Timed to the release of the 55th anniversary of Woodstock, the cleverly-named Woodstake is a "brilliant horror/comedy about three days of peace, music, and blood!" Ahead of the issue #0 release this August, we have a preview you can read right now that takes you back to where it all started.
Along with the preview, which you can read below, we have details on the team behind Shp Comics, Woodstake, and The Killing Machine:
"With a soft launch via limited crowdfunded editions and limited convention experiences, Shp Comics and the work of their in-house writer Darin S. Cape first emerged quietly in 2023. The publisher has built a robust fanbase via social media, and an award-winning film based on one of their first releases, which has swept the festival circuit over the past six months. Now, this exciting new upstart brings their groundswell of interest to the pages of the Diamond’s Previews catalog,...
Along with the preview, which you can read below, we have details on the team behind Shp Comics, Woodstake, and The Killing Machine:
"With a soft launch via limited crowdfunded editions and limited convention experiences, Shp Comics and the work of their in-house writer Darin S. Cape first emerged quietly in 2023. The publisher has built a robust fanbase via social media, and an award-winning film based on one of their first releases, which has swept the festival circuit over the past six months. Now, this exciting new upstart brings their groundswell of interest to the pages of the Diamond’s Previews catalog,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner is set to produce feature documentary Fanmade: Enhypen about K-pop group Enhypen and their fandom, Engene.
The new production shingle from Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 filmmakers William Swann and Casey Feldman, Good-People, is set to produce alongside the Candle Media owned Hello Sunshine. Caroline Suh, who was behind K-pop doc Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, will direct.
The description of the film notes that the doc will highlight the band’s fans “putting them at the heart of the concert creation process.”
The synopsis continues: “The documentary highlights the Engene community, following five female fans as they co-create new material alongside the band, ignite the fanbase to collaborate, and revel in the joy of putting their passion out into the world. Dancing between Enhypen fans and the band themselves, the film utilizes unprecedented and intimate access alongside the band members as they travel across the...
The new production shingle from Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 filmmakers William Swann and Casey Feldman, Good-People, is set to produce alongside the Candle Media owned Hello Sunshine. Caroline Suh, who was behind K-pop doc Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, will direct.
The description of the film notes that the doc will highlight the band’s fans “putting them at the heart of the concert creation process.”
The synopsis continues: “The documentary highlights the Engene community, following five female fans as they co-create new material alongside the band, ignite the fanbase to collaborate, and revel in the joy of putting their passion out into the world. Dancing between Enhypen fans and the band themselves, the film utilizes unprecedented and intimate access alongside the band members as they travel across the...
- 5/8/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following Joni Mitchell’s return to Spotify, the singer-songwriter will release The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), out June 21 via Rhino.
The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.
Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.
The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.
Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.
- 4/30/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Dan Wallin, the music scoring engineer who recorded such classic film scores as “Spartacus,” “Bullitt,” “The Wild Bunch” and “Out of Africa,” died early Wednesday in Hawaii. He was 97.
Twice Oscar-nominated for best sound (1970’s “Woodstock” and 1976’s “A Star Is Born”), he won a 2009 Emmy for sound mixing on the Academy Awards telecast and received two additional Emmy nominations in the sound mixing category.
But it was Wallin’s skill behind the console, recording and mixing musical scores for movies and TV, that won him legions of fans among nearly all of Hollywood’s top composers and ensured steady employment for more than half a century.
He recorded the music for an estimated 500 films, including those for “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “Finian’s Rainbow” in the 1960s; “The Way We Were,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Nashville,” “King Kong” and “Saturday Night Fever” in the 1970s; “Somewhere in Time,” “The Right Stuff...
Twice Oscar-nominated for best sound (1970’s “Woodstock” and 1976’s “A Star Is Born”), he won a 2009 Emmy for sound mixing on the Academy Awards telecast and received two additional Emmy nominations in the sound mixing category.
But it was Wallin’s skill behind the console, recording and mixing musical scores for movies and TV, that won him legions of fans among nearly all of Hollywood’s top composers and ensured steady employment for more than half a century.
He recorded the music for an estimated 500 films, including those for “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “Finian’s Rainbow” in the 1960s; “The Way We Were,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Nashville,” “King Kong” and “Saturday Night Fever” in the 1970s; “Somewhere in Time,” “The Right Stuff...
- 4/10/2024
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The Black Keys named one of their most popular albums “Brothers,” which seems on the face of it to be a positive statement of purpose and, obviously, fraternalism between the rock duo’s two members, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. But the question remains: what kind of brothers? Like, Oasis’ battling Gallaghers, or some gentler brand of bros? It’s a question fans will think about after seeing “This Is a Film About the Black Keys,” an engaging music documentary that trains a spotlight on some lesser-known, historical tensions between the two as well as what binds them. One thing is clear: In the Black Keys, ebony and ivory don’t always live together in perfect harmony.
The term “arranged marriage” is invoked more than once in the film for the relationship between Carney and Auerbach, which seems a little strange, based on what we know of the duo’s shared biography.
The term “arranged marriage” is invoked more than once in the film for the relationship between Carney and Auerbach, which seems a little strange, based on what we know of the duo’s shared biography.
- 3/12/2024
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
The films in the running for the 2024 Best Film Editing Oscar are “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.” Our current odds indicate that “Oppenheimer” (31/10) is the frontrunner, followed in order by “Anatomy of a Fall” (4/1), “Killers of the Flower Moon” (9/2), “Poor Things” (9/2), and “The Holdovers” (9/2).
Having previously bagged trophies for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Aviator” (2005), and “The Departed” (2007), Thelma Schoonmaker could now become this category’s first quadruple champion by winning for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The 84-year-old is also the first cutter to reach a total of nine nominations, with all but her first for “Woodstock” (1971) having come for films directed by Martin Scorsese. Their other collaborations that brought her academy attention are “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “Hugo” (2012), and “The Irishman” (2020).
This year’s second of two female nominees is Jennifer Lame (“Oppenheimer”), who would be the 14th unique woman to win this award,...
Having previously bagged trophies for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Aviator” (2005), and “The Departed” (2007), Thelma Schoonmaker could now become this category’s first quadruple champion by winning for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The 84-year-old is also the first cutter to reach a total of nine nominations, with all but her first for “Woodstock” (1971) having come for films directed by Martin Scorsese. Their other collaborations that brought her academy attention are “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “Hugo” (2012), and “The Irishman” (2020).
This year’s second of two female nominees is Jennifer Lame (“Oppenheimer”), who would be the 14th unique woman to win this award,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
If Martin Scorsese is the greatest living filmmaker, then Thelma Schoonmaker is the greatest living film editor. It takes great craft and an understanding of film rhythm to assemble threeish-hour cuts that never run out of energy, and that's what Schoonmaker has done time after time with "Goodfellas," "The Departed," "The Wolf of Wall Street," and so forth.
