New Moon Latest
August 29, 2009
It’s official, the world has gone Twilight Mad! With the release of New Moon, 20th November ‘09, looming the girls are in a wicked battle, either Team Edward, Robert Pattinson or Team Jacob, Taylor Lautner; while the men are still trying to decide who they drooled over most, our heroine Bella, played by Kristen Steward or vampire Alice played by Ashley Greene! Read more
WIN EXCLUSIVE 500 DAYS OF SUMMER GOODIES!
August 27, 2009
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t.
To celebrate the release of the unconventional and sassy romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, which is out in cinemas on the 2nd September 2009, we’ve teamed up with Fox Searchlight and Punky Pins and are giving you the chance to win some brilliant 500 Days Of Summer goodies.
From the moment Tom Hanson (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) lays eyes on Summer Finn, he knows he’s found the one. Beautiful, charming and witty, she’s the perfect woman.
Except for one little problem. Summer (Zooey Deschanel) doesn’t believe in love – relationships are messy, so why not just have fun? Over 500 days, Tom experiences the euphoric highs and agonising lows of love in a sharp, funny comedy that tells it how it really is.
To coincide with the release, we have managed to get our hands on some really cool limited edition headphones, t-shirts and copies of the brilliant soundtrack and also some mixtape Punky Pins necklaces as seen on celebrities such as Peaches Geldof, Agyness Deyn and Kelly Osbourne!
To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply answer the following question:
What is the name of Tom’s perfect woman?
A) Autumn
B) Summer
C) Spring
For more information on 500 Days Of Summer please visit:
For more rocking style ideas go to www.punkypins.co.uk
Please email your answer along with your name and address using the contact form provided below! Competition closes September 26th 2009.
Good luck!
Win a copy of I Love You, Man on DVD
August 27, 2009
Make a man-date with the bro-mantic comedy of the year when I Love You, Man comes to DVD & Blu-ray on August 24 2009.
Paul Rudd (Role Models, Knocked Up) and Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) star in the hilarious story of a guy with no male friends who finds himself in need of a best man. After a series of awkward outings and failed set-ups by friends and family, Peter (Rudd) finally bonds with fun-loving Sydney (Segel). Rudd and Segal’s ‘bro-mance’ takes male-bonding to hilarious new heights, exploring what it truly means to be a friend.
To be in with a chance of winning simply leave us a comment below!
Good luck, competition closes September 20th 2009.
A Gift From The Gods Goodie Bag Comp!
August 27, 2009
A Gift From The Gods believes that every woman is a goddess and should be treated like one too. As such, the brand’s designers create distinctive casual womenswear including slogan and illustrated t-shirts and swimwear, lingerie, handbags and accessories to help make every woman look and feel like the goddess she is!
At the online store, www.agiftfromthegods.com, you’ll find an individual and eclectic mix of fun fashion and great accessories along with a host of gift items including greetings cards, purses and belts – perfect for treating friends on a special occasion, or even for treating your goddess-like self.
A Gift From The Gods is not just another fashion label. Originally established in the 1990s, when the UK was at the forefront of the hedonistic dance music scene, A Gift From The Gods was a leading UK club tour – famed for their all-girl DJ line-up with an independent attitude. Founder Jane Reucroft and the girls of the tour became the ultimate embodiment of women ‘having and sharing’ fun and the huge following at these events created an insatiable demand for A Gift From The Gods slogan tees. The rest, as they say, is history.
The Prize
We have a fab goodie bag filled with products from a gift from the gods and worth over £50! All you have to do, to be in with a chance of winning is send us an email using the contact form below telling us your fave product from the A gift from the gods website along with your name and address. One lucky winner will be chosen at random on or after September 24th 2009
Good luck!
Rules
1. Entry to the competitions is restricted to one entry per person please.
2. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
3. Excessive multiple entries from the same email account pertaining to be representative of friends and family will also be disqualified at the judges discretion.
4. No automated entries or third party are permitted!
5. Competitions are open to UK residents only unless otherwise stated
6. Prizes can only be sent to a valid UK address unless otherwise stated
7. Winners will be chosen at random, from all correct and valid entries to the competition
8. Once the competition closes we will email you and you will have one week to claim your prize, or your prize will be forfeit, and offered to the next available winner.
9. We are compliant with the data protection act. Our policy is such that we will not pass on your details to any third party without your prior consent.
