Promo Pics of 'Glee' Fall Finale

The members of the club are busy choreographing for the sectionals which they may or may not win.

The end of "Glee" this year will be marked with the club going to sectionals. Photos from the Fall season finale have been released to reveal the team's effort to win the competition. In one picture, Kurt, Puck and Jacob are seen sitting together to discuss a strategy.

Sectionals is finally here for the Glee Club, but when Quinn's secret unravels, the club may not be able to recover in time to compete. Meanwhile, Sue's scheming hits an all-time high, and with Emma and Ken's marriage looming, Will makes a decision that could change his life forever.

Matthew Morrison aka Will said in an interview with TV Guide, "The last episode is called 'Sectionals.' It's the best episode. It's the kids performing and not particularly winning maybe. Or if they do win, we have to start dealing with their celebrity; them at school thinking they're too hot because they won sectionals. We have regionals after sectionals, so we have a long way to go."

After the December 9 episode, "Glee" will be taking a long hiatus to come back with new episodes starting April 13.

'The Blind Side' Beats 'New Moon' on Thanksgiving

Though the 'Twilight' sequel lost its crown to the Sandra Bullock's drama film during the holiday, it is expected to power back to the top spot on box office throughout the weekend.

The 20th Century Fox has at least one good reason to be thankful during Thanksgiving. Its film "The Blind Side" topped the holiday box office with $9.5 million, Variety reported. Thus, it tackled the winner of last weekend box office, "The Twilight Saga's New Moon", which collected $9.2 million on Thursday, November 26.

The Sandra Bullock's football drama movie jumped up one position after sitting on the second place with $34.1 million intake on its debut weekend. At that time, the Summit Entertainment's vampire drama film topped the box office chart with $142.8 million grossed domestically. Industry estimates, however, expect this "Twilight" sequel to return to the first place throughout the weekend.

Securing the third place during Thanksgiving was Warner Bros.' "Ninja Assassin", which has just been released on Wednesday, November 25, by pulling in $4.6 million. Walt Disney's PG comedy "Old Dogs" starring John Travolta and Robin Williams took fourth with $4.1 million.

Rounding up the top five was Sony Pictures' "2012 (2009)" with an estimated $4.0 million. Overall, the top ten films on Thanksgiving grossed an estimated $39.4 million, a 20% gain over the holiday's tally last year.

Top Ten Movies at Box Office for November 26:

1. "The Blind Side" - $9.5 million
2. "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" - $9.2 million
3. "Ninja Assassin" - $4.6 million
4. "Old Dogs" - $4.1 million
5. "2012 (2009)" - $4.0 million
6. "A Christmas Carol (2009)" - $3.8 million
7. "Planet 51" - $1.6 million
8. "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" - $1.4 million
9. "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire" - $1.3 million
10."The Men Who Stare at Goats" - $0.4 million

Rihanna Says the Leak of Her Nude Pics Humiliating and Embarrassing

However, at the same time the Barbados-born singer says she "feels bad" for any man who doesn't get sent naked photos of his girlfriend.

Staying completely mum on the leak of her nude pics just months after she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna finally addresses the matter, claiming the incident was "humiliating and embarrassing"."I just felt like my whole privacy was taken before that and then, when that came out, I thought, 'oh great, so now there's nothing they don't know about me and my private life'," she told U.S. radio station Hot 97 in an interview.

Making the matter worse, it took place just two days before Mother's Day which then made her feeling nervous of her mother's reaction. "I sent her flowers first before I called and then she texted me," recalled the "Umbrella" hit maker. Fortunately, her mother had positive attitude toward the photos and gave her support to get through it. "When the world is against me she's always there supporting," she gushed.

Tackling the negative effects the racy pics have cost her, Rihanna in fact has learned her lesson. She, moreover, told Hot 97 she "feels bad" for any man who doesn't get sent naked photos of his girlfriend, claiming "If you don't send your boyfriend naked pictures, then I feel bad for him."

A total of eight highly explicit photos of Rihanna were leaked in early may this year, three months after he was battered by Chris Brown during a heated altercation in a car. The photos reportedly were taken in the bathroom and bedroom of a hotel in Hollywood where the now-former-lovers had been staying. In addition to featuring Rihanna exposing her bottom and breasts, one of the shots showed Chris with pink panties on his head.

