TV/Movies/Music

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued 134 invitations to become voting members yesterday. Some of the invitees include Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd and Michael Cera.

If you were hoping to catch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in IMAX you are pretty much out of luck. The clever executives for Transformers have worked a deal that has Transformers booked in IMAX theaters across the country for an entire month, effectively ruining any chance to release Harry Potter in IMAX until July 29^th (two weeks following its opening weekend. There are only THREE theaters that can exempt from the deal: NYC's AMC Loews Lincoln Square, LA's Century City IMAX and Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.

Vibe Magazine announced yesterday that it the magazine is finished. They won't even be finishing up their Michael Jackson tribute. The magazine has been around for 16 years.

After a wildly successful and sold out runoff Hamlet in London's West End, the production is coming to Broadway. AND… Jude Law will be coming with the production. Performances will begin October 6^th at the Broadhurst Theater and run for a 12 week limited engagement.

Not only will TR Knight star in the LA production of the musical Parade this fall, but in February of 2010, TR is going to be in the Broadway revival of Lend Me A Tenor. The show is going to be directed by Stanley Tucci!

Chris Kattan just landed his first post-Saturday Night Live TV series. He will be joining the cast of ABC's new comedy The Middle. Kattan plays Bob, a good friend of car salesman Frankie Heck, played by Patricia Heaton.

Hayden Panettiere revealed in a recent interview that she will be getting totally naked for her next movie I Love You, Beth Cooper. Hayden plays Beth who is a cheerleader and object of affection for a nerdy character played by Denis Cooverman.

Denzel Washington and Tony Scott's new movie Unstoppable has come to halt after the studio said it wanted to rethink the budget. Since The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 failed at the box office, the studio is wary about giving the green light to another pricey project.

For all you comic book geeks, Peter David's X-Factor 45 has a hot kiss between Rictor and Shatterstar. Making it the first main-stream comic to have a same-sex kiss.