Known as the place of free healthcare, politeness and saying "about" weird, you wouldn't initially think of Canada as a hotbed of punk rock, but for those of you dialed in, you already know the nation has laid claim to many legendary acts over the years (Nomeansno, D.O.A., Asexuals, The Diodes, Snfu, Subhumans etc.) and now Jay Baruchel, of all people, is going to help tell the story. The Habs-lovin' comic actor is set to lead "The Rebel Kind," a film based on the memoir "Guilty Of Everything" by The Modernettes frontman John Armstrong (aka Buck Cherry). The book weaves the tale of the Vancouver punk scene 1980s and Armstrong's encounters with a host of colorful characters including Joey Shithead, Dimwit, Chuck Biscuits, Mary Jo Kopechne, Art Bergmann and more. While it's not confirmed, we presume Baruchel will play Armstrong himself, which is certainly a bit of a gear change for the actor,...
- 12/22/2011
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"Twilight" actress Anna Kendrick has a clever friend who's not above impersonating an "Eclipse" actor to make out with unsuspecting prey, so next time someone walks up you at a club telling you they've been filming with David Slade recently, double-check IMDb. Slade, meanwhile, announced an "official" wrap to "Eclipse" filming yesterday, following last week's tweeted wrap by Christian Serratos.
Elsewhere in Twitter-Wood, Rob Zombie noted the passing of former Danzig drummer Chuck Biscuits with a memorial post. The World Series had much of Twitter's attention as Ice-t captured a picture from the stands and Paul Feig pondered the art sunflower seed spitting. You can catch all of that, a Dalek and Emmy Rossum's Ferragamo dress fears after the jump in the Twitter-Wood report for October 29, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@jamesmoran Let's try a pic with my eyes open: http://twitpic.com/ndm9j
-James Moran, Writer/Director ("Girl Number 9,...
Elsewhere in Twitter-Wood, Rob Zombie noted the passing of former Danzig drummer Chuck Biscuits with a memorial post. The World Series had much of Twitter's attention as Ice-t captured a picture from the stands and Paul Feig pondered the art sunflower seed spitting. You can catch all of that, a Dalek and Emmy Rossum's Ferragamo dress fears after the jump in the Twitter-Wood report for October 29, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@jamesmoran Let's try a pic with my eyes open: http://twitpic.com/ndm9j
-James Moran, Writer/Director ("Girl Number 9,...
- 10/29/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
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