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Okay ladies and gents we have another movie for 2014 and its called the Other Woman. The trailer really gives away the entire film at its core. You have a man who has been juggling multiple women. Cameron Diaz's character is a serial dater who thinks she's finally met the man of her dreams. Well after dating for a while she stumbles across his wife, played by Leslie Mann. Instead of fighting they quickly become good friends and together find out about his whole stable of women including the bombshell Kate Upton. All three women (Kate Upton, Leslie Mann, and Cameron Diaz) come to a mutual understanding that they have been played and its time for payback. And if your wondering whats Nicki Minaj's place in this movie well she plays the colorful, snappy, witty assistant to Cameron Diaz.

Here's the Official Plot via IMDb:

After realizing she is not her boyfriend's primary lover, a woman teams up with his wife and plots mutual revenge.

In my view of the trailer is looks like a typical revenge movie with a twist. Not many women would team up or even befriend their husbands mistresses. Most of the time they're ready to slap, fight, kick, and whoop ass. LOL. But I guess in light of the circumstances its good to have some camaraderie amongst us girls lmao. It kind of reminds of me John Tucker Must Die. Only its not set in high school and its gonna have better acting DEFINITELY!

Here take a look at the trailer and judge for yourself:





The Other Woman hits theaters in April of 2014



Source: MadameNoire IMDb and MOVIESComingSoon

To get an idea of this sci-fi drama/thriller I have three teaser trailers via ComingSoon.net:










Source: Moviepilot and ComingSoon.net

Well if you've never seen How to Train Your Dragon then you are really missing a treat. The first installment to the franchise is about a young boy named Hiccup who befriends a dragon despite his village and families strong stance against them. In the latest installment of the franchise Hiccup is older and stronger. He's also become a bridge between dragons and humans. He and all his friends now have dragons of their very own and they currently ride them as protectors of their village.

Here's the full plot for How to Train Your Dragon 2 via IMDb:

It's been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island's new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.

Take a look at the Official Trailer for How to Train Your Dragon 2:



It seems like a cute movie for kids and teens to go see. I know that some people feel like animation is only for little kids but animation is so much more than that. They tell real stories. Sometimes they are even better than real live action movies. They don't have all the frill and thrills of live action movies (guns, violence, explosions well they don't most of the time). But at their core animation movies are sweet, family oriented, lesson teaching movies that EVERYONE of all ages can enjoy!

How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits theaters June 13, 2014!

Source: Moviepilot & IMDb

I've been a DeRay Davis fan for a very long time. The first time I was introduced to him as a comedian was on ComicView. He's real, raw, and down to earth. I think that's what makes him so funny at least to me. DeRay isn't just known for his comedy. He's been in countless movies like: The Fog, Semi-Pro, Barbershop, License to Wed, etc. Now he can add Game Show Host to his list. There is a new games show coming to GSN in January. It's called Mind of a Man. Here's how it works according to GSN:

In each episode of MIND OF A MAN, two female contestants try to figure out what men really think about dating, marriage, working and all manner of manly pursuits.The questions on the show have all been previously asked and answered by a survey of 100 men. Over three rounds, the contestants will try to determine the correct answers with the help of a celebrity panel. A mix of famous and funny male and female celebrities will offer their opinions about what men are really thinking. And for successfully getting inside the MIND OF A MAN, one of the contestants will walk away with the grand prize.

So there you have it, a new game show all about men and what they are thinking. As per the commercial if you have a question you want answered then call this number 1-800-ANSWERED. It looks like an interesting show. I'm going to definitely watch because I really want to see how these female contestants answer the questions. I'm curious to see if they really understand men.




With that being said Mind of a Man Premieres on January 8th at 8/7c! on GSN.

Source: GSN

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler team up again for a new romantic comedy/family film. The last time Drew and Adam teamed up it was for a romantic comedy called 50 First Dates. It was about a ladies man who falls in love with a woman who has short term amnesia. Because of the amnesia Adam Sandler had to constantly remind Drew Barrymore of the love they share and try to make her fall in love with him all over again everyday for the rest of his and her life. Well it did okay in the theaters and I have to admit its one of my favorite movies with Adam Sandler. The SNL Alum is one of my favorite comedians and I love his movies (well most of them LOL).

