50 Cent loves hanging out with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino because he gets to be a “regular guy”

The hip-hop superstar became pals with the Hollywood A-listers in 2008 after he appeared with them in movie ‘Righteous Kill’ and enjoys meeting up with them because the attention is taken away from him.

He said: “It’s interesting being around them because when you are around someone that has that much attention focused on them, I get the chance to be a regular guy on the side, so it’s kind of cool to hang out them.”

Earlier this week, 50 was forced to pull the release of his new album.

The ‘In Da Club’ hitmaker claims problems with his record company, Interscope, have prevented him from being able to release the album – which had the working title ‘Black Magic’ – and vowed not to work with them again.

He tweeted: “Man I’m not releasing a album i can’t believe interscope is this f***ed up right now. I apologize to all my fans (sic).

“I will work with other artist on there projects but I will not put out another album. They dropped the ball with me one time to many (sic).”

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Little Fockers-Review

So, finally the third sequel is out and now it’s not about meeting the parents, it’s all about the children. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) received a promotion at the hospital in a leading position and Pam (Teri Polo) is at home taking care of the children. With their lives in constant motion, Pam and Greg rearly have time for each other. Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) just found out the tragic news that his favorite son-in-law, Dr. Bob (Tom McCarthy II) had relations outside of the marriage with his daughter. Dr. Bob and his wife didn’t spend must time together either, so when Jack and Dina (Blythe Danner) come over to visit, he opens up his eagle eyes again on Greg. Meanwhile, Greg meets a pharmacuetical rep, Andi Garcia (Jessica Alba), who is young and full of life. She wants him the speaker for a new drug (fixes male erectile dysfunction without raises the heart rate) her company is selling. Jack is snopping around and only hears what he think is infadelity and becomes more supicious. The last thing Jack wants is to see another daughter emotionally hurt, especially with Greg and Pam’s twins birthday party around the corner. So his next best plan is to get Pam’s ex, Kevin Rawley (Owen Wilson) and her back together. Will Greg be able to explain everything? Will Jack confront Greg? Will Pam open her eyes and be with Kevin?

Review:

I loved this movie. I have been hearing a lot of bad reviews and I 180 degrees disagree. This movie is as funny as the other two. I love how Greg has matured into the lead man when Jack tells him that Greg will take over the family when he dies. Off the subject, Ben Stiller is getting hotter. Why is it that when men get older, they become more attractive? Back to the movie, Jessica Alba’s character was a little too much. I mean, in the real world, a sales rep would not use slang when trying to talk to a nurse or doctor about a new product. I guess she can get away with it because she is beautiful, oh well. I liked that Jack and Greg finally did a good ole fashion fist fight. It was long overdue. Way to man up, Greg. My favorite scene was when Greg is looking for Jack in the ball pit and balls begin moving by in a random motion like ‘Jaws.’ Then Greg, screams to the children to get out of the pit, as if their lives are in danger. All in all, I will buy this film when it comes to dvd and blu ray.

Written by Nicole Hamilton

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Robert De Niro is to be given a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes 2011

The veteran actor will be given the Cecile B. DeMille award in recognition of his career, which has spanned almost 50 years and seen him appear in over 70 films , at the ceremony on January 16 next year.

Fellow actor Kevin Spacey announced that Robert will receive the award – his first Golden Globe win – in Los Angeles this evening (09.11.10).

Robert has had a hugely successful career, gaining early acclaim for his intense and emotionally charged roles as gangsters and outsiders in films such as ‘Mean Streets’, ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘The Godfather: Part II’ in the late 70s. He won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the latter role, before scooping the coveted Best Actor Oscar in 1980 for his portrayal of boxer Jake LaMotta in ‘Raging Bull’.

The actor last week talked about his aims in this stage of his career at the Doha Tribeca film festival.

He said: “I want to make movies that have an impact; my letter to the world if you will. But there are movies I’ve done over the years where the reaction could have been that way. When we did ‘Taxi Driver’, we had no idea that the reaction would be what it was.

“You don’t have an idea of that stuff. If it touches a nerve or something in the audience, that’s OK – that’s how it should be. I hope to do, and am doing, movies that I feel have that.”

Robert has previously received nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards during his career.

Though he is typically thought of as taking brooding ‘tough guy’ roles, Robert has also received acclaim for comic turns in films such as ‘Analyze This’ and ‘Meet The Parents’.

Robert’s next film ‘Little Fockers’ is in cinemas from December 22.

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Shia LaBeouf has blasted his film ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ for “dropping the ball”

The actor felt the film – the fourth instalment in the adventures of the titular archaeologist, directed by Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg and also starring Harrison Ford – didn’t live up to the legacy of the previous movies.

Despite the film’s huge box office success – it took over £500 million – Shia was worried his current project ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’, the sequel to ‘Wall Street’, could suffer the same critical mauling.

He told The Sun newspaper: “I had already been involved in a movie where I felt we had dropped the ball on a legacy, and I was part of it.

“And then you jump into a situation with heavier hitters, just a stronger legacy. You drop the ball twice and it’s over for you.

“In ‘Indiana Jones…’ I felt sort of pigeon-holed. I didn’t have enough meat to chew on, and I was put there for reasons.

“It was like we were trying to enforce innocence on an audience that was not willing. You cannot enforce this.”

Shia is fast becoming one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors, but he is determined not to get complacent in his film choices and performances like some other stars.

He added: “I am not where I want to be at. And I hope I will never go to the (Robert) De Niro stage where I’ve gotten there and I am comfortable. Because that’s the death of an actor.”

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The legendary entertainers were praised by the US President Barack Obama at the Kennedy Center Honours yesterday (06.12.09), where they were presented with their accolades at a black-tie event for transforming the arts in America.

US leader Obama told the 300 celebrity guests – which included Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Matthew Broderick and Philip Seymour Hoffman – at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that the entertainers were being honoured because they were “the best”.

He said: “These performers are indeed the best. They are also living reminders of a single truth — and I’m going to steal a line from my wife Michelle here — the arts are not somehow apart from our national life, the arts are the heart of our national life.”

Veteran actress Meryl Streep was one of many stars to praise the award-winners.

Speaking about Robert, she said: “Bob has earned the respect he enjoys around the world in the thousands of little bitty details.”

Legendary rocker Bruce said it was “satisfying” for his music to be recognised because he and his group, E Street Band, have worked hard for their fans.

He said: “We worked really hard for our music to be part of American life and our fans’ lives.

“So it’s an acknowledgment that you’ve kind of threaded your way into the culture in a certain way. It’s satisfying.”

As well as rewarding actor Robert, musician Bruce and funnyman Mel, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and opera singer Grace Bumbry were also honoured.

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The 66-year-old actor believes his struggle to find success in his early career has kept him grounded and feels modern stars need time to find their feet.

He explained: “I think it’s important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else. Then it goes crazy, and all of a sudden people behave differently toward you, they’re agreeing with you all the time, they’re not telling you no.

“I had some regular life behind me. It anchored me, going into the future.”

The veteran actor doesn’t mind being a role model for other aspiring Hollywood stars because he believes he has enough life experience to give good advice.

He said: “I don’t mind giving advice. I’ve had more experience, just by virtue of being alive longer, so I don’t mind doing that – if people ask. I don’t want to be preachy.”

But the star admitted that he was so convinced he would be a star that he never thought about a back-up career.

He added to Parade magazine: “I didn’t have a Plan B. I never quite got to the point of needing one. I did one thing, then the next. I was able to sustain myself.”

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