LIAM NEESON STARS IN 'UNKNOWN'

What if you knew, deep down, who you really were, but couldn’t prove it? And what if someone else—someone you didn’t know—claimed to be you, and everyone believed him?

That is the dilemma at the center of Warner Bros.' new suspense-thriller “Unknown.”

Who or what determines who we are? Is it our friends…our memories…where we come from…a piece of paper…? Where is the proof? Based on the novel by Didier van Cauwelaert, “Unknown” explores exactly that as Dr. Martin Harris, played by Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Rob Roy), races through the cold streets of Berlin in order to take back his life, while dodging the men who are hot on his trail and trying to kill him. Though he has no idea why.

The star of “Unknown” was pulled into the story from the start. “For me, it’s always the script, and this was a real page-turner,” Neeson asserts. “My litmus test is this: if I can get to page 50 without stopping for a tea break, then it’s a very good sign. This was such good material that I had to read it all in one sitting.”

Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, a botanist, who arrives with his wife, Liz, at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. When Martin realizes that his briefcase didn’t make it into the taxi with them, he grabs another cab to rush back to the airport. But en route, they are in a terrible accident. The driver, Gina, bravely saves Martin’s life but then mysteriously disappears. After lying in a coma for four days, he awakens; with no identification, Martin struggles to remember who he is.

“Once he remembers his identity, he urgently tries to locate his wife, assuming she must be frantic with worry,” Neeson relates. But when he finds Liz back at the hotel, she doesn’t know him, and worse, another man is claiming to be him—and Liz believes this “other” Martin.

“It’s like reverse amnesia,” director Jaume Collet-Serra reveals. “It’s as if the world has amnesia about him—he absolutely knows who he is, but everyone else has forgotten him.”

The filmmakers all agreed that Neeson was the perfect actor for the role because he has such tremendous screen presence. “I’ve always admired Liam’s work,” Collet-Serra says, “and for a director, he is a generous actor that keeps on giving, on set and on screen. He can be very intense and very subtle at the same time.”

Both would be required; it was essential that the character draw the audience into his psyche, so they would be trying to decipher why all this is happening, right along with him.

The director continues, “One of my concerns was that the viewer has so little time to get to know Martin before everything goes awry. But with Liam, there’s an instant connection. You like him, you believe in him.”

“We wanted somebody people would root for,” producer Joel Silver adds. “Liam has great charisma, and is also totally accessible, and those are exactly the traits we needed for Martin Harris.”

“To the audience, Martin Harris seems to have the perfect marriage and an interesting life,” Neeson explains, “but it’s all suddenly shattered in an instant. He is alone and not just abandoned, but rejected by everyone he thinks he knows. And his every impulse makes him more determined to find out the truth and, more importantly, prove he is who he says he is.”

Neeson was attracted to the idea of exploring lost identity. “I totally locked in to what Martin was going through,” he says. “I was an amateur boxer as a kid, and I got my bell rung a few times. It’s always stayed with me, that memory of not having a memory, even for a short time. It was an interesting life experience to draw on for this role.”

Opening across the Philippines on Feb. 16, “Unknown” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

'HOW DO YOU KNOW' - A NEW COMEDY THAT ASKS QUESTIONS OF LOVE

The title question in Columbia Pictures’ new romantic comedy “How Do You Know” is the most important one most of us will ever face, and as the world gets more complicated and disconnected, it’s harder to answer than ever.


“We all have, at some point, a feeling that everything we’ve depended on we can’t depend on anymore. And when that happens, the only thing we have left is love,” says Oscar-winning director James L. Brooks. “You can think your life is terrible, and then he or she walks in and it’s not terrible anymore. That’s it – love is our saving grace.”

“How Do You Know” is a comedy about people in transition. Lisa’s (Reese Witherspoon) athletic ability is the defining passion of her life, having been her focus since early childhood. When she is cut from her team, everything she has ever known is suddenly taken from her. George (Paul Rudd) is a straight-arrow businessman who is accused of a financial crime, even though he’s done nothing wrong. Although he may be headed to jail, George’s honesty, integrity, and unceasing optimism may be his only path to keeping his sanity. George and Lisa meet on the worst day of each of their lives: she has just been cut, and he has just been served. When everything else seems to be falling apart, they will discover what it means to have something wonderful happen.

Brooks says that the project began simply. “I was driving by some ball fields, soccer fields, and filled with women and girls, all ages, and I thought, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a female jock heroine. And I’m a research nut, so that started me on a year of talking to great female athletes.”

“There’s maybe five minutes of softball in the movie, but it informs Lisa’s whole character,” says Brooks. “I have a rule in research: the third time I hear something, it’s generally true. This time, every female athlete I spoke to said that it takes another athlete to understand how much time they have to give to their sport. They can’t go out, they can’t go to the party, because they’re playing, they’re honing their skills. It’s very hard for a man to understand that if he doesn’t share it.”

“Jim’s voice is unique,” says producer Julie Ansell, who has been Brooks’ producing partner for 20 years. “He has insights into people – when he writes something that touches on something you’ve experienced in your own life, you think, ‘That’s it – I couldn’t have put it into words, but that’s how I felt.’ It hits you deep inside.”

“He writes about real people, real dilemmas they face,” shares producer Paula Weinstein. “His characters are complicated, difficult, confused, human, flawed, funny, and true. Watching his movies is like reading a great novel that you don’t want to end – you just want to stay in their world a little while more.”

