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Maeve McDermott , USA TODAY 9:45 a.m. MST May 22, 2015

The little kid who became famous as Neville Longbottom from the 'Harry Potter' films is feeling the magic of a full body-bind curse -- 'cause Matthew Lewis is now a bonafide half-n***d stud.

British actor Matthew Lewis arrives ahead of the BFI film festival showing of "Wasteland" at the Odeon in Leicester Square in central London, England on October 14, 2012.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Neville Longbottom, is that you?! Every time we see Matthew Lewis he looks more like a supermodel, and his latest half-clothed photo for the UK mag Attitude's June coveris a hunky work of art.

In the interview, Lewis talks about his evolution from pudgy tween wizard to a into a total s*x symbol. Turns out, there was a fat suit involved:

"I was excited I guess to go on the red carpet on the release of the last film and be me, and not to have to have the fat suit under my t-shirt. It was quite an exciting buzz."

"I was 21, I was like "yeah, this'll be cool!" It was never meant to be a "hey everyone, look at me!" but it was nice to be able to go and be myself."

"And then obviously a lot of attention focused on it, which I didn't expect at all. I've never considered myself to be good-looking at all. Just average."

Yep, the average guy definitely has six-pack abs and a perfect beard. Is Lewis just being humble, or did all those years on the Harry Potter set totally warp his brain?

J.K Rowling, however, was less than amused by Lewis' half-n***d torso flooding the internet which led to this amazing Twitter interaction. Sorry, mom!

The magazine spread promises shots in "swimwear and underwear," so yeah, we've already pre-ordered a few copies.

Congrats, Neville, for your unbelievably successful transition through puberty. Your parents must be so proud!

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New on DVD: Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' is a marvel of you-are-there ...

After the underrated musical Jersey Boys, Clint Eastwood returns with American Sniper (2014, Warner, PG-13, $30) a deeply involving biopic about Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), a Navy SEAL who survived four tours of duty in Iraq and was credited with 160 kills.

Even though Cooper isnt totally convincing as a Texas ranchhand-turned-killing machine, Sniper is a marvel of you-are-there filmmaking. Eastwood does such a good job of putting you in Kyles shoes that when Kyle attempts to protect his fellow SEALs from a Syrian sniper, youll feel as if youre on the rooftop alongside him, experiencing the terror and triumph of playing guardian angel to your best friends. Extras: featurettes.

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Black Or White: (2015, Fox, PG-13, $30) After his wife (Jennifer Ehle) dies in an accident, boozy attorney Elliot (Kevin Costner) assumes custody of his mixed-race granddaughter Eloise (Jillian Estell) at least until Eloises other grandmother (Octavia Spencer) decides the youngster belongs with her. If the set-up sounds sudsy, hold on. Writer/director Mike Binder (The Upside of Anger) rarely defaults to heart-tugging goop, preferring instead to probe issues of race, addiction and forgiveness. Even though Black Or White stumbles a bit at the end, Binder directs with skill and compassion while managing to elicit a career-best turn from Costner. Extras: featurettes.

Leviathan: (2014, Sony, R, $30) An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this compelling but heavy-handed Russian drama pivots on the battle between car mechanic Kolya (Aleksey Serebryakov) and Vadim (Roman Madyanov), a politician hellbent on taking away Kolyas ancestral home. Kolya calls in a lawyer pal (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) from Moscow to help with the case but Kolya seems to have a black cloud hanging over him. Practically soaked in vodka and sea mist, Leviathan offers up a chilling portrait of life in modern-day Russia. Extras: featurettes and commentary by director Andrey Zvyagintsev.

Lost River: (2015, Warner, R, $30) Ryan Goslings directorial debut might be a mess but its an ambitious mess. Set in an abandoned neighborhood of Detroit, the dark drama follows a family (Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker) struggling to hold on to their ramshackle home. As De Caestecker runs afoul of a gangster , Hendricks finds work at a nightclub where women pretend to mutilate themselves. From scene to scene, the suspense never builds but Gosling does manages to draw sympathetic performances from his cast while unleashing incendiary images that wouldnt be out of place in a David Lynch film. Extras: none.

