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• Brother Hit SXSW, Prep for Morrissey Tour -- Exclusive Video
• Arnold Scwarzenegger Starring in International TV Series
• Sucker Punch is trending now with the most new Facebook Likes today!
• Greeley investigates allegations of CSAP mishandling
• Erie High biology teacher lands study grant
• Steve Earle Declares Love for Harry Potter Books
• Q&A: Mary Schmidt Amons Of 'Real Houswives Of D.C' Turns Fashion Into Funds For Charity Labels For Love
• Ne-Yo's Back-Up Dancers Refuse To Travel To Japan
• EXCLUSIVE: Wrecked Clip
• The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition Blu-ray Hits June 28th
• Rebecca Black Responds To 'Friday' Critics
• SXSW 2011: The Heady Highlights of Music's Biggest Bash
• Bill Hader's Criterion Top 10 picks are pretty good
• Moon poster by Daniel Norris
• The Hobbit filming begins, and Peter Jackson has pictures to prove it.
• Paul
• Boulder cops: Suspect admits role in fatal shooting on University Hill
• Rihanna Refutes Katy Perry 'Feud'
• Jewel's Beatles Love Inspires Upcoming Children's Album -- Exclusive Video
• Travis Barker Brands Hip-Hop Critics 'Nazis'

Brother Hit SXSW, Prep for Morrissey Tour -- Exclusive Video Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Video, Exclusive Gino DePinto, AOL UK Grit-pop rockers Brother have already conquered the music scene on their side of the pond, but coming stateside to the SXSW 2011 Festival was a "new nut to crack" for the band. The boys showed some brotherly love for Spinner, and talked of their motivations and upcoming tour with childhood hero, Morrissey.

Arnold Scwarzenegger Starring in International TV Series Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:17 AM PDT Arnold Schwarzenegger will be appearing in a new TV series, with the first details to be unveiled at a MIPTV press conference in Cannes on April 4. The only details given about the show thus far is that it will be "an international TV series." It seems this may in fact be his first turn at acting since leaving the California governor's office earlier this year. We exclusively reported last week that Arnold Schwarzenegger's first movie could be True Lies 2. James Cameron and White Collar creator Jeff Eastin wrote the True Lies 2 script. James Cameron likely won't direct True Lies 2, although he will be on board as a producer. The MIPTV sales market will run from April 4 through April 8 in Cannes, France.

Sucker Punch is trending now with the most new Facebook Likes today! Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:48 AM PDT submitted by ka_tet19 [link] [comment]

Greeley investigates allegations of CSAP mishandling Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT A teacher's alleged mishandling of a Colorado Student Assessment Program test is being investigated by officials in Greeley-Evans School District 6.

Erie High biology teacher lands study grant Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PDT Erie High School biology teacher Scott Brungardt will travel to Central America to research ecosystems, architecture and culture as winner of the 2011 Eleanor Venture travel grant.

Steve Earle Declares Love for Harry Potter Books Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:15 AM PDT Filed under: News, Book Club Patrick Doyle, The Canadian Press/PA Photos In the run up to the publication of his first novel 'I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive' -- also the name of his new album -- Steve Earle has been speaking about his reading habits and in particular his love of the Harry Potter books. In an interview with the Telegraph, the 56-year-old discussed his preferred reading matter, "I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know. But I loved the 'Harry Potter' books." He continued, "When the Potter 'Phoenix' book was released in 2003 I was living with a woman and her 10-year daughter and we went out at midnight to get a new copy. There were kids lined up to buy a f------ book. I thought that was so cool. I know a lot of kids gave up on the Potter books but I read every one."

Q&A: Mary Schmidt Amons Of 'Real Houswives Of D.C' Turns Fashion Into Funds For Charity Labels For Love Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:49 AM PDT As one of the leading first ladies on Bravo's "Real Houswives of D.C", Mary Schmidt Amons always looked fabulous as she hit the social circle of the nation's most powerful city. Now, Mary is util... Read More >

Ne-Yo's Back-Up Dancers Refuse To Travel To Japan Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT R&B singer Ne-Yo is hitting the stage without four of his back-up dancers after they were reportedly dropped for refusing to travel to Japan following the recent earthquake and tsunami disasters. ... Read More >

EXCLUSIVE: Wrecked Clip Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PDT Wrecked is an intense new thriller from director Michael Greenspan that follows the plight of a man (Adrien Brody) trapped in a car that has crashed in the woods. We have an exclusive clip, which finds Adrien Brody desperately trying to survive this metal tomb by eating ants off the dashboard. Check out the clip below. Click to watch Wrecked: Escaping the Car! Wrecked comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas, Ryan Robbins, Adrian Holmes, Jacob Blair. The film is directed by Michael Greenspan.