“No one writes dialogue the way he does,” Ansell continues. “He wants to get into his characters so deeply that sometimes we spend two years doing research, talking to hundreds of people for each character.”

“Jim gets an idea for his characters, then he wants to find out what’s real, what’s true,” concludes Weinstein.

Opening soon across the Philippines, “How Do You Know” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

JOE JONAS PREPS UP FOR SOLO ALBUM

After Nick Jonas released an album apart from his two brothers last year, it's now Joe's turn to make an album of his own. This would be Jonas' first album separate from the Jonas Brothers.


About the album, Jonas says to Just Jared, "Yeah, there’s nothing to hide... We’re just waiting for the right timing. There’s a lot of Jonas stuff going on this year, so once there’s a place for that record, we’ll release it."

Jonas also talked about his experience working with producer Frankmusik, "Frank is really cool and talented... We met a couple months ago and when we first met, it didn’t go as planned. We weren’t sure if we were gonna work together. His background is very electropop, dance music but now, that’s pretty much the direction."

In an interview Joe said: "I've been writing and recording a lot of music on my own, so we'll see where it goes. I'm looking forward to the future."

Listen to Joe talk to MTV about his upcoming album in the vid below:

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WATCH THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF 'RIO'

20th Century Fox has released the first two minutes of their upcoming computer animated feature Rio.


From the creators of Ice Age comes another delightful animated feature featuring the voices of Jesse Eisenberg (Social Network) and Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries).

Here’s the synopsis of Rio:

Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) is a rare species of blue macaw resident at a bookstore in Minnesota, who is the last of his kind. When scientists learn that another macaw was spotted in South America, and that the macaw, Jewel (Anne Hathaway), is female, they take him out of Minnesota and send him to Rio de Janeiro to meet her. While there, he learns to confront his fear of flying in order to win her heart. Along the way, they get kidnapped by poachers to sell them to get a fortune. After they escape, they try to avoid the thieves with help from Rafael, a wise Toucan (George Lopez), Luiz, a chainsaw “professional” bulldog (Tracy Morgan), Linda, Blu’s owner (Leslie Mann), Hoagie, a silly marmoset (Wanda Sykes), Marco, a redhead bird (will.i.am) and Bobby, a small yellow canary (Jamie Foxx), and also avoid the theives’ pet cockatoo, Nigel (Jemaine Clement).

If I’m not mistaken, this is the first animated film to have Brazil as its setting.

Rio will fly its way to theaters on April 8 in Brazil and April 15 in the US and the rest of the world.

KRISTEN BELL, QUEEN OF MEAN IN “BURLESQUE”

Kristen Bell (“When in Rome”) plays star dancer Nikki, whose attitude and self-destructiveness turn the backstage into drama-filled turmoil, in Columbia Pictures' dazzling musical, “Burlesque.”



“I don’t think you can ever come into a part that is seemingly the antagonist and, as the actor, believe that they’re bad,” Bell says of her character. “You have to look for the reasons why Nikki thinks what she’s doing is right. She’s just more entitled than everyone else. She’s had it easy, she’s also worked very hard to get where she is, and she’s going to defend her territory. Nikki doesn’t think she’s bitchy. She thinks she’s trying to cope with everyone around her.”

Much of Nikki’s protectiveness and insecurity is wrapped up in her relationship with Tess (Cher), the owner of the Burlesque Lounge. Bell explains: “Nikki admires Tess so much. Tess is this beautiful, gorgeous, talented woman who owns this club and who gave Nikki her start. She allowed Nikki to dance, and they have been friends for a long, long time. When Ali (Christina Aguilera) weasels her way into the relationship and Nikki’s no longer the favorite, it really makes her angry.”

Playing bad has its charms, especially for someone who typically finds herself playing good. “It’s fun to play the mean girl,” Bell says. “There are fewer rules. You can do what you want because bad people don’t have much of a conscience.”

In a confrontation between Nikki and Tess, Bell had to dive right into one of her most dramatic scenes mere moments after meeting Cher. “Shooting the parking lot scene was kind of bizarre because I hadn’t known Cher at that point,” Bell recalls. “We both knew this was a pivotal point in our relationship, so it had to be good and it had to be real. We sat down and talked first and we said, ‘Obviously we’re best friends. We’ve had a million movie nights where I’ve burnt the popcorn and you’ve made gin and tonics and we’ve painted each other’s nails and you’re my idol and I’m your protégé and this has been going on for years and this is how it works and tonight’s the night of our break-up.’”

Despite the level of fame Cher and Aguilera brought to the production, Bell found her work environment to be exceptionally supportive. “They’re both so down-to-earth, which I hate to say is surprising, but it was,” Bell recalls. “You don’t know what kind of personality someone’s going to have when they’re that iconic, but they’re both lovely and so much fun to work with and so blunt and easy to be around. It’s become like a really nice family, kind of like these girls actually have at this burlesque club.”

Bell held her own with Aguilera and the team of seasoned dancers. “They danced with Michael Jackson and they dance with Beyoncé. These girls are the best of the best. You would think that it might be a giant catfight with this many women, but it’s not. It’s such a supportive environment. I’m very much trying to keep up with them in the dance department. I can pull one aside and say, ‘Can you show me that step again?’ They’re ready and willing to make it the best it can be,” Bell says.

