Martin Short hosted. Paul McCartney performed. And Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Samuel L. Jackson and Tina Fey all made cameos. But the New York Children’s Choir stole the show at Saturday Night Live this weekend, as it opened the program with a beautiful rendition of “Silent Night.” The move was made in honor of the Connecticut shooting victims who died at the incomprehensible hands of Adam Lanza . Watch the moving gesture now: SNL Childen’s Choir Opening
Peter Jackson ‘s initial Hobbit is looking to match its Lord of the Rings brethren. Also in Wednesday’s news round-up, Joel Edgerton is eyeing to star in next Natalie Portman pic; Andy Samberg is set to take on the Spirit Awards ; Top Gun is flying toward IMAX; and Hobbit mock-buster gets a new title. The Hobbit Tracking for $70 Million Opening Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey looks like it will take in $70 million-plus at the box office this weekend, putting the 3-D pic on par with the Lord of the Rings franchise. On the same weekend in 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King opened to $72.6 million in North America, THR reports . Joel Edgerton Eyes Jane Got a Gun Edgerton is in talks to join the Lynne Ramsey-directed Western action pic Jane Got a Gun , which stars Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender. The film revolves around Jane Hammond (Portman), who reaches out to her ex-lover (Fassbender) to help her when her outlaw husband becomes the target of a violent gang, Deadline reports . Andy Samberg to Host 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards The Saturday Night Live veteran will host the 28th annual event in February, which honors the best in the indie film world. The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards will take place in Santa Monica on February 23rd, LAT reports . Top Gun Aims for IMAX in 3-D The 1986 Tom Cruise feature has been remastered in 3-D, which the late director Tony Scott supervised. Top Gun will head back to the big screen for a six-day IMAX engagement beginning February 8th followed by the latest Blu-ray release in a 3D/2D two-disc set coming February 19, Deadline reports . Age of the Hobbits Set for Cambodian Release Under New Title Backers of the mock-buster who were stopped by a Federal judge Monday from releasing their film with the title saying it could be confused with Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , will now release the pic under the title, The History of Mankind in its native Cambodia, THR reports .
Last night, Rihanna was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. The Bajan Pop singer, Chris Brown buddy and prolific Instagram user hits the stage twice, performing her single “Diamonds” and a new song called “Stay.”… Continue
Olivia Wilde, 28, who#39;s in town to shoot The Third Person with Liam Neeson and Adrien Brody, recently said she fell “blissfully, hopelessly, wildly in love” with Sudeikis, 37, following her divorce from Tao Ruspoli. In the past year, she and the Saturday Night Live funnyman have been spotted together everywhere from Austin, Texas, to New York City. That seems to be Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis#39;s plan during their stay, as the couple are fitting in plenty of romance and PDA while she f
A day after police announced they had arrested Austin Sigg for the abduction and murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, a prosecutor told a judge that they already have “a confession and DNA match.” “The evidence is overwhelming,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Hal Sargent said at Sigg#39;s initial court appearance on Thursday in Golden, Colo. Sigg, 17, was ordered to return to court Tuesday, when he is expected to be charged as an ad ult. He is not eligible for the death penalty because of hi
As the media debates whether Brad Pitt’s nonsensical Chanel No. 5 ad is bad for the international fashion brand, it’s a good time check in with New York City dermatologist Dr. Jonathan Zizmor. The skin specialist, who has achieved cult status in the Big Apple because he markets his work as vigorously as Chanel does its clothing and bags mdash: albeit mostly on subway trains — got a national shout-out in the fourth parody ad that Saturday Night Live aired over the weekend, and he tells me it’s done absolutely nothing for business. In the parody, which I’ve embedded below, SNL cast member Taram Killam refers to Zizmor (left) as “the subway doctor” who can remove embarrassing tattoos, such as “an anchor that says ‘slut.'” Given that Zizmor got a free shot of publicity in the fake-ad series, which was a hot topic on morning TV and radio shows as well as the blogosphere on Monday, I thought I’d call him to see if he was reaping any benefits from the whirlwind. “Zero,” said Dr. Zizmor, who’s based in Manhattan and told me that I was the first person to call him. He had not seen the SNL clip, and may stil have not seen it. After I emailed him a Hulu link , Zizmor called back to say that he was unable to watch the clip because he didn’t have Adobe Flash installed on his computer. Fortunately, one of his staffers had watched it and recounted it to him. Regarding the parody itself, Zizmor said, “I have no comment positive or negative about it,” but when we did ask him if the SNL name-check has spurred any business or even curious calls, Zizmore said, “Nothing,” adding “That’s why I’m not even excited. It’s amazing that it does nothing.” Maybe Dr. Z isn’t all atwitter over this, but I still think it’s funny and it only reinforces my feeling that Killam is one of the long-running sketch show’s most valuable players. I also called Chanel USA to ask if the fashion giant had issued any reaction on behalf of the media debate over the $7-million commercial, which features Pitt as the feminine fragrance’s first male spokesman. The company had no comment, but I can’t imagine how this could be bad for the brand. Until Pitt made headlines last week, the male most associated with the Chanel brand was Karl Lagerfeld , who, despite his iconic status as a fashon over-achiever, looks a bit like a platinum-haired comic-book vampire. Yes, Pitt played undead, too, in Interview With The Vampire , but he did not look like he was a few dozen feedings short of a full stomach. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Mitt Romney’s son, Tagg, wanted to tag the Prez in the face the other night. During a radio interview, the oldest of the Republican White House candidate’s five sons was asked for his thoughts on Tuesday’s presidential debate with Barack Obama. Tagg Romney on Taking a Swing at Obama His reaction to the often heated affair moderated by Candy Crowley ? Tagg’s first instinct was to walk out there and “take a swing at him,” he said of hearing President Obama accuse his father of lying, but “of course you can’t do that.” There’s “lots of secret service around,” for one. Also, this is “part of the process.” One that mercifully comes to an end, for better or worse, on November 6. Tagg, who was clearly kidding about throwing literal punches, added, “You know they will do everything they can to try to make my dad into someone he’s not. We signed up for it.” “We gotta kinda sit there and take our punches, then send them back the other way.” Who ya got? Obama-Biden Romney-Ryan View Poll »
He’s an Oscar nominee and an all-time great Saturday Night Live host. She’s a seven-year old beauty pageant contestant who dines on deer and sketti. But Christopher Walken and Honey Boo Boo will forever now be linked, thanks to a pair of hilarious viral videos, both courtesy of ScreenJunkies.com. In response to Walken, Colin Farrell and Sam Rockwell promoting their film Seven Psychopaths by reciting lines from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo , June Shannon and her daughter sit down below and do the same for classic Walking films. Watch and laugh now as Honey enters the world of True Romance and Pulp Fiction : Honey Boo Boo Makes Like Christopher Walken
