All the latest movie industry ramblings and house music links -- that I'm into -- posted right here. Enjoy and feel free to comment and send me requests!
"Jackie Earle Haley is going to Elm Street, signing to star as iconic killer Freddy Krueger in New Line and Platinum Dunes' relaunch of "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
"Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing with John Rickard co-producing. Samuel Bayer will direct from Wesley Strick's script, with lensing set to begin next month in Chicago."
"Yahoo! Movies and USA Today have premiered a list of the robots in Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as well as debuted new photos and more details on Ravage and Soundwave. We've also received new photos as well, all of which you can view below!" PS. MY DOS CENTAVOS: It's all about the ice-cream truck twin-bots!!! Keep an eye out for 'em!!
"Merchandising today announce that the Fox hit series The Simpsons will be commemorated on 44-cent First-Class Mail stamps in 2009. Featuring the iconic Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson the stamps have been personally designed by The Simpsons creator and executive producer, Matt Groening. "
"Opening this Friday is director Greg Mottola's new film "Adventureland." Since I've already written about the movie a ton on the site, let me get right to the reason you're here –- my exclusive video interview with the star of the film, Jesse Eisenberg."
As legions of 'Twilight' fans no doubt already know, the vampire Edward Cullen leaves behind his town—and his true love, Bella—at the beginning of 'New Moon.' That's some heavy stuff, so its no surprise that the actress who plays Bella views the second book as considerably more harsh than the first one.
Plot: A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him.
"New York Magazine's Vulture [via ThePlaylist] has nabbed the poster for Steven Soderbegh's upcoming independent film, 'The Girlfriend Experience' featuring porn star Sasha Grey in the lead role of a high-end call girl. When I said yesterday's poster for 'Drag Me To Hell' had the year's best tagline, I spoke too soon because this poster offers some serious competition with "See It With Someone You ****". I also really dig the design and I think it would be highly eye-catching provided it found its way into any theatres."
"Natalie Cole, who is suffering from kidney failure, has been getting offers from fans to give her their kidneys, the Associated Press reports. Cole, 59, the daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole, appeared on CNN's Larry King Live on Tuesday, and said tat without a kidney she would likely be on dialysis for the remainder of her life."
"Jennifer Hudson sits inside an L.A. recording studio, her eyes hidden behind large sunglasses, her braided pigtails peeking from under a pageboy cap. Eight days from now she will kick off a national concert tour, and today is her first rehearsal with a new band. But while the musicians warm up, she doesn't say much, keeps her head down, fidgets. She's so unassuming that her backup vocalists, two glitzy gals with easy laughs, seem like the only divas in the room. And then Jennifer Hudson begins to sing, and all doubt is erased. It's not just her voice."
"After a yearlong legal battle, 'Project Runway' is cleared to move to Lifetime, where it will bow in the summer.
NBC Universal, the Weinstein Co. and Lifetime jointly announced Wednesday that they've settled the litigation that has kept the hit reality competition series in limbo since September, when a Manhattan court placed an injunction on the show."
I've been searching online for this scene for a long, long while. It's the anti-scene to so much of 'Sex & the City's' meticulously planned out fashion outings, witty rantings, posh parties, etc. It's a simple scene. No dialogue. Only a single person. But, it's so powerful. One of the few times Carrie completely lashes out. Love it.
Rare-ness: A duet between known EDM vocalists -- Nadia Ali & Rosko -- that actually works. Sassy lyrics. Thumping bassline. Tolerable pace. Kickin' mix. One of my fave cuts by Ms. Nadia, too. Enjoy!
"Jaw-dropping news hit the convention floors at this year's Showest as attendees of the Lucasfilm panel witnessed Watchmen director, Zack Snyder and George Lucas himself announce to the world that Snyder has been tapped to reboot the Star Wars franchise. Snyder is apparently writing and directing a new version of the seminal George Lucas opus, with plans to "re-imagine" Lucas's original fan-beloved trilogy, with episodes 4, 5 and 6 of the franchise."
"A high-quality, full-length version of what is being touted as a workprint version of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' has leaked online and is available for download on several bittorrent sites this morning."
"I caught up today with Sir Michael Caine while he was promoting his new film, "Is Anybody There" in Los Angeles and asked him if Chris Nolan had talked to him about reprising his role as Alfred in the next Batman - which is rumored to be in the works for a summer 2010 start."
EW's Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson wax and wonder if young Ben is really dead. Hrmm... An earlier EW video guest starring the actor playing young Ben pretty mush answered this questions, but, nevertheless ...
