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• DVD Review: MGM's 'Up The Creek', 'A Small Town In Texas', 'The Magnetic Monster' and 'Fatal Charm'
• 2012 Grammy Nominees List: Their Cash Worth
• The Extra List: 5 Shocking Stage Falls Caught on Tape!
• Grammys' Best New Artist Farce: Why the Category Needs a Makeover
• GoAnimate.com: Jay Makim is back in Anchorage Alaska
• My top 15 films of 2011
• Norton Commando Transformer
• Morgan Freeman Joins Tom Cruise In OBLIVION
• Brendan Gleeson and Chris O'Dowd Join Cavalry
• Naomi Watts Beats Out Keira Knightley And Jessica Chastain For Princess Diana Role
• Largest mass drug arrest in Colorado history takes down four drug distribution organizations
• Giants Super Bowl Champ Victor Cruz Kicks Off Fashion Week
• New JOHN CARTER TV Spot Is The Best One Yet
• Dr. Dog Rock 'Conan' With New Single 'That Old Black Hole' -- Video
• Video! Sophia Grace and Rosie Debut Original Song for Ellen
• Opinion: Thriller Was The Worst Thing That Happened To Michael Jackson
• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Motorcycle Suit Now Available!
• Caught in Flight Gets Naomi Watts as Princess Diana
• Dave Bidini: Rheostatics Icon Chases Gordon Lightfoot, Lands 'In the Rock Hall'
• Tom Jones and Jack White Release 'Evil' Howlin' Wolf Cover

DVD Review: MGM's 'Up The Creek', 'A Small Town In Texas', 'The Magnetic Monster' and 'Fatal Charm' Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:12 AM PST Ready for four old school flicks to rapid run their rears to DVD? Then check out the new to DVD releases of "Up the Creek," "A Small Town in Texas," "The Magnetic Monster" and "Fatal Charm" all co... Read More >

2012 Grammy Nominees List: Their Cash Worth Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST This year's Grammy nominees raked in the dough with album and ticket sales, product endorsements, with some adding to their musical bank accounts from their own brands. See which awards they're nominated for -- and how much they made in 2011! 2012 Grammy Nominees' Worth Adele Nominated for: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.She plumped up her bank account with $18 million in 2011, thanks to her soulful ballads. Beyonce Nominated for: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with artist Andre 3000.The wealthy new mom earned $35 million in 2011. Bruno Mars Nominated for: Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year.Mars earned Earth cash to the tune of $8 million in 2011. Jay-Z Nominated for: Best Rap Album for "Watch the Throne," Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song with Kanye West.Z got lots of $ -- rapping his way to $37 million in 2011. Kanye West Nominated for: Best Rap Album for "Watch the Throne," Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song with Jay-Z. Solely for Best Rap Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for "All of the Lights" with Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.West stuffed his vest with $16 million in 2011. Katy Perry Nominated for: Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.Perry might want to set off some "Fireworks" after earning an explosive $44 million in 2011. Lady Gaga Nominated for: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.Her Little Monsters scared up $90 million for Gaga in 2011. Nicki Minaj Nominated for: Best New Artist, Best Rap Album and Best Rap PerformanceNicki earned a quick $6.5 million in 2011. Rihanna Nominated for: Solely for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. Song of the Year for "All of the Lights" collaboration with Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Fergie, as well as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration "What's My Name?" with Drake.This "Good Girl Gone Bad" went to the bank with $29 million in 2011. Taylor Swift Nominated for: Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song and Best Country.The country cutie strummed up $45 million in 2011.

The Extra List: 5 Shocking Stage Falls Caught on Tape! Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST Most professional artists know the pitfalls, so to speak, of performing on stage, but 16-year-old Symone Black, an "American Idol" Season 11 hopeful, unfortunately had her first taste of public stumbling when she apparently fainted and fell off the stage during the FOX show's Hollywood auditions Wednesday. The credits rolled as a medic was called for and the rest of the audience looked appropriately stunned. Word has it Black was treated for dehydration and is doing fine, and will continue on the show this week. Here are five other dramatic tumbles from some top performers, including Beyoncé, Pink - and even "Idol" judge Steven Tyler! The Extra List: 5 Stage Falls Caught on Tape Beyonc&eacute The new mom fell down stairs on stage, face first, during a concert in Orlando in 2009, but jumped right back up to continue the show. Mariah Carey A newly pregnant Carey slipped during a 2010 performance in Singapore. Kelsey Grammer While hosting Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration in 2005, the "Boss" star got too close to the end of the stage and fell off. Pink The singer was about to start performing her song, "So What" during a 2010 concert in Germany, but fell off the stage when her harness malfunctioned. Steven Tyler The Aerosmith frontman fell while performing some fancy footwork at a 2009 South Dakota show.

