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American Idol season 22 winner Abi Carter has been very busy since she was crowned the champion of the reality singing competition series in May 2024. Abi, a 21-year-old musician from Indio, California, made history during American Idol season 22 as the first platinum ticket recipient ever to win the show. During her audition, she wowed the judges--Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan--with her extraordinary rendition of "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish. Abi went on to win American Idol season 22, defeating runner-up Will Moseley and third-place finisher Jack Blocker during the season finale.

During American Idol season 22, Abi had so many phenomenal performances, including "Oceans (Where Feet May Fall)," "Welcome To The Black Parade," "Clocks," "Bring Me To Life," "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light 'Em Up)," "Hello," "Bed Of Roses," and "Somewhere." Abi also performed her single, "This Isn't Over," which she co-wrote with Samuel Michael Shrieve,...

September marks Marcello Mastroianni’s centennial, and the Criterion Channel pays respect with a retrospective that puts the expected alongside some lesser-knowns: Monicelli’s The Organizer, Jacques Demy’s A Slightly Pregnant Man, and two by Ettore Scola. There’s also the welcome return of “Adventures In Moviegoing” with Rachel Kushner’s formidable selections, among them Fassbinder’s Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Pialat’s L’enfance nue, and Jean Eustache’s Le cochon. In the lead-up to His Three Daughters, a four-film Azazel Jacobs program arrives.

Theme-wise, a set of courtroom dramas runs from 12 Angry Men and Anatomy of a Murder to My Cousin Vinny and Philadelphia; a look at ’30s female screenwriters includes Fritz Lang’s You and Me, McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow, and Cukor’s What Price Hollywood? There’s also a giallo series if you want to watch an Argento movie and ask yourself,...

American Idol season 22 winner Abi Carter announces Laur Elle as the opening act for her first headlining concert on July 27. Abi is recording new music, following her single "This Isn't Over," which debuted at No. 23 on the Digital Song Sales chart. American Idol season 22 winner Abi Carter has the potential to follow in the footsteps of season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson and become a pop superstar.

American Idol season 22 winner Abi Carter has announced that Canadian singer Laur Elle will open for her during her first headlining concert. Abi, a 21-year-old musician from Indio, California, made history during American Idol season 22 when she became the first platinum ticket recipient ever to win the show. She wowed the judges--Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan--with her extraordinary rendition of "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish. Abi went on to win American Idol season 22, defeating runner-up Will Moseley and...

American Idol season 22 winner Abi Carter announced her first concert, "No Amount of Dark." Abi will perform at the Acrisure Arena in California on Saturday, July 27. Abi told her fans that she has so many new songs and surprises for them.

American Idol season 22 winner Abi Carter announced her first concert about a month after she took home the crown on the reality singing competition series. At her American Idol audition, Abi, a 21-year-old musician from Indio, California, stunned the judges--Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan--with her phenomenal rendition of "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish. They gave her one of the three platinum tickets of the season. Abi went on to win American Idol season 22, defeating runner-up Will Moseley and third place finisher Jack Blocker during the season finale.

"Surprise!! My first ever live concert 'No Amount of Dark' will be at Acrisure Arena on Saturday,...

Disney’s Moana has found its new lead and that’s Catherine Laga’aia, a 17-year-old Australian actress. She will star alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson who voiced the demigod Maui in the 2016 animated film.

Moana (2016) / Walt Disney Studios

Before the studio had cast Laga’aia, fans had been speculating whether original actress Auli’i Cravalho would return in the titular role. Later on, she revealed turning down the part due to issues with the accuracy of representation.

Disney Casts Catherine Laga’aia As Moana In Live-Action Movie

In a statement acquired by Variety, Catherine Laga’aia expressed her enthusiasm for being chosen to lead Disney’s live-action version of Moana. Revealing her “grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i” and her “grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai,” the actress takes pride in her heritage.

I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites… I...