Now Drew and Adam have a new movie called Blended.  Here's the synopsis:

Recently divorced mother of two boys, LAUREN REYNOLDS (Drew Barrymore), and widowed father of three girls, JIM FRIEDMAN (Adam Sandler), have a disastrous blind date that puts them off dating for the foreseeable future. However, when the two purchase a discount “Familymoon” vacation from Lauren’s best friend and business partner, JEN, they wind up at an African resort with their kids in tow. Initially acrimonious, their relationship skews, gradually and irresistibly, towards romance.

From the trailer it seems to be a funny film. Blended hits theaters Memorial Day Weekend!

Check out the trailer.



Soure: IGN

I'm in love Channing Tatum. He's an awesome actor and just seems to be an all around cool person (wish I could meet him). Jonah Hill is a great actor as well. Just a little side note I didn't expect Jonah Hill to have so much range. But he does and he's awesome. 21 Jump Street was absolutely HILARIOUS and with its rousing success the 2nd installment into this surprise franchise has come in the form of 22 Jump Street. The watch the RED BAND trailer below and enjoy!



Here's the plot via IGN:

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

22 Jump Street is set to hit theaters June 13, 2014!


Source: IGN

I LOVE Drag Queens!!!! They are so awesome and flawlessly beautiful. Its amazing to watch them transform. Drag Queens are such confident people. With all the struggles they go through just to be who they are its amazing to see them present themselves in a strong positive light! And Mother Ru always welcomes them with loving open arms despite the competition. Its an amazing show and I watch it every season in my pumps with a glass wine screaming "YASSSSS Honey YASSSSS!" LOL

Checkout the new TRAILER!!!!!


Adore Delano

April Carrion

BenDeLaCreme

Bianca del Rio


Courtney Act

Gia Gunn

Joslyn Fox

Kelly Mantle

Laganja Estranja

Magnolia Crawford

Milk

Miss Darienne Lake

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I can't say much about this other than its hilarious! Jimmy Kimmel had a segment on his show where actor Benedict Cumberbatch (Star Trek: Into the Darkness, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Fifth Estate, Sherlock Holmes, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) was reading the lyrics from R. Kelly's new album Black Panties. The song of choice was Genius, lol. Its nothing else to be said other than watch the video.

Jimmy Kimmel is a late night genius and Benedict Cumberbatch...I see ya baby LOL!

TV Shows don't last long anymore do they? WWE's Monday Night Raw, MASH, Law and Order, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, etc. All long running sitcoms, reality, and drama television shows. They don't make shows like those anymore (excluding Monday Night Raw). What could be the reason for shorter TV shows? People lose interest I guess, the storyline isn't strong enough, or the ratings have dropped either way shows air time is getting shorter and shorter. Shows usually don't last past 5 seasons or on a good series 7 seasons.

Well with that being said Californication, Showtime's break out comedy series is ending its run after this coming season. The president of Showtime praised the shows brash hard hitting storyline. Here's what he said:

"With its unique blend of lyricism and excess, Californication has been one of our groundbreaking signature series. We will always be indebted to [creator] Tom Kapinos for leading the creative charge on this memorable comedy, and to David Duchovny for making us root for an unapologetic hedonist like Hank Moody…"

If you've never seen Californication its about a man named Hank Moody. He's a drug addicted, sexually charged writer/professor with a slew of other problems that are plaguing his troubling and crazy life (most of these problems are self inflicted e.g. mistresses, bad parenting, promiscuity the list goes on). Californication has been on 7 Seasons and its had everything from sex, lies, deception, bad parenting, stupid decisions, etc. I like the show. Its the kind of show you can live vicariously through the character. One of the reasons that I like the show.

I'm sad to see Californication go. I wasn't an avid watcher (every now and then I would sit down and watch it) but I have watched it a couple times and I gotta say its a good show. So I guess we'll have to wait for Showtimes next hit. But don't fret Showtime has plenty other series that are awesome: shows like House of Lies with Don Cheadle, Ray Donovan, Nurse Jackie, Masters of Sex, Shameless and more! Showtime is an award winning network. They pump great adult comedies and dramas that keep you on the edge of your seat.




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There was a big rumor going around about LeBron James being the lead in Space Jam 2. Which I thought was a big big mistake by the way. The first Space Jam was cute and a little funny (actually it was hella funny with Bill Murray in it), but I just don't see the point of a sequel. Nothing against Lebron there was just no need for the second movie in my book.

