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'Sucker Punch' (2011) Zack Snyder's 2011 flop is like the video-game fantasy of an oversexed teenage boy come to life, with Emily Browning's Babydoll and her fellow brothel-dwellers (most of them endowed with stripper names like "Sweet Pea," "Blondie" and "Rocket") running through a variety of overstuffed action-movie scenarios in a procession of skimpy outfits that wouldn't look out of place at the Playboy mansion's annual Halloween party. Much like the director's "300," Larry Fong's screen-searing cinematography and some artfully-realized digital effects are breathtaking in scope, but sadly even they can't prop up a limply-realized screenplay and woefully underdeveloped characters...

Lil Wayne is lying through his diamond-encrusted teeth ... claiming he didn't INTENTIONALLY step on the American flag during a video shoot ... despite the fact he can be seen looking down on Old Glory several times during the performance. Wayne just tweeted about his controversial video shoot for "God Bless Amerika" in New Orleans ... saying, "I didn't step on the flag on purpose! It's a scene in a video where the flag drops behind me and after it drop it's just there as I perform." Translation -- I swear it was an accident ... please don't hate me....

You better watch out, You better not try Joining a Tea Party, I’m telling you why The NSA is coming to town. They’ve got their list. They won’t check it twice. They’ve got your emails. And being a Patriot’s a vice. The NSA is coming to town. They know what you’ve been saying. They taped all you phone calls They know how you voted. So Vote democrat or don’t vote at all. So you better watch out. You better not try. Don’t pray to your God. I’m telling you why The NSA is coming to town.

Welcome to the world, baby Kimye. Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles Saturday — with dad Kanye West by her side. The 32-year-old reality show star apparently delivered her bundle of joy, whose name has not been made public, five weeks early. The baby is the first child for Kardashian and West. “Kim got sick last night and had the baby early,” a hospital source told Us Weekly. “They’re all doing great and amazing!”

It must be a cunning plan – for while actor Tony Robinson, who played Baldrick the downtrodden servant in Blackadder, is knighted in today’s Birthday Honours, there is just a CBE for his scheming master Rowan Atkinson. Robinson, whose character was famed for his shabbiness and lack of hygiene, admitted he was ‘a little gob-smacked’ at being honoured and joked that he would now be rescuing damsels in distress and slaughtering dragons if the need arose. More seriously, he added: ‘I’ll use my new title to highlight the causes I believe in, particularly the importance of culture, the arts and...

While some kids are being sent away to summer camps in New England right now, others are on their way to the Songdowon International Children’s Camp in Wonsan, North Korea. .... Far from just a getaway for North Korean children, thousands of young people from countries including China, Russia, Nigeria, Mongolia, Mexico, Syria (where North Korean military officers have reportedly begun advising Assad’s forces), Tanzania, and Thailand have attended the Songdowon camp since it opened in 1960, which expanded to accommodate 1,200 guests in 1993 “under the special care of President Kim Il Sung and the leader Kim Jong Il.”

Han Zimmer's soundtrack could debut in the top five on the chart; meanwhile vocal quartet Big Time Rush could sell around 45,000 copies during the tracking week. Big Time Rush and the Man of Steel film soundtrack are heading for top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. Industry sources suggest Big Time Rush's new 24/Seven album could sell around 45,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, June 16. The Man of Steel soundtrack -- an instrumental score album by Hans Zimmer -- might move around 30,000.

Here it is ... the Michael Jackson death scene ... every single shocking photo taken, from the doll he slept with, Propofol bottles, Dr. Murray's mysterious medical bag, portentous writing on the wall, old costumes ... everything. The photos were taken by LAPD investigators on June 25th, 2009, the day Michael died. A few of these photos trickled out during Dr. Murray's criminal trial, but now they're all here in one gallery ... ALL 155. The gallery is a fascinating window into how Michael lived ... and how he died.

A production company making a documentary about the song “Happy Birthday to You” has filed a lawsuit in New York over the copyright to it. Good Morning To You Productions Corp. says in Thursday’s federal court filing Warner/Chappell Music Inc. has been collecting “Happy Birthday to You” licensing fees for years. …

TMZ obtained partial surveillance footage of the rapper 2 Chainz being robbed in San Francisco on Sunday. One shot was fired, but no one was injured. The rapper will return to the Bay Area to perform at the America's Most Wanted Festival on Aug. 30 alongside Lil' Wayne, T.I. and Weezy at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord.

