Monday, August 29, 2011

MTV VMAs: Complete List of Winners

Katy Perry topped Sunday night's MTV VIdeo Music Awards, which took place at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre. The pop singer's haul included the big award -- video of the year -- for "Firework."our editor recommends MTV VMAs: Lady Gaga's Performance: Twitter ReactionsMTV VMAs: Lady Gaga Continues Her Alter Ego Act for Britney Spears TributeMTV VMAs: Kanye West and Jay-Z Take the Stage for 'Otis' Performance (Video) MTV VMAs: Pregnant Beyonce Hits Stage, Rubs Belly (Video) 'Hunger Games': First Clip of Jennifer Lawrence in Action Debuts During MTV VMAs (Video)MTV Video Music Awards' Amy Winehouse Tribute: Russell Brand, Tony Bennett, Bruno Mars Pay Their Respects (Video) MTV VMAs: Jonah Hill, Nicki Minaj Share Awkward Exchange (Video)Related Topics•MTV Video Music Awards STORY: Katy Perry Tops Video Music Award Winners Adele, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and the Foo Fighters also were among the other winners. Here's the complete list: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Katy Perry, "Firework" PHOTOS: VMAs Red Carpet Fashion BEST FEMALE VIDEO Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" BEST MALE VIDEO Justin Bieber, "U Smile" BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass" PHOTOS: VMAs Best and Worst Moments BEST NEW ARTIST Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers" BEST POP VIDEO Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends" BEST ROCK VIDEO Foo Fighters, "Walk" PHOTOS: VMAs Most Outrageous Red Carpet Fashion BEST COLLABORATION Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, "E.T." BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" BEST ART DIRECTION Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" PHOTOS: MTV VMAs Greatest Feuds BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Beyonce, "Run the World (Girls)" BEST DIRECTION Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" PHOTOS: MTV Video Music Awards 2011: The Nominees BEST EDITING Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS) Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, "E.T." Related Topics Beyonce Britney Spears Justin Bieber Kanye West Katy Perry Lady Gaga Nicki Minaj Adele Video Music Awards VMAs 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011

'Hunger Games' VMA Sneak Peek: What Is Katniss Up To?

"Hunger Games" fans will get their first look at an exclusive sneak peek of footage from the upcoming adaptation of Suzanne Collins' widely popular novel on Sunday night (August 29) at the MTV Video Music Awards. But those of you who've been keeping an eye on the goings-on at MTV News have already seen more than a few brief teases of the "Games." We close out the week with yet another early look a brief one, admittedly at the VMA exclusive footage from "The Hunger Games." Check it out below! So does this clip take place during the titular Hunger Games? Or is Katniss on the run before she becomes District 12's tribute? We guess after the jump! In all likelihood, this clip takes place while our heroine (unwitting Hunger Games participant Katniss Everdeen, played by Oscar nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence) is competing in the titular teen-killing tournament. We can spot her Mockingjay pin on her lapel, and it certainly looks like she is running for her life in this clip. Plus, look at how well equipped she is! We can't wait to see her use that bow in the movie. When MTV News talked to Lawrence earlier this year, she said that a whole lot of training went into preparing to play Katniss. "The training's actually really fun," she said in the spring. "I've done archery for like six weeks and rock climbing, tree climbing, combat and running and vaulting, but also yoga. Things like that." We can definitely see the evidence of all that hard work in this first look, and can't wait until Sunday to see what more the sneak peek unveils. What did you think of this latest "Hunger Games" promo? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Robert Pattinson Loves Him Some Ladies in New Images from Bel Ami

Though a U.S. release date has yet to be set, Twi-hards are already squeeing with anticipation for Robert Pattinson’s period adaptation Bel Ami, in which the Twilight star plays a turn of the century dandy sleeping his way through the ranks of Parisian high society. Which means he gets up close and personal (and hot and heavy and between the sheets) with pretty much every woman in sight, as seen in a new batch of pics that have surfaced online. Based on Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 French novel, Bel Ami marks a more mature turn for Pattinson, who finally gets to seal the deal onscreen with Kristen Stewart in November’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1, if rather chastely. (And with horrific consequences.) As soldier-turned-man whore George Duroy in Bel Ami, however, expect RPattz to go full sexy with co-stars Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman (both pictured below), and Kristin Scott Thomas. Behold, the artful period design and various compromising positions you can expect to see (along with a snap of Pattinson and director Declan Donnellan). [Spletnik via Robsessed]

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Bravo Jazz Existence

A jazz group is on Kyunhgsanbook-do, Bong-hwa, to obtain the trumpet master, Kang Dae-kwan, the moment they hear news that Korea's first Jazz theory research center, 'Lee Pan-geun Research Centre', is going to be closed. On the winter day, the people from the band, begins a 'jam' after getting shared glasses of grain wine. Those are the first jazz generation of Korea, that has enormous passion in Jazz despite average age, 80. Junior music artists, who love the members' passion, hold a honoring concert, devoted for their senior music artists. All people finally collected in one location and begin their concert, which may be their very lastThe heartwarming story of masters, who resided their lives with imagine being the very best, is beginning now!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Yonfan to head Busan's New Currents jury

