The Egot is one of the most prestigious titles in all of Hollywood.
If you aren’t familiar with the acronym, it stands for “Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony” and references a person who has won all four of the major awards across all the mediums in the entertainment industry.
We’ve compiled the list of all of the stars who are close to Egot status, meaning, they’re missing just one of the four!
Keep reading to find out more…
Every Star Who Needs the “Emmy”
Joel Grey
Justin Paul
Benj Pasek
Bruce Springsteen
Every Star Who Needs the “Grammy”
Ellen Burstyn
Jeremy Irons
Jessica Lange
Frances McDormand
Helen Mirren
Al Pacino
Vanessa Redgrave
Geoffrey Rush
Maggie Smith
Every Star Who Needs the “Oscar”
Dick Van Dyke
Cynthia Erivo
Anne Garefino
Hugh Jackman
John Kander
Alex Lacamoire
Cyndi Lauper
Katrina Lenk
Audra McDonald
Bette Midler
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Cynthia Nixon
Trey Parker...
If you aren’t familiar with the acronym, it stands for “Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony” and references a person who has won all four of the major awards across all the mediums in the entertainment industry.
We’ve compiled the list of all of the stars who are close to Egot status, meaning, they’re missing just one of the four!
Keep reading to find out more…
Every Star Who Needs the “Emmy”
Joel Grey
Justin Paul
Benj Pasek
Bruce Springsteen
Every Star Who Needs the “Grammy”
Ellen Burstyn
Jeremy Irons
Jessica Lange
Frances McDormand
Helen Mirren
Al Pacino
Vanessa Redgrave
Geoffrey Rush
Maggie Smith
Every Star Who Needs the “Oscar”
Dick Van Dyke
Cynthia Erivo
Anne Garefino
Hugh Jackman
John Kander
Alex Lacamoire
Cyndi Lauper
Katrina Lenk
Audra McDonald
Bette Midler
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Cynthia Nixon
Trey Parker...
- 2/29/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Just weeks ago, Sir Elton John became the 19th entertainer to win the highly desirable Egot by claiming his first ever Emmy Award. And now, which person is the most likely to be the 20th Egot later this year, in 2025 or beyond? Here is a summary of the 80 people who have the best chance right now.
The most likely duo could be composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (actually meaning a 20th and 21st Egot if they win). They are producers and songwriters for the third season of “Only Murders in the Building,” so they will have a couple of opportunities in September at the Emmys. They first won an Oscar, Tony, and Grammy.
For the 2024 Grammys, nobody is nominated who could become an Egot, so the next possible chance would be 2025. There are a total of 25 people who have won everything needed except a Grammy. They are actress Ellen Burstyn,...
The most likely duo could be composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (actually meaning a 20th and 21st Egot if they win). They are producers and songwriters for the third season of “Only Murders in the Building,” so they will have a couple of opportunities in September at the Emmys. They first won an Oscar, Tony, and Grammy.
For the 2024 Grammys, nobody is nominated who could become an Egot, so the next possible chance would be 2025. There are a total of 25 people who have won everything needed except a Grammy. They are actress Ellen Burstyn,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
John Williams, the veteran film composer known for his work in the “Star Wars” saga, “Jaws,” “Harry Potter,” “Jurassic Park,” “Saving Private Ryan” and dozens of other iconic films, has had a music building dedicated to him by Sony Pictures Entertainment on the historic Culver City Lot, former home of MGM Studios.
The newly named “John Williams Music Building” honors the Academy, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer for his contributions to the world of film and music. With 53 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the most nominated individual in Academy history and has had a prolific career that has spanned more than six decades.
“The first time I came to this studio was 1940 when my father brought me here to show me the stage. I was about 9 or 10 years old, and I thought, someday, this will all be mine! It’s finally come to be – it’s only taken me 92 years to get here!
The newly named “John Williams Music Building” honors the Academy, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer for his contributions to the world of film and music. With 53 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the most nominated individual in Academy history and has had a prolific career that has spanned more than six decades.
“The first time I came to this studio was 1940 when my father brought me here to show me the stage. I was about 9 or 10 years old, and I thought, someday, this will all be mine! It’s finally come to be – it’s only taken me 92 years to get here!
- 1/18/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
John Williams’ film legacy is being immortalized with a Sony Pictures studio building dedicated to the Oscar-, Emmy,- and Grammy-winning composer.
The newly renamed John Williams Music Building on the Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot was unveiled January 18, with Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg sharing his admiration for the musician.
“I have grown up with Johnny from the very beginning,” Spielberg said of Williams. “What he’s done for me is something I haven’t been able to imagine. This building is where all my stress dissipates…when I finally get to this stage of a production, and I know I’m in your hands.”
Spielberg added, “In the end I don’t recognize the movies as mine but as ours. Thank you Johnny, my movies would not be the same without you.”
Williams has earned 53 Academy Award nominations thus far, and collaborated with Spielberg specifically on films like “Jaws,...
The newly renamed John Williams Music Building on the Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot was unveiled January 18, with Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg sharing his admiration for the musician.
“I have grown up with Johnny from the very beginning,” Spielberg said of Williams. “What he’s done for me is something I haven’t been able to imagine. This building is where all my stress dissipates…when I finally get to this stage of a production, and I know I’m in your hands.”
Spielberg added, “In the end I don’t recognize the movies as mine but as ours. Thank you Johnny, my movies would not be the same without you.”
Williams has earned 53 Academy Award nominations thus far, and collaborated with Spielberg specifically on films like “Jaws,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
One of the most acclaimed movies of 1998 is “Pleasantville,” starring Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, William H. Macy and Joan Allen. Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross, the film is a creative fantasy drama about two 1990s teen siblings who are transported to a 1950s family sitcom and then slowly begin to transform the dull, colorless world into someplace better. Released 25 years ago in October 1998, “Pleasantville” only grossed about $50 million worldwide on a $60 million budget. But it did end up receiving three Oscar nominations. Read on for Gold Derby’s tribute to the “Pleasantville” 25th anniversary.
Most of the nation’s critics gave enthusiastic notices to “Pleasantville,” including Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, who picked it as the second-best film of 1998 and wrote that it “is the kind of parable that encourages us to re-evaluate the good old days and take a fresh look at...
Most of the nation’s critics gave enthusiastic notices to “Pleasantville,” including Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, who picked it as the second-best film of 1998 and wrote that it “is the kind of parable that encourages us to re-evaluate the good old days and take a fresh look at...
- 11/3/2023
- by Brian Rowe
- Gold Derby
Animated flicks don’t get the justice they deserve when it comes to the Academy Awards. So often, animated movies are some of the most original, memorable, and well-told stories of the entire year yet they are, more often than not, confined to the category of Best Animated Picture.
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Fantasia,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” “Wall-e,” “Shrek,” and last year’s Best Animated Picture winner, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” are just a handful of all-time classic movies that aren’t great animated movies, they are great movies period. Despite this, however, we have only had three animated movies in Oscars history that have been nominated for Best Picture.
