Gina Telaroli
June 2, 2008 | 11:39 am EST
Common has been named the 2008 Artist in Residence for the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival, a festival that also happens to be going green this year. Common doesn’t act too often (though he was pretty awesome in Smokin’ Aces), but I wanted to share what might be the best song he’s ever put out.
Yes, that was awesome. According to The Hip Hop Consign, as Artist in Residence, Common has programmed a slate of films that have inspired his work (Pulp Fiction and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind among them). Also, he appears in Wanted, the opening night film for the festival.
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From Anne Thompson:
More than two hundred firefighters battled a raging blaze on soundstages at the Universal Studios back lot Sunday morning, which was eventually contained. Look at this video.
Helicopters dropped water on several blocks of burning structures, including a King Kong exhibit, which was destroyed. According to one fire official, the cause of the fire is unknown. UPDATE: At a news conference, Universal studio chief Ron Meyer said he had not heard about any bomb threat. He added that the Universal Park would open at noon Sunday. But tram tours would skirt King Kong. [On Hollywood]
Eeeeek! Fire that close to important film history is scary..
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To celebrate Earth Day, NBC Universal has decided that only one day to celebrate the planet is for chumps, and has proclaimed it to be Earth Week over at their media outlets. Many of NBC’s shows will be eco-themed this week, and those totally helpful “The More You Know” bumps will focus on the environment. As well, at NBC’s special green website you can, “Learn simple and easy ways to incorporate “ËœGreen’ choices into your lifestyle.” While many of these tips may seem old hat to some of us, there really is a lot of good information on the site, and it’s nice to see a company with so much power promoting a green agenda. A few other things that NBC is doing, aside from telling you what you ought to do:
