R. Kelly is taking his multi-chapter, possibly never-ending R&B hip-hopera, Trapped in the Closet , so super-seriously; the least we can do is return the deliciously campy favor. Watch R. Kelly transform – via prosthetics and a fat suit – into “Randolph,” a la Tyler Perry , in a new behind-the-scenes look at Trapped in the Closet , which hits the airwaves on November 23 on IFC. R.Kellys’ Midgets, Pimps, Cheating Lovers, etc. Are His Madeas It’s while watching R. Kelly talk seriously about modeling the character of Randolph on the men in his life, while getting fake old man cheeks applied over his stubble in this making-of video, that it hit me: Trapped In The Closet ‘s multitude of ex-cons, down-low lovers, pimps, midgets, and secret twins are his Madeas . “I felt like I wanted to do these characters, because I felt personal, I felt like I know these guys,” he says. “These guys were friends of mine, or uncles of mine, or my grandfather, and I wanted to steal the spirit of those people.” Where & When to Watch the Next Installment of Trapped in the Closet Trapped in the Closet returns to IFC with a Thanksgiving day marathon to catch you up on all 22 previous chapters before Chapter 23 hits on Friday, November 23 at 9pm PT/ET. Created, written by, and starring R. Kelly as multiple cast members, Trapped in the Closet continues its ongoing saga with the return of Sylvester, Rufus, Cathy, Tina, Roxanne, Randolph, Rosie the Nosy Neighbor, Reverend Moseley, Twan and Pimp Lucius. A cast of characters interconnected by sexual exploits, quarreling lovers and a mysterious package. Two new faces join this next installment, both played by R. Kelly: Dr. Perry, a therapist at Rufus and Cathy’s church guiding them through marriage counseling; and Beeno, a powerful underworld kingpin. The new chapters continue to take on a life of their own with more suspense, mystery, drama and unexpected twists. Watch the Trapped in the Closet Behind-the-Scenes Video: NEW Characters in the NEW Trapped in the Closet What’s that? NEW characters are joining the Trapped in the Closet saga? How many personalities are there living within the R&B master crooner? Click here or below on R. Kelly’s new character — a marriage therapist named Dr. Perry — for more new images from Trapped in the Closet . [ IFC ] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Lincoln took the spotlight at a rainy premiere Thursday night, closing out AFI Fest 2012. But whispers of Star Wars made their way to the red carpet. Steve Spielberg , however, took the speculation head-on, saying he won’t direct any future Star Wars installments. The long-time colleague and friend of George Lucas gave an emphatic negative about possibly taking on directing the planned Episode 7 , set for 2015. “No, no!” he told Access Hollywood at the Lincoln event. “It’s not my genre. It’s my best friend George’s genre.” Furthermore, he said he’s no longer interested in action-pics (though he has signed on for Sci-Fi thriller Robopocalypse post- Lincoln ). “I knew I could do the action in my sleep at this point in my career,” he said. “In my life, the action doesn’t hold any … it doesn’t attract me any more,” he said recently on 60 Minutes . Star Wars will return courtesy of the sale of Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion, which promptly said it will launch a new installment in the huge franchise in 2015 and that a Star Wars 8 and 9 are also on tap. But just how much Lucas will oversee the next Star Wars movies is still a matter of speculation. He said in the official statement about Lucasfilms’ sale that it’s “…Now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.” He also said recently at a post-sale event that he’d like to do “little personal films” going forward and that he’s turning the ship over to another long-time collaborator. “I’ve turned it over to a wonderful producer, Kathy Kennedy, and I’ve known her for years,” he said. “She’s more than capable of taking it and making it better than I did.” He added, “It’s very sad. It’s 40 years of work and it’s been my life, but I’m ready to move on to bigger and better things.” [ Source: Access Hollywood ]
Introspective masculinity, women on top, cross-dressing PSAs , gay undertones — the James Bond franchise has come a long way in 50 years, most notably during the current era built around Daniel Craig ’s serious Blond Bond with the icy blue eyes. Behind the scenes, producers Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson set the record straight on recent Idris Elba-as-Bond rumors and pointed to the post-9/11 shift that spurred them to take Bond from the slick reign of Pierce Brosnan to the morally-complex brand of progressive contemporary heroism embodied in this week’s Skyfall . “I think once we made the decision to go with Casino Royal e – we had the rights, and we decided to make the change after Die Another Day – it had a lot to do with 9/11 and the way the world was at that time,” Broccoli told Movieline recently in Los Angeles. “A post-9/11 world. It was a real opportunity to recalibrate.” Craig’s Bond re-set the franchise on a grittier path starting with Casino Royale , which exposed 007’s only vulnerability — his heart — and its continuation Quantum of Solace , which healed his emotional