Opening across the Philippines on Feb. 2, “Burlesque” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

SNEAK PEEK: “FASTER”

After 10 years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has a singular focus - to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment, in Columbia Pictures' new action-thriller “Faster.”


Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he’s finally on his mission…but with two men on his trail – a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with a flair for the art of killing and a newfound worthy opponent.

The hunter is also the hunted. It’s a do or die race to the list’s finish as the mystery surrounding his brother’s murder deepens, and new details emerge along the way hinting that Driver’s list may be incomplete.
The cast of “Faster” is lead by Dwayne Johnson (“The Rundown,” “The Scorpion King”), Billy Bob Thornton (“Eagle Eye”) and newcomer Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Carla Gugino (“Watchmen”), Maggie Grace (“Taken”) and Moon Bloodgood (“Terminator Salvation”).

George Tillman, Jr. (“Men of Honor”) directs from a screenplay written by Joe and Tony Gayton. “Like Driver, I was on a mission – I had to do this movie,” explains Tillman. “I knew this script would take a director with a strong point-of-view, and with an understanding of its value from a universal standpoint. I understood these characters and what it was within this story that could be relatable to audiences. This film is ultimately about letting the past go – only then can you move forward in life. So I set out not just to show visuals, but to address the thematic ideas at the story’s core.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Faster” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

Adrienne Beasley – American Idol 10 Audition

Jackie Wilson – Until You Come Back To Me – American Idol 10 Audition

Jimmie Allen – Sunday Morning – American Idol 10 Audition

Lauren Alaina – Like We Never Loved At All – American Idol 10 Audition

MISS TEEN USA STORMI HENLY AUDITIONS FOR IDOL

Stormi Henley auditions for American Idol 10. Stormi won Miss Teen USA in 2009



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LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY LYRICS RELEASED

Lady Gaga released the lyrics to Born This Way today. Here’s the complete lyrics:




Born This Way
Written By: Lady Gaga
Produced By: Lady Gaga, Fernando Garibay, Dj White Shadow
Mixed And Engineered By: David Russel

Intro:
It Doesn’t Matter If You Love Him, Or Capital H-I-M
Just Put Your Paws Up
’Cause You Were Born This Way, Baby

Verse:
My Mama Told Me When I Was Young
We Are All Born Superstars

She Rolled My Hair And Put My Lipstick On
In The Glass Of Her Boudoir

“There’s Nothin Wrong With Lovin Who You Are”
She Said, “‘Cause He Made You Perfect, Babe”

“So Hold Your Head Up Girl And You’ll Go Far,
Listen To Me When I Say”

Chorus:
I’m Beautiful In My Way
‘Cause God Makes No Mistakes
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born This Way

Don’t Hide Yourself In Regret
Just Love Yourself And You’re Set
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born This Way

Post-Chorus:
Ooo There Ain’t No Other Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Baby I Was Born This Way
Ooo There Ain’t No Other Way
Baby I Was Born-
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born This Way

Don’t Be A Drag -Just Be A Queen
Don’t Be A Drag -Just Be A Queen
Don’t Be A Drag -Just Be A Queen
Don’t Be!

Verse:
Give Yourself Prudence
And Love Your Friends
Subway Kid, Rejoice Your Truth

In The Religion Of The Insecure
I Must Be Myself, Respect My Youth

A Different Lover Is Not A Sin
Believe Capital H-I-M (Hey Hey Hey)
I Love My Life I Love This Record And
Mi Amore Vole Fe Yah (Love Needs Faith)

Repeat Chorus + Post-Chorus

Bridge:

Don’t Be A Drag, Just Be A Queen
Whether You’re Broke Or Evergreen
You’re Black, White, Beige, Chola Descent
You’re Lebanese, You’re Orient
Whether Life’s Disabilities
Left You Outcast, Bullied, Or Teased
Rejoice And Love Yourself Today
‘Cause Baby You Were Born This Way

No Matter Gay, Straight, Or Bi,
Lesbian, Transgendered Life
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born To Survive
No Matter Black, White Or Beige
Chola Or Orient Made
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born To Be Brave

Repeat Chorus

Outro/Refrain:

I Was Born This Way Hey!
I Was Born This Way Hey!
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born This Way Hey!

I Was Born This Way Hey!
I Was Born This Way Hey!
I’m On The Right Track Baby
I Was Born This Way Hey!

Charlie Sheen Rushed To Hospital with Abdominal Pain

Poor Uncle Charley, he just can’t catch a break. Once again, Charlie Sheen has been injured while mixing alcohol and hookers.

Sheen, 45, who plays the role of Uncle Charley on the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men”, was rushed to Cedars Sinai hospital this morning at 7:00am.

Authorities responded to a 911 call indicating Sheen was suffering from severe abdominal pains and was transported the actor by ambulance.

But as details emerged, it appears that Sheen was again in the company of multiple women and lots of booze.

Twenty two year old porn star Kacey Jordan was one of the party goers. Apparently, Sheen had been trying to find and meet Jordan for over a year and had called her and invited her to his mansion.

Jordan told reporters there were already four other women at Sheen’s house when she arrived and he had wine stains on his shirt. Party on Charlie!

Neighbors told TMZ that Charlie had a party last night, and they heard women inside the house singing Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. The party went on for hours, loudly, and was apparently still in progress at 7:00 am this morning.