“Beauty and the Beast” was the first animated movie to do so, landing a Best Picture bid in 1991. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, “Beauty and the Beast...
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Fantasia,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” “Wall-e,” “Shrek,” and last year’s Best Animated Picture winner, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” are just a handful of all-time classic movies that aren’t great animated movies, they are great movies period. Despite this, however, we have only had three animated movies in Oscars history that have been nominated for Best Picture.
“Beauty and the Beast” was the first animated movie to do so, landing a Best Picture bid in 1991. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, “Beauty and the Beast...
- 9/8/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
When the Turnpike Troubadours announced an indefinite hiatus in 2019, lead singer Evan Felker had a few personal issues to sort out: namely, his alcoholism and the fallout from an extramarital affair with Miranda Lambert. A Cat in the Rain, the band’s first album since 2017, predictably hits on familiar themes associated with recovery—redemption, renewal, and the bliss of domestic stability—but what’s most evident is that Felker and company are simply content to finally get back to being themselves again.
Choosing to record with the famously eclectic producer Shooter Jennings at Alabama’s legendary Fame Studios seems almost too obvious for a genre-straddling Southern band looking to reclaim its station in the Americana hierarchy. Outside of a swamp-blues cover of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’s “Black Sky,” which sounds like something Randy Newman would write for a Pixar-produced Little Feat biopic, only the roiling opener, “Mean Old Sun,...
Choosing to record with the famously eclectic producer Shooter Jennings at Alabama’s legendary Fame Studios seems almost too obvious for a genre-straddling Southern band looking to reclaim its station in the Americana hierarchy. Outside of a swamp-blues cover of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’s “Black Sky,” which sounds like something Randy Newman would write for a Pixar-produced Little Feat biopic, only the roiling opener, “Mean Old Sun,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Jeremy Winograd
- Slant Magazine
It’s no mystery why Only Murders in the Building is killing it on Hulu. Besides the national obsession with true crime, there is a chemical reaction to the players which triggers a chaotic element unknown in forensics. Selina Gomez’s (occasionally “Bloody”) Mabel Mora ties up the loose ends. You might say she Martinizes them. It is harder to find looser ends than Steve Martin and Martin Short. As Charles-Haden Savage and Oliver Putnam, respectively, the two performers may stick to the scripts in the series, but they spent over a generation improvising over each other.
Martin and Short met while shooting the 1986 film Three Amigos! with Chevy Chase. Admiring new friend Steve’s opulent home, Martin was moved to ask “How did you get so rich,” he recalled on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, marveling at its improbability by admitting “I’ve seen your work.” They’ve been collaborating ever since,...
Martin and Short met while shooting the 1986 film Three Amigos! with Chevy Chase. Admiring new friend Steve’s opulent home, Martin was moved to ask “How did you get so rich,” he recalled on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, marveling at its improbability by admitting “I’ve seen your work.” They’ve been collaborating ever since,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Eric Newman didn’t set out to be a writer. In fact, segueing to writing, much less showrunning, wasn’t even his idea. The veteran producer, whose résumé was lined with films like Children of Men and Dawn of the Dead, was down in Colombia making Narcos when, he says, Netflix urged him to take the reins. “It was out of the absolute chaos of Narcos‘ first season that I became a showrunner,” Newman explains. “It was Netflix that said, ‘Hey, you’re down there holding it together. You do it.’ “
Nearly a decade later, he has multiple projects in various stages of development and moves fluidly between behind-the-scenes roles. His reputation for getting stuff made earned the 52-year-old father of three overall deals for film and TV at Netflix, where he’s also produced The Watcher, Bright and, soon, Painkiller, a Peter Berg-directed drama about the opioid crisis.
Nearly a decade later, he has multiple projects in various stages of development and moves fluidly between behind-the-scenes roles. His reputation for getting stuff made earned the 52-year-old father of three overall deals for film and TV at Netflix, where he’s also produced The Watcher, Bright and, soon, Painkiller, a Peter Berg-directed drama about the opioid crisis.
- 8/10/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Independent is currently in the middle of a Matching Campaign to raise support for the next 30 years of filmmaker support. All donations make before or on September 15 will be doubled—dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000. To kick off the campaign, we’re re-posting a few of our most popular blogs.
Regardless of its importance to the storytelling process, film music is too often an afterthought. There are a variety of theories that composers have as to why, and they’re mostly related to a lack of education. So I’ve decided to take an active stance in educating filmmakers about the role of music in film and the process of how a film score comes into being.
My hope is that by the end of this piece you’ll be more familiar with: A) the history of film music in general, and B) the key composers who have contributed to the...
Regardless of its importance to the storytelling process, film music is too often an afterthought. There are a variety of theories that composers have as to why, and they’re mostly related to a lack of education. So I’ve decided to take an active stance in educating filmmakers about the role of music in film and the process of how a film score comes into being.
My hope is that by the end of this piece you’ll be more familiar with: A) the history of film music in general, and B) the key composers who have contributed to the...
- 7/28/2023
- by Olajide Paris
- Film Independent News & More
Slaughter Beach, Dog have readied their next album, Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling. The LP arrives in full September 22nd via Lame-o Records, and along with the news, the band have announced a new run of North American tour dates and shared the record’s first single, “Float Away.”
Since releasing 2020’s At the Moonbase, Slaughter Beach, Dog frontman Jake Ewald moved from his longtime home of Philadelphia to the Poconos Mountains. This move upstate inspired the artist to listen to folksy singer-songwriters like Neil Young, Randy Newman, and Tom Waits. You can hear their influence in “Float Away,” an upbeat ode to the Delaware River in which a content Ewald sings, “We’re never gonna make it back to New York now.”
After wrapping up a UK tour this summer, Slaughter Beach, Dog will support Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling with a North American tour that extends into the new year.
Since releasing 2020’s At the Moonbase, Slaughter Beach, Dog frontman Jake Ewald moved from his longtime home of Philadelphia to the Poconos Mountains. This move upstate inspired the artist to listen to folksy singer-songwriters like Neil Young, Randy Newman, and Tom Waits. You can hear their influence in “Float Away,” an upbeat ode to the Delaware River in which a content Ewald sings, “We’re never gonna make it back to New York now.”
After wrapping up a UK tour this summer, Slaughter Beach, Dog will support Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling with a North American tour that extends into the new year.
- 7/10/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Just a few minutes into the first episode of season six of "Black Mirror," titled "Joan Is Awful," the titular character - played by Annie Murphy - walks into a bar to meet her ex-boyfriend. Softly in the background, music plays, the singer crooning, "You can blame me, try to shame me." The song isn't really important to the scene, or even the overall episode plot, but eagle-eared fans of the long-running technology-is-terrifying series from Charlie Brooker certainly may recognize it.
The track in question is a 1964 song performed by Irma Thomas, originally written by Jeannie Seely and Randy Newman (of "Toy Story"–tune fame) and called "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)." It is also a favorite of the "Black Mirror" team: "Joan Is Awful" is the sixth episode of the series that the song has appeared in - it pops up once a season.
