November 04, 2009

"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" is inching closer to its theatrical release date, and in anticipation of that, 20th Century Fox has brought out a brand new featurette and an inside look. The featurette comes out via Yahoo! Movies and takes a look at the unique recording process of the characters' voices. The inside look, in the meantime, revolves around Bill Murray as Badger.

"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" revolves around Mr. Fox who steals chickens, ducks, and turkeys from three mean, stinky and wealthy farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, to feed his family. When the farmers had enough with his action, they are determined to kill him, endangering not only Mr. Fox's beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, he comes up with a plan. He gets the animals band together to fight back.

Mariah Carey's high-heels almost caused her an embarrassment on national television. The singer actress was the guest of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, November 3 night and she took a tumble down the steps, nearly falling to the floor upon her entrance.

The little incident has since become overrated with some media outlets reporting she was probably drunk during the appearance. Carey has had difficulty since the very first second she came to the stage. Taking an effort to look down in the first almost-fall, she was ignorant of the next step to greet the studio audience. Nevertheless, Carey took it lightly and joked that she did it on purpose to keep Jay Leno from being nervous.

First looks at Medusa from the forthcoming "Clash of the Titans" have been leaked out in the form of teaser posters. The one-sheets were brought into attention by Ain't It Cool News. One takes a close up look at the female monster who is famed for having snakes for hair, the other one displays Sam Worthington's Perseus holding the Medusa's head up in the air.

Beside those two posters, there were six other one-sheets from AICN. Three of which are character posters, which feature individual shot of Perseus, Liam Neeson's Zeus and Gemma Arterton's Io. Another poster sees Perseus riding a pegasus, while the remaining two expose Alexa Davalos' Princess Andromeda being sacrificed to the Kraken.

Alicia Keys is going to perform at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 5. The singer who will release a new album called "The Element of Freedom" on December 15 is confirmed to make a duet with Alejandro Sanz at the annual event.

Joining Alicia and Alejandro in the performers ensemble are Daniela Mercury, Ruben Blades, Wisin & Yandel and Laura Pausini. Ruben will do a musical number with Cirque du Soleil and Calle 13. Laura will perform a Las Vegas acrobatic show dubbed "La Reve", and Calle 13 will return to the stage once again for a duet with Orishas.

There is little known what "Scream 4" is all about, but screenwriter Kevin Williamson has shed a ray of light. When talking to MTV about how far he has gone with the penning of the script, the writer of recent popular series "The Vampire Diaries" teased on what to expect from the latest installment of the "Scream" series and when it will take place.

[SPOILER ALERT!] "The fourth one is an ensemble," the 44-year-old scribe gushed. He went on with more details, saying "It'll take place right now, 10 years later, and it's going to take place in [Sidney Prescott's hometown of] Woodsboro. We'll have our three main characters, and we'll be introducing several more."

"Gossip Girl" very special episode of threesome which is scheduled to air on Monday, November 9 is under threat of not being aired. The Parents Television Council (PTC) has released an open letter to The CW that they are objecting to the idea of such scene. They claimed such moves are "reckless and irresponsible".

" 'Gossip Girl' routinely depicts teenage characters engaging in promiscuous and consequence-free sexual behavior, and that's bad enough," PTC president Tim Winter wrote. "But will you now be complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage in behaviors heretofore associated primarily with adult films?"

Two weeks shy of its theatrical debut in the U.S., "2012 (2009)" went to downtown Los Angeles for its premiere. On Tuesday, November 3, black carpet was rolled out and a scene of destruction complete with a car crashing through a wall was built up in front of Regal Cinemas LA Live to greet the oncoming celebrities.

Many of the cast members were seen joining the festivity on the special evening. Amanda Peet, John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt and Danny Glover were only some of them spotted. Two of its young actors, Liam James and Morgan Lily who played Noah and Lilly Curtis, were present as well.

Ashley Tisdale is a fan of electronica singing sensation Lady GaGa. In her latest tweet she writes, "I love listening to Lady GaGa!" The Disney actress-singer then adds, "She always puts me in a good mood!"

