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• Kurt Cobain May Be Honored With Bridge Dedication in His Hometown
• Elizabeth Smart's Message to Jaycee Dugard
• New Action-Packed Captain America: The First Avenger Clip Hits!
• Full Image Of Rhys Ifans As Dr Curt Connors Revealed
• UPDATE: High Quality, Revealing The Amazing Spider-Man Scans From Entertainment Weekly!
• Helena Bonham Carter To Be Honored By BAFTA
• 'John Carter' Trailer Takes Off
• Emmy Nominee Ty Burrell: Community Deserved to Be Nominated
• Jenna Fischer's Pregnancy to Be Written Into The Office
• Emmys Surprises and Snubs: Kyra's Out, But Game of Thrones Is In!
• Emma Stone: 'Maybe I Grew Up This Year'
• What Happened To The Emmy Nominations?!
• Artie Lange Is Staging A Comeback
• Justin Theroux's And Jennifer Aniston's Relationship Already On The Rocks?
• Travis Bean, Legendary Guitar Maker, Dead at 64
• Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Trailer
• Rango Invades Industrial Light and Magic
• 'Gleemageddon': Lea, Cory, Chris All Leaving Next Year
• Table Talk: 'Harry Potter' bento boxes; filthy fast-food play areas; top chef sell-outs
• CBMs Represent In Total Film's List Of Coolest Teaser Posters

Kurt Cobain May Be Honored With Bridge Dedication in His Hometown Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:30 PM PDT Filed under: News Frank Micelotta, Getty Images Nirvana's 'Nevermind' is approaching its 25th birthday this fall, bringing about more and more tributes to the band and Kurt Cobain. Now, Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen, Wa., is mulling whether to honor the late singer by naming a famous bridge after him, the AP reports. The Young Street Bridge, located above the Wishkah River just a few blocks from the home Cobain shared with his mother, might become the Kurt Cobain Bridge if the city's residents approve it. A nearby park could also be renamed Cobain Landing.

Elizabeth Smart's Message to Jaycee Dugard Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT ABC News Consultant Elizabeth Smart, 23, who was abducted at 14 from her Salt Lake City home and held captive for nine months in 2002, has a message for fellow kidnap survivor Jaycee Dugard, who recently shared her 18-year ordeal in a new book and in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer. Smart told "Good Morning America" Thursday what she would say to Jaycee if they were to meet. "I would tell her how much I admire her, for her courage, her strength. She is certainly to be admired for her coming out and not living in the shadow of her past." Watch the moving segment. Smart is currently a student at Brigham Young University.

New Action-Packed Captain America: The First Avenger Clip Hits! Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT "Captain America: The First Avenger" will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving.) More Captain America: The First Avenger Videos Captain America: The First Avenger is set to hit theatres on July 22!

Full Image Of Rhys Ifans As Dr Curt Connors Revealed Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:54 AM PDT Those new stills from The Amazing Spider-Man have now made their way online in full quality versions thanks to EW. Josh has updated his article(check it out below) with the Spider-Man pics, but here you can see our first official full look at Rhys Ifans as Dr Curt Connors, as well as larger, better quality versions of the pics with Aunt may, Uncle Ben, Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy.. By TwitterButtons.com

UPDATE: High Quality, Revealing The Amazing Spider-Man Scans From Entertainment Weekly! Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT UPDATE: Here are the some hi-res versions of the stills seen in the above scans courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. With an all star cast that includes Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors, Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben and Sally Field as Aunt May, The Amazing Spider-Man is set to be released in 3D on July 3, 2012!

Helena Bonham Carter To Be Honored By BAFTA Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:28 AM PDT Actress Helena Bonham Carter will be the toast of Hollywood later this year when she is honored at the 2011 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards. The Oscar-nominated The King's Speech star has been... Read More >

'John Carter' Trailer Takes Off Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:21 AM PDT The first trailer for Walt Disney Pictures' John Carter is here! Former Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch plays the title role in the sci-fi/fantasy epic. The film marks the first live-action ... Read More >

Emmy Nominee Ty Burrell: Community Deserved to Be Nominated Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT The Modern Family team may be on cloud nine right now after scoring 17 Emmy nominations, but Ty Burrell can only think of those who didn't make the cut. "I definitely feel like Community is really strong and falls into that category of shows that deserved to be nominated," he tells TVGuide.com. "It's a great show and should be up there with us. I was really happy to see Parks and Recreation nominated. Several of the actors on that deserved to be nominated. It's true of most shows. I feel like they should ... Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Ed O'Neill Ty Burrell Parks and Recreation Community Modern Family

