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Side Dish Jake Gyllenhaal, Seth Green and Quddus partied at Suede, marking
the return of its TnT Tuesday night party from promoters Brandon
Marcel and Joey Fatone ...
MTV: For the Record A defense attorney for Jesse James Hollywood is claiming the
release of the movie "Alpha Dog," based on his client,
could deny him the right of a fair trial, according to The Associated
Press. The film, which features Justin
Timberlake as a member of Hollywood's gang, will be
released at the same time as the start of the trial. Hollywood
is accused of plotting the kidnap and slaying of 15-year-old Nick
Markowitz in August 2000 as payback for a drug debt owed to him
by Markowitz's half-brother
Launch of the “Rock This Way” Tour Date : 29 June 2005 From : 8:00pm To : Event Description : Hosted by Kimberly Caldwell (American Idol) and will feature the hot infectious sounds of OTH with special guest star guitarist Darren Hurst and performances by Kelley Jiminez and Quota at Club Avalon, in Hollywood. In addition, multi-platinum special guest performer Blu Cantrell will also debut her all-new single “Cha Cha!!” This night will also feature the launch party and fashion show for Primo Products Clothing Line. Celebrities Expected: Kimberly Caldwell, Diane Warren (legendary songwriter), Blu Cantrell, Wilmer Valderrama, Ryan Cabrera, JC Chasez (NSync), Jamie Kennedy, Bill Bellamy, Taryn Manning, Courtney Peldon, Carolina Bacardi, , Jose Canseco, Chad Lindberg (Fast & The Furious), Ruben Studdard (American Idol Winner), Shane West (ER), Cypress Hill, Josh Henderson (Girl Next Door), Mario Lopez, Kirsten Storm (General Hospital), Gabrielle Union, Michael Damian (Young and the Restless), Kristin Holt (American Idol), Allisan Porter (Ten Commandments) and many more expected. The “Rock This Way” tour is a once a month glimpse
of the hottest bands and artists in the country hosted by Kimberly
Caldwell. A different celebrity host will join her every month
in addition to a live musical performance.
Caught In the Act 'N Sync's JC Chasez, hanging
with friends by the stage at The Gig club in Hollywood. The singer
stopped by to check out a show by the up-and-coming band The Lovely.
Justin Timberlake In Talks To Co-Star In Flick With Samuel
L. Jackson Christina Ricci also signed on for 'Hustle & Flow' director Craig Brewer's 'Black Snake Moan.' While best known as one of the new kings of pop, Justin Timberlake seems to be primarily focused on beefing up his Hollywood resume these days. The fledgling thespian is in discussions to co-star in "Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer's
Of course, Justin's no tenderfoot in front of the camera. In the forthcoming "Alpha Dog," Timberlake flaunts his acting chops as a fictional member of a drug gang led by Jesse James Hollywood, who orchestrated the kidnapping and brutal murder of a 15-year-old in August 2000; the film stars box-office biggies Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone (see "Justin Timberlake To Begin His Life Of Crime Next Week"). He also stars alongside Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman and LL Cool J in "Edison" (see "Justin Timberlake Goes To Court To Prep For Film Role"), as a young journalist who uncovers an elite unit of corrupt cops. And he's signed on to voice a young King Arthur in the third installment of the "Shrek" franchise (see "Justin Timberlake Will Learn His Lesson In 'Shrek 3' "). The plot of "Black Snake Moan" revolves around a nymphomaniac (Ricci) who enlists an older bluesman (Jackson) to help "cure" her disorder. Timberlake would play Ricci's boyfriend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Not only would the film make a nice addition to Timberlake's
blooming film career, it would give him a chance to spend a little
time in his hometown: "Black Snake Moan" is set to begin
shooting in September in Memphis.
New songs registered JC has a new song registered at ASCAP. 69 floors above the street - Writers: JOSHUA DOSHUN ALEXANDER,
JOSHUA SCOTT CHASEZ, WILLIAM E STEINBERG .
