This reaction quote just in from Gary Oldman, a deserving first-time Oscar nominee for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy : “This afternoon in Berlin I have learned that I was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Actor. You may have heard this before, but it has never been truer than it is for me today, it is extremely humbling, gratifying, and delightful to have your work recognized by the Academy, and to join the celebrated ranks of previous nominees and colleagues. Amazing.” Meanwhile, how is viciously smacked-down Oscar snubbee Albert Brooks doing? Brooks elaborated via Twitter, naturally: I got ROBBED. I don’t mean the Oscars, I mean literally. My pants and shoes have been stolen. Tue Jan 24 14:49:56 via HootSuite Albert Brooks AlbertBrooks And to the Academy: “You don’t like me. You really don’t like me.” Tue Jan 24 15:04:56 via HootSuite Albert Brooks AlbertBrooks There you go: Oscar 2012, catch the fever! It’s probably dysentery, but fever nonetheless.
The first Oscar Index entry of 2012 finds Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics a little hungover from the holidays and lot bored from the protracted inertia of awards season. Not even this week’s Producers Guild Award nominations could do much to shake up a contest that appears to be both wide open and solidifying into place at the same time. Let’s investigate… The Leading 10: 1. The Artist 2. War Horse 3. The Help 4. The Descendants 5. Hugo 6. Midnight in Paris 7. Moneyball 8. The Tree of Life 9. Bridesmaids 10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Outsiders: The Ides of March ; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ; Drive The awards cognoscenti weighed in where they could after Tuesday’s PGA nomination announcement, but on the whole it came down to a few routine observations:
While Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s divorce dominated the celebrity athlete breakup rumor mill, NFL Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders and his wife also split up this week. His was nickname “Prime Time” for his showmanship as well as his immense talent … though he may end up wishing he wasn’t living quite so large now that he and soon-to-be-ex wife Pilar Sanders are divorcing. Why, you ask? A prevision of his prenup? The bigger home Deion inhabits, the bigger home he has to buy Pilar. Seriously. Their agreement states that if they split, he would buy Pilar a house that is equal to half the value of whatever their current home is. Their current Texas home’s listing price? $21 million. Pilar Sanders has been house hunting since Thanksgiving. The couple has three children together, Shilo, Shedeur and Shelomi, and has been married 10 years. The 44-year-old Sanders played in the NFL from 1989-2005 and also played Major League Baseball for a few years. He was previously married to Carolyn Chambers, with whom he shares two children, Deion Jr. and Deiondra. Yes, Deion and Deiondra. [Photo: WENN.com]
Robert Pattinson will leave Edward Cullen far, far behind this summer. The Twilight Saga stud has wrapped filming on Bel Ami , a drama which is rumored to premiere in early 2012 at the Berlin Film Festival. It features Pattinson as a leading man who dupes numerous rich women into sleeping with him and giving them his fortune. These lucky ladies include Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci. Check out the first Bel Ami trailer now and then feast your eyes on the video below, as MSN unveiled a new look at the movie last night. Looks intense, doesn’t it?
Hey my name’s Jasmin and I live in Vienna in Austria! It had always been my biggest dream to meet Justin but since I live in Austria I never thought that it will become reality. When Justin said that there will be a My World Tour in Europe, I got so excited. I thought that he will finally come to Austria. Days went by but there was still no concert announced here. Soon all European concerts were announced. I was so upset.Also my friend Alexandra was very sad. We convinced our parents to fly with us to Germany for his concert in Berlin. After days of getting on their nerves, they finally said yes . You guys can’t imagine how much that meant to us. Then finally the day came. We flew from Vienna to Berlin and we even met other Austrian Beliebers on the plane! When the concert started, I began to cry. I finally saw my idol in person. Not on pictures or on Youtube, Justin was just a few meters away from us since we had very good tickets. I didn’t meet him though. Two days before I flew to Berlin I found out about different contests to win a Meet & Greet with Justin in Zurich (Switzerland) on April, 8th. Of course Alexandra and I entered all the contests. One was from a famous Austrian youth magazine, the other from an Austrian radio station called Hitradio Ö3 and the third was from an Austrian music store called Saturn. We didn’t think that we would have high chances to win since there are many Beliebers in Austria but then a few days before the concert in Zurich, Alexandra called me and told me that she got an Email from Hitradio Ö3 and that she won four Meet & Greet passes to meet Justin in Zurich . Alexandra and me were freaking out and immediately called our friends Stefanie and Sarah to come with us. Soon our big day came. We met with the people from Hitradio Ö3 at the airport in Vienna and flew with them to Zurich. After one hour we arrived and went to the Hallenstadion. We were so excited. When we arrived there we met other Beliebers from Austria which won contests to meet Justin in Zurich too. We went inside and then waited, waited and waited. Then finally it was our turn to