Hate them? They hate you too… New Music From DJ Drama Featuring Waka Flock Flame And Tyler The Creator “Imma Hater” It’s been a long time coming, but Tyler, The Creator finally got his long awaited collaboration with Waka Flocka Flame courtesy of DJ Drama. “Imma Hater” appears on Waka Flocka’s latest mixtape, Salute Me Or Shoot Me 4: Banned From America; but this will also be on DJ Drama’s Quality Street Music. Hit HipHopWired to hear the track
Hey Chicago! Got any plans this weekend? Well, now you do, because tonight, September 21 , and tomorrow night, September 22 at midnight , we’d like to cordially invite you to a screening of the unsung X-rated classic The Telephone Book (1971) co-presented by Mr.Skin! The Telephone Book stars Sarah Kennedy , a dead ringer for a young Goldie Hawn who you may remember as a hooker hawking her wares alongside Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) in The Working Girls (1973). Sarah plays Alice, a sexually curious young woman with pornographic wallpaper in her apartment who becomes obsessed with John Smith ( Norman Rose ), the “world’s greatest obscene phone caller.” After gushing to her best friend ( Jill Clayburgh in her screen debut) that the call was a “work of art”, Alice sets out to find this master of obscenity on an erotic journey across New York City. Her only clue? ” I’M IN THE BOOK ,” he tells her. ” I’LL BE WAITING. TRY AND FIND ME .” Disowned by distributor Joe Levine (who had built his reputation bringing racy art-house fare like 1963’s Contempt to America), The Telephone Book went virtually unseen for 38 years before a 2009 screening at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre exposed it to a whole nude generation. Playing like the bastard child of Russ Meyer and Jean-Luc Godard and a major influence on Bernardo Bertolucci ‘s Last Tango in Paris (1972), The Telephone Book is a fascinating look into the taboo-busting world of early ’70s indie film that’s just begging to be re-discovered. So pick up the phone and join us and producer Merv Bloch (appearing in person) this weekend at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre — you’ll be glad you did. See the original trailer for The Telephone Book after the jump!
Also in Wednesday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, recent Toronto International Film Festival Gala Inescapable is headed to U.S. theaters. Tech and media moguls are among Forbes ‘ list of America’s richest individuals. And, an actress of the video at the center of rage among some Muslims worldwide, Innocence of Muslims is suing the film’s producer and YouTube. Tom Hanks’ Saving Mr. Banks Heads into Production in L.A. The story is an account of Walt Disney’s twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers’ popular novel, Mary Poppins , and the testy partnership he develops with the uptight author during the project’s pre-production in 1961. Two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks will portray Disney (the first time he has ever been depicted in a dramatic film) alongside fellow double Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson in the role of the prickly novelist. Daniel Craig, Quentin Tarantino Among BAFTA Los Angeles Honorees Craig, Tarantino along with Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Will Wright will be among the recipients of the 2012 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on November 7th. Craig will receive the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year, while BAFTA Award-winning director Quentin Tarantino will receive the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. Video game designer Will Wright will receive the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment. Inescapable Heads to U.S. Theaters The thriller starring Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson and Marisa Tomei screened as a Gala at the recent Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Canadian-based filmmaker Ruba Nadda ( Cairo Time ), Inescapable revolves around a Syrian expatriate (Siddig) whose journalist daughter goes missing in Damascus. He returns to his homeland to find her, despite the risks, and calls on a former love (Tomei) to help him, as well as an embassy official (Jackson) who is helpful at first, but may have an agenda of his own. IFC Films acquired the title from Myriad Pictures. Alliance Films is distributing in Canada. Around the ‘net… Forbes’ List of Richest Americans Filled with Tech and Media Moguls America’s richest man is still Bill Gates (at $66 billion) followed by Warren Buffet ($46 billion). Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg fell to 36th on the list, tying with News Corp’s Rupert Mrudoch at $9.4 billion. Others on the list, David Geffen (57th at $5.6 billion), Viacom and CBS chairman Sumner Redstone (91st at $4.1 billion), George Lucas (120th at $3.3 billion) and Steven Spielberg (125th at $3.2 billion), Deadline reports . Innocence of Muslims Actress Sues Producer and YouTube Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress at the firestorm of controversy throughout the Muslim world igniting violent demonstrations has filed a complaint in L.A. Superior Court agains the film’s producer, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (aka Sam Bacile) saying she was duped into appearing in the film. She is also going after YouTube and its owner Google for refusing to take the video down, THR reports .