Available today. The Review: I'm not a big fan of horror movies, so I was kind of dreading watching Cursed. I'm not into gore or scares. However, I was quite surprised to find that I enjoyed Cursed. It ended up being much more of a classic monster movie than a slasher flick. It took your classic werewolf flick and added a few twists to it. With CG effects, a modern LA setting, and a good cast, Cursed ends up being an updated entry into the werewolf movie genre. I never saw the theatrical version of this movie, so I can't compare it to the unrated version. However, it's a safe bet that this edition has more gore and blood than the PG-13 version. That being said, it's still relatively tame compared to many horror movies. It relies on scares from the monster jumping out at people more than anything else. But a good portion of the plot centers around the mystery of who the werewolf really is. There are enough supporting cast members that you're never really quite sure who it is, so it keeps you guessing. As the mystery unfolds, Cursed also seems to borrow from other werewolf movies like An American Werewolf In London and even Teen Wolf. As Jimmy develops his new powers, he turns the tables on the bullies at school who picked on him. (He has the tables turned on him again, too, but I don't want to spoil the surprise.) It's sometimes hard to tell whether they are doing a parody of those films or a tribute, but it's still entertaining. Cursed has a strong cast. Christina Ricci is fun to watch as Ellie. She goes from business woman to vamp in believably short order. Ricci has proven that she can be creepy and she does so here again. Jesse Eisenberg is a bit annoying as Jimmy, but his character is supposed to be a geek. He handles that role well. Joshua Jackson is also good as Jake, the brooding love interest of Ellie. But is he the hero or villain? As for the rest of the cast, there are a lot of fun cameos. You have Portia de Rossi as Zela, Mya as Jenny, Michael Rosenbaum as Kyle, and Shannon Elizabeth as Becky. You even have Scott Baio and Lance Bass playing themselves. I was really surprised to see Baio allow himself to be made fun of in the movie. The effects in Cursed are decent. They use a mix of practical effects and CG in a variety of ways. The computer animation allows them to do everything from cutting people in half to creating a fully body werewolf. The werewolf effects weren't always convincing, but they got the job done. Special Features: Unrated edition with two additional minutes of footage Behind the scenes featurette "The Cursed Effects" featurette "Creature Editing 101" featurette "Becoming a Werewolf" featurette
Six New Artists AOL Music Spotlights Six New Artists as This Season's Breakers Dedicated to providing a vast audience of music fans with early access to the hottest developing artists, AOL Music is showcasing music by Australia's 20-year-old Pop-rockers, The Veronicas; contemporary Country singer Keith Anderson; Hip Hop singer/songwriter Yummy Bingham; British Pop chanteuse Natasha Bedingfield; R&B singer/songwriter Trey Songz and Chicago Pop-punks Fall Out Boy. These artists and their music will be featured in high-profile campaigns, normally reserved for more established hit makers, on aolmusic.com and across the AOL Music and Radio Networks. Yummy Bingham (Motown Records) - 19 yr old singer/songwriter
Yummy Bingham is music royalty. As the godchild of Chaka Khan
and the "New Jack Swing King" Aaron Hall, she has been
surrounded by music since birth. She's worked with a wide range
of musical luminaries including Mary J. Blige, Amerie, Patti LaBelle,
Busta Rhymes, JC Chasez and
her mentor, superstar producer Rockwilder (Grammy winning producer
for 50 Cent, Destiny's Child, & Jay Z). Her influences range
from classic R&B to rock and roll, and her debut album, First
Seed, contains songs that are playful, edgy, melodic and soulful.
For The Record ... JC Chasez is in the final few weeks of recording his second
solo album. "In my heart it's the best stuff I've ever written,"
the 'NSYNC singer said. "This record is more focused, more
about my heart. The last one was more sex, sex, sex; this one
is more love, love, love." When asked if former flame Eva
Longoria inspired any of the lyrics, Chasez tensed up and answered,
"No ... maybe ... I don't know. They come from wherever they
come from." ...
