It’s a few hours before I’m supposed to meet Elvie Shane at a racetrack in Bowling Green, Kentucky, when my phone starts blowing up.
The lanky, tattoo-covered country singer, who scored a Number One hit with “My Boy” in 2020, is meeting me to put the 2024 Corvette E-Ray — top speed 183 mph — through its paces, and Shane is texting to say how excited he is to lay down some rubber.
“I’ll only kill ya once,” he writes. “I swear.”
Shane is used to driving fast. In his younger days,...
The lanky, tattoo-covered country singer, who scored a Number One hit with “My Boy” in 2020, is meeting me to put the 2024 Corvette E-Ray — top speed 183 mph — through its paces, and Shane is texting to say how excited he is to lay down some rubber.
“I’ll only kill ya once,” he writes. “I swear.”
Shane is used to driving fast. In his younger days,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
By the time Martin Scorsese’s music documentary “The Last Waltz” premiered in 1978, the legendary Americana music progenitors the Band, whom the film explores, had gone from “Cahoots” to kaput for two years.
The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)
To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...
The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)
To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle’s retelling of the beginnings of the evangelical movement in the US is a sexless, inaccurate depiction
This corny but slickly made southern California-set drama looks plausibly like a million other period-set Bildungsromans made by the Hollywood entertainment sausage factory. It’s a story of a confused young teenager finding his calling in life with the help of a nice girl and some wise mentors, unfolding at the beginning of the 1970s, and it has all the hippy-era trimmings: love beads, barefoot extras, vintage cars with old-school California black and orange licence plates, and many needle drops from bands like Fleetwood Mac, America and even the Animals, who are singing about the House of the Rising Sun. That last one is a curious choice given it’s supposedly about a brothel of ill-repute, and this is a film about Christians, made by Christians and clearly for Christians.
This corny but slickly made southern California-set drama looks plausibly like a million other period-set Bildungsromans made by the Hollywood entertainment sausage factory. It’s a story of a confused young teenager finding his calling in life with the help of a nice girl and some wise mentors, unfolding at the beginning of the 1970s, and it has all the hippy-era trimmings: love beads, barefoot extras, vintage cars with old-school California black and orange licence plates, and many needle drops from bands like Fleetwood Mac, America and even the Animals, who are singing about the House of the Rising Sun. That last one is a curious choice given it’s supposedly about a brothel of ill-repute, and this is a film about Christians, made by Christians and clearly for Christians.
- 6/19/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
In 1964, the Animals released a version of “The House of the Rising Sun,” but Bob Dylan covered the song several years earlier. “The House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song many artists have covered. Dylan’s version has a different arrangement than The Animal’s more famous version. It was not different, though, from musician Dave Van Ronk’s version. Dylan recorded the song with Van Ronk’s arrangement without asking him.
Bob Dylan stole the arrangement of an early song from a friend and mentor
In 1961, Dylan recorded “The House of the Rising Sun” for his debut album. The song primarily features traditional American music with only two original songs. He included the song “The House of the Rising Sun” after hearing friend and mentor Van Ronk’s version of the song. The song was one Van Ronk covered frequently.
“By the early 1960s, the song...
Bob Dylan stole the arrangement of an early song from a friend and mentor
In 1961, Dylan recorded “The House of the Rising Sun” for his debut album. The song primarily features traditional American music with only two original songs. He included the song “The House of the Rising Sun” after hearing friend and mentor Van Ronk’s version of the song. The song was one Van Ronk covered frequently.
“By the early 1960s, the song...
- 6/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Neon releases the film in limited theaters on Wednesday, February 7, with expansion to follow.
Wim Wenders’ latest, “Perfect Days” plays like the culmination of filmmaker’s long tryst with Japanese virtuoso Ozu Yasujirō, which includes Wenders’ 1985 Ozu documentary “Tokyo-Ga,” and manifests here as a distinctly Ozu-esque observance of life and rhythm. First commissioned as a short film project celebrating Tokyo’s state-of-the-art public toilets — the great social equalizer — Wenders snatches the concept and doesn’t so much run with it as much as he strolls with it in the park while contemplating dreams, the dignity of labor, and the fleeting joys of waking moments.
Yakusho Kōji plays Hirayama, a quiet, middle-aged toilet cleaner, and the embodiment of contentment, or so it would seem. He begins every day in his closet-sized duplex by carefully watering his plants,...
Wim Wenders’ latest, “Perfect Days” plays like the culmination of filmmaker’s long tryst with Japanese virtuoso Ozu Yasujirō, which includes Wenders’ 1985 Ozu documentary “Tokyo-Ga,” and manifests here as a distinctly Ozu-esque observance of life and rhythm. First commissioned as a short film project celebrating Tokyo’s state-of-the-art public toilets — the great social equalizer — Wenders snatches the concept and doesn’t so much run with it as much as he strolls with it in the park while contemplating dreams, the dignity of labor, and the fleeting joys of waking moments.
Yakusho Kōji plays Hirayama, a quiet, middle-aged toilet cleaner, and the embodiment of contentment, or so it would seem. He begins every day in his closet-sized duplex by carefully watering his plants,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Indiewire
Before you ask, yes, Lou Reed’s rock standard “Perfect Day” does indeed make an appearance in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days”: on the protagonist’s stereo as suitably ideal sunlight pours into his small, neat Tokyo apartment, before swarming the soundtrack as we head out into the city on a calm weekend afternoon. If that sounds a little obvious, basic even, said protagonist Hirayama — a mellow, soft-spoken toilet cleaner beautifully played by Kōji Yakusho — would probably agree with a shrug. He’s into simple pleasures, not deep cuts. His solitary life is built around the things that make him happy and the work that keeps him solvent. He’s not inclined to wonder what other people make of it. Wenders’ film, in turn, is sincere and unassuming, and owns its sentimentality with good humor.
“Perfect Days” finds its maker in bracing, uncomplicated form: It hasn’t the ecstatic spiritualist...
“Perfect Days” finds its maker in bracing, uncomplicated form: It hasn’t the ecstatic spiritualist...
- 5/25/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
As many reviews of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe have noted, the miniseries derives its somewhat unusual title from a West Indian proverb made popular in a Bob Marley song: “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” This pithy adage evokes, with a tone of striking confidence, the central theme of McQueen’s ambitious five-part anthology of stories—namely, the struggle of London’s West Indian community against the forces of institutional racism, state repression, and police violence.
