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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill have gone down under to bring in the New Year early.
Spotted on a luxury yacht in Sydney on Friday, the Hollywood trio were also joined by Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford, Entourage’s evin Connolly, My Name Is Earl’s than Suplee, and DJ Samantha Ronson.
DiCaprio, Foxx, Hill and the rest of the high profile party will reportedly see in the New Year in Sydney before flying to Las Vegas after the midnight countdown at Marquee tomorrow. This will see them arrive just in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve all over again in the US, said the Daily Telegraph.
Foxx joined Ronson onstage at Marquee on Friday night during her set. He entertained the crowd with an improvised vocal performance, the paper added.Foxx and DiCaprio, reportedly became friends on the set of their latest film, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, while Hill — who also appears in a smaller part in that film — worked with DiCaprio on the banking thriller The Wolf of Wall Street, scheduled for release in 2013.
Oscar-winning actor Foxx tweeted a picture of the jet on December 28 along with a message that read:
“Australia bound for New Years. What are your plans?”
Nichols and Koenig had fun responding to three quick questions about their Tribbles experience.
Actors "act" opposite inanimate objects all the time, but how was it working with… Tribbles?
Nichols: Tribbles are not inanimate.
Koenig: I was concerned as to whether it felt that we were playing the scene moment to moment.
Why do you think Tribbles became such a phenomenon?
Nichols: There was never anything like them before or since. They were and are unique -- AND born pregnant!
Koenig: I think the answer lies with Freud. There is obvious sexual symbolism in Tribbles.
Be honest... did you steal a Tribble once the shoot wrapped?
Nichols: I didn't wait until the end. I got mine the first day!
Koenig:I didn't steal a Tribble. I did, however, have several of them burned in what can only be described as a heretical cult ceremony.
And now, here are the Tribble-centric comments from David Gerrold, which originally appeared in our two-part interview in January 2011.
Let’s talk Tribbles. You’d originally called them Fuzzies…
Gerrold: I made the name change, and in retrospect Tribbles is a much better name because Fuzzies is too cute. I don’t think Fuzzies would have developed the same kind of cultural recognition. You wouldn't have had people referring to Fuzzies the same way they refer to Tribbles. And I think because Tribbles was a neutral word – “Here’s this nice little creature and it’s called a ‘Tribble’” – we added a word to the English language. I made a list of silly-sounding words you could call such a creature and crossed off all the ones that were too silly. I wanted people to take them seriously.
If the crew had not figured out a way to nip the Tribble threat in the bud, they really could have taken over the world. Yet most people think of “The Trouble with Tribbles” as a comedy episode. Was there a part of you that thought, “Hey, guys, there’s a serious story in here and…”?
Gerrold: Oh, yeah. I wanted to do a sequel where, in order to control the Tribbles, we bring in a predator from their homeworld. And the next thing that happens is that crewmen start disappearing because we have swarms of predators on the ship. But we never got around to doing that.
To this day, fans still love the episode. It’s considered one of the most popular Star Trek episodes of all-time…
Gerrold: Paramount says it’s the most popular episode of all time.
Some people would argue that the best episode is “The City on the Edge of Forever…”
Gerrold: Harlan Ellison and I have an agreement. “City on the Edge of Forever” is the best episode, and “Tribbles” is the most popular.
OK, most popular. So, why? Why is “Tribbles” so popular?
Gerrold: First of all, there’s a visceral level. We like babies, kittens, puppies, white mice, panda bears, rabbits, Teddy bears. We like cute, small, fuzzy creatures. A Tribble is this creature with no face, though it’s got a mouth, right? And it purrs. So it’s the ultimate cat. Even better, it doesn't even give you the snotty look. I think it appeals to that very mammalian instinct to take care of something small and cute, like a child. In fact, I am convinced that the reason we don’t strangle our children in their beds is because they’re cute. Otherwise, they behave like little psychopaths. No, I’m kidding.
