USA: HOLLYWOOD STARS COME OUT TO SUPPORT PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID LACHAPELLE'S FIRST FEATURE FILM "RIZE"

Record ID: 190093

  • Title: USA: HOLLYWOOD STARS COME OUT TO SUPPORT PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID LACHAPELLE'S FIRST FEATURE FILM "RIZE"
  • Date: 23rd June 2005
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 21, 2005) (REUTERS) WIDE OF RED CARPET OF "RIZE" MOVIE PREMIERE SINGER CHRISTINA AGUILERA AND FILM DIRECTOR DAVID LACHAPELLE AS LACHAPELLE KISSES AGUILERA ON THE CHEEK MOVIE POSTER FOR "RIZE" SINGER / ACTRESS COURTNEY LOVE AND ACTRESS PAMELA ANDERSON WALKING ON RED CARPET (2 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER CHRISTINA AGUILERA, TALKING ABOUT DAVID LACHAPELLE, SAYING: "Well he is just amazing. I love working with David (LaChapelle) above other video artists a lot of the time. Because he is one of the few video artists there are. You know when it comes to video making he doesn't try and stick to the same old . With all my videos we pushed the envelope. These amazing dancers weren't just in "Dirrty" they were also in "Can't Hold Us Down" we have a little history so it has been nice." WIDE OF RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) PAMELA ANDERSON, ACTRESS, SAYING: "We (David and I) are just really good friends." (SOUNDBITE) (English) COURTNEY LOVE, SINGER/ ACTRESS, SAYING: "My favourite photo is of Pam coming out of an edge, I wish I got that photo." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PAMELA ANDERSON, ACTRESS, SAYING: "Yeah that was great photo. I don't like any pictures of myself. But I kind of like that photo. I love David." (Reporter: Is Pamela helping Courtney slim down?) "Yeah, we run together on the beach." (SOUNDBITE) (English) COURTNEY LOVE, SINGER/ ACTRESS, SAYING: "Yeah, well having to walk down the red carpet with her. Believe me, I am going to be living with these pictures for the next three months." WIDE OF LOVE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS PAN TO ANDERSON WITH REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DAVID LACHAPELLE, FILM DIRECTOR, (WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA STANDING NEXT TO HIM) SAYING: "What am I going to do now? I worked three years on this. I put my heart into this. It really does feel like having a child. I am like ok. It filled a big void and I have got to keep going (Aguilera says "It's your baby.") you know and doing something else. This film means a lot. It's a dance film, Its not just trendy dance film. There is so much heart in this film and you don't have to be into hip-hop to love it." WIDE OF RED CARPET
  • Embargoed: 8th July 2005 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA4Z8STHRURGUPVB444I1Z55R0U
  • Story Text: Celebrities from the worlds music and film came to
    root on photographer David LaChapelle, who made his
    directorial debut with the feature film "Rize" in Los
    Angeles, California on Tuesday (June 21).

    Chapelle is famous for his colourful and sexy photos of
    many high profile stars as well as countless music videos
    for Hollywood's elite like Christina Aguilera, Madonna,
    Jennifer Lopez, Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, and Gwen
    Stefani to name a few.

    "Well he is just amazing. I love working with David
    (LaChapelle) above other video artists a lot of the time.

    Because he is one of the few video artists there are. You
    know when it comes to video making he doesn't try and stick
    to the same old . With all my videos we pushed the
    envelope. These amazing dancers weren't just in "Dirrty"
    they were also in "Can't Hold Us Down" we have a little
    history so it has been nice," Aguilera said as she walked
    the red carpet with LaChapelle.

    The documentary film brings to light a revolutionary
    form of artistic dance expression borne from the streets of
    South Central, Los Angeles.

    The aggressive and visually stimulating dance modernizes
    moves indigenous to African tribal rituals and features
    athletic movement sped up to impossible speeds.

    Tommy Johnson (Tommy the Clown) first created the dance
    style "Clowning" as a response to the 1992 Rodney King
    riots. Another form of movement is showcased as the kids
    do what they now call Krumping.

    The group use dance as an alternative to gangs and
    hustling by forming their own troupes and paint their faces
    like warriors, meeting to outperform rival gangs of dancers
    or just to hone their skills. For the dancers, Krumping
    becomes a way of life as a part of hip-hop culture.

    "I worked three years on this. I put my heart into this.

    It really does feel like having a child. I am like ok. It
    filled a big void and I have got to keep going You know and
    doing something else. This film means a lot. It's a dance
    film, Its not just trendy dance film. There is so much
    heart in this film and you don't have to be into hip-hop to
    love it," LaChapelle told Reuters at the premiere.
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