‘It still makes my dad cry, so I think that is a good job,’ she tells MTV News of her favorite scene in the flick, which hits DVD and Blu-Ray this week. By Jocelyn Vena Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald in “Footloose” Photo: Paramount For fans who want to cut loose in the comforts of their living rooms, “Footloose” hits DVD and Blu-Ray this week, and it’s chock full of all the dancing, scandal and good times fans went to the theaters to see last year. When MTV News caught up with the leading lady Julianne Hough , she told us how anxious she was for fans to finally see the film. “We were ecstatic because I’ve been attached to the film for the longest; so the fact that we shot it and we had to wait another little bit [for it to come out]. So, the anticipation was huge and we were so excited when it came out,” she said. “It’s a cool feeling; the fans that loved the original, they loved this one, so I think that was a big payoff,” she added. “I was ready for it to come out by the time we shot it and did all the press for it.” And as Hough reflected on filming the movie, she recalled some of her favorite scenes. “The last dance — the ‘Footloose’ song when they’re at the dance — it’s such a good, fun feeling and it is iconic, so to be a part of that was amazing. I still love when I got to do the train scene, standing in front of the train that was so fun too,” she said. “I feel proud this is my first film and I got to go to an emotional place in the church and have somebody like Dennis [Quaid] and Andie [MacDowell] there backing me up; I’m proud of that scene. It still makes my dad cry, so I think that is a good job.” While fans will have to check out the DVD release to see what special extras made the cut, Hough teased that it may be a family affair. “I know that a lot of people that have had ‘Footloose’ connections are on the DVD,” she said, including her brother, Derek Hough, who played Ren McCormack in the West End production of “Footloose the Musical” in London. There’s even one possible deleted scene that she hopes fans will now get the chance to see. “There was a scene that Ziah [Colon, who plays Rusty,] and I did. It was a cheeky thing where I put lipstick on and I put my finger in my mouth and I pull it out and it looks very provocative,” she teased. “It’s pretty fun and I just remember that scene was hard to do ’cause when you’re doing car scenes you’re on a trailer, it’s so close, it’s not even funny, so I was so distracted that day.” Do you plan on getting “Footloose” on DVD? Let us know in the comments section below! Check out everything we’ve got on “Footloose.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos Shake A Leg With These ‘Footloose’ Clips Related Photos Stars Cut Loose At ‘Footloose’ Red Carpet Premiere
Whatever beyotch, these Romney characters are worth at least $250 Million, and this heffa is talking about she ain’t wealthy: Apparently “Romneying” — defined as “accidentally bragging about your place high up in the economic stratosphere” — runs in the family. His wife, Ann Romney, inexplicably talked about her wealth this afternoon during an interview on Fox News. “We can be poor in spirit, and I don’t even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here today and gone tomorrow,” she said. The couple made $20.9 million last year, making more in a day than an average American makes in a year, and are worth about $250 million overall. From discussing his NASCAR team-owning friends, to saying he likes firing people, to bragging about Ann’s two Cadillacs, Mitt also has a problem with accidentally and inappropriately touting his enourmous wealth. And… She added: “How I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones I have and the people that I care about in my life, and that’s where my values are and that’s where my riches are.” A Romney spokeswoman said the full interview showed what Mrs. Romney meant by her remarks. Mitt Romney has drawn criticism for offhand remarks that point to the wide economic divide separating him and nearly all other Americans. His 2010 tax returns show he earned about $21.7 million from his investments and, after charitable donations, paid about 14 percent in federal income taxes. While campaigning in Michigan, Romney referred to his wife driving “a couple of Cadillacs” as he pointed to his longstanding support of American automakers. At other times during his campaign for the Republican nomination, Romney has referred to the $373,000 he earned in speaking fees over two years as “not very much” and once bet a Republican rival $10,000 to make a point. Romney has also said he was “not concerned about the very poor” and, while referring to insurance companies, remarked, “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.” Do you believe this broad??? Source 1 , Source 2 More On Bossip! EXCLUSIVE: Mike Epps’ Daughter Bria Monae Speaks To Bossip About Her Father’s Threats, Drug Use, Deadbeat Steez, And His OTHER Secret Love Child!!! Exhibitionists PT 2: The Most Revealing Celebrity Twitpics Of All Time Stop The Violence: Ex G-UNIT Member Young Buck Shot At 11 Times In Homicidal Drive-By Bling Bling For Love: 10 Huge And Unforgettable Celebrity Engagement Rings
