March 06, 2009

Reconciling with on-again off-again husband Travis Barker after he was involved in a tragic plane crash last year, Shanna Moakler tells US Weekly that she plans to renew her wedding vows with the drummer. "We would like to renew our vows and have another wedding," says the actress.

"It's not so much about the wedding but about having a celebration of each other and getting through all the crazy things we've been through," Shanna gushes. "When you almost lose a loved one, it makes you appreciate things you took for granted."

With many restaurant-themed reality series gaining momentum on television, NBC is looking forward to air one of its own piece, "The Chopping Block". The show put renown chef Marco Pierre White as the host, judge and role figure, but what exactly and how is it different from the rest are explained through the promo as well as clips.

The promo explains why Chef Marco is notorious, how the game will be played and what prize awaits for the winner. The three clips that are compiled in a player meanwhile, give a look on the teams, the first challenge they meet, the couples crashing in the kitchen, and Marco judging on the dishes.

One devoted fan of Radiohead, Miley Cyrus has expressed her disappointment upon being dissed by the music act during the 51st annual Grammy Awards back on February 8, telling the Johnjay & Rich morning radio show on Tuesday, March 3, "I was so upset." Devastated by the unfortunate encounter, she admitted leaving the awards show, vowing "I'm gonna ruin them, I'm going to tell everyone."

Recalling the day she met the rock band, Miley said during the radio interview, "I'm like, these are the people I really want to meet. I'd freak out. They're my rock gods. These are the only people I would cry over." Then "[I told my manager], 'Pull as many strings.' My manager asked and said, 'Miley's really obsessed.' And they were like, 'We don't really do that'", Miley went on to dish.

Three-minute long featurette for "Dragonball Evolution" has been unraveled by WorldsFinest.it. Providing glimpses at the filming process of the live-action adaptation, the featurette in most part unveils a series of fresh clips, including the scene when dying Grandpa Gohan instructs Goku of what he supposes to do to save mankind, and the footage of Goku, Master Roshi and Bulma begin their journey to collect the dragonballs.

In addition to the never-before-seen footage, several behind-the-scene clips have also been compiled into the featurette, exposing the filming process for some of the action sequences. Moreover, director James Wong and most of the cast ensemble, Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Chow Yun-Fat, Joon Park and Jamie Chung, take turn to talk about this forthcoming movie and about the international cast lined up.

Responding to rumor suggesting that she has mocked Beyonce Knowles and Ciara, Keri Hilson reportedly said she "wants to be distanced from the diss record." Speaking during a recent 95.5 interview in Atlanta, she also admitted that the whole idea came from DJ Polow De Pon.

Polow De Pon himself insisted that Keri, who has an album "In a Perfect World..." under her belt, "would never diss Beyonce". Though clearing up about Keri mocking Beyonce, he unfortunately said no words regarding diss upon Ciara.

The departure of several staff and the declining ratings, do not make NBC lose faith in "Heroes". The show will go on with the fourth season, producer Bryan Fuller and entertainment president Angela Bromstad confirmed.

To EW, Fuller said that the talks of another season has been brewing for some time. "We've spent a lot of time in the writers room talking about what season 4 is going to look like," he said. In fact, the third season finale will be left open-ended to accommodate a story for the new season. He continued, "Basically, the last act of episode 25, similar to what's been done in the past, opens up a new chapter of Heroes. It sets up arcs for a variety of characters."

A singer-songwriter who has received numerous prestigious awards, Beyonce Knowles will earn another accolade as she reportedly is among the first celebs who will have their wax figures unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. The wax figure of actor Jamie Foxx, additionally, will be among the first exhibits too.

In the meantime, construction is still under way on the building, which reportedly worth $55 million. The 40,000-square-foot building is located at Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Drive. Los Angeles architect Michael Rotondi is in hand with the design.

A music video in support of Steve Rushton's "Emergency", the soundtrack of "Race to Witch Mountain", has been premiered. It mainly captures Steve wandering around an abandoned area and performing the song accompanied by a band.

