At The Movies

The Grey
A group of oil rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.
 

On DVD

Real Steel
In the near future, the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech. Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Kenton, a washed up fighter who lost his chance at a title when two ton steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low end bots from scrap metal on the underground circuit. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes are raised, against all odds, Charlie and Max get one last shot at a comeback.

The Buzz...

The Hangover boys are one step closer to coming back for another drunken installment of the film franchise; after months of negotiations, the three main stars have snagged themselves a major payday. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms are signing on for a second sequel to the 2009 hit and making a cool $15 million each in the process. The deals are nearly signed after a four month stall in which the three actors banded together to fight for a $15 million payday. The trio made just $1 million each for the first Hangover movie, which wound up grossing $467 million worldwide. 2011's sequel, The Hangover Part II, netted each of the debaucherous dudes $5 million each.

Good thing they already have those fancy dresses. Bridesmaids stars Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig will serve as presenters at this year's Academy Awards.

Steve-o has moved on from doing nasty bodily harm to himself on camera, to doing nasty bodily harm to others on camera. At least, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The Jackass star has been slapped with a negligence suit by a woman who claims that she was injured during a taping of his upcoming reality series, Killer Karaoke.

Demi Moore was having convulsions in her Los Angeles home after she smoked an unknown substance, according to the 911 call tape released Friday. "She smoked something. It's not marijuana, but it's similar to it. It's similar to incense," said a female caller. "She seems to be having convulsions of some sort."

Shazam, the popular media discovery app, partnered with three NBC Universal shows for their upcoming and current seasons; USA’s Psych, SyFy’s Being Human and E!’s The Soup. Viewers of the three shows can access special show-related content, qualify for prize sweepstakes and unlock other special features if they Shazam the show. Shazam began as an app for identifying songs that one heard. Shazam began as an app for identifying songs that one heard. Using audio recognition software the app can tag a tune playing near one’s phone. Over the past few years the company has expanded with its Shazam for TV feature, which enables a viewers to use the same software to tag a show or an ad.

Netflix stock surged Thursday on the strength of the home entertainment giant's bullish fourth-quarter earnings. Shares of the company rose 22 percent over the course of trading, ending the day at $116.01 a share.

Kim Kardashian is continuing her push into scripted fare. The reality star has been tapped for a multiple episode arc on the upcoming fourth season of Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.

Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime extravaganza is only a little more than a week away, as more rumors sneak out about her 12 minutes to rule the world on Feb. 5. Lmfao, who are signed to the Interscope distributed imprint and Cherrytree Records, will play with Madonna at the big show in Indianapolis.

You can now learn about Beyoncé in class. A professor at Rutgers University has decided to offer a course titled Politicizing Beyoncé, where students can learn about the superstar singer’s influence as icon of social change.

Pop singer Ke$ha reached out to fans to condemn a recent documentary released of her called Ke$ha: Her Life, Her Story, which contains unauthorized footage of the singer.