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Aaron Sorkin Courted to Write Steve Jobs Screenplay

The L.A. times is reporting that the Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is being courted to write the script for the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic. Earlier we reported on the fact that Sony Pictures had acquired the rights to the project, and now it seems it's coming together quickly.   read more

Sony Pictures Enters Negotiations For Steve Jobs' Biopic Rights

According to Deadline, Sony Pictures is in the process acquiring the film rights to Walter Isaacson's upcoming authorized Steve Jobs biography. If the negotiations go smoothly, Mark Gordon (who previously financed Saving Private Ryan and Wonder Boys) will be the producer of the biopic. The studio seems like a good choice to handle the material considering both last year's The Social Network and this year's Moneyball (both Sony Pictures films) have garnered widespread critical acclaim.  read more

British Sea Power Biography Set for Release

Penned by their brother and former manager Roy Wilkinson, U.K. rockers British Sea Power are the subjects of a new book to be released by the indie outfit’s label, Rough Trade....  read more

New Leonard Cohen Biography Coming in December

You know you’ve made it big when there are two official biographies written about you. So congrats, Leonard Cohen, welcome to the big boy’s club. The second Cohen biography, called Hallelujah: A New Biography and to be released on Dec. 1, will chronicle both Cohen’s origins as a singer-songwriter and his recent resurgence as a sort-of indie godfather....  read more