Source: TheDeadWeather.com
THE DEAD WEATHER has posted the first video/single, “TREAT ME LIKE YOUR MOTHER”, from their debut album “HOREHOUND” which is out today (July 14th, 2009). THE DEAD WEATHER is the new project from Jack White (THE WHITE STRIPES), Alison Mosshart (THE KILLS), Dean Fertita (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) and Jack Lawrence (THE RACONTEURS).
“Treat Me Like Your Mother” is directed by filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (SEXY BEAST, music videos with RADIOHEAD and BLUR) and can be viewed below along with a live video that we here at THRALL WORLD thought was pretty cool as well.
07.14.2009 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
07.16.2009 Terminal 5, New York, NY
07.18.2009 House of Blues, Boston, MA
07.19.2009 Ottawa Blues Festival (Rogers Stage), Ottawa, Canada
07.21.2009 Olympia De Montreal, Montreal, Canada
07.22.2009 Kool Haus, Toronto, Canada
07.24.2009 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
07.25.2009 The LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH
07.27.2009 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
07.28.2009 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
07.29.2009 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
07.30.2009 War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN
08.17.2009 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
08.18.2009 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
08.20.2009 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
08.22.2009 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
08.23.2009 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
08.25.2009 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
08.27.2009 Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
08.29.2009 Street Scene, San Diego, CA
08.28-30.2009 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
10.2-4.2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin
Marvel Studios announced today that Academy Award® nominated actress Natalie Portman has been cast to star as Jane Foster in the studio’s highly anticipated movie Thor. In the early “Thor” comics, Jane Foster was a nurse who became Thor’s first love. The character will be updated for the feature adaptation. Portman will star opposite Chris Hemsworth who will play Thor and Tom Hiddleston who will play the villain Loki. Kenneth Branagh will direct the film.
Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce Thor. Principal photography for the film is set for early 2010. The film will be released in the US on May 20, 2011 and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Source: ThinkGeek.com
oh em gee – YES! even comes complete with lightsaber zipper – meant to evoke Han’s evisceration of the poor creature – and an entrail pattern on the inner lining!
Aug. 11 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s
Aug. 12 – Mokena, IL – Pearl Room
Aug. 14 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
Aug. 17 – Towson, MD – Recher Theatre
Aug. 18 – West Springfield, VA – Jaxx
Aug. 19 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
Aug. 21 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
Aug. 22 – Providence, RI – Rhode Isla – Convention Center
Aug. 23 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
Aug. 25 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
Aug. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
Aug. 27 – Columbus, OH – Al Rosa
Aug. 28 – E. Sparta, OH – Creekfe – 2009
Aug. 29 – Detroit, MI – Harpos
Aug. 31 – Maplewood, MN – The Rock
Sep. 01 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
Sep. 03 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
Sep. 04 – Dallas, TX – The Door
Sep. 12 – Fayetteville, NC – Jesters Pub
Sep. 13 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
Warner Bros. has settled on Ryan Reynolds as its choice to play “Green Lantern,” the studio’s live-action tentpole based on the DC Comics hero. The film is being directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti.
[Screenwriter Marc] Guggenheim confirmed that his script will focus on Hal Jordan, based on the Silver Age DC Comics incarnation of the superhero, and how he became a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn’t represent “sweetheart” deals as they weren’t below fair market value. That means the heirs will be able seek profits only from DC Comics — which earned $13.6 million from Warner Bros. for the 2006 release of “Superman Returns” — rather than from Warner Bros. as well.
Beyond that…
The judge, who conducted a 10-day bench trial, also noted that Warner Bros. chairman Alan Horn had testified that he hopes to make another “Superman” movie but added that the property wasn’t under development at the studio, that no script had been written and that the earliest another “Superman” pic could be released would be in 2012.
[Attorney Marc] Toberoff [who represents heirs Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson] also asserted in a written statement that the Siegel heirs and the heirs of co-creator Joe Shuster will own the entire Superman copyright in 2013.
It’s not clear what the copyright and licensing future is for DC Comics which is a bit out of left field. If we had to guess? No new movie until post copyright turnover.
Sep 12th 2009 – Roseland Theatre, Portland OR
Sep 13th 2009 – The Show Box at Market, Seattle WA
Sep 14th 2009 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC
Sep 16th 2009 – Murray Theatre, Murray UT
Sep 17th 2009 – House Of Blues, Las Vegas NV
Sep 20th 2009 – Club Nokia Live, Los Angeles CA
Sep 21st 2009 – SOMA, San Diego CA
Sep 23rd 2009 – Gothic Theatre, Denver CO
Sep 25th 2009 – La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
Sep 26th 2009 – House Of Blues, Dallas TX
Sep 27th 2009 – Beaumont Club, Kansas City MO
Oct 2nd 2009 – House Of Blues, Chicago IL
Oct 3rd 2009 – Newport Music Hall, OH
Oct 4th 2009 – Sonar, Baltimore MD
Oct 6th 2009 – Sound Academy, Toronto ON
Oct 7th 2009 – Metropolis, Montreal QU
Oct 10th 2009 – Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY
Oct 11th 2009 – Terminal 5, New York City NY
Getting right to the point, we’re going to play a handful of shows in NYC, Chicago and LA starting August 22nd. They will be informal affairs in medium to small venues with longer set-lists, possible special guests, cool openers and other surprises.
