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Glee follows an optimistic high school teacher WILL SCHUESTER (Matthew Morrison), who against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach, attempts to save McKinley High's Glee Club from obscurity, while helping a group of ragtag performers to make it to the biggest competition of them all: Nationals. It's a tall order when the brightest stars of the group include Kurt (Chris Colfer), a soprano who hits a high note in fashion, Mercedes (Amber Riley), a larger-than-life diva with a voice to match, Artie (Kevin McHale), a geeky guitarist who rocks and rolls and Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), a punk rocker who hides behind her stutter and blue hair extensions.
Will's only hope lies with two true talents: Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), a self-proclaimed star who is convinced that MySpace and show choir and are her tickets to fame and Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), the popular high school quarterback with movie star looks who must protect his reputation from his holier-than-thou girlfriend and Cheerios head cheerleader, Quinn (Dianna Agron) and his arrogant football teammate, Puck (Mark Salling). Will is determined to do whatever it takes to make Glee great again, but his only ally is fellow teacher and germaphobe Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays). Everyone else around him thinks he's nuts, from his tough-as-nails wife Terri Schuester (Jessalyn Gilsig) to McKinley's scheming cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). But Will is out to prove them wrong.
Note to Miley Cyrus: Please Stop; Plus Other VMAs Ruminations
THR's music editor likens the former Disney star's MTV moment to "a bad acid trip," while giving props to performances by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Macklemore and Drake.
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Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke joined forces for a controversial performance, while 'N Sync reunited -- if briefly.
New Poster Art Reveled for George Clooney's THE MONUMENTS MEN
New Poster Art Reveled for George Clooney's THE MONUMENTS MEN - BWWMoviesWorld by www.broadwayworld.comNew Poster Art Reveled for George Clooney's THE MONUMENTS MEN
A new poster has been reveiled for THE MONUMENTS MEN, a Smokehouse production directed by and starring George Clooney. The action-thriller was written by Clooney & Grant Heslov, based on the book by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter. Get a first look below!
The all-star cast includes Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and John Goodman.
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements.
Clooney's crew on The Monuments Menincludes director of photography Phedon Papamichael, ASC, Oscar-nominated production designer Jim Bissell, Academy Award-winning editor Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E., costume designer Louise Frogley, and five-time Oscar nominated composer Alexandre Desplat.
THR's music editor likens the former Disney star's MTV moment to "a bad acid trip," while giving props to performances by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Macklemore and Drake.
Think back to some of the MTV Video Music Awards’ most memorable onstage moments -- from Madonna’s open-mouth kiss with Britney Spears to Kanye West’s Taylor Swifterruption -- and you’d probably agree that the show was never known for its subtlety. So why then were audiences both at home and at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center so offended by Miley Cyrus’ raunchy performance on the 2013 edition?
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It’s certainly not the first time we’ve seen a former Disney star gone bad, nor is it a rarity for a VMA artist to skirt the basic cable line of an NC-17 rating. What made it so cringe-worthy (there’s no better evidence than this crowd shot of Will Smith and his kids with mouths agape) was its crassness -- from the song itself (catchy but mind-numbingly silly and about five minutes away from sounding dated) to Cyrus’ choice of wardrobe (a stoned-out leotard) and stage props (big-butted teddy bears) reminiscent of a bad acid trip. Instead of singing along to “We Can’t Stop,” it seemed more fitting for the horrified masses to scream, please, stop!
Robin Thicke’s appearance half-way through the song didn’t help matters much. While Cyrus crotch-grabbed, fake-fingered herself and dry-humped the 36-year-old singer, audience members collectively gasped. “Blurred Lines,” the fun-loving song of the summer, was now tainted. Often criticized for what are perceived to be “rapey” lyrics, you could easily add the word “statutory” onto that judgment. Thicke is, after all, nearly old enough to be Cyrus’ father.
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So is it a sign of the times or of desperation when one such act completely takes over the conversation? So much so that you almost forget who else was on the star-heavy VMAs bill? Or was that the plan all along? To shock the masses and stir a social media frenzy while corporate sponsors clapped along, gleefully counting impressions? Never mind the countless tweens and teens who may come away from the telecast scarred, or the adults who feel like they need a shower.
Those answers are not easy to come by. For more than a decade now, MTV has been struggling to find its identity as a music-light channel targeting young adults and nowhere is that more painfully felt than at the VMAs, which tries to balance today’s pop hitmakers with its own sense of nostalgia, yet doesn’t want to admit how old it really is (30, but who's counting?).
This year’s edition really is the textbook example if only in its inconsistencies. Justin Timberlake, the Video Vanguard recipient and a veteran of music videos going back to the late-1990s, took up what seemed like half of the show’s second hour with a medley of his solo hits, yet the NSync reunion portion of his performance, which had the likes of Lady Gaga screaming like a little girl, seemed to last only seconds.
Kanye West, whose seven previous VMAs bows were always memorable displays of art and dance, chose to perform his latest, “Blood on the Leaves,” in silhouette. While the highly touted Daft Punk appearance was just that -- an appearance. No one would “Get Lucky” on Sunday night.
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Disappointments extended to those who weren’t there: Brooklyn’s own Jay Z, the surviving Beastie Boys, not one performing rock band in a borough teeming with them. And Brooklyn itself sort of got shafted. Sure, Katy Perry debuted a boxing themed performance of “Roar” against a stunning Brooklyn Bridge backdrop and major artists made their entrances at the carpeted corner of Dean St. and 6th Ave., but that was about it -- a shame considering previous VMA love letters to such cities as Las Vegas and Miami.
On the other hand, the performances that truly resonated had the fewest bells and whistles. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love” brought class and compassion to the forefront and, with the addition of guest vocalist Jennifer Hudson, added Oscar-winning star-power to the mix. Bruno Mars’ “Gorilla,” with a stage set-up lifted from his current tour, was minimally choreographed but massively moving and probably the best showing of the night. Drake had plenty of pyro for his performance of "Started From the Bottom" and "Hold On, We're Going Home," but the parts that got the crowd most riled up was when the rapper simply rapped.
And lest we forget, Lady Gaga who, with the exception of her too-long Joe Calderone drag act in 2011, truly understands the purpose of a VMA performance: to leave a lasting impression that doesn’t require an application of Nonoxynol-9. To wit: opening number “Applause,” delivered in five different expertly coordinated looks, the last of which had mama monster in a barely there seashell bikini top and G-string -- her outfit for the rest of the night.
n the end, the best and worst acts of the night both screamed for attention by showing a lot of skin with varying degrees of substance. What does that say about today’s VMAs? Perhaps that the unsung heroes are the Brazilian waxers of the world and not much more.
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