“Two and a Half Men” is not taping this week so he is off the hook, no hookers were beat up or bloodied, no jewelry was stolen, and the cops didn’t take anyone to jail.

So all in all, it sounds like a pretty normal day for Sheen.

Update:
News is leaking out that during Charlie’s 36 hour bender with booze and porn stars that someone delivered a custom briefcase with “several bricks” of cocaine.

A source from inside the house says Sheen immediately started doing coke – this was late Tuesday night.

No official word yet from Sheen’s shop or the hospital.

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17TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS, LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON VELVET

Velvet, the fun, sexy party channel, rolls out the red carpet anew with the exclusive and complete coverage of the much-awaited 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, live and exclusive on January 31, Monday.



The biggest gathering of stars in Hollywood begins at 7 a.m. with the Live from Red Carpet special, followed by the main awards show at 9 a.m. Same-day primetime telecast starts at 8 p.m. Velvet also rolls out the red carpet for a special hour-long Fashion Police: SAG Awards edition on February 3, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

The awards show, produced by award-winning director/producer Jeff Margolis with the awards Committee, the SAG Awards brings together Hollywood's top professionals to celebrate excellence in acting in film and television. It is the only award-giving body created by actors for actors. Some of the biggest and most critically-acclaimed performances in the past year made the cut of this prestigious event.

Leading this year’s nomination for the movie categories are films The King’s Speech and The Fighter with four nominations apiece, followed by The Kids are All right and Black Swan with three nominations each. The Social Network tops off the category for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Colin Firth (The King's Speech), whose portrayal of King George VI has made him a favorite in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role category, is up against 2010 SAG winner Jeff Bridges (True Grit), seasoned actor Robert Duvall (Get Low), three-time nominee James Franco (127 Hours) and dark horse Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network).

Sentimental favorite Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) faces stiff competition in frontrunner and first-time SAG nominee Natalie Portman (Black Swan). SAG regulars Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)and Hilary Swank (Conviction), as well as indie darling Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), round out the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category.

Playing washed-up boxer Dicky Eklund in The Fighter, Christian Bale is the critics' favorite in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category. He's challenged by John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), Jeremy Renner (The Town), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right) and Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech), all of whom gave outstanding performances in their films.

For the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role category, frontrunner Melissa Leo (The Fighter) goes neck to neck with her co-star Amy Adams (The Fighter). Also nominated are Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), Mila Kunis (Black Swan) and 14 year-old first-timer Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit).

Also topbilling this year’s SAG Awards for the television categories are Velvet’s primetime offerings The Good Wife and Nurse Jackie. Seven-time winner Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) is vying to be the Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series, while Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) leads the nominees in the Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series category. The Good Wife also bagged a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Both shows are among Velvet's top highly-rated primetime offerings on the channel.

Dexter, which will soon air on Velvet, bagged nominations for Outstanding Performance by An Ensemble in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series. Its lead actor Michael C. Hall is also nominated as Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, alongside Hugh Laurie (House), John Hamm (Mad Men), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) are making their stake for the top prize.

Another highlight of the night is the Life Achievement Award, presented to an established performer for fostering the highest ideals of the acting profession and tributes to the varied talents within the Guild’s membership. This year's recipient is industry veteran Ernest Borgnine.

More than a decade since its birth, the SAG Awards continues to celebrate the best and the brightest of the stars for a night of pride and prized honor. The awards focus on the entire ensemble of a television drama and comedy series, individual performances, and the cast of a motion picture. In previous years, the SAG Awards has acknowledged stunt performers, background singers and performers, dancers, animation voiceover performers and even regional, commercial, character and child actors.

An awards night will never be complete without the red carpet mania. Velvet gives the glitz and the glamour Live from the Red Carpet at the SAG Awards on January 31, Monday, 7 a.m. No one escapes the prying eyes of style experts in the fashion industry like Joan Rivers, Giulina Rancic, Kelly Osbourne and George. Find out who made it to the best dressed list in the special SAG Awards edition of Fashion Police exclusively on Velvet on February 3, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m., with encore telecasts on February 4, Friday at 2 p.m.

Catch the prestigious SAG Awards as it returns to Velvet for the third year in a row! Velvet (SkyCable Channel 53), the country’s premium general entertainment channel, is now available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide. Log on to www.velvetchannel.multiply.com for more details.

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RIO - MOVIE POSTER AND TRAILER

Rio is an upcoming 2011 3D American computer-animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios. It is directed by Carlos Saldanha and written by Don Rhymer. The characters are voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Rodrigo Santoro, Kate del Castillo, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Jemaine Clement, Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Lynch and Robin Thicke. The film is expected to release on April 8, 2011.

Watch the trailer after the jump.

Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne Set For Super Bowl Commercial

Teen pop star Justin Bieber and hard rocker Ozzy Osbourne are slated to make an appearance at the upcoming Super Bowl – in a 30 second commercial spot for Best Buy.

We’re not quite sure how they plan to pull off the huge generation gap between the two icons, but we suspect it will be a funny one. How can it not be?

Best Buy released this statement:

"Justin Bieber is the biggest star out there, but that's not why he's in the spot - Justin symbolically represents something important to the brand message."

It’s true; Bieber is somewhat of an electronic nut. He has phones, Twitter, Facebook, laptops, games, and high definition television. Ozzy? Not so much.

