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Crashville: The Risky Route To Oscar Glory

6 November 2009 10:00 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

In March 2006 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sprung one of its annual surprises by awarding the best picture Oscar to Crash, rather than Ang Lee’s acclaimed gay cowboy drama, Brokeback Mountain. At the time it looked as though racism and multiple vehicular pile-ups had trumped homosexuality in the battle of the “hot button” issue movies. But perhaps the Academy was belatedly acknowledging the kind of ambitious, densely plotted, multi-character dramas made famous by the great Robert Altman. From 1975’s Nashville, to Short Cuts, Prêt à Porter and his 2006 swansong A Prairie Home Companion, Altman allowed audiences to immerse themselves in the cinematic equivalent of a book of short stories. Writer Alissa Quart has characterised these films with multiple intersecting plotlines as “hyperlink movies”, in which, “information, character, and action co-exist without hierarchy”. Now I’m a fan of Altman and I loved Paul Thomas Anderson’s, »

- Susannah

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Assassination Of A High School President DVD Review

25 October 2009 6:24 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Despite an interesting cast and passionate pleas from more than one film critic, Brett Simon’s Assassination of a High School President is the latest project to be burped out of the gaping, bankrupt maw of the Yari Film Group and directly onto the DVD market. Yari’s failure has claimed some terrific films - most notably a pair of Rod Lurie movies - and although Assassination doesn’t quite deserve to be lumped in with the best of the studio’s aborted litter, it’s certainly better than most direct-to-video projects, and well worth a rental and 90 minutes of your time. My review after the jump:

Sort of a clownish, noir-scented blend of Rushmore and The Usual Suspects, Assassination stars the deliberately Jason Schwartzmann-like Reece Thompson as Bobby Funke (it’s pronounced “Funk,” but everyone says it “Funky”), a wannabe cub reporter for the paper at St. Donovan’s High, »

- Jeff Giles

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Lindsay Lohan ordered to appear in court

15 October 2009 1:35 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to appear before a Beverly Hills judge in connection with a progress report stemming from her 2007 drunk-driving case, according to court records.Beverly Hills Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel ordered the 23-year-old actress to attend the hearing even though such an appearance is not usually mandatory in a misdemeanor case.Celebrity news website TMZ.com reported that Lohan may have violated an alcohol education program she was required to complete as part of her sentence.Lohan was arrested for driving under the influence two years ago in May. After a stay in rehab, she was caught two months later for drunk driving and cocaine possession.The arrests led her to ultimately serve a mere 84 minutes in jail. She was also sentenced to 10 hours of community service and three years of probation.The queen of Hollywood nights and a favorite target of the paparazzi, the »

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Massive ‘DJ Hero’ Set List Revealed

15 October 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

As you have seen, we’ve been closely following the release of DJ Hero, the next step in rhythm gaming from Activision. Today is no exception as the company has now released the full 93 song set list for the game. While all club styled mixes, remixes and mashups, DJ Hero boasts one of the most varied collection of artists in any Hero franchise release.

With everything from the Jackson 5 to 2Pac, Daft Punk to Queen and everything in between, that variety of DJ Hero’s playlist is unmatched, as long as you like mashups and remixes. If you are a musical purist to the extreme, this game isn’t really what you’d be looking for.

In addition, the game will feature 10 tracks where players can plug in their Guitar Hero guitar and play alongside their friend on the DJ Hero turntable for a true real time rock / dance mashup. »

- John Carle

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Review: Did You Ever See… Swingers?

8 October 2009 10:04 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Couples Retreat is released this week. Once again Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn re-team, this time in a comedy about four couples who attend a therapeutic couples retreat, little knowing they’ll be expected to put their relationships under the microscope.

Vaughan and Favreau have worked together in several films, most notably in Favreau’s self-penned Swingers in 1996. Directed by Doug Liman, it’s a hip, trendy comedy with cool, likeable characters and endlessly quotable lines. Or is it?

When i first saw Swingers over 10 years ago, i loved it. I loved the snappy dialogue and the laid back attitude of the characters, as they hit the best nightspots and hot parties. My experience re-watching it this week was entirely different.

Mike (Favreau) is a comedian slash actor, who has been in La for sixth months since his girlfriend left him. Mike is really the main character. Now, usually, the main character is likeable, »

- Barry Steele

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Christie Brinkley Battles Ex in Court

8 October 2009 6:28 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

The bad blood between Christie Brinkley and her ex, Peter Cook, hasn't gone away -- today the exes battled in court -- with both demanding the other spend time behind bars!

Cook, who infamously cheated on the former supermodel with a teenager, claims today that Brinkley is attempting to ruin his relationship with the ex-couple's children, Sailor and Jack.

James Winkler, Cook's attorney, released a statement regarding an incident where Peter demanded Christie hand over »

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Audrina Patridge: 'Single and Happy'

8 October 2009 4:05 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

They reconnected for a summer fling, and now Audrina Patridge and her Bmx racer beau Corey Bohan have re-split up. "They broke up amicably a few weeks ago and are still friendly," a source tells People. "It's mainly to do with their busy schedules. She's constantly filming, and he spends six months out of the year in his native Australia. She's single, and happy!" Related: Is Audrina Patridge Channeling Lindsay Lohan?The pair dated for several months last year, got back together in June in Las Vegas and were together at least until August when they were spotted poolside at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Tropicana Bar. »

- Mike Fleeman and Jennifer Garcia

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Nick and Vanessa -- It's On Again!

