We’re not sure anymore whether Rihanna is doing a publicity tour for her album or her relationship with Chris Brown. Her latest meet with the press offers up yet another set of spectacular photographs along with some love crazy quotes about her boo thang Breezy. Here are some excerpts from Rih’s cover interview with ELLE Via NYDailyNews : The Barbadian beauty, 25, opened up in the April issue of Elle UK about how Brown inspired her new single “Stay,” and why she intends to keep him in her life, no matter what anyone else thinks. “‘Stay’ is a story about having love that close and wanting it to last forever,” the “Diamonds” singer explained to the magazine, on newsstand March 6. “You don’t have that feeling with everybody so when you have it you don’t want to let go of it. I would definitely say that he is the one I have that kind of relationship with,” she said of Brown. Though Brown, 23, and Rihanna have had a rocky past, the two rekindled their romance last year. Even with Brown’s recent outbursts, including a spat over a parking lot space with Frank Ocean, Rihanna feels that the two have wiped the slate clean from their violent past. “What we want [is] a great friendship that’s unbreakable,” the star noted. “Now that we’re adults we can do this right. We got a fresh start and I’m thankful for that.” Still, the star isn’t completely insulated from the pressures of fame and the criticism Brown has attracted in the media. She spoke to the magazine about the tattoo of a gun she had inked on her ankle just days after Brown and ex-boyfriend Drake got into a scuffle at a New York City nightclub. “Everybody wanted to know what was happening in my life. Is she a drug addict? No. Is she an alcoholic? No. Is she a victim? No,” the songstress said. “That’s when I got the gun. It was a symbol of strength. I’ll never be a victim.” Being caught up in another controversy isn’t on Rihanna’s long-term agenda. In the not-so-distant future, the singer even hopes to start a family. When asked where she sees herself in five years, Rihanna said she imagines a more maternal role. “I will probably have a kid,” Rihanna said. “And I’ll have to set some things up so I don’t have to tour for the rest of my life, even though I love touring.” Before she starts painting the nursery, Rihanna might want to curtail her habit of putting up sultry photos on social media sites. But it doesn’t look like that will happen anytime soon. “I Instagram everything about my life, whether it’s smoking piff, in a skrip club, reading a Bible verse-how crazy, I know-or hanging with my best friend, who happens to be Chris,” Rihanna said. “I’m posting pictures of myself smoking piff to tell the truth about myself. I’ve got so much to think about, why bring all this extra s— by being dishonest?” she asked. Recent examples of her Instagram habit include what appeared to be a Valentine’s Day bouquet of what looked like kush plants and a shot of her in a skimpy bikini on her 25th birthday. But there’s still someone in Rihanna’s life that can get her to tone down her Instagram snaps: her mother. “I’m not afraid of any person in this world but her. I’m terrified of her!” Rihanna confessed. “She called me two days ago and reeled me in about two nekked pictures [my friend] Melissa put up on Instagram … My mom, she went crazy on me.” “I was, like, embarrassed. I felt like I got my a– whupped in front of my class in school!” Rihanna continued. “She said, ‘This was like a private moment and you’re just parading this around.’ She humbled the f— out of me.” Sounds like Mama still has some work to do though… Just sayin’. Do you think RihRih and Breezy talking so openly about their love is helping them or hurting them in the court of public opinion? We can tell you right now we’ve been getting emails from #TeamBreezy speculating homebody was better off with Karaoke. Then agan those could just could be a few disgruntled fans. Riiiiiiight? Hit the flip for more photos from the magazine.
