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After a successful post-pandemic return in 2022, San Diego Comic-Con will hold a much quieter event for 2023, which runs from July 20-23. In June, with possibility of SAG-AFTRA joining the WGA on the picket lines — as well as the success of other focused fan events (like Star Wars Celebration and Tudum) — several major players decided to sit out this year’s convention before the schedule had even been announced, including Marvel, Lucasfilm, HBO, Universal, Sony and Netflix. By the time Sdcc announced the schedule in early July, Warner Bros. had also elected to be absent this year, despite upcoming DC projects like “Blue Beetle” and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”

Some studios and productions, however, did announce major panels in the hope that SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP would strike a deal in time for the convention — which didn’t happen. SAG-AFTRA is now on strike, less than a week before Sdcc is set to begin,...

HBO/HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys sent a memo to employees this afternoon, explaining the decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to layoff 70 employees, or 14 of his workforce, as the company restructures. The move, announced the morning, comes as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to merge HBO Max and Discovery+ into one streamer — with the decision made to reduce redundancies in unscripted programming. But a changing business model also led to cuts in scripted children’s and family fare, casting, international and acquisitions.

“Unfortunately, the environment in which we operate is changing rapidly, and it is up to us to continue to refine our model to chart a course for long term success,” he wrote in the memo. “As you heard from David Zaslav during our last earnings call, producing top-tier HBO/Max scripted content is crucial to Wbd’s future. Part of this process involves an honest assessment of what we need moving forward.

At the end of a day that saw about 70 (14) staffers in his divisions getting laid off, Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer for HBO & HBO Max, just sent an email to his team about the cuts as well as his new (old) senior HBO/Max scripted executive team of Amy Gravitt, Francesca Orsi and Sarah Aubrey, which includes new responsibilities for Gravitt and Aubrey.

In the memo (read it in full below), Bloys lays out the responsibilities for his top executives on the scripted and documentary side who are staying on and also highlights the accomplishments of the top executives who are leaving as a result of the layoffs: Jennifer O’Connell, Jennifer Kim; Michael Quigley and Linda Lowy.

“Although I am confident these structural changes will allow us to sustain a thriving business model, these decisions have been extremely painful to make,” Bloys wrote. “We operate in an environment where we...

Exclusive: Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix Resurrections) has signed on to star in Redd Zone, a new Netflix drama from Emmy-nominated screenwriter Kristin Layne Tucker (A Black Lady Sketch Show), Oscar-winning director Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) and Westbrook Studios.

Based on a true story, Redd Zone follows Tia Magee (Smith), a single mother who steps forward to help her sons and their high school football teammates, “The Bros,” heal after the murder of their best friend, Dominic Redd. One by one, The Bros start moving into her house, and soon 17 are living under her roof. Eventually, all The Bros go to college, with four making it to the NFL. The film is dedicated to Redd’s memory, and to the powerful impact he had on his community.

Smith, Miguel Melendez and Westbrook Studios’ Co-President and Head of Motion Pictures Jon Mone will produce, with Emmy nominee Howard Burkons and...

Young love is naive. Young love is passionate. Yet, what happens when young love becomes unrequited? For Liina, it leads to drastic measures.

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Premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in the International Narrative Competition, “November.” directed by Rainer Sarnet. revolves around a small Estonian village where dark magic looms and infatuation spawns. There, the desperate village people steal from each other, from their German manor lords, from spirits, the devil, and from Christ. They are willing to give away their souls to thieving creatures made of wood and metal called kratts, who help their masters whose soul they purchased steal even more.

Within this town is Young Lina (Rea Lest) who falls hopelessly in love with Hans (Jörgen Liik), but their relationship is spoiled when she discovers that...

Here’s what hits stores this week!

