American Idol finalizes new season 12 judging panel!

After months of speculation, American Idol has officially announced it's new star studded judging panel for season 12. Welcome Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, and American Idol veteran judge, Randy Jackson!

Show host, Ryan Seacrest, tweeted this picture on Sunday morning to show all of American Idol's fans the happy new judges and their season 12 seating arrangements.

The new panel made their first appearance this weekend in New York to kick off this years auditions.

I can't wait to see the chemistry between the new judges and what new talents await the stage!

Source: E! News

At the Movies - New in Theaters September 21, 2012

New in theaters, September 21, 2012

This is going to be a great week for movie premiers!  There are approximately fifteen new movies hitting theaters, including a few for which we have been (im)patiently waiting.  Including:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Starring:Logan Lerman , Emma Watson , Ezra Miller , Mae Whitman , Kate Walsh

Director(s):Stephen Chbosky

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight all involving teens.


 Trouble with the Curve
 Starring:Clint Eastwood , Amy Adams , Justin Timberlake , John Goodman , Scott Eastwood

Director(s):Robert Lorenz

MPAA Rating: PG-13 

Dredd 3D

Starring: Karl Urban , Olivia Thirlby , Lena Headey

Director(s):Pete Travis

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language, drug use and some sexual content.

 The House at the End of the Street

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence , Elisabeth Shue , Max Thieriot , Gil Bellows

Director(s): Mark Tonderai

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, thematic elements, language, some teen partying and brief drug material.

 End of Watch

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal , Anna Kendrick , Michael Pena , America Ferrera

Director(s): David Ayer

MPAA Rating: R

Also new this week:

Backwards -Staring James Van Der Beek
About Cherry
War of the Buttons
You may not Kiss the Bride

Source: Moviefone

Let's Party! Betsey Johnson throws herself a 70th birthday bash!

Betsey Johnson threw herself a big, crazy 70th birthday party with her friend Cyndi Lauper belting "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and confetti-slinging models prancing decade-by-decade down a runway in her wild clothes, including one clutching a not-happy-looking baby pig. <= Really?!
 
Johnson's grown daughter Lulu popped out of a huge faux birthday cake on stage and watched with her two young kids as grandma performed her signature cartwheel and splits.

Some in the crowd had waited more than an hour to get in Tuesday night. Others, including some who were invited, were turned away at the door after the fire marshal showed up at a rented, 42nd Street space.

Johnson's actual birthday is August 10, 1942, but Fashion Week was a great time to throw a party for herself!

 Happy Birthday, Betsey!


Source: Business Week
Picture: Rolling Stone

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Adam Harrington Talks 'The Mob Doctor' with Artists On Demand

Adam Harrington took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his role as Agent York on the new show The Mob Doctor premiering September 17th on FOX. See what he had to say!

You are playing Agent York on the new show The Mob Doctor premiering on FOX September 17^th. What do you think will make fans like this show?

"How far will you go to protect the ones you love?". I think that's something everyone wonders and its exactly the punch this show hits with and hooks you with. Its sexy, dangerous,  and dark. Like the poster says "Be careful who you owe". Its a great hook line.

This show appears to be Grey’s Anatomy meets The Sopranos. Would you agree with that description?

Well two hugely successful series is a great comparison! I think the show is closer to Breaking Bad meets House. Having said that the show feels very fresh and it isn't really like anything on TV right now.

Tell us a bit about your character. Where does Agent York fall into this?

When we meet FBI Agent York he's working a case against the mob. He needs Grace to save his star witness. But as the series progresses we find out that York is going after people much closer to Grace than anyone realizes. There's some great twists coming.

There is a great cast lineup for this show. How was the environment on set and did everyone get along?

The cast of this show is phenomenal, coming from stage, screen and TV. And they all really clicked right away. Chicago (where we shoot) is a fun town, and the crew has been amazing.

Aside from The Mob Doctor, you have a hefty resume filled with TV shows, including The Secret Circle, and many movies. Do you have a preference of one over the other or is it all the same to you?

Well thank you, I've been very lucky. These days its all the same to me, TV the last few years has been amazing and its great to be part of it.

Are there any other projects you are working on or promoting right now that fans can keep an eye out for?

Yes, keep an eye out for me on CSI in an few weeks, a very dark twisted guy, then we go the other way to comedy as a  congressman on Parks and Rec. Both were cases of being on shows I've followed so it was a lot of fun to be there.

Where can fans find you online? 

Folks can find me on twitter  @adamjharrington

We try to end all interviews on a fun note. So… if you could go on a road trip with any person, dead or alive, who would you choose and where would you go?

Well I do love a good road trip, and have done more than a few. I think my grandfather would be a good choice, I'd drive 5 or 6 hours north of Toronto Canada (the area I grew up), go fishing, and ask him all the questions I never thought to ask when I was a younger.

Thank you so much for your time and we look forward to seeing more from you!

Thank you for including me in your program!

Brad Pitts' Killing Them Softly Changes Release Date, Again.

For the second time in two months, Brad Pitt's "Killing Them Softly" is changing its release date. According to Deadline.com, TWC has shifted the film from Oct. 19 to a wide release on Nov. 30. 

This move actually makes sense from both a box office and Oscar perspective.  Harvey Wienstein, the films producer notes, there are no other major wide releases scheduled for Nov. 30, meaning the film could find a significant audience.

Source: Huffington Post

Who's the Best Dressed Woman? - Gwyneth Paltrow!

Gwyneth Paltrow had been named the World's Best Dressed female by People magazine 

Elizabeth Saltzman said the wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was not a slave to trends. ‘She doesn’t do fringe,’ she said. ‘She has a uniform. It’s simple, not overdone.’

The top 10 included: Hollywood actresses Emma Stone, 23, and Jessica Alba, 31, pop star Rihanna, 24, and Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, 29.

Some of the best dressed men included: Brad Pitt, Colin Firth, and Robert Pattinson.

What do you think?  Who would you add or remove?

Source: The Daily Mail UK

Song Pirating Woman Must Pay $222,000

The St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals said in an opinion today that the record companies, which appealed the district court’s decision to assess $54,000 in damages against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, were entitled to the larger amount. The case has been tried three times before juries.

U.S. District Judge Michael Davis in July 2011 reduced the third jury’s $1.5 million damage award to $54,000, or $2,250 for each of 24 recordings infringed. The music labels appealed to reinstate the first jury’s award of $222,000. The U.S. also appealed, to defend the assessment of damage awards under the federal Copyright Act.

“We are pleased with the appellate court’s decision and look forward to putting this case behind us,” the Recording Industry Association of America, the record companies’ trade group, said in an e-mailed statement.

The downloaded songs included Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Richard Marx’s “Now and Forever,” Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” and Green Day’s “Basket Case.

Support musicians!  Don't be a pirate!!

Source: Business Week