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Holiday Movie Guide: The December Movies to Check Out (Part 2/2)
November 27, 2009 08:11:08Continuing the 2009 holiday movies list, here AceShowbiz
presents the second part of the two-part holiday movie guide. Similar to
Part I, it offers
two categories of movies. This time around, the remaining feature films
coming out in December 2009 are divided into "Pure Entertainment" and
"Limited Releases".
The majority of the films compiled in the "Pure Entertainment" can be
enjoyed with the family. In fact, some of them are designed for kids to
enjoy. The "Limited Releases", in the meantime, lists charming movies
which will be screened in limited theaters across the U.S. this holiday
season. Among Part II's selection are side-splitting "It's
Complicated" and heart-touching "Hachiko: A Dog's Story".
Daft Punk to Have a Cameo in 'Tron Legacy'
October 06, 2009 09:10:57Daft Punk will contribute more than scoring the original music for "Tron Legacy" as their cameo appearance in the movie has been recently revealed. Bringing up the news to the surface was Olivia Wilde, who will be seen as Kevin's loyal confidant named Cora in the "Tron" sequel. To MTV News, she simply said, "They were in the movie."
Although revealing the cameo appearance, the depicter of Thirteen in "House M.D." didn't offer further details, especially on what role the duo known for their robot personas will take on. She did note, however, that Disney plans to feature them in future promotional efforts. She said, "There's some ideas in the works about how to incorporate them into a Comic-Con event."
Winners List of 2009 MOBO Awards, Beyonce Knowles Gets Two Gongs
October 01, 2009 09:10:282009 MOBO Awards which was held on September 30 at the SECC in Glasgow has been wrapped, and those walking home with trophies were revealed. Beyonce Knowles, N-Dubz and JLS were the ones who dominated the event, grabbing two prizes each.
Beyonce won over Akon, Ciara, Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Keri Hilson, Lady GaGa and Mariah Carey in Best International Act. She got her other award in Best Video category, pushing aside Dizzee Rascal, Alesha Dixon, Chipmunk and Mr. Hudson.
Winners List of 51st Annual Grammy Awards
February 09, 2009 11:02:52Robert Plant and Alison Krauss walked out of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with another nod. Through their collaborative album "Raising Sand", the two musicians got the coveted Album of the Year title.
The duet effort has successfully put aside Coldplay's "Viva La Vida", Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III", Ne-Yo's "Year of the Gentleman" and Radiohead's "In Rainbows". Previously, the record was also announced as Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
'Watchmen' Soundtrack and Original Score to Be Released in March
January 23, 2009 03:01:07"Watchmen" will have its soundtrack album and original score compilation released three days before it makes its debut in the U.S. theaters. On Thursday, January 22, Warner Sunset/Reprise Records announced that both of the movie's soundtrack and original score have been set to hit U.S. stores on March 3.
Through a press release, the recording company also let out that the soundtrack will include a cover version of Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row" by My Chemical Romance, recorded exclusively for the movie. Other than My Chemical Romance, other musicians featured in the album include Billie Holiday, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, KC & The Sunshine Band and Nat King Cole.
Full Winners List of 2008 American Music Awards
November 24, 2008 11:11:23More from the stage of the 36th annual American Music Awards, Jonas Brothers have been named as "T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist". They win over such contenders as Colbie Caillat, Flo Rida, Paramore, and The-Dream.
Meanwhile Kanye West, and Alicia Keys have added another AMAs' trophy to their pockets. Kanye receives a prize for "Favorite Male Artist" in Rap/Hip-Hop Music and Alicia puts her 2007 third studio effort "As I Am" on top as her LP wins "Favorite Album" in Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music.
'Alvin and the Chipmunks' Sequel Coming Out Sooner
October 24, 2008 02:10:31Getting a title, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel", the sequel to "Alvin and the Chipmunks", has also been given a new release date schedule. The latest report from Variety claimed that the 20th Century Fox have pushed the sequel forward, putting it on a 2009 slate.
Revealing further on the new schedule, the news site reported that the animation movie about the harmony singing chipmunks will be opened in the theaters starting on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009, instead of its initial date on March 19, 2010. With the new date, the sequel will have to be up against another animation movie from Walt Disney Pictures, "The Princess and the Frog".
'Alvin and the Chipmunks' Sequel Coming Up 2010
May 10, 2008 11:05:52The harmony singing chipmunks will be back serenading moviegoers in the silver screen. Bringing good news to the 'Alvin' lovers, the 20th Century Fox came out with the release date of the sequel to their successful CGI animated family movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks".
Aiming to generate another big surprise at the box office, "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2" will be officially singing their way to the theaters on March 19, 2010. The sequel reportedly will be focused on the female counterparts of the Chipmunks, the Chipettes which consists of Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor Miller.
T.I. Among the Many Artists Designing Custom Line T-Shirts for Playboy
February 19, 2008 04:02:28In addition to working on his next LP, to be titled "Paper Trail", T.I. is branching out his singing career by designing custom line of T-shirts for Playboy. The rap icon is one among the many other artists giving hand to participate in the second annual Rock the Rabbit Program.
Having seen a number of other famous music figures, including the likes of Duran Duran, Daft Punk, Ghostland Observatory, Hot Chip, Iggy Pop, and Jamie T, place their own personal design around Playboy's famous Rabbit Head, T.I. has his limited edition Rock the Rabbit custom designed T-shirts emblazoned with the words "T.I. vs. T.I.P." with the famous bunny logo and a crown are used as the dots on the "I"s. "T.I. vs. T.I.P." actually is directed from the title of T.I.'s latest effort of the same name.