Beside featuring a song from Steve Rushton, "Race to Witch Mountain" also has its music scored by composer Trevor Rabin with the help from orchestrator Gordon Goodwin, producer Paul Linford, mixer Steve Kempster, ProTools recordist Larry Mah and music editor Robbie Boyd. Recorded at the Sony Scoring Stage, the music for the film contains strong brass lines and complex string ostinatos accentuated with electronics and percussion to keep the action flowing.

What if you wake up one morning with no recollection of what has happened during a blow-out bachelor party you had the night before and cannot find your about-to-be married friend? In the first teaser trailer of "The Hangover", three friends are living that kind of confusing situation.

Assigned to be Doug's groomsmen, three friends join Doug in Las Vegas for a bachelor party they'll never forget. But, they wake up the next morning with no memory of what has happened. All they know now, there is a tiger in the bathroom, a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite, and Doug is gone without a trace. With little time to spare, they now have to trace back their hazy memory to figure out what went wrong and find Doug in time for him to walk down the aisle.

Thinking that Rihanna should not take Chris Brown back after he allegedly assaulted her last month, fans of the "Umbrella" hit maker have launched an online petition, urging her to have a change of heart. Visitors to the online petition, which is dubbed "Don't Do It Rihanna!", are asked to sign a written request to "keep Rihanna away from Chris Brown."

"We the undersigned feel that Chris Brown should not be given another chance, and that Rihanna should move on from this relationship," so read the statement that visitors have to sign. No record on when the petition is launched.

On March 12, Dr. Carter gets a surprise visit from an old friend while waiting for his kidney transplant. With four episodes left, Eriq La Salle returns to "ER" to reprise his role as Dr. Benton. Also spotted in the preview which has just been released are Julianna Margulies who reprises Nurse Carol Hathaway and Susan Sarandon as a patient's mother.

Should the rumors are to be believed then the next week's episode of "ER" would also be the one with George Clooney returning as Dr. Doug Ross. Executive producer John Wells would not confirm this but he told EW that not all those who come back will be cramped in one episode. "You should not expect them all to be in the finale," he said. "We've spread them out over the season. I didn't want to do something like somebody dies, or there is a celebration, or the hospital closes, so that's why everybody comes back. I wanted it to be natural."

Starring together in comedy-romance movie "He's Just Not That Into You", Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin, are rumored to be dating after they were seen attending a post-Oscars party hand-in-hand. Though both of them have previously denied that they are dating, they have grown closer in recent weeks, Star Magazine claims.

"(They) were very close. She was stroking his arm, he was kissing her cheek, and they held hands all evening," a source informs the publication on Long and Goodwin's togetherness at Vanity Fair's Hollywood bash held on February 22. "They were trying to be cool, but it was obvious they're a couple," the source adds.

Another "Mad Max" film is reportedly brewing, but unlike its first three installments, this one will be developed as a stereoscopic anime movie. Opening up about the possibility of "Mad Max: Fury Road" as animated feature to MTV News was George Miller, the writer/director of the previous three "Mad Max" films.

About the idea to develop the fourth film as an anime flick, Miller pointed out on his fascination with the Japanese-style animation. "I see myself as someone who is very curious about storytelling and all its various media," he explained. "I've always loved anime, in particular the Japanese sensibility. It's something I've always wanted to do."

Timbira and Jalapao are now equal in the number of members after bus driver Sandy was voted out of "Survivor", Tocantins edition, on Thursday, March 5 episode. She got four out of the 6 votes from her tribe, the other two being Sidney and Joe. "I stayed around a lot longer than I thought I was going to," Sandy said after the elimination. "I'm real proud of myself."

The ninth day was basically an episode focused on Sandy's annoying trait and Sydney's flirtatious strategy. When the Jalapao team won in the The Strongest Man Alive challenge through J.T., they get to raid Timbira's camp but out of fear that they will merge or shuffled in the future, the men only took one of the beans sacks and a water can. Sandy thought it was a stupid idea.

A brand new song called "Punch You in Your Sleep" with Nicole Scherzinger's vocals leading the lines has been available to stream. Reportedly produced by Polow Da Don, the song is said to be originally recorded for her first solo studio album "Her Name Is Nicole".

