Beyoncé and Jay Z opened the Grammys with a performance of "Drunk in Love" off the singer's new album.
Beyoncé was stunning.
Check out the performance below:
Here are some shots from the performance:
After Jay Z joined B on stage:
Jay Z and Beyoncé back to back.
And two GIFs:
Here are the two after the performance:
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Disney just premiered another new trailer for its live-action "Sleeping Beauty" film "Maleficent" during the Grammys.
The film features Angelina Jolie as the villainess as the story is told from her point of view.
Forget the movie for a minute though. We're digging Lana del Rey's take on the classic tune "Once Upon A Dream" more. You can get it now free on Google Play (sorry iTunes users).
"Maleficent" is in theaters May 30.
Watch the trailer below:
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The 56th annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Beyoncé and Pink gave performances everyone will be talking about, while Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, and many others ruled the red carpet.
See who wore what to music's big show.
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Pink had one of the most creative Grammy performances.
Rather than take to the stage, she took to the sky, swinging swiftly through the air showing off her gymnastic moves in an aerial performance of "Try."
Check it out below:
Photos from her performance:
SEE ALSO: Beyoncé and Jay Z own the Grammy stage during "Drunk in Love" performance
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Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
However if you were watching the Grammys live, Taylor Swift's reaction made it look like she thought her album "Red" won for a moment.
Here's the still via The Daily Mail:
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Daft Punk, Lorde, and Macklemore were among the big winners during Sunday night's 56th annual Grammy Awards.
Check out a full list of winners below (via CNN):
Record of the year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers -- WINNER
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk -- WINNER
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- P!nk featuring Nate Ruess
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Roar" -- Katy Perry
"Royals" -- Lorde -- WINNER
"Same Love" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best new artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Best pop solo performance
Sara Bareilles -- "Brave"
Lorde -- "Royals" -- WINNER
Bruno Mars -- "When I Was Your Man"
Katy Perry -- "Roar"
Justin Timberlake -- "Mirrors"
Best pop duo/group performance
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers -- "Get Lucky" -- WINNER
P!nk featuring Nate Ruess -- "Just Give Me a Reason"
Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko -- "Stay"
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell -- "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z -- "Suit & Tie"
Best pop instrumental album
Herb Alpert -- "Steppin' Out" -- WINNER
Boney James -- "The Beat"
Earl Klugh -- "Handpicked"
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot -- "Summer Horns"
Jeff Lorber Fusion -- "Hacienda"
Best pop vocal album
Lana Del Rey -- "Paradise"
Lorde -- "Pure Heroine"
Bruno Mars -- "Unorthodox Jukebox" -- WINNER
Robin Thicke -- "Blurred Lines"
Justin Timberlake -- "The 20/20 Experience -- The Complete Experience"
Best dance recording
"Need U (100%)" -- Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
"Sweet Nothing" -- Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
"Atmosphere" -- Kaskade
"The is What it Feels Like" -- Armin Van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
"Clarity" -- Zedd featuring Foxes -- WINNER
Best dance/electronica album
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk -- WINNER
"Settle" -- Disclosure
"18 Months" -- Calvin Harris
"Atmosphere" -- Kaskade
"A Color Map of the Sun" -- Pretty Lights
Best traditional pop vocal album
"Viva Duets" -- Tony Bennett and various artists
"To Be Loved" -- Michael Bublé -- WINNER
"The Standards" -- Gloria Estefan
"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" -- Cee Lo Green
"Now" -- Dionne Warwick
Best rock performance
Alabama Shakes -- "Always Alright"
David Bowie -- "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)"
Imagine Dragons -- "Radioactive" -- WINNER
Led Zeppelin -- "Kashmir"
Queens of the Stone Age -- "My God is the Sun"
Jack White -- "I'm Shakin' "
Best metal performances
Anthrax -- "T.N.T."
