We all love to get things for free, instead of having our credit cards swiped. Who doesn’t? Nothing is better than getting the new Soundgarden first-ever live album, “LIVE on I5″, free of charge. Well, maybe actually meeting the iconic quartet in person. We are sorry to say, but the latter is not an option. But we do have 2 free copies of LIVE on I5 to give away. The live tunes of Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron could be all yours if you can tell us a little about your favorite Soundgarden concert that you went to. The concert could be one from the 1990s…

Beyonce has released her father, Matthew Knowles, from his duties as her manager, ending their professional relationship that started in the 1990s when she was in Destiny’s Child, CNN.com is reporting. But the 16-time Grammy winner said in a statement that she is only parting ways with her father on a business level. She added that she loves him and she’s grateful for the impact he made on her career. Matthew added that the decision was mutual, as his record label, Music World Entertainment, will now focus on gospel and inspirational artists. He added that he and Beyonce did great things together, and “I know that she will continue to…

Marvel released two epic character posters featuring Thor and Doen from the upcoming film “Thor” by director Kenneth Branagh (Frankenstein) and starring Natalie Portman (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Anthony Hopkins (The Wolfman), Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek), Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Iron Man 2) and Kat Dennings. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Thor. Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, Thor, which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast…

Here’s a scan of the Empire Magazine cover featuring the upcoming film “X-Men: First Class” by director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, Kick-Ass) and starring Jennifer Lawrence (The Beaver, Winter’s Bone), James McAvoy (Wanted 2, Gnomeo and Juliet), Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Rose Byrne and Kevin Bacon. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from X-Men First Class. Synopsis: Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest…

Check out the first official movie poster for the upcoming comedy “The Hangover 2″ by director Todd Phillips (Due Date, The Hangover, School for Scoundrels) and starring Zach Galifianakis (Bored to Death, Dinner for Schmucks, American Dad!), Bradley Cooper (The A-Team, Valentine’s Day, All About Steve), Heather Graham (Vengeance: A Love Story, Baby on Board, ExTerminators), Ken Jeong (Vampires Suck, Couples Retreat, Couples Retreat), Justin Bartha (Dark Horse, The Rebound, National Treasure: Book of Secrets) and Ed Helms (The Office, Family Guy, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Hangover 2. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from…

The box office results for the weekend of March 25th- 27th has the lure of childhood innocence winning out over feminine violence. With “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” over-achieving, Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch” could not muster up much of a fight. Here are the final numbers (click on title for review): 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules ($23.75 million) 2. Sucker Punch ($19.05 million) 3. Limitless ($15.05 million) 4. The Lincoln Lawyer ($10.75 million) 5. Rango ($9.77 million) 6. Paul ($7.85 million) 7. Battle: Los Angeles ($7.58 million) 8. Red Riding Hood ($4.31 million) 9. The Adjustment Bureau ($4.29 million) 10. Mars Needs Moms ($2.25 million) Analysis The…

First there were “Real Housewives”, then “Basketball Wives”, and now there’s “Mob Wives”. According to the press release, VH1 will premiere a new ten-episode reality series called “Mob Wives” Sunday, April 17. The show, which will center around four women who grew up in and/or married someone with connections to New York’s mob world, will show how they grapple with their families’ past while trying to raise straight-arrow children and separate themselves from the crime world. According to TWC’s President of Television Meryl Poster and EVP Original Programming and Production, VH1 Jeff Olde, the show will take viewers where most people haven’t gone. “Reality is a young genre that continues…

For a while, there have been rumors of a possible “Candyland” film (you know, a film about that game about a candy kingdom you used to play as a child). Well, now the film project has a screenwriter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, the writers for Dreamworks’ “Kung Fu Panda” and “Kung Fu Panda 2″, are now attached to writing the script for “Candyland”. Kevin Lima is attached to direct and overseeing production are Hasbro’s Bennett Schneir and Brian Goldner. Christopher Chase is executive producing. The film is aiming to be a live-action epic adventure version of the game, in which the players go…

Fresh from Relativity Media today is news that Armie Hammer (“The Social Network”) will play the prince in an untitled “Snow White” film. Hammer will join Oscar winner Julia Roberts, who will play the evil queen. According to the press release, pre-production has already started, and principal photography will start in May. According to the press release, the film will separate itself from the fairy tale in favor of providing more comedy and adventure as well as a modern spin on the story. In the film, the evil stepmother queen kills Snow White’s father and destroys the kingdom. Snow White, with her band of cantankerous dwarves, plan on taking the…

The best interviews are always the ones that fall outside a formal setting. Press junkets, roundtables and conference calls serve a purpose, but there just too safe and processed. Even in-depth television chats fail to capture who someone truly is a lot of the time. And this is why a modern-journalist like myself, looks forward to film festival season. Especially when they come to my neck of the woods. Meeting accomplished actors at a film festival allows one to get a better feel for their personality. And when I yapped with Tom Berenger at the 5th annual Gasparilla International Film Festival this past weekend, the atmosphere was quite relaxing. Which…