Pixar’s showing off this first look at their upcoming short film Blue Umbrella set to screen before Monsters University on June 21, 2013. Marc Greenberg produced the latest Pixar Animation Studios short with Saschka Unseld directing.
The Plot:
It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love.
Fox has made deals with M. Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense) for Wayward Pines and for Blood Brothers from Bruce C. McKenna (The Pacific), Gary Randall (Saving Grace), and Timothy Scott Bogart (Touched). The new dramatic “event” series could appear on the network in 2014.
Fox Broadcasting Company Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly made the announcement, stating, “With top-notch auspices and feature-quality production plans, Wayward Pines and Blood Brothers represent exactly the kind of high-impact, 10- to 12-part events we set out to develop when we entered the limited series business. These two series are the first of many big ideas, big names, and big talent that you can anticipate will be on our air in the next 12-24 months.”
Details on Wayward Pines:
Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspense-driven filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, Wayward Pines is an intense, mind-bending thriller evocative of the classic cult hit Twin Peaks. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID, on a mission to find two missing federal agents. But instead of answers, Ethan’s investigation only turns up more questions. What’s wrong with Wayward Pines?
Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan further from the life he knew, from the husband and father he was, until he must face the terrifying reality that he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive. Wayward Pines is based on a spec script written by Chad Hodge (The Playboy Club) and executive-produced by Shyamalan, Hodge, Donald De Line (Green Lantern, The Italian Job) and Ashwin Rajan (After Earth).
Details on Blood Brothers:
Blood Brothers is the true story of the West Point Class of 1861. As our bitterly divided country tore itself apart over the issue of slavery, the West Point Brotherhood broke apart. Best friends, bonded in the intense crucible of the Academy, found themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that quickly became the bloodiest in U.S. history. For four violent years, these former comrades fought directly against each other, even as many of them rose from lowly second lieutenants to field generals.
Throughout the conflict, however, they never lost their love and esteem for each other, which often resulted in many acts of kindness that stretched across enemy lines. Some died; others were broken by the conflict. But every one of the Brothers was utterly changed by a war that not only redefined America, but still resonates today. Blood Brothers is written by McKenna, and executive-produced by McKenna, Randall and Bogart.
Among the cities the AI gang traveled to in search of talent during the audition process were Charlotte, Chicago, Long Beach, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City and San Antonio.
AUDITIONS
The incredible journey begins with a two-night event showcasing the nation’s best talent from the New York auditions on Wednesday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and the Chicago auditions Thursday, Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Auditions continue for two more weeks on Wednesday, Jan. 23 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); and Wednesday, Jan. 30 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
HOLLYWOOD ROUNDS
The contestants who impress the judges will head to “Hollywood” and be put to the ultimate stage test during the “Hollywood Rounds,” airing Wednesday, Feb. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); and Wednesday, Feb. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). At the end of the final “Hollywood Round,” on Thursday, Feb. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), only the Top 40 contestants – 20 males and 20 females – will remain.
SEMIFINALIST ROUNDS – PHASE ONE: LAS VEGAS
In a new twist, the competition then moves to Las Vegas, where the Top 40 semifinalists will be split into males and females. Starting Wednesday, Feb. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and continuing Thursday, Feb. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Wednesday, Feb. 27 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Feb. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), 10 semifinalists will perform each night – males on Wednesday, females on Thursday – and the judges will be faced with the tough decision of choosing which five will stay each night and which five will be sent home. At the end of the first stage of the semifinals, only 20 contestants will remain.
SEMIFINALIST ROUNDS – PHASE TWO: AMERICA VOTES
It’s up to viewers to vote for who will advance to the Top 10 and who will go home, during a special three-night American Idol event. In the season’s first live show, airing on a special night, Tuesday, March 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live /PT tape-delayed), the remaining male semifinalists will perform LIVE from Las Vegas for America’s vote. On Wednesday, March 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live /PT tape-delayed), the remaining female semifinalists will perform LIVE. On Thursday, March 7 at 8:00 PM (ET live/PT tape-delayed), America’s vote and the American Idol Top 10 finalists will be revealed in the first elimination show LIVE from Los Angeles.
