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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 The Final Trailer is Now Available Online, Only on Yahoo! Movies

By Guest PostSeptember 14, 2011Entertainment, Technologybill condon, dreamgirls, eclipse, gods and monsters, jacob black, kristen stewart, melissa rosenberg, robert pattinson, stephenie meyer, summit entertainment, tale of vampire love, taylor lautner, the twilight saga, yahoo movies

*Yahoo! Movies Premieres One of the Most Highly Anticipated Releases of the Year*

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Yahoo! Movies (https://movies.yahoo.com) in conjunction with Summit Entertainment, exclusively presents online the trailer for THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1: https://yhoo.it/newbdtrailer

The highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga, directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 reveals the mysteries of this romantic epic that has entranced millions. (more…)

Women, Minority Writers Still Face Obstacles in Hollywood

By Guest PostMay 21, 2011Culture, Entertainment, Mediaafrican american studies, darnell hunt, employment, entertainment industry, hollywood, hollywood industry, letisia marquez, significant obstacles, writers guild of america

A new report prepared by a UCLA sociology professor for the Writers Guild of America–West reveals that diverse writers continue to face significant obstacles to employment in Hollywood, particularly in light of the recession.

Darnell Hunt, who is also director of UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, writes that “the current recession has clearly done little to help women, minority and older writers move ahead in the Hollywood industry, relative to their male, white and younger counterparts.” (more…)

New Website Highlights Musical Groups’ Summer European Tours

By Guest PostMay 6, 2011EntertainmentEurope, istanbul, music lovers, musical groups, passion for music, summer, summer 2011, Sweden, the spizziwinks, uppsala, whiffenpoofs, whim 'n rhythm, yale, yale baroque ensemble, yale glee club, yale groups, yale music, yale schola cantorum

Music lovers vacationing or living in Europe this summer won’t have to wait to come back to campus for some Yale-made music; they can just drop by one of the many concerts being presented by Yale groups touring the region.

Each summer, musical groups from Yale travel the world to share their passion for music. A new website, “Yale Music in Europe, Summer 2011,” tracks the whereabouts of eight of these troupes: Yale Schola Cantorum, Redhot & Blue, Yale Glee Club, Whim ‘n Rhythm, Yale Alumni Chorus, Whiffenpoofs, The Spizziwinks(?) and Yale Baroque Ensemble. (more…)

Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’

By ShamsJanuary 26, 2011Entertainmentluka sulic, michael jackson, smooth criminal, stjepan hauser

– by Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic

Film by Yale Environment 360 Receives Oscar Nomination

By Guest PostJanuary 26, 2011Entertainment, Environment, Mediaacademy awards, aids crisis in china, anhui province, anne hathaway, best actor, best documentary, chemical plant, documentary filmmaker, e360, Environment, environmental movement in china, farmer, james franco, jiucailuo chemical plant, oscar, pollution, qiugang, roger cohn, ruby yang, the blood of yingzhou district, the warriors of qiugang, thomas lennon, villagers from china, yale environment 360, yale film, zhang gongli

Yale graduate student James Franco will be in the spotlight on the night of the Academy Awards as both co-host of the ceremony (with Anne Hathaway) and a “Best Actor” nominee (for “127 Hours”). But also vying for its share of the glitter will be a short Yale film on a big topic: the fledgling environmental movement in China.

“The Warriors of Qiugang” — co-produced by Yale Environment 360 (e360), an online publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies — has been nominated for an Academy Award in the category “Best Documentary: Short Subject.” (more…)

Katy Perry’s Cleavage not Good for Sesame Street

By PravdaSeptember 24, 2010Entertainmentcalifornia gurls, california gurls singer, elmo, hot n cold, katy perry, pop star, russell brand, sesame street

Katy Perry’s cleavage is fine for Russell Brand – not so for Elmo and Sesame Street. The children’s show says it won’t air a taped segment featuring the “California Gurls” singer and Elmo. (more…)