However, this movie new movie that LeBron's name is being attached too doesn't sound all that promising either. Here's the plot of the movie: Kevin's character is tired of living in the shadow of his basketball icon brother (i.e. LeBron James) and decides to make a few changes in his life. Kevin and a few of his friends head to Miami to attend a fantasy basketball camp and he decides right then and there that this is his chance to prove himself. Sounds simply enough right? Despite the simplistic and somewhat vague plot I'm willing to give it a chance for one reason...Kevin Hart. I absolutely adore Kevin Hart. He's really funny, he's very easy on the eyes, and he's very honest about his life and I can appreciate that. I think he would be my main reason for watching the movie.

It sounds simple enough and similar to another movie that we've seen before e.g. the Sixth Man. Do you remember that movie? Kadeem Hardison and Marlon Wayans were brothers in the movie. Marlon's character was also living in his brothers shadow (which he had no problem doing) and Kadeem Hardison was the college basketball, NBA bound star. One night he had a game went for the dunk and had a heart attack on the court. He died shortly afterwards but came back in ghost form to help his team win the championship. Long story short Marlon's character finally came into his own and was able to get past his brother's death and live his life for himself. It was a good movie and it was very funny. I just hope that Ballers doesn't mimic the movie TOO much. Its already off to a good start nobody dies and comes back as a ghost so that is a good sign lol.

No word on when this will hit the big screen. Currently Kevin Hart is working on the script with hopes of filming after the NBA season next spring! This will be LeBron's first feature film but it doesn't really require much acting because he's already the character he's playing he just doesn't have any brothers or sisters to worry about (that he knows of).

Kevin Hart has two other movies coming out within the next couple of months Grudge Match starring Slyvester Stallone and Robert DeNiro due out December 25th. And Ride Along starring Ice Cube, Tika Sumpter and John Leguizamo. If a trailer for Ballers is released sometime next year I will definitely update this blog.



























Trailer for Ride Along. Its like a really hilarious Training Day but without all the politics and killing. Kevin is a security guard who signs up for the police academy. In the midst of his new career he finds himself in love with his longtime girlfriend and plans to propose but there's only one problem, her over protective hard assed brother. Who happens to be a detective. When Kevin asks for his sisters hand in marriage, her brother decides to take him on a Ride Along. The Ride Along is to show him the ropes of the day to day life of a cop as well as scare him off his sister.



Trailer for Grudge Match. A movie about 2 washed up boxers who return to the ring for one final bout. Slyvester Stallone and Robert DeNiro had a bitter rivalry and each won 1 fight against the other. When Slyvester Stallone's character retires the two's final fight was cancelled and their rivalry was never settled. Years later their manager comes to them with a proposition to be apart of a game. Their intense rivalry heats up via a viral video of the two old fighters duking it out at a game studio. A $100,000 request for a final fight drops into their laps and the Grudge Match begins!

Ron Burgundy became a pop culture icon after Will Ferrell and several other funny men like Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Seth Rogen (and another pop culture icon Christina Applegate) starred in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. While its theatrical release was a flop, the DVD sales made it a household name and a staple in pop culture.

Now Ron Burgundy has a sequel to the original coming out called Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Because of his huge popularity Will Ferrell aka Ron Burgundy is doing Dodge car commercials to promote his new movie as well as the major car company. He's everywhere and now hes even on the news! Really the REAL NEWS! Bismarck, N.D. had Ron Burgundy Anchor the News for 30 minutes! I have a snippet of the video below. It was like a normal broadcast but it was just too surreal to see Ron Burgundy in that same suit, in the same tone of voice anchoring the real news. Ron was his usual self; silly, funny, and downright outrageous. I couldn't help but laugh when he started talking and he female anchor next him..oh goodness you just gotta see it for yourself!





Source: Associated Press

Candice Glover the recent winner of Season 12 American Idol has released a new single called Cried. Its a slow and strong ballad about the pain of a broken relationship (at least thats what I get from it). I love this song. Candice Glover is a strong alto and its a good breakup song. Truth be told there aren't many strong singers out in the music world. Right now Candice Glover is one of the strongest singers in the industry. She has a strong powerful voice similar to Jennifer Hudson. I really like Candice Glover and I wish her well on her journey to success in the entertainment industry. I can't wait to see how far she can go. Congrats Candice on your new single and future success.