Best Buy needs young, technology savvy buyers to help rejuvenate their brand, and they want to attract a younger, hipper, customer base.

It could be a match made in swag heaven.

No one is talking about what the 30-second commercial will include, but we do know it is expected to air in the game's third quarter, and was filmed in early January at Universal Studios.

While Best Buy is being quite about the cost, it was hinted that Bieber got at least $1 million for his time.

Not bad work if you can get it.

Jimmy Buffet in Hospital after Falling Off Stage

Musician Jimmy Buffet is in the hospital recovering from a fall he took Tuesday night.

Reps say that buffet was wrapping up his encore in Sydney Australia Tuesday night when he was blinded by the stage lights and fell off the stage.

Bystanders say Buffet hit his head on something metal as he fell and had a very large bleeding gash on his head and was unconscious for about ten minutes.

Paramedics soon arrived and took the 64 year old singer on a stretcher from the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

The singer is listed in stable condition but will remain hospitalized for observation at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Source: TMZ

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FIRST-LOOK: “WINNIE THE POOH” POSTER

Disney unveils the first poster of its upcoming animated feature “Winnie The Pooh,” the first big-screen Pooh adventure from Disney animation in more than 35 years.



Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood! With the charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical “bear of very little brain” and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo—and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail.
“Well a tail is either there or it isn’t there,” said Pooh. “And yours isn’t… there.”

Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some hunny.

Narrated by John Cleese, the movie features a talented voice cast led by Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny, Travis Oates and Bud Luckey. The film is directed by Stephen Anderson and Don Hall.

Inspired by five stories from A.A. Milne’s books in Disney’s classic, hand-drawn art style, “Winnie the Pooh” hits Philippine theaters soon.

COUNTING DOWN ADAM SANDLER'S BEST-LOVED ROM-COMS

Since his days in the long-running “Saturday Night Live,” Adam Sandler has been cracking up audiences with his goofball comedy shtick. The Brooklyn-born comedian/actor/writer has appeared in more than 30 films over the course of his 20-year career. His latest, “Just Go With It” – in which he plays a plastic surgeon who enlists his loyal assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie – opens across the Philippines on Feb. 16.



And since “Just Go With It” is a romantic comedy and Valentine's Day is just around the corner, it would be an appropriate time to take a look back at some of the comic actor's best-loved rom coms.

1. “50 First Dates.” Both funny and heartfelt. Sandler made his name off making guys across the world laugh, and this movie is no exception. Girls get a purported fifty times their money’s worth — instead of boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, the end, we get a bevy of rinse-and-repeats. Sandler’s hapless Henry (Sandler) is forced to make Barrymore’s memory-impaired Lucy (Drew Barrymore) fall in love with him time and time again.

2. “The Wedding Singer.” The airhead-pop-filled ’80s provides the perfect backdrop for this bubbly, super-sweet romantic comedy about a once successful, now heartbroken singer, Robbie (Sandler), and an engaged banquet-hall waitress, Julia (Barrymore again). After tragically misreading each other’s cues — he thinks she can be wooed by money, she’s angered by his presumption and thinks he’s interested in her friend — the two realize they’re in love. And the icing on the cake? New Wave pop icon Billy Idol chips in to help Robbie keep Julia from flying off with her cheating fiancé.

3. “Punch-Drunk Love.” Director Paul Thomas Anderson (“Magnolia,” “There Will Be Blood”) reinvented Adam Sandler as a dramatic actor in this odd and charming comedy about a disturbed and anti-social guy who ignites a cute romance with a similarly socially challenged woman (Emily Watson). The result was Sandler’s most mature and acclaimed performance. And the movie ends up being genuinely romantic while deviating completely from the very stale paradigm for romantic comedies of the 2000s.

4. “Click.” Sandler portrays a family man whose busy career as an architect doesn’t leave much time for his wife, (Kate Beckinsale), and two kids. Unable to figure out which of his many remotes turns on the television, he goes shopping for a universal remote and finds the perfect device with magical powers. The message of this film is that spending time with your family is far more important than your job. A funny movie that leads to some truly touching scenes in the final 30 minutes. You will be hard-pressed not to have tears in your eyes near the end.

5. “Spanglish.” When filmmaker James L. Brooks (“As Good as It Gets”) first met Sandler back in his “SNL” days, he says he was struck by the actor's kindness and empathetic streak. And so Brooks gave Sandler another chance to flex his acting muscle in this dramedy, in which Sandler plays a successful chef trying to keep his family together while being enamored by his beautiful Mexican housekeeper (Paz Vega). A deeply heartwarming film that says you don't need to always act on your romantic feelings in order to express love.

DIANE KRUGER, CAUGHT IN A WEB OF DECEIT IN “UNKNOWN”

German-born actress Diane Kruger stars as a Bosnian refugee cab driver who becomes embroiled in intrigue when her cab plunges off a bridge and she saves the life of Liam Neeson’s character, in Warner Bros.’ new mystery thriller “Unknown.”

Kruger, first brought to international attention in her role as the ravishing Helen in Wolfgang Peterson’s “Troy,” and more recently as the cinematic diva Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds,” was the ideal screen partner for Neeson. “We were very fortunate to get Diane, who gave such a brave performance in `Inglorious Basterds,’” says director Jaume Collet-Serra. “Diane is beautiful, sexy, stylish, a great actress. She worked very hard to create a compelling and realistic character. She had a lot of physical stuff to do, keeping up with Liam through all of the action, and she certainly kept up her end. She’s been a pleasure to work with throughout, really a team player.”

