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Documentary on the legendary, bespectacled filmmaker...

Anybody familiar with the short Beatles cartoons produced for US TV (in which George Harrison appeared to have an Indian accent) would have expressed grave doubts that the same company, Brodax, might have been able to make not just a decent full length animated Beatle movie, but a brilliant one.

Muse have unveiled the trailer for their new studio album, which looks set to be titled The 2nd Law. To watch the trailer, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click. The trailer features a compilation of news footage over a musical backdrop, which initially begins as an ornate, classical piece in the style of track's like "Butterflies & Hurricanes" before morphing into a full-on dubstep track. The trailer ends with the words 'The 2nd Law' and 'September 2012' being shown as the music fades out.

In 2005, I went to a talk Ridley Scott gave to ahead of the release of his Crusader epic, Kingdom Of Heaven.

Spinal Tap star Michael McKean has been released from hospital after being hit by a car last week. McKean, who played rock singer David St Hubbins in the classic 1984 spoof This is Spinal Tap, has been discharged from St. Luke's Hospital in New York, and will attend the Roosevelt Hospital for 'extensive rehab', reports TMZ.

Dirty Projectors are set to play a trio of UK dates this autumn.

Pioneering folk musician Arthel Lane 'Doc' Watson has died at the age of 89.

The Beach Boys have announced a one-off UK show for later this year.

Iron Maiden's 'The Number Of The Beast' has been voted as the best British album of the last 60 years in a new poll.

Bob Mould at his belligerent best...