November 10, 2009

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a collection of his greatest songs on one CD, HITS, to be released December 8, 2009 on Warner Bros. Records. Fans can purchase a CD or CD/DVD package which includes the Seal 'Soul Live' dvd with nine amazing live performances from his worldwide hit album Soul.

Seal Hits will span the artist's 20 year career and be comprised of sixteen of Seal's biggest hit songs, along with two brand new tracks. These two new recordings, produced by David Foster, extend the concept of Seal's hugely successful 2008 covers album, Soul, which has sold more than three million units worldwide and received international critical acclaim. Seal brings his unique and exquisite vocal style to "I Am Your Man" written by Ashford & Simpson, first recorded by Bobby Taylor, and the Sly and The Family Stone classic "Thank You". Seal is currently in the studio recording a new album of original material to be released in 2010.

A very short post from Milla Jovovich on her Twitter managed to give a major spoiler to the next installment of the "Resident Evil" series. From the filming set of "Resident Evil: Afterlife" on Monday, November 9, the depicter of Alice in the movie franchise wrote, "Valentine MAY b back..."

Jovovich made a reference to another hero character Jill Valentine who last appeared in the second movie "Resident Evil: Apocalypse". The character was portrayed by Sienna Guillory who has not confirmed her return in the role. Guillory reportedly was slated to be back for "Resident Evil: Extinction" but due to other work commitments, she passed on the role and the character did not appear in the third movie.

Though "Old Dogs" will not open wide in U.S. theaters until November 25, Walt Disney Pictures has rolled out a red carpet for its Los Angeles premiere. On Monday night, November 9, the cast and crew for the film have been snapped attending the event, which took place at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.

John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston, who star as Charlie and Vicky in the movie, were spotted coming the premiere with their daughter Ella Bleu Travolta, who joins the cast ensemble as Marley Greer. Meanwhile, Robin Williams who plays Dan was seen posing alongside the Chairman of Walt Disney Studio, Rich Ross, before entering the venue.

After several teasers, "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" finally gets its lengthy U.S. trailer. The family drama stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Jason Alexander among others and adapts a heartwarming true story of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko.

This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master.

The first promotional photo released for the tenth episode of "Grey's Anatomy" this season has revealed the possible daughter of Mark 'McSteamy' Sloan. Leven Rambin is guest starring in the episode "Holidaze" which synopsis specifies that Mark and Lexie "must cope with the shocking arrival of a woman from his past."

E! Online came out with the report of Rambin's character being the long-lost daughter of Mark, but this story is not yet confirmed. The fact is, Rambin will be featured heavily on the November 19 episode, appearing in both "Grey's" and its spin-off "Private Practice".

After several pushbacks, Lil Wayne's first rock-themed album "Rebirth" is now slated to fill in the December 15 slot in which Chris Brown was originally set to bring out "Graffiti" before moving it up to December 8. The effort will be paired with Young Money's compilation album "We Are Young Money".

"Prom Queen", the first single off the record, has been released since late January. Featuring heavy use of Auto-Tune, the song rose to number 15 on Billboard Hot 100 and charted at number 16 on Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles despite its rock genre.

Mario Lopez is single no more. He is currently dating Broadway star Courtney Mazza and has been showing her to his mother Elvira, who reportedly has sealed her approval to her son's new leading lady.

Elvira, as reported by Star Magazine, is "very particular" about Mario's dates. But, during a recent dinner at Suite & Tender in the Se San Diego Hotel, she was spotted getting along very well with Courtney. "Everyone was laughing and having a good time. There was never an awkward moment," an onlooker says.

All new on "House M.D.", House angles to form a dream team after his medical license is reinstated and he reclaims his role as Head of Diagnostic. Said as the biggest case faced by House yet, the mission is made difficult with Cameron and Chase's marriage being on the rock.

Meanwhile, Cuddy is reminded that the hospital is not conducive to healthy personal relationships. As for the medical case, House is back in time to treat Hank Hardwick (guest star Troy Garity), an adult film star admitted to Princeton Plainsboro for pulsating eye pain. "Teamwork" airs on Monday, November 16.