Boom! Studios

Adventure Time #1 (Chris Houghton 3rd Printing Variant Cover), $3.99

Adventure Time #2 (Cover A Chris Houghton), $3.99

Adventure Time #2 (Cover B Jen Bennett), $3.99

Adventure Time #2 (Cover C Emily Carroll), $3.99

Adventure Time #2 (Cover D Becky Dreistadt & Frank Gibson), Ar

Elric The Balance Lost #9 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $3.99

Elric The Balance Lost #9 (Cover B Dan Panosian), $3.99

Elric The Balance Lost #9 (Cover C Francesco Mattina), Ar

Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Gabriel Hardman), $3.99

Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Declan Shalvey), $3.99

Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #1 (Of 4)(Cover C Gabriel Hardman), Ar

Dark Horse

Art Of Tara McPherson Volume 3 Bunny In The Moon Hc, $23.99

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #7 (Georges Jeanty Variant Cover), Ar

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 #7 (Phil Noto Regular Cover), $2.99

Conan The Barbarian #2 (LeAndro Fernandez Variant Cover), Ar

Conan The Barbarian #2 (Massimo Carevale...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

AC Comics

Golden Age Greats Spotlight Volume 8 Outrageous Good Girl Art Comics, $29.95

Antarctic Press

Gearhearts Steampunk Glamor Revue #2, $3.99

Gold Digger #136, $3.99

Ape Entertainment

Richie Rich Digest Volume 1 Boon Under The Bay Tp, $6.99

Subculture The Webstrips Volume 2 Return Of The King’s Throne Tp, $9.95

Arcana Studio

Amour Volume 1 Gn, $14.95

Amour Volume 2 Gn, $14.95

Cat Named Haiku Coloring Book Sc (not verified by Diamond), $2.95

Hyper-Actives Gn (resolicited), $14.95

Nieves Gn, $14.95

Redfoot Gn, $8.95

Romeros Requiem Gn, $9.95

Scionic Gn (resolicited), $14.95

Sideshows Gn, $9.95

Archaia Entertainment

Mouse Guard Black Axe #4 (Of 6), $3.50

Primordia Hc (with dust jacket)(resolicited), $19.95

Archie Comic Publications

Archie Double Digest #227, $3.99

Archie The Married Life Volume 2 Tp, $19.99

Mega Man #11, $2.99

Ardden Entertainment

Comeback Kings #2 (resolicited), $2.99

Aspen Mlt

Dead Man’s Run #2 (Cover A Tony Parker)(not...

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There are so many reasons for Hunger Games fans to break out the goat cheese and fresh-baked bread today! First of all, tonight’s the premiere, and your favorite professional fans VH1 News will be there, so tweet us your questions for Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and the rest @TheFablife or write them in the comments below. Also, there’s a brand-new clip on MTVNews.com today: Peeta Mellark’s (Hutcherson) momentous interview with Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci). Unlike last week’s clip of Cinna and Katniss, this one’s quite faithful to the book. Those of us who have it memorized can appreciate the nuances of Josh’s performance. We studied it closely and decided Peeta could teach a course or two in public relations. Here’s how he won the audience over, in 10 faces or less.

1. Begin with a carefree smile.

Chicago – Young love isn’t just crazy, it’s also often pretty stupid. How else to explain a decision to break the law just to spend more time with the man you love? Such is the decision made by Anna (gorgeous newcomer Felicity Jones) when she sends her young love spiralling in “Like Crazy,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD. The talented young cast elevate a daring-but-often-frustrating script. Whatever problems the film may have, see it for Jones, Anton Yelchin, and Jennifer Lawrence, giving three of the best performances of their generation in 2011.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Yelchin plays Jacob, the American who falls in love with the Brit college student studying in the States. When she decides to stay past her visa to enjoy a summer of young love, their potential affair is turned upside down. She’s not allowed to return after going back to England and gets caught up in neverending red tape.

Young love takes center stage across the globe, in the new Twentieth Century Fox and Rose Productions’ film London Paris New York, which released today in cinemas.

Starring Bollywood’s latest crush and singing sensation Ali Zafar (Tere Bin Laden, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan) and actress Aditi Rao Hydari (Yeh Sali Zindagi, Rockstar), London Paris New York tells the quirky tale of two star-crossed, twenty-something’s, who find themselves drawn to each other in the most unlikely of circumstances, amidst the exciting backdrop of three of the world’s most vibrant cities – London, Paris and New York.

