August 09, 2008

The Game's fans don't have to wait any longer to find out more of his upcoming third studio album "L.A.X". Its official tracklisting has been leaked, showing that the full album will carry as many as nineteen tracks.

"Game's Pain" in which he will collaborate with Keyshia Cole is his first single. It contains vocal sample of "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles. Furthermore, it is then followed by second single "Dope Boys" which features Travis Barker as a guest star. Meanwhile, his third single will be "My Life" featuring Lil Wayne.

Paul W.S. Anderson's action movie "Death Race" has released the claimed-to-be first clip of the movie. Displaying the scene where Jensen Ames played by Jason Statham is navigating through the rain of fire let out by his competitors, the clip shows the intensity of the deathly race which ends with a big bang.

Following Ames' fight for freedom, "Death Race" tells the story of the ex-con who is framed for a murder and his task in joining an insane three-day challenge set by Terminal Island's warden. Facing the most vicious criminals in the country, the three-time speedway champion now has to outsmart and outgun the others to come out alive.

Performing a free concert for "Good Morning America" on Friday, August 8, pop rock band Jonas Brothers have taken over the Big Apple. Performing on the stage erected at Bryan Park in Midtown Manhattan, the trio created a history of their own setting a new record for the largest crowd the morning show has ever hosted up to the date.

In front of more than their 10,000 hysterical teenage fans, the band consisted of Kevin, Joe and Nick performed a quick set of songs, including "S.O.S.", their latest hit single "Burnin' Up" and parts of a couple other songs from their upcoming new LP, "A Little Bit Longer". The large number of the concert's attendees allegedly prompted show hosts to compare the band with legendary bands, including The Beatles.

It's been months since reports on him marrying longtime girlfriend Beyonce Knowles first leaked in April. And Jay-Z has, in a recent interview with Vibe magazine, spoken for the first time about why he and the songbird choose not to talk publicly about their marriage.

Talking about his silence about their marriage to interviewer Elliot Wilson for the September issue of the magazine, the hip-hop star claims it is important for him and Beyonce to keep certain issues of their lives away from the media and public. He says, "That's ridiculous for me to confirm. I don't have ... I'm gonna say, I think that was a ridiculous question. I just think it's really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself."

A remake of Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 classic horror movie, "Friday the 13th" was shot in Texas and during the filming period, Reelz Channel has paid a visit to the set. On Friday, August 8, Reelz's "Dailies" has exposed the on-set video report from the visit showing both behind-the-scene footages as well as interviews and now, the video has leaked out.

In this new behind-the-scene video, fans can see footages when the crew are filming for several scenes. They can also check out the interview with the Jason Voorhees' depicter, Derek Mears, the cast ensemble, such as Jared Padalecki and Amanda Righetti, and the film's producer Bradley Fuller where they talk about the experience working for the film as well as the remake itself.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was officially launched yesterday August 8 with a spectacular ceremony that includes a duet performance by Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan. The event that was held at the National Stadium of the China's capital, witnessed the international collaboration of "You and Me" that becomes the official theme song for the game this year.

"You and Me" was specially written for the occasion by France-based Chinese composed Chen Qigang. Brightman and Huan ascended a gigantic Globe representing the world to perform the song. "Being up there was one of the biggest thrills in my life," Brightman commented after the performance. Huan added, "I think the show has succeeded in sending the message ... communicating with the world in harmony."

After being mocked by host of MTV Video Music Awards last year for her awful stage act, Pop singer Britney Spears has apparently decided to not take it too personally as she will be in a commercial ads scene for this year's MTV show promotion. This week, the singer has been working on a video shoot taken in Hollywood Paramount Studio along with a British comedian Russell Brand, who will be hosting the show on September 7.

As previously reported, Britney's single "Piece of Me", taken from her 2007 album "Blackout", will compete with Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", Rihanna's "Take a Bow", Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body", and Jordin Sparks' "No Air" for Best Female Video in this year's MTV annual show. She will also battle Danity Kane, Jonas Brothers, Panic! At the Disco, and Tokio Hotel for Best Pop Video prize.

Coming to the term of expressing madness, Lisa Marie Presley is the best. The pregnant singer takes aim at the press, baring her baby bump for a series of stunning photographs for Marie Claire magazine, which are meant to fire back against early media reports, most of which were negative, surrounding her pregnancy.