Scorsese and Schoonmaker are an inseparable creative duo; they've been working together for more than 50 years. They met at New York University in the 1960s and she edited his feature debut, "Who's That Knocking at My Door." Schoonmaker has since edited every film that Scorsese directed going back to 1980's "Raging Bull." That hiatus in the 1970s wasn't due to a falling out; it was because Schoonmaker wasn't willing to play ball with member requirements for the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Specifically, the Guild demanded an aspiring member spend eight years total as an apprentice/assistant,...
Scorsese and Schoonmaker are an inseparable creative duo; they've been working together for more than 50 years. They met at New York University in the 1960s and she edited his feature debut, "Who's That Knocking at My Door." Schoonmaker has since edited every film that Scorsese directed going back to 1980's "Raging Bull." That hiatus in the 1970s wasn't due to a falling out; it was because Schoonmaker wasn't willing to play ball with member requirements for the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Specifically, the Guild demanded an aspiring member spend eight years total as an apprentice/assistant,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Someone call a “Big Yellow Taxi” for Joni Mitchell: The folk singer is set to make her Grammys performance debut at this year’s edition of the awards show on Sunday, February 4. CBS announced Mitchell’s involvement on Sunday, with one week to go until the music industry’s biggest night. And next Sunday could be an even bigger celebration for Mitchell: The 80-year-old is nominated in the Best Folk Album category for her album Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live]. Mitchell, whose hits also include “A Case of You” and “Woodstock,” already has 18 Grammy nominations and 9 wins to her name. She previously won Best Folk Performance for Clouds, Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for “Down to You,” Best Pop Album and Best Recording Package for Turbulent Indigo, Best Traditional Vocal Pop Album for Both Sides, Now, Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “One Week Last Summer,...
- 1/28/2024
- TV Insider
Who wouldn’t want to spend the holidays with some of their favorite TV characters? MeTV is making it easy this year with its “A Very Merry MeTV” programming lineup, which includes a selection of very special Thanksgiving and Christmas-themed episodes of classic shows such as The Waltons, The Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Griffith, and more.
The celebration begins on Sunday, Nov. 19 and runs through Dec. 25. Check out some of the highlights below, as well as the full schedule.
‘The Waltons’ Thanksgiving episode airs Nov. 22 and 23 A Verry Merry MeTV | MeTV
Celebrate Thanksgiving with one of TV’s most famous fictional families. In 1973, The Waltons aired its only Thanksgiving special, a two-part episode titled “The Thanksgiving Story.” The season 2 episode focuses on John-Boy Walton (Richard Thomas), who suffers a life-threatening head injury that puts his plans for college at risk. Meanwhile, his sister Mary Ellen (Judy Norton) auditions for the Thanksgiving play,...
The celebration begins on Sunday, Nov. 19 and runs through Dec. 25. Check out some of the highlights below, as well as the full schedule.
‘The Waltons’ Thanksgiving episode airs Nov. 22 and 23 A Verry Merry MeTV | MeTV
Celebrate Thanksgiving with one of TV’s most famous fictional families. In 1973, The Waltons aired its only Thanksgiving special, a two-part episode titled “The Thanksgiving Story.” The season 2 episode focuses on John-Boy Walton (Richard Thomas), who suffers a life-threatening head injury that puts his plans for college at risk. Meanwhile, his sister Mary Ellen (Judy Norton) auditions for the Thanksgiving play,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s one of the most damning travesties in Academy Awards history that Raging Bull didn’t win Best Picture. Generally considered one of the greatest films ever made, it’s far more in the conscious and more of an essential piece of cinema than the winner that year, Ordinary People, a remarkably safe choice that fits the Academy’s general M.O. Safer, too, was giving Robert Redford the Best Director honor over Martin Scorsese, who had to wait until 2006’s The Departed to take home his long-denied prize. Now, its editor – who did win an Oscar for Raging Bull – is coming out to say that Scorsese wanted a win to come for the 1980 classic.
In a new interview with Thelma Schoonmaker, the legendary editor said, “I think he would have liked to win for Raging Bull…When we were standing there, those of us who did win, I...
In a new interview with Thelma Schoonmaker, the legendary editor said, “I think he would have liked to win for Raging Bull…When we were standing there, those of us who did win, I...
- 11/8/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood loves to repeat success, and now more than ever it needs to. If there’s a promising way to draw people into movie theaters that the industry doesn’t capitalize on, it will only be colluding in the decay of its own future. So when I came out of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” having experienced, for the first time in a while, what it was like a share a concert film with an ecstatic audience, one of my first thoughts was, “How could they do this again?”
You might say that’s a silly question, since it has one obvious answer: They can’t. There is only one Taylor Swift, the most epic global pop superstar since the Michael Jackson of the “Thriller” era. And there is only one Taylor Swift fan base. Until “The Eras Tour,” no concert movie in history has made this kind of money.
You might say that’s a silly question, since it has one obvious answer: They can’t. There is only one Taylor Swift, the most epic global pop superstar since the Michael Jackson of the “Thriller” era. And there is only one Taylor Swift fan base. Until “The Eras Tour,” no concert movie in history has made this kind of money.
- 10/21/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
By any standards — other than the over-the-top, pre-release hype — “Taylor Swift The Eras Tour” (Variance/AMC) provided a spectacular initial weekend with an estimated $96 million gross. Foreign estimates are $31 million-$33 million, which would reflect the anticipated 75/25 percent split.
To put it in perspective, and how badly theaters needed this success: “Eras” grossed more than the total of any film released since August 2, over two months ago. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”were brilliant, but the follow-up hasn’t been encouraging.
AMC Theatres, overseeing domestic distribution of the film (Variance handles actual bookings), estimates say that the weekend will gross $95 million – $97 million. It’s unusual for a distributor to provide a range rather than specific number, but this is a case with few precedents.
It seems churlish to describe “Eras” ($96 million on a $15 million production budget!) as any kind of shortfall, but the reason pundits seemed to accept $100 million-plus as a given is...
To put it in perspective, and how badly theaters needed this success: “Eras” grossed more than the total of any film released since August 2, over two months ago. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”were brilliant, but the follow-up hasn’t been encouraging.
AMC Theatres, overseeing domestic distribution of the film (Variance handles actual bookings), estimates say that the weekend will gross $95 million – $97 million. It’s unusual for a distributor to provide a range rather than specific number, but this is a case with few precedents.
It seems churlish to describe “Eras” ($96 million on a $15 million production budget!) as any kind of shortfall, but the reason pundits seemed to accept $100 million-plus as a given is...
- 10/15/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Four months after Joni Mitchell’s long-awaited official return to the stage, the legendary singer-songwriter made another surprise live appearance Saturday to perform three songs alongside Brandi Carlile and friends at the Hollywood Bowl.