On Sunday, May 19, the Final 3 artists on “American Idol” Season 22 each performed a pair of “Finale Night” songs as viewers voted live coast-to-coast for their favorites. (Read our minute-by-minute recap.) Ultimately, after millions of votes were cast, host Ryan Seacrest announced that the 22nd winner in “Idol” history was Abi Carter. The runner-up was Will Moseley and the third place finisher was Jack Blocker. Do you agree or disagree with those results? Be sure to comment below with your immediate reactions!

This year on the show, Abi delivered tunes like “What Was I Made For?” (Auditions round), “If I Could Turn Back Time” (Showstopper round), “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” (Top 24 round), “Welcome to the Black Parade” & “My Mind” (Top 20 round), “Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road” (Top 14 round), “All Too Well” (Top 12 round), “Clocks” (Top 10 round), “Bring Me to Life” (Top 8 round), “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark...

Tonight on the grand finale of “American Idol” season 22, Abi Carter, Jack Blocker and Will Moseley face off one more time for America’s vote. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jon Bon Jovi mentors the final three before they take the stage in front of judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. At the end of the night host Ryan Seacrest will announce this year’s champion. Let’s go!

Below, follow with our live blog for “American Idol 22” Episode 18 airing Sunday, May 19 (8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Et).

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8:00 p.m. — Previously on “American Idol”! The Top 5 performed two songs each on fan-favorite “Disney Night.” America voted live for the Top 3, and Emmy Russell and Triston Harper were eliminated. Who will be crowned the winner in tonight’s grand finale?

8:05 p.m. — Ryan...

Is rock star Jon Bon Jovi’s marriage on the rocks after he alluded to infidelity in his younger years? Find out why fans are concerned.

Bon Jovi Documentary On Hulu

Bon Jovi has been a hit band since the early 1980s. Streaming service Hulu dropped a four-part docuseries on April 26. The documentary explores the history of the band, including the shocking moment founding member Richie Sambora abruptly quit the band in 2013.

The documentary featured past and present members of the band, including Richie. Jon Bon Jovi’s wife, Dorothea Hurley, also sat for an interview about her long-time marriage to the frontman.

Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi/Credit: YouTube

Dorothea Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi met in high school. The high school sweethearts eloped in Las Vegas in 1989, at the height of the band’s fame. She spoke to the cameras about the backlash the couple faced from fans,...

Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan revealed he’ll sit down with Jon Bon Jovi for a telling interview with the legendary rockstar.

The solo artist and lead singer for Bon Jovi has recently made headlines ahead of a new docuseries for his remarks about his marriage.

In addition to the docuseries, his band has the new album Forever set to arrive this summer.

The June 7 release will be No. 16 in the rock band’s catalog of studio albums and commemorates the 40th anniversary of their self-titled 1984 debut.

Throughout their successful career, Bon Jovi released six No. 1 albums in the United States and numerous hit songs, including Livin’ On a Prayer and Bad Medicine.

The group’s lead singer is making the rounds to promote his upcoming projects, including talking to Strahan about various topics.

GMA’s Strahan teases interview with Jon Bon Jovi

On Good Morning America, Strahan is...

Jon Bon Jovi was the man of the hour at the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala on Friday, where the rock star was celebrated by a tribute lineup that included Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, Melissa Etheridge, Jelly Roll, Damiano David and Sammy Hagar.

The Bon Jovi frontman was awarded the annual honor for his artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy. Proceeds from the gala support MusiCares, the leading music charity offering health and human services to music professionals.

The event — held in downtown Los Angeles right across the street from where Sunday’s Grammys will take place — began with an auction that included two Bon Jovi-related items: a volunteer day and dinner with the star at his Jbj Soul Kitchen restaurant in New Jersey and a tasting of his Hampton Water Rosé wine in East Hampton, with the musician and his son Jesse. After the auction,...

Jon Bon Jovi was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday to kick off this year’s Grammy Weekend, joining other legendary artists including Joni Mitchell, Lionel Richie and Dolly Parton to have been honored at the glitzy annual dinner over the past 30 years.

Flanked between two previous Person of the Year Honorees Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney at his table for much of the evening (along with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who introduced him before his speech), Bon Jovi finally accepted the honor at the end of the night.

