JENNIFER'S BODY


Jennifer's Body is a 2009 black comedy horror film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody and Johnny Simmons. Fox portrays a newly-possessed teenage serial killer specializing in killing her male classmates as her best friend strives to stop her. The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2009. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by Hole on their album Live Through This. As a tie-in to the film, Boom! Studios produced a Jennifer's Body graphic novel, released in August 2009.

Needy and popular flag girl Jennifer Check have been best friends since childhood, despite having little in common. One night, Jennifer takes Needy to a local dive bar to attend a concert by indie rock band Low Shoulder. A suspicious fire engulfs the bar, killing several spectators, and Jenifer is taken by the band despite Needy's attempts to stop her. Later that evening, Jennifer, covered in blood, appears in Needy's kitchen and proceeds to eat food from the refrigerator. Now possessed by a demon and, subsequently altered into a succubus, Jennifer sets out on a bloody rampage in which she devours boys, and it is up to Needy to stop her. In sort of a reversal aspect of how puberty changes a girl's life, Jennifer must consume the blood of others once a month or she becomes weak and plain-looking.

Megan Fox was in negotiations to star as Jennifer Check since the film was announced in 2007, and was officially cast in October 2007. Fox said the reason she agreed to the role was her love for the script. "I think what I loved about the movie is it’s so unapologetic and how completely inappropriate it is at all times," she said. "That was my favorite part about the script and about the character. It’s fun to be able to say the shit that she got to say and get away with it and how people find it charming." She said despite this aspect of the business being intimidating, she enjoyed portraying the character. "I wasn’t really sure what I was doing," said Fox. "I was just trying to have fun with it and I felt like I was able to make fun of my own image as to how some people might perceive Megan Fox to be. I was just sort of flying freely and I hope some of it works".
Handling the film's special effects were KNB EFX GROUP and the Moving Picture Company (MPC). For Jennifer's demonic form, the creators used different techniques. "I actually wasn't in [the makeup chair] that much because they created an entire head. They did a live cast of me from the shoulders up. They created me and then put the teeth in," stated Fox. "To save my face, they had a photo double that would come in and do most of the crazy monster makeup - they would do that on her. So it would go from me, then in post-production it would somehow go to her and the fake head. They would mix them all together." For "the vomit scene" where Jennifer has just arrived at Needy's house after being murdered and inhabited by a demon, Fox said the liquid she was given to spit out "was actually ...chocolate syrup initially". "We did a few takes where I would just do this scream and sort of puke Hershey’s chocolate syrup. Scratch the Hershey’s because I don’t want to endorse that or anything," she stated. "And then, special effects did a rig that clamps onto my ear and you revisit it in the pool scene..." Fox said it "clips on. It goes around the back of my ear and then I bite down on it on the side of my face, like this, and it projectiles. It’s a tube..."

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29, 2009 in the USA and Canada. In Australia, the DVD and Blu-ray was released on May 18, 2010.

As a tie-in to the film, Boom! Studios produced a Jennifer's Body graphic novel. The novel expands on the film's universe and Jennifer's murders of the boys. It was written by Black Metal's Rick Spears, with the first nine pages illustrated by Jim Mahfood (Clerks). Two covers, in Fox's likeness, were designed; one for the direct market by Eric Jones (available only in comic specialty stores), and the other by Frank Cho for the mass market focusing more on "hellish Jennifer stories" with art by Mahfood, Hack/Slash's Tim Seely, DMZ's Nikki Cook, and Popgun's Ming Doyle. The novel was released in August 2009.

The novel features less of Jennifer than the film, but does capture her "going in for the kill" several times. It focuses heavily on following her soon-to-be victims and provides information on their personalities not elaborated on in the film so that readers can better conclude whether the boys deserved to be murdered. The novel consists of four chapters, with a prologue and an epilogue, with art provided for each by different artists. Each one follows a different boy and what is happening in his life just before Jennifer kills him. On creating the story, Spears stated, "The best part for me as a writer was to show some events from the movie from a different point of view, sort of like Rashomon for you Kurosawa fans. And with comics we can get into the character’s heads in a way that works well in comics and novels more so than in film." He stated, "...I was using the medium to change what we really know about these characters and twist around what we see in the movies. All the academics aside, it’s also very funny and gore splattered."