In the film, Dr. Martin Harris (Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.
Like Neeson, Diane Kruger sings praises to the script: “It’s really a movie about identity, about what makes us who we are. Is it our ID? Is it where we come from? Is it our objectives? Really, the movie is an exploration of these ideas; each character has certain things to say about that. My character, Gina, is a Bosnian refugee, someone who is running away from her past and trying to establish herself in a new country, illegally. So she’s looking for her own life and identity, much as Martin Harris is seeking his. When they meet, they bond quickly because they have an immediate problem; they’re both being chased. Their first common objective is to survive, and that makes an immediate bond. But once that settles down a bit, there’s an immense amount of conflict because she’s been drawn further away from her personal goals, and into deep trouble by Martin Harris’s situation. In the course of the movie, she grows to understand him more than anybody else, and that creates a more intimate bond.”

Kruger was particularly taken by the twists the story takes. “All the clues are there, sprinkled throughout the script,” she explains. “So, when the twist happens, you realize that what you’ve seen during the course of the film may have had a different meaning than you had first assumed. Everything shifts a bit, and now everything makes a very satisfying kind of sense. The twist in this film makes a very interesting journey for our main character, that I think helped to make Martin a very attractive role for Liam. It has action and suspense, but the action is fully grounded and motivated by character and the circumstances. It’s not over the top; it’s very realistic and grounded in the story.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Unknown” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Oscar Noms Scorecard

Let's see how I stack up...

Best Picture:
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
127 Hours
Blue Valentine
Toy Story 3
The Kids Are All Right
The Fighter

Missed out Winter's Bone... had a sneaking suspicion that Blue Valentine would be nominated, oh well...

Best Actor:
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Missed out on Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"... coz I was predicting Blue Valentine for Best Picture and Michelle Williams for Best Actress so maybe Ryan Gosling would also get the nomination...

Best Actress:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

I really thought Julianne Moore had a shot at a nomination... but it was Nicole Kidman who got it for Rabbit Hole...

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Jeremy Renner (The Town) pushed my fave out of the running... dammit...

Best Supporting Actress:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Five for five... yay me!

Best Director:
David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David O Russell, The Fighter

True Grit's Coen Brothers upset Inception's Christopher Nolan... sigh...

Hmm... guess I did not predict the Best Animated Picture category... but I would've chosen Tangled over The Illusionist...

Check out this guy's prediction -->http://thefilmexperience.net/prediction-index/

Next question... who do we pick as winners?

Nomination: Oscars

Finally...

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

Best Director:
Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky
The Fighter - David O. Russell
The King's Speech - Tom Hooper
The Social Network - David Fincher
True Grit - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Actor:
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network"
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"
James Franco in "127 Hours"

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale in "The Fighter"
John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner in "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech"

Best Actress:
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine"

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

Best Animated Feature:
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

Full list --> http://oscar.go.com/

RIP

Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch... RIP...

played famously by Chris Evans in the Fantastic Four movies...


Details here --> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fantastic_four_no_more

‘Eclipse’ and ‘The Last Airbender’ Top 2011 Razzie Nominations

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and The Last Airbender both received 9 “unwanted” nominations from the 2011 Golden Raspberry Awards.

Both films together with The Bounty Hunter, Sex and the City 2 and Vampires Suck are up for Worst Movie of 2010.

The lead stars of “Eclipse” are all nominated for worst acting dishonors: Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner for Worst Actor and Kristen Stewart for Worst Actress.
Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan, the director of The Last Airbender, is a shoo-in for Worst Director of the Year.

Other stars who are in the running to receive the most unwanted trophy in Hollywood are Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher, Jack Black, Miley Cyrus, Cher, Megan Fox, Jessica Alba, Dev Patel, Liza Mineli, Billy Ray Cyrus, George Lopez, Rob Schneider, Barbara Streisand, and the four women of Sex and the City 2 (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon).

Here is the full list of Golden Raspberry Awards 2011 nominations:

Worst Picture:

The Bounty Hunter
The Last Airbender
Sex and the City 2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Vampires Suck

Worst Actor:

Jack Black – Gulliver’s Travels
Gerard Butler – The Bounty Hunter
Ashton Kutcher – Killers and Valentine’s Day
Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Valentine’s Day
Robert Pattinson – Remember Me and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Worst Actress:

Jennifer Aniston – The Bounty Hunter and The Switch
Miley Cyrus – The Last Song
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon – Sex and the City 2
Megan Fox – Jonah Hex
Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Worst Supporting Actress:

Jessica Alba – The Killer Inside Me, Little Fockers, Machete and Valentine’s Day
Cher – Burlesque
Liza Minnelli – Sex and the City 2
Nicola Peltz – The Last Airbender
Barbra Streisand – Little Fockers

Worst Supporting Actor:

Billy Ray Cyrus – The Spy Next Door
George Lopez – Marmaduke, The Spy Next Door, and Valentine’s Day
Dev Patel – The Last Airbender
Jackson Rathbone – The Last Airbender and The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse
Rob Schneider – Grown Ups
Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3-D:
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Clash of the Titans
The Last Airbender
The Nutcracker in 3D
Saw 3D

