It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, for some of us. With the end of the year fast approaching, the awards nods are rolling in and this past week a big list was revealed – the Golden Globe nominations. Generally the right films snagged the honors – The Artist, The Descendants, The Help – but we did have a few upsets, namely the lack of Steven Spielberg’s name on the Best Director list for his work on War Horse. Brendan Meyer will certainly be having a very merry Christmas. The young actor was just cast as Stilson in Ender’s Game while Spike Lee turned to Clive Owen for…

I think most people thought that if Michael Jackson’s children decided to go into the world of entertainment, they might go strictly into singing and possibly verge into acting later on. According to CinemaBlend and People, Paris Jackson, Michael’s daughter, is skipping the singing route and is going straight to acting. The 13-year-old is set to star in the film adaptation of the young adult book “Lundon’s Bridge an the Three Keys” by Dennis H. Christen. The film, which will feature animation as well as live-action, is about a girl who is a victim of brainwashing by an evil jellyfish queen during a war between land and sea creatures. According…

The engagement ring Sharon Tate was wearing on the night of her murder in 1969 is being auctioned, TMZ is reporting. Beginning on November 30, 2011, interested buyers can place bids of at least $10,000 on Gotta Have Rock and Roll’s official website. The actress had the engagement ring, which was given to her by her husband Roman Polanski in 1967, when she was stabbed to death by Charles Manson’s followers. Julien’s Auction house, which is in charge of the bidding, is claiming that Polanski removed the ring from Tate’s finger when he identified her body at the morgue. However, conflicting reports claim that the director’s agent, William Tennant, identified…

This Daily Shock is shocking in the morbid sense. According to the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Press, the bed Michael Jackson died in, as well as other items from his home, will be auctioned. According to the articles, hundreds of belongings from Jackson’s Holmby Hills home will be sold December 17, including a chalkboard in the kitchen with “I (heart) Daddy. SMILE, it’s for free,” written on it by one of his children, which is expected to sell for more than $400. Other items up for auction include upholstered chairs with Jackson’s makeup smudges from the “medication room,” the bedroom shown in the the evidence photos during the…

The day after Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty in committing involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, TMZ reported that a documentary about Murray and his relationship with Jackson will air in the United States. According to the site, the documentary, Murray agreed to participate in the documentary, called “Michael Jackson and The Doctor: A Fatal Friendship,” was shot during the time Murray was waiting for his manslaughter trial to start. The documentary is supposed to show “shockingly candid” footage of Murray’s preparation for the trial, which also involves some heavy fighting between the lawyers acting as Murray’s representation. Personally, after watching the trial from start to finish,…

Ever since the involuntary manslaughter case of Dr. Conrad Murray began in October, Michael Jackson fans and Murray supporters alike have been waiting with bated breath for the outcome. The verdict came in Monday, and the verdict is that Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. According to Headline News, Murray will face up to four years in jail, however, Murray could serve his four years on house arrest because of a new California law aimed at addressing prison overcrowding and budget issues. Also, according to the site’s article, the verdict was unanimous–the law in California states that the jury can reach a…

Halloween is fun for the candy, the scares, the movies and the Halloween parties. But if you’re invited to a Halloween party and you’re having trouble figuring out what you’re going to go as, try out this list of the top 10 Halloween costume ideas inspired by movies and television. #1 “Twilight” vampires costumes: “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″ starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will certainly raise the amount of “Twilight” vampires you’ll see this year. You can either dress as Bella, or go the supernatural route and dress as Edward, one of the Cullens, Jacob, or a member of Jacob’s Quileute tribe. CLICK HERE FOR…

If you’ve been following the Conrad Murray case, you might already be thinking that the defense is having an uphill battle trying to prove Michael Jackson self-medicated on June 25, 2009, the day of his death. But now that one of the attorneys associated with the case had an appearance on “The Today Show,” the judge over the case, Michael Pastor, ordered a gag rule on the proceedings Friday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Judge Pastor was furious when he saw that attorney Matthew Alford said on the morning show that his team would do their best to keep Murray out of the witness stand as long as possible and…

Welcome to a new segment called “Top 10 Shocking Stories,” where we’ll be discussing the top ten stories of the week. Ordinarily, the top stories of the week would still be about the second episodes of the new fall shows, such as “The New Girl,” “Pan Am,” “The Playboy Club,” “Prime Suspect” and others, as well as the first episode of “Terra Nova.” But, all news has been obliterated by Michael Jackson–the involuntary manslaughter case of Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, started Monday, Sept. 26, and that’s dominated a lot of the news cycle. So, with that introduction, here are the links to some of the stories America–or, in the case…

Everyone’s eyes were on the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor who was in charge of Michael Jackson during the days and months leading up to his death, particularly June 25, the day of Jackson’s death by drug overdose. Even though everyone expected the trial to be all-consuming, no one expected to hear Michael Jackson’s voice. The prosecution played a recording of Michael Jackson, made by Murray on is iPhone. The recording showed Michael in an inebriated or drugged state, severely slurring his words when describing what he wanted people to remember about his “This Is It” tour as well as one thing he wanted to do with his…