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‘Pain and Gain': Someone Stole Sex Toys From the Set of Michael Bay's New Movie

Michael Bay's “Pain and Gain,” as we noted in our review, is totally nuts. It's about as extreme as that kind of movie can be -- full of violent shenanigans and ‘roided-out bodybuilders. But the craziest thing to happen on the set of “Pain and Gain,” according to Bay, didn't involve explosions or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson's giant biceps. It involved, um, personal pleasure devices.In an interview » Read More
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'Transformers 4': Kelsey Grammer Will Play the Villain in Michael Bay's Film

The Decepticons are getting some competition in the bad guy category: Kelsey Grammer has signed on to play a villain in the next installment of the “Transformers” franchise.Grammer will appear in “Transformers 4” as a character named Harold Attinger, described as a counter intelligence agent and the main (human) antagonist in the movie. That's a bit of a role reversal for Grammer, who's known for » Read More
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Michael Buble takes No. 1 on The Billboard 200, Fantasia in second

Michael Buble earns his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with “To Be Loved,” which debuts with 195,000 copies sold last week. His last album was 2011’s “Christmas,” which eventually made it to the summit after starting at No. 3. http://www.hitfix.com » Read More
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Michael Shannon, 'The Iceman' Star, Talks Killer Characters, 'Man of Steel,' and Bodily Functions

The last thing you expect to hear when you're heading to interview Michael Shannon, the intense actor from "Boardwalk Empire," "Premium Rush," and "Revolutionary Road," is his singing. This is especially true given the movie we're here to talk about: "The Iceman," a grim, based-on-real-life thriller about Richard Kuklinski, a mafia-affiliated hitman who claimed to have murdered dozens of people i » Read More
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Michael Fassbender in 'Macbeth': Actor to Take On Shakespeare

After tackling Magneto, a killer robot, and a sex-addicted New Yorker, Michael Fassbender has set his sights on his next challenge: "Macbeth." Fassbender will play the scheming nobleman for "Snowtown" director Justin Kurzel.The screenplay, by Todd Louiso and Jacob Koskoff, while supposedly a "visceral" new adaptation, will retain the original Shakespearean setting and dialogue. Louiso and Koskoff » Read More
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Michael Bublé holds on to UK No.1 album with 'To Be Loved'

Frank Turner and will.i.am are kept off the number one spot by the Canadian singer.     » Read More
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Music Power Rankings: George Jones, Justin Bieber and Michael Buble

George Jones and Neil Diamond lead this week's Music Power Rankings, as Justin Bieber, Psy, and Fall Out Boy also make the list. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on » Read More
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Michael Bay, 'Pain & Gain' Director, on 'Transformers 4' and the New 'Ninja Turtles' Movie

Typically, when Michael Bay steps behind the camera, you have some expectation for what that film is going to contain -- incredible amounts of action, massive explosions, gunfire, and car chases. However, “Pain & Gain” is a departure from the giant blockbusters that have been near synonymous with Bay's name over the years.Made for the lowest budget -- $26 million -- since his debut feature “Bad B » Read More
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Michael Buble croons his way to the top of the Billboard 200

Fans are showing plenty of love to Michael Buble’s “To Be Loved” as the crooner’s latest album will handily top the Billboard 200 next week.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on » Read More
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Moviefone 5: Unexpectedly Quiet Michael Bay Moments

With "Pain and Gain," opening this weekend, director Michael Bay has another notch in his bombast belt -- a based-on-a-true-story tale of some bodybuilders who diversify their criminal portfolio by getting into kidnapping, robbery, and murder. It ostensibly stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie as the dim-witted criminals, but as with any Michael Bay movie, the real star is Bay' » Read More
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Michael Bay Isn't Sorry for 'Armageddon': Director Backtracks on Apology

Looks like Michael Bay isn't sorry after all.After telling a reporter that he wanted to “apologize for ‘Armageddon'” and that he “would redo the entire third act if [he] could,” Bay backtracked on those comments, claiming they were taken out of context. In a post on his personal online forum titled “I'm Proud Of Armageddon,” Bay put to rest the media's apparent misperception of his words.“One pre » Read More
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Michael Bay's 'Armageddon' Apology: 'I Would Redo the Entire Third Act'

It's the rare filmmaker who can admit when his movie doesn't turn out so well, and Michael Bay has joined that club -- sort of.In a recent interview promoting his latest project, “Pain and Gain,” Bay responded to a question about the contrast in his editing style on that film and his earlier work, including 1998's much-maligned “Armageddon.”“I will apologize for ‘Armageddon,' because we had to do » Read More
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