Cover Art of Aaliyah's Posthumous Album Revealed

The artwork features an image from her last music video 'Rock the Boat' and the album is set to be released in 2013.

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David Bowie Denies Curating Fashion Museum Exhibit

David Bowie has distanced himself from any involvement in a new London museum exhibition about his fashion through the years. The Ziggy Stardust hit-maker's elaborate wardrobe is the focus of an ...

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Spike Jonze's Movie With Joaquin Phoenix Gets New Title, Official Synopsis

Confirmed details on Spike Jonze's upcoming romance have been pretty sparse, though we've known for a while that the cast, at least, would be stellar. Joaquin Phoenix plays the lead, while Samantha Morton, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and Olivia Wilde also star. Early word was that Phoenix would play a man who falls in love with a Siri-esque computer voice, but the official synopsis describes something a little bit different. In addition, the film has a new title — Her. Read on after the jump.

The Playlist picked up the official synopsis from Annapurna Pictures, which is backing the movie:

In the not so distant future, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

So the rumored plot wasn't that far off the mark, but there are a few key differences. Namely, that the man falls for an operating system rather than a voice, and that the program seems to actually reciprocate his affections. Somehow, that makes this movie sound way better. A love story between a man and a computer program sounds like exactly the kind of so-weird-it-works plot that Jonze can pull off with aplomb.

The Film Stage, meanwhile, got the info on the short and sweet new title, Her. On the one hand, it's sweet and simple. On the other, I can't read that title without thinking of the constant Arrested Development refrain: "Her?"

Her marks Jonze's first feature directorial effort since 2009′s Where the Wild Things Are, as well as his first original full-length screenplay. He's written and directed several shorts in between, though, including the Arcade Fire flick "Scenes from the Suburbs" and the robot-centric "I'm Here" starring Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory.

Jonze shot Her over the summer, but no release date has been announced yet. In all likelihood, it'll hit theaters sometime next year after hitting up a few festivals.

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Superhero Bits: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Thor: The Dark World, Dredd 3D, Stan Lee

Want to see some new set photos from Thor: The Dark World? How does the score to Dredd 3D sound? Why is Stan Lee posing naked? Where can you get a free graphic novel with your purchase of The Avengers Blu-ray? Are you relationship compatible with Wonder Woman or Superman and how should Batman have defeated Bane in The Dark Knight Rises? Read about all of this and more in today's Superhero Bits.

/Film reader Jakir A. and his friends have created a new YouTube comedy channel, WoollyShark, and their first video shows stupid things Batman does. Great job, guys!

Metropolis Movie Music, via Superhero Hype, released sample of all the tracks on the Dredd 3D score.

Samoubica did a cool Avengers/My Neighbor Totoro mashup.

Kevin Feige did another interview in Japan where he talked about Guardians of the Galaxy. Comic Book Movie pulled some quotes, which are translated horribly.

Best election t-shirt ever. Grab it at Red Bubble via Shirtoid.

A new Justice League comic book, Justice League of America, is coming to the new DC in 2013. Read more at Superhero Hype.

The Avengers as Cats. Tweeted by @quityourJRob

The Dark Knight Rises actually gained ground at the box office over this slow weekend according to Superhero Hype.

Check out this touching video of how Batman, and a town, fulfilled the wishes of a 4-year-old boy. Thanks to WYTV via Movies.com.

The Sports Hero digs into what exactly Bane's mask does.

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Katy Perry Allegedly Rejects $20 Million Offer From 'American Idol'

Rumor has it, Miley Cyrus is also out of the contention for being a judge on the FOX reality show since she never seriously considered the gig.

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Odd Future Beat Up Kimberly, a Blow-Up Doll, at Leeds Festival

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All bring a female blow-up doll to the stage and hit it mercilessly in front of the crowd.

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Stellan Skarsgard Is A Dad At 61

Actor Stellan Skarsgard is a Father again - at 61! The Swedish star's wife Megan Everett gave birth to the couple's second child in Stockholm on Friday. The Avengers star has six other kids - i...

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Rihanna Slams Joan Rivers Over Chris Brown Comments

Rihanna has taken aim at Joan Rivers after the outspoken comic mocked the pop star over her candid interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Umbrella hit-maker broke down in tears during a chat with Winf...

