March 14, 2009

A music video aimed to support Demi Lovato's song "Don't Forget" has been debuted. Shot at Los Angeles' Griffith Park on February 26, it features the "Sonny with a Chance" star performing the track in an amusement spot with heavy rain pouring down the venue.

Written by Demi and Jonas Brothers, "Don't Forget" comes from her debut studio album of the same name. The track is expected to be released sometime in 2009 as the album's third single after "Get Back" and "La La Land".

Ellen DeGeneres will bring a special guest to her show on Monday, March 16, her own wife. Portia de Rossi has taped an episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, March 12 at the WB lot in Burbank, California and even had a rehearsal of the interview with Ellen prior to that.

"In a meeting talking about Portia's appearance on the show Monday I'm told I'll learn something about her that she's never told me," Ellen said, giving a preview about the episode. Among the things that they talk about is "married life", pregnancy and Portia's new TV show "Better Off Ted" which premieres on ABC Wednesday, March 18.

Fashion designer and "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano criticized the fashion style of pop diva Mariah Carey, telling OK! Magazine's Red Carpet Confidential the singer "likes to be overly sexy." During USA Network's "American Character: A Photographic Journey" launch held Thursday, March 12 at Stephan Weiss Gallery in N.Y.C., Christian said, "I think she's so fabulous and she's such a superstar, but she's never been a fashion icon. She's more of a music icon."

Giving more details on what he doesn't like about the way Mariah dresses, Christian explained, "Tightwise her clothes are OK. It depends. Not always. It's not all the time, just every now and then." He continued, "I don't think she needs to be. I think she could wear jeans and a jacket and a blouse, and be fabulous. I think covered up, she would still be amazing - because she is amazing," adding that, "I feel like if she wore amazing haute couture, she'd be even bigger than she is now."

While discussing about her latest movie "The Edge of Love", Keira Knightley has ruled herself out of "Pirates of the Caribbean 4". Answering the question asked by Moviefone if she has any interest in playing Elizabeth Swann again, the Academy Award-nominated starlet stated that she believes she's "done" with the part.

"It was a completely fantastic experience, and it was an amazingly large portion of my life, but I don't think I need to go there again," the star of "Atonement" and "The Duchess" insisted. She furthermore explained, "I think that it's done. But I'm very excited to see the next one. And [Johnny Depp] is so wonderful in that character. I think it'll be wonderful."

Dubbed the "Dollhouse" episode that "you'll never forget", the March 20 story is written by the creator himself, Joss Whedon. Echo tries to help a client heal the ache of a lost love as a TV reporter prepares an expose on the Dollhouse. Whedon himself said the episode represents "a much stronger vision" he considers the show to be.

Echo becomes the perfect wife for a lonely Internet mogul (guest star Patton Oswalt), and Sierra's attacker is revealed. Meanwhile, Mellie's life is in danger and Agent Ballard's investigation takes a surprising turn when he comes face-to-face and goes fist-to-fist with Echo for the first very time.

Trace Adkins is tapped to sing at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, delivering a song called "Til the Last Shot's Fired" to support Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization which mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. He will be performing the track from his 2008 eight studio album "X" on April 5.

"It's a privilege to perform this song with such a distinguished choir for the great servicemen and women in whose honor it was written," Trace says in regard of his upcoming show. "We should always let our military know how much we appreciate them putting their lives on the line for us every day. The WWP provides an incredible service to those wounded in combat, so it's an honor to donate proceeds of the performance downloads to support this important and worthy charity."

"Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2" director, Jon Favreau, could be the man behind the lens for "The Avengers". Soon after Marvel Studios announced that they have pushed back some of their upcoming movies' release date, Ain't It Cool News has come up with a scoop that the delay was made so that it is possible for Favreau to helm the project.

"Everybody here loves the guy and he wants to do it, but it would have been impossible for him to do before the date change given his Iron Man 2 commitments," so read the report. "Also partly the reason why he agreed to do the Stark sequel on such an accelerated schedule was so he could get given first dibs on this. It would still be a punishing schedule for him, so hes not firmly confirmed yet, but he is certainly the presumptive director at this point."

Actress Marley Shelton, who stars as Special Agent Rachel Young on CBS' series "Eleventh Hour", is pregnant with her producer husband Beau Flynn's baby. Confirming the news is her representative, who informs People that the star is expected to give birth to the infant this fall.

The baby will be the first child for both Marley and Beau, who have been married since 2001. It is not known whether the pair has found out the sex of the baby.

After weeks of separation and a thought of never meeting again, Sayid who was among the rescued Oceanic 6 will meet Jin who was thought of dead in an explosion. A sneak peek of "Lost" episode "Namaste" has been dropped.

