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Lemmy, Anvil, Zz Top and Alice Cooper are set to rock in the festive cheer this Christmas with a new double album of heavy metal holiday tunes. Eagle Rock Entertainment bosses have collected the most bizarre versions of festive favorites like "Frosty the Snowman" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" for upcoming release "We Wish You a Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year: Special Edition".

The compilation features Girlschool's version of "Auld Lang Syne", "Run Rudolph Run" by Lemmy, Zz Top's Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl, "Santa Claws (sic) Is Coming to Town" by Cooper, John 5, Billy Sheehan and Vinny Appice and a rocking rendition of "Silent Night" by Chuck Billy and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.

There's also a poignant version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" featuring the late Ronnie James Dio and his former Heaven and Hell and Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi.

UK's largest indie gathering will screen A Serbian Film, which features necrophilia and rape, and a banned gay zombie porno

Controversy looks set to reign at this year's Raindance film festival after organisers announced they will screen a number of highly contentious films over the event's 11-day run, which begins later this month.

Among the features that will show at the festival are first-time director Srdjan Spasojevic's horror picture A Serbian Film, which has been widely criticised for scenes involving paedophilia, necrophilia, rape and incest and was pulled from last month's FrightFest in response to the extent of the cuts demanded by the British Board of Film Classification and Westminster council. With FrightFest's organisers protesting that "a film of this nature should be shown in its entirety", Raindance appears to have found a way around the ban by billing the screening as a "private event".

Meanwhile, Bruce La Bruce's La Zombie,...

I can't take things like this on a Monday morning. Granted, it ran on Friday night. I didn't peek at it until now though.

"Twilight" isn't anything new on this blog. Hollywood Crush handles most of the heavy lifting in that regard now, but I still cover the Stephenie Meyer franchise when it seems relevant to the larger world of movies. Frankly though, I'm not sure who today's Daily TwitPic is relevant to.

British rock & roll group Motorhead has been around since the mid-'70s, but there's been only one constant in the band: bassist, singer, songwriter and founder Ian Fraser Kilmister, a man known to most of the world as Lemmy. A rock god personified. I'm not sure what brought him and "Eclipse" actor BooBoo Stewart together for the photo op after the jump, but it is an undeniably bizarre sight.

Also, can I be the first to say...

Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist has two boys with his wife of nine years, Perla Ferrar.

By MTV News staff

Perla Ferrar and Slash

Photo: Chelsea Lauren/ Getty Images

Slash has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly nine years, according to TMZ.

In documents filed Monday (August 30) in Los Angeles Superior Court, Slash (real name: Saul Hudson) cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for his split with wife Perla Ferrar. The couple, who were married in October 2001, have two boys, age 6 and 8, and Slash is asking for joint physical and legal custody.

TMZ reports that, according to the documents, Slash listed the date of separation as July 15, 2010, and is willing to pay Ferrar spousal support. But, the site adds, sources close to the couple say "the breakup is extremely acrimonious."

The couple also reportedly did not sign a prenuptial agreement.

Messages left with Slash's attorney, Laura Wasser...

Motorhead star Lemmy Kilmister, Dee Snider, Glenn Hughes and the Scorpions were among the rockers celebrated at the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Awards at the weekend, August 22. The trio were presented with achievement honors at the inaugural prize giving, held at the Elvis Showroom inside the Las Vegas Hilton hotel.

The event, held to mark the publication's sixth anniversary, featured a show-stopping finale as Twisted Sister star Snider and Lita Ford took the stage together for a duet performance. Snider received the Rock n' Roll Savior Award; Lemmy accepted the Vegas Rocks! Lifetime Legend Award; the Scorpions were honored with the Rock Group Lifetime Achievement prize and Hughes accepted the Inspirational Icon Award.

The oddest prize of the night went to Public Enemy star Flavor Flav, who picked up the Best Rock Clock in the Universe Award.