The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition Blu-ray Hits June 28th Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:28 AM PDT Following last year's successful Blu-ray premiere of the original theatrical versions of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, Warner Home Video will release all three of Peter Jackson's visual masterpieces in their extended editions on June 28 as a stunning 15-disc Blu-ray collection, The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition (Blu-ray). One of the most magical, intensely spectacular epic adventures in motion picture history comes alive when these extended editions explode onto Blu-ray with unsurpassed high definition picture and sound. Sound + Vision Magazine ranked the 2010 release of the Trilogy as #5 in their Top 10 Blu-rays of the Year, noting that it was one of only two releases to earn five stars for sound and calling it "breathtaking." Now fans can see and hear the extended trilogy at home the way it was meant to be seen, on Blu-ray Hi-Def. Based on the length of each extended edition feature film and in order to present each film in the highest possible picture quality, each film is presented on 2 Blu-ray Discs. The Lord of the Rings franchise's popularity continues unabated, with pre-sales response soaring. The official Facebook page (Facebook.com/LordOfTheRingsTrilogy) has reached more than 4 million friends and boasts an average 1M comments per post. The page includes updated insider information, Trivia Tuesdays, Caption This! posts, clips, trailers, sweepstakes, promotions photo galleries and more. Also featured, a new application that will allow fans to generate their very own 'Elvish' name, to be available soon. This highly anticipated Extended Edition (Blu-ray) set will be released in English 6.1 DTS-HD MA audio and includes a new transfer of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring which was remastered from the original 2k digital files. The set boasts more than 26 hours of additional content, highlighted by the rare behind-the-scenes documentaries created by Costa Botes, the filmmaker given unprecedented access to the set of each production by Peter Jackson. Costa Botes was able to capture raw and riveting behind-the-scenes film footage. His unique approach to storytelling - allowing the footage to speak for itself - results in an intimate and candid backstage pass to the challenges, preparations and camaraderie that went into shooting one of the greatest cinematic adventures of all time. The feature-length documentaries, with more than four and a half hours of footage, focus on a number of complexities and circumstances that tested the filmmakers, cast and crew during the shoot, as well as a look at some of the comical antics and personal moments on the set. The Costa Botes documentaries accompany acclaimed special features by Michael Pellerin from the original extended cut releases to make this the most comprehensive The Lord of the Rings compilation ever. (All three DVDs were honored with Saturn Award wins for Best DVD in their release years - 2002, 2003 & 2004, plus multiple trade awards). The Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy, revered as one of the most thrilling epic adventures in motion picture history and one of the highest grossing adventure film franchises to ever be created, was born with the release of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, followed by The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King. Now they are offered on Blu-ray with more than 2 hours of extended scenes that were carefully selected under the supervision of director Peter Jackson. Out of the 30 total Academy Award nominations received, The Lord of the Rings movies won a record 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and 8 others for the third film. Based on the best-selling novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, Jackson's movie trilogy is an epic journey of men, hobbits, elves, dwarves and the rest of Middle-earth's creatures and cultures. The films chronicle the struggle of good versus evil with fantastic special effects and a strong emotional center; capturing the enduring fellowship and ultimate sacrifice while enhancing the chaos and destruction of Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition (Blu-ray) will be packaged in multi-disc elite packaging inside a premium rigid slipcase and will retail for $119.98 SRP. Orders are due May 24, 2011. Additionally, Warner Bros. Consumer Products has teamed up with top licensees Games Workshop Ltd., Tonner Doll Company, Inc., Sideshow Collectibles, NECA, The Noble Collection, WETA, Pez Candy, Funko, LLC, Bioworld Merchandising Inc. and WMS Gaming to create an array of merchandise support for The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: Extended Edition (Blu-ray), including apparel and accessories, novelties and collectibles, stationery and paper goods, toys and games. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an intense Action RPG video game based on the renowned works of J.R.R. Tolkien and will launch in 2011 on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows in 2011. Evolving the RPG genre through innovative online, interdependent co-op play for up to three players who form their own Fellowship, this game breaks new ground as the first The Lord of the Rings video game to embrace the gritty and brutal reality of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Exploring previously unseen lands, storylines and characters as well as those familiar from past feature films, gamers experience expansive co-op gameplay and upgradeable weapons, character customization and development, skills and special abilities. Gamers must play together or perish as they work to defeat Sauron's forces in the North. Learn more at WarInTheNorth.com. About the Trilogy and the Films The Lord of the Rings tells the story of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), a hobbit who battles against the Dark Lord Sauron to save his world, Middle-earth, from the grip of evil. In the films, Frodo and his fellowship of friends and allies embark on a desperate journey to rid Middle-earth of the source of Sauron's greatest strength, The One Ring -- a ring that has the power to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The trilogy tells tales of extraordinary adventures across the treacherous landscape of Middle-earth and reveals how the power of friendship, love and courage can hold the forces of darkness at bay. Beside Wood, the films star Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, featuring Sean Bean and Ian Holm, with Andy Serkis as Gollum. The films also star Marton Csokas, Craig Parker and Lawrence Makoare. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring In this first part of the Trilogy, the young hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits a ring; but this ring is no mere trinket. It is the One Ring, an instrument of absolute power that could allow Sauron, the dark Lord of Mordor, to rule Middle-earth and enslave its peoples. Frodo, together with a Fellowship that includes his loyal hobbit friends, humans, a wizard, a dwarf and an elf, must take the One Ring across Middle-earth to Mount Doom, where it first was forged, and destroy it forever. Such a journey means venturing deep into territory manned by Sauron, where he is amassing his army of Orcs. And it is not only external evils that the Fellowship must combat, but also internal dissension and the corrupting influence of the One Ring itself. The course of future history is entwined with the fate of the Fellowship. The film won four Oscars for Best Visual Effects, Cinematography, Makeup and Original Score. Special Features: Disc 1 (Blu-ray) The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Feature Extended Edition Part 1 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - The Untold Story Trailer Commentary with Director & Writers Commentary with Design Team Commentary with Production and Post Production Commentary with Cast BD-Live enabled Disc 2 (Blu-ray) The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Feature Extended Edition Part 2 Commentary with Director & Writers Commentary with Design Team Commentary with Production and Post Production Commentary with Cast BD-Live enabled Disc 3 (DVD) The Appendices Part 1 From Book to Vision Peter Jackson Introduction J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-earth From Book To Script Visualizing the Story Designing and Building Middle-earth Middle-earth Atlas Interactive New Zealand and Middle-earth Interactive Disc 4 (DVD) The Appendices Part Two From Vision to Reality Elijah Wood Introduction Filming The Fellowship of the Ring Visual Effects Post Production: Putting It All Together Digital Grading Sound and Music The Road Goes Ever On... Disc 5 (DVD) Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Created by Filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers In their parallel journeys, the Fellowship will stand against the powerful forces spreading from the Two Towers -- Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where Saruman has bred a lethal army of 10,000 strong; and Sauron's fortress at Barad-d&#251r, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers culminates in the astonishing battle for the refuge, Helm's Deep, the Kingdom of Rohan's ancient large stone fortress, besieged by Uruk-hai warriors. The film won two Oscars: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Special Features: Disc 6 (Blu-ray) The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Feature Extended Edition Part 1 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - The Untold Story Trailer Commentary with Director & Writers Commentary with Design Team Commentary with Production and Post Production Commentary with Cast BD-Live enabled Disc 7 (Blu-ray) The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Feature Extended Edition Part 2 Commentary with Director & Writers Commentary with Design Team Commentary with Production and Post Production Commentary with Cast BD-Live enabled Disc 8 (DVD) The Appendices Part 3: The Journey Continues Peter Jackson Introduction J.R.R. Tolkien: Origin of Middle-earth From Book to Script: Finding the Story Designing and Building Middle-earth Gollum Middle-earth Atlas Interactive New Zealand as Middle-earth Disc 9 (DVD) The Appendices Part 4: The Battle for Middle-earth Elijah Wood Introduction Filming The Two Towers Visual Effects Editorial: Refining the Story Music and Sound The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over... Disc 10 (DVD) Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Created by Filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King The final battle for Middle-earth begins. Frodo and Sam (Sean Astin), led by the mysterious Gollum (Andy Serkis), continue their dangerous mission toward the fires of Mount Doom in order to destroy the One Ring. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) struggles to fulfill his legacy as he leads his outnumbered followers against the growing power of the Dark Lord Sauron, so that the Ring-bearer may complete his quest. The film, which won Academy Awards in all 11 categories for which it was nominated, took wins for Best Picture, Director, Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Visual Effects, Makeup, Adapted Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Original Song and Original Score. Special Features: Disc 11 (Blu-ray) The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King Feature Extended Edition Part 1 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - The Untold Story Trailer Commentary with Director & Writers Commentary with Design Team Commentary with Production and Post Production Commentary with Cast BD-Live enabled Disc 12 (Blu-ray) The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King Feature Extended Edition Part 2 Commentary with Director & Writers Commentary with Design Team Commentary with Production and Post Production BD-Live enabled Disc 13 (DVD) The Appendices Part 5: The War of the Ring Peter Jackson Introduction J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle Earth From Book to Script Designing and Building Middle-earth Home of the Horse Lords Middle-earth Atlas New Zealand as Middle-earth Disc 14 (DVD) The Appendices Part 6: The Passing of an Age Introduction Filming The Return of the King Visual Effects Post-Production: Journey's End The Passing of an Age Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for Into the West Disc 15 (DVD) Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Created by Filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring was released December 19th, 2001 and stars Alan Howard, Elijah Wood, Noel Appleby, Sean Astin, Sala Baker, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom. The film is directed by Peter Jackson. The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers was released December 18th, 2002 and stars Bruce Allpress, Sean Astin, John Bach, Sala Baker, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Jed Brophy. The film is directed by Peter Jackson. The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King was released December 17th, 2003 and stars Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston, John Bach, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom. The film is directed by Peter Jackson.

