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2011年4月8日星期五

Beyonce, Leonardo DiCaprio Lead Flurry Of Movie Remakes

Russell Brand, Willow Smith, Jonah Hill are just a few stars looking to revamp film and TV classics like 'Arthur', 'Annie' and '21 Jump Street.'
By Terri Schwartz

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What do Willow Smith and Beyoncé have in common with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Kenny Wormald? They're all starring (or in talks to star) in the latest round of remakes of beloved films and TV shows coming down the pike.

On Thursday, news broke that Beyoncé would be starring in a Clint Eastwood-directed remake of the 1976 Barbra Streisand classic "A Star Is Born" (which was a remake of a 1954 movie that remade a 1937 film). In the meantime, Will Smith is reportedly petitioning Sony to remake "Annie" (the 1982 movie and 1977 musical) starring his 10-year-old daughter, Willow, best known for whipping her hair.

In October it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio and best bud Tobey Maguire would be starring in Baz Luhrmann's 3-D retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby," with Carey Mulligan joining as Daisy Buchanan.

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have been working on bringing the '80s Johnny Depp-starring television series "21 Jump Street" to the big screen since 2008, and they might even get Depp to cameo in it in time for the film's March 16, 2012, release date.

And let's not forget the long hunt for a Ren McCormack (the character Kevin Bacon made famous in 1984), after Zac Efron and Chace Crawford dropped out of the planned "Footloose" remake that finally landed dancer Kenny Wormald the role of his life.

Then there's "Arthur," the Russell Brand-starring remake of the 1981 screwball comedy about a happily drunk millionaire who risks everything for love. The film has tapped everyone from Helen Mirren to Greta Gerwig and Nick Nolte.

Two recently announced remakes are "Lethal Weapon" and "The Wizard of Oz," which are still in early development and without stars attached. Warner Bros. announced their plans to reboot the Mel Gibson-starring franchise on Thursday and tapped writer Will Beall to pen the script with completely new characters. And director Robert Zemeckis announced back in November that he planned on remaking the 1939 Technicolor classic using the script from the original film, with Warner Bros. hoping Robert Downey Jr. will play Oz.

Just this past year, films from "Clash of the Titans" to "The Karate Kid" to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" were remade for the big screen and were well-received by audiences. "Alice in Wonderland" and "Clash of the Titans" went on to become two of the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2010, while "Piranha 3D" and "The A-Team" also went on to strong successes, proving that there definitely is a market for these kinds of remakes.

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

Man In The Mirror

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Label: Epic Records
Director: n/a
Album: Moonwalker

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Naomi Judd Admits to Neglecting Ashley on 'The View'

This week the whole Judd family has gone on a full-court press in the media: Ashley has been promoting her new memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, and Naomi and Wynonna are hyping their new documentary series for OWN, The Judds (premiering Sunday, April 10, at 9 p.m. ET on OWN). Whenever anyone in this talented, complex and very dysfunctional family talks to the media, some new revelation tends to come out, and this time is no different.

The week began with Ashley's public revelations -- also documented in her book -- that her parents had neglected her as a child, and that an older man, who was a family friend, had sexually abused her.

On Thursday, Naomi offered her response to Ashley's disclosures while appearing on The View. When Barbara Walters asked the singer if she feels like she neglected Ashley, Naomi replied: "In a way I do." Judd went on to call her daughters -- and her husband, Larry Strickland -- the "joys of her life" and said, "I support Ashley." Wynnona, who was also on the show, chimed in to say that she hasn't read her sister's book, adding that: "We all have three different realities of the same car ride to the nightmares we were in, and it's (Ashley's) turn to tell her side of the story." Watch for yourself below:

During a different appearance, this one on Good Morning America, Naomi pointed out that she never received love or validation from her own mother. And she made it clear that she bears no ill will whatsoever toward Ashley. "These two girls are my life," she said. "I love them so dearly, and I want the book to be a success."

Judging by this preview of The Judds, neither of Naomi's daughters will be nominating her for any parenting awards -- unless, of course, it's for "worst mother." Even in the first five minutes of the pilot episode, it is abundantly clear that the Judds' professional success was a blessing and a curse for Wynonna. For years, she and her mother were a hugely successful country music duo, achieving incredible fame and fortune. But for much of that time, Wynonna thought of her mother as a slave-driving task master. She recalls that Naomi's "manipulation was so bad at times that I literally used to refuse to speak to her for months at a time."

"Lord knows before I was a ferocious mountain lion kind of a mom," Naomi says. "I feel bad about how hard I was on Wynonna. I feel terrible. I was horrible. I didn't know any better... I was terrified of losing her."

There's a common thread among all the interviews in this week's Judd family media blitzkrieg. They all use the language of recovery and psychoanalysis. Using phrases like "validating my reality," and giving someone "her time to speak," these women have clearly spent many hours on therapists' couches. And, in a way, aren't all these talk show couches just an extension of that?

