So, I think we get the point now – this year’s Oscars are going to be all about music in movies and movie musicals. And the 85th Academy Award producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron just added even more musical entertainment by signing up Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and Kristin Chenoweth to perform a special show-closing musical number.
“After the Best Picture award has been given, Seth and Kristin will perform a special number and we think it will be a ‘can’t miss’ moment,” explained producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
Also set to perform are Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Helena Bonham, Adele, Dame Shirley Bassey, Norah Jones and Barbra Streisand.
Presenters include Jennifer Aniston, Michael Douglas, Jamie Foxx, Paul Rudd, Salma Hayek Pinault, Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson, John Travolta, Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, Ted, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer, Octavia Spencer, Meryl Streep, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger, and Zeta-Jones. Special guests include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Radcliffe, Channing Tatum and Charlize Theron.
The Oscars will take place on February 24th in Hollywood.
Australian punk band UV Race will tour the U.S. this summer, kicking off their 2013 North American tour on May 4, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. During the course of their US tour, they’ll stop in Portland, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and Washington DC, as well as the Chaos In Tejas Festival.
UV RACE TOUR DATES:
5/4: Los Globos – Los Angeles, CA
5/5: Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA %
5/6: 1234GO Records – Oakland, CA
5/7: Doug Fir – Portland, OR *
5/8: Barboza – Seattle, WA
5/10: The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs) – Fargo, ND
5/11: University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
5/12: Mad Planet – Milwaukee, WI
5/13: The Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
5/14: The Majestic – Detroit, MI
5/15: Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH
5/16 – 5/18: Now That’s Class (Horrible Fest) – Cleveland, OH
5/19: The Bug Jar – Rochester, NY
5/20: O’Brien’s – Boston, MA
5/21: Death By Audio – Brooklyn, NY
5/24: Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA $
5/25: The Black Cat – Washington D.C. $
5/26: Strange Matter – Richmond, VA $
5/27: 529 – Atlanta, GA $
5/28: Murphy’s – Memphis, TN $
5/29: Rubber Gloves – Denton, TX $
5/30 – 6/2: Chaos In Tejas – Austin, TX
$ – w/ Total Control
% – w/ Shannon and the Clams
* – w/ Eat Skull
Hip-hop group TLC is the subject of an upcoming VH1 feature-length movie called Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story. The movie will be based on the life and career of the group and will star KeKe Palmer as Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, Lil Mama as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Drew Sidora as Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins.
Filming is set to take place in Atlanta in March.
Drumline director Charles Stone III has signed on to helm the biopic from a screenplay by Kate Lanier (What’s Love Got To Do With It).
“With this cast, we are thrilled with the talent assembled both in front of and behind the cameras,” stated Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production, VH1. “TLC are truly music pioneers and this movie is a fantastic way to expand our scripted push by combining our audience’s passion for music with their love of story. We know our viewers will be eager to go beyond the headlines and into the surprisingly personal, never before told stories of these groundbreaking women.”
“The past is always behind you, but the memories still remain.”
@WolverineMovie tweeted this new look at Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold and heading to theaters on July 26, 2013. And in case you missed it, the photo below was tweeted back in January showing Jackman all dressed up and looking handsome but very serious:
The Plot:
Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern-day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he will face a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality.
Emad Burnat, the co-director of the Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras, was detained at LAX last night after flying in to attend this weekend’s Academy Awards ceremony. US Customs officials apparently didn’t believe his story that he was invited by the Academy to attend the Oscars and he – along with his wife and son – were held for almost two hours before finally being allowed to leave the airport.
Following the incident, Burnat issued this statement:
“Last night, on my way from Turkey to Los Angeles, CA, my family and I were held at US immigration for about an hour and questioned about the purpose of my visit to the United States. Immigration officials asked for proof that I was nominated for an Academy Award® for the documentary 5 BROKEN CAMERAS and they told me that if I couldn’t prove the reason for my visit, my wife Soraya, my son Gibreel and I would be sent back to Turkey on the same day.
After 40 minutes of questions and answers, Gibreel asked me why we were still waiting in that small room. I simply told him the truth: ‘Maybe we’ll have to go back.’ I could see his heart sink.
Although this was an unpleasant experience, this is a daily occurrence for Palestinians, every single day, throughout he West Bank. There are more than 500 Israeli checkpoints, roadblocks, and other barriers to movement across our land, and not a single one of us has been spared the experience that my family and I experienced yesterday. Ours was a very minor example of what my people face every day.”