Black Sabbath -- "God is Dead?" -- WINNER
Dream Theater -- "The Enemy Inside"
Killswitch Engage -- "In Due Time"
Volbeat featuring King Diamond -- "Room 24"
Best rock song
"Ain't Messin' 'Round" -- Gary Clark Jr.
"Cut Me Some Slack" -- Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear -- WINNER
"Doom and Gloom" -- The Rolling Stones
"God Is Dead?" -- Black Sabbath
"Panic Station" -- Muse
Best rock album
Black Sabbath -- "13"
David Bowie -- "The Next Day"
Kings of Leon -- "Mechanical Bull"
Led Zeppelin -- "Celebration Day" -- WINNER
Queens of the Stone Age -- "... Like Clockwork"
Neil Young with Crazy Horse -- "Psychedelic Pill"
Best alternative music album
Neko Case -- "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You"
The National -- "Trouble Will Find Me"
Nine Inch Nails -- "Hesitation Marks"
Tame Impala -- "Lonerism"
Vampire Weekend -- "Modern Vampires of the City" -- WINNER
Best R&B performance
Tamar Braxton -- "Love and War"
Anthony Hamilton -- "Best of Me"
Hiatus Kaiytoe featuring Q-Tip -- "Nakamarra"
Miguel featuring Kendrick Lamar -- "How Many Drinks?"
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway -- "Something" -- WINNER
Best traditional R&B performance
Gary Clark Jr. -- "Please Come Home" -- WINNER
Fantasia -- "Get It Right"
Maysa -- "Quiet Fire"
Gregory Porter -- "Hey Laura"
Ryan Shaw -- "Yesterday"
Best R&B song
"Best of Me" -- Anthony Hamilton
"Love and War" -- Tamar Braxton
"Only One" -- PJ Morton featuring Stevie Wonder
"Pusher Love Girl" -- Justin Timberlake -- WINNER
"Without Me" -- Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott
Best urban contemporary album
Tamar Braxton -- "Love and War"
Fantasia -- "Side Effects of You"
Salaam Remi -- "One: In the Chamber"
Rihanna -- "Unapologetic" -- WINNER
Mack Wilds -- "New York: A Love Story"
Best R&B album
Faith Evans -- "R&B Divas"
Alicia Keys -- "Girl on Fire" -- WINNER
John Legend -- "Love in the Future"
Chrisette Michele -- "Better"
TGT -- "Three Kings"
Best rap performance
Drake -- "Started From the Bottom"
Eminem -- "Berserk"
Jay Z -- "Tom Ford"
Kendrick Lamar -- "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz -- "Thrift Shop" -- WINNER
Best rap/sung collaboration
J. Cole featuring Miguel -- "Power Trip"
Jay Z featuring Beyoncé -- "Part II (On the Run)"
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake -- "Holy Grail" -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige -- "Now or Never"
Wiz Khalifa featuring the Weeknd -- "Remember You"
Best rap song
"F***in' Problems" -- A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
"Holy Grail" -- Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
"New Slaves" -- Kanye West
"Started From the Bottom" -- Drake
"Thrift Shop" -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- WINNER
Best rap album
Drake -- "Nothing Was the Same"
Jay Z -- "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail"
Kendrick Lamar -- "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- "The Heist" -- WINNER
Kanye West -- "Yeezus"
Best country solo performance
Lee Brice -- "I Drive Your Truck"
Hunter Hayes -- "I Want Crazy"
Miranda Lambert -- "Mama's Broken Heart"
Darius Rucker -- "Wagon Wheel" -- WINNER
Blake Shelton -- "Mine Would Be You"
Best country duo/group performance
The Civil Wars -- "From This Valley" -- WINNER
Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill -- "Don't Rush"
Little Big Town -- "Your Side of the Bed"
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban -- "Highway Don't Care"
Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton -- "You Can't Make Old Friends"
Best country song
"Begin Again" -- Taylor Swift
"I Drive Your Truck" -- Lee Brice
"Mama's Broken Heart" -- Miranda Lambert
"Merry Go 'Round" -- Kacey Musgraves -- WINNER
"Mine Would Be You" -- Blake Shelton
Best country album
Jason Aldean -- "Night Train"
Tim McGraw -- "Two Lanes of Freedom"
Kacey Musgraves -- "Same Trailer Different Park" -- WINNER
Blake Shelton -- "Based on a True Story"
Taylor Swift -- "Red"
Best Latin pop album
Frankie J -- "Faith, Hope y Amor"
Ricardo Montaner -- "Viajero Frecuente"
Draco Rosa -- "Vida" -- WINNER
Aleks Syntek -- "Syntek"
Tommy Torres -- "12 Historias"
Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album
Café Tacvba -- "El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco"
El Tri -- "Ojo Por Ojo"
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas -- "Chances"
La Santa Cecilia -- "Treinta Dias" -- WINNER
Los Amigos Invisibles -- "Repeat After Me"
Producer of the year, nonclassical
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams -- WINNER
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
"Django Unchained"
"The Great Gatsby" (deluxe edition)
"Les Miserables" (deluxe edition
"Muscle Shoals"
"Sound City: Real to Reel" -- WINNER
Best score soundtrack for visual media
"Argo"
"The Great Gatsby"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Skyfall" -- WINNER
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Best song written for visual media
Coldplay -- "Atlas" -- "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
Jessie J -- "Silver Lining" -- "Silver Linings Playbook"
Adele -- "Skyfall" -- "Skyfall" -- WINNER
Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw -- "We Both Know" -- "Safe Haven"
Lana Del Rey -- "Young and Beautiful" -- "The Great Gatsby" (deluxe edition)
Regina Spektor -- "You've Got Time" -- "Orange is the New Black"
Best music video
Captial Cities -- "Safe and Sound"
Jay Z -- "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton -- "Can't Hold Us"
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z -- "Suit & Tie" -- WINNER
Jack White -- "I'm Shakin'"
Best music film
Coldplay -- "Live 2012"
Green Day -- "¡Cuatro!"
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite -- "I'm in I'm Out and I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up!"
Paul McCartney -- "Live Kisses" -- WINNER
Mumford & Sons -- "The Road to Red Rocks"
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Warning: There are spoilers ahead.
We’ve just finished watching the second episode of “Sherlock” and it may have been the most revealing of our favorite detective.
Focusing on John Watson’s wedding, it was one of the first times we saw a more human side to the typically pragmatic Mr. Holmes.
We witnessed him let loose in a bar and even bust a few moves on the dance floor after being a bundle of nerves trying to figure out the right speech for his best friend's wedding.
The series returned to record ratings on the BBC at the beginning of the year overseas and saw a rise in viewership upon its return to PBS last week in the states.
Here are our favorite moments from the episode.
1. Sherlock's wedding speech to John may have been one of the best parts of the series ever.
Tell us you didn’t shed a tear.
It's not often we see the rigid, narrow-minded Sherlock show much sign of human emotion, let alone a softer side. When he first began his Best Man speech for John we feared it would be an awkward ramble about how John was lucky to have Sherlock.
However, (after some rambling) he surprised us with this sentimental tribute that made us want to grab a Kleenex.
“The point I’m trying to make is that I am the most unpleasant, rude, ignorant, and all around obnoxious asshole that anyone could possibly have the misfortune to meet. I am dismissive of the virtuous, unaware of the beautiful, and uncomprehending in the face of the happy. So if I didn’t understand I was being asked to be the best man, it is because I never really expected to ever be anybody’s best friend … certainly not the best friend of the bravest and kindest and wisest human being I have ever had the good fortune of knowing. John, I am a ridiculous man, redeemed only by the warmth and constancy of your friendship, but as I’m apparently your best friend I cannot congratulate you on your choice of companion. Actually, now, I can. Mary, when I say you deserve this man it is the highest compliment of which I am capable. John, you have endured war, and injury, and tragic loss — so sorry again about that last one — so know this: Today, you sit here between the woman you have made your wife and the man you have saved. In short, the two people who love you most in all this world. And, I know I speak for Mary as well when I say we will never let you down and we have a lifetime ahead to prove that.”
