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Taylor Lautner Says It's Weird Dating Someone With the Same Name

8 hours ago | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »

What's this? An actual confession from Taylor Lautner that he's seeing Taylor Swift? The New Moon star, who's been rumored to be seeing the Fearless songbird in recent weeks, tells Extra that it 's a bit odd dating someone with the same first name as his. Says Lautner, "It gets confusing definitely. And it's weird calling somebody your name." No doubt. Especially if you're calling out that name in the throes of ecstasy. Let us know in the comments section: Do you think Lautner and Swift have what it take to go the distance as a couple? »

- Celebuzz

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News: David Tennant on Graham Norton Preview

10 hours ago | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »

David Tennant appears on The Graham Norton Show tonight on BBC One (10.35pm) as part of a series of appearances on TV and radio throughout this week in the run up to The Waters of Mars. No doubt by the time the next episode of Doctor Who comes around we'll all have heard Tennant a few times on the radio too - he's also appearing as a guest host on Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell Show on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week as well as Fearn Cotton's Radio 1 show on Thursday. Until... »

- Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com

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Lady Gaga Says 'Bad Romance' Video Is About 'Tough Female Spirit'

14 hours ago | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

Clip premieres on her site Monday.

By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Lady Gaga

Photo: MTV News

Lady Gaga may already have plenty of celebrity friends these days, but in the Francis Lawrence-directed video for "Bad Romance" (the first video from her forthcoming release, The Fame Monster), there's a devilish group of supermodels who have their eyes on making Gaga their newest bestie.

"I knew [Lawrence's] ability as a director is so much higher than what I could [do]," Gaga explained to MTV News last week. "There's this one shot in the video where I get kidnapped by supermodels. I'm washing away my sins and they shove vodka down my throat to drug me up before they sell me off to the Russian mafia."

As if being kidnapped by supermodels before being sold off to the Russian mafia isn't bizarre enough, Gaga also decided to step up her fashion »

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White Stripes, The Damned, & More in next week's Rock Band Dlc

7 November 2009 10:17 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of tracks from The White Stripes and singles from The Damned and Kasabian will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™. Tracks from No Doubt and Dropkick Murphys will be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

Rock Band Dlc Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii

Brother/sister duo [ Note: This is wording from the official press release ;) ] The White Stripes will release a three pack of some of their most loved songs on Rock Band next week. The band, composed of Jack White (of The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs, both featured in Rock Band) and Meg White, has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards, including three for Best Alternative Music Album. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)

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‘A Christmas Carol’ Review

6 November 2009 3:13 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Short Version: There are already so many great adaptions of the classic Dickens story – this one adds nothing but CGI and gimmicky 3D effects.

Screen Rant reviews A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is one of my all time favorite Christmas stories. Maybe because most of the year I feel like a somewhat cranky Ebenezer Scrooge but once Thanksgiving is over my mood lightens over the spirit of the upcoming holiday. It seems that every few years someone feels the need to do an update on the classic tale, and sometimes it works. Heck there have certainly been a lot of versions over the years (over two dozen on TV and in movies according to IMDb), and I’ve enjoyed many of those myself.

 

This time director Robert Zemeckis (who seems intent upon never making another live action film as long as he lives) brings us another 3D, IMAX, CGI motion-capture extravaganza. »

- Vic Holtreman

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Sneak-Preview: Fangoria #289 (January 2010)

6 November 2009 9:29 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Love it or hate it, Fango #288 has been on the market for a few weeks, and that means it's time to take a look to the future.

Shipping in December is Fangoria #289 (January 2010). This is the first issue featuring contributing writer Stephen King with the first installment of his two-part essay (to be concluded in Fango #290).

Check out the full Guts & Gravy below the jump, where you can also pre-order this issue a la carte, or subscribe for massive savings!

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Their Name Is “Legion” Angels shed their wings and take up arms for a heavenly and hellish war on Earth. “Pig” Out And hungry too, which means those who embark on a “Pig Hunt” are in for an unpleasant surprise. “Dread” Heads In the latest Clive Barker feature, those who experiment with fear are inevitably unhappy about the results. “Graves” Situations Two beautiful sisters, one maniacal reverend and a »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Community Review: "Home Economics"

6 November 2009 7:29 AM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

On this week's Community, Abed (Danny Pudi) has proved what we've though all season, he's definitely the breakout star of the show.  That's definitely an impressive task considering Community also stars Joel McHale and Chevy Chase.

During last night's episode, "Home Economics," the gang learned that Jeff was living out of his Lexus and Abed invited him to live in his dorm room.  The two of them together was like watching comedic bliss.

Meanwhile, Annie went a little crazier than usual as she tried to express her feelings for Troy, while Pierce joined Vaughn's band.  The end result?  Another fantastic episode.

