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Sex Mob: Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti: Sex Mob Plays Fellini: The Music of Nino Rota (Royal Potato Family)

Call me crazy, but I feel a connection between Rota's themes for Fellini's films and the melodic styles of Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman. Granted, what each did once past their respective themes became wildly different, with Rota never abandoning harmony, Ornette twisting it in new directions, and Ayler abandoning it altogether, but before that happens, their themes share an effulgent earthiness and overflowing humanity. And who better to bring out the jazz side of that earthy humanity than the great recontextualizer Steve Bernstein and his longstanding quartet with Briggan Krauss (alto and baritone saxes), Tony Scherr (electric bass), and Kenny Wollesen (drums, gongs, log drum, waterphone, vibraphone).

Bernstein's slide trumpet in particular has the microtonal relationship with pitch that Ayler and Coleman each cherished to varying degrees, including a wide...

Let's face it: It's not easy making it nowadays. The economy sucks, and the concept of steady work is like chasing a mythical unicorn. That being said, how far would you go to get a job? How badly do you want one? The Employer wants to know!

Written and directed by Frank Merle, The Employer stars Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Halloween, Silent Night, "The Mentalist,” “Entourage,” “Franklin & Bash”), Paige Howard (Adventureland), Billy Zane (Titanic, Back to the Future, Dead Calm), and David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Saving Lincoln, Prisoners). Merle and Chris Roe produce.

Look for it to be released on June 7th.

Synopsis

Director/writer/producer Frank Merle (Carnage, Chaos & Creeps; Gnaw) and his new psychological thriller The Employer show just how far five applicants are willing to go for a job at the mysterious Carcharias Corporation. Anticipating their final interview, they find themselves trapped in a room...

Lou Taylor Pucci is playing one of the many young people who gets victimized by all the demonic craziness going on in this weekend's Evil Dead, but he's got another, much more nuanced role coming to theaters as well. In the exclusive clip above you can get a glimpse of his performance in The Story of Luke, in which he plays an autistic 25-year-old whose life changes entirely when he's forced to move in with his distant relatives. All he has guiding him is his grandfather's final words: "Get a job. Find a girl. Live your own life. Be a man!" In the clip you can see Luke in conversation with his uncle Paul (The Princess Bride's Cary Elwes), in which an emotional moment doesn't go quite as planned thanks to Luke's autism. The cast also includes Seth Green-- who you know from everything from Robot Chicken to...

This exclusive clip from The Story of Luke features the autistic Luke (Lou Taylor Pucci) getting distracted by a receptionists's "assets" during a job interview. Alonso Mayo directs this touching drama about a young man whose sheltered life is disrupted when grandparents die. Luke becomes determined to find his first job and live life on his own terms for the first time. Take a look at this scene from the upcoming indie, debuting in theaters and on VOD formats April 5.

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Luke, 25, is autistic and lives a sheltered life with his grandparents. But his world is suddenly turned upside down when his grandmother dies and he is forced to live with his dysfunctional relatives who have no patience for him or his senile grandfather, who they quickly force into a nursing home. Luke is left with his grandfather's final semi-coherent words: "Get a job. Find a girl.

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A few of us here from GeekTyrant will be hitting up WonderCon 2013, which takes place from Friday, March 29th to Sunday, March 31th at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. We went for the first time last year, and we had a great time, so we're all excited to be going back for more geek goodness!

WonderCon has released the full three-day schedule! There's a ton of great stuff to check out this year! Enough cool stuff to keep you more than busy! Check out the schedule and start planning out your trip! If you're going and you see us around make sure to say hi! We can talk about geek stuff! See ya there!

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Host Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo, Tom Zarek), Kevin Grazier (science advisor, Battlestar, Caprica, Defiance),Michael Taylor (writer/producer, Battlestar, Defiance, Caprica...

Rule #1: Don’t bother Tina Fey when she’s minding her own business on the streets of New York City, probably off in search of a delicious sandwich.