Music plays an integral part in the film and mirrors the personal journey of the lead characters ‘Nikhil’ (Ali Zafar) and ‘Lalitha’ (Aditi Rao Hydari), as they meet in London, flirt in Paris and fall in love in New York, for one night over eight years. What’s more Ali Zafar has penned...

Last week, we left off with Emma telling Mads that she isn't Sutton. I had worried how Mads would take this kind of news, but tonight's episode, "No Country for Young Love," showed me that she took it surprisingly well. Derek's murderer is revealed, and I think even more that Thayer likes Emma after he grabs her hand and tells her that no matter what happens he is there for her! Aww! I love Thayer!

Young love can be so fickle. It’s all die-hard one day and die-now the next. Fortunately, the latter has not been quite so acrimonious with this fledgling, now-ex couple. Chord Overstreet and Emma Roberts have broken up after seeing each other for nine months. It’s not a dramatic split, says a source, revealing, “They’re just on two different paths in life. They just grew apart and decided to part ways.” That’s pretty zen of them, but it’s still sad. Having said that, the good news is that they’re both young and very hot. Things will be just fine for the two of them, just wait and see. Hotter and as-young things are just waiting around the corner.

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The Descendants (15)

(Alexander Payne, 2011, Us) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Robert Forster. 115 mins

A sideways move from Sideways takes Payne on another tour of masculine crises, though this has mellowed and matured for longer. Family issues jolt Clooney out of his Hawaiian comfort zone. His wife's sudden coma puts him in charge of their two daughters, and brings their marriage into perspective, while his control of the ancestral estate adds to the burden. It's a well-rooted drama of great performances and big themes (and probably big awards).

Like Crazy (12A)

(Drake Doremus, 2011, Us) Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence. 90 mins

Young love sees no colour, but it must abide by visa regulations in this cross-Atlantic romantic saga, which tests a couple's endurance in an offbeat, indie style.

The Grey (15)

(Joe Carnahan, 2012, Us) Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo. 117 mins

Liam Neeson v wolves – seems like a good match.

They Live by Night

Directed by Nicholas Ray

Screenplay by Charles Schnee

U.S.A., 1949

Young love is a powerful thing, even dangerously so when it blinds people from reality. When the hearts of two youths are intertwined as they are between the protagonists in They Live by Night, a sense of invincibility can slowly and surely take over all the senses. Just as the emotions blindly dictate the lovers’ conduct, the stark realities of their real world circumstances inexorably drag them closer to impending doom. What better material for a brilliant young director to explore for in a debut. If at the time the name Nicholas Ray did not stir the passions of movie connoisseurs, They Live by Night and its tragic love story certainly planted the seeds of many great things that would follow.

Somewhere in the state of Mississippi, a trio of dangerous criminals have escaped the penitentiary.

One of the last of the founding fathers of comic books, writer/editor/artist/publisher Joe Simon, died yesterday at the age of 98.

Joe was the first editor at Marvel Comics, then called Timely Comics. After creating Captain America with artist Jack Kirby, the team moved over to DC Comics to create the Guardian and the Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos, and Manhunter and take over the Sandman feature. The “Simon and Kirby” team were the first to receive regular cover credit. In the past several years, both Marvel and DC has reprinted all of this material in hardcover.

After World War II, the team reunited to form their own comics imprints, Prize Comics and Mainline Publications. In those endeavors they created the romance comic (Young Romance) and published titles including Boys’ Ranch, Black Magic, Bullseye, Foxhole, In Love, Police Trap and Young Love. They also created what at first...

Blu-ray Review

The Art of Getting By

Directed by: Gavin Wiesen

Cast: Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts

Running Time: 1 hour 25 min

Rating: PG-13

Due Out: November 29, 2011

Plot: An existential, mopey high school student (Highmore) meets a beautiful girl (Roberts) and starts to show more interest in life.

