LISA MARIE PRESLEY LAUNCHES NEW ALBUM, STORM & GRACE, WITH TV APPEARANCES

“This album is a lot more stripped-down and naked, both musically and lyrically,” says Presley. “It’s me without any attitude or anger at a time of rediscovery.”

STORM AND GRACE, PRODUCED BY T BONE BURNETT, WILL BE RELEASED MAY 15 ON UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC/XIX RECORDINGS

Lisa Marie Presley will perform “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” on “American Idol” (5/17), “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (5/21), “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (5/22).

Fans in Memphis and Los Angeles will be able to join with Presley in celebrating the album’s release. American Express will present “An Evening with Lisa Marie Presley” at the GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. After an interview Presley will take questions and perform a selection of songs from Storm & Grace. Please go to www.grammymuseum.org.

“Storm & Grace is the album she was born to make – a raw, powerful country, folk and blues collection that finds her embracing her Southern roots and family name,” said Rolling Stone. Entertainment Weekly praised the “smoky, spooky” single “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” while Spinner.com observed: “Presley has made the strongest album of her career in the upcoming Storm & Grace. It’s a moody masterpiece, exploring the demons and angels of her life to the tune of country-spiced downbeat pop.”

The album, which is available for pre-order now on the iTunes Store, is Presley’s first in five years and marks her Universal Republic/XIX Recordings debut. Produced with elegant restraint by 12-time GRAMMY® winner T Bone Burnett, Storm & Grace is an unflinchingly honest piece of work. With its rootsy, Americana vibe, it is, she acknowledges, a departure from her previous albums, 2003′s Gold-certified To Whom It May Concern and 2005′s Now What, which both debuted in the Top 10 on The Billboard’s 200.

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Marilyn Monroe Files at Blue Book Model Agency Recovered in the Netherlands 50 Years After her Death

Marilyn Monroe and Miss Snively at the filmset: No Business Like Showbusiness (1953)

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

The files of the Blue Book Agency, Marilyn’s first model agency in Los Angeles, recovered in The Hague, Read more

MEN IN BLACK 3 opens 5/25

Everybody loves a good bad guy, and Men In Black has the worst kind…reprehensible buggy mucoidal dastardly evil doers. Will Smith gives us his take on Read more

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Charlize Theron, Kristin Stewart and Christopher Hemsworth star in Snow White and the Huntsman, an otherwordly, dark and gothic twist on the childrens fairy tale which opens June 1st. In this version the Huntsman becomes the protector and mentor who allies with Snow White to bring down the evil queen. This clip features interviews with the three lead actors.

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AVENGERS BREAKS BOX OFFICE RECORD – Joss Whedon

According to Deadline Hollywood, the Joss Whedon-directed film grossed more than $207 million domestically this weekend, and holds the #1 spot for highest Saturday gross of all time with a whopping $69.7 million made in a single day.

It’s a brilliant concept, a franchise of related movies that culminate in all the leads together in a super movie. These particular heroes have been a part of the American Culture through Marvel Comic Books for more than half a century, and we grew up with them. So who’s surprised at the box office numbers? Nobody, I would think.

The movie is both thrilling and campy, humorous and serious at the same time. Most would agree it’s done justice to the original Marvel Comic concept, well, except for movie critic A.O. Scott of the New York Times. Samuel Jackson avenge-tweeted a response, (which Scott gracefully handled) “#Avengers fans, NY Times critic AO Scott needs a new job! Let’s help him find one! One he can ACTUALLY do!” This was in response to Scott’s assertion that Jackson’s Nick Fury “is more master of ceremonies than mission commander.”

Here is a clip of Joss Whedon explaining the perils of adapting a popular comic book to a movie.

The Wheeler Brothers at the W in Austin’s “Living Room Live”

Live Music Review by Tiffany Test

The Wheeler Brothers Capture Your Soul!

The “W” in Austin hosts an event called “Living Room Live”, where the public can enjoy free entrance, and the benefits of a $5 “S.I.P” menu plus live music as they support worthy local musicians. This past Monday was no exception when The Wheeler Brothers played a two hour set in their home town.

The sound of the band is definitely something worth getting excited about! They can be described as rich, mellow, comforting, warm, and soul-felt. The crowd was definitely not disappointed by the easy chair-indie type of groove. AJ Molyneaux captures your attention with some of the best guitar playing i’ve heard in a long time. Read more

SIR SEAN CONNERY’S SIR BILLI WELL-RECEIVED AT THE SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The first large scale animated production to come out of Scotland was premiered to audience acclaim at the Sonoma International Film Festival on Friday, April 13th. A heart-warming and hilarious adventure film, “Sir Billi” features an all-star cast including Academy Award® winner Sir Sean Connery in his first ever animated voice-over role, and Tony Award® winner Alan Cumming. AMFM spoke with Tessa Hartmann of Billi Productions in Glasgow Scotland. Tessa wrote the screenplay, and her husband is Sascha Hartmann, the Director.

Academy Award® nominated Scottish composer Patrick Doyle, (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Sense and Sensibility”), created the film’s music score and British singing legend Dame Shirley Bassey also joined the project to perform the title track “Guardian of the Highlands,” marking the first time Connery and Shirley have worked together since the 1965 James Bond film “Goldfinger.”

SYNOPSIS: When tragedy strikes in the Highlands, there can be only one man for the job – Sir William Sedgewick, aka Sir Billi (Sir Sean Connery)! This is an adventure story about an inimitable Highland hero – a grandpa. As active senior skateboarding veterinarian he goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting villainous policemen and powerful lairds in a battle to save an illegal fugitive – Bessie Boo – last beaver in Scotland! A roller coaster adventure, Sir Billi braves treacherous ravines and hazardous gullies with his sidekick Gordon the Goat (Alan Cumming) to save Bessie Boo and Wee Dave the rabbit as they hurtle down a perilous river.

AMFM: I SAW THE VARIETY MAGAZINE REVIEW OF SIR BILLI. I WAS SHOCKED.

Oh listen, the other thing about being Scottish, It’s going to take more than one bad review to put me off. I said to my husband last night, “We knew by doing this project we’d be swimming with the sharks, and if I didn’t want to swim with the sharks I wouldn’t have jumped into the sea. Bring it on.

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