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Lady Gaga ‘Monster Ball Tour’ Dates

Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:53:46 +0000

Rejoice little Monsters. Lady Gaga’s “The Monster Ball Tour” dates have been announced on Monday. The Fame Monster revealed 31 new tour dates headed for the US and Canada.

“It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”

The tour promises “even more eye-popping than what they experienced during the thrilling first leg of The Monster Ball”. The tour will kick off her North American Monster Ball Tour in Montreal on June 28.

Tickets for the Monster Ball tour will start going on sale in select cities via LiveNation.com on Friday, March 19, 2010. For complete ticket and tour information, visit www.LadyGaga.com.

June 28 — Montreal, Qc — Bell Centre
July 01 — Boston, Ma — Td Garden
July 04 — Atlantic City, Nj — Boardwalk Hall
July 06 — New York, Ny Madison Square Garden
July 11 — Toronto, On — Air Canada Centre
July 14 — Cleveland, Oh — Quicken Loans Arena
July 15 — Indianapolis, In — Conseco Fieldhouse
July 17 — St. Louis, Mo — Scottrade Center
July 20 — Oklahoma City, Ok — Ford Center
July 22 — Dallas, Tx — American Airlines Center
July 25 — Houston, Tx — Toyota Center
July 28 — Denver, Co — Pepsi Center
July 31 — Phoenix, Az — Us Airways Center
August 03 — Kansas City, Mo — Sprint Center
August 11 — Los Angeles, Ca — Staples Center
August 16 — San Jose, Ca — Hp Pavilion
August 19 — Portland, Or — Rose Garden
August 21 — Tacoma, Wa — Tacoma Dome
August 23 — Vancouver, Bc — General Motors Place
August 26 — Edmonton, Ab — Rexall Place
August 30 — St. Paul, Mn — Xcel Energy Center
Sept. 01 — Milwaukee, Wi — Bradley Center
Sept. 04 — Detroit, Mi — The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Sept. 05 — Pittsburgh, Pa — Consol Energy Center
Sept. 07 — Washington, Dc — Verizon Center
Sept. 08 — Charlottesville, Va — John Paul Jones Arena
Sept. 14 — Philadelphia, Pa — Wachovia Center
Sept. 16 — Hartford, Ct — Xl Center
Sept. 18 — Charlotte, Nc — Time Warner Cable Arena
Sept. 19 — Raleigh, Nc — Rbc Center

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ ‘The Pacific’ on HBO

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:35:29 +0000

From the director Steven Spielberg and famed actor Tom Hanks, whom both made the movie Saving Private Ryan possible, and both of whom were executive producers of the popular miniseries Band of Brothers, is now again going to produce a soon to be new hit mini-series “The Pacific”.

Spielberg’s father, although very proud of the success of the later two films asked his son:

“What about the boys in the Pacific? You’re celebrating all those guys from Europe. We did something, too!”

And here came the famous director’s answer, a powerful 10-part miniseries that will be shown on HBO. The mini-series will again relieve the horrors of the World War II but this time, “The Pacific” explores the emotional impact of the war to the frontline soldiers. Of course all of this will be shown along with the blood and gore and explosions that only war movies can show. Expect another spell binding blockbuster hit, which only the team up of HBO, Speilberg and hanks can provide. Watch the Pacific which premiered March 14, 2010 till May 16, 2010.

Box Office Top Teen Earners

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:19:26 +0000

It will be no surprise that the top teen earners would come from the Harry Potter cast. The trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watrson and Rupert Grint takes the highest haul in the recent box office teen high earners. Radcliffe for example, started his role as the young Harry Potter when he was 11 years old, his first major role and it marked him as one of today’s favorite young actor. With the “Harry Potter” films earning a rough estimate of $4.3 billion at the box office, its no wonder that the management is happy to give Daniel his cut of $20 million per film. We can safely say that the other two “Harry Potter” teen casts earns something close to what Radcliffe earns as well.

