News

Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Re-Animator—these films are as recognizable by their eerie scores as they are by the monsters that haunt their stories. At this year's Comic-Con, Broadcast Music Inc. will bring together composers from the aforementioned films and several others for “The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition” panel.

Who: Broadcast Music Inc.® (Bmi®), a global leader in music rights management, and Krakower Poling PR will return to Comic-Con, to present “The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition" panel, featuring composers Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street), Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th), Laura Karpman (Carrie), Richard Band (Re-Animator), Tyler Bates (Dawn of the Dead), Maurizio Guarini of Goblin (Suspiria), along with special guest actor Douglas Tait (Freddy vs. Jason).

What: “The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition” panel at Comic-Con will be co-moderated by Anne Cecere of Bmi and Chandler Poling of Krakower Poling PR,...

New York Theatre Workshop Nytw announced today that internationally acclaimed theatre designer and six-time Tony Award Winner Bob Crowley will be honored at the Nytw 2015 Spring Gala on Monday, May 11, 2015. The event, which will be held at the Edison Ballroom 240 W 47th St. will be chaired by Disney Theatrical Production President Thomas Schumacher, Sherie Rene Scott, Jack O'Brien, and John Barrett.

Katie Holmes has joined the bangs brigade! The actress and single mom, 35, debuted a choppy, layered, shoulder-length hairstyle while visiting Disney World in Orlando, Fla., last weekend -- complete with bangs! Why the sweeping change? Hairstylist John Barrett of the John Barrett Salon in NYC tells Us Weekly exclusively how he achieved the look. "The cut is versatile and super sexy," Barrett tells Us. "We layered the hair to give her lots of styling alternatives for working on film and TV." (Holmes has many projects currently [...]...

So sweet! Selena posted a photo on Instagram on Oct. 12 with two young fans. They were all rocking the same hairdo! Get Selena’s pretty hair look below!

Selena Gomez loves to connect with her fans and she posted one of the sweetest pictures ever on her Instagram on Oct. 12 before her Boston, Mass. concert. The two young girls were wearing matching braids in their hair — the same look Selena was rocking! Get the trendy hairdo below!

Selena Gomez’s Braid — Pretty Hairdo In Boston

Selena posted the photo, writing: “Braided babies in Boston ☺☺ I. Can’t.” So sweet!

Braid bars are becoming increasingly popular. In New York City, we love John Barrett’s Braid Bar, where you can get a trendy or romantic updo for a big event.

Take Our Poll

If you’re not able to come to New York, you can buy John Barrett’s Elementage hair care line online.

Uh oh, it looks like Amanda Bynes is having a Britney Spears-style meltdown: She's shaved her head... again.

Well, sort of. After receiving her fair share of criticism in the press for "ratty-looking extensions," the actress took to Twitter to reveal a new look. "I buzzed half my head like @cassie! No more old photos! This is the new me! I love it!" she tweeted along with a photo.

From what we can tell, Amanda now has an undercut hairstyle (but there's something very Miley about it, no?). Strangely enough, this isn't the former Nickelodeon star's first time at the shaving head rodeo -- apparently, she buzzed off her tresses after they were damaged in a salon.

"I had to shave my head because of hair damage from someone @ John Barrett so I'm not loving my paparazzi pics for a few years! I have extensions but you can see them!

These days, Amanda Bynes is known for rumored meltdowns at gymnastics class in lingerie, shaving her head Britney Spears-style and going on Twitter rants peppered with colorful language.

But back in the '90s, she was famous for her hilarious sketches on Nickelodeon's "All That," specifically her "Ask Ashley" series.

In the sketches, she would sweetly read letters begging for advice before exploding into an angry tirade. Perhaps, Bynes' behavior on "Ask Ashley" a premonition of sorts.

Check out the video above and decide for yourself.

In case you missed Bynes meltdown that has unfolded in recent weeks, click over to her twitter feed and check out a few sample tweets below:

@eonline please post my pics anytime! I had to shave my head because of hair damage from someone @ John Barrett so... twitpl.us/t/ShT

— Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) April 11, 2013

I'm suing every blog, every magazine, every news...