Keep chipping away at these unjust structures of dominance for long enough, McQueen’s miniseries more than suggests, and eventually they’ll fall to the ground. But it would be easy to miss a key word embedded in that proverb, one which is central not only to the thematic basis of Small Axe, but to its very construction: “we.”
Composed of five self-contained films, each telling a distinct story about the joys and,...
Keep chipping away at these unjust structures of dominance for long enough, McQueen’s miniseries more than suggests, and eventually they’ll fall to the ground. But it would be easy to miss a key word embedded in that proverb, one which is central not only to the thematic basis of Small Axe, but to its very construction: “we.”
Composed of five self-contained films, each telling a distinct story about the joys and,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Keith Watson
- Slant Magazine
Stars: Manolo Cardona, Dagoberto Gama, Adriana Paz, Fernando Becerril, Juan Carlos Remolina, Maribel Verdú, Carla Adell | Written by Gavo Amiel, Julieta Steinberg | Directed by Manolo Cardona
Death’s Roulette (Uno Para Morir) opens on a familiar note, a group of strangers wakes up to find they’ve been kidnapped and brought to an unknown but opulent location for an unknown reason by an unknown person.
In this case, it’s a cop named Simon. Armando who is a surgeon. There’s a stewardess named Teresa and Jose who is retired.
The only ones with an obvious connection are three members of a family, wealthy businessman Esteban, his wife Marta, and their daughter Lupe, a human rights lawyer.
Director Manolo Cardona (Rubirosa) and writers Gavo Amiel and Julieta Steinberg let things play out pretty much as we expect they will. Everyone introduces themselves, there’s speculation about why they’re here and...
Death’s Roulette (Uno Para Morir) opens on a familiar note, a group of strangers wakes up to find they’ve been kidnapped and brought to an unknown but opulent location for an unknown reason by an unknown person.
In this case, it’s a cop named Simon. Armando who is a surgeon. There’s a stewardess named Teresa and Jose who is retired.
The only ones with an obvious connection are three members of a family, wealthy businessman Esteban, his wife Marta, and their daughter Lupe, a human rights lawyer.
Director Manolo Cardona (Rubirosa) and writers Gavo Amiel and Julieta Steinberg let things play out pretty much as we expect they will. Everyone introduces themselves, there’s speculation about why they’re here and...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
The “American Idol” Top 12 performed for “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night” on Sunday, April 30. Immediately following the episode we polled fans and asked who gave the best performance. Wé Ani emerged as a new fan favorite, topping the list for her rockin’ rendition of the Etta James classic “Something’s Got a Hold On Me.” View our full poll results below.
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‘American Idol’ Top 12: Who gave the best performance?
Wé Ani (“Something’s Got a Hold On Me”) – 27%
Iam Tongi (“Bring It On Home”) – 26%
Megan Danielle (“Angel From Montgomery”) – 16%
Tyson Venegas (“For Once In My Life”) – 7%
Zachariah Smith (“Don’t Bring Me Down”) – 7%
Colin Stough (“Midnight Rider”) – 6%
Haven Madison (“Livin’ On a Prayer”) – 5%
Warren Peay (“House of the Rising Sun”) – 2%
Nutsa (“The Show Must Go On”) – 2%
Marybeth Byrd (“Dancing Queen”) – 1%
Oliver Steele (“Georgia...
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‘American Idol’ Top 12: Who gave the best performance?
Wé Ani (“Something’s Got a Hold On Me”) – 27%
Iam Tongi (“Bring It On Home”) – 26%
Megan Danielle (“Angel From Montgomery”) – 16%
Tyson Venegas (“For Once In My Life”) – 7%
Zachariah Smith (“Don’t Bring Me Down”) – 7%
Colin Stough (“Midnight Rider”) – 6%
Haven Madison (“Livin’ On a Prayer”) – 5%
Warren Peay (“House of the Rising Sun”) – 2%
Nutsa (“The Show Must Go On”) – 2%
Marybeth Byrd (“Dancing Queen”) – 1%
Oliver Steele (“Georgia...
- 5/1/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Hey, "American Idol" fans. Tonight, April 30, 2023, another new episode of American Idol did hit the air. Tonight, it was a performance/results episode. All the judges: Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie were, of course, all on hand to deliver their critiques and praises. Tonight's performances kicked off with Tyson Venegas singing, "For Once In My Life" song by Stevie Wonder. Afterwards, Luke said, "You looked so comfortable. You weren’t even trying to make the magic happen.” Lionel said, "I liked your choreography. You were on fire.” Katy said, "I liked your stage presence and versatility. You just be you,” Warren Peay sang, "House of the Rising Sun" song by the Animals. Afterwards, Lionel said, "The song may have started too low, but you came out of it." Katy said, "I liked your gritty voice and how you stay true to himself." Luke said, "The front end of...
- 5/1/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Tonight on “American Idol,” the competition heats up as the Top 12 contestants perform for superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie on “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night.” America’s vote for the Top 10 is revealed Live coast-to-coast. Will your favorites make the cut? Emmy Award winner Ryan Seacrest hosts the reality TV competition series for the show’s sixth season on ABC and 21st overall.
Follow along with our updating live blog on Sunday, April 30 (8:00 p.m. Et/5:00 p.m. Pt) as we react to the Top 12 performances and reveal who will perform in the Top 10 on Monday, May 1.
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Follow along with our updating live blog on Sunday, April 30 (8:00 p.m. Et/5:00 p.m. Pt) as we react to the Top 12 performances and reveal who will perform in the Top 10 on Monday, May 1.
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- 5/1/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Bob Dylan began his career as a protest singer, but his musical trajectory changed when he heard The Byrds cover one of his songs. The band took a different approach to the cover than Dylan had, and suddenly, a world of possibility opened to him. A member of Dylan’s set recalled how Dylan reacted when he heard the cover.
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns He began his career as a folk singer
When Dylan moved to New York to pursue music, he strictly played acoustic songs. His idol was Woody Guthrie, and he was modeling his career off of his. He didn’t even own an electric guitar. When he enrolled at the University of Minnesota, he traded in the instrument for an acoustic guitar, figuring that this would be more useful to him.
“First thing I did was go trade in my electric guitar, which would have been useless to me,...
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns He began his career as a folk singer
When Dylan moved to New York to pursue music, he strictly played acoustic songs. His idol was Woody Guthrie, and he was modeling his career off of his. He didn’t even own an electric guitar. When he enrolled at the University of Minnesota, he traded in the instrument for an acoustic guitar, figuring that this would be more useful to him.
