FIRST SINGLE 'I DON'T CARE'
FALL OUT BOY HEADLINES 'ROCK THE VOTE BALLOT BASH' IN DENVER, ON FIRST
NIGHT OF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Fall Out Boy's 'Beat It' nominative for Best Rock Video at twenty-fifth annual MTV
VMAs
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- Multi-platinum three-time MTV
VMA-winning Island Records grouping Fall Out Boy have officially announced
their upcoming new third Island record album FOLIE A DEUX, to be released on
November quaternary 2008. The band told a jammed audience about the waiver last
night at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, when they headlined the
"Rock the Vote Ballot Bash." FOLIE A DEUX was produced by Neal Avron at The
Pass Studios in Los Angeles. The first base single will be the track "I Don't
Care." Radio dates to be announced shortly.
For FOLIE A DEUX, Fall Out Boy spearheaded a politically charged group
that unveiled deep "Big Brother" type messages in order to keep and
wake a popular process. Impressively, the creative album roll
garnered over 1 meg impressions in just one week on-line across
literally hundreds of websites such as absolutepunk.net,
friendsorenemies.com, Live journal communities and many other popular music
websites, including the band's own site, hypertext transfer protocol://www.falloutboyrock.com. "This
roll-out was started to hire people and let them tell their own stories.
We came up with the beginning and the end, while the rest happened
organically," says FOB basso player Pete Wentz.
Meanwhile, Fall Out Boy's cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" has been
nominative for Best Rock Video at this year's 25th annual MTV VMAs. The
worldwide cablecast takes place live from Paramount Studios in Hollywood,
on Sunday night, September 7th at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern).
Since their first major securities industry headlining North American sports stadium tour in
spring 2006, Chicago's Fall Out Boy -- Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete
Wentz (bass), Joe Troh man (guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums) -- induce
appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Spin, Blender, and Alternative
Press and have performed on NBC's The Today Show, Saturday Night Live, The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, CBS's The
Late Show with David Letterman, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live and more.
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Tuesday 26 August 2008
Three Days Grace live DVD
Three Days Grace [ ] will release a live DVD Aug. 19 exclusively at Best Buy locations countrywide, according to a press release. The DVD, "Three Days Grace: Live at the Palace 2008," besides will be available at Best Buy online.
The DVD, which was filmed live at Detroit-area arena The Palace of Auburn Hills will be screened theatrically in full HD in select markets the week of Aug. 26.
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Saturday 16 August 2008
Download Daughtry
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Thursday 7 August 2008
Nas: More Than Words
Seated in a quiet corner of New York restaurant the Spotted Pig, Nas is drinking a glass of ros�. He's dressed comfortably in jeans, Velcro-fastened sneakers and a white T-shirt with a poster from Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's "Thrilla in Manilla" fight. His black Rolls Royce is parked outside and he's awaiting a few cigars from his driver.
In here, the noise surrounding his new Def Jam album, formerly known as "N*gger," has faded, but Nas is still happy to discuss the grand implications of it all. In the past nine months, the veteran has proved masterful at wagging the dog. Since last October, when Nas first announced his intentions for the album title, he's drawn all kinds of responses: ire from African-American activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, but support from Def Jam chairman/CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid. Then after retail distributors, which neither Def Jam nor Nas would identify, claimed they wouldn't carry an album called "N*gger," Nas rechristened it as an untitled project, starting yet another round of debate on popular hip-hop sites like nahright.com.
As the record nears its July 15 release, Nas is the first to admit he's not a one-man show. Def Jam, a unit of publicly traded company Vivendi, has to market this hot-button album while maintaining its market share, which begs the question: How do a corporation and an artist balance creative integrity with the bottom line? "If I was the one watching all this shit happen, I would want to see me ride to the end," says Nas, who promises that the album's incendiary commentary on race relations remains. "Except a lot of so-called black leaders were using my album as a platform for themselves. I would have been fighting not to get the 'N*gger' album out but to express myself, and that's not the fight I wanted. This album is about me and how I feel as a black man."
