Puss in Boots Blu-ray/DVD Release Set for Feb. 24

Paramount today announced that Puss in Boots will be released on Feb. 24 on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack.

Additionally, the DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will include features such as the Purr-fect Pairings: The Voices Behind The Legends and deleted scenes, including Humpty Plots With Jack & Jill, Humpty Repays His Accomplices & Puss In Boots Fights The Giant.

For those not familiar – or living under a rock – Puss in Boots stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis and centers around the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends.

Edited: January 20th, 2012

Liv Tyler to Star in The Side Effect

Liv Tyler is set to star in Ti West’s upcoming sci-fi thriller The Side Effect.

The film follows a woman who spends several months alone in space as an experimental subject for a global pharmaceutical company, and finds herself inexplicably pregnant.

Although the film is pegged as a thriller, West assures that it will stay in the horror genre.

He told Deadline: “Although it is still somewhat of a horror film, it is much more psychological than any of my previous efforts. It was essential that I find an actress who could portray a wide range of emotion and always earn the audience’s sympathy no matter what the situation. As soon as I sat down with Liv, it was obvious she was the one.”

Edited: January 20th, 2012

Kristen Wiig: No Bridesmaids Sequel in the Works

Although Universal Pictures was in talks to develop a Bridesmaids sequel after the success of the original, Kristen Wigg is setting the record straight – she is not interested in doing a sequel.

“We’re not planning on doing one. We had a special time making the first one, but we’re really excited to try something else,” she said during a recent interview with E!

However, Bridesmaids fans worry not, Wiig’s Bridesmaids co-star Wendi McLendon-Covey has said that Wiig may do the sequel, and had never turned it down flat.

Wiig is currently writing another film with her Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo.

Edited: January 20th, 2012

First Look: Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

Check out the first official image from Tim Burton’s anticipated adaptation of Dark Shadows.

Here’s a synopsis of the film: The film takes place in 1752 where Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Depp) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive.

Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets. Matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) has called upon live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), to help with her family troubles.

Dark Shadows also stars Chloe Moretz, Gulliver McGrath, Bella Heathcote, Ray Shirley, Jackie Earle Haley, and Jonny Lee Miller.

Edited: January 20th, 2012

Etta James Dies at 73

Etta James has passed away at the age of 73 after a long-time struggle with leukemia.

“This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world,” De Leon said. “She was a true original who could sing it all – her music defied category. I worked with Etta for over 30 years. She was my friend and I will miss her always,” said Lupe De Leon, her longtime friend and manager to CNN.

Early last year, James was again admitted to a hospital in Riverside, Calif. with a urinary tract infection and the blood infection sepsis.

During her long-time career, James won four Grammys and received a 1993 inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Edited: January 20th, 2012

NYGossipGirl Contest: White Collar Prize Giveaway

The White Collar premiere is almost here and to celebrate NYGossipGirl is giving away a White Collar prize pack worth $250.

The White Collar Leisure Pack includes a custom waxwear shoe bag, shoe brush, jet black playing cars, custom reporter’s notebook, black long sleeved shirt, cashmere scarf and a Season 1 DVD.

One lucky winner will be selected on Jan. 19.

To win, tell us who your favorite White Collar character is and why.

The prize was provided by USA Network, but USA Network is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. Contest open to U.S. residents only.

Also, don’t forget to check out the official White Collar Facbeook page for information on upcoming episodes!

Watch a sneak peak of the all new upcoming episodes below!

Edited: January 16th, 2012

George Clooney: Golden Globes’ Best Actor in Drama Winner

George Clooney won the Best Actor in Drama award for The Descendants during the 2012 Golden Globes.

“Thank you the Hollywood Foreign Press, to Fox Searchlight and especially thank you very much to Alexander Payne who makes wonderful films and is a great friends,” Clooney said during his acceptance speech.

Clooney beat out Brad Pitt (Moneyball), Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar), Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March) and Michael Fassbender (Shame).

Edited: January 15th, 2012

Meryl Streep: Best Actress in Drama Winner for The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep took home the Best Actress Award in Drama for her role in The Iron Lady.

“Well when Rickey Gervais deal fell through and they came to me to play Margaret Thatcher,” Streep joked.

“This is such a thrill. I saw so many extraordinary performances by women in leading roles this year, “ she continued. “Thank you to all the cast and crew. I’m so proud of and film and I’m so grateful.

Viola Davis (The Help), Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin), Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) and Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) were also nominated.

Edited: January 15th, 2012

Jean Dujardin: Golden Globes’ Best Actor in Comedy Winner

Jean Dujardin nabbed the Best Actor in Comedy award for his role in The Artist during the 2012 Golden Globes.

The Artist is set in Hollywood in 1927. As silent movie star George Valentin (Dujardin) wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), a young dancer set for a big break.

Dujardin beat out Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50) and Ryan Gosling (Crazy, Stupid, Love).

Edited: January 15th, 2012

Martin Scorsese: Best Director Winner for Hugo

Martin Scorsese beat out George Clooney (The Ides of March), Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Alexander Payne (The Descendants) and Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) for the Best Director award for Hugo during the 2012 Golden Globes.

Hugo, set in 1930s Paris, follows an orphan (Asa Buttterfield) who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Edited: January 15th, 2012