“First thing I did was go trade in my electric guitar, which would have been useless to me,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
American Idol season 10 contestant Haley Reinhart may not have taken first place on the show, but she won viewers’ hearts and launched a lasting career with her one-of-a-kind voice. Here’s what we know about Reinhart’s time on the singing competition show and where she is in 2023.
Haley Reinhart | Vivien Killilea/Getty Images ‘American Idol’ contestant Haley Reinhart launched a successful singing career on the reality competition show
Haley Reinhart was a fan-favorite contestant on American Idol season 10, which first aired in January 2011. The Illinois native impressed the judges and audience with her renditions of classic rock and pop songs, including Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets” and The Beatles’ “Oh! Darling.” She took third place after winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina.
Reinhart was the first American Idol contestant to perform on stage with a parent during the show when her father played guitar for her...
Haley Reinhart | Vivien Killilea/Getty Images ‘American Idol’ contestant Haley Reinhart launched a successful singing career on the reality competition show
Haley Reinhart was a fan-favorite contestant on American Idol season 10, which first aired in January 2011. The Illinois native impressed the judges and audience with her renditions of classic rock and pop songs, including Elton John’s “Bennie and the Jets” and The Beatles’ “Oh! Darling.” She took third place after winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina.
Reinhart was the first American Idol contestant to perform on stage with a parent during the show when her father played guitar for her...
- 4/16/2023
- by Grace Turney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Considering all the injuries I have, I’m just glad I can still do what I’m good at.”
This line is not spoken by Jeremy Renner, but it’s still the sentiment that hangs over “Rennervations,” the four-part docuseries streaming this Wednesday on Disney+. After a Jan. 1 snow plow accident outside his Reno, Nevada home left Renner with life-threatening injuries, the show’s Tuesday premiere will mark his first public, in-person appearance since. “Rennervations” is designed to be a feel-good show, following the actor as he restores retired vehicles for use by youth-focused charities. But offscreen events have conspired to give its predictable triumphs — assignment, engineering, execution, delivery — an added dimension.
Renner is almost as well-known for his various side hustles as his on-screen Avenging. He’s a musician who released an EP in the early days of lockdown; the creator and namesake of the short-lived, widely memed Jeremy...
This line is not spoken by Jeremy Renner, but it’s still the sentiment that hangs over “Rennervations,” the four-part docuseries streaming this Wednesday on Disney+. After a Jan. 1 snow plow accident outside his Reno, Nevada home left Renner with life-threatening injuries, the show’s Tuesday premiere will mark his first public, in-person appearance since. “Rennervations” is designed to be a feel-good show, following the actor as he restores retired vehicles for use by youth-focused charities. But offscreen events have conspired to give its predictable triumphs — assignment, engineering, execution, delivery — an added dimension.
Renner is almost as well-known for his various side hustles as his on-screen Avenging. He’s a musician who released an EP in the early days of lockdown; the creator and namesake of the short-lived, widely memed Jeremy...
- 4/10/2023
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
“Aurora,” the once fictional album imagined by Taylor Jenkins Reid in her best-selling novel “Daisy Jones & the Six” has come to life with 11 of the 25 original songs written for Prime Video’s TV show adaptation. Blake Mills and Tony Berg reimagined songs Reid listed in the back of her book for “Aurora,” enlisting collaborators like Marcus Mumford, Phoebe Bridgers and more to write and record the album.
But in addition to the original Daisy Jones & the Six songs, classic 70s rock and roll hits like Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move” and The Byrds’ “Goin’ Back” set the scene for the collision of Daisy Jones and rock band The Six, who rocket to fame together, echoing the dynamic of Fleetwood Mac, Civil Wars and The Eagles to name a few.
Here are all the songs in “Daisy Jones & the Six”:
Also Read:
‘Daisy Jones & the Six...
But in addition to the original Daisy Jones & the Six songs, classic 70s rock and roll hits like Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move” and The Byrds’ “Goin’ Back” set the scene for the collision of Daisy Jones and rock band The Six, who rocket to fame together, echoing the dynamic of Fleetwood Mac, Civil Wars and The Eagles to name a few.
Here are all the songs in “Daisy Jones & the Six”:
Also Read:
‘Daisy Jones & the Six...
- 3/4/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Writer/Director Anita Rocha da Silveira discusses a few of her favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Medusa (2022)
Switchblade Sisters (1975) – Jack Hill’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Mulholland Drive (2001) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Clueless (1995)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
All That Jazz (1979) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Darren Lynn Bousman’s trailer commentary
Last Night In Soho (2021)
Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Suspiria (1977) – Edgar Wright’s American and international trailer commentaries, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Kill Me Please (2015)
Blood and Black Lace (1964) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentaries, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Suspiria (2018)
The Virgin Suicides (1999) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Somewhere (2010)
Goodfellas (1990) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Medusa (2022)
Switchblade Sisters (1975) – Jack Hill’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Mulholland Drive (2001) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Clueless (1995)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
All That Jazz (1979) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Darren Lynn Bousman’s trailer commentary
Last Night In Soho (2021)
Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Suspiria (1977) – Edgar Wright’s American and international trailer commentaries, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Kill Me Please (2015)
Blood and Black Lace (1964) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentaries, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Suspiria (2018)
The Virgin Suicides (1999) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Somewhere (2010)
Goodfellas (1990) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
The Season 1 finale of “Alter Ego” aired on December 8 with four finalists singing their hearts out to become the next generation’s first digital superstar. Judges will.i.am, Alanis Morissette, Grimes and Nick Lachey decided which one deserved the $100,000 grand prize and the chance to be mentored by the superstar panel.
Rocsi Diaz hosts the groundbreaking singing competition that uses motion capture technology to create digital avatars in place of the real human singers onstage. In Week 9 Misty Rose secured her spot in the finale by remaining on the diamond while the studio audience and judges voted in Night Journey. In Week 10 it was Dipper Scott who sailed into the finale by securing his place on the diamond while Seven advanced after the studio audience and judges voted. Which of these four has what it takes to win it all?
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Alter Ego” recap of Season...
Rocsi Diaz hosts the groundbreaking singing competition that uses motion capture technology to create digital avatars in place of the real human singers onstage. In Week 9 Misty Rose secured her spot in the finale by remaining on the diamond while the studio audience and judges voted in Night Journey. In Week 10 it was Dipper Scott who sailed into the finale by securing his place on the diamond while Seven advanced after the studio audience and judges voted. Which of these four has what it takes to win it all?
Below, read our minute-by-minute “Alter Ego” recap of Season...