SEOUL -- Chinese filmmaker Yonfan is to head the jury of Busan Film Festival's New Currents section, which is a competish for new Asian filmmakers. Also on the jury are Japanese thesp Joe Odagiri, Chinese actress Jiang Wenli, Locarno fest director Olivier Pere and Korean producer Oh Jung-wan. Yonfan gained international recognition with pics like "Bishonen" (Beauty), which played in Panorama at the 1999 Berlinale, and "Prince of Tears," which screened in competish at the 2009 Venice fest. Odagiri is best known for his roles in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Bright Future" and Yoichi Sai's "Blood and Bone." He also has starred in Korean pics -- he toplined in Kim Ki-duk's "Dream" in 2008, and will appear in Kang Je-gyu's upcoming war epic "My Way." Jiang first came to international attention in Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine," which won the Palme d'Or in 1993. She won the actress award at the Rome Film Festival with Gu Changwei's "And the Spring Comes," and had her debut as a director with "Lan" in 2009. Pere led Cannes Directors' Fortnight from 2004 to 2009, when he joined Locarno. Oh's "Come Rain, Come Shine" played in competition at the Berlinale this year. Upcoming projects include actioner "Countdown." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Monday, August 15, 2011

Mary Marie

A La Grenade Films production. Produced by Alexandra Roxo, Rachel Earnest, Alana Kearns-Green. Executive producers, Loukas Doukas, Kathryn Stoddard. Directed by Alexandra Roxo. Screenplay, Roxo, Alana Kearns-Green.With: Alana Kearns-Green, Alexandra Roxo, Tim Linden, Richard Kearns, Daniel Munro.Two adult sisters bond in quasi-incestuous intimacy after their mother's death in Alexandra Roxo's languorous femme-on-femme opus "Mary Marie." Unfolding in a suspended, dreamlike state of resurrected childhood, the sisters' enchanted summertime idyll is interrupted by the amorous attentions of a lanky country handyman (Tim Linden), and jealousy disturbs the siblings' erotic symbiosis. Throughout this mainly plotless mood-piece, lenser Magela Crosignani's palette of shifting textures and softly glowing colors creates a swoony aura that morphs according to its surroundings, from suffused daylight glancing off the grass to the smoky, bluish haze of a barroom dance floor. Striking-looking nanobudgeter could seduce niche arthouse auds. Playing dress-up in their mother's clothing, twirling with lighted sparklers at dusk, stealing pies off kitchen sills, sleeping and bathing together, and dancing cheek-to-cheek, Mary (Alana Kearns-Green) and Marie (helmer Roxo) move together encased in a kind of pre-Raphaelite time warp. Director Roxo's fascination with retro stylings (she made a number of fashion videos) flowers in the hothouse ambiance of the dead mother's house. Kearns-Green's mannered blonde spaciness complements Roxo's redheaded earthiness in a somewhat eerie manner, forecasting the murderous impulses that increasingly invade their realm.Camera (color, HD), Magela Crosignani; editor, Matteo Marchisano-Adamo; production designer, Tom Linden; costume designer, Emily Miller. Reviewed on DVD, New York, Aug. 8, 2011. (In NewFest.) Running time: 78 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Sunday, August 14, 2011

The View's Sherri Shepherd Marries

Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally One day after co-host Joy Behar said "I do," The View's Sherri Shepherd wed fiancé Lamar Sally on Saturday, People reports. Shepherd, 44, and Sally, a TV writer, married at the Fairmount Hotel in her hometown Chicago. Her eight bridesmaids included her co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Niecy Nash and Community's Yvette Nicole Brown. Shepherd's 6-year-old son from her first marriage, Jeffrey, walked her down the aisle. Is The View on your Watchlist? Add it and your other favorites now and never miss an episode The View co-host and 30 Rock actress was tweeting right up until the ceremony. "Sitting in the room in my gown waiting for Sal& groomsmen to take their pics," she wrote. "Can't let him see me b4 the wedding ... but I'm bored as heck." Shepherd was previously married to comedian Jeff Tarpley for eight years. Style Network will air a special on Shepherd's wedding on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 9/8c.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Alec Baldwin Reducing 30 Rock Role to Run for Mayor of NYC?

Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin has never been tight-lipped about his plans to leave 30 Rock, or even the show's possible demise, after his contract expires in 2012. But now the Emmy-winning actor is finally opening up about what exactly he plans to do after he leaves the NBC comedy: run for mayor! Baldwin, 53, tells The New York Times he wants to eventually run for mayor of New York City, although he most likely will not enter the upcoming 2013 race because of his previous commitment to 30 Rock. Will 30 Rock end next year? Alec Baldwin says yes Instead, he says he plans to make occasional appearances on 30 Rock after the series' upcoming sixth season so that he can begin a graduate program in the fall of 2012 "to help me better understand what the fiscal imperatives of that job are," he told the newspaper. "What's the reality of the city unions, of contracts, agreements, teachers, infrastructure, decentralizing, everything? And utilities, Con Ed, the M.T.A. - how does it all work?" Baldwin is currently in discussions with two top universities about enrolling in a politics and government program. Baldwin has expressed interest in entering politics in the past, but says he's ready to take the risk - whether it pays off or not. "I am someone who is fully prepared for the fact that I could go into this and do it and completely have my a-- kicked," he said. "I could throw a party and no one could come. And it would be this staggering lesson for me." Alec Baldwin "very, very interested" in running for office Although Baldwin is one of the lead actors on 30 Rock - only second to Tina Fey - series executive producer Lorne Michaels is confident the show can and will go on with or without Baldwin. "I can't imagine doing the show without Alec, but I couldn't imagine doing [Saturday Night Live] without Chevy [Chase]," Michaels told Vulture. "And we're still on the air. ... It's got a lot of life and vitality and we all want to keep it going." 30 Rock returns to NBC midseason. Baldwin will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live when it returns on Sept. 24 on NBC.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Wan fa gui zong yi Shao Lin

THE BEST OF SHAOLIN KUNG FU sounds like a documentary, but its more like a highlight reel of Joseph Kuo films right down to the use of Carter Wong as a villain, the appearance of Shaolin bronze men and an epic series of challenges within Shaolin for the star Cliff Lok to overcome. Lok has always seemed like one of those reliable, yet unremarkable kung fu stars who, like Jimmy Wang Yu, peaked in the early 70s and was ultimately overshadowed by bigger and better talent. But within this film, it becomes clear that all he needed was the proper choreography to shine as bright as any kung fu star. And appropriately enough, the man to do it was his mentor, director and choreographer Chan Siu-pang

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Box Office Update: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Overperforms With $18 Mil Friday

Exceeding all expectations, 20th Century Fox's Rise of the Planet of the Apes was on course to gross $18 million on Friday in a sizeable start for the origins pic.our editor recommendsRise of the Planet of the Apes: Film ReviewThe Change-Up: Film ReviewCowboys & Aliens: Film ReviewThe Smurfs: Film Review The opening day performance means the movie -- headlining Andy Serkis as the ape Casesar -- should open in the mid $40 million range at the domestic box office, successfully relaunching the classic sci-fi franchise. PHOTOS: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': The Many Faces of Andy Serkis Rise of the Apes was playing well across the country, including among various ethnic groups. Directed by Rupert Wyatt and also starring James Franco, Freida Pinto and John Lithgow is drawing rave reviews, particularly for the photo-realistic apes, which were created by Peter Jackson's Weta Digital using advanced performance capture technology. VIDEO: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': A Film Evolution Moviegoers agreed with critics in liking the movie, and gave it an A- CinemaScore, according to Friday night exit polls. Tracking had been soft among women, but interest picked up noticeably late this week. It showed at Friday's box office, with females making up 44% of the audience. The movie skewed older, with 59% of the audience over the age of 25. The film, made for $93 million, was produced by Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark's Chernin Enertainment and co-financed by Fox, Dune Entertainment and Ingenious. PHOTOS: Summer Movie Guide Rise of the Apes earned $1.3 million in midnight runs, nearly double the $700,000 earned in midnight grosses last week by Cowboys & Aliens. Elsewhere at the domestic box office, Universal's R-rated body switching comedy The Change-Up, starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, underperformed, grossing around $4.5 million. Directed by David Dobkin, the comedy is expected to only open in the low to mid teens for the weekend. PHOTOS: New Generation of Superheroes Sony's holdover The Smurfs remained a strong contender, coming in No. 2 for the day and grossing an estimated $5.7 million. Universal and DreamWorks' Cowboys & Aliens tumbled more than 60%, grossing roughly $4.7 million, although it's possible Change-Up could pull ahead of Cowboys once final Friday numbers are calculated. Related Topics Freida Pinto James Franco Box Office Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Disney's Snow Whitened reboot will get a director

This news that Disney are going to remake among their all-time classic qualities would certainly be met having a sad sigh along with a simple shrug from the shoulders. However, their plans for Snow Whitened do a minimum of seem just a little different.Occur China, An Order From The Seven will reimagine Snow White's up and down-challenged pals like a septet of 1800s players who fit in with a declining, centuries-old order. Once they stumble across a youthful lady in peril, the chance comes up to revive glory for their kind.Advert director and visual effects whizz Michael Gracey continues to be placed in the helm, changing I'm Legend's Francis Lawrence, although Toy Story 3's Michael Arndt continues to be working hard on the tweaked version from the script. Gracey will quickly begin storyboarding the film, without any release date around the corner up to now.The film is just one of three Snow Whitened projects presently in development, alongside Relativity's still untitled project, and Universal's Snow Whitened And Also The Huntsman.The second film is anticipated to become a dark, action-orientated undertake the story book, with Rupert Sanders pointing an exciting-star cast including Billy Burke, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron. It's set to reach in movie theaters on 1 June 2012.Source: THRDo we actually need three new Snow Whitened films? Have your say below.