During a press junket in Los Angeles on Friday, November 6 to promote their highly anticipated movie "The Twilight Saga's New Moon", Kellan Lutz and Nikki Reed took turn to share their stories of having crazy encounters with fans. "The craziest thing is one [fan] asked if she could handcuff herself to me, and I was like, 'Yeah, of course!'," the Emmett Cullen depicter told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson. "I'm so quick to answer and she is like, 'Cha ching!' as the clunking [of the handcuffs.] I was like, 'Hey, could I have the key?' "

His co-star Nikki who portrays Rosalie Hale in "Twilight" film series, had different experience. "There were two boys that sat outside our apartment complex, and they asked us for hugs on a daily basis," Nikki recalled. "It was very strange ... the first time it was sweet ... there's Twi-Boys, that's awesome! And then like 15 minute later I am coming back [from] the market and it's like, it's Dora, [from] 'Finding Nemo'. It was like, 'Hi, can I have a hug again?' It's like I hadn't just seen [them.]"

Words on the street are, Rachel McAdams is in talks to join "Spider-Man 4" to portray another lead female. Mania has obtained information from sources who stated that "The Time Traveler's Wife" actress has met the film's producers to discuss her possibility to play villain character called Black Cat, the alter ego of Felicia Hardy.

The site additionally has reported that Spider-Man may deal with two nemeses in the upcoming movie project. According to a source who gave the movie's update to the site, Columbia Pictures has also been casting for a male villain, but the details have not been known yet.

"I Get It In" music video which is claimed to mark the return of Omarion as the King of Dance has been debuted. It features the rapper showing off his moves with several male and female backing dancers.

The first single from Omarion's new album "Ollusion", "I Get It In" has Gucci Mane serving as a featured guest. The track originally also featured Lil Wayne, but following his departure from Young Money, he decided to remove Weezy's vocal.

Having been married to Ellen DeGeneres since August last year, it wasn't until Monday, November 9 during an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that Portia de Rossi acknowledged she fell in love with the openly gay talk show host at first sight. "It took me three years to actually tell her how I felt about her, because I was on 'Ally McBeal' at that time and I was not living as an openly gay person," she recalled. "I was closeted and very, very afraid that if I talked about being gay it would be the end of my career. So I wasn't about to then date the most famous lesbian in the world."

"Over those three years, we saw each other at parties or various things, but the one time that was the most significant was at a photo shoot," she continued telling her story. "I just walked over to say hello to her and I couldn't believe it, but she turned around and it was like an arrow was shot through my heart. I was weak at the knees and I was overwhelmed with how I felt. But then it took me about 10 months to get the courage up to do something about it."

A vintage-looking woman is sought to fill in the role of Bill Compton's first wife on "True Blood". The HBO show will bring back the image of Bill's family before he was sent to the Civil War and turned as a vampire on his way back home by a vampire woman he was getting food from.

In the casting news for Caroline Compton, it is specified that the character lives in 1866 as a "lovely, very strong, brave, well-bred and well-spoken Southern woman". Said to be a "great scene", the role involves Caroline pulling a shotgun on the intruder into her house, clearly prepared to use it, till she realizes it's her husband Bill, whom she was sure had died in the War.

ABC has started swinging its ax and those unfortunate to get in its way are "Eastwick" and "Let's Dance". While the former had a brief time enjoying some air time, the latter unfortunately never gets the chance to see the light of day. The reality dancing series hosted by Kathy Griffin was supposed to be premiered on November 23.

ABC has decided not to order anymore episodes of "Eastwick". However, the Alphabet still plans to air all the 13 episodes which had been in the first order. So far only 7 out of 13 have been on air but the show will take two weeks hiatus to give room for a live broadcast of Country Music Association Awards and a special interview with Janet Jackson.

After taking over national television shows by turns to talk about their infamous altercation which happened back in February this year, Chris Brown and Rihanna will continue their battle, this time around taking it to music scenes. Both the singers are scheduled to premiere their music videos this coming Friday, November 13.

Chris is going to debut "Crawl" music video during an appearance on BET's "The Wendy Williams Show". Meanwhile, Rihanna will take it to ABC's "20/20" for the premiere of "Russian Roulette" video.

It's still days away before "Twilight" sequel, "The Twilight Saga's New Moon", will hit U.S. theaters, and in anticipation of the flick some celebs have sounded off their love for Edward Cullen, the film's leading character made famous by Robert Pattinson. One of the vampire's fans, Joe Jonas, tells MTV News, "For a lot of guys, they want superpowers. He's a vampire, but he's pretty strong and stuff."

Also on team Edward is reality star Stephanie Pratt, who says she doesn't like Taylor Lautner's Jacob Black. "No, I really did not like [Jacob]. I would put my book down and be like, 'Leave Bella alone' I had issues with Jacob - that he was just, like, manipulating with her and messing with her, especially when Edward came back in the picture ... I get really mad and I feel bad 'cause I think I take it out on Taylor. I hate Jacob," says "The Hills" star.