While it is no surprise that the “Harry Potter” kids would earn it big time, the next A listed teen top grosser star under 21 years old, garnering the position because of her superb acting in the film “I Am Sam” while she was just 7 years old, is now 16 year old Dakota Fanning. She has shown great talent along the sides of famous actors like Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, and Mike Myers. Fanning has already starred in 12 films and will next he seen in the movie The Runaways which coincidentally, she acts along side fellow A listed top teen grosser Kristen Stewart, who also is her co-star in the Twilight Saga film.

Stewart, along with Taylor Lautner are the other ones earning a lot of money while still young. It would also be of no surprise if these two young lads make it to the A list of top teen grosser all because of their Twilight movies. Teen fans just can’t get enough of Twilight and as what teens always do, they watch the film over and over again making Twilight and New Moon one of todays top grossing film. So far the “Twilight” films have so far earned $1 billion. Stewart and Lautner’s co-star Robert Pattinson doesn’t make our list because he is over 21.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Full Official Trailer

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:23:54 +0000

Thank you Summit for releasing the first official trailer of Eclipse. Twihards have been patiently waiting for this for months. The 10-second clip that was released last Wednesday was sure enough to make fanatics drool and now, the full clip is finally here. Enjoy.

Conan O’Brien is Going on Tour

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:56:19 +0000

Now it’s official. The former host of “The Tonight Show” Conan O’Brien will be taking his show on the road. “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” will hit 30 cities in a nationwide stage tour starting April 12, 2010 in Oregon.

The announcement was made via his Twitter page this morning and a TeamCoco.com site was created for more details about the tour. It promises “a night of music, comedy, hugging and the occasional awkward silence” and according to O’Brien’s publicist, the show will also feature his trusted sidekick Andy Richter, along with his former The Tonight Show band.

“It was either a massive 30-city tour or start helping out around the house.” His publicist said.

Tickets are available at TeamCoco.com or via Ticketmaster. The price ranges from $34 to as much as $79. Some of the prices will be much higher for casino dates and VIP packages.

Here’s the Conan O’Brien full tour schedule:

• 4/12/10 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts
• 4/13/10 Vancouver, BC, Orpheum Theatre
• 4/16/10 Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center
• 4/17/10 Enoch, AB, Canada River Cree Resort & Casino
• 4/18/10 Seattle, WA Seattle Center – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
• 4/22/10 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center
• 4/24/10 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheater
• 4/29/10 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
• 4/30/10 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
• 5/1/10 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theatre @ The Palms
• 5/4/10 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
• 5/5/10 San Jose, Ca San Jose State University Events Center
• 5/6/10 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
• 5/9/10 Boulder, CO Mackey Auditorium
• 5/10/10 Denver, CO Ellie Caulkins Opera House
• 5/13/10 Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium- SMU Campus
• 5/14/10 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
• 5/15/10 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
• 5/16/10 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
• 5/18/10 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
• 5/19/10 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
• 5/22/10 Toronto, ON, Massey Hall
• 5/30/10 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Spa & Resort – Event Center
• 6/1/10 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
• 6/4/10 Boston, MA Wang Theater
• 6/6/10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
• 6/7/10 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
• 6/8/10 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
• 6/11/10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
• 6/14/10 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatr

Conan has announced second shows in New York City, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and LA. Hmmm, tickets must be selling fast.

Teaser Clip for Twilight Saga: Eclipse Released

Admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:57:50 +0000

A 10-second teaser trailer of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was posted this morning giving the frenzied fans the first look at the movie. Now we all just have to wait one more day for the full trailer release.

The clip just shows the three main characters, Edward Cullen, Bella Swan and Jacob Black where the story of Eclipse revolves around their love triangle. Bella is torn between her vampire boyfriend Edward and her werewolf best friend Jacob. Who will she choose?

