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N-Dubz 'worried about Chipmunk health'

11 November 2009 1:50 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz singer Tulisa has revealed that she is worried about Chipmunk following the news that he is suffering from exhaustion and threatened to commit suicide. The 'I Need You' star, who collaborated with Chipmunk on the trio's upcoming album Against All Odds, claimed that the 18-year-old struggles to cope with pressure because of his age. "I totally understand. Everyone is burnt out but Chippy is younger. I worry about him," she told The Sun. Chipmunk's management yesterday (more) »

- By David Balls

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N-Dubz 'not worried about chart positions'

9 November 2009 8:52 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz have claimed that they are not worried about the position their second album Against All Odds reaches in the charts. The 'I Need You' trio, who release the new record on November 16, said that they are more concerned about securing strong overall sales. "We're more worried about shifting units than any chart position. Album sales are so important," Dappy told the Daily Star. Tulisa added: "I learnt that last year with our debut album Uncle (more) »

- By David Balls

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Rihanna to 'Tell All' in the Face of Diane Sawyer's Condescending Squint

2 November 2009 12:00 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

Against all odds and Diane Sawyer's bitter blinks, Rihanna will allegedly "tell all" on Thursday's episode of Good Morning America and on Friday's edition of 20/20 . In the meantime, let's bandy the finer journalistic points of this occasion: For instance, will Rihanna mockingly don a baby-blue sweater and bow-tie? Will she too make a misguided Shakespearean reference, claw at an ugly patch of brunette in Sawyer's hair, and exclaim, "Out, out, damn spot?" And lastly, will she dedicate her new single "Russian Roulette" to "all the ladies out there getting hunted like deer"? Preview after the jump. »

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N-Dubz announce '3D' album release

29 October 2009 7:49 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz have added innovative bonus material to the CD release of their new album Against All Odds to encourage physical purchases of the record. The album will host a new feature to enable an "augmented reality" performance within the sleeve, reports Music Week. Each CD will come with a piece of paper embedded with 3D pictures, which, when viewed through a webcam will project 3D images of the band that pop up and talk to the viewer, before launching into a performance of new single 'I Need You'. The booklet will also include (more) »

- By David Balls

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N-Dubz: 'Flo Rida is a plonker'

22 October 2009 8:36 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz have labelled Us rapper Flo Rida a "plonker" after he shunned them at a recent meeting. The trio, who release new album Against All Odds on November 16, claimed that they were ignored when they tried to congratulate him on his success. "He is a plonker. The only reason that he's a plonker is because we said hello to him and he just had no time for us. Fazer tried to shake his hand and Flo Rida just ignored him. Flo Rida, you are a plonker," Dappy told Loaded. (more) »

- By David Balls

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N-Dubz 'race to complete new album'

20 October 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz are reportedly racing to complete their new album Against All Odds in time for its scheduled release on November 23. The group have allegedly been told by their record label Universal to wrap up the LP by the end of today. Last week, the trio were sent to a secluded recording studio in Castleford, Yorkshire, but were distracted after it emerged (more) »

- By David Balls

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N-Dubz Tulisa: 'La Roux is a tw*t'

20 October 2009 4:49 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz star Tulisa has branded La Roux singer Elly Jackson a "tw*t" for comments she made about other acts in the record industry. The 21-year-old, who is currently putting the finishing touches to new N-Dubz album Against All Odds, criticised Jackson for her negative opinion on commercial urban music. "She basically said all women who do urban music and UK R&B dress too sexily, so when I heard that, I was insulted," she told Heat. "I'm not one to bitch. Even if I don't like someone, it's not my style to do that. Then I hear that she's dissing everyone and saying the music is crap. I mean, that's just rude. "Where was she brought up - in a barn? You don't talk about other people's jobs like that. It's (more) »

- By David Balls

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N-Dubz 'banished' to Yorkshire

14 October 2009 2:40 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

N-Dubz have reportedly been sent to Yorkshire to put the finishing touches to their new album Against All Odds. The trio, who scooped two gongs at the Mobo awards last month, have allegedly been forced by their management to complete the new record in time for its release on November 16. The majority of the LP was penned at a rural (more) »

- By David Balls

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Brookstein: 'I took Cowell on and lost'

7 October 2009 3:20 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Steve Brookstein has claimed that he doesn't mind that his music career has not been a commercial success. The first X Factor winner, who scored a number one single with a cover of 'Against All Odds' in 2004, also admitted that he struggled to adapt to the changes that winning the reality series brought to his life. "I didn't want to undergo the changes that were forced upon me when I won The X Factor but that fear of change only lead to even more change. As a person who doesn't enjoy change this was a nightmare," he wrote in a blog posting. "It's was like being on the boat at the end of The Truman Show or entering the Matrix. Morpheus offers Neo two pills. The red pill will answer the question 'what is the Matrix?' and the blue pill, simply for life to carry on as before. »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Brookstein: 'I took on Cowell and lost'

7 October 2009 3:20 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Steve Brookstein has claimed that he doesn't mind that his music career has not been a commercial success. The first X Factor winner, who scored a number one single with a cover of 'Against All Odds' in 2004, also admitted that he struggled to adapt to the changes that winning the reality series brought to his life. "I didn't want to undergo the changes that were forced upon me when I won The X Factor but that fear of change only lead to even more change. As a person who doesn't enjoy change this was a nightmare," he wrote in a blog posting. "It's was like being on the boat at the end of The Truman Show or entering the Matrix. Morpheus offers Neo two pills. The red pill will answer the question 'what is the Matrix?' and the blue pill, simply for life to carry on as before. »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Wernick Talks Zombieland 2

6 October 2009 5:08 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Against all odds and desire, I have yet to see Zombieland. However, this hasn’t stopped the film from raking in some serious dough, hopefully a sign that more horror comedies will be headed our way.

