Davy Jones of "The Monkees" dies at 66

Davy Jones, member of the band "The Monkees" died early morning of February 29th.

The English artist said to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Florida. Jones was taken to Martin Memorial Hospital where he passed away. He was 66 years old.

Jones was survived by his wife Jessica and four daughters from his previous marriages.

The Monkees popularized songs such as "Last Train To Clarksville" and "Daydream Believer."

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New "The Avengers" Poster

New "The Avengers" poster!

Directed by Joss Whedon, "The Avengers" stars
Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth,
Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson.

"The Avengers" is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 4th, 2012.

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Affleck and Garner welcome a new baby boy

Actor Ben Affleck and wife, actress Jennifer Garner welcomed their third child, a healthy baby boy, in Santa Monica, California according to Us Weekly.

"I would have thought [Ben wanted a boy]. At first...I really thought so. And then [Ben] kind of said, 'Well, we have girls. We know how to do girls. My girls love me. I'm the big guy in the house.' So, now I'm not sure," Garner said during an interview with Jay Leno.

Garner and Affleck married on June 19th, 2005. Together the couple now have three children together; Violet (6,) Seraphina (3,) and Samuel who was born on the 27th of February.

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Jack White's New Music Video

Jack White, former member of the band "The White Stripes" is releasing his debut album titled "Blunderbuss." A new video for his single "Love Interruption" (which he performed with Nashville singer/songwriter andGrammy Award nominated Ruby Amanfu) off his debut has been released.

"The White Stripes" was on a long hiatus before the band's formal split-up on February 2nd, 2011.

SOURCE: Video

"Game of Thrones" New Season 2 Trailer

A new trailer for HBO's "Game of Thrones" has been released.

The hit series based on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" is on its second season
and its new trailer holds a lot of promising scenes and twists of events in the series!

Season 2 of "Game of Thrones" starts on April 2nd, 2012.

SOURCE: Video

2012 Independent Spirit Awards Winners

And here are the winners of the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards:

Best Feature
“50/50″
“Beginners”
“Drive”
“Take Shelter”
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”

Best Director
Mike Mills (Beginners)
Nicholas Winding Refn (Drive)
Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Alexander Payne (The Descendants)

Best First Feature
“Another Earth”
“In The Family”
“Margin Call”
“Martha Marcy May Marlene”
“Natural Selection”

Best Male Lead
Demian Bichir (A Better Life)
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Ryan Gosling (Drive)
Woody Harrelson (Rampart)
Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

Best Female Lead
Lauren Ambrose (Think of Me)
Rachel Harris (Natural Selection)
Adepero Oduye (Pariah)
Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)

Best Supporting Male
Albert Brooks (Drive)
John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
John C. Reilly (Cedar Rapids)
Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris)

Best Supporting Female
Jessica Chastain (Take Shelter)
Angelica Huston (50/50)
Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
Harmony Santana (Gun Hill Road)
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Robert Altman Award
“Margin Call”

John Cassavetes Award (films made for under $500,000)
“Bellflower”
“Circumstance”
“Hello Lonesome”
“Pariah”
“The Dynamiter”

Best Documentary
“An African Selection”
“Bill Cunningham New York”
“The Interrupters”
“The Redemption of General Butt Naked”
“We Were Here”

Best International Film
"A Separation"
“Melancholia”
“Shame”
“The Kid With a Bike”
“Tyrranasaur”

Best Cinematography
Joel Hodge (Bellflower)
Benjamin Kuh-Sulk (The Off Hours)
Darius Kond-Jee (Midnight in Paris)
Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist)
Jeffrey Waldron (The Dynamiter)

Best First Screenplay
Mike Cahill & Brit Marling (Another Earth)
J.C. Chandor (Margin Call)
Patrick DeWitt (Terri)
Phil Johnston (Cedar Rapids)
Will Reiser (50/50)

Best Screenplay
Joseph Cedar (Foot Note)
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Tom McCarthy (Win Win)
Mike Mills (Beginners)
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash (The Descendants)

Truer Than Fiction Award
"Where Soldiers Come From"
"Hell and Back Again"
"Bombay Beach"

Piaget Producers Award
Chad Burris (Mosquito y Mari)
Sophia Lin (Take Shelter)
Josh Mond (Martha Marcy May Marlene)

Someone to Watch Award
Simon Arthur (Silver Tongues)
Mark Jackson (Without)
Nicholas Ozeki (Mamitas)

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New character to appear in third season of "The Walking Dead"

British actor David Morrissey who starred in films such as "The Reaping" and "The Other Boylen Girl" has been cast in AMC's hit zombie series "The Walking Dead."

