Lee Daniels, director of the Oscar-nominated “Precious” and most recently “The Paperboy,” returns to theaters this weekend with “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey. Loosely based on the real-life story of Eugene Allen, who worked as a White House butler under eight different presidents, the film follows Whitaker’s … Read more
“Kick-Ass 2” doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to violence and language, just like its comic book source material by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. The foul-mouthed follow-up to 2010’s “Kick-Ass” finds the titular hero, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, struggling to up his hero game as more and more costumed … Read more
When Lady Gaga rolled up to Micky’s nightclub on Monday night to film her “Applause” lyric video, none of the night’s performers had any idea that Gaga would be one of the revelers in the crowd. “It was very last minute, spur of the moment. We knew nothing about it. It was … Read more
“That ’70s Show” actress Lisa Robin Kelly passed away Wednesday at the age of 43 from unknown causes. The actress — who was perhaps most famous for her role as Laurie Forman, older sister of Topher Grace’s character, Eric Forman on “That ’70s Show” — had had issues with addiction in the … Read more
With a VMA performance to prep, Miley Cyrus took a break on Thursday (August 15) afternoon to chat with fans on Twitter. For about an hour, the singer got her Smilers hype for her forthcoming album, Bangerz, before making a major announcement. Cyrus (cleverly) responded to questions tagged with #votemiley — the … Read more
In “Kick-Ass 2,” Hit-Girl can handle anything thrown her way — including a six-foot Russian bodybuilding villain named Mother Russia — but there’s one thing that 16-year-old actress Chlöe Grace Moretz just isn’t ready to tangle with: teenagers. After bringing the horrors of high school to life in two back-to-back films — … Read more
Kendrick Lamar shook up the rap world with his ear-popping verse on Big Sean‘s “Control,” but while boasts of being king of both coasts and verbal warnings were issued to friends like Drake, J. Cole and Big Sean dominated the conversation, K-Dot’s 64-bar rap marathon were packed with tons of goodies. Now … Read more
It’s been awhile since Foxy Brown sat down for an in-depth interview, and on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, the Brooklyn-bred rapper will make her first appearance on “RapFix Live” to chat with host Sway Calloway. Pusha-T will also be live in the studio to make an announcement about his anticipated debut … Read more
Much to Marvel’s design, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” doesn’t look that like a superhero movie. The directors, Anthony and Joe Russo, have gone on record several times, saying that they were inspired by the political thrillers of the 1970s when conceiving the look and feel of the upcoming sequel. When MTV … Read more
First, the a-POP-calypse was advancing. Then, it was averted. But now that Katy Perry and Lady Gaga have dropped singles on the same day — within 13 hours of each other — it’s probably time to go all “Doomsday Preppers” once again … because surely, the end is nigh. Yet, 24 hours … Read more
If you’re one of the many fans waiting to see a glitzy pop show on Selena Gomez‘s Stars Dance World Tour, you may be disappointed. According to opening act Emblem3, they’re making it a rock show. “If you come to our show, honestly get ready to rock out ’cause we go hard. … Read more
Katy Perry is on the prowl, and she’s headed straight to the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. After dropping her “Roar” single on Monday (August 12), Katy announced that she is going to perform the feisty song at the VMAs, joining Kanye West and Lady Gaga on August 25’s itinerary. So how … Read more
In case you didn’t already know, Lady Gaga doesn’t give an eff what the critics think of her. Gaga solidified that assertion on Monday (August 12) by releasing “Applause,” the first single off of her upcoming record, ARTPOP — and a self-affirmation of the most epic proportions. The title should be self-evident, … Read more
When “Glee” star Naya Rivera isn’t baking pound cakes for her beau, Big Sean, the twosome are cooking up R&B anthems, like Rivera’s new single, “Sorry.” Rivera enlisted the Detroit MC to spit some lines about his feelings for her on her single, set to appear on her debut album. “It’s a … Read more
Much like all the students counting down the days until summer break is over, Victoria Justice and Big Time Rush might also be feeling the end-of-summer blues. The U.S. leg of their Summer Break Tour wrapped up on Sunday in Milwaukee, and as it turns out Justice had a fun time spending … Read more