- 12/9/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Brazilian writer-director Anita Rocha de Silveira made a striking feature debut six years ago with “Kill Me Please,” a uniquely antic yet unnerving cocktail of adolescent sexual awakening, giallo thriller elements and art-house ambiguity. Its boldness extends to the slightly bigger canvas and slightly older heroines in “Medusa.” Again offering a queasily satirical take on matters of sex and violence among emotionally flammable youth, this sophomore effort adds a more explicit sociopolitical critique.
The coiled-spring tension that kept “Please” taut despite its diffuse storytelling goes somewhat slack here, making for a less successful whole. Still, the audacity of de Silveira’s concept — in which enrollees at an upscale Christian college indulge in secret, moralizing vigilante mayhem — and .
Fans of the earlier film will immediately feel at home in a logical progression of its content, as the first few minutes here present girl-mob viciousness, then an equally bizarre musical number. Eight...
The coiled-spring tension that kept “Please” taut despite its diffuse storytelling goes somewhat slack here, making for a less successful whole. Still, the audacity of de Silveira’s concept — in which enrollees at an upscale Christian college indulge in secret, moralizing vigilante mayhem — and .
Fans of the earlier film will immediately feel at home in a logical progression of its content, as the first few minutes here present girl-mob viciousness, then an equally bizarre musical number. Eight...
- 9/22/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
You could tell that the Season 21 premiere of The Voice was going to show you a good time from the start, when returning coaches Blake Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson teamed up with first-timer Ariana Grande to turn “Hold On, I’m Coming” and “Respect” into the most rollicking mashup of songs since Olivia Newton-John and The Tubes went “Dancin’” in Xanadu. From there, we were treated to some by and large extremely good Blind Auditions and discovered not only what kind of panelist the new kid on the block would be (technical, technical, technical) but also what her...
- 9/21/2021
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Writer-director Anita Rocha da Silveira has created an evangelical town of purity in her Brazilian-set sophomore film Medusa. It’s the type of place all Christians wish they could send their children because they know they will be carried into God’s light. The young men form a militia group to honor His will against deviants that dare embrace sin. The young women form a gang in the likeness of their heroine angel, donning white masks to confront and assault the so-called “sluts” and “whores” who dare walk alone at night in search of carnal pleasure. Their violence? All part of God’s plan. Their chastity? A test to prove themselves worthy of pairing off with a like-minded believer to be married and live according to God’s unyielding law.
This existence becomes Mari’s (Mari Oliveira) calling. She’s second-in-command of their virginal posse and best friend to their leader,...
This existence becomes Mari’s (Mari Oliveira) calling. She’s second-in-command of their virginal posse and best friend to their leader,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Duane Adler has signed with Buchwald for representation.
Adler is best known as the creator of the beloved Step Up dance film franchise, which launched in 2006. The franchise now includes five films—Step Up, Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012) and Step Up: All In (2014)—as well as a TV series of the same name, which ran for two season on YouTube Red before moving over to Starz for a third.
The writer is also known for other successful dance and music-driven projects, including Save the Last Dance, Make It Happen, Make Your Move, and Heartbeats.
On the television side, he has developed multiple projects, including a multi-generational dance series for Fox with Marc Platt producing. His most recent project set up for the small screen is House of the Rising Sun, a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, set in New Orleans, which...
Adler is best known as the creator of the beloved Step Up dance film franchise, which launched in 2006. The franchise now includes five films—Step Up, Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), Step Up Revolution (2012) and Step Up: All In (2014)—as well as a TV series of the same name, which ran for two season on YouTube Red before moving over to Starz for a third.
The writer is also known for other successful dance and music-driven projects, including Save the Last Dance, Make It Happen, Make Your Move, and Heartbeats.
On the television side, he has developed multiple projects, including a multi-generational dance series for Fox with Marc Platt producing. His most recent project set up for the small screen is House of the Rising Sun, a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, set in New Orleans, which...
- 8/5/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The legendary punk god joins us to talk about movies he finds unforgettable. Special appearance by his cat, Moon Unit.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Tapeheads (1988)
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary
A Face In The Crowd (1957) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Meet John Doe (1941)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Bachelor Party (1984)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Videodrome (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
F/X (1986)
Hot Rods To Hell (1967)
Riot On Sunset Strip (1967)
While The City Sleeps (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Spider-Man (2002)
The Killing (1956) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary
Serpent’s Egg (1977)
The Thin Man (1934)
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Eyes In The Night (1942)
Sudden Impact (1983) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
Red Dawn (1984)
Warlock (1989)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Secret Honor (1984)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Tapeheads (1988)
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary
A Face In The Crowd (1957) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Meet John Doe (1941)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Bachelor Party (1984)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Videodrome (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
F/X (1986)
Hot Rods To Hell (1967)
Riot On Sunset Strip (1967)
While The City Sleeps (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Spider-Man (2002)
The Killing (1956) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary
Serpent’s Egg (1977)
The Thin Man (1934)
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Eyes In The Night (1942)
Sudden Impact (1983) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
Red Dawn (1984)
Warlock (1989)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Secret Honor (1984)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
It is often hard enough to conjure the right mood for one installment of an anthology series, but what if your task is five times that? Music supervisor Ed Bailie was tasked by Academy Award-nominated director Steve McQueen to do just that for “Small Axe,” a quintet of period-specific films about Black life in England ranging from the 1960s to the 1980s, touching on social topics from police brutality to the failings of the education system to a raging house party’s effect on young lives. “We used about 80 or 90 songs in the course of ‘Small Axe,'” says Bailie, “and each film had different music illustrated in the scripts, so every part carved their own identities throughout”.
For “Mangrove,” the lengthiest and arguably most-charged entry that opens “Axe,” Bailie took his cue from the Trinidadian-settled Notting Hill of the late 1960s — far removed from the gentrified neighborhood seen years...
For “Mangrove,” the lengthiest and arguably most-charged entry that opens “Axe,” Bailie took his cue from the Trinidadian-settled Notting Hill of the late 1960s — far removed from the gentrified neighborhood seen years...
- 6/14/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
Updated, with details on performances: Marking the return of the involvement of the White House in celebrating the Kennedy Center Honors, President Joe Biden taped a special message for the ceremony in which he said that the role of artists is “as important as ever” as the country recovers from the Covid-19 crisis.
In the video, Biden said that he and First Lady Jill Biden met at the White House with this year’s honorees “recognizing how art touches the soul of America.”
“n this year of profound loss and pain, of repair and renewal, the artists’ vision is as important as ever,” Biden said.
