David Bowie News

July 16, 2010
Queen of Noise: Floria Sigismondi on The Runaways
Short-lived LA band The Runaways were in many ways ahead of their time: predating punk and the riot-grrrl movement that would later claim them as their own, the all-girl quintet, led by guitarist Joan Jett and singer Cherie Currie, dared to play their own instruments and cover sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll from a female perspective in a world dominated by stadium rock machismo. That they were seen by some critics as a manufactured jailbait stunt -- the band members were all underage -- seems almost beside the point in retrospect. This year's film 'The Runaways', written and directed by Floria Sigismondi from Currie's memoir 'Neon Angel' and Jett's recollections, explores the band's 1975 creation and turbulent not-quite-rise and fall at the hands of svengali producer Kim Fowley, while vividly capturing the bond between Currie (Dakota Fanning) and Jett (Kristen Stewart), two "dead end kids" clinging to each other in the media storm. With the movie opening in Australia this week, we spoke to Sigismondi about the film and just whose version of the controversial events it depicts. More...

December 11, 2006
Besson Announces / Cancels Retirement on "Arthur" Sequel
The evidently schizophrenic filmmaker Luc Besson interrupted an interview about his retirement to tell folks that, well, if "Arthur and the Minimoys/Invisibles" does well at the box office, then he'll come back to direct a sequel. More...

June 7, 2006
(French) Trailer Bulletin: Luc Besson's Arthur and the Minimoys
Luc Besson's new animated adventure epic is called "Arthur and the Minimoys," and it'll hit American screens later this year courtesy of WeinsteinCo. Until then you can check out this brand-new trailer ... but you'll only understand the dialogue if you speak French! More...

December 9, 2005
Scarlett Signs On for a "Prestige" Pic
Variety reports that the currently (and perpetually) hot Scarlett Johansson will climb aboard Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige," and she'll be joining a cast that already includes gentlmen named Bale, Bowie, Jackman, and Caine. More...

October 28, 2005
Warners Plans "Remake That Fell to Earth"
Warner Independent Pictures is planning to mount a remake of Nicolas Roeg's 1977 cult classic "The Man Who Fell to Earth," itself an adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel from 1963. Screenwriter Oren Moverman has earned the remake writing gig. More...