The expectant celebrity mother poses for celebrity photographer Davis Factor for the upcoming September issue of Marie Claire. The photos feature black and white shots of her in bed, posing in her lingerie. The other photo, meanwhile, sees her on a desert wearing an unbuttoned leopard-skin print coat, baring her growing belly.

For those who have not been crept out enough by "Mirrors", IGN Movies has posted a video exposing its first three minutes opening scene. Gory and hair-rising, the footage is an elaboration from the clip shown in the previous trailers where a terrified man looks into his reflection in the mirror while his reflection cuts of his throat.

Centering its story on an evil trying to make its way to the living world through mirrors, this Alexandre Aja's horror remake follows Ben Carson, a former cop turned burned down department store's head of security, in his struggle to save his family from the hand of vengeful spirit living in the mirrors. The 20th Century Fox's movie stars Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Cameron Boyce and Erica Gluck and will be available in the big screen on August 15.

The Hollywood rumor mill goes into overdrive again that Lindsay Lohan is getting hitched with her DJ pal and same sex lesbian lover Samantha Ronson. Such rumor is in all probabilities inspired by the fact that she's been spotted sporting a ring on her left ring finger.

Lindsay was having lunch with Ronson at Tuscan eatery E. Baldi in Beverly Hills Thursday, August 7 when she was photographed wearing a diamond ring on her left ring finger. The sighting has sent rumors spreading like wildfire throughout Internet gossip websites that the lovebirds will, sooner or later, tie the knot.

British girl group Girls Aloud have blasted rumor saying that they have been in a dispute. Instead, the group which consists of Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh, and Nadine Coyle, have reportedly worked on their fifth album, not-yet-titled.

According to a source, these girls have difficulty in deciding which single will be their first track in the album. This happens because they want the single to be a huge success just as their previous ones. In an interview, the source said, "The girls are really excited about this one. They think it's their best album yet. The last was their most successful so far and that has given them the drive to keep going. They have spent more time recording this one than they have in the past because they want to get it right."

Hailed to be fresh, funny, and uplifting, "Happy-Go-Lucky" is a drama comedy film from Academy Award-nominee Mike Leigh starring Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan and Alexis Zegerman. Before the film hits limited theaters on October 10, Miramax Films present the domestic trailer of the Simon Channing Williams-produced movie.

Pushing thirty, Poppy is an optimistic, care-free and cheerful primary school teacher. She looks at every thing happens in her life through a positive glass. But, not everybody around her has her seemingly perfect and happy single life. When one day she decides to take a driving lesson, she meets Scott an uptight driving instructor who is everything she is not. And, her positive attitude is put to the ultimate test.

It is what it is. Matthew McConaughey arguably is such an unusual guy and most of all a distinct celebrity father. Boasting the bright future of his baby boy, who's still one month old, he tells CNN's "House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta" in interview that he has kept the infant's placenta and plans to plant it in an orchard, hoping that it will help fertilize the land.

"It's going to be in the orchards, and it's going to bear some wonderful fruit," the actor said, per an interview transcript. "When I was in Australia, they had a placenta tree that was on the river...and all the placentas of all that tribe, all that clan, whatever aboriginal tribe that was, all the placentas went under that one tree and it was this huge behemoth of just health and strength," he added when referring to the ritual he's adopted.

In their effort to promote Coen brothers' latest drama comedy "Burn After Reading", Focus Features released two brand new videos. Each video which format is a sort-of-mini-trailer focuses on clueless gym employee Chad and womanizer federal marshal Harry, two out of the five main characters in the movie.

When two gym employees, Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, find a detailed memoir of an ousted CIA agent Ozzie Cox at the gym where they work, they come out with what they think to be the greatest idea ever, blackmailing Cox in exchange for the disc. Clueless and inexperienced, the two soon figure out that the task is not as simple as it seems, especially with Cox not acting like a victim. Their problem gets more complicated when Harry Pfarrer, the lover of Cox' soon-to-be ex-wife, is entangled in the blackmail scheme.

Donnie Klang has dropped music video for single "Take You There" via FNMTV. In the song, taken from his upcoming debut album "Just a Rolling Stone", Donnie has teamed up with rapper P. Diddy as a guest star.

