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Tune in to Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio for exclusive access to the musical celebration honoring Bob Marley’s milestone 80th birthday, live from the legendary Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica.

Featured in the stellar line-up are Mortimer, Bugle, Kumar Fyah, Naomi Cowan, Quan Dajai, Kelly Shane, and Alexx A-Game with emcee Mutabaruka.

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Tune in to Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio on satellite channel 19 and the SiriusXM app on January 12 to hear the tribute concert preview, with an encore presentation airing on February 6, Bob’s birthday.

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As is now customary, the “Bob Marley: Uprising 80” lineup blends experienced performers with exciting up-and-coming acts, covering a broad spectrum of popular Jamaican music styles. From the “anointed...

Aston “Family Man” Barrett, former bassist and bandleader of Bob Marley & The Wailers, has died at the age of 77.

Barrett’s son, Aston Barrett Jr., shared the news of his father’s passing in a social media post on Saturday (February 3rd).

“With the heaviest of hearts, we share the news of the passing of our beloved Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett after a long medical battle,” he wrote. “This morning, the world lost not just an iconic musician and the backbone of The Wailers but a remarkable human being whose legacy is as immense as his talent. Our family is asking for privacy during this challenging time, as words cannot express our profound loss.”

Barrett hailed from Kingston, Jamaica. He initially played in Lee “Scratch” Perry’s house band, The Upsetters, before joining The Wailers with his brother Carlton in 1971.

As a member of The Wailers, Barrett was charge in charge...

Aston Barrett, the Jamaican bassist known as “Family Man” who served as the rhythmic architect for reggae legends like Bob Marley and the Wailers, Burning Spear, and Augustus Pablo, has died at the age of 77.

Barrett’s death was announced on social media Saturday by his son Aston Barrett Jr. “With the heaviest of hearts, we share the news of the passing of our beloved Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett after a long medical battle,” Barrett Jr. wrote. “This morning, the world lost not just an iconic musician and the backbone of...

Bob Marley: One Love is a biopic that tells the story of Bob Marley's rise to fame and lasting legacy as a reggae ambassador. The film focuses on pivotal moments in Marley's life, from his early music career with The Wailers to his solo success and political activism. Despite battling cancer, Marley continued to perform and inspire audiences until his untimely death in 1981, leaving behind a powerful musical legacy.

Bob Marley: One Love is set to delve into the journey of the iconic reggae musician, Bob Marley, from his rise to stardom to his eventual passing in 1981. In the film, Kingsley Ben-Adir takes on the role of Marley, supported by a cast featuring Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Micheal Ward, and Anthony Welsh. The film is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green who is known for his work with King Richard, We Own This City, and Monsters and Men. Renowned...

Director Phillip Noyce, known for films such as 'Rabbit-Proof Fence', 'Salt', 'Catch a Fire', 'The Quiet American', and 'Clear and Present Danger', has become the inaugural patron of Bond University's Film and Television Awards (Bufta)

The post Phillip Noyce appointed patron of Bond University Film and Television Awards appeared first on If Magazine.

Paul Simon follows his muse wherever it leads him, whether that meant leaving Simon & Garfunkel at their commercial peak, or opening his debut solo album with “Mother and Child Reunion,” a reggae track recorded in Kingston a full year before the Wailers released Catch a Fire, or helping South African township jive go international with Graceland. Nobody expected him to do those things, and similarly, no one was expecting the 81 year-old singer-songwriter’s newest release—Seven Psalms, a 33-minute suite whose title and concept literally came to him in a dream.

Derek Luke, best known for his starring role turn in Denzel Washington’s directorial debut Antwone Fisher, has signed with Gersh for representation.

Luke, a veteran film and TV actor, has recent credits that include Disney+’s The Crossover, a coming-of-age drama about two middle school basketball prodigies based on a novel by Kwame Alexander, to bow on April 5. The actor also appears in two movies directed by Katie Holmes: Alone Together and Rare Objects.

Luke reunited with Holmes after their work in Pieces of April. He earned an Independent Spirit Award for his breakout role as Hollywood newcomer in Antwone Fisher.