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...Fifty years after the Profumo affair erupted, Christine Keeler, now 71, has confessed she played a role in a high-placed spy ring... ...she says: 'However I dress it up, I was a spy and I am not proud of it. The truth is that I betrayed my country. ...The scandal hit the headlines after seven shots were fired at a house in a quiet Marylebone mews by a jilted boyfriend of Keeler in December 1962. It then emerged the then 19-year-old Keeler had been sleeping with former Secretary of State for War John Profumo, then 48, and a handsome Russian...

Even with a darker take on the great American superhero, our favorite costumed good guy is still the man! ‘I grew up in Kansas,’’ says the dimpled superhero of the unabashedly crowd-pleasing blockbuster “Man of Steel’’ as he faces attempted rendition as an enemy alien. “I’m as American as they come.’’ Deploying an impeccable American accent, Brit Henry Cavill may be as charming as the late great Christopher Reeve — or Reeve’s unfortunate doppelganger Brandon Routh, who donned a more traditional Superman costume in “Superman Returns,’’ an underrated attempt to reboot the franchise seven years ago.

“Glee” star Jane Lynch is divorcing her wife of three years. Lynch married Dr. Lara Embry in 2010 in Massachusetts. She told People magazine in a statement Monday that splitting up was “a difficult decision for us as we care very deeply about one another.” …

Grammy-nominated rapper and noted San Francisco 49ers supporter 2 Chainz was robbed at gunpoint Sunday in San Francisco. Tauheed Epps, the rapper's his real name, was with five members of his entourage on the 800 block of Mission Street in the SOMA neighborhood near Moscone Center when three men approached the group. One of the men fired a shot from a handgun, but no one was injured, according to San Francisco police. The suspects took the rapper’s cell phone and wallet, which had cash and credit cards. The alleged shooter is described as between 20- to 30-years-old with short cropped...

The famous 1984 anti-Dungeons and Dragons comic, Dark Dungeons, is now coming to video! We'll show just how evil RPG's can be! We reached all our stretch goals and are fully funded! Thanks to your backings Dark Dungeons: The Movie! will now go from being an idea to being a reality. For future updates on Dark Dungeons: The Movie! please check out the website (which will be up and running soon); www.darkdungeonsthemovie.com Thanks again!

Japanese officials said they hope a life-size version of the Game of Life board game will boost tourism and help Yoron island recover from punishing typhoons. Taknanori Iwamoto, a member of Yoron's Chamber of Commerce said the life-size game -- reminiscent of "The Amazing Race" -- was inspired by a board game marathon the head of the chamber and his family played during a grueling typhoon season last year. The storms battered the island of 5,400 people, many of whom left after the storm and never came back, ABC News reported Sunday. "He had some guests with young children and...

Vega designed the Ramones' legendary logo Arturo Vega, the man who designed the Ramones' indelible logo, and was the band's artistic director for 22 years, died Saturday (June 8), announced friend and Please Kill Me author Legs McNeil on his Facebook page. First reported by Slicing Up Eyeballs, McNeil wrote: "Sleep gently my dear friend, you were the must optimistic, jubilant and fun pal anyone could wish for. I don't know what the world will be like without, nor do I want to even imagine it... But I know you will find eternal happiness wherever you end up....I love you...

Apparently President Obama is a big fan of early 80s Music. Obama: 'Nobody is listening to your telephone calls' I guess he meant the same nobody from this song: Nobody by Sylvia And then there's this classic about the Somebody's Watching Me by RockwellAnd I don't feel safe anymore Oh, what a mess I wonder who's watching me now (Who) The IRS

"Eddie Dean Was an American Western Singer and actor whom Roy Rogers and Gene Autry termed the best cowboy singer of all time." A great musical style was 'western' music like Marty Robbins but first there was Eddie Dean who mset the standard for all who would follow. Listen to 'cool water'....