Disposable Dreamin' Gabbed with the always endearing JC Chasez at the Mr. and Mrs. Smith premiere last week, and in the flick's honor (and then some), I asked the 'N Syncer to define a perfect marriage. He narrowed his eyes a bit, a hapless grin formed at the corners and he replied very suavely, "There's no such thing, honey," shaking his head as if he's been through such marital hard times. (In mildly related news, the San Antonio Spurs are up in the series, which, of course, means the mush activity b'tween J.C.'s whatever-unit, Eva Longoria, 'n' Tony Parker is way up, natch.) "But ideally speaking," I urged JC, "what's your definition?" Spill it! "Well, I guess it's when you stay faithful, stay honest and you're still in love," he professed, quite matter-of-factly. A one-two-three formula, no? Amazing how, like a condom wrapper,
it all goes out the window sometimes.
POLICE TARGET NIGHTCLUBS IN PAPARAZZI CRACKDOWN LATEST: Los Angeles police are proving they're serious about cracking down on over-zealous paparazzi by targeting celebrity-hot nightclubs this weekend (beg10JUN05) to make sure snappers behave themselves. Law enforcement officials are acting after receiving a series of complaints from celebrities who fear their civil liberties are being threatened by paparazzi who chase them home from clubs. The snappers were on their best behaviour in the early hours of Friday morning (10JUN05), when police made sure stars like NICKY HILTON and JC CHASEZ were safe after enjoying a night at hip club PREY. Police officials state they're looking to arrest paparazzi on trespassing, false imprisonment and conspiracy charges if they find evidence of celebrity fears about late-night car chases between them and the snappers is for real. The crackdown follows an incident last week (ends03JUN05) when
actress LINDSAY LOHAN was involved in a collision with a photographer
who was trying to keep up with her.
Premiere of Broadway musical Wicked Universal Pictures Hosts the Los Angeles Premiere of its Smash Hit Broadway Musical Wicked, Wednesday, June 22 at the Pantages Theatre WHAT: The Los Angeles premiere of the hit musical WICKED WHO: Wicked producers Marc Platt, David Stone and Jon Platt;
book WHERE: The Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Boulevard WHEN: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 WICKED, the new musical that is the winner of 15 major awards including the Grammy and 3 Tony® Awards, tells the untold story of the witches of Oz. The Los Angeles premiere engagement is currently playing through July 31 at the Pantages Theatre and then the national tour travels to selected cities across the country. WICKED continues to play at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City and the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago. WICKED has music and lyrics by five-time Grammy Award winner
Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Godspell) and book by Winnie Holzman
(My So Called Life, thirtysomething). Based on the 1995 novel
by Gregory Maguire, WICKED is directed by 2003 Tony Award winner
Joe Mantello and features musical staging by Tony Award winner
Wayne Cilento. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures,
The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. The national tour
of WICKED stars Stephanie J. Block (Broadway's The Boy From Oz),
Kendra Kassebaum (Broadway's Rent),Carol Kane (two-time Emmy Award-winner
for TV's Taxi) and David Garrison (TV's Married With Children,
Broadway's Titanic and A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine-Tony
Award nomination). For Los Angeles, tickets can be purchased at
the Pantages Theatre Box Office, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
90028, all Ticketmaster outlets, on Ticketmaster phone charge
at 213/365-3500 and 714/740-7878 and on line at www.broadwayla.org
and www.ticketmaster.com.
Faison climbs family tree for indie 'Homie' LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Donald Faison, one of the
stars of NBC's "Scrubs," is joining Jamie-Lynn DiScala,
Joey Fatone and Whoopi Goldberg
in the indie comedy "Homie Spumoni." The story centers on Renato, a black man (Faison) raised as an Italian-American goombah and unaware that he is black. When his birth parents show up, he spurns his Italian family as well as his Jewish American Princess girlfriend and goes to his birth family's home. There, he realizes he must learn to be comfortable in his own skin. Goldberg plays the birth mom, DiScala plays the girlfriend and
' Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Slow Songs by The Stone Movement feat. JC Chasez JC Chasez added to the album...... In a new track "Slow Songs", Jamie and Stu will be joined by N'syncer JC Chasez....there will be a sneak preview of the track HERE on myspace coming this sunday! *the track is now available for preview!
