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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards. The inaugural ceremony, held at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler in 1984, saw the Cars taking home video of the year their groundbreaking clip for “You Might Think.”

Since then, the VMAs have doled out 39 more trophies for their top prize, with only a small handful of acts joining the club of repeat winners. Taylor Swift has racked up four wins while Eminem, Rihanna, and Beyoncé have notched two a piece (both Swift and Eminem have a shot at adding to their totals again this year).

Despite MTV handing over the choice to viewers in 2006, the quality of the winners in the category has remained surprisingly consistent, with only a few total duds or headscratchers. To celebrate the VMAs’ ruby anniversary, we ranked all 40 video of the year winners from worst to best.

The Film Department of the Tokyo University of Arts has a high-profile council consisting of the directors Nobuhiro Suwa and Akihito Shiota, the screenwriters Michiko Oishi and Yuji Sakamoto, and from the production sector Shoji Masui and Shozo Ichiyama. Every year the department presents a body of work from its students. This year, nine students and three alumni from the university created 11 silent films spanning from mysteries, thrillers, monsters, samurai tales, and animation, which were released under the title “Silent Movie”. On the occasion of Japan Society's Japan Cuts Film Festival, the audience gets the opportunity to see the next generation of filmmakers play with cinema's past. Because all films are narrated by a so-called benshi, a storyteller that dubs the moving images. Renowned benshi Ichiro Kataoka picks up the old tradition and mixes modern with forgotten tradition.

Silent Movie is screening at Japan Cuts

Connected by the reoccurring theme of relationships,...

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Fate played a role in bringing TLC singer Chilli and "Boy Meets World" alum Matthew Lawrence together. In a March 3 interview with Entertainment Tonight, the former sitcom star shared details about how he and Chilli met for the first time since the duo confirmed their relationship on Instagram on Jan. 1.

According to Lawrence, a snowstorm led to the future couple ending up on the same plane ride, and they immediately hit it off. "So we were at this thing. We were working. We just said hello in passing and probably nothing would've come of that, but there was this big snowstorm," Lawrence said.

He continued, "I had to be back for work, so I was getting them [the airline] to change my flights all around. The only flight I could get was a connecting flight through Atlanta. She lives in Atlanta. So, she was flying on that flight.

Has Diane gone over to the dark side? Is Cooper’s trusty Gal Friday no longer trustworthy? Why is she getting mysterious texts from Evil Cooper? Are they in cahoots? Wasn’t she just yelling at him in the prison and hinting at some horrible misdeeds on his part? Or does she maybe think the texts are coming from somebody else? Why doesn’t she mention all this to her old smoke-buddy Gordon Cole? Ok, enough Diane questions, on with the recap of Twin Peaks Episode 9:

On ‘The Farm’ In South Dakota l Evil Coop is just fine, despite...

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It's the final entry in Wesley's top 100 Christmas TV episodes of all time list, numbers 20 to 1. Merry Christmas to all!

Read entries 100 - 81 here, entries 80 - 61 here, entries 60 - 41 here, and entries 40 - 21 here.

Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old...

1. I was born and raised in Hollywood, Florida. 2. I am godfather to Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel’s children. Photos: Inside the MTV Movie Awards 3. My go-to song when I need a pick-me-up is “Take on Me” by A-ha. 4. I am a Jeopardy! addict. 5. I had bleached-blond hair in college. 6. My first kiss was at a Georgia sleepaway camp. 7. I love strolling Best Buy. 8. As a child, I wanted to be a Disney Imagineer. Photos: Famous Film Princesses 9. I almost didn’t voice Olaf in Frozen because of a [...]...

It's Glee premiere week! This Friday night, after we've all left work to start the weekend, we can sit down to watch the two-hour season 6 premiere of Glee. Fox has released another performance preview to get everyone excited as we count down the days to the show's return.

First, we got a preview of Blaine and the Warblers performing Ed Sheeran's "Sing," and now we're treated to the McKinley High alumni (the original New Directions) dancing around their old stomping grounds as they sing A-ha's "Take On Me."...