Luke’s other work includes Silas Howard’s Darby and the Dead for Hulu, Dreamworks’ Biker Boyz, Pete Berg’s Friday Night Lights, Phillip Noyce’s Catch a Fire, Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna and Marvel’s Captain America, where he appeared opposite Chris Evans.

On the big screen,...

Exclusive: Bonnie Mbuli (Invictus) has been cast as a series regular opposite Giancarlo Esposito and Paula Malcomson in The Driver, AMC’s remake of the British drama series that is set to launch next year on AMC and AMC+.

The U.S. series comes from creators Danny Brocklehurst and Sunu Gonera and showrunner Theo Travers. It stars Esposito as Vince, a taxi driver whose life is turned upside down when he agrees to chauffer the New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster “The Horse” (Zackary Momoh), a man notorious for exploiting undocumented immigrants at the U.S. southern ports.

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Mbuli will play Shamiso Tongai, the Horse’s smart older sister. She’s wary of strangers and protective of her family’s operation, which she’s intricately involved in with a voice that becomes more powerful as the story progresses.

Esposito, Gonera, Brocklehurst, David Morrissey and Travers will executive produce...

In his new memoir, “Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond,” Chris Blackwell looks back on an unmatched career in the music business. Written with Paul Morley, the book recounts Blackwell’s boyhood growing up between Jamaica and London, crossing paths with the likes of Ian Fleming, Noel Coward, and Errol Flynn. His early success, however, began with a rebellion: After being expelled from an elite British school for bad behavior in 1954, at age 17, Blackwell moved back to Jamaica, and within five years, had founded Island Records. The label would...

Exclusive: Madelyn Cline, known for her breakout role in the hit Netflix series Outer Banks, has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

South Carolina-born Cline stars as Sarah Cameron in Outer Banks, which quickly became of the most popular shows on Netflix following its premiere last year, staying on the streamer’s daily Top 10 list for a month and a half following its release. The series follows Cline’s quick witted and warm-hearted character Sarah and a tight-knit group of friends as they are forced to navigate a chain of illicit events that take place during a hurricane worn, life changing summer in the beach destination of the Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina. She recently finished filming Season 2.

Over the last three years, Cline has appeared in film and TV projects ranging from Focus Features’ Boy Erased to Netflix’s Stranger Things and HBO’s Vice Principals.

"Ain't nothing good going to come from messing with a federal cop." Lionsgate has unveiled a new official US trailer for the gritty crime-thriller titled Above Suspicion, which originally opened last year in most of Europe direct-to-dvd. The US is the last to get this one, which is finally arriving in May. Based on the book "Above Suspicion: An Undercover FBI Agent, an Illicit Affair, and a Murder of Passion", the film tells the story of the first conviction for murder of an FBI agent. A hot shot young rookie is sent to Kentucky, where he's drawn into an illicit affair with a local woman who becomes his star informant. Things turn tricky soon after. Starring Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville, Thora Birch, and Austin Hébert. This is the latest film made by filmmaker Phillip Noyce and we already posted an international trailer ...

Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.

Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, Catch a Fire and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.

“Jah-b was a vanguard, always pushing the boundaries of expression, whether in song, in ...

Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.

Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, Catch a Fire and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.

“Jah-b was a vanguard, always pushing the boundaries of expression, whether in song, in ...

Bunny Wailer, a founding member of the Wailers and a reggae music giant whose career spanned seven decades, has died at the age of 73.

Wailer’s manager, Maxine Stowe, confirmed that Wailer died on Tuesday at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica (via the Jamaica Observer). No cause of death was given, but Wailer had been in and out of the hospital since suffering his second stroke, in 2020. A representative for the musician did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.

Wailer, born Neville Livingston — before adopting his famous moniker,...

Stephen Marley will round out the final events in celebration of his late father Bob Marley’s 75th birthday with a livestream concert Thursday (January 28th) at 8 p.m. Et. He will perform a selection of Bob Marley’s songs on the reggae legend’s official YouTube channel followed by a Q&a that takes place on Ceek and the Ceek VR app.

