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Without Kurt, it isn’t possible in any way!!

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl: ‘There won’t be a Nirvana reunion tour’

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has denied plans for a Nirvana reunion tour.

The move comes after Grohl recently collaborated with ex-Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear as well as Sir Paul McCartney on the new song ‘Cut Me Some Slack’, which was written for his forthcoming documentary Sound City. But a spokesperson for Grohl has told the New York Post that the reports are “nonsense” and stressed that there will be no Nirvana tour.

They performed the track last Wednesday (December 12) at the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief and McCartney teamed up again with the surviving Nirvana members on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. Earlier, they also have revealed the studio recording of ‘Cut Me Some Slack’, which you can hear by scrolling down the page and is available to download via iTunes now.

Meanwhile full details of the Sound City soundtrack were revealed last week. Titled ‘Sound City – Real to Reel’, it will also feature collaborations between Grohl and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac – on ‘You Can’t Fix This’ – and between Grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Joshua Homme and Nine Inch Nails man Trent Reznor, who team up on a song called ‘Mantra’.

The soundtrack also features appearances from Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age associate Alain Johannes.

The film marks Grohl’s directorial debut and tells the story of the legendary California recording studio where classics such as Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ and Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ were recorded. It will be shown at US film festival Sundance which runs from January 17-27, 2013.

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Awards

THE MASTER is a movie that only critics can love, it is not a great film!!

Toronto critics pick The Master as best picture

The Toronto Film Critics Association has picked Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master as the best picture of 2012, while Amour is best foreign film.

The TFCA lavished praise on The Master, the story of a disturbed navy veteran who falls under the spell of a charismatic religious leader, in its yearend list of the best in film, released Monday at midnight.

In addition to naming it best picture, the Toronto critics named Anderson best director and best screenwriter for the screenplay.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, playing a powerful religious leader who was rumoured to be based on Scientology leader L. Ron Hubbard, was named best supporting actor.

In selecting The Master as best film, the Toronto critics are following the lead of critics in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The film won a Silver Lion in Venice and is nominated for a Golden Globe for best film.

The Weinstein Co. production is widely believed to be a contender for an Oscar nomination for best film.

Amour, Michael Haneke’s love story about a couple in their 80s, was runner-up in the best picture race, as well as winning the best foreign-language film award.

Sarah Polley’s documentary Stories We Tell, about her own out-of-wedlock conception, was named best documentary.

The unusual indie film set in a mystical bayou, Beasts of the Southern Wild, was tied for best first feature with Beyond the Black Rainbow, about a woman trying to escape a futuristic commune.

The TFCA will present a $100,000 prize to the best Canadian film for the first time when it has its award gala on Jan. 8.

It has selected three films as finalists for the award:

Bestiaire, directed by Denis Coté.
Goon, directed by Michael Dowse.
Stories We Tell, directed by Sarah Polley.

The TFCA, established in 1997, is a group of Toronto-based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary.

TFCA winners
Best picture: The Master
Best actor: Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Best actress: Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best supporting actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best supporting actress: Gina Gershon, Killer Joe
Best director: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Best screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Best first feature (tie): Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin and Beyond the Black Rainbow, directed by Panos Cosmatos
Best animated feature: ParaNorman
Best foreign-language feature: Amour
Best documentary: Stories We Tell