A scene from 'Ender's Game' - Photo Courtesy of Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment’s provided a new look at the upcoming movie Ender’s Game written and directed by Gavin Hood and based on the book by Orson Scott Card. The studio’s just released this batch of – and I’ll use the studio’s description as I’ve never read Ender’s Game and have no idea what this means – “army logos from Battle School (Dragon, Salamander, Rat & Asp).”
The cast is led by Asa Butterfield and includes Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, and Harrison Ford. Summit’s aiming for a November 1, 2013 release.
The Plot: In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy but strategically brilliant boy, is pulled out of his school to join the elite.
Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
Disney delivers a very visually stunning new clip from Oz The Great and Powerful titled “Travel By Bubble.” The clip, obviously, finds characters played by James Franco and Michelle Williams drifting through the air in bubbles.
The Plot:
Disney’s fantastical adventure Oz The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting.
Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.
Watch the clip:
Oz The Great and Powerful hits theaters on March 8, 2013.
Fox says Bon Jovi is set to perform on the Thursday, March 14, 2013 episode of American Idol. The rockers are confirmed to perform “Because We Can” off of their upcoming album What About Now on what will be a live results show night.
Bon Jovi’s What About Now will be released on March 12th. The album’s first single has already made it to the iTunes Top 5 in 24 countries.
This Week on American Idol:
The first group of girls will be performing on February 20th at 8pm followed by the first round of guys on February 21st as the judges narrow the field from 40 to 20.
Ian McKellen as Gandalf and Sylvester McCoy as Radagast in ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ (Photo by Mark Pokorny/New Line/MGM/Warner Bros)
The 2013 Saturn Awards nominees have been revealed and it’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that wound up earning the most nominations in the film categories with nine. Leading the pack of television nominees was Fringe, which ended its run this year.
Fringe earned six nominations followed by Dexter with five and Breaking Bad, Falling Skies, Leverage, Revolution, and The Walking Dead with four each.
THE 39TH ANNUAL SATURN AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Best Science Fiction Film:
The Avengers
Chronicle
Cloud Atlas
The Hunger Games
Looper
Prometheus
Best Fantasy Film:
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Ruby Sparks
Snow White and the Huntsman
Ted
Best Horror / Thriller Film:
Argo
The Cabin in the Woods
The Impossible
Seven Psychopaths
The Woman in Black
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Action / Adventure Film:
The Bourne Legacy
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Skyfall
Taken 2
Best Independent Film Release:
Compliance
Hitchcock
Killer Joe
The Paperboy
Robot and Frank
Safety Not Guaranteed
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Best Actor:
Christian Bale – The Dark Knight Rises
Daniel Craig – Skyfall
Martin Freeman – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Looper
Matthew McConaughey – Killer Joe
Best Actress:
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Ann Dowd – Compliance
Zoe Kazan – Ruby Sparks
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games
Helen Mirren – Hitchcock
Naomi Watts – The Impossible
Best Supporting Actor:
Javier Bardem – Skyfall
Michael Fassbender – Prometheus
Clark Gregg – The Avengers
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – The Dark Knight Rises
Ian McKellen – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress:
Judi Dench – Skyfall
Gina Gershon – Killer Joe
Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Nicole Kidman – The Paperboy
Charlize Theron – Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Performance by a Younger Actor:
CJ Adams – The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Tom Holland – The Impossible
Daniel Huttlestone – Les Miserables
Chloe Grace Moretz – Dark Shadows
Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Direction:
William Friedkin – Killer Joe
Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Rian Johnson – Looper
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Rises
Joss Whedon – The Avengers
Best Writing:
Tracy Letts – Killer Joe
David Magee – Life of Pi
Martin McDonagh – Seven Psychopaths
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Joss Whedon – The Avengers
Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard – Cabin in the Woods
Best Production Design:
Hugh Bateup and Uli Hanisch – Cloud Atlas
Sarah Greenwood – Anna Karenina
David Gropman – Life of Pi
Rick Heinrichs – Dark Shadows
Dan Hennah – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Eve Stewart – Les Miserables
Best Editing:
Stuart Baird and Kate Baird – Skyfall
Alexander Berner – Cloud Atlas
Bob Ducsay – Looper
Jeffrey Ford and Lisa Lassek – The Avengers
John Gilroy – The Bourne Legacy
Tim Squyres – Life of Pi
Best Music:
Mychael Danna – Life of Pi
Danny Elfman – Frankenweenie
Dario Marianelli – Anna Karenina
Thomas Newman – Skyfall
Howard Shore – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hans Zimmer – The Dark Knight Rises
Best Costume:
Jacqueline Durran – Anna Karenina
Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud – Cloud Atlas
Sharen Davis – Django Unchained
Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey, and Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Paco Delgado – Les Miserables
Colleen Atwood – Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Make-Up:
Heike Merker, Daniel Parker and Jeremy Woodhead – Cloud Atlas
Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Julie Hewett – Hitchcock
Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
David Marti, Montse Ribe and Vasit Suchitta – The Impossible
Naomi Donne, Donald Mowat and Love Larson – Skyfall
Jean Ann Black and Fay Von Schroeder – Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Best Special Effects:
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick – The Avengers
Grady Cofer, Pablo Helman, Jeanie King and Burt Dalton – Battleship
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher and Sue Rowe – John Carter
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi
Cedric Nicholas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson – Snow White and the Huntsman
Best International Film:
Anna Karenina
Chicken With Plums
The Fairy
Headhunters
My Way
Pusher
Best Animated Film:
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Network Television Series
Elementary
The Following
Fringe
Once Upon a Time
Revolution
Supernatural
Best Syndicated Cable Television Series
American Horror Story: Asylum
Dexter
Leverage
The Killing
True Blood
The Walking Dead
Best Television Presentation
Breaking Bad
Continuum
Falling Skies
Game of Thrones
Ken Follett’s World Without End
Mockingbird Lane
Spartacus: War of the Damned
Best Youth-Oriented Series on Television
Arrow
Beauty and the Beast
Doctor Who
Merlin
Teen Wolf
The Vampire Diaries
Best Actor
Kevin Bacon – The Following
Billy Burke – Revolution
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Joshua Jackson – Fringe
Timothy Hutton – Leverage
Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead
Best Actress
Moon Bloodgood – Falling Skies
Mireille Enos – The Killing
Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Asylum
Charlotte Riley – Ken Follett’s World Without End
Tracy Spiridakos – Revolution
Anna Torv – Fringe
Best Supporting Actor
Jonathan Banks – Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito – Revolution
Todd Lasance – Spartacus: War of the Damned
Colm Meaney – Hell on Wheels
David Morrissey – The Walking Dead
John Noble – Fringe
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Carpenter – Dexter
Sarah Carter – Falling Skies
Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad
Laurie Holden – The Walking Dead
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Asylum
Beth Riesgraf – Leverage
Best Guest Starring Role in a Series
Blair Brown – Fringe
Terry O’Quinn – Falling Skies
Lance Reddick – Fringe
Mark Sheppard – Leverage
Ray Stevenson – Dexter
Yvonne Strahovski – Dexter
Best DVD/BD Release
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike
Chained
Cosmopolis
The Possession
A Thousand Cuts
Touchback
Best DVD/BD Special Edition Release
Jaws (100th Anniversary Edition)
Lawrence of Arabia (50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition)
Les Vampires Classics Edition
Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut
Stanley Kubrick’s Fear and Desire
Best DVD/BD Collection
Alfred Hitchcock (The Masterpiece Collection)
Battle Royale (The Complete Collection)
Bond 50 (The Complete 22 Film Collection)
Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series
The Ultimate Buster Keaton Blu-Ray Collection
Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection
Best DVD/BD TV Series
In Search Of: The Complete Series
Logan’s Run: The Complete Series
The River: The Complete First Season
Shazam! The Complete Live-Action Series
Spartacus: Vengeance (The Complete Second Season)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 1 & 2)
Michael Bublé’s highly anticipated next album, To Be Loved, will be released in the US on April 23, 2013. International Bublé fans will be treated to the album’s release a few days earlier, on April 15th.
Reprise Records also announced that the album’s first single, “It’s a Beautiful Day,” will debut on February 25th.
To Be Loved is Buble’s sixth studio album. His most recent album, the holiday-themed Christmas, sold seven million copies and earned the title of the second best-selling album of 2011. Produced by Bob Rock, To Be Loved includes standards as well as four original songs, all co-written by Bublé.
Among the tracks on To Be Loved are the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody,” Dean Martin’s “Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You),” the Jackson 5’s “Who’s Loving You,” Jackie Wilson’s “To Be Loved” and Elvis Presley’s “Have I Told You Lately.” And Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon joins Bublé on Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s “Something Stupid.”
“My new record is about love, happiness, fun, and yummy things. Getting to work with my friend and longtime collaborator Bob Rock (Call Me Irresponsible, Crazy Love, and Christmas), who produced the entire album, was very exciting. We’re a good team. I love the songs we selected this time out. It was also terrific working once again with my songwriting partners,” said Bublé.
Emad Burnat, the co-director of the Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras, was detained at LAX last night after flying in to attend this weekend’s 