Who needs Eeyore when you’ve got the lovely and witty Greta Gerwig feeling blue in black and white in this clip from Noah Baumbach ‘s Frances Ha . Gerwig is Frances, a live-in-the-moment New Yorker with a knack for getting herself into awkward situations. In this clip, Frances frets over whether she looks older than her 27 years, and her anxiety is helped along by Michael Zegen ( The Walking Dead) who assures her that “27 is old, though.” Zegen’s character must be in his 20s, too, because most men know by the time they turn 30 that loaded questions like that should be avoided at all costs. Frances Ha gets a limited release date on May 17. For reference, the poster is not black and white. It’s hot pink. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
As Lena, the spell-casting heroine of Beautiful Creatures , Alice Englert makes it snow in South Carolina, but she was powerless to stop the weather from stranding her in Baltimore for Cinema Society’s New York premiere of the movie. Fortunately, her co-stars Viola Davis and Emmy Rossum were on hand to introduce the movie to a VIP crowd of New Yorkers that, judging from the discussion at the post-premiere party at Cole’s Greenwich Village restaurant, came away impressed by the film’s performances and writing. Although Beautiful Creatures is directed at the Twilight crowd, it’s much smarter and — for a supernatural teen love story — more realistic than the sparkly vampire franchise, thanks to Richard LaGravenese’s witty, thoughtful script and some excellent casting choices. With the exception of Rossum, the main teen cast members in Beautiful Creatures are not cut from the Team Edward, Jacob or Bella molds. Leading man Alden Ehrenreich reminds me of a young Bill Hader from Saturday Night Live with a dash of Jack Nicholson in the eyes and brows, and he’s got real charisma and range as Ethan, the book-devouring smart-ass who dreams of ditching his small-town life for New York City and falls for the exotic but troubled Lena when she transfers to his school. Englert, who is the daughter of Australian filmmaker Jane Campion , also does a great job of conveying the complexity of Lena, who’s tormented by the bitchiness of her Bible-thumping classmates and, yet, has the power to smote them all. She’s also living with the knowledge that, on her 16th birthday in a few weeks, she will either “turn to the dark” and use her supernatural powers for evil, or “to the light.” And yet, though Lena’s fate (and Evan’s role in it), form the core of Beautiful Creatures, the adults get plenty of scenery to chew. Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons play two rival casters who battle each other over Lena’s fate, and their confrontation at a church meeting is one of the movie’s high points. Irons is particularly memorable as a sardonic, old-school Southern aristocrat fed up with the town’s shabby treatment of his niece. Among the boldfaced names that were in attendance at the screening and party, which Dior Beauty hosted: Ivanka Trump, Debra Winger and her husband Arliss Howard, Crash director Paul Haggis , Girls actor and filmmaker Alex Karpovsky, former Brady Bunch actress Eve Plumb and Dianne Vavra, public relations executive for Dior Beauty, which co-hosted the event with Cinema Society. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Move over Drizzy, there’s a new Jewish rapper in town. Via Page Six reports : Jerry Seinfeld wants to be master of a new domain: rapping. The comedian is currently working on an album with hip hop star Wale. Wale already released a Seinfeld-themed concept album, “The Mixtape About Nothing,” back in 2008, but now he’s finally connected with the funnyman himself. “Wale called me, he came to my show, we hung out a little bit,” Seinfeld said in a video posted by DJ Omega on Youtube. “He wanted me to do something with him. I didn’t understand it, but he did.” Seinfeld’s wife Jessica, a Wale fan, also encouraged the project. “We’re living together, she’s into him, he’s into me, and I didn’t know about the whole thing,” he said. The duo have since spent time in a Philadelphia recording studio, but there’s still no word on when fans can expect the tracks to drop. Sounds like Seinfeld isn’t too enthused about this. Guess Jessica wears the pants in that family! For some reason this whole project reminds us of our homies at BibleRaps.com and this video they did about how hip-hop created common ground for Blacks and Jews. Check it out below: Thoughts?
