What's the Big Frigin' Difference?!

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1202_difference_launchCarefully inspect these curious photos -- 'cause we've made some minor changes to make them different... can you spot 'em?!

**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above pictures!**

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What's the Big Frigin' Difference?!

Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/02/celebrity-picture-gallery-hunt-differences/

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2011 British Independent Film Awards: The Show, The Winners

In its fourteenth year of existence, the always-entertaining Moet British Independent Film Awards took place at Old Billingsgate Market in London, United Kingdom on Sunday evening (December 4),

The red carpet affair - which was created in 1998 by Raindance to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking - drew out plenty of star power as big names such as Bradley Cooper, Gemma Arterton, Ralph Fiennes (with Vanessa Redgrave) and Dominic Cooper all turned up for the annual event.

Hosted by actor and comedian Chris O?Dowd, the festivities kicked off with Miss Arterton announcing the recipient of the Variety Award as Kenneth Branagh, who described himself as "the luckiest guy in the world."

Others to receive special honors included The Richard Harris Award winner Ralph Fiennes for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film and Graham Easton who took home The Special Jury Prize.

As for the big winners, the Best Actor trophy went to Michael Fassbender for his work in "Shame" while Olivia Colman garnered Best Actress thanks to her magnificent performance in "Tyrannosaur".

To close out this year's Moet British Independent Film Awards, the top prize of them all saw take home the coveted title of Best British Independent Film.

The complete list of 2011 British Independent Film Awards winners is as follows:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WINNER: TYRANNOSAUR
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Wheatley ? KILL LIST
Steve McQueen ? SHAME
Tomas Alfredson ? TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine ? TYRANNOSAUR
WINNER: Lynne Ramsay ? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]
Joe Cornish ? ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes ? CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh ? THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade ? SUBMARINE
WINNER: Paddy Considine ? TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SCREENPLAY
John Michael McDonagh ? THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump ? KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen ? SHAME
WINNER: Richard Ayoade ? SUBMARINE
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear ? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTRESS
Rebecca Hall ? THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska ? JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring ? KILL LIST
WINNER: Olivia Colman ? TYRANNOSAUR
Tilda Swinton ? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson ? THE GUARD
Neil Maskell ? KILL LIST
WINNER: Michael Fassbender ? SHAME
Gary Oldman ? TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan ? TYRANNOSAUR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones ? ALBATROSS
WINNER: Vanessa Redgrave ? CORIOLANUS
Carey Mulligan ? SHAME
Sally Hawkins ? SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke ? TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: Michael Smiley ? KILL LIST
Tom Hardy ? TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch ? TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan ? TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller ? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Jessica Brown Findlay ? ALBATROSS
John Boyega ? ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts ? SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige ? SUBMARINE
WINNER: Tom Cullen ? WEEKEND

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WINNER: WEEKEND
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall ? Editing ? SENNA
Sean Bobbitt ? Cinematography ? SHAME
Joe Walker ? Editing ? SHAME
WINNER: Maria Djurkovic ? Production Design ? TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Seamus McGarvey ? Cinematography ? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
WINNER: SENNA
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE

BEST BRITISH SHORT
0507
WINNER: CHALK
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
RITE
ROUGH SKIN

BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
WINNER: A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN

THE RAINDANCE AWARD
ACTS OF GODFREY
BLACK POND
HOLLOW
WINNER: LEAVING BAGHDAD
A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
WINNER: RALPH FIENNES

THE VARIETY AWARD
WINNER: Kenneth Branagh

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
WINNER: Graham Easton

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/british-independent-film-awards-2011/2011-british-independent-film-awards-show-winners-566626

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Lady Gaga's Barneys Workshop Is 'Essence Of Her'

Little Monsters gush to MTV News about Gaga's holiday-themed workshop and windows at famed Madison Avenue store.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Brian Phares


Lady Gaga premieres the Lady Gaga Workshop at Barneys New York
Photo: Getty Images

Lady Gaga is taking fans inside her world at the holiday-themed Gaga's Workshop at Barneys New York. Mother Monster-inspired products like head-shaped candles, leather jackets, her favorite books and chocolates shaped like shoes hit the shelves last week, and it's exactly the kind of stuff a Little Monster would ask Santa for.

MTV News caught up with some of the pop star's devotees as they were admired the Gaga windows outside the famed New York City department store. They gushed to us about the chance to pick out items hand-selected by Gaga and her stylist Nicola Formichetti.

"I think Gaga's Workshop, it's the essence of her," Hollis Gehrett said. "You walk in and you feel like you're in her apartment. I came to see her cut the ribbon, which was really cool, and she looked fabulous."