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Johnny Depp's 'Lone Ranger' Prompts Film Location Fight

The Mayor of Moab, Utah has blasted Bureau of Land Management officials for upsetting producers of Johnny Depp's new The Lone Ranger movie over a filming sequence. Dave Sakrison admits he was dis...

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Motorhead To Launch Headphones Range

Motorhead are moving into the technology market by launching their own range of rock 'n' roll headphones. Lemmy and his bandmates have designed a collection of nine products, dubbed Motorheadphon...

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Donald Trump Files Lawsuit Against Dominican Republic Resort

Business mogul Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against a group of real estate developers in the Dominican Republic. The Apprentice star has launched a $5.8 million legal battle against bosses at...

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Alanna Ubach Helps The Hub Launch 'Dog Days of Summer'

We've all heard the expression "Dog Days of Summer," but on The Hub, it means something different. Starting today, the network is launching a week of canine-themed programming, as well as raising a...

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Tyra Banks on 'America's Next Top Model' Shake-Up: I Learn a Lot About Rejuvenation

Crediting her boss for teaching her about 'making something that's been around a long time fresh and exciting again,' the 'ANTM' host says the new cycle will let viewers know more about the girls.

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First Look: Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell Go Face to Face in 'The Way, Way Back'

In the freshly-released image, Carell and Rockwell are seen squaring off at a water park, joined by Zoe Levin, Toni Collette and Liam James.

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Martin Scorsese Responds to 'Silence' Movie Lawsuit

Through his representative, the 'Hugo' helmer brands the suit 'shocking' and accuses Cecchi Gori Pictures of pursuing 'meritless action.'

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Kim Kardashian Shows Serous Skin In Sexy New Batch Of Photos

Kim Kardashian is at it again, posting a handful of sexy new photos to her twitter/instagram pages. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star showed off her famous curves while "Rock climbing lol" ...

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Bow Wow's Twitter Account Hacked By Rapper, Demands $10,000

Hip-hop star Bow Wow has been targeted by an aspirant rapper who hacked into his account on Twitter.com, demanded $10,000, and ordered fans to download his music. The mystery cyber-crook broke in...

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David Cross Says New Season of 'Arrested Development' Could Expand to Thirteen Episodes; See Ron Howard's Set Photos

That Arrested Development is coming back at all after six years off the air is great news in itself, but now it sounds like we could be getting even more of the Bluths than we previously thought. No, it's not a movie (yet). In a recent interview, David Cross (a.k.a. Tobias Fünke) teased that the upcoming season could consist of thirteen episodes, rather than the ten that were previously announced.

Meanwhile, whatever the number of episodes, production appears to be chugging along nicely. Ron Howard has tweeted a couple more photos from the set. Check 'em out and read what Cross had to say after the jump.

Cross floated the possibility of a longer season in an interview with Rolling Stone (via The Playlist):

I think it's going to be 13 episodes, not 10. There's too much story. Some characters will have two-parters. Everybody sort of participates, sometimes in a bigger way and sometimes in a tiny little thread that goes through everybody else's stories.

One reason for Arrested Development's high rewatchability is its intricate plotting and subtle inside jokes — there's always something new to catch even if you've already gone through the series two or three times over. Cross assures fans that that won't have changed:

I'm not gonna divulge anything, but I know what the stories are and what Mitch [Hurwitz] is doing, and it's so layered. It's really audacious and amazing. I think a lot of people will miss the work that is involved, the story, the Venn diagrams that are being created, the domino effect that characters have with each other in their various episodes. I know what he's doing, and this has never been done on a TV show like this. This makes Lost look like a Spaulding Grey monologue. You'll have to watch each episode more than once.

Sadly, it could be a bit of a wait to find out just what those fantastically complicated gags are. Arrested Development has yet to announce a release date, and at present we know only that the entire season will hit Netflix at the same time on an undetermined date in 2013.

For now, we've got narrator Howard's photos to look through while we wait. A couple that he tweeted late last night show the cast and crew on a bar-like set.

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• TV Bits: 'Breaking Bad', 'Legned of Korra', 'Falling Skies', 'Firefly', 'Homeland', 'Dexter', 'Arrested Development'
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• Mitchell Hurwitz Discusses His Plans For The Arrested Development Movie
• Arrested Development Movie Set-Up At Fox Searchlight

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