Thursday, December 22, 2011
Jeremy Sisto and Wife Expecting Second Child
Jeremy Sisto Suburgatory star Jeremy Sisto and wife Addie Lane are expecting their second child.Sisto, 37, appeared on The Talk Tuesday, where he confirmed that he and Lane are having a boy in March. The couple also has a 2-year-old daughter, Charlie-Ballerina.Clueless reunion! Alicia Silverstone rolling (with the homies) to SuburgatoryThe actor addressed his daughter's unconventional name on the daytime talk show. "My wife went through the dictionary, page by page, looking for words that weren't normally names... I never really pictured myself having a family so it felt strange to name my child after anyone else alive," he said."Ballerina, we liked it. But we saved her a little bit, we made it a hyphenated name ... so she can go by Charlie ... Chuck B."
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Open Road sets date for 'Outrun'
'Outrun'Open Road Films has dated its first summer time pic, the Dax Shepard romantic action-comedy "Outrun," for August. 24. Pic, which Shepard authored and co-directed with David Palmer, follows an ex-getaway driver (Shepard) who, after saying yes they are driving his girlfriend to La, is faced through the government bodies and the former gang. Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Love Bridges and Kristin Chenoweth co-star. Producers are Andrew Panay, Nate Tuck, Kim Waltrip and Jim Casey. Open Road, whose only release to date, "Killer Elite," has cumed a modest $25 million this season, acquired U.S. privileges to "Outrun" recently. "Outrun" may be the 4th mostly male-specific pic going to be out on August. 24, together with Warner Bros.' suspense thriller "The Apparition," with Ashley Greene and Tom Felton, Sony's Frederick Gordon-Levitt-actioner "Premium Hurry" and Ethan Hawke-starrer "Sinister." Late August B.O. is becoming primo real-estate for many photos -- typically gender-specific game titles such as this year's femme hit "The AssistanceInch and male-driven "The Expendables" this year. Open Road's next release, Liam Neeson survival pic "The Gray," bows on Jan. 27, then horror film "Quiet House" on March 9. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com
Vote! Who Will Win The X Factor? Handicapping the Final 3
Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene Who will America say has The X Factor? It's a tight race, and what's more, none of the finalists - Chris Rene, Melanie Amaro and Josh Krajcik -ever landed in the bottom. In other words, it's anyone's game. But that doesn't mean we're not going to try and predict who will emerge victorious! Will The X Factor's Steve Jones go the way of Brian Dunkelman? Given the history of music competition shows, we at TVGuide.com are putting our money behind Melanie Amaro, Simon Cowell's sole survivor. She's an inoffensive power singer not so unlike Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks. The surprise Caribbean accent may have thrown off viewers initially, but, hey, it seems to work for Rihanna! And if both Cowell and Mariah Carey are impressed with her vocals, then America can't be far behind... Then again, there's Josh Krajcik, the former burrito slinger who has managed to use his deep-throated rocker voice to transform songs like "Jar of Hearts" and "Dirty Diana" into raw, radio-ready Kracjcik originals. Last week's performance, a haunting rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," is still burned into our minds. He could surprise by one-upping Amaro, and go on to have a Daughtry-style career. But there's also dark horse Chris Rene, a former drug addict whose original compositions - "Young Homie" and "Where Do We Go from Here" - have moved the judges more than any other of his competitors' performances. His personal story of triumph has reduced the aspiring singer-rapper to tears on more than one occasion, and it's not such a leap to believe that audiences, too, had their tissues on hand week after week. (If we were going to be really generous, there is also a favorable Jason Mraz comparison to be made.) Check out photos from The X Factor So... our money's on Melanie. But tell us what you think: Will Melanie will it all? Does Josh have a shot at rocking the vote? Or do you want to see Chris continue to succeed? The X Factor's two-part finale airs Wednesday and Thursday at 8/7c on Fox. Vote now: Who Should Win The X Factor? Melanie Josh Chris vote view results
Sunday, December 11, 2011
'The Tree of Life' Wins Three San Francisco Critics Awards, Including Best Picture
A concert featuring hitmakers Bush, Sublime, Social Distortion, 311, and Blink 182 sounds like a dream bill -- for 1999. But that was the topline on night one of this year's KROQ Acoustic Christmas, held at its regular home Gibson Amphitheater at Universal. A stark contrast to the 22-year-old fest's usual standard of lining up talent that's representative of the cutting edge of rock, it was also a somewhat depressing reminder of the aging demographic that actually still listens to rock music, with many in the audience downing large amounts of nostalgia along with their Bud Lights.our editor recommendsSee a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould: Concert ReviewMetallica India Concert Cancellation Leads To Chaos as Fans Trash Stage (Video)The Big 4: Concert Review The outlook's not enitrely cynical: many of these bands have major current hits and could handily sell out a show of their own at a similarly sized (or bigger) venue, an arbiter of strength that gave the show a once-in-a-lifetime (or, at least, every couple decades) feel. For what it's worth, the second night's lineup, scheduled for this evening, skews far more current, with major artists like The Black Keys and Florence and the Machine playing alongside retro-faves Jane's Addiction, signaling that all is not lost for those who choose a guitar over a turntable or drum machine. STORY:Outside Lands: A Rock Festival Fit For Foodies Still, by far the biggest thrills of this first night came in the form of singalongs to songs that are old enough to drive. "Glycerine," Bush's 1994 hit, found still-youthful-looking frontman Gavin Rossdale soaked to the bone with water and sweat (mostly culled from a marathon crowd-run a few songs earlier), leading the audience in a crescendo that erupted when he was joined by the rest of his band for a few headbanging bars at the song's climax. "Smoke Two Joints," Sublime With Rome's opening ska-rocker, was accompanied by the sound of hundreds of lighters getting to work, just as it would have been had the band been arena-sized when they recorded it, in 1992 (the band was a last-minute replacement for Incubus, who backed out due to a member's illness). And headliner Blink-182 bounced through near-oldies like "Rock Show," "What's My Age Again," and "Dammit (Growing Up)" as well as recent hits like the smarter-than-you'd-think "Up All Night," pogoing and making sex jokes that keep them perpetually in their early '20s, despite forehead-wrinkles that would suggest otherwise. A few of the bands worked at least a bit of holiday cheer into their sets: Blink played not just one but two Christmas-themed songs ("Happy Holidays, You Bastard" and the written-for-KROQ rarity "I Won't Be Home For Christmas"), and workhorse punk stalwarts Social Distortion claimed they were going to break into a Christmas jam, before covering "Ring of Fire" to close their set. But major points are due to openers New Found Glory, the only band to embrace the "acoustic" part of "Acoustic Christmas," via a fine singalong of "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire." Elsewhere on the bill, the chuff-rock of Chevelle and 311's approachable reggae rock came off as somewhat pose-y, despite each band's energetic push to prove otherwise. The only newcomers on the bill, Irvine's Young The Giant, brought indie-rock to the caravan, but outside of their two hits, "Cough Syrup" and "My Body," the band's intricate arrangements and vocals were enitirely lost on an audience antsy for the youngsters to finish up so that they could get busy reliving their own youth. Photo by Jeff Kravitz,InsideCelebPics.com PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Dollars After Death: 12 Albums That Got Big Posthumous Sales Boosts
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