Paramount Pictures is awarding the first 100 people to see G.I. Joe: Retaliation in RealD 3D at their local theater with a pair of collectible G.I. Joe RealD 3D glasses. The special 3D glasses will be given out to holders of tickets to the 7pm screenings on Wednesday, March 27th at Cinemark XD theatres on a first-come-first-served basis.
The sequel to 2009 G.I. Joe film stars Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, and Ray Stevenson. Jon M. Chu directed the film from a screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick.
The Plot: In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
Henry Simmons (“Cliff”), Drea de Matteo (“Diane”) and Mike Dopud (“Cox”) star in the all-new Lifetime Original Movie, Stalkers, premiering Saturday, April 13, at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime (Photo by James Dittiger)
Lifetime’s set the original dramatic movie Stalkers to premiere on April 13, 2013 at 8pm. The movie’s based on the book Whisper of Fear: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who Stalks the Stalkers by Rhonda Saunders. Directed by Mark Tonderai (House at the End of the Street, Hush), the cast includes Drea de Matteo, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, and Mena Suvar. David Wiener (Last Resort) adapted Saunders’ book.
The Plot:
Frustrated with the judicial system’s indifference towards stalking cases, ambitious A.D.A “Julia Winston” (O’Keefe) is determined to establish a task force charged with tracking and prosecuting predators before they harm or kill their victims. However, Julia’s “boys club” of bosses dismisses her concerns as trivial and repeatedly rebuffs her efforts.
Meanwhile, recently hired detective “Diane Harkin” (de Matteo) faces similar resistance from fellow officers in her new precinct when she discovers numerous unsolved stalking cases. But for Diane, the fight to change the system is personal. She herself is on the run, having fled a violent ex-husband who won’t rest until he catches up with her and their young son.
Crossing paths on an especially harrowing case of a woman terrorized by an obsessive former lover (Suvari), Diane and Julia find common ground and form an unlikely partnership to tackle the case. But the two soon realize that to beat stalkers at their own game, they can’t play strictly by the rules, and that bringing these criminals to justice means both Diane and Julia must put their careers — and lives — on the line. Henry Simmons (NYPD Blue, Shark) also stars as Harper’s partner “Cliff.”
Zombies! Brad Pitt! Yes, we can only be talking about World War Z. Paramount Pictures has just released the new trailer and poster for the action thriller based [it appears to be really, really loosely] on the bestselling Max Brooks book and directed by Marc Forster.
In addition to Brad Pitt, the cast includes Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, and James Badge Dale.
The Plot:
The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; Daniella Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.
Tim Blake Nelson and Drew Barrymore in 'Big Miracle' - Universal PicturesBig Miracle and The Colbert Report were among the big winners at the 2013 Genesis Awards, an annual event put on by the Humane Society of the United States. The gala fundraising event honors films, television, and print media for their work in covering animal protection and welfare issues.
The 2013 Genesis Awards were held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
2013 Genesis Awards – Nominees and Winners
THE WYLER AWARD
Ke$ha
HSUS CORPORATE AWARD
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
SCREEN – FEATURE FILM Winner: BIG MIRACLE – Universal Pictures
DARLING COMPANION – Kasdan Films/Sony
DELHI SAFARI – Fantastic Films International, LLC
TO THE ARCTIC – Imax/Warner Bros.
