Mbalax Rap from Senegalese rapper Black Mboolo.

Riot police shield themselves from a barrage of stones thrown by protestors outside the National Assembly during a demonstration in Senegal’s capital Dakar June 23.  Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade has withdrawn a proposed change to the country’s electoral law, the government said, after the bill sparked clashes between riot police and protesters in the heart of the capital. (Finbarr O’Reilly)

Mbalax Rap from Senegalese rapper Black Mboolo.

1ST TRAILER FOR "A DANGEROUS METHOD" WITH MICHAEL FASSBENDER & VIGGO MORTENSEN! MESMERIZING POSTER FOR PIXAR'S "BRAVE"! JENNIFER LOPEZ & JASON STATHAM IN "PARKER"! EDDIE IZZARD & BOB HOSKINS NEW DWARFS IN "SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN"

 Some time ago HOLLYWOOD SPY has presented you first concept art from Pixar's new animated film BRAVE and now you can

check out the mesmerizing and stunningly beautiful poster! (click on it to see it bigger).  Coming to cinemas next summer, this thrilling adventure will be set in medieval Scotland following the impetuous, tangle-haired princess Merida, who wants to become world's greatest archer. A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father's kingdom and her mother's life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark, ancient curse to set things right!

Although the film has lost battle against Tarsem's SNOW WHITE, which premieres first and doesn't have horrid Kirsten Stewart in the lead role, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMEN with Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth still has another ace in its sleeve: after casting Ian McShane as the lead dwarf the film now also has Eddie Izzard as the biggest dwarf, Bob Hoskins as the blind dwarf, Toby Jones as the shy dwarf and Ray Winstone as one of the twin dwarfs! According to "Deadline", Jennifer Lopez might take the female lead in PARKER, an action film in which Jason Statham plays a thief with strict moral codes who at the same time isn't afraid to kill if necessary. Lopez will get involved with him during a heist.

One of the films, besides Meryl Streep's IRON LADY, Tarsem's IMMORTALS and Michele Williams' MY WEEKEND WITH MARYLIN, which will try to win an Oscar next year, is certainly David Cronenberg's new film A DANGEROUS METHOD in which Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen play two of the most famous psychologists Dr. Carl Gustav Jung and newcomer Sigmund Freud, who both fall in love with a severely unbalanced patient (played dreadfully as always by that Keira Knightley girl).The film also stars amazing French star Vincent Cassell and you can check out the first trailer bellow (if you can stand Knightley, off course).
LINK OF THE WEEK if you wanna read more about the two SNOW WHITE projects, go over to FLIX CHATTER and tell Flixy Dezzy sent you :)

I also rescued a senegal with a broken twisted bad leg. (We see the vet today regarding possible...

I also rescued a senegal with a broken twisted bad leg. (We see the vet today regarding possible surgery!)

Here’s my baby merlin wrapped up in his daddys bandanna nodding off after eating some carrot and potato baby food.. :)

My blue eyed boy will be going to his new permanent home tomorrow! I’m so excited for him even though I’m going to be so sad to see him go. I know his new life is going to be fantastic and I’m looking forward to seeing his new home!

The Super Stage: We Do Work

Mother tending to her son. Goree Island, Senegal

Senegal

A farmer in Africa prepares to plant trees as part of a community farm project.

As today marks the first official day of summer here in the U.S., we pray for farmers in Africa—that they would have a good season of growth and a successful crop production this year.

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Spence (Tamba Nation), Hadiel (The North), Evan (The North)

Maddy (The North), Emily (Linguere), Paul (The North)

Jenae (Kolda), Andrew (Kaolack), Kim (Linguere), Wilma (Kolda)

Ann Marie (Linguere), Jessica (Kaolack), Amanda (Tamba Nation), Me (Tamba Nation), Anna (Tamba Nation)

Love these guys.

For more awesome photos, check out Maddy’s Flickr.

Beautiful Senegalese woman

Beautiful Senegalese woman

MAGGIE SMITH IS HOLLYWOOD SPY'S BEST SENIOR ACTRESS FOLLOWED BY JUDI DENCH! NEW POLL: HOTTEST SUMMER 2011 ACTORS!

 Our latest poll is over and HOLLYWOOD SPY'S BEST SENIOR ACTRESS is Maggie Smith with 44% of your votes, followed by Judi Dench (who already won two previous polls) with 25% of votes and Betty White (10%).

