New ‘Man Of Steel’ Television Spot #6

This 6th Superman TV spot shows new footage featuring a lot of Russell Crowe. Warner Bros’ much anticipated Man Of Steel goes wide on June 14th:

UPDATE: At Least Seven Bidders For Hulu

UPDATE: The last time Hulu was in play, it was 2011 and an auction sale went nowhere. And before that, in 2010, an IPO was contemplated but not pursued. So I’m somewhat skeptical about a successful outcome this time around. A myriad news reports are counting 7 named suitors (and an 8th unidentified pay TV outlet) who want the 6-year-old web video service outright or at least an equity stake. Most of the bids came in time for a soft Wednesday deadline set by co-owners Walt Disney Co, News Corp, and Comcast Corp without a formal M&A process. Yahoo came in Friday morning. More may follow. The other confirmed bidders include KKR & Co, Silver Lake Management/Hollywood agency WME, Guggenheim Digital (even though Guggenheim Securities advises Hulu’s board), Time Warner Cable (interested in becoming a 4th co-owner), DirecTV, and the Chernin Group (whose Peter Chernin helped create Hulu and has partnered with investors Qatar Holding and Providence Equity Partners). But Amazon was a no-show. The Los Angeles-based Hulu board began seeking the latest round of bidding in March. Now the question is whether Disney, News Corp, and Comcast will look for an exit and take their content with them, then license it back to Hulu for bigger fees but no exclusivity. If so, then what in the world are bidders actually buying?

Cannes Juror Nicole Kidman: I’ll Judge On The Purity Of The Filmmaking

Cannes juror Nicole Kidman said she would judge the winner of the Film Festival based on the "purity of the motivations behind the filmmaking," as the festival closed with plenty of buzz around a three-hour teenaged lesbian love story.

In an interview with a festival official on Saturday, hours before she and fellow jurors Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, Lynne Ramsay and others were to begin deliberations, Kidman said:

"I'm such a lover of film.  I'm quite broad in what I consider to be good because I know what it takes to make a film and I know the motivations – when they're pure I can tell. I'll be judging on the purity of the motivations behind the filmmaking."

She added: "I'm trying to go in very blank, so I'm impartial. I'm just glad I can give back to the festival in this way."

See Photos: The Scene at Cannes: 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' 'Jimmy P'

The race for the Palme d'Or seems to have come down to a handful of films, including "The Past," by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and "Inside Llewyn Davis" by Joel and Ethan Coen.

But in the last two days much attention  has been focused on "Blue is the Warmest Color," Abdellatif Kechiche's three-hour coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl in a lesbian relationship, which was named the best film in the main competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival by the Fipresci International Federation of Film Critics.

The film, titled "La Vie D'Adele – Chapitre 1 & 2" in French, received widespread attention for its lengthy, graphic sex scenes, but it also took many critics by surprise and became one of the best-reviewed films of the festival.

Read also: Lesbian Coming-of-Age Story 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Fipresci Prize

The jury led by Spielberg will convene at a hillside villa to deliberate Sunday ahead of a gala awards ceremony.

Blake Shelton Oklahoma Benefit Concert Adds Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Ryan Tedder

Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts and One Republic's Ryan Tedder have been added to the lineup of Blake Shelton's "Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert," NBC announced on Saturday.

The performers join the concert, which sold out in five minutes on Saturday morning, headlined by "The Voice" coach and Oklahoma native and featuring his wife Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill.

As TheWrap previously reported, the concert benefiting the residents of the Tornado-ravaged region will air live on NBC next Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Additionally, sister NBCUniversal networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT will either air the show live or on a delayed basis.

The event will raise funds for the United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund.

R.A. Clark (Academy of Country Music Awards, MDA Show of Strength Telethon) will executive produce the broadcast with supervising producer Rob Paine, director Gregg Gelfand and writer Gene Pack.

The tornado, which hit Oklahoma City and surrounding areas on Monday, killed at least 24 people, including nine children, and left more than 370 people injured.

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Misfit Wearables Drops Android Support For Its Shine Activity Tracker Ahead Of Summer Launch

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Hammond On Cannes: Suspense Builds To Sunday’s Palme D’Or And Acting Winners

We are at the end of a long Cannes, and jury members have had the opportunity to see all 20 films in the main competition. But who wins the Palme d’Or? I have learned  that jury president Steven Spielberg has specifically instructed his colleagues to remain tight-lipped and not provide any clues. Cannes juries anyway are notoriously hard to predict and critical reaction through the festival doesn’t necessarily mean anything. But, jumping into the shark-infested waters of predictions, I would say frontrunners for the Palme d’Or are likely Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis, Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s stunning The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is The Warmest Color (thanks to buzz), and possibly Iranian director  Asghar Farhardi’s The Past which was shot in Paris and mostly in French. I also would throw in the wonderfully heartfelt Japanese entry Like Father, Like Son, a truly moving film from director Kore-Eda Hirokazu. It’s a long-shot but human emotion goes a long way with juries. I could have picked J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost with a virtuoso performance from Robert Redford but for some reason it was shown out of competition and not eligible. Otherwise it would have been in the top tier of contenders. Watch for a possible sleeper with the  Chinese entry (their ... Read More »

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Carrie Underwood Donates $1 Million to Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief

Carrie Underwood is making sure she sends support to her native Oklahoma in the wake of this week's devastating tornado.

The hit country star and "American Idol" winner donated $1 million from the proceeds of her "Blown Away Tour" to the American Red Cross's disaster relief fund.

"I have watched the devastation in my home state of Oklahoma over the past several days with great sadness," Underwood said in a statement on her official website.

"With the help of my fans who attended my concerts over the past year, we can offer the Red Cross a little extra help in comforting those affected by the recent tornados."

Also read: Blake Shelton Performing Benefit Concert for Tornado Victims

The tornado, which hit Oklahoma City and surrounding areas earlier this week, left 24 dead and more than 370 people injured.

"The impact of the tornados in Oklahoma and the Midwest was devastating and the road to recovery will be long for many families," said the American Red Cross's chief development officer Neal Litvack.

"Through the generosity of Carrie, the American Red Cross can quickly respond with shelter, food and comfort now, and with lasting help as they move toward recovery," he continued.

The six-time Grammy winner also recently donated to the organization's relief fund after Storm Sandy devastated New Jersey last year.

Underwood performed her last performance of the "Blown Away Tour" on Thursday.

Also just announced, fellow Oklahoma native and "The Voice" coach Blake Shelton will be holding a benefit concert for disaster relief next Wednesday, which will air live at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, as well as NBCU sister networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT on either a live or delayed basis.

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On Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night Friday, Joss Whedon confirmed that Marvel characters Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver would be in The Avengers 2.  “I found their powers to be very visually interesting,” Whedon explained. “In the last film a lot of the characters had very ‘punchy powers’ where they were always punchy something and that got kind of boring after awhile.” Whedon said no one has been cast yet, and Fallon suggested Selena Gomez and Channing Tatum. (Was that a joke?) Whedon didn’t raise the name of Evan Peters, who was cast as Quicksilver in Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past earlier this week. Here’s the Fallon-Whedon video:

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