Grammys' Best New Artist Farce: Why the Category Needs a Makeover Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Exclusive, Awards, Spinner Says Getty Images Imagine you're at a car dealership and you ask the salesman to show you the best new models. You're checking them out, giddy to see this year's cream of the crop, and -- surprise! -- you realize he's trying to sell you on a pre-owned car from 2008. "What gives? That's not new," you say. "Buddy," he says, putting a reassuring hand on your back, "you might know that, but lots of other people haven't even heard of that model before. That's new enough for us." That, in essence, is the Grammys' stance on the Best New Artist award, an honor designed to catapult the winner to new heights of stardom. There's been some scrutiny over previous years' selections -- Evanescence over 50 Cent, Milli Vanilli over real singers, Starland Vocal Band over anything that makes sounds -- but our biggest issue is how talented nominees like Bon Iver, Esperanza Spalding, Shelby Lynne and Lauryn Hill can be called "new" when they're precisely the opposite, a betrayal of the award's reason for existing.

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Morgan Freeman Joins Tom Cruise In OBLIVION Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:28 AM PST Apparently Morgan Freeman will join Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough and Olga Kurylenko in Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion at Universal. The Sci-fi flick is based on a graphic novel which was also created by Kosisnki. Deadline report that they are unsure which role Freeman will play but that it's a critical part Freeman is no stranger to any genre really but the last fully fledged sci-fi flick he appeared in was the appalling Steven King adaptation Dreamcatcher. This movie focuses on the last man (Cruise) on a post-apocalyptic Earth, who stays behind to repair ships that hunt down and blast a virulent alien species. Michael Arndt is currently working on script re-writes that had earlier drafts by William Monahan and Karl Gajdusek. Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark are producing through Chernin Entertainment along with Barry Levine and Kosinski. Update: Variety's Jeff Schneider just tweeted: Morgan Freeman will play Malcolm Beech, the leader of the human

Brendan Gleeson and Chris O'Dowd Join Cavalry Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:06 AM PST Actors Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, and Aidan Gillen have joined the cast of Cavalry for director John Michael McDonagh (The Guard). The dark comedy centers on a priest (Brendan Gleeson) who is told during a confession that he will be murdered within one week. Chris O'Dowd, and Aidan Gillen will play members of his community, the Irish town of Sligo. Kelly Reilly and David Wilmot also star as Sligo residents. John Michael McDonagh will produce through his Reprisal Films company, alongside Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez-Marengo, and Elizabeth Eves. Production is scheduled to start in September, on a $7 million budget.

Naomi Watts Beats Out Keira Knightley And Jessica Chastain For Princess Diana Role Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:04 AM PST Actress Naomi Watts has seen off competition from Keira Knightley and Jessica Chastain to land the role of Princess Diana in a new biopic. Watts will be transformed into Diana, Princess of Wales i... Read More >

Largest mass drug arrest in Colorado history takes down four drug distribution organizations Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:52 AM PST The U.S. Department of Justice will release details this afternoon about what they are calling the largest mass drug arrest in Colorado history.

Giants Super Bowl Champ Victor Cruz Kicks Off Fashion Week Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST Fresh from his Super Bowl win, Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz cut the red ribbon to signify the start of NYC's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The footballer says the huge win over the Patriots still hasn't fully registered. "I've been going to everything, doing the parade and all, but it still hasn't really sunk in. We've just been taking every day as it comes." According to WomensWearDaily.com, the 25-year-old wants to take his family on vacation to celebrate the victory. With endorsements for big brands like Nike, Cruz found a passion for fashion and started a men's clothing label, Young Whales, with former Giant Nate Collins. After launching his men's line in 2010, female fans expressed interest in the football stud creating a women's line. Cruz says he currently is working on that collection, but no reveal date is set. Aware of supermodel Gisele Bundchen's comments about her Patriots quarterback husband Tom Brady, Cruz seemed on the fence. "Obviously, she was still a little emotional. That's what you do for your partner. It would be wrong if she didn't. But it's not right to talk about the team." Cruz will be attending the Tommy Hilfiger and Naeem Khan runway shows.

New JOHN CARTER TV Spot Is The Best One Yet Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:17 AM PST From Academy Award®--winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins and Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Bryan Cranston, James Purefoy, Dominic West, Thomas Haden Church and Ciarán Hinds. John Carter is set to hit

Dr. Dog Rock 'Conan' With New Single 'That Old Black Hole' -- Video Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, New Music, Television Bryan Bedder, Getty Images Dr. Dog have returned to the spotlight with their sixth album 'Be the Void.' The Philly rockers' latest effort is arguably the band's best yet, combining the smart pop sensibilities of their past works with a refined throwback sound. The band hit the set of 'Conan' last night and rocked late night Americans with their catchy sing-along single 'That Old Black Hole.' Dr. Dog are currently on a North American tour. Check out their performance below and head over to our listening party to stream Dr. Dog's 'Be the Void' for free.

