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The Terrence Malick-produced documentary “The Seventh Fire” offers a rare window into Native American gang and drug subculture. It follows gang leader Rob Brown who has been sentenced to prison for the fifth time and must confront his role in bringing a culture of violence and drugs into his northern Minnesota Indian community. As Rob reckons with mistakes and regrets, his 17-year-old protégé Kevin dreams of one day becoming the most powerful and feared gangster on the reservation. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below featuring Rob discuss the origin of his daughter’s name.

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The film is the directorial debut of Jack Pettibone Riccobono. It’s produced by acclaimed director Terrence Malick, who has previously directed such films like “Badlands,” “Days of Heaven,” “The Thin Red Line,” “The New World,” and “The Tree of Life.

Skins creator and co-writer Brian Elsley has given a ringing endorsement of six young Australian writers after working with them to develop new youth drama Deadlock in a Byron Bay script lab.

The UK writer signed on for the project after he was approached by Every Cloud Productions. executive producers, Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, who were keen to use some of Elsley.s innovative techniques following the international success of controversial teen series Skins.

Elsley told If he was surprised by the depth of talent.

.Deb and Fiona approached me because I had used that technique of bringing young teenagers into the process right at the beginning,. he said.

.They instinctively wanted to do something similar..

The young writers, selected from almost 200 applications included Billie Pleffer, Michelle Law, Lucy Campbell, Seaton Kay-Smith, Shane Salvador and Tim Logan.

They were joined by multi-platform writer Mike Jones, local Indigenous writer Jon Bell...

Of the 27 novels and dozens of short stories Frank Herbert wrote, only Dune and its sequels have ever caught the interest of filmmakers. That's about to change, however, with the announcement that Herbert's Soul Catcher is in the process of being adapted. No less a name than John Sayles is writing the screenplay, and Chris Eyre will direct.Relatively unusually for Herbert, Soul Catcher is not a science-fiction novel, although it's still infused with the fascination for ecology and politics that imbues the rest of his work. It revolves around a Native American activist who kidnaps the son of a high-profile Us politician, with the intention of sacrificing the boy to appease the ancient spirits of his ancestors. But as the pair are hunted by the authorities across the Pacific Northwest, they form a surprising bond which changes the abductor's agenda.It's a clear fit for Eyres' own CV. The...

The mysterious disappearance and death of Misty Upham thrust this rising actress into the headlines.

The mysterious disappearance and death of Misty Upham thrust this rising actress into the headlines. Though Upham starred in several critically-acclaimed films, she was still cleaning homes when she auditioned for August: Osage County, and many people may now be hearing her name for the first time.

ETonline took a look back at the life and work of an actress who had starred alongside such film greats as Meryl Streep (August: Osage County), Benicio Del Toro (Jimmy P.) and Melissa Leo (Frozen River).

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Native American Upbringing: Born on July 6, 1982, in Kalispell, Mont., Misty was raised in Auburn, Wash. -- about 28 miles south of Seattle -- and was a member of the Blackfoot Tribe, the largest Native American tribe in Montana. Misty has said she is the direct descendant of the...

After a body was found in Auburn, Washington yesterday—eight days after actress Misty Upham was reported missing—a family spokeswoman has confirmed the body to be that of the 32-year-old actress. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the body was found by Upham's family and friends during a search of the area. Local filmmaker Tracy Rector, a friend of Upham's, said that the Auburn Police Department was less than helpful in the search process: "The family wants everyone to know that the Auburn police did not help with this situation at all," she told THR. "They refused to help. When she disappeared on Oct.

We have some new music for you that has a pinch of alternative punk flare, a tablespoon of rock and roll and Broadway-esque vocals and a sprinkle of an offbeat tempo. Doesn’t that just sound delicious? The tunes of A Million Pieces can settle those summer hunger pains and leave you yearning for more. The band’s debut self-titled Ep dropped on April 26th via Scallywag Records. Produced by Jerrod “Skins” Bettis, the original drummer of OneRepublic, the six track Ep is simply not enough. A Million Pieces has that spunk we heard initially from the alternative solo-project, The Rocket Summer. Both bands do incorporate different musical styles, but the intensity...

On Saturday, November 20th, Gil Birmingham ("Billy Black") attended the SAG President's National Task Force For American Indians and NBC Universal Premiere Screening Of Reel Injun and American Indian Actors at L.A. Skins Fest, and he stopped to talk a bit about the Twilight series in this video interview.

"The Twilight films, that sounds so familiar," he joked. "It’s just an awesome franchise to be a part of, I mean something that touches so many people globally speaking, that’s part of the experience. And you just kind of go along and then you start thinking about what it is you can do to give back for being in such a blessed place."