To celebrate the release of Benny and Joon coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on September 4th we have 2 Blu-Rays to give away!

Joon (Masterson) is a little unbalanced. Sometimes, without warning, her sweet nature gives way to odd behaviour – including a penchant for setting fires! She lives with her older brother Benny (Quinn), who has spent his life taking care of her since her parents died. One night, while playing a poker game with unusual stakes, Joon loses her hand and wins Sam (Depp), a whimsical misfit who soon charms his way into Joon’s heart. Now if they can only find the perfect mate for her protective brother…

Cast: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Queen, Oliver Platt, Julianne Moore

Oscar Nominee Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Mary Stuart Masterson (Bed of Roses) and Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall) star in this wonderfully unique and delightfully offbeat romantic comedy from 1993. With charm,...

As Disney quietly disappears huge swathes of film history into its vaults, I'm going to spend 2020 celebrating Twentieth Century Fox and the Fox Film Corporation's films, what one might call their output if only someone were putting it out.And now they've quietly disappeared William Fox's name from the company: guilty by association with Rupert Murdoch, even though he never associated with him.***Twentieth Century Fox is now to be called Twentieth Century, the name of a company that ceased to be back in 1935 when it swallowed the beleaguered Fox Picture Company. Zanuck's pre-merger studio is actually rather well-represented on home video, considering it existed for less than four years: Zanuck's story instinct, which had served him so well at Warners/First National, may not have fired so consistently, but it gave us punchy entertainments like The Bowery, Blood Money, and The Call of the Wild.The studio's tastes were more eclectic than Warners,...

I really like Better Things, FX's new comedy starring and produced by Pamela Adlon, who was Louis C.K.'s frequent on- and off-screen collaborator on Louie. (Here's my review from yesterday.) The show is deeply autobiographical, with Adlon playing a thinly-disguised version of herself: a single mom to three daughters, and a former child actress still plugging away in show business (finding more success in voiceover work than on camera) decades later. At press tour, I sat down with Adlon to talk about how (when she was still going by Pamela Segall) she got started in the business, her early '80s androgynous period — highlighted by Willy/Milly, where she played an adolescent girl who wished to be a boy, and woke up the next morning with a penis — the transition into voice work on shows like King of the Hill, the ways that her new art imitates her old...

Bollywood star and globally acclaimed actor, Irrfan Khan will play the lead role in an international film titled, No Bed of Roses, written and directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, one of the noteworthy filmmakers from Bangladesh. The bilingual (Bengali and English language) film, titled Doob in Bengali, is produced by Kolkata's Eskay Movies and Bangladesh's Jazz Multimedia. Irrfan Khan's production company Ik will be co-producing the film. This is his second venture as a producer after Ishaan Nair's Kaash. Apart from Khan, the main cast includes Bangladeshi actress Nusrat Imroz Tisha who starred in Farooki's, Third Person Singular Number (Bangladesh's entry to the 2011 Oscars) and Television (Bangladesh's entry to the 2014 Oscars), Parno Mitra (X: Past Is Present) and Rokeya Prachy (The Clay Bird, 2002, Director's Fortnight, Cannes). The film will go on the floors in March end and will be shot in one schedule of 35 days across the hill...

Cohen Media Group presents a double feature of two mid-period films from French auteur Alain Resnais, both significant titles overlooked on a resume of important and notable works. The first is 1983’s Love is a Bed of Roses, featuring revolving cast members who would frequent other titles from the director throughout the remainder of that decade, and also represents his first collaboration with actress/wife Sabine Azema, who would appear in nearly every one of his remaining film productions. The second is the superb 1984 film Love Unto Death, an existential portrait of love and death as fluid states of mind.

The playful Life is a Bed of Roses premiered at the Venice Film Festival and nabbed Cesar nominations for Azema as Best Supporting Actress and for production designer Jacques Saulnier. Penned by Jean Gruault (who wrote Resnais’ previous feature, 1980’s superior Mon Oncle D’Amerique), it’s a non-linear film divided into three distinct parts,...