Worst Screen Couple/Worst Screen Ensemble:

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler – The Bounty Hunter
Josh Brolin’s Face & Megan Fox’s Accent – Jonah Hex
The Entire Cast of The Last Airbender
The Entire Cast of Sex and the City 2
The Entire Cast of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Worst Director:

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer – Vampires Suck
Michael Patrick King – Sex and the City 2
M. Night Shyamalan – The Last Airbender
David Slade – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Sylvester Stallone – The Expendables

Worst Screenplay:

The Last Airbender, Written by M. Night Shyamalan, based on the TV series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Brian Konietzko
Little Fockers, Written by John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey, based on Characters Created by Greg Glenna and Mary Roth Clarke
Sex and the City 2, Written by Michael Patrick King, Based on the TV Series Created by Darren Star
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer
Vampires Suck, Written by Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel (Combined Category):
Clash of the Titans
The Last Airbender
Sex and the City 2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Vampires Suck

Sneak Peek: 'I Am Number Four'

One, Two and Three are dead. Time is now running out for Number Four.

In DreamWorks Pictures’ new action-packed thriller “I Am Number Four,” British newcomer Alex Pettyfer stars as John Smith, aka, Number Four—a disenfranchised teen on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him.

Of course, John Smith isn’t your typical American teen. Spirited away from his homeland as a child, he’s now one of nine fugitives scattered across the globe, hiding from the ruthless marauders who destroyed their world and are now determined to hunt them down, one by one. Forever changing his identity as he moves from place to place with his guardian, Henri (Timothy Olyphant), things come to a head when he takes up a new life in a small Ohio town. Here, John encounters love (“Glee’s” Dianna Agron), his emerging powers and a connection to the others who share his ultimate destiny.

“When DreamWorks sent it to me,” says director D.J. Caruso (“Eagle Eye”), “I was really attracted to it from the character standpoint—this disenfranchised teenager who keeps moving around, not really putting down roots, and trying to figure out who he is. At the same time, he’s got this hidden destiny. I thought it was a really cool story.”
Penned by Pittacus Lore, “I Am Number Four” is the first of several novels planned for a projected series of books from HarperCollins. Picked up by DreamWorks Studios a year prior to its publication last August, the movie was fast-tracked for production with Michael Bay (“Transformers”) producing and Caruso directing, with a screenplay from “Smallville” writers Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and veteran scribe, Marti Noxon (“Mad Men”).

“It is fast,” says executive producer David Valdes (“The Book of Eli”) of “I Am Number Four’s” gallop to the screen. “But the script came in and it was really good.”

The film also stars Teresa Palmer, Kevin Durand and Callan McAuliffe.
Opening soon across the Philippines, “I Am Number Four” will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.

First Look: 'Red Riding Hood' Poster

Warner Bros. has just released the international poster of the romantic fantasy thriller “Red Riding Hood” from director Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”).

The film features an ensemble cast, led by Amanda Seyfried (“Letters to Juliet,” “Mamma Mia!”) in the title role. The film also stars Gary Oldman (“The Dark Knight,” the “Harry Potter” films), Billy Burke (the “Twilight” films), Shiloh Fernandez (“Skateland”), Max Irons (“Dorian Gray”), Oscar® nominee Virgina Madsen (“Sideways”), and Oscar® winner Julie Christie (“Away from Her,” “Darling”).

In “Red Riding Hood,” Seyfried plays Valerie, a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village.

For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them.

As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. As panic grips the town, Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast—one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.

Opening across the Philippines on March 2011, “Red Riding Hood” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

10 Things You Don't Know About Glee's Harry Shum Jr.

Are you a certified Gleek? Then you should know these 10 things about Harry Shum, Jr. a.k.a. Mike Chang.


Mike Chang is an active member of the Glee club and the football team. Also known as "Other Asian" as of season one of the Golden Globe winner for Best Comedy series. He is considered New Directions' best male dancer. As of Audition episode (Season 2 Episode 1 of Glee), Mike is dating Tina Cohen-Chang.

Mike Change is portrayed by 28-year-old Chinese-American actor/dancer Harry Shum Jr.

Find out 10 more things about him here:

Trailer - Scream 4

fan art poster of Scream 4...



New trailer for Scream 4 is out... can't wait... :)

Nomination: Razzies

The Golden Raspberry Awards or the Razzies are given out to the worst achievements in filmmaking... the nominees are:

Worst Picture

“The Bounty Hunter”

“The Last Airbender”

“Sex and the City 2″

“Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

“Vampires Suck”

Worst Director

Sylvester Stallone, “The Expendables”

M. Night Shyamalan, “The Last Airbender”

Michael Patrick King, “Sex and the City 2″

David Slade, “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer, “Vampires Suck”

Worst Actor

Jack Black, “Gulliver’s Travels”

Gerard Butler, “The Bounty Hunter”

Ashton Kutcher, “Killers” and “Valentine’s Day”

Taylor Lautner, “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “Valentine’s Day”

Robert Pattinson, “Remember Me” and “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Worst Actress

Jennifer Aniston, “The Bounty Hunter” and “The Switch”

Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker, “Sex and the City 2″

Miley Cyrus, “The Last Song”

Megan Fox, “Jonah Hex”

Kristen Stewart, “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Worst Supporting Actor

Billy Ray Cyrus, “The Spy Next Door”

