Director: Christopher Nolan Cast:Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal Synopsis: 'The Dark Knight' reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. In the new film, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of lieutenant Jim Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
ROLLING STONES star RONNIE WOOD once saved a musician's life - after he was allegedly threatened with a gun by music producer PHIL SPECTOR.
Ronnie Wood leaving the private view of Rene Ricard's latest exhibition 'What Every Young Sissy Should Know', at the Scream Gallery in Mayfair. London, England - 03.04.08
Robin - the surviving son of late British comedy legends John Le Mesurier and Hattie Jacques - recalls an incident in the 1980s when Spector threatened him at Wood's studio.
He says, "About 20 years ago, I had a gun pulled on me by Phil Spector which really kind of scared me.
"I went to a party for the release of one of Ronnie Wood's albums in Los Angeles. We listened to it a couple of times and had a few drinks.
"I was leaving when a short, squirty guy jumped up and put a snub-nose revolver in my face. It was scary.
"Woody (Ron) went, 'No, No, No, he's a friend.' Spector then lowered the gun. I have no idea if it was loaded but it was pretty nasty."
Spector is preparing for a second trial where he is accused of murdering actress Lana Clarkson at his Alhambra, California mansion in 2003.
His original murder trial was ruled a mistrial in September (07) when jurors couldn't agree unanimously on a guilty verdict.
Hot couple ASHLEE SIMPSON and PETE WENTZ were the victims of monkey thieves who stole all their designer gear during a recent Costa Rican retreat.
ASHLEE SIMPSON and PETE WENTZ
The pair was staying at a hotel in the Latin American paradise when things started to go missing from their room.
Simpson explains, "We'd go to sleep and we'd wake up, and the maid wasn't even here, but sunglasses, my Sony, my favourite Wireseal hat, all this stuff, my favourite make-up bag (was gone).
"We were like, 'Where is everything?' We asked the hotel and they said that the monkeys like shiny things.
Hollywood star WESLEY SNIPES apologised for his 'mistakes and errors' as he was jailed for three years for tax evasion on Thursday (24Apr08).
WESLEY SNIPES
The Blade actor was handed the prison sentence by Florida judge Judge William Terrell Hodges after he was convicted of failing to file his taxes for five years.
Upon receiving his sentence, Snipes, 45, told the court: "I'm very sorry for my mistakes and errors.
"I apologise to my family, the court and the community.
"I've asked the court to show me mercy and the opportunity to make things right."
The star was acquitted of tax fraud and filing a false claim, as well as three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file a tax return at an earlier hearing.
Pop star MADONNA has purchased a New York apartment using her maiden name - sparking further fears her marriage to GUY RITCHIE is in trouble.
Madonna at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival - Premiere of 'I Am Because We Are' at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Centre. New York City, USA - 24.04.08
The Holiday hitmaker bought the flat directly above her existing home near Central Park for $ 7 million (GBP3.5 million) using her maiden name, Ciccone.
It is believed the 49-year-old will knock through the building to make a "super duplex" apartment.
The couple's marriage came under intense scrutiny last month (10Mar08) when the director failed to show up at New York's Rock + Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, where his wife was honoured.
This was the latest of several events the couple had failed to attend together, prompting scurrilous reports they'd split.
A former business associate of Hollywood actor MICHAEL DOUGLAS is suing the star for breach of contract.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS
Zack Norman - who appeared with Douglas in the 1984 movie Romancing the Stone - has launched a legal bid against the star in connection with a business deal.
Norman claims he was promised $1 million (GBP500,000) for his part in buying into a company with Douglas - but never received the money.
According to the lawsuit filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday (24Apr08), Norman is seeking compensation.
CARMEN ELECTRA is set to wed for a third time after accepting former KORN rocker ROB PATTERSON's Las Vegas proposal at the weekend (19/20Apr08).
Carmen Electra and Rob Patterson shopping at Potsdamer Platz Arkaden shopping mall - Berlin Film Festival 2008 (Berlinale). Berlin, Germany - 14.02.08
The guitarist, 37, asked the model/actress to be his bride while the couple was in Las Vegas celebrating her 36th birthday.
Electra, who was previously married to basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman and rocker Dave Navarro, recently revealed she wanted to start a family with Patterson, her boyfriend of almost a year.
She said, "I have pictured myself as a mother for years and look forward to fulfilling that strong desire."
Outspoken U.S. newsman BILL O'REILLY has called for a media conference to discuss revealing new photos of teenage star MILEY CYRUS that were recently leaked online.
Miley Cyrus shopping in Malibu. Los Angeles, California - 05.04.08
The pictures, which show the 15-year-old Hannah Montana star posing in nothing but lingerie as she lounges on an unnamed boy's lap, have caused outrage in America, where Cyrus is a teen role model.
