Archive for August, 2008

Welcome to college

DANBURY — Remember your first day of college, feeling abandoned, alone and suddenly living with a stranger?Well, that was not the vibe at Western Connecticut State University Saturday, as faculty and administrators welcomed some 800 first-year students to campus.

Sex: It’s that addictive

David Duchovny, we hardly knew ya! The X-Files star has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. Maybe Duchovny, 48, delved too deeply into his roles, but method acting can only go so far. He plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series Californication and also starred in 2005’s Trust the Man, in which he […]

Curb extravagance

The hundreds of back-to-school sales over the past month beg the question: is it really school that kids are going back to, or are they perhaps finding Neverland, given the almost dreamlike excitement?

Gonzo *** | Shedding light on the dark Hunter

Hunter S. Thompson was a hard man to pin down. His friends swore by him. But Thompson had an undeniable dark side. His abuse of drugs and drink could turn ugly. He lived like a hermit, had a cruel and confrontational streak and a world-class gun fetish.

Johnny Depp To Reform The Kids

Johnny Depp`s old band The Kids is getting back together, but only for one show. The Kids will play a benefit gig later this week in Florida. The Sheila Witkin Memorial Concert is in honor of the mother of The Kids` Bruce Witkin.

Week in pics 22-29 Aug

The three actors who completed Heath Ledge r’s final film role gave their fees to his two-year-old daughter Matilda this week. Johnny Depp , Colin Farrell and Jude Law each played a version of Heath’s character in The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus after the actor’s tragic death.

Roots rocker James Intveld in concert at the Hut on Friday

John Waters fans should get a kick out of roots rocker James Intveld, who is playing Friday night at The Hut, 305 N. Fourth Ave. When Johnny Depp’s character in “Cry-Baby” declared himself the king through song, it was Intveld who provided the vocals.

Depp, Law, and Farrell Donate Money to Heath Ledger’s Daughter

After learning that Heath Ledger’s will had not been updated to include his two-year-old daughter, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell agreed to donate the money they earned from Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” to Ledger’s daughter, Matilda.

Matilda Ledger, 2, collects a check

Little Matilda Ledger’s bank account just got a boost thanks to three generous actors. Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, the actors who played variations of Heath Ledger’s character Tony in “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” have donated their pay from the film to the late star’s 2-year-old daughter.

Johnny Depp’s Matilda money

Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law have donated their earnings from new movie ‘The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus’ to Heath Ledger’s two-year-old daughter Matilda, following the actor’s death in January.