While Hollywood doesn’t seem interested in balancing the lack of Black representation on the big screen, the Academy is happy to have us host the awards show. According to HumorMillmag.com , Eddie Murphy is confirmed to host the 84th Academy Awards in February of 2012. The Oscars will be the first time Murphy has taken the stage to perform any kind of stand-up in over twenty years. He is currently starring in the up-coming movie Tower Heist , Directed by Brett Ratner. Ratner is reported to be producing the Awards as well. The last African-American to host the Oscars was Chris Rock in 2004. Whoopi Goldberg has hosted four Oscars with her last being in 2001. Will this make you watch? RELATED POSTS: FIRST LOOK: Eddie Murphy And Gabourey Sidibe In “Tower Heist” Trailer [VIDEO] Eddie Murphy To Receive Comedy Icon Award The Internet Kills Eddie Murphy…Again
The 2008 holiday hit Marley & Me might not seem like an ideal candidate for a sequel since, uh, you know . But there it is, just sitting in my inbox: “Hear Marley Speak for the First Time in MARLEY & ME: THE PUPPY YEARS .” And it gets better .
When he’s not giving weather reports, bemoaning the debt crisis , and directing Duran Duran concerts , David Lynch is making music. Oh, and the occasional movie. His latest effort, a 14-track solo album entitled Crazy Clown Time (of course) features “dark” electronic pop songs on which he plays guitar, sings, and produces, with guest vocals by the likes of Karen O; it’ll be available in the U.K. and the U.S. on November 8. [ Deadline ]
After nabbing Oscar nods for their first collaboration, the 2007 indie darling Juno , screenwriter Diablo Cody (who won the Academy Award) and director Jason Reitman reprise their partnership in this December’s Young Adult , the story of a YA novel author ( Charlize Theron ) who returns to her hometown to win back her now-married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). After the jump, get your first look at Theron traveling in a slightly less glamorous getup than we’re used to seeing.
While we patiently wait until the end of August to see Paul Rudd star as a shaggy-haired idealistic stoner in Our Idiot Brother , the comedic actor already has his sights set on a surprising new project with Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris.
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 135 North Grand Avenue When: April 10, 1972 What: For his composition of the “Theme from Shaft,” the man behind the “Stax records sound” was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Oscar. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 Rewarding Black Music Moments , sponsored by Southwest Airlines . Each Black Music Moment is associated with an actual place that you can visit. During the month of June, check in to at least three of these places on Foursquare to unlock TheUrbanDaily’s exclusive “It’s All Black Music” Badge . Check out the locations and details on our Foursquare page !
“I don#39;t think that [Josh and Brian] were quite used to it,” Cox told us at “An Evening with Cougar Town,” a tribute to the show held by the Academy of Television Arts Sciences on Wednesday in L.A. “For sure, they weren#39;t used to it! And I#39;m kind of so used to hearing about my dating, I don#39;t care.” Laughter is the best medicine. That#39;s what Courteney Cox and her Cougar Town costars realized after the star separated from husband David Arquette last year, especially when lots of
Nicolas Cage, who the source says is currently “in fine shape and ready to work,” isn#39;t wasting any time diving into challenging parts of filming. The source tells us Cage is “very excited about” doing some of his own stunts for some action sequences he will take on later this week. Nicolas Cage isn#39;t letting legal drama affect his career. Following his arrest on Friday for domestic abuse, public intoxication and disturbing the peace, the Academy Award-winning actor, 47, was back to wo
“We found an egg donor anonymously through a hilarious process of looking at people’s profiles and then an amazing surrogate who had helped a same-s-ex couple before,” the How I Met Your Mother star, 37, told us of the surrogacy process. “Relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. My heart is full of love,” Neil Patrick Harris Tweeted, sharing this photo of partner David Burtka and their 6-month-old twins Harper Grace and Gideon Scott. “And then we inserted two eggs, one with my sperm, one with David’s s
Perry’s latest single was actually meant for the Academy Award-winning rap group. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Sway Calloway Katy Perry Photo: MTV News Katy Perry has already said that when she was writing songs for her Teenage Dream album, her goal was to “make a different ‘movie’ for each song.” So it’s ironic that her latest single, “E.T.,” was actually meant for a group who knows a thing or two about movies … and they’ve got the Academy Award to prove it. “I’ll tell you, it’s funny … this song, I remember writing with Max Martin and Dr. Luke, and there’s this producer they wrote with, named Ammo as well, and they were just showing me different samples of songs or tracks or beats, and they accidentally pulled up this beat, and it was for Three 6 Mafia,” Perry told MTV News. “I heard it and I always knew I wanted to write this futuristic, alienistic song, and they pulled it up and I was like, ‘Wait, I can wrap my head around this. I know this seems like a long shot, but I think I have the perfect material to put on top of this sound.’ And I did, and it really worked out perfectly.” So if you’re one of those Katy fans who’s a bit mystified by the abrupt change of pace of “E.T.” — and its equally left-of-center video — well, then you can sort of understand why: Deep down, it’s actually a Three 6 Mafia track. “It’s a whole different vibe for me. It’s kind of a bit harder, it does have that urban feel underneath it. I think that’s why Kanye added even another layer on top of it,” Perry explained. “And it has … amazing … sonics — I mean, there’s so much to it, there’s a lot in the song if you really put your headphones on and sink into the song.” And that’s just part of what drew Perry to the track in the first place. After all, on Teenage Dream, she set out to make movies … and though it may confound some of her fans, “E.T.” is perhaps the most wonderfully odd movie she’s ever made. And she knows it. “Even teasing people with different images from ‘E.T.,’ people are so perplexed, ” she laughed. “They’re like, ‘Katy Perry, you’re supposed to be Betty Boop! You’re supposed to be wearing pink!’ It’s exciting to be able to push my audience, to be like, ‘There’s always more, I’ve got all of this hidden up my sleeve that I’ve really longed to show people.'” What did you think of Katy’s new video? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos MTV First: Katy Perry’s ‘E.T.’ Related Artists Katy Perry Three 6 Mafia