Viewers first...
The track in question is a 1964 song performed by Irma Thomas, originally written by Jeannie Seely and Randy Newman (of "Toy Story"–tune fame) and called "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)." It is also a favorite of the "Black Mirror" team: "Joan Is Awful" is the sixth episode of the series that the song has appeared in - it pops up once a season.
Viewers first...
- 6/19/2023
- by Lindsay Kimble
- Popsugar.com
In the summer of 1989, Paul McCartney hit the road for the first time as a solo artist. The Wings tours of the Seventies had featured only a smattering of Beatles songs, but this time around he was going to play nearly 20 a night. Pulling this off would require a guitarist who was capable of re-creating some very famous parts originally played by George Harrison and John Lennon. McCartney had his choice of big-name players for the job, but he went with Robbie McIntosh.
“That tour was the high point of my life,...
“That tour was the high point of my life,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Every once in a while you will hear a story that makes you say to yourself “there is no way this is true”. Hearing facts like If you hold in your farts long enough, the gas can be re-absorbed and come out of your mouth or that one point in history, turkeys were worshipped as gods. These are facts that are surprisingly true. But in the world of television, there is one show that many people still think was a myth. That show is called Cop Rock…
Yes my friends, this is a real show. Not a parody, not a fever dream, not a glimpse into television from an alternate universe. No you guys, this was an actual television show that lasted 11 episodes. Let me repeat that ,this is a show that aired….on network television….11 episodes….of dancing and singing police officers
So sit back folks, and let me...
Yes my friends, this is a real show. Not a parody, not a fever dream, not a glimpse into television from an alternate universe. No you guys, this was an actual television show that lasted 11 episodes. Let me repeat that ,this is a show that aired….on network television….11 episodes….of dancing and singing police officers
So sit back folks, and let me...
- 4/18/2023
- by David Arroyo
- JoBlo.com
Jim Gordon, a prolific and in-demand session drummer for dozens of acts who joined Eric Clapton in writing “Layla” for their band Derek and the Dominos and later was convicted of murdering his mother, died Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, CA. He was 77.
Publicist Bob Merlis said Gordon, who and had been in prison for 40 years and struggled with mental health issues, died of natural causes.
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Born in Los Angeles, Gordon was part of the Wrecking Crew, the core group of studio musicians who played on scads of hits records for dozens of acts. He was behind the kit for such memorable 1960s albums as the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Crosby,...
Publicist Bob Merlis said Gordon, who and had been in prison for 40 years and struggled with mental health issues, died of natural causes.
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Born in Los Angeles, Gordon was part of the Wrecking Crew, the core group of studio musicians who played on scads of hits records for dozens of acts. He was behind the kit for such memorable 1960s albums as the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Crosby,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The 95th Academy Awards are behind us now, and one of the most interesting categories was Best Original Song. Winning an Oscar for an original song is definitely a prestigious honor, but perhaps the second most coveted prize for original movie music is the Grammy. Being voted on by two different academies means there’s bound to be a lot of discrepancies between the awards, especially with different voting deadlines and eligibility rules. With that in mind, what Oscar winning songs have also managed to get at least one Grammy nomination?
SEE2023 CMT Music Awards nominations list: Lainey Wilson on top with 4 bids
Two 2020s Oscar winners were also Grammy winners, albeit in different categories. Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” (from the film of the same name) won the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media, the direct equivalent of Oscar’s Best Original Song. Meanwhile, H.E.R....
SEE2023 CMT Music Awards nominations list: Lainey Wilson on top with 4 bids
Two 2020s Oscar winners were also Grammy winners, albeit in different categories. Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” (from the film of the same name) won the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media, the direct equivalent of Oscar’s Best Original Song. Meanwhile, H.E.R....
- 3/14/2023
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Paul McCartney is a titan in the music industry, but many would be surprised to learn about his impact on several movies. He has contributed a few original songs to movies and provided excellent soundtracks to films he did with The Beatles. McCartney has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his cinematic contributions and has won the coveted award once.
The Beatles won an Academy Award for ‘Let it Be’ Paul McCartney and Heather Mills | Getty Images
McCartney is a Tony Award away from being an Egot winner. Fortunately, The Beatles helped him secure his Oscar back in 1971. The Beatles won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Let it Be. The album accompanied the documentary of the same name, which featured behind-the-scenes footage of The Beatles recording the album.
The album featured several memorable songs, including “Let it Be,” “Across the Universe,” and “Two of Us.
The Beatles won an Academy Award for ‘Let it Be’ Paul McCartney and Heather Mills | Getty Images
McCartney is a Tony Award away from being an Egot winner. Fortunately, The Beatles helped him secure his Oscar back in 1971. The Beatles won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Let it Be. The album accompanied the documentary of the same name, which featured behind-the-scenes footage of The Beatles recording the album.
The album featured several memorable songs, including “Let it Be,” “Across the Universe,” and “Two of Us.
- 3/6/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Buy a butt plug and support Asian mental health.
That’s just one opportunity available to movie buffs and philanthropists during the third A24 Auctions, which this time is selling original props, costumes and set pieces from its highest-ever grossing film, Everything Everywhere All at Once, to benefit three charities hand-picked by Oscar-nominated directors Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). The online auction will open at noon Eastern on Feb. 23 and run until 3 p.m. Eastern on March 2.
The lots have been separated into three categories:
“Laundry & Taxes” features the Wang family laundromat’s Rv, Evelyn (Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh)’s Chinatown-chic flowered blouse and quilted vest, Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis)’s turtleneck-and-cardigan auditor uniform and the hot dog hands they sport as lovers. Proceeds will benefit Laundry Workers Center, which was founded in 2011 by a diverse coalition of community leaders, labor organizers, law students and Latino...
That’s just one opportunity available to movie buffs and philanthropists during the third A24 Auctions, which this time is selling original props, costumes and set pieces from its highest-ever grossing film, Everything Everywhere All at Once, to benefit three charities hand-picked by Oscar-nominated directors Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). The online auction will open at noon Eastern on Feb. 23 and run until 3 p.m. Eastern on March 2.
The lots have been separated into three categories:
“Laundry & Taxes” features the Wang family laundromat’s Rv, Evelyn (Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh)’s Chinatown-chic flowered blouse and quilted vest, Deirdre Beaubeirdre (Oscar nominee Jamie Lee Curtis)’s turtleneck-and-cardigan auditor uniform and the hot dog hands they sport as lovers. Proceeds will benefit Laundry Workers Center, which was founded in 2011 by a diverse coalition of community leaders, labor organizers, law students and Latino...
- 2/22/2023
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film musicals. You love them or you hate them. Your cringe-o-meter pings into the red or your heart swells with joy, and I’m not convinced there’s any in-between. There once was a time, though, when a simple tune had the ability to stitch itself into the cultural fabric for anyone and everyone. What’s changed?