8 October 2009 3:48 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have rekindled their love!

"I am happy in a relationship," said Nick on Thursday on "Good Day Philadelphia." "I was single for a minute there, and then we've kind of patched things up."

After dating for almost three years, the couple called it quits in June and announced that they've remained "good friends."

He described the former beauty queen on-air, saying, "She's a very smart girl. She's far smarter than I. »

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Hollywood's Most Infamous Breakups

8 October 2009 6:38 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

In Tinseltown, romances rarely end with a "happily ever after" -- "Extra" is taking a peek at some of Hollywood's most notorious splits.

Celebrity BreakupsKevin Federline and Britney Spears

Spears filed for divorce from her 2-year marriage to K-Fed, citing "irreconcilable differences." The pair have two kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Britney said, “I think I married for the wrong reasons. Instead of following my heart and doing something that made me really happy, »

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Assassination of a High School President DVD Review

7 October 2009 4:42 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Assassination of a High School President is yet another Hollywood tragedy that had all the promise in the world, but, through bad turns of offscreen circumstance, never got the shot in theaters it deserved.

The film was a hit at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and people were calling it the next Brick - pretty much because both films are homages to the Film Noir era, set against the backdrop of modern high school. After the Yari Group, the owners of the film, went bankrupt, the film’s fate was left to question. Assassination of a High School President has finally been released direct-to-dvd this week and we’ve got the review for you.

 

The plot of Assassination of a High School President follows Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson), a hard-nosed reporter (and geeky sophomore) working for the school paper, who can never quite finish his epic conspiracy stories. While covering a piece profiling St. »

- Kofi Outlaw

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The Hills: Welcome Back, Kristin Cavallari!

6 October 2009 11:48 PM, PDT | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »

Lc who? Kristin Cavallari is back in the limelight on The Hills and she is already stirring up the drama. Only one episode has aired and the tabloid drama is already at an all-time high. Within the first episode, the self proclaimed bad girl got into it with Audrina Patridge and Stephanie Pratt and secured a date with Audrina's ex, Justin Bobby. All we can say is, Kristen, we have missed you and welcome back to the spotlight. When Lauren Conrad left Laguna Beach, Kristin Cavallari swooped in as the anti-Lauren and fans fell in love with her carefree attitude, bubbly personality, and her untamed wild side. The wild child ruled MTV for a few seasons as the star of Laguna Beach but quietly exited, moving on to bigger and better things. Making the trek up north from Laguna Beach to Los Angeles, Cavallari quickly began to book movie deals, »

- cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)

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'DJ Hero' Reveals All 93 In-Game Tracks

6 October 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »

Activision already named its headlining talent behind the music of "DJ Hero," but today the company released the names of all 93 mixes that players will face during the game's set list. Featuring extra helpings of Daft Punk and Jay-z, the list includes big names 50 Cent and the Beastie Boys to late legends like DJ Am and 2Pac. Even fans of Weezer and Queen will find something to like, as the samplings come from all over rock and and hip-hop. Check out the whole track list after the jump.

· 2Pac - "All Eyez On Me" vs. The Aranbee Pop Orchestra - "Bittersweet Symphony (Instrumental)"

· 50 Cent - "Disco Inferno" vs. David Bowie - "Let's Dance"

· 50 Cent - "Disco Inferno" vs. InDeep - "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life"

· Afrika Bambaataa - "Zulu Nation Throwdown" vs. Freedom Express - "Get Down"

· Beastie Boys - "Here's A Little Somethin' For Ya" vs. DJ Shadow »

- Brian Warmoth

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Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen Will Show Us 'The Way'

2 October 2009 1:05 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

No matter what he does, in my mind, Emilio Estevez will always be Gordon Bombay (Minneapolis, Minnesota), coach of the Mighty Ducks. And who would've thought that the Breakfast Club actor would've turned out to be a decent director too? Though the reviews were mixed on Bobby, there's no doubt that Estevez at least knows how to operate behind the camera, even if he's not the greatest screenwriter. Variety announces Estevez's The Way (his fourth feature as writer and director), a family-drama starring Martin Sheen (The Departed), Deborah Kara Unger (Silent Hill), and James Nesbitt (Five Minutes of Heaven). Spanish actors Angela Molina and Carlos Leal (Broken Embraces), Simon Andreu (Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), and Eusebio Lazaro (Pan's Labyrinth) also star in the story of "Tom Avery, a Californian ophthalmologist who travels to France to reclaim the body of his estranged son, who died in a storm in the Pyrenees, »

