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300: Rise of an Empire Reveals a Second Trailer

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300: Rise of an Empire PosterThe second trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire has more action scenes to show off as well as more of Eva Green’s character, Artemisia. Stylistically identical to the original 300 film starring Gerard Butler and directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen, Batman vs Superman), Legendary Pictures will be releasing this new 300 in theaters on March 7, 2014.
 
The Plot:
 
Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.
 
300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
 
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House of Cards Will Return Next February

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House of Cards Season 2 DetailsNetflix will debut all 13 episodes of the second season of House of Cards on February 14, 2014. The original series starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright was the first streaming series in history to snag Emmy nominations in major categories, winning for casting, directing, and cinematography.
 
The Plot:
 
From director David Fincher, award-winning playwright and Academy Award® nominated screenwriter Beau Willimon, and Academy Award® winner Eric Roth, this critically-acclaimed drama slithers beneath the curtain and through the back halls of greed, sex, love and corruption in modern Washington D.C.
 
In the second season, Francis (Spacey) and Claire (Wright) Underwood continue their ruthless rise to power as threats mount on all fronts. Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara), an up-and-coming reporter and Francis’s former paramour, is inching closer to the truth about his crimes. President Walker’s (Michel Gill) billionaire confidante Raymond Tusk (Gerald McRaney) demands that Francis reciprocate political favors or face retribution. And Claire must confront the increasing glare of the spotlight as it eats away at her and Francis’s once private existence. The Underwood’s must overcome these dangers — past and present — to avoid losing everything, regardless of collateral damage they leave in their wake.
 
The cast also includes Mahershala Ali, Sebastian Arcelus, Kristen Connolly, Nathan Darrow, Sakina Jaffrey, Michael Kelly, Molly Parker, Jayne Atkinson, Gil Birmingham, Rachel Brosnahan, Reg E. Cathey, Derek Cecil, Terry Chen, Ben Daniels, Joanna Going, Boris McGiver, Mozhan Marno, Sam Page, Kate Lyn Sheil, Jimmi Simpson, and Constance Zimmer.
 
Source: Netflix
 
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Her Tops National Board of Review’s Best of 2013 List

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Her Named Best Film by National Board of Review
Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix in 'Her' (Photo © Warner Bros Pictures)
The National Board of Review has just made the Oscar race for Best Picture even more difficult to predict by selecting Her as the best film of 2013. NBR, made up of film enthusiasts and professionals, academics, young filmmakers and students, released their choices for the best films and performances of the year and gave Her a boost in the Oscar race with its selection.

“Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today,” said Annie Schulhof, NBR President. “In Her, he explores the age-old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way. It is an outstanding achievement that is sure to become a new classic.”

National Board of Review’s 2013 List:

Best Film
HER
 
Best Director
Spike Jonze, HER
 
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, NEBRASKA
 
Best Actress
Emma Thompson, SAVING MR. BANKS
 
Best Supporting Actor
Will Forte, NEBRASKA
 
Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, FRUITVALE STATION
 
Best Original Screenplay
Joel and Ethan Coen, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
 
Best Adapted Screenplay
Terence Winter, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
 
Best Animated Feature
THE WIND RISES
 
Breakthrough Performance
Michael B. Jordan, FRUITVALE STATION
 
Breakthrough Performance
Adele Exarchopoulos, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
 
Best Directorial Debut
Ryan Coogler, FRUITVALE STATION
 
Best Foreign Language Film
THE PAST
 
Best Documentary
STORIES WE TELL
 
William K. Everson Film History Award
George Stevens, Jr.
 
