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27 June 2008 8:49 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Stephen Saito

As McA of the Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch has rapped about "Three MCs and One DJ," but as a filmmaker, he's had to learn to go solo. With his latest documentary "Gunnin' For That #1 Spot," Yauch is continuing the tradition of musicians who crossed over to direct movies, something that started all the way back when Frank Sinatra sat in the director's chair for 1965's World War II drama "None But the Brave." From documentaries to narratives, here's a list of modern musicians who have become filmmakers in one form or another in recent years.

Madonna

It seems as though the one place Madonna has never been able to reinvent herself is on the big screen, but that might change. Although she's had an almost disastrous track record as an actress (particularly when working with whomever was her significant other at the time), one forgets that Madonna

Stephen Saito

12 June 2008 4:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood funnyman Jack Black has dropped out of new movie Man-witch - amid rumours of a rift between his agent and the film's director.

Bosses at Warner Bros, the studio behind the picture, has confirmed that Black is no longer involved in the project but have failed to specify a reason for the move.

Media reports suggest the star may have quit the film over a row between his representatives at agency Endeavor and moviemaker Todd Phillips, who is in charge of the picture.

According to Variety.com, the bad feeling between the two sides began when Phillips was dropped from last year's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - which starred another of Endeavor's clients, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Phillips had already shot several scenes for the comedy when he was replaced by Larry Charles.

Man-Witch is due to go into production in January.

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