However, the single is now reportedly handed over to Christina Milian because Nicole's album has been shelved. Re-recorded with the help of The-Dream behind production table, the track is planned to be included in Christina's upcoming studio album "Elope" instead of being listed in Nicole's album.

To the April 2009 issue of ELLE magazine, Zac Efron gives a shocking revelation that his mother Starla Baskett gives him a stocking full of condoms as Christmas present. A picture of him and actress girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens striking poses with a female fan at an undisclosed sex store, emerging on the net late last year, has been cited as the reason that prompts his mother to give him the sex stuff.

"It was Hallows Eve like, two years ago. It was just a costume store," Zac sets the record straight on the controversial picture. "In the back they have an adult section for adult costumes. And this nice older woman asked for a photo."

Jewel Kilcher is officially sidelined from this season's "Dancing with the Stars", and so is Access Hollywood correspondent, Nancy O'Dell. Jewel is confirmed to be replaced by Playboy mate, Holly Madison but no report yet on who will fill in for Nancy.

In a statement Jewel uttered her disappointment, saying "The doctor just looked at me and said, 'You're done dancing.'" She is diagnosed with fractured tibia in both legs that if she keeps dancing, it will prolong to bad consequences. "My doctor said under no circumstances could I continue because if the fractures get worse we were looking at longterm damage like arthritis at a young age or pins in my legs," Jewel said. "Neither of those were an option."

A series of "17 Again" pictures has made its way out for public viewing. Nine in total, the fresh stills take their focus of attention to its young leading man, Zac Efron, as he portrays a 37-year-old man stuck in his own 17-year-old body. While most of the photos present Efron alone, some of them show him accompanied by co-stars, Leslie Mann and Thomas Lennon.

"17 Again" revolves around Mike O'Donnell. As a 17-year-old, Mike O'Donnell seems to have it all. He is a star athlete in his high school and gets a college scholarship. Still, rather than going to the college, he chooses to marry his high school sweetheart, Scarlett. After twenty years though, Mike realizes that his life doesn't turn out the way he imagines. He has separated from his wife, his kids ignore him, and his career is going nowhere. However, he is about to take an unimaginable twist of fate.

Ken Weber, the father of Vince Vaughn's rumored girlfriend Kyla Weber, confirmed on Thursday, March 5 that his daughter has been engaged to the actor. Opting not to comment any further on the pair's love relationship, Ken however told Calgary Herald that his daughter currently is in Los Angeles.

Ken's confirmation on Vince and Kyla's engagement came in the wake of Star Magazine's report claiming the movie star has proposed to the real estate agent, presenting her with a gorgeous $125,000 four-carat diamond set in platinum on Valentine's Day. Vince, moreover, was claimed to have been planning to marry Kyla either in L.A. or Alberta and is ready to start a family with her.

The new trailer of "Star Trek" that is set to be shown in theaters attached to "Watchmen" has sneaked out. Providing another take on the highly-anticipated sci-fi movie, the fresh video footage brings forth many never-before-seen footage and impressive action sequences to be expected from the J.J. Abrams' film.

In this trailer, snippets of how Kirk's father saves the hundreds of lives including his are shared. The video also gives out footage from the Starfleet Academy scenes and presents Zachary Quinto's Spock telling the class "you will experience fear" before a clip of Kirk and two other men diving towards a Romulan drilling platform takes over.

Taylor Swift is among the nominees of Album of the Year at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Announced on Thursday morning, March 5 in Nashville, it was revealed that her second studio album "Fearless" will be up against Jamey Johnson's "That Lonesome Song", Montgomery Gentry's "Back When I Knew It All", George Strait's "Troubadour" and Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride".

The rest of the 2009 ACM nominees have been unveiled earlier on February 11. The announcement of Album of the Year nominations was delayed due to "a revision in the qualifications". Albums, which have sold at least 300,000 copies, were previously considered to be in the competition to win the title, but "that is no longer the case."

