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The best singers turned actors

MichaelJackson-Thriller.jpgIn a little nod to the passing of Michael Jackson this week I thought that we could have a look at singers who have turned to acting, since this site is all about film it seemed the most sensible topic for a feature.

While Michael Jackson shouldn't really make it onto this list, it is a list that so often begins with the word "worst" or turns into a list of terrible cinematic moments.

However there are some good singers turned actors out there, some amazing ones in fact, and I've looked through a huge list of names to find the ones who I think are good, but you might disagree, and if you do then you can wade in with your choices.

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July 2, 2009

Shane Meadows' horror film

ShaneMeadows.jpgAfter watching Le Donk at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009 it surprised me to remember that he's been talking about doing a horror film.

So after films link Le Donk, Dead Man’s Shoes and This Is England, he's still talking about making a horror film, Beware the Devil, a film that's going to be one of his “bigger ones”.

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Planet 51 trailer online

Planet51.jpgThe first full trailer for Planet 51 has arrived online, it had a very distinct feel then and looked fantastic. Now the trailer changes the focus somewhat and it goes from something a little quirky to a little more stock, but don't write it off, it's looking really good and a lot of fun.

Planet 51 tells the story of an astronaut from Earth who heads off on a mission to investigate a far off planet. When he gets there he finds that the planet is inhabited with what he would class as green aliens, but they're living in the equivalent of 1950's Earth.

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Asteroids the film!

Asteroids.jpgI firmly believe that video games can provide great material to make superb films just as books do. The problem is that either poor original material is chosen, just like with books, or that the adaptation process is rubbish, just like any other source material.

However that argument holds no water when you hear of Hollywood spending millions to get the names of video games like Asteroids to adapt for film. Yes Asteroids, I mean what is there in that game to make into a film?

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Closing Credits: Karl Malden

KarlMalden.jpgKarl Malden, aged ninety seven has died in his sleep, at home on Wednesday night.

Although he doesn't have a rolling list of credits to his name, his face and distinctive voice will make you remember him immediately, and if you were ever a fan of the television show The Streets of San Francisco, then you'll definitely remember him.

However there's much more to him than leading that television series for some one hundred and twenty episodes from 1972 to 1977.

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Resident Evil 4 the final chapter confirmed

ResidentEvilExtinction.jpgWe already heard that plans were afoot for a fourth (or fifth if you count the CGI film Resident Evil: Degeneration) and where the film will take place, that special effects teams have been hired and the script is being written, but nothing concrete.

Today more rumours are out suggesting that the film might be hitting cinemas at the end of next year, and that the fourth, or fifth, film in the series has a title, Resident Evil: Afterlife.

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Predators gains director

Predator.jpgPredators has its director, and it's one of the names that's already been banded around, Nimród Antal.

You might be thinking who's he? Well let me say Control (Filmstalker review), Vacancy (Filmstalker review) and Armored. Okay you may not have seen Armored as yet, but I can tell you I was rather taken with Vacancy, despite the film getting a chilly reception.

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July 1, 2009

Official Carriers trailer online

TheCarriers.jpgThe trailer for Carriers was online back in January but was quickly pulled, now it's back and it's been re-edited. Focussing more on the thriller and psychological horror aspect of the story it seems stronger than ever.

It also gets to capitalise on the notoriety of Chris Pine now that everyone who's anyone has seen him in Star Trek (Filmstalker review), and I think that's a damn good thing, especially now I've seen the trailer.

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July 1, 2009

Scottish travelling outdoor Film Festival

TildaSwinton.jpgScotland is to gain a new Film Festival, a travelling one that is set to visit some great Scottish locations and show some wonderful films.

Fancy seeing Akira Kurosawa’s Throne Of Blood, a film inspired by Macbeth, actually shown in Cawdor? How about Peter Watkins’ film Culloden shown on Culloden moor? Well Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins are going to make that happen with their next new Film Festival.

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Timberlake in Ritchie's Guys and Dolls?

GuysandDolls.jpgFirst up, please put your gossip tainted ridiculous glasses on and treat this "story" with the respect it deserves, for it's hard enough to believe that Guy Ritchie is seriously considering a remake of the classic musical Guys and Dolls, much less the cast that the gossip papers have been talking about.

However there's a new totally unsubstantiated rumour from one of these "sources" through a gossip paper that is rather amusing and I could resist quoting, even if I don't believe a word of it.

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Glasgow lifts 29 year ban on Life of Brian

LifeofBrian.jpgMonty Python's The Life of Brian has been effectively banned in Glasgow Scotland for some twenty nine years since the first request to screen it in 1980 resulted in the Glasgow licensing committee giving it an X-certificate despite the BBFC assigning an AA certificate to it at the time.

However the Glasgow Film Theatre requested that they could screen the film under a fifteen certificate, the current certificate assigned to it by the BBFC, and the committee have agreed.

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Jackman in The Bodyguard remake?

HughJackman.jpgIt's amazing to imagine that there's going to be a remake of The Bodyguard, but apparently there is, even if the original sources were the rumour filled sites, there was still quite a trend to suggest that it was actually happening.

However it looks like it's just come true, and more than that the man at the helm of the film is a huge surprise. Titled Personal Security, the film will follow the same lines as The Bodyguard starring Kevin Costner and the once great Whitney Houston.

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1 Day, British hip-hop musical trailer online

1Day.jpgA British hip-hop musical isn't exactly the kind of trailer I imagined I would be watching today when I clicked on 1 Day, but that's exactly what it is, and what's more is that it's set in Birmingham and filmed entirely with non-actors and using local musical talent.

Written and directed by Penny Woolcock it tells the story of a hustler called Flash whose day is about to get worse and worse. It begins when he is forced to repay a debt, and while he tries to do so the world starts piling more and more on him.

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The Informant Trailer online

TheInformant.jpgThe trailer for Steven Soderbergh's latest film The Informant has arrived online, and while it might not be telling us the whole story, after all it's good that trailers don't reveal the whole truth and nothing but the truth, it is looking very interesting and funny to boot.

I actually think there's a little more to the film than the blurb suggests, as we see that at every turn Matt Damon's character doing the unexpected and perhaps doing something for himself that neither his company nor the FBI see coming. Then again, that could just be the trailer.

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June 30, 2009

Couples Retreat trailer online

CouplesRetreat.jpgThe trailer for Couples Retreat is online. The comedy has a pretty good cast including, Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Kirsten Davis.

Four couples head to a retreat where one of them wants to work on their marriage. The others aren't so interested though.

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New French Inglorious Basterds trailer online

IngloriousBasterds.jpgThere's a new trailer online for Inglorious Basterds, and it has a totally different feel to the previous trailer we've seen and a totally different feel to the film we've heard of that was seen in Cannes.

This is the one for Quentin Tarantino fans, it's chock full of explosions, wise cracks, cool moments, etc, etc. It's Tarantino through and through.

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