Pop links: Billie Piper's new series! Superman/Batman pics!
Former "Doctor Who" star Billie Piper is set to appear in a new BBC drama series.
Piper will play a young wife and mother who has a romance with a Polish neighbour in 1950s Leeds.
Sue Johnston and Alun Armstrong also appear in A Passionate Woman, based on Kay Mellor's successful stage play.
"There was interest in the film rights but I held onto them," Mellor said. "Now, with the BBC and British money, it's the project I want it to be."
The drama starts filming in Leeds this month and will air on BBC One in 2010.
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Yahoo! has some pics up from the new straight-to-DVD "Superman/Batman Public Enemies" film.
Piper will play a young wife and mother who has a romance with a Polish neighbour in 1950s Leeds.
Sue Johnston and Alun Armstrong also appear in A Passionate Woman, based on Kay Mellor's successful stage play.
"There was interest in the film rights but I held onto them," Mellor said. "Now, with the BBC and British money, it's the project I want it to be."
The drama starts filming in Leeds this month and will air on BBC One in 2010.
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Yahoo! has some pics up from the new straight-to-DVD "Superman/Batman Public Enemies" film.
CD new releases Sept. 29, 2009
New CDs of note this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon.
Through The Devil Softly by Hope Sandoval
Closer To The Bone (Deluxe Edition) by Kris Kristofferson
Ciao My Shining Star:The Songs of Mark Mulcahy by Thom Yorke
All in One by Bebel Gilberto
The Collection:Bob Dylan (Another Side of Bob Dylan/Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited) by Bob Dylan
Where The Wild Things Are Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs By Karen O And The Kids by Karen O
The Costello Show: Live at the El Mocambo by Elvis Costello
Magnificent: The Complete Studio Duets by The Supremes and The Four Tops
The Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness
Whip It! by Various Artists
Through The Devil Softly by Hope Sandoval
Closer To The Bone (Deluxe Edition) by Kris Kristofferson
Ciao My Shining Star:The Songs of Mark Mulcahy by Thom Yorke
All in One by Bebel Gilberto
The Collection:Bob Dylan (Another Side of Bob Dylan/Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited) by Bob Dylan
Where The Wild Things Are Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs By Karen O And The Kids by Karen O
The Costello Show: Live at the El Mocambo by Elvis Costello
Magnificent: The Complete Studio Duets by The Supremes and The Four Tops
The Liberty of Norton Folgate by Madness
Whip It! by Various Artists
DVD new releases Sept. 29, 2009
New DVDs of interest this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon.
Monsters vs. Aliens
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition)
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Digital Copy and Amazon Exclusive Set of 4 Collectible 8x10 Character Posters)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Life on Mars: The Complete Series
The Patty Duke Show: Season One
Ultraman: The Complete Series
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Series
Disney Animation Collection 7: Mickey's Christmas Carol
Secret Policeman's Ball: The Secret Policeman Rocks!
Monsters vs. Aliens
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition)
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Digital Copy and Amazon Exclusive Set of 4 Collectible 8x10 Character Posters)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Life on Mars: The Complete Series
The Patty Duke Show: Season One
Ultraman: The Complete Series
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Complete Series
Disney Animation Collection 7: Mickey's Christmas Carol
Secret Policeman's Ball: The Secret Policeman Rocks!
Pop links: LA Times covers Kirby! Shuster awards announced! Doctor Who animated series planned! Riverworld preview! Charlie Brown Christmas figures!
The Los Angeles Times examines the legacy of artist Jack Kirby and his family's efforts to gain control over some of his many comic book creations.
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The winners of the 2009 Joe Shuster Awards, named after the co-creator or Superman, have been announced.
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A new Doctor Who animated series will spin out of a new episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures," itself a DW-spinoff.
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Check out the first trailer for "Riverworld," an upcoming mini-series based on the Philip Jose Farmer books.
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The woman who, as a girl, inspired fellow student Julian Lennon to draw a picture he called "Lucy in the Sky with Diamond," which in turn inspired his dad, John, to write a song of the same name, has died.
The St Thomas' Lupus Trust charity said O'Donnell had died aged 46 after losing a fight against the autoimmune disease lupus.
It said Julian and his mother Cynthia, Lennon's first wife, were "shocked and saddened by the loss of Lucy".
"It's so sad that she had finally lost the battle she fought so bravely for so long," the Trust's campaign director Angie Davidson said.
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A great post about my favorite Disneyland ride.
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These are fun: Charlie Brown Christmas play figures from Department 56, out next month.