FINALIST PERFORMANCE ROUNDS
The following week, the competition heats up when the finalists perform for the first time LIVE on the IDOL stage Wednesday, March 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live /PT tape-delayed). One finalist’s journey will end as America’s vote is revealed on Thursday, March 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live /PT tape-delayed).
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The winners will be revealed on February 23, 2013.
Worst Picture:
Battleship
Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
That’s My Boy!
A Thousand Words
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Worst Actress:
Katherine Heigl, One For The Money
Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil #5: Retribution
Tyler Perry (In Drag), Madea’s Witless Protection
Kristen Stewart, Snow White and The Huntsman & Twilight S.B.D. #2
Barbra Streisand, Guilt Trip
Worst Actor:
Nicolas Cage, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance & Seeking Justice
Eddie Murphy, A Thousand Words
Robert Pattinson, Twilight S.B.D. #2
Tyler Perry (Not in Drag), Alex Cross & Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds
Adam Sandler, That’s My Boy!
Worst Supporting Actress:
Jessica Biel, Playing For Keeps & Total Recall
Brooklyn Decker, Battleship & What To Expect When You’re Expecting
Ashley Greene, Twilight S.B.D. #2
Jennifer Lopez, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Rihanna, Battleship
Worst Supporting Actor:
David Hasselhoff (as “Himself”), Pirannha 3-DD
Taylor Lautner, Twilight S.B.D. #2
Liam Neeson, Battleship & Wrath of the Titans
Nick Swardson, That’s My Boy
Vanilla Ice (as “Himself”), That’s My Boy
Worst Screen Couple:
Any Combination of Two Cast Members from Jersey Shore, The Three Stooges
Mackenzie Foy (as “Little Renesmee”) & Taylor Lautner, Twilight: S.B.D. #2
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart, Twilight: S.B.D. #2
Tyler Perry & His Drag Get-Up, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witless Protection
Adam Sandler and either Leighton Meester, Andy Samberg, or Susan Sarandon, That’s My Boy
Worst Director:
Sean Anders, That’s My Boy
Peter Berg, Battleship
Bill Condon, Twilight S.B.D. #2
Tyler Perry, Good Deeds & Madea’s Witless Protection
John Putch, ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART II
Worst Screen Ensemble:
The Entire Cast of Battleship
The Entire Cast of Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure
The Entire Cast of That’s My Boy
The Entire Cast of Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn, Part 2
The Entire Cast of Madea’s Witless Protection
Worst Screenplay:
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Battleship
That’s My Boy!
A Thousand Words
Twilight S.B.D. #2
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Hitting stores on January 22, 2013, the 2013 Grammy Nominees album features 22 tracks from artists including Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, and Adele. The artists featured on the album represent Grammy nominees from the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and other major categories, with a portion of the proceeds from the album’s sale going to benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the Grammy Foundation.
And for those who pre-order the album by January 21, 2013, Capitol Records and The Recording Academy are offering a chance to rub elbows with your favorite musicians. When you pre-order, you will have the opportunity to enter the contest to win tickets to the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013. And if you purchase the album in stores, you can enter to win tickets to the 2014 Grammy Awards.
