At the press conference for J. Edgar , which premiered last night at AFI Fest to mixed, often hilarious reviews , stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts joined director Clint Eastwood, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and producer Brian Grazer fielded questions about the very issues that make the biopic seem difficult to make: the ambiguity surrounding both Hoover and his confidants’ personal lives. Movieline culled the best five quotes from the panel, one of which involves 81-year-old Eastwood’s on-set brawling.
It was a week for real talk ’round these parts at Movieline HQ, with everything from Halloween to Lindsay Lohan’s latest legal woes bringing everyone to terms with the truth. Like the fact that no matter how many Halloweens you live through, you’ll never match Heidi Klum’s level of kookiness. Then the awful truth about the monster flop The Wolfman broke, and America’s favorite sparkly vampire dropped some cineaste science all over the Twilight crowd. What’s going on around here?
Singer will perform eight songs on ABC’s ‘A Very Gaga Thanksgiving,’ on November 24. Lady Gaga Photo: Alo Ceballos/FilmMagic It’s going to be “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving.” No, that’s not some joke about your Aunt Frannie showing up in a turkey dress for the annual family gathering, it’s the actual name of the 90-minute prime time Lady Gaga Thanksgiving special that will air on ABC on November 24. The show, which will team Gaga with veteran TV news announcer Katie Couric, was, of course, conceived and directed by Mother Monster herself and will feature the singer performing eight songs in front of a small audience of her friends and family, according to a press release announcing the show. Couric will also sit down for an interview in which she asks Gaga about the inspiration for some of her songs as the two chat at Gaga’s New York alma mater, Sacred Heart Catholic School. “We all know Lady Gaga is a phenomenon,” Couric said in a statement. “This is a chance to see more of who she is beneath the wild costumes and staged musical numbers … Lady Gaga as a high school student still bruised by being excluded from the party, Lady Gaga as a devoted daughter and caring sister, Lady Gaga as a 25-year-old woman embracing fame and fortune that seemed to come overnight. She will impress you, delight you and surprise you.” In addition to her new single, “Marry the Night,” and other songs from Born This Way (“You and I,” “The Edge of Glory”), Gaga will perform “White Christmas” and her duet with Tony Bennett, “The Lady Is a Tramp.” Chef Art Smith will also drop in to share some recipes on the special, including his holiday classic, deep-fried turkey and waffles. The always busy Mother Monster has other plans cooking up this month. She’ll hit the U.K. “X Factor” for a performance on Sunday, November 13, where’ll also sing “Marry the Night.” Related Videos Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside Track By Track: Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Related Artists Lady Gaga
Mother Monster taps her own mom, Cynthia Germanotta, in push to fight bullying and inspire young fans. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Credit KCSPresse / Splash News Lady Gaga has always made it her mission to empower her little monsters. On Wednesday (November 2), Mother Monster announced she’s launching the Born This Way Foundation, which aims to further inspire young people. The pop superstar is even getting some help from her very own Mother Monster, Cynthia Germanotta. “My mother and I have initiated a passion project. We call it the Born This Way Foundation,” Gaga said in a statement about the foundation, which takes its name from her hit single and album . “Together we hope to establish a standard of Bravery and Kindness, as well as a community worldwide that protects and nurtures others in the face of bullying and abandonment.” The foundation will work with a number of partners, including the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the California Endowment and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. According to the statement, the foundation will focus on “youth empowerment and equality by addressing issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development and will utilize digital mobilization as one of the means to create positive change.” Gaga has been a leader in shedding a light on the issue of bullying. She met with President Obama at a fundraiser in September to talk about the bullying epidemic, after she was touched in particular by the suicide of bullied 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer . “The past days I’ve spent reflecting, crying, and yelling,” she tweeted when news of the teen’s death broke in September. “I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someone’s life.” She went on to post Rodemeyer’s “It Gets Better” video, urging that bullying “must become illegal. It is a hate crime.” Lady Gaga isn’t the only pop star using the public spotlight to give back. On Tuesday, Justin Bieber announced the creation of his Believe Charity Drive and noted that partial proceeds from the sale of his brand-new Under the Mistletoe album will be donated to charitable organizations. Related Videos MTV First: Lady Gaga Related Artists Lady Gaga
While in New Delhi, India, for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Lady Gaga got dolled up in typically Gaga-esque garb for her post-race party performance. (She wore gold chains, black boots, fishnets and a PVC skirt.) Mother Monster also treated her fans to something special, musically: the very first live performance of fifth Born This … More » Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Idolator Discovery Date : 31/10/2011 00:27 Number of articles : 2
Congrats are in order to Patty Jenkins, who was confirmed today as Marvel’s pick to helm their 2013 sequel, Thor 2 . Jenkins, who directed Charlize Theron to an Oscar in 2003’s Monster , her feature directorial debut, inherits the helm of the Thor comic book movie franchise from Kenneth Branagh. Full press release after the jump.
