Moving Mariah

Nashville (Tennessee), March 6 (AP): Mariah Carey turned some heads in Nashville while filming scenes for the upcoming movie Tennessee.

The R&B diva is playing an aspiring country signer who flees her controlling husband in New Mexico by moving to Nashville with two brothers. Last week, she sang at the downtown honky-tonk Second Fiddle. She co-wrote Right To Dream with Willie Nelson and performed it with Nelson’s harmonica player, Mickey Raphael.

“People were weeping on the crew when she sang it,” director Aaron Woodley said. “It’s very moving, especially in the context of the film.”

Mel film

Panama City (AP): Mel Gibson, fresh off his Mexico-based epic Apocalypto, is thinking of heading south to film a movie in Panama, tourism officials said on Monday. Gibson dined on Sunday night with singer Ruben Blades, who suggested he do a remake of the 1950 film noir Panic in the Streets in Panama.