Bit.ly – Click to Subscribe! Facebook.com – Become a Fan! Twitter.com – Follow Us! The official date on Justin Bieber’s Believe album is out, so the wait is over. The star teased that he was going to be making a BIG announcement on The Voice and the news is that his next music compilation will hit the public on June 19. In fact, he also said that he will return to the NBC singing competition show to perform Boyfriend for the very first time. To break down what we can expect on the album, we already know that there will be some awesome collaborations — whether it’s actually a vocal feature or just some writing behind the scenes. Some of the names include Taylor Swift and Mike Posner, plus, JB has tweeted about having a bunch of artists and producers in the studio so here are some rumored people who might have worked on the new music including One Direction, Cody Simpson, Usher, Will.i.am, Drake, Kanye, Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Adam Levine and Chris Brown as well as super producers Kuk Harrell, Diplo and Ryan Tedder. Basically, a lot of big shots in the industry may have just added their lucky and talented touch to Believe. Again, this album is slated to come out on June 19. I’m Dana Ward for ClevverTV, and if you want the details on Justin’s debut performance of Boyfriend on The Voice, make sure that you subscribe to our show right now. Bye bye! Hosted by: Dana Ward http://www.youtube.com/v/MU4MUIWjINc?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata See the original post: Justin Bieber’s ‘Believe’ Album Gets a Release Date!
There’s so much good stuff in this new DGA Quarterly interview (particularly about the joys of IMAX ), but for the record, Christopher Nolan isn’t messing around with his commitment to shooting on old-fashioned glorious film. And according to Nolan, his peers shouldn’t be, either: Q: You and your cameraman, Wally Pfister, are—along with Steven Spielberg—among the last holdouts who shoot on film in an industry that’s moved to digital. What’s your attraction to the older medium? A: For the last 10 years, I’ve felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video, but I’ve never understood why. It’s cheaper to work on film, it’s far better looking, it’s the technology that’s been known and understood for a hundred years, and it’s extremely reliable. I think, truthfully, it boils down to the economic interest of manufacturers and [a production] industry that makes more money through change rather than through maintaining the status quo. We save a lot of money shooting on film and projecting film and not doing digital intermediates. I’ve just carried on making films in the way that works best and waiting until there’s a good reason to change. But I haven’t seen that reason yet. Q: Have you ever thought about communicating your feelings to the industry and other directors? A: I’ve kept my mouth shut about this for a long time and it’s fine that everyone has a choice, but for me the choice is in real danger of disappearing. So right before Christmas I brought some filmmakers together and showed them the prologue for The Dark Knight Rises that we shot on IMAX film, then cut from the original negative and printed. I wanted to give them a chance to see the potential, because I think IMAX is the best film format that was ever invented. It’s the gold standard and what any other technology has to match up to, but none have, in my opinion. The message I wanted to put out there was that no one is taking anyone’s digital cameras away. But if we want film to continue as an option, and someone is working on a big studio movie with the resources and the power to insist [on] film, they should say so. I felt as if I didn’t say anything, and then we started to lose that option, it would be a shame. When I look at a digitally acquired and projected image, it looks inferior against an original negative anamorphic print or an IMAX one. OK? No one’s trying to take away your digital camera! Sheesh. Anyway, great read. [ DGA Quarterly ]
As usual, South Park has looked into the abyss of self-serious cultural absurdity and spotted a gleaming beacon of common sense. That Trey Parker and Matt Stone applied it to Bully ‘s manufactured ratings ” controversy ” — and Harvey Weinstein’s blatant hucksterism — only makes the payoff sweeter. This whole bullying episode is worth watching, but leave it to Kyle Broflovski to be voice of reason. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Butterballs Get More: SOUTH PARK Leopold “Butters” Stotch , Mr. Mackey , more… [via First Showing ]
Universal and Hasbro’s $200 million-plus Battleship has emerged overseas, prompting one Germany-based critic to gas up his flamethrower and go to town : “This thing is an Asylum movie with hundreds of millions of dollars of gloss on it. And much like that hallowed studio, Battleship also feels free to snake ideas from other flicks. In fact, all of its ideas come from somewhere else. Its alien design steals from Halo and Power Rangers as well as a highly recognizable character from Green Lantern . The plot tricks come straight from ID4 (including a “Welcome to Earth”-style line for Rihanna (who, no kidding, is one of the few actually trying hard to deliver a real performance)). By the time they copy Transformers , Terminator and Predator , it’s sad. When they copy Titanic and Space Cowboys , it’s downright depressing.” Can’t wait! [ Film School Rejects ]