With the stage arranged with the living room vibes of the famed “Joni Jams,” Mitchell took her seat centerstage between Carlile and fellow guest Annie Lennox. The road crew’s tinkering with wires allowed for about five minutes of banter between Carlile and Mitchell, with the two talking about a recent trip to Canada, Mitchell’s...
With the stage arranged with the living room vibes of the famed “Joni Jams,” Mitchell took her seat centerstage between Carlile and fellow guest Annie Lennox. The road crew’s tinkering with wires allowed for about five minutes of banter between Carlile and Mitchell, with the two talking about a recent trip to Canada, Mitchell’s...
- 10/15/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Taylor Swift announced Wednesday evening that at the last minute Thursday night previews would be held at theaters starting at 6 p.m. Additional showtime are now allowed through 1 a.m. Thursday, then starting at 2 p.m. on Friday per exhibitor sources. Those interested should check ticket sale websites, with all expected to be selling by 10 a.m. Eastern Thursday.
Swift made the announcement herself via social media. It is very unusual, to put it mildly, for a move like this to be made last minute. Having the largest exhibitor distributing the film likely made resistance to such a last minute move easier, as does the potential revenue, but it still is burdensome for many theaters. This could significantly increase the initial gross since most Friday night shows were sold out. How top Swifties who fought to get tickets for the supposed initial Friday show will feel remains an open question.
Swift made the announcement herself via social media. It is very unusual, to put it mildly, for a move like this to be made last minute. Having the largest exhibitor distributing the film likely made resistance to such a last minute move easier, as does the potential revenue, but it still is burdensome for many theaters. This could significantly increase the initial gross since most Friday night shows were sold out. How top Swifties who fought to get tickets for the supposed initial Friday show will feel remains an open question.
- 10/12/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Like its two recent multi-disc predecessors, Joni Mitchell Archives — Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) collects live and studio vault tapes from a particular era in Mitchell’s career. This one gets off to a seemingly unbeatable start. Much of its first quarter is devoted to an entire live show from Carnegie Hall in 1971, months after Mitchell’s landmark album Blue had been released. Sounding at the top of her game, vocally and instrumentally, Mitchell opens with a swooping, vivacious “This Flight Tonight.” Accompanying herself on guitar, piano and dulcimer,...
- 10/3/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Mitchell has announced the third volume in her ongoing Archives series, this time focusing on the fruitful four-year stretch that yielded her classic LPs For The Roses, Court And Spark, and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns.
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), out October 6, features dozens of unheard recordings, including early demos and alternate versions, as well as unreleased live performances and more.
Ahead of Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)’s release, Rhino has shared the demo of the Court And Spark hit “Help Me...
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), out October 6, features dozens of unheard recordings, including early demos and alternate versions, as well as unreleased live performances and more.
Ahead of Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)’s release, Rhino has shared the demo of the Court And Spark hit “Help Me...
- 8/17/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Mitchell Announces The Asylum Years (1972-1975) Archival Box Set, Shares “Help Me” Demo: Stream
Joni Mitchell has announced a new box set called Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), the latest release in her ongoing archival project. The 5xCD/4xLP package is out October 6th via Rhino, while a demo version of her 1974 song “Help Me” is out now.
The Asylum Years refers to the label that released Mitchell’s early ’70s albums, but it also references the artist’s retreat into British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, a move she made out of frustration with her treatment by the press. Though she temporarily retired from performing live, the move didn’t hinder her songwriting: the period spawned 1972’s For the Roses, 1974’s Court and Spark, and 1975’s The Hissing of Summer Lawns, records that pushed Mitchell into a more jazz-inspired soundscape.
The expanded box set begins with two tracks from a recording session Mitchell had with Graham Nash and David Crosby...
The Asylum Years refers to the label that released Mitchell’s early ’70s albums, but it also references the artist’s retreat into British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, a move she made out of frustration with her treatment by the press. Though she temporarily retired from performing live, the move didn’t hinder her songwriting: the period spawned 1972’s For the Roses, 1974’s Court and Spark, and 1975’s The Hissing of Summer Lawns, records that pushed Mitchell into a more jazz-inspired soundscape.
The expanded box set begins with two tracks from a recording session Mitchell had with Graham Nash and David Crosby...
- 8/17/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Billy Joel has apparently been waiting for someone to come along and update his 1989 single “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” In an interview with BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball following his headlining performance in Hyde Park last weekend, Joel praised Fall Out Boy for their recent take on the song.
“Everybody’s been wanting to know when there’s going to be an updated version of it, because my song started in ’49 and ended in ’89 — it was a 40-year span,” Joel told Ball. “Everybody said, ‘Well, aren’t...
“Everybody’s been wanting to know when there’s going to be an updated version of it, because my song started in ’49 and ended in ’89 — it was a 40-year span,” Joel told Ball. “Everybody said, ‘Well, aren’t...
- 7/13/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
“Carlos” has one of the best openings I’ve ever seen — or heard — in a music documentary. We hear Carlos Santana, waxing philosophical and wise (as he’s prone to do). Intercut with his words, at throbbing intervals of about 20 seconds (and at top volume), are the iconic organ-and-bass notes — Bom Bom!…Bom Bom! — that open “Oye Como Va,” the 1971 hit by Santana. I’ll confess that “Oye Como Va” is one of those classic-rock radio staples I feel like I’ve heard more times in my life than I ever need to. (Sort of like “Moondance” and “Tempted” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”) Yet “Carlos,” instead of assaulting you with the song, severs those four notes from it (Bom Bom!…Bom Bom!) and blows them up into a piece of pop art, like a Warhol sound painting. It asks us to hear the magic of what Carlos Santana...
- 6/25/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Editor’s note: The following interviews were done outside of the FYC event series, as there was no panel or screening.
When director Brett Morgen invited Oscar winners Paul Massey and Nina Hartstone to collaborate on the sound for Moonage Daydream, he told them what he was aiming for with his David Bowie documentary.
“He wanted this to be incredibly immersive,” Massey explained as part of Deadline’s FYC House + HBO Max event series, “and not just immersive in an Atmos kind of a way with using objects in the room, but immersive for the audience to the point where they could shut their eyes and be on a rollercoaster ride of audio without even watching some of the [visuals].”
‘Moonage Daydream’
For re-recording mixer Massey, that meant taking a fresh approach to the Bowie songs in the film.
“We were really blessed by having access to pretty much all of...
When director Brett Morgen invited Oscar winners Paul Massey and Nina Hartstone to collaborate on the sound for Moonage Daydream, he told them what he was aiming for with his David Bowie documentary.
“He wanted this to be incredibly immersive,” Massey explained as part of Deadline’s FYC House + HBO Max event series, “and not just immersive in an Atmos kind of a way with using objects in the room, but immersive for the audience to the point where they could shut their eyes and be on a rollercoaster ride of audio without even watching some of the [visuals].”