Little Accidents: (2015, Amplify, unrated, $22) When a teenage boy goes missing in a small West Virginia town already reeling from a mining accident, three strangers are drawn together in unexpected ways. The boys mother (Elizabeth Banks) rejects her husband (Josh Lucas) and finds comfort in the arms of a miner (Boyd Holbrook.) At the same time, a young boy (Jacob Lofland) who lost his father in the disaster finds a friend in Banks. The lushly photographed film occasionally feels tentative but, in the end, writer/director Sara Colangelo offers a moving look at three lost souls haunted by tragedy. Extras: none.

Accidental Love: (2015, Millennium, PG-13, $20) After watching this botched 2008 satire about healthcare reform, you instantly know why director David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) took his name off the credits. Jessica Biel stars as a waitress with a nail in her head dont ask - who goes to Washington to convince her congressman (Jake Gyllenhaal) to pass a bill providing insurance coverage for all Americans. Standing in the way is a politician (Catherine Keener) angling to open a military base on the moon. None of the performers rise above the dismal script, which is a cringe-worthy disaster. Extras: none.

Before I Disappear: (2015, IFC, unrated, $25) Writer/director Shawn Christensen expands his Oscar-winning 2013 short film Curfew into a feature film with mostly dismal results. Christensen stars as a suicidal janitor whos tasked with caring for his niece (Fatima Ptacek) after his estranged sister (Emmy Rossum) is hauled off to prison. Over the course of a long night, the pair takes a tour through some of Manhattans seedier neighborhoods and comes out the other end as best buddies. Unbelievable from start to finish, Before I Disappear deserves to vanish without a trace. Extras: none.

Maya - The Bee Movie: (2014, Shout Factory, G, $25) In this sweet-as-honey cartoon, a freshly hatched bee named Maya (Coco Jack Gilles) cant help befriending a bevy of bugs, including a violin-playing grasshopper, a dung beetle and a young hornet named Sting. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, Maya is blamed. Can Maya and pals prove their innocence and locate the missing sweets supply? While adults might long for more adult humor, Maya is sure to leave the pre-teen crowd feeling buzzed. Extras: blooper reel, TV episodes featuring Maya and featurettes.

U-Turn: (1997, Twilight Time, R, $30) On the run from gangsters, compulsive gambler Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn) takes a detour into h**l when he pulls into Superior, Arizona, a sweaty hick town populated by an overwhelming number of lowlifes. Almost immediately he finds himself tangled up with the treacherous Mr. and Mrs. McKenna (Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte) who each want Bobby to kill the other. Critics eviscerated this desert noir now on Blu-ray - when it hit theaters in 2007 but nearly a decade later, it feels like an elemental tour de force. The incest angle belongs in a different movie. But that flaw aside, U Turn makes for a compelling head trip of a thriller. Extras: commentaries and Stone intro.

The Adventures Of Marco Polo: (1938, Warner Archive, unrated, $20) If youre in the mood for a good, old-fashioned adventure, check out this tribute to Marco Polo (Gary Cooper), the first European explorer to visit China. Set in the 13th Century, the action begins with the medieval daredevil battling raging seas, sandstorms and avalanches in search of Oriental treasures. Once in Peking, Marco finds himself drawn into a romantic triangle with the princess (Sigrid Gurie) and the Emperors scheming minister of state (Basil Rathbone). Unlike a lot of modern epics, Marco Polo doesnt take itself too seriously so expect plenty of romance and comedy in between the duels, stand-offs and calvary charges. Extras: none.

Miami Blues - Collectors Edition: (1989, Shout Factory, R, $25) Long before Quentin Tarantino mastered the art of blending humor and bloodshed, there was this darkly funny crime thriller about a murderous ex-con named Junior (Alec Baldwin) who steals the badge of a homicide detective (Fred Ward) and uses it to wreck havoc all over town. Baldwin makes Junior so charismatic you cant take your eyes off of him. But its Jennifer Jason Leigh who gives this slick little thriller its heart and soul. As a former prostitute eager to settle down in the suburbs, she strikes the truest chords. Extras: new interviews with cast members.

Remember The Day: (1941, Fox, unrated, $38) Need proof that Claudette Colbert was among the most underrated actresses in Hollywood? Consider this slice of Americana, which is enlivened by Colberts turn as an eighth-grade schoolteacher who inspires one of her students to become a presidential hopeful. It doesnt completely skirt sentimentality but you can still bask in the glory of an actress working at the top of her game. Extras: two additional Fox dramas A Life In The Balance and Tonight We Sing.