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LET IT GO


A music video in companion of and Tiffani Thornton's duet track "Let It Go" has been released. It includes scenes from Disney Channel's TV movie "". The video centers on 's Pete Ivey dressing in a chicken costume as his high school mascot. Appearing during a basketball game, the chicken soon becomes the main attraction at the school. A theme song for "Hatching Pete", "Let It Go" is written by a team consisting of Ali Dee Theodore, Alana Da Fonsecca, Vinny Alfieri, Julian Davis and Sarai Howard. Its music video meanwhile is directed by Alex Kalsey and Max Gutierrez.

Aside from the news of "Let It Go" music video, Mitchel Musso will drop his debut studio album "" across America on June 2. As for Tiffany Thornton, she hasn't been heard to work on a studio album. Instead, she is busy filming Disney Channel's TV series "" with .


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BLONDA MARILYN:WEEK-END CU PRESEDINTELE

La sfarsitul lunii februarie 1962, Peter Lawford a invitat-o pe Marilyn la o cina la New York, in onoarea presedintelui John F. Kennedy. Kennedy iubea cultura de la Hollywood si era fascinat de vedete, in special de actritele frumoase sau, mai exact, in special de actritele frumoase blonde; totusi, niciodata nu a dat afara din patul lui o bruneta sau o roscata. Desi Marilyn il intalnise in anii '50, cand era senator, nu avusese ocazia sa vorbeasca mai pe indelete cu el. Dupa ce il cunoscuse pe Bobby, era foarte dornica sa-l cunoasca si pe fratele lui, Jack. Nu avea nici o proiectie romantica in privinta lui JFK. Cel putin, nu inca.(...) In urmatoarele 10 minute, Milt Ebbins a ajutat-o pe Marilyn sa se imbrace cu "cea mai stramta rochie pe care am vazut-o in viata mea pe o femeie. Nu puteam s-o trec peste soldurile ei. Desigur, caracteristic pentru Marilyn, nu purta lenjerie intima. Asa ca iata-ma in genunchi, in fata ei, cu nasul la cativa centimetri de zonele intime, tragand de rochie cu toata forta, ca sa treaca de fundul ei mare.(...) Apoi si-a pus o peruca rosie si ochelari de soare si...s-a asezat din nou la masuta de toaleta, unde a inceput sa se studieze din nou.(...) Ne-am urcat in limuzina si am ajuns pe Park Avenue. Cand ne-am dat jos din masina, locul era impanzit de fotografi care asteptau sa vada cine erau invitatii presedintelui. Nimeni nu a recunoscut-o pe Marilyn. Am urcat la etajul unde se afla el, iar doi agenti de la Serviciile Secrete ne-au intampinat la iesirea din ascensor. Ne-au condus la apartament. In fata usii inchise, Marilyn si-a scos peruca si i-a dat-o unuia dintre agenti. Dupa ce si-a scuturat podoaba blonda, si-a scos ochelarii si i-a dat celuilalt agent.(...) Cand a aparut, parca s-au despartit apele Marii Rosii," isi aminteste Ebbins. "In camera se aflau vreo 25 de oameni, iar multimea s-a impartit in doua, pe masura ce ea inainta in camera." Actrita Arlene Dahl, casatorita cu Fernando Lamas si mama actorului Lorenzo Lamas, se afla si ea la petrecere. "Marilyn si-a facut aparitia cu agentul ei si totul s-a oprit, toata lumea a inmarmurit. N-am sa uit niciodata. Era fantastic, nu mai vazusem pe nimeni, pana atunci, care sa faca asa ceva. Presedintele s-a intors si a privit-o si a fost limpede ca s-a simtit atras de ea. Apoi toata lumea s-a napustit asupra ei. Doreau sa stea langa ea, sa-i simta parfumul, sa respire acelasi aer cu ea."(...) JFK a fost vrajit pe loc de prezenta lui Marilyn, in acea noapte, la New York. Acest lucru nu este deloc surprinzator. Inainte sa plece, a rugat-o sa-i dea numarul de telefon. Desigur, ea s-a conformat. A sunat-o chiar a doua zi, sa-i faca o propunere. I-a explicat ca pe 24 martie va fi in Palm Springs. Urma sa stea la prietenul lui si, din cate intelesese, si al ei - Frank Sinatra. Si desigur, a mai adaugat, parca intamplator:"Jackie nu o sa vina." (...) Toti cei care-l cunosteau pe Bobby Kennedy stiau despre el un lucru; era hotarat sa desfiinteze crima organizata.(...) Cu toate acestea, in februarie 1962, cercetarile sale despre crima organizata se incheiasera, iar Departamentul de Justitie intocmise deja un raport cu privire la ele. Pe scurt, raportul arata ca Sinatra avea legaturi atat de puternice cu mafia, incat isi conducea propriul sindicat.