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Vol. 17
No. 45
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Bella (Kristen Stewart) decides to
remain human for a while longer after marrying Edward (Robert
Pattinson). They honeymoon on a private island
where Edward can bask in the sun without causing alarm.
When she begins to get sick, Edward rushes her home to
Forks. They soon realize that despite all odds, Bella is
pregnant and the baby is growing so quickly that Bella's
life is in danger. The Cullens are afraid that if Bella
gives birth, she will die, but she refuses to give the
child up. When the Quileute wolf pack learns of the
pregnancy, they fear that the baby will be like a
newborn vampire; a crazed blood drinker who murders
innocent humans. They plan to destroy it, and if Bella
is killed in the process, so be it.
On DVD
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert
Grint and the entire cast return for the magical, action packed conclusion
to author J.K. Rowling's blockbuster teen wizard saga. In the epic
finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world
escalates into an all out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is
safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate
sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It
all ends here.
The Buzz...
Get your game face on, Johnny Depp (and Tom Cruise,
Robert Downey Jr., Tim Allen) Ricky
Gervais, who made quite the splash more like a cannonball, really hosting
the Golden Globes last year will return as host in January,
according to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which just tweeted
the news. The organization was divided on inviting Gervais back for the third
straight year, due to his most recent and most controversial showing, in which
he skewered everything from Scientology to Charlie Sheen.
Good news for South Park fans is bad news for serial kill victim
Kenny: Comedy Central has renewed the show for three more seasons.
The pickup ensures that Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s
lewd toon will remain in original episodes through 2016. “The collective genius
of Matt and Trey knows no bounds,” said Comedy Central prez Michele
Ganeless in a statement. ”Week after week and season after season they
continue to surprise and delight South Park fans, and that includes all of us
here at Comedy Central."
Rihanna, Usher and The Band Perry have joined the lineup
for The Grammy Nominations Concert Live,
which already boasts some big-name talent. The trio of artists are on the bill
with Lady Gaga, Lupe Fiasco and Sugarland
during the LL Cool J-hosted event. Organizers have also teased the
announcement of a major rock band reunion, which HitFix's Melinda
Newman supposes is Van Halen.
Demi Moore is ending her marriage to fellow actor Ashton
Kutcher, she told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Moore, 49, and Kutcher, 33, were wed in September 2005.
Fox has settled its suit against a New York woman it accused of uploading
its copyrighted scripts. Attorneys for Fox sent the request for dismissal to New
York District Court Judge Leonard Wexler on Nov. 1, and Wexler quickly granted
the request. In addition to defendant Patricia McIlvaine, Fox had
also named 10 John Does in the lawsuit, for allegedly providing the scripts to
McIlvaine.
It's the Sitch vs. the Fitch. Making good on his threats, Jersey Shore
resident Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is slapping a big-bucks
lawsuit on Abercrombie & Fitch. Per court documents in federal court in
Florida, the reality star alleges that by emblazoning T-shirts with such slogans
as "Gtl…You Know the Deal" and "The Fitchuation," the clothing
giant violated his trademarks on "The Situation" and "Gtl,"
aka his regimen of gym, tan and laundry. Abercrombie did not respond to calls
seeking comment.
The Los Angeles Dodgers sued broadcast partner Fox Sports
for allegedly interfering with the sale of the team. The squad's complaint,
filed in a Delaware court, centers around a cease and desist letter Fox sent to
the firm the Dodgers hired to market their media rights. Fox had earlier sued
the team trying to block the sale of those same rights.
Sharon Stone is taking on two very different roles: One in the
Linda Lovelace biopic, and another online to welcome returning
troops. The 53-year-old actress says she will play Lovelace’s mother in
Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story. But before filming starts, the Basic
Instinct star has another mission: She’s taking her first steps into the world
of social media with a Facebook page that welcomes returning military
personnel home from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Linkin Park are relaunching their fan club which will be offering
members access to a CD or digital download of rare songs created in sessions
leading up to the recording of Hybrid Theory through A Thousand
Suns. The newest version of their eleven year old fan club has been dubbed
LPU11.
Lea Michele has certainly changed shape since she began her
breakout role as Rachel on Glee, but the actress has recently made
it clear that her vegan diet is not extreme, and she doesn't have an eating
disorder.
Sorry, Team Jacob. We know you're used to seeing lots and lots of Taylor
Lautner's bare chest in your Twilight movies, but when you head to the
theater to get your Breaking Dawn Part 1 on this weekend, you may find
yourself in ab withdrawal. Lautner is only shirtless one time in the latest
flick. "I got it down to one time," he tells MTV rather gleefully. "One
time in the movie, that's it! And it literally lasts for two seconds. There was
some negotiating, for sure. There was more, when I read the original script.
Trust me. And I got it down to a very, very small amount."
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