Aside from the new name, or lack thereof, Nas' subject matter is rare. Especially in contemporary commercial hip-hop, which sells everything from mobile phones to fast food, and the three hip-hop songs atop Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart�Plies' "Bust It Baby Part 2" and Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" and "A Milli"�focus on sex and braggadocio. However, Nas says he recorded the album with a balance of education and entertainment in mind.
"I didn't want to 'n*gger' my audience to death," he says. "So 'Be a N*gger Too,' which I recently released a video for, isn't on the album. It didn't fit. The entire record deals with the concept, but every song couldn't be 'n*gger.' I had to pace myself."
The album includes production and features from Cool & Dre, Green Lantern, Mark Ronson, Polow Da Don, Busta Rhymes, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown and Stargate. Throughout, Nas finds creative ways to address his chosen subject matter. On the Rhymes-featuring "Fried Chicken," Nas uses a woman as a metaphor for soul food and black people's attraction to deadly eating habits. ("Mrs. Fried Chicken/fly vixen/give me heart disease but still I need you in my kitchen," he raps.)
On "N.*.G.G.E.R. (The Slave & the Master)," the MC nods to his hit "I Can," where he runs down the historic inventions of the African Diaspora, amid describing the bittersweet calling cards of low-income life like "schools with outdated books." First single "Hero," featuring Hilson, boasts anthemic synthesizers, a tuba, running keys and a swelling chorus as Nas explains why he changed the album title. Key lyric: "I'm hog-tied on the corporate side blocking y'all from going in stores and buying it/at first L.A. and Doug Morris was riding with it/but Newsweek articles startled bigwigs and asked Nas, why is you trying it?"
Back at the Spotted Pig, Nas has lit one of the cigars and is musing that he doesn't need to market himself like other artists. And he may be correct.
During his 14-year career, the MC has had only six top 10 singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but four of his albums�"It Was Written," "The Firm�The Album," "I Am" and "Hip-Hop Is Dead"�debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. And despite a nearly nine-month publicity binge, none of the leaked singles from the new project have charted.
According to Nas, it's because he can "do [Nielsen] SoundScan numbers like everyone else" without following the usual promotional pattern. While his highest-selling album to date is 1996's "It Was Written" at 2.5 million copies, according to SoundScan, perhaps his Muhammad Ali T-shirt boasting the phrase "The Greatest," and/or that ros� is getting Nas riled up. Or maybe after more than a decade in hip-hop, he's just being honest.
"From Jay-Z to 50 Cent to Kanye [West], I've been around longer than all of them and I don't need any of their marketing," Nas says. "The people are my marketing, and that puts me in a class by myself."
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In here, the noise surrounding his new Def Jam album, formerly known as "N*gger," has faded, but Nas is still happy to discuss the grand implications of it all. In the past nine months, the veteran has proved masterful at wagging the dog. Since last October, when Nas first announced his intentions for the album title, he's drawn all kinds of responses: ire from African-American activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, but support from Def Jam chairman/CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid. Then after retail distributors, which neither Def Jam nor Nas would identify, claimed they wouldn't carry an album called "N*gger," Nas rechristened it as an untitled project, starting yet another round of debate on popular hip-hop sites like nahright.com.
As the record nears its July 15 release, Nas is the first to admit he's not a one-man show. Def Jam, a unit of publicly traded company Vivendi, has to market this hot-button album while maintaining its market share, which begs the question: How do a corporation and an artist balance creative integrity with the bottom line? "If I was the one watching all this shit happen, I would want to see me ride to the end," says Nas, who promises that the album's incendiary commentary on race relations remains. "Except a lot of so-called black leaders were using my album as a platform for themselves. I would have been fighting not to get the 'N*gger' album out but to express myself, and that's not the fight I wanted. This album is about me and how I feel as a black man."
Aside from the new name, or lack thereof, Nas' subject matter is rare. Especially in contemporary commercial hip-hop, which sells everything from mobile phones to fast food, and the three hip-hop songs atop Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart�Plies' "Bust It Baby Part 2" and Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" and "A Milli"�focus on sex and braggadocio. However, Nas says he recorded the album with a balance of education and entertainment in mind.