George Lopez, “Marmaduke,” “The Spy Next Door” and “Valentine’s Day”

Dev Patel, “The Last Airbender”

Jackson Rathbone, “The Last Airbender” and “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Rob Schneider, “Grown Ups”

Worst Supporting Actress

Jessica Alba, “The Killer Inside Me,” “Little Fockers,” “Machete” and “Valentine’s Day”

Cher, “Burlesque”

Liza Minnelli, “Sex and the City 2″

Nicola Peltz, “The Last Airbender”

Barbra Streisand, “Little Fockers”

Worst Screenplay

“The Last Airbender”

“Little Fockers”

“Sex and the City 2″

“Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

“Vampires Suck”

Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, “The Bounty Hunter”

Josh Brolin and Megan Fox, “Jonah Hex”

The cast of “The Last Airbender”

The cast of “Sex and the City 2″

The cast of “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel

“Clash of the Titans”

“The Last Airbender”

“Sex and the City 2″

“Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

“Vampires Suck”

Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D

“Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”

“Clash of the Titans”

“The Last Airbender”

“Nutcracker 3D”

“Saw 3D”

Full List: http://www.razzies.com/

Oscar Nomination Predix

My nomination prediction AKA guessage... hehehe...

Best Picture:

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
127 Hours
Blue Valentine
Toy Story 3
The Kids Are All Right
The Fighter

Best Actor:

Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Best Actress:

Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor:

Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actress:

Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Director:

David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David O Russell, The Fighter

Box Office

Natalie Portman, on a current high from winning/getting nominated for awards, is number one at the box office...

http://old.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20110124/ten-entertainment-us-boxoffice-db3f2d5.html

Best Actress Oscars

Here is a link for you guys who like to read up on awards stuff... it's like a review of the previous years' Best Actress nominees and attempting to discern a pattern and come up with this year's five nominees... very detailed and very educational... i've thoroughly enjoyed it... :)


http://www.awardsprophets.com/blog/best-actress-precursors-and-oscar-a-look-back-at-2000-2010

Keith Olbermann Fired – Leaves MSNBC

If you were watching Keith Olbermann on Friday night you were one of the first to hear the news. Olbermann is leaving MSNBC effective immediately and Friday was his last show. Wow.

Reports indicate Keith had an additional two years left on his contract and did not really give an explanation as to why he was leaving. Was he fired? Yes.

Remember, Keith was suspended for two days in November for “Improper campaign donations” and has come under fire for comments in the past.

By Saturday morning some new outlets were reporting that the recent Comcast NBC takeover approval was the death nail for Mr. Olbermann. In fact, it looks like NBC will continue to pay him his $7 million a year salary. He will probably have to stay off the air for up to a year or more as a result.

“Countdown with Keith Olbermann” was the highest rated show on MSNBC and helped make the network what it is today. Why would the top brass of Comcast want him out?

We never liked Comcast to begin with, and with this move are starting to feel very uneasy about the NBC Comcast deal.

Our favorites Keithisms:

‘That woman is an idiot.’— May 13, 2010, referring to Sarah Palin

‘I accuse you, Mr. Bush, of lying this country into war.’— July 3, 2007

George Clooney Recovering From Malaria

The net is buzzing today with stories about George Clooney being deathly ill with malaria. Well, it’s not true.

Clooney did have malaria, in fact he has had it twice, but his reps have released a statement trying to clear everything up.

“George is completely over the Malaria he contracted while in the Sudan during the first week in January. This illustrates how with proper medication, the most lethal condition in Africa, can be reduced to bad ten days instead of a death sentence."

Clooney was in Sudan last week with execs from Google and the United Nations to work on stopping a new civil war in the troubled country. Clooney is well known for his interest and trips to that region including the Sudan and Darfur.

It should shame us that a condition that takes thousands of lives each year in the region can be treated so cheaply and routinely as to turn it into a ten day discomfort.

Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking, chills, flu-like symptoms and death, and is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes.

Anticipated

Upcoming movies that are hotly anticipated...

Thor (May 6)

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)

Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom won't be appearing in the fourth installment...
Penelope Cruz has been added to the cast...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)

Megan Fox won't be running around in skimpy outfits anymore... Rose Huntington-Whiteley is her replacement and judging from the photo, they are not looking to make her into a sexpot... we'll see...


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15)


Cowboys & Aliens (July 29)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol (December 16)

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (December 21)

Bear in mind that these dates are US release dates... dunno when Malaysia is gonna get them... but if they are blockbuster movies, then we'd get em at the same time too...

Full story: http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/358-the-most-anticipated-movies-of-2011

Casting - Villainesses

Two superhero movies have released news about their villainesses. The new Batman by Christopher Nolan and X-Men: First Class.

It seems the third movie from the relaunched series will feature Selina Kyle AKA Catwoman, played famously by:

Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns

Or infamously by Halle Berry, although Halle's Patience Price/Catwoman was not in a Batman movie, but rather her own Catwoman movie...

The new catwoman will be Anne Hathaway of the Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada fame...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/435-anne-hathaway-is-your-new-catwoman

Next up, is Mystique from X-Men...

not exactly casting news, but photos of Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) as Mystique has surfaced...

Mystique was famously played by Rebecca Romijn in all three X movies...

Jennifer Lawrence as the young Raven Darkholme...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/439-jennifer-lawrence-transforms-herself-for-x-men-first-class