  "Overkill". "Iron Fist". "Killed by Death". "Ace of Spades". When the subject of your documentary film is the author of such seminal heavy metal/punk classics and the frontman of the band that made them famous and has been going strong for over thirty years, the temptation would be to focus on the music and its impact on the history of rock'n'roll. Inevitably, in a film that runs two hours, some of that sneaks in, but co-directors Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski wisely zero in on the man himself and have created Lemmy, a documentary about Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, a fascinating individual in his own right who just happens to be the singer/bass player of Motorhead. Which is not to say that hearing from such musicians as Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx, Dave Grohl, Slash, and Metallica, among others, isn't interesting, as it does give one a sense...

[Our sincere thanks to the Fantasia Festival and Kier-La Janisse for offering up some of the excellent, exclusive materials from the festival blog for wider consumption here at Twitch.]

Hard rock will probably never have an icon as enduring as Lemmy Kilmister. As the mutton-chopped frontman for Motorhead, ejected bass player for Hawkwind, hard-drinkin', toy-collecting composer of the immortal Ace of Spades (theme song of Montreal's own Zombie Nightmare) and cab driver of the apocalypse, Lemmy has acquired an almost supernatural status in the rock pantheon. Two young fans - Wes Orshoski and Greg Olliver - were brave enough to approach him with the idea of making a documentary, and lived to tell the tale.

How did you go about approaching Lemmy with this doc idea? At any point did he get uncomfortable being filmed?

Wes Orshoski: We approached his manager, Todd Singerman, who with the band's creative consultant, Steffan Chirazi, sort of interviewed Greg and I over the phone a couple times... We sort of auditioned for them and for Lemmy. Both Todd and Steffan told us that...

London, July 12 – Singer Ozzy Osbourne would like to play his own mother in his biopic.

Although he is reluctant to appear in the film based on his autobiography ‘I Am Ozzy’, he wishes to have an unusual cameo, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

‘I don’t really want to be in it. At least I’m hoping I won’t. Although I wouldn’t mind a cameo – that would be fun. I could play my mother or Lemmy from Motorhead (rock band),’ he said.

Osbourne has previously revealed.

Ozzy Osbourne wants to play his mother in the film of his life. The heavy metal legend's biography "I Am Ozzy" is being adapted for the big screen, and although he is reluctant to appear in it himself he would like have an unusual cameo.

"I don't really want to be in it. At least I'm hoping I won't," he told Germany's FHM magazine. "Although I wouldn't mind a cameo - that would be fun. I could play my mother or Lemmy from Motorhead!"

Ozzy has previously revealed who he wants to play him in the biopic, Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp. The 61-year-old music star, who is from Birmingham, England, said, "Johnny Depp is much better looking than me, but he was all set to be me in the film. That would be good. But I'd also like an unknown guy from Birmingham to get the part."

Just as Ozzy...

Ozzy Osbourne has reportedly revealed that he would like a cameo playing his mother in his upcoming biopic. The rock star also addressed rumours that Johnny Depp will play him. Speaking to FHM, he said: "I don't really want to be in it. At least I'm hoping I won't. Although I wouldn't mind a cameo - that would be fun. I could play my mother or Lemmy from Motorhead! "Johnny (more)...

Several press releases went out today featuring some huge news coming out of Canada's Fantasia Film Festival including the first batch of films that will be populating this massive three-week long event. Pull up your chair, kids! You're gonna be here for a while!

Dig on the wealth of information below from today's releases and look for more announcements and of course full coverage soon!

Spotlight: Between Death And The Devil

Recent times and crimes have seen extraordinary levels of disillusionment with organized religion, particularly with the Catholic Church, and genre cinema has mirrored this anger with startling impact. In the face of this, we’ve put together this troubling spotlight focused on the abuse of faith, the horrors of ideology and the corruption of Godliness. Several of these films will absolutely stagger you.

Black Death (UK) Dir: Christopher Smith – North American premiere. Hosted by Director Christopher Smith

With the Black Death sweeping across England,...

You want the best of genre film from Canada, the Us and around the globe? Fantasia is the place.

