When I saw Hong Kong producer-director Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame at the Venice Film Festival last year, I lamented that although American viewers would probably be able to track the movie down on DVD or online, the picture wasn’t likely to get a U.S. theatrical release. Happily, I was wrong, and if you’re lucky enough to live in one of the cities where Detective Dee is playing, you too will now have a chance to witness Tsui’s glorious and somewhat unhinged vision as he tackles an episode in the real-life history of China — the ascent of the first female emperor to the throne — adding fanciful touches like spontaneous human combustion and mysterious creepy-crawlies with dangerous powers. It’s the kind of ambitious, loopy spectacle that begs to be seen on the big screen if at all possible.
Lone Scherfig’s One Day may have received mixed reviews last week but one aspect of the film has been universally panned: Anne Hathaway’s distractingly shaky Leeds accent . In honor of the actresses’s awkward Yorkshire articulation, LIFE has compiled a list of the twenty “Worst Accents in Movie History.” Can you guess which actor is impressively listed three times?
Also in this Wednesday edition of The Broadsheet: Universal may have put Ouija back in the box… 360 heads to London… Ed Zwick will climb the The Great Wall … and more ahead.
Hopefully you aren’t tired of seeing Michelle Williams at the Academy Awards. The twice-nominated star stands a very good chance of becoming thrice nominated in 2012 thanks to her role as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn . Whether or not the film holds water as an Oscar contender remains to be seen — it will debut at the New York Film Festival in October — but the first poster isn’t concerned with any of that; it’s all about Michelle-as-Marilyn. Click through for a look.
In Gavin O’C onnor’s Sept. 9 MMA drama Warrior , Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton are estranged brothers who find themselves on competing paths towards the same mixed martial arts championship, both fighting desperately for something different. Find out more about what motivates one brother to risk it all in two new stills from Warrior , debuting exclusively on Movieline.
Ever since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival , Movieline — as well as pretty much anyone who has seen Martha Marcy May Marlene — has been predicting an Oscar nomination for its breakout leading lady Elizabeth Olsen . Now, thanks to two more haunting trailers from Fox Searchlight , you can double dose on Olsen’s apparently brilliant work as a young woman trying to move past her eerie cult experience and wonder again, “Will Olsen be this year’s Jennifer Lawrence?”
Affion Crockett’s impersonations of our of favorite artists has officially paid off. Not only does Affion have a new comedy show on Fox with Jamie Foxx as his executive producer, Affion snagged the role of Jay-Z in a recent Rocawear campaign. Affion remixed Jay’s “D.O.A” to fit a fashion inspired theme. Affion Crockett Gives 5 Reasons To Watch “In The Flow” Jay-Z Talks Recording With Otis Redding [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Lil’ Kim is in Australia for the WinterBeatz Festival with 50 Cent, Fabolous, and Mario. We recently saw Kimmy reunite with 5o to perform “Magic Stick but this time she hit the stage by herself where she rapped over Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Otis” sample. Check out her minute and a half rap below. Foxy Brown Is Still Taking Shots At Lil’ Kim [VIDEO] 50 Cent & Lil’ Kim Reunite To Perform “Magic Stick” [VIDEO] Spotted @ Rap-Up.com
EDM artists hope to collaborate with each other on their down time between cities. By Akshay Bhansali Kaskade Photo: David Rojas/ FilmMagic America’s first touring electronic dance music fest, the Identity Festival , officially launched in Noblesville, Indiana, on Thursday, and the crowd was treated to sets from the likes of Kaskade , Steve Lawler, Chuckie, Steve Aoki , LA Riots, Manufactured Superstars and many more. And from the looks of it, the fans that came out to the Verizon Wireless Music Center were giving the artists as much energy as they were receiving. “INDIANAPOLIS ravin it up in the cornfields, awesome…& thank you!” tweeted Kaskade. “indiana i love u…. thanks for the fun first show for @identityfest my first time with my live show!” Steve Aoki wrote. Producer Rusko tweeted : “Indiana was crazee fun. Tons of bouncing and singing along as the sun went down. Maximum energy!!” And Chuckie sent a message to MTV News saying, “Indiana was epic! Was the perfect start to this crazy ride!! Lesss goooo!” N.E.R.D.’s Chad Hugo, Afrojack, Nervo, Avicii, Skrillex, Pete Tong, Nero and Britney’s Femme Fatale Tour openers Jessie and the Boy Toys are also among the featured artists that will be performing at dates on the tour. In addition to getting big names in the EDM world out to previously underserved markets, the festival also offers the prospect of some of the scene’s stars using the tour as a chance to collaborate with each other. Clearly, Steve Aoki already has big plans for the road. “On the bus, I’m outfitting it with my own studio,” he recently told MTV News. “I’m rigging my monitors. So it’s gonna be a productive month.” And the other creative minds on this tour all seem to be in tune. “Something tells me the Steve Aoki bus is gonna be a fun bus to be on!” Liv Nervo told MTV News. “And the Manufactured Superstars! We’ll definitely be crashing their buses.” “I’m really looking forward to hanging out with these guys,” Kaskade said. “Everyone from Skrillex to Rusko to Avicii. I’ve never really hung out with Avicii. “I mean we got some downtime,” Kaskade continued. “It’ll be like, knock knock. ‘Hey Avicii, I got this melody. Let’s work something out.’ So hopefully some cool stuff will come of it.” The Identity Festival moves onto the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, on Friday (August 12). For a complete line-up, and list of tourdates head to