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Britney Spears, there's an app for that

By Ami Angelowicz, The Frisky

(TheFrisky.com) -- Because celebrities haven't taken over every millimeter of your existence quite yet, some intrepid folks of note are coming to an iPhone near you.

That's right, having your favorite celeb at your fingertips 24/7 is the wave of the future. Last week, Britney Spears joined the trend, launching her very own iPhone app, "It's Britney!" For the modest cost of $1.99, you can easily get messages, news, photos, and Twitter updates from Brit. There is even a sparkler feature, so when you go to her next show you can hold up your phone instead of a lighter.

The best feature though, in my opinion, is the Shake Shake Shake option, which makes your phone yell, "It's Britney, bi**h!" every time you shake your phone. All in all, this sounds like ... a big waste of two dollars.

Push Shaq: For $1, you will receive an instant notification whenever Shaquille O'Neal updates his Twitter account. I'm wondering how that is different from checking his Twitter page obsessively for free? I call foul on this app.

Hammer Time: Everyone ... it's Hammer Time! For 99 cents, you can keep tabs on has-been MC Hammer. The latest from Hammer? His comeback tour with Vanilla Ice was canceled for the second time. I think I might purchase this one just because no one else will.

The Frisky: Melissa Etheridge says new mammogram guidelines are phooey

The Chad Ochocinco Experience: For all of you football fans out there, you may want to purchase the Chad Ochocinco Experience for $2.99. You get whereabouts, stats, photos and sound bytes from one of the NFL's most colorful characters. You can also ask the man himself for advice through a "What Would Ocho Do?" feature. I'm not into football, but this app sounds like it could be fun.

The Frisky: Hints of Chris Brown on Rihanna's "Rated R" album

Coldplay "Strawberry Swing": Okay ... this is my kind of app. Free and fun. This app features the new video for "Strawberry Swing" off the "Viva La Vida" album, all of the band's previous videos, and a "Strawberry Swing" video game where you can help Chris Martin rescue a princess from flying squirrels. Yes, please!



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Happy 50th birthday, 'Rocky & Bullwinkle'

By Katie McLaughlin, CNN
Even at 50 years old, Rocky & Bullwinkle are still busy: An animated Dreamworks feature film is in development.

(CNN) -- Fifty years ago, Jay Ward's animated moose and squirrel duo, "Rocky & Bullwinkle," debuted on ABC, forever changing the way the world looked at animated television.

His daughter, Tiffany Ward, continues her father's legacy as executive producer of the feature films "The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, "Dudley Do-Right" and "George of the Jungle," and Cartoon Network's (sister channel to CNN) new "George of the Jungle" animated TV series.

"My dad was a true eccentric," Ward said. "His studio was a wonderland for me. It had a soda fountain, ice cream sundaes, a snow cone machine, a popcorn maker and candy bars everywhere."

Tiffany Ward grew up in Berkeley, California, and didn't move to Hollywood until 1959 at age 13 when her dad set up his television studio.

"Dad was always doing fun things," Ward said, recalling a 1961 Sunset Boulevard block party her father hosted to promote "The Bullwinkle Show." The show was originally named "Rocky and his Friends," but was renamed "The Bullwinkle Show" when the program went from ABC to NBC.

Ward was a one-man public relations machine, churning out first-rate promos in the days before PR companies were entrenched in the system.

In another promotional stunt, Jay Ward tried to buy an island between Minnesota and Canada that he named Moosylvania (he leased it instead). In efforts to have Moosylvania made into the 51st state, Ward traveled cross-country by bus, collecting signatures along the way.

When Ward reached the White House gates, he asked to speak to President John F. Kennedy about statehood for Moosylvania, but guards brusquely turned him away. As it turned out, Kennedy was dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis on that exact day.

Jay Ward did not have a favorite character, his daughter said, because to him it would have been like selecting a favorite child (Incidentally, Ward had three kids). Of all the characters he created, Ward didn't have a favorite per se, but Tiffany Ward does recall his partiality to Dudley Do-Right, the slow but well-meaning Canadian Mountie.

When asked about "Rocky & Bullwinkle's" everlasting appeal, Ward said she thinks it struck such a chord and remains popular today because her father never wrote for children, he wrote for adults. Jay Ward wanted kids to enjoy the pictures while grown-ups laughed at the quick wit and inside jokes.

