Heidi Klum Plays, Seal Snaps Away

Heidi Klum Plays, Seal Snaps Away

Continuing to enjoy her time in New York City, Heidi Klum and family checked out a playground in the Big Apple’s West Village on Saturday afternoon (June 21).

According to an insider on the scene, “The kids had a blast spending the day with mom and grandma Erna. Daughter Leni, who looks just like Heidi, has taken to copying her style as well! On the same arm as mom’s new tribal mark, Leni had a cute little butterfly.”

Meanwhile, with his family on the east coast, Seal found himself testing out a new occupation to bide his lonesome time back home in Malibu.

The “Kiss From a Rose” singer was spotted dining at Nobu, where he then decided to have a bit of fun and turn his cameras on the photographers. With two film and one video camera in tow, the Grammy-winning soul singer snapped away while looking more equipped than most pros!

Surfers Protect McConaughey, Attack the Paps

Matthew McConaughey

A brawl broke out on the beaches of Malibu Saturday afternoon when a group of surfers attacked paparazzi who were snapping pics of Matthew McConaughey.

One shutterbug told police that a mob of surfers approached the photogs near Paradise Cove where the often-shirtless actor was surfing with friends. The surfers demanded everyone stop filming and taking pictures, but when that didn’t happen, things got physical.

“[The surfers] formed a semicircle in front of his camera and they said  [McConaughey] didn’t want him to film,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore told the Los Angeles Times. “They got into an argument, and [the photographer] indicated that he received injuries…[The surfers] took the video camera and threw it in the water.”

There are reports that another paparazzo suffered a broken nose.

Detectives are investigating the melee, which was caught on tape by TMZ.com and X17online.com.

McConaughey’s people have yet to comment.

WALL-E: The Look and Sound of Space; Brazilian Vignettes and UK Posters

WALL-E

I can’t yet begin to tell you what II thought of Pixar’s WALL-E. Unfortunately I am embargoed against telling you exactly how much I loved the film. Disney is ramping up their marketing, and has released a bunch of videos that are worth checking out. First up is a featurette called “Pixar Goes Space Age” which takes a look at the design, tone and cinematography of space in the film. One thing revealed is that Oscar nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins actually worked on the film as a visual consultant. Deakins was responsible for the great cinematography in Assassination of Jesse James, No Country for Old Men, and In the Valley of Elah last year, for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards.

IGN has a featurette called “A Space Journey In Sound” which focuses on the incredible sound design of Academy Award winner Ben Burtt, best known for as the father of R2-D2 (as he did the sound design for the Star Wars films).

Three new WALL-E vinettes are being aired in Brazil: one focusing on baseball, another on dancing, and a third where WALL-E gets to close to the video camera. Check them out below (via: Pixar Blog).

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Meanwhile, Empire recently premiered four new British movie posters. I never thought I’d see an animated character playing with a Bra on a poster for a Disney animated release:

wall-e British movie posters

Zac Efron Keeps Hoopin’, Gets Flowers

Zac Efron Keeps Hoopin’, Gets Flowers

He’s been polishing his game on the court lately, and we must say that Zac Efron looks good in a pair of basketball shorts and aviator sunglasses!

The High School Musical hottie was doing a little research for his upcoming role in “Seventeen” by shooting around with his buddies in Los Angeles, when he was approached with a special gift.

Two female paparazzi presented Zac with white roses from his “fans in America and fans in Europe.” Random?

The day before, he was all about helping out the children of John Adams Middle School in LA.  Zac personally dropped off several boxes of donated school supplies, along with a brand new video camera.

He also spoke with students on behalf of DonorsChoose.org, an organization set up to help outfit schools with needed innovations.