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Here’s how Friedman describes his 23 predictions for 2013:
Contrary to current tension, and against all reasoned historical probability, there is an unusual, unexpected calm with a period of peaceful understanding in the Middle East by summer of this year between either Israel and the Palestinians, or Israel and Iran, achieved not by political leaders, but by common citizens.
In a quasi shakeup, Jimmy Fallon is named host of NBC’s (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Tonight Show, replacing Jay Leno.
A massive amount of dead fish are seen floating in an East Coast bay.
Though this movie isn’t getting the publicity others are garnering, I foresee Oscar gold bestowed upon Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) for Best Actress.
With stiff competition from potential nominees Helen Hunt, Sally Field and others, I see Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) triumphantly holding the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Even though stalwarts like Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio will be nominated in this category, my vision is Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
In some of the more odd and highly unpredictable categories, Zero Dark Thirty wins the OSCAR for best original screenplay, and Life of Pi wins for cinematography.
I foresee two other Oscar event images: Something occurs with shaking. And while each year, a huge variety of styles and fabrics are seen on women who stroll the Oscar red carpet, the men wear the basic black tuxedo. EXCEPT FOR THIS YEAR! For 2013, I see strikingly metallic tuxedos for one or several men.
A new, odd, unexpected source of fuel for cars, trucks and/or machinery is announced.
Regarding the United States economy, as you know, I began doing economic predictions just after the “bubble burst” of 2008, and each year I have been correct on the overall trend of the Dow and other aspects of the economy (i.e. the unemployment rate), much of it predicting trends and numbers that superseded the forecasts of most analysts and pundits. In addition, in 2008, my stated long-term vision was that a recovery would indeed occur, with the economic engine fully recovering by about 2015 to 2016. So far, that timetable is exactly on track with even more improvement in 2013. … And for 2013, home prices overall continue to rise. 2013 will see the unemployment rate drop to 6.8% with an outside chance of 6.5%.
What this exactly means, I don’t know, but for a time, a huge portion of the Internet goes dark.
A recurring vision of mine, too striking to ignore, is that the eating of bugs gains a following.
Big voice, new tiny waist. …Although she’s strongly independent of worry about what others think, Christina Aguilera goes on some type of retreat and in the process returns significantly slimmer.
Monogram the towels with just a “K.” … After a brief parting, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will announce they are tying the Knot. And btw: Kim’s divorce from Kris Humphries will be finalized by summer. That’s a lot of K’s. (Speaking of which, let’s hope none of this is done in a Kangaroo Court.)
Justice and Justin. …There is a court case involving a family member of Justin Bieber. In another matter entirely, I also sense and envision a period of silence regarding Justin along with another vision involving one of his arms in some significant way.
A shock of white light is seen in the night sky in several regions of the country this winter or spring.
While I truly hope this does not occur, I foresee a medical condition that sidelines Vice President Joe Biden.
A huge discovery is made, or a significant event occurs, regarding solar flares.
The number 9, the number 2, and a heart-shaped image in the sky in some way will be part of this year’s events.
A plague-like pandemic affects populations in Europe and to some extent in the USA. Much of it ironically occurs in hospitals.
TECH-nically speaking: A tech company will announce in 2013 (or at the latest by summer 2014), a flexible tablet that rolls up or folds up. While most mobile phone manufacturers are launching larger displays, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announces and releases a “mini iPhone” geared toward children and also under-served populations around the world. Also, with speculation on this for several years, 2013 is the year Apple finally launches a “smart TV.” And the big news is in spite of negative reviews and a shaky launch, Microsoft‘s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 8 sees excellent signs of catching on.
Overall for the world, we are in a two to three year cycle of rebirth, not just economically, but a repairing of the world, so to speak, in many areas of concern for individuals and societies. Revelations will occur and renovations will begin.
And for the umpteenth year, I predict the Chicago Cubs will finally make it to the World Series. …And I’ll keep predicting it until they do. (I also predict, through eternity, I might never be right on this.)