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Biting Into the Trailer for 'Suck'
Filed under: Comedy », Horror », Toronto International Film Festival », Trailers and Clips »
These days, vampires are almost as prevalent as the mirrors they never cast a reflection in. True Blood, Twilight, Lestat, Underworld, The Vampire Diaries, Cirque du Freak, Priest, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter... They're everywhere. However, while we might be inclined to knock any new film that tries to jump onto the pile, we can't really fault any horror indies. Vamps have always thrived in that realm; it's their home turf.So you might remember that last year, I wrote about a little Canadian horror comedy called Suck and its interesting cast list -- Jessica Pare, Malcolm McDowell, Dave Foley, Iggy Pop, Moby, Alice Cooper, Carol Pope, and Henry Rollins. The film has since wrapped, is heading to TIFF next month (hat tip to MTV), and you can check out a trailer for the bloodletting after the jump. The brainchild of Rob Stefaniuk (of Phil the Alien fame), Suck focuses on a struggling band who finally finds success when the leader's (Stefaniuk) ex gf and bandmate Jennifer (Pare) becomes a vampire rife with "sexually charged charisma that drives the audiences wild."
McDowell co-stars as Eddie Van Helsing -- a one-eyed vamp hunter who's afraid of the dark, while Foley plays their manager, Pop plays a music producer, Cooper plays a bartender, and Rollins plays "Rock'n Roger" -- a radio dude with terrible hair. That alone has me sold. Heck, McDowell with a flashlight to "keep the dark away" is gold just on its own. But just to sweeten the pot some more, the film's full of songs like David Bowie's "Here Come's the Night" and The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." Ready to Suck?
Watch This: David Lynch Video for Moby's 'Shot In The Back Of The Head'
Filed under: Music & Musicals », Fandom », Trailers and Clips »
When it comes to interesting pairings, it would be hard to top the combination of Meditation proponent and surrealist filmmaker David Lynch with techno artist Moby. The two have worked together in the past on benefit concerts and the occasional segment for the bizarrely captivating Lynch TV, but the latest effort from these two eccentrics is an animated video for Moby's new single, Shot in the Back of the Head. It may only be a simple black and white animation, but it is everything you would expect from a man who makes freaked out weather reports and drags a cow down the street as a marketing ploy.
Maybe it's not the most revolutionary video you have ever seen, but there's just something about the animation that suddenly adds just a little something to the song -- and isn't that what a good video is supposed to do in the first place? I really have to hand it to them, because I'm not necessarily Moby's biggest fan. I liked Play as much as the next girl, but that didn't mean I wanted to hear those tunes played into the ground by every commercial in prime time. Like I said, I'm a tough audience, and after watching the video even I may have to give the little vegan one more chance.
The one thing I do know is that I think I prefer Lynch the music video director over Lynch the commercial director, how about you?
Shot In The Back Of The Head from Moby on Vimeo.
New Vamp Comedy Definitely Doesn't 'Suck'
Filed under: Comedy », Horror », Independent », Casting », Deals », Scripts »
What happens when you put Malcolm McDowell, Jessica Pare, Dave Foley, Moby, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Carol Pope, and Henry Rollins on the bloodsucking hunt? A movie that definitely doesn't Suck. The Hollywood Reporter posts that all of the above have signed on to a new Canadian horror-comedy called, both appropriately and inappropriately -- Suck. From writer/director Rob Stefaniuk (Phil the Alien), the film will follow "rock 'n' roll wannabes in search of fame and vampires." I never realized that the two went together. I mean, after a slew of episodes of True Blood, I'd might believe it if the hunters found vamps during Sex Addicts Anonymous... But then again, if anyone would know how to find the world's vamps, I imagine it would be Alice Cooper. Mixing him with the wonderful Henry, plus Mr. McDowell and Foley sounds downright excellent.
Production begins later this month in Toronto, and I hereby offer myself as set-visiter, bringer of Rollins' black coffee, bloodletter.
