American Idol winner David Cook chatted up his second album, This Loud Morning, with Ann Curry on Today before debuting a single from the upcoming release, “The Last Goodbye.”
‘War Horse’ – Trailer, Review and Cast
Steven Spielberg directs the 2011 dramatic movie War Horse starring Jeremy Irvine. The PG-13 film is heading to theaters on December 25, 2011.
Jeremy Irvine stars as Albert Narracott, Emily Watson is Rosie Narracott, David Thewlis is Lyons, Peter Mullan is Ted Narracott, and Tom Hiddleston plays Capt Nicholls. The cast also includes Niels Arestrup, Celine Buckens, Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Kennedy, and Toby Kebbell.
Official Synopsis: DreamWorks Pictures’ War Horse, director Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure, is a tale of loyalty, hope, and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War. War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him.
When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets — British cavalry, German soldiers, a French farmer, and his granddaughter — before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land.
The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship, and high adventure. War Horse is one of the great stories of friendship and war— a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
- London premiere to benefit Royal charity
- Tom Hiddleston interview
- First trailer
- Steven Spielberg Q&A
- Photo gallery
- Read our review
‘Brave’ Movie Preview: Trailer, Cast and Plot
Kelly Macdonald takes on the lead voice role in Disney/Pixar’s Brave, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. The PG-rated animated film will hit theaters on June 22, 2012.
The voice cast also includes Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor, Billy Connolly as King Fergus, Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin, Julie Walters as a wise woman, Robbie Coltrane as Lord Dingwall, and Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh.
Official Synopsis: Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In Brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.
Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (Coltrane). Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Wise Woman (Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.
- Soundtrack track list and details
- Mark Andrews and Katherine Sarafian interview
- Two new video clips
- Triple Play video clip
- Photo gallery
- Read our review
‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ Teaser Trailer
The first teaser trailer’s arrived for the dramatic film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy based on the bestselling book John le Carre and directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In – the Swedish version). Set for release in the U.S. on November 18, 2011, the spy film follows the search for a Soviet double agent who has worked his way into the highest level of British Intelligence.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy stars Gary Oldman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, and Ciaran Hinds.
The Plot: Smiley and his people are facing a remarkable challenge: a mole – a Soviet double agent – who has burrowed his way in and up to the highest level of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of their vital operations and their best networks. The mole is one of their own kind. But which one?…
Diablo Cody Writes and Directs ‘Lamb of God’
Diablo Cody’s ready to try her hand at directing, with Mandate Pictures picking up Lamb of God which will be her feature film directorial project. Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body) wrote the screenplay and will executive produce the film along with Mandate’s President Nathan Kahane.
Filming’s expected to get underway relatively quickly, and casting is just about to begin.
The comedy follows a young conservative religious woman who loses her faith after a plane crash, decides to go to Las Vegas to live the life of a sinner, and on her journey finds her way back to her faith.
“Having been in the trenches with Diablo and Mason on Juno and Young Adult, we immediately jumped at the opportunity to partner with them again. It’s an honor to be a part of Diablo’s transition as a director,” stated Kahane.
Lamb of God marks the third collaboration between Cody, Novick, and Mandate after their successful partnerships on Juno and Young Adult, which will be released by Paramount Pictures. Juno, directed by Reitman and written by Cody, garnered a host of accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Diablo Cody) and three Academy Award nominations for Best Motion Picture (Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers), Best Actress, and Best Director. The $227 million box-office and critical sensation was released by Fox Searchlight in late 2007.
Joe Jonas Wants You to See More of His “See No More” Video
Joe Jonas grows up and goes solo with “See No More,” a decent rookie effort from the middle Jonas brother. The video depicts a relationship gone bad and Jonas actually proves to be pretty good at emoting.
Check it out and see if you think Joe might just have a shot at a real solo career.
‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Movie Review
I had every intention of writing a full-length film review about Michael Bay’s third entry in the Robots Look Cooler in Slo-motion Saga, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. However, after sitting through all 2 hours and 37 minutes of it (with credits), I’ve decided that I’m not going to write a review at all.
Instead, consider this the beginning of a formal apology … to my brain.
Dear Brain,
I almost don’t know where to start. Saying “I’m Sorry” simply doesn’t cut it.
You facilitate my body’s movement. You process all the sights, sounds, and textures of the world around me. You regulate my very breath.
And yet, I keep letting you down.
I bring you with me to every film I see. Sometimes, you get a lovely, intimate film like Beginners, an amazing spectacle like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, or even a simple popcorn flick like Super 8 that has some flaws but still qualifies as good entertainment.