"In one corner, the bleached blonde 'Buffy' vampire punk. In the other, the mysterious Edward Cullen of 'Twilight' fame. So what happens when vampires clash and only one can be left standing? For that, we turned to James Marsters -- who played Spike for seven years on both 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel' and who stars as Lord Piccolo in April 10th’s 'Dragonball: Evolution.'"
Ferry Corsten dubb'd this track down with a treatment reminiscent of what 29 Palms did for LeAnn Rimes 'Life Goes On' and Ashlee Simpson's 'Pieces of Me.' A trance-endental call to be happy, the track leaves you to get lost in the rumbling rhythm while posting an after-thought of 'why can't we all be happy?' I love it. Enjoy.
Track Listing 1. IN THE BEGINNING - Giofriddo Brothers vs DJ Paulo 2. MORNING DRUMS - Gregor Salto 3. BOOM - Anjulie (Paulo & Jackinsky Collaboration Mix) 4. HOSSA - Niki B & Christian E.F.F.E (Chris Soul Mix vs Paulo's revamped Mix) (Accapella: "Drum Nation" Lula) 5. POKER FACE - Lady Gaga (Edson Pride vs Paulo Reconstruction Dub) 6. FEVEREIRO - Attik 7. EVERYBODY BE SOMEBODY - Matthias Menck & Thomas Gold (edit) 8. CANCUN PARADISE - Antoine Clamaran 9. NOW YOU'RE GONE f Lisa Milett - Feliz Baumgartner 10. TRIBAL is BACK - D'Unity (Accapella" "Diva" Beyonce) 11. REACH 2 TRIBALISM - Clubzound (Accapella: "Freedom" Stonebridge) 12. SOBER - Pink (Jr Vasquez Dub)(edit) 13. DEEP in the JUNGLE - Escobar (Accapella "Philosophy of Dance") 14. MILES AWAY - Madonna (DJ Paulo's Fuzzy Dream Mix)
"The 20-year-old, who has appeared in RockNRolla and Sweeney Todd, told the BBC news website that taking part in the vampire series was 'very exciting.'
"'You're the first people I've told,' he said. 'Shooting has already started, and I'm going over in June.'"
"Actor and musician Andy Hallett died on Sunday night at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. He was 33 and had endured a five-year battle with congestive heart disease. Hallett was best known as Lorne, the friendly demon who reads people when they open up at the karaoke mic, on the TV series Angel. It was a role that show creator Joss Whedon wrote specifically for Hallett, after Whedon saw the entertainer performing the blues at a Los Angeles nightclub."
"HOLLYWOOD -- How do you say goodbye after 331 episodes, 34,000 hours of shooting and some 5,453 actors passing through the corridors of "ER" during the past 15 seasons?
"If you're Warner Bros. Television, you say "thank you" to exec producer John Wells and his small army of cast and crew members with a big bash on Saturday night at Social Hollywood."
"As Paramount Pictures readies the May 8 release of its 'Star Trek' franchise relaunch, the studio is moving forward with a sequel, and has hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to pen the screenplay.
"J.J. Abrams, who directed and produced the latest chapter, is onboard to produce the follow-up alongside his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burk. No decision has been made yet on whether Abrams will return behind the camera for the sequel."
"BEIJING -- Google has launched a free Internet music download service in China, which aims to tackle the country's piracy problem by giving users free downloads of licensed songs.
Accessing the new service is easy -- if you read Chinese and live in mainland China."
"The greatest adventure of all time begins with 'Star Trek,' the incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created, the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy, and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind."
"Rhys Ifans announced on 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross' that he will play a role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, though he did not reveal which character he'll play. You can watch the interview below - he starts talking about 'Harry Potter' at the 5:55 minute mark (in Part 2)."
"Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England."
"An adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's novels about a pioneering female PI in Botswana, who opens an agency with help from her new friends in the city of Gaborone, including an auto mechanic named JLB, her new secretary, Grace, and BK, a hairdresser who works next door."
"'Heroes' hit it out of the park with the Bryan Fuller-scripted 'Cold Snap,' but word is Fuller’s influence is more muted for the season’s final five hours (the first of which airs tonight).
"Rating for the series continue to decline (it hit a series low last week if I remember correctly), but it’s still one of NBC’s two most popular primetime shows (the other being “The Office”), so it’s assured of a fourth season.'
"Tonight’s installment, 'Into Asylum,' brings back Sylar, Nathan and the cheerleader (who, I’m guessing, doesn’t get to hang onto that comic-shop job) ... "