(...) Sinatra il adora pe JFK la fel de tare ca pe oricare alt mafiot pe care il cunostea. Sinatra a ordonat sa se construiasca noi casute, de o frumusete remarcabila, special pentru vizita lui JFK. De asemenea, a expus fotografii cu familia Kennedy peste tot in casa principala; chiar a montat in dormitorul presedintelui o placa din aur pe care inscriptionase:"John F. Kennedy a dormit aici". A instalat linii telefonice noi pentru Serviciile Secrete si a construit un eliport. Cu toate astea, Sinatra a avut parte de o surpriza foarte neplacuta. Bobby i-a spus fratelui sau Jack ca, din cauza legaturilor lui Frank cu mafia, era exclus ca presedintele SUA sa innopteze in casa lui. JFK s-a conformat.(...)"Presedintelui Kennedy ii placea sa traiasca la limita si sa-si asume riscuri," a remarcat Lawrence Newman, un agent al Serviciilor Secrete iesit la pensie, "si cred ca el traia la limita unor probleme intunecate si periculoase."(...) La 24 martie 1962, intr-o sambata dimineata, Marilyn s-a pregatit pentru intalnirea ei cu destinul prezidential. Din cauza ca, in acea dimineata, la ea acasa nu avea apa, Marilyn a trebuit sa dea o fuga pana la casa dr Greenson ca sa se spele pe cap. Apoi s-a intors la ea acasa si s-a imbracat. Intre timp, Peter Lawford facea ture in camera ei de zi, asteptand sa fie gata, ca sa o poata duce in desert.(...) In sfarsit, Marilyn a aparut din baie, purtand o peruca neagra peste prul proaspat spalat si aranjat. Lawford si Monroe s-au imbarcat apoi in calatoria de doua ore catre Palm Springs.(...) Philip Watson, fostul preceptor din Los Angeles, a cunoscut-o pe Marilyn in timpul weekendului cu Kennedy in Palm Springs, iar el spune ca parea destul de calma si neatenta si purta "un fel de rochie". In continuare, isi aminteste ca "era o gramada de lume langa piscina, iar unii tot intrau si ieseau din casa in stil spaniol. Marilyn si presedintele erau si ei acolo si in mod clar erau impreuna. Imi era limpede ca se simteau bine." Philip adauga;"Bineinteles, Marilyn bause destul de mult. Aerul intim dintre ei era evident pentru toata lumea si era clar ca-si vor petrece noaptea impreuna."(...) Marilyn si-a petrecut doua nopti cu presedintele Kennedy. Nu se stie daca au avut relatii intime in vreuna dintre aceste nopti, cu atat mai putin in amandoua. Putem sa presupunem ca au avut relati intime, totusi, dar doar pentru ca JFK era obisnuit sa aiba relatii intime cu multe femei frumoase, iar Marilyn se afla, fara indoiala, pe primul loc in lista celor mai dorite femei, mai ales in 1962. De asemenea, si lui Marilyn i s-a parut greu sa-l refuze pe presedinte. Era voinic, puternic si aratos. Si, in plus, era presedinte.(...) Insa, dupa cum se va vedea, aceasta intalnire avea sa fieprima si ultima intalnire a lui Marilyn cu Jack Kennedy."Chiar era sfarsitul", isi amintea Ralph Roberts multi ani mai tarziu. "Mi-a spus foarte clar ca au fost impreuna doar in acel weekend si ca a fost singurul weekend. Abea dupa multi ani am inceput sa aud zvonuri care infirmau spusele lui Marilyn, dar nu le-am crezut, pentru ca Marilyn a fost foarte exacta cand mi-a spus ce s-a intamplat." Intr-adevar, conform lui Roberts, si unui numar de surse credibile, printre care si agentii de la Serviciile Secrete, a caror sarcina era sa-l urmareasca pe presedinte, acel weekend a fost singurul petrecut impreuna de vedeta de cinema si de presedintele SUA. Unul dintre agenti, sub protectia anonimatului, a spus urmatoarele:" Haideti sa zicem asa:daca ar fi fost vorba de o aventura, am fi aflat despre asta. Nu a fost nici o aventura. Imi pare rau. Pur si simplu, nu a fost. A fost un weekend, atata tot." Alt agent completeaza:" In acea perioada, stiam toti despre weekend. Abea dupa ce ea si presedintele au murit, oamenii au inceput sa raspandeasca zvonuri despre o aventura. Credeti-ma, nimeni nu vorbea despre o aventura in 1962. Ce stiam era ca JFK si Marilyn au intretinut relatii intime in casa lui Bing Crosby, asta fusese tot. Nu consideram ca era ceva nemaiintalnit. Avea relatii intime cu multe femei. Privind in urma, pot spune ca Marilyn a fost una dintre nenumaratele femei cu care JFK a avut de-a face si nu era chiar asa de deosebita. Daca s-au intamplat mai multe intre ei, au reusit cumva sa ne ascunda asta, insa nu cred ca poti sa ascunzi asa ceva de Serviciile Secrete."(...) Cu toate acestea, nu exista dovezi credibile care sa sprijine ideea ca au avut o aventura de lunga durata. Orice am spune in plus despre asta ar fi doar fabulatiile unei imaginatii bogate.

