Jagger And Scorsese Team For HBO Drama

According to reports, HBO has received a 1970's-era pilot script from writer Terence Winter ("The Sopranos", "Boardwalk Empire"), about the rock music scene, from Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese and The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, who will both executive produce.

Scorsese previously directed the 2009 Stones doc "Shine A Light".

The HBO hour-long drama will follow the exploits of a cocaine-fueled record executive in New York City.

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Quebecor Media Takes CBC/Radio-Canada To Task

Quebecor Media Inc. has responded to what it says is 'misleading and unfounded information' published in its regard, by CBC/Radio-Canada, a federal crown corporation.

"Arriving as it does on the eve of our appearance before a parliamentary commission studying CBC/Radio-Canada's access to information shortcomings, one must question the motives behind this unprecedented effort on the part of a crown corporation to attack a large company in its sector," declared Pierre-Karl Peladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor Media.

"...Quebecor Media requests that CBC/Radio-Canada immediately retract itself and remove without delay the false and malicious information contained in its communication. Quebecor Media will not tolerate that an institution of the federal government will attempt to sully its reputation in this matter..."

This is not the first time that CBC has taken a biased stand. In Toronto, CBC Radio in particular is quite annoying in the mornings with host Matt Galloway of "Metro Morning", who has an obvious dislike of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and continues his attempts to try and ridicule Ford, whether cross-examining guests until they admit that they agree with him (which they don't) that Ford is inept, or by playing stand-up comic clips that characterize the Mayor as a buffoon.

You can read more about Quebecor's claims against CBC/Radio-Canada here.

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X "The Unheard Music" Silver Anniversary Special Edition- December 13, 2011

X "The Unheard Music" Silver Anniversary Special Edition, available on DVD and Blu-ray, December 13, 2011 is considered the punk-rock era's "Last Waltz", assembled with Scorsese-like care, showcasing the iconic L.A. band X, who changed the face of punk music with their original style.

X, formed in 1977 was among the first wave of American punk bands, with original members, vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist/bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer DJ Bonebrake.

Available for the first time in HD, the Silver Anniversary Edition includes a new film transfer, 5.1 sound mix, a 25th anniversary dialogue with Doe & Cervenka, an inside look into the making of the film with Angel City Productions (circa 1983), a raw outtake of a live performance of the song "Some Other Time"; the original theatrical trailer and a replica of the original souvenir song book:

"...we see the band at its peak in this legendary film, which took five years to make. As vital today as the day it was released 25 years ago, THE UNHEARD MUSIC - preserved by the Sundance Collection as a "seminal independent film" - provides an indelible record of underground America in the Age of Reagan.

"This innovative and unconventional film puts us inside the world of X using a striking, visionary style reflecting the uncompromising passion and raw energy of their music..."

Tracks include seventeen X classics from their first four albums, "Los Angeles", "Wild Gift", "Under the Big Black Sun" and "More Fun in the New World".

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"Nancy In Hell (On Earth)" - January 2012

Image Comics' "Nancy In Hell (On Earth)" #1, available January 25, 2012, is written by El Torres, with illustrations by Enrique Lopez Lorenzana :

"...the unlikely couple of 'Nancy' and 'Lucifer' are back. After escaping from 'Hell', Nancy finds that the 'Gates of Hades' remained open, with all sorts of demons pouring out onto the Earth. Will nobody help the humans, inckuding the angels from 'Heaven'...?

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Joshua Luna Spooked By "Whispers"

Image Comics' "Whispers" # 1, available January 11, 2012, is written and illustrated by Joshua Luna :

"...a mentally troubled man is suddenly empowered with the ability to leave his physical body in 'ghost' form and manipulate people in strange and disturbing ways. With this incredible power, will he control his demons...or discover even more? Joshua Luna of the Luna Brothers makes a solo debut with a dark, supernatural thriller that questions free will and explores the obsessions, addictions and urges we all have and may not have control of at all..."

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Look Effects Launches In Vancouver

VancouverFilm.Net reports that VFX house Look Effects have opened a Vancouver location in the run-down, yet highly affordable, ocean-side Gastown district, adding to their offices in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York.

Other production and VFX companies jumping on the Gastown bandwagon, home to dozens of modeling and talent agencies, includes Pixar, Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues.

Look Effects prez Mark Driscoll said Gastown was preferential for the company, because of tax incentives and shooting locations.

Noted for their VFX work on numerous big budget features, including "Black Swan", "The Fountain", Legion", "Nightmare Before Christmas 3D", "District 9" and "Blood Diamond", Look Effects intends to staff their Vancouver branch with Canadian talent.