Rule #2: Don’t bother her especially if you’re just going to ask about the whole Taylor Swift thing. A recap: Swift wasn’t happy when Fey and Amy Poehler jokingly told the singer to stay away from Michael J. Fox’s son at the Golden Globes. When Vanity Fair asked Swift to respond to the quip, Swift replied by quoting Katie Couric quoting Madeleine Albright: “There’s a...

We have the exclusive poster debut for the critically-acclaimed indie The Story of Luke, debuting in theaters and on VOD formats April 5 after a successful run on the film festival circuit. Lou Taylor Pucci stars as Luke, a young autistic man who is forced to live with his dysfunctional relatives after his grandmother passes away. Luke finally decides to take control of his own life in this heralded drama from director Alonso Mayo. Take a look at this brand new one-sheet, also featuring co-stars Seth Green, Cary Elwes, and Kristin Bauer van Straten.

Luke, 25, is autistic and lives a sheltered life with his grandparents. But his world is suddenly turned upside down when his grandmother dies and he is forced to live with his dysfunctional relatives who have no patience for him or his senile grandfather, who they quickly force into a nursing home. Luke is left with his grandfather's...

The cast of Guardians of the Galaxy continues to shape up with reports that Jason Momoa has been cast in the role of Drax the Destroyer. If anybody can look like a destroyer, it's Momoa.

Gallup released a poll of the percentage of people who identify as Glbt by state, ranging from Washington, DC at 10% to North Dakota at 1.7%. My own home of West Virginia came in at 3.1% which has always been considered a mean, but ranks a little low here. How does your state rank?

We told you Friday about soccer player Robbie Rogers, who came out of the closet, then promptly retired to focus on his apparel company. The Chicago Fire currently holds Rogers' contract, and head coach Frank Klopas is incredibly supportive, "Yesterday I thought he was a very good player and I still think that today. Should Robbie want to return to the game, we would...

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Alisha Dixon was the first out lesbian to ever make it to Hollywood on American Idol, at least that we saw. Unfortunately she was axed last night, but she could still be brought back as a wildcard.

Jillian Michaels was on Watch What Happens Live last night and she would not bang Rachel Maddow, but the actress Melissa Rauch said she definitely would. Then Jillian said she hasn't talked to Jackie Warner in years because they were "business partners." Mhm!

The gifs from the upcoming Gossip music video for "Get a Job" look pretty hilarious and amazing. I can't wait to see the final product.

Check out the new track from sisters CoCoRosie, which is "is an imagined conversation between an abandoned child and an outcast old woman.

Beverley McGarvey chief programming officer for the Ten Network talks about her media habits and media trends in a Q&A first published on Encore.

Who is the most powerful person in Australian media and why?

Government policy and regulation touches pretty much everything we do on a day- to-day basis, so I would have to say communications minister, Stephen Conroy. From the amount of advertising we can sell, to the accuracy of our electronic program guide data, we have to check the rules every time we take a breath. Importantly, though, I think Senator Conroy gets the fact that this industry is going through a period of major structural change and he has taken some positive steps to make sure we can keep doing what we do, particularly for local content.

What one medium could you not live without?

Free-to-air television. I tend to consume content on many devices at different times,...

Sounds like this brutal battle isn't going to end anytime soon.

Robert Kardashian's widow, Ellen Kardashian, who released suspicious excerpts from what she says is her late husband's journal this week -- claiming Kris Jenner was an abusive mother -- is fighting back after Kim and Khloe Kardashian took to Twitter to slam her allegations.

Keep in mind that the fourth wife of the famed late attorney, whom he married two months before he died of esophageal cancer in 2003, is the same woman who last year alleged that Robert's youngest daughter Khloe was not his biological child, but the product of an affair.

Ellen tells In Touch of the journals, “I am simply stating the facts and the truth -- their father’s truth. I simply delivered hand-written diaries from their father. They are my property at the disposal of whatever I so choose. Robert would have no problem with that.