Cuban to Interview Eisner at SXSW
Filed under: Independent », SXSW », Festival Reports », Cinematical Indie »
SXSW is coming up soon, and they have a great series of "Conversation" sessions lined up, including media mogul/billionaire Mark Cuban interviewing Disney mogul Michael Eisner on Tuesday, March 11. Cool! Also lined up for Conversations: uber-film journalist Elvis Mitchell will moderate the "Conversation with Billy Bob Thornton" (that one should be interesting) and for all you music fans, BMI's Doreen Ringer-Ross will moderate the "Conversation with Moby," both of these will also be March 11. A couple days earlier, on March 9, they'll have Ain't It Cool News Head Honcho Harry Knowles moderating the "Conversation with Harlan Ellison," and AP reporter Christy Lemire moderating the "Conversation with Helen Hunt." That's a whole lot of "conversation-ing" -- if you're heading down to SXSW, you'll want to make sure to get filled up on some yummy Austin BBQ to sustain yourself. Kudos to the SXSW staff for lining up a great fest this year.
Moby Donates Songs to Filmmakers
Filed under: Independent », Cinematical Indie »
Expect to hear a lot of Moby in independent films from now on. According to Variety, the recording artist has decided to offer 79 different tracks, most of them unreleased, to independent, nonprofit and student productions at no cost to filmmakers. Only if the film becomes distributed for profit does Moby demand a small fee. But that money will go towards charity. The songs include 11 instrumentals off the album "Hotel", six tracks from "Play: B Sides" and three tracks from "18". If you're interested in using one of the songs, even for your home video (I wonder if video blogs or online shows count), you can find them at the website Mobygratis.com. Moby said the reason he set up the service was because of indie filmmaker friends complaining about the difficulty and high expense of acquiring music licenses. Moby should definitely know about the price of licensing music for movies; he's contributed to enough films and commercials that he could probably live off that money alone. I bet he could buy a house just with the fees made off the Bourne trilogy theme.
Suddenly I have a whole lot more respect for Moby, who also scored the new movie Southland Tales. This reminds me of a five minute high school project I made that was possibly going to be shown on public access. It was the first and only time I attempted to contact record companies about using their songs for no cost since I wouldn't be making any money off the project. I only heard back from one company, which told me I couldn't use AC/DC's "Back in Black" under any circumstance, even a school production, without paying for it (I wonder how much The Daily Show pays every time Lewis Black comes on). I didn't understand what the deal was. Many bands would kill to have the exposure of being on a film's soundtrack -- indie or mainstream. So, I think Moby wins out in the end with this decision. He gets to appear the charitable guy, and he gets some free exposure, whether he needs more or not. He probably prefers to have more than enough fans than more than enough cash. He's like the Mr. Deeds of music licensing.
See Moby at SXSW Film Fest Next Year
Filed under: SXSW », Fandom », Cinematical Indie »
The SXSW Film Festival and Conference may not be taking place again until next March, but we're already hearing from the fest organizers about who will be there. I mean, I'll be there, but that's not news. Moby will be there? That's news. The musician will be participating in a film conference session called, unsurprisingly, "A Conversation with Moby," in which he'll talk about his movie-related work. He composed the score for the long-awaited Southland Tales, and his music has appeared on the soundtracks of a variety of films, from all three Bourne films to The Salton Sea (a film I especially like) to The Devil Wears Prada. Moby also has started a project to offer some of his music without licensing costs to indie filmmakers, so you can see he'll have plenty to discuss at SXSW.If you're not into movie soundtracks, you might be interested in the other SXSW speaker who will be at the conference in 2008: documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, who will be discussing the historical aspects of his films. Some of his best-known films include A Place of Our Own, about a resort for African-Americans at Martha's Vineyard, which played at Sundance in 2004, and most recently Jonestown: The Life and Death of People's Temple, which has been nominated for an Emmy this year after being broadcast as part of The American Experience series on PBS. A previous doc of Nelson's that aired on The American Experience, The Murder of Emmett Till, won an Emmy in 2004. No word yet on whether any of Nelson's films will screen at the festival, but I would be surprised if we didn't see one or two. SXSW will take place March 8-15, 2008, in Austin, Texas.