A new clip for action movie "Ninja Assassin", starring Korean actor Rain, has come out. Debuted by IGN, the clip highlights the fighting scene between Raizo and another character of the movie inside a burnt building.

In the film, Raizo is told as one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Being raised to be a killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth, he is haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan. Razio later breaks free from them and vanishes.

The threesome of "Gossip Girl" this week is just the beginning. The November 16 episode will reveal more layers of the kinky activity done by Olivia, Dan and Vanessa. In the preview, Olivia says it out loud that she thinks Vanessa is deeply in love with her childhood friend, Dan.

The three-way sex story arc has somewhat created a controversy since its first hint was given via EW. Parents TV Council (PTC) has warned The CW that it will pay close attention to the episode and will charge the network with necessary fine should it trespass any broadcasting rules. Despite the warning, the network went on with the episode, showing Dan, Vanessa and Olivia doing the last thing on their Ultimate College Experience list which they haven't done. There is still no comment yet from PTC.

"Mas" music video tells about Nelly Furtado's rocky relationship with her boyfriend. Instead of asking the guy what causes all the trouble, she spies on his laptop and finds out that he has cheated on her with another woman.

"Mas" is taken from Nelly Furtado's first full-length Spanish album "Mi Plan" which has come out in September and peaked at No. 1 on Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart. Featured guests in the album include Alex Cuba, Josh Groban, Julieta Venegas and La Mala Rodriguez.

A new report is brought forth by Allie Is Wired! that Russell Brand has ignited talks that he is going to move in with Katy Perry after he puts his bachelor pad on sale. The building, which is located in Hampstead, London, spans 2,000 square feet and boasts a double reception room, three bedrooms, and three baths, along with a media and yoga room. The gothic styled house is offered for $4.1 million.

In another related news, Russell is reported to have met Katy's pastor parents. He is quoted by Hollyscoop as confirming, "I've had the privilege of meeting Katy's family. I always get along with spiritual people. For me the things that happen on a higher level are more important that transient things."

Walt Disney Pictures has unleashed the first poster for "Alice in Wonderland". Posted on the Facebook fanpage of the Mad Hatter on Monday, November 9, the new image is much the same with a scanned photo from an AMC Theaters promotional magazine that has come out the day before.

The official poster features the White Queen, the Red Queen as well as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Along with the poster, there is a statement which mentions that there will be two more theatrical banners for the film. "I have three treasures for my subjects, but what kind of leader would I be if I gave them to you all at once? Here's the first - a morsel to appease," so read the message on the facebook page.

Demi Moore thinks the label "cougar" people address to her because she weds much younger actor Ashton Kutcher doesn't fit her and so prefers to be called Puma instead. In an interview with W's December issue, she says "I'm certainly not the first person to be in a relationship with a younger man, but somehow I was plucked out as a bit of a poster girl. I don't know why that is. But I just kind of step back sometimes and say, 'There is some reason, and what is it that I have to share in a positive way? ... I'd prefer to be called a Puma."

Speaking of Ashton, who is 16 years her junior, Demi enthuses "The most overwhelming part of meeting someone that you already felt you had such a deep and old connection with is that your feelings are greater than the time you've had to actually be with one another." She continues, "Now we've had the physical time together. The love he has for me makes me a better person by giving me the courage to take risks. I can fail and have someone who loves me just the same. I never knew it was quite possible."

Lady GaGa recently detailed what "Bad Romance" music video will revolve around. "There's this one shot in the video where I get kidnapped by supermodels. I'm washing away my sins and they shove vodka down my throat to drug me up before they sell me off to the Russian mafia," she explained to MTV.

The singer who is known for her bizarre fashion choice will continue showing her unusual style as she opened up her plan to involve razor-blade sunglasses in the video. "I wanted to design a pair for some of the toughest chicks and some of my girlfriends - don't do this at home! - they used to keep razor blades in the side of their mouths," she said.

It's a domino effect on "One Tree Hill" next week. Nathan reaches the breaking point with Clay, causing a rift between Haley and Quinn. In the preview, Nathan confronts Clay about the only two things that he wants Clay to do, making sure he plays with the Bob Cat and staying away from Quinn.

Meanwhile, Brooke comes clean with Julian about her worries regarding his growing connection to Alex (guest star Jana Kramer). Skills pursues a new career in L.A. and Millicent's drug problem worsens. "You are a Runner and I am My Father's Son" airs on Monday, November 16 on The CW.

The personnel of Cobra Starship appear as Cobra Cleaning Crew in "Hot Mess" music video. They raid the town, looking for hungover girls and then taking the partied-out girls to their car.

