4 articles from 2008
3 July 2008 2:02 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has called his own band the best in Britain, says the Press Association. Speaking at the launch of Julien Temple's Pistols DVD There'll Always Be An England, the punk icon claimed that his group are "Britain's finest". Lydon said: "This is edited highlights, but anyone who is potentially interested in seeing true British genuine quality of (more)
By Simon Reynolds
13 May 2008 12:12 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
Guy Ritchie will direct a film starring Dc Comics character Sgt. Rock for producer Joel Silver.
In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Silver revealed that Ritchie would direct Sgt. Rock "very soon".
"I'm going to make that. I'm going to make that very soon. With Guy Ritchie, I think," Silver said.
However, the producer noted that developing big budget movies can be troublesome, citing the involvement of Julien Temple and J.J. Abrams in aborted Speed Racer projects . . .
Simon Reynolds
5 May 2008 8:14 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news
By Neil Pedley
This week sees the return of the Wachowski brothers, Tarsem Singh ("The Cell") and Henry Bean ("The Believer") to the big screen, not to mention new films from documentarians Nick Broomfield ("Tupac and Biggie") and Doug Pray ("Scratch"). On the other hand, after running around Tribeca, we still need to catch up on last week's releases.
The idea of the spunky teenage boy succumbing to the allure of an experienced older woman is the kind of Hollywood golden goose that launches major careers (think Dustin Hoffman). But when the roles are reversed, the result is the directorial debut of David Ross that sees an entrepreneurial high schooler (Katherine Waterston, daughter of Sam) and her friends turn their babysitting ring into a call girl service, realizing there are alternative ways to pay for college besides waiting tables. It stars when one local dad (John Leguizamo) goes
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Neil Pedley
5 April 2008 7:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Punk icons the Sex Pistols are to release their first-ever concert movie.
Cameras caught the original Pistols line-up, Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, onstage and backstage at London's Brixton Academy last year.
The end result will feature in The Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be An England, which was directed by Julien Temple, who first filmed the group in 1976.
The Dvd package will include a Temple-directed feature called The Knowledge, which features each band member revisiting the neighbourhood of his youth.
4 articles from 2008