We don't know when we'll get the answer to the biggest question about Hillary Clinton's future: Will she run for president? But we're getting closer to answering the second-biggest question: Who will play her in the movie about her early life? Carey Mulligan is in talks with producers of an upcoming movie about the former first lady and secretary of state, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress will meet with director James Ponsoldt, and "both sides are eager for it to work," say THR sources. Mulligan is a surprising choice for the film, which has been buzzed about since...

Ok ill go first, how about Chris Cornell's "you know my name" form the Bond movie casino Royale. " Arm yourself, because no one else else here will save you"

Perhaps no other composer in history sought to combine such obviously incompatible elements in his works. The qualities that make Richard Wagner’s supporters so enthusiastic are often the same ones that repel his opponents, such as his tendency toward extremes in every aspect of composition. Although he stretched the limits of harmony and operatic form to the breaking point, the realization of his musical concepts always remained exceedingly economical. Paradoxically, this very economy defines the incomparable dimension of his structures. Perhaps he found it necessary to make especially frugal use of certain individual elements in order to make the effect...

In the world of internet memes, it’s cat-eat-cat. First there was Keyboard Cat, the feline who became a web colossus by virtue of tinkling out a few notes. Then there was Nyan Cat, not a real moggy but an animated one, melded with a Pop-Tart and a rainbow trail (of course). But the latest cat to take over web world will need no introduction, unless you haven’t switched on an internet-connected device for the past six months or so. Grumpy Cat, so-called because of her default facial expression, is the latest meme to make her mark. And she is the...

A Saudi prince spent 15 million euros ($19.5 million) for three days of fun at Disneyland near Paris to celebrate his degree, sources familiar with the affair said. Prince Fahd Al Saud booked entire areas of the park over May 22 to 24 for his 60-odd guests. The festivities included tailor-made events involving "rare Disney characters," the sources said.

In 1957, "All the Way" was released as a single. I first heard it at a junior high- school function. I was crazy about how Frank sounded, telling me that when somebody loves me, it's no good unless he wants to be with me forever, into the sunset. Don't get me wrong—I loved Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, too. But Sinatra's "All the Way"...was a different kind of love song. It was grown-up. It was my family. It was safe and reassuring As soon as I'd saved enough allowance, I bought a 45 single of "All the Way" and...

Beginning Wednesday, you’ll be able to put Johnny Cash on all your mail. A “forever” stamp honoring the country music legend will go on sale, coinciding with the end of a yearlong celebration of the Man in Black’s life and career. A free public concert in Nashville by family and friends of the singer also will honor his six-decade career. The 46-cent stamp will feature a 1963 image of Cash shot by Frank Bez during the photo session for the album “Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash.” Cash’s son, John Carter Cash, said the stamp is unusual, and...

There are a lot of strange songs out there. But how many strange country songs are there? (By "country" I include "hillbilly," "western," "western swing," and "bluegrass," but not "folk" simply because there are oodles and oodles of bizarre folk songs). For the most part country is the sane, genre, the level-headed genre, the "plain folks" genre. But I've found a country song that is disturbing and bizarre, and I'm sure some of you have found others as well. Many years ago on the old Porter Wagoner TV show I saw Porter perform a song he had written but wished...

Keyshawn Johnson is pissed at Justin Bieber: "Justin Bieber Is a Trickster Coward"

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Spoiler alert: Content in this post has information about Sunday night's episode of "Game of Thrones." Fans of George R.R. Martin's epic series "A Song of Ice and Fire" knew there would be blood.

Singer-actress Pia Zadora has been arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and coercion after a disturbance at her Las Vegas home. ... Police declined to release the name of the victim and other details, saying further information would be released Monday.

The news that Matt Smith is to leave his role in Doctor Who at the end of 2013 has already prompted speculation on the identity of his replacement. A host of names have been suggested in Sunday's papers, among them Idris Elba, Dame Helen Mirren and John Hurt.

A multimedia and marketing firm has secured permission to dig up a landfill used by the video game company Atari in the early 80s. This dump site may or may not contain 3.5 million copies of the notorious video-game adaptation of E.T. The local government in Alagora, New Mexico has given the go-ahead to the documentary crew of Fuel Industries to break ground in a underground desert dump site. The Canadian based company hopes to be Indiana Jones and uncover secrets from the past about Atari, namely the location of the unsold E.T. games. This level of excitement over mthyos...