Kev F. Sutherland is, sadly, not quite a household name yet. But if you are big into the live comedy scene, attend the Edinburgh Fringe and/or are in the right circles, he is a big name.

Not only is he arguably the man who gave Stephen Merchant and Miranda Hart their first break, but was also the inspiration behind Neil’s Dad The Inbetweeners (Kev’s old friends Damon Beesley and Iain Morris have never actually confirmed this, but we all know it’s true).

Disgustingly multi-talented as a comedian, comic artist, musician, caricaturist and writer among many others (he’s probably a professional bloody plate-spinner in his spare time for all I know…), you might have seen him on Points West, The Culture Show, Comedy Shuffle, Battle of The Books, The One Show and Upstaged.

2013 looks set to be the year of Kev (I’m sure he was...

Everywhere we go music follows us. We should never overlook music’s role in our lives, and even more so in film. Listen and you’ll learn and experience a great deal more. Sunday Soundtrack takes a look at movies that feature memorable sounds that could be heard on the original soundtrack release or in the film itself.

Hey! We’re back here with the Bossman, Bob Cormier! From the racks and stacks it’s the best on wax! It’s the Chordettes, with Lollipop!

Stand by Me is a touching coming-of-age movie set in the 1950′s about a group of friends and a childhood journey to find the body of a missing boy near their town. The fantastic soundtrack is filled with early rock & roll hits. The movie is nostalgic for many reasons, but above all it’s the music on the soundtrack that can make anyone happy decades after it was originally recorded.

If you’re a classicist, you could say that Pandora has officially opened her box. If you’re a music snob, you could say that Pandora has officially sold out (in which case: Get a job, hippie). Either way, the fact remains that Pandora Media Inc., one of the leading online radio companies — which runs off a system called the Music Genome Project — has gone public. And, according to Bloomberg, stock prices are soaring: The company rose from $7.26 to $23.26 as of 10:01 Et. Pause for a moment to picture Pandora founder Tim Westergren taking a break from being influential to...

Hey gang! WonderCon 2011 invading San Francisco on Friday, April 1st through Sunday, April 3rd and the three-day schedule has been unleashed! Unfortunately we won't be able to make it up there this year, but if you are going, it looks like there's a ton of stuff for you to check out! I wish to hell I was going!

The convention will feature presentations and screenings for Falling Skies, Green Lantern, Super, Cowboys & Aliens, The Three Musketeers, Hanna, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man Anime, Priest, Immortals, Doctor Who, Terra Nova, Thundercats, and more.

Check out the full schedule below and start planning you WonderCon adventure!

Friday, April 1

12:30-1:30 Nerds! The Secret Origins of Game Designers— Comics. Movies. Games. Did you know that a life of fandom might be perfect training for a career as a video game designer? Learn the secret origins of industry veterans Haden Blackman...

Charlie Sheen was back on Today this morning, having invited NBC News’ Jeff Rossen to return to his home, the “Sober Valley Lodge,” Monday afternoon to tape another sit-down, as well as a kitchen chat with the two women Sheen refers to as “the goddesses.” Asked what the goddesses have that his ex-wives didn’t, Sheen said, “These women don’t judge me… They don’t lead with opinion. They don’t lead with their own needs all the time. They’re honest enough to tell me, ‘Hey look, park your nonsense. You got to help me solve this, and we solve it.

By Trevor Anderson (writer-director of “The High Level Bridge”)

When I really think about it, I guess I’m going to Sundance because I lost a contest.

“The High Level Bridge” is my ninth short film. It’s a five-minute, personal documentary about the largest bridge in my hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The best way for me to describe the movie to people who haven’t seen it is to tell them the first lines of my voiceover: “This is the High Level Bridge. It’s where people who live in Edmonton go when we’re finally ready to kill ourselves. By the end of this little video, I’m gonna huck this camera over the edge.”

When I’m talking to the press, it’s tempting to pretend that the only reason I made the documentary was to memorialize our dead. But when I’m honest with myself, I...