Also in Wednesday morning’s round-up of news briefs, the Directors Guild of America set up dates for its awards. France has chosen its submission for foreign-language Oscar consideration. And, the producer of 2016: Obama’s America denies racism charge. The Directors Guild of America Sets Nominations Dates The DGA has set dates for its 65th annual awards schedule. It will announce five feature film nominees Thursday, January 10th and television nominees Friday, January 11th. Documentary nominees will be announced Monday, January 14th and the actual awards will take place Saturday, February 2nd. Around the ‘net… James Cameron May Add Chinese Na’vi to Avatar Sequels “For Avatar , we can certainly use Chinese actors as performance-capture actors because any accent issues will hide within the Na’vi accent,” Cameron is quoted saying in THR . “So we can have Chinese Na’vi; [and in the live-action sequences] we can also have Chinese actors who speak English in the film. We are projecting a future in Avatar , and if you project that future out, it is logical that there would be a number of Chinese amongst the contingent on Pandora.” France Chooses The Intouchables For Oscar Submission The comedy about a quadriplegic millionaire and his ex-con caregiver, has been selected as France’s official submission for next year’s foreign language film Oscar. Directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, the movie has become the highest-grossing French production ever, earning more than $360 million at the global box office, The Guardian reports . Producer of 2016: Obama’s America Denies Charges of Racism After charges by Entertainment Weekly that likened the film to a Republican strategy that appeals to racist sentiments in American society, producer Gerald Molen ( Jurassic Park ) said the charges that the film are racist are “patently ridiculous” in an interview with the website Mediate, Shadow and Act reports . Egypt Issues Arrest Warrants For Anti-Islam Video The country’s general prosecutor issued arrest warrants for seven Egyptians that are Coptic Christians and Florida-based American pastor Terry Jones on charges linked to the YouTube video that has caused riots throughout the Middle East and beyond, Innocence of Muslims . The office said they face the death penalty if convicted, Deadline reports .
Creepa, aka Thaddeus Chaylon Martin, once won From G’s to Gents on MTV. Then he went on to run a counterfeit cash scheme in Florida. The irony! Creepa was arrested last week for allegedly giving counterfeit bills to a female associate and having her buy a $145 cell phone at a Super Walmart in Gainsville. Once the woman bought the phone, Creepa then took it to another Walmart and returned the phone for legitimate bills. Sounds absolutely foolproof, this plan. It’s unclear how authorities uncovered the alleged scheme , but when investigators spoke with the woman, she told cops she had no idea the money was bogus. Then, the woman “became extremely irate with [Creepa] to the point of having to be restrained by [police] to keep her from physically attacking [Creepa].” Creepa was charged with multiple counts of fraud and was hauled to Alachua County Jail, where he was booked and posed for an angry celebrity mug shot . Term “celebrity” used very loosely.
One would think after five episodes and three seasons in less than 18 months, The Voice ‘s blind auditions would start to fizzle a bit. Hasn’t been the case so far. The judges are on fire (namely Blake) and the talent keeps pouring in. Let’s break down the contestants who advanced last night, with video performances … Team Adam Levine Benji, a former race car driver, slayed with “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” Dude just commanded the stage and showed off some seriously impressive range:
The So You Think You Can Dance finale crowned TWO winners last night. Cyrus Spencer and Eliana Girard. Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Tiffany Maher. Or Cyrus and Tiffany, or Eliana and Chehon … the possibilities were limitless! Okay, there were only a few combinations. Just the same, the final four were sweating this one down to the wire. So who came away with the top prize? Eliana Girard was named America’s favorite female dancer! Congrats!! “What just happened?!” she shrieked, barely audible over the applause. As she choked back tears, she was joined in the SYTYCD winner’s circle by … Chehon Wespi-Tschopp! Never before had any ballet dancer won So You Think You Can Dance. This year, in Season 9, both winners hail from that genre! Well done, Eliana and Chehon. What do you think of America’s voting? Did they make the right call with these two? Or should Cyrus and Tiff have won?