07.08.09 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
07.09.09 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
07.11.09 Kinross, Scotland T in the Park Festival
07.12.09 as, Ireland Oxegen Festival
07.14.09 Manchester, England M.E.N. +++
07.15.09 London, England O2 +++
07.18.09 Istanbul, Turkey Rock n Coke Festival
07.20.09 Athens, Greece Vrahon Theater
07.22.09 Rome, Italy RockInRome
07.24.09 Budapest, Hungary Syma Sport and Event Centre
07.25.09 Targu Mures, Romania Peninsula Festival
07.28.09 Nimes, France Festival de Nimes
07.30.09 Madrid, Spain La Riviera
07.31.09 Pdes de Coura, Portugal Pdes de Coura Festival
08.02.09 Knebworth, England Sonisphere Festival
08.05.09 Manila, Philippines Araneta Coliseum
08.07.09 Tokyo, Japan Summer Sonic
08.08.09 Osaka, Japan Summer Sonic
08.10.09 Singapore, Republic of Singapore Fort Canning Park
08.12.09 Taipei, Taiwan n-Kang 101
Plot synopsis: A young man comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier’s film, “Brothers”.
Directed by Jim Sheridan and set for release on December 4th, 2009, ‘BROTHERS’ stars; Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Mare Winningham, and Sam Shepard.
Also, check out “ALIVE IN JOBURG” below which is a short made several years ago by the same creative team:
From Google:
This short by Neill Blomkamp depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa. Producers: Neill Blomkamp, Simon Hansen, Sharlto Copley, Shannon Worley.
Source: Omelete.com.br Omelete.com.br recently sat down with actor Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and asked about the status of a new Superman sequel.
“I do not know of anything. I’m sure that Warner Bros. is moving there, but everything is still uncertain. Really, I do not know anything.”
Another key reveal? Routh confirmed he has no contract to play the super-hero.
“The term contract has expired. But if they call me again, back to the character without thinking twice.”
Read more HERE. The original article is from Brazil and in Portugese.
A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.
Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same inter-related colony, and will refuse to fight one another.
Small Argentine Ants Attack A Much Larger Harvester Ant
The colony may be the largest of its type ever known for any insect species, and could rival humans in the scale of its world domination.
Areas Infested By Argentine Ants In Red
In Europe, one vast colony of Argentine ants is thought to stretch for 6,000km (3,700 miles) along the Mediterranean coast, while another in the US, known as the “Californian large”, extends over 900km (560 miles) along the coast of California. A third huge colony exists on the west coast of Japan.
Source: FOX News
About the new BK ad campaign? Apparently a lot. The below ad has been deemed “distasteful” (whu-? But why!?)…
Burger King Ads: It's Either This Or That Creepy King Dude...
Lauren Kuziner, a spokeswoman for Burger King, said the campaign was produced by a local Singaporean agency and not by the company’s U.S. advertising firm, Crispin Porter + Bogusky.
“Burger King Corp. values and respects all of its guests,” Kuziner said in a statement to FOXNews.com. “This print ad is running to support a limited time promotion in the Singapore market and is not running in the U.S. or any other markets.
Puh-leeze… and wtf!? No U.S. markets? You mean we’re going to have to keep on seeing those ads with that dipshit/creepy king running around like a jackass??
That Creepy King Dude...
The sadness eminating from all of us here at THRALL WORLD cannot be denied…
Dimension Films has set its sights on remaking John Landis’ 1981 cult classic horror “An American Werewolf in London.” Overture execs-turned-producers Sean and Bryan Furst are on board to produce.
Landis wrote and directed the comedy-horror film, which starred David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as two American backpackers hiking in the Yorkshire moors attacked by a mysterious animal who turns out to be a werewolf. Naughton ends up terrorizing London while Dunne is a reanimated corpse suggesting ways for Naughton to kill himself and stop the curse.
Sony is looking to get Resident Evil: Afterlife into theaters by September 17, 2010. That’s according to an internal memo circulating through the offices there.
Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game “Asteroids.” Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
ASTEROIDS - Headed For The Big Screen
Universal is also developing a “Clue” remake, “Battleship”, “Ouija”, “Monopoly”, and “Candyland.”
Rob Zombie’s adult-oriented animated film, “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto”, will be released on DVD on September 22.
The movie is based on a story Zombie created for his Spookshow International comic book series of a few years back and centers on a washed-up wrestler battling various creatures on the road in Monsterland. Actors who lent their voices to the movie include Paul Giamatti, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Zombie’s wife Sheri Moon Zombie.
A new ALICE IN CHAINS track entitled “A Looking In View” is now available for purchase via iTunes and Amazon.
ALICE IN CHAINS: 'A LOOKING IN VIEW'
Check out the full stream before you buy on the bands Official website and watch the trailer below. New album, “Black Gives Way To Blue”, is due in stores on September 29th.
ALICE IN CHAINS tour dates:
July 18 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park (with Kid Rock)
Aug. 01 – Dublin, IE – Marlay Park
Aug. 02 – Stevenage, GB -Knebworth House – Sonisphere
Aug. 04 – London, GB – Scala
Aug. 06 – Cologne, DE Essigfabrik
Aug. 08 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Club
Aug. 10 – Hamburg, DE – Grunspan
Aug. 12 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
Aug. 22 – Pomona, CA – Epicenter
Sep. 04 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Sep. 05 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Sep. 07 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Sep. 08 – New York, NY – The Fillmore
Sep. 15 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
Sep. 16 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Sep. 19 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Sep. 20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
Sep. 21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
Sep. 26 – Portland, OR – Roseland Grill
Sep. 28 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
The song comes off the band’s new album, “Back In Blood”, which is scheduled for release in Europe (excluding Finland) on August 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 15 in the U.S. through The End Records).
“Back In Blood” track listing:
01. Back In Blood
02. We Own The Night
03. Dead N’ Gone
04. The Good, The Bad & The Undead
05. Kiss Me Undead
06. Lips Of Blood
07. Dead Girls Are Easy
08. Night Watch
09. Some Kind Of Magick
10. Hunger
11. Suspiria Snow White
12. Eternal
