Congratulations, Ke$ha. We didn’t think it was possible for you to shock us anymore. You’ve already photographed yourself peeing in the street , after all. And Tweeted a naked self-portrait . But this morning, in an interview with Ryan Seacrest on KISS FM, the singer revealed that the track “Supernatural” was penned about a specific sexual experience. Between Ke$ha and a ghost. “I don’t know his name,” she said of her partner. “He was a ghost! I’m very open to it.” Ke$ha appeared on the talk show in promotion of her new album “Warrior,” which comes out on December 4. “There are so many weird topics on this record, from having sexy time with a ghost to getting hypnotized and going into past lives,” she teased. “I just really wanted the theme of this record to be the magic of life.” The artist continued, saying she drew on some more earth-bound endeavor as well: “I went on a spirit journey by myself. No security guard. No managers. I just went around the world and lived on a boat. “I was in Africa rehabilitating baby lions. I went diving with great white sharks, and just went on this crazy spirit quest. I got hypnotised, and I just really wanted this record to be really positive, really raw, really vulnerable.”
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Now this is just unfair. Here’s Katharine McPhee walking down the street in a tight pair of leggings, but she’s using an iPad to cover her camel toe . Then what’s the point of even wearing them in the first place? But I’m equally disappointed in the paparazzi here. When a celebrity foils you like this, you can’t just give up, you have to get creative. Split up, circle back around and flank her; she can’t cover both sides at once. I think I might need to get down there on the front lines, my brilliant strategic mind is wasted behind this computer screen. Photos: FameFlynet Related Articles: Katharine McPhee Gets Her Armpit Licked Katharine McPhee’s Breasts Are A Smash Katharine McPhee Red Hot Bikini Pictures Katharine McPhee Has A Tight Body
Everyone is either looking forward to Wreck-It Ralph or still refers to video games as “those beeping boximacallits.” There are no other options. Gaming movies have a bad reputation, which is weird, because, despite what you may have heard and read, they have yet to materialize. We’ve seen dozens of action movies that share the titles of video games and little else, and run from reprehensible to ridiculously profitable — sometimes in the same series . We’ve also watched feature-length advertisements for video games that we’ve paid to see in hopes that there might be a movie in there somewhere. Case in point: Universal Pictures’ The Wizard. But that may be about to change. Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph could be the first true gaming movie — the first of a genre that could some day stand alongside war, horror and gangster movie genres. It’s a genre whose time has come. The children being brought to the latest Disney movie have grown up with games, while their parents have watched their kids — and the games — grow from simple noise-making bundles of reflexes to fully interactive 3D characters. I haven’t seen Wreck-It Ralph yet, but I already know one thing that’s smart about it. The movie doesn’t tie itself to a single franchise, but populates its world with characters and cliches from all of them. Imagine Super Smash Bros Brawl without being limited to Nintendo, then give them time off to chill between battles. That’s the level of world we’re looking at here. Wreck-It Ralph puts together a dream team of retro characters from a savvily chosen array of games: Zangief from Street Fighter , Q-Bert, Sonic, Kano and even a Beholder. If you’re not familiar with that last creature, he exists in video games the same way Captain Kirk exists in video games — he’s certainly been there but comes from a whole other world: Dungeons & Dragons . The Beholder is an extremely cool nod to gamers. Better yet, the characters are all rendered with such love that even the zombie — the most generic enemy in videogaming history — is recognizably from a specific game series. The double-fire-axe and torn beige shirt distinguishes him as a walker from House of the Dead clearer than a passport with his bite-marks on it. Wreck-It Ralph is stuffed with so many celebrity cameos that Chun-Li, also from Street Fighter , as a background character. Other companies have built entire films around her, although considering how that turned out, it’s probably a good thing the producers didn’t follow suit. The cruelest (but most accurate) gaming revelation was the presence of Sonic and Bowser, but no Mario. The writers told TotalFilm.com that Mario is such a powerful character that there would be no way to put him in the movie without him dominating it. But Sonic? Sure, stick him in there. There was never any doubt about who won the ’90s battle between him and Mario — and his inclusion removes any doubt that the writers really understand the games they’re referencing. Others have bitched about Zangief ‘s presence in the Bad Guys support group when he’s just one of many playable Street Fighters, but come on: he was a Russian in a fighting game in the 90s. He was also almost unplayable in the original, so the only way most people saw him was from