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South Park Kicks Off Season 16 in March

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Rebecca Murray
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South Park's Kyle, Kenny, and Stan
South Park's Kyle, Kenny, and Stan - Photo Courtesy: Comedy Central

Season 16 of South Park kicks off on Wednesday, March 14th at 10pm ET/PT on Comedy Central, with seven new episodes of the half hour comedy series aiming to shock us once again. And then on March 27th, the 15th season of the series will be available on Blu-ray and DVD. The South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season DVD and Blu-ray will include all 14 uncensored episodes as well as the documentary “6 Days to Air: the Making of South Park”, which provides fans with the behind-the-scenes at South Park Studios and how an episode is put together.

The South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season Blu-ray and DVD also include free downloads of the new “South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge” Xbox Live game. Per Comedy Central, each Blu-ray and DVD “will include a unique code inside for fans to enter at www.southparkstudios.com/season15 to get thousands of prizes. It’s first come, first serve so fans have to act fast. The first 5,000 to enter their code will get a download of ‘South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge’ game, an exclusive South Park theme and a 48 hour trial of Xbox Live Gold Membership. The next 70,000 entries will get an exclusive South Park Xbox theme and a 48 hour trial of Xbox Live Gold Membership.”

Source: Comedy Central – February 27, 2012

Jimmy Kimmel Presents the Star-Studded Movie: The Movie Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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With more stars than a Garry Marshall romantic comedy, Jimmy Kimmel’s Movie: The Movie trailer pokes fun at every film genre and uses big name actors to do so. Debuting during Jimmy Kimmel Live immediately following the 84th Academy Awards, the fake trailer features Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron, Kate Beckinsale, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Chewbacca, Samuel L Jackson (flying a plane with fake snakes), Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Josh Brolin, Tom Hanks, Antonio Banderas, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Gary Oldman, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Cameron Diaz, Jason Bateman, Kevin James, Helen Mirren, and directors Martin Scorsese and J.J. Abrams.

It’s nine minutes long so carve out enough time to watch the whole thing – it gets better as it goes along.

Watch the trailer:

Sandra Bullock Speaks Chinese at the 2012’s Oscars

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Rebecca Murray
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Sandra Bullock 2012 Oscars
Sandra Bullock presents at the 84th Annual Academy Awards® from Hollywood, CA February 26, 2012. - Photo by credit: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) showed off her ability to speak Mandarin Chinese at the 84th Academy Awards. And if you don’t believe she had handle a foreign language, then watch the video. Introducing the Oscar contenders for the Foreign Film Academy Award (A Separation won), Bullock showed what a skilled linguist she actually is.

Behind the Scenes of the Cirque du Soleil Oscar Performance

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Rebecca Murray
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Want to know what went into creating the one-night-only exclusive Cirque du Soleil performance for the 84th Academy Awards? This video, courtesy of the Academy, goes behind the scenes and shows the Cirque performers rehearsing for the lavish number.
 
Watch the video:
 


 
 
50+ performers from various Cirque du Soleil productions took part in the tribute to the movie theater experience, incorporating the theme of the 2012 Oscars into this exclusive Cirque performance. Among the performers gathered at the Kodak Theatre for the February 26th show were “aerialists, Icarian acrobats, hand balancers, dancers and characters from IRIS, A Journey through the World of Cinema(TM) along with the 15-member Banquine team from Viva ELVIS(TM) in Las Vegas and a hand balancer from Zarkana(TM), direct from Moscow’s Kremlin State Palace Theatre.”
 
 
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PERFORMANCE AT THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS®
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL® PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE 84TH ACADEMY AWARDS® (Photo credit: ©A.M.P.A.S.)

 
Source: Cirque du Soleil – February 27, 2012

 

Oscar Show Recap 2012

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Rebecca Murray
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Written by Kevin Finnerty:

84 Academy Awards Poster
84 Academy Awards Poster - ©A.M.P.A.S.®
“Oh it’s a wonderful night for Oscar, Oscar, Oscar. Who will Win,” so begins the 84th Academy Awards broadcast with Billy Crystal returning as host for the 9th time on what turned out to be a funny, classy and overall enjoyable Oscar show. Now that the winners have left with their Oscars in hand, and most of Hollywood is recovering from the famous late night after parties, here’s a list of the show’s most memorable moments:
 
THE HIGHLIGHTS
 
– Billy Crystal’s produced opening with him once again inserting himself into scenes from some of the films nominated for Oscars this year as well as a few scenes re-created with the help of George Clooney and Tom Cruise.
 
– Crystal’s opening monologue with some very funny jokes including the new name for what used to be the Kodak Theatre now to be renamed The Chapter 11 Theatre.
 
