The 2011 Grammy Awards were big for the ladies -- country trio Lady Antebellum took home the most awards with five, while Lady Gaga earned three. Eminem had two honors, but Alternative Rock group Arcade Fire won the coveted Album of the Year.
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Forget You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray Lamontagne, songwriter (Ray Lamontagne And The...
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Forget You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray Lamontagne, songwriter (Ray Lamontagne And The...
- 2/14/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
In the second part of our look back at the memorable moments of the past year, we also look forward to what we're anticipating in 2011.
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- 12/27/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
We're already offered our picks for the best films of 2010. But what about the best final shot of a film this year? The most unfairly maligned movie? The greatest fight scene? In the first of a two-part episode, we look at some of our favorite scenes, moments, performances and images from the year in cinema.
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- 12/20/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
Grunge-god turned martyr for the adolescent Kurt Cobain once said, “teenage angst is dead and gone/now I’m bored and old.” There are no filmmakers that reject this statement other than Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, two warming young filmmakers who have featured teenagers and their pressures prominently in their critical successes Half Nelson and Sugar. This defiance against the darkness of teenage angst is refuted by their latest movie, It’s Kind of A Funny Story, a new comedy about a young man named Craig (Keir Gilchrist) who thinks his depression and suicidal thoughts merit a trip to a psychiatric ward. Once he learns that he can’t leave the ward once he has signed himself in, Craig attempts to make the best of his experience. He learns about the things we really should be “crazy” about in life, especially with the wisdom of his friend Bobby (as...
- 10/6/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Throw Down Your Heart follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known fact that the banjo is rooted in African lore, and it didn’t originate in the American south as many believe; and while there, he records an album. The film played at the Silverdocs, Idfa and Vancouver International film festivals, and is currently traveling the country. Click Here to find out where it’ll be screening next. Or you can buy it on DVD, Here; or watch it now, on-demand Here, for just $2.99.
- 6/3/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Winners of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards have all been announced on Sunday, January 31, and Taylor Swift has been unraveled among the multiple winners on the special night. Nominated for eight categories, the 20-year-old has collected four kudos, including Album of the Year for her "Fearless" effort.
"I hope that you know how much this means to me, and all my producers, that we can take this back to Nashville," Swift said upon receiving the trophy. "This is the story that when we're 80 years old and we're telling the same story over and over again - this is the story we're going to be telling. That, in 2010, we won album of the year!"
The country singer overshadowed her two fierce competitors, Beyonce Knowles and Lady GaGa for Album of the Year. Prior receiving the top honor, Swift has grabbed three other Grammys. She won Best Country Album also for "Fearless...
"I hope that you know how much this means to me, and all my producers, that we can take this back to Nashville," Swift said upon receiving the trophy. "This is the story that when we're 80 years old and we're telling the same story over and over again - this is the story we're going to be telling. That, in 2010, we won album of the year!"
The country singer overshadowed her two fierce competitors, Beyonce Knowles and Lady GaGa for Album of the Year. Prior receiving the top honor, Swift has grabbed three other Grammys. She won Best Country Album also for "Fearless...
- 2/1/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Beyonce took home the most hardware with six wins to her credit, but Taylor Swift took home Album of the Year for "Fearless."
Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band...
Here's the list of the winners in the major categories:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band...
- 2/1/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
During the 2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting musician Bela Fleck, star of the 2008 documentary Throw Down Your Heart. He asked me, "Tell me what you like about Austin, and don't say the music -- everyone says that!" Without hesitation, I responded, "The sense of community, whether it's music, film or volunteering."
Several non-profit film-related events of 2009 represented that special quality of Austin, with local theaters and filmmakers showing their support of non-profits in our community. One highlight was the newest event and local non-profit, Lights. Camera. Help.
From July 31 to August 2, Lights. Camera. Help. hosted the first of what it plans to be an annual film festival of non-profit and cause-driven films. Over 140 documentaries, PSAs and short films were submitted, with 20 finalists selected for screening. At the closing party, local filmmaker Layton Blaylock took top honors for his film Art from the Streets. The...