And Fox News anchor O'Reilly is keen to get to the bottom of the scandal - and find out why and how the photos were leaked online earlier this week (beg21Apr08).
He says, "We have so few role models, particularly for little girls in this country (and) she (Cyrus) is the main one. I hate to see this.
"Parents all over the country like this girl because she is clean-cut."
Calling the photos a "teasy, peek-a-boo thing," O'Reilly adds, "She's 14 in these pictures - that is the problem."
But Cyrus has her supporters too; on Tuesday (22Apr08), former touring partner Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, came to the pop star's defence, stating, "No one's perfect and everybody makes their mistakes. I think it's the way you handle it and come out of it the proper and respectful way."
Fans can now taste country star TIM McGRAW - the singer has his own flavour of potato chips.
TIM McGRAW
Tim McGraw's Spicy Jalapeno Fritos will hit Wal-Mart stores across America at the beginning of next week (beg28Apr08).
McGraw will appear in upcoming TV and print ads for Fritos, which have been dubbed the "official snack" of the singer's new tour which begins on 9 May (08) in Tampa, Florida.
Rapper T.I. put his legal woes behind him to throw his manager JASON GETER a birthday party on Wednesday (23Apr08).
T.I. at the National Hip-Hop Summit 'Turn Up The Vote' at Temple University. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 20.04.08
Fergie and Young Jeezy were among the guests at the King magazine-sponsored bash in Atlanta, Georgia.
T.I., who was handed a 1,000-hour community service sentence last month (Mar08) after pleading guilty to weapons charges, was all smiles after spending the last five months under house arrest at his Atlanta area home.
The rapper served up a birthday cake in the shape of a safe, as his manager celebrated in style at the Luckie Lounge with showgirls.
And despite his legal woes, T.I. said, "I wouldn't miss this s**t for the world."
Meanwhile, the rap star is struggling to find schools and colleges where he can serve his community service - because education officials don't want him speaking at their institutes.
The hitmaker was ordered to speak to kids about the dangers of drugs and guns as part of his community service sentence, but he can't find a lecture site in the state, where he can talk to "atrisk youths".
Fulton County and Cobb County education officials are refusing to let him through their doors, leaving the star forced to hunt down willing establishments prepared to let him serve his sentence.
Sources close to the rap star claim T.I. is "banned from all Cobb County schools," but a school district spokesman insists that's not the case, adding, "With recent gang problems... it's not a good time."
Jamie Lidell's new album JIM will be premiered worldwide exclusively on MySpace, Friday April 25, 2008, four days before the release in stores through Warp Records.
Jim is the follow up to 2005's Multiply. When Multiply came out few expected the restless sonic scientist to make an uplifting soul record, but he did; and audiences and critics were captivated by the fusion of his influences with deeply felt song writing, meticulous production skills, and most of all, that amazing voice. According to the reviews, Jamie was at various times, Little Richard, Jimi, Otis, Sly, Prince, Marvin, Stevie or some mashed-up combo of them all. Meanwhile, his live show has become an infamously exhilarating experience, with Jamie performing on the edges of control and chaos, turning music inside out and touring with kindred spirit, Beck. Recorded in Berlin, Los Angeles and Paris, Jim takes even further what was started with Multiply, finding the balance between the spontaneous creativity of his raw ideas and the careful craft and polish of a great record. The musical world of Jim is even richer and even more refined.
Tokyo Police Club celebrate the release of their debut album ELEPHANT SHELL in Baltimore Sunday, April 27, 2008 at a free MySpace Secret Show at The Talking Head.
The Canadian band, signed to indie Saddle Creek, is a critics darling with Rolling Stone opining, “If only all young guitar bands were smart enough to rock out this fast, banging out seven first-rate mod-punk party starters in barely more than sixteen minutes.”
Elephant Shell was released on April 22, and the band is currently on tour to support the release, with the secret show being by far the smallest most intimate venue Tokyo Police Club will play. The band was recently featured on MTV’s Discover and Download program and their new single, “Tessellate,” is being played on such influential radio stations as Indie 103 in Los Angeles.
MySpace Music has organized more than 100 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Rilo Kiley, Fran Ferdinand, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Ray LaMontagne performing in cities around the world. For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit the official MySpace Secret Shows profile at http://myspace.com/secretshows.
Country star CHRIS CAGLE is to stand trial on a misdemeanour assault charge in connection with a pre-Christmas (07) fight.
CHRIS CAGLE
The singer was allegedly caught up in a nightclub brawl in Tucson, Arizona on 13 December.
The trial, which is expected to be completed within one day, will take place in Tucson city court in September (08).
CMT.com reports Cagle is accused of punching Tucson native Mark Barry after Barry's girlfriend became verbally abusive when the singer refused to sign an autograph for her.
At a hearing on Monday (21Apr08), Cagle's attorney insisted his client acted in self-defence.
