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Two New Posters for John Stalberg's High School

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John Stalberg’s stoner flick High School is due for release some time in 2010, and two new posters have now been released for the film.

For fans of films such as Clerks, Pineapple Express, and Harold and Kumar, High School is another film that should appeal, and appears as though it’s going to be a very funny comedy.

The following are the two new High School posters to have been released (click on the thumbnails below in order to see the posters in their full glory):

BRIT Awards 2010 Competition: 3 BRITs CDs Up for Grabs

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The BRIT Awards with MasterCard 2010 show is to be aired on February 16th 2010, and in celebration of this Rhino Records is to release a 3CD album compilation on February 8th.

Not only does this compilation include 40 of the year’s biggest hits on the first two CDs, but as the BRITs hit 30 this year, a third disc of 20 tracks is also included featuring some of the best BRIT award nominees/winners of the last 30 years.

With the BRIT Awards fast approaching we are offering three lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the BRIT Awards 2010 Compilation album.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer the following BRITs related question.

Which Welsh recording artist walked away with three awards at the 2009 BRIT Awards?

A. Duffy
B. Tom Jones
C. Bonnie Tyler

*COMPETITION NOW CLOSED*

    The following is a full tracklisting for the BRIT Awards 2010 compilation album:

    CD 1

    1. Lady GaGa ft Colby O’Donis Just Dance
    2. Cheryl Cole Fight For This Love
    3. Robbie Williams Bodies
    4. Lily Allen The Fear
    5. Michael Buble Haven’t Met You Yet
    6. James Morrison ft Nelly Furtado Broken Strings
    7. Paolo Nutini Candy
    8. Katherine Jenkins Bring Me To Life
    9. Daniel Merriweather Red
    10. Jason Mraz I’m Yours
    11. Noisettes Don’t Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)
    12. Ellie Goulding Under The Sheets
    13. MIKA We Are Golden
    14. P!nk Please Don’t Leave
    15. Taylor Swift Love Story
    16. Whitney Houston Million Dollar Bill(Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix)
    17. Alesha Dixon Breathe Slow
    18. Kelly Clarkson My Life Would Suck Without You
    19. Shakira She Wolf
    20. Pixie Lott Mama Do (uh oh, uh oh)

    CD 2

    1. JLS Beat Again
    2. Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling
    3. Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden Bonkers
    4. N-Dubz Strong Again
    5. Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz Number 1
    6. Calvin Harris I’m Not Alone
    7. David Guetta Ft AKon- – Sexy Chick
    8. Chipmunk Oopsy Daisy
    9. La Roux In For The Kill
    10. Little Boots Remedy
    11. The Prodigy Omen
    12. Jason Derulo Whatcha Say
    13. Iyaz Replay
    14. Florence & The Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
    15. Ladyhawke Paris is Burning
    16. Biffy Clyro The Captain
    17. Friendly Fires Jump In The Pool
    18. Seasick Steve Never Go West
    19. Kasabian Fire
    20. U2 Magnificent

    CD 3

    1. Queen & 5ive We Will Rock You (Live BRIT Awards 2000)
    2. Seal & Adamski Killer (Live BRIT Awards 1991)
    3. Bee Gees Medley Live BRIT Awards 1997)
    4. Take That Patience
    5. Duffy Warwick Avenue
    6. Amy Winehouse Rehab
    7. Girls Aloud The Promise
    8. Spice Girls Wannabe
    9. Paul McCartney Live & Let Die
    10. Simply Red Holding Back The Years
    11. Bros I Owe You Nothing
    12. Kaiser Chiefs Ruby
    13. Oasis Don’t Look Back In Anger
    14. Coldplay Clocks
    15. The Cure Never Enough
    16. The Killers When You Were Young
    17. The Darkness I Believe In A Thing Called Love
    18. Prince Purple Rain
    19. Keane Somewhere Only We Know
    20. U2 Beautiful Day

    Kamikaze Girls Review

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    Although visually beautiful, Tetsuya Nakashima’s Kamikaze Girls often feels like a bit of an empty shell. The cinematography is stunning and there’s no doubt that the film is absolutely incredible to look at, aside from this though there is little that really makes the film special.

    Momoko (Kyoko Fukada) is an incredibly isolated seventeen year old that is very much her own woman; she has no friends to speak of and tends to make little effort to get on with others. Momoko is incredibly interested in fashion and likes to purchase her clothes from her favourite boutique, Baby, The Stars Shine Bright. Momoko’s father used to have his own market stall where he sold fake Versace, although her father has now moved on from that business venture however a lot of his old stock still remains in the house, and when Momoko is one day in need of money to buy some new clothes she decides to place an advert on the internet. It’s not long before someone responds to the advert and is after a fake Versace jacket, and as she lives just down the road she decides to come and pay Momoko a visit. Ichiko (Anna Tsuchiya) is the person that responds to the advert, a girl the same age as Momoko but with very different interests; Ichiko is a keen biker, despite their differences though it’s not long before Momoko and Ichiko begin to forge a very strong friendship.

    As the film develops a deeper bond grows between Momoko and Ichiko, and the once isolated Momoko learns the value of friendship as she comes to care very much about Ichiko. The film looks into the friendship that these two teenagers form, focusing on their stories as they both look to follow their dreams.

    The opening scene of Kamikaze Girls sets up the finale for the film, and we then follow Momoko and Ichiko’s friendship as we work our way back to the end. It leaves us wondering what we’re leading up to, but as it turns out the journey is ultimately more interesting than the destination. There’s no incredible plot line, and the ending isn’t really worth of such focus as it’s given in being used in the opening sequence of the film; what the film has to offer visually is what’s most striking about Kamikaze Girls, the plot meanwhile is always secondary to this.

