Rodrigo Perez, Author at The Playlist

Beck’s Former Bassist Played Music Supervisor For ‘The Informers’

January 20, 2009 6:05 pm

It's not breaking news or anything, but did you know that Beck's former/sometime bassist and Ima Robot member Justin Meldal-Johnsen did the music supervision to the upcoming film, "The Informers"? (He's worked ...

Everyone Has Joined Michael Cera In ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2009 3:42 pm

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"Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World," the adaptation of the Canadian comic book is shooting in just a few moths so casting announcements are being made furiously. Indie comic Aubrey Plaza and Kieran Culkin joined the...

Sundance Watch: ‘Humpday’ And ‘Adam’ Both Sell

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2009 3:24 pm

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As we were just saying last night, mumblecore affiliate director Lynn Shelton's buddy comedy"Humpday" has proven to be quite a crowd-pleasing hit at the '09 Sundance Film Festival, so naturally, the film's sale...

More Heath Ledger Tribute In EW

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2009 12:09 pm

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We've already covered a lot of the EW cover story remembrance feature of actor Heath Ledger who died one year ago, Thursday (January 22, 2008). It's an amazing piece, with really emotional, wistful and candid i...

Sundance Wrap: Taking The Temperature On Reactions To ‘500 Days Of Summer,’ ‘Big Fan,’ ‘Phillip Morris’ ‘An Education’ And More…

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2009 2:30 am

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Despite sales being apparently slow and sluggish, movies are being bought at Sundance, it's just that some studios don't want to make the blunder of 2008 for buying something like "Hamlet 2" for $10 million dol...

Spike Lee Talks ‘Inside Man 2’; Says Plot Has Changed; Denzel, Clive Owen & Principal Cast To Return

Rodrigo Perez

January 19, 2009 6:03 pm

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Spike Lee is at Sundance promoting his live-music document of the Broadway musical, "Passing Strange," and MTV caught up with him to try and squeeze some info out of him about "Inside Man 2."A lot of details we...

Is Sam Rockwell Taking On The ‘Iron Man 2’ Role For The Paycheck? The Actor Has No Clue Who His Character Is

Rodrigo Perez

January 19, 2009 6:03 pm

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Is Sam Rockwell signing on to "Iron Man 2" completely blind cause he wants that nice paycheck and global recognition that leads to better gigs or does he just have complete faith in the world Jon Favreau has al...

‘Notorious’ Violence: Man Shot Opening Night; Four Stabbed At After Party

Rodrigo Perez

January 19, 2009 6:03 pm

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The "Notorious" biopic -- or at least bad apples at the screenings, are doing little to dispel the notion that violence and hip-hop are part and parcel. A man was shot on opening night on Friday in North Carol...

Visual Effects Society Nominate ‘Iron Man’ And ‘Benjamin Button’

Rodrigo Perez

January 19, 2009 6:01 pm

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The Visual Effects Society have nominated what they found to be the best effects films this year. The list is pretty much what was expected, except for "Cloverfield" sneaking in there. It's nice to see 'Ben B...

Quentin Tarantino Still Insists Full ‘Kill Bill’ Redux DVD Is On The Way

Rodrigo Perez

January 19, 2009 5:18 pm

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Around the release of "Kill Bill" Part Two, Quentin Tarantino claimed that a "Whole Bloody Affair" Redux DVD was coming out which would include the Cannes cut of the film in one four-hour-plus cut with an inter...

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