Morrissey is said to be playing the role of The Governor who is the main antagonist of Deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group consisted of family and friends. The Governor will be appearing in the third season of the series.

"The Walking Dead" is nearing the end of its second season with four episodes remaining including the one coming up on Sunday.

The series airs on AMC every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EST.

SOURCES: ChicagoTribune; Image

Clip from new episode of "The Voice"

Reality talent show "The Voice" proved to be one of the successful talent shows on TV today based on its ratings. The show which second season premiered on February 5th right after the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI is getting more interesting.

With the third week coming up, a clip of the next episode was released where coach Christina Aguilera can be seen joining in on singing "I'm Going Down" with a hopeful auditioner:



"The Voice" can be seen on NBC every Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST.

SOURCES: Video; NBC

"Wrath of the Titans" trailer

Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, "Wrath of the Titans" is the upcoming fantasy film that is also a sequel to the 2012 film, "Clash of the Titans" which starred Sam Worthington. Reprising his role as the son of Zeus, Perseus, Worthington is joined in by Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph Fiennes, and Liam Neeson as Zeus.
"Wrath of the Titans" will be in theaters on March 30th, 2012.

Here is the exclusive trailer released on wrathofthetitans.com.

SOURCES: Video; IMDb

Nicki Minaj's new single "Roman Reloaded"

Nicki Minaj'x newest single from her up-coming album had been premiered.
The song is titled “Roman Reloaded” featuring Lil Wayne.

The single is available for purchase on iTunes on February 24th.

SOURCE: Nickidaily.com

MegaCon 2012 Review & Interviews

If you were in the Orlando area last weekend and you were not at the Orange County Convention Center, then you were missing out. MegaCon took over Orlando with some of today's hottest names in science fiction. Among some of the celebrity attendees were comic book legend Stan Lee (Check out our interview with him from February 16th here), Tom Felton (Harry Potter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), David Anders (The Vampire Diaries), Joseph Morgan (The Vampire Diaries), Peter Mayhew (Star Wars), Brent Spiner (Star Trek), and many more.

The weekend kicked off as attendees filed into the massive exhibit room. You could find anything from comic book stands, memorabilia, and costumes. Fans flocked to the shops as well as got in line to pick up tickets for photo ops with some of their favorite celebrities.  The most popular photo ops were Stan Lee (obviously), Tom Felton, and Joseph Morgan. Many were dissatisfied with the photo op time frame, as you were allotted approximately five seconds (we counted) with the star before you were ushered out the other side. For $30-$50 per picture, at least thirty seconds would have been nice.

The photos, on the otherhand, were fantastic and left a lasting memory (and bragging rights) to your friends on how you got to meet (and briefly lay your hands on) your favorite celebrities. You could get a little more one on one time with the celebrities of your choice by visiting their booths. This was where you could get your autographs and just chat with them (if they had a free moment, as they were running back and forth between photo ops, Q&A's, and personal time.). The Vampire Diaries stars made some extra time to chat with each and every fan that came up for an autograph.

We got a chance to chat with Ghost Hunters International crew members Scott Tepperman and Paul Bradford about the new season, which kicked off on February 22nd at 9 pm EST on SyFy. They are two of the funniest people we have ever had the privileged of interviewing.

(Paul Bradord and Scott Tepperman with Program Manager, Kristin, and videographer, Brittany)

Tom Felton took a few minutes with each fan to answer questions, talk about his beloved dog Timber, and made a few fans swoon with names like sweetheart and lovely. Yes ladies, this man is just as beautiful and polite in person as he seems online and during interviews. A gentleman and one of the most down to earth celebrities we have encountered. Same can be said for Corin Nemec, who you may recognize from Supernatural or Stargate SG1. We got a chance to talk to him about his experience in acting and meeting up with fans at MegaCon.

(Corin Nemec)

Last, but certainly not least, we sat down with David Anders, who played John Gilbert, father to Elena, in the hit CW show Vampire Diaries, while he had lunch. We got the scoop on what he is up to, his favorite memories from the set of Vampire Diaries, and when we should be on the lookout for his most recent projects.