He was killed by his parents because he didn’t read the good book or do his homework. This poor little boy was beaten on the regular and his Mom and Stepdad are facing murder charges after doctors find markings of repeated abuse. According to The Huffington Post : Roderick “RJ” Arrington Jr., was admitted to an area hospital on Nov. 29 because he was unresponsive, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Personnel there called officers to the scene after they observed severe bruising and brain swelling, according to a police report. The boy died the following afternoon. Police arrested the boy’s mother, Dina Palmer, 27, and stepfather, Markiece Palmer, 34, and charged them with the murder of the boy. Investigators said that Palmer “stood by and let her husband” shake and beat the boy to death. According to KLAS, the arrest report detailed “open abrasions on [Arrington’s] buttocks, severe bruising to his thighs, marks and bruises on his back and shoulders and evidence of previous beatings.” Markiece Palmer stated the second grade student was spanked on Nov. 27 because he had lied about reading the Bible; he said the boy was also spanked the following day for not finishing his homework, according to police. Police claim the boy’s stepfather beat him with a spatula, belt and possibly a wooden paddle. Dina Palmer allegedly struck her son on his buttocks with both a belt and her hand. The couple reportedly called a pastor before dialing 911. KSNV writes, “Pastor Kenneth Hollingsworth says he’s as shocked as anyone that Markiece Palmer chose to call him before first-responders.” The Palmers appeared in court Tuesday and each face charges of murder, child abuse and neglect, the station reports. His Mom should be ashamed of herself and we hope both ‘Parents’ get the max time behind bars! Images via youtube/facebook
The Oscar-winning producer of this year’s anti-Obama doc 2016 Obama’s America is calling foul after the Academy released its Documentary Shortlist for Oscar consideration earlier this week. [ Related: Academy Names 15 As Best Documentary Oscar Contenders; ‘Central Park Five’ Snubbed ] Gerald Molen, who produced 1994’s Schindler’s List (with Steven Spielberg and Branko Lustig) won the Academy Award for Best Picture said political bias is to blame for 2016 not making the cut of 15 titles to advance to the next round. Directed by Dinesh D’Souza, the pic took in a cool $33.44 million domestically, earning more at the box office than the 15 who did advance to Oscar-nomination eligibility combined. Molen, however, said D’Souza believed the Academy – which is criticized by conservatives of being largely liberally biased – might snub the doc. “Dinesh warned me this might happen,” Molen said with a laugh, according to THR . “The action confirms my opinion that the bias against anything from a conservative point of view is dead on arrival in Hollywood circles. The film’s outstanding success means that America went to see the documentary in spite of how Hollywood feels about it.” 2016 Obama’s America is not the only box office cash-cow that didn’t make the short list for 2012. Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz’s Katy Perry: Part of Me did not join the fifteen. Though not quite as successful as 2016 , the Katy Perry movie did gross over $25.3 million domestically (and over $32 million worldwide). Both D’Souza’s 2016 and Michael Moore’s 2004 not-so-subtle anti-Bush smash Fahrenheit 9/11 may indicate an emerging cinematic convention: Anti-presidential incumbent non-fictions turn out the crowds, but not the Oscar nominations. Fahrenheit outstripped 2016 at the box office, taking in over $119 million in 2004 dollars and it even scored the Cannes Palme d’Or that year. But it did not receive an Oscar nomination. Still, the Oscar snub has caught the eire of its filmmakers and they’re not above throwing a bit of light-hearted shade to some of those films that did make the list this week. “I want to thank the Academy for not nominating our film,” D’Souza said. “By ignoring 2016, the top-performing box-office hit of 2012, and pretending that films like Searching for Sugar Man and This Is Not a Film are more deserving of an Oscar, our friends in Hollywood have removed any doubt average Americans may have had that liberal political ideology, not excellence, is the true standard of what receives awards.” [ Source: THR ]