His eight-song set will include “Babylon System” and “Zimbabwe” from 1979 album Survival, 1973 Burnin’ tracks “Burnin’ and Lootin'” and “I Shot the Sheriff,” Exodus‘ “Three Little Birds” and...

Carol Arthur, an actress best known for her several collaborations with Mel Brooks including “Blazing Saddles,” has died, Variety has confirmed. She was 85.

Arthur died on Sunday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s Mary Pickford House in Woodland Hills, Calif.

She appeared in the 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles,” directed by Brooks, as the schoolmistress Harriett Johnson. Arthur also held roles in three more films helmed by Brooks: 1976’s “Silent Movie,” “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” in 1993 and 1995’s “Dracula: Dead and Loving It.”

Born on Aug. 4, 1935 in in Hackensack, N.J., Arthur first met her husband-to-be, actor Dom DeLuise, in 1964 while working on theater productions. The two married a year later and shared three sons: Peter, Michael and David, who all pursued careers in acting as well.

Arthur’s first acting appearances were as herself on 10 episodes of “The Dom DeLuise Show” in 1968 and five episodes of “It Takes Two...

Carol Arthur, an actress known for appearing in Hot Stuff, Intrepid and Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles and the widow of Dom DeLuise has died. She was 85.

The actress died Sunday at the Mary Pickford House at the Motion Picture & Television Fund senior home in Woodland Hills, the retirement center confirmed.

Born in Hackensack, N.J., in 1935, Arthur kicked off her acting career in 1971 as Christina in David Swift’s television series Arnie. After Making It and Emergency!, came her time as Harriett Johnson in Brooks’ Oscar-nominated comedy Blazing Saddles. In the film, starring Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little, Arthur’s Harriett expresses “extreme displeasure” towards Little’s Sheriff Bart in a strongly worded letter.

“The fact that you have sent him here just goes to prove that you are the leading asshole in the state,” Harriett reads to an approving crowd. She also has a famous line when Little was...

Mick Jagger got a call from his label recently with some news: While working on a reissue of the Rolling Stones’ 1973 album Goats Head Soup, the crew found some unreleased tracks. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, no,’” Jagger says. “Unreleased tracks, to me that always means a lot of work. It’s like, ‘Things that you didn’t like and didn’t finish!’”

Jagger’s mind changed when he heard the music. “Actually, it’s not bad at all,” he says. Soon, isolating at his home in the European countryside, he...

Robbie Shakespeare — reggae artist extraordinaire, prolific bassist, and in-demand producer alongside his longtime collaborator Sly Dunbar — admits he was “humbled” upon learning he made Rolling Stone’s recent list of the 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time.

“Number 17, that’s good,” Shakespeare says of his ranking, “compared to all the bass players in the world.” When asked where he’d put himself on the list, the Sly and Robbie hitmaker jokes, “Number two.”

For Shakespeare, great bass playing is all about “the style.” “Most bass players, like drummers, have a style,...

"Big risks pay big money." Madman Films in Australia has debuted an official international trailer for a new American true crime thriller titled Above Suspicion, the latest film from filmmaker Phillip Noyce. This has been ready to show since last year, but still has no Us release set yet - despite opening in a few other countries already. Based on the book "Above Suspicion: An Undercover FBI Agent, an Illicit Affair, and a Murder of Passion", the film tells the story of the first conviction for murder of an FBI agent. A hot shot young rookie is sent to Kentucky, where he's drawn into an illicit affair with a local woman who becomes his star informant. Starring Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville, Thora Birch, and Austin Hébert. There's lots of Dutch angles in this trailer, non-stop angles. Doesn't look like this might be ...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s “The Masked Singer.”)

Following last week’s supersize “Masked Singer” special — which brought together Season 3’s nine remaining contestants from Groups A, B and C for the first time, with one being eliminated/unmasked by the end — tonight’s episode switched things up a bit by featuring only four of the eight competitors still standing. And once they were done battling it out, we lost yet another masked singer.