Montreal, June 29, 2010 - For its fourteenth edition, the Fantasia Film Festival is proud to present over 50 titles from Asia. Once again, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China are widely represented, demonstrating the great quality and diversity of their industries. And, as always, the programming team is also dedicated to exposing several hidden gems hailing from emerging national cinemas. Through these, audiences can discover new visions and new sensibilities. Therefore, the public will be privy to works hailing from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and - a first for the festival - Indonesia. The filmic multicultural feast prepared by the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival promises to satisfy film lovers of all kinds.

Fantasia's 2010 occidental lineup of World Cinema is once again on fire with an astounding kaleidoscope of styles and sensibilities.

Ratings: *** This is it, the Guns N Roses re-union you have all been waiting for, with the exception of Axl Rose, of course. This album brings together the former members Steven Adler, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin on various songs on the album. The icing on the cake is the vast array of guests who have all stepped in to lend their talents to the power songwriting talents of Slash. Look at the list, Ian Astbury (The Cult), Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Dave Grohl, Kid Rock, Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother), Lemmy Killmister (Motorhead), ...

Directors: Greg Olliver & Wes Orshoski Featuring: Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Slash, Duff McKagan, Metallica, Stray Cats, Mick Jones, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, Billy Bob Thornton, Triple H, The Damned, Henry Rollins, Nikki Sixx One of the top 3 films of my SxSw experience (the others being Kick-Ass and Cyrus), Lemmy may even stand out as my favorite film of the festival. Any film that features Motörhead’s Lemmy in full WWII regalia driving and firing off the gun of a tank is a sure-fire bet to be worth watching; and as rock documentaries go, Lemmy is one that can not be missed. Following the long, and meandering career of Lemmy Kilmister, Lemmy takes the viewer on an awesomely detailed and interesting private tour of the rock star’s current eccentric life, both at home in his Los Angeles apartment (or his second home, the Rainbow) and on the road with Motörhead.

Rating: 9/10

Directors: Greg Oliver, Wes Orshoski

Motörhead is one of the most influential metal bands of all time, they even have influence on other legendary metal bands like Metallica and Pantera. The front man of the band, Lemmy Kilmister, has lived quite an interesting life and at 64-years-old, he lives as the embodiment of rock and roll.

Read more on SXSW 2010 Review: Lemmy…...

Personally, I feel that documentaries should have a somewhat lofty purpose, whether that be to inform audiences of atrocities or injustices or to depict the life of a figure who's changed the world for the better. And while Lemmy leans towards the latter to some extent, the primary message of the doc is "Oh, my God. Lemmy Kilmister is fucking awesome, right?" and then to interview several contemporary and former rock gods to get confirmation of said awesomeness. But you know what? Lemmy Is fucking awesome. Motorhead -- which at this point consists entirely of the pirate-cowboy virtuoso and two other guys -- has been a major influence on pretty much any and ever band that labels themselves metal. Lemmy's like Ozzy before Sharon neutered him, famous for just pounding jack and coke, thrashing on his bass, and living hard and unapologetically. But he's a hard-working motherfucker. He's constantly putting out albums,...

The DVD format is over a decade old now - so what's holding up the disc release of these 15 films?

Good old DVD - it rose from nowhere a decade ago and offered us unrivalled picture quality, amazing special features, supersharp sound, and films the way they were meant to be seen. (Sound familiar?)

Soon, the VHS tape, bulky, prone to rewinding, fast forwarding, tape lag, and degradation with repeated use, was obsolete. Who can forget the original VHS tapes of Ghostbusters, watched so many times it started to look like a Swedish TV broadcast recorded from a ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? And then there was the upgrading, rebuying your library over the course of a few years, with each double-dip special edition. Evil Dead 2 has been released in seven different versions in the UK alone.

But not everything made it to DVD, and plenty of it never will.

