Monthly Archives: February 2009
Christian Bale Makes ‘No Excuses’ For Rant
Christian Bale has broken his silence to offer a public apology on Friday (February 6) for his tirade on the set of Terminator Salvation. Bale lost it on the director of photography, Shane Hurlbert, for interrupting a scene a few months back. MTV News reports that he admitted to the error of his angry ways on KROQ’s “Kevin and Bean” show in Los Angeles. “The thing I really want to stress is that I have no confusion whatsoever,” Bale said on the Kevin and Bean show. “I was out of order beyond belief. I acted like a punk. I regret that and there is nobody that has heard that tape that is hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it, it is inexcusable.” Continue reading
Wedding Bells Are Ringing for Claire Danes And Hugh Dancy
Claire Danes is officially off the market. E! Online reports that the 29-year-old actress is engaged to her British beau, Hugh Dancy. The couple met while filming the 2007 romantic drama, Evening, in Newport, R.I. The engagement was confirmed Friday by a rep for People. The couple were recently seen stepping out together at the Screen Actors Guild and Directors Guild awards. Continue reading
Rant ‘N Rave: The Grammys
Tomorrow night, music buffs will pull away from Guitar Hero—for a mere few hours—to tune into the biggest and, sometimes, the most entertaining award show. Tomorrow night, it\’s the freakin\’ Grammys. Continue reading
Tragically Hip To Headline London Festival
The Tragically Hip are among the artists who will rock the stage when the Rock The Park festival returns to London, Ont., this summer. Continue reading
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman Team Up For ‘Baster’
Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman have signed on to star in a \”fertility-themed comedy,\” Variety reports. Continue reading
Coldplay Announce Tour Dates
Coldplay are heading back across the pond this summer. The British foursome will kick off a North American tour on July 10 in Portland, Ore., one of 14 confirmed dates leading up to early August. Continue reading
Timothy Hutton Joins All-Star ‘Ghost’ Cast
Timothy Hutton has signed on for a role in Roman Polanski\’s political thriller \”The Ghost.\” Continue reading
Kings Of Leon Coming To Canada
Kings of Leon have announced a spring arena tour that will take them across North America, including one stop in Toronto. Continue reading
Miley Cyrus Leads Kids’ Choice Nominations
Miley Cyrus has received a leading three nominations for the 22nd annual Kids\’ Choice Awards. Continue reading
Sex And The City Sequel Officially A Go
It\’s official: Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda will return to the big screen. Continue reading
Michael Phelps Is ‘Sorry’ For Drug Scandal
Olympian champion Michael Phelps made a public apology on Wednesday after being photographed inhaling from a marijuana bong. \”I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment,\” Phelps said in the statement released by one of his agents. The consequences of Phelps’s actions are yet to be determined. The Richland County Sheriff released a statement saying that it was going to look into pressing charges, and embarrassed corporate sponsors might be looking into retracting their deal with the swimmer. Continue reading
andPOP Interviews The Fray
Everyone knows their hit How To Save A Life from The Fray\’s debut album in 2005. Now the boys from Denver are back with their self titled sophomore album and ready to climb the charts again. To get that started The Fray was recently chosen as the ambassador for VH1\’s Save The Music Foundation and they also performed American Music Awards in November. J Continue reading
Movie Review: Push
Every kid wants to believe they have superpowers. We all remember scowling at the spoon on the kitchen table with avid concentration, convinced that eventually the spoon will jump off. Lucky Dakota Fanning. She may not have mastered the power of telekinesis, (that’s Nick Gant’s job, played by Chris Evans), but is able to see the future in the new sci-fi thriller, Push. Continue reading
Sasha And Malia Dolls Get New Name
Ty Inc., the toy company responsible for Beanie Babies, is reportedly changing the names of it’s dolls “Sweet Sasha” and “Marvelous Malia”. Although the dolls shared the names of U.S. President Barack Obama’s daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, the toy company said the dolls we’re not inspired by the first daughters. Continue reading
Battle Of The Authors
When asked about “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer Sci-fi author Stephen King said she “can’t write,” according to E! Online. In an interview with USA Weekend, King was asked a question regarding the success of both Meyer and “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling and responded with, “The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephanie Meyer can\’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” Continue reading
Christian Bale’s Rant ‘Just A Moment’ Says ‘Terminator’ Producer
Christian Bale’s verbal attack on Shane Hurlbut, the director of cinematography for \”Terminator Salvation,\” has been viewed by thousands on the web. When Hurlbut interrupted a scene the actor was shooting, Bale went on a three and a half minute rant where he said things like, “I want you off the set! You p—k! No, don\’t just be sorry! Think for one f—ing second! What the f— are you doing? Are you professional or not?” Continue reading
Coldplay Ban Its Frontman
Yes it’s true, Coldplay has banned its vocalist Chris Martin from entering the recording studio, but don’t worry, it’s not for long. “Chris has been banned from the studio for these first two weeks. Now, before the rumour mill cranks its way excitedly into life, this does not indicate any kind of split in the camp. This is an experiment of Brian\’s, “ wrote Roadie #42 in a post on the band’s website. Continue reading
Bruce Springsteen Takes The No. 1 Spot
Billboard albums chart: Bruce Springsteen was able to knock Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” album from the No. 1 spot with “Working On A Dream”. According to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, Springsteen’s latest album will top the album’s chart on sales of 223,000. Meanwhile Taylor Swift will hold onto the No. 2 spot. Continue reading
‘Indiana Jones’ Gets A Wii Debut
Soon, Nintendo Wii addicts will be able to step into Indy’s shoes in a quest of their own. “Indiana Jones And The Staff Of The Kings” follows the archeologist in an all new journey across the world and hits stores in late spring of 2009. The adventure is set in 1939 where Indy must battle with his nemesis, Magnus Völler, over who can find the staff of moses. For that he’ll have travel all over the world including the jungles of Panama and San Francisco’s Chinatown. Continue reading
The Boss, Beastie Boys To Play Bonnaroo
The lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has been announced. Continue reading