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Well Mr. Pied Piper is back! And he's taking his music to the old days of 12 Play. You remember 12 Play right? With songs like Your Body's Callin', Bump N' Grind, Sex Me Part 1 & 2, and It Seems Like You're Ready. R. Kelly's been known for his soulful music and raunchy lyrics. In an interview with the Grio he was asked about his latest project Black Panties and of course some of the sexually explicit songs that have been released as singles and here's what he said via the Grio:

“Everywhere I go it’s ‘when are you going to come back with another 12 Play, when are you going to come back with the sexual R. Kelly’ — so, this is it,”

R. Kelly's last 2 albums he was channeling Sam Cooke, Teddy Pendergrass and other soulful R&B Crooners. Love Letter and Write Me Back were good albums but it just wasn't the R. Kelly that everyone was looking for. People were looking for 12 Play, TP2.com, R. Kelly. The sexually driven mega sex symbol that we've all grown to love and adore. So now Mr. Kelly is in the process of releasing his album Black Panties. An geared toward what R. Kelly seems to know best...SEX. Its marked with an explicit advisory warning but in the end this IS R. Kelly were talking about. So are you really surprised?

iTunes Album Cover

Two singles have been released off of the album Cookies and My Song ft. 2Chainz. I've listened to Cookies and its no different than Feelin on Yo Booty or any other sex song R. Kelly has created. Well you know what, no I take that back thats not true. It is different, its simply made in a different time with different slang. Thats all. I remember when that song came out it was crazy how popular it was. Can you think back to that time? Back then, it was considered too much! If that song came out today people would probably laugh at it. I mean cause singers like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus are much more sexually driven. I mean its mind boggling to me how time changes and flies past like this. Anyway, I'll be waiting on R. Kelly's new album it'll be a good album to make babies too. LOL. Just Kidding ;)

Track List for Black Panties
1. Legs Shakin’ ft Ludacris
2. Cookie
3. Throw This Money On You
4. Interlude
5. Marry The Pussy
6. You Deserve Better
7. Genius
8. All The Way ft Kelly Rowland
9. My Story ft 2 Chainz
10. Right Back
11. Spend That ft Young Jeezy
12. Crazy Sex
13. Shut Up

Deluxe:
14. Tear It Up ft Future
15. Show Ya Pussy ft Migos and Juicy J
16. Every Position
Black Panties is due out on December 10th!

Have a Listen to Cookies and More!


One More Song Preview via the Pied Pipers Instagram!

Source: theGrio

USAs Necessary Roughness has been cancelled. Unfortunately the network has opted of a 4th Season. Necessary Roughness was not a breakout hit. It kept a steady stream of loyal followers and last season it had $4 Million viewers which isn't bad but it wasn't mind blowing ratings either.

In case you didn't know Necessary Roughness started out about a therapist named Dani Santino. Dani was coping with marital troubles and a failing practice. She was offered a job by a football coach whose athlete was having trouble performing on the field. Necessary Roughness mirrored a lot of problems occurring in sports now. Performance enhancement drugs, infidelity, promiscuity, sexual preference, etc. Many of these same topics plague the NBA, NFL, MLB, Olympians, etc. There was a formal statement released by the network via Deadline and here's what it said:

“We are proud of this show and its writers, which had a unique ability to address topical subjects before they unfolded in real life on the sports pages,” the network said in a statement to Deadline. “We want to thank Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro, the incredible cast led by Golden Globe nominee Callie Thorne and our partners at Sony Television.”

It was a great show, but I think adding John Stamos to the cast was a big mistake. Not to say he wasn't great to look at but it just shook up the storyline of the show too much! Originally Dr. Dani dealt with specific athlete and I thought that she would continue to see him (which she did) and expand the storyline to other athletes problems. But it only went so far. I just felt like they could've taken necessary roughness to the top. Ripped from the headlines storylines. She could have been a freelance therapist working for athletes from all popular sports. Would've been awesome but they focused on this one team and made things consistently personal all the time. It was a good show but it could have been so much better.

Source: Deadline

Bravo is still rolling strong with their reality TV empire. Bravo produces some of the biggest reality shows on TV from the Real Housewives Franchise (their bread and butter) to Millionaire Matchmaker and more. The show will be similar to the Real Housewives format: Throw several women in front of the camera. force them into being friends or becoming familiar with each other, all while coping in their normal lives with their careers. The cast includes starring former video vixen Melyssa Ford, A Belle in Brooklyn author Demetria Lucas, style journalist Geneva S. Thomas, Melyssa’s business partner Brie Bythewood, modeling agency owner Mica Hughes and style expert Daisy Lewellyn.