He added, “In the search for greater meaning in our lives, we have discovered and rediscovered the power of art in every form.”
CBS is airing the taped ceremony on Sunday at 8 Pm Et/Pt.
Biden met with the five Kennedy Center honorees — Joan Baez,...
In the video, Biden said that he and First Lady Jill Biden met at the White House with this year’s honorees “recognizing how art touches the soul of America.”
“n this year of profound loss and pain, of repair and renewal, the artists’ vision is as important as ever,” Biden said.
He added, “In the search for greater meaning in our lives, we have discovered and rediscovered the power of art in every form.”
CBS is airing the taped ceremony on Sunday at 8 Pm Et/Pt.
Biden met with the five Kennedy Center honorees — Joan Baez,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2020 Kennedy Center Honors were delayed from their traditional December slot by five months to May. Producers recorded the tributes over several days for Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Midori and Dick Van Dyke in and around the Washington, D.C. landmark for a ceremony to be broadcast this Sunday, June 6, on CBS.
Here is the complete list of performers and presenters to be seen on the two-hour program hosted by previous Kch recipient Gloria Estefan. While all performers were there in person to honor the entertainment careers of these icons, some presenters recorded their portions from other locations.
Debbie Allen:
Presenters are Paula Abdul, Phylicia Rashad, Shonda Rhimes, Tracee Ellis Ross
“Fame” performed by Ariana DeBose, Vanessa Hudgens, Vivian Nixon, Tiler Peck, Desmond Richardson, Anika Noni Rose
“I’m a Brass Band” performed by Ariana DeBose, Vivian Nixon
“Out Here on My Own” performed by Tiler Peck,...
Here is the complete list of performers and presenters to be seen on the two-hour program hosted by previous Kch recipient Gloria Estefan. While all performers were there in person to honor the entertainment careers of these icons, some presenters recorded their portions from other locations.
Debbie Allen:
Presenters are Paula Abdul, Phylicia Rashad, Shonda Rhimes, Tracee Ellis Ross
“Fame” performed by Ariana DeBose, Vanessa Hudgens, Vivian Nixon, Tiler Peck, Desmond Richardson, Anika Noni Rose
“I’m a Brass Band” performed by Ariana DeBose, Vivian Nixon
“Out Here on My Own” performed by Tiler Peck,...
- 6/5/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
A look at all the stars in movies, TV, music, sports and media we’ve lost this year
Mike Fenton
The “E.T.” and “Back to the Future” casting director died Jan. 1. He was 85 years old.
Joan Micklin Silver
The director known for acclaimed films “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey” died Jan. 1 due to vascular dementia. She was 85.
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden, lead signer of the British pop band Gerry and the Pacemakers, died Jan. 3 after an infection of the heart. He was 78.
Kerry Vincent
“Food Network Challenge” judge and cake designing expert Kerry Vincent passed away Jan. 4. She was 75 years old.
Tanya Roberts
Former Bond Girl and star of “A View to Kill” and “That 70s Show” Tanya Roberts was confirmed dead Jan. 5 after initial misleading reports that she had passed away, then was still alive. Roberts died of a urinary tract infection that spread to other organs, and she was 65 years old.
Mike Fenton
The “E.T.” and “Back to the Future” casting director died Jan. 1. He was 85 years old.
Joan Micklin Silver
The director known for acclaimed films “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey” died Jan. 1 due to vascular dementia. She was 85.
Gerry Marsden
Gerry Marsden, lead signer of the British pop band Gerry and the Pacemakers, died Jan. 3 after an infection of the heart. He was 78.
Kerry Vincent
“Food Network Challenge” judge and cake designing expert Kerry Vincent passed away Jan. 4. She was 75 years old.
Tanya Roberts
Former Bond Girl and star of “A View to Kill” and “That 70s Show” Tanya Roberts was confirmed dead Jan. 5 after initial misleading reports that she had passed away, then was still alive. Roberts died of a urinary tract infection that spread to other organs, and she was 65 years old.
- 4/26/2021
- by Samson Amore, Margeaux Sippell and Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Renegade Entertainment, the production company co-founded by Courtney Lauren Penn and Thomas Jane, has optioned Chuck Hustmyre’s feature screenplay Relentless and will develop and produce the project as a starring vehicle for Jane.
Pic is an action thriller following a former U.S. Army Green Beret (Jane) who, after smugglers steal his boat and leave him for dead, gets caught between warring crime gangs as he fights to save the life of a young girl.
Hustmyre spent 22 years in law enforcement and retired as a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Atf). During his career he specialized in violent crime, narcotics, and fugitive investigations. He previously wrote the Momentum Pictures action film Disturbing the Peace, starring Guy Pearce, and the Lionsgate films House of the Rising Sun starring Dave Bautista and End of a Gun starring Steven Seagal.
Penn and Jane’s Renegade launched in...
Pic is an action thriller following a former U.S. Army Green Beret (Jane) who, after smugglers steal his boat and leave him for dead, gets caught between warring crime gangs as he fights to save the life of a young girl.
Hustmyre spent 22 years in law enforcement and retired as a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Atf). During his career he specialized in violent crime, narcotics, and fugitive investigations. He previously wrote the Momentum Pictures action film Disturbing the Peace, starring Guy Pearce, and the Lionsgate films House of the Rising Sun starring Dave Bautista and End of a Gun starring Steven Seagal.
Penn and Jane’s Renegade launched in...
- 4/16/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Paula Abdul returned to American Idol on Monday, and the world was good again for two fleeting hours. And by good, I mean wonderfully weird.
The living legend, who served as a judge during Idol‘s first nine seasons (2002–2010), returned to the panel to fill in for Luke Bryan, who announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19. This reunited her with host Ryan Seacrest, who led her on a gloriously uncomfortable walk down memory lane.
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The living legend, who served as a judge during Idol‘s first nine seasons (2002–2010), returned to the panel to fill in for Luke Bryan, who announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19. This reunited her with host Ryan Seacrest, who led her on a gloriously uncomfortable walk down memory lane.
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- 4/13/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
“American Idol” fans tuning into the Top 12 reveal on Monday, April 12 got a surprise even before the results were announced. Luke Bryan had to bow out of the first live show of season 19 after testing positive for Covid-19. His replacement – Paula Abdul, one of the original panelists who made “Idol” must-see TV for the better part of a decade. She’ll sit in judgement alongside Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
While America will decide on 10 of the dozen contestants who will move on, the three judges will pick the final two. The Top 16 hoping to make the cut are: Alanis Sophia, Alyssa Wray, Ava August, Beane, Caleb Kennedy, Casey Bishop, Cassandra Coleman, Chayce Beckham, Colin Jamieson, Deshawn Goncalves, Grace Kinstler, Graham DeFranco, Hunter Metts, Madison Watkins, Willie Spence and Wyatt Pike.