During the hour, Kangaroo faced off against Night Angel, and Turtle took on Astronaut. Kangaroo and Astronaut were deemed the weaker performers in those pairings, and so they had to face off in one of the show’s fan-favorite “smackdown” rounds.

Also Read: 'The Masked Singer': Kangaroo Chose to Sing 'No Air' Because of an Incorrect Guess From Judges

After those two sang their respective songs in hopes of staying in the game,...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 3, episode 11 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired April 8 on Fox.

Jordyn Woods had never performed in front of an audience before “The Masked Singer.” But now the model, who on Wednesday became the latest celebrity to be revealed on the hit Fox series, said she’d love to pursue a music career.

“Definitely, this is the star of a lot,” said Woods, whose previous TV credits include “Life of Kylie.” “I think that now I don’t have a choice. The people want the album.”

As the Kangaroo, Woods performed “No Air,” by Jordin Sparks, on Wednesday night’s episode. In previous weeks she performed “Not Ready to Make Nice,” by Dixie Chicks; “Diamonds,” by Rihanna; “You Know I’m No Good,” by Amy Winehouse”; and “Dancing on My Own” by Robyn.

“I was probably the person who sung the most ballads,...

The schtick o’ the week in Wednesday’s Masked Singer was security — as in, going through metal detectors when getting on planes, having your purse rifled through before entering buildings, etc. The idea was introduced during a cold open that saw the judges getting their bags searched before entering the studio. I know we were supposed to focus on the joke — that everyone but Ken Jeong sailed right in — but all I could think about was: Why did the judges’ paraphernalia stay on the table after they left?

Didn’t Robin Thicke want his hairspray and zillion mirrors? Wouldn’t...

Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) have been hired to star in the upcoming British anthology series being made by Steve McQueen, Small Axe. It will air on BBC, but has also been picked up by Amazon. The series is set in “London’s West Indian community, starting in the late 1960s and running until the early ’80s.” Production is currently under way in London.

Variety reports the following description:

The series will comprise six parts and tell five different stories. Its title is derived from a Jamaican proverb with resonance throughout the Caribbean: “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” It is also the title of a Bob Marley song from his 1973 album “Catch a Fire.”

Director and executive-producer McQueen had the following to say about this passion project of his:

“I felt these stories needed to be shared,...

The best of British talent, Letitia Wright and John Boyega have both landed themselves leading roles in Steve McQueen anthology series ‘Small Axe’.

Years in the making, the six-part series will tell five different stories, set in London’s West Indian community, starting in the late 1960s and running until the early ’80s. Its title is derived from a Jamaican proverb with resonance throughout the Caribbean: “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” It is also the title of a Bob Marley song from his 1973 album “Catch a Fire.” McQueen conceived the anthology’s stories with Alastair Siddons and Courttia Newland. Novelist Alex Wheatle is a writing consultant.

Malachi Kirby (Black Mirror), Shaun Parkes (Lost in Space), Rochenda Sandall (Line of Duty), Alex Jennings (Victoria) and Jack Lowden (Mary Queen of Scots) all join Wright and Boyega on the cast.

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Letitia Wright and John Boyega are set to star on Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe,” an upcoming anthology series that will air on the BBC in the U.K. and Amazon in the U.S.

The cast also includes Malachi Kirby (“Black Mirror”), Shaun Parkes (“Lost in Space”), Rochenda Sandall (“Line of Duty”), Alex Jennings (“Victoria”) and Jack Lowden (“Mary Queen of Scots”).

Created and written by McQueen with Alastair Siddons and Courttia Newland, the six-part, one-hour series will tell five different stories (with the first told across two episodes) and is set in London’s West Indian community, running from the late 1960s through the early ’80s. Shooting on the series began on location in London this week.

Also Read: Amazon Unveils Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn's New Fashion Competition Series Title, Judges

Per the studio, the title “Small Axe” is derived from a Jamaican proverb which has resonance throughout the Caribbean,...

Black Panther star Letitia Wright and Star Wars‘ John Boyega will lead cast in Steve McQueen’s upcoming BBC TV drama Small Axe, about London’s West Indian community between the 1960s-80s. As we reported yesterday, Amazon has picked up U.S. rights.

