It’s nearly December which means that it is time for the Sundance Film Festival to announce their competitive programming selections. This year, the slates are varied containing two (2!) Mark Webber features, one Jonathan Kasdan teen rom-com, another Lena Dunham-penned dysfunctional NYC family drama and a number of titles that span genres and the globe.
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High School Romances and Hip Family Dramas: Sundance 2012 Competition Slates Announced
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Charlie Sheen roaster suffered a stroke in October. By Jocelyn Vena Patrice O’Neal Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Patrice O’Neal has died at age 41. The news of his death was was confirmed by his co-star on “The Opie & Anthony Show.” The comedian and radio personality suffered a stroke back in October. O’Neal was best known for his work as a stand-up comedian but also appeared in several films like “25th Hour,” “Scary Movie 4” and “Furry Vengeance.” In addition to being a regular guest on Opie and Anthony’s show, he also made multiple appearances on “Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn,” “Chappelle’s Show” and “The Office.” Click for photos from the life and career of Patrice O’Neal. Just this past September, he was one of the many comedians who poked fun at Charlie Sheen during his “Comedy Central Roast.” He also hosted VH1’s “Web Junk 2.0” back in 2006. Earlier this year, his Comedy Central special “Elephant in the Room” premiered on the network. For those who knew him best, it was his bigger-than-life personality that will be missed most. “Yes it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal has passed away,” Opie, a.k.a. Gregg Hughes, tweeted . “The funniest and best thinker i’ve ever known PERIOD. #devastated.” He then tweeted out a link to a video of the late comedian laughing on the radio show, simply adding, “Patrice O’Neal Greatest Laugh EVER.” Born in Boston on December 7, 1969, O’Neal got his start on the stage and in the early ’90s and moved to Los Angeles to shoot for the big leagues. Eventually, his stand-up career resulted in smaller roles in films, as well as the HBO comedy special “One Night Stand.” He had been living in the New York area at the time of his death. The New York Daily News reports that O’Neal died Monday night. Shortly after his October stroke, his friend and fellow comedian Jim Norton opened up about his condition on the radio. “We don’t know how he is. We don’t know how he’s going to be,” Norton said. “I didn’t want to do this by myself. I wish we had more news for you.” Share your condolences for O’Neal’s family and friends in the comments below. Related Photos Remembering Patrice O’Neal Related Artists Patrice O’Neal
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Bieber overtakes last year’s champ on search engine’s annual list of the year’s most-Binged people. By James Montgomery Justin Bieber Photo: FilmMagic Having already bested Lady Gaga in the race to 2 billion YouTube views, Justin Bieber can now lay claim to another e-title: He’s just been named the year’s most-searched person on Internet search engine Bing, edging out his old pal Kim Kardashian for the title. Yes, Bieber sits atop Bing’s annual list of the most-searched people of 2011, making the leap from #6 on last year’s list and knocking Kardashian down from the top spot, which she held last year. Jennifer Aniston came in at #3 on the list (up from #9 in 2010), and a whole host of other females — including Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus — round out the top 10. Bieber was the only male to make Bing’s most-searched people list, which last year featured Jesse James, Michael Jackson, Tiger Woods and Barack Obama (who plummeted from #5 to #49 in 2011 … always a good sign in the lead-up to an election) in the top 10. Also dropping out of the top 10 were actress Sandra Bullock and reality TV mother-of-the-year Kate Gosselin. Not surprisingly, Bieber also tops Bing’s list of
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Justin Bieber Tops Kim Kardashian As Bing’s Most-Searched Person
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SMH , what year is this??? At least six HIV-positive people have died after evangelical churches in Britain reportedly told them to stop taking their medication because they had been healed by God. Pastors at several churches in England and Scotland told undercover Sky News reporters that they could be healed through an exorcism-like process that involves shouting over the patients and spraying water in their faces. A pastor at the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN), a wealthy televangelist organization with branches throughout the world, told one undercover reporter – who actually is HIV positive – that they had a 100% success rate. “We have many people that contract HIV. All are healed,” Holmes said. Holmes even said that if symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea persist, it’s a good sign that the virus is leaving the body. “We’ve had people come back before saying, ‘Oh, I’m not healed. The diarrhea I had when I had HIV, I’ve got it again’” Holmes said. “I have to stop them and say, ‘No, please, you are free.’” And according to the Sky News investigation, as many as six individuals have died after churches instructed them to discontinue their medication. One of the victims, Emmanuel, stopped taking his medicine a year ago after being instructed by a pastor at his church in London. The pastor told him that once god forgave him, “the disease will definitely go.” But now Emmanuel believes he may have passed his HIV infection to his boyfriend. “I feel guilty, if I’m the one who passed it onto him I’m feeling guilty. Yeah, very much guilty,” he told Sky News. SCOAN continues to defend and administer it’s treatment for the HIV virus, and other diseases. “If anybody comes in the name of God, we pray for them. The outcome of the prayer will determine if they come genuinely or not,” the church asserted in a statement. Can you believe people actually bought that? Source
