Chris Hemsworth, who plays James Kirk's father in the new Star Trek film, has been tapped to star as Thor in a big screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics series, along with an Avengers film to follow.
The Thor film is set for May 2011 release.
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Soon to be former Doctor Who actor David Tennant has been named the new host of "Masterpiece Contemporary."
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Martin Scorsese plans a bio-pic of Frank Sinatra.
The film's co-producer Cathy Shulman said the film would not be "a cradle-to-the-grave traditional portrait of the consecutive events in a man's life".
"Instead, it's more of a collage and, in many ways, it will feel like an album itself.
"It's a collection of various moments and impressions in his life and together we hope they'll tell the full story and present full themes."
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If you haven't heard yet, you can check out a streaming version of the new Wilco album here. I had a listen yesterday. Nice stuff, but I think it's too bad the band has retreated from the experimentation that made some of its more recent LPs so interesting.
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Today in sharity, some cool exotica from Les Baxter.
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From Hard Dies Night, how about a bass lesson from Paul McCartney?
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Once we were young.
Found randomly in my Web wanderings.
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See the first official preview of "Fast Forward," a new sci-fi-ish series from ABC.
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Check out a 1970s horror tale illustrated by the great Steve Ditko.
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NPR streams a new musical collaboration between movie director David Lynch, producer Danger Mouse and the band Sparklehorse.
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Martin Scorsese plans a bio-pic of Frank Sinatra.
The film's co-producer Cathy Shulman said the film would not be "a cradle-to-the-grave traditional portrait of the consecutive events in a man's life".
"Instead, it's more of a collage and, in many ways, it will feel like an album itself.
"It's a collection of various moments and impressions in his life and together we hope they'll tell the full story and present full themes."
----
If you haven't heard yet, you can check out a streaming version of the new Wilco album here. I had a listen yesterday. Nice stuff, but I think it's too bad the band has retreated from the experimentation that made some of its more recent LPs so interesting.
-----
Today in sharity, some cool exotica from Les Baxter.
----
From Hard Dies Night, how about a bass lesson from Paul McCartney?
-----
Once we were young.
Found randomly in my Web wanderings.
-----
See the first official preview of "Fast Forward," a new sci-fi-ish series from ABC.
-----
Check out a 1970s horror tale illustrated by the great Steve Ditko.
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NPR streams a new musical collaboration between movie director David Lynch, producer Danger Mouse and the band Sparklehorse.
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