A world exclusive clip from the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special will air during the BBC's Children in Need 2013.

The scene from the highly anticipated episode 'The Day of The Doctor' will be shown as part of the televised fundraising event on November 15.

A 40-second trailer was unveiled on Saturday (November 9), followed by an extended promo later in the day.

The first excerpt from the celebratory episode was released on Friday (November 8), and featured The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Clara (Jenna Coleman) examining an "impossible" painting.

David Tennant, Billie Piper and John Hurt also star in the upcoming 75-minute episode, which will be shown on BBC One on Saturday, November 23. BBC America will air 'The Day of The Doctor' in the Us.

BBC Children in Need returns later this month with highlights including a Catherine Tate sketch from the set of Holby City and a spoof of A-ha's 'Take...

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To mark the release of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Rob takes us through the high points of Alan Partridge's TV career...

Certain TV shows are watched so excessively that quoting them in general conversation has just became part of the norm. The Office, The Simpsons and Spaced are three such, but none have been stolen from with quite as much regularity as Norfolk’s favourite son, Alan Partridge. For better or for worse, Partridgisms have cemented their place in our everyday vernacular. The likes of, “cos I’m a bloody bloke”, “see the match?” and “scum, sub-human scum” are just a few of the phrases that AP (with a little help from his writers) has gifted to the world over the years.

He may be a socially awkward, insensitive, selfish, narcissist obsessed with his own celebrity status, but despite all this, it’s hard to not love Alan.

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Girls, The Good Wife, New Girl and Supernatural!

1 | Could there a correlation between Andy Samberg’s rather random Saturday Night Live return/face time and the fact that he now has a sitcom pilot in contention?

2 | What did Girls‘ Allison Williams do to piss off Lena Dunham? Three episodes into Season 2 and her Marnie character has already endured a painfully awkward sex scene with a gay man and, this week, a threesome involving a doll!

Before we start, I have to say that I looooooove me a Christmas horror movie. From Gremlins to Silent Night, Deadly Night to Christmas Evil to Black Christmas to Jaws: The Revenge, I can't get enough of a blood-spattered yuletide. (The only Christmas movie too scary for me? Christmas With the Kranks. [Shudder])

Did American Horror Story: Asylum deliver an advent calendar-worthy Christmas episode? Let's check our list (twice) and find out...

We begin outside a classic small-town department store in the Christmas Story era. But instead of a Red Ranger power bb rifle, Sugar Motta the little boy heading toward the store with his mom wants a coonskin cap. His mom makes him put some money in the bucket of a bell-ringing charity Santa outside the store, and the Santa reassures the kid that all his capitalist holiday-entitlement dreams will surely come true. The store closes up and the lady drags her kid elsewhere,...

The Best Of Family Guy

Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, Alex Borstein, Mike Henry | Created by Seth MacFarlane

At first glance a “Best Of” of Family Guy would seem like a waste of time and effort given the fact that BBC Three tend to repeat the series ad nauseum. But surprisingly this collection of episodes featured some I seem to have forgotten about and some that do indeed deserve, nay warrant, a rewatch.

The Best Of Family Guy includes Seth McFarlane’s 10 personal favourite episodes chosen especially for this release such as the outrageous Barely Legal; the fantastic I Dream Of Jesus in which the titular Jesus comes to live with the Griffin’s and then lets fame get to his head; and the funny as hell Road to Germany, which mixes Back to the Future and Marx Brothers references with Nazi’s and Jewish-targeted humour in a...

Ignoring the 1954 American television version of Casino Royale (and one really should), it’s been 50 years this month since James Bond first graced the silver screen and entered the world’s consciousness and collective hearts. Created by author and former secret service agent Ian Fleming, Bond was a Commander in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy who became a Double-o agent of MI6. He’s a spy who kills and loves without conscience, suave yet deadly. The classic cliché of a man who women want and men want to be. Six actors and twenty-two official movies later, and Bond is still just as popular. And now, Capitol Records and MGM Music have released a new album filled with all sorts of musical goodies from those films.