Amanda Bynes just pulled a Britney Spears! As her behavior becomes more and more erratic, Amanda has shaved her head after damage was caused by her extensions.

The upside to Amanda Bynes shaving her head is that she will no longer need to steal hairspray or flee hair salons without paying! Amanda, who is already rocking a double cheek piercing, revealed on Twitter that she had to shave her head because of “hair damage,” before threatening to sue a bunch of people. Oh, Amanda…

Amanda Bynes Reveals Head Shaving On Twitter

Amanda, 27, is fast becoming just like Britney Spears when she had her meltdown. She is displaying erratic behavior, she is having Twitter rants, she has cut off contact with her parents, and now she has shaved her head!

She took to Twitter to say why:

@eonline please post my pics anytime! I had to shave my head because of...

If you want to believe her Twitter, she did. But then again, you know what they say about magical unicorns and leprechauns and also, Amanda Bynes' Twitter -- all of those things aren't exactly the most reliable things to believe in, even though it's nice to pretend. Here's what Amanda had to say about her hurr: @eonline please post my pics anytime! I had to shave my head because of hair damage from someone @ John Barrett so... twitpl.us/t/ShT — Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) April 11, 2013 That's what she said. She said she shaved her head because of hair damage. That's exactly why Britney Spears shaved her head back in 2007, right? Because of extensive damage? Is this what we're taking away from this today, friends? --Sarah Taylor Read more...

We're currently giving ourselves a collective pat on the back at the E! offices. Why? Because somehow, we've (sorta) wound up on Amanda Bynes' good side. Drake's No. 1 fan continued her social media spree this morning, taking to Twitter to slam both the tabloids and her hairstylist, captioning a pic-framed photo of her long blond locks in a ponytail: "I love my hair this way! This is before a hair stylist @ John Barrett Fried my hair with bleach then lied2 Intouch."  Zachary Anderson, public relations and social media coordinator at the John Barrett Salon at Bergdorf Goodman, issued a response to Bynes' Twitter complaint, telling E! News, "We do not comment on...

The tragic tale of what appears to be Amanda Bynes' very public breakdown continues, as the actress was spotted on Monday smoking what may have possibly been a marijuana cigarette.

Photographers snapped photos of the 27-year-old, who appeared particularly disheveled on a stroll through Times Square, while wearing a gray hoodie under a black puffy coat, black leggings and Ugg boots, and carrying an oversize Louis Vuitton bag. Bynes was also sporting hair extensions and it appears as though she might have received a chemical haircut, as she tweeted that a hairstylist "fried" her hair, and posted a photo of what her hair used to look like.

I love my hair this way! This is before a hair stylist @ John Barrett Fried my hair with bleach then lied2 Intouchtwitpic.com/ci494c

— Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) April 9, 2013

Photos of the actress puffing away come right after the New York Post...

Eye of the Storm, a novel by first time author C.K. Gray, is getting the Hollywood treatment. How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days producer Christine Peters, and Paul Johannson, are bringing it to the big screen.

The story centers on a successful businesswoman who is inexplicably drawn to a doctor, unwittingly mirroring a doomed romance from a century ago. Here’s a complete synopsis of the novel:

“Seventeen-year-old Eliza Anceaux finds her soul mate in handsome John Barrett. But just as fate brings them together, it tears them apart when they both lose their lives in a tragic boating accident. Can their love survive even after death? Is the answer found over a hundred years later?

When successful businesswoman Carolina Anderson meets Dr. Michael Sanford, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another and unwittingly mirroring Eliza and John’s doomed romance. From the perfume Carolina wears...

Ted

Directed by Seth MacFarlane

Written by Seth MacFarlane, Alex Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild

USA, 2012

At one point in Seth MacFarlane’s live-action comedy Ted, Norah Jones turns up, playing herself. The film gets a few solid laughs by suggesting that the pop singer and the title character, a sentient teddy bear, had a torrid sexual affair. But then a pair of jokes about Jones’ half-Indian racial heritage are thrown in that seem mean-spirited at best; if Jones herself were not in on the joke it would be downright racist. That’s Ted in a nutshell: every joke aims to offend and not all of them hit, but a decent amount of solid laughs are delivered.