the wrong end of a devastating Screw Piledriver. He’s become much cuddlier since, and a surprisingly effective character in Super Street Fighter IV multiplayer. This detailed attention to our old gaming friends is glorious, but could cause a hardcore backlash. The trailers’ focus has obviously been on these recognizable characters, but they’re just as obviously trailer-trash. We’ve probably seen fully half their screen time already. This retro-disappointment is going to be a big complaint for people missing the point, but put it this way: These are Expendables cameos, not Expendables 2 cameos. We can expect these old-school characters to turn up for a few seconds then get out of the way of the main story. Still, for any veteran gamer it’s mind-boggling to see so many different game publishers cooperating. That many intellectual properties overlapping means more legal wrangling than the average nuclear test. That also probably means that none of these characters will actually do anything for most of the movie, but it’s a real coup just to have them along for the ride. Besides, even though, after seeing the trailers, some people are expecting this: The movie has to be about these guys: And that’s a good thing. Because this isn’t a retro movie . It’s a gaming movie. Sonic and the Beholder will get asses in seats, but it’s the original characters, and the, I hope, original story that will make the faces on the other ends of those asses leave with smiles. One of the parody games featured in Wreck-It Ralph , Hero’s Duty, fuses Halo , Call of Duty , Battlefield 3 and every other action shooter, while another, Sugar Rush couldn’t be more of a Mario Kart clone if it featured an Italian plumber. The filmmakers can make all the pointed jokes they want about these and other video games without their publishers complaining. (And it’s not like every other gaming company hasn’t made a knock-off of Mario Kart already.) The new characters are well capable of carrying the movie. Ralph is entirely believable as an 1980s game villain (and already has his own game ). Sergeant Calhoun is a tough female soldier who kicks ass and actually wears sensible body-covering clothing, meaning Wreck-It Ralph is better at character creation than most modern video games. Wreck-It Ralph is important because games aren’t a niche market anymore. They’re everywhere and everyone, from casual Angry Birds players to 80th level World of Warcraft Paladins. It looks like the movie industry is finally ready to take video games seriously. And by that, I mean, have some real fun with them. Luke McKinney loves the real world, but only because it has movies and video games in it. He responds to every tweet . Follow Luke McKinney on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
‘House at the End of the Street’ co-star Max Thieriot tells MTV News about working with the actress before her ‘Hunger Games’ fame. By Jocelyn Vena Jennifer Lawrence in “House at the End of the Street” Photo: Relativity Media
How cute? Mimi and Nick’s babies are too much! Mariah shows us that, as busy as she may be promoting her new music and rockin’ it as a judge on Idol, she’s still SO IN LOVE with her twins. Mariah tweeted via instagram: “‘you love me & don’t you forget it!’ – A lil kiss from Ms. Monroe to Rocstarr”. These little tikes are too cute for words…keep doing your superwoman thang Mariah. Images via twitter
These fools don’t even care anymore!!! Texas Republican Bud Johnson has a nice house down south. Neighbors driving by his spot lately though have noticed an odd fixture on display in his front yard…an “empty chair” tied up on a rope hanging off of his tree! According to The Huffington Post… When asked about the display, Johnson said he didn’t “give a shit ” if it was offensive and went on to criticize the president. “I don’t really give a damn whether it disturbs you or not,” Johnson told Burnt Orange Report. “You can take [your concerns] and go straight to hell and take Obama with you. I don’t give a shit . If you don’t like it, don’t come down my street.” The image of an empty chair became synonymous with Obama after actor Clint Eastwood talked to an empty chair representing the president while speaking at the 2012 Republican National Convention. This isn’t the first time a racist public display has been made against Obama. A photograph of a bumper sticker featuring racist anti-Obama language went viral on Facebook in March, and a Georgia bar is facing backlash after posting a sign that read, “I heard the White House smelled like collard greens and fried chicken.” That’s some KKK isht right there! Way to encourage hatred and racism…think this dude is angry? Images via Burnt Orange Report and Facebook
When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t expecting to see this odd lesbian fantasy couple: Maria Menounos and Shawn Johnson . This shot of them wearing the same color coordination reminds of the movie Twins; Maria being Arnold Schwarzenegger and Shawn being Danny Devito. The female version of course. Anyway, I’m not into little people, but I could find some interesting ways for Shawn to get in the mix. She is a gymnast after all. On another note, having Maria on her hands and knees bobbing for apples is the smartest thing Extra has ever done for the show.
