January 31, 2009

Aside from watching a first look at "Year One" during Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday, February 1, comedy movie lovers will be given a treat as a special sneak peek of the comedy movie starring Jack Black and Michael Cera will be outed as well. To be premiered at Crackle, the sneak peek containing exclusive introduction by director Harold Ramis will be made available after the big game.

"Getting in touch with our primal instincts is the theme of 'Year One,'and one could say that is what this Sunday's big game is all about," Dwight Caines, president, worldwide digital marketing, said in the press release. "Viewers everywhere will be directed to Crackle's Year One microsite to get a first look at the movie in streaming HD quality. There, they will be able to find out more about the sweepstakes. Crackle offers us a great opportunity to reach the viewers most excited for 'Year One.'"

IMAX have given a sneak peek into "Under the Sea 3D" by releasing trailer and five clips of the 3-D documentary. While the trailer explores the overall beauty and natural wonder of the oceans, each of the clip serves as an individual introduction of some of the ocean creatures, from reef squids to green sea turtle.

Narrated by comedian Jim Carrey, the five clips are titled "Reef Sound", "Australian Sea Lions", "Coral Triangle 1: Coral", "Coral Triangle 2: Sharks and Fish" and "Green Sea Turtle and Jellyfish". Around a minute long, each of the clips takes its focus on the uniqueness of the sea creatures put under the spotlight and helps one to understand how global climate change impacts the creatures.

A brand new track called "One" from Fat Joe teaming up with Akon has been unveiled. It is still unclear whether the track is recorded for Joe's upcoming ninth studio album or crafted for another project.

Fat Joe's latest record "The Elephant in the Room" has been dropped in the market since March 2008. Featuring the likes of Lil Wayne, Plies, Dr. Dre, J. Holiday, it peaked at number 6 on Billboard Hot 200 and at number 3 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The identities of "American Idol" contestants passing the Hollywood round to shape the top 36 have allegedly been outed. An anonymous blogger naming itself Joesplace, had correctly mentioned the names of the semifinalists of last year's batch before the official announcement was made, and it has now displayed the version of this season.

The alleged list includes Joanna Pacitti who had made headlines as the singer who is deemed too acclaimed to enter the competition. Also spotted are the finalists who have made the Hollywood Week round in previous seasons. They are Junot Joyner, Mishavonna Henson and Jessica Langseth. The full names, photo and city of origin are viewable at Joes Place Blog.

Best female friends and "Hannah Montana" co-stars Miley Cyrus and Emily Osment have different things to do on the upcoming Valentine's Day. As for Miley, she prefers to enjoy herself at home. Emily, on the other hand, is planning to spend the day having fun with her girl friends.

"I love to chill out at home," Miley says about how she would spend her Valentine's Day. She says she wants to "eat lots of food and rent movies." Besides, she also plans to do her hobby, "making picture frames and collages."

A brand new image from "Watchmen" has been shared out by director Zack Snyder. Posted exclusively via EW.com, the freshly-released picture reportedly exhibits one of the footage to be seen in the film's opening scene. Through the photo, it can be seen that Rorschach is preparing to shoot a grappling gun into the Comedian's apartment while investigating the former hero's mysterious death.

Beside giving out the Rorschach still, Snyder also revealed that the settlement between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. over "Watchmen" distribution rights comes as "a big relief" to him. To EW, the "300" helmer who has just launched a website for his production company Cruel and Unusual Films further elaborated his comment, "I'm glad that cooler heads prevailed and the fans are not going to have to resort to any criminal acts. I'm half-joking. I'm glad there's that kind of passion [about the movie], I guess."

A music video promoting Shiny Toy Guns' single "Ghost Town" off their second major studio LP "Season of Poison" has been premiered. Shot as an animated video, it starts with a capture of an abandoned placard, which read "Welcome to Ghost Town, Population Dead."