Below, follow along with all the action in our live blog recap of Night 13 Season 19 episode of “American Idol.
While America will decide on 10 of the dozen contestants who will move on, the three judges will pick the final two. The Top 16 hoping to make the cut are: Alanis Sophia, Alyssa Wray, Ava August, Beane, Caleb Kennedy, Casey Bishop, Cassandra Coleman, Chayce Beckham, Colin Jamieson, Deshawn Goncalves, Grace Kinstler, Graham DeFranco, Hunter Metts, Madison Watkins, Willie Spence and Wyatt Pike.
Below, follow along with all the action in our live blog recap of Night 13 Season 19 episode of “American Idol.
- 4/12/2021
- by Denton Davidson and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Guitarist Hilton Valentine, whose memorable opening riff on The Animals classic House of the Rising Sun propelled the song to No. 1 in the US, died Friday at age 77. No cause of death was given, according to a statement from his former record company, Abkco.
Valentine was a founding member of the British group The Animals. The group’s House of the Rising Sun hit No. 1 in 1964 in the U.K., US and Canada, and is listed among Rolling Stone’s Greatest Songs of All-Time.
Valentine’s other hits with The Animals include Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, It’s My Life and We Gotta Get Out of This Place, the latter particularly popular during the Vietnam War.
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
“We at Abkco have been privileged to serve as stewards of The Animals catalog and his passing is felt in...
Valentine was a founding member of the British group The Animals. The group’s House of the Rising Sun hit No. 1 in 1964 in the U.K., US and Canada, and is listed among Rolling Stone’s Greatest Songs of All-Time.
Valentine’s other hits with The Animals include Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, It’s My Life and We Gotta Get Out of This Place, the latter particularly popular during the Vietnam War.
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
“We at Abkco have been privileged to serve as stewards of The Animals catalog and his passing is felt in...
- 1/30/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Children are the future, as Whitney Houston famously reminded us, and both have to be fought for, as Steve McQueen so powerfully expresses in “Education,” the fifth and final chapter of “Small Axe,” his anthology for Amazon Studios and the BBC.
In many ways, this is different than anything else in the director’s filmography — it’s the first time he’s had a pre-teen protagonist, for one — but its urgent sense of a community banding together to create opportunity and to dismantle institutionalized racism makes it very much of a piece with the four other films under the “Small Axe” umbrella.
It’s the story of a family, although we begin following young Kingsley Smith, who has dreams of becoming an astronaut and possibly also playing for Tottenham F.C. When it’s clear that he’s having issues reading — his white teacher calls him a “blockhead” in front...
In many ways, this is different than anything else in the director’s filmography — it’s the first time he’s had a pre-teen protagonist, for one — but its urgent sense of a community banding together to create opportunity and to dismantle institutionalized racism makes it very much of a piece with the four other films under the “Small Axe” umbrella.
It’s the story of a family, although we begin following young Kingsley Smith, who has dreams of becoming an astronaut and possibly also playing for Tottenham F.C. When it’s clear that he’s having issues reading — his white teacher calls him a “blockhead” in front...
- 12/7/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Dave Bautista might be a reasonably big name in Hollywood these days with a plum role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Drax under his belt along with appearances in big budget blockbusters Spectre and Blade Runner 2049, but having made the decision to transition from the squared circle to the silver screen when he was already in his 40s, the former WWE star had to start from the bottom and work his way up.
Bautista’s first two leading roles came in bargain basement actioners Wrong Side of Town and House of the Rising Sun, before he showed up to lend support in The Scorpion King 3: Redemption and RZA’s kung-fu B-movie The Man with the Iron Fists. Despite proving himself as a surprisingly capable dramatic actor, though, through a range of challenging roles that showed he wasn’t just a musclebound meathead,...
Bautista’s first two leading roles came in bargain basement actioners Wrong Side of Town and House of the Rising Sun, before he showed up to lend support in The Scorpion King 3: Redemption and RZA’s kung-fu B-movie The Man with the Iron Fists. Despite proving himself as a surprisingly capable dramatic actor, though, through a range of challenging roles that showed he wasn’t just a musclebound meathead,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Metallica held their second Helping Hands Concert & Auction charity event Saturday, a livestream from the band’s Bay Area headquarters that included the advertised all-acoustic set as well as a surprise electric performance from the heavy metal legends.
The livestream, which benefits the band’s All Within My Hands foundation, kicked off with an eight-song acoustic set that featured Metallica’s first-ever acoustic renditions of “Blackened” and “Now That We’re Dead,” as well as “Nothing Else Matters,” “The Unforgiven” and an “All Within My Hands” assisted by Layne Ulrich and Castor Hetfield,...
The livestream, which benefits the band’s All Within My Hands foundation, kicked off with an eight-song acoustic set that featured Metallica’s first-ever acoustic renditions of “Blackened” and “Now That We’re Dead,” as well as “Nothing Else Matters,” “The Unforgiven” and an “All Within My Hands” assisted by Layne Ulrich and Castor Hetfield,...
- 11/15/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
On a fairly regular basis, Joni Mitchell’s official Twitter feed posts vintage photos of the genre-defining singer-songwriter. A few weeks back, up popped one of the most surprising—a shot of a fairly glam Mitchell and her former manager and label head David Geffen happily partying at Studio 54 in the late Seventies. It was a just-for-fun tweet, but also a trenchant reminder that Mitchell has never been predictable. She’s long shunned the cliches of her profession, and that’s also true of the journey heard in The Early Years...
- 10/29/2020
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Five years ago, Barry Bowman’s daughter brought him a box of his belongings that his ex-wife thought he might want to keep. The retired DJ went fishing through it, shuffling through old airchecks on cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes. “I jokingly said, ‘I wonder if that old Joni Mitchell tape is in there — wouldn’t that be something?’” Bowman tells Rolling Stone from his home in Victoria, British Columbia. “I swear I spotted it right then. There was no doubt. When I saw that old, weathered label on there, everything...
- 10/28/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Mitchell has dropped her first original composition, “Day After Day.” The track appears on the upcoming collection Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967), out October 30th.
The recording is from August 24th, 1965, off a demo she recorded for Jac Holzman, co-founder of Elektra records. It opens with Mitchell on acoustic guitar as she sings the first verse: “Day after day/Miles and miles of railroad track/Night after night/Hummin’ of the wheels.”
