February 12, 2009

Someone has watched the final cut of the highly-anticipated "Watchmen" at a screening in Los Angeles and Latino Review has got the screening reports. Listing the eleven important things seen in the action fantasy movie, Latino Review's reader Bentley Mustafa shared out spoilerific details of what he has seen during the screening.

He started off by noting that the final cut does not contain "Black Freighter". Nonetheless, he stated that glimpses of the comic can be seen in the newsstand as well as when a kid reads it. Then, he confirmed that the ending will be different from the graphic novel and admitted that the tone is dark though mentioning that "The Watchmen reality is a little more surreal in its feel, like a dream. It really has the feel of the comic in it."

Music mogul Jay-Z reportedly is mad after hearing the mounting reports of his protege, Rihanna, allegedly becoming the target of her boyfriend Chris Brown's attack on Grammys night, February 8. "He hit the roof" when he first found out about it, Hollyscoop quotes a source close to Jay-Z as saying.

"Chris is a walking dead man. He messed with the wrong crew," the insider adds. No record if Jay-Z wants to take action on Chris due to his conduct.

"A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake is moving forward with the pick up of its director. The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz Blog reported that both Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema have appointed music video director Samuel Bayer to helm the re-imagining of the Wes Craven classic, making the project Bayer's directorial debut for feature film.

Samuel Bayer is known for his works in commercials and music videos. Having won MTV Video Music Awards' Director of the Year in 2005 and 2007, his music video credits include Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Blind Melon's "No Rain", Green Day's "American Idiot" and Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around".

"It's All About Love", the brand new mid-tempo song performed by David Archuleta has come out. Question on whether it is a leftover from his self-titled debut album or recorded for his next project remains answered.

David Archuleta will be touring across America with labelmate from Jive Records Lesley Roy to support his debut effort. The runner-up of "American Idol" season seven will kick off the gig on February 24 at Sandler PAC in Virginia Beach, VA.

Britney Spears has started filming a music video for her controversial song "If U Seek Amy" and details on how the video will be shot have been unfolded. According to an eyewitness from its shooting location, the video will contain old-schooled scenes with the singer wearing a blonde '50s style wig, fitted pink top and white skirt.

Furthermore, from on-the-set photos slideshow, it is revealed that Britney will be accompanied by several extras, one of whom is a straight-laced man wearing khakis and a sweater over his shoulders. Concerning where the video is shot, rumor says that it is filmed at "a $4 million traditional home near the Palisades bluffs." No statement on when the video will make its debut though.

As the speculations surrounding Balthazar Getty's alleged exit from "Brothers & Sisters" intensify with reports that the actor will last be seen in the 19th episode, one of the series' executive producers, Alison Schapker, stands up and uncovers what is really going on. To Los Angeles Times, Schapker confirms that Getty's character will leave Los Angeles in the particular episode, but he will return before the end of the season.

"Balthazar is taking time off from the show right now because we felt that character was really on a downward spiral and you see him really go on it," the producer who has also co-written some of the episode explains. "In almost trying to be his dad, he's destroyed by it, and he has lost everything by the end of the year."

Following protests from viewers and bloggers on the inclusion of 23-year-old Joanna Pacitti into "American Idol", new report surfaces that the contestant has actually been disqualified. Right after the telecast that reveal the Top 36 where Joanna is admitted, FOX announce that the Philadelphia native is "ineligible".

It became a controversy last month when Pacitti was handed a golden ticket to Hollywood despite the fact that she has performed more than a hundred times as the titular character of "Annie" in Broadway when she was 11. She was even signed to A&M Records and her vocal has appeared in several soundtracks to big screen movies.

Miley Cyrus' music video for her ballad song "The Climb" has been leaked despite announcement marking February 16 as its premiere date. Lasting for almost four minutes, it mostly features scenes from her upcoming film "Hannah Montana: The Movie".

Beside showing Miley riding horse with Lucas Till, who plays her love interest in the movie, the video captures her swinging back and forth in a rope near a waterfall. It also includes an acoustic set where she picks up her guitar and sits on the floor, singing to the song.