The first project for the Vancouver offices will be Summit Entertainment's upcoming horror feature, "Warm Bodies."

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Top Cow's Vampires Left "In The Dust"

According to reports, "In the Dust", an upcoming graphic novel from Top Cow, will be adapted into a feature film. The comic book, offering an alternate history of 1930's Chicago, postulates that 'Dust Bowl' storms were a secret means by which vampires can travel, with the lead character a 'G-Man", who is forced to align himself with Al Capone's gangsters to contain the supernatural threat.

Creators of the graphic novel are George Mahaffey and Christian Duce, with the project currently at Paramount.

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"The Grey": Hungry Like The Wolf

From VancouverFilm.Net, Sneak Peek the first poster from the British Columbia shoot of director Joe Carnahan's "The Grey", starring Liam Neeson.

The 40-day shoot that started mid-January 2011, also stars Dallas Roberts, James Badge Dale, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Nonso Anozie, and Joe Anderson, as 'oil-rig roughnecks' suddenly stranded by a plane crash in the hunting zone of a pack of rogue wolves.

Neeson plays the leader of the group, systematically attacked by a pack of viciously intelligent 'grey wolves', social predators that live in nuclear families, feeding on prey, which they hunt by wearing them down in short chases.

"I haven’t had a situation like this since 'Narc'", said Carnahan, "where there’s no distributor, but you get to make the movie you want to, staying as light on your feet as you can."

Screenplay for "The Grey" is by Carnahan and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, who wrote the original short story.

Scott Free's Ridley and Tony Scott produced the $34 million budgeted feature with Inferno Entertainment's Bill Johnson, RSA's Jules Daly and Carnahan. Executive producer is Jim Seibel.

Inferno backed the film's budget, taking foreign distribution, with pre-sales in place for the UK, France, Australia, Latin America and the Middle East.

"Grey wolves have a territorial range of 300 miles, and they will run you out if you cross that," said Carnahan.

"If you’re within 30 miles of their den as is the case here, they will try to kill you. It’s simple arithmetic, but it creates an opportunity for one of those 'man vs. nature' movies..."

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Spotlight On "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows"

Sneak Peek the second trailer supporting Warners upcoming release "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows", the second Warners feature starring actors Robert Downey Jr. as 'Sherlock Holmes' and Jude Law as 'Dr. Watson'.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" is produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.

The film is a sequel to the 2009 feature "Sherlock Holmes" based on the character of the same name, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

In the new movie, Holmes and Watson', join forces to outwit the 'cunning' adversary, 'Professor Moriarty' :

"...Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large—Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)—and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

"When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by 'Inspector Lestrade' (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide.

But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder—a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by one Professor Moriarty.

"Mixing business with pleasure, Holmes tracks the clues to an underground gentlemen's club, where he and his brother, 'Mycroft Holmes' (Stephen Fry) are toasting Dr. Watson on his last night of bachelorhood. It is there that Holmes encounters 'Sim' (Noomi Rapace), a Gypsy fortune teller, who sees more than she is telling and whose unwitting involvement in the prince's murder makes her the killer's next target. Holmes barely manages to save her life and, in return, she reluctantly agrees to help him.

"The investigation becomes ever more dangerous as it leads Holmes, Watson and Sim across the continent, from England to France to Germany and finally to Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction—all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.."

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"Red Tails": May The Air Force Be With You

Sneak Peek the new trailer supporting the upcoming WW II action feature, "Red Tails", executive produced by George Lucas.

Inspired by the air force exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit,"Red Tails" is produced by Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson for director Anthony Hemingway ("Battlestar Galactica").

"I am humbled and honored to direct the story of the 'Tuskegee Airmen' -- heroes who have paved the way so others could have the opportunity to pursue their dreams," said Hemingway.

"Red Tails" stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Cliff Smith aka Method Man, Kevin Phillips, Rick Otto, Lee Tergesen, Andre Royo, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Marcus T. Paulk, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan and Daniela Ruah.

Scripted by John Ridley, the film was shot in Prague, Italy, Croatia and England.

"I've wanted to do this film for a great many years," said Lucas.

"'The Tuskegee Airmen' were such superb pilots that it was essential for us (ILM) to create visual effects that would live up to their heroism and put audiences in the cockpit with them."

'Red Tails' was the name of the first group of black airmen to serve as pilot escorts for American bombers, over Italy and Germany in 1945.Under President Franklin Roosevelt, the US soldiers were first sent to Tuskegee, Alabama to train.

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