‘Moonage Daydream’
For re-recording mixer Massey, that meant taking a fresh approach to the Bowie songs in the film.
“We were really blessed by having access to pretty much all of...
- 6/1/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Portugal. The Man is willing to go the distance to achieve the American dream. On their latest single, “Thunderdome [W.T.A.],” the band recruits Black Thought and Natalia Lafourcade to consider what it takes to make the ultimate sacrifice.
“Welcome to America/ I’m waiting on a miracle/ All my sins American/ Yeah I’m waiting on a miracle,” vocalist John Gourley sings, later adding: “Jesus was a Mexican/Walking on the Rio Grande/Learn to speak American/Divided up the Chamizal 64′ we split it/Like I don’t know what went wrong,...
“Welcome to America/ I’m waiting on a miracle/ All my sins American/ Yeah I’m waiting on a miracle,” vocalist John Gourley sings, later adding: “Jesus was a Mexican/Walking on the Rio Grande/Learn to speak American/Divided up the Chamizal 64′ we split it/Like I don’t know what went wrong,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The 1960s and 1970s saw the rise of the music festival, and a number of documentaries have captured the spirit of these events. Some of the biggest bands at the time played festivals, and documentarians immortalized their sets and the atmosphere — both jubilant and dangerous — that characterized the performances. Here are seven of the best documentaries to watch about music festivals.
Jimi Hendrix | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ‘Woodstock’
Woodstock was the defining music festival of the century, and the 1970 film Woodstock captures its spirit. Even viewers who weren’t yet alive during the three-day festival in Woodstock, New York, will walk away with a sense of what it was like to attend. It features performances by artists like Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joan Baez, The Who, Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix.
Thelma Schoonmaker and Martin Scorsese editing the 'Woodstock' documentary in 1969. pic.twitter.com/E5WPO6NCPd
— Lost In...
Jimi Hendrix | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ‘Woodstock’
Woodstock was the defining music festival of the century, and the 1970 film Woodstock captures its spirit. Even viewers who weren’t yet alive during the three-day festival in Woodstock, New York, will walk away with a sense of what it was like to attend. It features performances by artists like Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joan Baez, The Who, Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix.
Thelma Schoonmaker and Martin Scorsese editing the 'Woodstock' documentary in 1969. pic.twitter.com/E5WPO6NCPd
— Lost In...
- 4/7/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Martin Wiley, a veteran producer and executive whose credits include Acts of Violence, Never Talk to Strangers and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, died March 20, his son Cameron told Deadline. He was 65.
A USC alum who got his post-graduate degree from UCLA, Wiley served as a creative executive in charge of development on films produced at Warner Bros., Sony, Lionsgate and other studios and the supervising producer and/or unit production manager for more than a dozen theatrical features.
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Wiley began his career in the late 1980s, serving as a producer or co-producer on films including Mutator, Diving In and Little Sister. His...
A USC alum who got his post-graduate degree from UCLA, Wiley served as a creative executive in charge of development on films produced at Warner Bros., Sony, Lionsgate and other studios and the supervising producer and/or unit production manager for more than a dozen theatrical features.
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Wiley began his career in the late 1980s, serving as a producer or co-producer on films including Mutator, Diving In and Little Sister. His...
- 3/23/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Bobbi Kelly Ercoline, the blanketed woman who was featured with her then-boyfriend and later husband on the cover of Woodstock’s 1970 soundtrack album, died Saturday.
Nick Ercoline, her husband of 54 years, confirmed her death on Facebook. “She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better place. If you knew her, you loved her. She lived by her saying, ‘Be kind,'” he wrote. Ercoline added, “She didn’t deserve this past years nightmare, but she isn’t suffering from the physical pain anymore and that brings some comfort to us.
Nick Ercoline, her husband of 54 years, confirmed her death on Facebook. “She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better place. If you knew her, you loved her. She lived by her saying, ‘Be kind,'” he wrote. Ercoline added, “She didn’t deserve this past years nightmare, but she isn’t suffering from the physical pain anymore and that brings some comfort to us.
- 3/21/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Actor Jake Lloyd has had a fraught relationship with "Star Wars." At age nine, Lloyd auditioned to play the young Anakin Skywalker — a.k.a. the young Darth Vader — in George Lucas' hotly anticipated prequel film "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace." Although initially beloved, "The Phantom Menace" quickly soured in the mind of the public, and over the course of the following few years, transformed into one of the most hated blockbusters of its era. These days, one can find any number of critical internet videos picking apart "The Phantom Menace" in excruciating detail. Many fans pointed specifically to Lloyd's performance as one of the many culprits in the film's quality, and Lloyd was bullied incessantly online for many years. In 2001, when he was 12, Lloyd elected to retire from acting altogether, burned all his "Star Wars" merch, and has attempted to live in peace ever since. His life...
- 3/2/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Great Scott! “Back to the Future: The Musical,” which is opening on Broadway this summer after a run in London, has found its Marty McFly in Casey Likes,cwho recently appeared in “Almost Famous: The Musical”. Where Likes goes … he doesn’t need roads.
Likes is joining a cast that includes Tony-winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Olivier nominee Hugh Coles as George McFly, both of whom are reprising their roles from the 2021 West End run of the show. (The show previously had a run in Manchester in 2020.) The London production won Best New Musical at the Laurence Olivier Awards. Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.
Based on the 1985 film, “Back to the Future: The Musical” features a book written by original screenwriter Bob Gale and a score by original composer Alan Silvestri, with lyrics by constant collaborator Glen Ballard.
The musical follows the same beats of the original movie,...
Likes is joining a cast that includes Tony-winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Olivier nominee Hugh Coles as George McFly, both of whom are reprising their roles from the 2021 West End run of the show. (The show previously had a run in Manchester in 2020.) The London production won Best New Musical at the Laurence Olivier Awards. Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.
Based on the 1985 film, “Back to the Future: The Musical” features a book written by original screenwriter Bob Gale and a score by original composer Alan Silvestri, with lyrics by constant collaborator Glen Ballard.
The musical follows the same beats of the original movie,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Nat Wolff has been really famous a couple of times. The first was in 2007, when his show The Naked Brothers Band (based on his real-life musical group) became Nickelodeon’s most popular kids’ series — that was the kind of fame that got him bullied at his New York City middle school. Then, in 2015, he led Paper Towns, the big-screen adaptation of John Green’s blockbuster YA novel — that was the screaming-teen-girls-following-you-on-a-global-press-tour variety.
Now he’s preparing for the release of a series that features his first starring TV role — and a run alongside Parker Posey and Hari Nef in an off-Broadway adaptation of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY — and feeling further from those days than ever. “A couple of girls followed me home from rehearsals the other day, and it made me realize I barely think about being a child star,” says the 28-year-old over late-morning shrimp tacos in Times Square.