Production is now underway on location in London. Also starring are Malachi Kirby (Roots), Shaun Parkes (Lost In Space), Rochenda Sandall (Line Of Duty), Alex Jennings (Victoria) and Jack Lowden (Mary Queen Of Scots).

The long-gestating series will comprise six parts and tell five different stories. Its title is derived from a Jamaican proverb: “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe,” meaning that relatively marginal or small voices of dissent can successfully challenge more powerful ones. It is also the title of a Bob Marley song from his 1973 album Catch a Fire.

McQueen created the series’ stories with Alastair Siddons and Courttia Newland.

Letitia Wright and John Boyega head an all-star British cast in Steve McQueen’s upcoming anthology series, “Small Axe,” one of the most eagerly anticipated dramas coming out of Britain, where it will air on the BBC. Amazon has already snagged the show for the U.S.

The series from the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Widows” has been years in the making. It is set in London’s West Indian community, starting in the late 1960s and running until the early ’80s.

Production is now underway on location in London. Boyega (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) and Wright (“Black Panther”) join a cast that also includes Malachi Kirby (“Black Mirror”), Shaun Parkes (“Lost in Space”), Rochenda Sandall (“Line of Duty”), Alex Jennings (“Victoria”) and Jack Lowden (“Mary Queen of Scots”).

The series will comprise six parts and tell five different stories. Its title is derived from...

Janelle Monáe doesn’t do cover songs that often. “I’m very selective about the cover songs that I choose and they mean so much to me,” she said on Spotify’s Under Cover podcast. “It’s really difficult because I spend so much time crying to them or dancing to them that I don’t remember the words. I just want to listen to it over and over again and I will not accept my voice over that artist’s voice.”

Monáe originally had her heart set on Migos...

The recording console used during the making of Led Zeppelin’s IV – including “Stairway to Heaven” – and Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Catch a Fire will hit the auction block in December.

The HeliosCentric console is actually an “amalgamation” of two separate Helios consoles – Island Records’ Basing Street Studio 2 Helios Console and Alvin Lee’s Helios console from Space Studios – that were combined in 1996 by Elvis Costello and Squeeze’s Chris Difford with consultation from Helios Electronics Ltd founder Richard (Dick) Swettenham, auction house Bonhams said of the item.

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Paramount Pictures is teaming up with celebrated musician Ziggy Marley to develop a biopic about his father, reggae music legend Bob Marley. No writer or director is in place at this time, and it remains to be seen what other producers Ziggy Marley will bring on board to this project. It's most definitely still in the earliest stages of development and there is no word yet on whether Paramount has planned a production schedule or possible release date quite yet, but it seems the project is in fact moving forward.

Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945 in Jamaica, to Norvall Marley, a white Jamaican who originally hailed from Sussex, England and oversaw a plantation, and Cordelia Booker, who he married at the age of 18. Marley's father being white lead to him being discriminated against in his own country, but his father passed away when he was just 10 years old after suffering a heart attack.

Alison Owen and Debra Hayward's Monumental Pictures is set to make a big screen biopic about Victorian mathematician and computer science visionary Ada Lovelace. Development is being supported by Google and the National Academy of Sciences' program, The Science and Entertainment Exchange. Shawn Slovo, who wrote Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight and Phillip Noyce’s Catch a Fire, is set to write the screenplay. Lovelace was the daughter of notorious Romantic…...

Starring Aboriginal activist Gary Foley opposite Bill Hunter, director Phillip Noyce’s exploration into race relations is one ending short of being a classic

Of the many influential film-makers to have emerged from Australia in the 1970s, Phillip Noyce is one of the most political. Most of Noyce’s body of work consists of political dramas and thrillers, often with a side of geopolitical intrigue – titles such as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Saint, Catch a Fire, Salt and The Quiet American.

In the early 2000s the director made a rare voyage back to Australian shores for the hard-hitting stolen generations drama Rabbit-Proof Fence, a personal but polemical film advertised in America with an incendiary poster tagline: “What if the government kidnapped your daughter?”

