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  • Zowie Heads to the Moon

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    I’m a Bowie freak. And a sci-fi geek. So what is the next best thing to having David Bowie direct (or star in) a sci-fi movie? Having his son direct it! It’s doubtful that he’ll be credited as Zowie Bowie but nevertheless Duncan Jones is directing Moon. Due out in 2009, Moon tells the story…

  • “Will” Bowie Join the Cast of An Upcoming Musical?

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    According to Reuters, Bowie is considering joining Lisa Kudrow and Liam Aiken in the cast for the upcoming movie “Will.” The movie is a musical dramedy about a popular high-school girl and her outcast classmate who form a rock band for their schools battle of the bands. If it turns out to be true and…

  • A Picture for Posterity

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    Here is a picture for every Bowie fan’s gallery: Bowie with Heath Ledger, Charlize Theron, and Naomi Watts in 2004. Rest in peace, Heath.

  • Comments from the Sundance Film Festival

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    I cannot wait to see August. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Bowie’s “August” co-star Andre Royo commented that Bowie took the time to learn his lines which made Royo and the rest of the cast “feel great because there’s someone iconic who’s taking it seriously. This is David Bowie. He could…

  • Page Six Sighting

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    The people at Page Six for the New York Post spyed Bowie and Iman at Kara Walker’s exhibit earlier this month. If you are not familiar with Walker and her work, the you ought to check her out. I first heard of her when VOGUE wrote an article about her work. She’s known for dealing…

  • Shades of Bowie in Sweeney Todd (Part 2)

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    Apparently Neil Gaiman and your humble CrackedActor webmasters weren’t the only people to pick up on how much Johnny Depp sounded like Bowie in Sweeney Todd.  Depp recently said that he did not draw a direct inspiration from Bowie, stating “I wouldn’t ever dream of attempting to channel David Bowie because he is one of…

  • Happy Birthday, David!

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    The Webmistress and I want to wish Mr. David Bowie a very happy 61st birthday today! Tomorrow, we, of course, will go back to wishing he will release a new album this year, but today we selflessly wish him a killer day full of fun, family and friends. All the best!

  • Bowie to Appear on Lower Back

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    SmokingGun.com which posted Rochester PD’s 1976 booking photo of David Bowie back in November has produced their own celebrity mugshot temporary tattoos. It doesn’t look like they are available to the general public just yet, but they have distributed them in Christmas cards to a number of media outlets which read: Like us, you’ve probably…

  • New Jewelry Line by Iman

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    Hear that? That’s the sound of me rejoicing over Iman’s new jewelry line. In designing pieces for Global Chic, Iman drew inspiration from various bits of jewelry collected from China, Africa, India, Bali, and her own vintage engagement ring. Iman said in an interview with Vogue that a woman is never fully dressed if she…

  • Buy Bowie’s Face

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    Music memorabilia site 991.com is selling a one-of-a-kind bit of Bowie memorabilia.  For a scant $1000 or so, a Bowie fan can buy the life mask made of Bowie’s face during The Hunger.  The mask was used to test out makeup for the movie.  I tell ya, if I had $1000 to burn I’d buy…