Barry has filed a civil suit against Cagle and his sound engineer, Kenneth Hoyt.
Liz Phair Celebrates 15th anniversary of 'EXILE IN GUYVILLE' with June 24th reissue on ATO Records. Special Edition Features Four Never-Before-Released B-Sides And Phair’s Exclusive New 'Guyville Redux' DVD.
Phair Gets Back Into The D.I.Y. Spirit With New Album On ATO Records This Fall.
It’s been 15 years since the release of the groundbreaking Exile in Guyville – and Liz Phair is marking the occasion by returning to her roots. Phair recently signed with the independent label ATO Records, which will release a special 15th anniversary edition of her landmark debut album on June 24th and her new studio album in the fall.
Exile in Guyville, which was out of print, will be available on CD, vinyl and – for the first time ever – in digital format. The special reissue package will include four never-before-released songs from the original recording sessions: “Ant in Alaska,” with Phair simply accompanying herself on guitar, “Wild Thing,” wherein she uses the melody and central line of The Troggs’ 1966 #1 hit as a jumping off point for an otherwise all-original song, “Say You,” which features Phair and a full band, and an untitled instrumental with Liz on guitar. Phair has also just completed a new, 60-minute DVD, “Guyville Redux,” for the reissue.
In “Guyville Redux” – which features an introduction by Dave Matthews, founder/co-owner of ATO Records – Liz and the “guys” of Guyville take us back to the making of the album, the male-dominated, Chicago independent music scene of the early 1990’s (which included Urge Overkill, Material Issue, and Smashing Pumpkins), and the Wicker Park neighborhood where it all happened. Phair interviews Gerard Cosloy and Chris Lombardi of Matador Records, which originally released the record, famed indie producer Steve Albini, Ira Glass of NPR’s “This American Life,” John Henderson of the elusive indie label Feel Good All Over, Brad Wood (producer of Exile In Guyville), John Cusack (who founded the Chicago avant-garde theater group New Crime Productions), Urge Overkill, and more.
Conceived as a song-by-song response to the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street, Exile in Guyville was released in 1993, and ranked #1 that year on both the Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll and Spin magazine’s year-end critics poll. Incredibly influential to this day, its place as a seminal rock album has been reaffirmed by its inclusion in countless historical “best of” lists over the past 15 years, including: “Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Spin’s “100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005,” Rolling Stone’s “Women in Rock (the 50 essential albums),” Blender’s “Best Indie Rock Albums of All Time,” Pitchfork’s “Top 100 Albums of the 1990’s,” and VH1’s “Greatest Albums Of All Time,” to name but a few. Exile in Guyville is, in the words of Pitchfork, “a certifiable indie roadtrip classic.”
“Exile in Guyville is miles more complex than the porn-star manifesto it was often considered,” says Alan Light (former Editor-in-Chief of Spin, Vibe and Tracks) in an essay penned especially for the reissue. “Phair spoke for the uncertainties facing a new generation of women, struggling to find a balance between sexual confidence and romance, between independence and isolation….Exile in Guyville sat at the center of a culture in transition.”
Original tracklist:
01 6'1"
02 Help Me Mary
03 Glory
04 Dance of the Seven Veils
05 Never Said
06 Soap Star Joe
07 Explain It to Me
08 Canary
09 Mesmerizing
10 Fuck and Run
11 Girls! Girls! Girls!
12 Divorce Song
13 Shatter
14 Flower
15 Johnny Sunshine
16 Gunshy
17 Stratford-on-Guy
18 Strange Loop
Bonus tracks:
19 Ant in Alaska
20 Wild Thing
21 Say You
22 [Untitled instrumental]
LILI HAYDN, the child actress who played comic RODNEY DANGERFIELD's daughter in comedy film EASY MONEY, will play the violin in former PINK FLOYD star ROGER WATERS' band when he closes the Coachella Festival.
Lili Haydn performing at the Children Uniting Nations Conference Gala at The Reagan Building. Washington DC, USA - 17.10.07
Haydn, the daughter of late comedienne Lotus Weinstock, will join Waters for his Dark Side of The Moon performance at the California desert festival on Sunday night (27Apr08).
The pretty brunette, who was a teenage soloist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, also recorded Kashmir with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page for their No Quarter album.
Hollywood star WESLEY SNIPES will serve three years in jail for tax evasion.
WESLEY SNIPES
In February (08) the Blade actor was convicted of failing to file his taxes for five years.
The star was acquitted of tax fraud and filing a false claim, as well as three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file a tax return.
But on Thursday (24Apr08) in Florida, U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges sentenced Snipes to three years imprisonment.
Earlier this week (23Apr08), Snipes' famous friends, like actors Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington, sent letters to the judge as character references.
The actor's attorneys argued that Snipes' crimes did not warrant a prison sentence, and that the star should be given probation.
