May 15, 2024

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Anna Kendrick Will Be In Everything Until 2016

by 05/06/14

By Kat Rosenfield

If you like “Pitch Perfect” star and occasional Twilight Saga supporting actress Anna Kendrick, then prepare to spend a lot of time at the movies between now and 2016 — because she’s in, like, all of them.

The actress has added another two projects to her jam-packed schedule in the past week alone, bringing her combined total of films either in development or in the can to seven. Seven! And since we love Anna Kendrick, and we want to see Anna Kendrick in all of the things, all of the time, we’re keeping close tabs on all her roles in as-yet-unreleased movies with this handy roundup. Starting this year, you can find her in:

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“The Last 5 Years”
One of many roles showcasing Kendrick’s vocal chops, this musical romance about a doomed marriage is still looking for a distributor and doesn’t have an official release. But word has it that the actress’s chemistry with leading man Jeremy Jordan makes this movie a major heartbreaker, so keep an eye out: it’ll almost certainly find a home sooner rather than later.

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“Into the Woods”
More music? Yes, please! This time, Kendrick will be playing Cinderella — and singing alongside a giant, star-studded ensemble cast including Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp. Add this one to your holiday wishlist: it’ll be out on December 25, 2014.

“Digging for Fire”
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Game Confuses Lil Durk With Dirk Nowitzki On Tyga’s Dis Track

by 05/06/14

Lil Durk just made the 2014 XXL Freshman cover and Dirk Nowitzki is an NBA champion, but Game can’t tell the difference between the two guys.

On Tuesday (May 6) morning, Tyga dropped his Lil Durk dis song “Chiraq to LA,” but it’s the song’s co-star, Game, who steals the show. Over the course of an almost-four-minute verse, Game takes aim at the Chicago newcomer as well as longtime adversary 40 Glocc.

“Tyga hit me like, ‘Durk dissin’/ Dirk Nowitzki? Durk who, n—a?,” Game raps humorously, purposely confusing the rookie rapper with the Dallas Mavericks basketball star.

Game also volleys shots at 40 Glocc, who he’s been going back and forth with ever since they had a fist-fight back in 2012. “Talk about my kids on Instagram/ N—a must wanna get his ass socked again,” he raps.

The Durk/Tyga beef started when the XXL freshman threw shots at T-Raww on Meek Mill’s version of Nicki Minaj’s “Chiraq.” According to Durk, he launched the verbal attack after Tyga stopped responding to his text messages about a planned collaboration.

Durk said the Young Money spitter asked him to rework an offensive lyric about the mother of Tyga’s child, Blacc Chyna. Durk agreed to make the edit but only if Tyga agreed to work with him on a song. Apparently the collaboration never happened.

On Sunday, Tyga released a snippet of “Chiraq to LA” and then dropped the full version on his SoundCloud page early this morning. “Know some Hoover n—as that’s down to ride ...

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Kirsten Dunst’s Met Ball Death Star Dress Is Fully Operational

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There were some pretty fierce looks to be had at last night’s gala for the Met Costume Institute, the annual event better known as the Met Ball, and better-better known as one of the biggest fashion nights of the year.

Kirsten Dunst, who has earned lifetime immunity from snark after bringing us the masterpiece known as “Bring It On” in 2000, made the choice to wear a floor-length black Rodarte creation, featuring none other than the Death Star. Yes, from “Star Wars.” That Death Star.

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A real thing that happened!

To prove that this isn’t a photoshopped prank, here’s Kirsten Dunst wearing the same dress and making a totally different face.

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Let’s see what Noted free Spirit Shailene Woodley thinks of Dunst’s outfit choice.

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She’s into it!

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After careful consideration…we’re into it too.

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Ab Soul Leaks A Title, But Not His Album

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For a minute it seemed like Ab-Soul would leak his album, since he was so frustrated about waiting for a release date, but the TDE family has worked out that issue. Label CEO, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, took to Twitter last night to explain that he and Ab Soul had a chat, and now we have a title for the project, with a releasing date coming soon.

After breaking things down to Ab Soul, Top Dawg encouraged fans to get #blacklippastor trending on his timeline, so that the Black Hippy rapper would share his new LP title. And so he did. Stay tuned for that release date.

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Together Pangea Saved A Little Girl’s Life On ‘NCIS’ — No Joke

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File this under “Things That Are So Weirdly Awesome We Literally Clapped With Glee”: Los Angeles garage thrashers together PANGEA saved a child’s life on last week’s episode of “NCIS: Los Angeles.” Yup, still more proof that rock ‘n’ is far from dead.

The band doesn’t have a song on the episode’s tracklist — or a guest-starring role. Nope, the “Too Drunk To C-m” singers are integrated directly into the plot. Allow me to break it down:

When a 10-year-old girl that NCISLA agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) once provided protection for in Saudi Arabia goes missing, he’s certain that her disappearance is related to the theft of a fancy new plane designed by her engineer father.

Why? Well, the only thing left in the getaway van is the CD booklet for together PANGEA’s new record, Badillac, and the little girl is a HUGE TP fan. She used to play the band’s jam “Snakedog” all the time on the drums when she was in Saudi Arabia with LL — I mean, Sam.

