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The words offbeat, personal and edgy used to be a draw for movie fare — we’d check out a new relationship picture based only on an actor or two that we liked. Bobby Roth’s semi-autobiographical buddy story has a good stab at the early ’80s art + singles scene in Los Angeles, with a dash of macho clichés — pals Peter Coyote and Nick Mancuso fight in public and somehow suffer while bedding fantastic women. But the overall vibe is one of honest sensitivity, aided by fine performances from Carole Laure, Kathryn Harrold and Carol Wayne. Plus music by Tangerine Dream.

Heartbreakers

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1984 / Color / 1:85 / 99 min. / Street Date August 30, 2022 / Available from Amazon, Available from Vinegar Syndrome

Starring: Peter Coyote, Nick Mancuso, Carole Laure, Max Gail, James Laurenson, Carol Wayne, Jamie Rose, Kathryn Harrold, George Morfogen, Jerry Hardin, Henry Sanders, Walter Olkewicz.

Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus

Production Designer: David Nichols...

Birdman is teaming with DJ Scoob Doo for 'The Godfather' DVD.

By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes

Lil Wayne and Birdman

Photo: Derrick G

Like father like son. DJ Scoob Doo and Lil Wayne connected for the reality DVD series "The Nino Brown Story." Now comes word that the Birdman will team with Scoob for a DVD called "The Godfather."

The #1 Stunna has also contacted Scoob to shoot the video for "Bigger Than Life."

"Scoob been f---in' with my son with that 'Nino Brown,' " the Birdman said in a clip received Wednesday (April 7) by MTV News. "Look out for my sh--, 'The Godfather.' Hip-hop, we run this bi---. Ym/Cmb [Young Money/ Cash Money Brothers] moolah!"

The clip was shot Friday and features Birdman, his brother Slim Williams and more from their camp on a private jet. Baby had just come from seeing Wayne at Rikers Island.

"He been locked down a month,...

Did you miss the Sundance Film Festival this year? The best of the 2010 Sundance shorts will be playing this Saturday in Montreal, Quebec. In fact, the event "Prends ça court!" is back at the Nuit blanche du Festival Montréal en lumière on Saturday, February 27, at the Monument-National from 8 Pm to 3 Am.

In addition to screenings of films, musician Slim Williams will be performing. Other guests include: Ben Charest, Al Baculus, Eric Roberts, Orson Clarke, Coco Thompson, Al Prater, and Dan Martel.

Best Of Sundance Shorts 2010

* Let's Harvest The Organs Of Death Row Inmates, from Chris Weller and Max Joseph.

* Mary Last Seen, from Sean Durkin.

* My Mom Smokes Weed, from Clay Liford.

* The Six Dollar Fifty Man, from Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland.

* Seeds Of The Fall, from Patrik Eklund.

* Logorama, from H5.

* My Invisible Friend, from Pablo Larcuen.

* N.A.S.A (A Volta), from Alexei Tylevich.

* The Armoire,...

By Akshay Bhansali

Yesterday, I joined a lucky band of music industry folks at the Universal Republic Records office in New York to get a first listen of songs from All or Nothing, British R&B artist Jay Sean's debut album (which hits stores this Monday, November 23). It soon became clear that the motive for the occasion was less a listening session and more a show of gratitude to the legions of the Jay Sean fans that have spent six years helping him get to where he is today.

In fact by, one member Sean's camp declared, "This is a pep rally!" For what? To help Jay Sean score a #1 album.

Jay Sean's co-manager and producer Jeremy Skaller talked through the intimate details of how Sean came to be signed by Cash Money and how the songs came to be. Probably one of the more touching stories he...

Kevin Rudolf got his start in the music industry after meeting top-notched producer Timbaland in 2004. He then helped working on numerous Timbaland-produced hits, including Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right", Timbaland's "Release", and Black Eyed Peas' "My Style".

In early 2007, Rudolf decided to release his own project after getting a "real vision of what I could contribute as a producer, musician, and songwriter and tapping into my own voice." While working on his debut album, Rudolf met Cash Money Records' Slim Williams and after playing some of his songs for him, he was signed by the executive.

Called "In the City", Rudolf's upcoming debut album is produced entirely by himself except for an unnamed track worked on by The Neptunes' Chad Hugo. One of the tracks on the album is Lil Wayne-featuring jam titled "Let It Rock". Since released in July, the tune has climbed to number 5 on Billboard...