The video then continues showing the band, all portrayed as cartoon characters, singing the song. While they invade the town with their out-loud performance, zombies are seen coming out of the ground. Nearing the end, all the ghosts, including all the band's members, disappear when struck with the sunlight.

Never acknowledging that he is dating rumored lover Camilla Belle, Joe Jonas was spotted attending the Los Angeles premiere of her movie "Push", taking place on Thursday night, January 29 at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California. Arriving at the event separately, Joe and Camilla reportedly sat next to each other inside the building.

"Once the lights in the theater went down, Joe snuck in and sat right next to her," an onlooker informed E! News of the alleged couple. "After the credits rolled, they left in a rush holding hands."

Sam presents a theory to Dean regarding their current investigation in the new "Supernatural" clip. Sam believes that a Greek mythology creature named Siren is behind the haunting in a small town in Iowa they visit, where three men have inexplicably beaten their wives to death.

Siren in fact is a half-bird and half-woman creature with wings who acts as a seductress. Her power is "siren song" which is a kind of appeal that is hard to resist but that, if heeded, will lead to a bad result. The guys realize that behind the murders is a Siren who eventually puts Sam and Dean under their spell and pits the two brothers against each other in a fight to the death.

In interview with TWIST magazine, Cody Linley reveals that his character Jake Ryan will be back to "Hannah Montana" in the third season. The actor said that he has shot the part while he was working his moves in "Dancing with the Stars". On the unknown episode, Linley said that it will be an "awesome episode" with crazy twist.

Jake Ryan is a famous teen star who goes from friend to boyfriend to friend again for Miley. In the episode "Achy Jakey Heart", Miley reveals her identity as a teen pop star Hannah Montana and on the other hand Jake reveals his true self as Leslie. Due to their popularity, the dates become the object of the media, and they parted when Jake could not live as an ordinary teenager. Jake promised to act like a normal person before starting to go out with her again.

Feeling happy that he and his brothers had the chance to serve as the scavenger hunt prize for Malia and Sasha Obama earlier last week, Kevin Jonas has one dream which he hopes the first daughters can help bring into reality, flying on Air Force One. "So if you can make that possible, girls...", the eldest of the Jonas Brothers says in a statement.

Kevin then talks about the night he, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas surprised Malia and Sasha Obama with a performance of three acoustic songs during their first night in the White House. "We had an amazing time with the girls. It was awesome and we had a blast," Kevin recalls. "It's a little scary hearing screams in the White House!" Joe adds.

Country music singer Taylor Swift has revealed her first headlining tour to promote her sophomore studio album "Fearless". She is set to kick off the roadshow on April 23 in Evansville, Indiana.

The next day, Swift will head up to Jonesboro, Arkansas for another live show. She will continue traveling across America to complete at least 50 dates, which will be wrapped up on October 10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Rumor has it, "Sex and the City 2" is close to final approval. Bringing the latest news about the proposed project, Entertainment Weekly (EW) reported that a source close to the sequel of "Sex and the City" has claimed the follow-up feature film project for the popular TV series of the same name is getting "ever closer, every day".

While noting that the script for the sequel is yet to be completed by screenwriter Michael Patrick King, the insider claimed that the plot will be "more comedic, and shorter, than the first" and it will still include the fabulous clothing and expensive accessories as "there's still a need for escapism". EW further suggested that the sequel will most likely to start its principal photography this summer for summer 2010 release.

Following Jackson Rathbone's footstep in addressing fans' criticism over "The Last Airbender" casting, pop singer Jesse McCartney comes to MTV to share his response towards fans' protest of the "all Caucasian" casting. The 21-year-old who is tapped for Prince Zuko part tries to assure hard core fans of the animated TV series that he will do his best to do justice for his character.

"I heard a lot about this online," the singer who fills the voice of Theodore in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" explains. "There's a lot of hard-core fans out there [who] probably know more about it...I'm still learning. This is M. Night's vision and this is what he wants. To all the fans, I can tell you I'm putting my best foot forward." He further adds, "I've been in kung-fu training for the last month and half-learning all the moves. I'm looking forward to it."

