Rodrigo Perez, Author at The Playlist

Confirmed: Karen O And Carter Burwell Composing ‘Wild Things’ Score

March 23, 2009 2:20 pm

There was some confusion to the soundtrack of Spike Jonze's live-action adaptation of "Where The Wild Things" last week.Some thought the Arcade Fire and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, were involved. We said, nope, this...

Is The Second Terrence Malick ‘Tree Of Life’ Film Called, ‘Voyage Of Time’?

Rodrigo Perez

March 23, 2009 1:04 pm

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By now we've all obviously heard that Terrence Malick's "Tree Of Life," has grown into two films. One will be a drama starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain (pictured) and the second will be an a pa...

‘Terminator Salvation’ Leaks Prompts New Ending?

Rodrigo Perez

March 23, 2009 1:03 pm

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Last year, AICN posted an article detailing a scoop regarding the ending of “Terminator Salvation.” The scoop, which was later confirmed by CHUD, revealed that at the end of film -- potential spoilers here -...

OK, Now The ‘True Grit’ Remake Is The Coen Brothers Next Film

Rodrigo Perez

March 23, 2009 12:44 pm

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Last week we complained a little bit that several sources pasted semi-excitable headlines that said, "Coen Brothers Remaking True Grit!," the Johny Wayne classic written by Charles Portis.Problem is, the story ...

Has Tom Noonan’s Voice Been Replaced With Chris Cooper’s In ‘Where The Wild Things Are’?

Rodrigo Perez

March 23, 2009 4:21 am

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When it comes to Spike Jonze's live-action adaptation of "Where The Wild Things Are," we've been a bit of obsessive stickler nerds about finding out every little detail, especially the voice casting (we did a w...

First Real Look: The ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Monsters

Rodrigo Perez

March 23, 2009 3:28 am

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Hot damn.Warner Bros. has given USA Today an excellent first look at some of "The Where The Wild Things Are," and the first real look at the monsters and there faces. Aside from the 'Wild Things' skate photos t...

Giovanni Ribisi Joins Johnny Depp In ‘The Rum Diary’

Rodrigo Perez

March 23, 2009 12:15 am

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According to Variety, Giovanni Ribisi has joined the cast of "The Rum Diary," the adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel belatedly published in 1998 that will once again see Johnny Depp in the lead role as ...

Even Sylvester Stallone Isn’t A Reliable ‘Expendables’ Casting Source

Rodrigo Perez

March 22, 2009 6:58 pm

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With all this talk of bloggers and journos jumping the gun and reporting stories that haven't been confirmed (in fact Variety wrote three stories about this, the general decay of ethics, the nastiness and the ...

SXSW Review: ‘Still Bill’

Rodrigo Perez

March 21, 2009 4:17 pm

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Still Bill follows the life of Bill Withers, a surprising musical force who wrote and crooned the classic, “Lean on Me,” “Just the Two of Us” and “Ain’t not Sunshine” among other Billboard hits. Don’t worry i...

The Playlist SXSW Recap Pt 4: ‘Still Bill,’ ‘Youssou N’Dour’ & ‘Anvil!’

Rodrigo Perez

March 21, 2009 1:09 am

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RockDoc DayYes, we're long gone from the SXSW Film Festival personally, but we did write four reports from the 10-something films we saw.However, As promised, our trustworthy pals Bridget Palardy (cinematograph...

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