Will Desperados be the Female Hangover?
With the roaring box-office success of this summer’s The Hangover, not to mention its planned sequel, you can all but rest assured that studios are being flooded with pitches that begin something like, “It’s just like The Hangover, except…,” even as we type this.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNirvana: Live at Reading
In an age where Twitter feeds, YouTube footage and Brooklyn Vegan-esque blogs guarantee over-documentation of any concert mere moments after the lights go up... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsCate Blanchett's Indian Summer Gets Shelved
Cate Blanchett’s latest film project, Indian Summer, has been fighting an uphill battle. Now it appears that the movie has been shelved for the forseeable future by the struggling Universal.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsElvis Presley's Grandson Lands $5 Million Recording Contract
There's a new player in the court of the King. Elvis Presley's 17-year-old grandson, Benjamin Presley, signed a recording contract with Universal worth a reported $5 million for up to five albums. Benjamin, who was born 15 years after his grandfather died, is the son of Lisa Marie Presley and ex-husband Danny Keough.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWarner Music Re-Allows YouTube to Feature its Videos
Take a spin with us in the way-back machine, to ancient history: December of last year. Eleventh-hour negotiations between Warner Music Group and YouTube broke down, and Warner decided to pull (or mute) all their music on the video-sharing website. Now, this had more to do with YouTube's enormous popularity than any specific beef; musicians and record labels account for a huge percentage of pageviews on the 'Tube, and record labels don't see too much ad revenue in return.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPearl Jam: Backspacer
Babies born the year Pearl Jam formed are hopefully... read more
Found in: Music, Reviews28 Weeks Later Director in Talks for Bioshock Film
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the director of the well-liked sequel 28 Weeks Later, is in talks to replace Gore Verbinski as the director of the video-game adaptation Bioshock.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsWatch the The Wolfman Trailer
At this point, expectations for The Wolf Man run so low that the movie will have to be quite something to overcome them. Its beleaguered studio, Universal, has shifted the release date four (!) times. It’s directed by Joe Johnston, known for Jumanji and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Stars Benico Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Anthony Hopkins have basically gone the “It’s just entertainment” route in interviews.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJemina Pearl Announces Release Date, Tour for Debut Solo Album Break It Up
Following the dissolution of garage rockers Be Your Own Pet, frontwoman and all-around Nashvillain Jemina Pearl struck out north for Brooklyn. As she settled into her new digs, she began working with producer John Agnello to record some tracks. The fruits of those sessions (which include a duet with Iggy Pop) blossomed into her forthcoming debut solo album Break It Up, now slated for an Oct. 6 release on Universal.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFilm Version of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Confirmed
Before Al Gore told us An Inconvenient Truth, Dr. Seuss taught us an important lesson in environmentalism with The Lorax. Thanks to Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, a 3D/CGI adaptation of the children's book is scheduled to hit the big screen on March 2, 2012, the birthday of Dr. Seuss, who died in 1991.... read more
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