• Michael Jackson and Bad Movies: A Brief History of The King's Filmography

    It was revealed this week that Michael Jackson had once hoped to take on the role of Jar Jar Binks in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,' which would have put the greatest pop star of all time on the cast list as one of the most reviled film characters of all time. Fortunately, it didn't happen: Jackson wanted to do the part in prosthetics, similar to the "Thriller" video, while creator George Lucas wanted to go with CGI for the character. Jackson may not have been a total failure on-camera—the aforementioned music video is still among the most influential, and best, in history-but that doesn't save him from a largely disastrous career in film. Jackson rarely graced Hollywood productions...but when he did, they tended to be awful. Check out these four films that featured the King of Pop.

  • Mumford and Sons Unveil Video for 'Wilder Mind' Track 'Ditmas'

    Mumford & Sons decided to take a divergent musical route for their third studio album Wilder Mind, but in their latest video for "Ditmas," the British folk rockers have revisited their inner-country side by exploring the relationship between a man and his horse.

  • Cradle of Filth Relishes Second Guitar on 'Hammer of The Witches'

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'Hammer of The Witches,' the new album from black metal standbys Cradle of Filth, featuring a new lineup in tow.

  • Alex Winter Helming Ambitious Frank Zappa Documentary with Estate's Approval

    Musical documentaries on characters such as Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse have been all the rage this year, and now an ambitious project revolving around the life of Frank Zappa has been announced. The film, approved by the Zappa Family Trust, won't be expected to hit theaters until 2017, but that's because of the huge level of material that filmmakers Alex Winter and Glen Zipper will have to work with.

  • Michael Jackson Wanted to Play Jar Jar Binks in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace'

    We found out this week that Michael Jackson did not in fact write the hit Simpsons song "Do The Bartman," but fans of the King of Pop will be glad he didn't originate another role either: Jar Jar Binks. It came out this week that Jacko was actually hoping to portray the loathed Star Wars: The Phantom Menace character.

  • 'American Psycho' Joins 'Fight Club,' More in Broadway Adaptation

    Another film will join the run of musicals based on blockbusters to hit Broadway soon, as 'American Psycho' has been confirmed as the latest adaptation to hit the Great White Way soon. The cult classic film, based on the novel by Brett Easton Ellis, focuses on Patrick Bateman, a wealthy Manhattanite who revels in bizarre and grotesque murder sequences.

  • Future's Free Los Angeles Show Moved from Roxy to House of Blues due to Crowds

    The final free concert from Future's "Salute The Fans" mini-tour was moved last night after fans in Los Angeles became rowdy while waiting for wristbands. The rapper had tweeted "The Roxy" early in the morning, as he had at three previous dates. The crowd began piling up outside the venue's doors at 9 a.m. (more than 15 hours before the shows was scheduled to start) and as the line became longer and more raucous, police shut the whole thing down.

  • Jurassic World Sequel Set To Release in 2018

    It's seem like just yesterday the world was blown away by the larger-than-life dinos and Chris Pratt's control over them in the 'Jurassic World' official trailer and now, its follow-up film just announced its official release date, three years from now in 2018.
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