- Ethan Anderton

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Emilio directs again

1 October 2009 4:04 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

We haven't seen much of ex-Brat Packer Emilio Estevez since he spent so much time with the Mighty Ducks, but that's because he's been behind the camera. After directing a number of TV series episodes and the acclaimed drama Bobby, the bro-Sheen is underway on a new low-budget indie film called The Way. The movies stars smoky-voiced actress Deborah Kara Unger (The Game, Stander) and Brit actor James Nesbitt (Match Point, Bloody Sunday). Estevez also managed to coax screen veteran Martin... »

- Dave Davis

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Saving Grace Comes to an End with Nine Final Episodes

14 August 2009 9:24 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The popular TNT crime drama Saving Grace is set to end its successful four year run with nine series defining episodes in 2010. Here is the press release:

TNT will conclude the fascinating journey of Oklahoma City Police Det. Grace Hanadarko in 2010, when the network's groundbreaking original series Saving Grace will come to an end. Saving Grace will wrap up with a nine-episode run planned for next summer. The provocative drama stars Oscar winner Holly Hunter (The Piano), who this year received the second of two consecutive Emmy nominations for her no-holds-barred performance. Hunter also serves as executive producer of Saving Grace, along with show creator Nancy Miller, Gary A. Randall, and Artie Mandelberg. For its current summer run, which ends Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10 p.m. (Et/Pt), the show has averaged more than 3.5 million viewers and ranks first in its time period among viewers, households, adults 25-54 and women 25- »

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I Fell in Love with "The Hurt Locker" and You Should Too! The Best Movie of the Summer!

25 July 2009 10:36 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

I'm exploding with joy to tell you that "The Hurt Locker" is definitely the best movie of the summer, and is a contender to be one of the best of the year!

Written by Mark Boal (pictured on left) and directed by Katherine Bigelow (pictured on right), the film made its debut at the Venice Film Festival last year, and didn't make its way to the Us until March 2009 at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

(From L to R: Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner, Brian Geraghty)

"The Hurt Locker" tells the story of an elite Army bomb squad in Iraq and the highly-combustible game they play against potential enemies. And those enemies can also be the war raging within each characters.

Anthony Mackie ("We Are Marshall," "Million Dollar Baby") stars as the by-the-books Sergeant Jt Sanborn. All he wants is to get out of Iraq.

Brian Geraghty ("Bobby," "The Guardian »

- Manny

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Jon Gosselin's Double Date with New Kate - and Jill Zarin!

23 July 2009 5:30 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

What does a dad of eight do when hitting the tony Hamptons? Hang out with a real housewife, of course. Jon Gosselin and his increasingly frequent companion, tabloid reporter Kate Major, continued their high-profile visit to the Hamptons over dinner Wednesday with their host Michael Lohan and two other couples: Real Housewives of New York City's Jill Zarin and husband Bobby Zarin, as well as Southampton Mayor Mark Epley and his wife, Marianne. Despite the heavy socializing, "I miss my kids," Gosselin told People. Asked if his houseguests were enjoying each other's company, Lohan told People, "Absolutely, they're getting along very well. »

- Jeffrey Slonim and Stephen M. Silverman

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'The Hurt Locker' Treats Audiences to a World of Pain

15 July 2009 9:25 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Employing a level of tension that a horror director would covet, Kathryn Bigelow has crafted a master action film with The Hurt Locker. The Point Break filmmaker has directed a piece of work that should appeal to both action movie hounds with its impeccable special effects, and to indie audiences with its attention to character and detail.

In the unbearably hot summer of 2004 in Baghdad, three men in Bravo Company work together to defuse Iraqi bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). From bombs buried in the ground to men wearing vests strapped with explosives, these weapons are responsible for the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and Iraqi citizens. Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner, 28 Weeks Later) defuses the bombs, and his cowboy-like manner belies the precision and talent required to do his dangerous, stressful job. The task of Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie, Eagle Eye) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty, »

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50 Cent Says Making Mixtapes Is 'Easy'

7 July 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

Plus: Trey Songz tells Mixtape Daily that Anticipation has a 'sexy feel.'

By Shaheem Reid

50 Cent

Photo: MTV News

Happy birthday to all the cancers out there — including MTV's own Shaheem Reid, Sway and Mixtape Daily go-to girl Whitney, not to mention Jim Jones and the G-Unit General himself, 50 Cent. Fif's born day was Monday, but he's still serving treats. He released his second mixtape in just a couple of weeks, , Forever King, and says in addition to the upcoming G-Unit mixtape, he might put out another free CD prior to Before I Self Destruct in September. Trey Songz is also locked in the studio, and he wants a bigger and better spot. Who's gonna stand in his way?

Finally and obviously, rest in peace to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Thank you for a lifetime of classic songs, videos, performances and moments. Your genius is eternal.

Don't »

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Sugar Shout Out: Learn How to Shoot Light Trails

25 June 2009 11:59 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

How to: Shoot cool light trails Book Bag! Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story Twilight Lip Venom is a go! 10 ways to make spending less more painless Relax already: Chill out like Heather Graham Take your lil doll to party like Barbie in Sin City Do tell: What has been your scariest pet emergency? Movie preview: Amelia Madonna wants to re-create her former English manor in NYC Whitney Port's groovy polka-dots: Love it or hate it? »

- PopSugar

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