” By 2013 , film will slip to niche status, shown in only a third of theaters. By 2015, used in a paltry 17 percent of global cinemas, venerable old 35 mm film will be mostly gone.” The epic life and death struggle between film and digital rolls on, and in LA Weekly’s cover story must-read Gendy Alimurung details the sobering — and imminent — sea change in film production and exhibition with insights from figures at every stop on the cinematic food chain: Filmmakers, arthouse/rep theaters, film curators, projectionists, preservationists, and even the cold, lonely (and increasingly studio-blocked) vaults that house the dwindling ranks of cinema’s remaining 35mm prints. “Digital is the future!” you might say. “It’s cheaper and looks just as good as film!” Great taste, less filling, etc. Many a sentimental plea has been made on behalf of 35mm: The way things are going, repertory houses will find their programming options limited to the smattering of popular titles studio vaults make available. There’s that distinguishable living quality to film, with its pops and hisses and beloved imperfections, that digital prints just can’t replicate. Or, as Edgar Wright suggests, shooting on costlier film changes the relationship a director has to the process itself: “Because when you hear the camera whirring, you know that money is going through it. There’s a respectfulness that comes when you’re burning up film.” Most of that’s already been argued, but Alimurung takes pains to appeal to the pragmatic side of digital cheerleaders by pointing out what many proponents of digital film and its many admitted benefits (lower cost, ease of production, cheaper distribution methods) seldom have an answer for: the long-term hazards of going exclusively digital. “The main problem is format obsolescence. File formats can go obsolete in a matter of months. On this subject, [UCLA Film & Television Archive director Jan-Christopher Horak’s] every sentence requires an exclamation mark. “In the last 10 years of digitality, we’ve gone through 20 formats!” he says. “Every 18 months we’re getting a new format!” So every two years, data must be transferred, or “migrated,” to a new device. If that doesn’t happen, the data may never being accessible again. Technology can advance too far ahead.” But the demands and costs of constant technological upgrades aren’t the only issue with the industry moving exclusively to digital. “In the digital realm, the archivist’s mantra, “Store and ignore,” fails. If you don’t “refresh,” or occasionally turn on a hard drive, it stops working. You can’t just stick it on a shelf and forget about it. As restorationist Ross Lipman says, ‘You’re shifting from a model focused on a physical object to data. And where the data lives will be constantly changing.'” What’s saddest is that there isn’t an easy solution to be offered other than appealing to the studios (and, it’s worth noting, the vast majority of allied theater chains represented by the National Association of Theater Owners) to leave room for niche 35mm film culture to live on while their charge into the digital future continues. Major changes are in store for everyone — not just the studios, or the theater owners, or the increasingly obsolete ranks of actual trained projectionists, or the ticket-buyers. So yes, a storm’s coming. What can be done about it? Discuss. [ LA Weekly ] Photo: Julia Marchese of the New Beverly Cinema, Jennie Warren for LA Weekly
Remake of 2008 French film finds Cyrus seeking revenge on a cheating ex-boyfriend. By Fallon Prinzivalli Miley Cyrus in “LOL” Photo: Lionsgate It’s been a long time coming for Miley Cyrus’ remake of the 2008 French film “LOL.” Since the announcement back in 2010 that the film is being distributed by Lionsgate , news on the movie has been lacking. Well, not anymore, Cyrus fans. On Tuesday, the official trailer for the film dropped, which gives fans a preview of what the movie has in store. In a generation that spends more time updating the world about their problems than their families, 17-year-old Lola’s (Cyrus) status is constantly changing. As an attempt to get back at her — now ex — boyfriend Chad for cheating on her with Ashley ( Ashley Greene ), Lola starts seeing his best friend, Kyle ( Douglas Booth ). Her life begins to spiral downward as her grades drop while she experiments with drugs and sex, and a divorce has her mom completely oblivious to it all. Soon she starts to fall for Kyle and things get even more complicated. The trailer is a great peek at the teen drama, and we have the five key scenes from it. EX -Boyfriend The trailer begins with Lola’s voice over: “Every year it’s weird going back to school, but here we are just going with the flow, trying to love and laugh out loud.” She abruptly stops laughing when she calls out Chad on not texting her throughout the summer and he admits he hooked up with Lola’s rival Ashley. She acts like she doesn’t care, but as soon as she enters her room she begins crying on her bed. This emotional scene that sets up the rest of the trailer. A New Beginning Lola quickly gets over