The 2014 Palm Springs Film Festival runs from January 3 to 13, and this year one of the festival's most prestigious awards is going to Irish rock group U2. For there new song featured on the Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom soundtrack, "Ordinary Love," the group will be awarded the Sonny Bono Visionary Award. Named after the singer-turned-politician that started this festival, this award is usually given to filmmakers, but "Ordinary Love" is already on a nomination streak (Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and maybe an Oscar) so this award pretty much makes sense. Read More »
Thanksgiving weekend is always a great time to hit the movie theaters. You're full of turkey and tired from Black Friday shopping, so why not relax and take in a movie. Luckily for you, this weekend has a great variety of films to choose from. Movies like Frozen, Oldboy, Homefront and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom hit theaters this weekend. Read More »
It seems as though new music from U2 is well on the horizon. The legendary rockers are reportedly preparing a new release for April 2014, with a Super Bowl commercial in the works to make the official announcement. Read More »
U2, one of the biggest and greatest rock n' roll acts of all time, has not released a new song in about three years now. Luckily for us, the band wrote a brand new song entitled "Ordinary Love" for the soundtrack to the Nelson Mandela biopic starring Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. This week, the first trailer for the film was released and it features a clip of "Ordinary Love" set to the harrowing imagery of this new take on Mandela. Read More »