As explained via a prologue narrated by the incomparable Patrick Stewart, eight-year-old John Barrett (played as an adult by Mark Wahlberg) wishes for his stuffed bear Teddy to come alive, so that he could have a best friend.

Nina's gorgeous fishtail braid at the Elton John Oscar party looked so fancy and complex, so imagine our surprise to find that it was done for just $25 -- find out how! Nina Dobrev visited Nine Zero One salon in West Hollywood, a favorite of celebs like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, for an appointment at their Braid Bar. Each appointment lasts 15 minutes and costs just $25. Rumer Willis and Jamie Lynn Sigler are also fans of the service. Not in West Hollywood? Not a problem! The John Barrett salon in NYC recently opened a braid bar as well, but even if you can't find a salon near you with the specific service, simply ask for what you want. Tell your stylist that you would just like to come in for a quick braid and he or she should be able to set up an appointment for just that -- a braid!

Celebrities sport amazing braids in the warm summer months, but you can bet that most of them get help with those hairstyles.

I have always been a bit braid problem, and if you’re like me, you’ve tried and failed to create fabulous braided styles. Cue the John Barrett Braid Bar! This innovative styling stop might just have a solution for the braiding-challenged.

Have you ever gone to a salon to get a blowout because, although you can do them yourself, they just look better when done by someone else? This is the same idea, but with braids!

Throwing your hair back in a braid is easy enough, but if you want to get more intricate with your hairstyle, like Miley Cyrus, Blake Lively, Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Rihanna, you might need some help. The John Barrett salon now offers a styling bar just for braids. You can...

If you claim to like rock ’n’ roll, it’s a tall order not to respond viscerally to the opening moments of “Nerve Jamming,” the first track on Bass Drum Of Death’s debut, Gb City. The nerve-rattling primordial beat, the gracelessly slashing guitar, John Barrett’s insistent yowl, the surf-rock backing vocals—Bass Drum Of Death knows what garage-punk buttons to press, and the Mississippi duo isn’t shy about slamming them down repeatedly throughout Gb City. Inevitably, these proven but well-worn tricks start to lose their effectiveness over the course of the album, with Bass Drum Of Death ...

Celebrity Hairstyles! Jennifer Aniston New Haircut: Actress trades The Rachel hot look for low-maintenance blah do? [Feb. 23] Jennifer Aniston is sporting a new haircut. Aniston appeared on the TV show El Hormiguero Feb. 22, 2011 in Madrid for her new movie, Just Go With It, with the new cut. It's a far cry from the tossed and feathered haircut famously known as "the Rachel" from her role on the hit television series Friends. The new haircut makes Aniston look more like a school teacher than a model or an actress. Dare I say the new haircut looks almost ... ratty? Jennifer Aniston is nevertheless a hot number. It's just that the new haircut seems to take away from the allure she had on Friends. At least that shorter haircut (compared to her longer hairstyle before Friends) maintained a sexy, feathered quality to it that kept fans gawking at her beauty. Maybe Aniston is feeling...

It's very rare that I want a show to come back from hiatus as much as Burn Notice. A case can be made that the fourth season is its best to date. Thankfully, the wait is over.

I don't think it shocks anyone that Michael is alive after being shot at the end of "Guilty As Charged." "Eyes Open" takes place a mere three days later, as all of John Barrett's misdeeds are being exposed, and he's recovering from his injuries in the hospital. There's a great callback to the Burn Notice pilot when Fiona kicks him in an attempt to get him to come around, just as she did to wake him up when he was first dumped in Miami.

Once Michael is up and moving, he wants to pick up where he left off, much to Madeline's annoyance. The hospital is the last place he'd like to be.

Since NBC’s superpowered drama Heroes was given the axe, series star Milo Ventimiglia may have found a new project to keep the network in the comic book inspired arena. Deadline reports Ventimiglia will both star in and executive produce a potential series adaptation of Rest, a comic book co-created by the actor along with Russ Cundiff and Mark Powers. Writer Philip Levens (Smallville) will adapt the comic which follows John Barrett, a guy in his late 20’s stuck in a dead-end job with no future. But when his best friend from college mysteriously resurfaces with news of a new wonder drug that replaces sleep, John falls into a conspiracy that threatens to change the course of human history. More after the jump:

Sounds like a decent high concept show, and as long as it ends up being better than NBC’s new shows from this current season, then we’re good to go.

