One of the most exciting films to be announced for this year's Sundance was Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's short "Fight For Your Right Revisited." It's not just that the film was a follow-up to their classic music video for "Fight For Your Right (To Party)," it was that Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood and Danny McBride were going to be starring as the Beastie Boys themselves in the sequel, with cameos from Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Jack Black.
When MTV caught up with Rogen while he was promoting "Green Hornet," he explained that it didn't take too much to get him on board the project. "I literally got a phone call from MCA one day," he explained. "It was funny because we were in our office, and [writing partner] Evan [Goldberg] was sitting across from me, and I was like, 'Yeah, MCA? Yeah, yeah, OK, whatever you want! OK, sounds perfect.' And he was like, 'What just happened?' I was like, 'I think I'm going to be in a Beastie Boys video.'" Read More...
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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Calls Bulls--t On MPAA's R-Rating Of Holocaust Doc, 'A Film Unfinished'
Posted 8/2/10 4:13 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Commentary, News
In a statement, he said "This is too important of a historical document to ban from classrooms. While there’s no doubt that Holocaust atrocities are displayed, if teachers feel their students are ready to understand what happened, it’s essential that young people are giving the opportunity to see this film. Why deny them the chance to learn about this critical part of our human history? I understand that the MPAA wants to protect children’s eyes from things that are too overwhelming, but they’ve really gone too far this time. It’s bulls--t."
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