Jeff Goldblum's 'Pittsburgh' Mockumentary is Finally Getting Released
Filed under: Comedy », Independent », Casting », DIY/Filmmaking », Home Entertainment », Cinematical Indie »
Honestly, all I need to hear is Jeff Goldblum and "mockumentary," and I am there, but just in case you're not as into the Goldblum as I am, read on. Over the past few years, the actor has been putting together the part-true, part-fictional mockumentary called Pittsburgh, celebrating the works of Christopher Guest, of course, as well as John Cassavetes and Robert Altman. Goldblum says: "It's not like we've discovered a new planet, but I thought the way we tried to skin it is a little bit different than anybody else. The tone we hit and somehow the way it came together and what we tried to do, I thought, was pretty nifty." Gotta love a man who uses the word "nifty."Pittsburgh boasts a pretty interesting cast that includes: Ed Begley Jr., Illeana Douglas, Moby, Alanis Morissette, Conan O'Brien and Craig Kilborn. It follows Jeff as he takes on a role in The Music Man for Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera -- "out of love, both for the venerable musical and for his fiancee, Catherine Wreford, a Canadian actress who must get a job or risk losing her visa." How do the others fit in? Well, for one, Douglas and Moby play a couple, and the latter says that while he hasn't seen Goldblum's work, he is a film buff. Moby explains: "I like amateur porn." That should give you an idea of what the flick is like. (You can also check out video clips over at IMDb.)
Although Martha Fischer gave it a solid review from Tribeca last year, and The Hollywood Reporter speaks highly of it, the film isn't getting a wide release. Instead, you can catch it on Starz this Sunday, and on DVD next month. If you do check it out, let us non-Starz people know what you think!
Leo and Lohan? Celebrities Gone Wild!!!
Filed under: Action », RumorMonger », Celebrities and Controversy », Dreamworks », Tom Cruise », Angelina Jolie », Brad Pitt », Steven Spielberg », Celebrities Gone Wild! », Remakes and Sequels »
The internets are alive
with the undeniable factrumor that Leonardo DiCaprio and Lindsay Lohan (she's out of the hospital, by the way, but Leo might have visited her!) are a couple. Dare we hope? If this turns out to be true, I'm convinced that the tabloids will spontaneously combust from the gossip potential alone.- I'm sure that, just like all the other
really cool kids, you've already laid down your $190,000 for reservations on a Virgin Galactic trip to space. Seated by your side and you put your life in
Richard Branson hands will reportedly be such cutting edge celebs as William
Shatner (too...many...Trek...jokes), Moby and, yes, Brad
Pitt and Angelina
Jolie. I wonder if her kids will be his kids by that point. Why, maybe they could get some sort of bulk space
discount!
- Speaking of Brad Pitt, he shaved! Good lord, the man looks about 20 years old. When was the last time we saw him without scruff of some kind, anyway? 1984?
- In today's breakup news, Hilary Swank and hubby Chad Lowe are separating after eight years together. Don't fret, though - they're going to try to work things out. I will control myself and not write anything snide here about her career outshining his, or her being able to utterly kick his ass. Instead, I'll just say that it's always sad to hear about the death of love. Sigh.
- Finally, it just came out that Steven Spielberg was totally pissed when Kathy Griffin made a funny about Dakota Fanning being in rehab. Sadly, his threat to put Griffin on a scary-sounding Dreamworks "list" did nothing but win him a brutal mocking. Well hey, Spielberg's new to the biz. Maybe someday he'll learn just how wild and crazy these comics can get.
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