Alanis Morissette is holding a karaoke contest on her MySpace page.
The winner of the contest will win tickets to one of her concerts. All you have to do is record yourself singing one of her new songs and you can win. Alanis will choose her favorite on July 20.
Go to her MySpace page here. Good luck!
Sony released the “Quantum of Solace” trailer today.
The James Bond film hits theaters in November. By the looks of the trailer, it looks like it’s going to be a great movie!
Check out the trailer right here.
Pixar’s new animated film, “WALL-E,” debuted at No. 1 at the box office this weekend.
The movie about a robot toiling away on a long-abandoned Earth hauled in $62.5 million. Angelina Jolie’s assassin thriller “Wanted” opened in second place with $51.1 million.
Last week’s No. 1 movie, “Get Smart,” fell to number three with $20 million, bringing its two-week total to $77.3 million.
TOP 10 BOX OFFICE
1. WALL-E, $62.5 million
2. Wanted, $51.1 million
3. Get Smart, $20 million
4. Kung Fu Panda, $11.7 million
5. The Incredible Hulk, $9.2 million
6. The Love Guru, $5.4 million
7. Indiana Jones, $5 million
8. The Happening, $3.9 million
9. Sex and the City, $3.8 million
10. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, $3.2 million
Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers posted one of the first reviews for “The Dark Knight.”
Read it here. He raves about Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker, saying he’s “mad-crazy-blazing brilliant.” He also goes on to say that he deserves the Oscar. Overall, he gives the movie a positive review.
The Dark Knight opens July 18.
Two “Hellboy II” clips are now posted online.
Go HERE to check them out. Enjoy!
Hello and happy Thursday to you all. Hope you have fun plans for the weekend. If not, check out the event listings for something to do!
LOCAL EVENTS
–Extra Stout, an Irish Pub Band, will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at St. Mary’s Park. The free event includes food provided by McGeady’s Town Pub.
–The Milan Community Fair runs through Saturday and includes carnivals, merchant tents and entertainment. Fireworks at 10 p.m. Friday. The free event is in downtown Milan.
–A Gun and Knife Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the MBT Expo Center at Monroe County Fairgrounds, 3775 S. Custer Rd. $6 for adults; 12 and younger free.
–Live pro wrestling “Monroe Mania” will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Monroe Multi Sports Complex, 333 N. Dixie Hwy.
–Movie in the Park, “The Bee Movie.” It will be shown at 8 p.m. Saturday at Willow Metropark, 32911 Huron River Dr., New Boston. It is free.
–The 3rd annual Flint Fund Softball Tournament and Family Cookout will be all day Saturday and Sunday at St. Charles Catholic Church, 8109 Swan Creek Rd., Newport.
REGIONAL EVENTS
–The 4th annual Mexican American Fiesta will be Friday and Saturday on Broadway Street, between Walbridge and Western, in Toledo. It will be from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
–The Stars and Stripes Festival will be held Friday through Sunday in downtown Mt. Clemens. Over 75 performs will take stage, including Uncle Cracker, Everclear, and Sponge. For details, visit www.starsandstripesfest.com.
–The 50th annual “Fiesta Mexicana!” will be held Sunday through Tuesday in Flint. Tons of activities and entertainment. Cost is $3 each and those ages 12 and younger are free.
–Toledo Collector’s Mini Toy Show is 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St., Maumee, Ohio. Admission is $5.
–International Gem and Jewelry Show is Friday through Sunday at Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River Blvd., Novi. It’s being held from noon to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $7.
TV NEWS
–The UFC is matching up middleweight champion Anderson Silva and light heavyweight James Irvin for a light heavyweight fight on July 19. It will air live on Spike TV.
–Janet Jackson is getting her own reality TV show (who isn’t these days?). She is developing a music competition reality show for MTV. The winner could end up a part of Jackcon’s upcoming world tour. The untitled project begins Sept. 10.
