George Lucas' Student Film Will Be Preserved For Future Generations, and 7 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

thx-225.jpgAlso in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Elton John has a baby...The new Errol Morris doc is coming to theaters...Joan Collins and Lydia Hearst want to make a comedy about Lindsay Lohan...A father figure to Andy Warhol passes away...And more...

· George Lucas will be pleased: The Library of Congress has announced the annual list of films that will be added to be added to The National Film Registry and it not only includes The Empire Strikes Back, but also George Lucas' student film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 113B 4EB, which was the basis for his feature THX 1138. Other notable inclusions: The Exorcist, Airplane!, All the President's Men and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. [LAT]

·Elton John and David Furnish are now proud parents!

Their son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born via surrogate on Christmas Day. [E!]

· Here's a late Christmas present: According to Errol Morris, "Tabloid will be in theaters next year. A deal will be announced in the very near future. (Thank goodness.)" [@ErrolMorris]

· Apparently Lindsay Lohan's wacky life is the basis for a new film called Dogs in Pocketbooks which will star Lydia Hearst and Joan Collins. Says screenwriter Charles Casillo: "Lydia will play a bratty movie goddess in and out of rehab, in trouble with the law, and hounded by greedy agents, predatory paparazzi, off-the-wall stalkers and crazed media - a role obviously based on Lindsay Lohan." Supposedly, this starts shooting in February. We shall see. [Express]

· Andy Warhol's older brother, John Warhola, has died at the age of 85. Warhola helped raise Warhol and also helped establish the the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [The Guardian]

· Looks like Video on Demand does not necessarily reflect box-office. The Blind Side was the most popular VOD title of the year, followed by Couples Retreat, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Hot Tub Time Machine. Now you know. [Variety]

·It's official: Re-shoots for the epilogue to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows have been completed. Cue relief. [/Film]

·Want to see Troma Films president and Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman shoveling snow in the New York blizzard? Of course you do! [@lloydkaufman]



Comments

  • zzzzzzzz says:

    LONESOME LONESOME LONESOME LONESOME LONESOME !!! with talkie sequences
    + mccarey and (la) but(t)e (haha), great year for the national film registry