President Barack Obama stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman last night, and had barely sat down before being asked about the Mitt Romney video. The secretly-recorded-calling-Obama-backers-entitled-irresponsible-drains-on-society video, which Romney stands by , while acknowledging poor word choice. Letterman asked Obama for his take on Mitt describing ” 47 percent of Americans ” in this manner, to which he said, “One of the things I learned as president is you represent the entire country … if you want to be president, you have to work for everyone.”
It’s September, the unofficial start of the long road to the Academy Awards telecast on February 24, 2013. Already, awards campaigns are in the works and the end of last week’s Toronto International Film Festival already has a number of titles in play for those oh-so-very-coveted golden statuettes. One big change this year, the Oscar nominations will come out earlier this year. Nominations will be revealed January 10th, five days earlier than in the past. And that group of 5,500-plus voting members of the Academy will have the opportunity to vote electronically (conceivably a bit harder now for voting members to pass their ballots over to their more eager assistants, perhaps?) The Academy will make several voting resources available to members during the transition, including the installation of assisted voting stations in Los Angeles, New York and London, a 24-hour telephone help line during voting periods, and paper ballots. In the pre-Nominations phase, members will continue to vote via paper ballot in eight categories due to specialized screening schedules and processes. Those categories are Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling and Visual Effects. And the key dates are : Friday, November 30, 2012: Official Screen Credits due Saturday, December 1, 2012: Governors Awards presentation Monday, December 17, 2012: Nominations voting begins Thursday, January 3, 2013: Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT Thursday, January 10, 2013: Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT, Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater Monday, February 4, 2013: Nominees Luncheon Friday, February 8, 2013: Final voting begins Saturday, February 9, 2013: Scientific and Technical Awards presentation Tuesday, February 19, 2013: Final voting ends 5 p.m. PT Sunday, February 24, 2013: 85th Academy Awards presentation
Also in Tuesday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, Tribeca Film’s War Witch has been selected to represent Canada in the Oscars race. CBS has set a date for the People’s Choice Awards. And Gong Li will star as a Chinese Empress in a new U.S.-China co-production. War Witch Selected by Canada for Best-Foreign Language Oscar Consideration Kim Nguyen’s War Witch has been selected to represent Canada in the foreign-language category by TeleFilm Canada, which serves as the pan-Canadian selection committee. Set in Sub-Saharan Africa, War Witch (Rebelle) revolves around Komona a 14-year-old girl who tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12. Tribeca Film will release the film in the U.S. in 2013. Around the ‘net… Clint Eastwood Reveals Social Liberalism and Fiscal Conservatism on Ellen He joked on GMA , “If somebody’s dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they’re gonna have to take what they get.” And revealed more later on Ellen , “The condition of society right now, with the high unemployment rates and the tremendous debt we’re increasing and the government spending,” he said, “we’d think there’d be [many more worthy issues] to think about [rather] that worrying about gay marriage,” THR reports . People’s Choice Awards Set for January 9th CBS will air the fan-chosen nods January 9th in a telecast from the Nokia Theater in L.A. at 9pm E.T., Deadline reports . Captain America Gets a New Job Title: President of the United States One of Marvel Entertainment’s best-known heroes will trade in his NYC apartment for the White House in the pages of The Ultimates , a series set in a U.S. torn apart by factionalism, out of control mutant hysteria and secessionist support, A.P. reports . Gong Li Eyes The Last Empress Gong Li will star in the project which tells the story of Empress Cixi’s life and her complex relationships with Emperor Guang Xu and an American Imperial advisor. The U.S.-Chinese co-production is set to begin production in the final quarter of 2013, Deadline reports .