Jenna Fischer's Pregnancy to Be Written Into The Office Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT Jenna Fischer has confirmed to Vulture that her real-life pregnancy is being written into the new season of The Office. James Spader joins The Office "Pam will be pregnant when the season starts," says Fischer, who announced her pregnancy in May... Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Steve Carell The Office Jenna Fischer John Krasinski

Emmys Surprises and Snubs: Kyra's Out, But Game of Thrones Is In! Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:40 AM PDT After pulling an upset last year over Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgwick won't be back to defend her Emmy win this year as The Closer leading lady was nowhere to be found on the drama actress shortlist. But her snub isn't the only shocker on Emmy nominations morning. Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Ed O'Neill Johnny Galecki Joshua Jackson Kyra Sedgwick Martha Plimpton Michael Shannon Peter Dinklage Louis C.K. Melissa McCarthy So You Think You Can Dance The Closer Tom Bergeron Cat Deeley Jesse Tyler Ferguson The Big Bang Theory Raising Hope Mike & Molly Harry's Law Boardwalk Empire Game of Thrones The Kennedys

Emma Stone: 'Maybe I Grew Up This Year' Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT Hollywood "It Girl" Emma Stone is starring alongside Viola Davis in "The Help," a drama that takes place in Mississippi during the 1960s. Stone, 22, pointed out to "Extra's" Adrianna Costa, "This is the first time I've played an adult role, you have to realize. I've only played people in high school before!" The actress thoughtfully added, "Maybe I grew up this year." Stone plays journalist Eugenia Phelan, who uncovers the suffering endured by African-American maids, and forms an unlikely friendship with Aibileen Clark, played by Viola. With Oscar buzz already calling attention to "The Help," Stone joked, "Is that what that sound is?" Davis replied, "I think so, and you know what? I heard it last night and I thought I had an ear infection! But it was Oscar buzz." When Adrianna suggested Emma go dress shopping for the Academy Awards, the actress laughed, "That would be like someone saying, 'I think this year you're gonna meet the man of your dreams,' and you go out and buy a wedding dress." Costa asked Stone about a bakery rumor and the star responded, "Who leaked the information that I wanted to intern at a bakery? That was supposed to be top secret information and I don't know who said that. "No, I'm not interning at a bakery, but I was thinking about doing it -- I thought it would be nice, but now it's like, 'Emma's interning at a bakery,' [and] I don't want to do it so much anymore."

What Happened To The Emmy Nominations?! Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:07 AM PDT What happened to this year's Emmy nominations? They're...actually pretty great. Read More >

Artie Lange Is Staging A Comeback Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT Artie Lange is returning to radio -- but it will not be on The Howard Stern Show. Read More >

Justin Theroux's And Jennifer Aniston's Relationship Already On The Rocks? Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston sped along with their relationship, moving in together mere months after confirming their relationship. However, it appears the honeymoon period is over - source... Read More >

Travis Bean, Legendary Guitar Maker, Dead at 64 Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: News, R.I.P. Courtesy of Travis Bean Guitars While the name Travis Bean may not be entirely familiar, if you're a guitar aficionado or happen to play in bands such as the Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire or Public Image Ltd., then you're most certainly aware of the legendary luthier, who, sadly, passed away on July 10. He was 64. Bean, who gained a cult following due to the aluminum necks on his electric guitars and basses (championed because they sustain sound for longer), succumbed to cancer after a lengthy battle with the illness, according to Brooklyn Vegan.

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Trailer Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:12 AM PDT "Please. Save your money. This thing sucks." So claims Sue Sylvester! 20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, which hits theaters across the country on August 12. Click on the video player below for your first look at this movie which chronicles the cast of the Fox TV show Glee while they're on their summer tour. Click to watch Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Trailer! You can also clickHere to check out the poster which was released yesterday, along with information on how you can purchase tickets to a special advance screening of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie on Wednesday, August 10. Glee: The 3D Concert Movie comes to theaters August 12th, 2011 and stars Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss. The film is directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

