August 23, 2005
India.Arie is hoping viewers will be moved to action tonight after watching VH1's documentary "Tracking the Monster," in which she and actress Ashley Judd visit separate African countries grappling with the plight of AIDS.
"It's what the power of this piece is because I intellectually heard the numbers and knew that Africa was being devastated, but when you see it, you only need to see a portion of it and then multiply it in your mind," the singer said last week after a private screening of the film. "Seeing it just made it much more real."
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REMINDER: The VH1 premiere of "Tracking the Monster" airs tonight at 8/7c pm. The 90-minute presentation will air without commercials.
>> VH1 News Presents: Tracking the Monster
August 22, 2005
5 new wallpapers added today!
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In addition to the new wallpapers, I also added new images to the gallery on yesterday (17 pics). Oh, one more thing.... there is a new site search option available. Enjoy!
August 21, 2005
Site Updates: The filmography has a new look! I decided that it was time to finally work on something around here, so I devoted a bit of time on making changes to the format of the filmography. Nothing major, but it will now open in a new window and have its own 'cool' layout. I also updated the wallpapers layout and the guestbook.
There are also new link buttons available:
August 20, 2005
"With their generosity, bravery, creativity, and strength, these women make us want to be our very best.... " Ashley is featured on the cover of the September issue of Self magazine. Ashley is as one of Self magazine's 10 Most Inspring Women as selected by readers at Self.com for her compassion and fighting spirit. Other women selected this year include Sandra Bullock, Ellen Degeneres, Judy Blume, and Sen. Hilary Clinton. Scans from the magazine have been added to the gallery.
August 19, 2005
The VH1 premiere of "Tracking the Monster" airs Tuesday at 8 pm. The 90-minute presentation will air without commercials. Related Articles:
- VH1 News Presents: Tracking the Monster
- India.Arie & Ashley Judd Featured in AIDS Documentary
- The Worldwide Struggle Against HIV/AIDS
August 18, 2005
Media Update: Ashley's Senate testimony for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) that took place in June of this year and the intro to the 1996 Heartbreakers article featuring Ashley Judd and Matthew McConaughey have been added to the site. The 'Ashley' portion of the actual interview is already in the articles section.
Thanks to BJ for the Senate testimony link!
August 15, 2005
TUESDAY 08/16 - 7:00am ET >> Ashley Judd and India.Arie talk about their new documentary on Africa. This VH1 News documentary chronicles two emotional journeys to Africa by Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd and Grammy winner India.Arie. They travel to the front lines of the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Through their eyes and in their own words, Ashley and India.Arie tell the stories of lives forever changed by the pandemic and witness how the disease is decimating communities in Kenya and Madagascar. Their week of volunteer work was in association with local projects funded by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The program 'Tracking the Monster' will air on VH1 Tuesday 08/23/05 8:00PM ET
>> New Images from 'Tracking the Monster' added today!!
August 11, 2005
Every 15 seconds, a young person between the ages of 15-24 becomes infected with HIV/AIDS. Fifty percent of all new infections occur among this age group, and most do not know they carry this deadly virus. The simple act of buying a $5 empowerment tag helps educate and prevent a young person from HIV/AIDS for six months.
The "Empowerment Tags" are engraved with "Hear", "See", or "Speak" on one tag, and the AIDS ribbon on the other.
www.YouthAIDS.org
www.YouthAIDS-aldo.org
August 9, 2005
NEW YORK Aldo's fall ad campaign will take on more than the competition. The global footwear and accessories retailer has partnered with YouthAIDS, an HIV/AIDS education and prevention initiative, in "Aldo Fights AIDS".
The "Hear no evil? See no evil? Speak no evil?" campaign, via KraftWorks, New York, and shot by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, features a roster of A-list celebs. The stars are photographed in black and white with duct tape across their mouth or eyes or with their hands covering their ears.
Celebrities featured in the campaign include Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd, Penelope Cruz, Elijah Wood, Cindy Crawford, Josh Lucas, Christina Aguilera and LL Cool J.
Each celebrity is pictured wearing a pair of "empowerment [dog] tags," one engraved with an AIDS ribbon and one stamped with a call to action message of "Hear," "See" or "Speak." The tags will be sold for $5 at Aldo stores worldwide and on the Web at www.youthaids-aldo.org, with 100 percent of the net proceeds benefiting YouthAIDS.
Creative launches in September issues of InStyle, Vogue, Elle Latina, Teen People, Teen Vogue, Seventeen, FHM, GQ, Men's Fitness, British Glamour and i.d.
Ads will appear on outdoor billboards in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, London and cities in Canada.
August 8, 2005
Joey Lauren Adams working to complete directorial debut
Actress Joey Lauren Adams is working to complete Come Early Morning, the film that marks her directorial debut.
Up until now, Adams has been known mainly for roles in films like Dazed and Confused and Chasing Amy.
However, for the last five years she has been trying to complete her labour of love, which she wrote and directed. It was shot in her hometown of North Little Rock, Ark.
"I really feel like it's a Southern film without being a caricature," she told the Associated Press.
The film stars Ashley Judd and Diane Ladd. Adams's goal is to have it in the can by October, the deadline for submissions to next year's Sundance Film Festival.
She has tentative plans to hold a premiere in Little Rock.