Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.
See:Resident Evil: Afterlife (in 3-D)
Seems like everything’s in 3-D these days, including the video game adaptation of “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” which hits theaters Friday. The film’s heroine, Alice (Milla Jovovich), continues her quest to save the suffering innocent, but this time they seek refuge in Los Angeles. Expect to be knocked dead (no pun intended) by the special effects — we’re talking about 3-D zombies, after all.
Listen: Monster
“Monster” sure is a monster of a song, including not only some of rap’s most familiar faces but also indie folk band Bon Iver. But some things never change: On the track, West stays true to his self-lauding swagger, rapping, “Everybody knows I’m a mother[expletive] monster.” The track is one of five due out on “Watch the Throne,” a Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration EP that doesn’t yet have a release date.
Click: Dancing Dog
This furry friend would definitely land a spot on “Dancing with the Dogs” — if that were a real show. Try not to smile when you watch this golden retriever in a sparkly green skirt hop and twirl around on its hind legs, doing the meringue. Sure, videos of dancing dogs on YouTube aren’t exactly hard to find, but what makes this one so impressive is the canine’s stamina and apparent joy for doing the Haitian-Creole dance. We admit it: This pup could totally out-do us on the dance floor.
Watch: 2010 MTV Video Music Awards
It’s music’s big night, and viewers can expect a whole new brand of shenanigans at this year’s award show because comedienne Chelsea Handler is the host. Enough said. Lady Gaga leads in nominations with 13, although the pop queen won’t be taking the stage again with another gory interpretation of one of her hit anthems. Not to worry, though: MTV’s got a wealthy lineup of stars to fill that void, including Justin Bieber, Usher, Paramore and Kanye West, whose unforgettable interruption of Taylor Swift’s speech last year will likely be mocked at this year’s presentation. Watch the awards show on MTV, Sunday at 9 p.m. (EST).
