30 December 2012

JR Late Night Top 20 Music Videos of the Year 2012

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JR's Top 20 Music Videos of 2012
JR Late Night Blogs publishes a yearly list on the 20 Best Music Videos for the Year. As the year 2012 comes to a close, it is a great time for JR to present his latest list of the Top 20 Music Videos that rocked the entire year. Music videos which premiered from December 2011 to December 2012 that earned lot of YouTube hits, gained very high Billboard Charts rank, and multiple positive reviews from the internet community were the ones chosen by JR in this year's list. Big names from the music industry contribute to this year's list. Katy Perry and Rihanna both entered with one entry each; Part of Me for Katy Perry and Where Have You Been for Rihanna. Music groups such as Maroon 5, Fun, The Wanted and One Direction also made an appearance on the list; however, in the battle between The Wanted and One Direction, The Wanted gained a higher rank on the list at #14 with One Direction at #20. David Guetta is the earliest contributor to the list with the music video coming from the end of the year 2011. Taylor Swift, on another note, makes a return this year after her We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together gained multiple praises. Justin Bieber contributed three music videos this year - As Long As You Love Me, Beauty and A Beat, and Live My Life; but Nicki Minaj walked away with four appearances this year, the most entries for the year 2012, Starships, Pound The Alarm, Turn Me On, and Beauty and A Beat. The big winner this year is PSY whose Gangnam Style dance craze rocked the entire universe. JR now unveils the Top 20 Music Videos of 2012.

Summary of the List:
1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  18  |  19  |  20
Intro  |  Honorable Mentions  |  Records  |  Data Sources  |  Photo Credits

JR's Music Videos of the Year (2012 Edition)
Rank
Music Videos of the Year
Music Artist Month of Release
1 PSY July 2012
2 will.i.am ft. Britney Spears November 2012
3 Nicki Minaj February 2012
4 Justin Bieber July 2012
5 Usher April 2012
6 Taylor Swift August 2012
7 Rihanna May 2012
8 P!nk July 2012
9 Nicki Minaj June 2012
10 Flo Rida December 2011
11 Maroon 5 April 2012
12 David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj December 2011
13 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull April 2012
14 The Wanted April 2012
15 Jessie J December 2011
16 Fun ft. Janelle Monae December 2011
17 Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj November 2012
18 Far East Movement February 2012
19 Katy Perry February 2012
20 One Direction September 2012

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Movies of the Year lists:

***Note: All data sources are placed under the External Links of each music video.

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#1
GANGNAM STYLE
(PSY)
Current YouTube Views:
1,087,009,427
US Billboard Charts Peak:
#2
Official Release Date:
15 July 2012
Genre: 
K-pop
Song Length:
3 minutes 39 seconds
Video Length: 
4 minutes 13 seconds
Music Label:
YG, Universal Republic, School Boy
Song Writers:
Park Jae-Sang (PSY), Yoo Gun Hyung
Song Producers: 
Park Jae-Sang (PSY), Yoo Gun Hyung
YouTube Channel:
Music Video Source:

25 December 2012

JR Late Night Top 20 Movies of the Year 2012

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JR's Top 20 Movies of 2012
JR Late Night Blogs publishes a yearly list on the 20 Best Films for the Year. As the year 2012 comes to a close, it is a great time for JR to present his latest list of the Top 20 Movies that rocked the entire year. Movies which premiered from 01 January 2012 to 24 December 2012 that earned a huge box office and a huge internet fan base were the ones chosen by JR in this year's list. Movies with big names entered the list like The Hunger Games, The Avengers, Spider-Man, and Twilight. Some movies which may have not earned a lot in the box office but earned a lot of praises from the internet community like Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, and Les Miserables entered the list. Abraham Lincoln did good this year as his movie Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln: The Vampire Hunter stays in the top 10. Tim Burton enters two movies in the list - Dark Shadows and Frankenweenie. Which leads us to action being the genre of the year with 11 entries this year. Animation is not that good this year with only two of them in this year's list - Brave and Frankenweenie. This year belongs to James Bond as his movie Skyfall is listed at #1 in this year's edition of the Top 20 Movies. JR now unveils the Top 20 Movies of 2012.

Summary of the List:
1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  18  |  19  |  20
Intro  |  Honorable Mentions  |  Records  |  Data Sources  |  Photo Credits

JR's Movies of the Year (2012 Edition)
Rank
Movies of the Year
Movie Genre Month of Release
1 Action October 2012
2 Action  |  Adventure March 2012
3 Action  |  Adventure May 2012
4 Action  |  Thriller December 2012
5 Drama  |  Thriller October 2012
6 Action  |  Thriller July 2012
7 Historical Drama November 2012
8 Action August 2012
9 Action  |  Horror June 2012
10 Action  |  Adventure July 2012
11 Action  |  Animation June 2012
12 Drama  |  Romance September 2012
13 Action  |  Sci-Fi September 2012
14 Animation October 2012
15 Musical December 2012
16 Action  |  Western December 2012
17 Horror  |  Comedy May 2012
18 Comedy  |  Drama June 2012
19 Comedy May 2012
20 Romance November 2012

Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Movies of the Year lists:

***Note: All data sources are placed under the External Links of each movies.

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Skyfall
#1
SKYFALL
(2012)
Worldwide Box Office:
$980,850,000
Movie Genre:
Action   |   Adventure   |   Crime
Director/s:
Sam Mendes
Distributor: 
Sony / Columbia
MPAA Rating: 
PG-13 for intense violence, some sexuality, language, and smoking
Total Running Time:
143 Minutes (2 hours, 23 minutes)
Production Budget:
$200 million
Official Movie Website:
Cast Overview:
Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Judi Dench
Plot Synopsis (from IMDb)
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve - following a trail to the mysterious Silva, whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
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(Data Sources)

15 October 2012

JR's Video Game Review: Resident Evil 4

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Resident Evil 4
JR's GAME REVIEWS:

RESIDENT EVIL 4
(2005)

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JR's RATING:
★★★★★★★
(9.8 out of 10)

Resident Evil 4
Review
No. 003
RESIDENT EVIL 4
(2005)
Total Number of Sales:
2,050,000 copies sold
Video Game Genre:
Third-Person Survival Horror
Directors / Producers:
Shinji Mikami, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Publisher / Developer: 
Capcom
ESRB Rating: 
M - Mature 17+ 
(for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language)
Platforms: 
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo GameCube, PC, iPhone, iPad 
Official Game Website:
Protagonists:
Antagonists:
Leon Kennedy, Ashley Graham, Luis Sera, Ada Wong
Osmund Saddler
Game Summary (IGN):
Six years have passed since Raccoon City was destroyed and the government has dismantled the Umbrella Corporation from the inside-out. But the terror is not over. Now a U.S. Agent, former Raccoon Police Officer Leon Kennedy has been dispatched on a mission to Europe to save the President's daughter from a "crazed organization" that bares a striking behavioral resemblance to creatures found in the Arklay Mountains. 
External Links:
Notable Feats:
#01 GamePro's Best Video Game of All Time
#01 IGN's Top 99 Games of All TIme
#02 Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time
#20 IGN's Top 100 PlayStation 2 Games of All Time
#10 PlayStation Magazine's Greatest PS Title Ever

14 October 2012

JR's Movie Review: Clash of the Titans

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Clash of the Titans
JR's MOVIE REVIEWS:

CLASH OF THE TITANS
(2010)

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JR's RATING:
★★★★★★★
(7.8 out of 10)

Clash of the Titans (2010)
Review
No. 002
CLASH OF THE TITANS
(2010)
Worldwide Box Office:
$493,214,993  
Movie Genre:
Action - Adventure
Director/s:
Louis Leterrier
Distributor: 
Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: 
PG-13
Total Running Time:
118 Minutes (1 hour, 58 minutes)
Production Budget:
$125,000,000
Movie Tagline: 
"Between gods and men, the clash begins"
Official Movie Website:
Cast Overview:
Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos
Plot Synopsis (from IMDb)
Perseus, mortal son of Zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering the Earth and the heavens.
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21 September 2012

JR's Titans Profiles: Mark Zuckerberg

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Titans Profile #0005
Year Inducted: 2012

Mark Zuckerberg
JR LATE NIGHT TITANS PROFILES

MARK ZUCKERBERG
- Billionaire Founder of Facebook -
- Chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc. -
- Forbes' Most Powerful People -
- Time Person of the Year 2010 -
- Most Subscribed Individual in Facebook -

Source:
Facebook
Born: 
14 May 1984
in White Plains, New York, United States
Education:
Harvard University
Big Break:
Facebook
Years Active:

2004 -
present

20 September 2012

JR's Titans Profiles: Walt Disney

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Titans Profile #0004
Year Inducted: 2012

Walt Disney
JR LATE NIGHT TITANS PROFILES

WALT DISNEY
- Creator of Fictional Icon, Mickey Mouse -
- Co-founder of Walt Disney Productions -
- Innovated the Disneyland Theme Parks -

Source:
Disney
Born: 
05 Dec 1901
in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education:
McKinley High School
Big Break:
Mickey Mouse
Years Active:

1920 -
1966
Related Sites:

>> Google + Profile

19 September 2012

JR's Titans Profiles: Donald Trump

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Titans Profile #0003
Year Inducted: 2012

Donald Trump
JR LATE NIGHT TITANS PROFILES

DONALD TRUMP
- Billionaire Real Estate Developer -
- Forbes' Most Powerful Celebrities -
- Chairman & President of The Trump Organization -
- Founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts -

Source:
Real Estate
Born: 
14 June 1946
in Queens, New York, United States
Education:
Big Break:
The Trump Organization
Years Active:

1968 -
present

18 September 2012

JR's Titans Profiles: Whitney Houston

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Titans Profile #0002
Year Inducted: 2012

Whitney Houston
JR LATE NIGHT TITANS PROFILES

WHITNEY HOUSTON
- The Voice -
- The First Real Queen of Pop -
- The Prom Queen of Soul -
- Most Awarded Female Act of All Time -
- One of the World's Best-Selling Music Artists - 