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SUPERNATURAL


Supernatural is an American drama and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they hunt demons and other figures of the paranormal. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. The series, which is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, was in development for nearly ten years, as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it as a series. The pilot was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers, and the ratings of the first four episodes prompted The WB to pick up the series for a full season of 22 episodes. Originally, Kripke planned the series for three seasons, but later expanded it to five. Kripke has confirmed that he will not be returning as showrunner; however, he will still remain as an executive producer. Sera Gamble, replacing Kripke as showrunner, has stated that the sixth season will focus on the brothers' relationship.

Before bringing Supernatural to television, creator Eric Kripke had been developing the series for nearly ten years, having been fascinated with urban legends since he was a child. Although he had envisioned Supernatural as a movie, he spent years unsuccessfully pitching it as a series. He decided to have the brothers be from Lawrence, Kansas, due to its closeness to Stull Cemetery, a location famous for its urban legends. He originally intended for the car to be a '65 Mustang, but his neighbor convinced him to change it to a '67 Impala, since "you can put a body in the trunk" and because "You want a car that, when people stop next to it at the lights, they lock their doors." The tone of Supernatural was heavily influenced by films such as Poltergeist—having the horror happen in a family setting rather than remote location—and Evil Dead 2 and An American Werewolf In London—having bits of comedy mixed in. Other influences include The Two Sisters and Asian horror films The Eye, Ju-on, and Ring.
According to creator Eric Kripke, the show originally was intended to focus on the weekly monsters, with Sam and Dean Winchester merely being "an engine to get us in and out of different horror movies every week". His sole desire was to merely "scare the crap out of people". However, a few episodes in, Kripke and executive producer Bob Singer noticed the onscreen chemistry between Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. This revelation caused them to change the series to focus more on the brothers than the monsters, basing the weekly monster around the storyline they wanted for the Winchesters. Unlike shows with "endless mythology" like Lost, Kripke prefers to keep Supernatural's mythology simpler, saying, "It's so hard to go season after season after season with a mystery and then provide an answer that's going to be satisfying." He prefers to have the series' structure like that of the earlier X-Files episodes, having mythology-based episodes spread through many self-enclosed episodes—Supernatural usually having three self-enclosed episodes followed by a mythology episode. With this format, viewers do not have to have previous knowledge of the mythology in order to watch the series, being able to "join the party at any time". Rather than having the series debut on television, The WB instead made the pilot episode available for online streaming through Yahoo! a week before it was set to premiere on the network as part of a promotional scheme. Following the transition to The CW, Supernatural episodes were added to Apple's iTunes Store starting in December 2006, being one of the first CW series to be made available for sale online. Supernatural has a vast amount of merchandise available, including calendars, t-shirts, shot glasses, and posters. The company also plans on developing 12-inch figures. Inkworks has released trading cards for the show, some cards featuring actors' autographs and swatches from actual costumes used on the series.