“I’m gonna fight for you until your heart stops beating,” Jacob tells Bella. And yes, there is a scene of a shirtless Jacob and his chiseled abs.

We’ll post the trailer as soon as it’s released on the internet, at 9 a.m. Friday. Until then, let’s just content ourselves with the clip Summit has provided us.

Lindsay Lohan Sues E-Trade Over ‘Milkaholic’ TV Ad

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:24:52 +0000

Lindsay Lohan needs to get a life. The 23 year never failed to make a headline once in a while just to save her falling career. Lohan has sued the stock trading company, E-Trade, for $100 million, that’s $50 million in exemplary damages and another $50 million in compensatory damages. She claimed that the company misappropriated her name and her life on the ad that aired during the Super Bowl.

The ad featured CGI babies who are chatting and the boy explained why he missed their date the night before. The boy says he was busy working on his portfolio. The suspicious girl wonders, “And that milkaholic Lindsay wasn’t over?” “Lindsay?” the boy says. Then another girl baby pops into the scene, “Milk-a-what?” she asks.

Lohan’s lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, claims that E-Trade used Lohan’s “likeness, name, characterization and personality” and violated her privacy under New York state civil-rights law. The lawyer also said “many celebrities are known by one name only, and E*Trade is using that knowledge to profit,” she said in her statement to the New York Post.”They’re using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn’t they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody’s talking about it and saying it’s Lindsay Lohan.”

Lohan was known for her addiction to drugs and alcohol. She was involved in a car accidents and was rehabbed a couple of times already.

The spokesperson for Grey Group, which produced the E-Trade’s “milkaholic” commercial, said that they “just used a popular baby name that happened to be the name of someone on the account team.”

Maybe she needed the money to pay her bills? Watch the video clip below and see if Lindsay Lohan pops into your mind.

Deaths in Turkey 6.0 Magnitude Quake Expected to Rise

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:24:00 +0000

AFP

The southeastern region of Turkey was hit by a massive earthquake early on Monday, March 8, 2010. The quake was recorded to be 6.0 magnitude and hit mostly rural part of the country. So far, 57 people have been killed with dozens more who are injured according to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News.

The aftershocks of the Turkey earthquake have ranged from 5.3 – 5.5 magnitude. Local residence and soldiers help each other to dig through the rubble hoping to find more survivors.

Since the earthquake happened before dawn, most people were asleep in their homes. The Turkey earthquake epicenter epicenter was in the Karakocan town of Elazig, one of the poorest parts of the country, at a depth of 5 km at 4:32 a.m. local time (0232 GMT), said the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey’s Bogazici University.

Tremors were also felt in neighboring provinces of Tunceli, Bingol and Diyarbakir, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. The institute has so far reported 27 aftershocks and more are expected over the next hours and days. Turkish elementary and secondary schools, as well as businesses, around the disaster area will be closed for a minimum of 2 days.

The Turkish Red Crescent had already set up 500 tents and foodstuff to the quake zone, while State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek, other senior officials and doctors had left the capital Ankara for Elazig, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

The number of dead is expected to climb throughout the day as rescuers continue to dig for survivors through the rubble of the collapsed houses.

On Feb. 21, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Gokdere region of Elazig, but no damage was reported. Turkey is an earthquake-prone country because much of its territories are lying atop the North Anatolian fault. In 1999, a 7.6 earthquake hit the country killing more than 18,000 people.

2010 Oscar Winners: Hurt Locker Leads Awards

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:13:26 +0000

The Hurt Locker dominated the 2010 Oscars taking home six awards. Director Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Direction defeating her ex-husband James Cameron for his masterpiece, not to mention the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar. The Hurt locker also won the award for Best Picture. For the other most anticipated major awards: Best Actor was won by Jeff Bridges for the film Crazy Heart, Best Actress was Sandra Bullock for the Blind Side, Best Supporting Actor was Christopher Waltz for Inglourious Basterds and Best Supporting Actress was won by Mo’Nique for the movie Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphir.