her failed romance as she begins hanging out with Chad’s best friend Kyle. A montage begins of their new friendship as they share a lollipop, rock out on an air guitar and come this close to kissing by his car. Everything is even more wonderful when he tells her, “You’re amazing.” We imagine audiences will quickly become fans of Booth. “I can’t believe I ever dated you!” But the puppy love comes to a halt when Lola begins her sexual awakening. It seems rumors begin circulating when Chad says to Lola in the school courtyard, “Now that you’re giving it up I figured maybe I could get some.” The next scene shows Lola lashing out and pushing him into a gate screaming, “I can’t believe I ever dated you!” The trailer isn’t clear on what exactly causes the outburst, but we’re betting it’s pretty bad judging by Lola’s reaction. Trouble In Paradise? As it turns out, Chad’s comment is just the beginning of situations that spiral out of Lola’s control. The next few scenes show a fight with her mom about her grades dropping and a drunken make-out session with Kyle. Her life gets even worse as she witnesses Kyle walking with his arm around Ashley. When she confronts him about it, he denies it and she spits out, “You’re disgusting.” But we already knew Greene’s character would cause a stir when Demi Moore told MTV News “she’s really saucy.” “Status can change, but true love remains the same.” Throughout the next montage of scenes, we see “status can change, but true love remains the same” typed out across the screen as Kyle dedicates a song to Lola and she makes up with her mom. Finally, as a smiling Kyle rests his head on an equally happy Lola, the trailer leaves us with the feeling that despite the craziness of high school, everything will work out for Lola in the end. After all, she did say she just goes with the flow and high school is only the beginning. Are you planning on seeing “LOL” in theaters? Leave your comment below! Check out everything we’ve got on “LOL.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos 5 Key Scenes From The ‘LOL’ Trailer Related Artists Miley Cyrus
Episode one, airing tonight at midnight ET on MTV, also features Akon and 2 Chainz. By MTV News staff The hosts of “MTV’s Hip Hop POV” Photo: MTV MTV’s brand-new late-night talk show “Hip Hop POV” premieres tonight (April 11) at midnight ET, featuring candid interviews with superstars Lil Wayne and Akon, along with an in-studio appearance and performance from Def Jam rapper 2 Chainz. The weekly talk show stars a roundtable of music-industry insiders — Charlamagne Tha God, Bu Thiam, Devi Dev, Amanda Seales and Sowmya Krishnamurthy — who collectively bring their unique perspectives and experiences from the worlds of radio, record labels, journalism and artistry. Radio veteran and Power 105 “Breakfast Club” co-host Charlamagne Tha God is known for his pointed (and often controversial) commentary, while Def Jam A&R Bu Thiam has earned his reputation for having a golden ear, working with artists ranging from Jay-Z and Kanye West to T-Pain. Devi Dev can be heard on the “Sway in the Morning” radio show on Sirius XM, and she has garnered a multi-market radio perspective with stints in Los Angeles and Houston. Amanda Seales has dipped her hand into several ventures in the industry as an on-air personality and DJ, while social-media maven and burgeoning journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy is known for her critical writing, which has appeared in outlets including Vibe, XXL, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone and MTV’s RapFix blog. Tonight’s debut episode features insider access as “Hip Hop POV” visits rapper Lil Wayne in Miami, as well as Akon on the set of his new music video featuring French Montana. 2 Chainz, who has caught the ear of everyone with his recent appearance on Kanye West’s “Mercy,” will perform two of his biggest songs and sit down with the entire cast for an interview. Upcoming episodes will feature a veritable who’s who of hip-hop, from Meek Mill and Pharrell to up-and-comers like A$AP Rocky. Don’t miss tonight’s premiere episode of “MTV’s Hip Hop POV” at midnight ET on MTV. The conversation-based show highlights some of today’s hottest news and more from a cast of hip-hop tastemakers. Fans can also join in on the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #HipHopPOV. Related Videos Hip Hop POV | Ep. 1 | Sneak Peek Related Artists Lil Wayne
Episode one, airing tonight at midnight ET on MTV, also features Akon and 2 Chainz. By MTV News staff The hosts of “MTV’s Hip Hop POV” Photo: MTV MTV’s brand-new late-night talk show “Hip Hop POV” premieres tonight (April 11) at midnight ET, featuring candid interviews with superstars Lil Wayne and Akon, along with an in-studio appearance and performance from Def Jam rapper 2 Chainz. The weekly talk show stars a roundtable of music-industry insiders — Charlamagne Tha God, Bu Thiam, Devi Dev, Amanda Seales and Sowmya Krishnamurthy — who collectively bring their unique perspectives and experiences from the worlds of radio, record labels, journalism and artistry. Radio veteran and Power 105 “Breakfast Club” co-host Charlamagne Tha God is known for his pointed (and often controversial) commentary, while Def Jam A&R Bu Thiam has earned his