Rango Invades Industrial Light and Magic Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT There are certain places that you can never get sick of, no matter how many times you frequent them. For me, I would be perfectly happy if I visited the Arclight or Amoeba in L.A. every day, but that just couldn't happen on my schedule... and salary. I recently got to visit another place that I would be perfectly happy spending every day at: the hallowed grounds of Industrial Light and Magic i.e. ILM. It was my fourth time visiting this fascinating facility in the past four years, and even though the sights, sounds, and most of the people are the same, that doesn't make them any less awesome than they are. Last week, I journeyed north to ILM to speak with two of the men responsible for the animated hit Rango, which hits the shelves on Blu-ray and DVD on July 15. The movie was quite a success, both critically and financially, and it also was a first for both Paramount Pictures and ILM. Rango is the first stand-alone animated feature which Paramount distributed themselves (the studio usually distributed DreamWorks Animation projects, with the most recent example being Kung Fu Panda 2). Rango also was the first movie which ILM fully animated, as opposed to being hired to work on bits and pieces of animation or animated special effects. One of the people we spoke to was animation director Hal Hickel, an Oscar-winning visual effects artists who joined ILM as an animator in the late 90s. Although he has served as an animator and animation supervisor on blockbusters such as Iron Man and the pirate trilogy Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End with Rango director Gore Verbinski. Perhaps ironically for an animation supervisor, Rango is Hal Hickel's first animated movie. Hal Hickel spoke at length about several aspects of Rango with our assembled press corps, including the specific designs for these animated animal characters, which are based on real creatures in nature... to an extent. "When we started into the project, one of our first questions was, 'Do you want these characters to be as much animal as character?' For instance, Doc, the rabbit and the town drunk and town doctor, is he ever going to nibble on a carrot or do rabbit-y things? Gore was very sure, right away, that wasn't what he wanted. Basically, these characters are all these human, Western archetypes first, he's the drunk and the twon doctor, and the animal thing was sort of a design motif that fit into their desert surroundings. He wanted to use animals in the desert, but he didn't want to make a film full of animals. He wanted to make a Western, and we would use the animal-ness as a design aspect. We do have a handful of characters where there are more of a balance. Jake the Snake is one of them. It's not like we gave him arms and legs or anything. He's a snake and he's going to move like a snake. Then there were those wild pigs, who are used as these beasts of burden in their world, those were probably the closest thing to a natural animal in the film." There is another distinct aspect of Rango that sets it apart from other animated movies, although it is something that viewers won't notice on the screen. When it comes to the voice work, practically every animated movie brings in voice actors one at a time to record their lines with the director. Since this is also Gore Verbinski's first animated feature, he decided to shake things up and have the actors record their lines together, playing off their own lines in the same room. They filmed the actors actually acting out their lines on a stage together, instead of having them sit in a recording booth, which is a tactic that is quite rare in animation (clickHere for a featurette that shows a little bit about how this process works). Hal Hickel elaborated more on this process, and how it greatly aided the animation team. "It was great. It was one of the things we talked about, right up front. It wasn't about us saying, 'OK, we're going to pioneer a whole new way to make animated movies.' It was just that none of us are from that world, really. I had animated at Pixar 15 years ago, but I was just an animator. None of us really had any experience making an animated feature. Gore wanted an experience with his actors that he was used to having. He thought it was crazy to bring the actors in, one at a time, and have them record separately. It was just him saying, 'Well, that's not how I work, so let's do it this way.' As we talked about it, we thought it would be great because we'd get a more live, spontaneous sound, plus, you can film it all so whatever comes out of it, will be great for the animators to build off of and be inspired by." He also talked about some of the Western movie influences they used in creating this animated town of Dirt, the characters who inhabit it, and how the aspect of actual dirt itself played into the movie. "A lot of it comes from an obvious love of the Sergio Leone films. I think Once Upon a Time in the West was on a constant loop. Every time we went down to Gore's house, it always seemed to be on. You look at those movies and there's a lot of great faces, a lot of great character actors with great faces, gritty, dirty, so some of it was inspired by that. In fact, 'dirt' and 'fuzz' were real watch words on the film. Nothing could be too clean or too perfect. Gore wanted dirt or dust in every shot. One way of doing that, is you do a full particle sim, with 3D dust flowing in and around everything. We knew we couldn't do that for every shot, because it's just too expensive and time-consuming. We had to come up with some tricks for always being able to come up with some atmosphere with dust blowing through, but without breaking the bank. The town of Dirt was our biggest asset in the film, it's featured in the most number of shots, and we wanted to put a lot of love into that." Hal Hickel also talked a bit about the character of Rango, and how he evolved into this bizarre chameleon hybrid creature. "We keep calling Rango a chameleon, but, really, the only thing he shares with a chameleon are the eyes and the tail with that curl at the end. There's nothing else about him that looks like a chameleon. In fact, he really doesn't look like anything. Really early on, one of the first things they did was go to a zoo or a reptile store or something and looked at these chameleons that they say. Right away, they fell in love with the eyes. But, right away, there were never any drawings that really looked like a chameleon, they were always kind of like what you see, with that weird elbow in his neck, standing upright, this kind of Hunter S. Thompson-like creature." We also spoke with the man most responsible for animating Rango himself, Kevin Martel. He got his start as a character animator on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and has worked on a slew of blockbusters since then, including this summer's hit Super 8. Kevin Martel first spoke about how it helps as an animator to be able to relate to the character you're working on, and that he definitely could relate to Rango. "For me, it's always good when you get a character that you can relate to. I think I can relate to a lot of his awkwardness. I spent a lot of my time growing up drawing, isolated. I can relate to his feelings, so I think that's definitely another piece of the puzzle, for each animator to identify and connect with and then bring away a little bit of themselves." Kevin Martel also talked about how the live ensemble recordings of the voice actors aided in his work. He showed us some of the raw footage of the recording, with Johnny Depp recording a scene where he's mocking other characters while walking behind them. We saw this scene in this raw, live-action scene, the animatic, a rough animation pass, and the final scene. It was very intriguing to see how the scene develops each step of the way. He also talked about how this animated environment allowed Gore Verbinski more control as a director. "Gore was very specific about making it look like we're actually shooting this. If I go into this environment, I'm going to shoot from over here, and some light coming in from over here. He's plotting it out like he would a live-action shoot. He's a live-action director, so it makes sense, and I think that helped keep this film very grounded and very real. It's the same ideas, it's just another medium to do it in." Of course, you can't have a Western without a cowboy hat, and Kevin Martel told us that Gore Verbinski wanted Rango to wear his hat in a unique way. He showed us a lot of early tests they did, with Rango wearing hats in several different ways. You wouldn't think that the simple act of wearing a hat would be given much thought in a film, but that's obviously not the case. "One of the things that Gore was specific about, was the way Rango wears his hat. You can wear a hat tons of different ways, and he wanted it to be an extension of his personality. He wanted there to be thumbs on that hat." One of the unique things about Rango as a character is the weird little crook in his neck, a trait that Kevin Martel doesn't even notice after working on the film for so long. "It's funny. I don't even think about it anymore. I think it was one of those things when I first saw it, I said, 'Hm, that's odd.' Now, it's like I'm totally blind to it. That's Rango. He's not perfect. I'm not exactly sure of the full origin, but I think it's a neat little character trait." After both interviews were done, we were treated to lunch at the massive ILM commissary and a tour of this phenomenal facility, which features historic cinematic landmarks such as R2D2, Yoda, and even Han Solo in carbonite at every turn. While I have seen all of these items on previous visits, as I said before, that doesn't make them any less awesome. That about wraps up my trip to Industrial Light and Magic for Rango, which hits the shelves on Blu-ray and DVD on July 15. Rango was released March 4th, 2011 and stars Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski.