– The classiest acceptance speech came from Christopher Plummer (Beginners) who at 82 finally won his first Oscar and becomes the oldest actor to receive the Academy Award. His speech was honest, sweet and funny, with his first line being to Oscar itself: “You’re only two years older than I, my darling. Where have you been all my life?!”
 
– Octavia Spencer (The Help) gets the ‘almost too emotional’ vote for her stumbling and fumbling for words when she received her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Heartfelt and fighting through her tears, she showed her peers and the audience just how much winning the Academy Award meant to her.
 
– After several years of doing a horrible presentation of “In Memoriam,” the Academy finally got it right by simply focusing on a montage of photos of those we lost this year with a lovely rendition of the song “What a Wonderful World.” Elegant, sad, and touching, it was the perfect way to reflect and remember many talented artists whose like we will never see again.
 
– Keeping the show almost on time, coming in at 3 hours and 11 minutes. Finally Oscar seems to be learning what to keep short, and gave the time to be creative and funny back to the host where it belongs…especially when it’s Mr. Billy Crystal.
 
The 84th Academy Awards Winners:
 
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer for Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer for The Help
Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Animated Feature: Rango
Art Direction: Hugo
Cinematography: Hugo
Costume Design: The Artist
Film Editing: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Makeup: The Iron Lady
Original Score: The Artist
Original Song: “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
Documentary Feature: Undefeated
Documentary Short: Saving Face
Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Animated Short Film: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris
Live Action Short Film: The Shore
Sound Editing: Hugo
Sound Mixing: Hugo
Visual Effects: Hugo
Adapted Screenplay: The Descendants
Original Screenplay: Midnight in Paris
 

Paramount Announces Titanic 3D Sneak Previews

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Rebecca Murray
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Paramount announced special April 2nd and 3rd sneak preview fan screenings of Titanic in 3D in Canada and the U.S. The one-night only advance screenings will take place at 3D theaters across North America, with a special “Preview Pack” that includes:

∙ One ticket to the movie sneak preview
∙ A collectors edition pair of Titanic RealD® 3D glasses
∙ A limited-edition Titanic movie art lithograph
*While supplies last

Tickets are now on sale for the sneak previews. For more info, visit WWW.TITANICMOVIE.COM/FANSNEAKPREVIEW.

Titanic returns for a limited run on April 4, 2012 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D.

Titanic Poster
Poster for 'Titanic' - Paramount Pictures

Source: Paramount Pictures – February 26, 2012

‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’ Details: Trailer, Photos and Cast

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Rebecca Murray
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Jason Segel and Ed Helms star in 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home'
Jason Segel and Ed Helms star in 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home' - Photo © Paramount Pictures

Starring: Ed Helms and Jason Segel [full cast list under the ‘Cast’ tab]
Directed By: Jay and Mark Duplass
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 83 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language including sexual references and some drug use

Official Synopsis: Not really much of a self-starter – unless you count bouts of philosophizing and repeated viewings of the movie “Signs” – Jeff (Jason Segel) rarely ventures far beyond his home…which happens to be in the basement of his mother’s Baton Rouge house where he and his now estranged brother, Pat (Ed Helms), grew up. Still concerned but completely out of ideas as to getting Jeff to move forward with his life, his mother Sharon (Susan Sarandon) has whittled her own dreams for her eldest son down to completing the simple tasks she hopes Jeff might accomplish before she gets home from her civil service job. Today, it’s about wood glue – could he simply make it to the store to buy some of the stuff to repair a loose slat in a shutter door?

Well, he can try. But for Jeff, life is anything but simple, as he sets out mindful of his goal and armed with his own special view of the world. He is convinced that if a person can just listen for signs in the universe, a path will be made clear. Thanks to an earlier wrong-number call looking for someone named Kevin, Jeff believes that Kevin is key to finding his way…at least for today. The simple task he sets out to accomplish quickly becomes forgotten, as Jeff encounters a series of comedic and unexpected events that lead him to cross paths with his family in the strangest of locations and circumstances. Along the way, Jeff just may find the meaning of his life… and if he’s lucky, pick up the wood glue as well.

 
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Judy Greer – ‘Linda’
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Rae Dawn Chong – ‘Carol’
Steve Zissis – ‘Steve’
Evan Ross – ‘Kevin’
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Katy Perry Set to Guest Star on Raising Hope

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Rebecca Murray
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Katy Perry in Raising Hope
Katy Perry (R) guest-stars as Rikki, a prison attendant who claims to be a friend of Sabrina (Shannon Woodward, L) in the "Single White Female Role Model" episode of 'Raising Hope' - Photo by Greg Gayne © 2012 Fox Broadcasting Co.
Katy Perry’s trying her hand at acting again with a guest starring role on Fox’s hit comedy, Raising Hope. Perry will be guest-starring on the March 6, 2012 (8pm ET/PT) episode titled “Single White Female Role Model.” Perry, whose previous acting jobs include a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother and voicing Smurfette on The Smurfs, will be playing a prison attendant named Rikki who “claims to be a friend from Sabrina’s (Shannon Woodward) past.”
 