Now he’s preparing for the release of a series that features his first starring TV role — and a run alongside Parker Posey and Hari Nef in an off-Broadway adaptation of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY — and feeling further from those days than ever. “A couple of girls followed me home from rehearsals the other day, and it made me realize I barely think about being a child star,” says the 28-year-old over late-morning shrimp tacos in Times Square.
- 2/24/2023
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Best Film Editing and Best Picture have had an important relationship throughout Oscars history. While the two awards don’t always necessarily go to the same film, it is rare that a Best Picture winner isn’t at least nominated for Best Film Editing. Only two out of the last 20 Best Picture champs were snubbed by the editors’ branch: “Birdman” in 2015 and “Coda” in 2022.
One of the best cutters in the business is Thelma Schoonmaker. This longtime collaborator of Martin Scorsese reunites with him for this year’s red-hot Oscar contender, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” This story tells the true tale of the murder of several Osage tribe members in the USA in the 1920s, which led to an FBI investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone star.
Schoonmaker reaped her record ninth nomination for her work on this epic. Her other bids were as follows: 1971 for “Woodstock,...
One of the best cutters in the business is Thelma Schoonmaker. This longtime collaborator of Martin Scorsese reunites with him for this year’s red-hot Oscar contender, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” This story tells the true tale of the murder of several Osage tribe members in the USA in the 1920s, which led to an FBI investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone star.
Schoonmaker reaped her record ninth nomination for her work on this epic. Her other bids were as follows: 1971 for “Woodstock,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
We’ve got another big summer week with movies, docuseries, reboots, and more padding the landscape of your regularly-scheduled broadcasting.
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin signs off in a big way on Lifetime, while Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head makes a splash on Paramount+.
Ron Howard’s latest film, Thirteen Lives, premieres on Prime Video, and there’s an interesting examination of Woodstock ‘99, which put pox on the Woodstock name.
Saturday, July 30
8/7c Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (Lifetime)
During part four of the limited series, Olivia becomes the most terrifying, notorious version of herself.
The loss of her children has driven her to a breaking point.
However, her newfound religious beliefs she developed from her cousin pushes her over the edge.
Our leading ladies answers some of your questions before the premiere of Part Four of #FlowersInTheAtticTheOrigin. @TShanWilliams @CaptainPooper @hannahfkdodd pic.twitter.com/jkK3drvk48
— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) July 28, 2022 Sunday,...
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin signs off in a big way on Lifetime, while Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head makes a splash on Paramount+.
Ron Howard’s latest film, Thirteen Lives, premieres on Prime Video, and there’s an interesting examination of Woodstock ‘99, which put pox on the Woodstock name.
Saturday, July 30
8/7c Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (Lifetime)
During part four of the limited series, Olivia becomes the most terrifying, notorious version of herself.
The loss of her children has driven her to a breaking point.
However, her newfound religious beliefs she developed from her cousin pushes her over the edge.
Our leading ladies answers some of your questions before the premiere of Part Four of #FlowersInTheAtticTheOrigin. @TShanWilliams @CaptainPooper @hannahfkdodd pic.twitter.com/jkK3drvk48
— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) July 28, 2022 Sunday,...
- 7/30/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The animated TV series "The Freak Brothers" has been renewed for a second season, adapting cartoonist Gilbert Sheldon’s satirical 1960’s Rip Off comix title, now set in the modern day, starring four ‘wake 'n bake' stoner heroes, 'Freewheelin' Franklin' (Woody Harrelson), 'Phineas' (Pete Davidson), 'Fat Freddy' (John Goodman) and 'Fat Freddy's Cat' aka 'Kitty' (Tiffany Haddish), streaming December 2022 on Tubi:
...back in 1969 when the 'Freaks' weren’t hanging out at 'Woodstock', they were dodging 'Narcs' and steady employment.
"But after smoking a magic strain of weed, laid-back 'Franklin', paranoid 'Phineas', man-child 'Freddy' and the sardonic 'Kitty' are 'Rip-Van-Winkled' into the future.
"They wake up 50 years later in their renovated house, which is now owned by the 'Switzers' -- a family of ethnically diverse 'trippin’ squares'. While the tech-savvy Switzers help guide the Freaks through the rat race of a strange new world...
"...the Freaks – who...
...back in 1969 when the 'Freaks' weren’t hanging out at 'Woodstock', they were dodging 'Narcs' and steady employment.
"But after smoking a magic strain of weed, laid-back 'Franklin', paranoid 'Phineas', man-child 'Freddy' and the sardonic 'Kitty' are 'Rip-Van-Winkled' into the future.
"They wake up 50 years later in their renovated house, which is now owned by the 'Switzers' -- a family of ethnically diverse 'trippin’ squares'. While the tech-savvy Switzers help guide the Freaks through the rat race of a strange new world...
"...the Freaks – who...
- 5/3/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Portugal. the Man appeared on The Ellen Show to perform their recent song “What, Me Worry?” with the help of a string section and a group of back-up singers. The group brought a sense of levity to the performance, augmented by psychedelic video backdrops.
The Portland-based band released “What, Me Worry?” in February. The upbeat single, produced by Jeff Bhasker and Ryan Tedder, marked the first official release from the band’s ninth studio album, due out in June.
“While recording this album and hanging in LA, we got into...
The Portland-based band released “What, Me Worry?” in February. The upbeat single, produced by Jeff Bhasker and Ryan Tedder, marked the first official release from the band’s ninth studio album, due out in June.
“While recording this album and hanging in LA, we got into...
- 4/27/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur
Live music events have been up in the air since the start of the pandemic in 2020. But with proper safety precautions in place, the Recording Academy finally brought the music community back together again for the 2022 Grammy Awards.
On the eve of Grammys weekend, hundreds of celebrities, industry folks, and eager fans poured into Las Vegas for music's biggest celebration of the year. I arrived in the vibrant city just in time to attend three days worth of Grammy events courtesy of Mastercard and its long-standing partnership with the institution as the official payments technology partner. With its mission to celebrate and connect people to their passion for music and entertainment, Mastercard - alongside other brands' - sponsored Grammy events were filled with nothing but joyous musical moments. From Grammy U's Masterclass discussion powered by Mastercard and led by famed music video director Hannah Lux Davis,...
Live music events have been up in the air since the start of the pandemic in 2020. But with proper safety precautions in place, the Recording Academy finally brought the music community back together again for the 2022 Grammy Awards.
On the eve of Grammys weekend, hundreds of celebrities, industry folks, and eager fans poured into Las Vegas for music's biggest celebration of the year. I arrived in the vibrant city just in time to attend three days worth of Grammy events courtesy of Mastercard and its long-standing partnership with the institution as the official payments technology partner. With its mission to celebrate and connect people to their passion for music and entertainment, Mastercard - alongside other brands' - sponsored Grammy events were filled with nothing but joyous musical moments. From Grammy U's Masterclass discussion powered by Mastercard and led by famed music video director Hannah Lux Davis,...
