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Wu-Tang Clan rapper/producer-turned-actor RZA could play a martial arts expert named the Blind Master in the G.I. Joe sequel, says MTV. The character  trained Joe commandos Snake Eyes and Jinx.

D.J. Cotrona, who appears on the TV show Detroit 1-8-7, is another potential new face. RZA and Cotrona are both in negotiations to be part of the movie, which will be directed by Jon Chu (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never).

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Actor Wendell Pierce will be starring as B.B. King--the "King of Blues"--in an upcoming film, B.B. King and I. It's based on an encounter that aspiring drummer Michael Zanetis had with B.B. King at the back stage of Huntington Beach venue Golden Bear, after which he became lifelong friends with the king.

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For the last few months, a kooky religious group has been plastering North America with billboards and placards announcing that the world will end on May 21.

Call us warped, but we're thrilled by the prospect of Armageddon. With millions of the faithful lifted skyward by the Rapture, their homes will be empty, meaning we'll finally be able to score a swanky Oceanside pad for mere pennies on the dollar.

Of course, should that scenario not play out on Saturday, we'll have to console ourselves with a marathon of doomsday flicks and pine for what might have been.

Today we present a sampling of our favorites from the enduring genre--some justly ignored on their release, others not.

Okay, just about all of these movies on this list were justly overlooked by critics and the public, but that's exactly why we like them. Read on.

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​Today, the LA Pacific Film Festival is screening Rakenrol, a movie written and directed by Quark Henares. Described as "Part Once, part High Fidelity," the movie is an ode to the Filipino underground rock & roll scene and its megafans. On the surface, it's a story of two friends who  form a band and live and love through music. But it's also a glimpse into the Filipino rock & roll lifestyle--proof that with music, the boundaries of nation don't exist.

After the jump, Henares gives us five reasons to check out the movie even if you're not Filipino--and watch the trailer.

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Over the last decade, Hollywood has pumped out an increasing number of music biopics, treating us to everything from enjoyable theatrical hits (8 Mile) to wobbly, tear-jerking cable duds (Take Me Home: The John Denver Story).

With Jeff Buckley, Sam Cooke and Clash movies in the works and rumors of an Ozzy Osbourne movie lighting up the Internet, we present a list of music biopics we prefer they'd make instead.

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​Deadline.com announced that the forthcoming biopic about OC native Jeff Buckley, singer/songwriter who drowned in Tennessee in 1997, now has a director.  Welcome To The Rileys filmmaker Jake Scott will direct the Buckley film with a script by Ryan Jaffe.

The film is as-yet-untitled, but Buckley's mother Mary Guibert is an executive producer for the film. A few months ago, Guibert talked about the likelihood of Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson playing her son, saying, "Robert is a fine young actor. I'm flattered he's been linked to this project. When the time comes we'll give everybody an opportunity to be seen and heard."

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Jackass star Steve-O was arrested in Calgary this week for allegedly assaulting a heckler there eight years ago. Call us jaded, but we think the Canadian authorities are overreacting to behavior that's more an extension of the Jackass brand than a threat to public safety.

While Steve-O and his buddies have committed their share of transgressions over the years, rarely have they warranted serious police intervention. We review the offenses of the Jackass gang, criminal and otherwise, and recommend the punishments they really deserve.

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​ Harmony Korine's 16-minute short seems a little too much like a Jackass/Saturday Night Live sketch, but whatever--Ninja and Yo Landi Vi$$er of Die Antwoord are in it. They star in Umshini Wam as wheelchair-bound gangsters who smoke giant joints and live in the woods. Watch it after the jump. More »

​Still on the subject of movies and rockin' soundtracks, we asked a few musicians coming through Orange County about their favorites. First up, Lee Rocker--former Stray Cat and OC resident--who is releasing his album, The Cover Sessions EP, t a solo show at the Galaxy Theatre Saturday, March 5. 

I've got to say that Pulp Fiction has probably the greatest fucking movie soundrack ever...from Dick Dale playing "Miserlou" to the  scene with Travolta and Thurman dancing to the Chuck Berry song "You Never Can Tell." There is just nothing more cool  Also on the soundrack is Link Wray doing "Rumble." 

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​Just when you thought it was safe to assume that Katy Perry was the unquestionable Boob War victor of 2010, two dark horses decided to strut their stuff this month on magazine covers, proving once again that a Boob War never truly ends. The time between cease fires just changes.
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