10. The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
HOTmilk lingerie T-Shirt Bra
August 27, 2009
This dusky pink coloured combo has a perfect almost skintone colouring, and a super soft seamless feel. The bra is designed to become invisible underneath your favourite clothing, and although simple it is elegantly designed, with HOTmilk flare showing through in the form of small floral and bird detailing on one cup. The low rise bikini bottoms are ideal for use when wanting to create a completely smooth profile. Your partner could even be mistaken for thinking you weren’t wearing any undies at all!
HOTmilk is available nationwide at lingerie and maternity boutiques or online at
www.asos.com & www.Figleaves.co.uk
For more information visit
THE SIMPLE WAY TO VITAMIN GOODNESS..
August 27, 2009
Simple, the UK’s No. 1 Facial Skincare brand1 is making it even easier to keep skin happy and healthy thanks to the launch of 4 NEW beauty must-haves into the best selling Simple Kind To Skin and Kind To Eyes ranges.
Formulated by the UK’s Most-Trusted Skincare Brand2 to contain Vitamin goodness for naturally healthy skin, the new products include Simple Kind To Skin Pore Minimising Toning Cleanser, Simple Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Day Cream, Simple Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Night Cream and Simple Kind To Eyes Nourishing Eye Make-up Remover.
With ‘no perfume, no colour and no harsh chemicals’, all Simple products are suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive. The Simple Kind To Skin range includes the UK’s No. 1 Facial Skincare product3, Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes, and the award-winning Simple Kind To Eyes Conditioning Eye Make-up Remover4, favoured by make-up artists and celebrities alike such as Erin O’Connor and Alicia Keyes, plus celebrity make-up artists Arianne Poole and Melissa Adams.
With celebrity fans such as Una from The Saturdays who is a fan of the Simple face wash and Cheryl Cole loves the Simple Revitalising Exfoliating Face Wipes. whilst Alicia Keyes, Erin O’Connor, Lilia Kopylova, Jessica Taylor and Claire Young all love the Simple Kind to Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes. Lastly Tess Daly is a fan of the Simple Repair Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream!
What Girlie Gossip Thought
We loved this new range from Simple and think it is great to see a quality brand that also cares for our skin. Perfect for those with sensitive skin it is a gentle yet effective range that we can’t get enough of!!
In stores now.
Stockists
The new Simple Kind To Skin products are available from Boots, Superdrug and Sainsbury’s stores with the complete Simple Kind To Skin range available nationwide. For stockist details call 0121 712 6523 or visit www.simple.co.uk
New – Giles Alderson Interview
August 27, 2009
Giles has been busy since we last talked, not content with being a successful actor, he has now started up his own film company…. some people have all the luck!
Hi Giles, how are you and what have you been up to since our last interview?
Hi guys, I’m well thank you. I’ve been pretty busy, which is great. I’ve been traveling a bit, doing a WW2 Film called ‘The Glasshouse’ in Romania with Jonas Armstrong, playing a nasty ass Nazi, getting scared witless in horror feature ‘Inside’ in London and been drinking more blood as a Vampire again, this time in Ollie Millburn’s ‘The Harsh Light of Day’ in Devon.
We hear you have recently set up your own production company Gold Films which sounds very exciting; can you tell us a bit about what prompted this?
I was always writing and getting involved in the other side the camera as I had directed a few plays I had written so it was the next logical step. I didn’t want to sit by the phone waiting for it to ring so me, Martin Owen and Charlie Wilkins set up Gold Films to make some shorts/ pilots as a calling call for our feature films which we’ve written to show investors what we could do on a small budget.
You have just finished directing something called Sports Day 3D, what can we expect to see from this?
This was very exciting for us as we are the first company to film a live action 3D drama in the country. Believe me it was very tough to organize with 20 odd crew and loads of school kids, but we managed it and the film’s turned out brilliantly well.
The story takes place at a school sportsday where our young hero Brain becomes involved in a bitter battle with his rival, Shaun Smith, to see who is the greatest sportsday athlete in the events of the Sack Race and the Egg and Spoon Dash.
After a food fight of epic proportions in the school hall between the the two competetors (and the rest of the school) we fast forward twenty years where an older Brain (Mark Benton) has to relive his knightmare with a Dad’s race against his old foe, Shaun (Danny Midwinter). The question is: Will Brian loose his bottle or will he finally overcome the obstacle that’s haunted him all these years… beating Shaun Smith?
We shot on two RED camera’s, using a mirror rig to balance the two images. In post, we’ve added a few special effects, courtesy of our 3D stereo expect Ralston Humble at Pablo Post, where cake’s, eggs and paper plates fly at us in wonderful 3D.