Slamdance set its competition lineup Wednesday with 12 Narrative titles and 10 documentaries joining the film festival’s roster at the 19th annual event which coincides with the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. This year, 13 World Premieres and seven U.S. debuts will screen in competition, chosen out of 5,000 submissions. “Our goal is to showcase exhilarating filmmaking with a revolutionary take on our world,” commented Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter on the festival website. “These filmmakers have a tremendous ability to innovate, explore and revitalize the independent filmmaking landscape.” The 2013 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 18 – 24. The festival’s competition lineup follows with descriptions and credits provided by Slamdance. NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION: The Narrative Competition is comprised of American and International productions. All 12 films are feature debuts with budgets of less than $1 million, and were programmed entirely from blind submissions. Best Friends Forever / Director: Brea Grant, Screenwriters: Brea Grant, Vera Miao (USA) World Premiere Harriet and Reba hit the road in this darkly comedic apocalypse tale that explores the boundaries of friendship, the danger of hipsters, and nuclear fallout. Cast: Brea Grant, Vera Miao, Sean Maher, Glen Powell, Kit Williamson, Alex Berg, Alex Fernie, Stacey Storey Big Words /Director and Screenwriter: Neil Drumming (USA) World Premiere A lively drama that captures members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30’s, as they struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008. Cast: Darien Sills-Evans, Dorian Missick, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Yaya Alafia, Zachary Booth, Amir Arison, Jean Grae The Court of Shards / Director and Screenwriter: Jan Eilhardt (Germany) World Premiere In this experimental narrative, two disabled women fight in their own way to maintain their independent loves and lives against an overpoweringly caring family. Cast: Caroline Fricke, Silvia Giehle, Natalia Bondar, Frank Hoffmann, Doris Egbring-Kahn The Dirties / Director: Matt Johnson, Screenwriters: Matt Johnson, Evan Morgan, Josh Boles (Canada) World Premiere Two best friends think it would be funny to make a movie about getting revenge on the bullies at their school. One of them isn’t joking. Cast: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Krista Madison, David Matheson, Brandon Wickens, Josh Boles, Alen Delaine, Jay McCarrol Fynbos / Director: Harry Patramanis, Screenwriters: Harry Patramanis, Jonathan Glatzer (South Africa) US Premiere On a lavish and remote property, within the walls of a glass house, six lives intersect and lay bare their secrets and psyches in this twisting drama. Cast: Jessica Haines, Warrick Grier, Cara Roberts, Chad Philips, Susan Danford, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, John Herbert Billy Chen Presents: Ghost Team One / Directors: Ben Peyser, Scott Rutherford, Screenwriters: Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, Scott Rutherford, Ben Peyser (USA) World Premiere A subversive, comedic take on the found footage genre, where two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted. Cast: Carlos Santos, Fernanda Romero, J.R. Villarreal, Meghan Folcone, Tony Cavalero, James Babson, Scott MacArthur, Craig Stott Hank and Asha / Director: James E. Duff, Screenwriters: James E. Duff, Julia Morrison (USA) World Premiere In this voyeuristic love story, an Indian student in Prague and a lonely New Yorker correspond online through video letters – two strangers aching for human connection in a hyper-connected world. Cast: Andrew Pastides, Mahira Kakkar He’s Way More Famous Than You / Director: Michael Urie, Screenwriters: Halley Feiffer, Ryan Spahn (USA) World Premiere A struggling actress will stop at nothing to get her movie made in this sharp comedy, bolstered by absurdist touches and a bravura lead performance. Cast: Halley Feiffer, Ryan Spahn, Tracee Chimo, Jesse Eisenberg, Mammie Gummer, Michael Urie, Ralph Macchio , Natasha Lyonne, Ben Stiller Joy De V. / Director and Screenwriter: Nadia Szold (USA) World Premiere An expressionistic, gritty look at the intersection of madness and love that follows a young con-artist who wakes up to discover his pregnant wife is missing. Cast: Evan Louison, Claudia Cardinale, Josephine de La Baume, Iva Gocheva, Victoria Imperioli Kohlhaas / Director and Screenwriter: Aron Lehmann (Germany) US Premiere An obsessed director and his cast seek to adapt the true story of a 16th-century revolutionary when their actions behind the scenes begin to mimic the book’s subject. Cast: Robert Gwisdek, Jan Messutat, Thorsten Merten, Rosalie Thomass, Michael Fuith, Heiko Pinkowski Visitors / Director: Constanze Knoche, Screenwriters: Leis Bagdach, Constanze Knoche (Germany) US Premiere Three