DRAMATIC SERIES
GREY’S ANATOMY – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – ABC Winner: HARRY’S LAW – “Gorilla My Dreams” – NBC
SONS OF ANARCHY – “J’ai Obtenu Cette” – FX
SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD Winner: THE COLBERT REPORT – Representative Steve King on dogfighting – Comedy Central
FUTURAMA – “31st Century Fox” – Comedy Central
THE NEW NORMAL – “Pardon Me” – NBC
TV DOCUMENTARY Winner: IVORY WARS – Discovery Channel
ONE NATION UNDER DOG: Stories of Fear, Loss and Betrayal – HBO
STREET DOGS OF SOUTH CENTRAL – Animal Planet
REALITY SERIES
CAUGHT ON CAMERA – “Hoarding” – MSNBC
MY CAT FROM HELL – Animal Planet
PHILLY UNDERCOVER – “The Raid” – Nat Geo WILD Winner: WILD JUSTICE – Nat Geo Channel
TV NEWSMAGAZINE
20/20 – “Deadly Pets” – ABC
60 MINUTES – “The Race to Save The Tortoise” – CBS
INSIDE EDITION – “Cockfighting Investigation” – Syndicated Winner: (tie) NIGHTLINE – “The Ugly Truth Behind High Stepping Horses” – ABC Winner: (tie) ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS – “At What Cost?,” “Ken and Rosie,” “Last Stand” – NBC
NATIONAL NEWS Winner: ABC WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER – downer cow video
CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY – “Ivory Poaching”
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS – “Hurricane Sandy: Protecting Our Pets”
MORNING SHOW Winner: CBS THIS MORNING – “Shark Tagging”
CNN SATURDAY MORNING – “Little Boy Blue”
LOCAL TV NEWS
KDVR-TV DENVER FOX 31 NEWS AT NINE – “Saving the Discarded Dogs” Winner: KNBC 4 NEWS – “Bunny Trafficking”
WOIO TV 19 ACTION NEWS – “Busted in Oklahoma” and “An Exotic Homecoming”
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING Winner: NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE – “Animals? Show Me the Money!” – Nickelodeon
BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL TV Winner: 60 MINUTES – “Jungle Warfare” – Nine Network Australia
CARTE BLANCHE – “Damien’s Rhino War,” “Elephant Birth Control,” “Mauritius Cattle Ship” – M-Net South Africa
THE HANOI CONNECTION – Spiegel TV (Germany)
PRINT – MAGAZINE Winner: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – “Cheetahs on the Edge” by Roff Smith, “Ivory Worship” by Bryan Christy, “Rhino Wars” by Peter Gwin
TIME – “Beasts of Burden” by Bryan Walsh
COLUMNIST
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Nicholas D. Kristof – “Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This?” Winner: THECHATTANOOGAN.COM – Roy Exum – multiple part series on Tennessee Walking Horse soring
NEWSPAPER SERIES Winner: THE SACRAMENTO BEE – three-part series on wildlife services by Tom Knudson
BRIGITTE BARDOT INTERNATIONAL PRINT Winner: SOUTH ASIA MAGAZINE (Pakistan) – “Animal Welfare in Islam” by Aiman Reyaz and “Law of the Land” by Anees Jillani with commentary by Syed Rizvi
THE STAR (South Africa) – “Silencing the Seals” and “Slaughter on the Sand” by Kristen van Schie
In the introduction to 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, the general editor, Steven Schneider, describes the book as offering an “all-genre, all-world, must-see film list.” The editors began the selection process by looking at the frequency of mentions on “greatest,” “top,” “favorite,” “best,” film lists. That was just the first step, however, as they were careful not to include only “high cinematic art” at the expense of those with populist appeal, for as Schneider states, “even if you could have filet mignon every single day, once in a while you’re bound to crave a hamburger.”
So, included in the book is everything from obscure foreign films to Hollywood blockbusters.
The book is arranged in chronological order beginning with the 1902 Georges Melies Le Voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon), featured in Scorsese’s Hugo, through films of the last decade. A year chosen at random, 1992, includes The Player, Reservoir Dogs, Unforgiven, as well as foreign films, The Crying Game, Strictly Ballroom, and Conte d’Hiver (A Tale of Winter).
In addition to information such as producer, director, screenwriter, and cast, each entry includes a synopsis, photos, awards, commentary, and trivia. A very useful feature is a film index and checklist to record those watched.
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a must have for film fans.
It was a beautiful Tuesday evening in Anaheim, CA, home of Disneyland Park, California Adventures, and Downtown Disney where the House of Blues is located and was filled with fans of three bands: opening acts Nico Vega and Atlas Genius, and headliners, Imagine Dragons. The March 19, 2013 show, which was completely sold out, was to support their latest release, Night Visions.
Fans of all ages were lined up anxiously awaiting the chance to get into the general admission venue, hoping to get a spot right up on the railing to see their favorite bands play up close and personal. However, location didn’t really matter as no matter where you were in the venue, every spot was a great spot. Once doors opened at approximately 6:30pm and the ticket hosts and security started checking bags and pockets with their security wands, the fans darted straight up the stairs into the venue.
Nico Vega was the first act to get the night started. They put on a pretty cool performance and at one point were sampling themselves, making some beatbox-type noises to humming melodies creating an awesome beat and sound. The sounds of Nico Vega remind me of something my aunts and uncles would listen to while smoking weed or taking some sort of drug. I think at some point I was having a flashback.
Next up on stage was Atlas Genius. They played songs from their new album When It Was Now. It was like listening to the CD on your iPod or iTouch on random mode with a bunch of friends. Everyone was singing, dancing and having a great time. They finally ended their set list with their KROQ hit “Trojans,” with the lead singer introducing it by saying, “It’s not a song about condoms, although that would be a cool song.”