In recent years, we’ve been served the hip-hop-infused, cultural soup of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and In the Heights, the chart music bombast of The Greatest Showman, even stabs at nostalgia via Disney reboots and the Golden Era homage La La Land, the inevitable Broadway adaptation of which was announced last week. They tell good stories, have high-budget productions, and rake it in at the box office. At the centre of it all, though, I’m not convinced I hear any truly timeless melodies to be remembered or rebooted for the years to come.
In recent years, we’ve been served the hip-hop-infused, cultural soup of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and In the Heights, the chart music bombast of The Greatest Showman, even stabs at nostalgia via Disney reboots and the Golden Era homage La La Land, the inevitable Broadway adaptation of which was announced last week. They tell good stories, have high-budget productions, and rake it in at the box office. At the centre of it all, though, I’m not convinced I hear any truly timeless melodies to be remembered or rebooted for the years to come.
- 2/16/2023
- by Will Taylor
- The Independent - Film
Animated sequels to Toy Story, Frozen and Zootopia are in the works, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on today’s Q1 earnings call.
“Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from our animation studios to some of our most popular franchises, Toy Story, Frozen and Zootopia,” Iger said. “We’ll have more to share about these productions soon, but this is a great example of how we’re leaning into our unrivaled brands and franchises.”
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The news came in the wake of some sour news, read a 5.5 billion cost savings by the conglomerate...
“Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from our animation studios to some of our most popular franchises, Toy Story, Frozen and Zootopia,” Iger said. “We’ll have more to share about these productions soon, but this is a great example of how we’re leaning into our unrivaled brands and franchises.”
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The news came in the wake of some sour news, read a 5.5 billion cost savings by the conglomerate...
- 2/8/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Only an elite group of 19 artists so far have achieved Egot status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
The rare and coveted Egot is not easy to come by, so it’s not surprising that fewer than two dozen have achieved this status. And while the artists don’t get a final Egot trophy when it happens, its nonetheless one of show business’ greatest honors.
So, who does have the Egot?
Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, Tim Rice, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Helen Hayes, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert Lopez, Richard Rodgers, John Gielgud, Jonathan Tunick, Alan Menken, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis and Scott Rudin are those who have won all four awards competitively.
While Barbra Streisand, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones and Liza Minnelli have all received honorary non-competitive awards, not everyone considers them to be Egot achievements.
Elton John became the...
The rare and coveted Egot is not easy to come by, so it’s not surprising that fewer than two dozen have achieved this status. And while the artists don’t get a final Egot trophy when it happens, its nonetheless one of show business’ greatest honors.
So, who does have the Egot?
Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, Tim Rice, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, Helen Hayes, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert Lopez, Richard Rodgers, John Gielgud, Jonathan Tunick, Alan Menken, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis and Scott Rudin are those who have won all four awards competitively.
While Barbra Streisand, James Earl Jones, Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones and Liza Minnelli have all received honorary non-competitive awards, not everyone considers them to be Egot achievements.
Elton John became the...
- 1/24/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Rerecording mixer Andy Nelson extended his Oscar nominations tally to 24 with a pair of noms Tuesday for his work on Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Matt Reeves’ The Batman. This extends his record for the most noms in the sound category. Until Tuesday, he also was tied with Randy Newman for the third-most noms among living persons, with 22 noms. He now holds that distinction with 24 .
“It’s completely overwhelming. I’m so honored,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m still absorbing it. I’m so proud of the films.” He admits he didn’t watch the live stream but was awake and learned of the nominations when his phone started buzzing.
“I loved being involved in both of them” he says of Elvis, which earned eight nominations including best picture; and The Batman, which was nominated for sound and its visual effects. He admitted, “I feel sad for Baz not getting director,...
“It’s completely overwhelming. I’m so honored,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m still absorbing it. I’m so proud of the films.” He admits he didn’t watch the live stream but was awake and learned of the nominations when his phone started buzzing.
“I loved being involved in both of them” he says of Elvis, which earned eight nominations including best picture; and The Batman, which was nominated for sound and its visual effects. He admitted, “I feel sad for Baz not getting director,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This piece contains slight spoilers for "M3GAN."
Sure, we have already sung the praises of how "M3GAN" expertly uses "Titanium" as a bizarre needle-drop, but why let that song have all the fun? There were, of course, a few other key moments where M3GAN shows off her singing chops in bizarre attempts to make Cady (Violet McGraw) feel better. In fact, the first instance of her singing comes during a pivotal scene where the soon-to-be killer doll sings a prototypically inspirational song filled with buzzwords to Funki board members.
As expected, this was not just a funny coincidence. In an interview with Variety, "M3GAN" director Gerard Johnstone revealed that the purpose of the song, officially titled "Tell Me Your Dreams," was meant to poke fun at slap-dashed children's entertainment seemingly made by algorithms. He walked the trade through its inception, detailing how he approached composer Anthony Willis with a bold combination of ideas.
Sure, we have already sung the praises of how "M3GAN" expertly uses "Titanium" as a bizarre needle-drop, but why let that song have all the fun? There were, of course, a few other key moments where M3GAN shows off her singing chops in bizarre attempts to make Cady (Violet McGraw) feel better. In fact, the first instance of her singing comes during a pivotal scene where the soon-to-be killer doll sings a prototypically inspirational song filled with buzzwords to Funki board members.
As expected, this was not just a funny coincidence. In an interview with Variety, "M3GAN" director Gerard Johnstone revealed that the purpose of the song, officially titled "Tell Me Your Dreams," was meant to poke fun at slap-dashed children's entertainment seemingly made by algorithms. He walked the trade through its inception, detailing how he approached composer Anthony Willis with a bold combination of ideas.
- 1/10/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for “M3GAN.”
“M3GAN had to be perfect. We couldn’t have one hair out of place,” director Gerard Johnstone says of the murderous AI doll at the heart of his latest film. “It was actually a horrifically difficult shoot. It was so hard.”
“I had a really great team around me, who were all having fun and reminding each other, ‘Hey, this movie is fun.’ That was a real joy,” he adds. After the challenging shoot, Johnstone himself finally remembered the humor: “It was amazing when the first edit came in to be reminded, ‘Oh, this film was actually quite charming and fun.’”
Now that the film has scored a killer 30 million opening weekend, it seems all the hard work was worth it. In an interview with Variety, Johnstone breaks down the film’s original ending that was scrapped, why he’s hoping for...
“M3GAN had to be perfect. We couldn’t have one hair out of place,” director Gerard Johnstone says of the murderous AI doll at the heart of his latest film. “It was actually a horrifically difficult shoot. It was so hard.”
“I had a really great team around me, who were all having fun and reminding each other, ‘Hey, this movie is fun.’ That was a real joy,” he adds. After the challenging shoot, Johnstone himself finally remembered the humor: “It was amazing when the first edit came in to be reminded, ‘Oh, this film was actually quite charming and fun.’”
Now that the film has scored a killer 30 million opening weekend, it seems all the hard work was worth it. In an interview with Variety, Johnstone breaks down the film’s original ending that was scrapped, why he’s hoping for...