"I didn't want to 'n*gger' my audience to death," he says. "So 'Be a N*gger Too,' which I recently released a video for, isn't on the album. It didn't fit. The entire record deals with the concept, but every song couldn't be 'n*gger.' I had to pace myself."
The album includes production and features from Cool & Dre, Green Lantern, Mark Ronson, Polow Da Don, Busta Rhymes, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown and Stargate. Throughout, Nas finds creative ways to address his chosen subject matter. On the Rhymes-featuring "Fried Chicken," Nas uses a woman as a metaphor for soul food and black people's attraction to deadly eating habits. ("Mrs. Fried Chicken/fly vixen/give me heart disease but still I need you in my kitchen," he raps.)
On "N.*.G.G.E.R. (The Slave & the Master)," the MC nods to his hit "I Can," where he runs down the historic inventions of the African Diaspora, amid describing the bittersweet calling cards of low-income life like "schools with outdated books." First single "Hero," featuring Hilson, boasts anthemic synthesizers, a tuba, running keys and a swelling chorus as Nas explains why he changed the album title. Key lyric: "I'm hog-tied on the corporate side blocking y'all from going in stores and buying it/at first L.A. and Doug Morris was riding with it/but Newsweek articles startled bigwigs and asked Nas, why is you trying it?"
Back at the Spotted Pig, Nas has lit one of the cigars and is musing that he doesn't need to market himself like other artists. And he may be correct.
During his 14-year career, the MC has had only six top 10 singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but four of his albums�"It Was Written," "The Firm�The Album," "I Am" and "Hip-Hop Is Dead"�debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. And despite a nearly nine-month publicity binge, none of the leaked singles from the new project have charted.
According to Nas, it's because he can "do [Nielsen] SoundScan numbers like everyone else" without following the usual promotional pattern. While his highest-selling album to date is 1996's "It Was Written" at 2.5 million copies, according to SoundScan, perhaps his Muhammad Ali T-shirt boasting the phrase "The Greatest," and/or that ros� is getting Nas riled up. Or maybe after more than a decade in hip-hop, he's just being honest.
"From Jay-Z to 50 Cent to Kanye [West], I've been around longer than all of them and I don't need any of their marketing," Nas says. "The people are my marketing, and that puts me in a class by myself."
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Friday 27 June 2008
Introspective
Artist: Introspective
Genre(s):
Breakbeat
Discography:
Slavery Incorporated (SIN009) VLS
Year: 2004
Tracks: 2
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Andy Stott
Artist: Andy Stott
Genre(s):
Other
Pop
Discography:
Handle With Care
Year: 2007
Tracks: 2
Merciless
Year: 2006
Tracks: 10
Ceramics
Year:
Tracks: 2
Thursday 12 June 2008
Deyn named best-dressed ahead of Kate Moss
Kate Moss has been knocked off the top of a best-dressed list by model-of-the-moment Agyness Deyn.
34-year-old Moss had taken the best-dressed crown for the last two years thanks to her prized ability to influence the contents of women's wardrobes.
Although she still receives praise in Tatler magazine's annual list, it is Moss's rival Deyn, 25, whose sartorial choices enlist most respect.
Tatler also puts Samantha Cameron, the wife of Tory leader David Cameron, in the top 10 for being "consistently chic and never flash". The magazine adds: "She brings some much-needed glamour to the Tory Wives Club."
Actress Keira Knightley takes fourth place, for being a "red carpet style icon" who works the "grungy but clean" look during the day.
Anouck Lepere, the Belgian model girlfriend of Moss's ex, Jefferson Hack, is sixth.
Alexa Chung, the girlfriend of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and presenter of T4, is 10th. The magazine says she is often "seen in a navy children's princess coat with a velvet collar which cost a tenner in Brick Lane".
Former chip girl Deyn, winner of Model of the Year, recently replaced Moss in the latest Burberry campaign.
The fashion label says Moss is "still part of the Burberry family".
Tatler writes of Deyn: "Whether she's sipping chai at the Russian Tea Rooms in Primrose Hill or kicking back at Henry Holland's studio, She's fash-fabulous... Rockin."
It still credits Moss with influencing women, giving her second place in the top 10 and writing: "If she wears it, the rest of the world follows suit.She has proven her designer credentials with her sell-out Topshop clothing range."