adult siblings are surprised by their parents’ announcement that they are cutting off finances in this commanding and evocative look at the oppressive results of stasis. Cast: Uwe Kockisch, Corinna Kirchhoff, Irina Potapenko, Jakob Diehl, Anne Muller, Anjorka Strechel, Bernhard Schütz, Andreas Leupold, Janusz Kocaj, Mehdi Nebbou What Isn’t There / Director: Marie Jamora, Screenwriters: Marie Jamora, Ramon De Veyra (Philippines) US Premiere In this lyrical exploration of love, music and expression, a self-imposed mute returns home for Christmas and the anniversary of his twin brother’s accidental death. Cast: Dominic Roco, Annicka Dolonius, Boboy Garrovillo, Dawn Zulueta, Felix Roco, Alchris Galura, Mercedes Cabral, Marc Abaya DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION: The Documentary Competition is comprised of American and International productions. All 10 films are directorial debuts with budgets of less than $1 million, and were programmed entirely from blind submissions. Battery Man / Directors and Screenwriters: Dusan Saponja, Dusan Cavic (Serbia) US Premiere Thanks to the powers he discovered by accident, Biba Struja has spent his entire life experimenting with electricity and proving to himself and others that it cannot harm him. Cast: Slavisa Pajkic Bible Quiz / Director: Nicole Teeny (USA) World Premiere Seventeen-year-old Mikayla memorizes books of the Bible on her quest to win the National Bible Quiz Championship and the heart of JP, her quiz team captain. The film explores coming of age in the face of faith, doubt, fierce competition and teen love. Cast: Mikayla Irle, JP O’Connor, Christopher Teeny, Brandon Duffy, Rich Nelson, Rachel Dawson, Rachel Holley, Gary Irle The Bitter Buddha / Director: Steven Feinartz (USA) Cult-Comic Eddie Pepitone’s life is on display in this unhinged portrait of creativity, enlightenment and rage. Cast: Eddie Pepitone, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Sean Conroy, Paul Provenza, Dana Gould, Marc Maron The Brotherhood of the Traveling Rants / Directors: Gavin McInnes, Steve Durand, Bryan Gaynor (USA/Canada) World Premiere ‘Godfather of hipsterdom’ Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic. Cast: Gavin McInnes, Steve Durand, Bryan Gaynor The Institute / Director: Spencer McCall, Screenwriters: Uriah Findley, Spencer McCall (USA) Is it a cult? Is it a game? Or is it a life-changing adventure? Cast: Daniel Shoup, Arye Michael Bender, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler, Garland Glessner, Michael Wertz, Kiyomi Tanouye, Geordie Aiken, Jeff Hull The Last Shepherd / Director and Screenwriter: Marco Bonfanti (Italy) US Premiere Renato, the last traveling shepherd left in Milan, has a dream – get to the inaccessible center of the city to meet the children who have never seen a flock of sheep. Cast: Renato Zucchelli, Piero Lombardi, Lucia Zucchelli, Patrizia Frisoli, Hedy Krissane, Barbara Sorrentini (voice) My Name is Faith / Directors: Jason Banker, Jorge Torres-Torres, Tiffany Sudela-Junker (USA) US Premiere Faith, a 13-year-old girl who suffers from Reactive Attachment Disorder, attempts to heal from the trauma inflicted by her birthmother’s lifestyle. Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde / Director: Suzanne Mitchell (USA) World Premiere The inspiring journey of a remarkable cowboy who triumphs in his quest to protect wild horses and the American West. Cast: Dayton O. Hyde Where I Am / Director and Screenwriter: Pamela Drynan (Ireland) World Premiere The courageous story of Gay American writer Robert Drake and his struggle to recover and return to the scene of a crime in Ireland, where, he was left for dead more than 10 years ago. Cast: Robert Drake Without Shepherds / Director: Cary McClelland (Pakistan/USA) World Premiere Six bold individuals struggle to find their role in the turbulent waters of Pakistan and build a better tomorrow. Cast: Vaneeza Ahmad, Arieb Azhar, Abdullah Khan, Imran Khan, Ibrahim Waheed, Laiba Yousafzai
Grinnell College#39;s Jack Taylor (3) scored an NCAA record 138 points on Tuesday. Jack Taylor, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound guard from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, shot 52-of-108 from the field, 27-of-71 from 3-point range, and 7-of-10 from the free-throw line to finish with the historic, head-shaking line of 138 points. The Grinnell sophomore guard scored an NCAA-record 138 points during the Pioneers#39; 179-104 win against Faith Baptist Bible College on Tuesday night. “I don#39;t think reality
