CASINO ROYALE

Rating: Who's in it: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench

What it's about: James Bond (Craig), with his newly minted license to kill, gets into a poker showdown with a terrorist financier.

Rough style: Talk about a battling Bond! The new 007 bruises, bleeds and, of course, kills. This gripping Bond flick features less special effects hokum, more raw action and fewer flat wisecracks. It never feels like a formula or a done deal but keeps you guessing frm the start. There's a more complex story and a Bond with a gruff, angry new attitude -- less suave and more macho.

The new guy: Craig has an entertainingly short fuse and a pair of shoulders that don't quit. Really -- did anyone care if Roger Moore took his shirt off? But when Craig strips to swimtrunks and reveals his buff bod, women will drool. Plus he looks like someone you'd want on your side in a bar fight.

Long story short: New blood means Royale Bond fun. (Star)

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Houston reportedly faces foreclosure

Whitney Houston's New Jersey mansion is slated to be sold at a sheriff's sale because she is more than $1 million behind on the mortgage and taxes have not been paid this year, according to reports published Wednesday.
The Jan. 4 sale was scheduled Tuesday by the Morris County Sheriff's Office, the Daily Record of Parsippany reported. The service agent for Chevy Chase Bank, the mortgage holder, sued Houston in June.
Houston's estate comprises two lots, and the sale would be of the lot assessed at $889,300. The adjacent lot is valued at more than $5.6 million, the Daily Record reported. Houston, 43, bought the properties in 1987 for $2.7 million.
Through a secretary, Houston publicist Nancy Seltzer told the newspaper the property was not in foreclosure. A woman who answered the telephone at Seltzer's office on Wednesday said Seltzer was traveling and could not be reached for comment.
Phone messages left after business hours with the service agent, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., and the sheriff's office were not returned Wednesday.
Mendham Township is owed about $83,000 in property taxes this year on the 10-acre estate, officials told The Star-Ledger of Newark. The township sent notices after each quarterly deadline was missed, the assessor's office said. The most recent payment was due Nov. 1.
A sale could be averted if Houston reaches a settlement with the service agent, Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Ackerman told The Star-Ledger.
Houston in September filed for divorce from singer Bobby Brown after a 14-year marriage. She is collaborating on a project with her cousin, singer Dionne Warwick. (AP)

** Whitney what the hell is going on sweetheart, please Mariah Carey and see what her people can do for you, if they revived her career, I know they can hook you up!

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As many of my beloved friends know I love quotes, here is one off my starbucks cup.. Big things start small. Rather than getting overwhelmed with the thought of changing the world, there are small steps we can all take in our own lives and communities that can have a real impact. Music is just one way of making a change. What will you choose? - Goapele

** This quote really touched my heart because so often we have big dreams an expect to accomplished these dreams over night, we need to take baby steps and when it's time to take a huge leap you will be prepared because you will have the struggle from the baby steps to keep you focused!