Rebecca Black Responds To 'Friday' Critics Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:30 AM PDT Rebecca Black, whose song Friday has become infamous on the web, has taken on Internet critics for their personal attacks on her. Read More >

SXSW 2011: The Heady Highlights of Music's Biggest Bash Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Exclusive Getty Images (2) | Joseph Llanes for AOL | WireImage The music industry has sung a sad song for the past decade or so, but every March the tune changes as musicians, labels, journalists and fans descend upon Austin for the South by Southwest music festival. This year's SXSW, however, was even more celebratory than usual -- in fact, it felt downright triumphant. After the tight squeeze of Great Recession downsizing, the fest's 25th anniversary surged back in size, with performances spilling out all over the city, from every bar, parking lot, back alley and rooftop. It was hard to walk a block downtown without bumping into a New Orleans brass band, sidewalk rap battle, indie rock icon or a Snoop Dogg parking lot tribute to Nate Dogg, who passed away on the festival's first night. SXSW has always positioned itself as a place to discover new music -- and in 2011 it maintained its rep as a place where hype becomes buzz, be it anthemic Brit rockers the Vaccines, Toronto electro-goth trio Austra and glam-popper Diamond Rings, southern-fried piano rockers J-Roddy Walston and the Business, or hotly tipped indie-rappers Odd Future. But it's now more about rediscovering a love of music, period.

Bill Hader's Criterion Top 10 picks are pretty good Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:37 AM PDT submitted by le_kef [link] [2 comments]

Moon poster by Daniel Norris Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:35 AM PDT submitted by nomdeweb [link] [comment]

The Hobbit filming begins, and Peter Jackson has pictures to prove it. Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:24 AM PDT submitted by apester [link] [comment]

Paul Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:56 AM PDT We went and saw it, my husband and I are in our early 30s, and we LOVED it. If you liked Hot Fuzz, you'll love Paul. I was a little worried after seeing the previews that it wasn't going to be very good, but there were parts where everyone in the audience was laughing great big belly laughs. If you're a scifi movie fan, you'll love all the "inside" jokes and enjoy seeing the many homages that are paid to classic scifi movies. One part that involved a large warehouse was especially funny. This isn't a "film." Don't go if you want to watch something realistic or challenging to your brain, but it is a damn good comedy "spoof" in a time where the genre is dying. I think this is probably due to it having an actual plot that they fit the jokes around, as opposed to just making joke after joke about other movies and not developing a plot line of its own. submitted by Trishlovesdolphins [link] [comment]

Boulder cops: Suspect admits role in fatal shooting on University Hill Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:23 AM PDT Kevin Michael McGregor admitted to Boulder police that he shot University of New Hampshire football player Todd Walker on University Hill early Friday morning and led detectives to the gun believed to have been used in the shooting, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit made public this morning.

Rihanna Refutes Katy Perry 'Feud' Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:09 AM PDT Rihanna has spoken out to clear up rumors she fell out with Katy Perry after branding her friend's music "generic," insisting the controversial comments were actually aimed at "songwriters and prod... Read More >

Jewel's Beatles Love Inspires Upcoming Children's Album -- Exclusive Video Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Video, Exclusive Gino DePinto, AOL Alaskan folk icon and soon-to-be-mother Jewel didn't perform at 2011's SXSW festival but still managed to turns heads all around Austin. Spinner sat down with the glowing singer-songwriter to discuss her new Beatles-inspired children's project and the advice she has for up-and-coming artists. "I wrote 15 songs in five days, and I based them off of some of my favorite songs like 'I Am the Walrus' or 'Rocky Raccoon,'" she tells Spinner. "I thought it was something that adults would like, but also would really appeal to children because it's very story-telling driven, and very creative and whimsical."

Travis Barker Brands Hip-Hop Critics 'Nazis' Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PDT Filed under: News C Flanigan, FilmMagic Drummer Travis Barker, who achieved his fame with pop-punk pioneers Blink-182, has hit back at the band's fans expressing disappointment at his recent association with hip-hop. With collaboration credits stacking up after work with the likes of Eminem and RZA, Barker has decided he has more in common with rappers than "fools that are in rock music," and branded his critics "Nazi b------s." Speaking to Complex (via NME), Barker reflected on his welcome into the hip-hop scene. "It was always natural for me. And I'm a huge fan. Whenever I get an offer or hear a guy like [Lil] Wayne shout me out on a mixtape, it's like, 'What the f--k!' I'm always flattered."

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