Okay, Kardashians. You win this round. You’ve found something we cannot mock. Lamar Odom has gifted his wife with a puppy Boxer about whom Khloe Kardashian gushed over Twitter today. And for good reason. Look at the little guy!!!!! It’s unclear how old the dog is… or where Lamar got him from… or what his name may be. But who cares?!? Check out that face! And consider: puppies are often the first step toward children. We’re just sayin. Those Khloe Kardashian pregnant rumors will be starting again in 3… 2.. 1…
AnOther Magazine is standing by its controversial photo of Michelle Williams. The Oscar winner poses for that publication’s latest issue (on an alternative cover) in what appears to be Native American attire, a look that has inspired many critics to react in horror and describe her costume as “redface.” But the British magazine refuses to issue an apology, explaining instead via statement to Yahoo News: “While we recognize the seriousness of this debate, the image in question in no way intends to mimic, trivialize or stereotype any particular ethnic group or culture, as recent reports suggest.” Adding that Williams is presented in a “series of eight different imaginary characters,” the magazine concludes: “All the characters in the story were inspired by multiple fashion and cultural references, characters and eras, as well as by our admiration of Ms. Williams as one of the most respected and talented actresses of her generation. While we dispute the suggestion that the image has a racist subtext in the strongest possible terms, we’re mortified to think that anyone would interpret it in this way.” What do you think? Michelle Williams in redface is… So wrong! So totally fine! Whatever View Poll »
Somewhere, Ted Nugent is shaking his head in disgust. The Game has shown his affection for Barack Obama by getting the President’s face tattooed on his body. Moreover, the entire inking is caught on camera, courtesy of artist Carlos Macedo, who etches the official White House portrait above a tattoo of the word “Compton” on The Game’s chest. Watch the process unfold now, as The Game calmly checks his phone in the midst of yet another permanent body marking: The Game Obama Tattoo
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace is a pretty babe that used to be on Big Brother UK and here she is showing off an upskirt and her panties in the process in this paparazzi shot Continue reading →
In a recent interview, Taylor Swift said she may want to end up alone. But the singer’s fashion choice said something very different last night, as Swift posed on the red carpet of something called the Principales Music Awards in Madrid, rocking a very revealing dress in the process. See for yourself: Is Taylor sending Harry Styles some kind of come hither message via this outfit? Or perhaps trying to lure her next prey? What do you think of the fashion statement? Love it! Loathe it! View Poll »
Robin Roberts says she’s “coming home.” Making an appearance today on Good Morning America , the anchor shot down reports that claimed she’d be off the air until mid-2013 , telling viewers her return will take place in “a matter of weeks, not months.” In fact, fans can look forward to Roberts stopping by the studio NEXT WEEK for what she referred to as a “dry run. “My last bone marrow aspiration showed no abnormalities – praise God,” Roberts told her colleague via satellite. “What all this means is, doctors were waiting for this information so that I can began the process of returning to the anchor chair.” The reporter underwent a bone marrow transplant on September 20 after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome , an unusual blood disorder. She has been recovering at home and keeping fans abreast of her recovery via Twitter posts and photos. “I haven’t been live on television since August,” Roberts said. “My heart is beating so fast right now, but it means that I am alive. I am so grateful to be as inspired as I am. I can’t wait ’til I get back.” And we can’t wait to welcome her back with open, thankful arms.
One year after shocking the world with its signing of Albert Pujols, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have done it again. And they’ve screwed over arch rival Texas in the process. Sources confirm that Josh Hamilton – a former American League MVP who hit .285 with 43 homers and 128 RBI last year – has signed a five-year, $125 million deal with the Angels. In stealing the free agent from the Rangers, Los Angeles bolsters a lineup that already includes Pujols and Mike Trout. That’s fairly ridiculous. It is now expected they will try to trade another bat (Mike Trumbo, sources believe) for a front-line pitcher along the lines of R.A. Dickey. Hamilton is a recovering alcoholic who has been open about his struggles to remain clean and sober. He’s exceptionally good at hitting a baseball.