- 4/6/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
This time last year, Joni Mitchell was Zooming in to Clive Davis’ virtual Grammy party — kicking off the night with wine and dressed in finery, and then, as the hours wore on, kicking back to watch performers in pajamas, with popcorn and her trusty ginger cat Bootsy in tow. (Bootsy was named after Puss and Boots if you must know — and we must.)
This year, however, she strides down the red carpet in Las Vegas in a sparkling shawl and beret at the Grammys’ MusiCares Person of the Year event — for which,...
This year, however, she strides down the red carpet in Las Vegas in a sparkling shawl and beret at the Grammys’ MusiCares Person of the Year event — for which,...
- 4/2/2022
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
At Elton John’s 30th annual viewing party to benefit his AIDS Foundation, there was little danger of the crowd not sticking around after the Oscars were over, with Brandi Carlile and her full band doing an hour-long set to cap off the night. “It ain’t a mini-set,” Carlile said on the red carpet. “We’re going all the way. There will be headbanging.” And there was, with the singer-songwriter introducing a surprisingly hard-rocking, hair-tossing version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” into her performance, along with inviting singer Jake Wesley Rogers onto her stage for a duet of the absentee host’s “Rocket Man.”
“It’s been a long night, but nobody has punched anybody up on stage,” said Carlile, in one of many quips made about the Will Smith slap that had had the ballroom abuzz for the previous two hours. Later she joked that playing inside the...
“It’s been a long night, but nobody has punched anybody up on stage,” said Carlile, in one of many quips made about the Will Smith slap that had had the ballroom abuzz for the previous two hours. Later she joked that playing inside the...
- 3/28/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
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“Bye-bye To The Band”
By Raymond Benson
One of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed rock concert films is Martin Scorsese’s documentary, The Last Waltz, which was unleashed in the spring of 1978. The movie documents the final concert performed by The Band, the legendary session group for Bob Dylan and others that became a recording and touring entity in their own right in the late 1960s and early 70s.
The Band, hailing from Canada, got their start as The Hawks, the backup band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. By the mid-sixties, they were working for Dylan with the name change to The Band, and also started recording on their own (Music from Big Pink was their debut in 1968). At the time of their breakup, the group consisted of Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko (bass, guitar, fiddle, vocals), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm,...
“Bye-bye To The Band”
By Raymond Benson
One of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed rock concert films is Martin Scorsese’s documentary, The Last Waltz, which was unleashed in the spring of 1978. The movie documents the final concert performed by The Band, the legendary session group for Bob Dylan and others that became a recording and touring entity in their own right in the late 1960s and early 70s.
The Band, hailing from Canada, got their start as The Hawks, the backup band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. By the mid-sixties, they were working for Dylan with the name change to The Band, and also started recording on their own (Music from Big Pink was their debut in 1968). At the time of their breakup, the group consisted of Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko (bass, guitar, fiddle, vocals), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm,...
- 3/12/2022
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Nicky finally makes contact with Sally, the object of his decades-long affection, in this week’s This Is Us. And she barely remembers him at first. But the way the episode ends is very different from how the episode begins: Long story short, we now know who Mrs. Nicky Pearson will be in the glimpses at the Pearson family’s future.
Of equal emotional resonance: Déja sneaks off to Massachusetts to visit Malik at Harvard, they have sex for the first time, and it’s very sweet. Speaking of which, is anyone else a little off kilter by how gently...
Of equal emotional resonance: Déja sneaks off to Massachusetts to visit Malik at Harvard, they have sex for the first time, and it’s very sweet. Speaking of which, is anyone else a little off kilter by how gently...
- 1/12/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Michael Lang, one of the co-creators of the legendary Woodstock Music & Arts festival series, has died at 77 of a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City, according to his publicist.
In 1967, Lang dropped out of New York University and headed to Miami. There, he ran a head shop and promoted a series of concerts. including the 1968 Miami Pop Festival, which drew 25,000 attendees and saw performances by Jimi Hendriz, Frank Zappa, John Lee Hooker and more. .
He moved to Woodstock, New York and met Artie Korfeld, brainstorming the idea of a massive music festival that would celebrate the culture. That led to Woodstock, which was held at Max Yasguar’s farm in the Bethel, New York area from Aug. 15 to 18, 1969. The show attracted the cream of that era’s musicians, but was overwhelmed by the sheer number of attendees, estimated at 400,000. Traffic backed up and eventually,...
In 1967, Lang dropped out of New York University and headed to Miami. There, he ran a head shop and promoted a series of concerts. including the 1968 Miami Pop Festival, which drew 25,000 attendees and saw performances by Jimi Hendriz, Frank Zappa, John Lee Hooker and more. .
He moved to Woodstock, New York and met Artie Korfeld, brainstorming the idea of a massive music festival that would celebrate the culture. That led to Woodstock, which was held at Max Yasguar’s farm in the Bethel, New York area from Aug. 15 to 18, 1969. The show attracted the cream of that era’s musicians, but was overwhelmed by the sheer number of attendees, estimated at 400,000. Traffic backed up and eventually,...
- 1/9/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a very musical episode! Director and Tfh Guru, Allan Arkush, returns to talk about his favorite rock and roll movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
No Nukes (1980)
Amazing Grace (2018) – Dennis Cozzalio’s Oscar nominee reactions
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Get Crazy (1983) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary
Blackboard Jungle (1955) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
Mister Rock And Roll (1957)
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Hail Hail Rock And Roll! (1987) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Girl Can’t Help It (1956) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Hellzapoppin’ (1941)
Innerspace (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Almost Famous (2000) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Wayne’s World (1992)
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Scorpio Rising...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
No Nukes (1980)
Amazing Grace (2018) – Dennis Cozzalio’s Oscar nominee reactions
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Get Crazy (1983) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary
Blackboard Jungle (1955) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
Mister Rock And Roll (1957)
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Hail Hail Rock And Roll! (1987) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Girl Can’t Help It (1956) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Hellzapoppin’ (1941)
Innerspace (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Almost Famous (2000) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Wayne’s World (1992)
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Scorpio Rising...
- 12/7/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Documentaries are often among the best movies of the year, but in 93 years of Oscar ceremonies, no documentary has ever been nominated for Best Picture. Many documentaries campaign heavily for Best Original Song, and six documentaries have been nominated in the category over the past decade. “Honeyland” and “Collective” received nominations for Best International Feature Film, but campaigns for “Hoop Dreams” and “Fahrenheit 9/11” came up short.
