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Jennifer Hudson is Recognized for Her Humanitarian Efforts

Jennifer Hudson Honored by Recording AcademyGrammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has been chosen to receive the 2nd annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanitarian because of her work with the Julian D. King Gift Foundation. Hudson and her sister Julia created the charitable organization in 2009 in honor of their nephew. The Julian D. King Gift Foundation “works to provide stability and positive experiences for children of all backgrounds so that they may grow to become productive, confident and happy adults, able to be positive influences on their communities.”
 
The People’s Choice Awards 2014 air live from the Nokia Theater L.A. on CBS at 9pm ET (tape delayed on the west coast), January 8, 2014.
 
“Thank you for honoring me with the Favorite Humanitarian Award. My sister Julia and I were raised with the belief that helping others was always very important. I am so grateful that the People’s Choice Awards and Walgreens have come together in the same spirit. This spotlight will provide us with the opportunity to share all the amazing work being done by the Julian D. King Gift Foundation for children in the city of Chicago and around the United States,” stated Hudson.
 
Walgreens sponsors the award and will be donating $100,000 to the Julian D King Foundation.
 
2014 People’s Choice Awards Nominees
 
Source: People’s Choice Awards
 
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A Haunted House 2 Has a Goofy New Poster

A Haunted House 2 Final PosterA Haunted House 2 Final PosterThe new poster for the comedy A Haunted House 2 says audiences will get the poop scared out of them. That’s definitely an exaggeration, however actor/producer Marlon Wayans is hoping this 2014 sequel will at least have audiences laughing hard. Directed by Michel Tiddes, A Haunted House 2 also features Jaime Pressly, Gabriel Iglesias, Ashley Rickards, Steele Stebbins, Essence Atkins, Affion Crocket, Dave Sheridan, Hayes MacArthur, Missi Pyle and Cedric The Entertainer.
 
A Haunted House 2 opens in theaters on April, 2014.
 
The Plot:
 
Crossing new lines and breaking old barriers, A Haunted House 2 is the sequel to the hilarious box-office hit starring Marlon Wayans as Malcolm who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events. With spine-tingling tension and hilarious punch-lines A Haunted House 2 is inspired by the latest supernatural horror movie franchises and shows that this time… it’s not just the house that’s haunted!
 
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Sundance to Premiere The Red Road in February

The Red Road LogoThe original series The Red Road will be making its debut on Sundance Channel on February 27, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT. Starring Martin Henderson, Jason Momoa, Julianne Nicholson, Tamara Tunie, Annalise Basso, Allie Gonino, Kiowa Gordon, Lisa Bonet, and Tom Sizemore, The Red Road is a crime thriller created by writer Aaron Guzikowski and producer Sarah Condon. Season one is made up of six one-hour episodes, with James Gray (We Own the Night) directing episode one.
 
The Red Road is a thrilling journey,” said Sarah Barnett, President and GM of Sundance Channel. “While the show moves at a cracking pace, it also has multiple layers to it: lost dreams, racial tension, tragedy, and the pain of love. It’s a unique show, unlike anything out there right now, and we hope viewers will love it as much as we do.”
 
The Plot:
 
The Red Road is a gripping, dramatic thriller that presents two distinct visions of America today as played out through the conflict between two different men. The series revolves around a local sheriff (Henderson) struggling to keep his family together while simultaneously policing two clashing communities: the small town where he grew up just outside of New York City, and the neighboring mountains—home of a federally unrecognized Native American tribe. After a terrible tragedy and cover-up further divides these worlds, an uneasy alliance is forged between the officer and a dangerous member of the tribe (Momoa). As each of the two men find themselves increasingly compromised by the other and the emotional ghosts of their collective pasts begin to emerge, the lives of both quickly unravel, leading to terrible consequences.
 
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English Town Changes Name to Game of Thrones‘ King’s Landing

Kings Langley to Become King's LandingFor a seven day period in February, the historic English village of Kings Langley will transform into Game of Thrones King’s Landing. Kings Langley, located 21 miles northwest of London in the county of Hertfordshire, will be changing its name for a week in support of the release of the third season of Game of Thrones on DVD and Blu-ray.
 
Working with the HBO production (and paid for by the production company), Kings Langley’s two main streets will be changed in hopes of upping the town’s appeal to tourists.
 
In an interview with the Hemel Gazette, Borough and parish councillor Alan Anderson explained why the decision was made. “This re-naming is a great opportunity to put Kings Langley and Dacorum on the map,” said Anderson. “You can’t ignore the parallels between Kings Langley’s own rich history and the themes in the show such as battling kings and warring families.”
 
In the critically acclaimed series based on the bestselling novels by George R.R. Martin, King’s Landing is the capitol of the Seven Kingdoms and is located in Westeros.
 