I feel like the best music documentaries are the ones you can enjoy even if you know nothing about the musicians or type of music being profiled ... or better yet, don't actually like the music in question. For example, I loved the movie The Devil and Daniel Johnston, but have no interest in hearing any more of Johnston's music. Along the same lines, I went into Lemmy knowing very little about the musician's work, pretty much classifying it in a very generic Heavy Metal corner of the music world that I haven't paid much attention to. And yet, after 90-odd minutes of watching this profile of the driving force behind Motorhead, I was pleased to see Lemmy himself onstage for a Q&A and actually entertained the idea of going to a Motorhead concert later this week. (My eardrums are asking me to please go see a nice quiet movie instead.

During the week or so leading up to the start of SXSW 2010, I.ll be providing a glimpse into some of the films I am looking forward to at the festival. SXSW will feature many great films, many more than I can cover, ranging from narrative fiction to documentary, comedy to horror, foreign to animation, independent to studio films.

Synopsis: The film Lemmy delves into the personal and public lives of heavy metal icon and Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Nearly three years in the making, and featuring appearances by such friends/peers as Metallica, Dave Grohl, Billy Bob Thornton and pro wrestler Triple H, the film follows Kilmister from his Hollywood bedroom to the hockey arenas of Scandinavia and Russia.

Official Website of Lemmy...

Our SXSW 2010 preview continues with a film that is unrivaled in its high anticipation level, at least for me. In my teens, I was not into heavy metal. But I was into Motörhead. I never bought (or stole) an album from Metallica, but I owned Ace of Spades. It was by far the most idiosyncratic thing about my young musical taste. But those damned Brits were electric, and the voice of Ian "Lemmy" Kilmster was, to me, pure rock 'n roll. So it goes without saying that I can't wait to see Greg Ollier and Wes Orshoski's documentary Lemmy, which is all about that raspy Brit who defined so much of what I listened to when I was young and mad at the world. As well, having done my homework on the man, I think that you'll find him to be an incredibly interesting guy -- a real rocker who has always taken it to the edge...

The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its 2010 feature line-up Wednesday night, and I couldn’t be more excited. The nine day event starts March 12, 2010 here in Austin, Texas, and I’ll be covering as much as I can from start to finish. Though, if it’s anything like last year, I’ll be asleep on my feet by the end of it.

The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.

Not all of the great film festivals are outside of the U.S. Even if you can’t book a ticket to Cannes or Berlin, you should be able to afford a flight out to Austin, Texas for SXSW, which is a festival for not only movies, but music and video games as well. Like the years before, the line-up for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival is the goods. Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass will open up the fest and then there will be other great-looking films throughout including The Duplass Brothers’ Cyrus, SNL’s hard-r adaptation of MacGruber, Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, and Floria Sigismondi’s The Runaways, just to name a few. If you’re going to this year’s SXSW, let me know so I can steal your identity and go in your place.

The 2010 SXSW Film Festival will run from March 12-20. Check out the...

Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.

With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.

Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.

Check out the full list...

I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).

But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.

There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...

Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.

This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.

For more on...

The 2010 SXSW Film Festival and Conference has announced its initial slate of titles. The list is rife with hot world premieres (Kick-Ass), films fresh from Sundance (The Runaways, Cyrus), hot titles from the 2009 editions of Tiff and Cannes that haven't had much U.S. play (Enter the Void, Dogtooth, Trash Humpers), interesting documentaries (Lemmy, The People v. George Lucas) and much, much more. Simon Rumley's Red, White & Blue, which has received much praise on Twitch based on its Iffr screenings, will have its North American premiere.

Midnight programming courtesy of Fantastic Fest is also back with titles like Higanjima, Monsters, Serbian Film, Outcast, and a yet to be announced special film. Keep eye out for SXSW coverage at Twitch, but for now, pursue the massive list below (descriptions courtesy of SXSW).

Headliners

Big names, big talent:  Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film...

The SXSW Film, Music, and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas just announced their list of features at this year's festival, and I have to say my excitement level has pinged up a couple of notches. I'm actually looking forward to this more than I was to Sundance, even though many of the same films are playing at both festivals. The all-seeing eye of the geek is on Kick-Ass, which will open the festival, but there are a ton of other projects that sound impressive, including the documentary The People vs. George Lucas, James Franco's Saturday Night project about Saturday Night Live, MacGruber (my own personal jury is still out on this one), and Bernard Rose's Mr. Nice.

