...disappear," another waitress warns Sherrie.Thus, does Miss Innocent from Oklahoma wind up in a strip club run by Mary J. Blige, who delivers what passes for a show-stopper here - "Any Way You Want it," with a choreographed crew of VERY athletic...

...indie-label princess, the modern R&B songstress with a jazzbo's emotional nuances has used a voice as sizable as Mary J. Blige's and as bruised as Amy Winehouse's to tell her often-co-penned stories of woe, want, and triumph. If there's...

...he generally prefers music from the past, he has revealed his admiration for contemporary mainstream icons such as Mary J. Blige, The Black Eyed Peas and The Decemberists. One glance at Buddy's living room reveals the answer to my previous...

Now Playing Synopsis: A small-town girl and a big-city boy find their fates intersecting on the Sunset Strip, riding a wave of romance through the height of the "hair metal" scene as the off-Broadway musical rocks its way to the big screen courtesy of choreographer-turned-director Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember, Hairspray). Arriving in Hollywood with stars in her eyes, Sherrie (Julianne Hough) meets Drew (Diego Boneta), and together they plunge headlong into the local rock scene. Meanwhile, as Sherrie struggles to stay afloat in a churning sea of rock 'n' roll excess, she gets swept off her feet by audacious rock star Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise). Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, and Bryan Cranston co-star in a movie featuring music by Journey, Def Leppard, Poison, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Joan Jett, and REO Speedwagon. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

...songwriting and producing acts, and began working with the likes of D'Angelo, The Isley Brothers, The Roots, Q-Tip, Mary J. Blige and even Snoop Dogg. He started his own record company in 2002, and most recently produced Joss Stone's latest...

...had to put in the footwork. On this trip, they went to the vaunted venue; not to perform, but to see Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. "It's a dream to play there," Tom Kaulitz said, shaking his head up and down. "Maybe in two years. You need...

Synopsis: Two love-struck dreamers fall in love during the height of the hair-metal scene as they navigate the seedy world of drugs, mullets, and stripping while at a club on the Sunset Strip in this adaptation of the hit off-Broadway musical. Chris D'Arienzo adapts his own stage book, with Hairspray's Adam Shankman handling direction and choreography duties for the New Line production. Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, and Dancing With the Stars winner Julianne Hough head up the cast alongside Diego Boneta, who portrays the lead character, Drew Boley. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review