Every month when Netflix mixes up its roster of films to stream online, we lose the valuable entertainment of a number of great movies. But the silver lining to that dark cloud lies in the number of films that you may have been waiting for, for quite some time. As we enter the month of May and (hopefully) sunnier weather, these movies -- which include a combination of favorite characters as "James Bond," "Forrest Gump" and "Godzilla" -- may give you more reason to stay indoors and tune in. Check out the list of films that will now be coming to a small screen near you: A View To A Kill (007 James Bond) All I Want Backdraft Bed Of Roses Beethoven Boys Don't Cry Bram Stoker's Dracula Candyman Cursed Diggstown Encounters At The End Of The World Fantastic Voyage Federal Hill Fido Final Fantasy VII Advent Children For Your Eyes Only...

Lupita Nyong'o has been lying relatively low since her big Oscar win, and while she certainly deserves a break from the limelight, we have to admit we miss seeing her on the scene. We decided to catch up on what the 12 Years a Slave star has been doing since March 2, and as it turns out, she's kept pretty busy over the past month with an enviable blend of travel, relaxation, and work. Read on to see what, exactly, Lupita's been up to since snagging that gold statuette. Taking a Staycation in NYC Lupita settled in for a much-deserved hideaway at the Empire Hotel in Manhattan last week. The actress shared a snap of herself on Instagram cozying up in a robe monogrammed with her initials. Spending a Rainy Day at the Movies Just saw the movie The Lunchbox: the perfect heartwarming love story period, but especially on a cold…...

We're into week three of the blind auditions, and the talent just keeps on coming. Well, when everyone isn't fluttering about Tom Jones's sex bomb nature ("You need all those girls to balance your testosterone" "Yeeeeeeahhh!"), or polishing their buttons, or laughing at Will saying "blokes" or, in the case of Tom, stating the bleeding obvious: "I think each coach wants to get the best team. I mean, that's why we're here." That is true, and we got six new acts added to the coaches' teams this week, but who really blew us away? Read on for our rankings...

1. Myles Evans

Song: 'High Hopes' / Coach: Ricky Wilson

You know what? Sometimes, it's not all about "the voice". We're not sure that Myles was technically the best singer of the night, but for some reason his quiet, unassuming sweet personality really stuck with us. He only agreed to audition on the...

Fontaine, who died aged 96 only hours after Peter O'Toole, was the prototype 'Hitchcock blonde' – attractive, malleable, neurotic

On a sad weekend for the film world, the news of the death of Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O'Toole was swiftly followed by that of the passing away of a leading light of an earlier generation: Joan Fontaine. Fontaine, perhaps best remembered as the prototype of the "Hitchcock blonde" – attractive, malleable, neurotic – died only a few hours after O'Toole, at the age of 96 on Sunday morning at home in Carmel in California.

Fontaine's most notable role was arguably that of the "second Mrs de Winter" in Rebecca, the 1940 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's gothic novel that marked Alfred Hitchcock's Hollywood debut. he would go on to gain an Oscar nomination for the role in 1940 – and actually win the best actress award a year later for a second Hitchcock film, Suspicion.

Oscar-winning actor who played threatened heroines for Alfred Hitchcock in Rebecca and Suspicion

It was hard to cast the lead in Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1939. The female fans of the bestseller were very protective of the naive woman whom the widower Max de Winter marries and transports to his ancestral home of Manderley. None of the contenders – including Vivien Leigh, Anne Baxter and Loretta Young – felt right for the second Mrs de Winter, who was every lending-library reader's dream self.

To play opposite Laurence Olivier in the film, the producer David O Selznick suggested instead a 21-year-old actor with whom he was smitten: Joan Fontaine. The prolonged casting process made Fontaine anxious. Vulnerability was central to the part, and you can see that vulnerability, that inability to trust her own judgment, in every frame of the film. The performance brought Fontaine, who has died...

