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“Murder on the Dancefloor” once had lyrics about bong hits and the Hague, with co-writer Gregg Alexander (of the New Radicals) sharing part of the old demo for the future Sophie Ellis-Bextor hit with The Guardian. Alexander wrote “Murder on the Dancefloor” in the mid-90s, and the demo snippet definitely bears some hallmarks of the era. Though it still has the big, bright synth stabs and riffs essential to Ellis-Bextor’s version, it’s more pop-rock than disco pastiche, cut with hits of rave and hip-hop that feel…

Star Trek is a huge franchise, one that has included some of the best sci-fi movies of all time. While there's plenty of new TV content available for those with a Paramount+ subscription, the franchise's future on the big screen remains a mystery. For a while the great Quentin Tarantino was developing a Star Trek movie, although that seems to have been left by the wayside. His co-writer Mark L. Smith recently spoke about working on that movie, and why it ultimately didn't work out. Trekkies new and are always keeping…

While people had always suspected Bryan Adams’ iconic 1984 hit Summer Of ‘69 was about, as its title might sound like, the rocker’s epic summers in the late 1960s, the actual meaning has finally come out from the musician himself.Bryan reportedly admitted he was going to call the song Best Days Of My Life, but chose to instead reference the sex position 69.The Canadian music star told the Sunday Times: “Well, I was going to call the song Best Days of My Life but mentioning ’69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this…

In the realm of horror comedy, two stand-out films have recently made their mark: Happy Death Day and Freaky, both directed by Christopher Landon. Landon's imaginative approach to the slasher genre has cultivated a dedicated fanbase for both movies. Interestingly, the co-screenwriter of the latter movie pitched a crossover between the two properties. While this mashup didn't materialize, he has another pitch for an epic Avenger-level horror movie crossover, and it's an idea that I love even more.Writer Michael Kennedy,…

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Walking in the Rain” and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82. Weil’s daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann, said that the songwriter died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills, California, “surrounded by her family.” Mann, the couple’s only child, declined to cite a specific cause of death. Cynthia Weil and…

Snoop Dogg is getting a big-screen biopic.Universal Pictures announced Wednesday that the studio is developing a film about Snoop Dogg’s life to be produced by the 51-year-old rapper. The film will be written by Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the two Black Panther films, and directed by Allen Hughes, the film-maker of Menace II Society.“I waited a long time to put this project together because I wanted to choose the right director, the perfect writer, and the greatest movie company I could partner with that could…

According to an August 23 article by The Hollywood Reporter, director Matt Reeves is writing the script for "The Batman 2" alongside Mattson Tomlin. Tomlin's past screenwriting credits include the gritty superhero thriller "Project Power" and the 2021 sci-fi film "Mother/Android," which he also directed. Technically, as THR's piece outlines, Tomlin worked on the script for "The Batman" as well, though his involvement began late in the writing process and wasn't significant enough to earn him an official…