And then there are the ridiculously lousy films I submit you to: Sucker Punch, Just Go With It, and Take Me Home Tonight, to name just this year’s most egregious offenders.
Rather than learning from my mistakes (I even saw the Justin Bieber film), I’ve only added to your abuse in watching Transformers: Dark of the Moon, even after reading the YouTube comment by RazorheadX:
“to all the people complaining that Megan Fox isn’t in the movie… who gives a crap?!?!!? This is NOT freakin’ ‘Megan Fox and some robots Part 3’! I honestly couldn’t care less that she’s gone. Yeah, she’s good-looking, but I never saw the other movies cuz of her. OPTIMUS FREAKING PRIME BABY! Total nerdgasm. Call me a geek, I don’t care, I am. btw… this movie is going to be EPIC!!!”
I mean, THIS is the demographic? Some random fanboy (or girl … but I doubt it) angry at the notion of lamenting the replacement of one hot actress for some hot model, but still jacked up beyond belief for the follow-up to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
I spared you the assault then, forcing its tremendous craptitude on another critic … only to succumb to some macabre curiosity when that ‘film’ made it to the home market.
But still, knowing all this, I willingly went into that theater last night and awaited whatever Michael ‘I Only Shoot During the Golden Hour’ Bay would sling at us.
What hurt you the most? Was it the new piece of eye candy whose full lips and bright lipstick seem like the prototypical look for a clown hooker? She wasn’t that bad, was she? I mean, when she didn’t have dialogue?
You’re right, I’m sorry.
Was it Bay’s incessant use of slow motion? His inability to understand that less is more and cutting most of the needless technique could probably have brought the running time under 2 hours? Doesn’t slowing things down help to ramp up the ‘cool factor’?
You’re right, I’m sorry.
Maybe what hurt the most was the ridiculously lousy 3D? It should have been amazing – Michael Bay said it would be, even stating in letters to fans and projectionists that those who wanted the best experience should shell out those extra bucks. I even tried to help, removing my 3D glasses every so often … but when the whole screen goes blurry, putting those things back on at least made the picture somewhat clear … even if there still wasn’t any appreciable depth to be gained. Was that not enough?
You’re right again, and I’m sorry.
Wait a tick, I know what bothered you the most! Everything! From the new girl inexplicably attracted to Shia LaBeouf, to the slow motion, to the 3D, to the dialogue, to the new characters that added nothing of significance, all of it was terrible. Even Linkin Park have given up hope, writing the lyric, ‘Your insides crying, ‘Save me now”, into their featured song – paralleling what many of us in the audience were going through.
Worse still, I subjected you to 157 minutes of tedious story development just so I could write a review that no one cared about because no matter how bad the reviews will be, there will still be throngs of people plunking down their money and rewarding the producers’ pockets for their investments.
For years, the state of summer blockbusters has continued to slide as consumers demand less and less for their money; and instead reward lazy writing, directing, and acting as long as the CGI is state of the art. This will probably hold true yet again, despite the overwhelmingly shared opinion that the last installment in the franchise sucked big, huge metal balls (kind of like the ones dangling from Devastator in the film).
Brain, I really wish there was more I could do to apologize. I’d like to say I’ll stop going to films that have less than a snowball’s chance in Hell of being, at the very least, fun. But we both know that won’t happen. I’ll continue to see terrible films (probably sooner than later) and you’ll, unfortunately, keep having to process whatever floats up on the screen into words and thoughts for me to describe.
So while I’m very, very … very, very … very, very sorry that I have yet again submitted you to this kind of abuse, take some comfort in knowing that I’ll try to make it up to you. See what’s in my hand? Sure, it may look like orange juice, but thanks to you moving my body and distinguishing labels on those bottles on the top shelf, there’s more than meets the eye in there.
And soon … very soon … you’ll know that I’m truly sorry and want to make it up to you.
Eternally grateful,
Ian
GRADE: D+
Rated PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction, and for language, some sexuality, and innuendo.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits theaters on June 29, 2011.
Teen Choice 2011 Nominees: Twilight Leads the Pack
Surprise, surprise. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse leads the pack of nominees for this year’s Teen Choice Awards with 12 nominations. On the TV side, it’s Glee that picked up the most nominations, earning nine including best comedy, best villain, and best female scene stealer.
Fans (ages 13-19) can vote for their favorites at teenchoiceawards.com. Winners will be announced at the Teen Choice Awards show airing live on Sunday, August 7th on FOX.