Another clip is also available for the episode, seeing Sun in pursuit of Ben in the woods and gets caught. The episode itself will center on the meeting of the Oceanic 6 who return to the island to rescue the rest, and the remaining people left on the island. The synopsis is read, "When some old friends drop in unannounced, Sawyer is forced to further perpetuate his lie in order to protect them."

A music video directed by Thomas Kloss in support of The Pussycat Dolls' new song "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" has been revealed. Filmed at a Vienna trainyard, it highlights a crowded market scene with all the members of The Pussycat Dolls sporting Bollywood-themed costumes and alluding "Slumdog Millionaire" dance sequence.

Commenting on the video, Nicole Scherzinger previously said from its shooting location that it will capture scenes "from every point of people around the world and represent from every place." She also stated, "Somehow the energy and love of the songs shined through and it was as if we were just an extension of where the movie took off at the end."

Weeks away from its theatrical release, "Crank: High Voltage" has got another red band trailer and this time, it is for the film's U.K. promotional video. This brand new international trailer brings in more gory scenes, profane language and partial nudity, and still manages to give out more on the plot, sharing more on the footage in which Chev Chelios lays down on the operating table.

A sequel to 2006 action thriller "Crank", "Crank: High Voltage" will pick up exactly where the first film left off. In it, hitman Chev Chelios launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. During his wild chase, he will be seen shocking himself with regular jolts of electricity to stay alive until he gets his hands on his heart.

British actor-comedian Russell Brand has initiated war of words with teen sensation Miley Cyrus, criticizing her for writing her newly released autobiography "Miles to Go" at such a young age. "Miley Cyrus?" the 33-year-old star said when he was informed about her tome. "She's only been alive half an hour. What's she going to say: 'The womb was warm?'"

"It's nice in there. There's all sorts of fluids," he continued criticizing Miley's tome. "That's not a book. I don't buy it. It's a very short story. Anything that's been written by a sperm and an ovum--it's too short."

There will be a new villain coming to "True Blood" fictional Louisiana town in Bon Temps and meeting the residents. "There's a new supernatural creature in town, one I've never seen on TV," says a source on the set. "Even vampires are scared of this thing. We'll be seeing a lot more of Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) this year. Romance is in the air for most of our main characters, but as always with our show, nothing is ever what it seems."

According to E! Online, the drama will continue with Anna Paquin's Sookie Stackhouse and Stephen Moyer's Bill Compton going out of town for a business trip. There, they find themselves involved in the middle of difficult vampire 'politics'.

Hot on the heels of their South and North American leg's announcement, Jonas Brothers reveal European tour dates for their forthcoming first world tour. They will begin traveling across Europe on October 26 for a live concert in Paris.

After that, the Jonas boys will head up to such places as Berlin, Frankfurt, Rotterdam, London and Manchester among other cities in the continent. Though they may wrap up the European leg on November 24 in Dublin, more tour dates are expected to be announced later.

Having to do a sex scene with his male co-star for "Little Ashes", Robert Pattinson admits that he struggled for the open set intimate shots. Revealing the matter in the April issue of GQ magazine, the "Twilight" hottie shares, "I was kind of crossing lines of what I thought I was comfortable doing. I had to do all this naked stuff."

"And here I am, with Javier [Beltran], who plays Lorca, doing an extremely hard-core sex scene, where I have a nervous breakdown afterward," the 22-year-old furthermore recalls the time he has to shoot the raunchy scene, "and because we're both straight, what we were doing seemed kind of ridiculous." He then added, "There's all these gay sex scenes. And y'know, I haven't even done a sex scene with a girl, in my whole career."

The end is near, "Battlestar Galactica" will air its very last episodes in a two-hour finale on March 20 starting at 9/8c. The preview is available, giving a peek on the battle, the dilemma and what truth will be revealed.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer Ron Moore said that the ending is exactly what the creative team wants it to be, but it may be the subject of discussion for fans. "I'm sure there will be a lot of discussion," he said. "They have a lot of different expectations for what they think it's going to be, and a lot of opinions about how it should be. All of us who worked on the finale feel good about it, that this is the ending of the story we wanted to make."

A fresh clip from Disney's upcoming animated movie "Up" has come out, showing Russell struggling with a box of band-aids. Titled "First Aid", it captures Russell when he tries to get a band-aid for Carl Fredricksen's minor-injured finger. However, he ends up screaming out loud when Carl pulls one the band-aids, which is accidentally stuck on his left eyebrow.

"Up" follows Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But, his adventure is disrupted when he finds out that a 9-year-old boyscout named Russell incidentally joins the trip.

There hasn't been any confirmation nor denial issued by John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston about report of them splitting up, but a friend of them has confirmed to E! News' Marc Malkin, "They're definitely broken up," adding that the split "was completely amicable." The friend, moreover, elaborated, "I know everyone is looking for the big juicy fight, but there was none."

