It doesn’t seem like that long ago that “Star Trek Into Darkness” was one of J.J. Abrams’ trademark mysteries wrapped up in an enigma. Of course we know all about the secrets of the sci-fi sequel and who certain distinguished British actors were playing and how they might relate to previous sequels … Read more
If every good superhero needs a villain, Kick-Ass finally has one. In “Kick-Ass 2,” Christopher Mintz-Plasse makes a profound transformation from the would-be hero, Red Mist, into the title character’s fiercest adversary, The Motherf—er, and his journey was a complicated one. “In the first [movie], he’s this kid who doesn’t understand who … Read more
Ever since Kendrick Lamar dropped his fiery bars on Big Sean’s “Control,” there has been an explosion of rap responses. None of the MCs that Kendrick namedropped in his verse have released any related music. So while Drake, J. Cole, Meek Mill and A$AP Rocky have been respectively quiet, plenty of other … Read more
What looked to be a pretty routine hospital visit on Thursday has turned life threatening for former B2K singer Raz-B. The 28-year old was hit in the face with a glass bottle yesterday while trying to stop a fight that broke out at a club he was performing at in China. He … Read more
Lee Daniels, director of the Oscar-nominated “Precious” and most recently “The Paperboy,” returns to theaters this weekend with “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey. Loosely based on the real-life story of Eugene Allen, who worked as a White House butler under eight different presidents, the film follows Whitaker’s … Read more
“Kick-Ass 2” doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to violence and language, just like its comic book source material by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. The foul-mouthed follow-up to 2010’s “Kick-Ass” finds the titular hero, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, struggling to up his hero game as more and more costumed … Read more
If every good superhero needs a villain, Kick-Ass finally has one. In “Kick-Ass 2,” Christopher Mintz-Plasse makes a profound transformation from the would-be hero, Red Mist, into the title character’s fiercest adversary, The Motherf—er, and his journey was a complicated one. “In the first [movie], he’s this kid who doesn’t understand who … Read more
Ever since Kendrick Lamar dropped his fiery bars on Big Sean’s “Control,” there has been an explosion of rap responses. None of the MCs that Kendrick namedropped in his verse have released any related music. So while Drake, J. Cole, Meek Mill and A$AP Rocky have been respectively quiet, plenty of other … Read more
What looked to be a pretty routine hospital visit on Thursday has turned life threatening for former B2K singer Raz-B. The 28-year old was hit in the face with a glass bottle yesterday while trying to stop a fight that broke out at a club he was performing at in China. He … Read more
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