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The below per our friends at www.perezhilton.com

” The Dark Knight’s butler, British old timer Michael Caine, spilled some massive Batman news to MTV at the Toronto film fest.
 
 He’s basically confirmed the rumors that super thesp Johnny Depp and Academy Award winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman have been cast in the caped crusader’s next film installment”

Johnny Depp is said to be playing The Riddler (last seen played by Jim Carey nearly a decade ago) and Phillip Seymour Hoffman will be revising the notorious Penguin.

We’re not saying it’s going to top Heath Leger’s performance as The Joker…we’ll say it will “rival” or “live up to”.

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By playing Amy Winehouse: Escape from Rehab!

http://escapefromrehabgame.com/

“Disaster strikes as the entire city is in ruin-including the rehab clinic where Amy Winehouse is residing.  She’s drunk, she’s drugged up, and she’s in heat! Help her escape as you use your wits, your drugs, and your beehive to battle against insane enemies and rescue Blake from jail”

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It is also just too noble not to post.

At the time of his death, Heath Ledger had been working on the epic fantasy film The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. The studio decided to continue and see the film through, replacing Heath’s character in a very creative way with three of the best: Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Ferrell.

It is being reported that these three men, who are all fathers themselves, have donated their salaries for the film to Heath;s daughter Matilda.

Unfortunately Heath had not updated his will since his daughter had been born, and close friends fear that his estate may be mis-managed under the execution of his father Kim. This surely will provide a nice cusion for Matilda’s future.

Film director Terry Gilliam said, “They didn’t take money — it goes to Heath’s daughter. That’s extraordinary! And wonderful . . . and when you’re part of that, you think, ‘Ah, this is maybe why I went into the movies in the beginning. I thought it would be full of wonderful people. And we’ve got a movie full of wonderful people who did extraordinary things to help.”

Showing Hollywood has a lot of heart.

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If you find yourself roaming around Billyburg be sure to check out the amazing Dark Knight mural hand painted on N 8th btw Bedford and Driggs.

And if that’s not enough of the Joker looming for you, soon you’ll be able to sit and have drinks with Heath Ledger’s legacy at his new bar opening on the corner of Lorimer and Bedford later this year.

Don’t get all spooked, there’s no supernatural sh*t going on. Heath had signed on as a partner and investor for the to-be nauticaly themed watering hole 5 Leaves prior to his untimely passing (obviously).  His father Kim, who is now the executor of Heath’s estate, determined that his son would have wanted the job finished and is allowing a release of previously allocated funds.

Just another reason why BK is cool.

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Fight Club is one of the best movie’s of its’ generation, hands down.  However this does not mean it should be adapted into a Broadway musical. 

David Fincher told MTV that he wants to turn the cult classic into a Broadway bonanza to debut in 09. Supposedly Chuck Palahnuick (original author) is on board, and NIN’s Trent Reznor is going to do the score.

Don’t mess with a good thing guys.  There are no other Brad Pitts and Ed Nortons…hence there will be no other Tyler Durden in most people’s minds.

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Vicarious Music had the privelege of attending the NYC premiere of the highly anticipated Tim Burton film “Sweeney Todd” last night, and what a treat it was when we caught none other than Rolling Stone and Johnny Depp supporter Keith Richards grabbing a cocktail.

Unfortunately for Keith, he looked more like he was in the movie thank catching a preview for it.

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MURDER PARTY AT THE WITCHING HOUR!!! -LANDMARK’S SUNSHINE CINEMA FRI & SAT.

The Lab of Madness is proud to present their feature film debut, MURDER PARTY. It’ll be showcased this weekend as part of the SUNSHINE AT MIDNIGHT series presented by THE VILLAGE VOICE.

Described as “THE BREAKFAST CLUB with chainsaws and hard drugs”, MURDER PARTY is a Halloween night misadventure with great gags and plenty of splatter! So kick off this spooktacular season by supporting your local filmmakers at New York’s #1 rated theatre. Drunks are
welcome.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 - MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 - MIDNIGHT
LANDMARKS SUNSHINE CINEMA 143 EAST HOUSTON ST (between 1st and 2nd AVEs)
Tickets available at the door or in advance at
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/NewYork/NewYork_Frameset.htm

Winner of the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival AUDIENCE AWARD, the 2007
San Francisco Horrorfest AUDIENCE AWARD, the 2007 Vail Film Festival
BEST FEATURE JURY PRIZE, and the ‘Filmmaker to Watch’ JURY PRIZE, this festival favorite is making its NYC premiere and YOU’RE INVITED!!!

Soon to be released on DVD by MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT / MAGNET
RELEASING, this is your last chance to catch MURDER PARTY presented in
HI-DEFINITION in front of a raucous home town crowd!

DIRECTOR AND CAST WILL ATTEND BOTH SCREENINGS.

In MURDER PARTY, a random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective intent on murdering him for the sake of their art, sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem and hilarity.

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.murderpartymovie.com

” A riot of outrageous violence ”
VARIETY

” Downright F***ing hilarious… inventive, fun and truly one of a kind ”
AINT IT COOL NEWS

” Sharp and comical… with plenty of gory money shots ”
FANGORIA

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!

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I’ve always enjoyed Henry Rollins. I guess he has his own TV show via the Internet. But he raises a good point. Through his none stop cursing he talks of how the government would like nothing more than to regulate the Internet. The web is changing everything and “they” cannot let that happen. So I feel this will be interesting to see how it pans out in the distant future.

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“Nearly 40 years after its original publication, Tom Wolfe’s hallucinogenic tome “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” is headed for the bigscreen.
Gus Van Sant is attached to direct, and Lance Black (”Big Love”) will write the script. FilmColony’s Richard Gladstein is producing, and he’s in the process of setting the project with a financier.

The book told the story of a cross-country road trip that “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” author Ken Kesey orchestrated with a group called the Merry Pranksters. Driving in a psychedelically painted bus from California to visit the World’s Fair in New York in 1964, Kesey and his band used the trip as a way to turn on those they met to the mind-expanding wonders of LSD.

Kesey ingested the drug while he wrote “Cuckoo’s Nest,” crediting the hallucinogen for many of the ideas in the book.

Shortly after the Wolfe book was published in 1967, its film rights were purchased by entrepreneur Alfred Roven. Not a film producer, Roven had some meetings over the years with filmmakers but was very protective. When he died, Roven left the rights to his children, Daryn and Alison Roven. FilmColony’s Gladstein was introduced to them by attorney Peter Grossman, and for the first time, the rights were entrusted to a producer.

Van Sant, whose latest film, “Paranoid Park,” was honored at Cannes, signed on quickly. The filmmaker cast Kesey in his 1993 film “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and dedicated his 2002 film “Gerry” to the author, who died in 2001. Van Sant enlisted Black, with whom he’s collaborating on a biopic of slain San Francisco pol Harvey Milk.

It’s likely Wolfe will not be a major character in the film, which will focus on Kesey and include events that occurred after the road trip.

Gladstein completed producing the Zach Helm-directed “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,” which Fox Walden releases this fall, as well as “The Nanny Diaries” and John Madden-directed “Killshot,” both of which the Weinstein Co. will distribute through MGM this fall.”

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