Back in February we reported a rumor that Bowie may be cast in the upcoming movie “Will” starring Lisa Kudrow and Liam Aiken. According to Bowienet today, he will indeed have a part in “Will” playing himself. While the movie will be a musical dramedy, Bowie has described his screentime as being “a ten second scene of absolute silence.” Ah well. You know that’s still enough involvement to get us fans out to see it. Expect a link to an exclusive shot of the original cracked actor sometime in the near future.
God bless The Jim Henson Company. They’ve just released Labyrinth for download on iTunes. Boys and girls, if you’ve not already got a copy of Labyrinth then now is the time to buy it. Don’t let another night go by where you have not experienced the awesomeness of Labyrinth. Oh yeah, the Dark Crystal is also available for download. I’ve actually never seen that one. Guess it’s about time.
Posted in More To Own, Movies, News | No Comments »David Bowie The Actor is back on the big screen with a small role in the latest Josh Hartnett vehicle, “August.” David plays the part of a CEO of a dotcom corporation and amazingly managed to film his part earlier this week during what I’m sure was an insane High Line Festival schedule. That might explain why he was unable to perform like he originally said he was going to. But I digress. The movie, set in August 2001, is centered around two brothers that are working to keep their own dotcom company from going under.
According to IMDB, Austin Chick is directing and Howard A. Rodman wrote the screenplay. Neither of those two have been involved with any movies that I’ve seen, so I can’t make any pre-judgement. Damn - and I so love to do that. However, it also stars Rip Torn, who starred in The Man Who Fell To Earth alongside David, so that’s a bit of awesome. The movie is due out in 2009. We’ll keep the Movies section of the Wiki updated.
Posted in Movies, News | No Comments »I’m sure it will come as no surprise when I tell you all that one of my favorite Christmas songs is “Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy.” However, this morning I found out for the first time that it almost didn’t happen due to musical differences. And I thought I knew the Bowie biography like the back of my hand. Guess you learn something new every day. The Washington Post has the entire scoop. (After a few days you may have to sign in to view this article, but better you do that than me pay for the rights to republish. Unless of course someone wants to be our benefactor.) For those of you who have not ever seen the whole video, YouTube has it.
Posted in Circle Of Friends, Movies | 1 Comment »My last post about The Prestige reminded me that I have not yet posted the trailer for Arthur and the Invisibles. How could I have been so neglectful?! For you who have not yet seen it, here it is courtesy of Yahoo.
Posted in Movies, News | No Comments »The Prestige opens tonight! Guess where your Webmistress and Webmaster will be later tonight. That’s right…we’ll be delightfully viewing Bowie larger-than-life on the silver screen. Reviews and comments from the media will posted as I receive them, along with my own humble review.
Posted in Movies, News | 1 Comment »According to NME, the soundtrack to the movie ‘Control’ about the life of former Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis will feature an all-star line up of glam rock’s finest. Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Roxy Music are all set to provide tracks, with New Order writing the film score. The album will also include original songs by Joy Division and Warsaw, as they were first known. Control began filming in July with Anton Corbijn directing and Sam Riley, lead singer of indie band 10,000 Things, playing the role of Curtis.
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The trailer for The Prestige is finally out. You can view it in various formats and sizes over at the Apple.com site. Juding solely by the trailer, the movie looks pretty fun. Then again, you can’t go wrong when you’ve got Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, and David Bowie all in one movie. The Prestige is due out on October 20, 2006.
Posted in Movies, News | No Comments »Yahoo! France has posted a teaser for Arthur and the Minimoys, an animated movie to which Bowie, Madonna, and Snoop Dog are lending their voices. The movie is set to hit theaters later this year.
Posted in Movies, News | No Comments »On Tuesday Touchstone Pictures set the release date of “The Prestige”, starring Bowie among others, as October 20 of this year. Should be a good flick to see ’round Halloween.
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