New Release Tuesday!

We start a new month with plenty of great new releases on Blu-Ray, CD and DVD including Love & Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.

MOVIES
127 Hours (B)
Bambi (Diamond Edition) (B)
Burlesque (B)
The Cable Guy (B)
Faster (B)
Love & Other Drugs (B)
Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy (B)
Waiting for Dublin (B)

MUSIC
David Foster & Friends - Hit Man Returns
Harry Connick, Jr. - In Concert on Broadway
Lucinda Williams - Blessed
Miguel Bose - Cardio Tour
Rango - Music from the Motion Picture
Take Me Home Tonight - Motion Picture Soundtrack

TV SHOWS
Davey and Goliath - Volume 5
Huge - Complete Series
If Tomorrow Comes - Mini-Series
Leave It To Beaver - 6th Season
Napoleon and Love - Mini-Series

(B) = Available on Blu-Ray

Tom Cruise to Play 'Rock n' Roll God' in New Movie

Tom Cruise has signed up to play aging musician Stacee Jaxx in the big screen adaption of the hit musical Rock of Ages, and director Adam Shankman is sure his performance is going to impress everyone.

The actor has been taking voice lessons for his role and has been studying the '80s rock songs in the musical to make sure he gets everything right.

Adam told Access Hollywood: “I think we’re going to see him every drop the rock ‘n’ roll god! I’m very excited. He’s so committed to doing it. He’s pouring himself in this part in a way I’ve never had an actor do … it’s pretty intense.”

Tom will have to perform several songs in the film, including Styx’s "Renegade," Bon Jovi’s "Wanted Dead or Alive" and a duet of Foreigner’s "I Want To Know What Love Is," possibly with Anne Hathaway, who is set to play the character Sherrie.

Shankman also confirmed rumors Russell Brand is in talks to join the cast as Lonny, the manager of The Bourbon rock club, while Alec Baldwin is set to play Lonny’s boss Dennis.

He added: “We are talking to Alec Baldwin and there may be some Russell Brand. I can only say at this point that there may be, because the deals aren’t closed."

Anne Hathaway to Play Catwoman in Next Batman Movie, The Dark Knight Rises

Anne Hathaway has reason to purr: She's landed the coveted role of Catwoman in the upcoming film The Dark Knight Rises.

Hathaway, 28, will play Selina Kyle, whose other identity is Catwoman, and will join Christian Bale, who reprising his turn as Batman. Also joining the cast: Inception's Tom Hardy, who will play the villain Bane.

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story," director Christopher Nolan said in a press release, according to Deadline Hollywood, which also reports that Keira Knightley ,Rachel Weisz, Blake Lively and Natalie Portman were also vying for the role.

In the meantime, Hathaway's next big role will be as co-host of the Academy Awards with James Franco.

Anne Hathaway to Play Chris Colfer's Lesbian Aunt on Glee

Everyone, it seems, wants to be on Glee. And Anne Hathaway soon will be – in an offbeat role she invented for herself.

"We just finalized a deal with Anne tonight to come onto the show," creator Ryan Murphy told People magazine on Sunday at the Golden Globe Awards, where Glee was named best comedy or musical for the second straight year.

"She's already created [her role]," Murphy said. "She wants to play the lesbian aunt of Chris Colfer. Because everyone needs a lesbian aunt."

Hathaway, 28, isn't the only star to seek a guest spot on the show. Plenty of others pitched Murphy on Sunday. "They always do," he said. "I can't even think of who. But it's so sweet. I think they support the show because it's about the arts."

Glee outdid itself at the Golden Globes in its sophomore season, as Colfer and Jane Lynch were first-time winners in the supporting actor and actress categories – further sweetening the show's repeat victory as best comedy or musical.

"Whenever you do something twice, it proves that the first time wasn't a fluke," Murphy said. "It means I dug in there and did some good work."

At the Fox afterparty, Murphy still hadn't fully celebrated with the cast, but he could barely contain his pride for what they've accomplished.

"I haven't really seen them yet, because you win and then you're whisked backstage and it's a whirlwind," he said. "But they're all right over there. I'm going to go hug them and kiss them. They're like our children. Look at them! Look at those faces! They are so young. God bless them."

Julie Andrews & Anne Hathaway Set for Glee?

The Princess Diaries stars Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews are in negotiations to reteam for an upcoming episode of Glee.

Dame Julie is in talks to play the grandmother of Chris Colfer's gay character Kurt Hummel, while 2011 Oscars co-host Hathaway is reportedly close to signing on to play his aunt, according to the Daily Express.

