Random: Pete Seeger, Justin Timberlake, Beastie’s MCA, ‘Planet B-Boy’

PBS aired the documentary “Pete Seeger: The Power of Song,” this week about the now-88-year-old Godfather of american folk music. The film interviews with fans such as Johnny Cash Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines, and more and chronicles Seeger’s life from his early folk days through his blacklisted McCarthy dark period. The old dude who has been around long enough to have spent time with Leadbelly didn’t even really like the film though. “It’s too much a eulogy if you ask me. It didn’t tell all the stupid things I’ve done. I’ve done hundreds of stupid things.” [Rolling Stone]

The trailer for movie where Justin Timberlake plays a “trousersnake”-touting French Canadian professional skater/ aspiring porno actor – “The Love Guru,” with Mike Meyers and Jessica Alba is online. It looks largely terrible with a few guffaws and is set for July. [Moviefone]

“Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, spectacular choreography frames the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and their own families,” the breakdance documentary “Planet B-Boy,” is due in theaters March 21. [Apple Trailers]

Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch’s new film production company, Oscilloscope Pictures, is already has its eyes on a handful of new films. “There are cool, interesting films that fall between genres that the larger companies might not be not looking to distribute.” Yauch said. The rapper/director and filmmaker says he’s looking at the Film house as a small indie label and says he’s learned from the shuttering of the Beasties’ defunct Grand Royal imprint. “There’s a danger of getting too much overhead going…a big part of the idea is to do everything in-house — the artwork, the DVD covers, posters, that kind of stuff.” [Rolling Stone]

Watch: “Pete Seeger: The Power of Song” trailer

Watch: “Planet B-Boy” Trailer