Not sure if I'm going to be watching this show. The only person I am familiar with is Melyssa Ford. But that wouldn't entice me to watch it either. It really doesn't seem like my style. Bravo really needs to slow down on the reality shows and make TV shows that are worth watching. Yeah the Real Housewives Franchise is cool but its getting old. These shows all have the same format. Forced interaction to create a plot that wouldn't occur under normal circumstances. Its just too much and unnecessary. I remember people had to actors or actresses to be on TV. Now you audition and you thrust into the world of Reality TV. Its sad. Very sad.

I'm not a fan of the show. The trailer isn't interesting. I don't expect this show to go beyond the first season. #RealTalk. Good Luck to Melyssa Ford and the rest of the cast. I hope it works out but I SERIOUSLY doubt it!



Source: MadameNoire

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has wrapped on filming and is almost set to begin its promotional tours and trailer spots. Its set to be released in early spring May 2, 2014. Spidermans newest villians are Electro and Rhino now me not being a comic book head I don't know who either of these villians are. But I do know that Paul Giamatti will be Rhino, (one of my favorite actors/comedians) Jamie Foxx will be Electro, Dane DeHaan of Chronicle will be Harry Osborne, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone will reprise their roles as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. The photos of Jamie Foxx in costume as Electro are ridiculously mind bending. They are artistically beautiful, terribly scary, and just flat out AWESOME! The HD on these photos are magnificent. I think this going to an awesome film and this franchise did revamp and really give Spider-Man a whole new look. Which is nothing short of awesome!




Check out this photos of The Amazing Spider-Man and Jamie Foxx's Amazing Transformation into Electro:





To View Teaser Trailer CLICK HERE!!!!

Source: Moviepilot

Rihanna's new video What Now has been released and its, well...its something. Rihanna has been known to be controversial in her music, style and videos. But this video, this one is something to think about. In the video Rihanna is depicted in two ways a grayish white dress in a white room and in a completely black room with a black dress. Makeup (nails, face, etc) matches the attire and color of each room.

What I get from the video is that she's in a mental stage where she's being split into two. A constant asking of the question What Now would suggest that she's tired of being pulled into different directions and she just can't take it anymore. So much so that she's being split into two forms of herself, literally split into a white side and a dark side. It also appears to be a mental battle from within for Rihanna. Like she's possessed trying to break free of her mental cage. In between these glimpses of Rihanna's struggle are subliminal images of bugs, explosions, and other things that probably mean more to the director and Rihanna than we would know or care to understand. For me its a little scary but at least she's not half naked and twerking. Rihanna has tendency to be dark at times,  R was a testament to that so I expected nothing less on this track and video. So as I said before when I commented on a YouTubers video about it: Its a little scary but if thats what she wants I'm good. I definitely won't be watching it again though.

Judge for yourself here's the video below!



Source: vevo

Shane Dawson is arguably one of (if not) the most famous YouTube celebrity in the world. Currently he's running 3 channels with over 9 million subscribers. Shane definitely has a gift that people flock to see.

NBC has green lit a single camera comedy series based on Shane Dawson's real life. Its called Losin' It. The comedy will be set in a weight loss center, centered around its most successful client. When the client decides to become a consultant at the clinic that helped him lose weight chaos ensues, he's promoted to manager by the end of his first day!

The story will be written by Darlene Hunt, Shane Dawson, and Shane's producing partner Lauren Schnipper. Dawson, Hunt, Richie Schwartz, and Gluck will executive produce, with Schnipper producing. The storyline is direct from Shane himself. He once worked at a weight loss company called Jenny Craig along with his mother and brother in 2008, around the time his very first YouTube Channel began. Shortly after Shane uploaded a video of pole-dancing in the office that starred his mother, brother, himself and several other employees. Once it was out for the world to see Shane and all his accomplices were fired. But it was obviously a blessing in disguise because Shane is getting his own show! As comedic as this show will be the topic is also very personal to Shane. Having a rough childhood suffered from domestic abuse and bullying. Shane worked hard and lost 150 lbs! His new found confidence and strength pushed him to make moves in the YouTube community and create one of the most successful YouTube channels EVER!

Great for Shane Dawson! I personally have never watched his channel but I know who he is. He's one of the most famous YouTubers of all time. Apparently talented, funny, and now about to be a TV star. So congrats on all your success. Enjoy!

Since I've never seen his channel I'm going to post a playlist of some of his videos below:



Update: I've watched some of them and their pretty funny! So can't wait to see your show Shane! Again Congrats!


Source: Deadline