Who’S It For? Mopey high school students.

Movie:

George (Highmore) is intelligent (we know this because he’s always reading) and rich (though not as rich as some classmates, so that’s supposed to make him relatable) but despite getting the kind of education and chances that many kids dream of, he skips classes, ignores homework, and generally behaves like he’s above it all. One day he starts talking to Sally (Roberts), a beautiful girl who’s doesn’t sound like she’s in high school. She has a laissez-faire attitude about men and sexual relationships that you would expect in a...

Just as baby Mason was getting comfortable with his spot as the Kardashian clan's cutest, mom Kourtney Kardashian has announced that she's pregnant with her second bundle of joy. From weddings to divorces and ballrooms to babies, it's been a big year for the Kardashians. Check out the first family of TV's roller koaster 2011 timeline below:

May 25: The news of Kim and Kris' engagement spreads faster than you can say "momager." Kris reportedly proposed to Kim on bended knee (so they could be at eye level) in her bedroom where he had spelled out "Will you marry me?" in rose petals.

August 17: Kourtney, Kim and Khloe launch their clothing line, appropriately called the Kardashian Kollection. How Kute?!

August 20: Kim and Kris tie the knot in an extravagant ceremony near Montecito, California for which the bride walked down the aisle wearing a strapless Vera Wang gown.

August 22:...

Leverage’s season of consequences continues this Sunday. After years of what executive producer Dean Devlin calls “playing Robin Hood,” the team will, by the end of the season, feel the after effects. “Throughout the season we tried to bring back, ‘what happens when you play with fire?’ And it’s all going to culminate with the season finale,” he said.

Before then, the next batch of episodes, beginning Nov. 27, will build on the introduction of Latimer, the investor who has been using to the team’s outcomes to make himself a lot of money. “We’re going to allow...

Like Crazy

Directed by: Drake Doremus

Cast: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence

Running Time:

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: November 11, 2011

Plot: A British college student (Jones) falls in love with an American (Yelchin), but problems with her visa separate them and now they must try to figure out exactly what they have together.

Who’S It For? If you like your film romances with a realistic/authentic slant, that should be enough for you to enjoy this film.

Expectations: I knew nothing about this film except Yelchin was in it. While that didn’t have me sold, I have liked just about everything he’s done.

Read Nick Allen’s interview with Jones & Yelchin

Overall

This isn’t what it felt like when I fell in love. Luckily, that is for me and my wife to hold on to. But Like Crazy does feel like love, specifically young love. It...

Smells Like Screen Spirit & Paramount Vantage invite you to RSVP for passes to our special advance screening of Like Crazy on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 7:30 Pm in Austin, TX. Synopsis: Winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2011 Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and a Special Jury Prize: Dramatic to Felicity Jones. Starring Anton Yelchin (“Star Trek,” and “Terminator Salvation”), Felicity Jones (“The Tempest”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“Winters Bone”), Like Crazy was directed by Drake Doremus, and written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones (“Douchebag”). The story follows a British college student who falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa. Entertainment Weekly’s Lisa Schwarzbaum said of the movie “Young love has rarely been so palpable or looked so real,” while Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said “Like Crazy" brings a compelling intimacy and heart-stopping...

Because you demanded it, true beli– no wait, that’s the other guys.

But we’re here with the solicitations for DC Comics for Novemeber, coming soon to a Previews catalog near you. The New 52 keep rolling along, and we have the Sergio Aragones version of Batman immortalized in a statue.

So let’s take a look!

Details? Yes, we have details…

Justice League #5

Written by Geoff Johns

Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

1:25 Variant cover by Eric Basaldua

1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee

On sale January 18 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us

Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.

Now, with the teenaged powerhouse Cyborg at their side, this group of individual heroes must somehow put their differences aside to face the terror of Darkseid!

This issue is also offered...

You may want to cover your ears, Beliebers. I mean, ignorance is bliss, right? We all knew they were dating, but did anybody think it was for real real? As in, dropping the L-word real?

