UK distributor Altitude has announced a new partnership with Drake for the UK distribution rights to the upcoming drama, Monsters and Men. Altitude says this collaboration is the first of many projects it plans to produce in partnership with Drake. The…
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‘Spinal Tap’ Creators Will Get Their Day In Court —With $400 Million In Fraud Claims
A legal battle over the This Is Spinal Tap mockumentary will proceed, with alleged damages more than tripling. The creators of This Is Spinal Tap say they’ve been stiffed for decades, with Universal Music Group among those blamed. Now, a judge h…
Downtown Music Publishing acquires over 3,000 film and TV music rights
Publisher acquires music from Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Project Runway and The Real World
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Is Starting an Indie Label – Introducing ‘Loud Robot’
J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, is launching an indie record label to better feed the machine. Director and producer J.J. Abrams is well known for hit television series and movies including Lost, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and the …
Johnny Depp’s Film About the Notorious BIG/Tupac Murders Gets Pulled from Theaters
The film City of Lies about the investigations into the murders of rap legends Tupac Shakur and the Notorious BIG has been pulled from theaters, sources reported on August 7th. City of Lies, starring Johnny Depp, had previously been scheduled to open i…
There’s Still One Blockbuster Store Left In the United States
In 2004, Blockbuster had more than 9,000 stores. Now, that number is down to 1. ‘Blockbuster video stores have been officially closing around the country’ sounds like 2003 headline. But in the intervening 15 years, a few have been hanging…
A Marvin Gaye Biopic Is In the Works — And Dr. Dre Is Producing It
This isn’t Dr. Dre’s first venture in film production, though the Marvin Gaye retrospective will be a challenging undertaking. The film is still in its early stages — make that very, very early stages. But according to Variety, Andre Young — aka…
The Best Music Documentaries on the Planet: 5 You Have to Watch
Nothing quite beats a music documentary when it comes to getting under the skin of your favorite bands and artists. It’s a documentary genre unlike any other. Sure, you might get some insight after watching a sports documentary or behind-the-scenes mo…
The Motion Picture Association of America Issues Legal Threats Against DJ Khaled (Updated)
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which represents major Hollywood studios, didn’t appreciate this little stunt by DJ Khaled. Updated, April 20th am PT: The MPAA has now opted to comment on the letter after initially declining, cl…
Netflix Officially Tells the Cannes Film Festival to Go F—k Itself
Netflix might not bring any titles to the Cannes Film Festival — so there. Updated (Wed. Apr. 11th 3 pm PT): Netflix has officially withdrawn from the Cannes Film Festival. Here’s our original story from this morning. So this who…