Tuesday, August 23, 2011

BREAKING: Brenda Song Pregnant with Trace Cyrus' Baby



This has not yet been confirmed, but it is being reported that Brenda Song of Suite Life On Deck and Suite Life of Zack & Cody fame is pregnant with Trace Cyrus' (Miley Cyrus' older brother) baby. The news has shot "Brenda Song" to the top spot on Twitter's list of trending topics as of 5:15 Central time today.


This is very strange news and surely wasn't expected, so we will update you with more news once this rumor has either been confirmed true or false.

All New 'Tangled' Movie Sequel!


For anyone who saw Tangled, this probably comes as quite a happy announcement! As it was one of last year's highest-grossing animated films, Disney has green lit a "straight-to-Disney Channel" sequel, titled Tangled Ever After! All that is currently known about the plot is that the film will focus on Rapunzel and Flynn getting married. It has not been announced whether Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi will return to voice the two main characters.

This looks exciting! The movie debuts in spring of next year, will you be watching?

Demi Lovato's "Unbroken" Album Cover!


After a 2 year music hiatus, Demi Lovato will be releasing a new album this fall, titled "Unbroken". Many fans were upset when Hollywood Records first posted the album cover, as it was merely her "Skyscraper" cover with the word "Unbroken" on it. However, this is the new and official cover for her new album that drops September 22!


What do you think of the cover? Will you be buying the CD or a digital copy? Tell us in the comments!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

'Jessie' Commercial!



On Friday night, not only did the new Phineas and Ferb movie premiere on Disney Channel, but the trailer for Debby Ryan's new series, Jessie, also aired! Here's the clip:



What do you think? It looks funny to us! Tell us if you think it will be a good show in the comments.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Demi Lovato "Skyscraper" Music Video!



Demi Lovato has made a comeback with a new song and a new music video! The video shows her walking through the desert singing her new song. It is a very inspiring song, and we sure like the video!



What do you think of the new song and video? Tell us in the comments!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

'Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Crosses the $1 Billion Mark at the Worldwide Box-Office!



While it's done fairly bad in America, the fourth film in the Pirates series has officially done what only one other movie in the series has, made a billion dollars! It is the third Disney film to do so in the past 18 months (the others were Alice In Wonderland and Toy Story 3) and the fourth Disney film out of the eight films on the list. While it is the last film on the list of billion dollar movies, Dead Man's Chest, the other Pirates film on the list is only one spot ahead of it, making it possible that this movie will become the highest-grossing Pirates film.


Exciting! What do you think? Did it deserve this much money? Sound off in the comments!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Selena Gomez & The Scene "When The Sun Goes Down" Album Review



Selena Gomez & The Scene's new album, "When The Sun Goes Down" is easily their best yet, but we'll take it a little further by rating each song, and giving you one rating for the entire album. Here we go:


1. "Love You Like A Love Song"


This modern take on a love song (hence the name) is almost definitely about her current boyfriend Justin Bieber, but it's still good enough to totally forget about him.
4/5


2. "Bang Bang Bang"


So you've never heard a song about stealing love? Yeah right. But you probably haven't heard it used in this way. Selena tells us about her boyfriend again, but also describes giving her love that used to belong to another man, to her current one.
4/5


3. "Who Says"


This self-empowerment anthem uses acoustic guitars, and some slightly auto-tuned vocals to attempt to make people not only ignore their haters, but also make themselves feel better than ever before.
4.5/5


4. "We Own the Night" (feat. Pixie Lott)


This worry-free song about being with friends smartly uses Pixie Lott for "oh-ohs" which ties-in perfectly with the dance-y song which is probably the easiest song to dance to.
5/5


5. "Hit the Lights"


Losing yourself in the music and dancing is the main focus of this song, but also talks about forgetting your past mistakes and living in the moment. While it does feel a bit confused about whether it's a dance anthem or a ballad, it is a pretty good song to either listen to for the music or the meaning.
4.5/5 


6. "Whiplash"


Selena brought out some big names for this super-original song when it comes to the sound in the "Lickety split" section where Selena seems to cross over from America to a mix of French and British. It's definitely a song that you hate at first, but then it immediately begins to grow on you.
4.5/5


7. "When the Sun Goes Down"


While they did over-edit this one, this is definitely the song to do it on. The main message seems to be "sleep all day, dance all night", which may not be the best, but it is an interesting dance song that is just a little bit slower than usual.
4/5


8. "My Dilemma"


Selena is hoping that her boyfriend (not Justin this time) will turn himself around for her, but all of the rumors about him say otherwise. I personally love when she starts singing very high, and it's a great example of why her and Rock Mafia need to come together more often.
5/5


9. "That's More Like It"


I must be drawn to her higher notes, because I also loved this song because of them. Last night, I had only that part stuck in my head. It is also recommended by Entertainment Weekly, and I usually agree with what they say.
4.5/5


10. "Outlaw"


Gosh this album has a lot of songs about boyfriends! In this case, it's about her best friend's boyfriend, and Selena's warning him that he shouldn't be messing with her friend.
4/5


11. "Middle of Nowhere"


Yet another boyfriend song, Selena sings about her boyfriend who won't leave her anywhere by herself. However, it sounds off-key at times and she is obviously straining to reach the higher notes of the song, which she either hit in earlier songs, or they just had a better editor.
3/5


12. "Dices" ("Who Says" - Spanish)


Este himno de auto-empoderamiento usa guitarras acústicas, y algunos un pocooptimiza automáticamente la voz para tratar de hacer que la gente no sólo ignoransus enemigos, sino también sentirse mejor que nunca. Yeah, it's the same review of "Who Says" just in Spanish. However, it does sound like it's a little bit more edited.
3.5/5


Overall: 4.2/5


Do you think it deserved better? If so, tell us in the comments! And be sure to buy it on iTunes!