–VH1 will be a part of the Nelson Mandela birthday celebration. It will be the exclusive U.S. outlet televising “The 4664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90″ taking place in London’s Hyde Park on Friday. It will be streamlined on VH1.com that day at mandelaconcert.vh1.com.
Some of the artists include Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds and Amy Winehouse. Will Smith will host VH1’s coverage of the concert. A two-hour concert highlight special will air at 9 p.m. Monday on VH1.
–HBO has renewed “In Treatment” for a second season.
–Sam Witwer (from Battlestar Galactica) will play the role of Doomsday on ”Smallville.” He’ll start out as a charismatic paramedic, but will be hiding a dark side. Also, Cassidy Freeman will be joining the cast as Tess Mercer, the acting CEO of Luthorcorp.
TV PREMIERES
Tonight — News’ Hopkins (ABC)
Friday — Dance Machine (ABC)
Tuesday — The First 48 (A&E)
TV FINALES
Friday — 10 Years Younger (TLC)
Sunday — Captured (Oxygen)
MOVIES…arriving in theaters Friday, June 27:
-Wanted
-WALL-E
Limited release: Elsa & Fred; Finding Amanda; The Last Mistress; Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
DVDs…arriving on store shelves Tuesday, July 1:
-Drillbit Taylor
-Vantage Point
-Mad Men: Season One
-Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
-City of Men
-Hellboy: Limited Edition 2-Pack
-The Closer: Third Season
-Batman: The Movie (Special Edition)
-Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
-The X-Files: Revelations
MUSIC NEWS
-No shock here: Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” is the No. 1 album. It’s also the second best debut of the year, behind Lil Wayne’s “The Carter III.”
-Oasis will release its new album, “Dig Out Your Soul,” on Oct. 6. It’s the first album from the band since “Don’t Believe the Truth” in 2005.
-American Idol finalist Blake Lewis is struggling in the music world. His record label, Arista, has dropped him.
ALBUMS…arriving in stores Tuesday, July 1:
-John Mayer, “Where The Light Is: Live in Los Angeles”
-Los Lonely Boys, “Forgiven”
-Vanessa Hudgens, “Identified”
-Girlicious, “Girlicious”
-Alkaline Tio, “Agony & Irony”
-Patrulla 81, “Corridos Duranguenses”
-Tickle Me Pink, “Madeline”
-Earlimart, “Hymn and Her”
-Night Ranger, “Hole in the Sun”
The new trailer for “Quantum of Solace,” the 22nd James Bond movie, will debut on the Web on Monday.
It can be seen on AOL.com in an exclusive two-hour window from noon to 2 p.m. Monday.
Don’t forget to check it out!
Saturday Night Live is paying tribute to George Carlin by re-airing the 1975 premiere episode of SNL.
It will air at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC. It originally aired on Oct. 11, 1975.
HBO also is honoring the comedian, who died Sunday of heart failure, by airing encore specials of more than 30 years of his comedy shows starting this week. He began giving performances on HBO as far back as 1977.
Sister network HBO2 will show 11 of his specials over two nights.
The film premiere of “Camp Rock,” featuring the Jonas Brothers, was a huge success on Friday.
It hauled in 8.9 million viewers on the Disney Channel.
Disney is so happy about it, a sequel is already in the works.
“Get Smart” starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway hauled in $39.2 million in its debut to claim the No. 1 spot at the box office this weekend.
The movie, based on the 1960s spy sitcom, dominated over Mike Myers’ debut of his film, “The Love Guru,” which only generated $14 million for fourth place.
Kung Fu Panda and the Incredible Hulk continued to do well, finishing second and third respectively.
BOX OFFICE TOP 10:
1. Get Smart, $39.2 million
2. Kung Fu Panda, $21.7 million
3. The Incredible Hulk, $21.6 million
4. The Love Guru, $14 million
5. The Happening, $10 million
6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $8.4 million
7. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, $7.2 million
8. Sex and the City, $6.5 million
9. Iron Man, $4 million
10. .The Strangers, $1.9 million