Source:
Music
Born: 
09 Aug 1963
in Newark, New Jersey, United States
Education:
Mount Saint Dominic Academy
Big Break:
Whitney Houston
Years Active:

1977 -
2012
Related Sites:

>> Twitter Profile (n/a)
>> Google + Profile (n/a)

17 September 2012

JR's Titans Profiles: Steve Jobs

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Titans Profile #0001
Year Inducted: 2012

Steve Jobs
JR LATE NIGHT TITANS PROFILES

STEVE JOBS
- Father of the Digital Revolution -
- former Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. -
- former Chief Executive Officer  of Pixar -

Source:
Apple
Born: 
24 Feb 1955
in San Francisco, California, United States
Education:
Reed College
Big Break:
Apple I Computer
Years Active:

1974 -
2011
Related Sites:

>> Twitter Profile (n/a)
>> Google + Profile (n/a)

02 September 2012

JR's The Month in Review: August 2012

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JR's The Month in Review: August 2012
Finding Nemo gets a 3D reboot, Angela Merkel named World's Most Powerful Woman of the Year, Jesse Robredo bids farewell, and PSY's 'Oppa Gangnam Style' Effect; those are some of August 2012's Headlines. The months of July and August 2012 were full of controversies especially in the world of politics, media and entertainment. It was a very sad moment for the Filipinos when an entertainment icon and a public servant passed just recently. Dolphy, The Philippine King of Comedy passed away last July 2012; whereas, Jesse Robredo, the former DILG secretary, passed away last August 2012. It was nine years when Finding Nemo gained worldwide box office success; it finally gets a 3D makeover. With the exciting news of Finding Nemo 3D, it was a very devastating moment for a community in Colorado as a shooting massacre happened within a local midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. In media, Angela Merkel gets named the World's Most Powerful Woman for the second consecutive year; Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Sofia Vergara also made the Forbes' list. This month, we also go back to what has been London Olympics 2012. Last August 2012, an innocence causes a riot worldwide. It's July 2012 and August 2012 in review.

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London Olympics 2012 Oppa Gangnam Style Angela Merkel
Dolphy Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Jesse Robredo
JR LATE NIGHT BLOGS:
JULY & AUGUST 2012 IN REVIEW

No.
Headlines
Category Date
1 Technology August 2012
2 Sports August 2012
3 Local August 2012
4 Local July 2012
5 Media July 2012
6 Media August 2012
7 International August 2012
8 International July 2012
9 Entertainment July 2012
10 Entertainment August 2012

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Oppa Gangnam Style
AUGUST 2012 TECHNOLOGY:
"OPPA GANGNAM STYLE" EFFECT
On track to become the most viewed video in You Tube history, PSY's insanely catchy K-Pop smash has been watched 330 million times, and is number one in Australia and the UK. You must have heard the wonderfully uplifting Gangnam Style, by K-Pop superstar PSY over the last few weeks. A brilliant satire on the excesses of Korean's version of credit card touting cashed-up bogans, the song has exploded on to the world's consciousness to such an extent that it has become the most-watched video of 2012. Since being posted on YouTube on July 15, Gangnam Style has bounced its way past Carly Rae Jepsen's hit Call Me Maybe, passing her 277 million views more than a week ago. Now, with 330 million views on YouTube in less than three months, Gangnam Style is closing in on Justin Bieber's Baby, which has amassed 783 million views since February 2010. As Africa, Europe and South America wake-up to G-Style, not only will PSY be number one by Christmas, he'll break the internet at the same time.

JR's In-Depth Review:
"Carly Rae Jepsen may have brought a big hit last June 2012, PSY brought a bigger hit that may be called as the Hit of the Year. Gangnam Style, a song by K-Pop Superstar PSY, is a dance craze which gained public attention just recently. With some publicity from the MTV Video Music Awards, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and The Today Show, PSY's Gangnam Style is set to become a future Billboard No. 1 song. Gangnam, according to what I have researched, is a local district in Seoul, South Korea where PSY was hugely influenced with.  It just shows how Koreans can keep up the beat when it comes to pop and culture. It just shows how powerful K-Pop is slowly becoming. I hope that Justin Bieber would't feel bad if PSY defeated 'Baby' as The Most Viewed Video in YouTube history."


21 August 2012

JR's Movie Review: The Avengers

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Marvel's The Avengers
JR's MOVIE REVIEWS:

MARVEL's 
THE AVENGERS
(2012)

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JR's RATING:
★★★★★★★★★✰
(8.9 out of 10)

Marvel's The Avengers
Review
No. 001
MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS
(2012)
Worldwide Box Office:
$1,507,623,219  
Movie Genre:
Action - Adventure
Director/s:
Joss Whedon
Distributor: 
Buena Vista
MPAA Rating: 
PG-13
Total Running Time:
144 Minutes (2 hours, 22 minutes)
Production Budget:
$220,000,000
Movie Tagline: 
n/a
Official Movie Website:
Cast Overview:
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson
Plot Synopsis (from IMDb)
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.
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