Joan Fontaine, the Oscar-winning actress who was one of the last remaining links to Hollywood’s golden age of the 1930s and ’40s, has died at age 96, her assistant confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

In her most famous films — Rebecca, for which she was Oscar-nominated, and Suspicion, for which she won — Fontaine came across as appealingly passive-aggressive. She could seem radiantly shy, believably insecure, gazing into the middle distance with a hesitancy that drew you immediately to her side. Yet she fashioned a movie career out of willpower and, quite possibly, large reservoirs of spite.

The younger sister of Olivia De Havilland,...

Jon Bon Jovi turned 50 today, and to celebrate, here are 13 fun facts worth remembering:

1. Jon Bon Jovi was nominated for an Oscar for penning “Blaze of Glory” for Young Guns II. As Young Guns II writer John Fusco told EW on the movie’s 20th anniversary, he used Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive” as “mood music” while writing the first Young Guns because it captured the contemporary rock & roll cowboy feel he was going for in his telling of the Billy the Kid story. Fusco told star Emilio Estevez that on a research road trip, and Estevez asked...

Jennifer Lopez showed her true colors on Wednesday’s “final judgment” episode of American Idol – a shimmeringly hypnotic hue of emerald green, to be exact.

Indeed, the Gigli star’s sequined dress was so shiny, it actually managed to reflect the image of her “deeply concerned” face and cast lustrous jade pools back onto her throat. It also sent me into a daydream that she was some kind of glamorous alien, just moments away from peeling back the rest of her human skin, revealing a V-like visage, and devouring whole the American Idol contestants who failed to crack the Season 11 Top 24. “I’m sorry baby,...

The X Factor‘s opening credits might take place in an animated outer-space hellscape, but Nigel Lythgoe would like to remind you that American Idol is so omnipresent, it beams its audition-episode intros directly from the International Space Station.

At first glance, this might not seem like the finest use of your tax dollars, but think about it: Your life would suck without Kelly Clarkson. Plus, this Nasa-Idol alliance could raise the stakes during Hollywood Week: Contestants who forget their lyrics or botch their melodies will be herded like livestock into waiting vans and sent to Johnson Space Center,...

It was American Idol's ninth visit to Texas, the same state where Kelly Clarkson was discovered a decade ago. And judging by Thursday's episode, taped in Houston, the judges may have found a competitor to match the original Idol's talent. Kristine Osorio was the night's clear highlight and her stunning version of Adele's "One and Only" immediately caused Jennifer Lopez to remark, "Thank you, God!" Osorio, a 28-year-old student, also has one of the season's more compelling back-stories. A mother of three whose music career was sidelined when she got pregnant, Osorio is struggling to pay bills...

What a difference five years and some honey-colored lowlights can make. American Idol golden ticket winner Baylie Brown had auditioned for season 6 in 2007, only to be thwarted during the dreaded Hollywood week group numbers by some terrible creatures from New Jersey. Watch the now-21-year-old sing Faith Hill in front of (We Miss You) Simon, Paula, and Randy.

Baylie Brown: Season 6 audition

I felt weird typing “We Miss You” above, because Simon Cowell was so generic and scripted and awful throughout The X Factor last fall. What I really meant was that season 11 of American Idol sorely misses the...

Baylie Brown is back on "American Idol." This 21-year-old cutie auditioned in Season 6, when she was just a baby at 16 and was a casualty of the awful (read: awesome) Group Day during the Hollywood Rounds.

We actually remember Baylie, if only because she was paired with that horrid Antonella Barba, who had absolutely no business being in the Top 24 and was then revealed to have some skanky toilet pictures, or something. Anyway. We thought it was a shame when Baylie was sent home last time.

But Baylie is back and she busts out Bon Jovi's "Bed of Roses" and it's just gorgeous. J.Lo is ready to send her through immediately, saying, "I'm ready to vote, are y'all?  You're great and I hope that you hold it together for Hollywood." And Randy comments that she's improved significantly since last time around.

What did you think, "Idol" fans? And just in case you're curious,...

Fox The judges on “American Idol.”

“American Idol” hit the state of Texas and added a twist of outer space with a good luck to the contestants from the international space station. Some of the contestants tonight were more than out there.