Milo Ventimiglia has signed to star in and executive produce a new NBC drama project. The show is based on a Top Cow comic book series called Rest that Ventimiglia co-created, reports Deadline. The Heroes actor is producing the series with Divide Pictures' Russ Cundiff and Marc Silvestri as well as Top Cow's Matt Hawkins. The comic book centres on John Barrett, a New Yorker (more)...

While Lindsay Lohan ’s courtoom attire has been scrutinized in the past for being inappropriate -- think overly stylish and revealing -- the ensemble she wore this morning to court in L.A. is receiving a thumbs up from those in the know. Lindsay—who will avoid jail for now, and stay in rehab at Betty Ford until January--wore a black blazer, white V-neck top, denim jeans, heels and a Chanel handbag, all of which trial consultant Sarah Murray says conveyed the right message. “She’s dressed in a way that is stylish to her audience, but it’s very careful and respectful at the same time,” says Murray, who works at San Francisco-based Trial Behavior Consulting. Murray adds, “She chose subdued colors, which is always good in front of a judge, and her outfit suggests she is not depressed because she looks well put together." And even Lohan’s...

People want a lot from Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) these days. First, Jesse (Coby Bell) has found out that Michael was the one that burned him and wants him dead, Vaughn (Robert Wisdom) wants in on the action with John Barrett (Robert Patrick), Barrett wants the bible, and to add to it all, a lawyer wants his help rescuing his kidnapped daughter. This week Michael is asked to help rescue a kidnapped five year old - her father is a defense lawyer for a bad guy whose case is not going well. The bad guy's brother kidnaps the girl and will kill her if his brother is convicted. After a botched rescue attempt, Michael convinces the bad...

We hope you have a snack, frosty beverage and assorted gadgets you can repurpose into makeshift weapons or communication devices handy. It's time for the summer finale of "Burn Notice."

On the Thursday, Aug. 26 episode titled "Guilty As Charged," the scary John Barrett (Robert Patrick) is back and still Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) isn't scared.

Look Michael, just because you're the hero doesn't mean you won't occasionally slip up, get hurt or get someone else hurt. Let's see how you get out of this one or else you'll end up a "nasty red stain" on Barrett's "nice green lawn."

Also in this episode, Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) attempts to track down Jesse (Coby Bell) so he can rendezvous with Michael, who's also helping a criminal defense attorney whose daughter has been kidnapped by one his clients.

Follow Zap2it and Zap2itHanh on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest movies,...

A quick review of last night's "Burn Notice" coming up just as soon as I score 1420 points at canasta... As the lead-in to the summer finale(*), "Blind Spot" had a bit of an obligatory feel to it. It brought John Barrett (played by the impeccably-cast Robert Patrick) and his private army to Miami, and it finally clued Jesse in to Michael's responsibility for burning him. But we knew both developments were coming, and the latter was one that always kinda rankled me. I knew all season for a moment like the one between Jesse and Fi in the climax, it...

Filed under: Recaps, Summer TV

(S04E11) In the penultimate episode of the summer season, you probably anticipated that 'Burn Notice' would be coming to a big climax. It seemed to me after last week that the cliffhanger would be all about Robert Patrick's character, John Barrett, and his part in the larger Simon/Vaughn/Management story line. However, that wasn't the build up. If you were picking up on the signals Madeline was sending out, though, you guessed that it was all about Jesse.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments...

Michael Westen, you're a brave, brave man.

On Thursday's (Aug. 19) "Burn Notice" episode, "Guilty As Charged," Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) and Jesse Porter (Coby Bell) decide to take on John Barrett, the CEO of Drake Technologies who's played by guest star Robert Patrick.

Um, Michael. You do not want to poke the Terminator.

Okay, we're aware that Patrick is not going to go all liquid-metally as a T-1000 (but wouldn't that be cool?), but he's still pretty frightening as Merchant of Death John Barrett.

Follow Zap2it and Zap2itHanh on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest movies, TV and celeb news.