Twelve Animated Titles Shortlisted for 2008 Oscar
November 09, 2007 02:11:40Marking early announcement on the possible contenders for 2008 Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) revealed Thursday, November 8, 2007 that twelve pictures have been put in consideration to compete for Academy Awards' Best Animated Feature title. Three will then be selected as the final contenders by the time all categories get unveiled on January 22, 2008.
The list includes such crowd-pleaser titles such as Disney/Pixar's "Ratatouille", Sony Pictures Animation's "Surf's Up", and 20th Century Fox's "The Simpsons Movie" as well as DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek the Third" and "Bee Movie." The rest seven are "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters", "Meet the Robinsons", "Tekkonkinkreet", "TMNT", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "Beowulf", and "Persepolis."
Video of will.i.am's 'I Got It From My Mama' Unreleased Remix Leaks
October 01, 2007 12:10:35
Although or due to the relatively mild chart position that 'I Got It From My Mama' earned, will.i.am has remixed the first single that is taken from his recently released album 'Songs About Girls'. The remix has taken samples from Daft Punk's materials, but it was later on disapproved.
The remix version is now not eligible for release, so does its music video. However, words have spread and both the audio and music clip have leaked online.
2007 Lollapalooza Three Days Report
August 06, 2007 10:08:07
2007 Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park has taken center stage in music buzz last weekend. The annual festival that celebrates the greatest alternative acts kicked off Friday, August 3 on a hot but pleasant weather, mainly due to the worthy performances in all its three days.
LCD Sound system only gave the best opening on day 1 by delivering beats that audience have been dying for. The group raved through their sets mostly containing materials from latest CD "Sound of Silver" before moving on with the Grammy-winning hit "Daft Punk is Playing at My House". The subject mentioned in the title served their part moments later highlighting the event with extended version of "One More Time" and their debut album's hit "Around the World".
Kanye West's "Graduation" Comes Sooner
May 31, 2007 04:05:12
Still around Kanye West's "Graduation", the highly anticipated album has brought two more news ahead of its release. First of all, the album won't arrive in September as scheduled and secondly, an adaptation of Daft Punk can be expected in one of the tracks.
Previously announcing that he will 'graduate' on September 18, Kanye comes up with the album sooner than expected. The singer's record will arrive in late August according to its label, Def Jam. This announcement was in line with the revelation of his sample of Daft Punk's 2001 hit "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". Kanye borrows a piece of the score from the electronic duo to be remixed into the song "Stronger". Words have it that Daft Punk's members Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo will appear alongside him in the song's video.
Garbage to Have First Come Back Video
May 26, 2007 02:05:15
The song "Tell Me Where It Hurts" which video has roamed in Teleport Music TV station is confirmed to be part of Garbage's "Absolute Garbage" and will be the first single from the greatest hit compilation. The track "It's All Over But The Crying", meanwhile is waiting to be confirmed as the band's second single.
"Tell Me Where It Hurts", which video was directed by Sophie Muller, marks the band's come back since two years hiatus. Its single will come out one week earlier than the album on July 9 and added with a B-side track titled "Bad Boyfriend (Sting Like a Bee Remix)" and "All the Good in This Life". The video meanwhile, will start airing on U.K.'s Channel 4 on May 27.
Poison Reveals Cover Album Tracks
May 09, 2007 01:05:57
An important detail is coming up from glam metal band Poison's newest album "Poison'd!". The album that offers a selection of classic rock tune covers has revealed its heavily anticipated tracklisting. The 13 tracks are ranging from David Bowie's "Suffragete City" up to Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band".
On January 3, the band posted on their official My Space page that they need the help from fans to pick songs for the album. Some suggested the band covering Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird," Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz," and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long". None of the songs was included in the record along with the obvious suggestion of Alice Cooper's "Poison." The band however kept Sweet and Alice Cooper in mind and decided to do their other songs.
The 12th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards Performers and Presenters
November 08, 2006 11:11:13
Lyric Street Recording Artist, Trent Tomlinson, has been added to the long list of performers at the 12th annual Inspirational Country Music Award Show (ICM's), it has been confirmed. The country music singer-songwriter is set to perform his current hit single, "One Wing In The Fire."
The award show which is being held at the historic Acuff Theatre on November 9th, 2006, at 7 PM CST will be hosted by Andy Andrews. Slated to open the show is Country Legend and Blue Hat Recording Artist, Charlie Daniels. Additional performers include Randy Owen of band Alabama, Jimmy Wayne, Blue County, Brian Littrell, The Fox Brothers, Tommy Brandt, Chunky Nelms, Gayla Earlene, and Last Light Band just to name a few.
The 10 Britain's Favorite Albums
August 30, 2006 02:08:12
In the recent poll on Britain's Favorite Albums, conducted by BBC Radio 2 to commemorate the album chart's 50th anniversary, music legend The Beatles scores great. Not only the music group tops the No. 1 spot, but also the 6th, 8th and 10th respectively.
It is their 1967 hit "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" that tops the No. 1 spot, while on the 6th spot is their 1966 "Revolver". Their 1969 hit "Abbey Road" chosen as the 9th Britain's Favorite Album, and "The Beatles [White Album]" (1968) is the 10th one.
Singers Sign on for FOX's "Duets"
July 25, 2006 02:07:19
Watching our favorite musicians singing on stage or during a tour is something common. But watching them singing in a contest that really is something special. Interesting isn't it?
Just watch and see their action on FOX's "Duets," a contest that pairs regular celebrities with singing celebrities. Among numbers of singers sign to appear on the new reality show are Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan, Clint Black, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Brian McKnight, Macy Gray, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Randy Travis, and Aaron Neville.