It's a dream come true for Hathaway, who recently revealed she's desperate to land a guest role on the show.

The Devil Wears Prada had even worked out the whole storyline and the song she'd love to sing.

Hathaway said, "In my head, I've cast myself in Glee and I know what song I'm going to sing! I would wanna play Kurt's long-lost aunt's mother's sister who is also gay, (who) comes back to help him deal with his sexuality, and I would sing You Are Not Alone from Steven Sondheim's epic show Into the Woods."

Anne Hathaway's Judy Garland Biopic Delayed

Production on an upcoming biopic of Judy Garland, starring Anne Hathaway, has been pushed back to allow the actress and movie executives extra time to deal with the "sensitive project".

The Devil Wears Prada star last year signed on to play the Wizard of Oz legend in a big screen adaptation of biographer Gerald Clarke's 2001 book Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland.

Work on the movie has yet to begin and Hathaway reveals production may not start until late 2012 - to make sure the film correctly portrays Garland's life story.

Speaking on BBC Radio Four's Front Row radio show, the actress says, "It's a very sensitive project and there have been so many stories told about her life that we're really trying to get it right.

"So we're taking our time with it. I know it seems like it's sort of an endless process but it's very, very slow incremental steps.

"I had a meeting about it a couple of weeks ago and we're all very motivated."

Hathaway also opened up about the struggles of playing Garland on the big screen, adding, "I certainly don't sing like Judy Garland... But I think people might cry murder if they don't get to hear Judy's beloved voice so the talk is for me to sing but I don't know if that's exactly what will happen."

Jake Gyllenhaal Feels Like an 'Old Hand' at Onscreen Nudity

Jake Gyllenhaal strips off for his latest role alongside actress Anne Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs, but he's used to the onscreen awkwardness by now.

He explained: "It's uncomfortable when you're naked on set, but I do feel like an old hand at it at this point. I've done some pretty crazy things already. My parents taught me to feel comfortable about my body. They told me there's a beauty in whatever you are.

"Also, I feel it's very important to portray love and sex in the right way. Besides, in our case, we'd already had faux movie sex in Brokeback Mountain. So we were relatively comfortable."

Jake also admitted the untimely death of his Brokeback Mountain co-star Heath Ledger is something which affected him a great deal.

He added to Live magazine: "I do miss him. There was an intimacy that we all shared on that film -- I'd never experienced anything like it. It was just us by this river in Calgary for a month, in the middle of nowhere.

"There were no hotels to stay in so we lived in trailers out there in the wilds. We would make coffee together in the morning, eat together and sometimes we'd ride horses to work. We were out there alone and all we had was each other."

James Franco & Anne Hathaway Hosting the Oscars

Hollywood's biggest night is getting a double-dose of talent.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway will serve as co-hosts for the 83rd annual Academy Awards, producers confirmed Monday.

Franco has earned critical raves for his latest film, 127 Hours, the real-life story of outdoorsman Aron Ralston who cut off part of his arm after getting it stuck under a boulder. The actor's resume includes diverse roles in Eat, Pray, Love, General Hospital, Milk and Pineapple Express.

Hathaway's newest project is the much-hyped Love and Other Drugs in which she costars with Jake Gyllenhaal. She also showed off her singing and dancing chops when she performed a musical number with Hugh Jackman when he hosted the Oscars two years ago.

"James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons – fresh, exciting and multi-talented," Oscar telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer said Monday.

The Oscars air live on ABC from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 27th.

Anne Hathaway Dreams Up Perfect Glee Role

Anne Hathaway is so desperate to land a guest role on hit TV musical Glee, she has already come up with her ideal role and planned out the entire episode in her mind.

The Devil Wears Prada star admits she's a huge fan of the Ryan Murphy creation and would jump at the chance to appear alongside its leading stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele.

And she's worked out the whole storyline and the song she'd love to sing.

Hathaway says, "In my head I've written a part for me... That's so arrogant and obnoxious! Ryan Murphy, like no one else wants to be on your show!

"In my head, I've cast myself in Glee and I know what song I'm going to sing! I would wanna play Kurt's long-lost aunt's mother's sister who is also gay, (who) comes back to help him deal with his sexuality, and I would sing You Are Not Alone from Steven Sondheim's epic show Into the Woods."

Hathaway isn't the only celebrity fan of Glee - Britney Spears and Gwyneth Paltrow are also regular viewers and have both made cameos in the show. Paltrow received rave reviews for her portrayal of substitute teacher Holly Holliday in an episode which aired in America on Tuesday.

Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway Go Nude for Entertainment Weekly Cover

Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway take it all off for three different Entertainment Weekly covers this week to promote their new movie, 'Love and Other Drugs'--and the result is undeniably eye-catching.

The two stars go sans clothing in their upcoming R-rated film--so it seemed fitting to carry that theme over to the cover. Photographer James White, who shot the cover, said the co-stars got along very well and weren't too embarrassed to have some naked time.

"I thought they'd be a little more tense about it than they were, but it was surprisingly low-key. I guess after making a movie like that with each other, it's not too big of a deal," he said.

In the accompanying Entertainment Weekly article, Hathaway admitted to feeling a little nervous about going nude in the film but said she got used to it by the end of filming. "There is that revoltingly embarrassing moment when you have to take your clothes off in front of strangers," Hathaway confessed.

"I mean, I don't go to the beach in a bikini for a reason. So I thought, 'Okay, I'm going to be in control. I'm going to do everything properly, disrobe at the last minute, and in between shots get the clothes back on.' But then I found that every time I put my robe back on, it rubbed all the body makeup off, and that added 20 minutes to filming," she said.

"As with all things in life, the second you stop making it about you and you make it about everyone else, it just got, dare I say, fun," Hathaway concluded.

Love and Other Drugs opens in theaters on November 24th.

Here are the other two covers:

Movie Trailer: "Love and Other Drugs" with Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway

On November 24th, the long awaited reunion of Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway on "Love and Other Drugs" comes to a theater new you. Jake and Anne last starred together on Brokeback Mountain, my favorite movie of all times.

Here's the latest trailer where we have the pleasure of getting a glimpse of Jake's "boning-up" affect due to the little blue pill.

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New Release Tuesday!

Here's a list of what's new on Blu-Ray, CD and DVD including: Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Matt Lucas, Barbara Windsor and Mia Wasikowska.

MOVIES
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Life
U2: 369 At The Rose Bowl *
The Wolfman

MUSIC
Clay Aiken - Tired & True
Jack Johnson - To The Sea
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Taio Cruz - Rokstarr

TV SHOWS
Burn Notice - 3rd Season
Drop Dead Diva - 1st Season
Emily of New Moon - 3rd & 4th Season
Mister Ed - 3rd Season
Rescue Me - 5th Season
16 and Pregnant - 2nd Season, Part 1 +

* Available Thursday, June 3rd
+ Available Wednesday, June 2nd

Anne Hathaway: Alice in Wonderland's White Queen is a Punk-Rock, Vegan Pacifist

Anne Hathaway is gearing up for the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, which will premiere in London on February 25th.

Here’s what Anne had to share about her role in the film…

On her character: “I play the White Queen. When I was trying to work her out, I kept saying to myself, ‘She is a punk-rock, vegan pacifist.’ So I listened to a lot of Blondie, I watched a lot of Greta Garbo movies, and I looked at a lot of the artwork of Dan Flavin. Then a little bit of Norma Desmond got thrown in there, too. And she just kind of emerged. And I really like her.”

On working with green screens: “I took a very Zen approach to filmmaking on this one. It sounds silly, but I had no idea what was going on. I walked in and it was like being in a neon-green terrarium–green on all sides, and tons of empty space. Tim knew what was going on—he was the one that is in control of it. All I needed to do was hit my mark and say my lines, and wait for Tim to tell me that we’re ready to move on. And that was my approach to it. I didn’t put any other pressure on myself. I just showed up and acted.”

On her costuming: I’m wearing a dress designed by Colleen Atwood. It’s grand and the most fragile dress I’ve ever worn in my life. I love it so much. It’s beautiful. If you ever had a dream of being any kind of fairy princess, this is the dress you would wear. I love the idea that it’s this idealized, fairy-tale Queen, but it is in a Tim Burton movie, so there’s darkness mixed up with it as well.”

Alice in Wonderland hits theaters March 5th nationwide.

And the Oscar Nominees are...

Kathryn Bigelow's war drama The Hurt Locker and James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar are set to sweep the board at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards after landing nine top nominations apiece, including honors for Best Picture and Best Director.

The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner is up for the Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar, competing against George Clooney (Up In The Air), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Colin Firth (A Single Man).

In the Best Director category, Bigelow will fight it out with her ex-husband Cameron, along with Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds), Lee Daniels (Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire) and Jason Reitman (Up In The Air).

The Hurt Locker and Avatar will lead the Best Picture category - the films are among 10 nominees for the prestigious accolade, including Up In The Air, The Blind Side and Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire.

Avatar, which smashed box office records by grossing more than $2 billion this weekend to become the best-selling international release of all time, is also nominated for a slew of technical awards, such as Best Art Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.