Some of his Native American co-stars, particularly Chaske Spencer (who he also worked with in the forthcoming Shouting Secrets), have spoken abo...

With his work as Billy Black in The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Gil Birmingham ... has appeared in more than 40 film and television productions. Most recently, Birmingham generated public acclaim for his portrayal as Billy Black in Twilight, based on the best-selling book series by Stephenie Meyer. His TV and screen credits include appearances in End of the Spear, Dreamkeeper, Skins, Gentle Ben, The Doe Boy, Love's Long Journey, Nip/Tuck, 10 Items or Less, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars and Body & Soul. In 2005, his powerful portrayal of Dogstar in Steven Spielberg's six-part TV miniseries, Into the West, captured the attention of audiences worldwide. Birmingham recently finished filming The Love Ranch, starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, directed by Taylor Hackford, and he will return as Billy Black in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, scheduled for release in November 2009. He also just completed Rango, an...

Today, The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Gil Birmingham has turned 43. Born on July 13, 1966, Birmingham began his career in acting when he was about twenty years old - where he starred as police officer in an episode of Riptide. Ever since, Birmingham has appeared in more than a dozen television series (including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Wild Thornberrys, V.I.P., Oz, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Veronica Mars, 10 Items Or Less, and Nip/Tuck). Before appearing as Billy Black in 2008's Twilight, Birmingham also did quite a few films as well. Birmingham's earliest film was House II: The Second Story, and he has sinced appeared in films such as Gentle Ben, Gentle Ben 2: Danger On The Mountain, DreamKeeper, Love's Long Journey, Le Jaguar, The Doe Boy, Skins, End Of The Spear, Night At The Museum, Cosmic Radio, Turok: Son Of Stone, and California Indian. Since Twilight, Birmingham...

Cast director for New Moon, sequel to Twilight, has released the names of several actors taking posts in New Moon. As "Sam Uley," we have Chaske Spencer, whose resume includes parts on DreamKeeper, Red Dead Revolver, and Skins (pictured right). As "Quil," we have relative unknown Tyson Houseman (not pictured). As "Paul," it's Alex Meraz, good looking and well-built actor in The New World and Two Spirits, One Journey (pictured left). The part of "Embry" will be played by Kiowa Gordon (not pictured), another relative unknown. Also, we now know that Bronson Pelletier, whose part was unknown before, will be playing Jared.

Jacob Black finally got his own entourage! Twilight was always about Edward and the Cullen but in The Twilight Saga: New Moon get ready for Jacob and his wolf pack to take over. We have rounded up the wolf pack and dug up all the information we could find about the new cast members. Come check out who will be playing Sam Uley, Emily Young, Embry Call and Quil Ateara. Meet the Wolf Pack Sam Uley- Chaske Spencer Chaske means "first born son" and this small town actor grew up on reservations and small towns in Montana and Idaho. The Gun n' Roses freak took to heavy metal drums in High School and has yet to drop the sticks. After high school, the actor bought himself a one way ticket to New York City with a pocket full of cash and tried to luck on the Great White Way. Scoring...

Yesterday the Steelers took the Super Bowl title in an exciting game full of fun commercials, awesome trailers and many performances. Faith Hill opened up the show with "America the Beautiful" and then Jennifer Hudson belted out the Star Spangled Banner beautifully while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rocked the stadium during halftime - love it or leave it? Of course, before the big event there were lots of parties to attend. Getting into gear for Directv's party were Gossip kids, Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore made it a charitable thing attending The Giving Back Fund's VIP 'Big Game all while keeping us updated via their twitters. Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra kept things sexy at the Leather And Laces Celebration while the boys chilled with Nick Lachey at the Super Skins Kickoff Party. Never one to miss out on a celebration,...

SYDNEY -- French director-producer Luc Besson will preside over the jury of the 15th Tokyo International Film Festival, which includes 61 films on offer from 10 official sections, separate to its mainstream program and co-sponsored events. Besson will preside over a jury that includes British cinematographer Jack Cardiff, Japanese designer and daughter of Akira Kurosawa, Kazuko Kurosawa, acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-Wook, and Hong Kong's Lee Chi-ngai. The Tokyo festival, which runs Oct. 26-Nov. 4, is competitive in its main festival section for seven awards, for which the Grand Prix carries a ¥10 million ($81,000) prize. This year, 319 films were submitted from 47 countries, according to festival organizers. Fifteen films were chosen, only one of which is wholly English language: Chris Eyre's Skins.