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Eva Longoria: I Want to Be a Mom

Eva Longoria has played a ghost in Over Her Dead Body, a Secret Service agent in The Sentinel and, of course, a desperate housewife on Desperate Housewives -- but the role she's most excited to tackle is that of real-life mother.

"(I want to) have kids and be a mom," the Desperate Housewives star says on an episode of the Rachael Ray Show scheduled to air Monday, April 11, according to People.

Longoria, 36, whose three-year marriage to NBA player Tony Parker ended in divorce in January, doesn't mention her timetable for when she'd like to join the celeb baby train.

She also doesn't name-drop any potential baby daddies, though she's frequently been spotted getting cozy with Eduardo Cruz (the brother of Penelope, a new mom herself) over the past few months.

Longoria tells Ray there may be one kink in her plans, however -- she's not a good dater. "I'm not very approachable," she says. "I'm not good with (dating), I get really nervous! It's probably strange (that) I've never been a dater. I've been married or in a relationship, and so this is going to be, you know, scary."

But if taking care of others is good training for the demands of motherhood, Longoria seems to be on her way. She now shares her home with two female buddies. "I'm like the mother hen for a sorority house," she says. "It's all women, all the time. So, we're always cooking! I love it!"

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/eva-longoria-i-want-be-mom/1-a-338854

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Usher - OMG

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Javier Bardem In Final Negotiations For 'The Dark Tower' In Today's Casting Call

Javier Bardem, you have reached "The Dark Tower."
After months of casting rumors that eventually squared firmly on the "psychologically" locked Spanish actor,�it now appears all but certain that Bardem will step into the role of gunslinger Roland Deschain. Deadline has the news (and we say thankya) that Bardem is close enough to completing his deal [...]

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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': Story Behind The 'Glee' Cover

MJ classic is mashed up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 'Heads Will Roll' for post-Super Bowl episode.
By Aly Semigran

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Photo: FOX

Madonna, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and now, finally, Michael Jackson. The cast of "Glee" has covered plenty of icons during their first two seasons, but it's taken 33 episodes to get around to the King of Pop.

With a huge catalog of Jackson songs, the singing, dancing students of McKinley High paid homage to the late singer with one of his biggest staples (and, arguably, the greatest music video of all time) with their take on "Thriller."

The groundbreaking single from Jackson's best-selling album of the same name was mashed up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" for the post-Super Bowl episode (titled "The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle"), featuring a zombie-fied "Glee" cast.

Bound to become a smash all over again (though with its nonstop rotation at Halloween parties and wedding receptions until the end of time, it's never truly gone away), here's a brief history of the dance/pop classic.

Released on January 23, 1984, "Thriller" was the seventh, and final, single to be released from Jackson's smash record. According to the RIAA, the album (released by Epic Records) has gone gold 29 times, narrowly edging out the Eagles' Greatest Hits 1971-1975 for the title of best-selling album of all time.

In 2009, MTV News estimated that the Thriller album was poised to go triple diamond, meaning 30 million records sold in the U.S. alone.

After Thriller's other singles (including "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and "Wanna Be Startin' Something") dominated the charts, it was time for the spooky, undeniably original track to take over. The song "Thriller" also appeared on many of Jackson's other albums, including the compilations HIStory and Number Ones.

Clocking in at a little under six minutes (though the radio edit was closer to four-and-a-half), the song features pop-music mainstays like synthesizers but shakes things up with its spooky sound effects, including creaking floors, howling and thunder.

The song was produced by Quincy Jones and written and composed by Rod Tempterton and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #4.

But it's the music video for "Thriller" that truly made it the phenomenon it was in the '80s and continues to be today. Less a music video than a mini-motion picture, the video (over 13 minutes long and directed by John Landis) won three MTV Video Music Awards and has been named the best music video of all time by many outlets, including VH1 for the special "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos."

The chiller features Jackson in that iconic red leather jacket on a date with his girlfriend (played by Ola Ray) before things go terribly awry. After all, as Jackson (whose disclaimer at the start of the video reads, "This film in no way endorses a belief in the occult") sings in the opening line, "It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark." Cue werewolves, zombies, Vincent Price's soliloquy and one of the most memorable dance sequences ever.

The video was (no pun intended) a monster hit. As the Los Angeles Times notes, "At the height of the song's popularity, MTV would run the 14-minute 'Thriller' video twice an hour."

Choreographed by Jackson and Michael Peters (who, as the LA Times also reported, appears in the video as one of the zombies) and with makeup by Oscar-winner Rick Baker (also an undead "Thriller" extra) was made with a huge budget of an estimated $500,000.

Still, the efforts paid off. Landis (who told the "Today" show back in 2009 that no one wanted to give them the funds to make the risky vid) made the accompanying 45-minute documentary about the venture, called "The Making of Thriller." Featuring the behind-the-scenes wizardry, as well as the music video in full, it would go on to move more than 10 million copies.

Since then, the signature song and video have seen their share fair of tributes in movies (notably in the 2004 comedy"13 Going on 30") and TV ("South Park," "Family Guy," "30 Rock," among others), not to mention the countless flash mobs that have gone viral. (Remember the prisoners in the Philippines who became overnight phenomenons on YouTube?)