reputation for having a golden ear, working with artists ranging from Jay-Z and Kanye West to T-Pain. Devi Dev can be heard on the “Sway in the Morning” radio show on Sirius XM, and she has garnered a multi-market radio perspective with stints in Los Angeles and Houston. Amanda Seales has dipped her hand into several ventures in the industry as an on-air personality and DJ, while social-media maven and burgeoning journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy is known for her critical writing, which has appeared in outlets including Vibe, XXL, The Village Voice, Rolling Stone and MTV’s RapFix blog. Tonight’s debut episode features insider access as “Hip Hop POV” visits rapper Lil Wayne in Miami, as well as Akon on the set of his new music video featuring French Montana. 2 Chainz, who has caught the ear of everyone with his recent appearance on Kanye West’s “Mercy,” will perform two of his biggest songs and sit down with the entire cast for an interview. Upcoming episodes will feature a veritable who’s who of hip-hop, from Meek Mill and Pharrell to up-and-comers like A$AP Rocky. Don’t miss tonight’s premiere episode of “MTV’s Hip Hop POV” at midnight ET on MTV. The conversation-based show highlights some of today’s hottest news and more from a cast of hip-hop tastemakers. Fans can also join in on the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #HipHopPOV. Related Videos Hip Hop POV | Ep. 1 | Sneak Peek Related Artists Lil Wayne
‘Now is the moment where Adam McKay and Will Ferrell disappear into a small room and write it,’ producer tells MTV News. By Amy Wilkinson Judd Apatow Photo: MTV News In grand, mustachioed style, Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance on “Conan” last week to announce the long-awaited sequel to his 2004 hit comedy “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” But before San Diego’s favorite newsman can indulge in the scotchy scotch scotch, there’s a lot of work to be done, according to producer Judd Apatow. “Now is the moment where Adam McKay and Will Ferrell disappear into a small room and write it,” he told MTV News on Wednesday at the red-carpet premiere of HBO’s new series “Girls,” which he also executive produces. “So I’m as excited as anybody to hear what they want to do this time.” (MTV Movies blog has plenty of plot ideas if you need help, guys!) Given that the first flick featured an array of quirky cameos — including Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Jack Black — it stands to reason that a few unexpected famous faces may appear alongside stars Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. So who are Apatow and co. eyeing? “All our dream cameos are actual anchormen,” he said. “So who knows?” Well, it just so happens Apatow has a connection to one well-regarded newsman: “Girls” actress Allison Williams’ dad, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams. But what would it take to see the anchor don a polyester suit and poke fun at his life’s work? “If he kisses my butt enough tonight, who knows?” Apatow joked. Production on “Anchorman 2” is slated to begin February 2013, according to a tweet from McKay. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
‘That’s Bay Area-influenced, but they give it up,’ Forty tells ‘RapFix Live’ of ‘The Motto’ and ‘Rack City.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway E-40 and Sway on “RapFix Live” Photo: Natasha Chandel/ MTV News There’s no question that Bay Area artists have set a number of hip-hop trends. From their slang to their sounds, the rap community in Oakland, San Francisco, Vallejo and other surrounding California cities has contributed quite a bit — even if credit is not always given. “Right now, we got ‘The Motto,’ we got ‘Rack City’ — hit records, smash hits,” E-40 said of Drake’s and Tyga’s respective singles when he appeared on Wednesday’s “Across the board, they killin’ ’em. That’s Bay Area-influenced, but they give it up. You know Tyga, Drake, it’s all love.” Tyga’s “Rack City” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year, while Drake’s “The Motto” reached #15. Both songs feature a deep rolling bass line and crisp drum tracks, a beat style popularized by Bay Area artists, including E-40’s “Function” single and LoveRance’s “Up!” Drake, who hails from Toronto, and Tyga, who is from L.A., have credited the Bay with pioneering the sound. Drizzy even shot his video for “The Motto” in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and featured local ambassadors like E-40 and Mistah F.A.B. in the clip. Forty Water is happy to see his hometown getting its sonic just due but also remarks that there is some resistance in the industry to Bay Area artists. That’s why local artists haven’t fully capitalized off of their own ingenuity, he argued. E-40 believes local Bay Area rappers have plenty of songs like “Rack City,” but he takes nothing away from the YMCMB spitter. “No disrespect to Tyga, he doin’ his job. He got the platform; he spit good game on there,” Forty said. “The lyrics got a lot to do with it too, it wasn’t just the beat. The man showed up.” Do you hear the Bay influence in today’s music? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ Kicks The Slang With E-40 Related Artists E-40 Tyga Drake