SXSW differs from most other film festivals in that it also encompasses a massive music festival as well, and it's nice to see that reflected in the film selection. Films include...

Slash has announced details of his forthcoming debut solo album. Due for release in April, the self-titled record features collaborations with a host of artists including Black Eyed Peas' Fergie, Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale and Motörhead frontman Lemmy. According to NME, other guest spots on the album are provided by Iggy Pop, Kid Rock, Dave Grohl and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Duff McKagan as well as Maroon 5's Adam Levine. "The idea was really simple in the beginning," Slash said of the project. "These are all artists I wanted to work with - that I thought it would be amazing to do something creative and collaborative [with]. "And I was so impressed with what everyone brought to the table. They were all so committed to doing a good (more)...

Everybody raise a glass to salute Dave Grohl, who turns 41 years old today. The Foo Fighters frontman can currently be seen sitting behind the drum kit for Them Crooked Vultures, the superstar power trio that also includes Queens of the Stone Age mastermind Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. It's a comfortable spot for Grohl, who got his start in the music business as a skinsman for Washington, D.C. hardcore band Scream. He used those early gigs to sharpen the rugged, almost melodic style that helped define the sound of Nirvana, the group he joined in 1990.

As a part of one of the defining acts of the alternative rock revolution, Grohl's drums became as important as Kurt Cobain's wail. Just consider how powerful the snare crashes the party during the intro of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or the way the fills flesh out the hook during "In Bloom.

Thats right boys and girls…Kick-ass is going to be opening the 2010 SXSW Film Festival. This excites the hell out of me for a couple of reasons…A) I am Dying to see it after all the Butt Numb-athon reviews and B) the RedBand trailer made this film soar to the top of my most anticipated movies of 2010 list. Along with Kick-ass here are a few others that are headlining the festival

Cold Weather Alum Aaron Katz directs the tale of a former forensic science major who returns home to find himself embroiled in an unexpected situation Elektra Luxx Carla Gugino (pictured) returns as a pregnant porn star in Sebastian Guttierez’ sequel to 2009’s Women in Trouble. Hubble 3D Voyage into the depths of space with Nasa in IMAX 3D! Lemmy A rare glimpse into the world of legendary Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister Saturday Night Actor James Franco directs this...

It was announced via SXSW in the wee hours of the mornin' that Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass will open SXSW Film 2010. Kick-Ass tells the story of average teen Dave (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), and another fledgling superhero, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But thanks to the scheming of a local mob boss Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong), that new alliance will be put to the test. In addition it was also announced that five other features have been added to the 2010 program schedule. Cold Weather SXSW Alum Aaron Katz directs this feature about a former forensic...

Those of you attending this year's South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin this March (we'll be covering it, if you're not) have this to look forward to: Matthew Vaughn's (Layer Cake, Stardust) Kick-Ass will open up the schedule. If you're unfamiliar with the movie, then clearly you don't spend a lot of time surfing movie websites. It's something of the fanboy movie of the spring -- it's based on the comic from Mark Millar and John S. Romita, Jr, -- and in this case, you'll be proud to be a fanboy. I've already started not taking showers in anticipation. If you need a little appetite-whetting, here's the trailer again:

Yeah. You can go ahead and purchase your festival passes now over on the SxSW website.

Average guy super-hero movies not your thing? No worries. How about this year's Anvil! The Story of Anvil in the form of Lemmy,...

The 2010 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival will open with the world premiere of Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass. This is a good, if not unexpected, choice. Kick-Ass set Butt-Numb-a-Thon on fire so it will be interesting to see how the film plays with the SXSW audience. SXSW Film runs from March 12 - 20, 2010 in Austin, Texas.  

A few other premiere have been announced; capsule descriptions are provided below. There are some interesting titles on the list, but the documentary about Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister immediately stands out. 