Tisdale, in fact, isn't the one and only young celeb who has publicly shared her admiration for GaGa's music. Previously, country music songstress Taylor Swift also tweeted about listening to GaGa's song. "There's nothing quite like singing along in the car to @ladygaga "paparazzi" while actually being chased by paparazzi," so she wrote on her account.

James Morrison goes out to the park in a music video supporting his new single called "Get to You". The singer is seen wearing a black high-necked coat on top of a shirt and sitting on a bench while watching people doing their activities.

"Get to You" is a new song set to appear in the deluxe edition of James Morrison's 2008 studio album "Songs for You, Truths for Me" which peaked at No. 3 on U.K. Albums chart. The track was written by him during his tour break last Summer and is expected to be released for digital purchase in mid November.

A feature film star going to soap opera, James Franco will hop on one more wagon to star on "30 Rock". Entertainment Weekly has reported that he will follow up his "General Hospital" stint with a guest star appearance on the primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy. Unlike in the soap drama, his appearance on "30 Rock" is likely a one-time stint.

NBC has not given its official statement regarding the casting but EW has provided a bit of information on how he would incorporate to the story. An insider said that Franco will play himself and he will be involved in a "faux romance" with Jane Krakowski's Jenna, a courtesy of their respective agents.

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe apparently will not get down to his birthday suit in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I". Responding to the nude speculation ignited by Sorrisi e Canzoni magazine's interview with director David Yates, was the 20-year-old's representative. To Gossip Cop, the rep noted the otherwise, shooting down the story by branding it "complete fabrication".

Words of Radcliffe being set to appear naked in the latest installment of the "Harry Potter" series were brought into attention earlier by Oclumencia. It cited a part in the current edition of Sorrisi e Canzoni in which Yates was quoted as saying, "Daniel Radcliffe appears naked in one scene where Harry and Ron are fighting a magical creature, who fled to confuse and create a vision. In the view we see Harry and a woman embracing and kissing. It's an intriguing scene and very sensual."

Taylor Swift appears alongside Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, Blink-182's Travis Barker and Weezer's Rivers Cuomo in Brett Ratner-directed commercial ad for Activision video game Band Hero. Taylor wears a mini silver dress, while the three guys are seen sporting white shorts and pink shirt, similar to what was worn by Tom Cruise in "Risky Business".

"The premise is that we're sliding out into a living room and it's me and three other players. The three other players are some of my musical heroes," Taylor commented on the video shoot. "I'm kind of freaking out, getting to work with Travis Barker, Pete Wentz and Rivers Cuomo from Weezer. They're rocking out to my song."

Big screen beauty Nicole Kidman has a revealing interview with the December issue of British GQ magazine, talking about such topics, as love, marriage, and strange sexual fetish. Embracing her early 40s, she confesses she's been through many different types of love, both emotional and physical.

"I've explored obsession. I've explored loss and love in terms of being in a grief-stricken place, I've explored strange sexual fetish stuff," she tells the magazine as being quoted by Daily Mail. "I've explored the mundane aspect of marriage, and monogamy."

Viewers have met the Aliens on the pilot of "V" and ABC has teased what the rest of the first season brings. Through the one-minute preview released at the end of the November 3 episode, all sorts of chaos as well as improvement on Earth start to take shape with some standing against the aliens infiltrating the government.

Erica and Father Jack, having quickly determined they're both against the arrival of the Visitors, suddenly find themselves being tracked by a "Seeker" from the V's. Chad, thinking he blew it for 80 million viewers with his exclusive first interview with Anna, looks to pick himself up and so becomes more investigative in his next newscast; and Dale Maddox's wife and law enforcement begin questioning Erica about his whereabouts.

Muse have made public a music video for their latest single "Undisclosed Desires". The band are captured performing in a room full of entangled cables. The video was supposed to be premiered on October 29, but due to "unforeseen circumstances", it was delayed to November 3.

Taken from Muse's fifth studio album "The Resistance", "Undisclosed Desires" is written by frontman Matthew Bellamy. "It sounds like Timbaland without my vocals," Matthew said of the song. "But it's actually quite a personal song about me and my girlfriend. I'm thinking people have had enough of geo-political stuff by the of the album."

