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Japan?s TV addicts now have the option to equip their smartphones with a dedicated digital tuner, the MonsterTV U1 dongle from SKNET.
When it comes to getting broadcast television on an iPhone, there?s no shortage of options, with the likes of Slingbox and Orb Live performing admirably.
But those options require an always-on Internet connection that?s not considered ideal.
After the Twi-verse adds eight new castmembers, we introduce you to the relative unknowns.
By Eric Ditzian
Olga Fonda
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After Summit Entertainment announced eight new supporting castmembers for "Breaking Dawn," fans reacted with a collective, "Um, who?"
Yes, folks like Olga Fonda and Masami Kosaka don't exactly have the name recognition of a Kristen Stewart or a Taylor Lautner, but each new castmember comes to the Twi-verse with previous acting credits and some online video. We gathered a handy guide for Twi-hards.
Olga Fonda
This Russian model and actress has quietly been building her Hollywood résumé in recent years, with brief appearances in shows like "How I Met Your Mother" and "Entourage." This past summer she was cast in Hugh Jackman's upcoming futuristic boxing drama, "Real Steel."
"Living in Los Angeles has given me an opportunity to pursue my dreams and has been able to open the doors to unlimited possibilities," Fonda told Maine's Kennebec Journal last year.
A 2007 YouTube video showcases Fonda at Los Angeles Fashion Week: her easy smile, her accented English and her sultry moves on the runway.
"So many girls trying to be models, like, 'Oh my god, I want to be a model!' Nobody really knows the reality of it," she said. "It's a lot of hard work, but at the same time it's a lot of fun."
Amadou Ly
Born in Senegal, Ly and his personal story became well-known in 2006 when a New York Times article reported how he had been abandoned by his mother and could not board a plane to Atlanta after his East Harlem robotics team won a spot in a national competition. The exposure attracted the attention of politicians and Hollywood, and he now has a foreign student visa. He's also building his acting résumé with theater work, a small role in "Law & Order" and several short films.
Masami Kosaka
Kosaka has already shared screen time with two "Twilight" stars, thanks to one scene in "The Runaways" in which he played a Japanese journalist interviewing Stewart and Dakota Fanning's characters. The actor has uploaded his reel to YouTube, showing off not only that "Runaways" scene, but his work in "FlashForward," "What About Brian" and a low-budget action flick called "The Legend of Samurai."
Wendell Pierce
Pierce has been part of the HBO family since 2002, first starring in "The Wire" and currently in "Treme," set in New Orleans where he also lives and which he never sees accurately portrayed in movies or TV.
"Hollywood hasn't been helpful with that; if I see another movie where everyone has Cajun accents and some guy in a jester hat is dancing behind a window, I'll go crazy," he told MTV News earlier this year. "People come here and ... then they're pleasantly surprised to see how Mardi Gras is a family affair. ... [It's] not just 'Girls Gone Wild.' It's also the biggest block party in the world, where people get to meet their neighbors and celebrate with their neighbors ... on an annual basis."
Sebastiao Lemos
The floppy-haired, goateed Brazilian native has appeared in the TV series "Força-Tarefa," which literally translates to "Task Force," and a 2008 Portuguese-language short film titled "Cara e Coroa," which can be found on YouTube.
According to a Brazilian "Twilight" fan site, in the short, Lemos plays a cop with ties to organized crime.
Janelle Froehlich
Froehlich appeared in the short-lived, syndicated, bilingual drama series "Hacienda Heights," which aired on a local Los Angeles TV channel. This summer she uploaded an audition video to YouTube for an unspecified project in which she appears to play a young journalist.
Ty Olsson
Olsson has been working steadily on the big and small screen for more than a decade, and as you might expect, his mug is all over YouTube: from interview segments on local news channels to spots on TV shows like "Men in Trees." He played a real-life 9/11 victim in "Flight 93" and was last seen on the big screen in "2012."