wounds with violent redemption. Skyfall , however, finds Bond unencumbered by romance; feeling his loneliness and approaching obsolescence. His new enemy is mortality itself — and Silva, the off-kilter, tech-savvy nemesis bent on revenge against former boss M (Judi Dench) played with calculated control by Javier Bardem. “They are mirror images of one another,” explained Wilson, who has produced every Bond film since 1979’s Moonraker . “They come from the same background, and in a way M has sacrificed them at one point or another for what she considered to be a greater good. But one becomes obsessed by this and it drives him. The other one goes through a funk but gets over it and comes back to defend her and the country. It’s an interesting thing about how people cope with the negative things that happen in their lives.” PHOTO GALLERY: 007 MINGLES WITH ROYALTY AT THE SKYFALL PREMIERE In a franchise known as much for its suave but patriotic spy hero as its insanely evil and flamboyant villains, Skyfall dares to contradict both tropes. Bond, for the first time, questions whether queen and country value his service, his sacrifices, and his very life, while Silva, it’s revealed, actually has a pretty good reason to seek vengeance. Skyfall asks a question relevant to today’s global military interests: Who is to blame when the few are sacrificed for the good of the many? “We wanted to create a complex story, and the whole point is that things aren’t black and white anymore,” said Broccoli. “As M says, they have to operate in the shadows. You don’t know who the enemies are. You have to fight on a very different playing field than when there was a more specific world order. Ultimately it comes down to individuals and the spirit of self-sacrifice for the greater good, and that’s what Bond is about. It’s about heroism.” That heroism isn’t exclusively reserved for James Bond, either. Broccoli and Wilson see the role of women in Skyfall as part of a larger legacy of 007 heroines in various forms — mostly shapely ones, embodied in five decades of Bond girls — that stems from writer Ian Fleming’s own wartime experiences. “You have to understand that in his experience during the war, women were very active and part of the resistance, part of the war effort,” said Broccoli. “So he saw women as being very heroic and courageous. And I think when you look at the early films, that’s very evident in the characters — they’re all very strong characters. Some of them have had some hardship, but they all go about their missions with a real determination. Many times they sacrifice themselves for Bond, and I think that’s something that definitely came out of his experience in the war.” PHOTO GALLERY: MEET BERENICE MARLOHE, SKYFALL ‘S NEW BOND GIRL Bond’s women, of course, weren’t always written with strengths to complement their overt sexualization. “I think that there was a period in time in the films when the women became more window-dressing,” she admitted. “But certainly in the last five or six films there’s been a real effort to make them as complex and interesting and heroic, or as bad and evil as the villain. And casting Judi Dench as M, making her the authority figure, has given that relationship between Bond and M a lot more complexity. But I think the films have evolved the same way society has evolved. I hope that they’ll continue to evolve.” Could there conceivably be a female Bond one day? “Everything is possible,” teased Wilson. That said, Bond is a man, and will probably stay that way. Broccoli, who produced the Equals campaign PSA, which featured Craig as 007 dressed in drag , cautioned against getting too carried away with the possibilities. “It isn’t about interchanging men and women, it’s about giving people an equal kind of opportunity,” she said. “So there’s certainly the possibility of having a female heroic figure that is like Bond, but just to interchange them — I don’t know what the point would be.” As for the notorious Skyfall scene in which Bond and Silva share a flirtatious exchange , Wilson and Broccoli are amused by fan speculation about 007’s newly fluid sexuality. “I think they’re trying to psych each other out,” Wilson said of the scene. A game of chicken, so to speak, I asked? “Yes!” he replied. So maybe the producers aren’t quite ready for an openly bisexual Bond, or a lady Bond. They’re also not jumping to replace Craig in that bespoke Tom Ford suit either, despite a report that Idris Elba was being courted to become the first black 007. Broccoli set the record straight. “I love Idris and I met him on something else,” she explained. “We are very happy with Daniel Craig [laughs] and I always say I can only be in love with one person at a time.” “Daniel Craig is James Bond,” she continued. “It’s not even… we can’t even think about it. It’s like going down the aisle to get married and looking for your next husband. It doesn’t work that way. But [Elba] is a phenomenal actor. With Craig signed on for at least two more Bond films, we likely won’t see a new Bond come into the picture for a few more years. But could the future of Bond ostensibly be color-blind? “Oh, absolutely,” said Broccoli. “Why not?” Read more on Skyfall and celebrate Bond’s 50th Anniversary with all things 007 . Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