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The winners of the 2009 Joe Shuster Awards, named after the co-creator or Superman, have been announced.
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A new Doctor Who animated series will spin out of a new episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures," itself a DW-spinoff.
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Check out the first trailer for "Riverworld," an upcoming mini-series based on the Philip Jose Farmer books.
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The woman who, as a girl, inspired fellow student Julian Lennon to draw a picture he called "Lucy in the Sky with Diamond," which in turn inspired his dad, John, to write a song of the same name, has died.
The St Thomas' Lupus Trust charity said O'Donnell had died aged 46 after losing a fight against the autoimmune disease lupus.
It said Julian and his mother Cynthia, Lennon's first wife, were "shocked and saddened by the loss of Lucy".
"It's so sad that she had finally lost the battle she fought so bravely for so long," the Trust's campaign director Angie Davidson said.
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A great post about my favorite Disneyland ride.
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These are fun: Charlie Brown Christmas play figures from Department 56, out next month.
Pop links: Kevin Conroy returns to Batman! Jeff Jones art! Beatles psychedelic soul cover! Opie meets Lovecraft! Bad times befall Rhino Records!
Voice actor Kevin Conroy talks about his return to the role of the Caped Crusader for DC's straight-to-DVD "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" movie.
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Check out some very early work by comics artist Jeff Jones.
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Hear a super groovy cover of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows."
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Director Ron Howard plans a big screen adaptation of Image Comics' "The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft."
"It very cleverly uses H.P. Lovecraft in a fictional way, but there's some loose biographical elements. But it certainly has the flavor and the tone of Lovecraft," Howard told me during an interview for an upcoming story on a different topic. "The character is a very young Lovecraft."
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Oh man, things don't sound good for Rhino Records:
In the latest indication of the shrinking market for compact discs, Warner Music Group's catalog arm Rhino Records laid off between 30 and 40 staffers on Thursday.
Job losses came in all departments, including A&R, marketing, promotion and publicity.
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Check out some very early work by comics artist Jeff Jones.
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Hear a super groovy cover of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows."
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Director Ron Howard plans a big screen adaptation of Image Comics' "The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft."
"It very cleverly uses H.P. Lovecraft in a fictional way, but there's some loose biographical elements. But it certainly has the flavor and the tone of Lovecraft," Howard told me during an interview for an upcoming story on a different topic. "The character is a very young Lovecraft."
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Oh man, things don't sound good for Rhino Records:
In the latest indication of the shrinking market for compact discs, Warner Music Group's catalog arm Rhino Records laid off between 30 and 40 staffers on Thursday.
Job losses came in all departments, including A&R, marketing, promotion and publicity.
Pop links: Buffy season 9 coming! Thor's lady cast! Rhino's L.A. Nuggets! Faces pseudo reunion?!!!
Buffy fans relax: Joss Whedon plans to continue the heroine's comic book adventures past the 40-issue run of Dark Horse's "season 8" with a season 9. Also, Whedon's collaborator on the Astonishing X-Men comic is set to direct an episode of "Dollhouse."
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Actress Jaime Alexander will play Lady Sif in the upcoming Thor film.
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NPR checks out the awesome-looking new box set from Rhino Records, Where the Action Is! L.A. Nuggets 1965-1968.
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The Faces are reforming--without Rod Stewart.
Seventies band The Faces are to reform for a one-off charity show at London's Royal Albert Hall next month.
But frontman Rod Stewart will not take part, with a number of guest vocalists due to take his place.
Ronnie Wood will be joined by former Faces Kenny Jones and Ian McLagan, with former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman filling in for the late Ronnie Lane.
Other performers will include ex-Spice Girl Melanie C, Georgie Fame, Kiki Dee and Mick Hucknall of Simply Red.
Ick!
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Actress Jaime Alexander will play Lady Sif in the upcoming Thor film.
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NPR checks out the awesome-looking new box set from Rhino Records, Where the Action Is! L.A. Nuggets 1965-1968.
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The Faces are reforming--without Rod Stewart.
Seventies band The Faces are to reform for a one-off charity show at London's Royal Albert Hall next month.
But frontman Rod Stewart will not take part, with a number of guest vocalists due to take his place.
Ronnie Wood will be joined by former Faces Kenny Jones and Ian McLagan, with former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman filling in for the late Ronnie Lane.
Other performers will include ex-Spice Girl Melanie C, Georgie Fame, Kiki Dee and Mick Hucknall of Simply Red.
Ick!
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