Check out this clip from Burn Notice Season 4 Episode 11, "Blind Spot." The Terminator is coming for Michael Westen. Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) guest stars as John Barrett in "Blind Spot." You'll definitely want to check out this preview clip to see what his title card says. In this episode, Michael and team come to the aid of a woman who has her entire life savings wiped out by a sleazy womanizer. Burn Notice stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne, Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe and Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen. Burn Notice airs Thursday Aug 19 at 9/8C on USA Network. [jambovideo id="235050" wide="yes" /]...

The gold-winning OneDown mousetrap swings upright, using a rodent's own weight to keep it trapped. | The Hwaro (Korean for "fire oven") warms, purifies, and humidifies air -- and looks far sexier than the typical space heater. | Lacie's Usb flash drives were judged "worthy of being on a keychain."

Brazil's Guarana Jesus soda got a consumer-driven makeover; this new can was chosen via SMS and online voting.

The winners of the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards can help you ride the waves, grill a burger, catch varmints, and save the earth.

The Microsoft Zune HDinterface, the judges said, "redefines interaction models."

The minutes are ticking down, and a fleet of town cars idle outside the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, ready to leave for the airport. Inside the building, though, the 18 design luminaries serving as jurors of the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards (Idea) -- the field's top honors -- are unmoved.

hollywoodnews.com: This evening, during one of the year’s most watched live television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Michigan USA, Rima Fakih, as Miss USA® 2010. Internationally-renowned chef and current “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Curtis Stone and “Today” show co-host and correspondent Natalie Morales hosted the 59th Annual Miss USA Pageant from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in one of the world’s most electrifying cities, Las Vegas. The comedic mother-daughter duo Joan and Melissa Rivers were on hand providing backstage color commentary.

Ms. Fakih, 24, is from Dearborn, Michigan where she was raised with her younger brother. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, with a minor in Business Administration. After completing her reign as Miss USA, she plans to attend law school. She enjoys traveling, running, dancing, kickboxing and especially likes playing football and watching the NFL.

I recently returned from a trip to São Paulo where I was a member of the Idea/Brazil Award jury. Arriving I expected to find a chaotic, dangerous and gray metropolis. Instead, I was more than surprised to find a colorful, dynamic and vibrant city. These same qualities are uniquely evident in Brazilian design.

For those of you who may not know, Idea/Brazil is the Brazilian version of the Idea Awards. Now in its third year, Idea/Brazil is promoted by the design organization Objeto Brasil and led by Joice Joppert Leal, who according to my friend, Helen Walters of BusinessWeek, is "a force of nature." After a week with Joice, I couldn't agree more! In a partnership between Objeto Brasil and Idsa, the winners of the Idea/Brazil are entered automatically into the Idea awards judged here in the United States.

In 2008, Brazil made history with 12 award wins in the U.

Has your hair become as frizzy, flyaway and staticy as mine right now?

Hey BFFs: I have a simple solution for winter hair, that I’ve tried and Is working, and can work for you too. Here’s the deal: I asked NYC celebrity stylist John Barrett of the John Barrett Salon, whose clients include Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, how to save my yucky dried-out winter hair. He explained The Big Culprit is Overwashing! Apparently, we shouldn’t be washing our hair every day…

His Tip: only wash your hair two or three times a week. Instead — just rinse your hair with water and then use a little conditioner, so your hair feels clean and smells good. Then he recommends using a hair mask once a week, which will help hair cuticles re-bond. Now, I’ve been a daily hair wash addict for years, and I was...

Many film outlets, including this one, tend to honor the underrated gems that go unnoticed by the general public and laud said movies as terrificly spectacular. Seldom do you see sites take a gander at the pictures that are horrid beyond belief or give kids in third world countries every ailment imaginable. This is where I’m coming in, to spew hate all over those films that try to defame goodwill movies like The Hurt Locker or Vertigo have paved.

So today, we’ll take a look a film I hate more than any other movie on the planet. It might not be the worst picture that’s ever been made, but this is a film that makes me forget the director has done much better work in the past. In fact, it’s a movie I’ve banned from existence and hope the studio does the right thing in...