Barbie Doll in Hollywood Movie

After the recent success of live action toy franchises to hit the big screen it comes as no surprise to hear that Mattel’s Barbie doll is getting the Hollywood treatment.

As a child I couldn’t see the point of Barbie when my brother had much more fun toys to play with like Action Man and racing cars. I ditched the doll and played with the boys.

It’s too early to say which direction Universal will take on one the most famous dolls in the world. My hope for a black comedy starring Anna Faris in the role of the blonde who has every thing is rather doubtful.

Check out Aqua’s Barbie Girl and Julie Brown’s Cause I’m a Blonde from Earth Girls Are Easy.

Stanley Tucci joins Burlesque cast

Burlesque adds Stanley Tucci to the cast that see Cher’s return to the big screen in more than a decade. She stars alongside Christina Aguilera in a neo-burlesque musical directed by Steve Antin.

Tucci is riding high from the successes of Julie and Julia and The Devil Wears Prada.

Aguilera plays a small town girl and knock-out singer who is taken under the wing of the manager of a burlesque club, played by Cher.

The movie is due for release in November 09.

Social Media Marketing for Independent Film by Ginger Liu

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Evil Auntie and the Bay Area Web Pioneers

Evil Auntie is a comedy cooking series cooked up by Bay Area multi-media pioneers, Robin Elaine McCain and Leslie Strait, and is a 2009 Webby Awards Official Honoree.

Evil Auntie is lovingly based on one of McCain’s aunts and each month the eccentric Evil Auntie shares insightful cooking tips and instruction on food and life. The character’s comparisons with America’s national cook, Julia Childs, have not been lost on McCain and Strait. Their blog, Channeling Julia, provides insightful information on everything food related from correct cooking temperatures to cooking utensils.

Streit and McCain co-produced the first ever web series in 1996, the award winning Internet site, VD2001. Their production company, Cinematiks, is currently producing The Elly Glass Project, a documentary about pioneer architect Henry P. Glass and his wife Elly.