In one episode, Rocky and Bullwinkle are propelled to the moon when their oven explodes while the pair are following Bullwinkle's grandmother's recipe for mooseberry fudge cake. Fun for kids for obvious reasons, but adults certainly got a chuckle when the moose griped about still having to make payments on the oven.

Bullwinkle also mentions having graduated from MIT -- the Moose Institute of Toe-Dancing, that is. Furthermore, Mr. Peabody the dog, a Harvard graduate, lives in a Manhattan penthouse, practices yoga and has an adopted son, because as he puts it: "Every dog should have a boy." Peabody chooses an orphan because he "always roots for the underboy." It's these little jokes that set the show apart from typical children's programming of its time.

Today those jokes may not have us rolling on the floor laughing (or ROTFL, as the kids say), but they were the 1960s equivalent of Stewie's reaction to being rejected by "American Idol" on "Family Guy."

The 50th anniversary of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" also means that spy duo Boris & Natasha, Mr. Peabody & Sherman and the Fractured Fairytales are celebrating birthdays as well.

Fractured Fairytales offered a skewed take on traditional children's stories. The moral was the same, but modern, funny dialogue was tossed in with slapstick humor. Rapunzel, for example, visits a barber shop and laments about having "no future."

"Incredible writing is the reason the show resonates to this day," Ward said.

Today, cartoons are more popular than ever. There are cable networks devoted to animation, and it is commonplace for cartoons to be written specifically for adults. Fox's Sunday night animation domination block featuring "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy" comes to mind. "Rocky & Bullwinkle" was among the first animated series to hit prime time television.

Matt Groening even paid special homage to Jay Ward when he created "The Simpsons" by giving Bart, Homer and Grandpa Simpson the middle initial "J," as in Rocky's full name: Rocket J. Squirrel.

Tiffany Ward said she is thrilled there's such a wide array of animation available to viewers today, especially since in her father's era it was difficult to even get airtime for the genre. New projects are always coming the duo's way, and an animated Dreamworks feature film is in development.


source: cnn.com

'New Moon' stars tweet thanks to fans

By K.C. Baker, People.com

(People.com) -- Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner have taken to Twitter to thank fans for the "New Moon" mania sweeping the country.

The eagerly awaited Twilight sequel took top box office honors last weekend, pulling in a whopping $140 million -- which could make it the top-grossing film of 2009.

Pattinson, 23, who plays sexy vampire Edward Cullen, gave a shout out to fans on Twilight's Twitter page, writing, "Thank you for making NEW MOON #1," It's very exciting to be a part of something embraced by so many people."

Pattinson adds: "I hope you are looking forward to ECLIPSE as much as I am."

Stewart, 19, who plays Bella Swan, then Tweeted, "You all have proven you're the most amazing fans in the world once again. I feel so lucky to be a part of The Twilight Saga and thank you for making us #1!"

Stewart is still getting the hang of Twitter, she admitted. "Yes, I twittered," she wrote. "Or twitted ... tweeted? I dunno, but thank you sooo much anyway..!"

Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob, "Thanks for your incredible support of New Moon."


source: cnn.com

Tracklisting for Eminem's 'Relapse Refill'

What is claimed as an official tracklisting for Eminem's December 21 release 'Relapse Refill' has been uncovered.

The seven new songs which will appear in Eminem's upcoming re-release album "Relapse: Refill" have been unleashed through a tracklisting obtained via HipHop-N-More. "Hell Breaks Loose" and "Drop The Bomb on 'Em" are two of the new materials listed on it. Earlier, cover art for the album has also arrived, featuring similar capture of "Relapse" artwork.

The repackage of the first "Relapse" installment, "Refill" is confirmed to come out on December 21 in U.S. and will be used to fill the gap between "Relapse" and its sequel. "I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned," the Slim Shady said in the press release. "Hopefully these tracks on 'The Refill' will tide the fans over until we put out 'Relapse 2' next year."

"I got back in with [Dr.] Dre and then a few more producers, including Just Blaze, and went in a completely different direction which made me start from scratch. The new tracks started to sound very different than the tracks I originally intended to be on 'Relapse 2', but I still want the other stuff to be heard."

"Relapse Refill" tracklisting:

1. "Forever"
2. "Hell Breaks Loose"
3. "Buffalo Bill"
4. "Elevator"
5. "Taking My Ball"
6. "Music Box"
7. "Drop the Bomb on 'Em"