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The 10 Greatest Music Videos Based on Movies

Many of the best music video directors and artists borrow their concepts from films, and they’re geniuses to do it. Shrinking a classic cinematic treasure to three minutes and imbuing it with pop urgency creates a whole new experience, one that reaffirms and adds to our appreciation of the original film. Now, Movieline revisits ten videos that rejiggered moments from film history to staggering effect. Do you want stark Orson Welles shoutouts? What about two movie-lovin’ videos from the greatest music video artist of all time? All that and more await you.

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Laura Palmer Lurks On

The Blind Side’s Premier in Berlin Also Got Cancelled

Sandra had originally set plans to fly to Berlin to promote the film “The Blind Side”, which made her, won an Academy Award for Best Actress on March 7, 2010. After she took home a victory, a report came out that a tattoo model claims that she had an affair with Bullock’s husband, Jesse James. Immediately on Monday, Bullock left the Southern California home where she shares with James and later on a statement was released that she would not be able to travel abroad due to some unforeseen personal reasons. The first one being cancelled was her appearance at the premier in London. It wasn’t just the London premier, but also the German event which will be in Berlin got called off as well. The Blind Side’s Premier in Berlin Also Got Cancelled is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Storm Whips Perth, Australia

A strong storm hits Western Australia specifically city of Perth late on Monday. It has cut the power of about tens of thousands homes. Almost not less than $100m (£66.5m) was the estimated cost of damage. The storm carried huge hailstones, torrential rains, flooding, landslide and wind gusts of more than 120km/hour (75mph). It rained heavily. The estimated average rainfall in a month poured in just seven minutes that has affected the schedule of flights. At Perth airport, a part of the terminal roof has collapsed. Power was cut down because some of the power cable supply had collapsed. Even hospitals were flooded. On Tuesday, some schools were advised to remain close. According to Western Australia premier Colin Barnett, this was one of the most severe weather conditions they had experienced since 1994. Not only power supplies were damaged but also buildings and housing. Huge hailstones showered with a size of golf balls which hit some of the cars’ windscreens. It made driving more dangerous when traffic lights also went out. Storm Whips Perth, Australia is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

2010 Academy Awards: Full List of Winners

Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges and The Hurt Locker , which took home both Best Picture and Best Director, were among the big winners at the 82nd Academy Awards. There were some surprises, though few in the major acting categories. Below is a full list of Oscar winners from Sunday night. We will have continuing coverage and photos of the event throughout the morning and afternoon. Best Actress Sandra Bullock , The Blind Side – WINNER Helen Mirren, The Last Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Sandra Bullock blind sided the competition as expected . Best Actor Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart – WINNER George Clooney , Up In The Air Colin Firth, A Single Man Morgan Freeman, Invictus Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker Best Picture Avatar The Blind Side District 9 The Hurt Locker – WINNER An Education Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in the Air Best Supporting Actor Matt Damon, Invictus Woody Harrelson, The Messenger Christopher Plummer, The Last Station Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds – WINNER Best Supporting Actress Pen

Armed Robbers Storm Poker Tournament on Live TV UPDATED [Breaking]

Panic swept over Berlin’s Grand Hyatt today when a group of blasé burglars carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles stormed a European Poker Tour tournament and made off with $1.2 million, before a live television broadcast. UPDATED Four robbers burst into the hotel while two stood guard by the entrance on Potsdamer Platz, a major public square, AFP reports . Apparently some of the footage made it on the air. Here, horrified gamblers run screaming from their table. They are so scared, they don’t even peek at their competitors’ cards. The five-day tournament had 1000 competitors and a jackpot of one million Euros. [ AFP ] [ AP ] UPDATE 1: German website Bild offers photos of the robbers, wearing masks and wielding huge knives. Click “fotogalerie” on the left-hand side to see photos from the “Überfall auf promi-poker-turnier,” which I am told is German for “holy crap this is scary.” UPDATE 2: A second video purportedly depicting the heist has emerged. [ via Gawker.TV ]

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Rihanna Puts On ‘Rude Boy’ Performance

After ditching her Grace Jones bat-wings , pop star Rihanna hit the stage at the Echo Music Awards in Berlin, Germany. The “Russian Roulette” singer performed “Rude Boy” while dancing with two robot-looking transformer things.

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Cheryl Cole Is Leaving On A Jet Plane

A sad looking Cheryl Cole was spotted at Heathrow airport, presumably on her way to Copenhagen, where she is due to perform on the Danish version of X-Factor . But some sources say they saw the singer sneakily ducking in and out of terminals… Perhaps to throw paps off her trail? Rumor has it Cheryl has been planning a trip to France to talk it out with her estranged husband Ashley Cole. So, where in the world is Cheryl Cole? We guess we’ll just have to wait to find out.

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Rihanna Bowls Us Over

But we’re not sure if it’s in a good way… Rihanna , who was spotted in Berlin at the launch of her new CD “Rude Boy,” has been sporting a seriously blonde bowl cut. And while we applaud

Rihanna — Leave It to Bieber

Filed under: We’re Just Sayin’ Here’s pop diva Rihanna in Berlin on Wednesday (left) — and teen pop divo Justin Bieber in NYC back in October (right).Only one of them had a hit album called “Good Girl Gone Bad.”We’re just sayin’. See Also Justin Bieber –Boys Don’t Cry … Permalink

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