The Playlist was out sick today (waaaaah!), here’s a smattering of semi-interesting things that happened in the last 24-48 hours.
– Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones live concert documentary, “Shine A Light,” will open the 2008 Berlin Film Festival on February 7. Marty and the crusty, decrepit Stones will be on hand. The film features guest performances from Jack White of the White Stripes, Christina Aguilera and Buddy Guy. [Variety]
– Remember the story about the Juice Crew film that was cast, locked and loaded and apparently ready to go? Not so says Marley Marl who claims Cuba Gooding Jr., rapper David Banner and a few other cast members haven’t been totally solidified yet. [MTV]
– Fucked-over “Pulp Fiction” writer Roger Avary ruined what was left of his largely mediocre career early Sunday morning (January 13) when he killed someone in a drunken vehicular accident. Avary was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence. Avary famously wrote 1/3 of “Pulp Fiction,” but saw his career flounder when bigmouth and ego-hog Quentin Tarantino downplayed his involvement in the screenplay, destroying their friendship irrevocably. Avary spent the last few years of his career making largely uninteresting films like, “Killing Zoe,” “Beowulf” and “The Rules of Attraction,” the latter of which will always give him the small distinction of having showcased a track by the The Rapture a full-year before they became the nee plus ultra of hip (give or take a couple months).