Finally, it was time for the main event. The House of Blues was completely packed. The stage was filled with drums at every musicians’ spot including Dan Reynolds. There were also tree-like props that held lights on every branch, and oval-shaped screens that had images playing during some of the songs. There were also huge bass drums that Dan played as well. The lights went out and on the screens behind them were eyes. With the sounds of thunder playing during the intro, the band mates came out only to play all the drums that were on the stage. The crowd was going nuts. After the intro, they opened up with “Round and Round.” Every song from that point was connected with random drum beats or some sort of guitar sound effects. They played all of their hits played on KROQ, “Demons” and “Radioactive”, ending their set with of course, “It’s Time.”
Coming out one last time, they played “Nothing Left To Say.” At one point during the show, Dan took time to say thank you to the fans for being there for them, also saying that he really loved playing at such a small place because of the great feeling of intimacy. I was totally blown away by their performance and stage presence. I hope to get an opportunity to see these guys again. TRUE MUSICIANS!!!!
Justin Timberlake’s return to music hasn’t gone unnoticed, with fans snatching up albums at a rate that could possibly bring the sales of The 20/20 Experience to 1 million over its first week in release. Back when the album was first announced, industry estimates put the expected sales figure at around 500,000. But Timberlake’s break to play golf and work on his acting career apparently didn’t affect the demand for his music. And now it appears the album could make it to 1 million in sales.
It’s pretty much a guarantee The 20/20 Experience will hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart when it’s revealed on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
In support of the album’s release, Timberlake’s been popping up all over the place. He recently handled his fifth time as host of Saturday Night Live (joining a very exclusive club) and he just wrapped up a week of being a guest every night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
If Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience does hit the 1 million record sales mark in its first week, it will become only the 19th album to do so.
'The Black Parade' by My Chemical RomanceThe band has made it official: My Chemical Romance is breaking up. The group confirmed the end of My Chemical Romance via a message on their website.
The New Jersey group, best known for “Welcome to the Black Parade” and “Sing,” reached platinum status twice during their dozen years together.
“Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We’ve gotten to go places we never knew we would. We’ve been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We’ve shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.” – My Chemical Romance
If you show up to accept, present, perform, or just sit in the audience at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, you’re pretty much fair game when it comes time to slime. And at the 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards on March 23, 2013, host Josh Duhamel was a victim of the cascade of slimy green slime. Also getting covering with guck were Josh Hutcherson, Sandra Bullock, Amanda Seyfried, Dwight Howard, Neil Patrick Harris, Nick Cannon, and Pitbull.
Nick Cannon and Josh Duhamel Get Slimed at the '2013 Kids' Choice Awards' - Photo by Getty Images for KCA
Josh Duhamel proved he can still act like a kid while hosting the 26th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Duhamel sang, danced, played basketball, and pretty much did everything else you could think of to make sure kids loved the show. Fans cast a record-breaking 387 million votes going into the night. Those fans who tuned in were treated to the slimings of NBA star Dwight Howard, Pitbull, Sandra Bullock, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Josh Duhamel, and Nick Cannon.
Among the big winners were The Hunger Games, Selena Gomez, One Direction, Johnny Depp, and Justin Bieber.
“Nothing was off-limits for first-time Kids’ Choice Awards host Josh Duhamel, from ziplining across the arena to donning a milkshake costume and SpongeBob’s square pants. This year’s host took funny to an entirely new level,” stated Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon.
In addition to Duhamel singing “Don’t Stop the Party,” musical performances included Pitbull and Christina Aguilera teaming up for “Feel This Moment” and Ke$ha performing a medley of “We R Who We R” and “C’Mon.”
Sandra Bullock and Neil Patrick Harris at the 'Kids' Choice Awards' - Photo by Getty Images for KCA
26th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards Winners:
TELEVISION:
Favorite TV Show Victorious
Favorite Reality Show Wipeout
Favorite Cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite TV Actor
Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally)
Favorite TV Actress
Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place)
FILM:
Favorite Movie The Hunger Games
Favorite Movie Actor
Johnny Depp (Dark Shadows)
Favorite Movie Actress
Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2)
Favorite Animated Movie Wreck-It Ralph
Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania)
Favorite Male Buttkicker
Dwayne Johnson (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island)
Favorite Female Buttkicker
Kristen Stewart (Snow White and the Huntsman)
MUSIC:
Favorite Music Group
One Direction
Favorite Male Singer
Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Singer
Katy Perry
Favorite Song
“What Makes You Beautiful” (One Direction)
Justin Timberlake’s return to music hasn’t gone unnoticed, with fans snatching up albums at a rate that could possibly bring the sales of 