The two-disc set starts off with The John Barry Orchestra performing the now iconic “James Bond Theme”, which is just as exciting to listen to...

After Adele's Bond theme failed to top the charts, we wonder if all Bond themes are commercially cursed

There were high hopes for Adele's theme song to the new James Bond film, Skyfall – not least the expectation that this would be the first 007 signature track to top the UK charts. It's not as if a number one chart position has been a problem for the multi-award winning Adele, after all.

Yet it seems the singer may have been struck down by what many regard as a Bond-related curse. Skyfall only reached number two in this week's charts, and was held off top spot by Swedish House Mafia, of all people. Here are a few past Bond themes that also failed to make it to the top of the charts – and a few that didn't make them at all ...

Duran Duran – A View To A Kill (UK: 2, Us: 1, 1985)

The...

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic James Bond film franchise, and in conjunction with Eon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Capitol/Emi is proud to join the world.s celebration of 007. Best Of Bond. James Bond, a new commemorative collection of the legendary films. digitally remastered music, will be released in two configurations on October 9th (October 8th outside of North America). Best Of Bond. James Bond features the memorable theme songs from all 22 official Bond films and will be available on CD and digitally, and as a deluxe, .50 Years . 50 Tracks. 2Cd and digital collection. On October 5th, the 50th anniversary of the release of the first Bond film, Dr. No, James Bond Day was celebrated around the world.

The 23-track single-disc edition and deluxe edition of Best Of Bond. James Bond both feature the themes from all 22 Bond films released since 1962, including The John Barry Orchestra.s seminal .James Bond Theme. from Dr. No,...

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic James Bond film franchise, and in conjunction with Eon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Capitol/Emi is proud to join the world’s celebration of 007. Best Of Bond. James Bond, a new commemorative collection of the legendary films’ digitally remastered music, will be released in two configurations on October 9th (October 8th outside of North America). Best Of Bond. James Bond features the memorable theme songs from all 22 official Bond films and will be available on CD and digitally, and as a deluxe, “50 Years – 50 Tracks” 2Cd and digital collection.

On October 5th, the 50th anniversary of the release of the first Bond film, Dr. No, James Bond Day will be celebrated around the world. Best Of Bond. James Bond will be available for pre-order on James Bond Day.

The 23-track single-disc edition and deluxe edition of Best Of Bond. James Bond both feature the...

By Joel Hanek

The Bond franchise is perhaps the only film property where just as much anticipation is placed on of the theme song as much as the film itself. The decades-long tradition of enlisting the biggest pop acts on the planet to pen a retro-infused, string accompanied pop themes continues with the soon to be released "Skyfall" single from Adele this week.

In honor of 007 scoring the "Rolling in the Deep" singer to croon tales of his mischief, here's a look back at some of the best and worst Bond themes ever according to some guy on the internet.

The Best

1967 - Nancy Sinatra & John Barry – "You Only Live Twice" from "You Only Live Twice"

Nancy Sinatra's other hit, this song is one of the great examples that define the Bond theme: the marriage of tense and complex score with simple and sweet pop melodies.

1969 - Louis Armstrong...

To mark the 50th Anniversary of one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and with filming now complete on James Bond’s 23rd official outing in Skyfall due for release later this year, I have been tasked with taking a retrospective look at the films that turned author Ian Fleming’s creation into one of the most recognised and iconic characters in film history.

Following Roger Moore’s departure from the lead role after starring in the previous seven films, the fifteenth James Bond film, The Living Daylights, was seized upon as an opportunity to reboot the series with not only a new Bond but a new approach to the franchise that had become rather formulaic over the past 25 years. Taking the title from one of Fleming’s short stories, writers Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson took the character back to his roots making a conscious...

