Last month, Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch started hunting for a cast for God Help the Girl—a companion film for the album/side-project of the same name. It looks like he has cast at least one role.

For someone who’s basically an infant, the actress Elle Fanning has been putting together a decent filmography for herself. In movies like Somewhere and Super 8, she’s a credit to the Fanning family name. And now Rolling Stone reports that the younger Fanning is in talks to star in God Help The Girl, a long-planned [...]

Last month, Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch posted an announcement soliciting fans and professional actors alike to audition for three roles in his upcoming Kickstarter-funded musical film God Help the Girl , a companion to his musical project of the same name. However, hopeful aspiring actors/big-time Belle and Sebastian fans who auditioned for the roles may be sad to learn that precocious 14-year-old actress Elle Fanning ( Somewhere , We Bought a Zoo , Super 8 ) likely landed one of those parts.

Elle Fanning is in talks to play a lead role in God Help the Girl a musical written and directed by Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch The film will be based on the 2009 album of the same name which Murdoch wrote outside of Belle and Sebastian with the...

As occasionally popular as it can be ("Chicago" and "Hairspray" being some of the more recent hits), the musical hasn't changed much since its earliest film incarnations. "Moulin Rouge" aside (a film that experimented more with style than with form), films like "Mamma Mia" and the upcoming "Rock of Ages" could essentially have been 1930s musical comedies (apart from their pop soundtracks) and this year's Oscar hopeful "Les Miserables" is a 25-year-old stage show based on a 150-year-old novel. We're not sure if "God Helps The Girl" will reinvent the wheel, exactly, but the film has the ...

Belle and Sebastian 's Stuart Murdoch is gearing up to shoot his Kickstarter-funded musical film God Help the Girl , and he needs your help. He's posted an announcement soliciting fans and professional actors alike to audition for three roles in the film:

Stuart Murdoch is financing a God Help The Girl film on KICKSTARTER, and for certain modest donations, you can intertwine your life with Stuart’s, just like you fantasized about as a young lad or lass in your bedroom at night while parents fought, bullies bullied, and you dreamed of a happier place: Seriously, check out [...]

audio post of the day! I recall the addiction I had with   Stuart Murdoch ’s sad yet dreamy voice. -Illyana Boc Related articles Help Fund Stuart Murdoch’s Film God Help the Girl   pitchfork.com The Shins post new track ‘Simple Song’ online - audio  nme Leonard Cohen posts new single ‘Darkness’ online  nme

Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch has always been a big thinker, with his head a bit in the clouds. As leader of the twee-pop ensemble, the albums they've released have always been accompanied by elaborate backstories and histories, carefully constructed photography and art design and in general, a cinematic approach that wears its influences on its sleeve. It was only a matter time before Murdoch moved into filmmaking itself and it appears that the time is now. A few years ago you might remember that Murdoch dropped a sideproject of sorts, God Help The Girl, which featured members of ...

