David Bowie Origin Film ‘Stardust’ Acquired By U.K.’s Vertigo Releasing (EXCLUSIVE)

Johnny Flynn says some David Bowie fans think the idea of his new biopic of the star is “offensive”.Flynn stars as the Thin White Duke in Stardust, and recently admitted that the film is “potentially going to get a lot of flak”.Asked if there had been any negative feedback so far by Exclaim, Flynn said: “It’s pretty much as I as I expected. I mean, there’s the Bowie fans, who don’t want you to fuck with their idea of David.

Emiliano Granada Grasshopper Film has picked up North American non-theatrical and digital distribution rights to Mo Scarpelli’s “El Father Plays Himself,” as the documentary of the Italian-American director and cinematographer screens at the 33rd IDFA Best of Festivals Selection – after having won a special mention for best international feature at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel.The New York based distributor is looking to release the title on digital markets in early 2021.A doc feature that

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is calling on residents in the state to 'uninvite' their loved ones from gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Also Read: See Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in First Look at Unauthorized Biopic 'Stardust'For better and for worse, “Stardust” grapples with those issues as it follows a 24-year-old Bowie on a promotional tour through the United States in 1971, accompanied by a long-suffering Mercury Records publicist named Ron Oberman.Johnny Flynn plays Bowie, Marc Maron plays Oberman, and the point of director and cowriter Gabriel Range’s film is to trace the seeds of Bowie’s breakthrough character, Ziggy

Detectives in Oregon have released a new age-progressed sketch of a 19-year-old woman whose partial skull was found on Mount Hood in 1986 in the hope it might help lead to information on her mysterious disappearance and death a decade earlier. The drawing by a forensic artist shows what Wanda Herr would have looked like around the time she disappeared in 1976 at 19 years old, Clackamas County sheriff’s officials said Monday.

As we enter the long holiday weekend of Thanksgiving during an era where box offices are struggling and more weight is being on streamers, there are still titles making theatrical debuts while the digital film landscape has plenty to consume as people recover from their turkey-induced tryptophan haze. It all starts with three films spotlighting a trio of artists that made a significant impact on pop culture.

David Bowie’s son, esteemed movie director Duncan Jones, has shared his reaction to the infamous Aladdin Sane cake from Great British Bake Off.The current Great British Bake Off series kicked off in late September with a highly memorable showstopper challenge, which saw the contestants pay tribute to their idols by recreating their busts in cake form.Unfortunately for GBBO contestant Marc Elliott, his chocolate and vanilla recreation of the iconic David Bowie image that adorns his 1973 album

David Bowie‘s son Duncan Jones has shared his reaction over a tribute cake to his father on The Great British Bake Off.In the premiere episode of the current series of the Channel 4 show, the contestants were each tasked with making a bust cake in tribute to a famous celebrity.Contestant Marc Elliott decided to bake a cake of Bowie for his Showstopper challenge, though James poked fun at the effort with a comparison to the infamously botched restoration of the Jesus Ecce Homo fresco painting in

Boy George has said David Bowie once congratulated him for winning Stars in Their Eyes after posing as the late icon.George, who won the talent show twice in 2001 and 2002 posing as Bowie, recalled a time he had dinner with the late artist in New York in 2005.Speaking to NME for Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?, the Culture Club singer said: “I won Stars in Their Eyes twice as Bowie, which is another thing my manager was like: ‘Who the fuck told you to do that?!’.“When I had dinner with Bowie

A group called Move Oregon's Border is leading an initiative to have Oregon's rural counties secede from the rest of the state and join Idaho. Mike McCarter, 72, a retired plant nursery worker and lifelong Oregonian, has been leading the effort for almost two years.

Dave McNary Film ReporterGhetto Film School, in partnership with Madison Wells, is launching the Ghetto Film School Melissa Rucker Fund for young filmmakers.The fund honors Rucker, the former producer and development executive at Madison Wells who was committed to inclusivity in the industry.

Mank” is the gripping story of the brilliant but troubled artist behind “Citizen Kane,” often considered to be the greatest movie ever made.No, it’s not about director Orson Welles. Instead, it pushes Herman J.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNew York-based distribution company Grasshopper Film has acquired North American rights to Valentyn Vasyanovych’s sci-fi drama “Atlantis,” Ukraine’s official selection for next year’s Academy Awards.Represented in international markets by Belgian sales group Best Friend Forever, “Atlantis” played at Toronto, Rotterdam and Venice, where it won the best film award in the Horizons Competition.

The basketball documentary Gap Year, produced by LeBron James and starring NBA rookie Darius Bazley, is set for a release on Dec. 1 via most streaming services.

Morrissey and David Bowie‘s live cover of T-Rex‘s ‘Cosmic Dancer’ from 1991 has been released — check it out below.Filmed at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles on February 6, 1991, the two artists’ T-Rex cover was officially released on streaming services on Friday (November 13).An edited and upgraded performance video of Morrissey and Bowie performing ‘Cosmic Dancer’, which was overseen in LA by Tim Broad, has also been released — and you can watch it below.A 7″ double A-side single featuring

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures just got a boost from Oregon animation studio Laika that put it over the top in fulfilling its pre-opening fundraising goal of $388 million and also has assured AMPAS members that it is on track to meet its planned April 30 opening date.

David Bowie and Morrissey‘s live cover of T-Rex classic ‘Cosmic Dancer’ has been officially released – listen below.The pair linked up for the cover version during a show at The Forum in Los Angeles in 1991, and it has been widely circulated online in the two decades since.Today (November 13), a digital download of the single is available, with the song also arriving on streaming services.A 7″ vinyl version of the single will then be released on February 19, 2021.