Will Nsync go all Backstreet Boys on us?
With the Backstreet Boys, um, back, many may be wondering how much longer we'll have to wait to see 'NSYNC reunited. The answer has been a "definite maybe," but with Justin Timberlake in the studio working on his next solo album, the rumors of his departure from the boy band have been swirling. "Yeah, he's done, and he'll never do it ever again!" Joey Fatone joked. "No, I mean, who knows. People try and put words in people's mouths." Fatone keeps in touch with Timberlake, but he's vague when asked about the chances of 'NSYNC reuniting. "There may be a possibility that we will get a bug up our butts one day and say, 'Hey, let's do it again,' " he said. "Honestly, you never know. To try and get all five of us back together is a pain in the ass. "We didn't split up because everyone hated each other," he added. "It was just, we did it for about seven years straight, let's take a break and see if anything else sticks and then we'll come back maybe later on." For his part, Lance Bass is more optimistic about a reunion, seeing the Backstreet Boys' recent comeback as a good sign (see "Backstreet Boys Say Comeback Single 'Incomplete' Chose Them"). "We will never be done — it's just one of those breaks where we have to go do other things, especially Justin," Bass said, citing Timberlake's projects in music and film (see "Timberlake's Co-Star Praises Him, Denounces Hollywood"). "It might be five years from now, it might be a year from now, but we will definitely do some more music," he added. "I love that the Backstreet Boys have come back out now and kind of lost that boy-band image. I love the new song, and it gives us hope and inspiration we will have a new album." Until that happens, Fatone and Bass have been keeping busy, Fatone with fatherhood (daughter Brianna is 4 years old), Broadway musicals ("Rent," "Little Shop of Horrors") and auditions for film and television roles. His comedy album is also still in the works (see "Joey Fatone Going After Creed On Comedy Album") and has even led him in other directions musically. "I wanted to start doing some of the comedy stuff, so I recorded some tracks," he said. "Then a friend of mine gave me this song, and it was really good — a little funny, but it was obviously more musical. I did a couple demo songs with him, and now I'm shopping it around to see if anyone wants to pick it up." Fatone describes the funky pop tunes as "kinda Smash Mouth-ish" and says working on the music was fun, even if it isn't his main focus at the moment. "Right now it's kind of my side thing," he said. "I'm still trying to do more on the acting." Bass has also been involved in film, via his Bacon and Eggs production company. In addition to lending his production help, Bass has a cameo in the upcoming Amanda Bynes comedy "Lovewrecked," which co-stars Jamie-Lynn DiScala and is directed by Randal Kleiser ("Grease"). "I am Cell Phone Dan, the rock star's assistant," Bass said of his bit part. "It's a little turn, but it's funny. I get to wear all kinds of fun crap." Bass says he and Fatone may be involved with some work on the small screen as well. One thing fans should not expect is a Lance Bass solo album. "I will never do a solo project," he said. "I hate singing solo. I'm a bass singer, so that wouldn't be a nice album anyway, unless you're Randy Travis. I love singing and performing, but with people. I just don't like going out there by myself." Since his pursuit of outer space hasn't taken off (see "
'NSYNC's Lance Bass Still Looking To Blast Off"), Bass has
found himself leading a relatively normal life for awhile and
misses being on the road. "I grew up on the road," he
said. "It's just fun to be with the guys and tour and sing.
But it's a good break right now. I'm young enough where hopefully
it will just go in stages in my life of music, road, movies, TV.
Hopefully an evolution will go along with it."