Pictures speak louder than words, and the photograph of Paris Hilton and her rumored lover Doug Reinhardt sharing a passionate kiss inside a car has apparently confirmed that they indeed are a couple. The twosome, who has been playing it coy about their alleged romance, was caught on camera licking each other's tongue in the back seat of a black car post attending fellow celeb Whitney Port's birthday bash on Wednesday, March 4.

Paris and Doug reportedly helped Whitney celebrating her 25th birthday at El Compadre in Los Angeles before then heading to the nearby MyHouse nightclub to treat themselves to some late-night partying. Doug's ex-girlfriend Amanda Bynes was said to be at the same hot spot.

Finishing off the NBC's exclusive clip montages for the six "Watchmen" characters were the last three of the character profile videos. The around one minute videos were each presenting a look at Patrick Wilson's Nite Owl, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's The Comedian, and Malin Akerman's Silk Spectre II.

The Nite Owl montage shows that Dan Dreiberg has grown tired of being scared as he is heard in the footage saying that he is afraid of the war as well as of his hero suit. The Comedian montage, on the other hand, presents the reason for Edward Blake's violent nature, displaying the scene where he claims that he doesn't give a damn about human beings. Meanwhile, Silk Spectre II montage reveals how much Laurie Juspeczyk's mother influences her in her act as a vigilante.

The headlines revolving around the issue of "The Bachelor" shocking ending mostly find out about Jason Mesnick's side of story, but Ellen DeGeneres has scored an interview with Melissa Rycroft in her show. Melissa said that Jason "gave up" on their relationship, but she is already moving on with a new guy.

"Earlier this week, millions of stunned fans watch as our next guest gets her heart broken in the most shocking finale in 'The Bachelor' ever," Ellen opened her segment. Melissa then walked in to Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" and hugged Ellen. Melissa then revealed how it was unfair to let her show her emotion on national television before she even had a chance to react to it privately.

A music video aimed to promote Shontelle's single entitled "Stuck With Each Other" has been released, guest-starring Akon who also teams up with Shontelle in the song. Intercepted with scenes from movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic", it captures the Bajan singer/songwriter doing a shopping spree with her boyfriend.

Written by Diane Warren and produced by Rodney Jerkins, "Stuck With Each Other" serves as an iTunes bonus track for Shontelle's first studio album "Shontelligence". Planned to be released as the third single from the effort, the ballad track also becomes one of the soundtracks in the Isla Fisher-starring film.

Rihanna is keeping herself away from the spotlight and not yet made a single comment on her on-again boyfriend Chris Brown being charged with two felonies for allegedly assaulting her, yet her father and relatives are quick to react on that matter. Speaking to US Weekly, Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty says, "I don't know how to react. Chris is a very talented guy. I still think he's a little immature for Rihanna."

The man goes on commenting, "Justice can never be served in this situation. He can't feel the pain she felt." He adds, "I don't believe in hitting a woman. I hope everything works out better for them. I don't feel happy or sad. He's in the court's hands. Let justice prevail."

Kristen Stewart has brought an update for "The Twilight Saga's New Moon". In an interview with MoviesOnline, the "Twilight" beauty shared that the starting date for the shooting of the vampire drama sequel is close. In fact, she pointed on March 23 as the day the filming will be kicked off.

"Very soon," Stewart responded on the shooting schedule's question. She then added more details, saying, "In a couple weeks. March 23rd I think is the first official day of shooting." Asked about what part she looks forward to shoot, the 18-year-old gushed, "It's a completely different story. It's like it entirely undermines the first. Edward is gone and, for me, that was the whole story."

The Wild Card round is on, finalists of "American Idol" that got eliminated in the Top 36 round are competing for a place in the Top 12. The four judges determine who deserve a stool, based on their March 5 performance. At the end of the show, results are read, four advance to the next round, making it a Top 13 instead of Top 12.

First singing on the night was Paula Abdul's pick Jesse Langseth who brought up Rufus and Chaka Khan's "Tell Me Something Good". Paula sticks to her, while the others thought it was mediocre. Matt Giraud gave his shot, singing Jackson Five's "Who's Loving You". Paula saw it fit to him and Simon Cowell called it a "billion times better" than the previous performance.