TEEN CHOICE 2011 Nominees:
Choice Movie: Action
“Fast Five”
“Faster”
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
“The Tourist”
“Unstoppable”
Choice Movie Actor: Action
Michael Cera, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
Johnny Depp, “The Tourist”
Vin Diesel, “Fast Five”
Dwayne Johnson, “Fast Five”
Paul Walker, “Fast Five”
Choice Movie Actress: Action
Jordana Brewster, “Fast Five”
Rosario Dawson, “Unstoppable”
Carla Gugino, “Faster”
Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist”
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
“Super 8”
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
“X-Men: First Class”
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
Ryan Reynolds, “Green Lantern”
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Penelope Cruz, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Elle Fanning, “Super 8”
Blake Lively, “Green Lantern”
Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
Choice Movie: Drama
“Black Swan”
“Limitless”
“The Roommate”
“Soul Surfer”
“Water for Elephants”
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
Cam Gigandet, “The Roommate”
Shia LaBeouf, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”
Robert Pattinson, “Water for Elephants”
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Minka Kelly, “The Roommate”
Leighton Meester, “Country Strong”
Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
AnnaSophia Robb, “Soul Surfer”
Reese Witherspoon, “Water for Elephants”
Choice Movie: Romantic Comedy
“Easy A”
“Just Go With It”
“Life As We Know It”
“No Strings Attached”
“Something Borrowed”
Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy
Penn Badgley, “Easy A”
Josh Duhamel, “Life as We Know It”
John Krasinski, “Something Borrowed”
Ashton Kutcher, “No Strings Attached”
Adam Sandler, “Just Go With It”
Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy
Jennifer Aniston, “Just Go With It”
Ginnifer Goodwin, “Something Borrowed”
Natalie Portman, “No Strings Attached”
Emma Roberts, “The Art of Getting By”
Emma Stone, “Easy A”
Choice Movie: Comedy
“Bad Teacher”
“Bridesmaids”
“Due Date”
“Little Fockers”
“The Other Guys”
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Russell Brand, “Arthur”
Will Ferrell, “The Other Guys”
Zach Galifianakis, “Due Date” / “The Hangover Part II”
Ed Helms, “The Hangover Part II”
Justin Timberlake, “Bad Teacher”
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Cameron Diaz, “Bad Teacher”
Anna Faris, “Take Me Home Tonight”
Eva Mendes, “The Other Guys”
Maya Rudolph, “Bridesmaids”
Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
Choice Movie: Horror
“Let Me In”
“Paranormal Activity 2”
“Piranha 3D: The Sequel”
“Saw 3D: The Final Chapter”
“Scream 4”
Choice Animated Movie: Voice
Jack Black, “Kung Fu Panda 2”
Johnny Depp, “Rango”
Anne Hathaway, “Rio”
Zachary Levi, “Tangled”
Justin Timberlake, “Yogi Bear”
Choice Movie: Chemistry
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, “The Other Guys”
Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper, “The Hangover Part II”
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, “Just Go With It”
The “Super 8” Crew, “Super 8”
The First Class, “X-Men: First Class”
Choice Movie: Liplock
Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, “Beastly”
Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
Choice Movie: Hissy Fit
The Alien, “Super 8”
Ed Helms, “The Hangover Part II”
Robert Downey Jr., “Due Date”
Mark Wahlberg, “The Other Guys”
Kristin Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
Choice Movie: Villain
Kevin Bacon, “X-Men: First Class”
Tom Felton, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
Bryce Dallas Howard, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Ian McShane, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Leighton Meester, “The Roommate”
Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer
Riley Griffiths, “Super 8”
Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network”
Ken Jeong, “The Hangover Part II”
Kellan Lutz, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Justin Timberlake, “The Social Network”
Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer
Ashley Greene, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Mila Kunis, “Black Swan”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Alyson Michalka, “The Roommate” / “Easy A”
Crystal the Monkey, “The Hangover Part II”
Choice TV Show: Drama
“Bones”
“Gossip Girl”
“House”
“Make It or Break It”
“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”
Choice TV Actor: Drama
Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girl”
David Boreanaz, “Bones”
Chace Crawford, “Gossip Girl”
Daren Kagasoff, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Choice TV Actress: Drama
Emily Deschanel, “Bones”
Blake Lively, “Gossip Girl”
Josie Loren, “Make It or Break It”
Olivia Wilde, “House”
Shailene Woodley, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”
Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
“Fringe”
“Smallville”
“Supernatural”
“Teen Wolf”
“The Vampire Diaries”
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Joshua Jackson, “Fringe”
Jared Padalecki, “Supernatural”