Wow. At least someone is finally standing up to those super inflated movie concession prices! Movie theaters have long been the target of consumer ire when it came to rising ticket prices, but a man in Michigan feels the steep price for theater snacks is worthy of a lawsuit. Joshua Thompson, of Livonia, filed a class action lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court against his local AMC theater, with the aim of forcing film houses around the state to reduce their snack prices, the Detroit Free Press reported. “He got tired of being taken advantage of,” Thompson’s lawyer, Kerry Morgan, of Wyandotte, told the newspaper. “It’s hard to justify prices that are three and four times higher than anywhere else.” According to the publication, Thompson claimed in the suit that he used to bring his own snacks to the theater until AMC posted a sign on the doors banning any outside food and drinks. The suit accuses AMC Theatres of violating the Michigan Consumer Protection Act by charging grossly excessive prices for snacks, and seeks refunds for all customers who were overcharged, and a civil penalty against the company. In 2009, AMC Entertainment joined Regal Entertainment Group in banning outside food and drinks from entering its 300 theater locations. In a statement released at that time, Sun Dee Larson, vice president of corporate communications for Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment, said “AMC recently reviewed its company policy regarding outside food and drink and will no longer be permitting guests to bring in these items, as is the case with many entertainment venues. We are also reviewing and revamping our concessions menu, and we are vigorously investigating many new items to add to our locations nationwide, to provide our guests with as much choice and value as possible.” You think he has a chance of winning this one? Source More On Bossip! EXCLUSIVE: Mike Epps’ Daughter Bria Monae Speaks To Bossip About Her Father’s Threats, Drug Use, Deadbeat Steez, And His OTHER Secret Love Child!!! Exhibitionists PT 2: The Most Revealing Celebrity Twitpics Of All Time Stop The Violence: Ex G-UNIT Member Young Buck Shot At 11 Times In Homicidal Drive-By Bling Bling For Love: 10 Huge And Unforgettable Celebrity Engagement Rings
With all that ails the nation, Meet the Press host David Gregory actually began his interview with Newt Gingrich by asking him about contraceptives and Rush Limbaugh. “Should the President apologize to all the men and women in uniform who … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 04/03/2012 18:03 Number of articles : 2
Remember those Quick Trim Ads that made everybody want to lose weight? People feel a little cheated. People are suing the sisters because they feel it is impossible for them to get bodies like Kim while taking the pills because they contain caffeine. According to the suit, “The FDA has determined [caffeine] is not a safe or effective treatment for weight control.” The Kardashain sisters are currently being sued for $5 million for their Quick Trim ads.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed stopped by Hot 107.9 today and spoke to Jazzy McBee about the importance of Atlanta residents voting on Super Tuesday (March 6) . Mayor Reed said that many people hadn’t planned to vote this Tuesday because it’s also the Republican primary and President Obama is not on the ballot, but he urged voters to go to the polls for the water tax bill to ensure that Atlanta’s water taxes don’t get any higher. Mayor Reed also took questions from Facebook about employment for recent college graduates and gave advice to small business owners. Mayor Reed will also be appearing on NBC’s “Meet The Press” this Sunday at 10 am. Listen to the exclusive: RELATED: Kasim Reed Discusses Legacy Of Atlanta’s Black Mayors With Roland Martin [VIDEO] Mayor Kasim Reed Talks Curfew & Summer Youth Activities [EXCLUSIVE] Jay-Z Opening A 40/40 Club In Atlanta? Mayor Kasim Reed Discusses Snow Storm, Extending Club Hours & More [EXCLUSIVE]
You’ve heard about Bully , right? The anti-bullying documentary featuring real video of real teenage bullies tormenting real peers, interspersed with experts and victims alike expounding on our ongoing bullying epidemic? Of course you have, because when The Weinstein Company wasn’t shoving its 2012 Oscar crop down your throat, it was protesting way too much about a ratings “controversy” that would require youngsters under 17 to attend the doc with a parent or guardian. God forbid! Because the last thing we want is parents and teens watching and ideally discussing a film about bullying, right? I privately vowed not to succumb to this most ironic of Weinsteinian pursuits : The most legendary bully of the modern Hollywood era releasing a movie about bullies, and then publicly bullying the MPAA over the last week with his outraged! Campaign! To overturn Bully ‘s R rating for language! For the children! No, really: “I have been compelled by the filmmakers and the children to fight for an exception,” Weinstein said in a statement . ” I want every child, parent, and educator