On Thursday, March 5, the same day Chris Brown appeared before Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner for a hearing in his battery case that involves Rihanna, TMZ made public a copy of the LAPD detectives' legal documents that give detail description on the assault he allegedly did to the "Umbrella" hit maker during their major argument on February 8. According to a search warrant in the case, text message from another woman that Rihanna found on Chris' phone was the trigger of the couple's blow-up.

It is claimed in the search warrants that Chris and Rihanna were driving in his rented Lamborghini when she read him a three-page text message from an unidentified woman. An argument reportedly was quick to ensue, during when Chris tried to force Rihanna out of the vehicle, but failed because she was wearing a seat belt.

Eminem has confirmed that he will bring forward his highly-anticipated sixth studio album "Relapse" in U.S. on May 19. He also announces that first single off the record "Crack a Bottle" and its accompanying music video will see a simultaneous release on April 7.

Beside revealing "Relapse" release date, Eminem also shares he has started working on a follow up to the new album. Tentatively calling it "Relapse 2", he plots to drop the effort before the end of the year and will once again work with Dr. Dre.

Contrary to his earlier statement to Empire, director Michael Bay has finally given out confirmation to the return of Megatron in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". The 44-year-old took it to his official site, Shoot for the Edit, for the verification, writing "Okay cat is out of the bag. Megatron is back - but you will only get to see him from the long lost past."

The director furthermore explained, "We go way back in time as this movie explains the mythology of the Primes." He also used the moment to clarify another circulating rumor about the killed Decepticon leader in "Transformers", "He is not a tank like everyone suggests, but an alien vehicle. But sadly he does not has much screen time."

A clip from "CSI: NY" March 18 episode is released, giving a sneak peek to the guest acting stints from celebrity couple Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz. Portraying "Bonnie and Clyde Wannabes", Ashlee and Pete are caught in a drug deal gone wrong.

When a former medical examiner is found murdered, a white powder found at the scene provides the CSIs with a major lead in tracking the killer when it is discovered that the powder is heroin made from human bodies. Ashlee's character is named Lila Wickfield, a young community college student who works part time as a hotel cleaning lady. Pete meanwhile, steps in as her boyfriend named Chester Bryon.

It's official, Chris Brown was charged with two felonies, assault and making criminal threats, as a result of him assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna during a heated argument on February 8, the L.A. District Attorney's office announced Thursday, March 5 shortly after which Chris made an appearance at Los Angeles Superior Court for a hearing in the case. If convicted on both counts, Chris' sentence could range from probation to a maximum four years and eight months in state prison, DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons explained.

Later that day, Chris was seen attending his scheduled arraignment accompanied by his lawyer Mark Geragos. Sporting a three-piece gray pinstripe suit with gray tie and cream shirt, Chris clasped his hands behind his back as he walked into the courtroom. During the hearing, Chris answered a few questions the commissioner gave him as his mother watched from the front row along with a group of family members.

Michael Jackson steps out, confirming that his upcoming shows in London will be his "Final Curtain Call". Announcing the news during a press conference at London's O2 Arena, he also shares to hundreds of screaming fans and members of the media attending that he plans to kick off the live concerts in July.

"Thank you all... this is it," Jackson says. "I just wanted to say, these will be my final show performances in London. When I say this is it, it really means this is it. I'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. This is it, this is really it, this is the final curtain call."

Danger creeps closer to Hogwarts each day, forcing Dumbledore to share some of his most important memories with Harry in the new full-length trailer of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Reeling in more of the dark tone to be seen in the sixth installment of the "Harry Potter" series, the trailer highlights on the early life of Voldemort.

Guided by the voiceover of the Hogwarts headmaster, the brand new video footage from Warner Bros. presents the time Dumbledore recalls his encounter with Tom Riddle years back before he is transformed into the feared Lord Voldemort. While dedicating the first half for the introduction to the evil character's early years, the trailer still brings forth many fresh snippets.