'Gleemageddon': Lea, Cory, Chris All Leaving Next Year Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT It looks like Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer are among the "Glee" cast members permanently graduating at the end of Season 3 in 2012. The hit FOX show just earned a slew of Emmy nominations, including one for Colfer, who toasted his nod for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series with "Extra's" Jerry Penacoli, and confirmed that this coming season will be his last. "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy broke the news to the Hollywood Reporter. "You can keep them on the show for six years and people will criticize you for not being realistic, or you can be really true to life and say when they started the show they were very clearly sophomores and they should graduate at the end of their senior year." "We've never done anything by the book," Murphy explained. "We made that decision and I involved Chris and Lea and they thought that was a good idea. They both trust the writing and trust me, and felt that it would be great to have an open and closed experience for them to go out while they were on top." Murphy added that planning for the future beyond high school will be one of the main themes in the upcoming Season 3, saying "more characters are leaving than are staying" when graduation time comes at season's end. Who goes and who stays will be revealed in the September 20th season premiere of "Glee" on FOX.

Table Talk: 'Harry Potter' bento boxes; filthy fast-food play areas; top chef sell-outs Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:46 PM PDT At the digital kitchen table, today's hot topics include food inspired by everyone's favorite boy wizard, an expose on just how gross some of those children's play areas at fast-food restaurants are, plus a rundown of the five most-shocking celebrity chef shills.

CBMs Represent In Total Film's List Of Coolest Teaser Posters Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:23 AM PDT Well, there are about 6 or 7 actual fully fledged comic book movies, but another few make the cut as CBM related. We all love a good poster here at CBM. Unfortunately our favorite sub genre doesn't really produce that many. They tend to be either completely unimaginative or just lousy photoshop jobs. But there are a few gems out there too, particularly from back when a teaser poster actually teased and we weren't already spoiled by knowing every little detail of the movie. Anyway, here are 8 of the 20 from Total Film's list.. There number 1 spot goes to Terminator Salvation 2 is The Dark Knight 6 is Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 9 is Watchmen 13 is Scott Pilgrim VS The World 14 is Spider-man 19 is The Matrix And at 20 is Avatar There are a few other CBM related flicks in there(Inception, Indy, Toy Story), to see the rest of the 20 click

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