in America to see Bully , so it is imperative for us to gain a PG-13 rating.” That was followed by a riotous threat to take “a leave of absence from the MPAA” after the rating was upheld on appeal (by reportedly one vote, which was awfully convenient for the press-release narrative, but hey). Such altruism, Harvey, seriously. But what do we do when commentators as smart and influential as Andrew Sullivan are taking Harvey’s bait not once , not twice but three times , or when the tired, transparent King’s Speech / Blue Valentine -esque gambits that evoke Harvey’s singular genius transcend PR stuntery to become… uh, this: a ” Human Rights Petition ” launched by a Michigan high-schooler seeking a PG-13 for Bully : When I was in 7th grade, a few guys came up behind me while putting my books in my locker. They called me names and asked me why I even bothered to show my face at school because no one liked me. I ignored them because I was scared of what else they might say and who else they might tell if I stood up to them. When I went to shut my locker, they pushed me against the wall. Then they slammed my locker shut on my hand, breaking my fourth finger. I held back tears while I watched them run away laughing. I didn’t know what to do so I stood there, alone and afraid. I just heard that the Motion Picture Association of America has given an “R” rating to Bully — a new film coming out soon that documents the epidemic of bullying in American schools. Because of the R rating, most kids won’t get to see this film. No one under 17 will be allowed to see the movie, and the film won’t be allowed to be screened in American middle schools or high schools. Wow. OK. Setting aside the exploitation of a young woman’s traumatic bullying experience and the blatant untruth that an R-rating precludes Bully ‘s exhibition in American middle schools or high schools (as though Congress passed some constitutional amendment outlawing parental permission slips), there is no fundamental “human right” dictating that Weinstein Company releases must be viewable by everybody. What’s happening presently in Syria is a human-rights issue. This is a crass, cynical marketing ploy by a man who eats Oscars and shits Tonys . Let’s also not forget many distributors’ long-standing frustration with what they term the inconsistency of the MPAA ratings board — the application of one ratings standard to Film A and another to Film B (often perceived as a major studio vs. indie conflict, but if The Weinstein Company isn’t a major after Sunday night , then nothing is). As it did a little over a year ago with The King’s Speech , the board counted the F-bombs and issued the R-rating consistent with numerous prior films it had also rated R. About time, right? Not for Harvey, who knew both the box-office impositions that The King’s Speech and Bully would face when he got into bed with each of them and the MPAA mileage he could milk from both contretemps. The kvetching commenced immediately. In other words, this isn’t the MPAA’s problem, and anyone who attempts to persuade you that it is is either misinformed or a bald-faced liar. Or he’s Harvey Weinstein, who can be both those things in equal measure but most often plays the showman middle with mastery beyond reproach. This, however, with Harvey himself publicly invoking his “school-age children of my own” and openly acknowledging in one statement how “the Cincinnati school district signed on to bus 40,000 of their students to the movie – but because the appeals board retained the R rating, the school district will have to cancel those plans”? This is just… gross. It’s also socially counterintuitive, as noted by at least a couple of Sullivan’s readers who chimed in on the matter today: “At a movie theater on Friday night, I saw numerous young children (ages 5-10, or so) in line with their parents to see the R-rated Act of Valor , the new action movie/recruitment video starring active-duty Navy SEALs that goes as far as depicting torture. I’m assuming that those parents thought that seeing our country defended on screen so violently would be a positive, character-building experience for their children. Although I would personally disagree, every parent does and should have the right to make those decisions for their children. My hope and expectation is that parents would bring their children to see Bully as well.” “What the R rating for Bully does mean is that teenagers (supposedly) can’t see it with their friends, where they might decide to be assholes and cheer for the bullies throughout. This might be a good thing.” Amen. Anyway, the panic continues and barring some sort of bleep-tastic editing revisions, Bully is and shall remain rated R for strong language. Or maybe we can make it silent, black-and-white and splice in a certain charismatic Jack Russell terrier ? Whatever it takes, Harvey! Whatever it takes. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter . [Top photo of Harvey Weinstein at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards: Getty Images]
