Lee Daniels in Talks to Direct Janis Joplin Biopic Starring Amy Adams
Director Lee Daniels—who was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2009 film Precious—is in negotiations to direct the Amy Adams-fronted Janis Joplin biopic, Get It While You Can, THR reports. The project has long been in development, at one point having Catherine Hardwicke attached to direct and Renee Zellweger to star. Production is expected to begin in early 2013. Daniels’ The Paperboy (starring Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack) is in limited release now.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNina Arianda Joins Cast of Janis Joplin Biopic
Pink, Zooey Deschanel and even fictitious Jenna Maroney from 30 Rock has been considered to portray the troubled, unfortunate 27-club member, Janis Joplin. Tony Award-Winner Nina Arianda is now expected to tackle the role while Martha Marcy May Marlene’s Sean Durkin is set to direct.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsColumbia/Legacy Plans To Release Two Additional Janis Joplin Albums
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Janis Joplin’s posthumous album, The Pearl Sessions, Columbia/Legacy is releasing two more albums to add to the psychedelic blues singer’s catalogue. read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeatles' Tennis Shoes Hit The Streets
Recently, The Beatles and Apple Corporation gave French Commes des Garcons and Spring Court permission to create shoes branded with their logos.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayAmy Adams to Play Janis Joplin in Biopic, Maybe
The tale of the Janis Joplin biopic is a long and sordid one: two previous projects with big names involved have fallen through, disappearing into oblivion without ever having been made. The Squid and the Whale producer Peter Newman has been trying to make The Gospel According to Janis for nearly a decade; Renée Zellweger was involved in another attempt, Piece of My Heart, back in 2003. Now, Rolling Stone reports that actress Amy Adams is signed on to play the raspy-voiced songstress in a biopic directed by City of God guru Fernando Meirelles.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWolfgang's Vault to Release 160 Grateful Dead Concerts, Hundreds More for Digital Download
Wolfgang's Vault, collector of vintage concert recordings, has started to make more of its vast archive for online purchase, starting with the Grateful Dead's May 5, 1970 show at the Fillmore. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatchmen soundtrack to feature Dylan, Hendrix, Simone
With Watchmen confirmed to open March 6, the full swing of its publicity assault is upon us. Cue the announcement of the movie’s soundtracks, with one version to feature the score by Tyler Bates (Rob Zombie’s Halloween and The Devil’s Rejects) and a separate disc to include a “reinterpretation” of Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row” performed by My Chemical Romance. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJanis Joplin - Pearl (Legacy Edition)
Two-disc set reissues fiery blues-belter's finest work... read more
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