Fan Catherine Lloyd was also on hand when Gaga, decked out in a big white gown, cut the ribbon two Mondays ago at Barneys. "It's in her hometown. It's decorated to the nines, it's completely beautiful," she said. "The unveiling was beautiful — when she came out she looked like Glenda the Good Witch. There was just a lot of celebrities and fashion people walking around, so it was just a fun event in general."

Laura Donnelly said "the first thing I thought was 'fun,' like the colors and all the statues. I just thought it was a lot of fun."

"Kids can come and enjoy it. Adults can come and enjoy it [and] teenagers," Kyle Larkins noted about the in-store pop-up shop. "It really appeals to everyone."

Erin Sebestyen enjoyed how the workshop and windows show off Gaga's whimsical side: "It shows her holiday spirit, and how many celebrities really do that?"

After Gaga opened the store with a ribbon-cutting, her friend and collaborator DJ White Shadow, stopped by the MTV News offices to talk about the event and share his favorite item.

"I just was perusing the goods ... and there were some books that were her favorite books, and they have a special Barneys cover. I was trying to grab small things," he recalled. "But there's these hulking giant candles [in the shape of Gaga's head] that you light from the top. It's like you light the candles in the back and then the wax drips down through the eyes of the candle. So I was pretty impressed with it. I definitely procured one."

Have you checked out Gaga's Workshop yet? Tell us in the comments!

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Exclusive: Lady Gaga 'So Blessed' By Grammy Nods

'Four years ago, I was dancing on the bar, so [I'm] pretty happy,' she tells MTV News of her three nods.
By Matt Elias


Lady Gaga
Photo: MTV News

LOS ANGELESLady Gaga marked her third performance at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre — just three days after taking on both opening and closing set duties at the "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" — as she headlined KIIS-FM's 2011 Jingle Ball on Saturday night.

It was at the Grammy concert earlier in the week that she picked up three nominations: Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year (her third nod in that category). Notice a trend going on here?

MTV News caught up with Mother Monster exclusively backstage at Jingle Ball about what this trifecta of Grammy nods means to her.

"I was just so happy and I feel so blessed," Gaga told us. "And, you know, to be nominated for my album three years in a row for the body of work means more than anything because I'm a songwriter. And to be appreciated as a songwriter and be able to call up my buddies who helped me write this album [Born This Way] and helped me produce this record, and sort of all have our first moment together, it meant a lot to me and it still does. I'm very happy."

But the "Marry the Night" singer, who was flawlessly decked out in her best Audrey Hepburn ensemble on Saturday, had a hard time deciding which nom meant the most to her.

"Well, Album of the Year and Pop [Vocal] Album ... both mean a lot to me," LG said. "I mean, they all three do. I'm 25! Four years ago, I was dancing on the bar, so [I'm] pretty happy to be here."

And there were thousands of fans inside the Nokia Theatre who were happy to have Gaga there too. Being a holiday show and all, Gaga got in the gifting spirit early by giving the crowd a slight glimpse of what her upcoming 2012 tour might look like.

"It's going to have the feeling of it in some ways," Gaga said. "It's hard to explain, it's very different aesthetics. But the vision of the show tonight is sort of a continuation of this junkyard motorcycle gang mixed with a dark Christmas. So it's going to be a great show and I'm excited. We worked really hard on it and I can't wait to see all of the fans tonight."

One thing lacking onstage was Gaga's "Olympic-sized moon" that she joked was just too large to bring out. Little Monsters will just have to wait for her full arena tour next year to see it in all its glory.

Supporting Gaga on the bill at this year's Jingle Ball show were David Guetta, Gym Class Heroes, Flo Rida, Taio Cruz, Sean Paul, Big Time Rush and Karmin.

Are you looking forward to catching Gaga on tour in 2012? Tell us in the comments!

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675347/grammy-nominations-lady-gaga-reaction.jhtml

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Soap Star Sues Chiropractor -- She Won't Crack My Back 'Cause I'm a Scientology Reject

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"Young and the Restless" star Michael Fairman has filed a lawsuit against a Scientologist chiropractor -- claiming she refused to see him and his family after he was excommunicated from the Church.

Fairman claims he was a prominent member of the Church, but became disenchanted with the way Church was running things. Fairman claims Church leaders got fed up with him earlier this year, branded him and his wife "suppressive persons" and blacklisted the family from all things Scientology.

After Fairman was ousted, the actor claims he received a letter from the family chiropractor -- an active Scientologist -- informing him she would no longer treat the Fairman family. Fairman also claims she refused to hand over a copy of the family's medical records.

In the lawsuit, Fairman claims he MUST have been discriminated against because he's no longer with the Church -- noting that he's been a good, paying customer since 2003.