"The problem with 'Good Girls Go Bad' - and this is why it really didn't let us go to the next level - is that we didn't have matching outfits," frontman Gabe Saporta told MTV when explaining about the video shoot compared to the previous one which saw them sharing screen with Leighton Meester. "This video, we really thought about it. We said, 'Hey, we're going to have matching outfits! We're gonna take it to the next level.' We're gonna top 'Good Girls Go Bad'."

Katt Williams has run-in with the law again. The actor-comedian was arrested in suburban Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, November 8 after allegedly breaking into a home and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and coins. He is thus charged with burglary and criminal trespassing, according to Coweta County Sheriff's Office Maj. James Yarbrough.

Chronicling the incident that led to Williams' detention, Yarbrough says it happened at a home in Newnan, about 38 miles southwest of Atlanta. The victim, identified in police report as Daniel Broach, called police around 9 P.M. to report Williams broke into his home and stole items. Broach, moreover, told authorities that Williams had a crowbar when he entered his house and testified that the star has taken away jewelry and collectible coins worth $3,555.

For the second time within a week, Rihanna went public with her personal take of the altercation with Chris Brown. To MTV's "It's On with Alexa Chung", the singer shares that she did an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer in "Good Morning America" because she wanted to keep people from doing the same mistake she did.

Rihanna thought that sitting down for a TV interview would "give insight to people who have been through" what she has. "[The fan response has been] insane, and for a little statistic there's the domestic violence hotline, and the calls have been up 59 percent. It's also helping save lives," Rihanna explained the after-effect.

Though Summit Entertainment has yet to announce that the fourth book of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga will be made into film, "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson has confirmed that "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn" is likely to happen. Met at the press conference for "The Twilight Saga's New Moon", he claimed the fourth film is "pretty much inevitable."

Moreover, Pattinson has got a temporary production schedule for the next installment of the vampire drama movies, saying that he may start the shooting before the end of 2010. "I think it's going to be probably end of next year before filming," he stated. However, he added that the schedule is still subject to change.

Those who still crave for more "Mad Men" after the Sunday, November 8 finale can enjoy the online features presented to keep people excited until the fourth season next year. Also for those who did not manage to catch the last episode of the third season may as well dwell into a video recap that sums it up in a brief.

Additionally, there are other featurettes such as production stills of the episode, behind the scene video of the finale, a trivia quiz of what happened in that last week, a Q & A session with Jon Hamm, and a forum for the show's fans. Beside the features related to the show, there are also perks like 'Mad Men' Avatar maker, which 'Mad Men' are you quiz and 1960s cocktail guide. All the links can be found on AMCTV.com.

There will be a reunion concert for Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta. Bringing the news to public is "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest who announces that he has the three Idol stars "ready to perform live for the city with the most DEMANDS."

Fans can vote for their towns on Ryan's blog which will show the voting results everyday. This concert will be Adam's first reunion gig with Kris and Allison since 2009 Idol Summer Tour which has been wrapped on September 15 at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH.

A representative for Tiffani-Amber Thiessen has exclusively confirmed to People magazine the many reports made public by media outlets that the actress is pregnant. The baby's father is the screen beauty's actor husband Brady Smith, whom she's been married to for more than four years.

Tiffani, according to the representative, is due to give birth in May 2010. In a joint statement released to People, the expectant parents themselves share, "We are over the moon! It's something we've wanted for a long time and we are thrilled that it's actually happening."

"Twilight Saga" beauty Christian Serratos takes her clothes off for the lens to support the latest anti-fur ad campaign launched by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The 19-year-old actress thus becomes the youngest celeb who has ever modeled for the organization and joins some Hollywood stars, like Charlize Theron, Eva Mendes, Karina Smirnoff and Roselyn Sanchez, who have all gone nude in PETA's anti-fur ad campaigns.

"Animals killed for their fur are electrocuted, drowned, beaten and often skinned alive," read the plea tagged in the ad that sees Christian standing naked in a dark, misty forest. "Please don't wear fur." The depicter of Angela Weber herself confesses in an interview with PETA, "I've always been opposed to slaughtering, eating, wearing carcass."

A new snippet of the music video supporting Demi Lovato's single "Remember December" has been unleashed. Unlike the previous teaser which focuses on Demi's performance with her band, this newly-found clip features her on the back seat of a moving car with her "Camp Rock" co-star Meaghan Jette Martin.

The video is confirmed to be premiered this coming Thursday, November 12 on Disney Channel. In addition to Meaghan, other actresses from the "Camp Rock" series which will be seen appearing in the video are Anna Maria Perez de Tagle and Chloe Bridges.