Several non-profit film-related events of 2009 represented that special quality of Austin, with local theaters and filmmakers showing their support of non-profits in our community. One highlight was the newest event and local non-profit, Lights. Camera. Help.
From July 31 to August 2, Lights. Camera. Help. hosted the first of what it plans to be an annual film festival of non-profit and cause-driven films. Over 140 documentaries, PSAs and short films were submitted, with 20 finalists selected for screening. At the closing party, local filmmaker Layton Blaylock took top honors for his film Art from the Streets. The...
- 1/5/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Crazy Heart
Directed by: Scott Cooper
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: December 18th (limited)
Plot: An old country singer (Bridges) with a drinking problem tries to pull himself together with the help of a young lover (Gyllenhaal) and the support of those who have always loved his music.
Who’S It For?: Country music fans who crave another film about an entertainer washed up by his inner demons. Fans of Jeff Bridges will be satisfied watching him take on some serious drama, but they won’t be blown away.
Expectations: From one glance at the trailer, it appeared that Crazy Heart was about a country music legend who tries to get back in the songwriting saddle one last time. I expected Bridges to be more grizzled than usual in this emotional underdog story that would probably echo...
Directed by: Scott Cooper
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: December 18th (limited)
Plot: An old country singer (Bridges) with a drinking problem tries to pull himself together with the help of a young lover (Gyllenhaal) and the support of those who have always loved his music.
Who’S It For?: Country music fans who crave another film about an entertainer washed up by his inner demons. Fans of Jeff Bridges will be satisfied watching him take on some serious drama, but they won’t be blown away.
Expectations: From one glance at the trailer, it appeared that Crazy Heart was about a country music legend who tries to get back in the songwriting saddle one last time. I expected Bridges to be more grizzled than usual in this emotional underdog story that would probably echo...
- 12/25/2009
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
If you're going to announce the nominees for the 52 Annual Grammy Awards, do it in song. And that's just what CBS did Dec. 2.
The award show will be broadcast live on Jan. 31.
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best...
The award show will be broadcast live on Jan. 31.
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Record Of The Year
"Halo," Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady Gaga
"Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
"Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
"Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart
"Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Best...
- 12/3/2009
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Indie Roundup is your guide to what's new and cool in the indie film world.
On-Demand / Online Viewing. Love him or find him irritating, he's practically a category unto himself now. Joe Swanberg continues to explore the endlessly fascinating topic of twenty-something romantic relationships in Young American Bodies, a web series now on IFC.com. Season 4 debuted on Monday at IFC.com, and future episodes of the five-part series will premiere on a weekly basis. If you're a Swanberg fan, you'll want to check it out: it expands on his vision of sex and everything that leads up to it and follows afterward: elusive, kinda real, kinda fake, pretty messy.
In honor of Veterans Day, SnagFilms presents a selection of films appropriate for the occasion, covering a national shrine in Arlington: Field of Honor, dangerous missions in Baghdad Bound: Devil Dog Diaries, remembering the Battle for Midway, and so one.
On-Demand / Online Viewing. Love him or find him irritating, he's practically a category unto himself now. Joe Swanberg continues to explore the endlessly fascinating topic of twenty-something romantic relationships in Young American Bodies, a web series now on IFC.com. Season 4 debuted on Monday at IFC.com, and future episodes of the five-part series will premiere on a weekly basis. If you're a Swanberg fan, you'll want to check it out: it expands on his vision of sex and everything that leads up to it and follows afterward: elusive, kinda real, kinda fake, pretty messy.
In honor of Veterans Day, SnagFilms presents a selection of films appropriate for the occasion, covering a national shrine in Arlington: Field of Honor, dangerous missions in Baghdad Bound: Devil Dog Diaries, remembering the Battle for Midway, and so one.
- 11/11/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Throw Down Your Heart
Directed by: Sascha Paladino
Cast: Bela Fleck
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: July 17, 2009
Plot: Musician Bela Fleck tours around Africa with his banjo to make an album. In each country, he seeks out local musicians to collaborate with.
Who’s It For? Fans of Bela Fleck or African music.
