May 17, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Exclusive: Welcome To Oscorp

Peter Parker had his hands full in "The Amazing Spider-Man," slinging webs against the scales of Curt "The Lizard" Connors. And that was just one man — now imagine Spidey swinging against an entire evil empire, and you'll start to have a picture of what "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is all about.

Now, exclusively on MTV, you can find out even more about the upcoming movie, as we launch "MTV's Secrets Revealed: The Amazing Spider-Man 2" with an in depth look at the big bad company at the heart of the "Amazing Spider-Man" universe: Oscorp.

The nefarious corporation is at the heart of Sony and director Marc Webb's current series of "Spider-Man" films, so be sure to watch series stars Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx and director Webb talk about the evil entity; and then read on for a breakdown of what it all means.

Hell on Earth
What is Oscorp? It's a corporation owned by scientist Norman Osborn, a man best-known in the "Spider-Man" comics as the villainous Green Goblin. Oscorp deals in genetic engineering and unethical research that yields monstrous creations like, say, the Lizard, and even breeds unwitting heroes, such as Spider-Man.

But the even simpler answer, to hear Andrew Garfield tell it: "Oscorp is like Hell. It's the big, corporate overlord that's ruining our world."

Sick, Stormin' Norman
Everything that's happening at Oscorp revolves around a single purpose: Keeping Norman Osborn alive. As ...

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MTV’s Musical March Madness: Paramore, The Black Keys Slug It Out Down South

MTV's fifth-annual Musical March Madness tipped off on Monday (March 17), with 64 bands beginning an epic quest for total tournament supremacy ... and one very toned trophy.

Who will take home the title? Well, that's up to you: Vote now for your favorites in all first-round matchups at MMM.MTV.com, and make sure to check back on Monday, March 24 at 2 p.m. ET when the tournament moves on to round two.

Vote Now In All #MMM First-Round Matchups!

And just like the actual NCAA tournament, #MMM is already shaping up to be one for the ages, as we've got plenty of upsets brewing and lots of top-seeded bands going down (hey, just like The Ohio State University!) That's probably because this year's field of 64 is the most competitive in history ... and to help inform your vote, we're breaking down all the matchups, region by region.

We've already taken a look at the bands battling it out in the Midwest, West and East, and today, we're turning our attention to the final #MMM region: the Sensational South, home of perennial powerhouses, plenty of new bands looking to make a name for themselves, and, of course, a pair of French robots.

Truly, the South is anyone's for the taking ... so let's take a look at all the action!

For the second-straight year, the #1 seed in the South is Paramore, who always put on a good showing in #MMM — one trip to the championship game and two consecutive ...

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‘Muppets Most Wanted’: The Reviews Are In

It's not easy being green — and it's not easy being a sequel to "The Muppets."

This weekend, director James Bobin and writer Nick Stoller offer up their all-new Muppet movie, titled "Muppets Most Wanted," to the theater powers that be — namely, the moviegoing public. It appears that 2011's "The Muppets" is a tough act to follow, but even "Muppets Most Wanted" is aware of that fact, addressing the sequel-sized elephant in the room right at the top of the film.

Here's what else critics are saying about the new Muppet movie caper.

The Story
"Bobin and Stoller sally forth with a daft yarn that combines the series' steadfast storytelling modes of chaotic backstage drama and, well, a great Muppet caper. Now reunited, The Muppets immediately sign up with plainly sleazy talent manager Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) and embark on an ill-rehearsed European tour -- little realizing that their act is a mere front for a series of bank heists engineered by dastardly Kermit lookalike Konstantin. Mistaken identity games naturally ensue, with Kermit hauled off to a Russian gulag ruled with a travel-iron fist by Tina Fey's Broadway-loving wardress. Konstantin, meanwhile, gives the bemused Muppets free rein over their show, with amusingly calamitous results." — Guy Lodge, HitFix

It's Not Easy Being A Sequel
"Any hope you may have had that 'Muppets Most Wanted' would take these characters in any direction besides the most predictable is quickly scuttled with the new film's opening number, 'We're Doing a Sequel,' in which our heroes sing, 'We're doing a sequel/That's what we do in Hollywood/And everybody ...

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Lady Gaga’s ‘G.U.Y.’ Video Tease: Meet The ‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hillbillies’?

We may never see the mythical Terry Richardson-directed "Do What U Want" video
, but tomorrow night we'll finally get a look at Lady Gaga's epic clip for the ARTPOP single "G.U.Y."

The video, filmed at California's famed Hearst Castle mansion, features cameos from and all the outrageous outfits and head gear we've come to expect from Gaga.
 On Friday morning (March 21), Gaga dropped in to "The Today Show" to preview the clip. Wearing a nearly floor-length white wig and black dress, Mother Monster (who, by the way, claims to be a morning person), said she was not afraid to be a boss on the set.

"You have to [crack the whip] to keep the pace going," she said. "We had our work cut out for us with this video. It was a very big production. We shot for six days."

In the preview, Gaga is fussed over by her glam crew as she peeks into a mysterious wooden box while seemingly wearing nothing but her flowing wig and surrounded by black-clad dancers acting as sexy cupids with their bows poised to shoot arrows of love.