The oversight raises major questions about the way the Academy Awards tend to prioritize conventional narratives over non-fiction, and whether that distinction has any merit in the first place. “What the fuck is a picture in a Best Picture race? I don’t know even know what that means,” said veteran documentary executive Sheila Nevins, a no-nonsense advocate for the form who produced over 1,000 documentaries at HBO prior to joining MTV Studios. “A best picture of what? There is no rule that says anything about reality versus reenactment.
The oversight raises major questions about the way the Academy Awards tend to prioritize conventional narratives over non-fiction, and whether that distinction has any merit in the first place. “What the fuck is a picture in a Best Picture race? I don’t know even know what that means,” said veteran documentary executive Sheila Nevins, a no-nonsense advocate for the form who produced over 1,000 documentaries at HBO prior to joining MTV Studios. “A best picture of what? There is no rule that says anything about reality versus reenactment.
- 11/30/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Video Version of this Article Photo/Video: 'Woodstock' Rock music is one of the most important forms of music to arise in world culture. From its very inception, rock’s main significance as a medium lay in its special relationship with the values and strivings of the young. For over forty years, rock music has been responsible for forming the social construct and behavior patterns for whole generations of different nations worldwide, and it still plays that role in today’s world culture. Accordingly, over the span of half a century, many film adaptations have emerged that reflect on the music, as well as the social movements and values raging behind it. Let’s now take a look to some of the most exceptional “rockumentaries” that offer us a unique insight into the crucial events, people, values, and trends of their time: Related article: Exclusive: 'Dune' Full Commentary,...
- 10/24/2021
- by David Tsintsadze
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
During Mipcom, Entertainment One (eOne) is launching global sales rights (excluding the UK) on BBC Two feature documentary Joni Mitchell: 50 Years of Blue.
The music biopic looks at the iconic singer’s life and career, spotlighting the importance of the landmark album Blue, which celebrated its golden anniversary this summer.
Directed by Teresa Griffiths, Joni Mitchell: 50 Years of Blue charts the singer’s life and career up to the point in 1970 when she began writing and recording what was to become Blue, and the life she has lived in the 50 years since. The documentary explains the background to the recording of her seminal fourth album through archive footage, interview material with Mitchell herself, and collaborators Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Russ Kunkel and James Taylor.
Pic is produced by Lonesome Pine Productions for BBC Two in the UK.
“This immersive documentary is sure to move audiences who fell in love...
The music biopic looks at the iconic singer’s life and career, spotlighting the importance of the landmark album Blue, which celebrated its golden anniversary this summer.
Directed by Teresa Griffiths, Joni Mitchell: 50 Years of Blue charts the singer’s life and career up to the point in 1970 when she began writing and recording what was to become Blue, and the life she has lived in the 50 years since. The documentary explains the background to the recording of her seminal fourth album through archive footage, interview material with Mitchell herself, and collaborators Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Russ Kunkel and James Taylor.
Pic is produced by Lonesome Pine Productions for BBC Two in the UK.
“This immersive documentary is sure to move audiences who fell in love...
- 10/12/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Brandi Carlile offered a rendition of Joni Mitchell’s song “Woodstock” during a performance for SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series. The track comes off Mitchell’s 1970 album Ladies Of The Canyon.
Carlile is famously a fan of Mitchell’s work and has covered the singer numerous times. Last month, Carlile announced plans to cover Blue in its entirety at Carnegie Hall on November 6th, her second time covering the legendary LP. She first performed the album in October 2019 in Los Angeles, shortly after she met the singer-songwriter at her 75th birthday tribute concert.
Carlile is famously a fan of Mitchell’s work and has covered the singer numerous times. Last month, Carlile announced plans to cover Blue in its entirety at Carnegie Hall on November 6th, her second time covering the legendary LP. She first performed the album in October 2019 in Los Angeles, shortly after she met the singer-songwriter at her 75th birthday tribute concert.
- 9/6/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Previous | Image 1 of 6 | NextJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono and Johnny Brower (right of Yoko) meet the press.
Chicago – During the year 1969, in the midst of Woodstock and Summer of Soul, was the Rock ’n Roll Revival, taking place in Toronto, Canada. What makes this concert as significant as the other two – astoundingly, all three shows took place within three months of each other – is that a Canadian rock promoter named Johnny Brower snagged the biggest act of all for the show… John Lennon. The story of this amazing coup would make a great film, and that is what Brower is angling to create, along with Executive Producer Kristi Dunn Kucera.
The origin of the “Rock ’n Roll Revival’ lies with Johnny Brower, a young adult in the 1960s looking to participate in his passion … rock music. He began in a band, as most do, but his ability to book gigs expanded with other groups,...
Chicago – During the year 1969, in the midst of Woodstock and Summer of Soul, was the Rock ’n Roll Revival, taking place in Toronto, Canada. What makes this concert as significant as the other two – astoundingly, all three shows took place within three months of each other – is that a Canadian rock promoter named Johnny Brower snagged the biggest act of all for the show… John Lennon. The story of this amazing coup would make a great film, and that is what Brower is angling to create, along with Executive Producer Kristi Dunn Kucera.
The origin of the “Rock ’n Roll Revival’ lies with Johnny Brower, a young adult in the 1960s looking to participate in his passion … rock music. He began in a band, as most do, but his ability to book gigs expanded with other groups,...
- 8/31/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Back when WarnerMedia (which technically no longer exists in the same form) announced that it would be premiering its entire slate of 2021 films on HBO Max, this is the kind of month they likely had in mind. For HBO Max’s list of new releases in August 2021 is highlighted by an honest-to-goodness blockbuster.
The Suicide Squad is set to premiere Aug. 5 on HBO Max. This film featuring some of DC Comics’ most curious villains borrows its name, format, and many of its characters from the David Ayers-directed 2016 film Suicide Squad. This time around, the rogues gallery is directing by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and his colorful disposition. In addition to The Suicide Squad, August sees the arrival of the Hugh Jackman-starring Reminiscence on Aug. 20.
Read more Movies The Suicide Squad First Reactions Are In By John Saavedra Movies How The Suicide Squad is Different from Guardians of the Galaxy...
The Suicide Squad is set to premiere Aug. 5 on HBO Max. This film featuring some of DC Comics’ most curious villains borrows its name, format, and many of its characters from the David Ayers-directed 2016 film Suicide Squad. This time around, the rogues gallery is directing by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and his colorful disposition. In addition to The Suicide Squad, August sees the arrival of the Hugh Jackman-starring Reminiscence on Aug. 20.
Read more Movies The Suicide Squad First Reactions Are In By John Saavedra Movies How The Suicide Squad is Different from Guardians of the Galaxy...
- 8/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
HBO Max will arguably debut its biggest Warner Bros. release yet on August 5, when James Gunn’s take on “The Suicide Squad” makes its day-and-date premiere on the streaming platform (the comic book blockbuster is also coming out in theaters nationwide).