Monday, June 27, 2011

Selena Gomez & The Scene "When The Sun Goes Down" Full Album!



A couple of days ago, Selena Gomez uploaded almost the entire "When The Sun Goes Down" album onto YouTube! Here's the songs:


"Love You Like A Love Song"


"Bang Bang Bang"


"Who Says"


"We Own The Night"


"Hit the Lights"


"Whiplash"


"When The Sun Goes Down"


"My Dilemma"


"That's More Like It"


"Outlaw"


"Middle of Nowhere"


"Dices (Who Says - Spanish)"


What do you think? We say it's easily her best album yet, and she's definitely giving pop superstars like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry a run for their money! Also, are we the only people who think she's doing much better music-wise than her boyfriend, Justin Bieber?

Stay tuned for a review of the album coming tomorrow!

Sunday, June 26, 2011

'Cars 2' Review from Star Movie Ratings

Picture from Collider.com

From now on, all of our movie ratings will be taken from our new partner site, Star Movie Ratings. Here's their review for Disney Pixar's latest flick, Cars 2:







"For our first review, we'll be discussing the highs and lows of Pixar's latest family hit, Cars 2. Though it is a sequel to the original Cars (2006),  it feels like a whole different series... in a good way. We'll break the movie down into different parts and rate them accordingly. And of course, spoiler warning.


Radiator Springs


While almost the entire first film was set in this small, all-American town, only about ten minutes of the movie are spent here this time around. It is shown at almost the very beginning and at the very end. At the beginning, it felt rushed with Mater doing about five things that him and Lightning used to enjoy, yet where it happened across an hour and forty-five minutes last time, this time it's condensed into about thirty seconds. The only part I enjoyed from that was the few minutes focusing on Mater posing as a waiter to be able to go on Lightning and Sally's date.


The end part I found unnecessary, but I figured they would show it. The quality of it felt like one of the many "CarsToons" that they have been showing on the Disney Channel, which look great, but have pretty bad plots.


Grade: C- / 75


World Grand Prix


We had only seen a little bit of all the flashy things that the Pixar makers can create in the first film, where as here, it's right in your face. As soon as Mater and Lightning cruise on into the World Grand Prix launch party, your mesmerized with deep purples, blues, greens, yellows, reds, and every other bright color you can imagine. And it looks awesome. While I know that this has no relation to the plot or review of the movie, I find it amazing that if I had just been shown that scene, I might not have been able to tell you if the movie I was watching was animated or not.


The actual racing scenes I didn't like, mainly because of the horrible attempt and showing time passing, where as in the first one, they did a great job with that in the races. The overall racing time in this movie was about ten minutes, and it felt like five. I did like the Italian racer, and especially Jeff Gorvette, as I am a huge Jeff Gordon fan. Other than that, the Grand Prix was only okay for me.


Grade: B- / 84


Mater's Spy Adventure


Here's a hint: there's no way that Lightning McQueen should be on the front of the poster. Mater was easily shown twice as much as Lightning in this movie, which is what I think made people review it badly. However, that's what made the movie for me. Mater went along with his shenanigans, (according to Holly Shiftwell, Finn McMissile's partner, he acts "extremely American") and of course got into trouble in the restroom of all places where he ended up getting himself and unwanted car wash and had a tracking device snapped onto him by an American spy. He is then assumed to be the American spy, and hilarity ensues as he attempts to all the things a spy would do, but with his signature Tow Mater flare.


In the end, Holly ends up being his girlfriend, which I thought was good as poor Mater misunderstood her telling him that they'll "rendezvous tomorrow night", taking it as her asking him out on a date. He is of course asked to be a full-time spy by Holly and Finn, but turns it down saying that he belongs in Radiator Springs. I believe that it was the safe way to go, and they really missed the opportunity to do a Cars spin-off, and of course to break the mold of kids' movies of "Thanks for the totally amazing opportunity to do something that I could never even dream of much less get to participate in my whole life, instead I'll stay in my hometown that has a population of 600 people." or in this case, cars.


Grade: A- / 93


Overall Rating: B- / 84

Overall, it was one of the best kids movies in a long time, and I enjoyed it much more than the original. To help you imagine that, I would rank Cars 2 one slot ahead of Wall-E, but behind Finding Nemo and Up. In relation, the original Cars would be ahead of Ratatouille, but still behind Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles. Just for the record, my least favorites areToy Story and A Bug's Life, and my favorite would have to be Up. I know that's different than most people's opinions, but I generally have different tastes from others.
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'Cars 2' Crosses the Finish Line at the Box-Office with $68 Million



Pixar's latest animated flick, Cars 2, has raked in $68 million at the box-office this weekend, beating Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher, the other new wide release this week. While it got the worst reviews for any Pixar movie so far, we just saw the movie today and loved it, even more than the original Cars! What do you think? Be sure to watch for a Cars 2 review from Star Movie Ratings tomorrow that we'll repost.