In another scene her head is adorned with a giant crow-like hat, with more bow-and-arrow-themed artwork in the background. Much of the footage on "Today" showed Gaga giving direction to her cast and crew, sometimes dressed down in a flannel shirt and giant wool baseball hat. There were also a few shots of the legendary column-lined outdoor swimming pool at the Castle, which Gaga used for a synchronized swimming tribute to 1940s-50s "Million Dollar ...

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Need To Know: Fox Announces New Marvel Movies

Fox Announces Major Marvel Movie Release Dates
We'll see sequels for "The Wolverine" and "Fantastic Four," as well as a special mystery project, from Fox over the next few years. Hugh Jackman will return for the "X-Men" spinoff, slated for March 3, 2017, while "Fantastic Four," the first of which hasn't even started shooting yet, is scheduled for July 14 of the same year. As for the mystery project? It remains just that.

New Photos Released In Kurt Cobain's Suicide
Two decades after his death, Seattle PD has released photos found at the scene of the singer's suicide that show explicit drug paraphonalia, including a spoon and needles. Though it's not revelatory (we knew Cobain was high on heroin when he died), the photos give a previously unseen glimpse in to Cobain's surroundings on the day of his death.

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‘American Idol’ Recap: Ten Become Nine In Emotional Elimination Round

MK Nobilette's far-from-"Perfect" performance on Wednesday's led to her ouster from the show on Thursday (March 20). After landing in the bottom three for the third time in four weeks, Nobilette's luck ran out and she was sent packing back to San Francisco.

Here's how Thursday's results show shook out.

MK Says Goodbye
After giving the season's best performance last week, MK Nobilette followed it up with the season's worst performance, delivering an awkward, botched version of Pink's "Perfect" on Wednesday's performance episode. And when the votes were tallied, MK was at the bottom of the heap, and was forced to sing for the judge's save.

To her credit, she was able to quickly pull herself together, and she sang a spot-on version of John Legend's "All of Me" that nearly brought Jennifer Lopez to tears. It was the first time this season where it seemed like the judges might use their save, but in the end, they didn't. "It has to be unanimous, and it is not unanimous. And it breaks out heart, but we have to say goodbye to you," Harry Connick Jr. told her, looking like the one who wasn't on board. MK answered with a simple, "OK," and "Idol's" first openly gay finalist was sent on her way.

Majesty, Dexter In Bottom Three
Joining Nobilette in the week's Bottom Three were Majesty Rose, taking up residence at the bottom for a second straight week, and Dexter Roberts. Majesty landed in the bottom after her un-EDM'd version of Avicii's "Wake Me Up," and Dexter faced elimination for the first time after ...

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New Photos Released In Kurt Cobain’s Suicide

Almost exactly 20 years after Kurt Cobain's suicide, Seattle Police have released previously unseen photos from the scene of his death.

Both photos show what appears to be drug paraphernalia — a spoon and needles are seen in one photo — along with a pair of sunglasses, a pack of cigarettes, a towel and a wallet.

The photos are far from revelatory — it was known that Cobain was high on heroin when he shot himself — but they were among four rolls of photos that were only recently discovered when the case was reviewed.

Nearly two decades after his death, cold case detective Mike Ciesynski decided this week to review the case — but did not reopen it or reinvestigate it. There have been several conspiracy theories surrounding the Nirvana frontman's suicide — even a book published in 1999 titled Who Killed Kurt Cobain?: The Mysterious Death of an Icon — and it was those lingering questions and "a lot of media interest" that led Ciesynski to take another look.

In a statement on the Seattle Police Department website, Ciesynski said the reason the photos were not released before now is that investigators "felt it was a suicide and already had Polaroids and photos from the medical examiner."

The detective didn't discover anything new in the case, but he explained that "there were so many conspiracy theories out there, it was good judgement on their behalf to hold to this."

"Sometimes people believe what they read — some of the disinformation from some of the books, that this ...

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Rick Ross Drops ‘The Devil Is A Lie’ Video, But Where’s Jay Z?

You couldn't stop Rick Ross if you tried, and the MMG Bawse reminded the rap game of that immutable fact Thursday (March 20) with the release of his new music video for Mastermind's without any trace of the song's collaborator, Jay Z.

The brief clip begins with Rozay emerging from a spankin' new Rolls Royce under a bridge. Able to spark flames with a flourish of his Rolex Sky-Dweller-adorned hand, the Teflon Don then fires off the first verse.

The visuals toggle back and forth between a leather jacket-wearing Ross spitting rhymes in the heat of the night to a shirtless Ross performing right into the camera in front of a black backdrop. Suddenly, nondescript men get in and out of black SUVs, that then begin to traverse the block in a line headed nowhere in particular.

While the signature horns punctuate the track, flames appear intermittently, as do the song's lyrics in various languages like Arabic, Chinese and Spanish. But as Ross gets in the back seat of a waiting vehicle at the verse's conclusion, it's evident that his partner in rhyme won't be making his expected cameo.

And for those that will challenge whether or not this Hov-less video is the genuine article, Rozay himself shared the link from his personal Twitter account.

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