Really our only complaint with the half hour was actually after the credits.  Usually our favorite part of each episode is actually after the episode when they feature a clip of Abed and Troy goofing around.  Instead we get Pierce and some dude rapping?  Not cool.

Now for our »

- eric@iscribelimited.com (The Barnacle)

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'The Box': Which End's Up? By Kurt Loder

6 November 2009 6:56 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in a sci-fi murkfest.

James Marsden and Cameron Diaz in "The Box"

Photo: Warner Bros.

"The Box" is an overlong mess of a movie that's nevertheless eerie and unsettling. You walk away from it feeling befuddled but definitely weirded-out. The picture is based on a 1970 short story by Richard Matheson that was later turned into a "Twilight Zone" episode — which would be just about the right length for a filmic adaptation. In transforming this crisply-told tale into a nearly two-hour movie, though, director Richard Kelly has crammed it with so much additional narrative that the film feels on the verge of exploding at any moment.

The story is set in Richmond, Virginia, in — for some reason — 1976. Arthur and Norma Lewis (James Marsden and Cameron Diaz) are feeling a financial pinch even though both have good jobs. He works for Nasa; she's employed as a lit teacher in a private school. »

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‘Green Lantern’ Director on Special FX & New Set Location

6 November 2009 6:54 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Last time we checked in on the progress of The Green Lantern the shoot had pulled out from down under in Sydney, Australia (thanks to inflating costs of production) and was looking for a new locale in which to conduct its principal shoot, which Was set to begin in January.

Now, thanks to The Geek Files, we have updates from director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), letting us know where the Green Lantern shoot has moved to and what kind of challenges they’re facing in bringing the intergalactic adventures of the emerald warrior to the big screen.

 

First up, you should know that previously rumored shooting locations like Mexico and Canada have been revealed as just that – rumor. Green Lantern has in fact come on home to the U.S. of A. and tapped the city of New Orleans as the location for its principal shoot, which is now set to being in April, »

- Kofi Outlaw

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A couple of new SHARKs from Roger Corman

5 November 2009 4:47 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Roger Corman (a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at our recent Trinity of Terrors) is a mainstay of the American Film Market and always has been, and that’s where we caught up again with the veteran producer, who’s doing a couple of new killer-fish movies for the Syfy channel. “Dinocroc was a big hit for us,” he tells Fango, “and Syfy wanted another one, so now we have Dinoshark, which we shot in Mexico, and that has turned out so well, the next one we’ll do for them is…

“Octoshark!” No doubt this flick is about a crossbreed between the two sea species, though we’d like to think it concerns a great white trying to raise too many offspring and becoming a media sensation. In any case, Dinoshark was directed by Kevin O’Neill (who also helmed Dinocroc) from a script by Frances Doel and »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Tony Timpone and Michael Gingold)

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No Doubt sues 'Band Hero' for making them a 'virtual karaoke circus act'

5 November 2009 3:20 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

  Los Angeles (AP) — No Doubt is suing video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths. The band brought suit Wednesday against Activision Publishing Inc. over a feature in the new "Band Hero" game that allows players to control virtual band members and have them sing other artists' songs. The lawsuit claims a feature allows players to have lead singer Gwen Stefani perform suggestive lyrics from the Rolling Stones' hit "Honky Tonk Women." The suit also notes a virtual version of bassist Tony Kanal can be made to sing his band's hit "Just a Girl," but with... »

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No Doubt Sues Activision Over 'Band Hero' Likeness

5 November 2009 12:17 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Variety

No Doubt is suing videogame maker Activision over use of the band's likeness in the new "Guitar Hero" spinoff "Band Hero."

In a suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the veteran ska-rock group claims that "Band Hero" users have the ability to manipulate No Doubt members, both collectively and individually, into singing popular songs by other artists -- something the band said they didn't sign up for.

Read more at Variety. »

- Josh Dickey

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No Doubt Files Suit Against Activision Over 'Band Hero'

5 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »

Courtney Love isn't the only musician publicly feuding with Activision now, as No Doubt filed a lawsuit yesterday in Los Angeles regarding their appearance in "Band Hero." In a complaint very similar to Love's regarding Kurt Cobain's use in "Guitar Hero 5," No Doubt believes that their likenesses were re-purposed in ways they didn't approve.

"The band [members] are bitterly disappointed that their name and likeness was taken and used without their permission," manager Jim Guerinot said today, according to the Los Angeles Times. "They agreed to play three No Doubt songs as a band.... Activision then went and put them in 62 other songs and broke the band up [and] never even asked."

Activision begs to disagree, though, and responded accordingly.