Justin recently dished about being in Luv (is that how teens spell it?) and even threw in a few reasons to back it up. Maybe he’s more serious than we thought?

"I wouldn’t be with somebody if I wasn’t in love. Everybody can see she is hot and that’s great, but there is so much more to her than that. She makes me laugh and she puts up with my practical jokes. We were both raised by our moms in single-parent households, and that’s given us a lot of the same family values in life,” he said.

Dare I say I sense a bit of maturity there? Justin wouldn’t...

Release Date: Nov. 29, 2011

Format: DVD and Blu-ray

Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore ponder the possibilities in The Art of Getting By.

The Art of Getting By is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film starring Emma Roberts (It’s Kind of a Funny Story) and Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) set against the backdrop of very beautiful New York City.

The movie spins the tale of George (Highmore), a lonely and fatalistic high school teen who’s made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, and Sally (Roberts), a popular but complicated gal who recognizes in him a kindred spirit. Might there be love in the air? Or maybe just a deep friendship and mutual respect?

Directed by Gavin Wiesen, The Art of Getting By offers a healthy roster of co-stars, including Rita Wilson...

Jason Derulo is hot property. Jordin Sparks is hot property. And now, they’ve consolidated that hotness, people. In news that made us make noises that sounded suspiciously like ‘Awww’, Jordin and Jason are dating! The young couple celebrated Jason’s 22nd birthday day before yesterday night, even though his birthday was on September 21. But since he was on tour in Europe on the day, he made sure he got some time with his new main squeeze upon his return.

The belated birthday date went down at Phillipe Chow in Hollywood but it wasn’t one-to-one. They also invited friends and music industry executives. A source who was at the party revealed, “Jordin would sing to him occasionally through the night in his ear if her head was nested on his shoulder. He was excited to spend some [quality time] with Jordin in La. … The two left together and continued the celebration.

Mat Kearney’s new album, “Young Love,” is available now and this time around he approached song writing a little differently. For example, with his current hit single, “Hey Mama,” he started it out with claps, stomps while dancing around his room, singing the hook. Sounds pretty simple, huh? Well we surely think so because the inspiration behind “Hey Mama,” as well as Mat’s giddiness was none other than his wife whom he met at a clothing store. Mat got hitched earlier this year and believe it or not, his wife wasn’t interested in Mat at first…it actually took a little coaxing. The funny part of the story was that she didn’t even know who Mat was until a month into dating and that was quite charming to him. In the end, he got the girl! According to Mat, “Young Love” is inspired by a lot...

Superstar couple had the ultimate date night on Sunday, including a sweet black-carpet kiss.

By Jocelyn Vena

Justin Bieber kisses Selena Gomez backstage at the 2011 VMAs

Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic

Young love ruled the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez had the ultimate date night, and the entire world was watching.

It all kicked off when the black-carpet Vma Pre-Show started on Sunday (August 28); the couple's adorableness would have viewers "awww"-ing throughout the night. Gomez, who was doing a stint as the pre-show co-host, spoke to a number of celebrities, including Britney Spears and bestie Demi Lovato, but things really got interesting when the Biebs showed up.

Bieber -- wearing glasses, red pants, leopard-print kicks and a tuxedo jacket -- stopped to chat with Gomez, who was decked out in a lacey black mini-dress.

"I have a snake. I have red pants and cheetah shoes.

Album sold 436,000 in its first week, including a record 290,000 on iTunes.

By Gil Kaufman

Jay-z and Kanye West

Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage

The Throne will get a royal reception on the Billboard 200 albums charts next week. Watch the Throne, the superstar hookup between Kanye West and Jay-z, sold more than 436,000 copies in its first week, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, putting up the second-biggest debut sales week of the year so far, behind Lady Gaga's Born This Way, which moved 1.1 million.

Thanks to a three-day iTunes exclusive that launched last Monday (August 8-10), the pair also reportedly broke the record for the biggest iTunes debut ever, selling almost 290,000 digital copies, enough to beat out former record-holder Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, which sold 282,000 copies in 2008. According to Billboard, with 321,000 total downloads, Throne is second only to Born This Way (662,000) for the biggest digital week ever.