Even with the "Glee" number, this likely won't be the last incarnation of "Thriller." Billboard reported in October that a "Thriller" film is in the works. With a plot allegedly revolving around Price's narration, Kenny Ortega, who directed Jackson's last effort, "This Is It," will reportedly helm the project.

Since Jackson's untimely passing on June 25, 2009, the song and video's legacy continue to live on. In the week following Jackson's death, "Thriller" was the best-selling track in the U.S., with sales of 167,000 copies on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles chart.

Then, in December 2009, "Thriller" was the first music video to ever be inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. It seems "no mere mortal can resist ... the thriller" after all.

What did you think of the "Thriller" mash-up on "Glee"? Let us know in the comments!

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2011年4月7日星期四

Justin Bieber Passes Michael Jackson's Box-Office Record

'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' has outgrossed MJ's 'This Is It' in U.S.
By Gil Kaufman

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Michael Jackson may have dubbed himself the King of Pop, but the late icon didn't hold the box-office crown for long. Less than a year after the posthumous MJ documentary "This Is It" became the most successful concert-themed film in U.S. history, Justin Bieber is poised to snatch the mantle.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" has earned $72.2 million in domestic box office so far, passing Jackson's $72.1 million haul. And while Bieber has racked up those impressive numbers in just six weeks, he's got a long way to go before he laps the global receipts for the MJ doc.

"This Is It" has grossed $189.1 million overseas for a global total of $261.2 million. Music films don't typically play well overseas, and THR noted that "Never Say Never" has grossed a more modest $10.8 million overseas so far, with Paramount executives predicting that it could top out around $20 million internationally.

The impressive U.S. numbers were likely goosed by the re-release of the film recently with 40 additional minutes of bonus footage from director Jon M. Chu. Bieber still has a little way to go to climb the list of the top-grossing documentaries of all time. "Never Say Never" is currently stalled out at the #3 position, around $5 million behind "March of the Penguins," according to Box Office Mojo, and well short of the all-time record held by Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which has taken in $119.1 million to date.

Bieber set off a classic MJ-style fan frenzy a few weeks ago when he visited Liverpool, England, for his world tour. And just a week later, he posed with his new wax figure at London's Madame Tussauds, checking off another item on the list of milestones to an MJ-like career.

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Amy Winehouse is suffering from food poisoning

The 27-year-old singer – who is currently recording the follow-up to her highly acclaimed 2006 album ‘Back to Black’ – has checked herself into a Harley Street clinic in London because she is feeling so ill as a result of eating something foul, telling other patients she is feeling “dog rough”. A source told The [...]

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Beyoncé - Kitty Kat

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Kesha's "Sleazy" leaks

Lord, you sure are girl. Actually, who couldn?t get behind this song? Stealing drinks, making fun of the bourgeoisie, getting laid to phat beats?
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2011年4月6日星期三

Usher - Spotlight

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Reese Witherspoon was ?surprised? Jim Toth wanted to be with her

The ‘Water for Elephants’ actress – who split from first husband Ryan Phillippe in 2006 after seven years of marriage – tied the knot with the Hollywood agent last week but admits she never expected to find love again because she has too many “quirks”. She said: “You’re surprised somebody wants to be with you [...]

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Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Muse Added To Grammy Show

Usher, Jaden Smith, B.o.B, Janelle Monae and Lady Antebellum will also perform on February 13.
By Gil Kaufman

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While Willow Smith is the one who made music headlines with "Whip My Hair" last year, it's her brother, "Karate Kid" actor Jaden Smith, who will take the stage at the upcoming 53rd Grammy Awards in a special performance alongside Usher and Justin Bieber, with whom he collaborated on the song "Never Say Never" last summer.

The trio joins a list of new performers added to the show on Thursday (January 20) that will also include another power trifecta made up of B.o.B, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe, according to a press release from the Recording Academy announcing the additions to the February 13 telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Also taking the stage next month will be nominees Muse and Lady Antebellum. They will join a roster of previously announced performers that includes Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, Cee Lo Green and Miranda Lambert. It will be the first time on the Grammy performance stage for Bieber, B.o.B, Lambert, Mars, Monáe, Muse and Smith. Eminem, Green, Gaga, Perry, Usher and Lady Antebellum will be making return visits for the occasion.

While 11-time Grammy winner Eminem leads the pack in nominations this year (with 10 nods), Mars has seven nominations, and Gaga and Lady Antebellum are not far behind with six nods each. B.o.B has notched five, Perry and Green are each up for four, and Arcade Fire and Lambert are vying for three awards. Bieber, Muse, Usher and Monáe are each nominated for two Grammys.

No details of the collaborative performances were released, but the Grammy announcement promised a rare, never-before-seen event for the Mars, B.o.B and Monáe segment.

With the addition of Antebellum, all five Album of the Year nominees (Eminem, Arcade Fire, Gaga, Perry) are now scheduled to perform on the show. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.

Which Grammy performance are you most looking forward to? Talk about it in the comments!

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