Cold Weather - SXSW Alum Aaron Katz directs this feature about a former forensic science major and avid reader of detective fiction, who, after making a mess of his life in Chicago, returns to his hometown of Portland, Oregon.  There, he, his sister Gail, and new friend Carlos become embroiled in something unexpected. 

Elektra Luxx - Following the successful...

Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass will be opening this year's South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW), running March 12 through 20. At Twitch, Rodney Perkins, who saw a rough cut at Harry Knowles's Butt-Numb-a-Thon in Austin last month, calls the adaptation of Mark Millar's comic "an ultra-violent superhero homage that lives up to its name."

Aaron Katz (Dance Party USA, Quiet City) returns to SXSW with Cold Weather; click the title for the trailer.

Elektra Luxx, Sebastian Gutierrez's sequel to Women in Trouble, sees its world premiere in Austin. "Elektra Luxx ([Carla] Gugino) is a porn star whose life is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant," writes Variety's Michael Fleming. What's more, "Gutierrez is planning a third installment tentatively titled Women in Ecstasy."

James Franco's Saturday Night documents the making of an episode of SNL; Wes Orshoski spent three years making Lemmy, a doc on Moto...

Somewhere between gory Fps and kid-geared sidescrollers there's the wonderful genre of cartoonish action-adventure games. How to pick? Face-Off has you covered. Today, it's waring guitars and and strange creatures. In this corner… Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time Each successive Ratchet and Clank game -- a platformer akin to Metroid -- outdoes the previous ones with innovative weapons and engrossing plot development; the latest is no exception. Ratchet the Lombax (kangaroo-like) and Clank the robot have been separated! Ratchet uses a slew of customizable new weapons like the Sonic Eruptor, a frog beast attached to a metal...

Director Sacha Gervasi's 2008 documentary feature focusing on the comedic antics of Canadian heavy metal rock band "Anvil", won the 'Distinguished Feature Award', December 4 at the International Documentary Association's annual awards show.

"Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil", from Australian producer Rebecca Yeldham, won over competing features "Food, Inc." and "Mugabe and the White African," both short-listed in the Oscar documentary feature category.

The Ida show was hosted by Ira Glass, host of the TV/radio series "This American Life." In his opening remarks he described a documentary filmmaker as a person who uses "...all the tools and tricks to get an audience to care about something it has no interest in at all."

Then he introduced clips of the best docs of 2009, including Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story", James Toback's "Tyson" and the 'mock doc' "Bruno".

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil", has been likened to a...

Motörhead star Lemmy was reportedly found sleeping outside a doorway early this morning after performing a show in Glasgow. The singer was allegedly spotted by a passer-by who was going to work in the Clydeside area of the city. "I came to work and there was a gentleman by my basic entry door to work. I said to him, 'You're cold and wet, would you like a cup of coffee?'" listener Tommy told Rock Radio. "I brought him down a cup of coffee. He said, 'Thank you very much', and introduced (more)...

Here's a strange fact about at least a portion of the staff here at MTV News: Several of us — hip-hop editor Shaheem Reid, rock editor James Montgomery and myself — are big fans of professional wrestling. We all follow it with differing degrees of intensity and all have different taste when it comes to what we like, but give us a hot promo and a cage match and we'll probably walk away smiling. So yesterday was a big day in the Newsroom, as there were a pair of wrestling-related interviews going down (which happily coincided with the WWE's "Raw" show airing live from Madison Square Garden on Monday night).

First, we got a visit from Ted Dibiase, Jr., who sat on the Newsroom couch to talk to Reid about his role in the upcoming film The Marine 2, which will hit DVD and Blu-Ray on December 29. He also talked about the thrill...

You Can't Stop Progress. Hardware Directed by Richard Stanley In a post-apocalyptic future somewhere in a radioactive desert, terminally ill Moses Baxter (Dylan McDermott) has just returned from scavenging for whatever waste he may find that could be of use to him either back home or for sale. Along his journey he discovers some robotic parts from some unknown android which he brings to his dope-smoking sculptor girlfriend Julie (Stacey Travis) as a Christmas present. She incorporates it into her latest piece, but neither of them is aware that the hardware is actually a robot programmed to kill humans. After settling in and reconnecting following his long absence, their reunion is cut short when the robot awakens, reassembles itself and resumes its original purpose as a government-sponsored population control droid. Despite few similarities, Hardware was dismissed by most as a rip-off of The Terminator. In fact, the film was heavily...