2. Drunk Sherlock and Watson trying to solve a case.
During his Best Man speech, Sherlock recalls a time he and Watson went out drinking that resulted in this:
and this:
Normally, Sherlock's thoughts appear clear to us in text on screen while crime solving. Drunk, they appeared out of focus and in gibberish.
Take a seat, Holmes.
... or a nap.
3. We get introduced to Sherlock's mind palace ...
This is where all of his intimate and complex thinking takes place.
... and get to see "the woman" one more time.
4. This epic glass drop.
5. Sherlock dancing.
This was pretty unexpected.
6. Sherlock plays the violin.
7. We learn the reason behind the episode's title, "The signs of three."
Sherlock deduces Mary is pregnant after noticing she had an increased appetite, an altered taste perception, and was ill earlier.
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Our main problem with the episode, while delightful, is that the episode relied way too much on coincidence. During Sherlock’s wedding toast, he tells the story of an unsolvable crime. As the episode unfolds, we learn that the one crime story he decides to share with the wedding service happens to still be playing out at the wedding.
Other things to take note of:
Sherlock’s charming relationship with the usher and finding the faults in every man the maid of honor is interested in courting.
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Queen Latifah took the stage during Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' performance of "Same Love" at the 56th Annual Grammys to marry a 33 gay and straight couples.
Lewis told the New York Times the mass wedding "will be in our minds the ultimate statement of equality, that all the couples are entitled to the same exact thing."
Madonna also joined in near the end of the performance and ceremony.
Watch the performance below:
Here's how it went down:
Macklemore came out on stage performing "Same Love."
Near the end of the performance, Queen Latifah stepped out to join the couples in marriage.
Here's the view from above of all the couples:
The ring exchange:
"By the power vested in me by the state of California, I now pronounce you a married couple!"
Everyone got really emotional.
Even singer Keith Urban was brought to tears.
And Madonna came out (with a cane) to serenade everyone with her song, "Open Your Heart."
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Taylor Swift may not have taken home any awards during Sunday night's Grammys, but she does win the prize for "best hair flipping head banger" for her performance of "All Too Well."
Around the 2:30 mark, Swift goes nuts. Watch below:
It was basically just a lot of this:
SEE ALSO: Taylor Swift Thought She Won Album Of The Year — And Her Reaction Is Priceless
MORE: A Complete List Of Grammy Winners
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After awful reviews, “I, Frankenstein” bombed at the box office, debuting to well under $10 million opening weekend.
The film was expected to make nearly double that figure, but that’s mostly because reviews were comparing it to “Underworld,” a film which benefitted from a female lead in Kate Beckinsale.
This film had the star power of Aaron Eckhart. Other than a role in “Thank You for Smoking,” he’s best known for playing Harvey Dent / Two Face in “The Dark Knight.”
Instead, it was another winner weekend for Universal as Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg’s films “Ride Along” and “Lone Survivor” continue their runs at theaters.
For Disney, “Frozen” is continuing to be a behemoth since its November release. The film has officially made more than “The Lion King.” With a sing-along version headed for theaters the animated picture may reach $1 billion by the time its run ends.
Out of the top ten this week is Warner Bros.’ Best Picture Oscar nominee “Her.” The Spike Jonze film has made $19.7 million worldwide.
Here are this week’s winners and losers in Hollywood.
10. Fox’s horror flick “Devil’s Due” rounds out the top ten this week with $2.8 million. The film has made $18.7 million worldwide, costing an estimated $7 million to produce.