It turns out that Selena Gomez is having a crush on actor Zac Efron as she has been quoted by OceanUp openly admitting to Popstar! that she considers his hairstyle "so attractive." Revealing on what makes her think so, she frankly explains, "I mean all the boys kind of have thie swoop going on, but if you've noticed lately Zac is doing a 40's look. I love that."

"I really actually like Zac Efron's hair," Selena frankly confesses. "Vanessa don't kill me!" the Disney star quickly adds while making a reference to Zac's actress girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens.

Sequel to 2008 blockbuster film "The Dark Knight" won't be director Christopher Nolan's next project, it has been unraveled. The two-time Batman movie helmer will instead move on to direct another feature film project he has written entitled "Inception" after his original screenplay is being picked up by Warner Bros. in a whopping seven-figure buy, according to Variety.

Nolan's involvement with this film allegedly pushes back any potential filming for the next Batman film. Nonetheless, Nolan will co-produce the movie which has been described as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind" with partner Emma Thomas, who is also "The Dark Knight" producer. The 38-year-old filmmaker is reported planning to shoot the sci-fi action film in summer 2009 for a summer 2010 release.

Bar fight, turbo boost and cute bar owner will grace the upcoming episode of "Knight Rider". Mike decides to visit one of his old haunts, Sonny's bar, during his decompression time. When Mike arrives, he notices that the crowd has changed for the worse.

After learning of Sonny's death in a car accident, Mike is pleased to hear that his daughter Julie is now running the bar. He offers to lend a hand in order to bring the bar back to its original glory. Meanwhile, Mike suspects a foul play when he hears of the recent fires at the bar and discovers that someone has secretly being trying to get Julie to sell the place.

Several U.S. radio stations decide to pull out Chris Brown's songs from their playlists after the R&B singer is accused of attacking a woman, who is strongly believed to be Rihanna. One of the radios which has publicly dropped his music is pop-radio station 100.9 WNOU-FM, which is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

"The audience of RadioNOW 100.9 has requested that temporarily suspend the airplay of songs by Chris Brown," so the WNOU site announced. "We do not take domestic violence allegations lightly. Domestic violence, battery and assault are serious issues on our society."

Gary Sinise is going one-on-one with fellow Emmy winner Craig T. Nelson in the upcoming "CSI: NY". In "The Party's Over", Stella's date is interrupted when the body of the deputy mayor falls from the ceiling at a charity fundraiser. Mac takes on Robert Dunbrook (Nelson). It airs February 18 on CBS.

In a recent scoop by TV Guide, it is further hinted that Lindsay and Danny will get a wedding in a February episode. Producer Pam Veasey refers the couple as "the Messer family" when revealing that Lindsay will go back to Montana to share the pregnancy to her family.

An interesting tidbit about "Superman" reboot and the Wachowski Brothers has been thrown in. According to a source at Ain't It Cool News, the writing/directing duo known for their work in "The Matrix" trilogy have been approached to reboot "Superman" franchise as a trilogy and they are "currently reviewing their options".

The tipster noted that James McTeigue, the director of the brothers' "V for Vendetta" film has broken the news during a television interview in Berlin. Allegedly, the helmer claimed that a shakeup at Warner Bros. has delayed the Wachowskis' live-action "Plastic Man" and opened a discussion for the two to possibly direct the reboot.

E! Online has claimed in an exclusive report on its site, dated Wednesday, February 11, that Chris Brown has been spotted at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. "He's staying in a suite on an upper floor of the hotel," the site wrote.

"They had to kick out any paparazzi that were around and get him tons of security to sneak him in," an unnamed source in the city informed E! Online. Despite the claim, a Hard Rock spokesman declined to comment, stating "We cannot confirm that Chris is staying with us. However, several of his friends are staying on [the] property."

A music video supporting "Takin' Back My Love", Enrique Iglesias' new song featuring Ciara, has been released. Directed by Ray Kay, it captures the two singers, who are teamed up as lovers, involved in a fight in their bedroom.

As their fight continues, Enrique is seen feeling frustrated with the situation and trying to find a way to outburst his anger by smashing kitchenware to the floor. Meanwhile, Ciara chooses to release her temper by throwing clothes to the swimming pool. Nearing the end, they make it up, hugging and kissing each other while their house is shot in a complete disarray.