They haven’t paraded out the really dismal voices, from the really wacky characters…that is, until tonight. Phong Vu sang “Unbreak My Heart” and it was tough enough to listen to him bellow; then he went one...

Beginning a series looking at obscure pre-Code Hollywood films, made between the advent of sound and the strict enforcement of the Production Code. Some of these movies are rightly celebrated and frequently screened: Baby Face (1933), Red Headed Woman (1932), even to some extent Bed of Roses (1933). But others are trapped in copyright limbo or locked in vaults by studios too blind to exploit their holdings. That's the kind we're going to look at.

Tay Garnett was a typical tough-guy director, working in every genre but with a feeling for exotic climes (usually reproduced on the backlot). His reputation—that of a seventh-rate Howard Hawks, maybe—has never been hugely prestigious, and despite his frequently working on the screenplays of Hawks' films, and even making cameo appearances, the notion of Garnett as auteur never really took hold. Maybe, just maybe, this is partly due to the scarcity of some of his most interesting work.

In the upcoming action comedy Tower Heist, Alan Alda plays a corrupt Wall Street investor who is placed under house arrest after swindling people out of billions of dollars. But if you’ve seen the trailer for the flick or visited ArchitecturalDigest.com today, you’d argue immediately that staying in those digs hardly qualifies as any sort of punishment. (Of course, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, and their band of fellow vengeance-seekers are scheming to serve him with their own special brand of justice. I’m assuming they let the Occupy Wall Street kids have at him, but I’ll...

You remember that awesome thing you watched happen to someone else at a concert and wished had happened to you? Here’s why I’m asking: Last night, I went to see Willie Nelson. At 78, Willie doesn’t move around the stage a lot, so when he walked to the apron, we all learned forward in our seats. He took off the red bandana he was wearing and tossed it to a woman in the front row. A little later, now wearing a second bandana, he started walking to the apron again. This time, there were anticipatory “Oooh”s, and...

Bon Jovi are releasing a brand new greatest hits collection spanning their 25-year-plus career. It's titled, what else, "Greatest Hits."

Bon Jovi "Greatest Hits" features 14 of the band's worldwide hits, including "It's My Life," "Livin' On a Prayer," "Always," and "Wanted Dead or Alive." A two-disc edition, "Greatest Hits - Ultimate Collection," will feature 24 hits and fan favorites, including songs like "Bed of Roses," "Keep the Faith," and "These Days."

The band recorded four new tracks for the new compilations, "The More Things Change," "No Apologies," "This Is Love, This Is Life" and the first single, "What Do You Got?" "Greatest Hits" will feature "What Do You Got?" and one other new track, while "Greatest Hits - Ultimate Collection" will feature all four.

The new songs were written specifically for inclusion on the new greatest hits set, the band's first since 1994's "Crossroad." 2003's "This Left Feels Right" saw the...

How much do we love this man and his perpetual fountain of youth? He.Does.Not.Age. But he does get injured. Jon Bon Jovi hurt himself pretty badly while performing a concert at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. Being the classy star that he is, Jon finished his set and then had to be carried off the stage by the rest of the band. Ouch. His rep explained what went down. “Near the end of Bon Jovi’s two-and-a-half hour show at New Meadowlands Stadium on Friday night, Jon Bon Jovi sustained a torn calf muscle … The injury will not prevent Bon Jovi from playing any of their upcoming stadium dates this summer.” That’s why you can see Jonny limping around to (insert irony) Livin’ on A Prayer (whilst probably thinking “we’re half way there-eeee”.) Another spokesman told People, “Jon Bon Jovi sustained a torn calf muscle.

Rivalries between the states are inevitable but ultimately unproductive. While Victoria may not have the highest production investment total of the year, the cultural capital of Australia is strengthening its local slate.

Victoria is considered Australia’s cultural capital, so why isn’t it the country’s screen production capital too, or at least not anymore?

According to the National Survey of Feature Film and TV Drama Production, in 2008/09 the value of the feature and TV drama production slate in Victoria was $157m, 23 percent down from last year’s

$251m. The drop placed Victoria behind Nsw and its $434m, for the third time in the last five years.