The video is directed by Ray Kay. It features the two stars in black suits sitting and rapping verses in a black luxurious car. Besides that, it also provides audience with a highlight of night life style in Hollywood downtown. At the end of the video, the singers are shot in a room, sitting on a couch with beautiful women around them.

Becoming the subject of media attention with her being reported pregnant, it seems like Jenna Jameson won't stop keeping the public talking about her. The retired adult movie star has ended her career in the porn industry, yet won't be slowing down anytime soon, lending her curvy body for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)'s latest ad.

Becoming the organization's current it girl, she takes her clothes off for ABC's latest ad which is aimed at encouraging people to spay and neuter their cats and dogs. In the ad she's photographed in a bed tactfully covered with a bedsheet. The picture was shot a few months ago in New York City with her dog Chester by her side.

For his latest feature film project, 19-year-old Chris Brown has been involved in T.I.'s action thriller "The Heist". To work with a list of other talented actors including Idris Elba and Matt Dillon, the R 'n' B sensation will be seen as someone other than a young and successful musician due to his portrayal of a murderous bank robber and recently, he opened up about it.

Showing his excitement about the forthcoming Screen Gems' flick at the Teen Choice Awards, the "Kiss Kiss" hitmaker told MTV, "It's a movie called 'The Heist' that I'm doing with T.I., Idris Elba and Matt Dillon. I'm playing a killer. I'm not going to give anything else away!" Still, he added, "It's a bank-robbing movie, so it's one of those action-packed films. You get a little different side of me in that movie."

The nominees for MTV Video Music Awards in the Best New Artist category have been downsized to mere five. Contending for the coveted prize are none other than German rock band Tokio Hotel and teen pop sensation Miley Cyrus. Both acts are taking the storm this year with their music videos "Ready , Set, Go!" and "7 Things" respectively but will still face a tough competition from three others, namely "I Kissed a Girl" crooner Katy Perry, American Idol champion last year Jordin Sparks and country darling Taylor Swift.

The Best New Artist nominees which are open for voting at MTV.com already, are revealed on FNMTV yesterday (August 8) along with the nominees for category of Best Dancing in a Video. Those falling under the second category are Ne-Yo for "Closer", Madonna for "4 Minutes", Chris Brown for "Forever", Danity Kane for "Damaged" and The Pussycat Dolls for "When I Grow Up".

Along with their growing success, band Sugarland are currently sued by former band mate Kristen Hall, one of whom created the band in 2002. She is seeking more than $1.5 million from current members of the group, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush who have been previously reported to put their latest album "Love on the Inside" at number one in Billboard Hot 200 chart this week.

Kristen has filed legal document in U.S. District Court of Atlanta in late July with a lawsuit statement saying that "Jennifer and Kristian have acted in bad faith, have been stubbornly litigious and have caused [Hall] unnecessary trouble and expense." The lawsuit also said that from mid-2002 until late 2005, the trio have agreed to share time, effort, energy, and passion in order to make the band a creative and commercial success. In return for that, though Kristen has left the band in 2005 to pursue a solo career as a singer-songwriter, she will still receive any profit and income earned by the band. Beside sharing profit, they have also agreed to share any financial losses that might be suffered by the band in the future.

From a former "American Idol" runner-up to a father, that's Clay Aiken. The 29-year-old singer becomes a father for the first time as his first child was born Friday, August 8.

Sharing the good news with fans, Aiken wrote a post on his site announcing the birth of a baby boy, who's named Parker Foster Aiken. He, as stated on the post, "was born at a hospital in North Carolina" at 8:08 A.M. Friday. He weighed in at 6 lbs 2 oz and measured 19 inches.

Shia LaBeouf's car crash accident appears to finally take its toll on the production of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Although director Michael Bay has argued that the injury sustained by the young star would not affect the filming of the "Transformers" sequel, it seems that what has happened is the other way around.

TFW2005 reported that the first production unit has been given a one month break with the suggestion that it has resulted from LaBeouf's mangled fingers. Despite the fact that the first unit has been put in hiatus, the second unit will continue filming since the majority of footages shot by this team generally are shots like scenery, close-ups of objects and others that do not require the lead actors on-screen.