Internet reports have been abuzz that Mickey Rourke and Courtney Love are an item after The Mirror broke a report Wednesday, February 11, claiming the twosome has been secretly dating for three weeks. "Courtney has quite a crush on Mickey and finds him utterly compelling," an insider testified.

Mickey and Courtney were claimed to have "met up in secret and had an awesome evening" after he sent her text messages during the Golden Globes on January 11, asking her to go on a date with him. Greater than that, the insider believed, "Let's just say they didn't stop at holding hands and a chaste peck on the cheek."

Fox Searchlight Pictures comedy "Miss March" has just got its red band trailer which came out in courtesy of IGN. While some of the footage previewed are similar to the previously released trailer, the age-restricted trailer still manages to sneak up many never-before-seen footage, including the opening footage wherein Eugene asks for romantic advice from Tucker.

"Miss March" tells the story of Eugene Pratt, a young man who falls into a coma on his prom night. Waking up after four years in deep sleep, Eugene finds out that his virgin high-school sweetheart has become a centerfold in one of the world's most famous men's magazines, Playboy. Determined to win her back, he goes on a wacky cross-country road trip with his best friend to crash a party at the magazine's legendary mansion headquarters.

There is only one way back to the island, and it's through the 'windows'. In the next "Lost", the scheme to get back to the island to save the rest is getting rounder with the revelation on 'how to' but problem occurs when not all of the Oceanic 6 agree to return.

According to EW's Michael Ausiello, this episode will introduce for the first time the grandfather of Jack. The character will be played by Raymond J. Barry who had appeared as guest in "Cold Case" and "Law & Order" among others. The episode is called "316" and it airs February 18.

Miley Cyrus' music video for her new single "The Climb" has been available to peek through a snippet taken from the footage of her upcoming film "Hannah Montana: The Movie". The video previews her horse-riding with a male friend.

Beside giving a sneak peek into Miley's "The Climb" music video, the snippet also announces the premiere date for the full-length video for the track. Through the preview, it is revealed that the video will be debuted on Monday, February 16 on Disney Chanel during the premiere of the mouse house's original movie "Dadnapped".

Fans of Rihanna flood the Barbadian singer's MySpace with outpouring support amidst mounting reports of her being beaten by boyfriend Chris Brown during a heated argument over the weekend. Beside wishing the songstress well, fans also give her encouragement to stay strong during the difficult time.

"YOU deserve BETTER," a fan named Jessica writes. Another fan named Morgan says in a post, "I just want to say that I really hope you get better soon. You are such a great and strong woman .... Turn your hurt into a song that can inspire everyone to be strong and it will get you through whatever life throws at you."

The nominees for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards have been revealed during a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on February 11. Announced by Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Jessica Simpson, it was revealed that Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield both led the pack with six and four counts respectively.

Brad and Heidi were up against each other in Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. For the three categories, they were joined by such contenders as Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Jamey Johnson and Carrie Underwood among others.

One of the most hyped guest cameos in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" this season is that by country singer Taylor Swift. And arriving as a promo is a sneak peek of her episode "Turn Turn Turn" where she changes looks frequently since the scenes take course over a year.

Nick Stokes is led to investigate another murder in a motel where three separate murders have been taking place within a year. Swift plays a teenager named Haley Jones whose parents run the seedy motel in Las Vegas. During a red carpet interview, Swift spilled that her character gets hurt and it involves a scissor.

After the short preview as well as the Entertainment Tonight's teaser trailer version of "Inglourious Basterds" came out earlier, an official teaser trailer for the Quentin Tarantino's war drama has been put out. The nearly two minutes video gives more to the story of The Basterds, the Brad Pitt's speech to his newly-recruited band of soldiers and actions to be seen.

An ensemble war film from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds" is set in Nazi-occupied France. It begins when Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping the brutal murder, Shosanna flees to Paris, changes her identity and plans a revenge. Elsewhere, Lieutenant Aldo Raine assembles a group of Jewish soldiers known as The Basterds. Joining forces with German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark, they set on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.

Nicollette Sheridan will soon be Edie Britt no more. Ted Casablanca of E! Online has broken the news, reporting that ABC's spokeswoman has let out confirmation that the 45-year-old actress will be leaving "Desperate Housewives", the network's comedy-drama about the lives of a group of women living on the Wisteria Lane.