 (David Anders and Program Manager, Kristin)

(David Anders with videographer, Brittany)

All in all, you missed out if you weren't at MegaCon anytime during February 17th-19th. The panels were informative and hilarious with some of the biggest names in scifi, you got to get up close and personal with those same celebrities, and the fans made the event more colorful with inspired costumes and designs as they meandered their way through the many shops and exhibits. MegaCon staff sure knows how to throw a party and this convention was by far one of the best we have ever been to.

MegaCon already has a little bit of information up for next years event so you can start planning now. Will you be there in 2013? We sure will!

Artist Spotlight: Taylor Locke and The Roughs

Our first ever Artist Spotlight and we took the time to visit one of our previous guests in the studio. We recently got to sit down with Taylor Locke and the Roughs in the studio as they work on some new music. Check it out and hear what they have coming up next.

Idris Elba to portray Nelson Mandela in film

It has been confirmed that TV/theater/film actor Idris Elba will be starring in the biographical picture about the iconic civil rights leader, Nelson Mandela.

According to Elba, the film will show the early life of Mandela, his coming of age, education, and his 27 years imprisonment.

The film which is reported to be called "Long Walk to Freedom" is also the title of Mandela's autobiographical work published in 1995.

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New trailer for Pixar's "Brave"

A new trailer for Pixar's first fairy tale animation, "Brave" has been released.

The premise of the story reads: "Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, "Brave" features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right."

Merida is voiced by Kelly Macdonald ("Trainspotting" and "Nanny McPhee.") The film also stars Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and John Ratzenberger.

"Brave" is set to be released on June 22, 2012.

SOURCES: Video; IMDb

Orange Carpet premiere for "The Lorax"

Look at all these loveable images by "The Lorax" cast during the

premiere of the film based on the children's book by Dr. Seuss.

"The Lorax" is directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda and stars
Danny DeVito (as the Lorax,) Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms,
Rob Riggle, Betty White, and Jenny Slate.

It is scheduled to be released on March 2nd, 2012.



More images here.

SOURCE: IMDb

Whitney Houston: Finally home

Whitney Houston was laid to rest today in New Jersey during a private burial.

Crowd were gathered outside the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield,
where Houston's body was laid next to her father in the cemetery.

Alicia Keys, Oprah Winfrey, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie, Spike Lee, Kevin Costner, and Houston's former husband
Bobby Brown attented the service although Brown was reported to have left soon after.

Houston passed away on February 11th, 2012.

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New music video from Jason Mraz

Musician Jason Mraz releases a new video for his new single "I Won't Give Up."

The track is off of his up-coming album titled "Love Is A Four Letter Word"
which is scheduled to be released on April 17th, 2012.

SOURCE: Video

Sinead O'Connor to release 9th album

During her appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor announced that she is releasing a new album .





O'Connor will be releasing her ninth full-length album on the 20th of February, its first single "The Wolf is Getting Married" to be released on the 27th of the same month.

O'Connor popularized the hit song "Nothing Compares 2 U" which was composed by Prince.

SOURCES: Vid 1; Vid 2; Vid 3

New "Snow White and the Huntsman" images

New images and set photos from the up-coming "Snow White and the Huntsman" movie have been released. The film which stars Kristen Stewart (Snow White,) Charlize Theron (Evil Queen,) and Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman) is directed by Rupert Sanders. It is much darker than Tarsem Singh's adaptation "Mirror, Mirror" which stars Lilly Collins as Snow White.

"Snow White and the Huntsman" is scheduled to be released on June 1st, 2012.

More images right here and here.

SOURCES: Collider; Daily Mail

"The Amazing Spider-Man" first clip

A first clip from Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man" has been released and it features our hero Peter Parker and his encounter with the intimidating door man.

"The Amazing Spider-Man" hits the theater on July 3rd, 2012.

SOURCE: Comicbookmovie

Chris Colfer in big-screen debut "Struck by Lightning"

Glee's Chris Colfer will star in his debut film titled "Struck by Lightning."

The film which the young actor also wrote is about "a high school
outcats who blackmails his fellow studens into contributing to his literary journal."

Allison Janney and Rebel Wilson will be joining in the cast that
also includes Sarah Hyland, Dermot Mulroney, and Christina Hendricks.

