Title: Bombay Beach Director: Alma Har’el A strikingly photographed and well constructed snapshot of American despair, and the winner of the Best Documentary prize at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, “Bombay Beach” is a searing portrait of those whom America has failed (or is in the process of doing so), complicated by the at-odds presence of an eager directorial hand on the tiller. It unfolds in an isolated, same-named town on the edge of the Salton Sea, where the prospect of an optimistic future and the upwardly mobile American dream seems as distant as the inland area’s recreation boom of the 1950s. Metaphorically formidable, the 385-square-mile Salton Sea was formed in the early…

Aly Michalka’s ‘Hellcats’ character Marty Perkins has been searching for her father in recent episodes of the CW dramedy, and when it returns on April 19, she’ll discover she has a sister, tvguide.com is reporting. Marty’s sister, Deirde, who she meets at a record store their father used to frequent, will be played by Michalka’s real-life sister, AJ. Marty doesn’t realize that Deirde is her sister when they first meet, as Deirde doesn’t tell her. But Deirde “can’t hold it in for much longer,” AJ told TVGuide. “When Marty finds out, it is a relief for Deirdre because that’s such a big thing in her life to know she has…

Bob Dylan, the popular counterculture hero and protest singer of the 1960s, has been banned from performing in China. The country’s ministry of culture feels that the singer still poses a threat to the Chinese people, Popeater.com reported on April 5, and deemed him unfit to perform his scheduled concerts in Shanghai and Beijing this spring. Dylan has since canceled the remainder of his eastern Asian tour. The 68-year-old singer still performs about 100 concerts per year, but has never sung in China before. Jeffrey Wu, who works for the Taiwan-based promoters Brokers Brothers Herald, told The Guardian that “The chance to play in China was the main attraction for…

Guitar Hero today confirmed two dozen rockin tracks which will be featured on Guitar Hero 5s massive 85-song on-disc set list. From the legendary folk rock sounds of Bob Dylans “All Along The Watchtower” to the thumping drums of Coldplay’s “In My Place”; indie darling Vampire Weekends memorable “A-Punk” to the Beastie Boys rock/hip-hop hit “Gratitude,” the game features the widest variety of todays rock hits and classic tunes from some of the biggest names in music. Numerous bands are also making their music video game debut — Band of Horses, Darkest Hour, Elliott Smith, John Mellencamp, Rose Hill Drive, The Bronx, Tom Petty and Vampire Weekend. Prior to its…

Los Angeles, CA – September 25, 2008 – Bio Channel shares the unique story of one man, his music and the country that embraced him with the two-hour documentary special “Johnny Cash’s America,” premiering on Thursday, October 23 at 9 PM EST. At the time of his death in 2003, no other entertainer in history had brought together people of such diverse creeds, politics, and persuasions as Johnny Cash. With hits spanning six decades from the 1950s into the 21st century, Cash sought to advocate his beliefs and unify people through his music. Wading in the controversies of his time, Cash was a man who believed in God but was…

The Inside Reel recorded a really nice interview with the late Heath Ledger on his role in the Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” by director Todd Haynes and starring Christian Bale from “The Dark Knight” , Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw, Kris Kristofferson and Heath Ledger as Robbie. Synopsis: Director Todd Haynes’s unconventional biopic of the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan features different actors playing the part of the Minnesota native at various stages of his remarkable career. Among the actors playing the singer are Cate Blanchett, who portrays the man during his Don’t Look Back era incarnation; Heath Ledger, as an actor playing one of…

Movie clip from the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” by director Todd Haynes and starring Christian Bale (Dark Knight), Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw and a slew of other A-list actors!

Trailer for the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” by director Todd Haynes and starring Christian Bale (Dark Knight), Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw and a slew of other A-list actors! [youtube nTKswiQVh8Y]