9. Oscar-nominated “The Wolf of Wall Street” brings in another $5 million. The Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese movie has now made $175.2 million at theaters. The film cost Paramount a big $100 million.
8. Weinstein Company’s “August: Osage County” just edged out “Wall Street” with a little over $5 million. The dramedy which picked up Oscar nods for both Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep has made $35 million at theaters.
7. “American Hustle” moved down one spot this weekend with $7.1 million. The Sony picture from David O. Russell has made $162.4 million worldwide.
6. Lionsgate’s ill-fated “I, Frankenstein” opened much lower than expected with $8.3 million. The Aaron Eckhart film based on a graphic novel of the same name suffered from a staggering plot and poor marketing that didn’t do anything for the movie.
5. Even “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” beat out “Frankenstein” with $8.8 million in its second week. The next film in the Tom Clancy series may have only earned $30 million at home, but “Jack Ryan” is performing better overseas. The estimated $60 million film has now made $76.7 million worldwide.
4. “Frozen” has been crushing it at theaters since its Thanksgiving release and it shows no signs of stopping after another weekend of $9 million. The film should continue to bring in even more money since another sing-along version of the movie is expected in theaters. “Frozen” has made more than $810 million so far.
3. It’s not often that you see two kid films performing well at the same time in theaters, but “The Nut Job” manages to stay ahead of “Frozen” with $12.3 million in its second weekend. A sequel was just announced for the film.
2. “Lone Survivor” featuring Mark Wahlberg edged out the two animated pictures with another $12.6 million. The Universal film based on a true story has now made $93.6 million at theaters.
1. Taking the weekend for the second week in a row is Kevin Hart’s “Ride Along” with a big $21.2 million. The film had a huge $41 million opening weekend and has already tripled its estimated $25 million production budget earning $75.4 million.
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The artist formerly known as an unpronounceable symbol is suing his Facebook fans, reports TorrentFreak.
He's specifically taking aim at 22 of them for posting Facebook links to live concerts and recordings. Now each is being sued for $1 million, making this a $22 million lawsuit in total.
Only two defendants' names are known for certain in the case — the rest are John/Jane Doe or known only by their online usernames.
Prince is fairly litigious when it comes to his music. According to TorrentFreak:
Prince has a long tradition of suing anyone who dares to use his material without permission, but doesn’t always carry through on his threats. A 2007 effort to sue The Pirate Bay went nowhere. This new lawsuit is likely to go much further.
Apropos of nothing, here's a video in which Jimmy Fallon tells a surreal and funny story about what it's like to play ping pong against Prince:
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Kacey Musgraves may not have won any awards for her colorful, bedazzled dress at the Grammys last night, but she did make waves by beating out Taylor Swift for Best Country Album and Best Country Song of the year.
If you've never heard of the country singer, here's a quick crash course on what you need to know about the Grammy winner.
Expect to hear a lot more from her in the future.
1. She's been around since 2008.
Musgraves stepped onto the country scene in '08 releasing her first self-titled indie album a year earlier. However, she didn't get any big recognition until last year when two singles "Apologize" and "See You Again" were released along with her Grammy-winning album, "Same Trailer Different Park."
This marked the first year the country singer was up for Grammys.
Musgraves co-wrote every song on the album.
2. She's older than Taylor Swift.
Don't let that kiddie frock fool you. At 25, Musgraves is a half a year older than Swift.
3. These are her most-listened-to songs.
Not familiar with Musgraves' music? These are her most-listened-to songs on Spotify:
"Merry Go 'Round"
The song was named number one by Billboard for Best Country Singles of 2013.
"Follow Your Arrow"
"Blowin' Smoke"
"Silver Lining"
"Keep it to Yourself"
You've probably heard the first song and didn't realize it.
4. If you watch "Nashville" on ABC you may have heard a song co-written by Musgraves.
Musgraves and artist Trent Dabbs co-wrote "Undermine" which was featured on the show and sung on air by Hayden Panettiere and Charles Esten.