- 1/10/2023
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
It’s shaping up to be particularly interesting year in the race for the Oscar in sound. The sound branch reinstated its shortlist and bake-off a year ago (one year after combining sound editing and mixing into a single category), and this season it narrowed the field for its Oscar to a fascinatingly diverse shortlist of stellar work on 10 movies.
Notably, the shortlist includes both an international and documentary feature: Germany’s All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger’s adaptation of the classic novel for Netflix (which also made the shortlists for international feature and for score, makeup and hairstyling, as well as visual effects), and Brett Morgen’s David Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream (also shortlisted in the doc feature competition). Historically, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, Mexico’s entry in what was then called the foreign-language film category, was nominated for sound editing and mixing in 2018; the seminal...
Notably, the shortlist includes both an international and documentary feature: Germany’s All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger’s adaptation of the classic novel for Netflix (which also made the shortlists for international feature and for score, makeup and hairstyling, as well as visual effects), and Brett Morgen’s David Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream (also shortlisted in the doc feature competition). Historically, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, Mexico’s entry in what was then called the foreign-language film category, was nominated for sound editing and mixing in 2018; the seminal...
- 1/4/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin gave their annual Hanukkah celebration the grand finale it deserved with a rendition of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” featuring cameos from Jack Black, Pink, Beck, and more.
Grohl and Kurstin shared the final installment of their Hanukkah Sessions series yesterday, Dec. 25, which — along with being Christmas Day — was also the final night of the Festival of Lights. While previous Hanukkah Sessions were recorded in the studio, this year’s show was recorded live at Los Angeles’ Largo back on Dec. 5.
For their...
Grohl and Kurstin shared the final installment of their Hanukkah Sessions series yesterday, Dec. 25, which — along with being Christmas Day — was also the final night of the Festival of Lights. While previous Hanukkah Sessions were recorded in the studio, this year’s show was recorded live at Los Angeles’ Largo back on Dec. 5.
For their...
- 12/26/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday unveiled its shortlists for the 2023 Oscars in 10 categories, including documentary and international features as well as documentary short subject, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, animated short, live-action short, sound and visual effects.
Fifteen international features advanced, out of the films from 92 countries and regions that were eligible. The list includes Close (Belgium), Decision to Leave (South Korea), All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo (Mexico) and Joyland, which gives Pakistan its first shortlisted film in the category.
India’s international entry, Last Film Show, also made that list, while another Indian film, Rrr, made the shortlist for its energetic song “Naatu Naatu.” All Quiet on the Western Front was additionally shortlisted for makeup and hairstyling, score, sound and VFX.
This year, 144 documentary features were eligible, and 15 advanced,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday unveiled its shortlists for the 2023 Oscars in 10 categories, including documentary and international features as well as documentary short subject, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, animated short, live-action short, sound and visual effects.
Fifteen international features advanced, out of the films from 92 countries and regions that were eligible. The list includes Close (Belgium), Decision to Leave (South Korea), All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo (Mexico) and Joyland, which gives Pakistan its first shortlisted film in the category.
India’s international entry, Last Film Show, also made that list, while another Indian film, Rrr, made the shortlist for its energetic song “Naatu Naatu.” All Quiet on the Western Front was additionally shortlisted for makeup and hairstyling, score, sound and VFX.
This year, 144 documentary features were eligible, and 15 advanced,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With 2010's "Toy Story 3," Pixar and director Lee Unkrich were faced with punishingly high expectations. Besides the first two entries in the series being certified modern animated classics, there was also the question of purpose. For Pixar, a production company known at the time for its refusal to do sequels unless there was a story to justify one, to do a sequel over a decade after the previous entry, something good must have been in store.
The original "Toy Story," which was released in 1995, changed animation forever. Its 1999 sequel -- a moving allegory for the stages of life -- managed somehow to be even better. A follow-up couldn't simply take viewers back to the world of toy cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and toy astronaut Buzz (Tim Allen). Nor could it take the eventual route of "The Incredibles 2," which ignored the gap in time between movies. The series was always surprisingly deep,...
The original "Toy Story," which was released in 1995, changed animation forever. Its 1999 sequel -- a moving allegory for the stages of life -- managed somehow to be even better. A follow-up couldn't simply take viewers back to the world of toy cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and toy astronaut Buzz (Tim Allen). Nor could it take the eventual route of "The Incredibles 2," which ignored the gap in time between movies. The series was always surprisingly deep,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
There is something uneasy in the full moon — some eeriness, some mystery. A monthly reminder of our infinitesimal nature, the full moon inspired the poems of Hesiod, ancient Ojibwe lunar calendars, and still today, compels amateur astrologists to charge their Amazon-bought healing crystals beneath the new-age moonlight. Now it’s moved Matthew Houck, the artful folk-rocker known as Phosphorescent, to launch the Full Moon Project, a song series wherein each month, upon the full moon (the word “month,” accordingly, has its etymological roots in the Old English word “mōna,” or...
- 12/7/2022
- by Leo DeLuca
- Rollingstone.com
When “Everything Everywhere All at Once” directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as Daniels) asked the band Son Lux to create the score for their movie, the musicians were delightfully surprised. “We were a little caught of guard because it felt like they had really investigated where we were coming from as a band,” explains Rafiq Bhatia. The directors had already combed through the band’s library of music and determined they were the perfect fit. So the Son Lux trio of Bhatia, Ryann Lott and Ian Chang dove headfirst into the multiverse. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
The Daniels were specific in their requirements of the film’s score: music would be essential in helping the audience differentiate the many worlds that Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) leaps through. They appreciated Son Lux’s ability to bring together extreme opposites within their music, and believed that this quality would serve the story.
The Daniels were specific in their requirements of the film’s score: music would be essential in helping the audience differentiate the many worlds that Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) leaps through. They appreciated Son Lux’s ability to bring together extreme opposites within their music, and believed that this quality would serve the story.
- 12/1/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Before the massive breakthrough success of their second feature film "Everything Everywhere All At Once," it's safe to say that directorial duo the Daniels (a.k.a. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) were considered extremely niche filmmakers. Eight years before they wowed the world with their multiversal dramedy they released their first film "Swiss Army Man" to a far more lukewarm reception. So much so that when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 it even triggered some walkouts.
In retrospect, "Swiss Army Man" even at its most absurd is far milder than Daniels' second film. Sure, there's a moment when castaway Hank Thompson (Paul Dano) uses Manny's (Daniel Radcliffe) post-mortem erection as a compass and an abundance of farts. But "Everything Everywhere All At Once" also boasts two fight scenes that make spectacular use of both dildos and butt plugs. Which begs the question of whether those same...
In retrospect, "Swiss Army Man" even at its most absurd is far milder than Daniels' second film. Sure, there's a moment when castaway Hank Thompson (Paul Dano) uses Manny's (Daniel Radcliffe) post-mortem erection as a compass and an abundance of farts. But "Everything Everywhere All At Once" also boasts two fight scenes that make spectacular use of both dildos and butt plugs. Which begs the question of whether those same...