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Soap Star Sues Chiropractor -- She Won't Crack My Back 'Cause I'm a Scientology Reject

Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/04/michael-fairman-scientology-lawsuit/

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Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey Play Santa In 'Christmas' Clip

Bieber debuts 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' video (and performs with Busta Rhymes and Usher) during 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center.'
By Jocelyn Vena


Justin Bieber at the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center in New York City
Photo: James Devaney/ Getty Images

Deck the halls! The holiday kicked into high gear Wednesday night (November 30) when New York's massive Christmas tree was lit during "Christmas in Rockefeller Center." Plenty of A-listers were on hand, including Justin Bieber, who premiered his highly anticipated video for "All I Want for Christmas Is You," featuring Mariah Carey.

Before the strings of lights were illuminated, performances from Michael Bublé, Katharine McPhee, Big Time Rush, Tony Bennett, Carole King and Neil Diamond warmed viewers up. But Bieber was the headline act of the night, giving fans some big performances and an even bigger video premiere.

Bieber amped up the energy with his hip-hop-ified take on the Christmas classic "Little Drummer Boy," which included him spitting a holiday-themed rhyme. Decked in all black, the teen star had the crowd screaming. He was even joined by Busta Rhymes, who appears on the Under the Mistletoe cut.

JB then slowed things down with "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)," leaving his female fans swooning as he crooned the holiday standard. He was joined by his mentor Usher for the track.

"God bless and Merry Christmas," Bieber told the crowd before tossing to the "All I Want for Christmas Is You" video. The clip features Mariah Carey dressed in a sexy Santa Claus outfit standing in a department store as she dances around singing the track, almost as if she's on display for holiday shoppers. It also sees Bieber and his pals shopping for some choice holiday gifts like high-top kicks.

In between performance shots of Bieber and Mariah, a street-corner Santa Claus hands out envelopes to shoppers on the street, teasing an inevitable yuletide party scene. The shoppers are then welcomed into the department store, where Justin and Mariah hand out gifts to everyone. The duo tease and flirt with each other as everyone around them unwraps their gifts.

Bieber and Carey re-recorded her classic holiday tune for his chart-topping holiday album, which also features appearances from the Band Perry and Boyz II Men. They filmed the video earlier this month, just in time for the holiday season.

Did Bieber get you in the holiday spirit? Let us know in the comments!

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Helena Bonham Carter Talks 'Dark Shadows' Character

'She's an alcoholic psychiatrist, so I hadn't played that before,' actress tells MTV News.
By John Mitchell


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We're still waiting for a teaser trailer for the hottest vampire movie that doesn't sparkle in the sun. Details about "Dark Shadows" have been scant, but one of the film's stars is finally talking about her role and what inspired director Tim Burton to take on the project.

At this week's BAFTA Britannia Awards, MTV News spoke to two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter about "Shadows," her role in the film and what made her real-life love Burton want to director the vampire epic, which is set to hit theaters May 11, 2012. "I love 'Dark Shadows.' It's very original. It's uncategorizable," Bonham Carter said. "It's going to be impossible to sell, frankly, because it's just so ... it's a soap opera but it's very, very subtle.

It's a ghost story but then it's an unhappy vampire story. It's a mixture of so many different things and a real ensemble piece. And hopefully it will be funny."

Bonham Carter plays Dr. Julia Hoffman. In the late-'60s television soap opera on which the movie is based, Hoffman specialized in psychology and rare blood disorders and eventually tried to cure Barnabas Collins (played in the film by Burton regular Johnny Depp) of his vampirism by injecting him with a vaccine made of healthy plasma to counteract the destruction of his own blood cells by the vampire cells. (Got that?) Whether that's part of the film's plot remains to be seen, but Bonham Carter did have a colorful response for MTV News when asked about playing Hoffman.

"I did love playing her. I mean, she's an alcoholic psychiatrist, so I hadn't played that before," she said. "And she's got a secret. They all have secrets."

She also explained that "Shadows" has long been something of a passion project for Burton, with whom she has two children, because the quirky director was a huge fan of the TV show as a child. "This was a thing that he raced home to see when he was about age 10," she told MTV. "So it was returning to his childhood roots of what he loved watching."

The always outrageous actress was also pretty frank about her own feelings about the campy soap, saying, "It's actually a really bad, hilariously bad soap opera. And because it's so bad, [Burton] felt he had to make a hugely expensive movie."

Are you excited to see Helena Bonham Carter bring new life to quirky psychologist Julia Hoffman in the big-screen adaptation of "Dark Shadows"? Sound off in the comments below and tweet me at @JohnMitchell83 with your thoughts and suggestions for future columns!

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