Ciara has premiered a music video to support her new song "Never Ever", which features Young Jeezy. In the Chris Robinson-directed video, she is seen lip-syncing Jeezy's lines and then dancing to the beats in the rehearsal room.

Half-filmed in black-and-white scenes, the video begins with a scene where Ciara sits on couch with some friends, one of whom is Jeezy. Beside guest-starring Jeezy, it also has Monica making a cameo appearance.

Hip-hop famous artist Kanye West is channeling his diverse inner creativity to write a coffee table book, which he is working on in partnership with publishing house Rizzoli and has been set to be released in October later this year. Fashion Week Daily which breaks the report claims that the set, dubbed "Kanye West: Glow in the Dark," will feature "a record of the Grammy-winning artist's tour", "Glow in the Dark", and also "his life on the road, that includes his hectic schedule full of fashion parties and trips to exclusive shopping destinations."

Publishing house Rizzoli, meanwhile, claims "Kanye West: Glow in the Dark" will cover Kanye's "original sketches and concepts; 3-D models and construction of the stage; concept art for 'J.A.N.E.'; costume designs (including his Grace Jones-inspired outfits for opening act Rihanna); and blog of his journey." Additionally, the coffee table book is said to also include a USB device packed with previously unreleased music. An interview with Kanye's inspiration, music video director Spike Jonze, will also be included in the coffee table book. The set has been confirmed to be sold for $50.

Performers lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been announced, and Paul McCartney, The Cure as well as The Killers are among those signed up to perform at the annual event. In regard of the upcoming show, McCartney says to be thrilled stating, "I'm really excited to get out there and rock!"

Other musicians set to entertain music lovers during the festival to take place at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. include Franz Ferdinand, The Ting Tings and Amy Winehouse. Franz Ferdinand and The Ting Tings are both confirmed to sing on the first day of the festival, April 17, while Amy Winehouse will be performing the following day.

In celebration of the 100th episode of "House M.D." that will air Monday, February 2, FOX have released four new clips in addition to a promo. "The Greater Good" sees the team members questioning their happiness and Thirteen going through a treatment trial that brings her life-threatening reactions.

House and the team take on the case of a woman who collapsed in the middle of a cooking class. When they learn that the patient gave up her career as a highly renowned cancer researcher in order to pursue her own personal happiness, the members of the team question their own happiness (or lack thereof).

Attending the Los Angeles premiere of Paul McGuigan's sci-fi thriller "Push" on Thursday, January 29, Dakota Fanning and several "Twilight" cast made time to talk about "New Moon". Talking to Entertainment Weekly (EW), they discussed various topics from the possibility of Fanning taking the offered role as Jane to the film's script.

Expressing her excitement over the possibility of Fanning portraying Jane, the Alice Cullen of "Twilight", Ashley Greene, said at the red carpet, "Dakota Fanning would be great as Jane. I really hope that rumor becomes reality." Yet, the soon-to-be 15-year-old Fanning revealed that she still isn't sure that she will take the offered role, saying "I think it is too soon to say for sure whether I will or won't be in [New Moon]."

In response to the on-going jabs concerning Jessica Simpson's curves, Kim Kardashian claims her size is twice than that of the country singer. "I am probably twice Jessica's size," so she writes in a post on her blog expressing her disagreement over the mounting weight attacks which have been surrounding Jess for days. "So what do you guys think of me then?" she adds.

"I was doing Super Bowl interviews for my Leather & Laces party I'm hosting down here in Tampa, Florida, and EVERYONE seems to be asking me about Jessica Simpson's alleged weight gain," Kim recounts further. "I think it's absolutely ridiculous!!! She is not fat at all and I am actually offended that people are giving her such a hard time over this! LEAVE HER ALONE!!!"

