The CBGB’s movie is coming, and everyone who ever went there is ducking and hiding. Among them Linda Ramone, widow of Johnny Ramone. She is not happy with the casting of her deceased husband and won’t be coming in from Los Angeles for the premiere at the end of September. We spoke today because the soundtrack listing for “CBGB” came out yesterday and included no songs by the Ramones. There’s just a solo recording by Joey Ramone. But no “Sheena was a Punk Rocker” or “Blitzkrieg Bop” or “I Wanna Be Sedated.” There are tracks by Blonde, Talking Heads, the Police and Television.

This seemed strange since the Ramones were CBGB, basically. They were the group most entwined with Hilly Krystal’s legend. So why no Ramones? Linda isn’t exactly sure. She says she approved one song, but it’s not there. But there’s no love lost between her and the movie’s producers. She’s angry with them for casting Puerto Rican actor Julian Acosta as Johnny. “Johnny was Irish and pale. He was 27 years old. The guy they got is Puerto Rican and looks nothing like him. He’s much older. I asked them to change it, and they said, Too late. Too bad.”

Linda controls the Ramones music with Joey Ramone’s brother, Mickey Leigh. She says the good news is that she and Mickey are on the same page now, and have never been more in agreement about the Ramones’ music. But the CBGB movie, which stars Alan Rickman as Hilly and a variety of young actors as the original rockers who played there, is not for her.

“I just felt so insulted. They didn’t consult us on anything,” Linda says. “The two people who are doing the movie know nothing about CBGBs or the Ramones. They don’t know what they are doing.” Linda is planning a summer tribute to Johnny in L.A. on August 18th.

PS Dave Fine, Mickey Leigh’s attorney, says he is also dumbfounded by the lack of Ramones music in the film.

I’m waiting for more people to chime in here. In the meantime, here’s the new trailer for “CBGB”:

“Selma” was the movie Lee Daniels was trying to put together until “The Butler” set his silver tray down in Daniels’ lap. The rest will be history when “The Butler” opens August 16th.

So what happened to “Selma”? Ava Duvernay, whose debut “Middle of Nowhere” was an indie hit in 2012, is taking over.

“Butler” star David Oyelowo, who plays Forest Whitaker’s son with breadth and imagination in the Daniels film, is set to play Martin Luther King. And I can tell you that Liam Neeson, originally thought of to play Lyndon Johnson when “Selma” was Lee Daniels’ movie, will indeed get that chance. Some of the other actors from Daniels’ cast list, like Robert DeNiro and Hugh Jackman, may be signing up as well.

Duvernay is making a name for herself as a director but when I met her she was Jennifer Hudson’s publicist on “Dreamgirls.” So brava for her. And Oyelowo is a 37 year old overnight sensation. Just watch him get a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in “The Butler.” His character, Louis, drives the story as he experiences the entire civil rights movement.

All these civil rights roles are something of a learning experience for Oyelowo. Even though he carries off a perfect American accent, he is quite British you know, and grew up in London. Six years of living in Los Angeles has helped make him sound and act more American. Tis a pity, I’m sure.

Filming for “Selma” is supposed to begin right after the new year in January 2014.

I like Jennifer Aniston a lot, but I am baffled by the movies she picks. Tomorrow (Wednesday), “We’re the Millers” opens and it’s being trashed by the critics. So far it has a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. Nearly everyone dislikes it. Jason Sudeikis co-stars. I hope he didn’t decide to leave “Saturday Night Live” based on this film’s success. “Millers” may have worse buzz than “Girl Most Likely”–a comedy with Kristen Wiig that opened Dead on Arrival.

Aniston has made a lot of money. She has excellent comic timing that is not well-suited to these hare-brained comedies directed by hacks. She should seriously think about getting into a hip HBO style comedy for TV. The pile up of her DVDs and airplane films is immense at this point. “Millers” wasn’t expensive– Warner Bros. says $30 million, so let’s say it’s $50 mil all in. But still, with those reviews– every major outlet has panned it– the film could be dead by Saturday morning. Stay tuned…