-drive their lines on the teleprompter, try out their show-day shoes and get comfortable with the winners’ envelope. “I’m so glad we’re doing this!” said Terrence Howard, who wore an ascot beneath his cardigan sweater, as he fumbled over his lines. He ran through them again and again, explaining, “I’ve been on vacation for a while.” Hart, wearing a letterman’s jacket and ripped jeans, showed a hint of nerves. “This is my first time,” he told a stage manager. “It’s pretty intense.” Other stars brought the comfort of experience with them. Aniston, who arrived in flip-flops, cargo pants and a denim jacket, carried high heels in a paper bag and put them on backstage. Kidman went a step further and rehearsed barefoot. Statuesque in a white, ruffle-front blouse and loose black trousers, Kidman shed her stilettos backstage because her show-day shoes aren’t quite as tall. “So I’ll be the right height,” she said. Leto and Chris Pratt had fun with their rehearsals, each pretending to trip on their way to the microphone. “Yes, I know, my jacket’s fabulous,” Leto said when he arrived center stage, having come straight from the Spirit Awards in an elaborate beaded blazer and a felt hat to rival Pharrell’s. Murphy, who wore an all-black ensemble of hoodie, pants, sneakers and shades, seemed serious as he rehearsed — until he was about to leave the stage. Jason Bateman, in a plaid shirt and jeans, had a special guest in tow: his 8-year-old daughter,
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Channing Tatum, right, is seen on stage during rehearsals for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015.
Francesca. “From here, we’re going to take it up a notch and go for frozen yogurt,” he said. Tatum, wearing a gray sweatshirt, baggy khakis, untied boots and his ballcap askew, took time backstage to chat with the students of Team Oscar: aspiring young filmmakers who won the chance to carry Oscar statuettes onstage during the big show. Tatum told them about dancing with Charlize Theron during his first Academy Awards appearance. He said he was so nervous that he started drinking as soon as they finished the performance, and was half-drunk when he went on the Jimmy Kimmel show later that night. Winfrey, who arrived camera-ready in a long, cream-colored skirt and matching sweater, brought best friend Gayle King to her rehearsal. King snapped cell-phone pictures of Winfrey on the Oscar stage before she practiced her lines, and took more photos after. Meanwhile, host Neil Patrick Harris popped out of his dressing room, saying, “Let’s go see what’s happening.” He met up with Winfrey on stage. The two hugged as King snapped away. (ap)
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Kirk Cameron, Cameron Diaz take anti-Oscar Razzie awards
LOS ANGELES - “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas,” a film which promises to “put Christ back into Christmas” and actress Cameron Diaz triumphed Saturday at the Razzies anti-award show, Hollywood’s hall of shame. On the eve of the Oscars, the movie -- of which one critic said “even devout born-again Christians will find this hard to stomach” -- took the worst picture, as well as worst actor, worst screenplay and worst screen combo. The film has the dubious honor of a straight zero rating on the Rotten Tomatoes movie ranking website, where the LA Times critics said of it: “Virtually everything about this production feels thrown together.” Blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay meanwhile was named worst director for “Transformers: Age of Extinction” at the ceremony, formally called the Golden Raspberries, which celebrated Tinseltown’s worst output of 2014. Diaz was named worst actress for “The Other Woman” and “Sex Tape,” while worst supporting actress went to Megan Fox for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” In the anti-awards show hosted in a downtown Hollywood theater, the worst supporting actor accolade was won by Kelsey Grammer for performances including in “The Expendables 3” and “Transformers.” Big-screen musical adaptation “Annie,” starring Jamie Foxx and Oscar-nominated child star Quvenzhane Wallis, was named the worst
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Hotel occupancy declines, infrastructural repairs needed GIANYAR - Tourist visit to Bali, particularly to Gianyar, continue to increase from year to year. However, these numbers are inversely proportional to hotel room occupancy rates. The government of Gianyar plans to make some infrastructural repairs in 2015 in order to improve the comfort of travelers to the region.
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Actress Cameron Diaz triumphed Saturday at the Razzies anti-award show, Hollywood’s hall of shame. remake, sequel or rip-off. The Razzies were created in 1980 as an antidote to Hollywood’s starstudded, back-slapping annual awards season, which climaxes on February 22 this year with the 87th Oscars. All but one of the Razzie categories are chosen by the 800 or so members of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, who earn voting rights by paying a $40 membership fee, with a $25 annual renewal. Nominees very rarely attend the Razzies. Sandra Bullock turned up to accept worst actress in 2010 for “All About Steve,” a day before winning best actress Oscar for “The Blind Side.” The Oscars will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in downtown Hollywood. (afp)
Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Bali Chapter, Tjokorda Arta Ardana Sukawati, recognizes that tourist arrivals to Bali continue to increase every year. However, the rate occupancy for hotels and villas in Bali continues to decrease. He said that such conditions are not only occurring in Gianyar but also in Nusa Dua, Kuta and other regions as well. “Gianyar is witnessing the same phenomenon. For instance, if we take December 2013 as an indicator, hotels in Ubud had an
occupancy rate of 78 percent, while in December 2014 the rate declined to 55 percent, which indicates a drastic reduction from month to month,” he emphasized. According to Cok Ace, as he is familiarly addressed, this condition is influenced by two main factors, namely the oversupply of rooms and the reduction in the length of stay for tourists in Bali. “Today, visitors to Bali are dominated by Asian tourists, especially Chinese tourists. They are different from European and American tourists who tend to stay for longer periods of time. Whereas, Asian tourists such as those from China and Thailand tend to take short trips, so once they feel satisfied, they quickly go
home,” he explained. Meanwhile, Head of the Government of Gianyar Tourism Office, I.B. Brahmanta, said that the reduction in hotel room occupancy rates is a shared responsibility. For this reason, his office will be coordinating with other relevant agencies in order to improve infrastructure. “In regards to this issue, we have to coordinate with all relevant agencies, particularly those handling infrastructural improvements in 2015,” he said. According to Brahmanta, if infrastructure is improved allowing for convenience, travelers who regularly visit Gianyar, especially Ubud will feel more comfortable. “If their stay in Gianyar is comfortable with good infrastructure, they will stay for longer periods of time in the hotels and villas of Gianyar,” he said. (kmb35)
Tourist visit to Bali, particularly to Gianyar, continue to increase from year to year. However, these numbers are inversely proportional to hotel room occupancy rates. The government of Gianyar plans to make some infrastructural repairs in 2015 in order to improve the comfort of travelers to the region.
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