'Victorious' cast album comes in at #5 on next week's chart.

By Gil Kaufman

Adele's <i>21</i>

Photo: Columbia Records

Adele is making it look like the good-old days when people actually bought music. In an era where #1 albums often suffer big drop-offs in their second and third weeks, hanging around but rarely returning to the top, the British songbird will be back in the #1 slot for the 12th time after selling another 76,000 copies of 21.

The "Rolling in the Deep" star is on the precipice of crossing the 3 million sold mark, easily regaining her familiar position by flip-flopping with last week's top dog, country singer Eric Church's Chief, which lost 63 percent of its business as sales slid down to 53,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan.

Fellow country singer Trace Adkins is just behind, debuting at #3 with Proud to Be Here (47,000), with singer/songwriter Mat Kearney's Young Love in at #4 (44,000) and...

Young love is already a frenzied cauldron of emotions, but young long distance love is whole other kettle of fish (or ball of wax) with geographic and heartache adding another sense of heightened feeling to a relationship. And so enters the Sundance hit "Like Crazy," the low key romancer starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones which walked away from Park City with the Grand Jury Prize for director Drake Doremus and Special Jury Prize for Felicity Jones. A trailer has now landed for the film and it's mostly pretty good. The two leads--and yes, that's Jennifer Lawerence in a small…...

I was just talking about past Summer vacations with a friend, those were the days. The question from the trailer from The Myth of the American Sleepover “when did your summer end” is sad if you think about it. Carefree summers are no more if your an adult with responsibilities and priorities, but as a kid it was the best time of your life.

Young love is what we are looking at with first-time director David Robert Mitchell‘s coming-of-age drama The Myth of the American Sleepover. The film follows four young people on the last night of summer – their final night of freedom before the new school year starts. The teenagers cross paths as they explore the suburban wonderland they inhabit in search of love and adventure. Watch the trailer below.

Do you know what's cuter than cute?

Young love, obvi! It's one of the adorable themes of "Monte Carlo" and it was one of the themes at the premiere in New York City, largely because its star, Selena Gomez, turned up... and so did her young love, Justin Bieber. All together now: Awww...

Katie Cassidy and a few other castmembers turned up for the special event. See for yourself.

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They’re young, they’re talented, they’re cute and they’re in love. And yes, this pair is doing so much right in managing their relationship — they could even Last!

Ever since Justin Bieber, 17, finished his world tour on May 19 in Japan, he and his paramour, Selena Gomez, 18, have been superglued together.

First, they took the major step of going public as a couple, attending the Billboard Awards, on May 22, together and giving their first nationally publicized kiss, after Justin landed the Top New Artist award.

The pair clearly had thought long and hard about coming out as a couple. While refusing for months to publicly acknowledge that they were dating, they nevertheless were photographed sweetly holding hands at the Vanity Fair Oscars party where she was even pictured sitting on his lap!

Whether it was fear of the wrath of Justin‘s fans, or just fear of publicity about their relationship itself,...

The Billboard Music Awards took over Las Vegas last night with a star-studded turnout. The event was full of exciting moments that started with fashion-filled red-carpet appearances from Fergie, Nicole Kidman, and others, and continued inside during the show. Britney Spears took the stage twice for provocative performances with Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, while Beyoncé Knowles belted out "Run the World (Girls)" and thanked Jay-z after accepting the Millennium Award. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez surprised the audience with two sweet kisses, but we want to know - what was your favorite moment during the Billboard Awards? What Was Your Favorite Moment From the Billboard Music Awards? Justin and Selena's kiss - Young love is too cute! Britney's performances - Double the Brit was twice the fun. Beyoncé's stage time - She rocked her song and gave a sweet speech. The red-carpet fashion - Loved all the bold looks!

HollywoodNews.com: Young love is in the air and it seems Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are determined to make their busy lives work together.