EW review: Black eye for Peas Group's latest release is shamelessly derivative (Entertainment Weekly) -- I've come around to viewing the Black Eyed Peas' worldwide success as a comfort -- rather than a sign of the apocalypse. Sure, their influences have always been too obvious, their lyrics vapid (like the NBA-adopted Uberhit ''Let's Get It Started''), and their recent, shameless grasps at mass appeal transparent (welcome Fergie and her midriff!). But pop music is often banal and cloying, and pop rap is no different -- look at 50 Cent and Lil Jon, who sell hooks, not substance. And rather than further the notion that violence and nihilism are hip-hop's biggest selling points, the Black Eyed Peas on their fourth album, "Monkey Business," once again declare no, no, no -- rap need not be threatening. In fact, edge has nothing on familiarity. From their first efforts, the Peas have mercilessly plundered the repertoires of alt-rap pioneers De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, down to specific cadences and inflections. And they still do. Though here, aiming to appeal not just to hip-hop fans, they've appropriated more recognizable material. Like a Puffy tune from the pilfering producer's heyday, BEP's ''Pump It'' rides the wave of Dick Dale and His Del-Tones' ''Misirlou''; the glossy, faux-reggae ''Dum Diddley'' desperately meshes refrains from both Musical Youth's ''Pass the Dutchie'' and the Bangles' ''Walk Like an Egyptian''; even Lisa Lisa gets exhumed. Unfortunately, the tepid voice of Black Eyed Peas crooner Fergie is hardly enough to reinvigorate these chestnuts. It's a testimony to the Peas' current commercial heat that a few high-profile influences appear here, complicit in their own reduction. Justin Timberlake's been down since ''Where Is the Love?,'' so his turn on the typically Timbaland club rumbler ''My Style'' is no surprise. But Sting and James Brown cameo on trite cuts (''Union'' and ''They Don't Want Music,'' respectively) that borrow liberally from their catalogs without much innovation. It's less the uninspired guest vox, however, than the four core Peas' idea of verse that makes "Monkey Business" such a bland meringue: a succession of cotton-candy raps about chicks, partying and partying with chicks, broken up by choruses destined to evaporate outside a shindig's perimeter. And when MCs will.i.am, apl de ap and Taboo get topical, the result is laughable pseudo-profundity, as on ''Union'': ''Understand that we're all the same/So when I count to three, let's change.'' It's probably for the best that the crew traffics mostly in percussive, throwaway stuff like ''If you got boobies, baby, keep 'em on plump.'' Risque? Hardly. The Black Eyed Peas aren't out to offend anyone. They just want to dance happily through the metal detectors and party with rock stars. EW Grade: C
Underwear ads get gays in tizzy 'Real World's Landon Lueck's underwear ads get the gays in a tizzy Beginning with Andy Towle's Buldge Watch 2005 item in March, America has silently - admist the moans and "uhhhhs!" - been paying attention to Real World: Philadelphia cast member Landon Lueck's trousersnake. Usually we're channeling Justin Timberlake (or even Dick Cheney) with these observations, but we've put JT in a time out on one of Cameron Diaz's zits ever since photos of his Wax underwear modeling surfaced. And you thought Hayden Christensen had homoerotic problems. But here's Landon, the same guy who was arrested for fighting a police horse, posing for the camera in his skivvies alongside a fellow man bulge - and a airbrushed lady friend whose only purpose is to act as the counter-offensive for the Christian right. What's funny (yeah, yeah, we're getting to it) is prior to Philadelphia's
premiere, we were informed the cast had two gays who'd be prancing
around like they're on LOGO. It was easy to tell Willie was doing
some Dorothy muff-diving, but Landon was our choice for second
fairy, not Karamo. Oh well. If we can't have MJ in an Abercrombie
ad, we'll settle for Landon doing second-rate C-in2.
Sara Stokes: Life After Da Band ...BallerStatus.net: Are there any plans to do any collabos on the album? Sara Stokes: Well, right now I'm looking for Justin Timberlake
to do a collabo with me. There is a lot of people. Mariah Carey;
I'm hoping to do some stuff with her, and hopefully that will
come through. Other than that, I don't have any collabs at the
moment...
Santana's "If I Don't" JC's collaboration with Santana is being rated at promosquad.com,
where you can hear a short clip of the song. Top 10 Boy Bands Since the manufacturing of the Monkees in the late 60's, all-male
vocal groups or 'boy bands' have been a permanent part of the
pop music landscape. Here are the top 10 of all time listed in
alphabetical order.
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