“It’s a little girl’s SOS,” Hanna says of the CD.

So how did this gloriousness — which includes LL Cool J muttering “together PANGEA” in a “it’s a clue!” voice — come about?

According to music supervisor Mark Wike, he had been aware of the band for a while and was looking for a way to integrate them into the show.

“Jon Granat [who signed the band] and I were barreling down a killer single-track trail in the Santa Monica mountains on our ...

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‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′: The Post-Credit Scene You Didn’t See

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Breaking from the tradition set by Marvel Studios, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ didn’t feature an in-credits tease for an upcoming movie.

Well, it did if you count this “X-Men: Days of Future Past” scene.

But this wasn’t always the plan. Rumors of a proper post-credit scene featuring the frozen head of Norman Osborn (Chris Cooper) cropped up months ago, but when “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ hit theaters this past weekend, the sequence disappeared.

The rumor was basically dismissed once the press caught early screenings, but now Geek Tyrant has a photo that seems to prove the scene’s existence after all.

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The still shows Gustav Fiers walking through the Oscorp underground, away from what is pretty easily identified as the frozen head of Norman Osborn.

According to the original rumor, the man in the hat approaches the cryogenic case and says, “Wake up old friend.”

It’s not clear what kind of implications the twist would have on the future films, but by deleting the scene, the filmmakers have appeared to take Norman Osborn out of the equation, possibly leaving him dead for good.

“The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ is in theaters now.

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Need To Know: Beyoncé, Rihanna & More Stun At 2014 Met Gala

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Stars Came Out For The 2014 Met Gala
While you may have been having a ball yesterday with your Cinco de Mayo festivities, stars lined the red carpet in NYC for the 2014 Met Gala. “Gossip Girl” alumnae Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, Oscar award winner Lupita Nyong’o and Victoria Beckham were just some of the stars who glammed up the red carpet. I applaud the certain stars who went the unconventional route (Michelle Williams dared to go short while Brie Larson wore sequin pants). Peep all the photos here.

Music Meets Fashion At The Met Ball
What’s a red carpet without Jay Z and Beyonce? Other music artists who attended the Met Ball were Janelle Monae, Rita Ora (who popped into our studios just a couple of hours before), Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift, who, thanks to her cat, almost wore a torn custom-made Oscar de la Renta dress!

Besties Reunited
Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift put the feuding rumors to rest when they hit the dance floor inside. Proof’s in the video.

Katy Perry Gears Up For Prismatic Tour
One music artist missing from the Met Gala last night was Katy Perry, who kicks off “The Prismatic World Tour” tomorrow in Ireland. She shared a picture of herself in a larger-than-life yin-yang dress and joked that she was missing the ball because it “wouldn’t fit through customs.”

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2 Chainz Feeds The Streets With Freebase EP: Listen Now

by 05/05/14

By Maurice Bobb

As promised, 2 Chainz fed the streets some new sonic heat Monday (May 5) night with his new Freebase EP on LiveMixtapes.com.

The succinct project features seven bonafide trap anthems that delve into Tity Two Necklace’s illicit street life before making it big in the rap game.

Standout tracks include “Trap Back” and “Crib In My Closet,” which features A$AP Rocky and Rick Ross. The latter finds the ATL representer rapping about Nike shoeboxes “filled with rubberbands” and the copious top tier designer fashions that hang in his closet with the tags still attached: “I got Dolce I ain’t even wore yet, codeine I ain’t even pour yet/I can spend millions of dollars and still won’t even be poor yet.”

Newly freed Lil Boosie hops on “Wuda Cuda Shuda,” a Mike Will Made It-produced banger that finds the two collaborators challenging would-be haters that talk a lot, but lack action. “You should shut the f–k up and leave all the bitchin’ to bitches,” Chainz raps emphatically.

On the title track, the “I’m Different” MC admits to selling drugs to his loved ones with the line, “Sold drugs to my loved ones and it’s hard for me to admit it/ The first time I saw a crack pipe was in my parents’ kitchen.”

The rapper born Tauheed Epps didn’t elaborate on which “loved ones” he served exactly, but did confess that sharing his drug dealing quandary on record was hard.

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Kanye At Met Gala: Do You See A Ring On This Finger?

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Marriage rumors be damned. Kanye West put his bare hand on display at the 2014 Met Gala on Monday night (May 5). I don’t see a ring on that finger.

Though some reports are saying that West and fiancée Kim Kardashian already obtained their marriage license and got married last weekend, sources tell People and E! News that is untrue. And according to the hand that West was so prominently displaying on Kim’s front, their wedding in Paris has yet to occur.

In a blue satin dress (with pockets!), Kim prom-posed with Kanye, who wore a coat-tailed tux.

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Iggy Azalea Catches Rita Ora In Her Undies: See The Pic

by 05/05/14

You saw what happened when Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora joined forces on “Live From MTV” tonight, but what happened behind the scenes?

On camera, the “Black Widow” duo kept it classy. However, Iggy’s Instagram photo proves that things got a little raunchy in the MTV dressing room.

“#LurkLife,” Iggy wrote in the caption.

Want to see the rest of the Riggy shenanigans? Watch below for all of the fun!

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