Expectations: I’ve heard the name Bela Fleck but I didn’t know who he was, so I wasn’t really expecting much.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Bela Fleck as himself: Though he’s the central focus of the film and in almost every scene, Fleck does a lot more pickin’ than talking. You could probably fit almost everything he says in the whole film into a paragraph. At one point a singer who has known Fleck for years says that he talks through his fingers, meaning his music, and that seems true. He’s...
Directed by: Sascha Paladino
Cast: Bela Fleck
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: July 17, 2009
Plot: Musician Bela Fleck tours around Africa with his banjo to make an album. In each country, he seeks out local musicians to collaborate with.
Who’s It For? Fans of Bela Fleck or African music.
Expectations: I’ve heard the name Bela Fleck but I didn’t know who he was, so I wasn’t really expecting much.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Bela Fleck as himself: Though he’s the central focus of the film and in almost every scene, Fleck does a lot more pickin’ than talking. You could probably fit almost everything he says in the whole film into a paragraph. At one point a singer who has known Fleck for years says that he talks through his fingers, meaning his music, and that seems true. He’s...
- 7/17/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Screening at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, “Throw Down Your Heart” follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla’s musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, as he transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians form very different backgrounds. The film opens …...
- 4/24/2009
- indieWIRE - People
"Throw Down Your Heart" follows Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck on a tour through four nations -- Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali -- in search of the instrument's African roots.
At each stop, Fleck jams with local musicians, such as a woman who's a whiz on the thumb piano, which sounds like the xylophone.
Fleck fails to provide any personal charisma, although the music is infectious.
The movie is at least 20 minutes too long. By the time Fleck gets to the final stop, Mali, the film, directed by Sascha Paladino (a half-brother of Fleck), has worn out its welcome.
At each stop, Fleck jams with local musicians, such as a woman who's a whiz on the thumb piano, which sounds like the xylophone.
Fleck fails to provide any personal charisma, although the music is infectious.
The movie is at least 20 minutes too long. By the time Fleck gets to the final stop, Mali, the film, directed by Sascha Paladino (a half-brother of Fleck), has worn out its welcome.
- 4/24/2009
- NYPost.com
The neatest formal trick in Throw Down Your Heart, Sascha Paladino's somewhat overlong but surprisingly moving document of his brother Bela Fleck's journey to Africa to sort out the roots of the banjo and record an album with native musicians, is the employment of selective translation. Fleck, a celebrity in his bluegrass/jazz Americana niche, is a wide-eyed total outsider in Uganda and Tanzania, where even those who speak English have thick enough accents that their words need to be subtitled. But Paladino only translates African song lyrics and conversations between locals when the content within is essential to understanding a scene. This forces us to really contemplate the imagery and the sound of the music––elements that are so universal they need no translation––to pick up most emotional cues, and for the most part, it works beautifully. F ...
- 4/23/2009
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
- Many would say that at this year's Academy Awards got the documentary film category "right". The "right" doc film won and even the final nominees were worthy mentions. But all this doesn't make the Cinema Eye Honors mission less "important". Now in their second year and with eleven categories, a quirky film such as Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg receives a little bit more acknowledgement before disappearing on shelves, those who edit and photograph doc films have any evening reserved all to themselves and newbies to docu filmmaking world have a shot at getting some cred and mingle with the right crowd. The ceremonies take place on Sunday, we'll be reporting on who the winners are from the categories below. Make sure to check out their newly designed website. Outstanding Achievement In Production Henry Kaiser - Encounters At The End Of The World Simon Chinn - Man On Wire
- 3/24/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Screening at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, “Throw Down Your Heart” follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla’s musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, as he transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians form very different backgrounds. The film opens …...
- 3/13/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Sascha Paladino's world music docu Throw Down Your Heart and David Pomes' drug-themed drama Cook County won the final audience awards at Austin's South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival.
Heart won over the crowds in the rockumentary 24 Beats per Second category, as did County in the Lone Star States section for new Texan filmmakers. The fest wrapped Saturday with a screening of Stephen Walker's docu Young@Heart.
Heart won over the crowds in the rockumentary 24 Beats per Second category, as did County in the Lone Star States section for new Texan filmmakers. The fest wrapped Saturday with a screening of Stephen Walker's docu Young@Heart.
- 3/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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