Orange Is The New Black - Season Two: (2015, Lionsgate, unrated, $40) Yes, the tempestuous affair between Piper (Taylor Schilling) and Alex (Laura Prepon) is on the backburner thanks to Alexs exit from Litchfield but theres more than enough juicy drama to go around, most of it generated by new inmate Vee (Lorraine Toussaint), a shameless schemer whos on a collision course with Red (Kate Mulgrew.) Theres also some great flashbacks, including a lollapalooza explaining how Morello (Yael Stone) wound up behind bars. Orange just keeping better, smarter and more outrageous. Extras: featurettes and commentaries.

Broadchurch - The Complete Second Season: (2014, E1, unrated, $40) Instead of trying to replicate the haunting first season, this show wisely goes for something fresh. The main action involves the prosecution of 11-year-old Daniel Lattimers killer while a subplot deals with the re-opening of the botched Sandbrook case, the investigation which derailed Hardys (David Tennant) career. The Sandbrook subplot gets a bit convoluted but the courtroom drama crackles thanks to the addition of Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Charlotte Rampling as opposing counsel. Extras: featurettes and deleted scenes.

Source: http://www.thereporteronline.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150521/new-on-dvd-clint-eastwoods-american-sniper-is-a-marvel-of-you-are-there-filmmaking

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Bill Passed: Texas Highway to be Named in Honor of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle

The Texas Senate passed House Bill 1187 designating a segment of U.S. Hwy 287 in Midlothian, as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway. The Texas House passed the bill earlier this month. The bill will now go to Governor Greg Abbott for signing and making the bill law.

Midlothian is 25 miles southwest of Dallas, Texas.

Chris Kyle, was a Navy SEAL and author of the New York Times bestseller American Sniper.

On February 2, 2013, Kyle was shot at point-blank range and killed at a Texas gun range. He and a friend where attempting to help a fellow veteran who was suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. His friend, Chad Littlefield, was also shot and killed.

The veteran who shot them, Eddie Ray Routh, was found guilty of capital murder in February of this year.

Funeral procession for Chris Kyle in Midlothian, Texas. YouTube Video Kevin Kelly

Kyle is reported to have achieved 150 kills as a Navy SEAL sniper, the most of any sniper in U.S. military history.

The movie American Sniper has been a block-buster success but it has not been without controversy.

Breitbart Texas reported that the slain hero and the movie honoring him, has been attacked by left-of-center celebrities. They have called him a coward who went on killing sprees despite his having saved countless numbers of U.S. soldiers.

SEAL Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle served four combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and elsewhere.

Following his combat deployments, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare Sniper and Counter-Sniper teams, and he authored the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Doctrine, the first Navy SEAL sniper manual.

Kyle was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation.

He also received the Grateful Nation Award, given by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.

Thousands attended Kyles memorial service held in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium. The crowd was estimated to have been between 6,500 and 7,000 attendees.

Governor Greg Abbott declared it Chris Kyle Day in Texas on February 2, 2015.

Lana Shadwick is a contributing writer and legal analyst at Breitbart Texas. Follow her on Twitter @LanaShadwick2

Source: http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/05/21/bill-passed-texas-highway-to-be-named-in-honor-of-american-sniper-chris-kyle/

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker review: total package

Game Info Platform DS, 3DS Publisher Atlus Developer Atlus Release Date 2012-02-28

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker is one of the most inspired and successful blending of multiple genres that I've ever seen come out of Japan.

As a developer, Atlus' strength is largely in fairly traditional turn-based role-playing games, andRecord Breaker definitely takes advantage of that. But that's only the bottom-most layer of gameplay. The turn-based battles are wrapped in a cloak of strategy gameplay, which is then clothed in a heavy narrative coat of choice-based visual novel stylings.

What's especially impressive about Devil Survivor 2 is not just how it draws on these various, disparate styles of gameplay. Rather, I was thrilled by the way it ties them so tightly together and finds ways for each to interact with each other in a way that feels natural.

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker begins like a deliciously evil urban legend: The player-created protagonist and his friend Daichi download a new smartphone app called Nicaea. The rumor going around school is that this app will send you videos of your friends dying before it happens. Sure enough, within minutes of our heroes signing up, they receive videos of each other dying in a horrible subway accident.