My name is Kimia and this is My Bieber Experience. I went to the Staples Center concert on October 3, 2012 and it ended up being the best day in my life. Meeting Justin Bieber makes you feel like you’re dreaming, it’s absolutely surreal. He treated me like I was one of his friends, rather than just another fan he was forced to take a picture with. When I hugged him, I knew I had the world in my arms. He’s truly the sweetest guy I’ve ever met. He called me words “love” and “sweetheart.” When he told me he loved me while he was holding my hand, I felt like my life was complete. This man is honestly nothing but perfect. Meeting Justin Bieber not only meant I had the chance to stand next to my inspiration, but I had the chance to prove to myself that I AM capable of fulfilling my dreams. It was honestly a life changing experience that every belieber deserves. EVERY BELIEBER DESERVES TO MEET JUSTIN BIEBER. I know sometimes it feels like it’s never going to happen, trust me. In my 5 years of waiting, I felt that way several times, but I was motivated to keep on trying and I remained hard working and dedicated. Believe in your dreams and NEVER SAY NEVER. Huge thank you to my belieber family that was there to motivate me when I wanted to give up and helping me reach my goal. Thank you to Steve for helping me get to Scooter at the perfect timing. Thank you Scooter for giving me the experience of a lifetime, and thank you Justin Drew Bieber for changing my life. Read more from the original source: My name is Kimia and this is My Bieber Experience. I went to…
Kelly Kelly is on a rebrand because the WWE own her name..as the WWE run like a porn company…who figure if they invest money into some dumb cunt that is totally replaceable, and who historically, based on all the other sluts before her, will let her “celebrity” get to her head and fuck off on contract re-negotiations to go do her own thing…cuz she forgets what the power of her owners actually is….and she forgets the day they first hired her where she screamed at herself in the mirror saying “OMG OMG OMG THIS IS IT”….you know before the pro athlete and rich guy boyfriends…back when her other option was to be a cocktail waitress….. Well, she’s off on a mission to next level herself, even if she’s peaked and she has to do it under her natural, biological, real porn name….Barbie Blank….so she’s dyed her hair, she’s flexed her abs, and motherfucker, it’s on…but I predict…it won’t go too far…
Kelly Brook must be really celebrating that abortion she got a few years back at a turning point in her career where getting pregnant meant throwing in the towel…and giving up on her dreams…while getting rid of it by staging a miscarriage meant getting some press and having another run at this showing off her titty thing…and I guess it worked cuz she landed a huge budget movie where she co-starred naked with a porn star ….and a few major topless photoshoot gigs smearing her abortion on herself ….cuz her tits are bananas…and now this…invited to the James Bond premiere like she hasn’t fucked all the cast and crew and various points in her rise to the top career….and all I know is she did a horrible job documenting the experience…or at least her tits during the experience…cuz this is some jobber bootleg instagram shit…step your game up and learn how to attention whore proper woman…you only have another year or two left. All this to say, I am a fan of KELLY BROOK or at least her tits….even when she’s posting pics of her fat ass in lingerie all over the internet….like some kind of harlot…..
There you are, indeed. After much anticipation (and some sizzling sneak peeks ), Brad Pitt’s first Chanel No. 5 fragrance ad has been released in full. Behold, the new face of the iconic scent: Brad Pitt Chanel No. 5 Ad Titled “There you are,” the black-and-white ad features the 48-year-old actor reflecting upon life, love and presumably smelling like an A-list movie star. “It’s not a journey, every journey ends and we go on,” he says. “Wherever I go, there you are. My luck, my fate, my fortune. Chanel No. 5. Inevitable.” Sold.
Jennifer Lopez concerts are always eye-popping, titillating events … but the show she put on in Italy last Thursday took the experience to a new level. Performing in a sexy sequined suit before a sold-out Bologna, a tricky dance move caused the top of her outfit to shift near the chest, resulting in a nipple slip: Of course, this pro’s pro doesn’t duck for cover. After a quick adjustment with the aid of her dancers, J. Lo went right on performing without missing a beat. No word if Casper Smart helped her “adjust” after the show. Click to enlarge the J. Lo photos above! [Photos: Pacific Coast News]
Bieber lets fans in on the joke after elaborate viral stunt to promote his new clip with Nicki Minaj. By Jocelyn Vena Justin Bieber in his “Beauty and a Beat” music video Photo: Universal Music Group
‘I feel like Biden totally overshadowed Ryan, but not because of his experience, but just because he’s a better speaker,” says Lena Pertsovsky. By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Cory Midgarden Vice President Joe Biden and Paul Ryan participate in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Kentucky Photo:
