Ringo Starr will release the seventeenth album.

24 jan 2012, 08:15


Former drummer of The Beatles Ringo Starr recorded a new solo album. The 17th studio album of Starr was named "Ringo 2012", reported on the official website of the musician. The album will be released on January 30 by Hip-O/Ume label on CD, vinyl and in digital format (MP3). The album was recorded in Los Angeles. Ringo Starr was Record's producer himself.
A total of nine songs will get on a disc. Two of them are covers of "Think It Over" (author of Buddy Holly) and "Rock Island Line" (American blues standard, known for performance of Leadbelly). Two other tracks are new versions of old songs of Ringo Starr: "Wings" (first appeared on the album "Ringo the 4th" in 1977) and "Step Lightly" (from the album "Ringo" in 1973).
Track list of album "Ringo 2012":
AnthemWingsThink It OverSambaRock Island LineStep LightlyWonderfulIn LiverpoolSlow DownDave Stewart (Eurythmics), Joe Walsh (Eagles), Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Michael Bradford took part in "Ringo 2012" album recording. Previous Ringo Starr's album "Y Not" was released in January 2010.

"Golden Globe" was awarded in California, USA!

17 jan 2012, 10:47

In the United States was presented the award of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) "Golden Globe", on Sunday, January 15. The ceremony took place in Beverly Hills, California, reports Associated Press.
Best film of 2011 in the category of "drama" became "The Descendants" by Alexander Payne. Martin Scorsese has received the prize for Best Director for the film "Hugo". Best actor was named George Clooney, who played a major role in the "The Descendants." Meryl Streep won the "Golden Globe" as the Best Actress for her role in "The Iron Lady".
Movie "The Artist" by MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS received the prize in nomination "The best comedy or musicals". Michelle Williams and Jean Dujardin recieved "Golden Globes" for the roles of the first plan in this category. Michelle Williams played in the movie "My Week With Marilyn", and Jean Dujardin performed the main role in film "The Artist".
The best animated film was "The Adventures Of Tintin", and Iranian film "A Separation" was the best foreign language film. Prizes for the television series went to the series of Showtime TV and ABC TV channels. In the category "drama" was "Homeland", in the category of "comedy or musicals" was "Modern Family".
The actor Morgan Freeman was also awarded a special prize. Full list of nominees and winners of the award published on the site.


LG announced the world's largest 3D-TV.

9 jan 2012, 11:26


LG has introduced a 3D-TV with 84-inch screen, reports Engadget tehnoblog with reference to the statement of the South Korean company.
This 3D TV requires the glasses Cinema 3D to watch three-dimensional image. This glasses are supplied with TV display. The screen resolution is 3840 by 2160 pixels (4k "ultra definition").
The new model inherits many features from the Smart TV: it can run on web application and it supports remote control Magic Remote, which detects the movement and the voice of the user.
LG has not named the date of sales of TV and the price of it, but new 3D TV is expected in stores during 2012. The LG company will talk about new model more detailed at CES, which will be held in January.
At the moment, the world's largest 3D-TV is Samsung D9500, was on sale in May. The size of its screen is 75 inches. Read more info here!
3D-TV will not only new innovation, which LG will show at CES. At the same event, the company promised to show a new OLED TV with 55 inches screen.


Salma Hayek received the highest national award of France.

9 jan 2012, 11:00

Actress Salma Hayek was awarded the highest national awards in France - The Legion of Honour. It is reported by CNN.
It is noteworthy, the French government take no notice the achievements of Hayek in the cinema.
Instead, is pointed out that Salma is an active participant in various charity events over 20 years. Hayek became a Chevalier of The Legion of Honour (the lowest level awards).
In 2011, viewers were presented three movies with Salma Hayek. In particular, the actress starred in the French film "Americano" by Mathieu Demy. Hayek also performed a role in the Spanish film "La chispa de la vida" and voiced the character in the animated film "Puss in Boots."


National Society of Film Critics chose the film of the year!

9 jan 2012, 10:24

National Society of Film Critics (United States) has chosen the best film of 2011. It was "Melancholia" by Lars von Trier, reported Reuters. Lars von Trier has still not received an award for best director. Terence Malik gave it for the movie "The Tree of Life." The same film won the award for the Best Cinematography.
The best actress became Kirsten Dunst, who performed one of the main roles in "Melancholia". Brad Pitt got the prize as best actor for his work in the films "Moneyball" and "The Tree of Life."
Best movie of a foreign language was recognized the Iranian drama "A Separation". This film is about the couple, who must decide to leave their homeland. This film also won the award for best screenplay.
The National Society of Film Critics in the United States consists of 58 reviewers from major newspapers of Los Angeles, Boston, New York and Chicago, as well as from magazines Time, Newsweek and The New Yorker. Many of the films, actors, filmmakers noted by the critics, are often the nominees for the Grand Prize of the American film industry "Oscar".


Happy New Year 2012

30 dec 2011, 08:48


The poster for the 84th ceremony of "Oscar" was published!

30 dec 2011, 08:47



The poster for the 84th ceremony of "Oscars" appeared in the Internet. You can see its full-size version at the official website of the Academy Award.
In creating of the poster were used shots of the eight films released in the period from 1939 to 2000. These are pictures from "Gone With the Wind" (1939), "Casablanca" (1942), "Giant" (1956), "The Sound of Music" (1965), "The Godfather" (1972), "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) "Forrest Gump" (1994) and "Gladiator" (2000).
Seven of these movies were awarded an Academy Award in the category "Best Film". The only exception is film "Giant" by George Stevens, it received the "Oscar" in the "Best Director".
84th ceremony of the Academy Award will take place in Los Angeles February 26, 2012. The host of "Oscar" ceremony was named actor Billy Crystal. List of nominees for the "Oscar" will be announced January 24, 2012.

LG Display announced a 55-inch OLED HDTV panel.

27 dec 2011, 10:55


In January LG will show a 55-inch OLED TV panel. It is world's largest TV display, yet might be affordable. This device will have measuring just 5-mm thick, reports The Verge!
The world's largest OLED panel will receive its first public demonstration at CES in Las Vegas starting January 9th. The new panel was created at "significantly reduced investment levels" using an Oxide TFT technology for the backplane which, according to LG, makes it a more cost effective solution than the Low Temperature Poly Silicon (LTPS) base panels found in existing OLED displays. LG also claims to improve upon the overall viewing experience through the use of White OLED (WOLED) yielding a "clearer Ultra Definition screen" that maintains its color integrity at diverse angles. It also lowers power consumption when the panel is used to display a white-space heavy web browser on a smarttv.
The CES introduction of the LG Display OLED panel had been a topic of discussion for months, and is expected to be joined by a similarly sized offering from Samsung. LG Display's claim that the panel "is a significant step forward in the popularization of OLED TVs" gives us hope that the company is on track to ship a 55-inch OLED TV in the second half of 2012, as confirmed by its CEO back in July. And the claim that the company has overcome barriers that have kept large-panel OLED costs high raises the specter of an affordable (for deep-pocketed early adopters, anyway) OLED TV for the living room.

IMDb movie portal acknowledged Natalie Portman as the most needed actress in 2011

23 dec 2011, 13:25


IMDb portal chose the ten most popular actors and actresses of 2011.
Rating is not based on box office movies with these actors and on the collected critical reviews. Instead of that, the main factor was the number of views that the personal pages of actors on IMDb have collected.
In the first place was Natalie Portman. On the popularity of the actress among Internet users affected the fact, that she received the "Oscar" for the lead female role in Darren Aronofsky film "Black Swan" in February 2011. It is noteworthy, that Mila Kunis was in the second place in TOP 10. Mila Kunis was a colleague of Portman in this movie.
Full list of the most needed artists on the IMDb version looks like this:
Natalie Portman
Mila Kunis
Johnny Depp
Emma Stone
Chris Hemsworth
Olivia Wilde
Jennifer Lawrence
George Clooney
Ryan Gosling
Christian Bale.
IMDb is the largest Internet portal devoted to cinema. According to available data, 110 million unique users visit the website monthly.
Natalie Portman

Bill Murray was dissatisfied of Ghostbusters 3 script

23 dec 2011, 12:46


Bill Murray has allegedly shredded his copy of the Ghostbusters 3 script, reports Digital Spy!
The actor, who has shown reluctance to sign up for the third instalment of the comedy franchise, reportedly returned the destroyed document to co-writers and original Ghostbusters stars Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
Murray supposedly sent the screenplay back with a note that read: "No-one wants to pay money to see fat, old men chasing ghosts," according to the National Enquirer.
Studio Sony Pictures is said to be unwilling to make Ghostbusters 3 without Murray's involvement, while Sigourney Weaver admitted that she will not rejoin the cast unless the comedy star reprises his role as Peter Venkman.
Dan Aykroyd insisted in August that Ghostbusters 3 will get made with or without Murray.
Ghostbusters grossed $290 million on its original theatrical release in 1984 and spawned a sequel in 1989.