Not too dissimilar from the line up Undercover published last week, South by Southwest have now given out their own list of bands who will showcase at the 2008 event.
Representatives for Emilio Ferrari say the Hollywood producer is working on a film about the 1993 FBI siege of the Brand Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. Ferrari's film producing credits include Baby on Board and Luckytown.He recently signed on to produce the $30 million big-screen drama, Waco, under his production company A Plus Productions. Waco is about how the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,
A rape victim was excused from serving on the jury for R. Kelly's child pornography trial in Chicago after claiming they couldn't afford to miss work.The Chicago Tribune said the juror was removed from the panel Tuesday morning after calling the judge to say their employer wouldn't pay for the time away from work during the trial, making it tough for the juror to pay their mortgage. The trial is
DreamWorks reportedly is planning a big-screen biography of British buccaneer Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard.Variety.com said David Franzoni, the author of the epics Amistad and Gladiator, is on board to write the screenplay.Former Philadelphia 76ers President Pat Croce will co-produce the film. He is reportedly collaborating closely with Franzoni on the script, the trade
An exhibition featuring the drawings and sketches of U.S. singer-songwriter Bob Dylan opens next month in London, the Halcyon Gallery said.The BBC Tuesday said the works are from Dylan's travels from 1989 and 1992.Feelings of anonymity, transience, rootlessness and sometimes loneliness pervade these representations of the people, objects and places that Dylan has seen and drawn, the gallery said
Rocker Scott Weiland reportedly was released from a Van Nuys, Calif., jail after serving 10 hours of his 192-hour sentence for driving under the influence.TMZ.com said Weiland surrendered to begin his sentence shortly before 9 a.m. Monday and was released at 6:54 p.m. the same day.The sentence stemmed from Weiland's November arrest after a minor accident on a Los Angeles-area freeway, E! Online
Singer-songwriter Robin Gibb said a musical based on the Bee Gees's songbook is in the works and could be on stages in London and New York in a year or so.Gibb told the BBC the show is being written and could be ready in the next 12 to16 months. He made the announcement as a plaque honoring the Grammy Award-winning 1970s pop group's achievements was unveiled in London. It's very special and more
Dozens of stars helped New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrate the Costume Institute's new exhibit Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.Attending the gala Monday night were Beyonce, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, David and Victoria Beckham, Giorgio Armani, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and Scarlett Johansson, the New York Daily News reported. Mary J. Blige,
British rock star Pete Doherty was released from prison Tuesday after serving 29 days of a 14-week sentence for probation violations.The 29-year-old Babyshambles front man, who has been battling an addiction to drugs for years, was jailed after he failed to adhere to the terms of his suspended sentence for drug possession.Upon leaving Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London early Tuesday, Doherty
U.S. rapper Common reportedly has landed a role in the upcoming sci-fi action flick Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.Common has also acted in Smokin' Aces and American Gangster and will soon be seen in Wanted.Variety.com said the rapper has joined the Terminator cast, which includes Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth film in the Terminator franchise is set for theatrical
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