More details on the War Machine of "Iron Man 2" have been spilled. Dropping by MTV recently, Sam Rockwell who will be seen as Justin Hammer in the "Iron Man" sequel gave an interesting scoop on the relationship between his Tony Stark's rival character and Don Cheadle's Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes.

Of the two characters' alliance, the 40-year-old actor said, "Don and I, we're working together. He works with me in spite of some of my personality flaws." Calling Hammer "a bit of a shark" in explaining the "personality flaws" remark, he then detailed that "Don's character, Rhodey, needs to work with me. He has no choice. So we team up and we build this fabulous War Machine."

Just hours after Walt Disney Pictures released the first official trailer for "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", a brand new international trailer for the adventure fantasy has made its way out. This sneak peek offers a different edit from the domestic version and features a number of new footage with more action sequences.

In the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince by the name of Dastan finds himself reluctantly joining forces with a mysterious princess named Tamina as the fate of the world is in grave danger. Together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

A few hours before the first volume hit the stores in United States, "Glee: The Music Vol. 2" is announced coming on December 8. The second installment of tracks featured on the FOX's musical series "Glee" season 1 will contain 17 tracks like its predecessor.

The tracklisting which has just been released contains both solo and choral covers of popular songs such as Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and Lily Allen's "Smile". There is also another song called "Smile" which is actually a cover of Charlie Chaplin's classic sung by Dianna Agron in the show.

The tumultuous relationship of Jamelia and Darren Byfield finally comes to an end. In a confirming statement issued on behalf of the couple on Monday, November 2, it was stated "It is with regret that Jamelia and Darren Byfield today confirm they are splitting up and getting a divorce. No-one else is involved. Their priority is naturally their two children."

Jamelia and Darren Byfield had been dating on and off before they tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony at the Eastland Estate in West Sussex in June 2008. The R 'n' B singer and the football player are parents to a four-year-old daughter Tiani. Jamelia also has another daughter, named Teja, from a previous relationship.

Jordin Sparks has started shooting a music video for her third single off sophomore set "Battlefield". Two set pictures of the video which are taken by photographer Steven Taylor have been tweeted by Jordin. The title of the single is yet to be disclosed though.

"Battlefield" was released in June, but leaked two weeks prior. In response to the leak, Jordin wrote on Twitter, "SO angry right now. We give you promo copies for you to listen to. NOT to post all over the Internet. ... Sorry! It's just so frustrating! If it was up 2 me I wouldn't give copies. It's not my call. I get a few days b4 the album but 2 weeks!? Cmon!"

Following Access Hollywood's outing of its preview, the video documenting the audition Robert Pattinson did for the part of Art in "How to Be" has arrived in full. Cut in three clips and accumulate eight minutes in total, the footage which will be included in the DVD version of director/writer Oliver Irving's independent comedy was brought out by MTV.

All three clips focus on what seems to be a break up scene between Rob's character Art and a woman named Jessica. In one of the clips, the Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" can be seen delivering words such as, "What if I told you something about my childhood? Maybe you'll understand. Maybe you'll reconsider."

Being single is the source of Kelly Rowland's happiness and she herself has stated that she enjoys dating no one at the moment. "Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in," OK! Magazine quotes her as stating "I couldn't have lived alone before. I always needed someone to share my space but now I like being by myself."

That's why she is in no rush to settle down. Speaking of getting married, the 28-year-old singer has no hesitation to share her perspective, stating "Everybody's time is different." She goes on elaborating, "I don't expect to go down the same road as anyone else. I think it's important not to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, when they're in a time in their life that we aren't."

An official music video in companion to Anya Marina's single "Satellite Heart" which becomes one of the theme songs for movie "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" has been debuted. In this video, Marina is seen wandering all alone through a lush forest. Scenes from "New Moon" where Robert Pattinson's Edward says goodbye to Kristen Stewart's Bella are intercepting.

This is not the first time Anya Marina is engaged in a big screen project. In 2001, she appeared in Katherine Heigl-starring comedy "100 Girls". Her music has also been featured in several small screen shows, such as MTV's "The Real World", The CW's "Gossip Girl", ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and CBS' "How I Met Your Mother".

After bringing music to the 2009 Oscars' stage with Hugh Jackman, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have more than one host for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. On Tuesday, November 3, the show's telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced the designation of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin as the co-hosts of the 2010 Oscars.