While it was rumored that the two spent some time together in Malaysia while Bieber continued his tour, it seems they may take a little longer trip soon, states HollywoodLife. E! News’ Ken Baker reportedly told Ryan Seacrest that the two young stars might have vacation plans after Bieber finishes his tour.

He also commented that engagement and promise ring rumors are being denied, but that they do seem totally in love.

Do you think this is just young love or the real thing?

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How sad it must be for the two young lovahs to be apart. Justin Bieber‘s across the pond from Selena Gomez right now and he clearly wishes she was around. We know we have to say she’s his “alleged” girlfriend because they’ve never come out and said it outright. But actions do speak louder than words, like when they showed up together for theVanity Fair Oscar party. Or when Bieber and Gomez were photographed sneaking kisses.

Having said that, we feel your pain Biebs! A lovelorn Justin tweeted Selena Sunday,writing, “I miss you.” Selena tweeted him right back with, “I miss all of y’all“. Young love, if anything, is quite succinct. But still very sweet, no? Hang in there, guys! You’ll be reunited in no time!

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Celebs Sitting CourtsideCelebs Sitting CourtsideIt used to be that you could spot maybe one or two die-hard celeb basketball fans catching a game of professional hoops, but these days courtside is the hottest ticket in town. We blame celebs like Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Jay and Beyonce — who attended the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles — for making it look so cool (sorry, Spike Lee).From the first couple of hip hop to the First Family, take a look at which celebs were sitting pretty, courtside, this year.Jay-z and BeyonceHip hop's first couple sat front row at NBA All-Star Saturday at the Staples Center during 2011 NBA All-Star weekend.John Legend and Christine TeigenLegend and his girlfriend, model Chrissy Teigen, were spotted at NBA All-Star Saturday at the Staples Center during 2011 NBA All-Star weekend.Diddy and Lenny KravitzKravitz and Diddy chat while sitting courtside at NBA All-Star Saturday at the Staples Center during 2011 NBA All-Star weekend.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez followed up their sweet hand-holding date with a trip to the beach in Santa Monica yesterday. The young couple kept close and kissed by the water in their latest show of affection. They were first spotted getting intimate in the Caribbean last month where they lounged poolside and got touchy, but we want to know what you think about their constant Pda - is it totally sweet to see them happy or is it too much to see them together? View 2 Photos › Pics: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Go For a Public Make-Out Session - Totally Sweet or Too Much? Totally sweet - Young love is adorable. Too much - I'd rather not see their intimate moments.

The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.

Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.

Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.

I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...

‘Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist,’ at SXSW 2011

Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.

With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.

The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.

(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)

Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.

Narratives:

The Beaver (World Premiere)

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Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.

Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.

The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.

SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup

Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.

The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced this year's features lineup. The festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.

There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.

There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.

The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.

See the complete lineup below via...

The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.

Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).

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The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year's Festival, March 11 - 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.

"This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year's event," says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. "SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for films that are the seedlings of the next generation of must-see artists. This year's line up is full of emerging voices and filmmakers who transcended the resources they had on hand, often with an alchemist's touch."

Over the course of nine days, 130 features will...

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Writers: Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones

Director: Drake Doremus

Cast: Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence

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hollywoodnews.com: Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush announced today the worldwide acquisition of Like Crazy for Paramount Pictures to release in 2011. The Super Crispy Entertainment production from co-writer and director Drake Doremus (“Douchebag”), producers Jonathan Schwartz (“The Way Back,” “Douchebag,” “Funny Games”) and Andrea Sperling (“Kaboom,” “Sympathy For Delicious”) of Super Crispy Entertainment, and executive producers Audrey and Zygi Wilf had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.

Starring Anton Yelchin (“Star Trek,” and “Terminator Salvation”), Felicity Jones (“The Tempest”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“Winters Bone”), Like Crazy was written by Doremus and Ben York Jones (“Douchebag”). The story follows a British college student who falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she’s banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa. Entertainment Weekly’s Lisa Schwarzbaum said of the movie “Young love has rarely been so palpable or looked so real,...

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