The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn photo stills

Summit Entertainment finally released photo stills from the much awaited Twilight finale.

"We shot everything -- whether it's the lovemaking or the childbirth -- as potent and powerful as it can be "It will be interesting to see whether there will be people who think it too disturbing for this universe," The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon told Entertaintment Weekly.




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SOURCE: Huffington Post

Bin Laden film?

Osama Bin Laden is dead.

This was the announcement President Obama made about 12 hours ago.

And as the different types of media have their own take on this subject, it seemed that Hollywoo has its own as well.

Mike Fleming of Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that The Hurt Locker team, Academy award winning director an screenwriter, Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal have been working on a Bin Laden film.

The movie as planned was based on an earlier unsuccessful mission to try to kill Bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda, responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attack on America.

“But now they’ve certainly got a celebratory ending to that dramatic story with [the] announcement that the U.S. conducted a military operation that killed Bin Laden," Fleming added.

Hollywood Reporter has speculations that in the upcoming weeks, we “will likely see a ton of new Bin Laden projects, especially as the details of the U.S. mission to kill him become known."

SOURCES: Vanity Fair; Twitpic by @AndrewGauthier

"Give Up Tomorrow" receives Tribeca's audience award

Give Up Tomorrow is a documentary by Michael Collins which tells the story of Paco Larrañaga (19-years old at the time of his arrest) and his arrest back in 1997 for the kidnap, rape and murder of two twins sisters in the island of Cebu in the Philippines. According to the film, Larrañaga has maintained his innocence since his conviction for the said crime. His case attracted international support from different legal-rights groups and foreign governments.

The film won the audience award at the Tribeca Film Festival which was announced by the organizers on Sunday evening. Director Michael Collins is awarded a cash prize of $25,000 and the movie received a special jury mention in the festival's world documentary competition.

Tribeca Film Festival executive director Nancy Schafer stated, "From the first standing ovation of 'Give Up Tomorrow' at its premiere at the festival it was clear that audiences were passionate about the portrayal of Paco Larrañaga's unjust incarceration. We hope that the film will raise awareness of Paco's plight and lead to his freedom."

SOURCES: LA Times; Image

Natural Blonde, Scarlett Johansson, goes red

American actress Scarlett Johansson showed off her new hair color at the White House Correspondents' bash in Washington DC on Saturday. The 26-year old actress first sported her red colored locks back in 2009 when she played The Black Widow in the film Iron Man 2.

Johansson will be reprising her role as The Black Widow in the all-star comic book flick The Avengers which will start filming next month.

She will join actors Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and others, in the said film.

SOURCES: US Weekly

Indie Film stars Brendan Fraser and Vanessa Hudgens

A new indie drama Gimme Shelter will start High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens and Brendan Fraser.

The film will be written and directed by Ron Krauss. It tells the story of a pregnant teenager who escapes her abusive mother and looks for biological father. The father, played by Fraser, first takes in the teenager, played by Hudgens but then throws her out because she refuses to abort the pregnancy. Fraser's character fathered Hudgens' character "as a result of a youthful fling."

Hudgens' last project was Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch while Fraser was in Fury Vengeance.

SOURCES: Reuters; Image

The Nova Echo and Oh No Fiasco Concert Review

If you're looking for a concert with an insane amount of energy from both bands on the bill, you need to take the time to check out The Nova Echo and Oh No Fiasco. The concert took place at The Double Door Inn in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, April 28, 2011.

The Nova Echo is a local band hailing from Asheville, NC. The band consists of Matt Hixon on Bass, Lee Brooks on keyboard, Travis Moss on drums, Caleb Hanks on Lead Vocals, and Evan Bradford on Guitar as well as vocals. The band is full of such energy, that is it quite difficult to keep from moving. In between each of the songs, Caleb somehow has a way of having the audience in stitches from his randomness and jokes throughout the set. I can honestly say that I haven't laughed like that at a concert in a very very very long time. The interaction they have with the audience is not something that I see very often. In fact, it is quite refreshing to see a band so involved with the people that they are performing to. The songs they sing are originals that have a sound unlike anything I have ever heard before. My personal favorite is Satellite; but I must say that the one cover they did perform, "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers was INSANE!!!! This is definitely a band that I would recommend checking out if you like good music and great Yoda impressions.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Oh No Fiasco when I saw each of the members of the band stretching as if they were going to be running a marathon before their set; but it sure as heck wasn't what I got. Having never heard them before, I didn't know what was in store for my ears. The band is made up of Lindsey Stamey on lead vocals, Seth Rowlette on guitar, Colin Cunningham on drums, Thomas Boyd on bass, and Cameron Cunningham on BOTH keyboards. The band is based out of Knoxville, TN, and this was just the start of their most recent tour. To say that these guys are energetic, would be a gross understatement. There was not a minute throughout the entire set where they were standing still. There was one point in which Seth was hanging from the rafters of the venue and Cameron had to take his glasses off because of all the head banging. I can also tell you that I can't recall ever seeing a band that was so well coordinated with their outfits. In chatting with Lindsey, I came to discover that she was the one that was responsible for the embellishments on each members shirt. I was highly impressed. Not only does she have a voice I would kill for, but she can sew too!!!! When the time came for them to announce it was the last song of the night, I was a bit disappointed. I couldn't get enough of what they were offering. I definitely left the show a huge fan of theirs; and I will be seeing them the next time they come through Charlotte.

Both of these bands are incredibly talented, and it was a great night had by all. The members of each band are kind and generous with their fans, and I can't wait to experience their music again.


P.S.
Congratulations to Seth of Oh No Fiasco on his wedding that took place this Saturday. We wish you all the best!!

Shakesperean show stars Branagh, Shatner and Hill

William Shatner (Star Trek) together with Northern Irish actor and director Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) and American country singer Faith Hill are working together in a one-off Shakesperean play in Los Angeles.

The artists are going to appear in a reading of The Merry Wives of Windsor next month. They will be joined in by Tom Hangks, Christina Applegate, Eric Idle and Tim McGraw, Hill's husband.

The show will be held at UCLA's Royce Hall on May 9th.

SOURCES: WENN via Yahoo!UK; Image