If you’re going to borrow (or steal), you should do it from the best. Which is why when Rihanna claimed she went for a summertime dive into Nicki Minaj‘s voluminous wig closet, she came out with a pink number that is… perfect.
Bad girls just wanna to have fun.
YASSS!!! Nicki Gives A Wig Co-Sign
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America’s pastime is coming to India.
That is, at least, the premise of the new movie “Million Dollar Arm,” which dramatizes the true story of JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm). In the movie, a down on his luck sports agent goes to India to find the next great baseball pitcher and get them signed. Call it “Jerry Maguire” meets “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Hamm is joined by an eclectic and talented cast, including Alan Arkin as his main baseball scout, Aasif Mandvi as his partner, Bill Paxton as a pitching coach, and Lake Bell as a med student he meets in India.
Disney has had plenty of success with inspiring true sports stories, having brought “Remember the Titans,” “The Rookie,” “Invincible” and “Miracle” to the big screen. No, “Air Bud” was unfortunately not ripped from the headlines.
But will audiences flock to “Million Dollar Arm,” or is the film a big swing and a miss? Here’s what critics have to say about the movie, which opens Friday (May 16).
Intelligent and Respectful
“The country itself is depicted in largely the same chaotic, exoticized terms that have become de rigueur in Western-made movies: endless snarls of traffic, stomach-upsetting cuisine, poor sanitary conditions, and those unflappable locals who throw their hands in the air and say things like, ‘Here in India, we do things a little differently.’ But even at its broadest, the movie is careful to afford its Indian characters a certain fundamental dignity — and, in another intelligent move, allows them to deliver much of their dialogue in ...
He’s back!
“Godzilla,” directed by Gareth Edwards for Legendary Entertainment, stomps into movie theaters this weekend, poised to blow fans away with his atomic breath. (Do they make Godzilla-sized toothbrushes? The big guy could probably use some mouthwash at least.) Reviews are in for the reboot of the classic creature film, with critics praising the action, the mysterious way the monsters are revealed, and, of course, the King of Monsters himself.
However, reviews are less kind when it comes to the humans at the heart of “Godzilla.” Only Bryan Cranston’s character, engineer Joe Brody, has received uniform praise. The rest, unfortunately, appear to fall flat — but for some critics, those thinly-rendered characters are small potatoes compared to the meat of everything “Godzilla” gets right.
Read on for our review round-up:
The Story
“The topheavy plot kicks in when Dr. Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) and his partner, Dr. Graham (Sally Hawkins), chopper into a Filipino mine, where they discover a pod containing a MUTO (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) and evidence of another MUTO that has escaped. In Tokyo, engineer Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) and his scientist wife, Sandra (Juliette Binoche), work in a nuclear plant whose product is mother’s milk to the MUTO. Cue the tremors. Start the explosions.
“Jump ahead 15 years to Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), Joe’s son, an explosives expert working for the Navy in the person of Admiral Stenz (David Strathairn). Ford thinks Daddy is crazy, preferring to spend time in San Francisco with his nurse wife, Elle (Elizabeth Olsen), and their young ...
By Maurice Bobb
Just in time for happy hour, Lil Wayne dropped the full version of “D’usse,” the latest shot glass of sonic heat from his “Weezy Wednesdays” series.
Tunechi let fans have a sip of “D’usse” earlier today with a teaser video that featured him pouring himself some of the Cognac and toasting to unseen companions.
The Lee Majors-produced track begins with a rhythmic piano riff, with the Young Money CEO shouting out Jay Z, the original endorser of the smooth spirit: “This motherf–kin’ D’usse got me sweatin’ and shi–. Word to God. Hov, f–k wit’ ya boy.”
Rumors, of course, spread like wildfire that the track might feature a verse from Jay, but the Roc Nation CEO is nowhere to be found on the song.
No matter. Wayne’s so focused and succinct in his lyrical assault, he doesn’t need any help.
Once he’s in the pocket of the beat, Weezy fires off provocative lines, all drenched in braggadocio and sentimentality: “The world is mine, I am selfish/I am a shark, f–k them shellfish/Everybody in the building, well I left that bitch like Elvis, n—a please, pops treated Moms like Billy Jean/like hot sauce I put that on everything/I’mma give that f–kin’ woman everything, everything.”
The projected Tha Carter V single ends with Wayne shouting out other rappers from his label like Lil Twist.
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Mere hours after Bleachers revealed the title of their debut record — Strange Desire — Jack Antonoff and Co. took the stage at 2014 Hangout Fest to show us just how varied said strange desire is.
Read: A lot of the songs he busted out seemed to be about love and its resulting emotional turmoil.
When explaining the album title today via a clever Craigslist post, Antonoff wrote: “Strange Desire is something that came to me a few weeks ago when I was working on the last song i wrote for the Bleachers album …. The lyric is, ‘Feeling like I never was young I followed a dream and a strange desire.’”
“It’s the two words that perfectly title what this Bleachers album is as a documentation of my life as I can remember it at this point,” he said. “Or better put, as I see it from this point.”