In the newly-released clip of "Smallville", Oliver wakes up in the hospital after the blast at LuthorCorp that nearly kills him and wiped out the entire board members. Clark and Lana come by to visit him and dig deeper on who might be behind the blast and want Oliver dead.

They speculate that Lex is alive and back to hunt them down since Oliver is there to announce the merger of his company and LutherCorp. Although Oliver believes that Lex is responsible for the blast, Clark and Lana learn that the bomber is Winslow Schott, a toymaker and former Queen Industries employee with a grudge against Oliver.

Rihanna's live appearance during the unofficial kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII weekend on Thursday, January 29 has been available to watch through a newly-found video footage. Appearing on-stage with thigh-high boots and a black bikini top, she delivered hit singles "Disturbia" and "Shut Up and Drive".

Beside hosting Rihanna's performances, the one-hour show also had Fall Out Boy rocking the stage of Tampa's Ford Amphitheater with their track "I Don't Care". Hosted by "Obsessed" actor Jerry O'Connell, it also featured performances from Lifehouse who sang "First Time" and "Broken", both songs coming from their 2007 studio album "Who We Are".

Nick Lachey is speaking out about the wide media attention that his ex-wife Jessica Simpson receives due to her fuller figure, which was first caught on camera during her performance at the Radio 99.9 Kiss Country's annual Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, Fla. on Sunday, January 25, telling Extra he wishes her "nothing but the best". He, furthermore, hopes "she's happy - whatever size that comes in."

Speaking about how he perceives the weight gain jabs that the media addresses to Jessica, the former 98 Degrees singer openly admits, "I can't believe it's this big of a story and people are making such a huge deal about it." He then adds, "I'm never ceased to be amazed by people's reactions to things."

Two more "Gossip Girl" February 2 episode sneak peeks are released on top of yesterday's clip. Both of them are about Blair's scheme to bring down her teacher Rachel and what consequence she takes in the the rivalry.

Blair and her entourage lost means of communication to contact Gossip Girl and spread a scandal. Thus Blair summons Dorota to go undercover and slip them a phone. The Queen B also goes through a detention, doing a community service at the preservation society.

A brand new track "Turntables" performed by Ciara joining forces with Chris Brown has arrived in full. Previously leaked in a 56-seconds snippet with a speculated title "Turn Me On", the up-beat song is expected to be included in her upcoming third studio effort "Fantasy Ride".

Ciara's new album is expected to arrive in stores on April 7 across U.S. It has been confirmed to include two singles "Never Ever" which features Young Jeezy and "Go Girl" which has T-Pain lending his vocals.

Giving an update to the official "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" videogame website, Activision gave out the robot modes picture of the new Autobots "Twins" to be seen in the "Transformers" sequel. The picture reveals for the first time how the transforming robots, which have Chevy Beat and Chevy Trax as concept cars, will look like in the action movie.

Previously, it has been revealed that the green Chevy Beat will be one of the Autobots known as Skids. The identity of the robot was unveiled after pictures taken at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona surfaced, showing that the concept car's license plate bared the name of Skids. While Chevy Beat has been exposed as Skids, the Chevy Trax's name has yet to be uncovered.

The north London home of Amy Winehouse was burglarized, her representative Chris Goodman confirmed on Friday, January 30. The troubled singer was enjoying her vacation on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia when the robbery took place early Thursday morning, January 29.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police would not name the items which were stolen by the thieves. However, it has been claimed that a set of valuable guitars and recording equipment were taken.

A full-length music video for My Chemical Romance's song "Desolation Row", which is featured as one of the soundtracks for upcoming movie "Watchmen", has just arrived. Directed by "Watchmen" helmer Zack Snyder, it shows the band's live concert ending up in a riot.

Started with a recognition that the tickets for the band's gig have been sold out, it continues with a scene where concertgoers are captured being blocked by bodyguards when trying to get into the venue without tickets. As the riot goes on, police squad arrives in the area and seizes all the band's members, putting them in jail.