Directed by Brian Dannelly, the project was
filmed in Los Angeles and is set to be released this year.

Here's the trailer for "Struck by Lightning:"

SOURCES: EOnline; Image

On set of Carlo Carei's "Romeo and Juliet"

A William Shakespeare classic, "Romeo and Juliet" is once again being adapted into film. This time, Italian director Carlo Carlei ("Fluke" and "The Last Legion") will be in charge of the film.

"Romeo and Juliet" stars Damian Lewis as Lord Capulet, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård as the Prince of Verona, Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet and Douglas Booth as Romeo. Paul Giamatti (Friar Laurence,) Natascha McElhone (Lady Capulet,) Ed Westwick (Tybalt,) Kodo Smit-McPhee (Benvolio,) Christian Cooke (Mercutio,) Lesley Manvill (The Nurse,) Tomas Arana (Lord Montague,) Tom Wisdom (Paris,) Laura Morante (Lady Montague,) and Leon Vitali (Apothecary) also join the cast.

Here are some images from the set:

More images here.

The film is currently on production in Italy.

SOURCES: IMDb; Images

"Gossip Girl"'s Katie Cassidy in The CW's "Arrow"

Katie Cassidy ("Supernatural," "Melrose Place," and "Gossip Girl") is making a comeback to The CW network as she is cast in Green Arrow's pilot episode, Arrow.

Cassidlu will be playing Dinah "Laurel" Lance, "young attorney with the City Necessary Resources Initiative who shares a romantic past with Green Arrow’s alter ego, Oliver Queen (played by Stephen Amell.)"

The Arrow pilot is directed by David Nutter ("Dark Angel" and "Smallville") and will aso star Susanna Thompson ("Once & Again") and David Ramsey ("Dexter.")

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"Smallville"'s Kreuk to star in The CW's "Beauty and the Beast"

Deadline reported today that The CW "Smallville"'s Kristin Kreuk has been cast as the female lead in the network's "Beauty and the Beast" drama, an adaptation of an 80's series of the same title.

The description of the pilot read, “a tough-minded NYPD Homicide Detective haunted by witnessing her mother’s murder 9 years ago and the killers’ quick demise at the hands of a Beast." Kreuk plays Catherine who manages to track down the Beast whose name is Vincent Koslow. Koslow is said to be "the survivor of a military experiment that went “disastrously wrong" and that Catherine becomes “the protector of his secret life as a bestial superhero.”

SOURCES: CB; Image

Sneak peek of Angelina Jolie's new film

Below is the sneak peek of Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey,"
a film that "depicts the pre-war romance between Danijel and Ajla, a Muslim artist."

The film stars Goran Kostić, Zana Marjanović, and Rade Šerbedžija.
The film premiered in Berin this week. It is Jolie's directorial debut.

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Grammy Awards: Best Dressed

Last night we enjoyed the amazing performances by some of the biggest names in the industry. Blasts from the past as well as some of the hottest talent currently on the top 40 charts were amongst the performances. Something else caught our eye though. Everyone was definitely dressed to impress. Here are some of our favorite dressed celebs from the event.

Do you agree with some of our favorites? Who were yours?

Jennifer Hudson pays tribute to Whitney Houston at the Grammy's

The late Whitney Houston was certainly not forgotten as artists alike paid their tribute to the great singer who passed away on February 11th.

LL Cool J offered a prayer for Houston followed by Bruce Springsteen's opening performance.

Later on, artist and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson, paid homage to Houston by performing one of the songs the late artist popularized - Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You."

The song was covered by Houston on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack which she starred with actor Kevin Costner. The film's soundtrack won Album of the Year in 1994.

SOURCES: EOnline; Image

The 2012 Grammy Awards Winners

Below is tonight's result from the 2012 Grammy's Awards.

Adele was the big winner of the night who received 6 awards in total including Album of the Year ("21") and Record of the Year ("Rolling in the Deep.")