The $25 million success of the film has led to obvious discussions of a potential sequel. Co-screenwriter Paul Wernicke had this to say on the subject:

“We would love it, and everyone involved creatively wants to do another one. Woody [Harrelson] came up to us after the final cut of the last scene and gave us a hug and said, ‘I’ve never wanted to do a sequel in the previous movies I’ve done until this one.’ “

Wernick and Rhett Reese plan to return to write a sequel if Zombieland 2 gets greenlit, and they claim that Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin and director Ruben Fleischer all have interest in a sequel.

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- John Cooper

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Zombieland

2 October 2009 12:12 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Zombieland

Directed by: Ruben Fleischer

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

Running Time: 1 hr 25 min

Rating: R

Plot: An old burger at a Gas n’ Gulp gradually turns the entire world population into either zombies or zombie chow. Meet the only four survivors to this gruesome apocalypse: Columbus (Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Harrelson), Wichita (Stone), and Little Rock (Breslin).

Who’s It For? Horror fans unite! Wooooo!

Expectations: A tad high. Between the rockin’ trailer and Harrelson as a top zombie-killer, I honestly expected this to be some sort of second coming of horror.

Scorecard (0-10)

Actors:

Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee: Give me a moment to clean the drool off my keyboard…there, better. Harrelson is the greatest bad-ass, zombie murdering, Twinkie seeking, Southern drawling, snake skin coat wearing…hold on, sorry; more drool. Can this character be any cooler? The answer is a resounding hell no. Harrelson rocks »

- Morrow McLaughlin

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'The Runway' Begins Shooting in Cork

10 September 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »

Shooting of new Irish film 'The Runway' has got underway in Goleen and Schull, Co. Cork. The film is written and directed by Ian Power, produced by Macdara Kelleher and stars Mexican actor Demián Bichir (Che, Weeds) alongside Irish actress Kerry Condon (Angela's Ashes, Rome). The Runway' is loosely inspired by the true events whereby a South American pilot crashed his airplane into a field near Mallow in Cork in 1983. Against all odds, the people of a depressed town called Dromoleen come together to build a runway, fix up a plane and get the pilot home. And in doing so caught, briefly, the imagination of a nation. »

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Worst Version Ever of an Oscar-Nominated Song?

2 September 2009 10:03 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Steve Pond

Until now, I figured it would be hard to top Ann Reinking’s execrable version of the Phil Collins song “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” from the 1984 Oscar show.

 

But, you know, new L.A. Laker Ron Artest gives Reinking a serious run for her money with his melody-challenged stab at the "Titanic" chestnut “My Heart Will Go On.”

 

 

 

 

I might also consider all votes for Robert Goulet’s version of “You Light Up My Life” … but maybe that&rsq... »

- Steve Pond

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Hackford Named Directors Guild President

26 July 2009 11:42 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Director was DGA-nominated for "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Ray."

By Michael Speier

Taylor Hackford was elected President of the Directors Guild of America on Saturday, replacing Michael Apted.

 

Additionally, 135 delegates representing nearly 14,000 members of the DGA elected a new slate of officers and members of the National Board of Directors.

 

Steven Soderbergh was re-elected National Vice President; Gil Cates, a former DGA president, was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer.

 

Hackford's credits include "An Officer and a Gentleman," "Against All Odds," "White Nights," "Everybody&rs... »

- Michael Speier

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The Real Star Of ‘The Hangover’ Is … Phil Collins?

8 June 2009 11:33 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Over the weekend, Todd Phillips’ Las Vegas super-comedy “The Hangover” narrowly missed becoming the top movie in the country (it was edged out by crotchety animated Ed Asner and “Up”) (Update: Looks like it prevailed after all!). The movie is a fantastically hilarious trip through a bachelor party gone horribly, horribly wrong and features guest appearances by a baby, a tiger and Mike Tyson, who plays air drums along with Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight.” It’s yet another instance where somehow, some way, Phil Collins has been given a gold medal in the cool Olympics.

The oft-maligned Collins has had a rough time of it in the mainstream, selling millions of records but mostly getting dismissed as either “the guy who ruined Genesis” (not true) or “the guy who wrote those stupid songs for Disney’s ‘Tarzan’” (unfortunately true). But it seems like you can’t flick a »

- Kyle Anderson

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1984 Jams and Starman

12 May 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

I blame the T-800 model for my sudden 1984 enthusiasm. Don't worry, I think it's a 24 hour bug. It'll pass. See, I was watching The Terminator again yesterday (a few posts coming your way to lead up to Terminator Salvation). So, I started researching 1984 and if these old movie songs have to be stuck in my head today, they should also be stuck in yours.

I believe in sharing.

I often forget how long Diane Lane (Streets of Fire, the second clip) has been rocking the movie screens, don't you?

On the other hand, I do remember Jeff Bridges (Against All Odds, third clip) circa 1984, both bearded and un. He made quite an, um, impression in Starman. That's still one of the weirdest Oscar nominations ever for Best Actor. I love that he was nominated for his alien role but I didn't realize it was at the expense of another performance »

- NATHANIEL R

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