- 11/6/2022
- by Steven Ward
- Slash Film
Steve Martin is one of Hollywood's most beloved and iconic comedy stars. With over fifty years in the business, Martin has grown from a stand-up comic and "Saturday Night Live" regular to a respected comedy writer and actor. After breaking out to wider mainstream audiences with 1979's "The Jerk," Martin became a bonafide movie star. But the comedian has never stuck to one art form, publishing several books and plays -- not to mention Martin's music career too! Yes, he's known for taking on slapstick comedic roles that cast him as nonsensical or a highly intelligent neurotic. But Martin is also a critically acclaimed creative who received six Golden Globes nominations and eight Emmy nominations for his acting and writing chops.
Martin recently delighted fans with season 2 of "Only Murders in the Building." Allegedly, Martin plans to retire after his Hulu series wraps. Martin is also one Tony award away...
Martin recently delighted fans with season 2 of "Only Murders in the Building." Allegedly, Martin plans to retire after his Hulu series wraps. Martin is also one Tony award away...
- 11/5/2022
- by Molly Turner
- Slash Film
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, any movie that featured a Not Ready for Prime Time Player from the first five seasons of "Saturday Night Live" was a big deal. The show was an intoxicating mix of counterculture humor and hip comedic irreverence, and viewers were eager to see its stars break free from the watchful eye of network censors. John Belushi in "National Lampoon's Animal House," Bill Murray in "Meatballs," Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in "The Blues Brothers..." people showed up to these films primed to laugh, and, for the most part, they delivered.
This phenomenon coincided with the last days of the New Hollywood revolution powered by the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. While most of these directors weren't interested in the raucous brand of comedy favored by the "SNL" gang, Spielberg wanted in on the fun. So after making two industry-altering...
This phenomenon coincided with the last days of the New Hollywood revolution powered by the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. While most of these directors weren't interested in the raucous brand of comedy favored by the "SNL" gang, Spielberg wanted in on the fun. So after making two industry-altering...
- 10/30/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
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Carl Samrock, the veteran Hollywood publicist who over the course of a 50-year career worked for Warner Bros. and headed his own firm, has died. He was 81.
Samrock died Saturday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in Encino, his wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, announced.
Samrock was vice president of national publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank under co-chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel. He joined the company in 1982 as West Coast publicity director and built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually.
Samrock moved to Warner Home Video in 1997 as a consultant to help then-president Warren Lieberfarb introduce the new format.
A year later, he launched Carl Samrock Public Relations, a boutique firm that focused on publicity and promotion campaigns for DVD and Blu-ray releases. For the next nearly two decades,...
Carl Samrock, the veteran Hollywood publicist who over the course of a 50-year career worked for Warner Bros. and headed his own firm, has died. He was 81.
Samrock died Saturday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in Encino, his wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, announced.
Samrock was vice president of national publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank under co-chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel. He joined the company in 1982 as West Coast publicity director and built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually.
Samrock moved to Warner Home Video in 1997 as a consultant to help then-president Warren Lieberfarb introduce the new format.
A year later, he launched Carl Samrock Public Relations, a boutique firm that focused on publicity and promotion campaigns for DVD and Blu-ray releases. For the next nearly two decades,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carl Samrock, a former VP National Publicity for Warner Bros Pictures and home video executive who also was a photojournalist for The New York Times, died October 1 of pancreatic cancer. He was 81.
His wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, confirmed the news.
Samrock joined Warners in 1982 as West Coast Publicity Director and eventually built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually. He rose to VP National Publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank for most of the studio’s years under Chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel.
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
After leaving Warner theatrical publicity in 1997, Samrock moved to Warner Home Video as a consultant to help then president Warren Lieberfarb, the acknowledged “Godfather of DVD,” introduce the new format that would revolutionize the home entertainment business model. Shortly after, in 1998, Samrock founded Carl Samrock Public Relations,...
His wife of 44 years, Carol Andelman Samrock, confirmed the news.
Samrock joined Warners in 1982 as West Coast Publicity Director and eventually built and managed a 16-member staff responsible for publicity duties on some 30 films in production or release annually. He rose to VP National Publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures in Burbank for most of the studio’s years under Chairmen Bob Daly and Terry Semel.
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
After leaving Warner theatrical publicity in 1997, Samrock moved to Warner Home Video as a consultant to help then president Warren Lieberfarb, the acknowledged “Godfather of DVD,” introduce the new format that would revolutionize the home entertainment business model. Shortly after, in 1998, Samrock founded Carl Samrock Public Relations,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s what happened. . . San Francisco Police Department detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) had his wife Trudy helping him to conquer many of his numerous phobias and extreme Ocd. She was then killed by a car bomb. It’s the one crime the brilliant detective can’t solve, catapulting him into a severe depression, making all of his fixations and neuroses even more extreme. Although he’s convinced he’ll never be happy again and knows it’s a jungle out there, he rejoins the world as a private detective, often consulting with the Sfpd and his former colleague Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine).
Poor Stottlemeyer is often exasperated by Monk, whose 312 phobias, extreme Ocd and obsession with his wife’s death sometimes hinder an investigation. But the homicide chief also acknowledges that Monk is the greatest living detective, with his idiosyncrasies giving him the ability to pick up details that others miss,...
Poor Stottlemeyer is often exasperated by Monk, whose 312 phobias, extreme Ocd and obsession with his wife’s death sometimes hinder an investigation. But the homicide chief also acknowledges that Monk is the greatest living detective, with his idiosyncrasies giving him the ability to pick up details that others miss,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Here’s what happened. . . San Francisco Police Department detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) had his wife Trudy helping him to conquer many of his numerous phobias and extreme Ocd. She was then killed by a car bomb. It’s the one crime the brilliant detective can’t solve, catapulting him into a severe depression, making all of his fixations and neuroses even more extreme. Although he’s convinced he’ll never be happy again and knows it’s a jungle out there, he rejoins the world as a private detective, often consulting with the Sfpd and his former colleague Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine).
Poor Stottlemeyer is often exasperated by Monk, whose 312 phobias, extreme Ocd and obsession with his wife’s death sometimes hinder an investigation. But the homicide chief also acknowledges that Monk is the greatest living detective, with his idiosyncrasies giving him the ability to pick up details that others miss,...
Poor Stottlemeyer is often exasperated by Monk, whose 312 phobias, extreme Ocd and obsession with his wife’s death sometimes hinder an investigation. But the homicide chief also acknowledges that Monk is the greatest living detective, with his idiosyncrasies giving him the ability to pick up details that others miss,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Music superstars Adele, Eminem, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are nearing Egot, now just a notch away. All four of them won Emmy Awards on Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony in downtown Los Angeles.
