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Jay-Z is doing what he knows best on the eighth anniversary of Sept. 11. Tonight, at the Madison Square Garden, the talented rap artist will be giving a memorial benefit concert. All proceeds from the Answer the Call Tribute Show will be donated to the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund.
According to MTV news, if the star’s secret show at the Blender Theatre on Wednesday was any hint of what he has in store for his MSG show, fans can expect old hits and fresh cuts off his just released album, The Blueprint 3. At Blender, Jay popped off classics like “Show Me What You Got,” “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)” and “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” and new songs, such as “Run This Town” and “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune).”
Jay-Z’s first Blueprint album was released on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Director Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventure of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” is set to hit North American theatres on Dec. 23, 2011, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The 3-D motion-capture feature will premiere to audiences in other parts of the world even earlier, with an international rollout scheduled to begin in late October of that year.
Filming began in January for the project, which is inspired by the famous character introduced by Belgian illustrator Herge in 1929. Jamie Bell stars as the titular globetrotting young reporter, while his “Defiance” co-star Daniel Craig plays the villainous pirate Red Rackham.
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The opening date for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has changed again, but Muggles shouldn’t despair – this time, it’s moving up in the calendar.
Warner Bros. has announced that the sixth film in the J.K. Rowling series will now hit theatres on July 15, two days earlier than planned. The Wednesday release will give the movie a head-start on the weekend box office for a potentially huge five-day gross.
“Every day the kids are out of school in summer is just like an extra Saturday,” Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros., told the AP on Tuesday.
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Mark your calendars, “Sex and the City” fans – the sequel to last summer’s hit TV show adaptation will arrive in theatres on May 28, 2010.
Variety reports that all four stars – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon – will return, along with writer-director Michael Patrick King.
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The people behind “Iron Man” certainly are efficient. A sequel to this weekend’s box office smash already has a release date: April 30, 2010.
Not all of the details are ironed out yet, however. It’s unclear as to what members of the cast will be back and what the plot will be.
“Iron Man” isn’t the only franchise Marvel is excited about. Its film adaptation of “The Avengers” is set for a July 2011 release.
Until they, they have such heavy hitters as “The Incredible Hulk,” Punisher: War Zone,” and”X-Men Origins: Wolverine” to keep the money rolling in.
“Iron Man” has already made more than $200 million worldwide.
Britney Spears’ new album “Blackout” will be released earlier than expected. The album, originally slated for November 13, will now hit shelves the day before Halloween.
The official reason for the move is that the new songs have been leaked on the internet. “Due to these numerous unauthorized online leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs including moving up the release date of the album to Oct. 30,” said a Jive Records rep.
But Spears might have been scared off by Celine Dion. Dion’s album is also being released on November 13, and is expected to be a big seller. Both Dion and Spears’ record labels are owned by Sony BMG.
With all the scandal in Britney’s private life of late and a terrible performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, “Blackout” is her last chance to save her dying career.