"Activision believes it is within its legal rights with respect to the use and portrayal of the band members in the game and that this lawsuit is without merit," the company »

- Brian Warmoth

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Gwen Stefani Ain't No Hollaback Boy; Sues Band Hero for Making Her a Man

5 November 2009 8:35 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Listen, if Gwen Stefani wanted to croon like a dude about doing it with hookers, don't you think she would have done it by now? Unfortunately, the makers of the newly released Band Hero didn't take the hint and allowed for the avatar of No Doubt's frontwoman to be manipulated into doing just that. Which means only one thing: lawsuit time! The rock band has filed suit against the video game purveyor Activision, alleging fraudulent inducement and breach of contract, claiming that while Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young all signed off on allowing their likenesses to be used, it came with the stipulation that the company could only employ the use of three of their songs, "Don't... »

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No Doubt File Complaint Over Rolling Stones Song In 'Band Hero'

5 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

A few months ago, there was a bit of a flap over the use of Kurt Cobain's likeness in the video game "Guitar Hero 5." Specifically, fans, former bandmates and Courtney Love were all bothered by the fact that you could manipulate the game to make the Nirvana frontman's avatar sing songs by Bon Jovi and Bush. The just-released "Band Hero" has come under similar fire, this time from Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. The band's virtual selves are included in the game, and just as with Cobain, players can program Stefani's character to sing songs that don't belong to No Doubt. And once again, the problem the band has is with the types of material that can be put into Stefani's mouth.

The song in question? The Rolling Stones' 1969 hit "Honky Tonk Women." The formal complaint filed by the band states, "While No Doubt are avid fans of »

- Kyle Anderson

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No Doubt file Activision lawsuit

5 November 2009 5:34 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

No Doubt have filed a lawsuit against video game studio Activision for misuse of its likeness in rhythm action title Band Hero. According to Rolling Stone, the rock band have claimed that the developer turned them into a "virtual karaoke circus act". They also expressed disapproval at the use of their avatars to perform songs by other artists. "No Doubt agreed to place avatars containing their name and likeness performing three No Doubt songs in the upcoming Band Hero game of the Guitar Hero series from Activision," (more) »

- By Mark Langshaw

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No Doubt Suing Band Hero Makers Over Avatar Use

5 November 2009 3:16 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

No Doubt has filed a lawsuit against Activision, the makers of the music video game Band Hero, over the way the group are portrayed in it.

The "Hey Baby" stars - Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, and Tom Dumont - are suing the company for turning them into a "virtual karaoke circus act."

According to Rolling Stone magazine, their manager, Jim Guerinot, said they were "mortified" to discover their likenesses in the game can be used to sing other artists' songs. Each member of the band can also be isolated from the rest of the group to sing songs inappropriate for their gender.

When they brought their concerns to Activision, they claim the company refused to correct its actions because it would be too expensive and would jeopardize their revenue.

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No Doubt Sue Activision Over 'Band Hero'

4 November 2009 11:01 PM, PST | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

Gwen Stefani and company take issue with the use of their likenesses in the new game.

By James Montgomery

No Doubt's Gwen Stefani

Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images

On Wednesday, No Doubt filed a lawsuit against Activision, the publishers of "Band Hero," claiming they've been transformed "into a virtual karaoke circus act" in the new game, which allows avatars of Gwen Stefani and company to perform songs popularized by other acts.

In the suit, the band alleges that Activision exceeded the contractually approved use of the group's avatars. No Doubt contend that their contract with the video game publisher allowed for the use of their music and likenesses in "no more than three" of their own songs, but that, in the final version of "Band Hero," those likenesses are used in more than 60 songs, "Many of which include lyrics ... which are not appropriate for No Doubt and would not »

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Exclusive Interview: Robin Antin (Pussycat Dolls)

4 November 2009 10:53 PM, PST | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »

Simply put, Robin Antin does it all. Besides being the brains behind the international superstar band Pussycat Dolls, she is a successful clothing designer, world-class choreographer, and has just teamed up with Matt Goss to bring his fabulously hot and fresh new act to Vegas. On top of all of that, Antin helps empower women by making them feel sexy in their own skin through her dancing, through her music, and even through her clothes. The All-American star oozes with self-confidence and has spent the last fifteen years putting together the Pussycat Dolls brand. PopStar spoke with Pussycat Dolls creator/manger about the rumored band split, her new workout video due out in December, and even some ideas about the Pussycat Dolls on Broadway. Can you tell us about your new work out video Pussycat Dolls Workout due out this December? It was funny I was just looking at the preview of it on Amzaon. »

- cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)

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Gwen Stefani and Zuma’s Sandy Sunday

4 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »

MP2/WG2/Flynet

Refreshing!

Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale lifts his foot for a sand bath from mom Gwen Stefani while playing at Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday.

The 14-month-old then made his way over to an animal statue, which he climbed all over — see the extended post!

Gwen, 40, is hard at work with No Doubt this week.

On Tuesday, she Tweeted, “songwriting can be fun!! what a great day with tony and tom – writing new no doubt! one day down – back at it tomorrow gwenx”

A second photo of Zuma is below.

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- Sarah

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