But beyond “The Suicide Squad,” film fans will find a copious amount of features on HBO Max in August 2021, including a new Hugh Jackman movie, plus classic ‘90s favorites like “Basic Instinct,” “The Birdcage,” “The Fugitive,” “Deep Cover,” “Malcolm X,” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Ahead, every new movie and series coming to HBO Max in August 2021, plus the top titles leaving the service before September 1.
New on HBO Max in August 2021
August 1
2 Days in the Valley, 1996 (HBO)
9/11: Fifteen Years Later, 2016
A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 (HBO)
The Accidental Spy, 2002 (HBO)
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)
Americano, 2017 (HBO)
Anna to the Infinite Power,...
But beyond “The Suicide Squad,” film fans will find a copious amount of features on HBO Max in August 2021, including a new Hugh Jackman movie, plus classic ‘90s favorites like “Basic Instinct,” “The Birdcage,” “The Fugitive,” “Deep Cover,” “Malcolm X,” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Ahead, every new movie and series coming to HBO Max in August 2021, plus the top titles leaving the service before September 1.
New on HBO Max in August 2021
August 1
2 Days in the Valley, 1996 (HBO)
9/11: Fifteen Years Later, 2016
A Mighty Wind, 2003 (HBO)
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 2014 (HBO)
The Accidental Spy, 2002 (HBO)
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)
Americano, 2017 (HBO)
Anna to the Infinite Power,...
- 7/31/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
If you enjoyed HBO’s Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage — which premiered on July 23rd — Bill Simmons (The Ringer) is announcing even more films under the banner of Music Box, a docuseries that highlights pivotal moments in music. Woodstock was the first in the series, with five more coming this fall.
Next up is Jagged, a doc about Alanis Morissette and her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill directed by Alison Klayman — and a continuation of that record’s long-running anniversary celebration, which also included a Broadway musical and an upcoming tour.
Next up is Jagged, a doc about Alanis Morissette and her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill directed by Alison Klayman — and a continuation of that record’s long-running anniversary celebration, which also included a Broadway musical and an upcoming tour.
- 7/26/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Bill Simmons, co-creator of ESPN’s documentary strand 30 for 30, is turning his attention to music documentaries for his latest project.
Music Box is a 30 for 30-style strand for HBO that encompasses a number of movies about bands and artists. It kicks off tonight with Woodstock 99: Peace, Love & Rage, a film about the chaotic festival.
The film, directed by Love, Antosha helmer Garret Price, looks at what went wrong with the 1999 event that took place 30 years on from the classic hippie fest, including the destruction of the festival’s airbase site and the deaths and sexual assaults that occurred during the weekend. It also looks at the angst of a generation encapsulated by bands such as Limp Bizkit, with its hit “Break Stuff,” and Red Hot Chili Peppers, who played a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” as the site burned.
Featuring interviews with artists such as The Roots, Korn,...
Music Box is a 30 for 30-style strand for HBO that encompasses a number of movies about bands and artists. It kicks off tonight with Woodstock 99: Peace, Love & Rage, a film about the chaotic festival.
The film, directed by Love, Antosha helmer Garret Price, looks at what went wrong with the 1999 event that took place 30 years on from the classic hippie fest, including the destruction of the festival’s airbase site and the deaths and sexual assaults that occurred during the weekend. It also looks at the angst of a generation encapsulated by bands such as Limp Bizkit, with its hit “Break Stuff,” and Red Hot Chili Peppers, who played a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” as the site burned.
Featuring interviews with artists such as The Roots, Korn,...
- 7/23/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Anyone who was a child or teenager in the late-1990s remembers Woodstock ’99; it was one of those presumably life-altering rites of passage that proved you were almost an adult. But much like MTV Spring Break, Woodstock ’99 held a far darker reality only clearly visible after entering adulthood.
Director Garret Price is no slouch at being able to perfectly encapsulate a moment in time, whether that be in the music world (he helmed 2015’s “Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue”) or a person. Here, the minute the opening guitar riff of Lit’s “My Own Worst Enemy” starts playing, a few of the doc’s attributes are immediately evident: If you loved rock of this period you’re in for a treat, and you are definitely gonna feel like you dropped back into 1999.
The documentary plays out in a straightforward manner, detailing the desire from Woodstock creatives Michael Lang and John...
Director Garret Price is no slouch at being able to perfectly encapsulate a moment in time, whether that be in the music world (he helmed 2015’s “Janis Joplin: Little Girl Blue”) or a person. Here, the minute the opening guitar riff of Lit’s “My Own Worst Enemy” starts playing, a few of the doc’s attributes are immediately evident: If you loved rock of this period you’re in for a treat, and you are definitely gonna feel like you dropped back into 1999.
The documentary plays out in a straightforward manner, detailing the desire from Woodstock creatives Michael Lang and John...
- 7/23/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
The best reviewed (thus far) documentary of 2021, Summer of Soul tells the story of a 1969 Harlem music festival – one that got zero attention in the media. Its Black promoters, having drawn 300,000 exhilarated spectators to the event, were angry about the blatant snub before realizing they may have been lucky: Another festival, Woodstock, was about to open its doors 100 miles away, and its white promoters were destined to suffer the most savage coverage ever accorded any event of its kind.
The two festivals were, in fact, a historic study in contrasts. While Soul was happy in Harlem, Woodstock was hammered by the New York Times as “the nightmare in the Catskills.” The mayor of New York City personally pledged support and friendship to his Black festgoers, while the governor of New York State dispatched National Guard troops to cope with “hippie hell” in Woodstock.
The buoyant performers didn’t seem to notice these intrigues.
The two festivals were, in fact, a historic study in contrasts. While Soul was happy in Harlem, Woodstock was hammered by the New York Times as “the nightmare in the Catskills.” The mayor of New York City personally pledged support and friendship to his Black festgoers, while the governor of New York State dispatched National Guard troops to cope with “hippie hell” in Woodstock.
The buoyant performers didn’t seem to notice these intrigues.
- 7/15/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
A day before the 50th anniversary of Blue, Joni Mitchell has revealed a digital EP of outtakes and demos.
The highlight of the five-track EP is “Hunter,” an outtake that was only released on the live album Amchitka, the 1970 Vancouver Greenpeace benefit Mitchell performed with James Taylor. In addition to the deep cut, the EP also contains alternate takes of “River” and “Urge for Going,” as well as demos for “California” and “A Case of You,” the latter of which features slightly different lyrics.
The Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) EP will...
The highlight of the five-track EP is “Hunter,” an outtake that was only released on the live album Amchitka, the 1970 Vancouver Greenpeace benefit Mitchell performed with James Taylor. In addition to the deep cut, the EP also contains alternate takes of “River” and “Urge for Going,” as well as demos for “California” and “A Case of You,” the latter of which features slightly different lyrics.
The Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) EP will...
- 6/21/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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