Meanwhile, Sandra Bullock has landed her first Oscar nomination for The Blind Side - the star will go up against Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia), Helen Mirren (The Last Station), Carey Mulligan (An Education) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire) for the title of Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Matt Damon (Invictus), Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) and Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) are among the nominees for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar, while Penelope Cruz (Nine), Mo'Nique (Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Horse) and Up In The Air's Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will battle for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role prize.

The nominees for 10 of the 24 categories were unveiled by Anne Hathaway and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak at an early morning news conference on Tuesday at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The Oscars, presented by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, will be handed out on March 7th at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

The nominees for the 10 main categories are as follows:

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up In The Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon - Invictus
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air
Mo'Nique - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire

Best Director
James Cameron - Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

Best Picture
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
A Serious Man
Up
Up In The Air

Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman - The Messenger
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - A Serious Man
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Tom McCarthy - Up
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche - In the Loop
Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell - District 9
Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Nick Hornby - An Education
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner - Up In The Air

Best Animated Film
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up

Best Foreign Language Film
El Secreto de Sus Ojos (Argentina)
Un Prophete (France)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Ajami (Israel)
The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)

For a complete list of all the nominees and updates on the March 7th event, visit http://oscar.go.com/.

Anne Hathaway to Announce Oscar Nominees

Anne Hathaway will soon deliver news that Hollywood has waited all year to hear.

The Rachel Getting Married actress will join Academy President Tom Sherak to announce this year’s Oscar nominations on February 2nd.

Hathaway and Sherak will reveal nominees in 10 of the 24 categories for the most coveted award in film.

The press conference will be held at 8:30 am (ET) at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills and aired live.

Hathaway, 27, plays the White Queen in Tim Burton’s remake of Alice in Wonderland and also stars in Valentine’s Day and Love and Other Drugs.

The 82nd Academy Awards will be broadcast March 7th at 8:00 pm (ET) on ABC from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Spoiler Alert: Kirsten Dunst Is 'Written Out Of Spider-man Franchise'

Kirsten Dunst will be written out of the Spider-man movie series after the next installment and replaced as the franchise's leading lady by Anne Hathaway - according to U.S. reports.

The actress has played Mary-Jane - Spider-Man/Peter Parker's red-headed love interest - in three movies to date, and has signed to reprise her role in Spider-Man 4, which is scheduled to begin shooting next year.

But insiders tell Star magazine Dunst's character will be written out in the next movie.

A source says, "The plan is for her character to be written out, probably by dying.

"Anne will take over as Peter Parker's new love interest for this project and for Spider-Man 5 and 6 which are being written now.

"Anne's in L.A. doing a lot of meetings on the movie, because filming is right around the corner."

Movie Trailer: "Alice in Wonderland"

Disney has released a new full-length trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

The second trailer gives us more of a glimpse into Wonderland and the characters there than the first trailer released over the summer.

Fasten your seatbelts, because Burton’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale looks like quite the ride.

The film, which stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice, hits theaters on March 5, 2010.

Trailer: Valentine's Day

Starring just about everyone in Hollywood, Valentine's Day is out (when else) in February 2010, but that doesn't mean it's too early to promote it.

Watch Julia Roberts tease Bradley Cooper, Jessica Alba seem a tad pathetic, Anne Hathaway make out with Topher Grace, Jessica Biel vent to Jamie Foxx, and more in the new trailer.



The Gary Marshall flick also stars Ashton Kutcher, Shirley MacLaine, Eric Dane, Jennifer Garner and Patrick Dempsey – to name a few.

This will be the movie to watch (but of course) on Valentine's Day!

Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" Trailer

Disney has released the first Alice in Wonderland trailer, giving us a sneak peek of the highly anticipated film directed by Tim Burton.



Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as The White Queen, and 19-year-old newcomer Mia Wasikowska as Alice.

Alice in Wonderland is scheduled for release on March 5, 2010.

Hugh Jackman & Anne Hathaway Asked to Join the A-Team

Hugh Jackman may have hosted this year's Oscars, but he really wasn't a member of the club.

On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took steps to rectify that – inviting the Wolverine star to join the honorary body, along with such other prospective new members as Anne Hathaway, Michael Cera, James Franco, Michelle Williams and Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle.

"These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy president Sid Ganis, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks."

All told, the Academy dispatched 134 invitations to members of the film community to be a part of the club. Among the privileges of Academy membership is voting rights in the Oscar race.

Among the current crop of new invitees are Tyler Perry, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Melissa Leo, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Casey Affleck, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Wright and musician Peter Gabriel.