Adele won for producing the Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category for “Adele: One Night Only.” Eminem was one of the stars of the Super Bowl halftime show, which prevailed for Best Variety Special (Live). McCartney and Starr were producers on the documentary/nonfiction winner “The Beatles: Get Back.” Each of them has triumphed previously at the Oscars and Grammys, so they only need a Tony Award to reach Egot.
SEECan you name all 17 Egot champions? Who needs just one more award to join them?
Only 17 people have won the awards grand slam known as the Egot. They are (in chronological order of achievement) composer Richard Rodgers, actress Helen Hayes, actress Rita Moreno, actor John Gielgud,...
Adele won for producing the Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category for “Adele: One Night Only.” Eminem was one of the stars of the Super Bowl halftime show, which prevailed for Best Variety Special (Live). McCartney and Starr were producers on the documentary/nonfiction winner “The Beatles: Get Back.” Each of them has triumphed previously at the Oscars and Grammys, so they only need a Tony Award to reach Egot.
SEECan you name all 17 Egot champions? Who needs just one more award to join them?
Only 17 people have won the awards grand slam known as the Egot. They are (in chronological order of achievement) composer Richard Rodgers, actress Helen Hayes, actress Rita Moreno, actor John Gielgud,...
- 9/4/2022
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Early in 2010, Bret McKenzie decided it was about time he started guitar lessons. The New Zealand-born actor and songwriter enrolled himself in a class at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, a music school founded in 2001 by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. McKenzie’s new guitar teacher was naturally curious about what had inspired him to head back to school alongside children and beginners. He told him he had a show coming up. “He was like: ‘Oh that’s good, where are you playing?’” recalls the 46-year-old in his broad Kiwi accent. Sitting in the light and airy home studio above his garage in Wellington, he contorts his more-salt-than-pepper beard into an awkward grimace. “I was like: ‘Er, yeah... we’re playing the Hollywood Bowl.” He bursts out laughing. “Something very strange happened there.”
Such was the unstoppable rise of Flight of the Conchords, the two-man group...
Such was the unstoppable rise of Flight of the Conchords, the two-man group...
- 8/28/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
Netflix’s upcoming film “White Noise” could find itself in the Oscar race for best original song with a new track from long-running Brooklyn dance-rock band LCD Soundsystem, Variety has learned exclusively.
The new film from writer, director and producer Noah Baumbach, will feature the track “New Body Rhumba,” the band’s first new original recording in five years. The single will be released later in 2022.
Formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2002 by DJ-producer-frontman James Murphy, the group issued a strong run of albums before disbanding in 2011 amid great fanfare, including a big farewell concert at Madison Square Garden, documented in the concert film “Shut Up and Play the Hits.” However, just five years later, the group reformed for a headlining slot at the Coachella festival, a new tour and a new studio album, provoking so much grumbling from fans that Murphy apologized. The album, “American Dream,” was released in...
The new film from writer, director and producer Noah Baumbach, will feature the track “New Body Rhumba,” the band’s first new original recording in five years. The single will be released later in 2022.
Formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2002 by DJ-producer-frontman James Murphy, the group issued a strong run of albums before disbanding in 2011 amid great fanfare, including a big farewell concert at Madison Square Garden, documented in the concert film “Shut Up and Play the Hits.” However, just five years later, the group reformed for a headlining slot at the Coachella festival, a new tour and a new studio album, provoking so much grumbling from fans that Murphy apologized. The album, “American Dream,” was released in...
- 8/26/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
How a Middle School Violin Teacher Became the Secret Sauce for the Music to HBO’s ‘Last Movie Stars’
Singer, songwriter, former frontman of indie rock’s “The Walkmen” and now composer, Hamilton Leithauser can’t play the horns, but that didn’t deter him from accepting a gig to put music to the HBO six-part series “The Last Movie Stars.”-
Helmed by Ethan Hawke and executive-produced by Martin Scorses, the docu-series chronicles the love story of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward alongside their simultaneously flourishing Hollywood careers. Hawke enlisted a host of well-known voices — including Karen Allen, George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Zoe Kazan, Laura Linney and Sam Rockwell — to narrate the tale. It was also Hawke who called on Leithauser to compose both score music and songs for “Last Movie Stars.”
“1000 Times,” “Rough Going” (I Won’t Let Up) and “Here They Come” were among the songs Leithauser chose to include. In a conversation with Variety, he shares his process in scoring the series...
Helmed by Ethan Hawke and executive-produced by Martin Scorses, the docu-series chronicles the love story of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward alongside their simultaneously flourishing Hollywood careers. Hawke enlisted a host of well-known voices — including Karen Allen, George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Zoe Kazan, Laura Linney and Sam Rockwell — to narrate the tale. It was also Hawke who called on Leithauser to compose both score music and songs for “Last Movie Stars.”
“1000 Times,” “Rough Going” (I Won’t Let Up) and “Here They Come” were among the songs Leithauser chose to include. In a conversation with Variety, he shares his process in scoring the series...
- 7/27/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The "Toy Story" franchise is known for its Randy Newman theme song, "You've Got a Friend in Me," but apparently, the Spanish Buzz Lightyear who appears in "Toy Story 3" did not have a friend in everyone as the movie was being made. Lucky for him, he had Andrew Stanton in his corner.
As a director, Stanton's Pixar pedigree speaks for itself: He helmed "Finding Nemo," "Wall-e," and "Finding Dory." In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay for three of the four "Toy Story" films, with "Toy Story 3" being the one outlier where he received a "story by" co-credit — not to mention...
The post Andrew Stanton Had to Fight For Buzz to Go Into Spanish Mode in Toy Story 3 [Comic-Con] appeared first on /Film.
As a director, Stanton's Pixar pedigree speaks for itself: He helmed "Finding Nemo," "Wall-e," and "Finding Dory." In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay for three of the four "Toy Story" films, with "Toy Story 3" being the one outlier where he received a "story by" co-credit — not to mention...
The post Andrew Stanton Had to Fight For Buzz to Go Into Spanish Mode in Toy Story 3 [Comic-Con] appeared first on /Film.
- 7/23/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Tommy Morgan, a harmonica soloist who contributed to hundreds of movie and TV shows including “Roots” and “Dances With Wolves,” died June 23. He was 89.
Morgan played on film soundtracks and record dates going back to the early 1950s. His estimated 7,000 recording sessions, according to statistics on his website, suggest that more people have heard his harmonica work than that of any other player of the instrument.
That’s Morgan’s harmonica on Quincy Jones’ “Sanford and Son” theme, Mike Post’s “Rockford Files” theme and the scores for numerous shows including “Maverick,” “The Waltons,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “China Beach,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Family Guy.”
He played on the Emmy-winning score for “Roots” and its sequel, “Roots: The Next Generations.” And his bass harmonica was the signature sound of Arnold Ziffel, the pig on “Green Acres.”
In addition, Morgan played on dozens of classic films including “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,...
Morgan played on film soundtracks and record dates going back to the early 1950s. His estimated 7,000 recording sessions, according to statistics on his website, suggest that more people have heard his harmonica work than that of any other player of the instrument.