Details of when Snipes will have to surrender to prison, and where he will serve his sentence have not been released.
LATEST: CAMERON DIAZ's publicists are denying reports the actress has been hospitalised with stress following her father's recent death.
CAMERON DIAZ
The movie star's What Happens In Vegas co-star, Ashton Kutcher, reportedly told photographers in London that Diaz was receiving "medical attention," but her representatives insist he was either misinformed or misquoted.
A spokeswoman for Diaz says, "These reports are absolutely untrue. She has taken time off to be with her family and plans to return to work next week."
Diaz's father, Emilio, died suddenly last week (ends18Apr08) after succumbing to pneumonia. Diaz hosted a service in honour of her father on Saturday (19Apr08) in California.
The actress is expected to attend the Los Angeles premiere of What Happens In Vegas after missing out on the trip to London with Kutcher.
Hungry Madonna (http://www.myspace.com/madonna) fans in the U.S. will get a very tasty treat when they hear Madonna's Hard Candy premiered exclusively on MySpace on April 25 four days before the album will be in stores.
Hard Candy, her 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records, follows up Confessions on a Dance Floor CD which debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries and sold over 8 million copies. Hard Candy has been described as a yummy up-tempo collection of 12 musical delights with Madonna remaining firmly ensconced in dance floor mode with an added hip-hop beat with the help of her musical collaborators Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes and Nate "Danja" Hills. The album has received 4 star reviews both in Blender and Rolling Stone.
MySpace Music has exclusively premiered albums for Nine Inch Nails, Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, 50 Cent, Sean Kingston, the Shins and R.E.M. For more information about upcoming premiers visit MySpace Music's page: http://myspacemusic.com.
DAVID HASSELHOFF has checked out of hospital in Los Angeles following treatment for an eye wound.
DAVID HASSELHOFF
The actor spent three days at UCLA Medical Center after stitching above his left eye unravelled and left the actor bleeding heavily.
Hasselhoff's assistant drove him to hospital on Sunday (20Apr08), but the Baywatch creator was spotted out and about on Wednesday (23Apr08), sporting a bandage above his injured eye.
Model-turned-fashion mogul KIMORA LEE SIMMONS' new Barbie doll comes with a faux-fur coat, in a bid to show young girls they can look 'fabulous' without skinning animals.
Kimora Lee Simmons at 'Never Back Down' premiere at the ArcLight Theaters. Los Angeles, California - 04.03.08
The designer and reality TV star admits she was thrilled when toymakers Mattel decided to model a Barbie in her likeness, but she had one recommendation.
She says, "She has a faux-fur chinchilla coat, because I want to show kids that synthetic fur can be fabulous, too. She's everything a Barbie is supposed to be."
Simmons isn't the only celebrity to inspire a modern Barbie - a Hilary Duff doll has also been created recently.
British thespian PATRICK STEWART prompted STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION bosses to rethink the show's wardrobe when he threatened to sue them for spinal damage.
Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek: Nemesis'
The star played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on the cult sci-fi series from the late 1980s and into the 1990s and now he reveals the skintight Lycra jumpsuit he wore on the show didn't fit him for two whole seasons.
Stewart tells the Globe, "The producers wanted to have a smooth, unwrinkled look, which put a terrible amount of strain on my shoulders, neck and back."
The actor admits his one-size too small outfit eventually sent him to the chiropractor, who advised the star to sue.
Stewart admits the Star Trek producers quickly revamped his outfit when they heard the legal threats.
Asian-American movie star KAL PENN refuses to act under his birth name KALPEN MODI - because he fears film roles would be limited to his ethnicity.
KAL PENN
The Namesake star is convinced he wouldn't have had the opportunities he has enjoyed if he'd stubbornly stuck with his Indian name.
He says, "There were a couple of friends who said, 'If you use Kalpen Modi on your resume, you'll probably be more limited to roles.
"Whether it's less letters or a neutral sounding name, am I trying to sound less ethnic? Yeah. But I didn't want to come up with a completely separate name that has nothing to do with my own.
"So I just took my first name and split it in half."
And by doing so, Penn struck it lucky: "My parents' friends said that in ancient Hindu numerology the sequence of three letters and seven letters all together, with that combination, is considered very lucky."
Mexican singer CRISTIAN CASTRO has taken aim at his estranged wife after she hinted that the hunk is gay. Valeria Liberman publicly questioned the star's sexuality as their divorce battle heated up recently, and Castro is refusing to take her comments lightly.
He rages, "If she says I'm gay, she should back it up with proof.
"It's a huge lie. I don't think she has any evidence."
Castro, 33, has also reprimanded Liberman for talking openly about their failed marriage: "I think it's really sad and a little unwise for couples to speak badly when they break up.
"Everything that happens in a marriage is behind closed doors and should remain there."
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