Best Ensemble
PRISONERS
 
Spotlight Award
Career Collaboration of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio
 
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
WADJDA
 
Creative Innovation in Filmmaking Award
GRAVITY
 
Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
12 YEARS A SLAVE
FRUITVALE STATION
GRAVITY
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
LONE SURVIVOR
NEBRASKA
PRISONERS
SAVING MR BANKS
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
 
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(In Alphabetical Order)
BEYOND THE HILLS
GLORIA
THE GRANDMASTER
A HIGHJACKING
THE HUNT
 
Top 5 Documentaries
(In Alphabetical Order)
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
THE ACT OF KILLING
AFTER TILLER
CASTING BY
THE SQUARE
 
Top 10 Independent Films
(In Alphabetical Order)
AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
IN A WORLD…
MOTHER OF GEORGE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
MUD
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES
SHORT TERM 12
SIGHTSEERS
THE SPECTACULAR NOW
 
Source: National Board of Review
 
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One Direction Makes Billboard Chart History

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Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction have set a new Billboard chart record by having all of their first three albums debut in the top spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Their new album, Midnight Memories, has sold over 546,000 copies and has made it to the top spot on album charts around the globe.

Midnight Memories is the UK’s fastest-selling album of 2013 and hit #1 on album charts in 26 countries.

One Direction’s Midnight Memories includes 15 songs co-written by the band as well as three additional tracks. The group’s been on a whirlwind tour promoting the album and is set to appear on the December 7th episode of Saturday Night Live followed by the iHeartRadio album release party on December 9th. And One Direction recently took part in 1D Day which became the biggest YouTube music live stream to date, garnering 3.5 million views.

2014 will find the group busy on their Where We Are 2014 tour which hits North America next summer.

Hangout with ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Director Peter Jackson

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Tickets
Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' (Photo © 2013 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES INC.)

Filmmaker Peter Jackson joins two of the cast members of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Evangeline Lilly (‘Tauriel’) and Richard Armitage (‘Thorin’) – for a live Google Hangout taking place on December 4, 2013 at 10:15am PST. The Google Hangout continues the publicity tour counting down to the film’s December 13, 2013 release date.

The Plot:

The film continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous Mirkwood Forest.

After escaping capture by the dangerous Woodland Elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any before, which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

Arcade Fire Expands the Reflektor Tour

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Arcade Fire Tour Dates
Arcade Fire Tour Dates (Photo Courtesy of Live Nation)

Arcade Fire’s just announced new stops on their 2014 Reflektor Tour which kicks off on March 6th in Louisville, Kentucky in support of the group’s new album. New dates on the 28-city tour will include a third concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, a second date in Toronto, and a stop in Bangor.

For more info and ticket details, visit livenation.com.

REFLEKTOR TOUR DATES

March 6 – Louisville, KY, KFC Yum! Center

March 8 – Minneapolis, MN, Target Center

March 10 – Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills

March 12 – Pittsburgh, PA, CONSOL Energy Center

March 13 – Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre

March 14 – Ottawa, ON, Canadian Tire Centre

March 16 – Cleveland, OH, Quicken Loans Arena

March 17 – Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center

March 18 – Bridgeport, CT, Webster Bank Arena

April 9 – Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

April 10 – Austin, TX, austin360 Amphitheater

April 23 – Denver, CO, Pepsi Center

April 26 – Kansas City, MO, Starlight Theatre

April 27 – Maryland Heights, MO, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

April 29 – Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center

May 1 – Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena

May 2 – Atlanta, GA, Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

July 30 – Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre

Aug. 8 – Seattle, WA, The Gorge Amphitheatre

Aug. 11 – Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place

Aug. 12 – Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome

Aug. 14 – Winnipeg, MB, MTS Centre

Aug. 17 – Washington, DC, Verizon Center

Aug. 19 – Mansfield, MA, Comcast Center

Aug. 20 – Bangor, ME, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

Aug. 22 & 23 – Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center

Aug. 24 – Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center

Aug. 26 – Chicago, IL, United Center

Aug. 29 – Toronto, ON, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

Aug. 30 – Montreal, QC, Parc Jean-Drapeau

A New Trailer Arrives for Her

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Joaquin Phoenix Stars in Her Trailer
Joaquin Phoenix stars in 'Her' (Photo © Warner Bros Pictures)
Scarlett Johansson won’t be competing for a Golden Globe for her work in Her after the Hollywood Foreign Press deemed her performance ineligible for a nomination. Johansson plays Joaquin Phoenix’s love interest in the Spike Jonze film however she’s heard but not seen, never actually appearing on screen in Her. Still, Johansson and Her are earning plenty of buzz as the December 18, 2013 release date (in limited theaters) approaches.
 