That’s Morgan’s harmonica on Quincy Jones’ “Sanford and Son” theme, Mike Post’s “Rockford Files” theme and the scores for numerous shows including “Maverick,” “The Waltons,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “China Beach,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Family Guy.”
He played on the Emmy-winning score for “Roots” and its sequel, “Roots: The Next Generations.” And his bass harmonica was the signature sound of Arnold Ziffel, the pig on “Green Acres.”
In addition, Morgan played on dozens of classic films including “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,...
- 7/2/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
After a run of original, diverse movies like Soul (2020), Luca (2021) and Turning Red (2022), it may seem disappointing that Pixar is dipping its toes back into the franchise pond with Lightyear, a movie inspired by a character from the Toy Story movies.
And it’s true that Lightyear lacks the depth of Soul and the irreverent adolescent humor of Turning Red, content instead to be a derivative science fiction story peppered with knowing winks to Pixar’s most beloved films. But the studio still does animated movies better than almost anyone else, so it should be no surprise that Lightyear is also a fun and occasionally exciting adventure, with a few grace notes that elevate it beyond the typical kiddie flick.
Here, Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) is an intrepid Space Ranger leading an exploratory mission in the outer reaches of the galaxy alongside co-pilot Alicia Hawthrone (Uzo Aduba). When a mission...
And it’s true that Lightyear lacks the depth of Soul and the irreverent adolescent humor of Turning Red, content instead to be a derivative science fiction story peppered with knowing winks to Pixar’s most beloved films. But the studio still does animated movies better than almost anyone else, so it should be no surprise that Lightyear is also a fun and occasionally exciting adventure, with a few grace notes that elevate it beyond the typical kiddie flick.
Here, Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) is an intrepid Space Ranger leading an exploratory mission in the outer reaches of the galaxy alongside co-pilot Alicia Hawthrone (Uzo Aduba). When a mission...
- 6/18/2022
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
With “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (which A24 expands in IMAX theaters on Friday), a maximalist movie met its match with a maximalist score. The result was a musical explosion that enhanced the Daniels’ wild brand of multiverse action-adventure. And the scoring experience benefited Son Lux, the LA-based experimental post-rock band composed of keyboardist and vocalist Ryan Lott, guitarist Rafiq Bhatia, and drummer Ian Chang.
Directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert had been fans of Son Lux and sought them out precisely because of their ability to reconcile different musical elements and ideas into a cohesive whole — a microcosm of the movie. “Both of them had observations throughout this process, both in a big picture sense and also in terms of small details, that ended up being pretty foundational to the score,” Bhatia told IndieWire. “That was exceptional in allowing us to see this [movie] clearly and also how the intimate...
Directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert had been fans of Son Lux and sought them out precisely because of their ability to reconcile different musical elements and ideas into a cohesive whole — a microcosm of the movie. “Both of them had observations throughout this process, both in a big picture sense and also in terms of small details, that ended up being pretty foundational to the score,” Bhatia told IndieWire. “That was exceptional in allowing us to see this [movie] clearly and also how the intimate...
- 4/28/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
When editor Paul Rogers was first pitched “Everything Everywhere All at Once” by Daniels, he had no idea that he would be treated to a wild performance by the directing duo Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. And yet, from their energetic and funny acting out of the entire multiverse sci-fi adventure in their garage office, Rogers immediately understood and appreciated the method to their madness. Cracking the editorial code subsequently became a lot easier.
“I got very emotional just watching it,” said Rogers, who previously edited Scheinert’s solo movie, “The Death of Dick Long.” “I think a big part of why that made such an impact on me, I could see and feel their passion for the story, and how excited and passionate they were, laughing and cracking each other up. Having that weight when they performed the emotional scenes really sold me on the fact that they were...
“I got very emotional just watching it,” said Rogers, who previously edited Scheinert’s solo movie, “The Death of Dick Long.” “I think a big part of why that made such an impact on me, I could see and feel their passion for the story, and how excited and passionate they were, laughing and cracking each other up. Having that weight when they performed the emotional scenes really sold me on the fact that they were...
- 4/18/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
When the mind bending sci-fi comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once was met with a sweeping applause at its South by Southwest premiere, it left L.A.-based band Son Lux — Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang — in tears. The trio are credited with creating the 49-track maximalist film score that takes audiences on a journey through a slew of wacky worlds.
The martial arts-packed fantasy stars acclaimed actress Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang, a woman who is unexpectedly thrown into the multiverse and forced to reckon with who...
The martial arts-packed fantasy stars acclaimed actress Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang, a woman who is unexpectedly thrown into the multiverse and forced to reckon with who...
- 4/13/2022
- by Charlie Cooper
- Rollingstone.com
Beware: mild spoilers for "Everything Everywhere All At Once" are referenced in this article.
The Daniels directing duo of Daniel "Dan" Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are no strangers to making weird yet brilliant films, with "Swiss Army Man" showing audiences that there is beauty to be found in a world where Danielle Radcliffe plays a farting corpse. Their latest venture is the brilliant "Everything Everywhere All At Once," featuring an unraveling multiverse surrounding multiple versions of Michelle Yeoh tasked with saving the world. Our unlikely hero discovers she possesses incredible powers, and interacts with a variety of mystifying universes...
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The Daniels directing duo of Daniel "Dan" Kwan and Daniel Scheinert are no strangers to making weird yet brilliant films, with "Swiss Army Man" showing audiences that there is beauty to be found in a world where Danielle Radcliffe plays a farting corpse. Their latest venture is the brilliant "Everything Everywhere All At Once," featuring an unraveling multiverse surrounding multiple versions of Michelle Yeoh tasked with saving the world. Our unlikely hero discovers she possesses incredible powers, and interacts with a variety of mystifying universes...
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- 4/9/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Daniels' (Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheiner) film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" takes place in multiple parallel universes, rotating through its wild dimensions every few minutes, and in some cases, every few seconds. This required extensive production design, lighting, and music to differentiate the worlds and keep audiences oriented, even as reality is fracturing. In a recent interview with /Film, "Everything's" composers, the New York experimental rock band Son Lux (members: Ian Chang, Ryan Lott, and Rafiq Bhatia), revealed that the film had over 100 music cues, and featured artists as diverse as André 3000, David Byrne, Mitski, and Randy Newman.
Unusual to the way a film is...
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Unusual to the way a film is...
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- 4/9/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Son Lux's score for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is not lacking in scope. As the band told us themselves, there are over 100 music cues in the film, each of them capturing limitless emotions and universes. The score is simultaneously maximalist and minimalist, featuring artists such as André 3000, David Byrne, Mitski, and Randy Newman. With their singular collaborators, Son Lux created a score that inspires awe and wonder, even during the more mundane moments.
Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, better known as Daniels, have long been inspired by the band, which began as one of Ryan Lott's solo projects before he...
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Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, better known as Daniels, have long been inspired by the band, which began as one of Ryan Lott's solo projects before he...
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- 4/8/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
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