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You Can’t Be Serious: Six HIV Patients Dead After Being Told By Their Churches That They Had Been Cured Through An “Exorcism
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‘Twilight’ flick stays on top, besting family fare including ‘Muppets,’ ‘Hugo.’ By Ryan J. Downey Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in “Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Photo: Summit Entertainment The reemergence of Kermit and his pals wasn’t enough to knock Bella Swan and her new husband off the box-office throne. remained the #1 movie in America over the long holiday weekend as the romantic vampires-and-werewolves flick fended off competition from PG-rated newcomers “Arthur Christmas” and “Hugo.” The second-to-last “Twilight” movie generated an additional $62.3 million from Wednesday to Sunday for an overall domestic total of $221.3 million, according to estimates released by Summit Entertainment. Despite suffering from the same critical drubbing typically inflicted upon “Twilight” movies, “Breaking Dawn” triumphed against a trio of well-reviewed flicks with broad family appeal. Comedic actor Jason Segel’s “Muppets” debuted with $42 million over the five-day period. The celebrity-cameo-filled revival of the beloved television and movie franchise opened much more strongly than previous Muppet movies. Even with adjustments for ticket-price inflation, the newest “Muppets” overtook 1996’s “Muppet Treasure Island,” the previous series’ strongest box-office debut. The reboot of sorts was a labor of love for co-writer and star Segel, who made his adoration for felt puppets clear in 2008’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” “Happy Feet 2” was the #3 movie over the weekend. But with a production budget nearly triple that of “The Muppets,” the animated sequel’s $44 million gross ($18.5 million of which was collected over the weekend) couldn’t keep the Australian digital production facility that worked on the movie from laying off 600 of its 700 employees, according to a report from Australian film news site . “Arthur Christmas” opened far behind “The Muppets” at #4 with just $17 million. The 3-D movie, from the British animation house behind “Wallace & Gromit,” cost Sony Pictures an estimated $100 million to produce. Aardman Animations’ “Flushed Away” and “Chicken Run” earned more in their respective three-day opening weekends than the five-day total for their latest movie. Despite playing on 2,000 fewer screens than “Arthur Christmas,” Martin Scorsese’s live-action 3-D love letter to classic cinema, “Hugo,” was #5 with $15.4 million. The filmmaker best known for violent adult dramas like “Goodfellas” based his first foray into family fare on the popular children’s book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret.” Roughly 75 percent of the film’s grosses were reportedly from pricier 3-D screenings, according to Paramount. “Hugo” played at 1277 venues and is scheduled to expand to 2000 on December 9. The weekend wasn’t without Oscar-bait dramas for adults. The Weinstein Company’s “My Week With Marilyn” made $2 million in 244 theaters while the company’s black-and-white silent film, “The Artist,” made $210,000 in just four New York and Los Angeles theaters. The box office was down 12 percent overall from the same period last year, when “Tangled” was new in theaters against a “Harry Potter” movie and “MegaMind.” “Tangled” was #1 with $68.7 million compared to the $62.3 million made by “Breaking Dawn.” Check out everything we’ve got on and “The Muppets.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ Live From The ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ Red Carpet MTV Rough Cut: Kristen Stewart MTV Rough Cut: Robert Pattinson
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta had another party this week, this time for Kandi’s 35th birthday. Unfortunately, a surprise guest upsets Momma and THG is here to take you through all the drama in our +/- recap! First we get to recap last week’s drama when Peter and Apollo nearly came to blows at Kim’s baby shower . Kim’s ticked and rightfully so. Next time she’ll remember to “keep the ex-cons and a$$holes off the guest list.” But Phaedra steps up and earns a big Plus 10 showing up to Kim’s with a gift basket and an apology. She may not have been able to stop the men at the time but at least she did the right thing coming forward and saying she was sorry. Neither Cynthia or Peter bothered. Heck, they were five hours late and didn’t even send a gift. Minus 15 because that’s just beyond rude. Speaking of Cynthia, try as she might to mend fences they just seem to burn. She calls her sister over to talk to Peter about the incident at her wedding a year ago. Who could have guessed this wouldn’t go well? Minus 10 . You can’t force people to make up and nothing got accomplished here except for dredging up bad memories that won’t soon be forgotten. Later, Cynthia and her sister argue about Peter’s new bushiness venture. Unfortunately, Cynthia doesn’t know her sister is right. Bar One is in financial trouble before it’s even begun and Peter’s going to look to his wife to bail him out. Minus 9 because that’s just going to widen the divide between Cynthia, Peter and her family. Kim’s getting prepared for the big event. No, not another party. She talks to Phaedra about what it was like when she had her son. Phaedra says she had an epidural, morphine and was “crazy as a vampire in sunlight.” Plus 5 for being honest but let’s hope Kim has an easier time. Having had only girls, Kim’s concerned about having a boy and takes some lessons on diapering a circumcised baby. She’s nervous about what to do with a penis. Plus 7 to Kroy who already seems to be a pro with the diaper detail.