This is the true story of four friends who decided to live together in a house, and have their lives taped by the one who considers herself a “videographer” to find out what happens when people stop being polite…and start getting really, really obnoxious. Reality Bites: It sure does! Okay, full disclaimer: We are two snot-nosed members of Generation Y. The film was not made for us. We have no emotional attachment to it. But even though Reality Bites looks incredibly dated now — let’s be honest, it was dated one year after its initial 1994 release — we both found the movie fascinating.

Werner Herzog has forever been a maverick of modern cinema and certainly never one to work within the constraints of the so-called ‘normal cinema’. A man who would rather forge his own path straight up the middle of the rock face of filmmaking, ignoring the easier Sherpa led routes on either side of that particular furrow.

Werner Herzog, the director of many classics of the left leaning art house cinema scene, including Aguirre The Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (1974) and Stroszek (1977). Not forgetting his most well known work Fitzcarraldo’ (1982) which emerged victorious from the epic struggles of which it was born, deep within the dark recesses of the Peruvian Jungle. It’s Herzog’s innate sense of persistence and drive which lends his films and Fitzcarraldo in particular a slight air of madness. You get the feeling that no matter what, Herzog’s projects will be finished...

Conan the Barbarian sounds like the ultimate beefcake action movie. But the film is actually a fascinating curio, starring a cast of non-actors and featuring one of cinema history’s great scores. The first major starring role for Arnold Schwarzenegger (who supposedly had to lose muscle mass in order to swing the sword), Conan has very little to do with Robert E. Howard’s character and everything to do with the particular obsessions of director John Milius, who mashed several different Conan stories together, sprinkled on some Nietzsche and some caveman religion, and then poured in a river of blood.

Sound On Sight Radio recently celebrated it’s 250th anniversary episode, but sadly it was also the last show we would record at Cjlo – Concordia University’s underground radio station in Montreal. Cjlo was and will always be our home and without the station Sound On Sight Radio would have never existed. We would like to thank the station for all the support throughout the years. A very special thanks goes out to program director Brian Joseph who was responsible for convincing me to make Sound On Sight more of a talk show, as appose to simply playing music from movies we love. In the four years at the station I met some great people including my co host Simon Howell. It has been a long hard journey but well worth every step. If you are a fan of our show, I recommend you head over to the Cjlo website...

When Zap2it had the opportunity to meet up with "The Real Housewives of D.C.'s" Lynda Erkiletian after her interview on The Ktla News Morning Show, we knew we'd get a pretty frank version on the events of this season. And Lynda certainly delivered that and then some.

Lynda came in to the season with an opinion on the alleged White House gatecrashers, fellow cast member Michaele Salahi and her husband, Tareq.

"My opposition to them is that I had experienced bad business dealings," Lynda tells Zap2it. "And as a professional, I have worked very hard to create a business that I didn't want the association. I didn't need that."

Lynda says she understands when life throws challenges one's way, but she felt the Salahis could have handled their financial difficulties very differently.

"Everybody has had their ups and downs. And believe me, I've had my share,...

There's nothing wrong with receiving a $5,000 check ... that is, unless the check comes with a vicious insult emblazoned across the front. TMZ has obtained an insult-laden check written to  Andrew Keegan on behalf of "Bachelor" winner Shayne Lamas -- who was recently sued by the actor over unpaid rent. Shayne's husband, Nik Richie from "The Dirty" website, took a shot at Keegan when he made out the check ... by writing " Get a Job Hollywood Has-Been " on it.

The film is called Get A Job, written and directed by Chicago native, James Reed.

Synopsis: Unemployed and living with the mother-in-law from hell, a young comedian (Will) and his childhood friend (Terry) are sucked into the ride of their lives when they decide there is no time like the present to pursue their dreams of opening a comedy club.

The film will be screening in Chicago, on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at 7:30pm, at Portage Theatre, 4050 North Milwaukee Avenue.

General admission is $15.00.

Trailer below:...

