It looks like Stevens will step back behind the camera once again for an adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral. This fictionalized account follows the protagonist, Seymour “Swede” Levov, who not only achieves the... Full Article at Original Signal: Movies

Taiji will create a whale zoo but the cull is not yet over. Taiji, the town made infamous for its annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins in the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, is to build a whale zoo. Yet despite the move, officials say the cull... Full Article at The Age

Taiji is one of four Japanese towns that hunts small cetaceans in coastal waters, but has been the focus of criticism. Hunters confuse the animals by banging metal poles on the side of their boats and then herd them into a cove before attacking them... Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

But these weren’t mere beach enthusiasts. Moving among the crowd were Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove, and Andy Jones, who took home one of Avatar‘s visual effects Oscars. At one point, Betabeat turned around to find Neil Young mere inches away. ... Full Article at Betabeat

AP Source: AP THE Japanese town in the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove plans to let visitors swim with the dolphins. The dolphin-hunting town of Taiji plans to open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with the creatures, a media report said. Full Article at Herald Sun

Each year, the cove off Taiji’s coast is home to mass dolphin capture and slaughter. Some of the marine mammals are sold to parks around the world, while others are stabbed for their meat, turning an otherwise beautiful cove into a sea of blood. ... Full Article at Ecorazzi

Roswell Films, a division of the Roswell Records label that releases Foo Fighters music, will distribute the film. Key personnel involved with the film include Producer/Director Dave Grohl; Editor Paul Crowder (Dogtown & Z Boys, Once In a Lifetime,... Full Article at Ain't It Cool News

Jiji Press news agency reported, calling it “a marine safari park.” The cove is the scene of an annual slaughter when the fishermen of Taiji corral dolphins, select a few dozen for sale to aquariums and marine parks, and stab the rest to death for meat,... Full Article at Japan Today

Deep in California's sun-burnt San Fernando Valley, it was the birthplace of legend. It was witness to history." It's a bit hyperbolic, but with that list of talent, there's no doubt it has an iconic place in musical history. And for film fans, it's... Full Article at FirstShowing.net