We cannot begin to tell you how excited we are that this collection will be out in time for the holiday shopping season. An amazing adrenaline-fueled time capsule, it will give James Bond fans a treat as all their favorite actors, stunts, gadgets, and Bond Girls are in high definition in a complete set. Given the excitement earlier this week when the Skyfall trailer hit, it’s clear the appetitie for 007 has yet to wane. Here are the official press release details:

All the Bonds. All the girls. All the action. All in high-definition. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment mark James Bond’s monumental golden anniversary with the release of Bond 50, the complete Bond experience showcasing all 22 classic films on Blu-ray together for the first time ever, neatly packaged into one cool, sleek collectable box-set. The collection will be available beginning September 24 in the United Kingdom and...

James Bond is by far my favorite spy. I grew up watching these movies, and still enjoy watching marathons when they are on TV. All 22 James Bond movies are arriving on Blu-ray for the first time on September 24 in the UK and September 25 in the U.S.

These discs will have tons of amazing content, keep reading for all the details.

Here is the official press release:

All the Bonds. All the girls. All the action. All in high-definition. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment mark James Bond’s monumental golden anniversary with the release of Bond 50, the complete Bond experience showcasing all 22 classic films on Blu-ray together for the first time ever, neatly packaged into one cool, sleek collectable box-set. The collection will be available beginning September 24 in the United Kingdom and September 25 in North America with additional international markets to follow that week. Bond 50 marks the...

All the Bonds. All the girls. All the action. All in high-definition. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment mark James Bond.s monumental golden anniversary with the release of Bond 50, the complete Bond experience showcasing all 22 classic films on Blu-ray together for the first time ever, neatly packaged into one cool, sleek collectable box-set. The collection will be available beginning September 24 in the United Kingdom and September 25 in North America with additional international markets to follow that week. Bond 50 marks the debut of nine James Bond films previously unavailable in high definition Blu-ray and comes with a dossier of more than 122 hours of bonus features.

Set for release just prior to the theatrical premiere of Skyfall, Bond 50 will offer a look at the latest Bond film through videoblogs shot with the cast and crew. The Bond 50 collection also provides two all-new pieces that spotlight the history of 007. .The...

If you know (or are) a fan of James Bond films, especially if you’re looking to expand your Blu-Ray collection, you’ll want to mark your calendars for September 25th. The full collection, along with some great bonus features, will be released as Bond 50, to celebrate 50 years of James Bond.

Beyond getting all 22 films, which come with over 100 hours of bonus features, there will also be an additional disc of bonuses, with all new featurettes, including The World of Bond, a Pop-Up Trivia optional ride through the entire franchise. While any 22-movie set is unlikely to come with an “automatic purchase” price tag, this is one that is sure to tempt quite a few fans. The entire set of Bond films is hard to pass up, and with the nearly unbelievable treasure trove of bonuses, it really is a collection that kicks up the value.

Take a look below at the full details,...

MGM and 20th Century Fox have announced what is sure to be the ultimate blu-ray collection for James Bond fans, in the form of Bond 50, and unprecedented 23-disc blu-ray set collecting all of the Bond films to date...plus over 100 hours of special features.

The 50th Anniversary is coming up for the James Bond franchise, and of course the studios aren't going to let that pass without something major to give to the fans. Thus, we have the announcement for Bond 50. This collection, is absolutely huge. It's got all 22 current Bond films in HD on blu-ray, and includes a 23rd bonus disc with new special features. That's a lot of damn films, and simply a massive collection.

Outside of all of that, another thing that should have fans excited is that it this is the first time 9 of these films have been available in high-definition. The set is scheduled to release on September 25th,...

MGM and 20th Century Fox have announced what is sure to be the ultimate blu-ray collection for James Bond fans, in the form of Bond 50, and unprecedented 23-disc blu-ray set collecting all of the Bond films to date...plus over 100 hours of special features.

The 50th Anniversary is coming up for the James Bond franchise, and of course the studios aren't going to let that pass without something major to give to the fans. Thus, we have the announcement for Bond 50. This collection, is absolutely huge. It's got all 22 current Bond films in HD on blu-ray, and includes a 23rd bonus disc with new special features. That's a lot of damn films, and simply a massive collection.

Outside of all of that, another thing that should have fans excited is that it this is the first time 9 of these films have been available in high-definition. The set is scheduled to release on September 25th,...