meet Justin. I was shaking like crazy, then finally we saw Justin. He had a big smile on his face. He must have noticed that I was shaking because he said, “Hey everythings alright, I’m just a normal teenage boy”. I responded with “I know but you are Justin Bieber” and then we went up to him and took our photo. After that Alexandra told him to come to Austria and Justin was like “Hey that’s where Bruno is from” . You know the movie with the gay man. We all had to laugh and then I told him that he has many fans in Austria and that we would love to see him there. After the Meet & Greet we watched his concert for the second time. I can’t believe that I met my idol. My biggest dream became reality!I want to thank Hitradio Ö3 for fulfilling our dreams! It was the best day of my life! -Jasmin See more here: Hey my name’s Jasmin and I live in Vienna in Austria! It…
‘I learned a lot from him,’ German DJ/producer tells MTV News of working with Swedish House Mafia’s Axwell. By Akshay Bhansali Thomas Gold Photo: MTV News Berlin’s presiding electronic artist Thomas Gold is back in the States, having just completed final production on a highly anticipated piece of music. In April, MTV News first broke the news that Gold and Swedish House Mafia icon Axwell were exchanging ideas on a house music banger, which at the time was titled “Sing to Me.” The Swedes debuted the song during their takeover of Pete Tong’s BBC Essential Mix radio show last month. Fresh off his flight from Germany, Gold stopped by MTV’s offices Thursday to announce that he’d completed his new single, and its new title is “Sing2me.” Considering his provenance alone, Thomas Gold is a powerhouse producer whose star is on the rise. His own singles, “Agora” and “Marsch, Marsch,” were put out by Steve Angello’s Size Records and Toolroom Records. Those two songs, and his recent collabo with Dirty South, “Alive,” have become house hits. His remix game this year alone has been nothing short of stellar, with official remixes for Lady Gaga ‘s “Judas” and Adele ‘s “Set Fire to the Rain.” “I remember when I got the request for the Adele track,” Gold recalled.”I was like, ‘Oh my god. Oh my god,’ because I love the original, and should I really dare to do a remix of that? But I talked to my guys and said, ‘Hey I would love to do that.’ And at the end I got so much positive feedback. The ‘Judas’ mix as well. They are both highlights of my set, and I play them all the time.” For months now, EDM fans have been anxiously awaiting the release of “Sing2me,” a project that saw Gold exchanging ideas with Axwell (the two had success earlier this year with their remix of Hard Rock Sofa & St. Brothers’ “Blow Up”) this spring and summer. After exclusively sharing the final version of the song with MTV News, he explained that though it’s been a long journey, he’s happy with how far the song has come. “I just got the final mastering done a couple of days ago, and it’s finally finished!” Gold gushed. “It was my song and I sent the idea to [Axwell] months ago. So I’ve been really working a long time. Because I had a certain idea of how the track had to be at the end. The vibe I wanted to create. How it should sound in the club. I tried many things [to get] it to where it is. I’m really happy now. “Axwell has been so supportive,” he continued. “He really loved the track when I sent the rough demo to him. We exchanged files back and forth so he could do his little tweaks. He’s a very musical producer, and this is very interesting to me because his tracks are always banging and have so much energy, but they’re still very musical. So I learned a lot from him.” “Sing2me,” does not have a confirmed drop date, but it will be released on Axwell’s Axtone imprint. If you’re in the New York area, you can catch Thomas Gold performing at Pacha NYC Friday (October 7) night. Watch Thomas Gold exclusively previewing “Sing2me” and let us know your thoughts on the song in the comments below. Related Artists Adele Lady Gaga
[Video Link] “Music video for the Berlin-based band Rats Live On No Evil Star [a palindrome]. This music video has been made entirely of images from old comics found on the internet and animated in AE, especially with the puppet tool.” (Via Potrzebie) Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Offworld Discovery Date : 28/09/2011 17:04 Number of articles : 2
Samsung has brought its smartphones to the yard at Berlin’s IFA 2011 expo, debuting its new Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet and now its huge new Android smartphone – the Samsung Galaxy Note. If you thought the screen on the Galaxy S II was big then the Note is going to blow you away; not only Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Next Web Discovery Date : 01/09/2011 11:50 Number of articles : 4
Emo rocker-turned dubstep artist Sonny Moore, professionally known as Skrillex, has premiered one of the, if not the, creepiest videos of the year for one of the sickest tracks of the year, “First of the Year (Equinox)”. The track is Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Pop In Stereo Discovery Date : 19/08/2011 17:58 Number of articles : 2
National These spots are always a nice visual feast to watch. This one’s the latest from Psyop and DDB Berlin featuring Chad Ochocinco of the New England Patriots. Eight more of these Reebok ZigTech spots are posted here if you want to go deeper. Reebok ZigTech – Chad Ochocinco from Psyop on Vimeo . Bookmark/Search this post with: Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon Twitter Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : The Denver Egotist Discovery Date : 19/08/2011 18:35 Number of articles : 2