“Shannon Woodward told me that her friend Katy was interested in doing an episode and I thought, ‘Why not? Let’s do your friend Katy a favor,’” stated executive producer Greg Garcia. “Then she came in and did a terrific job. She was hilarious. And now people are telling me that Katy is also a singer. I sincerely hope that her appearance on the show helps her get her singing career off the ground. It’s a tough business.”
 
Perry said, “Shannon Woodward is my best friend. A couple weeks ago, I was home, just toasting up a frozen chicken fillet when she called me up and asked if I wanted to do something ‘fun’ for a change and try out a guest role on her TV show. I thought, ‘Sure, I have nothing else to do, and I like chillin’ with my best friend.’ Greg was nice, but I hope he’s not secretly sabotaging my potential future career by type-casting me in the role of just a looker, so that I would never be able to play anything more challenging.”
 
The “Single White Female Role Model” Synopsis:
 
In the all-new episode, Sabrina is arrested after participating in an Occupy Natesville protest and is sentenced to two weeks in prison. Rikki (Perry), the prison attendant, will stop at nothing to make Sabrina’s stay in the slammer as dreadful as possible, until she remembers their childhood friendship. Meanwhile, the mayor of Natesville (guest star Mary Birdsong) grants Virginia (Martha Plimpton) three wishes after she helps the town’s top official avoid a public scandal.
 
Source: Fox – February 23, 2012
 
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
 

David Morrissey Joins The Walking Dead

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Rebecca Murray
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The Walking DeadAMC just revealed David Morrissey has signed on to play The Governor in the network’s hit zombie series, The Walking Dead. The character is a part of Robert Kirkman’s graphic novel and will make his first appearance in the TV series in season three. Filming on next season’s 16 episodes will take place in Atlanta this spring.

According to AMC, The Governor is “is the leader of Woodbury, a small settlement of survivors.” He’ll become Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group’s chief.

Morrissey’s film credits include The Reaping, The Other Boleyn Girl, Centurion, The Water Horse, Nowhere Boy, and Blitz. He’ll next be seen on the big screen in Welcome to the Punch with James McAvoy and Mark Strong.

Source: AMC – February 24, 2012

—Posted by Rebecca Murray

Far East Movement and Justin Bieber Team Up for Live My Life

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Rebecca Murray
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Far East Movement collaborate with Justin Bieber on "Live My Life"
Far East Movement collaborate with Justin Bieber on "Live My Life" - Photo Credit: Cherrytree/Interscope Records

“Live My Life” hit the airwaves today and will be available through digital retailers on February 28, 2012. So, what is “Live My Life”? It’s a single from Far East Movement featuring the one and only Justin Bieber. And there’s even a Party Rock remix version with LMFAO’s Redfoo.

Far East Movement will be shooting the music video in the near future.

“We’re thrilled to have Justin be a part of Dirty Bass,” stated Kev Nish. “FM has always focused on unexpected collaborations and mashing up musical genres which keeps making music exciting. ‘Live My Life,’ is a song we think both FM and Bieber fans will enjoy together.”

“We’ve been performing the ‘Live My Life’ Party Rock remix with Redfoo on the Cherrytree Pop Alternative tour and the reaction has been met with hands in the air and hype energy,” added Prohgress. “We’re looking forward to the song on the radio and everybody partying wherever they’re listening.”

Listen to “Live My Life:”

More on Far East Movement [Courtesy of Cherrytree/Interscope Records]:

FM is currently touring the world while working hard to finish up Dirty Bass. They started to develop the album’s sound while on the I Am Music tour with Lil Wayne last summer. They are finishing the album on the Canadian and European Cherrytree Pop Alternative tour with LMFAO while radio airwaves continue to play their worldwide smash singles “Like A G6” and “Rocketeer.”

Dirty Bass has a dynamic universal party sound that brings elements of booming trunk bass to the dancefloor. Far East Movement shaped and co-produced the sound with The Stereotypes and assistance from the above-mentioned RedOne along with other chart-topping producers Bangladesh, Dallas Austin and Cherry Cherry Boom Boom.

Far East Movement Interview on “Live My Life” video:

Source: Cherrytree/Interscope Records – February 24, 2012

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