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Johnny Depp has recovered from a cold. And a chupacabra attack. The 51-year-old actor was all smiles while joking Wednesday with journalists in Tokyo about why he was a no-show at a news conference a day earlier. Depp explained he had been ill but said that wasn’t the reason. “I was attacked yesterday morning by a very rarely seen or experienced animal called chupacabra.’ I fought with it for hours. They’re very persistent, very mean. And I’m pretty sure it came into my suitcase. I threw him off the 23rd floor. So we’ll never see him again. Thank you for understanding,” he said. The chupacabra is a legendary creature rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. Depp’s tale drew laughs from the crowd of reporters. When asked what the title…

The Grammy Awards will feature a number of collaborative performances, including Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett and Adam Levine with Gwen Stefani. The Recording Academy said Tuesday that Annie Lennox will also be paired with newcomer Hozier and Jessie J with Tom Jones at the Feb. 8 show in Los Angeles. “Throughout the years, the Grammy Awards has paired musical icons with new, upcoming artists to give fans remarkable performances that can only be seen on our stage,” Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow said in a statement. “This year is no different and, once again, promises to bring together unique musical worlds in innovative ways that blend genres and create new artistic boundaries.” Gaga and Bennett’s duet album, “Cheek to Cheek,” is nominated for best traditional pop vocal…

The eNews Magazine is all over the Sundance Film Festival, from its premieres to the Hollywood glitz. Here’s what they’ve seen and heard: AMATEUR PORN SPOTLIGHTED IN `HOT GIRLS WANTED’ “Teen” is the most searched term in online pornography, and thousands of young people enter the amateur porn industry every day, lured by promises of quick money and hopes for fame. The disturbing world of amateur pornography - professionally produced films made to look like home movies - is exposed in the new documentary by Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus, “Hot Girls Wanted,” which premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. Teenagers who have grown up in the age of the Internet have always known porn is easy to find. And as pop culture has become more and more sexualized,…

A PROMISING NEW COMPONENT OF WINDOWS 10 We may have already known that Windows 10 was coming, but further details on the latest installment of Microsoft's so-long iconic operating system were always going to be welcome, and sure enough, we got some at an event in Redmond on Tuesday, January 20 that also brought rather less expected news... that of a new addition to the headset market, HoloLens. Before we go any further, though, we should stress that HoloLens isn't strictly a virtual reality headset; it is instead an augmented reality one, with a version of Windows 10, Windows Holographic, having even been created around it. HoloLens doesn't immerse you entirely in a virtual environment, instead using transparent lenses to project images into your existing world. It creates holograms, in other…

Fury There has been no shortage of films about World War II down the years, but this one focuses on what happened to a few members of a U.S. tank crew - led by commander “Wardaddy” (Brad Pitt) - towards the end of hostilities in Germany. As if their latest mission wasn’t deadly enough, they are also forced to take on a rookie, Norman (Logan Lerman) in their platoon. FIVE FACTS: 1. The movie was directed by David Ayer, whose past works include 2012’s End of Watch. 2. Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading books like Death Traps by Belton Y. Cooper. 3. Other members of the cast included Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña and Jon Bernthal. 4. According to Bernthal, Ayer pushed…

The Obama administration appears to be making broader changes to protect consumer information on the government's health insurance website, after objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates. The Associated Press reported last week that details such as consumers' income and tobacco use were going to private companies with a commercial interest in such data. AP also reported that a number of companies had embedded connections on HealthCare.gov, raising privacy and security issues for some tech experts. An independent analysis of the health care website, released Saturday, showed that the number of embedded connections to private companies had dropped from 50 to 30. Those changes accompanied another shift by the administration to curtail the release of specific personal information from the website. The AP reported that change Friday. After failing to respond…

“Twilight” star Kristen Stewart stunned crowds at Chanel’s Paris couture show Tuesday, revealing an edgy bob in a white Chanel sleeveless minidress that showed the 24-year-old is fashion savvy beyond her age. But the second day of spring-summer collections primarily belonged to couturier-cum-social psychologist Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s designer apparently happened upon a political solution and the perfect antidote to the Paris terror attacks: Flowers. Golden Globe-winner Robin Wright, meanwhile, rocked Giorgio Armani’s show in a demure black and gray menswear look - with a perfect menswear accessory, boyfriend actor Ben Foster - 15 years her junior. Here are the tidbits and highlights from the 2015 haute couture collections, including show reports for Stephane Rolland, Armani Prive, and Chanel. LAGERFELD’S POP-UP BOOK Chanel’s shows are always the hottest ticket in town…

Oscar hopes for “Birdman” got an enormous updraft over the weekend with big wins from the acting and producing guilds, possibly sending the comedy soaring over the perceived Academy Awards front-runner “Boyhood.” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s elegantly crafted backstage romp won best ensemble Sunday night at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild, a day after it also won the top honor at the Producer Guild Awards. Both guilds are seen as highly predictive of which film will triumph at the Oscars, which will be held Feb. 22. Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” the acclaimed indie made with the unprecedented real-life time-elapse of 12 years, has long held as the awards seasons favorite. But “Birdman” fills the role of a classic Oscar winner, like “Shakespeare in Love,” as a celebration of showbiz. Its fortunes…