While the idea of ceasing the overall usage of adapting stories, classic or otherwise, into feature films is laughable, there are those stories that just should not be touched again. Whether they have been done so many times that it seems trivial to adapt onto the silver screen or an adaptation has come along that so definitely captures the essence of the story, there are those classic stories that should simply be left alone. Certainly, there are those stories that we will have left off this list, and some of you may think some of these classic stories deserve another go in the feature film realm. For now, and in honor of Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of A Christmas Carol, we give you our 10 classic stories that should Not be adapted ever again.

10. Macbeth

Adapted Roughly 35 Times

MacBeth is perhaps one of the best Shakespeare stories and also one of the most difficult to adapt successfully,...

“This is what you want…this is what you get…this is what you want…this is what you get…” Public Image Ltd. chants under the end credits of Richard Stanley’s Hardware. If what you’ve been wanting for the last decade is a worthy disc release of the 1990 sci-fi shocker, what you get from Severin Films’ recently issued two-dvd set and Blu-ray is everything you could imagine, and a few things you probably couldn’t.

First and foremost is a fine 1.85:1 transfer that holds the hyperstylized, vibrantly hued visual scheme (described by Stanley amongst the extras as “rock ’n’ roll lighting”) extremely well, with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio that’s equally aggressive. Stanley’s command of sound and image elevates Hardware above a basic storyline that he freely admits is derivative of any number of past genre films, citing everything from spaghetti Westerns and classic science fiction literature...

Video Game Rating: 3.5/5.0

Chicago – Can a game be clever and beautiful to look at but not be fun? EA’s highly anticipated “Brutal Legend” tests this theory with some amazing design, a unique concept, and very funny storytelling, but with actual gameplay that can be remarkably frustrating. To paraphrase something a friend recently said about something else that seems appropriate here, I liked everything about “Brutal Legend” except actually playing it.

The game opens with a prologue that features roadie Eddie Riggs (Jack Black) being crushed by a massive stage prop for a metal show and being whisked off to a fantasy world clearly inspired by the world of metal album covers. From there, you have to use your axe, a guitar with electric powers, and a variety of other music-based fighting skills to help free an enslaved race of people who look vaguely like followers of Judas Priest circa...

In this incarnation of our Videolog column (which began in 1982 with VHS & Betamax and later laserdisc), Starlog posts information weekly regarding selected genre titles now being released (or re-released) on DVD and Blu-ray. Prices listed are Msrp, though any clickable links lead to Amazon where the savings can be significant.

This week’s DVD releases:

Drag Me To Hell (Universal, $29.98 DVD; $39.98 Blu-ray): Director Sam Raimi (Spider-man) returns to the horror genre. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is on her way to having it all: a devoted boy friend (Justin Long), a hard-earned job promotion and a bright future. But when she’s forced to make a tough decision that evicts an elderly woman from her house, Christine becomes the victim of an evil curse. Now she has only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she’s dragged to hell for an eternity of unthinkable torment.

After an extended wait, Rocktober 13 has finally arrived. If you’re reading this, you likely know what that means. After four years, Tim Schafer and the folks at Double Fine Productions have finally finished off the follow-up to their superb-yet-criminally undersold 2005 release, "Psychonauts." "Brutal Legend" is the latest zany creation to spring forth from Schafer’s mind, and it’s a doozy. But does the adventure measure up to the ordeals of Raz and his psychic summer camp buddies?

The Basics

In "Brutal Legend" you are Eddie Riggs (voiced by Jack Black), a roadie of mammoth proportions, both physically and by reputation. And yet for all of Eddie’s superior roadie-ing abilities, he’s destined to live a life in the shadows, working tirelessly to make everyone around him look good. All of that changes when blood touches Eddie's magical belt buckle following an accident on stage. Our roadie hero...