Video! Sophia Grace and Rosie Debut Original Song for Ellen Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST Half-pint YouTube sensations (and huge Nicki Minaj fans) Sophia Grace, 8, and her cousin, Rosie, 5, famously appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last October, rapping alongside Minaj in an impressive, show-stopping performance. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Ellen's website posted another video of the talented kids, rapping an original song, and announced that Ellen is sending them to cover the Grammys! Check it out!

Opinion: Thriller Was The Worst Thing That Happened To Michael Jackson Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:15 AM PST Before pop superstar Michael Jackson's death in June of 2009, his name was more of a draw as his association with global popularity first, his social and physical demise second, and his music and a... Read More >

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Motorcycle Suit Now Available! Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:29 AM PST If you have been wanting an Officially Licensed Movie Replica of Captain America's First Avenger costume, now is your chance. That is, if you have an extra $1,300(Canadian currency). That's what it will cost to order one of these 250 limited edition leather suits for yourself. Product Summary from UD Replicas One of the most unique leather uniforms created for the screen can now be yours. Every feature as seen on film in Captain America: The First Avenger has been replicated in form-molded leather from the classic color-scheme to the aluminum accent emblems on the back, arms and forever iconic silver star emblazoned on our hero's chest. Perfectly crafted gloves, boots, functional belt and detailed rigging complete this iconic battle-uniform that captures the retro 1940s Captian America: The First Avenger design. Captain America:The First Avenger Includes: Two Tone Herringbone Pattern on White Leather Sleeves. Two Tone Herringbone Pattern on all Blue Leather. Aluminum Chest and

Caught in Flight Gets Naomi Watts as Princess Diana Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST Ecosse Films today announced that British-born Academy award nominated actress Naomi Watts (J. Edgar, Eastern Promises, Fair Game, 21 Grams) will play the role of Princess Diana in the upcoming movie Caught in Flight. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Academy Award nominated Downfall), and based on the screenplay by Stephen Jeffreys, production will begin in the UK later this year. Caught in Flight is a compelling portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales during the last two years of her life. It charts how finding true personal happiness for the first time allowed her to achieve her defining successes evolving into a major international campaigner and humanitarian. Speaking earlier, Naomi Watts, who will next be seen starring in The Impossible opposite Ewan McGregor said: "It is such an honor to be able to play this iconic role - Princess Diana was loved across the world, and I look forward to rising to the challenge of playing her on screen." Director Oliver Hirschbiegel commented: "I am delighted to have such a truly exceptional actress who embodies the warmth, humanity and empathy of such a global icon as Princess Diana." Ecosse Films' Robert Bernstein stated: "It is very exciting to be working with one of our finest actresses, Naomi Watts, on what will be a powerful and poignant film. She will encompass the role beautifully." Caught in Flight comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Naomi Watts. The film is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.

Dave Bidini: Rheostatics Icon Chases Gordon Lightfoot, Lands 'In the Rock Hall' Posted: 09 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST Filed under: News, Exclusive, New Releases Courtesy of Pheromone Recordings Rock music and literature usually inhabit separate ends of the arts and culture spectrum but Dave Bidini, founding member of seminal Canadian art-rock outfit the Rheostatics and current leader of the Bidiniband, is determined to bridge both worlds. The musician has authored 10 books -- including 'On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock,' which was a finalist for Canada Reads 2012, a respected Canadian book competition playing out this week -- and draws on his literary talents for his latest album with the Bidiniband, 'In the Rock Hall.' The title track about a trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is based on a poem by author Paul Quarrington -- a name that's probably familiar to Rheostatics fans (in 1992, the band released 'Whale Music,' an album based on a Quarrington book). "I like the way it talks about feeling like a misfit in this world," Bidini tells Spinner, referencing the poem they turned into a free-flowing, eight-minute album closer that pays tribute to the late Quarrington. "It touched on my feelings about rock, and rock history."

Tom Jones and Jack White Release 'Evil' Howlin' Wolf Cover Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:54 PM PST Filed under: News, New Music Third Man The neverending fountain of song known as Jack White has released the latest installment of Third Man Record's Blue Series. The ongoing collaborative project, which has featured the likes of Stephen Colbert, Insane Clown Posse and John C. Reilly, will now add one more icon to it's hallowed halls: Tom Jones. The 7-inch single will feature a new rendition of 'Jezebel,' a tune also taken on by Edith Piaf and Anna Calvi, and a cover of Howlin' Wolf's 'Evil.' Both songs feature White's Raconteurs mates Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler.

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