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‘I feel like this approach of this year, I wasn’t expecting any of the things that happened,’ Gomez says. By Jocelyn Vena Selena Gomez Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Selena Gomez has had quite a year. Not sure what we’re talking about? Let us refresh your memory. She toured, hosted the VMA pre-show , hosted the EMA show in Belfast, Northern Ireland, released several music videos off her album When the Sun Goes Down, including “Hit the Lights,” starred in the flick “Monte Carlo” and said goodbye to her Disney series, “The Wizards of Waverly Place.” So when Gomez looks back on 2011, what will she remember most? “To be honest, it would probably be when my series ended and not in, like, a happy way, but it was kind of like it was a new chapter in my life,” she told MTV News. “I think it was a really interesting time for me and that time in this year was probably my favorite.” The series wrapped filming earlier this year, but will continue airing into early 2012. While saying goodbye to her show resonated with the star, she could have never foreseen how big her We Own the Night Tour would be. “My music, for sure, [surprised me], like touring. I definitely was excited to get on the road and be able [to have] my first headlining tour,” she said. “I was excited to go everywhere and meet my fans and experience different places. To be honest, I didn’t expect the tour to do as well as it did, and we went to Canada and Canada was amazing and made me feel very humbled.” As 2011 rolls along, Gomez is going into the coming year with the same philosophy she had for the last. “I feel like this approach of this year, I wasn’t expecting any of the things that happened,” she said. “And so I just kind of want to go into the end of this year and the beginning of next year just excited and in a good place and not planning anything.” Before the new year does come along, Gomez has some plans to just spend the holidays with those she loves. “I’m gonna have a week off for Thanksgiving, which will be nice, and then a week and a half or two weeks for Christmas time,” she said. “And then I’m going to just relax and do nothing.” She has a busy year ahead of her that includes hitting the set of her next film, “Spring Breakers,” co-starring James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens and Emma Roberts.
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Selena Gomez ‘Humbled’ By 2011
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Nicole Ari Parker has landed the cover of the holiday issue of new fashion glossy DENIM Magazine. The mother of two and wife to man-banger Boris Kodjoe looks completely stunning inside the spread where she also discusses her career (she wants to be on Spartacus and Dancing with the Stars and is learning her lines for an upcoming theatrical role in A Streetcar Named Desire). The only thing we had to object to was her mention of us in the interview: Really Nicole? We’re in your business? *Crickets* on that one. Keep flipping for more photos and you can read the full article HERE
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Magazine Covers: Nicole Ari Parker Is Flossin’ On The Front Of DENIM’s Holiday Issue
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Selena Gomez is about to welcome a baby into her life. No, the singer is not pregnant. But she is about to be an older sibling, as the artist Tweeted with excitement today: “Momma [Mandy Teefy] and [step-father] Brian are finally letting me share the news. My mommy’s carrying my baby brother or sister 🙂 I’m the happiest girl in the world!” We wish the new family nothing but health and happiness. In what is now the second most exciting thing to happen to Selena this week, she took the stage at Madison Square Garden with Taylor Swift. Watch the pair’s duet of “Who Says” NOW ! [Photo: WENN.com]
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Selena Gomez to Be a Big Sister!
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