Online Movie Reviews

This is a cool new site that I found that is focused on what movie goers think about movies, not movie critics; I love it.

It's a rather young site and forum still, ran by a young Brit that I met online, but I think it has true potential.

Anytime someone wants to let others sound off and not merely regurgitate what critics are saying is a good thing in my book.

The community forum section of the website is a diverse discussion of movies, television and related categories. Again, it's all about what the people think, and not the press.

Kudos to Anthony and his new website and community forum he has created to make sure that your opinion is heard and counted.

Give the new Movie Reviews website and forum a look - I think you'll be glad you did.

Safe and Happy Surfing.

Female Celebrity: Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone Added at FreshDames

Nickname: Queen Slice
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Birthday: 04 October 1976
Birthplace: San Francisco
Measurements: 33-24-34
Spouse: Christopher Jarecki

Female Celebrity: Alicia Silverstone

Biography
Alicia's career began at the tender age of six when her father, took some photos of his young daughter. The photos led to modeling gigs which then led to television commercials. After a guest spot on "The Wonder Years" (1988) as a literal "dream girl" she graduated up to movies. She landed a role in The Crush (1993), a sort of Fatal Attraction for teenagers in which she portrayed a disturbed young girl obsessed with an older man. The nasty little girl role didn't impress the critical establishment but it certainly caught the attention of its target audience of teenagers. In fact, the role won her the 1994 MTV Movie Award for "Best Villain" and "Breakthrough Performance". It is interesting to note that during the filming of The Crush (1993), Alicia became an emancipated minor in order to get around child labor laws which would have interfered with her working hours. She was a dedicated actress from early on. The Crush (1993) also caught the attention of Aerosmith, who hired her to appear in a string of their music videos. The first of them, "Cryin'" was voted the number one video of all time on MTV.

Silverstone was definitely a hit with the MTV crowd, but larger commercial success had still eluded her. That all changed when she landed the role of "Cher" in Amy Heckerling's Clueless (1995). Her character was the antithesis of her role in The Crush (1993). This time around, Silverstone was a naive yet endearing girl from Beverly Hills in search of love. The film was a huge sleeper hit at the box office and impressed both audiences and critics alike. It also demonstrated Silverstone's strength and bankable. She was hailed as the woman of the hour, and branded the spokeswoman for an emerging young generation. She signed a deal with Columbia Tristar worth $10 million and got the coveted role of Batgirl in the Batman franchise. Also, as part of the package, she got a three-year first-look deal for her own production company, "First Kiss Productions". The first film released by "First Kiss" was Excess Baggage (1997).

Several Alicia Silverstone pictures, photos and wallpapers added for your viewing pleasure; enjoy.

Female Celebrities - FreshDames has a Fresh Look

We've given our female celebrity website, FreshDame.com, a fresh look.

It was the goal to modify the pictures on the home page and the CSS to have a more classic look at feel.

Also, we have modified how celebrity pictures on the main page of FreshDames are displayed, using a sepia filtering, to enhance a more subtle, classy and near old-fashioned look and feel.

However, even the best laid plans need some more time at the drawing board. What we need now is for website aficionados and Internet surfers to take a look at the new design and layout and tell us what they like, what they don't like, what works and what doesn't in the appeal, if any, of the page.

It would be even more helpful, that any comments contain the user's / viewer's browser and resolution settings. We want to make sure that the page is as enjoyable as possible for as many as possible.

Please take a minute to enjoy our female celebrity website with pictures, wallpapers, celebrity. If you would be so kind to give us some feedback about your experiences and thoughts, it would be greatly appreciated so that your next visit to FreshDames.com will be even more pleasurable.

Danica Patrick Rookie of the Year

Danica Patrick Secures Top Spot

Racing babe Danica Patrick didn't have the best of race days, but she is a winner nonetheless.

With her completion today, she clinched enough points to hold on to become the Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year, edging out fellow racer Thomas Enge.

The 23 year old rookie who turned heads as she rounded the Indianapolis Raceway in May, qualified 16th for the Sunday race at Watkins Glen, New York. After an apparent electrical and ignition problem, coupled with starting near the back of the pack, Danica Patrick finished the race where she started, at 16th place.

Road races have not been her strong point this year though. Patrick, started 16th and finished 20th at the road course in Sonoma, California just a few weeks ago.

Patrick was disappointed in her one-lap qualifying mark of 1:33.8566 (129.261 mph) Saturday at Watkins Glen International. While it was her fastest clocking of the weekend, the series leader in attention will start in the eighth of 10 rows.

"It's my best lap here, so I have to be happy about that, but I've been disappointed with my road course qualifying this year," said Patrick, who has a background in road course racing in the Toyota Atlantic series, but in cars that are much lighter. "I have to take a step back and look at the experience of some of the other guys in this series, they've driven Formula One, Formula 3000. I am in my rookie series and it takes a lot to drive these machines around a course like Watkins Glen. I'm not happy by any means but I have to give myself a little salvation about the situation of being a rookie."

The final race of the IRL season is in two weeks, October 16th, at California Speedway.

Get more Danica Patrick News at FreshDames.com

Britney Spears Has Baby

Former Mouseketeer and Pop Princess Britney Spears, 23, has finally given birth and ended her long wait to become a mother.

However, as equally as much as she could not wait to experience motherhood, she was not eager to experience the pains of childbirth.

According to Us Weekly magazine and the AP, Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline, went to the hospital yesterday morning, where she underwent an elective c-section.

Although the couple has not yet released any official statements, the baby boy is rumored to have the name Preston Michael Spears Federline.

Read the full story of Britney Spears Baby at FreshDames Celebrity News.

Danica Patrick Racing News Highlights

Danica Patrick led the first lap after starting from the pole position but then struggled throughout the race to stay in the hunt. Some great pit stops and strategic planning allowed her to remain competitive in the race. However, an eager and procactive move on Patrick's part during a restart near the end of the race cost her in the end. After jumping the green a bit and moving from fourth and taking second, IRL officials sanctioned her and ordered that she allow two racers to pass her as a result of the "too quick" reaction on the restart. Despite the ruling and running on a third consecutive stint of her tires, Danica Patrick held out to finish sixth in the race - her seventh Top Ten finish of the year!

Two races remain in the 2005 Indy Racing League (IRL) Season: Watkins Glen International, New York (Sept. 25th) and California Speedway (Oct. 16th).

Get the latest and more Danica Patrick News at FreshDames.com!

Yahoo! Stole From Me!

One of the greatest lessons I have learned in life came from a Professor of Rhetoric when given a reading assignment by a fellow professor's article, "It's Not What You Ask For, But How You Ask For It".

Over this U.S. holiday weekend, I was dealt a series of unfortunate events from my health to numerous computer and website problems. Another lesson of life that I've tried to subscribe to, is finding opportunities in failures (thank you Ben Franklin).

In doing some checks of website referrers, I noticed an overwhelming amount coming from Yahoo! Music to one of my websites. Upon checking the page, I saw that Y! was not only using one of my images, but they were pulling it from my server! Oh, "how tacky," I thought.

After going through a number of useless pages of "Help" on the Yahoo! site, I sent an email to their customer feedback. This turned out to be a mistake on two fronts. First, it was but a mere exercise in proving that "user friendly" is but an oxymoron of our modern times. Second, it was proof that I am still too young and impatient to appreciate how to turn someone's theft of my resources into an asset to my benefit.

I quickly altered the photo to get as much free branding and advertising as I could, simply resulting in FREE advertising at Yahoo!

http://music.yahoo.com/promos/artistplaylists_mainpage/