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Just days after the full trailer for Floria Sigismondi’s The Runaways slipped out across the web, here comes a music video showcasing Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as members of the titular band
Read more: Music Video Of Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart Performing Cherry Bomb as The Runaways.
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Floria Sigismondi’s movie based on The Runaways is almost upon us.
There is a teaser trailer available now at the official website as well as the movie poster.
The Runaways (Neon Angels) is based on lead-singer Cherie Currie’s book ‘Neon Angel’ – a reflection of her experiences as a rock star, but also delivering a strong anti-drug warning to teens and others. David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” serves as a metaphor for the narrative– a slow countdown, a surreal but spectacular rise to fame, then alienation and burnout – a long long way from home.
The movie chronicles THE RUNAWAYS from 1975 – 1977; formed by teenage girls living near Hollywood, CA., and heavily manipulated by their manager Kim Fowley as ‘jailbait rock’ (all the girls were 16 or younger when the band recorded their first album). The band ultimately succeeds on their own merits as musicians, becoming the first all-girl rock-band to ever break into the world of arena-filling hard rock acts.
The movie focuses on the band’s formation, and their meteoric rise to fame. Their first single, ‘Cherry Bomb’, gets some attention in the United States, where THE RUNAWAYS’ U.S. tour hits major venues (Cobo Hall, with RUSH) and sleazy rock-clubs, often pairing them up with The Ramones, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, and other popular 1970′s rock acts. But ‘Cherry Bomb’ and several other songs from THE RUNAWAYS’ first 2 albums become huge hits in Japan — and their arrival for a set of shows there in 1977 is like Beatle-Mania. The band is overwhelmed by the Japanese reception. Almost prophetic, THE RUNAWAYS’ last big hit song in Japan is ‘Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin’.
Cherie is initially thrilled to be in the band, and lives the rock star life. She pushes the edge — and their records sell well, generating lots of media controversy and hype. But during the tour of Japan, her personal life disnintegrates, and she burns out — ultimately leaving The Runaways when they return to the U.S. The bass player (Jackie Fox) quits too, leaving only Lita Ford, Joan Jett and Sandy West. Joan Jett has decided that rock & roll is her life, and that The Runaways is her ‘family’; she is upset by Cherie’s decision to leave, but knows that decision is best — for Cherie.
THE RUNAWAYS’ success was earth-shaking in rock music — changing the rules forever. But with the successful 5-girl lineup no longer intact after the Japan tour, their future was dubious, at best. Lita Ford (guitar) and Sandy West (drums) still think the band can make it big again, so they persevere with Joan Jett.
A secret government lab has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers, but there’s one big problem: They’ve escaped! Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States as they go on the ultimate killing spree. Trying to stop the maniacal madness is Ringo, a hick warrior being trained by God, using only a shotgun and a bottle of whiskey. In his road trip to hell, he must first fight off his own demons, not to mention an army of Japanese ninjas! It all leads up to the ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN!
For close to a decade their have been rumblings about James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. The hype around this project has been immense and fanboys the world over… (your’s truly included!) had been waiting with baited breath for any sorta vision from the whole thing.
Apple themselves got into the act and had a countdown timer on their Movie Trailers page so the anticipation was growing at a rapid pace.
So today, the teaser was released.
First impression. Well, it certainly whets the appetite and it does look spectacular.
But.
Geez, it looks like more akin to a Pixar movie than a feature film. The CGI looks overkill. Far too unrealistic and just over the top.
Hmmm.
“When God loses faith in mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the archangel Michael…”
Legion is directed by first-time feature filmmaker Scott Stewart, a former visual effects artist who worked on films like Sin City, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Iron Man. The screenplay was co-written by Stewart and former editor Peter Schink with the short film Gotham Cafe being his only past writing credit. Sony Pictures will be bringing Legion to theaters everywhere starting on January 22nd, 2010 early next year.
‘Wreckage Of My Past’ is a new film documenting the life of music icon Ozzy Osbourne as he approaches his 60th birthday. Newly sober, Ozzy has finally reached a point of clarity as he looks back on a lifetime of unresolved issues, unparalleled success, misdiagnosed diseases, severed ties, and a recurring dependency on drugs and alcohol.
The documentary is being produced by Jack and Sharon Osbourne and promises to be a documentary that’s a no-punches-pulled account of the life of the former Black Sabbath frontman.
Check out the trailer after the jump:
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Remember Anvil? Surely if you were around in the 80′s – the golden era of Metal and the birth of the Thrash genre – you would remember the crazy Canucks known as Anvil and especially frontman Lips who would play all sorts of guitar histrionics with a dildo! Yes, a dildo!
In the early 80s they released the classic ‘Metal On Metal’ album. (A fine slab of pure-as-fuck Metal tunes that I personally haven’t listened to in over 25 years) and were on the verge of international superstardom.
But whilst their contemporaries went on to bigger, better (and even massive things) – Anvil disappeared into the ether and for the past two decades, never to be heard from again.
Until now.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a surprise Documentary/Rockumentary hit for the once stars of Anvil. Starring Lips and drummer Robb Reiner, the movie traces the steps of these aging has-beens on the comeback trail! Seriously, is there anything more stupid than 50-something Metalheads trying to relive their glory days of 30 years ago?
But amidst all the hilarity and sheer spectacle of Lips & Reiner on their climb back up the ladder of Metal respectability – lies a touching, warm and incredibly humorous movie.
Safe to safe, I just cannot wait to see it all for myself. In the meantime, check out the trailer.
Wow! We’ve been following the happenings with Where The Wild Things Are for ages here on Dogmatic. I’m away on holidays for a week and a ton of new news has hit including the poster (which you can see above and in higher res after the jump) and… THE TRAILER!!!
So here’s a slab of Wild Things goodness and don’t forget to check out the Flickr group as well.
Here’s a lo-res version of the trailer, but make sure you head on over to Apple to see it in all its glorious HD qualities!
The People vs. George Lucas.
The film examines the passions and debates inspired by the work and creations of Lucas and his legendary movie creations.