Top 10 Best-Dressed1. Agyness Deyn (model)2. Kate Moss (model)3. Natalia Vodianova (Russian model)4. Keira Knightley (actress)5. Stella Tennant (model)6. Anouck Lepere (model)7. Lynn de Rothschild (of the banking family)8. Kirsty Bertarelli (billionaire's wife and former beauty queen)9. Samantha Cameron (David Cameron's wife and creative director of Smythson)10. Alexa Chung (T4 presenter)
34-year-old Moss had taken the best-dressed crown for the last two years thanks to her prized ability to influence the contents of women's wardrobes.
Although she still receives praise in Tatler magazine's annual list, it is Moss's rival Deyn, 25, whose sartorial choices enlist most respect.
Tatler also puts Samantha Cameron, the wife of Tory leader David Cameron, in the top 10 for being "consistently chic and never flash". The magazine adds: "She brings some much-needed glamour to the Tory Wives Club."
Actress Keira Knightley takes fourth place, for being a "red carpet style icon" who works the "grungy but clean" look during the day.
Anouck Lepere, the Belgian model girlfriend of Moss's ex, Jefferson Hack, is sixth.
Alexa Chung, the girlfriend of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and presenter of T4, is 10th. The magazine says she is often "seen in a navy children's princess coat with a velvet collar which cost a tenner in Brick Lane".
Former chip girl Deyn, winner of Model of the Year, recently replaced Moss in the latest Burberry campaign.
The fashion label says Moss is "still part of the Burberry family".
Tatler writes of Deyn: "Whether she's sipping chai at the Russian Tea Rooms in Primrose Hill or kicking back at Henry Holland's studio, She's fash-fabulous... Rockin."
It still credits Moss with influencing women, giving her second place in the top 10 and writing: "If she wears it, the rest of the world follows suit.She has proven her designer credentials with her sell-out Topshop clothing range."
Top 10 Best-Dressed1. Agyness Deyn (model)2. Kate Moss (model)3. Natalia Vodianova (Russian model)4. Keira Knightley (actress)5. Stella Tennant (model)6. Anouck Lepere (model)7. Lynn de Rothschild (of the banking family)8. Kirsty Bertarelli (billionaire's wife and former beauty queen)9. Samantha Cameron (David Cameron's wife and creative director of Smythson)10. Alexa Chung (T4 presenter)
Thursday 29 May 2008
Kiefer Sutherland is released from jail
Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail after serving all of his 48-day sentence.
According to People magazine, a jail spokesperson confirmed that the 41-year-old star left prison at about 12.05am this morning.
The actor spent Christmas Day, New Year's Day and his birthday behind bars. He was serving a sentence imposed for driving while under the influence and violating the terms of his probation.
Prison spokesperson John Balian previously said: "Throughout his stay, he never griped, never complained. He never wanted preferential treatment from the get go, and we respect him for that."
According to People magazine, a jail spokesperson confirmed that the 41-year-old star left prison at about 12.05am this morning.
The actor spent Christmas Day, New Year's Day and his birthday behind bars. He was serving a sentence imposed for driving while under the influence and violating the terms of his probation.
Prison spokesperson John Balian previously said: "Throughout his stay, he never griped, never complained. He never wanted preferential treatment from the get go, and we respect him for that."
Wednesday 28 May 2008
Flaskkvartetten
Artist: Flaskkvartetten
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Flaskkvartetten Featuring Freddie Wadling Med Vasteras Symfonietta
Year: 1992
Tracks: 8
Auringon Paiste
Artist: Auringon Paiste
Genre(s):
Metal: Doom
Discography:
Demo
Year: 2005
Tracks: 8
Alex Skolnick Trio
The Clash - Jones Honoured By Nme
Former THE CLASH guitarist MICK JONES will be honoured with the Inspiration Award at the first ever NME Awards USA.
Jones will pick up the prize at the ceremony in Los Angeles on 23 April (08), where he will also perform with his band Carbon/Silicon.