“It was my firstborn,” Mitchell said of the song. “I didn’t know...
The recording is from August 24th, 1965, off a demo she recorded for Jac Holzman, co-founder of Elektra records. It opens with Mitchell on acoustic guitar as she sings the first verse: “Day after day/Miles and miles of railroad track/Night after night/Hummin’ of the wheels.”
“It was my firstborn,” Mitchell said of the song. “I didn’t know...
- 10/1/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Mitchell has dug deep into the vaults for a massive archive series. She’ll kick it off with Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967), out October 30th.
The five-disc Early Years box set contains six hours of unreleased home, live and radio recordings and features 29 unreleased songs. They span from 1963-1967, just before the singer-songwriter released her 1968 debut Song to a Seagull produced by David Crosby.
To accompany the announcement, Mitchell released a 1963 performance of “House of the Rising Sun,” her earliest-known recording as a 19-year-old...
The five-disc Early Years box set contains six hours of unreleased home, live and radio recordings and features 29 unreleased songs. They span from 1963-1967, just before the singer-songwriter released her 1968 debut Song to a Seagull produced by David Crosby.
To accompany the announcement, Mitchell released a 1963 performance of “House of the Rising Sun,” her earliest-known recording as a 19-year-old...
- 9/10/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Eric Burdon of the Animals is the latest artist to take issue with Donald Trump using their music without permission for campaign purposes.
On Wednesday, the Animals’ classic “House of the Rising Sun” played over the speakers at a Wilmington, North Carolina airport as Air Force One taxied down the runway en route to an appearance there. Video of the scene with the song’s usage was later disseminated on social media. The 1964 single had also been played at previous Trump rallies.
Burdon responded to Trump’s use of “House of the Rising Sun...
On Wednesday, the Animals’ classic “House of the Rising Sun” played over the speakers at a Wilmington, North Carolina airport as Air Force One taxied down the runway en route to an appearance there. Video of the scene with the song’s usage was later disseminated on social media. The 1964 single had also been played at previous Trump rallies.
Burdon responded to Trump’s use of “House of the Rising Sun...
- 9/6/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Cannes 2020: Tick-tock, stop the clock! Just like Fats Domino, in his debut feature, Dani Rosenberg tries to freeze time. When a filmmaker already quotes Jorge Luis Borges in his director’s notes, one half-expects what’s in store – in short, anything but your typical, easy-to-follow narrative. Dani Rosenberg’s The Death of Cinema and My Father Too, granted the Cannes 2020 label, combines shaky archive footage with fictional scenes, VHS short films and a whole subplot involving an Iranian military attack on Tel Aviv. Oh, and “House of the Rising Sun”, blaring its tale of a father who was “a gamblin’ man down in New Orleans”. And yet, despite all that jazz, ultimately it’s an extremely intimate affair about a son who doesn’t want to let go of his withering father. That sounds simple enough, but it takes some proper digging to get to the core, and Cannes’ stamp of approval.
In most situations, an episode that comes after a big cliffhanger without following up on said cliffhanger feels like filler, especially on “The Walking Dead,” a show whose percentage of padding has been steadily increasing every year. “Stalker” might not let us know what’s going on with Connie, Magna, or Carol, but it more than makes up for that by delivering two taut, exciting plots and ratcheting up the tension of the Whisperer War.
It’s remarkable that 10 years in, “The Walking Dead” hasn’t had a full-blown slasher episode until this week, but that’s just what “Stalker” is, as Beta invades Alexandria on a quest to find Gamma/Mary. True, you have to clear the astronomically high hurdle of believing Dante really managed to dig a secret murder tunnel without anyone noticing — seriously, they might as well have given him canonical superpowers considering how many nefarious deeds...
It’s remarkable that 10 years in, “The Walking Dead” hasn’t had a full-blown slasher episode until this week, but that’s just what “Stalker” is, as Beta invades Alexandria on a quest to find Gamma/Mary. True, you have to clear the astronomically high hurdle of believing Dante really managed to dig a secret murder tunnel without anyone noticing — seriously, they might as well have given him canonical superpowers considering how many nefarious deeds...
- 3/2/2020
- by Jeff Stone
- Indiewire
Freeform is developing a “Dante’s Inferno” drama series, a reimagining of the 14th century epic poem set in present-day Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the network told TheWrap.
The series is described as following Grace Dante, “who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.”
Dante Alighieri’s narrative poem “The Divine Comedy,” widely considered one of the greatest works of Western literature, is told in three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, or Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. The poem tells the soul’s journey towards God in the afterlife, told from a medieval world view.
The series is described as following Grace Dante, “who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.”
Dante Alighieri’s narrative poem “The Divine Comedy,” widely considered one of the greatest works of Western literature, is told in three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, or Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. The poem tells the soul’s journey towards God in the afterlife, told from a medieval world view.
- 10/28/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Freeform has put in development Dante’s Inferno, a drama series inspired by one of the best known works of the Western civilization. It hails from from Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris (Knightfall), Nina Fiore & John Herrera (The Handmaids Tale), Danielle Claman Gelber (One Chicago) and Studio 71.
Described as a contemporary reimagining of the 14th century epic poem set against the demonic underworld of present-day Los Angeles, Dante’s Inferno follows Grace Dante, who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.
Sleeper Cell creators/executive producers Reiff & Voris will write the script alongside...
Described as a contemporary reimagining of the 14th century epic poem set against the demonic underworld of present-day Los Angeles, Dante’s Inferno follows Grace Dante, who thought her life sucked. Between parenting her drug addict mother and her troubled brother, our 20-something hero has had to give up all her dreams. Then one day everything changes and her dreams start magically coming true, school, career, love… but the godfather of all this good fortune is the Devil himself. And to outwit him, she’ll have to journey through Dante’s Inferno.
Sleeper Cell creators/executive producers Reiff & Voris will write the script alongside...
- 10/28/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Having an already successful career as an actress, with parts in blockbusters like “Illang“, “Money” and “The King”, Lee Ga-kyung has now decided to take the seat of the director with this particular short.
“The House of the Rising Sun” is screening at Ulju Mountain Film Festival2019
Little Eun-ju loves ballet but her family issues do not allow her to pursue her dream. In one of the family gatherings, her parents and a number of other relatives begin fighting once more about her dead grandfather’s gravesite, in a “feud” that seems to have been going on for a long time. Eun-ju is fed up with the situation, and decides to take matter into her own hands: she takes her two baby cousins on a trip to retrieve her grandfather’s ashes and spread them in a place with good Feng Shui, following the advice of a psychic. Her trip...