Being first doesn’t always amount to being the best. However, in most instances, it puts you in the record books all the same. Throughout the course of Hip-Hop’s existence there have been a number of acts to come along and put their stamp on the game by setting game-changing precedents yet to be established by those before them… Continue
‘You can never call a Meryl Streep win a real upset, because she’s so beloved in the industry,’ BoxOffice.com’s Phil Contrino tells MTV News. By Kevin P. Sullivan Meryl Streep poses with her award at the 2012 Oscars Photo: Getty Images Heading into Sunday night’s Academy Awards , few expected any major surprises in the top categories. “The Artist” was expected to take Best Director, Actor and Picture, while Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer had been considered locks in the supporting categories for weeks. In the Best Actress category, however, some Oscar analysts ( MTV News included ) may have been too quick to call the Best Actress category for Viola Davis in “The Help.” Such confidence resulted in the biggest surprise of the evening when Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” So what happened to Viola Davis? In the night that belonged so heavily to the odds-on favorite, how was it that Streep pulled off the upset? Even Streep had to admit that most people thought the award belonged to Davis. “When they called my name,” she said during her acceptance speech, “I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, ‘Oh no! Oh come on, why her? Again?’ But … whatever.” Entertainment reporter Jo Piazza said that the crowd’s familiarity with Streep may have been her key to Oscar gold. “It wasn’t Meryl’s performance that gave her the edge,” Piazza said. “It was the fact that she hasn’t won in 30 years. Her performance was great, but that was what gave her the advantage.” The perceived disappointment was a direct result of both Davis’ status as a favorite and the success of “The Help.” When it came to ensemble awards, even “The Artist” couldn’t come close to topping the wins for “The Help” this awards season. The cast won at the SAGs, the National Board of Review and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. It also certainly helped to have Octavia Spencer cleaning up the Supporting Actress awards wherever she went. Because of the awards and nominations close to Davis and her strong performance in the film, many saw her as the favorite for Best Actress, despite splitting many of the key awards with Streep. Davis won over the Broadcast Film Critics Association and took home the Actor at the SAG Awards, the last major awards show before the Oscars. But all of that overlooks the hefty haul of awards Streep took home before last night’s Academy Awards. Naturally, Streep won Best Actress at the BAFTAs, a victory undermined by the very British subject matter of “The Iron Lady, but also, more importantly, at the Golden Globes, where Streep’s future Oscar seemed the most likely. Though it may have initially been thought of as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s signature celebrity-love, Streep’s Globes win should have been considered more heavily when predicting the Oscars. Streep, after all, embodied many of the key traits of an Oscar winner. She played a historical figure, donned makeup to transform into her character and is a repeat winner, so perhaps there shouldn’t have been as many “Oh, no’s” as there were. Phil Contrino of BoxOffice.com told MTV News that Streep’s status as a Hollywood legend should have precluded any talk of upsets. “You can never call a Meryl Streep win a real upset, because she’s so beloved in the industry,” he said. “It’s important to remember that she was running very close to Viola Davis for most of the season.” The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Keep it locked at MTV.com for updates on the night’s big winners and the best red-carpet fashion . Related Videos Oscars 2012: Show Highlights Oscars 2012: Red Carpet Highlights Related Photos Oscars 2012: Parties Oscars 2012: The Main Show
MTV News looks back the awards shows that deserved standing ovations and those that left us falling asleep in our chair. By MTV News staff Photo: Getty Images With the end of Oscars season, we say goodbye to awards shows for a few months. The spectacles honored the best in television, music and movies, and each handed out a good amount of hardware. But who put on the best show? Not all awards shows were created equal, and some get the benefit of live performances while some have to rest on the laurels of acceptance speeches. As the 2011-2012 awards season comes to a close, the MTV News staff has taken a look back at the year that was to give you the breakdown on which shows earned standing ovations and which were just seat fillers. The Academy Awards “Another year, another reminder that the Oscars are no longer the can’t-miss movie event they once were. Barring a surprise win for Meryl Streep and a fleeting hour where you thought that maybe, just maybe, ‘Hugo’ would topple ‘The Artist,’ the 2012 Oscars ceremony was a total dud. Yes, it was nice to see Billy Crystal back onstage; no, no one will complain about a cameo from Christopher Guest and friends; and sure, there is nothing that sucks about watching Sacha