From wiki:- Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake.The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965 children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry, later adapted for television and an anime. Though consistently lauded by critics, Belle & Sebastian's "wistful pop"has enjoyed only limited commercial success. After releasing a number of albums and EPs on Jeepster Records, they are now signed to Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. Belle and Sebastian were formed in Glasgow in 1996 by Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David. Together they recorded some demos with Stow College music professor Alan Rankine, which were picked up by the college's Music Business course that produces and releases one single each year on the college's label, Electric Honey. As the band had a number of songs already and the label was extremely impressed with the demos, Belle and Sebastian were allowed to record a full-length album, which was named Tigermilk. Murdoch once described the band as a "product of botched capitalism". Tigermilk was recorded in three days and originally only one thousand copies were pressed on vinyl.These original copies now sell for up to £400. The warm reception the album received inspired Murdoch and David to turn the band into a full-time project, recruiting Stevie Jackson (guitar and vocals), Isobel Campbell (cello/vocals), Chris Geddes (keys) and Richard Colburn (drums) to fill out the group. After the success of the debut album, Belle and Sebastian were signed to Jeepster Records in August 1996 and If You're Feeling Sinister, their second album, was released on 18 November. The album was named by Spin as one of the 100 greatest albums between 1985 and 2005, and is widely considered the band's masterpiece. Just before the recording of Sinister, Sarah Martin (violin/vocals) joined the band. Following this a series of EPs were released in 1997. The first of these was Dog on Wheels, which contained four demo tracks recorded before the real formation of the band. In fact, the only long-term band members to play on the songs were Murdoch, David, and Mick Cooke, who played trumpet on the EP but would not officially join the band until a few years later. It charted at #59 in the UK singles chart. The Lazy Line Painter Jane EP followed in July. The track was recorded in the church where Murdoch lived and features vocals from Monica Queen. The EP narrowly missed out of the UK top 40, peaking at #41. The last of the 1997 EPs was October's 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light. The EP was made Single of the Week in both the NME and Melody Maker and reached #32 in the charts, thus becoming the band's first top 40 single. The band released their third LP, The Boy with the Arab Strap in 1998, and it reached #12 in the UK charts. While often cited by critics as the band's best album, Arab Strap has nonetheless had its detractors. Pitchfork Media gave the album a particularly poor review, calling it a "parody" of their earlier work. In spite of this, the album garnered positive reviews from Rolling Stone, and the Village Voice, among others. During the recording of the album long time studio trumpet-player Mick Cooke was asked to join the band as a full member. The This Is Just a Modern Rock Song EP followed later that year. In 1999 the band were awarded with Best Newcomer (for their third album) at the BRIT Awards, upsetting the much better known acts Steps and 5ive. That same year, the band hosted their own festival, the Bowlie Weekender. Tigermilk was also given a full release by Jeepster before the band started work on their next LP. The result was Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant, which became the band's first top 10 album in the UK. A stand-alone single, "Legal Man", reached #15 and gave them their first appearance on Top of the Pops. As the band's popularity and recognition was growing worldwide, their music began appearing in films and on television. The 2000 film High Fidelity mentions the band and features a clip from the song "Seymour Stein" from The Boy with the Arab Strap. Also, the title track from Arab Strap was played over the end credits of the UK television series Teachers. Stuart David soon left the band to concentrate on his side-project, Looper, and his book writing, which included his The Idle Thoughts of a Daydreamer. He was replaced by Bobby Kildea of V-Twin. The "Jonathan David" single – sung by Stevie Jackson – was released in June 2001 and was followed by "I'm Waking Up to Us" in November. "I'm Waking Up to Us" saw the band use an outside producer for the first time. Most of 2002 was spent touring and recording a soundtrack album, Storytelling (for Storytelling by Todd Solondz, a movie which The New York Times has called one of the best 1,000 movies ever made). Campbell left the band in the spring of 2002, in the middle of the band's North American tour. The band left Jeepster in 2002, signing a four album deal with Rough Trade Records. Their first album for Rough Trade, Dear Catastrophe Waitress, was released in 2003, and was produced by Trevor Horn. The album showed a markedly more 'produced' sound compared to their first four LPs,as the band was making a concerted effort to produce more "radio-friendly" music. In spite of this, the album was warmly received, and is credited with returning the band's "indie cred". The album also marked the return of Murdoch as the group's primary songwriter following the poorly-received Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant and Storytelling, both of which were more collaborative than the band's early work. A documentary DVD, Fans Only, was released by Jeepster in October 2003, featuring promotional videos, live clips and unreleased footage. A single from the album, "Step into My Office, Baby" followed in November 2003 – it would be their first single taken from an album. The Thin Lizzy-inspired "I'm a Cuckoo" was the second single from the album. It achieved their highest chart position yet, reaching #14 in the UK. The Books EP followed, a double A-side single lead by "Wrapped Up in Books" from Dear Catastrophe Waitress and the new Your Cover's Blown. This EP became the band's third top 20 UK release and the band went on to be nominated for both the Mercury Music Prize and an Ivor Novello Award. In January 2005, B&S; was voted Scotland's greatest band in a poll by The List, beating Simple Minds, Idlewild, Travis, Franz Ferdinand, and The Proclaimers, among others. In April 2005, members of the band visited Israel and the Palestinian territories with the UK charity War on Want; the group subsequently recorded a song inspired by the trip ...

Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian (pictured) has written the screenplay for a movie called God Help The Girl, which is a musical set in Glasgow. Some of the songs he wrote for the movie were released on an album, also called God Help The Girl, back in 2009.  To raise the money he needs to make this movie, he’s started up a Kickstarter project. If you donate you can earn rewards starting at a digital thank you postcard and working their way up to a walk-on part in the movie, Murdoch’s ...

Desde que Stuart Murdoch, líder de Belle and Sebastian, realizó con bombo y platillo el lanzamiento del disco God Help The Girl en 2007, la mayoría de nosotros ya sabía que éste no era otra cosa que el soundtrack de una película que el músico estaba escribiendo y preparando, la cual hablaba de una chica llamada Eve, quien estaba saliendo de un difícil momento emocional y estaba buscando una nueva vida. Sin embargo, en el camino se cruzó el ya muy necesario (por aquello de que habían estado ausentes varios...

Remember the solo project from Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch? The one that released God Help the Girl in ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/stuart-murdoch-looking-for-funding-for-god-help-th/59831/

Belle & Sebastian songwriter Stuart Murdoch is allowing fans to help fund his new film project. Stuart Murdoch is becoming increasingly versatile. The indie don is now a published author, while the songwriter is also attempting to turn his God Help The Girl project into a feature length film. Essentially a Murdoch based songwriting vehicle, 2009's 'God Help The Girl' album saw the songwriter rope in various (exclusively female) guest vocalists. Now the Glasgow based artist is attempting to turn 'God Help The Girl' into a film. Working with L.A. based producer Barry Mendel - whose previous credits include The ...

Glasgow's Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch has taken to his fans to financially produce a film. ‘God Help The Girl’ is a musical film written and to be directed by Stuart and he released an EP of the same name with music that inspired the screenplay in 2009. He wants $100 000 to start filming and has setup a webpage where people can donate to his efforts in exchange for a series of prizes; for $5 you’ll get a digital postcard and for the princely sum of $3000 – you’ll get a walk on part in the ...