Jean Stapleton, who was famous for her iconic role of Edith Bunker on All in the Family, passed away on Friday in her New York City home at the age of 90. Family members have reportedly told the website the actress passed away of natural causes. Scroll down for video 'It is with great love and heavy hearts that we say farewell to our collective Mother, with a capital M,' said her son and daughter, John Putch and Pamela Putch, in a statement. 'Her devotion to her craft and her family taught us all great life lessons.' Stapleton won three...

A Concert for Scotland The Hebrides (or Fingal's Cave) Overture by Felix Mendelssohn - ListenScottish Fantasy by Max Bruch - Listen The Land of the Mountain and the Flood by Hamish MacCunn - ListenSymphony No. 3 (the Scottish) by Felix Mendelssohn - Listen

Up on a brightly lit Moscow stage a clown loudly welcomes the stars of today's show -- 20 highly trained cats. Packing out the auditorium with excited children and adults, the feline performers are the main attraction at the world-famous and unique cat theatre. Founded just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the theatre -- run jointly by its founder, circus clown Yuri Kuklachev, and his sons Dmitry and Vladimir -- has recently reopened after a major renovation. From the very first moments in the venue -- even before the show begins -- visitors are plunged into the feline...

Only Dane Cook could turn a charity performance for the Boston Strong concert into a catastrophe. For those who haven’t heard, Boston Strong was a music and comedy benefit concert for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The lineup included Aerosmith, New Kids on the Block, and James Taylor and Carole King, as well as several comedy acts. The sold-out, six-hour concert was also livestreamed on multiple audio and video feeds for those who could not attend in person, including not just average Americans but some Boston Marathon bombing victims as well. Imagine people’s surprise, then, when the feed...

Lou Reed, the US songwriter, poet and vocalist with the Velvet Underground, had a liver transplant last month, according to his wife, the musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson. “It’s as serious as it gets. He was dying. You don’t get it for fun,” said Anderson, who added that her husband was now on the road to recovery following the life-saving surgery. Reed, 71, canceled a number of concerts in April and had surgery in Cleveland rather than in his native New York due to what Anderson described as the “dysfunctional” hospitals in his home town. …

On their first U.S.tour in early 1979, the three members of The Police arrived for their first interview at my Memphis ROCK 103 radio studio in a station wagon. Barely 15 months later they returned to take me to lunch, except this time they were in a limousine.

A tepid, superficial and unsatisfying movie by HBO has brought the spectacle of Wladziu Valentino Liberace -- better known to the world simply as pianist-showman extraordinaire Liberace – back into America's living rooms and consciousness more than 25 years after his death from AIDS complications. Liberace led as fascinating and tragic a life as you could imagine, one that deserved a deeper, more comprehensive treatment than what director Steven Soderbergh served up Sunday night. Aside from the absurdities of casting the very homely Michael Douglas as the superstar pianist (and the 42-year-old Matt Damon as his “teenaged” lover, Scott Thorson),...

Ed Shaughnessy, the drummer who was seen nearly every night for close to three decades as a member of Doc Severinsen’s band on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, died May 24 in Calabasas, Calif. The cause was a heart attack. Shaughnessy was 84.

Mulgrew Miller, a pianist renowned for his power and precision in straight-ahead settings, has died. His death was confirmed this morning by a representative at Maxjazz, the record label that released his music throughout the 2000s. Miller suffered a stroke last week and was hospitalized. He was 57.

Stravinsky's work caused a scandal in 1913 but has since been recognized as one of the 20th century's most important pieces. The audience, packed into the newly-opened Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to the point of standing room only, had neither seen nor heard anything like it. As the first few bars of the orchestral work The Rite of Spring – Le Sacre du Printemps – by the young, little-known Russian composer Igor Stravinsky sounded, there was a disturbance in the audience. It was, according to some of those present – who included Marcel Proust, Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, Maurice Ravel and...

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures and MGM have started talks for Sam Mendes to return and direct Daniel Craig in the next installment of the James Bond franchise. Mendes helmed the last installment, Skyfall, an audience-pleasing film that grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide to become the biggest Bond film and the eighth-highest-grossing film of all time. John Logan is writing the next film.

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