All states savour the moment when statistics favour their efforts, but sometimes the numbers are not on their side. However, there are reasons behind this apparent under-performance, and things that those same numbers are not telling.

The dramatic statistical fluctuation is the...

I feel like the producers of Beastly, a modern-day Beauty and the Beast based on the young adult novel by Alex Finn, are missing an opportunity to secure the thirtysomething females by not showing Parenthood's Peter Krause in the trailer (embedded after the jump). I'm sure his role is small. He's the father who banishes his son Kyle (star Alex Pettyfer) to Brooklyn after a goth classmate (Mary-Kate Olsen) turns him as ugly on the outside as he in on the inside and gives him one year to find someone (Vanessa Hudgens) who loves him anyway. But add in...

Ke$ha, Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, LL Cool J also announced as presenters for January 31 show.

By Gil Kaufman

Justin Bieber

Photo: Michael Loccisano/ Getty Images

The Grammy performance roster already boasts a galaxy of stars that includes Lady Gaga, Green Day, Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Pink, Taylor Swift and Maxwell. So, it just makes sense that the first round of presenters announced on Thursday (January 14) would match that star wattage.

The Recording Academy unveiled the first group of presenters, which includes Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, the Jonas Brothers and LL Cool J. Also scheduled to present awards are actors Kristen Bell, Jeff Bridges and Josh Duhamel and musicians Norah Jones, Ricky Martin, Carlos Santana and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr.

The 52nd annual Grammys will air live at 8 p.m. Et on January 31 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will also feature performances from Bon Jovi,...

Grammy-nominated rockers Bon Jovi will be performing on Music's Biggest Night, and now you can help choose what song they'll perform live! For the first time ever, the Jersey band will participate in the interactive Grammy performance in which fans will have an opportunity to decide which hit the band will perform during their segment on the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, airing live on CBS Sunday, Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. Viewers can log on to www.cbs.com/grammys and vote for one out of six hit Bon Jovi songs: "Always," "Bed Of Roses," "Have A Nice Day," "It's My Life," "Livin' On A Prayer" and "Wanted Dead Or Alive." More voting details can be found on the site. Bon Jovi is up for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals for "We Weren't Born To Follow."

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"Jennifer Jones, 90, an actress who won an Academy Award for playing a saint in The Song of Bernadette and became a popular sinner in Hollywood melodramas including Duel in the Sun and Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, died Thursday at her home in Malibu, Calif," reports Adam Bernstein in the Washington Post.

"Jennifer Jones remains one of the more controversial actresses in the Hollywood cinema," writes Richard Lippe in Film Reference. "In general, her professional and personal involvement with David O Selznick has been given a prominence that has colored assessments of Jones's distinctive contribution to 1940s cinema. Interestingly, the central issue is not that Jones lacked talent or screen presence. The longstanding criticism is that Selznick, because of his commitment to Jones, had no critical distance and, with King Vidor's Duel in the Sun, tried to fashion an erotic identity for her, making Jones into a ridiculous creation." Still,...

Jeff Daniels and Kip Pardue have joined Sigourney Weaver and Emile Hirsch in the indie Imaginary Heroes for writer-turned-director Dan Harris. Production is scheduled to start Aug. 14 in New Jersey. The darkly comic drama revolves around the secrets and lies of American families. It tells the story of a four-member family and how they deal with the suicide of the eldest son, an accomplished swimmer idolized by the community and his parents as being the "perfect boy" (Pardue). Daniels will star as the father, with Weaver playing the mother and Hirsch the youngest son. Harris is directing from his own original screenplay. Producers on the project include Signature's Moshe and Illana Diamant (Tristan & Isolde), Art Linson (Spartan), Gina Resnick (Prey for Rock and Roll) and Denise Shaw (Bed of Roses). William Morris Independent packaged the indie project and is repping the distribution rights for the film. Daniels is repped by ICM. Pardue, who is in Ireland filming Whiter Shade of Pale opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt, is repped by CAA and the Untitled Entertainment/Parseghian/Planco management outfit.