Album of the Year – Adele, 21
Record of the Year – Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Song of the Year – Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Best New Artist – Bon Iver
Best Pop Solo Performance – Adele, “Someone Like You”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse, “Body and Soul”
Best Pop Instrumental Album – Booker T. Jones, The Road From Memphis
Best Pop Vocal Album – Adele, 21
Best Dance Recording – Skrillex, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Best Dance/Electronica Album – Skrillex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Tony Bennett & Various Artists, Duets II
Best Rock Performance – Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – Foo Fighters, “White Limo”
Best Rock Song – Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Best Rock Album – Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
Best Alternative Music Album – Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Best R&B Performance – Corinne Bailey Rae, “In This Love”
Best Traditional R&B Performance – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You”
Best R&B Song – “Fool For You” (Performed by Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)
Best R&B Album – Chris Brown, F.A.M.E.
Best Rap Performance – Kanye West & Jay-Z, “Otis”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie, “All Of The Lights”
Best Rap Song – “All Of The Lights” (Performed by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Best Rap Album – Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Best Country Solo Performance – Taylor Swift, “Mean”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance – The Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow”
Best Country Song – Taylor Swift, “Mean”
Best Country Album – Lady Antebellum, Own The Night
Best Spoken Word Album – Betty White, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
Best Comedy Album – Louis C.K., Hilarious
Best Musical Theater Album – The Book of Mormon
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media – Alexandre Desplat, The King’s Speech
Best Song Written For Visual Media – Tangled, “I See The Light”
Best Historical Album – Paul McCartney, Band On The Run
Best Short Form Music Video – Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Best Long Form Music Video – Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters: Back And Forth

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BAFTA 2012 Winners

Below is the full list for the 2012 BAFTA nominees with the celebrated winners in italics. John Hurt and Martin Scorsese received an award for Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema was awarded with the Academy Fellowship.

BEST FILM

THE ARTIST Thomas Langmann
THE DESCENDANTS Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
DRIVE Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
THE HELP Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
SENNA Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
SHAME Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo,
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno,
Rory Stewart Kinnear

LEADING ACTOR

BRAD PITT Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Shame

LEADING ACTRESS

BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist
MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS The Help

SUPPORTING ACTOR

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
JIM BROADBENT The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

CAREY MULLIGAN Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN The Help
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

ATTACK THE BLOCK Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst
(Producer)
CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
TYRANNOSAUR Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

INCENDIES Denis Villeneuve, Luc Dery, Kim McGraw
PINA Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
POTICHE Francois Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
A SEPARATION Asghar Farhadi
THE SKIN I LIVE IN Pedro Almodovar, Agustin Almodovar

DOCUMENTARY

GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM James Marsh, Simon Chinn
SENNA Asif Kapadia

ANIMATED FILM

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Sarah Smith
RANGO Gore Verbinski

DIRECTOR

THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas Winding Refn
HUGO Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Woody Allen

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

ORIGINAL MUSIC

THE ARTIST Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE John Williams

CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE ARTIST Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE Janusz Kaminski

EDITING

THE ARTIST Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Mat Newman
HUGO Thelma Schoonmaker
SENNA Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY Dino Jonsater

PRODUCTION DESIGN

THE ARTIST Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
HUGO Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

COSTUME DESIGN

THE ARTIST Mark Bridges
HUGO Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE Michael O'Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Jacqueline Durran

MAKE UP & HAIR

THE ARTIST Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
THE IRON LADY Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jenny Shircore

SOUND

THE ARTIST Nadine Muse, Gerard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker,
Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
HUGO Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths,
Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Joe Letteri
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler,
David Vickery
HUGO Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
WAR HORSE Ben Morris, Neil Corbould

SHORT ANIMATION

ABUELAS Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH Robert Morgan
A MORNING STROLL Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

SHORT FILM

CHALK Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
PITCH BLACK HEIST John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn
TWO AND TWO Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen

THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

ADAM DEACON
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
CHRIS O'DOWD
EDDIE REDMAYNE
TOM HIDDLESTON

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Whitney Houston dies at 48

Pop music queen Whitney Houston who popularized hit songs like "I Will Always Love You" and "All At Once" dies at 48.

Kristen Foster, Houston's publicist reported the artist's death but the cause and location of her death were unknown.

Houston was married to singer Bobby Brown. They had a daughter together, Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown, Houston's first and only child.

Our deepest condolences to the beloved artist's family and friends.

SOURCES: ABC; Image

Anna Paquin, Elijah Wood, and Tom Hiddleston to star in Cargo Entertainment's new film

Cargo Entertainment is taking on the "Black Wings Has My Angel" project which will star Anna Paquin, Elijah Wood, and Tom Hiddleston.

The film tells the story of "an escaped convict and high-class call girl whose lives are changed by an armored car heist."