In addition to the spokeswoman's confirmation, Casablanca noted that Sheridan's representative has also made a comment over the actress' departure. "Nicollette had a great time on the show and is looking forward to her next project," so the rep said as quoted by the columnist.

Laying low since he has become the target of LAPD's investigation for alleged assault on girlfriend Rihanna, Chris Brown is said to be feeling "very bad" about what has happened. "Chris is all right. He's a good kid," his longtime wardrobe stylist Mike B. tells People.

Not commenting further on Chris' felony battery case, Mike opts to urge fans to keep supporting the R 'n' B performer as well as Rihanna. "They're both blessed and we just got to send them our prayers," Mike says.

This season of "American Idol" has opened a bigger door for the hopefuls, by taking in 36 instead of the usual 24. During the February 11 episode, these 36 people are announced one by one, through a deliberation where contestants must go through a long narrow passage leading to their fate.

First ones that are let in are Anoop Desai and Von Smith. The judges then have a showdown between Cody and Alexander Wagner-Trugman, asking them to perform any song and the latter does it better, consequently included in the next round while the former goes home. Joining Alex is Adam Lambert who has the voice of a Broadway singer.

A publicist for Mandy Moore has confirmed that the actress-singer is engaged to singer-songwriter Ryan Adams. Giving no further details regarding the engagement, the publicist does say the pair will definitely tie the knot.

Moore, 24, and Adams, 34, began dating in December 2007, but it wasn't until March the following year that the press learned about their romance. In July 2008, the couple broke up and Adams blamed their separation to the media attention surrounding Moore.

When the Vatican is struck from within by an old enemy, there is only one man who can save it from the deathly threat, Robert Langdon. In a new full-length trailer of "Angels & Demons", courtesy of MSN, it can be seen how Vatican's nemesis, the Illuminati, uses the Papal Conclave to terrorize the Catholic Church.

While some of the footage shown in the trailer have been previewed previously from either the teaser or the clips, many of the scenes displayed in the trailer are new. The more than two minutes promotional video teases on the thrill and the mystery the movie will present as well as the explosive sequences and the race-against-time scenes.

Jonas Brothers shared their interest to craft new songs for Chris Weitz's upcoming movie "New Moon", which stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. During an interview with MTV, they hinted their willingness to make music for the "Twilight" sequel if people from the movie ask them to do the job.

Of that matter, Nick Jonas stated, "The movie ['Twilight'] was obviously a huge success, and if they asked us to be a part of [the sequel], that would be great." Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas emphasized Nick's statement noting, "That would be really cool."

The cover of Playboy magazine's March 2009 issue, which features former Danity Kane member Aubrey O'Day, has been leaked all over the web. The front page of the men's magazine sees the singer, wearing nude-colored mini dress, sitting on a white chair and starring seductively to the camera. "Aubrey O'Day, Breaks Free of Danity Kane (And Her Clothes)", so read the tagline that accompanies her cover shot.

In addition to the leaked cover, one picture of Aubrey which is set to be featured as part of an eight-page nude pictorial in the magazine's next month issue, dubbed The Sex and Music Issue, has also been leaked. It sees her wearing a skimpy black swimsuit. Both pictures are an addition to another one which was leaked last month.

A clip from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is likely to be aired during the 81st Annual Academy Awards telecast. Suggesting the possibility was New York Times' The Carpetbagger as it reported that the clip from the sixth "Harry Potter" film could end up as a part of the planned montage shown at the end of the Oscars ceremony.

The picking up of the clip reportedly has been done by Warner Bros. earlier in a staff meeting in which the studio allegedly chose three films to get their clip featured. In companion to "Half-Blood Prince", the two other films to be getting the same treatment are Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" and McG's "Terminator Salvation". Nonetheless, these rumors have yet to be confirmed by the studio.

Jennifer Hudson has brought out a music video to promote her song "If This Isn't Love". In the Diane Martel-directed music video, she is captured performing the song while two people, who land the part as a couple, are dancing to the beat.

In a behind-the-scenes video footage, Jennifer previously promised to give "something different" in the newly-premiered video. She explained, "We groove a little bit. ... It's very different. It's very exciting. Diane [Martel] is amazing. I think it'll be something different in it."