Despite how specific the record is to his life, however, there seemed to be a lot for us laypeople to relate to when he took the stage decked out in a buttoned-up rugby shirt and cut-off green pants that had us flashing back to our ’80s glory days — plus a snazzy glasses strap — and busted out a litany of new tracks from his upcoming record in front of a sea of girls in flower crowns dancing on the white sand.
The fun. guitarist likened the scene to the Jersey Shore, then noted, “Then you see the white sand and you’re ...
Think you’ve seen it all from the Kardashians? Well, think again, because things are about to get “a little crazy.”
Kim and Khloe hit up the NBC Upfronts in New York City on Wednesday, and while Kim kept silent on her upcoming nuptials to Kanye West, she did give a teaser of what fans can expect when “Keeping Up With the Karadashians” returns to E! on June 8.
“This one is a little crazy. I think there is going to be something that not even you guys can expect,’ Kim told E! news at the Upfront. “There’s something really exciting and it airs June 8, so you’ll see that.”
Khloe continued, “It’s like a telenovela, I feel like every episode is so dramatic like a soap opera. It’s like wam-bam, everything happens.”
And a lot has happened since last season.
In addition to planning the biggest wedding of the year, Kim has been pretty busy being a mom. Khloe, meanwhile, has been making headlines after stepping out with new rumored boyfriend French Montana, while mom Kris Jenner has been keeping us guessing over whether or not she and estranged husband, Bruce, are headed for a reconciliation.
And let’s not forget about Kendall Jenner, who has been making her mark on the modeling world, and in between, having a brief romance with One Direction’s Harry Styles.
Following this season of “KUWTK,” we will be treated to a summer spin-off from the Kardashian’s as “Kourtney & Khloe Take The Hamptons,” which ...
T.I. is a man of many talents; rapping, acting and lately, squashing beef.
On Wednesday, Tip tweeted that he got Game and LEP Bogus Boys’ G Count on the phone to put their differences aside, but that wasn’t the first time he played peacekeeper.
Back in February, T.I. helped to broker a truce between longtime rap foes Jeezy and Rick Ross. The King of the South has us convinced, maybe, just maybe he can settle all of the world’s conflicts, but we’d be happy if he just started with these feuds.
Jay Z Vs Solange
Chances are whatever is going on with Hov and his sister-in-law will get sorted out, if it hasn’t been already, but if they need a little mediation then T.I. is the perfect guy. We watch him solve family problems every week on “T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle.”
Lil’ Kim Vs. Nicki Minaj
Tip helped Jeezy and Rick Ross to bury the hatchet, so maybe he can work his magic with Nicki and Kim? Here’s to hoping.
Justin Bieber Vs. Drake Bell
T.I. knows how to deal with haters, so maybe he can assist his pal Justin Bieber and settle things with Drake Bell.
Carmen Vs. Antwane
Wednesday night’s “Catfish” was a doozy. Nev and Max tried their best to figure out why Carmen would catfish her own cousin; but maybe it’s time for T.I. to step in and get to the bottom of it all.
50 Cent Vs. G-Unit
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Danity Kane may be quenching our thirst with their new single, “Lemonade,” but fans are still hungry for answers.
When the group dropped their comeback track on Wednesday, many noticed that the cover art only showed three young girls, who are presumably imitating Aubrey O’Day, Dawn Richard and Shannon Bex, working the lemonade stand. Having a trio on the cover left a glaring hole of where Aundrea Fimbres should be.
Another clue to a rift in the girl group is that Aubrey, Dawn and Shannon have been non-stop tweeting about the new single, whereas Aundrea has been silent on the social media site since April 25. So the question remains: Where’s Aundrea?
DK supporters have been flooding social media demanding answers about the missing member, who reunited with the girls at the 2013 VMAs to announce their reunion after a four-year hiatus, but so far the group has remained tight-lipped, frustrating fans like @rnto89 and @xrayvision22.
MTV News has reached out for comment from Danity Kane, but have yet to hear back from the group. They are scheduled to kick off their No Filter Tour on Friday in San Francisco.
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Looks like Ab-Soul won’t have to leak his own album, after all.
The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper threatened to do just that earlier this month, after he grew frustrated with the lack of a firm release date for his upcoming project, These Days. Those anxieties have now been alleviated. Sort of.
The retail release will drop sometime in June, according to TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. When, exactly? Well, that’s up to you.
A look at the replies, not surprisingly, shows that fans lean towards pushing for a release date earlier in the month, rather than a later one.
Soulo seems excited. We are too.
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Beyoncé has spoken out and is ready to move on from the “unfortunate incident” surrounding her sister Solange and husband Jay Z.
“As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it,” she said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday. “Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family.”
Earlier this week TMZ posted a three-minute video showing Solange attack Jay Z in an elevator at a MET Gala after party at the Standard Hotel. The employee who leaked the footage has been fired.
“The reports of Solange being intoxicated or displaying erratic behavior throughout that evening are simply false,” Beyonce continued. “At the end of the day families have problems and we’re no different. We love each other and above all we are family. We’ve put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same.”
Speculation has been running rampant of what triggered the incident, but over the course of the past few days both Beyoncé and Solange have shown a united front posting photos of themselves in happier times on their respective Instagram ...
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