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Casey Affleck followed Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line) and his mocked “retirement” from acting and subsequent attempt to launch a hip-hop career. This past June, the project landed a distribution deal with Magnolia Pictures and will arrive in theaters nationwide on Friday, September 10, 2010..

Drake Spits A Freestyle In Exclusive

‘Better Than Good Enough’ Outtake

Drizzy rips a verse about fines wine and fake women during a visit to New Orleans radio station.

Drake Visits Grandmother In Exclusive

‘Better Than Good Enough’ Outtake

Photographer Jonathan Mannion recalls Drake telling grandmother that he had become a millionaire.

Producer Noah ’40′ Shebib praises his friend Drake in unaired documentary scene: ‘All those songs are real.’

In the film, cameras follow Drake on his Away From Home Tour and on his bus, where he recorded large portions of Thank Me Later. Drake and his producer, Noah “40″ Shebib, frantically work late into the night after each tour stop, trying to complete the rapper’s album in time to make its June 15 release date.

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Props to Yardie

One of the hip-hop’s top dogs ever – pretty much lost himself in life. Props to Yardie.

Katie Piper is a 26-year-old young woman who was the victim of a vicious acid attack on 31st March 2008 which destroyed her face, her life and her career as she knew it.

In October 2009 she waived her right to anonymity to tell her story in a Channel 4 documentary, a story that resulted in an overwhelming response from people in the UK and around the world, with messages of support and shared experiences.

Katie was young and beautiful. A model and budding TV presenter, the 24-year-old had a glowing future ahead of her. But in 2008 a vicious acid attack destroyed her face, and with it her career and her life as she knew it.

More than a year on, and having undergone countless operations and rounds of physiotherapy, she has now chosen to give up her anonymity and tell her own story for the first time.
In the film Katie bravely tells her story with compelling frankness, surprising humour and an extraordinary lack of self-pity as she tries to come to terms with losing her beauty and starting a new life with a new face.

Katie Piper Shares Hopes,

Excitement for 2010

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Michael Jackson documentary sets new record

Sony’s Michael Jackson concert pic “This Is It” grossed an estimated $2.2 million in Tuesday night shows at the domestic box office, a record for an October Tuesday.

Studio said Wednesday shows have already surpassed the $2.2 million generated as the film opened around the globe at 9 p.m. Pacific time.

Film is playing in roughly 3,500 theaters domestically and thousands more overseas.

“This Is It,” a compilation of rehearsal footage, opened in 97 countries including the U.S. and Canada. Sony didn’t have an international number as of midday Wednesday, but said the pic was doing equally well overseas.

Film has drawn largely positive reviews.

Sony will release Wednesday box office numbers on Thursday morning.

Sony paid $60 million to concert promoter AEG Entertainment for distribution rights to the film.

[Credit: Variety]