Here is Amy Childs looking super classy at the Comfort Prima High Street Fashion Awards. Well, as classy as a girl can be when her chesticles are up to her chin. Not that I’m complaining, but if they were any bigger you could rub butter all over them and make a Thanksgiving feast.
Also in Thursday evening’s round-up of news briefs, the Academy names a director for the 85th Oscars telecast. And a slew of Venice and Toronto titles find homes, leading them to U.S. theaters in the coming months. Don Mischer to Direct 85th Oscar Telecast Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said Don Mischer will direct the 85th Academy Awards telecast, marking the “continuation of [his] multi-faceted relationship with the Academy, which includes pro ducting the Oscars red carpet pre-show and producing the annual Governor’s Ball.” Richard Gere to Receive Hamptons International Film Festival Honors Aactor Richard Gere will attend the 20th anniversary HIFF to receive The Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement in Acting on October 6th. The award will be presented during the festival’s “Conversation With Richard Gere”, a discussion with Mr. Gere about his life and career, moderated by the festival’s Honorary Chairman, Alec Baldwin. The 20th Hamptons International Film Festival takes place October 4th – 8th in Long Island, NY’s East End. Fandango Eyes Advanced Ticket Sales for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 The final installment of the Twilight behemoth will first go on sale October 1st at Midnight ET, more than six weeks before the movie’s November 16th release, the online ticketed said. Deadline also reports that MovieTickets.com is offering the advanced tickets on its site too . Advance tickets for the November 15 Twilight Marathon – where all five films of The Twilight Saga will be shown in order at select theaters – will also go on sale on October 1st. And, as part of a special sweepstakes on Fandango, two fans will also have the chance to win a trip to the world premiere of Breaking Dawn, Part 2 in Los Angeles. Visit their site for more details. Venice and Toronto’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist Heads to U.S. Theaters IFC Films picked up North American rights to the film, directed by Mira Nair, which opened the recent Venice Film Festival and screened last week at the Toronto International Film Festival. Starring Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, and Riz Ahmed, the film tells the story of a young Pakistani man (Ahmed) whose pursuit of corporate success on Wall Street leads him on a strange path back to the world he had left behind. The deal for the film was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Productions for Sundance Selects/IFC Films and Hal Sadoff for DFI and Bart Walker of Cinetic Media on behalf of the filmmakers. Toronto’s No Place On Earth Heads to U.S. Theaters Magnolia Pictures picked up U.S. theatrical rights to the emotional directorial debut of Janet Tobias’ Toronto documentary No Place On Earth . The film, which recently had its world premiere in Toronto, tells the little-known story of thirty-eight Ukrainian Jews who survived World War II by living in caves for eighteen months, the longest-recorded sustained underground survival. Built upon interviews with former cave inhabitants, as well as Chris Nicola, the caving enthusiast who unearthed the story. negotiated by Josh Braun and David Koh at Submarine with Dori Begley, Magnolia’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions. Magnolia will release No Place On Earth theatrically in 2013. While We Were Here Heads to U.S. Theaters The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere is set on the isle of Ischia off the Amalfi Coast in Italy. The film follows a young American writer named Jane (Bosworth) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroadswhen she accompanies her husband Leonard (Goldberg) on a business trip. While escaping the mundanity of her comfortable marriage by delving deeper into adapting her grandmother’s WWII stories into a memoir she stumbles into a romantic affair with a younger man (Blackley) who complicates her life even further. L.A.-based distributor Wrekin Hill release the film in the U.S., which stars Kate Bosworth, Jamie Blackley and Iddo Goldberg. How To Make Money Selling Drugs Heads to U.S. Theaters The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Friday. Directed by Matthew Cooke, the provocative documentary offers an in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement by blending authentic reportage with pop culture references. Tribeca Film, the distribution component of the group that oversees the Tribeca Film Festival, plans a 2013 theatrical release as well as Video On Demand platforms.
