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Is This Why Alec Baldwin Needs a Vocal Coach for Rock of Ages?

While speaking with Vulture on Monday night, Alec Baldwin revealed that he will be hiring a vocal coach to prepare for his role in Rock of Ages , Adam Shankman’s adaptation of the Broadway musical which will require the actor to sing alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige. This revelation was surprising, both because the 30 Rock star seems capable of excelling at everything — and because he has already appeared multiple times on Broadway. But that was before Movieline stumbled upon the following video of Baldwin singing at Carnegie Hall.

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Is This Why Alec Baldwin Needs a Vocal Coach for Rock of Ages?

Is This Why Alec Baldwin Needs a Vocal Coach for Rock of Ages?

While speaking with Vulture on Monday night, Alec Baldwin revealed that he will be hiring a vocal coach to prepare for his role in Rock of Ages , Adam Shankman’s adaptation of the Broadway musical which will require the actor to sing alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige. This revelation was surprising, both because the 30 Rock star seems capable of excelling at everything — and because he has already appeared multiple times on Broadway. But that was before Movieline stumbled upon the following video of Baldwin singing at Carnegie Hall.

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Is This Why Alec Baldwin Needs a Vocal Coach for Rock of Ages?

Tyler Perry Presents Tyler Perry’s Winning Big At The NAACP Image Awards

Modern-day impresario Tyler Perry won big at last night’s NAACP Image Awards, as his various television and films took home a combined six awards, including Best Picture for For Colored Girls and best television comedy for Tyler Perry’s House of Payne . Check out the full list of film and TV winners after Tyler Perry’s break.

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Alec Baldwin Confirmed To Join Bulging Cast Of Rock Of Ages

Swapping 30 Rock for classic rock, Alec Baldwin has been announced to join the star-studded cast of Rock of Ages as Dennis Dupree, the aging rocker still holding on to shreds of his former glory. Will Ferrell and Steve Carell were both offered the role, but I think Baldwin will bring a nice, understated subtle touch to the part, rather than going broad and huge like Ferrell and Carell might’ve. Baldwin joins Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway and probably at this point tomorrow, your Aunt Millie in the Broadway adaptation directed by Adam Shankman. [ THR ]

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Report: Tom Cruise Made Katie Holmes Study Scientology on "Slave Labor Church Bus"

It’s been awhile since we’ve read an old-fashioned Tom Cruise / Scientology expose full of outrageous allegations, but this certainly makes up for lost time. According to Radar Online, the actor demanded his custom-built bus be the base for Katie Holmes’ “Purification Rundown Program” prior to marrying her. The trailer-style bus was allegedly built by the church’s underpaid staffers, who put nearly 9,000 hours of “slave labor into its production for the star. The FBI is reportedly investigating the Church of Scientology for human trafficking and using free labor, in part to meet the demands of its celebrity icon, Cruise. Tom insisted on a custom drawer for his slippers because the neat-freak didn’t want anyone walking on the carpet, a former high-ranking church staffer claims. In an internal email, Cruise’s requests for upgrades were outlined, according to the church’s former Inspector General Mark Rathbun. So what does it matter? It doesn’t, unless there were blatant labor violations involved. Despite news of the law enforcement probe, the church has emphatically denied that’s the case. Cruise has always been the subject of rumors, especially since marrying Katie, because of the controversial religion be follows. But take it with a grain of salt. Very little, if any of the negative reports about the actor have been substantiated, and he practices what he believes is right with relatively little fanfare. You can read the full report here .

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Kristen Stewart First On Shortlist For Snow White — Of Course

It is getting harder and harder to remember who actually landed those young Hollywood roles before the Twilight cast came along. Robert Pattinson seems to have worked nonstop for roughly three years now, Taylor Lautner is just seconds away from surpassing Tom Cruise as the go-to-guy for action films and now comes the news that Kristen Stewart is atop the shortlist to play the eponymous princess in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman . It’s just that the whole thing seems so, well, wrong.

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5 Times the Golden Globes Got it Right (and the Oscars Didn’t)

Three reasons to be excited for the Golden Globes: 1.) Tina Fey may give a speech; 2.) Ricky Gervais may enjoy the longest broadcast chucklefit since Ed McMahon left the air; 3.) Every once in awhile, the Golden Globes award the right people and the Oscars don’t. Join us for a stroll into Golden Globe past, where it turns out the HFPA sometimes — sparingly, mind you — executes better judgment than AMPAS.

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Taylor Lautner Still Obsessed With Tom Cruise, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Olivia Wilde meets some new People … the Foo Fighters are hiring a director… Jason Schwartzman is a father… the quest for the longest sentence in literature… and more…

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Taylor Lautner Still Obsessed With Tom Cruise, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Michelle Williams Will Watch Brokeback Mountain with Daughter Matilda

Don’t shoot the messenger; this is what qualifies as news in the lazy hours before New Year’s Eve. In an interview with Angeleno magazine, Blue Valentine star Michelle Williams says she plans on one day watching Brokeback Mountain with daughter Matilda. “I was just an actor who happened to be lucky enough to be in the right place, and it was the place where I met Matilda’s father, and that is a lot,” she said, referring to the late Heath Ledger. “It was a lot. And it will be a lot for Matilda too, when she gets around to watching it. I will watch it with her, when she’s ready. It is hard to imagine what that would feel like, but one day, yes, we will watch it together.” Wonder what the Steak Eaters will think of that one. [ PopSugar ]

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‘Julie Christie Is Lantern-Jawed’ and 12 Other Scathing Reviews of Screen Legends By a UK Film Critic

How could you possibly criticize Julie Christie, the Doctor Zhivago beauty, Oscar winner and screen legend whose career has spanned five illustrious decades? Let British film critic David Thomson show you: “She is, sadly, obvious in her efforts, lacking in either gaiety or insight and, most serious of all, gawky, self-conscious and lantern-jawed.” Tell us how you really feel! Oh, wait; you did.

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‘Julie Christie Is Lantern-Jawed’ and 12 Other Scathing Reviews of Screen Legends By a UK Film Critic