The packed special edition DVD/Blu-Ray release of Hardware is now officially available as of today courtesy of Severin Films. And as one last promotional push, they've released another teaser clip, this time with rocker Iggy Pop as Angry Bob! This is the first time Hardware has been available in the Us completely uncut and uncensored. The 1990 horror/sci-fi epic was directed by Richard Stanley and stars Dylan McDermott and Stacey Travis, along with special appearances by Lemmy of Motörhead and as mentioned before Iggy Pop. You can watch a preview of all the disc's special features at our previous news post here . Check out the latest promo below:...

Curious to know what frightful films and devilish discs will be available to view in the privacy of your own digital dungeon this week? Fango's got you covered.

Below the jump you'll find the full list of titles arriving in-stores this Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in our weekly version of the famous Fangoria Chopping List. It's another Big week, with Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell hitting the market, along with some long-awaited classics including The Stepfather, Hardware, and more.

Note: Clickable links lead to Amazon.com

Angels Vs. Demons: Fact Or Fiction?

The Vatican has condemned it. Readers around the world love it. And now we separate the fact from the fiction in Dan Brown’s controversial bestseller Angels & Demons. We examine the cutting-edge science of anti-matter and question the historical accuracy of theology, conspiracies, symbolism and cults as described by the The Da Vinci Code author. Includes bonus feature:...

If it's Sunday, then that means its time for another Fangoria Week In Review. We're turning back the clock to look back on the past seven days of blood-soaked horror goodness.

We've got the entire week broken down by category so that you can catch up on anything you might've missed. It was an opinioned-filled week with blogs, event reports, and plenty of reviews including more Fall Frights - and the news continued to flow about the biggest event in Fango history - the Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, which invades Las Vegas on Halloween Weekend!

Get caught up below the jump!

Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors: Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nv - 10/30-11/01/2009

Tickets are now available online through http://www.trinityofterrors.com and through Vegas.com. You may also order tickets from Vegas.com by phone - 1-888-las-vegas (527-8342) 24 hours a day.

Latest Trinity Updates:

Bruce Campbell comes to the Trinity Of Terrors!

Ahead of their October 13th DVD & Blu Ray release of Richard Stanley’s 1990 sci-fi epic “Hardware”, the fine folks over at Severin Films have produced a new promo video featuring Lemmy of Motörhead. In the video, Lemmy recreates his cameo role from the movie as a cab driver recalling nostalgic memories from the past as he drives through a now dystopian wasteland. It was the movie that stunned audiences, shocked the MPAA and marked the debut of one of the most uncompromising filmmakers in modern horror. Golden Globe® winner Dylan McDermott (The Practice, Dark Blue) stars as a post-apocalyptic scavenger who brings home a battered cyborg skull for his metal-sculptor girlfriend. But this steel scrap contains the brain of the M.A.R.K. 13, the military’s most ferocious bio-mechancial combat droid. It is cunning, cruel, and knows how to reassemble itself. Tonight, it is reborn…and no flesh shall be spared.

Severin Films alerted us to a new promo for its upcoming double-dvd and Blu-ray release of Richard Stanley’s Hardware, streeting October 13. The clip features Lemmy from Motörhead reprising his taxi-driver role from the movie (with a bit of non-work-safe language), plus a montage of violent highlights set to one of the band’s songs. Check it out below!

Hardware, starring Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis and an extremely violent robot that goes on a bloody rampage in a dystopian future, will be accompanied on disc by a ton of supplemental goodies. Click here to see the details.

Severin Films has unveiled another promo trailer for their upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray release of Hardware , this one focusing on Lemmy of Motörhead. It hits store shelves on October 13th. This is the first time Hardware has been available in the Us completely uncut and uncensored. The 1990 horror/sci-fi epic was directed by Richard Stanley and stars Dylan McDermott and Stacey Travis, along with special appearances by Iggy Pop and as mentioned before Lemmy of Motörhead. You can watch a preview of all the disc's special features at our previous news post here . Check out the latest promo below:...