GOSSIP - Blonde ambition Allison! La Williams di "Girls" si fa bionda platino come il comandante Straker di "Ufo" per "Allure" con la fantasia di diventare una "bomba sexy"

Allison Williams debuts a hot new look on the cover of Allure magazine’s March 2017 issue.

Here’s what the 28-year-old Girls star had to share with the mag:

On her new look: “Maybe I’ll become this gorgeous bombshell vixen. Or maybe I’ll still just be the adult-spelling-bee spirit I’ve always been. I bet people won’t recognize me, and that’s gonna be a fun reveal with my friends.”

On how she feels after being a blonde: “I like it! Especially this blonde—it feels like it is just a new twist on the same old me. It’s just hair! But it’s fun.

NEWS - Supermarionation no more! Addio Gerry Anderson, ideatore di "UFO", "Spazio 1999" e "Thunderbirds"

Articolo tratto da "The Guardian"

Gerry Anderson, best known as the creator of Thunderbirds, has died at the age of 83. The film and television producer, whose credits also included the puppet shows Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 had suffered for several years with mixed dementia and died in his sleep, his son announced on Wednesday.

The news was announced on his son Jamie Anderson's website. He wrote: "I'm very sad to announce the death of my father, Thunderbirds creator, Gerry Anderson. He died peacefully in his sleep at midday today (26th December 2013), having suffered with mixed dementia for the past few years. He was 83."

He requested that any fans wishing to make donations in honour of his father should contribute to the Alzheimer's Society.

His website also included a tribute written by his fan club, known as Fanderson. Nick Williams, chairman of the club, said: "To those who met him Gerry was a quiet, unassuming but determined man. His desire to make the best films he could drove him and his talented teams to innovate, take risks, and do everything necessary to produce quite inspirational works. Gerry's legacy is that he inspired so many people and continues to bring so much joy to so many millions of people around the world."

Gerald Alexander Anderson – famous for the use of "Supermarionation", or the use of modified puppets – was born in 1929 in Hampstead, north London, and began his career as a film trainee at the Ministry of Information before starting work at Gainsborough Pictures. He later set up AP Films with some friends.

With commissions thin on the ground Anderson and his team were eager to produce their first puppet show The Adventures Of Twizzle. Others including Torchy The Battery Boy, and Supercar followed. Success continued with Fireball XL5 and Stingray. But it was Thunderbirds, filmed on the Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire and first broadcast in 1965 that made his name. With the catchphrase "Thunderbirds are go!", the programme revolved around International Rescue, a secret emergency service run by the Tracy family aided by London agent Lady Penelope and her butler, Parker.

In 1966, Thunderbirds was made into a major feature film for United Artists, Thunderbirds Are Go, which was followed by a sequel, Thunderbird 6.

Anderson moved towards live action productions in the 1970s, producing Space: 1999. In the 1980s, a burst of nostalgia for his Supermarionation series led to the commission of new productions, including a remake of Captain Scarlet. New Captain Scarlet, a CGI-animated reimagining of the 1967 series, premiered on ITV in the UK in 2005. He also worked as a consultant on a Hollywood remake of his 1969 series UFO, directed by Matthew Gratzner.

Anderson was a one-of-a kind film and television producer, who had far-reaching influence, according to his fan club dedication. "Anderson's unique style of filmmaking influenced the imaginations and careers of countless creatives that succeeded him, and his productions continue to be shown around the world to new generations of fans," it read.

Television presenter Jonathan Ross praised his work, tweeting: "Sad news. Gerry Anderson RIP. For men of my age his work made childhood an incredible place to be."

The producer was diagnosed with mixed dementia two years ago and his condition had deteriorated over the past six months and he had moved into a care home in October. He also worked as an ambassador for The Alzheimer's Society, to raise awareness and money for the treatment of the disease. Gerry Anderson leaves three children from former marriages, Joy, Linda and Gerry Junior, his son Jamie and widow Mary.

SGUARDO FETISH - Fermate Madonna, sembra Straker!
Fermate Madonna, voglio scendere. Dall'astronave Interceptor, s'intende. L'organizzazione SHADO mi ha mandato una foto del nuovo look della popstar che strilla "Like a Virgin" e "Hung Up". Sono basito. E visto che stiamo parlando di "UFO", sono anche basette. Quelle del colonnello Paul Foster, due tappeti che gli scorrevano a bordo orecchie, da guinness dei coiffeur e dei barbùn. Che la Ciccone si faccia crocifiggere in scena sui palchi di mezzo mondo è una questione che tocca la fede, ma che ora sfoggi il mitico caschetto biondo platino del Comandante Striker senza citare la fonte è un'eresia bella e buona. Fermatela, se non è ancora troppo tardi. Ne va del nostro orgoglio e del copywright. Le cronache rosa dicono che il taglio della criniera, che richiama l'epoca di "Papa don't preach", è costato alla diva 1000 dollari. Noi dell'Accademia dei Telefilm abbiamo racimolato 5 modellini Shado-Mobile da Yamato Video per farla desistere. Ma probabilmente non si tratta di una scelta autonoma. Come nel mitico fanta-cult del 1970, forse Madonna è stata posseduta da un alieno che si vuol sostituire a lei per avvicinare Straker e ucciderlo (vale sempre il titolo imperativo "Uccidete Straker!", come nel miglior film tratto da "UFO"). Vuole diventare un suo clone al pari di Bonolis con "Fattore C" e "Affari Tuoi". Sì, non c'è dubbio, deve essere quello il suo intento. Per la Madonna, Straker va salvato! Ho già caricato la mia KA revisionata a 60.000 chilometri di tre operatrici di Base Luna, quelle con i capelli viola in stile Tina Turner. Per una bionda platino a caschetto, un tris di parruccone fucsia che sembrano tirate su dalla tangenziale nord sembra la soluzione perfetta. Sarà un troiaio, ma è l'unica arma da quando la SHADO si è trasferita sotto gli studi televisivi di Mediaset. Se lo sapesse Gerry Anderson, si rivolterebbe nello Stingray. Madonna va fermata, neanche la mafia russa ci è riuscita. Noi potremmo mandarle addosso Tony Soprano, ma al cellulare non risponde. L'uomo che fuma di "X-Files", J.R. di "Dallas", Zeus e Apollo di "Magnum P.I.": sono disposto a caricare qualunque cattivo voglia venire a combattere, pur sapendo che i posti in auto sono quelli che sono. Ma poi mi viene la folgorazione, ricordando che "UFO" trovava origine da un film del 1968 che s'intitolava "Doppia immagine nello spazio". Bisogna trovare una "replicante" per annientarla. Riguardo la foto di Madonna "strakerizzata" e scopro di avere l'antidoto vivente (o quasi) in casa. Raffaella Carrà. Non ha niente da invidiarle. Prova te a fare "pazza pazza pazza sulla terrazza" con quel caschetto che ti si schiaffa sugli occhi. E' il suo esatto opposto, la sua nemesi. Straker è salvo e può rimettersi quella scodella di capelli biondi platino ancora per molto. Appena Madonna vedrà la Raffa tornerà a pettinarsi come Farraw Fawcett in "Charlie's Angels"...Oddio, un altro caso da affrontare! Ci tocca. Anzi, ci "tuca tuca".
(Articolo di Leo Damerini tratto dal "Telefilm Magazine" di Novembre)