Ian Somerhalder, “The Vampire Diaries”
Tom Welling, “Smallville”
Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”
Erica Durance, “Smallville”
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Crystal Reed, “Teen Wolf”
Anna Torv, “Fringe”
Choice TV Show: Action
“Burn Notice”
“Chuck”
“Hawaii Five-O”
“NCIS: Los Angeles”
“Nikita”
Choice TV Actor: Action
Jeffrey Donovan, “Burn Notice”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Hawaii Five-O”
Zachary Levi, “Chuck”
LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Shane West, “Nikita”
Choice TV Actress: Action
Lyndsy Fonseca, “Nikita”
Linda Hunt, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Grace Park, “Hawaii Five-O”
Maggie Q, “Nikita”
Yvonne Strahovski, “Chuck”
Choice TV Show: Comedy
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Glee”
“iCarly”
“Modern Family”
“Wizards of Waverly Place”
Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
John Krasinski, “The Office”
Cory Monteith, “Glee”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Miranda Cosgrove, “iCarly”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Big Bang Theory”
Miley Cyrus, “Hannah Montana”
Selena Gomez, “Wizards of Waverly Place”
Demi Lovato, “Sonny with a Chance”
Choice TV: Animated Show
“American Dad”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“The Cleveland Show”
“Family Guy”
“The Simpsons”
Choice TV: Personality
Christina Aguilera, “The Voice”
Tyra Banks, “America’s Next Top Model”
Adam Levine, “The Voice”
Jennifer Lopez, “American Idol”
Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”
Choice TV: Reality Competition Show
“American Idol”
“America’s Best Dance Crew”
“So You Think You Can Dance”
“The Voice”
“Wipeout”
Choice TV: Reality Show
“Jersey Shore”
“Khloe & Lamar”
“Kourtney & Kim Take New York”
“The Real World: Las Vegas”
“Secret Millionaire”
Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star
Paul “Pauly D” Del Vecchio, “Jersey Shore”
Rob Dyrdek, “Fantasy Factory”
Lamar Odom, “Khloe and Lamar”
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, “Jersey Shore”
Brad Womack, “The Bachelor”
Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star
Laurieann Gibson, “The Dance Scene”
Chelsea Handler, “After Lately”
The Kardashians, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”
Audrina Patridge, “Audrina”
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, “Jersey Shore”
Choice TV: Villain
Justin Bieber, “CSI”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Seth MacFarlane (as Stewie Griffin), “Family Guy”
Joseph Morgan, “The Vampire Diaries”
Ed Westwick, “Gossip Girl”
Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer
Dianna Agron, “Glee”
Katerina Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”
Jennette McCurdy, “iCarly”
Amber Riley, “Glee”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Rico Rodriguez, “Modern Family”
Mark Salling, “Glee”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
Michael Trevino, “The Vampire Diaries”
Choice Music: Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Jason Derülo
Cee Lo Green
Enrique Iglesias
Bruno Mars
Choice Music: Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Far East Movement
“Glee” Cast
Selena Gomez & The Scene
The Script
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
Eminem
Lupe Fiasco
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Kanye West
Choice Music: Rock Group
30 Seconds to Mars
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
OneRepublic
Paramore
Choice Music: Rock Track
“Rope,” Foo Fighters
“Waiting for the End,” Linkin Park
“Sing,” My Chemical Romance
“Good Life,” OneRepublic
“Monster,” Paramore
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Track
“Run the World (Girls),” Beyoncé
“Just Can’t Get Enough,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Don’t Wanna Go Home,” Jason Derülo
“I Need a Doctor,” Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey
“All of the Lights,” Kanye West
Choice Music: Single
“The Time (Dirty Bit),” The Black Eyed Peas
“Who Says,” Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Born This Way,” Lady Gaga
“Firework,” Katy Perry
“Give Me Everything,” Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
Choice Music: Male Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Choice Music: Female Country Artist
Miranda Lambert
Jennette McCurdy
Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Choice Music: Country Single
“If I Die Young,” The Band Perry
“Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” Luke Bryan
“Just a Kiss,” Lady Antebellum
“Honey Bee,” Blake Shelton
“Mean,” Taylor Swift
Choice Music: Country Group
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Rascal Flatts
Steel Magnolia
Little Big Town
Choice Music: Love Song
“Come Down with Love,” Allstar Weekend
“Love You Like a Love Song,” Selena Gomez
“Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
“Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
“Mine,” Taylor Swift
Choice Break-Up Song
“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
“Forget You,” Cee Lo Green
“See No More,” Joe Jonas
“Grenade,” Bruno Mars
“Back to December,” Taylor Swift
Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female