What do you think of all these new castmembers? Who is your early favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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Miley Cyrus will cement her transition from kiddie TV star to teenage vixen in her upcoming movie "LOL," which was just picked up for distribution by Lionsgate, according to Variety.
The English-language remake of the 2008 French hit reportedly includes a number of scenes that might make Cyrus' "Hannah Montana" fans blush; her character is said to lose her virginity, smoke pot and kiss two girlfriends on the lips.
Co-star Demi Moore told MTV News in April that though Cyrus — whose parents announced their divorce this week — plays a wild child in the film, in real life she's "incredibly grounded" and not at all like her "LOL" character.
"[Miley] is a true professional, and she truly has a wonderful family," Moore said. "It really shows." The veteran actress plays the overbearing, confounded mom of Cyrus' character, who gets freaked out after accidentally reading her daughter's journal and finding out just how out of touch they have become.
The movie, which also stars "Twilight" alum Ashley Greene, does not have a release date. Like the French original, it is written and directed by Lisa Azuelo; the cast also includes Thomas Jane ("Hung"), Gina Gershon ("Rescue Me"), Marlo Thomas ("That Girl"), Fisher Stevens ("Awake"), Adam Sevani ("Step Up 3D"), Jay Hernandez ("Takers") and Austin Nichols ("One Tree Hill").
Cyrus and Greene were spotted shooting scenes for the film in Detroit earlier this summer and recently moved to Paris to continue production. In photos released last month, a smiling Cyrus, embraced at the waist by co-star Douglas Booth, is standing alongside a pensive-looking Greene and other castmembers Ashley Hinshaw and Lina Esco. In other shots, Booth and Cyrus are snuggling on a double-decker bus while Greene is on another bus. Booth and Cyrus also were filmed standing on a bridge chatting.
Cyrus has said that in her post-"Hannah Montana" career, she's looking to film more serious, mature movies, and that she intends to take a break from music to pursue her film career.
"I'm working on lots of different films: drama, action, comedy," she said. "I like challenges, so I'm doing a little bit of everything.
"The more I make music that doesn't truly inspire me, the more I feel like I'm blending in with everyone else," she added. "I'm taking some time off [from music]."
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'It shows the intense live side of the band, as opposed to the perfection and the cleanness of how we sound on our albums,' guitarist says.
By Chris Harris
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On October 14, Dimmu Borgir — who just happen to be Demi Lovato's favorite black-metal band — will release a a three-disc DVD/CD set called "The Invaluable Darkness," the band's first visual offering since 2002's "World Misanthropy." Boasting live footage shot last year, during gigs in Norway, Germany and England, "The Invaluable Darkness" demonstrates the unbridled furor of seeing Dimmu live, guitarist Silenoz said.
"It shows the honest rawness and atmospheric darkness of our concerts," the Norwegian told Metal File last week, after dismissing recent online rumors that his band's next LP would be coming out through Roadrunner Records. "Basically, it shows the intense live side of the band, as opposed to the perfection and the cleanness of how we sound on our albums. It's just a different side to the band, basically."
Dimmu Borgir began thinking about "The Invaluable Darkness" two years ago, but didn't start capturing footage until last summer, Silenoz explained, adding that the band will use its current stint on the Blackest of the Black Tour — which got underway Thursday night in Miami Beach, Florida, and also features the tour's founder, Danzig, along with Moonspell, Winds of Plague and Skeletonwitch — to promote the DVD. Dimmu Borgir will not, however, use the tour to write material for their next LP.
"It's our first time on Blackest, but Glenn [Danzig] had wanted to bring us out before [on the tour], but we weren't available until now," Silenoz said. "We've done Ozzfest before, but we're looking forward to this tour more. We did the main stage on Ozzfest, playing in f--_ing broad daylight. This tour will let us play in bigger places, but at the same time showcase more of what the band's about, visually. We are going to concentrate on the tour for now. Some years ago, we tried putting [material] together on the road, but once we got home, we listened back to it, and were like, 'What the f--- is this?' So, we just scrapped it all. We find it's so much better to totally focus on one thing at a time, and then, when that's over, you move on to the next [thing]. We don't really feel like we need to rush things, anyway, so we'll just take our time, and it's going to be what it's going to be."