MGM and 20th Century Fox have announced what is sure to be the ultimate blu-ray collection for James Bond fans, in the form of Bond 50, and unprecedented 23-disc blu-ray set collecting all of the Bond films to date...plus over 100 hours of special features.

The 50th Anniversary is coming up for the James Bond franchise, and of course the studios aren't going to let that pass without something major to give to the fans. Thus, we have the announcement for Bond 50. This collection, is absolutely huge. It's got all 22 current Bond films in HD on blu-ray, and includes a 23rd bonus disc with new special features. That's a lot of damn films, and simply a massive collection.

Outside of all of that, another thing that should have fans excited is that it this is the first time 9 of these films have been available in high-definition. The set is scheduled to release on September 25th,...

We live in an era of hyper-referential humor. Shows as diverse as Glee, Community, and South Park all regularly feature “theme” episodes that riff on pop culture iconography — look at Glee’s Christmas episode (in which Sue Sylvester re-enacted How the Grinch Stole Christmas), or Community’s upcoming Pulp Fiction episode, or the episode of South Park that riffed on Tron (before Tron was briefly cool and then lame again). You can thank The Simpsons for all the nonstop pop culture references — Matt Groening’s iconic animated series turned hyper-referentiality into an art form, regularly packing in throwaway references to...

(In anticipation of Quantum of Solace, we're rerunning some of our favorite Bond posts alongside a few new ones. Enjoy!)

By: Jeffrey M. Anderson

One of the pleasures of anticipating a new James Bond film is considering which singer or band would be most appropriate to add themselves to the long and diverse list of James Bond themes. (Wouldn't a Radiohead theme song be just great? Or the Pixies?) It's almost like winning some kind of award. These songs will likely be revived and re-packaged for generations to come. Not all of the choices have been particularly timeless ("The Living Daylights" by A-ha), and many others are not without a cheeseball flavor (Tom Jones strutting through "Thunderball"). It's also obvious that a great song does not guarantee a good movie, and vice-versa. Hence, as terrific as Casino Royale was, the song by Chris Cornell was only so-so. But no matter...

The Best of Bond site for "The Best of Bond...James Bond" compilation album has been added with two more music videos. Exposing Bond movies' theme song of the 1981 "For Your Eyes Only" and the 1983 "Octopussy", the pair of clips features Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only" and Rita Coolidge's "All Time High" in various formats and resolutions.

Prior to the posting of these two videos, the site has included three other music videos, "A View To A Kill" from Duran Duran, "GoldenEye" from Tina Turner and "The Living Daylights" from A-Ha. While Easton and Coolidge's videos can be enjoyed below, the rest of the clips can be obtained through either AceShowbiz or The Best of Bond.

Presented by Capitol/Emi, "The Best of Bond...James Bond" features 23 musical standouts from the Bond movie series and a previously unreleased version of Bond theme by composer John Arnold. Still,...

A string of hits that have supported James Bond films in the past years will be compiled in a single CD collection entitled "The Best of Bond...James Bond". Included in the October 28 set are songs by Madonna, Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Chris Cornell, Garbage and others.

As many as 23 songs, five music videos, and a live concert footage are molded in a single CD/DVD package. There will also be an unreleased version of Bond theme by composer David Arnold.

Beside in anticipation of the upcoming release of Bond's latest flick, "Quantum of Solace", the compilation is in line with Bond franchise's 46th anniversary. The film meanwhile, will have a new set of soundtracks with one of them coming from a duet between Jack White of The White Stripes and Alicia Keys, called "Another Way to Die".

"The Best of Bond...James Bond" CD Track List:

'James...

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As the description on You Tube reads: "Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do." Indeed ... someone edited one of our favorite music videos of all time to include a whole new set of lyrics that sing about what's actually going on in the video. The song and video in question is A-ha's Take On Me, which has been spoofed before (see this bit from Family Guy). Sure, it's not directly related to a movie, but it's damn funny to watch and might just help you through the remainder of the work day. Enjoy!

[via Justin via Twitter]

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