The camps are entrenched, the battle lines drawn, and the barbs and quips are flying like cannon shot across the divide. But as the debate rages on Movieline and on other sites across the web over Peter Jackson ‘s directorial decision to film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 48 frames per second , as opposed to the more traditional 24, no single quip seems to draw the ire of the “traditionalists” more than this one, aimed square in the chest of the old timers: Resisting 48 frames is like resisting color. As if an argument over aesthetic choice could be so absurdly reduced. Right, four time Academy Award winning legendary SFX master and Hobbit visual effects supervisor, Joe Letteri? “If you grew up seeing films in black and white and suddenly start seeing films in color, some people are going to have the reaction ‘Wow, that’s great!’ and other people are going to have the reaction, ‘That’s not moviemaking! Films should be made in black and white! You’re losing the mystery of how to deal with tonality, you’re sacrificing that to deal with color!'” Letteri told Movieline in an exclusive one-on-one chat. “But if you grew up with only seeing color, you don’t know that. Just talking to the people that have seen it so far, and obviously that’s been a very limited audience, the younger ones that I’ve spoken with don’t really have an issue with it because they’re not so ingrained with what 24 frames mean. To them they’re just watching a movie.” A movie that doesn’t actually look like a movie, opponents might counter, since one of the effects of shooting at 48 fps — which projects 48 individual static shots every second — is to give your brain twice as much visual information as compared to 24 fps. In turn, this extra visual information translates to a more immediate and “real” experience for viewers, lifting at least partly the screen’s veil (think of the look of many American soap operas). It’s a more visceral experience. But is it an equally cinematic one? ‘It’s a choice,” Letteri insisted. “You have time to adjust. [Then you can ask] Do I want this or do I not want this?” According to Letteri, it’s a choice that may be driven in the future more in tandem with the choice to go 3-D, or “stereo,” as Letteri refers to the process, than it is from a narrative compulsion, in large part because of how the human brain interprets three-dimensional filmmaking. In all films, objects not in focus or that are moving very fast will have blurriness (or “motion blur” in the case of quick moving objects). In 3-D, however, this same blurriness can cause your brain distress since it naturally wants to interpret the image as it does the real world, Letteri explained. “I think it’s beneficial with stereo,” Letteri said of the high frame rate process. “One of the artifacts of stereo — for example, if you look at something that’s out of focus, maybe an over the shoulder shot, this is where stereo differs from the real world. In the real world, wherever your eye focuses that object snaps to focus. So if you’re looking at a big screen and your eye wanders to something that is out of focus, your eye expects it to go into focus. It can’t. So you’re sitting there focusing on an out of focus object. That’s one of the things that causes your brain [to fritz].” “The same thing also happens temporally,” he continued. “If you’ve got an object moving across the screen in the real world your eye wants to be able to track that and your eye wants to see it in focus. But because you’ve already photographed that with this motion blur, your eye cannot focus on something in space that’s blurry. Again, in the real world you never see that. It’s one of those other things that in 3-D your brain says something’s not right here. Well, if you go to high frame right, it is in focus. Your eye can focus on these fast moving objects or even slow moving ones and the details always there. So your brain can make sense of it.” Of course, if 48 fps can reduce blur, enhance 3-D, and make for a more absorbing experience, then why stop at just 48 frames per second? For those who don’t like the process, it may be time to batten down the hatches. They aren’t. “Oh no, Jim [Cameron] is considering 60 fps [for Avatar 2 ],” Letteri, who won an Oscar for his groundbreaking work on the original Avatar said. “That’s closer to where persistence of vision almost disappears. In fact, these discussions came out of when we noticed the effect of that in Avatar . And we were brainstorming with Jim on how to fix it — well, this is inherent in the photography and the only thing you can do is go shorter shutter, butt that introduces strobing, or you can go higher frame rate. We started experimenting with higher frame rate [from a standpoint of] how do we solve the problem?” “It looks,” he added, sending up either the victory flag or the white flag, depending on your opinion of the movie-like quality of movies, “like something happening live.” RELATED ARTICLES: WATCH: At ‘Hobbit’ Premiere, Robinov Says Warner Is Taking Wait-And-See Approach To 48 FPS ‘The Hobbit’ At 48 FPS: A High Frame Rate Fiasco? ‘The Hobbit’ 3-D Early Review: Back Again, But Not Quite There Follow Shawn Adler on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Is Ray J Engaged To Model Girlfriend Mia Milano? R&B crooner Ray J has been lying pretty low since losing his longtime love Whitney Houston earlier this year, but word on the street is that Mr. money team has been coupled up with a certain banger behind the scenes and is now ready to make her a Mrs. via Vlad Ray-J has reportedly proposed to his girlfriend, model Mia Milano, according to HollyScoop. The two have allegedly been dating on-and-off for the past couple of years, and became closer after the passing of Whitney Houston. The site also revealed that Mia is close friends with Ray-J’s good friend Floyd Mayweather’s fiance, Shantel Jackson, whom Mia is currently doing a US club appearance tour. Mia was also reportedly engaged to YMCMB president Mack Maine. Neither Ray-J or Mia have confirmed the news, but Ray-J sent out a subliminal Twitter message, as he posted a photo of a married couple with the caption “Game Over” below it. Another one of Kim K’s ex-cutty buddies headed for matrimonydom. Maybe this will get Yeezy to speed up the process….oh, wait. She’s still married. Nevermind.
Justin Bieber went to sing Die In Your Arms in Detroit while on his Believe tour, got up in the air and then realized his guitar was out of tune. In the process of tuning it, his guitar string broke! Check out how adorable he looks! http://www.youtube.com/v/L7DDSL4pGTU?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Read more: Justin Bieber broken guitar string in Detroit 11/21/12