Conor MCNicholas, editor of the British NME magazine, says, "The Inspiration Award is hotly debated amongst the NME editors, but the decision we reached was unanimous - Mick Jones is a true hero to NME.
"The Clash were the magnificent reason most of us got into alternative music in the first place, but Mick has never been one to rest on his laurels.
"Mick is an innovator, a visionary, a class songwriter, a great singer and a demon guitarist, but that's not all. He truly is an inspiration. Mick's spirit, sense of mischief and dedication to the rock 'n' roll cause make it a real pleasure and honour for NME to name him our Inspiration Award winner in 2008."
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Derek Jones, VP Promotional Marketing, Word Label Group also gives
kudos to the system. "We love PLAY MPE(R)! It has revolutionized the way we
deliver music to radio ... quick and quality downloads that are safe and
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"Play MPE(R) is the sole standard of digital delivery for the Christian
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continued support and thank both labels and radio for making us the clear
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Play MPE(R) is the only system to deliver HD audio from source to
destination at high download speeds without conversion to a lower quality
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Play MPE(R) has become the delivery standard for Christian radio with
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far this year, these six major Christian labels have generated well over
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label group entity includes Beach Street, Essential, Flicker and Reunion
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About Word
Word Label Group, comprised of Word Records, Fervent Records, Myrrh
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Media Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: DSNY) is pleased to announce paid
commercial agreements are in place with Curb, EMI CMG, INO, Integrity,
Provident and Word, collectively representing 100% of the Christian major
labels. These labels use Destiny's premiere digital distribution system,
Play MPE(R), to securely move pre-release music to radio stations and other
trusted recipients.
Brian Dishon, VP National Promotions, Provident Label Group, remarks
"Sometimes it's scary how technology can change our behavior in such a
large-scale way without us even being aware that it is happening so
efficiently or so quickly. This is the case with Play MPE(R), and it is a
good thing!"
According to Dishon, Play MPE(R) has changed the way they do business.
"We used to have to manufacture a CD and wait 30 days to ship a single out
to radio. Just last week we were delivered a mastered single around 2 pm
and it was in the system and sent to radio by 4 pm and we had an 'add' on
the song the following morning!"
Derek Jones, VP Promotional Marketing, Word Label Group also gives
kudos to the system. "We love PLAY MPE(R)! It has revolutionized the way we
deliver music to radio ... quick and quality downloads that are safe and
secure!"
"Play MPE(R) is the sole standard of digital delivery for the Christian
format," said Dean Ernst, VP of MPE Operations. "This format is a great
example of how an industry can move from physical CD to digital when it is
done in an organized and collective manner. We are grateful for the
continued support and thank both labels and radio for making us the clear
and only choice for digital delivery."
Play MPE(R) is the only system to deliver HD audio from source to
destination at high download speeds without conversion to a lower quality
format such as WMA. Radio stations receive the latest music instantly
without sacrificing audio quality. It provides content owners the choice of
locking releases to recipient machines or allowing the songs to be copied.
It embeds a digital watermark that doesn't affect audio quality and
survives compression and conversion into other audio formats, including
analog.
Play MPE(R) has become the delivery standard for Christian radio with
100% of Christian reporting radio stations installed with the system. So
far this year, these six major Christian labels have generated well over
200,000 transactions (536 singles, 355 compilations, 57 albums and 8 box
sets).
About Provident
Provident Music Group is a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, and
comprises Provident-Integrity Distribution and Provident Label Group. The
label group entity includes Beach Street, Essential, Flicker and Reunion
Records and is distributed to Christian retail by Provident-Integrity
Distribution and to general market retail through SONY BMG Distribution.
About Word
Word Label Group, comprised of Word Records, Fervent Records, Myrrh
Records and Canaan Records, is a division of Word Entertainment, a Warner
Music Group / Curb company. The artist roster heralds some of today's top
Christian music performers and songwriters including Amy Grant, Point Of
Grace, BarlowGirl, Jaci Velasquez, Building 429, Big Daddy Weave, By The
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Mexican filmmakers spice up the menu
MEXICO CITY (Hollywood Reporter) - As film production surges in Mexico, once-endangered genres like sci-fi, horror and animation are making a spirited comeback. Call it a sign of the times, or a cinematic renaissance if you will, as talented young filmmakers here eagerly explore new terrain.