Miley Cyrus
Vanessa Hudgens
Lady Gaga
Jennifer Lopez
Taylor Swift
Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Male
Justin Bieber
Chris Colfer
Zac Efron
Jaden Smith
Justin Timberlake
Choice Male Hottie
Justin Bieber
Joe Jonas
Taylor Lautner
Robert Pattinson
Ian Somerhalder
Choice Female Hottie
Nina Dobrev
Selena Gomez
Kim Kardashian
Minka Kelly
Mila Kunis
Choice Athlete: Male
Jon Jones (Mixed Martial Arts)
Dirk Nowitzki (Basketball)
Manny Pacquiao (Boxing)
Albert Pujols (Baseball)
Shaun White (Snowboarding/Skateboarding/Surfing)
Choice Athlete: Female
Shawn Johnson (Gymnastics)
Danica Patrick (Auto Racing)
Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
Lindsey Vonn (Ski Racing)
Serena Williams (Tennis)
Choice Comedian
Ellen DeGeneres
Jimmy Fallon
George Lopez
Andy Samberg
Daniel Tosh
Choice Twit
Justin Bieber
Ellen DeGeneres
Ashton Kutcher
Demi Lovato
Homer Simpson
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ First Trailer and Synopsis Released
Paramount Pictures has finally released the official synopsis for the fourth film of the Mission Impossible series, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Now in addition to its finger/wrist-tiring title, we finally know the basics of the story, which finds Ethan Hunt’s agency shut down and Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his cohorts pressed into action to clear the agency’s name.
And in addition to the plot, Paramount’s also unveiled the first trailer for the film. Take a look and see what you think:
Watch the trailer:
Official Synopsis: This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist, bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.
Ryan Reynolds Narrates ‘The Whale’ Documentary
Ryan Reynolds, currently in theaters starring in Green Lantern, narrates the documentary film The Whale, which Paladin just announced they’ll be releasing in theaters. The Whale follows one young killer whale who tried to make friends with humans and who was embraced by the citizens of Vancouver Island.
The Whale was directed by noted journalist Michael Parfit and veteran producer-cinematographer Suzanne Chisholm, who encountered the young orca whale, nicknamed Luna, at the height of his celebrity and spent several years chronicling his adventures both in print and on film.
Ryan Reynolds, who hails from the very region in Western Canada where the story unfolds, narrates the film and served as executive producer, along with Scarlett Johansson and Eric Desatnik. The Whale will play its first commercial engagements in late summer and expand in the fall.
“The Whale is a wondrous experience,” said Paladin President Mark Urman. “It speaks volumes about our complex and ever-changing relationship with nature. Michael and Suzanne have told this story so effectively that, while it has all the power of truth, it also has all the emotion and beauty of a perfect fable.”
“We’re thrilled to be releasing The Whale with Paladin,” said producer Chisholm. “The team’s experience and success is extraordinary, and we could not have found a better place for this movie.”
Parfit adds: “Working with people like Ryan Reynolds on the narration and Mark Urman and his team on distribution has been a great example of how collaborative film is. The fact that all of them love Luna as much as we do is wonderful.”
Set on the rugged western coast of Vancouver Island, The Whale describes what happens when Luna, a baby orca, gets separated from his family and unexpectedly starts making contact with people along a scenic fjord called Nootka Sound. Because orcas are highly social creatures who spend their lives traveling with their pods, Luna attempts to find a surrogate family among the area residents, much to their delight. But as word spreads about Luna, people become torn between their love for the lonely young whale and fears that human contact might harm him.
Luna’s saga is seen through the eyes of the colorful characters who live and work along the Sound and who fall in love with the whale — including a cook on an old freighter, a fisheries officer conflicted by what he thinks Luna needs and what he is told to do, a grandmother who is arrested for petting Luna, and a Native American elder whose tribe believes Luna is the reincarnation of a chief.
The film also describes how Parfit and Chisholm themselves, who first went to Nootka Sound on assignment for Smithsonian, grow so concerned about Luna’s fate that they get involved in trying to help him, crossing the traditional line between journalist and subject and becoming characters in the very story they are telling. Their efforts to find ways to safely give Luna the attention he seems so determined to get are a major part of the film’s climax.
Parfit, an award-winning writer, director, and cinematographer has authored four books, scripted two Imax films, and has written many major articles for National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines. A heavily illustrated feature, written by Parfit, about the couple’s adventures with Luna and how they brought the story to the big screen appears in Smithsonian’s double summer issue.
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