Released on: 1999
Rating: 7.30
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Simon Pegg Says 'Paul' Is 'Easy Rider' With Aliens Or 'The Daytrippers' With E.T.
How The Film Doubles As Seth Rogen Biopic & More We Learned In Our Chat With The Cast & Director Two nerds, after spending the time of their life at the geek haven that is Comic-Con, soon find themselves in the epic situation of having to get an alien to his homeship. And though it's a dream come true for the protagonists, it's also a certain death sentence with multiple villains on their tail. But thankfully in "Paul," nobody's yelling at any marines nor are there abrasive video game action scenes--this is the "better" alien movie in theaters, chock full…»
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‘The Commitments’ Screenwriters Turn in Script for Sam Cooke Biopic
Sam Cooke, one of the godfathers of soul music, may get his very own biopic. Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who wrote The Commitments, Across the Universe and Killing Bono, have turned in their script which adapts the biography Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke, written by Peter Guralnick, and the film is now in search of a director.Reuters [1] says " the script covers Cooke's entire life -- 1931 to 1964 -- from childhood through his years as a gospel singer, a pop star, civil rights activist and eventually a label owner and music publisher."The singer fused gospel and pop create a dynamic, original new R&B sound that was soon called soul. He was shot dead in 1964 at age 33, and the precise circumstances that led to his death have been the subject of debate for decades. Songs such as 'Twistin' the Night Away,' 'Only Sixteen' and, perhaps most importantly,»
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