Playing guitar is pretty cool. Playing a guitar designed as Han Solo frozen in carbonite from “Star Wars: Episode V” is way cooler. Travis Stevens is the man behind these nerdtastic axes. Stevens makes custom electric guitars, dioramas, action figures, cosplay props and artwork based on some of his favorite movies — “Star Wars,” “Lord […]
Confirming earlier rumors, Sony officially announced today that PlayStation 4 owners will be able to download and install games ahead of release. It’s all part of the PS4’s new automatic pre-load functionality, which will let you start playing the second a game is officially released. “We all know that some of the biggest games can […]
Amid all the rich character drama and humorous anecdotes that populate “Orange Is the New Black” is a cornucopia of pop-culture references. The Litchfield inmates are a well-read, well-watched group. They know their celebrity gossip even while behind bars, finding fodder for their conversations in everything from Fiona Apple to “Goodfellas” to “Toy Story.” Many […]
The protests and problems surrounding the World Cup have been widely publicized, so Brazil’s “director of PR” for the event appeared on “Conan” to set the record straight. You have to admit there are some valid points here. Apparently, angry protesters are actually just kids trying to get concert tickets, and reports of wasteful spending […]
Olivia Wilde’s feelings are split when it comes to her nude scene in the upcoming movie “Third Person.” The 30-year-old actress plays Anna in the Paul Haggis-directed film about three overlapping love stories that take place in New York, Paris and Rome. In the movie — which was shot before she gave birth to son […]
Apparently men’s fashion and Disney have a lot in common. Designer Bobby Abley reimagined “The Little Mermaid” for his latest menswear collection by printing characters from the classic onto sweatshirts, T-shirts and custom-designed skateboards by Danny Hyland. Abley’s collection, which appeared in London Men’s Fashion Week, ignites strange yet welcomed nostalgia for our Disney-filled childhoods. […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Lady Gaga filed by a Chicago songwriter who accused her of stealing parts of one of her songs. Rebecca Francescatti filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Chicago in 2011, alleging that Lady Gaga had copied music and the title lyric from […]
At last September’s Americana Music Honors & Awards Shovels & Rope were the night’s Cinderella story winning Emerging Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for their Dylan-esque “Birmingham” Almost a year later the duo will release their second album Swimmin’ Time on August 26th with a tour… Source
Magnolia Pictures has brought online the trailer for writer/director Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January, starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. Check it out in the player below, courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers. Source
Summit Entertainment has acquired a pitch from David Javerbaum (“The Daily Show”) titled International Incident, says a story today at The Hollywood Reporter. Javerbaum will provide the screenplay with Ken Jeong (The Hangover, “Community”) set to headline. Steve Carell (“The Office,” Despicable Me) will produce through his Carousel Productions. Source