The hosting job will be Baldwin's first, but Martin's third. The latter has had the privileged of being the master of ceremony for the 73rd and 75th Academy Awards shows. Despite the fact that it will be Baldwin's first, it isn't his first stint at the awards show. The "30 Rock" star had once served as a presenter in 2003.

NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin is the one taking the exit from "Dancing with the Stars" this week. The number of votes from the audience did not help to crank up the score he received on Monday, November 3 performance. Ironically, his solo Foxtrot earned him 23 points out of 30, his best score during the entire season.

Together with his partner Anna Demidova, Irvin earned praises for his smooth Foxtrot. Len said it was brilliant while Carrie Ann branded it "gracious and fluid". Michael and Anna also participated on the group dance, the Paso Doble. With Aaron Carter, Mark Dacascos and Mya, Irvin added 24 to his total number.

Featured as the December cover girl of ELLE U.K., Kate Hudson tells the magazine in an accompanying interview that she loves boys and thinks they are simple and "so easy to figure out." Paraphrasing celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Laura Schlesinger, she says, "What did Dr. Laura say? Something like, 'All men want is sex and for you to make them a sandwich.' I thought that was really funny -- and not entirely untrue," adding "If you had a bubble above their head, they'd be thinking about game scores, masturbation, and food."

She, moreover, also talks about giving up alcohol as part her diet regime in order to drop 20 pounds for an upcoming part as a terminally ill cancer patient who falls in love with her doctor. "I love my glass of wine. I love tequila," she confesses. "To be in New York for two weeks and not have one beverage, I'm not sure I've ever done that!"

Less than three weeks from its release day, Adam Lambert's major-label debut album "For Your Entertainment" has been previewed. All of the fourteen songs in the album can be streamed for 30 seconds on Amazon U.K.

Among those made available for short stream are Rivers Cuomo-written song "Pick U Up", which is added to the album on the last minute, as well as "2012 (2009)" soundtrack "Time for Miracles", which becomes the album's bonus track. Snippet of "Strut" which is co-written by Kara DioGuardi and Adam is also offered.

The CW releases a clip of "One Tree Hill" where Brooke tells Haley that she might be with a child. While handing out Haley's stage comeback outfit, Brooke comes clean with her fear that Julian may not take the baby news well. Haley thinks otherwise and suggests that Brooke get it checked to doctor.

The synopsis released by the network for the November 9 episode suggests that the news threatens Brooke and Julian's fairytale romance. Besides, the situation will be much complex than it appears. The preview released on Monday, November 2 reveals that a crying Alex is pleading Julian to come for her.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who have been trying very hard to quash rumors that they are dating, strike some poses together for Harper's Bazaar magazine's December 2009 issue. In several photos that have hit the web, the "Twilight" leading stars are photographed acting romantic for the lens.

One particular shot shows the British actor getting down on his knees and kissing Kristen's hand. In another pic, both of them are seen lying on a grass with red roses scattered all over them while they romantically gaze into each other's eyes. Besides, there is also one photo that shows them riding a motorbike.

As the anticipation for "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" grows each day, Summit Entertainment releases more sneak peek videos for the highly anticipated vampire saga. This time around, a featurette focusing on the powerful Volturi coven and a TV spot centering on the relationship between Kristen Stewart's Bella and Taylor Lautner's Jacob are put forth through MySpace.

The featurette is less than two minutes long, but it offers a closer look at the members of the oldest known coven of vampires in the "Twilight" universe. Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Christopher Heyerdahl, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cameron Bright, Charlie Bewley and Daniel Cudmore each talks about the character they are portraying.

The wait is ova. Much-awaited music video for Rihanna's single "Wait Your Turn" has finally arrived, containing dark and gothic theme. It is directed by Anthony Mandler and features black-and-white scenes, capturing Rihanna wearing an eye patch and a high-necked jacket. There are also scenes where the Barbadian songstress is sporting a black hoodie and singing the song in a church.

In addition to "Wait Your Turn" video, fans can also expect another video from Rihanna coming out next Friday, November 13 on ABC's "20/20". Directed also by Anthony, this forthcoming video is aimed to promote her single "Russian Roulette".