It’s a real joy to see and now we have a really top calling card, hopefully our investors will love it as much as we do and we can go into production on our 3D feature ‘The Parallax Estate 3D’ as pre-production is already underway.
What made you decide to film in 3D?
We realized how great the medium is and wanted to be the leaders in the market in the UK. I know others are already jumping on the bandwagon and with James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ hitting cinema’s soon, it’s going to be all the rage. Soon you won’t need the glasses and soon you’ll be able to watch 3D in your living room, it’s evolving that quickly this time round.
We hear you’ve also managed to squeeze in directing a sitcom pilot; it must have been a busy year for you! Tell us more about the sitcom and how you found yourself involved with this…
Well the sitcom ‘Barry Brown’ (The Life of a Stripper), is actually Gold Film’s first production. We wanted to make a sitcom that really pushes the boundaries of comedy, like Extra’s or Phoenix Nights before it, something that you can’t help but love and laugh with.
We’ve had screenings for the episode, which have gone down really well and now some companies are talking to us about a full series. The episodes are all mapped out and it’s ready to go.
It [The sitcom] follows the life of our hero Barry Brown, a guy who still thinks it is cool to be a stripper. He still ‘lives in the 90’s’ where stripping was accepted as a good form of entertainment. Dressing up as a Sailor or James Bond just to take his clothes off to screaming girls can be good for the ego but after a while the initial joy soon turns to boredom as Barry has to figure out what to do with his life. We follow his dreams and disappointments as all the colourful characters we meet along the way become embroiled in Barry’s life in more ways than he could ever have expected. Directing this was a real joy. A lot of good friends were involved and at first I thought it might be daunting to ‘direct’ them but they were superb and we got some amazing and very funny footage.
So, does this mean we’ll see less of you on the screen in the future and more behind the camera, directing?
Not at all, I do love directing and producing and I’m working very hard with Gold Films to make us a success, but I’m still focused on acting.
Do you have a preference between the two?
I would say I love acting for the chance to live out someone else’s life and I love directing for the passion and the ability to create something that lasts forever. So no real preference.
What future projects do you have planned and what direction do you see your career headed?
Well, apart from working on ‘The Parallax Estate 3D’ we produced a few other shorts, one for Matt Crockford called Thrift Store: Voices, which made the Cannes short film corner and was screened there over the festival and the other is ‘If You See Her, Say Hello’ which was directed by Paul Purnell which we shot at Pinewood. It’s an excellent romantic short about two people meeting outside a coffee shop and hoping they don’t say the wrong thing to push the other away. It’s beautifully written and looks amazing. He’s got a bright future so we were happy to work with Paul. We’re pushing the festival circuit with this now.
Acting wise there are a few things lined up including working with director Toor Mian in ‘The Sky in Bloom’ which is a blistering noir thriller. Plus the 80’s comedy ‘Big Cats’ and Robin Jacob’s epic historical film ‘1066’ which should be filming next summer in Wales.
Career wise? I’m just glad to keep working. I can’t sit on my bum twiddling my thumbs, I like to keep moving and creating and enjoying the chance I have to do so.
Check out Giles’ site for more info – http://www.gilesalderson.com/
Win Perfumes With Fragrance Zone!
August 27, 2009
Fragrance Zone sells genuine cheap perfume & aftershave at up to 60% cheaper than the high street. They stock all the leading brands and currently have over 500 fragrances to choose from with new scents arriving regularly.
The lovely people over at Fragrance Zone have offered up x2 of their best selling perfumes as a competition prize for Girlie Gossip members. All you have to do to enter is send us an email using the contact form below giving your main site or forum username and your name & address.
X2 winners will be picked at random and will win either the fantastic Jill Sander SUN perfume or Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy.
Good luck! Competition closes September 20th
Rules
1. Entry to the competitions is restricted to one entry per person please.
2. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
3. Excessive multiple entries from the same email account pertaining to be representative of friends and family will also be disqualified at the judges discretion.
4. No automated entries or third party are permitted!
5. Competitions are open to UK residents only unless otherwise stated
6. Prizes can only be sent to a valid UK address unless otherwise stated
7. Winners will be chosen at random, from all correct and valid entries to the competition
8. Once the competition closes we will email you and you will have one week to claim your prize, or your prize will be forfeit, and offered to the next available winner.
9. We are compliant with the data protection act. Our policy is such that we will not pass on your details to any third party without your prior consent.
10. The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