Dimmu Borgir hope to reconvene in late December to begin writing the follow-up to 2007's diabolically titled In Sorte Diaboli. "We have some ideas floating around already, but we haven't arranged any material yet," he said. "We'll start doing that once the touring for this DVD is over." The band's frontman, Shagrath, is also due to marry soon — he's engaged to actor Nicolas Cage's ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton, so that may have an effect on when Dimmu finish their next album, which Silenoz said could be out this coming spring.
"I'm sure [Shagrath] won't let anything get in the way [of] the band — I think, I hope," the guitarist said. "We don't need a Yoko [Ono] situation."
While Dimmu have been at it going on 15 years now, Silenoz said he doesn't think their forthcoming material will be much of a departure from their previous black-metal offerings.
"And we have always been about more than just that term, 'black metal,' " he said. "Luckily for us, the older you get, the less concerned you get with the categorization and putting labels on your music. Things start getting more and more limitless with us, and we know that we operate within certain frames. But we try not to analyze things too much, because it's just going to be working against you in the end. When we write new stuff, we don't think about what we should write — we just get together, and put material together, and if we like it, we keep it. That's the formula, if we even have a formula."
Dimmu Borgir are definitely getting older — guitarist Galder will be missing Blackest because of a recent addition to his family, and Susperia's Cyrus will be filling in for him; while former Vader drummer Dariusz Brzozowski takes over for Hellhammer, who had to leave the band in 2007 after sustaining a neck injury that's now limited the use of his right arm. As Dimmu has gotten on in years, Silenoz admits they have failed to keep pace with some of the more extreme black-metal acts that have followed in their wake.
"We helped open doors for the more extreme bands out there," Silenoz said. "I'm sure we helped open doors for bands like Watain, [insomuch as] people that had maybe started listening to us first then went on to the more extreme stuff. Let's face it — we're not as extreme as Watain and other bands like that, but we're fine with that."
The Blackest of the Black Tour continues through November 10 in San Francisco.
The rest of the week's metal news:
Dimmu's tourmates on Blackest, Winds of Plague, have announced ex-Azusa drummer Art Cruz has joined their ranks — he replaced Jeff Tenney. According to the band's blog, "Art has already added a new spark to the band and has provided us with a solid backbone that will allow us to continue our rampage stronger than ever." ...
What the world really needs is another Led Zeppelin box set, so, on November 4, Rhino Records will issue the Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD box set. For just $200, you'll get 1969's Led Zeppelin, 1969's Led Zeppelin II, 1970's Led Zeppelin III, 1971's Led Zeppelin IV, 1973's Houses of the Holy, 1975's Physical Graffiti, 1976's Presence, 1976's The Song Remains the Same, 1979's In Through the Out Door and 1982's Coda, as mini-LP replicas, with artwork from the original U.K. LP sleeves. Now, you know what you can get your dad for Christmas. ...
Former Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach and current Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz have teamed up for a new project they're calling Times of Grace, and they've already started working on material for their debut album. According to Leach, "We have two songs to go and we will be finished with all of the vocals. Adam has taken lead vocals in three songs as of yet and he is doing a great job. We also worked on a track yesterday that is so epic — we trade vocals and do two different melodies at the same time. This album went from a melodic metal album to an epic mix of metal/rock/pop/shoegaze and punk. So all of your metal expectations will be incorrect — we are pushing genre boundaries." To quote "Meet the Parents," we'll look forward to that, Greg. ...
The Funeral Pyre and Early Graves will be hitting the road together next month, starting November 7 in South Lake Tahoe, California. Dates are booked through November 21 in Hollywood. ...