Marc Malkin claimed on Wednesday, March 11 to be informed by a source that John and Jenn have ended their love relationship. They broke up shortly after Jenn returned to U.S. following a trip to Europe to promote her new flick "Marley & Me". Representatives for both of them gave no clue whether the report was true.

A brand new trailer from "The Escapist" has been released. Providing another take at the gritty drama thriller, the video footage exposes the reason behind Frank Perry's decision to find a way to get out from the jail he is currently held imprisoned. The trailer focuses on revealing his escape team and their attempt to escape.

"The Escapist" tells the story of a man who has come in term with his life sentence imprisonment. But, upon knowing that his only and beloved daughter is fighting for her life following an overdose, he knows that he has to see her and for that he has to escape. Preparing for the break out, he gathers a motley crew of younger associates. However, problems come when a young con James Lacey arrives. Now, Frank is forced to find the energy and courage of the man he once was.

Screened for the first time at 2008 Cannes Film Festival, "Tyson", an autobiography about world boxing champ Mike Tyson, has received a trailer for public consumption. The documentary is both directed and written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter James Toback.

Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, a startlingly complex, fully-rounded human being emerges. The film ranges from Tyson's earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, to his rollercoaster ride in the funhouse of worldwide fame and fortunes won and lost.

The decision that Rihanna made to take Chris Brown back despite the fact that he has assaulted her may cost the Barbadian singer her lucrative endorsement deals with some popular brands, it has been reported. Gillette, Cover Girl, and Gucci are among those mentioned not to renew their contracts with her.

"Rihanna's Gucci campaign hasn't be renewed, and now it might not be," an In Touch Weekly insider said on Friday, March 13. No comment has been made by Rihanna or her camp regarding the report.

While the preview for "Smallville" 8.16 released yesterday was focused on Clark and Tess, a clip that has just been released by The CW takes on another side of the episode called "Turbulence". Jimmy is accusing Davis of having something with Chloe and he wants him to confess.

While being confronted, Davis tries his hard not to unleash the monster within him. When Jimmy is taken down, Chloe approaches him and he discovers a surprising way to control the monster inside him.

A music video in companion of Franz Ferdinand's track entitled "No You Girls" has been released. It features the band performing the song in a room accompanied by beautiful girls dancing around them with handy cameras on their hands.

"No You Girls" is the second single lifted from Franz Ferdinand's third studio album titled "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand". It is written by the band's members Alex Kapranos and Nicholas McCarthy.

Despite rumors to the contrary, a source close to Britney Spears tells US Weekly that the singer and her longtime talent agent Jason Trawick are just friends and nothing more. "They are absolutely, 100 percent not dating," the source claims. "He is her agent, and that is it."

On the rumored lovers' close bond, the source explains, "He has been her agent for four years, and they are very close friends." The source reveals further, "He gets on with her family, but there is absolutely categorically nothing romantic going on."

A brand new trailer arrives for Jennifer Aniston-starring flick "Management" which has been premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. It is a romantic comedy about two people meeting in a casual way but later move on to search for a sense of purpose together.

Aniston is in the shoes of Sue Claussen, a businesswoman who checks into a roadside motel managed by a guy named Mike Cranshaw, played by Steve Zahn. What starts with a bottle of wine "compliments of management" soon evolves into a multi-layered, cross-country journey of two people looking for a sense of purpose.

Reports in the media claiming that Chris Brown and Rihanna have reunited in studio after altercation for a duet song have been denied. Clearing up the rumor is Polow Da Don's publicist, Laura Wright.

Laura tells the press Chris and Rihanna have indeed made a collaboration but it was recorded long before the alleged attack. "The reports are inaccurate, the duet was recording long before the incident," so she explains.

"The Apprentice" second celebrity edition is looking forward to dismiss one more star from its line-up on Sunday, March 15. The challenge set for the KOTU and Athena teams are previewed through several clips that also expose the flaws and quality of the project managers.

Comedian Tom Green who went to board room last week, decides to step in as the project manager for the men team while Playboy bunny Brande Roderick leads the women. Their task is to sell 250 wedding dresses, 125 for each team, in an empty retail space that they are free to re-decorate.

"Ghost Whisperer" actor Jamie Kennedy has officially confirmed in an interview with Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show on Tuesday, March 10 that he indeed is dating co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. Opening up about their romance, which was embarked following Jennifer's split from ex-fiance Ross McCall earlier this year, the actor has nothing but praise for his leading lady.

"Yes, we are dating," Jamie said about the circulating rumors of him dating Jennifer. "Wow, I've never said that." He then added, "We're more than dating ... we're more than in love."