WAR DRAMA SPARKS POLITICAL SKIRMISHES To say that Clint Eastwood's latest biographical war drama film has been a commercial success would certainly be quite the understatement - in fact, it's already booked its place as a cultural phenomenon, and by some distance. The story of the late Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, has certainly captured audience imaginations - not to mention causing more than a little political controversy. Based on the 2012 book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, the film sees Bradley Cooper cast as Kyle, a man who racked up 255 kills, 160 of those being officially confirmed by the Department of Defense. Sienna Miller also stars, as Kyle's wife Taya, to say nothing of such other…

Debbie Reynolds accepted the Screen Actors Guild’s lifetime achievement award from her daughter Sunday night, and promptly embarrassed Carrie Fisher with a story. The 82-year-old entertainer recalled having “a big, ugly bun” in her best-known movie, “Singin’ in the Rain.” “I warned my daughter Carrie, be careful of any weird hairdo,” Reynolds said she advised Fisher before playing Princess Leia in George Lucas’ “Star Wars.” “Luckily, George gave her two buns.” Reynolds initially told the audience at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles that her favorite movie was “Singin’ in the Rain,” her first major costarring role in 1952 with Gene Kelly. But later she also called “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” her favorite. She received her only Oscar nomination for the 1964 film. “I got to sing a song called…

We Will Not Be Shaken (Live) [Deluxe Edition] Bethel Music Late summer 2014 saw the Bethel Music artist collective of the Bethel Church came together on a mountaintop north of Redding, California for an unforgettable evening of worship. This live album and accompanying film was another result of that gathering, showcasing a series of inspirational new songs, including by several debut artists. FIVE FACTS: 1. Bethel Music is the record label of the division of Bethel Church devoted to professional music production. 2. Bethel Church is a non-denominational megachurch that was established as an Assemblies of God congregation in 1954. 3. It has since grown to an estimated weekly attendance of more than 3,500 people. 4. Bethel Music has said that the new album’s title track “hails a message of promise…

Kevin Spacey skipped the Screen Actors Guild awards, which handed him a win for his wildly popular role on “House of Cards”, to watch 34 young actors from across the Arab world perform a play as part of his foundation’s Home Grown initiative supporting local talent. The cast, all 25 years old or younger, hail from war-torn Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq and other corners of the Middle East. For many of them, the play marked the first time they had ever left their home countries or been given support to hone their craft. Abduljabbar al-Suhili, 25, from Sanaa, Yemen, is returning from the intensive workshops held in the United Arab Emirates to a country without a president. Yemen has been plagued by power outages, al-Qaida attacks, rebel Houthi advances and…

A complete list of winners at Sunday’s 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: MOVIES: Actor: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” Actress: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice” Supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” Supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood” Cast: “Birdman” Stunt ensemble: “Unbroken” TELEVISION: Actor in a comedy series: William H. Macy, “Shameless” Actress in a comedy series: Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” Comedy series cast: “Orange is the New Black” Actor in a movie or miniseries: Mark Ruffalo, “The Normal Heart” Actress in a movie or miniseries: Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge” Drama series cast: “Downton Abbey” Actor in a drama series: Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” Actress in a drama series: Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder” Stunt ensemble: “Game of Thrones”…

“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” premiered Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed house - not with a star-studded red carpet, but with police protection. A week before the premiere, the Church of Scientology took out full-page ads in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times claiming the documentary is filled with falsehoods. Based on Lawrence Wright’s 2013 book of the same name, Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s film claims that the church routinely intimidates, manipulates and even tortures its members, tracing the rise of the religion and its founder, former science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and his successor as head of the church, David Miscavige. Gibney also interviewed several former Scientology believers, including past executives. Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning director of “Crash,” left the…

Quotes from Sunday night’s 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles: “If people are saying I’m the front-runner, that’s a beautiful thing. It’s more attention for the movie. I’m delighted to be the front-runner, may it all happen.” - J.K. Simmons backstage on his status as the favorite to win the supporting-actor Oscar for “Whiplash.” “Twenty-eight. I had just gotten out of Julliard and thought I could conquer the world. I didn’t know better. I didn’t know life was going to be hard yet. I liked bathing in that ignorance.” - Viola Davis backstage on what age she would choose to stay. “She has been more than a mother to me, not much, but definitely more.” - Carrie Fisher, presenting the lifetime achievement award to her mother Debbie…

Like pilgrims flocking to a holy shrine, they come from all over the world to pay homage, not to a deity but to something similar - the people they see on TV and in the movies. They are the seekers of the Hollywood Sign, that symbol of the Land of the Rich and Famous. And just like those on pilgrimages to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome or the Acropolis in Greece, they press to get as close as they can to the immortality of fame that it represents. Unlike visitors to other sites, however, Hollywood Sign seekers can’t just take a bus or join a tour group. Arriving at the sign that towers magnificently over Los Angeles’ skyline requires traipsing through a densely populated hillside neighborhood of 20,000 people, one…