Marina Grasic, managing partner of Cargo stated, “It has it all; great writing, rich engaging characters and top-notch talent both in front and behind the camera."

Alfonso Pineda Ulloa will direct the fim from his, Barry Gifford, and Christopher Peditto's script which was based on Elliott Chaze’s novel.

Shooting is scheduled to begin in September.

SOURCES: Screendaily; Image

Stars added to cast of "Kill Your Darlings" joining Daniel Radcliffe

An up-coming thriller titled "Kill Your Darlings" that will star Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Dane DeHaan and Jack Huston just added Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Ben Foster, Jennifer Jason Leigh to their list of cast.

The film by The Killer Films and Benaroya Pictures is set to start shooting in March at the Columbia University in New York.

The film "details the previously untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg (Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Huston) and William Burroughs (Foster) at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that would lead to their Beat Revolution."

The thriller is Austin Bunn's directorial debut which he co-wrote with John Krokidas.

SOURCES: THR; Image

McCartney receives his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Former Beatle member Paul McCartney gets his star on
Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier today. Hundreds of fans flocked
at the ceremony witnessing the artist receive the honor.

"When I was growing up in Liverpool and listening to Buddy Holly and the other rock 'n' roll greats, I never thought I'd ever come to get a star on the Walk of Fame. But here we are today," said the 69-year old artist.

Read the whole article here.

SOURCE: LATimes

Beyonce and Jay-Z debut pics of daughter Blue Ivy

Couple Beyonce and Jay-Z released images of the new addition to their family today.

With the note "We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives," the couple posted five photos of their five-month child Blue Ivy Carter on Tumblr.

Beyonce gave birth to Blue Ivy on January 7, 2012 at Lennox Hill Hospital in NYC.

SOURCES: CTV; Tumblr

Naomi Watts as Princess Diana

Australian actress Naomi Watts will be portraying Princess Diana in Ecosse Films' "Caught in Flight."

The Academy Award nominee stated, "It is such an honor to be able to play this iconic role -- Princess Diana was loved across the world, and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen."

43-year old Watts will portray the Princess of Wales as both humanitarian and campaigner in the last two years of the late Princess' life.

Watts is also set to star alongside Ewan McGregor in the film "The Impossible."

"Caught in Flight" is scheduled to be released next year.

SOURCES: MSNBC; Image

"Seeking A Friend For The End of The World" trailer and poster

A trailer and poster for the new film "Seeking A Friend For The End of The World" have been released.

The film which stars Keira Knightly and Steve Carrell is about "the end of the world nears from the impending doom of an asteroid crash. After his wife leaves him, a man (Steve Carrell) teams up with his neighbor (Keira Knightley) to find his childhood sweetheart."

Directed by Lorene Scafaria, the film is set to be released on June 22nd, 2012.



It also stars T.J. Miller, Melanie Lynskey, Amy Schumer, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs, Rob Corddry, and Connie Britton.

SOURCES: Video; Poster; IMDb

"Man of Steel" to star in "Great Wall" film

The "Man of Steel" star, Henry Cavill, might be heading to the Far East for his next project.

Cavill, 28, is reported to be in the talks of starring in a film about the "mystery how the Great Wall of China was constructed."

Cavill who starred in "The Count of Monte Cristo" and ShowTime's "The Tudors" is the next Super-Man in Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel." He is also starring in a thriller "The Cold Light of Day" by Mabrouk El Mechri which is set to be released in the U.S. on April 6th, 2012.

"Man of Steel" is to come out on June 14th, 2013.

SOURCES: MusicMoviesCeleb; Image; IMDb

Britton "Briddy" Shaw Releases New Video

Britton Shaw, who goes by Briddy, recently released a new video for his song "Place of Dreaming". You can check it out below or at his YouTube page, which also features other videos that Briddy has made.  This man is on fire and working his way to the top. Let us know what you think!





Make sure to follow Briddy on twitter to keep up with what he is doing.

Official poster and trailer for "The Bourne Legacy" released

The first official poster and trailer for the film "The Bourne Legacy" has been released.

Jeremy Renner ("The Hurt Locker") is taking over the Bourne franchise which started off with actor Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. Renner will be playing a completely different agent who was inducted into the secretive world Bourne first introduce the audience to.