 
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Muppets Most Wanted Internet Reaction Trailer

Muppets Most Wanted Internet TrailerAdd another win to Disney’s marketing department scorecard with the release of this new ‘internet reaction’ trailer for the upcoming comedy Muppets Most Wanted. The trailer features tweets discussing the upcoming release of the new Muppets movie, which will be hitting theaters on March 21, 2014, as well as a few new shots from the film.
 
Muppets Most Wanted was directed by James Bobin. The cast is led by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy and features Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Animal, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey.
 
The Plot:
 
Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.
 
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Stephen Colbert and Colorado’s Legalization of Pot

Stephen Colbert kicked off his first show of 2014 with a segment on Colorado’s legalization of marijuana. Colbert examined the stance of two columnists, David Brooks and Ruth Marcus, both of whom addict to smoking pot in the past yet don’t seem to fully support its legalization.
 
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Sasheer Zamata Joins ‘SNL’ Cast

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Sasheer Zamata (Photo courtesy of NBC)

Well, it’s about time, isn’t it? Saturday Night Live has finally added a Black female to its cast for the first time in five years. Sasheer Zamata is now a featured player on SNL and will make her debut on the long-running late-night series this month.

Zamata graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Drama and trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. According to Zamata’s bio on her official site, she’s performed stand-up at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Great American Comedy Festival, the Letterman Showcase in the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, and Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch Showcase.

NBC officially announced Zamata’s addition to the cast on January 6, 2014 via press release and also on Twitter.

Join us in welcoming Sasheer Zamata (@thesheertruth) to the cast!! Next week is going to be awesome! #SNL #CantWait – Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl)

And Sasheer responded on Twitter:

“I’M SO EXCITED!!!” @thesheertruth

Robocop Shows Off a New TV Spot

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Joel Kinnaman in MGM/Columbia Pictures' ROBOCOP. (Photo by Kerry Hayes © 2013 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
The 2014 remake of Robocop arrives in theaters on February 12th and Columbia Pictures is offering up new footage from the sci-fi action film. The new Robocop stars Joel Kinnaman in the lead role and was directed by Jose Padilha (Elite Squad).
 
The Plot:
 
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.
 
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Michael Bay Explains Why He Walked Off Stage at CES

On January 6, 2014, Transformers filmmaker Michael Bay walked off the stage during a Samsung presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where he was supposed to be talking about how much he admired one of Samsung’s products. After being brought out on stage, Bay started to talk and then experienced a problem with the teleprompter. Although he thought he could wing it, he couldn’t and simply walked off stage.

After much was made of the incident online, Bay took to his website and posted:

“Wow! I just embarrassed myself at CES – I was about to speak for Samsung for this awesome Curved 105-inch UHD TV. I rarely lend my name to any products, but this one is just stellar. I got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP’s intro line and then the teleprompter got lost. Then the prompter went up and down – then I walked off. I guess live shows aren’t my thing.

But I’m doing a special curved screen experience with Samsung and Transformers 4 footage that will be traveling around the world.

– Michael”

Black Lips 2014 North American Tour Dates Announced

Black Lips 2014 Tour DatesVice Records recording artists Black Lips will be on the road for a headlining tour kicking off on March 7, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. The group will be touring in support of Underneath the Rainbow, their first full-length album in three years.
 
Black Lips will be joined on select stops on their North American spring tour by The Coathangers and Natural Child.

Black Lips 2014 Tour Dates

3/7 – Atlanta, GA at Variety Playhouse (w/Deerhunter)
3/11-3/16 – Austin, TX at SXSW
3/20 – Pioneertown, CA at Pappy and Harriet’s *
3/21 – Los Angeles, CA at El Rey Theatre *
3/22 – Santa Ana, CA at Burgerama @ The Observatory
3/23 – Felton, CA at Don Quixote’s *
3/24 – San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall *
3/25 – Sacramento, CA at Assembly *
3/27 – Vancouver, BC at Rickshaw Theatre *
3/28 – Seattle, WA at Neumo’s *
3/29 – Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theater *
3/30 – Boise, ID at Neurolux *
3/31 – Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge *
4/2 Denver, CO at Bluebird Theater *
4/3 Albuquerque, NM at Sister Bar *
4/4 Phoenix, AZ at The Crescent Ballroom *
4/5 Solana Beach, CA at Belly Up Tavern *
4/14 Richmond, VA at The National ^
4/15 Washington, DC at Black Cat ^
4/17 New York, NY at Webster Hall ^
4/18 Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer ^
4/19 Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club ^
4/21 Montreal, QC at Corona Theatre ^
4/22 Toronto, ON at Phoenix Concert Theatre ^
4/24 Detroit, MI at Magic Stick ^
4/25 Cleveland, OH at Beachland Ballroom ^
4/26 Chicago, IL
4/27 St, Paul, MN at Turf Club ^
4/28 Omaha, NE at The Waiting Room ^
4/29 St Louis, MO at The Firebird ^
4/30 Kansas City, MO at The Riot Room ^
5/2-5/4 Austin, TX at Austin Psych Fest
 
* w/ The Coathangers
^ w/ Natural Child
 
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