Gaga will also release a package option, Born This Way: The Collection, that includes the DVD and the original and remix albums. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Getty Images For anyone who couldn’t make it to Madison Square Garden to catch Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour or didn’t catch the HBO special Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden , don’t fret. Mother Monster has your back. Lady Gaga ‘s Emmy Award-winning Monster Ball concert special will be released on DVD on November 21. The disc will include exclusive, previously unreleased footage. If that’s not enough for the Little Monsters out there, Born This Way the Remix album will also be available that same day. It’ll feature 14 songs remixed by a number of DJs and artists, including breakout indie band Foster the People, Michael Woods and the Weeknd. For those looking for more options, Gaga has plans to bundle those two items together with her original Born This Way album for the ultimate Gaga gift, Born This Way: The Collection. While fans eagerly await news of what Gaga’s next single off the chart-topping BTW will be, she’s certainly been keeping busy, including beginning work on a follow-up album . “I’m actually already working on my next album,” she said. “So I’ve been working on that. I’ve been planning the next tour, which keeps me very excited and busy because I have lots of new ideas, and I know exactly how I want it to look. I’m also planning my next music video. I have lots of things to do, but in truth, I feel like I’m the most alive when I’m onstage.” Related Videos MTV First: Lady Gaga Related Photos Photos From Lady Gaga’s ‘MTV First’ Special Related Artists Lady Gaga
Mother Monster collaborates with Thierry Mugler for latest visual art piece that debuted at Paris Fashion Week. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga (file) Photo: BuzzFoto Lady Gaga and her pal, Thierry Mugler designer Nicola Formichetti, hit Paris Fashion Week once again, dropping a new film during the Mugler women’s wear show on Wednesday. As MTV News previously reported, Gaga and Formichetti teamed up with directors Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for the project. On Thursday (September 29), fans not in Paris for Fashion Week got to see a special edit of the film when it premiered online. The video, which mixes Mugler runway show footage with clips from the new Gaga film, offers another take on Mother Monster’s ever-evolving persona. It opens on a close-up of Gaga’s face, her teeth diamond-encrusted, as she says, “Sometimes, my heart sometimes feels so black … and other days my heart feels like rainbows.” She flips her multicolored hair, saying, “I am Paris. We are Paris.” In the next scene, a three-headed Gaga dances while a haunting track plays in the background. The image is reminiscent of the one that appeared on the cover of V magazine earlier this year. (As for the runway show, the clothes seen in the video are futuristic in style, in mostly muted tones.) The directors, Inez and Vinoodh, worked with Gaga on her “Yo
Singer appears as the ‘Bride’ in the clip, which dropped late Tuesday. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: James Devaney/WireImage Two down, four more to go. On Tuesday night, Lady Gaga tweeted out her latest “Yo
I’m assuming the flat ass in the animal print is her mothers…cuz at 23, it’s possible her mom’s mid 40s….not that it would really matter if it was hers or not…cuz she’s spoken for… I mean if you consider being a front who may occassionally fuck Seacrest up the ass with a strap on in exchange for promises of a TV career….even though he creepily looks a lot like her brother…just adding depth to this insanity…. Cuz you know Ryan Searest is the brain behind Keeping Up With the Kardashians…it is his monster that he made happen and nothing can be trusted that is from, around, involved with that fucking queer…. It’s all some kind of lie… But she is 23, in a bikini, and I’m posting it, even though I’m just giving into the bullshit that I know this bitch is…and more importantly that without a sex tape she doesn’t deserve any of this…