5. She's a Texan.
The singer calls the small town of Golden, Texas her home.
6. She's been playing guitar since the age of 12.
But she wrote her first song, "Notice Me," at the age of nine.
7. She was on "Nashville Star."
Musgraves finished in seventh place during season 5 of the USA network series.
8. She seems like a pretty normal, silly, down to earth girl.
She posts photos with her family and pets on Instagram and Vine.
Kacey and her mom:
Watch her acceptance speech from last night below:
More Grammys: See all the winners from last night
AND: Taylor Swift's reaction when she thought she won Album of the Year
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The 56th Annual Grammy Awards took place last night and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' “The Heist” beat out Kendrick Lamar’s critically-acclaimed “Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City” for best rap album.
Not only were rap fans displeased with this news, but it seems Macklemore himself felt it necessary to text an apology to Lamar, and then take a screen shot of that text and post it to Instagram.
We first read about this on BroBible.
On Instagram, Macklemore captioned the photo,
“My text to Kendrick after the show. He deserved best rap album… I’m honored and completely blown away to win anything much less 4 Grammys. But in that category, he should have won IMO. And that’s taking nothing away from The Heist. Just giving GKMC it’s proper respect.. With that being said, thank you to the fans. You’re the reason we were on that stage tonight. And to play Same Love on that platform was a career highlight. The greatest honor of all. That’s what this is about. Progress and art. Thank you. #grammys”
Here's the text. We imagine Lamar responded with a simple "K."
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Model Amber Rose attended last night's Grammy Awards on the arm of her husband, rapper Wiz Khalifa.
But there was something noticeably different about the red-carpet staple and new mom — her many tattoos were nowhere to be seen.
Normally, much of Rose's arms are covered in ink:
But at last night's Grammy's, Rose covered her tattoos using heavy makeup:
Here's what her right arm usually looks like:
You can see the ink lightly showing through during last night's big show.
SEE ALSO: Pharrell's Ridiculous Grammy Hat Became An Internet Meme After Arby's Made Fun Of Him On Twitter
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John Stamos and a hot date are into some kinky snacking in Dannon's Super Bowl commercial for its Oikos Greek yogurt, but his "Full House" co-stars Bob Saget and Dave Coulier step in to keep things from getting too steamy.
The commercial starts almost identically to last year's, with Stamos flirting over a cup of yogurt. After his date licks some yogurt from his lips, Stamos "accidentally" spills some onto his lap (classic Jesse Katsopolis move).
That's when Saget and Coulier arrive like a pair of overbearing moms ready to clean up his mess:
Young & Rubicam's Barcelona branch, Vinizius, produced the commercial.
It gained over a million views on YouTube in just two days.
"The Spill" is going up against Chobani's "Ransacked" ad in the Super Bowl's Greek yogurt battle.
SEE ALSO: Chobani Intends To Win The 'Yogurt Wars' With Its Super Bowl Campaign
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If you're tired of really long (spoiler-y) movie trailers that harbor on the three-minute mark, that may soon be a thing of the past.
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) — no, not that NATO— released in-theater marketing guidelines Monday calling for shorter trailers and a specific timeline for when movie marketing can occur.
In a nutshell, NATO is calling for two-minute long trailers that can't be shown more than five months ahead of the film's release date.
This isn't the first time NATO has proposed shorter movie trailers. The argument for shorter movie trailers came about last year after theater owners received complaints about trailers being "too long" and giving "away too much of the plot."
Voluntary guidelines currently in place by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) limit a trailer to two-and-a-half minutes. However, each studio is allowed one movie to exceed that limit per year.
Similarly, these new guidelines aren't being strictly enforced. Instead, they're "voluntary" guidelines that will go into effect starting October 2014.
Basically, while trailers may start to ebb toward a shorter time, there's nothing stopping Peter Jackson from putting out another 3-minute "Hobbit" trailer.