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You're probably familiar with Idris Elba, the actor. But are you familiar with Idris Elba the DJ? The guitarist? The house music buff? Elba, 42, just released his first album, mi Mandela, which he wrote and produced in collaboration with musicians from South Africa and the U.K. as a tribute to both Nelson Mandela and Elba's father, Winston. Recorded in Johannesburg, London and Mali by a cast of musicians that includes Mumford & Sons and James Blake, it's available now via Elba's label, 7wallace and Parlophone records. "I made this album to express how it was to play Nelson Mandela, because...

The Weinstein Company presents The Giver press conference at Essex House on Central Park South Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Phillip Noyce, who directed Dead Calm with Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane - Rabbit-Proof Fence with Kenneth Branagh and David Gulpilil - The Quiet American with Michael Caine - and Catch A Fire with Tim Robbins, now gives us The Giver.

Following the press conference with Jeff Bridges (who paid tribute to Robin Williams), Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites, et al, I spoke with the director about his James Turrell inspiration for The Giver's abode. MoMA PS1, where Michelangelo Frammartino's Alberi was shown in 2013 is the location of Turrell's Meeting.

The Giver director Phillip Noyce: "He [Jonas] should be discovering home. the concept of home. It's in the book as a memory where he experiences Christmas." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

The Giver, screenplay by Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide,...

Like cheese on toast, Mel B and TV talent competitions seem destined to belong together.

Not content with currently being a judge on America's Got Talent or coaching on The Voice Kids Australia, the multi-talented popstar's globetrotting ends back in the UK after being confirmed as the fourth judge on this year's X Factor, joining Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell.

To celebrate, Digital Spy has decided to spice up your life by digging out ten facts about Scary Spice.

1. Melanie Janine Brown was born in Harehills, Leeds on May 29, 1975. Melanie was raised on a council estate by her English mother Andrea, and her Nevisian father Martin, who both encouraged the budding singer to follow her dreams.

Those dreams, however, didn't involve school, as Melanie explained: "I didn't do that well in school, let's put it that way. I was more focused on singing or wanting to go out...

"When the elders need guidance, I provide wisdom, using memories of the past." Following the batch of character posters that featured just a stripe of color running through the black and white images of various characters from The Giver, the sci-fi adaptation gets shown off even more in the full theatrical trailer. The film seems to unfold as a science fiction sort of Pleasantville as the black and white world of Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) is invaded by color, as he learns more about the all too ideal community in which he lives, thanks to the wisdom of Jeff Bridges, the titular guide and keeper of wisdom from the past. Watch! Here's the full trailer for Phillip Noyce's The Giver, originally from Yahoo: The Giver is directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Saint, Catch a Fire, Salt) and adapted by newcomer Michael Mitnick. The haunting story,...

Even when there's plenty of characters that fans will know in films like X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Hobbit, The Avengers or other blockbuster films with ensemble casts, the idea of character posters is just wasteful and pointless. But here we are with some character posters for the adaptation of the revered sci-fi young adult novel The Giver. This has an impressive cast, but not necessarily worthy of character posters, especially when most general audiences don't know these characters. Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites & Taylor Swift looking like her evil twin from another dimension are here and more. Here's the character posters for Phillip Noyce's The Giver from Imp Awards: The Giver is directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Saint, Catch a Fire, Salt) and adapted by newcomer Michael Mitnick. The haunting story, adapted from Lois Lowry's young adult book of the same name,...

Following the recent original horror flick Oculus, we're still due for quite the dose of newcomer Brenton Thwaites this year. The young actor leads the sci-fi indie The Signal, has a supporting role as Prince Phillip in Maleficent and stars alongside Jeff Bridges in the adaptation of the revered sci-fi novel The Giver. Now a new trailer has arrived for the film that also features Meryl Streep and Katie Holmes, combining some footage from the original teaser with some of the new bits that popped up in the recent featurette. While the book is held in high esteem, we're not sure if the film can offer anything fresh in the Ya market. Here's the new trailer for Phillip Noyce's The Giver straight from The Weinstein Company: The Giver is directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Saint, Catch a Fire, Salt) and adapted by newcomer Michael Mitnick.