"The Bourne Legacy" is the fourth in the Bourne film series and is directed by Tony Gilroy who peened the screenplay for the first three Bourne films. The new Bourne film also stars Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, and Oscar Isaac and is set to be released on August 3rd, 2012.

SOURCES: IMDb; Apple

Adele to perform at the 2012 Grammy Awards

English singer-songwriter Adele will be performing at the up-coming Grammy Awards. It will be the multi-award artist's first performance right after undergoing a laser microsurgery on her vocal cords in November.

The 23-year old artist has been nominated for 6 Grammy Awards including Best Album of the Year and Best Song of the Year.

Billboard's associate director of charts, Keith Caulfield said that he expectes Adele to captivate the viewers during the Grammy's much like she did at the BRIT awards in February 2011 and MTV Video Music Awards in August.

Adele spent 18 weeks on top of the Billboard's Hot 200, sold more than 6 million albums, and has chart-topping singles. Her album "21" is said to be the first album to sell more than 1 million copies digitally within a year.

Here is Adele perfoming "Someone Like You" at the BRIT Awards back in February 2011:




SOURCES: CNN; Video; Image

"The Amazing Spider-Man" second official trailer

The second official trailer for Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man" was recently released and it contains a hidden treasure for "Spider-Man" fans.

A hint of a marketing tie-in website that may lead to a possible alternative-reality game is hidden in the trailer. The link appears very quickly (a moment before Peter Parker sees a red-painted spider on a wall) that a blink of an eye could make one miss it.

The site markofthespider-man.com may be just another portal for viral teasers instead of an ARG but fans now have another place to watch for updates of the film.

"The Amazing Spider-Man" stars Andrew Garfield (whose American accent by the way is very impressive,) Emma Stone, and Rhys Ifans. It is scheduled to be released on July 3rd, 2012.

SOURCE: Thestar

CONTEST: My Dream Spencer CD

My Dream Spencer CD – Contest

In honor of the always amazing Spencer Bell, we are running a contest. On February 16^th at 9 pm EST, we are throwing a Spencer Bell Listening Party. 

We want YOU to help us pick the playlist we will use during the show. So what do you have to do??

Put together your ultimate Dream Spencer CD using songs that have been released on other albums.

Email your playlist of 15 songs that would make up your Dream Spencer CD to contest@artistsondemandonline.com. We will pick our favorite one and not only will you win the prize package listed below, but we will use your playlist on February 16^th as our playlist for the show!

Submissions end on Monday, February 13^th at midnight. 

PRIZE:

White Spencer T-shirt

Set of 4 shot glasses

Two new bracelets, 

SBL sticker

Autographed poster (from either 2010 or 2011).

Michelle Williams in Sarah Polley's "Take This Waltz"

"My Week With Marilyn" star Michelle Williams is starring in an up-coming film by Canadian actress/director Sarah Polley ("Go" and "Dawn of the Dead") titled "Take This Waltz."

The film is "a funny, bittersweet and heart-wrenching story about a woman struggling to choose between two different types of love." (IMDb)

The film also stars Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman, and Aaron Abrams.

This is Polley's second length film following "Away from Her" which was released in 2006.

SOURCES: IMDb; Video

Madonna's Super Bowl half-time performance

Madonna performed "Vogue" followed by "Music" moving on with her new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'" with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj during the Super Bowl half-time show.

Cee Lo Green then joined Madonna during her final number performing "Like A Prayer." They were Joined by a choir while both artists sported sparkly black robes.

SOURCES: Video; USAToday

"The Voice" Super Bowl Ad

Hoping that everyone's enjoying their Super Bowl Sunday, here's "The Voice" Super Bowl ad featuring the talent show's judges Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, and Cee-Lo Green are featured in the ad battling it out for someone singing in distance:



"The Voice" premieres tonight at 10:00 p.m. EST on NBC.

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Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" debuts

And the music video for Madonna's single "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
premiered this morning. It features M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj.

The song is also now available for digital download.

Madonna confirmed that she will be performing the song
at the Super Bowl XLVI on February 5th with M.I.A. and Minaj.

SOURCE: Video

Coldplay's "Charlie Brown" music video

Here's a new music video from Coldplay - "Charlie Brown" which features
"Misfits"' Antonia Thomas and "Shameless"' Elliott Tittensor.

"Charlie Brown" is off Coldplay's fifth album "Mylo Xyloto."

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