For many years, there was a strong tendency in Mexican cinema to produce less-than-stellar imitations of box office hits like Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Amores Perros" and Alfonso Cuaron's "Y tu Mama Tambien."
But as time moved on, audiences grew thirsty for more diversity, forcing producers to mine stories that would offer something beyond the tired urban dramas and comedies.
"After 'Amores Perros,' everyone thought that was the way to make movies in Mexico," says Lemon Films producer Billy Rovzar. "The problem was that people stopped thinking that we can make other genres."
Not everyone. Last year, the Lemon-produced horror film "Kilometer 31" raked in about $11 million, making it one of Mexico's all-time box office leaders. With a few exceptions (namely Guillermo del Toro projects), the genre had been all but ignored here for nearly two decades. Last year, however, three horror flicks ranked among the top 10 domestic grossers.
Animated films are also riding the new wave of Mexican cinema. "Una Pelicula de Huevos," a story about a young egg aspiring to hatch into a rooster before he becomes someone's breakfast, was Mexico's top box office earner in 2006. And last year, the Day of the Dead-themed "La Leyenda de la Nahuala" grabbed the No. 4 spot.
Several toons are in production, including a sequel to "Huevos," titled "Otra Pelicula de Huevos y un Pollo," and "Ana," a 3-D animated feature from Carlos Carerra and "Shrek 2" animator Enrique Navarette.
Thanks to the success of animation and horror, producers are scrambling to exploit untapped genres. Lemon, for instance, is producing the $6 million action film "Saving Private Perez" and the holiday movie "X-mas, Inc."
For many years, there was a strong tendency in Mexican cinema to produce less-than-stellar imitations of box office hits like Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Amores Perros" and Alfonso Cuaron's "Y tu Mama Tambien."
But as time moved on, audiences grew thirsty for more diversity, forcing producers to mine stories that would offer something beyond the tired urban dramas and comedies.
"After 'Amores Perros,' everyone thought that was the way to make movies in Mexico," says Lemon Films producer Billy Rovzar. "The problem was that people stopped thinking that we can make other genres."
Not everyone. Last year, the Lemon-produced horror film "Kilometer 31" raked in about $11 million, making it one of Mexico's all-time box office leaders. With a few exceptions (namely Guillermo del Toro projects), the genre had been all but ignored here for nearly two decades. Last year, however, three horror flicks ranked among the top 10 domestic grossers.
Animated films are also riding the new wave of Mexican cinema. "Una Pelicula de Huevos," a story about a young egg aspiring to hatch into a rooster before he becomes someone's breakfast, was Mexico's top box office earner in 2006. And last year, the Day of the Dead-themed "La Leyenda de la Nahuala" grabbed the No. 4 spot.
Several toons are in production, including a sequel to "Huevos," titled "Otra Pelicula de Huevos y un Pollo," and "Ana," a 3-D animated feature from Carlos Carerra and "Shrek 2" animator Enrique Navarette.
Thanks to the success of animation and horror, producers are scrambling to exploit untapped genres. Lemon, for instance, is producing the $6 million action film "Saving Private Perez" and the holiday movie "X-mas, Inc."
Sri Chinmoy Bhajans Singers
Artist: Sri Chinmoy Bhajans Singers
Genre(s):
Ethnic
Discography:
Bhajan Mandala
Year: 1995
Tracks: 20
West Wing star joins Desperate Housewives
After a lengthy search, the actor who will play Katherine Mayfair's (Dana Delany) ex-husband in 'Desperate Housewives' has been found.
TV Guide reports that former 'West Wing' star Gary Cole has signed on to play the character.
Cole's first episode will be screened on US TV on 20 April.
The actor's other credits include 'Midnight Caller' and 'Office Space'.
For more on 'Desperate Housewives', read our blog here.
TV Guide reports that former 'West Wing' star Gary Cole has signed on to play the character.
Cole's first episode will be screened on US TV on 20 April.
The actor's other credits include 'Midnight Caller' and 'Office Space'.
For more on 'Desperate Housewives', read our blog here.
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