The cast of the Warner Bros Pictures film also includes Rooney Mara, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, and Olivia Wilde.
 
The Plot:
 
Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, Her follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.
 
From the unique perspective of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world.
 
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The Rolling Stones 14 On Fire Tour Dates Announced

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The Rolling Stones 14 On Fire Tour Dates

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood will be traveling the globe next year on their “14 On Fire” tour kicking off on February 21, 2014 in Abu Dhabi. The Rolling Stones tour will stops in cities including Tokyo and Sydney, with former band member Mick Taylor on board as a special guest.

According to the official tour announcement, the Stones will be playing songs spanning their five-decade career as well as “unexpected” cover versions. The set will be based on the band’s tongue and lips logo and will extend into the crowd.

Rolling Stones 14 ON FIRE Tour Dates

Abu Dhabi – du Arena (Yas Island) – 21 February 2014
Tokyo – Tokyo Dome – 26 February 2014
Tokyo – Tokyo Dome – 4 March 2014
Tokyo – Tokyo Dome – 6 March 2014
Macau – Cotai Arena – 9 March 2014
Perth – Perth Arena – 19 March 2014
Adelaide – Adelaide Oval – 22 March 2014
Sydney – Allphones Arena – 25 March 2014
Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena – 28 March 2014
Macedon – Hanging Rock – 30 March 2014
Brisbane – Entertainment Centre – 2 April 2014
Auckland – Mt Smart Stadium – 5 April 2014

Check Out Six Minutes of ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’

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Rebecca Murray
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20th Century Fox is releasing the epic adventure film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in theaters on December 25, 2013 and in support of its upcoming Christmas Day release, the studio is showing off six minutes of footage from the PG-rated film. Directed by Ben Stiller, the cast includes Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, and Sean Penn.

The Plot:

Ben Stiller directs and stars in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, James Thurber’s classic story of a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job, along with that of his co-worker (Kristen Wiig) are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world, embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

‘The Blacklist’ Will Stick Around for a Second Season

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The Blacklist Renewed for Season 2
Poster for 'The Blacklist' (Photo by: NBCUniversal)

NBC’s most-watched new drama series, The Blacklist, has just been renewed for a second season. According to the network, The Blacklist, starring James Spader, is the number one new drama among the major networks for viewers in the 18-49 age group. Its popularity has earned the series a 22-episode second season order.

“The success of The Blacklist demonstrates that inspired storytelling is alive and well in broadcast television, and I’m impressed on a daily basis by this creative team’s imagination and the extent to which they will go to capture this grand vision on film,” said NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt. “With gratitude to both our partners at Sony Pictures Television and our NBC development executives who took a great script and shepherded it into a great series, I hope that Red Reddington never runs out of names to bring down on his list!”

“We are very proud of the creative achievements of The Blacklist, starting with creator Jon Bokenkamp and his incredible producing partners John Eisendrath, John Davis, John Fox, and Michael Watkins,” added NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke. “Our hats are off to them and to everyone in our dream cast — starting with the incomparable James Spader and Megan Boone — and our maverick pilot director, Joe Carnahan, and all of the gifted writers, producers, and directors who bring this cinematic show to life each week.”

The Plot: The series stars Emmy Award winner James Spader as “Red” Reddington, a world-renown terrorist on the FBI’s Most Wanted List who is helping the U.S. government catch international criminals, but for unknown reasons.




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