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GET BACK





"Get Back" is a song performed by American actress, singer and songwriter Demi Lovato. It is the first single from her debut album, Don't Forget. The song was released on August 12, 2008 in the United States, and February 3, 2009 in Australia. On "In Tune With Demi Lovato", a short, two-part special that aired on the Disney Channel, Demi Lovato had stated "there's enough mean songs, there's enough heartbroken songs" and that she wanted to write a song about "getting back together with someone". She had called it a "fun" and "upbeat" song, that she "loves to sing". The video premiered on MTV Brazil in October 21, 2008 (the same day as the album's release there). The video consists of Lovato and her band performing "Get Back" on top of an abandoned building in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn using Manhattan Bridge as a backdrop.

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I LIKE IT


"I Like It" is taken from Enrique Iglesias first bilingual studio album, Euphoria. It was produced by RedOne and interpolates Lionel Richie’s 1983 classic "All Night Long (All Night)" as well as featuring American rapper Pitbull and was released on May 3, 2010. The song will also be included on the official soundtrack to MTV reality series Jersey Shore. A version of the song without Pitbull is also found on the international version of Euphoria. The song reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 and has became a top-ten hit in a number of countries, including Australia, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, where it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Enrique's first solo top five hit in nearly eight years, the last being 2001's "Hero", which peaked at number three. I Like It is also the official song of Airtel 2010 Champions League cricket tournament held in South Africa and Enrique also perform this song I Like It &Be With You in the opening ceremony of Airtel Champions League 2010.
The song received a positive review from Digital Spy's music editor Robert Copsey which gave 3 stars (out of 5) and say that "The verses may feature enough Auto-Tune to make Ke$ha feel vocally exposed, and the Eurodisco production courtesy of RedOne may have a hint of the Cascada to it, but it's the cheesy lyrics that ensure this stays an unmistakably Enrique affair". The music video was premiered on May 19, 2010 at The Sun's website. As of 16th September 2010 the video has been viewed by over 30 million viewers on YouTube.

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STEP UP 3D


New York’s intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye–popping Digital 3D as a tight–knit group of street dancers team up with Moose and find themselves pitted against the world’s best hip hop dancers in a high–stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

As the third installment in the Step Up trilogy, and the first shot in 3D, the film follows Moose and Camille Gage as they head to New York University, the former of whom is majoring in electrical engineering after promising his mother that he would not dance anymore. However, he soon stumbles upon a dance battle, meeting Luke and his House of Pirates dance crew and later teaming up with them to compete in the World Jam dance contest against their rivals, the House of Samurai dance crew.

Step Up 3D premiered in Hollywood at the El Capitan Theater on August 2, 2010 and was subsequently released worldwide on August 6, 2010, through conventional 2D and 3D (in RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, and XpanD 3D) formats. It was also the second movie to feature the 7.1 surround sound audio format, the first of which was Toy Story 3. Several earlier So You Think You Can Dance finalists also appear in supporting parts.

Step Up 3D is the film soundtrack album from the motion picture Step Up 3D. The album was released on 27 July 2010. The singles from the album are: "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida featuring David Guetta, "Already Taken" by Trey Songz, "My Own Step" by Roscoe Dashand T-Pain featuring Fabo, "Irresistible" by Wisin y Yandel.


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