In the wake of JFK's assassination, under the shadow of the Vietnam war, an independent presidential candidate is running, bold and cheap, under the banner of the Replacement Party: their unbelievable platform includes banning lawyers from Congress and re-writing the national anthem. Read more
| Starring | David Arkin, Barbara Baxley |
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| Director | Robert Altman |
| Genres | Drama |
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Country star Brad Paisley and Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto have joined forces to produce a new TV drama set in Nashville, Tennessee. The odd couple created the show with writers Neal Dodson and Matt Bomer and now the project has been picked up by U.S. TV network CW. A press release about the drama suggests the new series will focus on "an aspiring young female singer destined for stardom and a male songwriter whose career isn't as certain." The show is scheduled to debut next year (10).... Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow is set to show off her singing skills again as a fallen country star in a new movie, produced by Spider-Man Tobey Maguire. The actress, who won acclaim for her musical talents in 2000 movie Duets, will join Tim McGraw and Leighton Meester in movie musical Love Don't Let Me Down. McGraw will play Paltrow's manager/husband in the movie. Meester, who has also impressed with her singing skills, will play a beauty queen-turned-performer. Production on the film is set to begin in... Read more
Country music icon Hank Williams is heading to the big screen - a biopic of the late singer/songwriter's life is in the works. The star, whose life was cut short in 1953, aged 29, is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest artists in history, and is considered a pioneer of the American honky tonk style of music. Now the Hey Good Lookin' hitmaker's life story is to be played out in movie theatres after bosses at Nashville, Tennessee's 821 Entertainment Group managed to win over warring half-s Read more
Funnyman/writer Steve Martin has landed six nominations for the upcoming International Bluegrass Music Association Awards. The Pink Panther star's first album of banjo tunes, The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo, has been a critical and commercial hit, and is currently atop Billboards bluegrass chart. In the nominations, handed out on Thursday (13Aug09), Martin was named among the best banjo players and the album will compete for the Best Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year. Read more
Michael Clarke Duncan's The Green Mile co-star Bonnie Hunt came to the rescue when the actor disappeared from the film's set to spend a week partying - she pretended they were having an affair. The actor landed in hot water after a crew member on the Nashville, Tennessee set mistakenly told him he had eight days off, prompting him to jet home to Chicago, Illinois to party. He cut himself off from all cell phone contact while away - and returned to discover his absence had brought all... Read more