"There's something missing from our lives, something that has been stolen." With Divergent poised to hit theaters this weekend, a more iconic young adult sci-fi book is coming to theaters later this year with The Giver. Based on Lois Lowry's Newbury Medal winning book of the same name, the film follows Jonas (Brandon Thwaites), who lives in a content, future dystopian society that feels a little too familiar to the rest of the young adult adaptations we've been seeing. But after being given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory, he begins to unravel the secrets behind his community, and they might be rather disturbing. Maybe Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep will give this iconic tale the weight it needs. Watch! Here's the first trailer for Phillip Noyce's adaptation of The Giver from The Weinstein Company: The Giver is directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger,...

For Cedella Marley, keeping her father's legacy alive is a full-time job.

The daughter of music legend Bob Marley is the author of multiple children's books inspired by her dad, the designer of a fashion brand named for the Wailers album "Catch a Fire," and CEO of Tuff Gong International, an organization he founded to support creativity. She's also worked with her brothers to launch Marley's Beverage Company, featuring a new line of relaxation beverages. The aptly named Marley's Mellow Mood recently kicked off Marley's Music Uprising, a competition that will offer the winning band (La's PapaFish) a recording session with Stephen Marley at Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica.

We caught up with the entrepreneur and mom of three to chat about her recent projects and famous family.

Why did you want to start Marley's Mellow Mood?

Our father was an entrepreneur. And he was also a farmer.

The immensely talented Meryl Streep continues her illustrious career with two more adaptations. Streep has been officially cast in The Giver, an adaptation of the beloved Newbery Medal book, being directed by Philip Noyce (Catch a Fire, Salt). In addition, The Giver also gains actors Alexander Skarsgard (seen in Melancholia, Battleship, The East) and Cameron Monaghan (seen on "Shameless"). Jeff Bridges stars in the film, which starts shooting this fall in South Africa. Streep is also confirmed for Michael Cunningham's The Good House adaptation with Robert De Niro (the fourth film these two will be in together) as we reported. As for The Giver, The Weinstein Company and Walden Media are producing the adaptation of Lois Lowry's bestselling novel. This has been one of Jeff Bridges passion projects for a while, and it sounds like it's finally coming together and shooting this year with Philip Noyce at the helm.

Wait, there's a film adaptation of Lois Lowry's The Giver in the works? And Jeff Bridges is in it? I'm ashamed that I didn't know about this until now. It was one of my favorite books as a kid and is possibly the best young adult novel I have ever read. Deadline has learned that Meryl Streep is set to join The Giver with Phillip Noyce (Salt, Catch A Fire) helming the adaptation. Streep will play the head elder of the seemingly utopian society that has...

If further evidence were needed that the lines between TV and film are becoming less and less visible, Cannes has provided a decent opportunity. Last year saw "Hemingway & Gellhorn" get an out-of-competition screening, whereas this year went one better, and has seen Steven Soderbergh's "Behind The Candelabra" pick up some of the best reviews of the festival. But the trouble with the Liberace biopic getting so much attention is that it's overshadowed the other HBO movie, "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight," which screened this morning to virtually no buzz, and which has just debuted its first three pieces of footage. Written by Shawn Slovo ("Catch A Fire"), and directed by Stephen Frears, it tells the story of the Supreme Court debate over the great boxer's conscientious objection to fighting in Vietnam, focusing in particular on the relationship between the torn Justice Harlan (Christopher Plummer) and his clerk (Benjamin Walker: Vampire Hunter). Frank Langella,...

