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EXCLUSIVE : Ryan Phillippe ( The Locksmith ) has signed on for a key role opposite Bella Thorne in Mitzi Peirone’s thriller Saint Clare , based on Don Roff’s hit novel Clare at 16 . Rebecca De Mornay ( Lucifer ), Frank Whaley ( Pulp Fiction ), Bart Johnson ( High School Musical ) and Dylan Flashner ( The Card Counter ) will co-star in the film, which Screen Media has slated for release in North American theaters in 2023. Saint Clare follows Clare Bleecker (Thorne), a quiet catholic college student with a divine vocation for killing. Phillippe will play the role of Timmons, a police officer investigating the latest murder in the small town, with Clare as his prime suspect. Whaley will portray Mailman Bob, a ghost from Clare’s past, with Johnson pulling double duty as twin brothers Joe and Randall, and Flashner set for the supporting role of Wade. Peirone scripted the indie with American Psycho ‘s Guinevere Turner. David Chackler, Arielle … [Read more...] about Ryan Phillippe To Star Opposite Bella Thorne In Screen Media Thriller ‘Saint Clare’; Frank Whaley Among Other Additions

Georgia Dobbins Davis, an original member of the Marvelettes and the co-writer of their classic 1961 hit, “Please Mr. Postman,” died Friday, September 18th. She was 78. Dobbins’ daughter, Kimberly Ann Watts, confirmed her death to Rolling Stone , adding the cause was cardiac arrest. In co-writing “Please Mr. Postman,” Dobbins played an integral role in the history of Motown and pop music. The track became Motown’s first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot 100. But by the time the Marvelettes recorded it in 1961, Dobbins left the group to look after her ailing mother and because her father forbade her from touring or getting involved in the music industry. Dobbins’ writing credit on “Please Mr. Postman” encapsulates the extent of her music career, and Watts says her mother long refused to acknowledge or discuss her contribution to pop history. “She told me that she didn’t listen to the radio; she pretty much became a hermit,” Watts says. “She felt like she let the group … [Read more...] about Georgia Dobbins Davis, Unsung Motown Hero Who Co-Wrote ‘Please Mr. Postman,’ Dead at 78

Power of the Dog director Jane Campion garnered the full spectrum of internet love and hate over the weekend, first with her necessary quip about Sam Elliott, and then with an unnecessary quip about Venus and Serena Williams . On Saturday, March 12, Campion was on the red carpet for the Directors Guild of America Awards, when she was asked about some disparaging comments Elliott made about her film on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. Elliott — who’s acted in his fair share of Westerns — criticized the film for its “allusions to homosexuality,” complained about the costumes, and wondered, “Where’s the Western in this Western?” In response, Campion said Elliott was “being a little bit of a B-I-T-C-H,” spelling out the word for added effect. “He’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor,” she added. “The West is a mythic space and there’s a lot of room on the range. I think it’s a little bit sexist.” Alas, the good energy Campion garnered Saturday went out the window Sunday as she … [Read more...] about Jane Campion Apologizes to Venus and Serena Williams: ‘I Made a Thoughtless Comment’