The latest incarnation of Brujeria, which features Carcass frontman Jeff Walker and Napalm Death's Shane Embury, have lined up several U.S. dates for this winter. The band will begin its brief trek November 28 in Denver, and wrap things up in Dallas on December 7. ... Demiricous will be touring with the Gates of Slumber starting November 9 in Denver, for a jaunt that's scheduled to run through December 6 in Indianapolis. ...
Nearly three years after Roadrunner Records' Roadrunner United concert, which took over the Nokia Theater in New York's Times Square, the label is now releasing footage from that special night as "Roadrunner United: The Concert." The DVD, which hits stores December 9, will boast two discs and 24 live tracks, including Life of Agony's "River Runs Red," King Diamond's "Abigail," Killswitch's "My Last Serenade," Type O Negative's "Black No. 1" and Sepultura's "Refuse/Resist." ...
According to Blabbermouth, Verrot, bassist for Swedish black-metal outfit Elimi, committed suicide on October 3. In a statement, the band said, "Verrot was a very good friend, brother, an excellent bass player/musician and an important part of Elimi; we respect his decision and hope he'll find his way with the dark gods of Chaos. Let your black flame be a part of what brings forth the day of wrath."
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Some passengers on Air New Zealand flights will get to cozy up to their partners on selected seats shaped like couches in the airline?s economy class starting next year.
The seats, dubbed ?Skycouch? by the airline, have been designed so that three separate seats in a row can be converted into a futon-like surface.
Once the armrests are retracted, and foot rests pulled up to fill the gap from the edge of the seat to the seat in front, the Skycouch allows fliers to sleep side by side like they?re in bed at home.
Skycouches will be available on Boeing 777 flights from New Zealand to Los Angeles and London starting April 2, 2011. The company plans to extend the design to all its long haul flights by 2012.
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Skateboarding in Singapore has been undergoing a revival in the recent years. With newly opened skate parks and the establishment of many new and locally based skate shops, the sport has been experiencing a surge in popularity, spawning further growth for the local skateboarding community.
As a result of its cheap cost and the sheer amount of parks and shops devoted to the sport, skateboarding is by far one of the most popular extreme sports in Singapore.
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In order to draw a younger crowd to Game 3 of the World Series this Saturday, a sneak peak of Justin Bieber's video ?Never Say Never? will air on Fox.
Just before the San Francisco Giants take on the Texas Rangers, a video that the ?Baby? singer filmed while wearing both teams? gear will make its debut.
Aside from the Biebs? video, Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem while Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson will announce the winners of the World Series of Costumes photo contest.
In other news, it is being reported that Justin Bieber is one of the hottest Halloween costumes this year.
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As one of the hottest pop stars out there these days, Ke$ha is set to release a promising new offering called ?Cannibal.?
The ?Tik Tok? singer has been working on the ?companion? piece to her platinum-plus debut disc, ?Animal.?
Much like Lady Gaga?s ?The Fame Monster,? ?Cannibal? will be sold both as a standalone album and as part of a deluxe reissue of ?Animal.?
The disc will feature eight new songs produced by Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Bangladesh ? and a new remix.
The track list for Ke$ha's ?Cannibal,? according to RCA Records:
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Plugging away on his latest flick, Ryan Gosling was spotted on the Los Angeles, CA set of ?Drive? on Tuesday (October 26).
The ?Notebook? actor stepped out for a cigarette break and was decked out in movie wardrobe, complete with fake blood all over his hands.
In other news, Gosling recently reflected back about what it was like working with Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on the 90s Disney series, ?The Mickey Mouse Club.?
He revealed, ?It was kind of depressing because when I got there, they realized that I wasn?t really up to snuff in comparison with what some of the other kids were able to do.?
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'Pushing Daisies' star Lee Pace and 15 other actors fill out the cast.