The Giver starring Jeff Bridges may land Salt helmer Phillip Noyce Lois Lowry's 1993 "The Giver" children's book may have found its director in Catch a Fire's Phillip Noyce, who's currently in early talks to helm the bigscreen adaptation for Weinstein Co and Walden Media. Jeff Bridges will star and also produces alongside Nikki Silver. Weinstein Co had no official comment on Noyce's involvement, reports Variety. The Giver is set in a society which is at first shown as a utopian society, then gradually becomes dystopian. By converting to "Sameness," the society has eliminated pain and strife, which has also eradicated emotional depth. The story follows Jonas, a twelve-year-old selected to be the "Receiver of Memory" who discovers the power of knowledge. People living in the community are content because they don't know they're capable of a better life, but the knowledge of what they are missing, could create chaos.

The Giver starring Jeff Bridges may land Salt helmer Phillip Noyce Lois Lowry's 1993 "The Giver" children's book may have found its director in Catch a Fire's Phillip Noyce, who's currently in early talks to helm the bigscreen adaptation for Weinstein Co and Walden Media. Jeff Bridges will star and also produces alongside Nikki Silver. Weinstein Co had no official comment on Noyce's involvement, reports Variety. The Giver is set in a society which is at first shown as a utopian society, then gradually becomes dystopian. By converting to "Sameness," the society has eliminated pain and strife, which has also eradicated emotional depth. The story follows Jonas, a twelve-year-old selected to be the "Receiver of Memory" who discovers the power of knowledge. People living in the community are content because they don't know they're capable of a better life, but the knowledge of what they are missing, could create chaos.

If there is one thing about Stephen Frears, he doesn't usually let too much time pass before he's on to the next project. And barely a week after his latest film "Lay The Favorite" premiered at Sundance, it looks like he may be on to something new. And now, it's not the developing remake of "The Hit" or "The Bengali Detective." Instead, it's "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" and it's gearing up at HBO. The folks over at Shadow & Act first got wind of the project, and have learned that casting is underway. The film seems to be moving under the radar, but when is known thus far is that it has a script from Shawn Slovo ("Catch A Fire," "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") and Scott Ferguson ( past HBO successes "You Don't Know Jack," "Temple Grandin," "Recount") is one of the producers according to Montana Artists Agency. So what's it all about?...

Liam Hemsworth has been cast as the male lead in Relativity Media's romantic drama "Timeless."According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phillip Noyce ("Dead Calm," "Patriot Games," "Catch a Fire," "Salt") is directing from a Bill Kelly script.Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh is producing with Sunil Perkash.No production start date has been set.The film centers on a heartbroken man (Hemsworth) who attempts to create a scientific method that can turn back time following his wife's death.Hemsworth, who was last seen in "The Last Song," will appear in "The Hunger Games" in March and "The Expendables 2" in August.

A Phillip Noyce retrospective and other Australian and Nz films have been selected to screen at the 42nd International Film Festival of India.

The retrospective of Noyce’s work includes Clear and Present Danger, Catch a Fire, The Quiet American, and Australian films Newsfront and Backroads.

Of the acknowledgement, Noyce said: “I‘m delighted that the International Film Festival of India will share with audiences films spanning my whole career. The screening of Backroads and Newsfront will give Indian audiences a taste of Australian acting icon, Bill Hunter, in two of the roles that first revealed his remarkable talent.”

Noyce will attend the festival and present a day-long master class on the process of translating ideas from concept, through script development, to the finished product.

The film festival, in its Australasian program will also screen local films Oranges and Sunshine, Matching Jack with director Nadia Tass in attendance, and New...

Lover's rock influenced the Police and Sade, and gave women a voice in reggae – so why was it sidelined in its native Britain?

In 1979, Janet Kay's piercing falsetto was one of the defining sounds of the summer. Silly Games, her bittersweet ode to a faltering relationship, enjoyed heavy radio play, thanks in part to a subtle arrangement by songwriter/producer Dennis Bovell, a distinctive drum pattern from Aswad's Angus Gaye and distribution on a Warners subsidiary. The song reached No 2, the highest chart placing for a black, British woman at that point. It also signalled a coming of age for lover's rock, the softened, British reggae sub-genre that focused on romance, but, as noted in Menelik Shabazz's documentary The Story of Lover's Rock, involved so much more than setting teenaged heartbreak to a reggae beat.

Though a primarily underground phenomenon, lover's rock influenced pop acts such as the Police,...