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Toyota employs actor Terry Crews, the cast of the Muppets, and an insanely catchy jingle to pitch its new Highlander SUV in an ad that will run during this year's Super Bowl.
The 60-second commercial was published on Toyota's YouTube page Tuesday morning.
In it, Crews is driving along a deserted highway when he comes across a colorful bus broken down by the side of the road. When he pulls over to ask if the bus passengers need a hand, a gang of Muppets floods out, climbs into Crews' Highlander, and takes the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star on an adventure he can't refuse:
Animal loads his drum set into the Highlander's trunk, and Dr. Teeth takes over the wheel as the Muppets crew plays a catchy tune with the tagline: "We ain't got no room for boring."
The group then uses the commandeered Highlander to crash a senior citizens' bingo game and turn it into a party, as Crews looks on helplessly. But once the Muppets leave the bingo game for their next adventure, Crews changes his mind, and starts singing along and acting goofy, himself.
By the time Crews returns to his home, he has completely embraced the Muppets way of life, popping out of the Highlander's sunroof shirtless and wearing his tie around his head.
When Crews' neighbor, Kermit the Frog, asks if he's okay, Crews replies frantically, "There were singing vegetables! And chickens!"
The ad was made by the agency Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles, and will air during this year's Super Bowl on Feb. 2.
SEE ALSO: Here's A Preview Of The Ads You'll See On Super Bowl Sunday
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Netflix is giving customers the ability to turn off the post-play feature, which is found on most of its apps, according to the company's support page.
You can now turn off the feature that automatically plays another episode after you finishing watching one by going into the settings.
We first saw this on TechHive, which notes that Netflix promised this feature in October 2013 but officially activated it on Friday. Also, you will need to shut this feature off for every single profile under your streaming plan.
Here's how you turn it off:
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Another week, another missed opportunity for Nintendo.
Yesterday afternoon, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported that Nintendo plans to release game trailers and mini games on mobile devices like the iPhone and Android phones, according to Kotaku.
If people enjoy playing the mini games, then they would go on to buy the full game for their Nintendo console, the report says.
Nintendo spoke up this morning, however, and quickly dashed everyone's dreams of Mario on the little screen.
The company released a statement to Engadget, saying that "Nintendo's intention is not to make Nintendo software available on smart devices and as such, we can confirm that there are no plans to offer minigames on smartphone devices."
Sorry, Nintendo fans. Looks like if you want to play Nintendo games, you're going to have to get a Nintendo game system.
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Jaguar's recently released Super Bowl commercial uses a trio of British actors and the cinematography of director Tom Hooper to delve into why all of the best movie villains come from across the pond.
In the 60-second ad, actors Sir Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston, and Mark Strong speak to the camera and posit that Brits make the best bad guys because "we're more focused," "we have a certain style," and "maybe we just sound right."
Along the way, the men use a fancy helicopter and two swerving Jaguar F-Type Coupes to meet at a high-tech command center in London. "Oh yes," Kingsley remarks at the end of the ad. "It's good to be bad."
The commercial features an ominous original soundtrack that was composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat, who worked with Hooper on "The King's Speech," and recorded by The London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road.
The "Good To Be Bad" campaign is being run by Jaguar's creative agency, Spark 44, and its media agency, Mindshare, which hope to cast the brand as an edgy British outsider challenging mainstays like Porsche and Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. luxury market.
The campaign has also included a digital promotion aspect through a partnership between Jaguar and Gawker Media's content studio. Gawker created a separate blog, called Good To Be Bad, that features sponsored content from Jaguar, original work from Gawker's content studio, and posts shared from Gawker editorial blogs like Gizmodo and Lifehacker.
The posts focus on general villainy, with titles like "A Guide to World Domination in 2014" and "Four Devious Female Archetypes in Film (And How To Act Like Them)."
Jaguar's ad will run during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be contested Feb. 2 at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
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