    Kyoko Fukada and Anna Tsuchiya both play their parts well, it’s the visual gloss that’s key here though, and the fact that both of these actresses play their parts so well just serves to make the viewing experience more pleasant. Realism isn’t a key concentration for Tetsuya Nakashima here, he has chosen his cast well though and the cinematography at all times ensures for an absolute display of visual beauty.

    If you watch films hoping for a well written script and top quality plot line then Kamikaze Girls may leave you feeling a little disappointed, if what you’re craving is a high gloss display of stunning visuals though then Kamikaze Girls can definitely deliver. Funny in places and with an incredibly high quality cast, Kamikaze Girls is a film that is certainly worth watching once, whether or not you’ll want to see the film more than that though is uncertain. Kamikaze Girls is far from being a bad film, it’s just far from being an exceptional film also.

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    Fun Lovin’ Criminals Announces New Album and UK Tour for 2010

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    Having not released a new album since ‘Livin in the City’ in 2005, American group Fun Lovin’ Criminals is coming back with a bang in 2010 with the release of new studio album ‘Classic Fantastic’. Fun Lovin’ Criminals is once again ready to get the party started, and in a thirteen track album the band has collaborated with both Roots Manuva and English comedian/actor Paul Kaye also.

    ‘Classic Fantastic’ is all set to be released on March 1st, and on March 6th the band will be hitting the road and performing at nine venues throughout the country.

    The following are the UK tour dates that Fun Lovin’ Criminals will play throughout March:

    Sat 6th March – Manchester – O2 Academy
    Sun 7th March – Leeds – O2 Academy
    Mon 8th March – Glasgow – O2 ABC
    Tue 9th March – Newcastle – O2 Academy
    Thu 11th March – Bristol – O2 Academy
    Fri 12th March – Oxford – O2 Academy
    Sun 14th March – Leamington – Assembly
    Mon 15th March – Nottingham – Rock City
    Tues 16th March – London – Koko

    The Machine Girl Review

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    Watching The Machine Girl I found the film bring out two separate sides of me; part of me was impressed with the gore, the other part of me however wanted more.

    Growing up as a teenager I probably would have watched this film concentrating solely on the over the top gore that Noboru Iguchi offers here, now in my 20s though I can’t help wanting to see more of a storyline. Gore is all well and good, but padding out the gore with a plodding and often severely lacking plot? It’s just a little disappointing.

    Gore hounds across the world will no doubt lap The Machine Girl up and admire it for its many grim and gory moments, and the film will surely have its fair share of high school admirers who will pass the film around amongst their peers; get past the gore though and what are you really left with? An award winning plot line was obviously not the aim here, all too often however the film leaves you waiting for the next offering of gore without supplying anything in between. In its opening the film offers so much as it’s not just gory but actually quite funny also, filling you with hope for what’s to come; as the film progresses though it loses that comedy effect as the supply dries up and Noboru Iguchi seems to fall short of ideas to keep the film interesting.

    Noboru Iguchi knew what he was aiming for with this film and successfully wrote and directed something that is completely over the top gory, whilst that may have been his aim though it still doesn’t make the poor plot progression any less tedious to watch, and aside from gore this is a film that has really very little to offer.

    If you love your gore then give The Machine Girl a watch, if you’re looking for more though then it’s best just to look elsewhere.

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    Golden Globes 2010 Winners

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    On January 17th 2010 the winners were named for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards. James Cameron picked up the Best Director of a Motion Picture Award for Avatar, beating off Quentin Tarantino with Inglourious Basterds, and also emerged victorious in the Best Motion Picture category as Avatar again proved to be most popular. The Hangover meanwhile picked up the Award for being the Best Motion Picture in the Comedy/Musical category.

    The following is a full list of the 2010 Golden Globe Award Winners:

    Best Actor Television, Drama- Michael C. Hall, Dexter

    Best Supporting Actor Television, Drama- John Lithgow, Dexter

    Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture- Mo’nique, Precious

    Best Animated Feature Film- Up

    Best Original Song, Motion Picture- Crazy Heart, “The Weary Kind”

    Best Original Score, Motion Picture- Up, Michael Giacchino

    Best Actress Television, Drama- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

    Best Actress Television Series, Comedy- Toni Collette- United States of Tara

    Best Actress Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical- Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

    Best Actor Mini-series, Drama- Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance

    Best Actress Mini-series- Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens

    Best Screenplay, Motion Picture- Up in the Air, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

    Best Actor Television, Comedy- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

    Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television- Grey Gardens

    Best Foreign Language Film- The White Ribbon

    Best Television Series Drama- Mad Men

    Best Supporting Actress Mini-series- Chloe Sevigny, Big Love

    Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture- Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Bastards

    Best Director Motion Picture- James Cameron, Avatar

    Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical- Glee

    Best Actor Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical- Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes

    Best Actor Motion Picture, Drama- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

    Best Actress Motion Picture, Drama- Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

    Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical- The Hangover

    Best Motion Picture, Drama- Avatar

    Brad Pitt and Matt Damon to Voice Characters in Happy Feet 2

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    According to Movieline, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon are to provide voices for as yet unknown characters in Happy Feet 2.

    Pitt and Damon last worked together on Ocean’s Thirteen, they’re now to link up again however as they lend their voices to the George Miller directed animated film Happy Feet 2 which is due for release on November 28th 2011.

    Robin Williams and Elijah Wood will once again be onboard; Miller is seemingly keen to freshen things up a little however and so has added Brad Pitt and Matt Damon to achieve this.

    The original Happy Feet film has grossed in excess of $380 million worldwide since its release, and won an Oscar for the Best Animated Feature Film of the Year back in 2007; George Miller will no doubt be hoping that this sequel will be similarly successful.