1. THE BLACK KEYS
“Lonely Boy”
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
2. KELLY CLARKSON
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
Record Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album
3. TAYLOR SWIFT
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Record Of The Year
4. GOTYE
“Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)”
Record Of The Year
5. KATY PERRY
“Wide Awake”
Best Pop Solo Performance
6. FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONÁE
“We Are Young”
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Pop Vocal Album
7. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
“Shake It Out”
Best Pop Vocal Album
8. P!NK
“Try”
Best Pop Vocal Album
9. MAROON 5 FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA
“Payphone”
Best Pop Vocal Album
10. CARLY RAE JEPSEN
“Call Me Maybe”
Song Of The Year
Best Pop Solo Performance
11. MIGUEL
“Adorn”
Song Of The Year
12. ED SHEERAN
“The A Team”
Song Of The Year
13. HUNTER HAYES
“Wanted”
Best New Artist
14. THE LUMINEERS
“Ho Hey”
Best New Artist
15. ALABAMA SHAKES
“Hold On”
Best New Artist
Best Rock Performance
16. MUMFORD & SONS
“I Will Wait”
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song
17. FRANK OCEAN
“Pyramids”
Album Of The Year
Best New Artist
18. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
“We Take Care Of Our Own”
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
19. JACK WHITE
“Freedom At 21”
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
20. MUSE
“Madness”
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
21. COLDPLAY
“Charlie Brown”
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Album
22. ADELE
“Set Fire To The Rain”
(Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
Best Pop Solo Performance
Source: The Recording Academy
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This behind-the-scenes video from Mama gives us a little taste of what we can expect from this creepy horror film produced by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), Mama likely won’t have you wanting to substitute this mother figure for your own.
The Plot:
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
Five years ago, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished from their suburban neighborhood without a trace. Since then, their Uncle Lucas (Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Chastain), have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home.
As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house. Are the sisters experiencing traumatic stress, or is a ghost coming to visit them? How did the broken girls survive those years all alone? As she answers these disturbing questions, the new mother will find that the whispers she hears at bedtime are coming from the lips of a deadly presence.
The sequel to The Last Exorcism (which proves the ‘last’ part of the title was a bit misleading) has a new trailer to show off. Hitting theaters in March 2013, The Last Exorcism Part 2 was directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and features Ashley Bell back in the lead role.
The Plot:
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes that she can’t remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family. Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the beginning.
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Fox will be bringing Bones back for a ninth season, Chairman of Entertainment at Fox Kevin Reilly officially announced today. “After more than 150 episodes, Bones continues to be one of television’s most dynamic and consistent dramas,” said Reilly. “We at FOX, along with millions of zealous fans, look forward to seeing where the incredible creative team takes the series next season.”
The series will return for a special two-hour winter premiere on January 14, 2013 at 8pm, kicking off all-new episodes of the popular series, which centers on a forensic anthropologist and an FBI agent. The show stars David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, TJ Thyne, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, and John Francis Daley.
Details on the January 14th Episode: In the episode, “The Diamond in the Rough/The Archeologist in the Cocoon,” the Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a professional ballroom dancer who was murdered three days before her audition on a popular dancing competition show. In order to solve the case, Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) go undercover as dance competitors to see if they can find potential suspects. Then, the team investigates the murder of a well-known archeologist with a questionable reputation, who came upon a career-defining discovery right before his death.
Are you anxious for the return of Justified? If so, this music video should help ease your pain between episodes of the popular FX series. Performed by Dave Alvin, “Harlan County Line” is off of the new soundtrack album – Justified: Music From the Original Television Series.
The Plot:
The Emmy Award-winning Justified returns for its fourth season with U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) picking at the thread of a cold case over 30 years in the making and unraveling a riddle that echoes all the way back to his boyhood and his criminal father’s bad dealings. Meanwhile, Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) finds his own criminal grip on Harlan County loosening due to a Pentecostal preacher with a penchant for theatrics and a knack for manipulation.
The first presenters for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced, with 11-time Golden Globe nominee (and 3-time winner) George Clooney topping the list. Additional confirmed presenters include Will Ferrell, Nathan Fillion, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, Debra Messing, Jeremy Renner, Amanda Seyfried, Jason Statham, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington and Kristen Wiig.
This year’s show will be hosted by friends and former Saturday Night Live co-stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. NBC’s broadcasting the show on January 13, 2013 at 5pm PT/8pm ET.
More: The 2013 Golden Globe Nominees
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