Baron Cohen spill ‘Kim Jong Il’s ashes’ all over Ryan Seacrest. But those moments are why the Internet exists. As a whole and on its own, the 84th Annual Academy Awards were a giant, predictable snooze fest.” C — Josh Wigler The Grammys “The Grammys are kind of like the Pu Pu Platter at the hip Chinese joint at the local strip mall: There’s a bunch of the golden oldies your granny and mom love scattered among a bunch of weird new stuff that the grandkids can’t get enough of. In other words, it tries to be all things to all people while typically turning off most of them. Except this year. The show drew near-record ratings thanks to a well-deserved sweep by Adele , a touching homage to just passed R&B superstar Whitney Houston and a grab bag of performances from the Foo Fighters, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Coldplay, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt and that now-infamous messy EDM mashup thing. If that, along with two meh sets from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and a mystifying one from Nicki Minaj sounds like the weirdest, least appealing festival lineup ever, well… And yet, host LL Cool J set an appropriately somber, not morbid tone for the show while keeping it moving, Jennifer Hudson absolutely nailed her Houston tribute and Adele simultaneously dragged the Recording Academy into the present while serving up just enough throw-back flavor to keep several generations happy.” B+ — Gil Kaufman The Golden Globes “There are many things to love about the Golden Globe Awards. First and foremost, it combines the best and brightest from the worlds of television and film, an interesting occurrence because for some strange reason the stars of TV and cinema don’t regularly interact in the awards-show wilds. Second, there is a decidedly more laid-back air to the affair, made possible by the bottles and bottles of champagne that are handed out to attendees from the moment they arrive on the red carpet to the moment they depart. Third, the nominating body for the Globes is the mysterious Hollywood Foreign Press, the membership and qualifications about which no one really knows that much. This year’s award show wasn’t especially full of shocking surprises, but it definitely delivered on the fun factor. Ricky Gervais returned to host and managed to not offend too many celebs in attendance, save for one jab at Madonna that she playfully tossed back in his face; George Clooney and Seth Rogen both made penis jokes and on a more sincere note, deserving Best Actor winner and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage used his acceptance speech to call attention to an injustice.” B — Kara Warner Screen Actors Guild Awards “The SAGs get a lot of credit for their ability to predict the Oscar winners a month or so in advance. While the SAG Awards have rightfully earned their reputation as accurate fortune tellers, actually watching the show will make you wish you’d just Googled the results that next morning. With onstage union talk and no host to keep the show moving, the ceremony this year took its name too literally and sagged.” B- — Kevin Sullivan American Music Awards ” The AMAs kicked it off with Nicki Minaj/David Guetta performing and wrapped it up with Justin Bieber and David Hasselhoff shufflin’ alongside LMFAO. Squeezed in between were performances and awards handed out to stars like Minaj and Taylor Swift, among others. For a show that feels like it’s Cinderella to its Grammys step sister, the AMAs proved that sometimes it’s more fun to have fun.” B — Jocelyn Vena Critics’ Choice Movie Awards “Hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer might have dubbed this show ‘the ninth most exciting night in Hollywood,’ and it might have delivered long stretches of snooze-worthy TV, but the CCAs also have us some great, ‘Human Giant’-esque video bits, a live performance from Bob Dylan and Best Supporting Actor winner Christopher Plummer’s onstage confession, ‘I’m completely turned on.’ It was the night’s introductions and speeches, in fact, that made the show an overall winner. Judd Apatow dropped f-bombs, Sean Penn spoke via satellite about the continuing hardships in Haiti, and Patton Oswalt said, ‘There are plenty of nuanced roles for schlubby actors out there. And the ones that Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman don’t take are all mine!’ ” B+ — Eric Ditzian People’s Choice Awards “For anyone who was wondering if hiring the girl from the ‘Big Bang Theory’ to host an award show was like a bang-up good idea, well then they should watch the 2012 PCAs , again and again and again. (Spoiler: it’s not.) Also, when the biggest headline of the night is the fact that Robert Pattinson presented with a shaved head, well then you might have a dull show on your hands, folks. Seriously, what else even happened at that show?” D — Vena What awards show deserves the best grade this year? Leave your comment below! Related Videos Oscars 2012: Show Highlights Oscars 2012: Red Carpet Highlights Related Photos MTV Style | 2012 Golden Globes Red Carpet Photos MTV Style | 2012 Oscars Red Carpet Photos Oscars 2012: The Main Show