By Kara Warner
Lee Pace
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Summit Entertainment has been teasing us with "Breaking Dawn" casting announcements for months now. Recent additions have included Rami Malek as Egyptian vamp, the Denali coven (Maggie Grace as Irina, Christian Camargo as Eleazar; Mia Maestro as Carmen; Kasey LaBow as Kate; MyAnna Buring as Tanya), and just last week Mackenzie Foy was announced as Edward and Bella's daughter Renesmee.
Now, at long last, we have the full list of new actors who will be sinking their proverbial fangs into the roles of the vampires in the Amazon, Egyptian, Irish and Romanian covens, as well as the American and European nomads. It is an impressive list of talent, that is for sure. Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg mentioned that one of the biggest challenges in writing "Dawn" was figuring out how to work in all the new characters — and now we see why.
One extra-exciting addition is "Pushing Daisies" star Lee Pace as American nomad Garrett, as well as new Egyptian coven members Amun, Kebi and Tia, played by Omar Metwally, Andrea Gabriel and Angela Sarafyan. The "Twilight" movies are already known for the attractiveness of the young cast, but with these new additions, 16 in total, "Breaking Dawn" seems to have upped the attractiveness level for the final two installments.
Here's the full list of "Twilight" rookies:
The Amazon Coven
» Tracey Heggins as Senna
» Judi Shekoni as Zafrina
The Egyptian Coven
» Omar Metwally as Amun
» Andrea Gabriel as Kebi
» Rami Malek as Benjamin
» Angela Sarafyan as Tia
The Irish Coven
» Marlane Barnes as Maggie
» Lisa Howard as Siobhan
» Patrick Brennan as Liam
The Romanian Coven
» Noel Fisher as Vladimir
» Guri Weinberg as Stefan
The American Nomads
» Lee Pace as Garrett
» Toni Trucks as Mary
» Bill Tangradi as Randall
» Erik Odom as Peter
» Valorie Curry as Charlotte
The European Nomads
» Joe Anderson as Alistair
What do you think of the cast additions? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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This weekend, on October 15, 16 and 17, chic boutique Bungalow 8 will bring together a by-appointment only exhibit called The Design Raj. It will showcase a unique blend of products, created by designers associated with the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in Britain, in collaboration with master crafts people in India.
On display are extraordinary textiles and finely crafted jewelry, each item a labor of love and specially engineered to encapsulate a tradition of heritage and luxury.
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Arguably one of South Korea?s more memorable highways, National Road 7 is dotted with tons of historical landmarks and recreational sites.
Stretching 350 kilometers along the coast from Goseong to Busan, notable highlights include Naksan Temple, Unification Observatory?s Seaside Buddha, Geojin Harbor, Cheongganjeong Pavilion and plenty of great beaches.
On the food front, point the compass to Yeongdeok?s Crab Town, just north of Pohang, to sample some of the best crab on the peninsula.
Getting there: Best bet is to head straight to Gangneung. Yeongdong Expressway (Highway 50) from Seoul to Gangneung takes roughly two hours. From Gangneung, National Road 7 runs north to south.
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Pushing forth with her popular "Play On" tour, Carrie Underwood spent Saturday night performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.
Treating the sold-out crowd to a nearly two hour long show, the 2005 "American Idol" winner thrilled the audience as she belted out numerous hits and wowed them with continual costume changes
Meanwhile, fans of Miss Underwood can be excited over the just released book "Carrie Underwood: A Biography" by Vernell Hackett.
Talking to USA Today, Miss Hackett said, "It's a book that goes into the schools, into middle schools and high schools, for kids to have people to look up to that are celebrities."
Continuing on, Vernell added, "I looked for any stories they had starting a couple years before she went on American Idol, because I knew she was playing around there. I figured since she was a hometown girl, they were going to writer about her, and they did."
The Nashville-based author finished by saying, "Also, I found out things that she did in her home town for the local kids. Because I'm an animal-rights kind of person, I love the fact that she's so into helping animals. She's a vegetarian. I love to find out all the things she did about animals and animal rights. That was very cool about her."
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