Unlike last season’s table flip finale, we fortunately have a few episodes left of The Real Housewives of New Jersey to help deal with last week’s country club brawl (which means hours of watching the ladies rehash the events leading up to the Hair Pull Heard Round the World). Danielle wanted Ashley arrested for assault, to which she responded, “Whatever.” If only she had been born in a different decade, she could have been Amber from Clueless’ evil sidekick. Everyone was shaken up after the fight, and the uncertainty over what would happened to Jacqueline’s 19-year-old daughter...

Vincent Gallo defied his parents to pursue his love of acting after his father branded him a "retard" for dreaming of a movie career.

The Brown Bunny filmmaker was just 16 years old when he was accepted to study acting under famed teacher Stella Adler, who had previously coached Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando.

But when he broke the news to his parents during a car journey, his dad Vincenzo launched into a furious rant about his son's movie aspirations, branding him "an idiot".

Gallo tells Britain's The Independent, "(He) slams on the brakes to the car. The car goes skidding into a snowbank. And he grabs my ear, and he pulls me by my ear from the back seat to the front seat, into the rear-view mirror and he pushes my face, five or six times, into the mirror. The rear-view mirror breaks off from the windshield.

"And he tells me, 'Look at your face, you retard. You look like Paul Newman? You look like Robert Redford? Those are actors. You look like an idiot. Get a job... When you get a job as a plumber or in a gas station, give us a call and we'll come and visit you.' And then he threw me in the back seat."...

Six actors. 3 women. 3 men. One room. An intimate conversation.

Newsweek’s 13th Oscar Roundtable with Oscar actor hopefuls, Morgan Freeman, Gabourey Sidibe, Jeff Bridges, Woody Harrelson, Sandra Bullock, and Carey Mulligan, in which they discussed a myriad of items related to their craft.

It’s all worth viewing… all 15 parts

Watch them all below:

Part 1: Morgan Freeman: ‘I Never Get Nervous’

Part 2: Sandra Bullock: ‘I Need “Mission Impossible” Music’

Part 3: Gabourey Sidibe: ‘My Mom’s a Terrible Actress’

Part 4: Bullock: ‘I Started as a Dirty Gypsy Child’

Part 5: Jeff Bridges: ‘It’s All About Love’

Part 6: Woody Harrelson: ‘I Couldn’t Get a Job for Six Years’

Part 7: Morgan Freeman: ‘I’m Not Samuel L. Jackson’

Part 8: Sidibe: ‘Stop Googling Me!’

Part 9: Freeman: ‘”Avatar” Is Really Cartoons’

Part 10: Carey Mulligan: ‘It’s Fun...

I woke up on Monday covered in bruises. Now, some people might assume that this was because I helped my sister move all weekend, but those people are Stupid Dumbheads. A sensible person would know that it's because of all the kung fu fighting I do in my sleep (those cats were fast as lighting, yo). That really has nothing to do with anything, it's just always surprising when you go to get in the shower and you find a series of large contusions and wonder for a minute if you got into an epic bar brawl and then you forgot all about it on account of the vodka. Then you remember that you effing can't stand vodka, so you probably just bumped into a bunch of shit or dropped a house on yourself or something. Business as usual and whatnot.

In other news, this week in Things That Smell,...

President Obama's job summit was not some shallow publicity stunt, but a sincere attempt to bring together great minds to help ease what has become a national crisis. My musical jobs summit -- not so much. Still, it's time for everybody out there to go to work and employ your talents by adding to this playlist. Nice Work If You Can Get It - Frank Sinatra Get A Job - The Silhouettes Found A Job - Talking Heads Out Of Work - Gary Us Bonds Dirty Work - Steely Dan It's Nice To Know You Work Alone - Silversun Pickups Let's Work Together - Wilbert Harrison Full Time Job - Gretchen Wilson Man's Job - Bruce Springsteen This Woman's Work - Maxwell Why Don't You Get A Job? - The Offspring That's My Job - Conway Twitty It's My Job - Jimmy Buffett Just Go Paid - 'Nsync Lookin'...