He had ears, paws, and eyeballs in containers when cops searched his home ! According to The Huffington Post : In a horrific display of random violence, a Florida man allegedly took area pets home in a shopping cart, skinned them and kept their meat and body parts in the freezer. Cops say Hozae Milton, 43, of Jacksonville was reported when neighbors noticed fur pelts hanging over his fence. Another witness reportedly saw him skinning a dog in his front yard on Thursday before carrying it inside, according to News4Jax.com. Other neighbors told police that a healthy cat had recently gone missing from the area, and that Milton had drowned out the sound of a barking dog with loud music. The complaints led police to Milton’s home, where they found pelts of dogs and cats, a rib cage and several plastic containers filled with meat in the freezer, and an eyeball in a plastic container, according to the Florida Times-Union. Paws and an unidentified animal’s ear were also found on the property. When told that witnesses had seen him skinning a dog, Milton told officers, “It must not have been me,” and laughed, according to reports obtained by the paper. When told he was being arrested, he reportedly became aggressive and spit at officers. He was arrested and charged with animal cruelty, possession of dog and cat pelts with intent to sell and illegal possession of a shopping cart, according to FCN. Members of Milton’s family said he has mental health issues. “I was actually shocked. We knew that he had some issues and we tried to help him as much as possible,” his brother, Ronnie Milton, told News4Jax.com. “I don’t know what brought him to this point, but we’ve always loved animals.” Lock him up before he starts skinning and dissecting humans next!! Images via tumblr
Trying to rid himself of ‘the gay’ drove him crazy !! The stories of what went down behind closed doors in the group home are disturbing. According to The Advocate : The ex-gay leader of a Christian prayer group is under investigation for possibly coordinating his wife’s murder. Tyler Deaton, 26, of Kansas City, Mo., is under investigation for allegedly coordinating the murder of Bethany Deaton, 27. A member of the prayer group, 23-year-old Micah Moore, told investigators that Deaton persuaded him to murder Bethany, and make it appear as a suicide. Moore has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Moore also told investigators many details of the group’s inner workings, according to The Kansas City Star. Moore said the group, which lived together in a home in Grandview, Mo., used intercourse as a means of spirituality. In the four months since the Deatons got married, several male members of the group allegedly assaulted Bethany. The Deatons attended the Methodist-affiliated Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. At school, Tyler Deaton became a forceful defender of his faith and the Bible, and started his own campus organization when he found the existing groups were not strict enough. “Everything had to go his way,” former classmate Christy Little told the Star. “One time he said there would be no discussion until everyone agreed that the King James version was the only true version of the Bible. Well, I was Catholic so I had a problem with that. So we argued and of course Tyler won everybody over because that’s what he did.” A member of his campus group added that it was clear he was struggling with his orientation, but “he believed God could fix things.” Another student added that Deaton eventually “overcame” his homosexuality, and that it was considered a victory. After graduation in 2009, Bethany and Tyler Deaton came to Kansas City, Mo., to join the International House of Prayer’s school and ministry, with other classmates. Bethany and Tyler wed in August. Since then some of the members of the group began drugging and assaulting Bethany, while also engaging in intercourse with Tyler, as part of the “religious experience,” witnesses told police. Moore said Tyler was worried Bethany would tell a therapist about the assaults, which is why they conspired to kill her. International House of Prayer’s leaders have condemned Deaton and the breakout prayer group, saying they had “secretive, perverse, cultist practices,” according to Yahoo News. Leaders added that they “deeply regret our failure to discern the nature of Deaton’s alleged secretive, perverse, cultist practices. We further regret his admission to IHOP-U four years ago and all connection he had with our organization.” The organization Truth Wins Out says that IHOP is covering up Deaton’s ties to IHOP. Deaton was reportedly one of six division coordinators for IHOP, even though IHOP claims that their organizers have never even heard of Deaton. Images via facebook