Devil Survivor 2 builds on one of the strengths of Shin Megami Tensei: It's not another fantasy RPG

While the main characters are (of course) able to avoid their deaths, things only get worse from there as a mysterious disaster strikes Tokyo and demons appear all over the city. The story follows the protagonist, Daichi, and a ragtag group of friends they assemble as they explore a post-apocalyptic Japan and try to figure out what exactly happened.

This fun setup builds on one of the long-running strengths of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise: It's not another generic fantasy RPG. Sure, there are some anime tropes at play here particularly with the protagonists being "chosen ones" of a sort with a special power that allows them to battle the forces of evil but generally the characters are all regular teenagers with regular teenager attitudes and issues. The extraordinary situation they're thrust into lends the game an air of mystery and suspense, but it never feels like it totally overrides the simple human drama of young people confronting their own mortality in the wake of a huge disaster.

Of course, they're also given some agency in how they respond to the disaster, which comes in two forms. First, narratively: Record Breaker's story progresses via lengthy, fully-voiced cutscenes. Players are usually given anywhere from two-to-five options of which area to visit next, and depending on the path, you may recruit new characters, save lives or lose allies whose cries for help you ignored. The penalties can feel harsh, but they never feel arbitrary; I was given plenty of warning and time to prepare for battles where a character's survival in the plot was on the line.

To save these characters, you'll need to master the second form of agency for our heroes: Record Breaker's excellent combat system. Every time you enter a combat scenario, you can bring a party of up to four human characters. Each human can be flanked by two different demon companions, essentially giving you four groups of three characters each. Those groups move around individually on an overhead, grid-based map a classic strategy game setup.

It's not that simple, though. In an interesting twist on genre norms, when one group clashes with another on the battlefield, the view switches to a traditional turn-based RPG combat screen. Both the player and enemy teams go through a single round of combat and then are placed back out on the battlefield screen.

I always felt on the verge of failure but with all the necessary information to how to improve What's new

Record Breaker is technically a 3DS re-release of the original Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, which came out on the original Nintendo DS in 2012. But rather than a straight port, Atlus has gone back and added quite a bit to the game.

Most notably, Record Breaker includes a complete second campaign that picks up where the original game's story ended. Though it's not quite as long, this add-on is still meaty, easily packing an extra 30 hours onto the already lengthy original campaign. It also twists the story in some fun new directions that fans of the original game will probably want to see for themselves.

The other big addition to Record Breaker is full voice acting, including in the original campaign. Atlus has returned to the original script and recording new voiceovers for every human character demons and other enemies remain unvoiced, but that eerie silence fits the bizarre creations of this series.

Beyond those two changes, Record Breaker is full of tiny quality of life improvements, such as the ability to fast-forward past events to improve replays of the game. It also includes an easier difficulty setting, a godsend for less hardcore fans who still want to experience this excellent game.

In a worse game, this extra layer to combat could have felt unnecessary. After all, many strategy RPGs have had plenty of depth with just strategy combat with two sides clashing and taking turns on the map alone. But Record Breaker builds something wonderfully complex yet not overwhelming out of its multi-level battles. I found myself pulled in by the process of putting together the perfect team of demons, picking the best spells to cast on any given turn of a battle, optimizing my chances for critical hits which grant bonus attacks. I always felt on the verge of failure but with all the necessary information to how to improve when I failed a tension that made my successes feel outstanding.

As with other Shin Megami Tensei games, Record Breaker also throws a Pokemon-style demon collection meta-game on top of everything. By purchasing demons at an auction house, you can bring them to your side. From there, you can fuse demons together to form new monstrosities that carry over some of the skills of the previous generation.

There is a frankly absurd amount of depth to this formula, though much of it is blessedly optional. If you want to spend hours grinding for cash and extra levels to put together the most incredible, overpowered team of demons possible, you're allowed to do so via "Free Battles" on the map screen. As someone who's not as obsessed with min-maxing, I was able to keep moving on with the story with a limited but enjoyable amount of time spent messing around with the make-up of my demon army.

Source: http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/20/8632353/shin-megami-tensei-devil-survivor-2-record-breaker-review-smt-persona

Ed Sheeran At Mohegan Sun

British singer-songwriter and teen idol Ed Sheeran can't stay evergreen forever, unlike the love he proclaims on his mega-selling hit "Thinking Out Loud." But even if listeners are currently buzzing about who'll be "the next Ed Sheeran," the original article remains relevant; although it never hit number one, "Thinking Out Loud" is still a top-10 single, a ridiculous 31 weeks after landing in the Billboard Hot 100.