 Although most of the younger audience remembers her for her role in HARRY PLOPPER saga, living British legend Maggie Smith has been present in films for more than half a century. We loved her marvelous acting in classic dramas GOSFORD PARK, LADIES IN LAVANDER, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, RICHARD III, A ROOM

WITH A VIEW, her comedic performances in NANNY MCPHEE, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB and SISTER ACT. Soon we will be watching her and her best friend dame Judi Dench in BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL! She is one of the actresses with the biggest number of Oscar nominations (six, and she won two times). She has recently recovered from breast cancer. Her son is Toby Stephens, one of Britain's most talented actors! Like her best friend Judi Dench she also has the title of dame.

I also wanted to pay a small tribute to Lynn Redgrave who was also in this poll. Most people (me included) haven't heard that she actually died last year after losing her battle with cancer :( We shall forever remember her amazing talent, charm and her witty performances: she was outstanding and endearing in GODS AND MONSTERS, hilarious in CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, great in PETAR PAN, THE WHITE COUNTESS and KINSEY, and we shall also remember her great episodes in UGLY BETTY and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES! RIP Lynn Redgrave, amazing British thespian!

Now, let us leave our dear senior thespians and move to some steamy hotness as summer requires. Since the temperatures are getting high and scorching I thought I should spice up the season

with THE HOTTEST SUMMER 2011 ACTOR. Here are the candidates among the sexy actors who are very busy in cinemas this summer: Chris Hemsworth (THOR), Jason Momoa (CONAN, GAME OF THRONES), Ryan Reynolds (GREEN LANTERN, CHANGE UP), Chris Evans (CAPTAIN AMERICA), Justin Timberlake (BAD TEACHER, FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS), Michael Fassbender (XMEN FIRST CLASS), Colin Farrell (HORRIBLE BOSSES, FRIGHT NIGHT), Nicholas Hoult (XMEN FIRST CLASS). Vote on before we move to the hottest summer ladies in two weeks time :)

ADORABLE TRAILER FOR "PUSS IN BOOTS"! IS CHRISTINA HENDRICKS NEW "WONDER WOMAN"? IAN MCSHANE IS DWARF IN "SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN"! STUNNING "IMMORTALS" CHARACTER POSTERS!

 One of yesterday's most interesting stories, appeared over at "Vulture" where they had a talk with director Nicolas Winding Refn (VALHALLA RISING, DRIVE, BRONSON)who revealed that

making a WONDER WOMAN film is his biggest dream and that he was born to do it. As you know the super heroine never had her own movie, and the latest attempt to give her a new TV show proved to be a huge fiasco this winter. Refn already has an actress in mind to play WONDER WOMAN and it's breathtaking Christina Hendricks from MAD MEN who admitted herself that she is also dying to get into the hot costume and wield the magic lasso. Danish director is also preparing to shoot LOGAN'S RUN sf remake for 2012 probably with Ryan Gosling in the lead role.

SHORT HEADLINES Since Tim Burton decided not to direct MALEFICENT with Angelina Jolie, according to "MovieWeb" the new one interested to take the helm is Guillermo Del Toro who admitted that he has a collection of dozens of

Maleficent figures and is a huge fan of the Sleeping Beauty tale. Now, this is certainly interesting: Ian McShane, whom we loved in PILLARS OF THE EARTH has joined SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN. He will portray Caesar the Dwarf leader next to Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin and Chris Hemsworth!

And more from Tarsem's IMMORTALS today :) We've already seen the amazing posters with the Gods appearing in the movie, and now I have the posters with the main characters Henry Cavill as Theseus, Stephen Dorff as his slave, Freida Pinto as Phaedra and evil King Hyperion played by Mickey Rourke.

Dreamworks has just released a hilarious and delightful new trailer for the super charming and positively adorable PUSS IN BOOTS film, which comes to cinemas this November. With the adorable voices from Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, the SHREK spin-off will go back in the past, way before Puss ever met Shrek, when our suave and furry feline hero went on a swashbuckling ride, teamed up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. The film is directed by Chris Miller who helmed SHREK 3 and he also worked on MADAGASCAR and MONSTERS VS ALIENS.
LINK OF THE DAY be sure to visit our dear Emily White's blog. Her fantasy saga ELEMENTAL is coming out soon!