The most prestigious event of the year, the 82nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took place on Sunday, March 7th 2010 and the ceremony started at 5pm PT or 8pm ET, televised on ABC channel.

Here’s the full list of Oscars 2010 nominees and winners.

Actor in a Leading Role

* Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
* George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
* Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
* Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
* Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

* Matt Damon in “Invictus”
* Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
* Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
* Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
* Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role

* Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
* Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
* Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
* Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
* Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

* Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
* Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
* Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
* Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
* Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film

* “Coraline” Henry Selick
* “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
* “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
* “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
* “Up” Pete Docter

Art Direction

* “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
* “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
* “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
* “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
* “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

* “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
* “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
* “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
* “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
* “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

* “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
* “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
* “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
* “Nine” Colleen Atwood
* “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

Directing

* “Avatar” James Cameron
* “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
* “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
* “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
* “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

* “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
* “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
* “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
* “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
* “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Documentary (Short Subject)

* “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
* “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
* “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
* “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
* “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Film Editing

* “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
* “District 9” Julian Clarke
* “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
* “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
* “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

* “Ajami” Israel
* “The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
* “A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
* “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
* “The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

Makeup

* “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
* “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
* “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

* “Avatar” James Horner
* “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
* “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
* “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
* “Up” Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)

* “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
* “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
* “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
* “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
* “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

* “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
* “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
* “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
* “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
* “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
* “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
* “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
* “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
* “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
* “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

* “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
* “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
* “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
* “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
* “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

Short Film (Live Action)

* “The Door” Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
* “Instead of Abracadabra” Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
* “Kavi” Gregg Helvey
* “Miracle Fish” Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
* “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing

* “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
* “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
* “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
* “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
* “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

* “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
* “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
* “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
* “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
* “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

* “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
* “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
* “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

* “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
* “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
* “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
* “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
* “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

* “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
* “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
* “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
* “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
* “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Beale Street Music Festival 2010 Full Lineup

Admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:33:45 +0000

It’s time of the year again for the Memphis in May: The Beale Street Music Festival. Well, almost. Two more months to go but music lovers and party goers all around the globe are already looking forward to this three-day musical event.

This year’s party lineup for the Beale Street Music Festival was announced Thursday and it looks like it’s not going to disappoint their fans. The event will take place Friday, April 30th – Sunday, May 2nd at Tom Lee Park.

Friday, April 30th: Gates Open at 5 PM

Widespread Panic
Limp Bizkit
Goo Goo Dolls
Blues Traveler
Jeff Beck
Al Kapone
The B-52s
30 Seconds to Mars
Neon Trees
Mutemath
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers
Kenny Neal & Band
Coco Montoya

Saturday, May 1st: Gates Open at 1 PM

Alice In Chains
The Flaming Lips
Yo Gotti
Puddle of Mudd
Seether
Colbie Caillat
Jerry Lee Lewis
Hall & Oates
Michael McDonald
Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
Elmwood
North Mississippi Allstars
Drive By Truckers
Gov’t Mule
Joan Red
Constellations
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Blind Mississippi Morris
Ruthie Foster
Savoy Brown
Walter Trout & Band
Dragon Balti

Sunday, May 2nd: Gates Open at 1 PM

Earth, Wind & Fire
3 Doors Down
Alison Krauss & Union Station (featuring Jerry Douglas)
Boys Like Girls
Five Finger Death Punch
John Hiatt
Chevelle
Rock Sugar
Bret Michaels
Booker T & the MGs
Sore Eyes
Truth & Salvage
Band of Horses
Robert Wolfman Belfour
Hubert Sumlin
Sonny Landreth & Band
Janiva Magness
Leon Russell & Band

Tickets are already on sale today at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at Ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-745-3000. Tickets are $29.50 for individual days or $65 for a 3-day pass. For more inquiries, go to MemphisInMay.org.