Sheeran brings his charm and youthful charisma to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $49-$69. Mustachioed Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance opens. For more information, visit mohegansun.com.

Source: http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-ed-sheeran-at-mohegan-sun-arena-0521-20150521-story.html

Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr 'morally object' to flopping fine

OAKLAND, Calif. -- On Wednesday, the NBA issued a flop warning. The league began issuing fines in 2013 for flops found on film. While less common in the playoffs where there's more contact and further scrutiny, it's not uncommon for it to happen. What was interesting was who it was issued to: MVP and league darling Stephen Curry, on a 3-point make ... on which there was no foul called.

Here's the play.

You can't tell if that's a flop or not. No, stop it Rockets fan. No, I don't want to hear it, Warriors fan. Unless you were seated on that side of the arena in the lower bowl and have great eyesight (and were sober!) you have no concept of what occurred on that play.

Curry was fined $5,000 for the play.

Let's pause for a moment and consider this. Curry made $10.6 million this year from his NBA salary alone. That doesn't factor in playoff share, nor his considerable-but-as-yet-unreported Under Armour sponsorship money, his State Farm sponsorship money, or any of the other bazillion ways he has access to funds -- and oh by the way, his dad was an NBA player. Curry probably had $5,000 on him at practice Wednesday, like in his sock. That adorable little girl of his, Riley, probably has a $5,000 per week allowance. You can probably find five grand in Curry's couch cushion. You know, the one in his second den. So it's not like this is hurting him in any meaningful way.

But on Wednesday, Curry and Steve Kerr raised sizable objections to the fine, not on practical grounds of course, but based on the principle.

"I don't agree with it," Curry said. I watched the play over, and it was a transition play, so obviously balance is not very good in that situation. I take a little contact, got some space off. I didn't even see, whoever it was, I didn't see him, and then when I shoot it, I see somebody coming and hit me in my arm. And when you're up in the air, it was obviously a reaction to that. That play happens countless times.

"I wasn't even looking for a foul. I just reacted to the contract that was on my arm and what have you. So I don't agree with it at all."

Curry was annoyed. It was a head-shake type situation. But for his coach, Steve Kerr? Kerr took it a little more seriously, saying (deadpan) he was "morally outraged" at the fine (after being prompted by a reporter; ask and ye shall receive).

"Well, these plays happen every day," Kerr said. "I don't think a game goes by where Jamal Crawford doesn't flop six times on his 3-point shots. It's part of the game, and I don't blame him for doing it because a lot of times the refs call it. Russell Westbrook does it. Everybody does it. So all of a sudden just randomly to fine Steph just seems kind of strange. Are we just choosing one time to do this? You can pick out flops every single game from half the guys out on the floor, so it just seems kind of random."

Hey, shots fired at Jamal Crawford despite Crawford having just been eliminated. Solid continuance of the Warriors-Clippers feud, coach. (Though he's right, Crawford tries to sell that call like he's in The Wolf of Wall Street.)

There does seem to be contact. Was it enough to warrant a call? Does it matter? Furthermore, here's what Curry said about when officials warn you about these kinds of calls (emphasis mine):

"The refs will tell you in a game if you kick your leg out trying to get contact on the closeout, or if you argue the call in the middle of a game. They'll tell you, 'No, the ball was already gone.' or you didn't get hit, or you fell without contact, and stuff like that. But I've never gotten a call from the league about it."

Something like ... this?

But maybe the contact spun him around. You can make the call.

There's also the belief that you can't flop if there's not a call made, but that's crazy. The whole point is to try and elicit a call where there isn't one. This is in every way the definition of a flop, if he in fact fell without contact. Anyway, there is a level of amusement in that the Rockets who are constantly criticized for flopping -- particularly Curry's MVP runner-up and series star counterpart James Harden -- find themselves with their opponent receiving a fine on a call they were not assessed.

Maybe we'll get lucky and neither team will try and elicit a call by exaggerating contact through the rest of this series.

... Yeah, I don't think so, either.

Source: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25191407/stephen-curry-steve-kerr-morally-object-to-flopping-fine