“The House of the Rising Sun” is screening at Ulju Mountain Film Festival2019
Little Eun-ju loves ballet but her family issues do not allow her to pursue her dream. In one of the family gatherings, her parents and a number of other relatives begin fighting once more about her dead grandfather’s gravesite, in a “feud” that seems to have been going on for a long time. Eun-ju is fed up with the situation, and decides to take matter into her own hands: she takes her two baby cousins on a trip to retrieve her grandfather’s ashes and spread them in a place with good Feng Shui, following the advice of a psychic. Her trip...
- 9/8/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, ABC has landed soapy musical drama series House of the Rising Sun, I have learned. No one would comment but I hear the project, from Step Up and Save the Last Dance writer Duane Adler and indie studio Entertainment One, has received a put pilot commitment.
I hear respected R&b singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq, an Oscar nominee for Mudbound, will contribute music for the potential series, which is expected to incorporate the famous folk song whose title mirrors the name of the show. (You can watch the song’s arguably most famous rendition by The Animals below.)
Written and executive produced by Adler, House of the Rising Sun is said to be in the vein of Moulin Rouge. it is described as a Romeo and Juliet-style soap about two feuding families set against the backdrop of the famous New Orleans night club.
The exact physical...
I hear respected R&b singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq, an Oscar nominee for Mudbound, will contribute music for the potential series, which is expected to incorporate the famous folk song whose title mirrors the name of the show. (You can watch the song’s arguably most famous rendition by The Animals below.)
Written and executive produced by Adler, House of the Rising Sun is said to be in the vein of Moulin Rouge. it is described as a Romeo and Juliet-style soap about two feuding families set against the backdrop of the famous New Orleans night club.
The exact physical...
- 9/5/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Fallon and the Roots don sunglasses, colorful ties and suit attire in a neon-lit room to create a suave, Eighties-vibed setting for their cover of Duran Duran’s 1982 classic, “Hungry Like the Wolf.”
Their rendition is part the Tonight Show‘s backstage “Cover Room,” which is an online-only music series featuring artists delivering their versions of favorite songs from other artists in a room that is transformed to fit each performance.
In the new clip, they capture the slick new wave ethos of the catchy song from Duran Duran’s sophomore album,...
Their rendition is part the Tonight Show‘s backstage “Cover Room,” which is an online-only music series featuring artists delivering their versions of favorite songs from other artists in a room that is transformed to fit each performance.
In the new clip, they capture the slick new wave ethos of the catchy song from Duran Duran’s sophomore album,...
- 5/3/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
We’re already at the end of blind auditions for Season 16 of “The Voice.” NBC is promising in their promos that they have saved the best for last, so which incredible artists will join the show on Night 6 for Monday’s final blind audition episode?
The two-time reigning champ among coaches is Kelly Clarkson. She faces off with six-time winner Blake Shelton, three-time champ Adam Levine and first-time coach John Legend. This newcomer is so threatening to the returning coaches that he has already been blocked three times and has proven to be able to get almost any contestant he wants due to his record-setting career as a singer, songwriter and producer.
All throughout this season, we will continue our tradition of updating live blogs while each episode is airing for the east and central time zones. Follow along below and keep refreshing during the two hours. Make your own...
The two-time reigning champ among coaches is Kelly Clarkson. She faces off with six-time winner Blake Shelton, three-time champ Adam Levine and first-time coach John Legend. This newcomer is so threatening to the returning coaches that he has already been blocked three times and has proven to be able to get almost any contestant he wants due to his record-setting career as a singer, songwriter and producer.
All throughout this season, we will continue our tradition of updating live blogs while each episode is airing for the east and central time zones. Follow along below and keep refreshing during the two hours. Make your own...
- 3/18/2019
- by John Benutty and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Ahead of The Voice’s Season 15 Semifinals, not one but two singers were shown the stage door Tuesday. Going into the Results Show, at least based on TVLine’s Monday-night poll, Kirk Jay looked safer than safe (despite a lotta criticism in the comments), as did Kennedy Holmes (whose performance was probably the show’s most fun since Chris Blue did “Rhythm Nation”). Considering that Reagan Strange seems to dominate the streaming whether her live singing is anywhere near tolerable, she was probably, inexplicably safe, too. (Or so I thought pre-show… )
To my surprise, Sarah Grace didn’t look like...
To my surprise, Sarah Grace didn’t look like...
- 12/5/2018
- TVLine.com
In a season that has been superabundant with teenage prodigies, Sarah Grace appeared to be the one flying under the radar. That was until the 16-year old from Team Kelly Clarkson pulled out her trumpet and wowed viewers with a bluesy version of “Amazing Grace,” interpreted through the music of the classic rock song “House of the Rising Sun.” Sarah came up with the risky concept herself, and the gamble paid off. Her single skyrocketed to #3 on the iTunes chart, making it the highest charting song yet from Season 15 of “The Voice.”
While iTunes is no longer an official voting method, it remains one visible way to find out which artists are striking a cord with viewers. At the time voting closed, Team Blake Shelton‘s Kirk Jay was right on Sarah’s heels. The Alabama country singer peaked at #4 with his stirring rendition of “Tomorrow,” earning him his second top 10 hit in three weeks.
While iTunes is no longer an official voting method, it remains one visible way to find out which artists are striking a cord with viewers. At the time voting closed, Team Blake Shelton‘s Kirk Jay was right on Sarah’s heels. The Alabama country singer peaked at #4 with his stirring rendition of “Tomorrow,” earning him his second top 10 hit in three weeks.
- 12/4/2018
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
With The Voice’s Season 15 Semifinals only a week away, we’ve all got a pretty good idea of which singers we expect to make it to the Final Four, right? My picks haven’t changed since I made ’em except for Sarah Grace. She remains a favorite of mine, but her unfortunate struggles to connect with viewers have made me think that DeAndre Nico or Chevel Shepherd would’ve been a smarter selection. Yes, DeAndre had to sing for the Save last week, but man, did he ever sing! And speaking of Saves, the contestants did their damnedest Monday...
- 12/4/2018
- TVLine.com
Throughout the early 1970s, Carlos Robledo Puch committed a number of homicides and robberies that scandalized Argentina. Dubbed “El Angel” by the press for his youth and good looks, he was eventually caught and thrown in prison, where he remains to this day. Now dramatized in the feature film also bearing that nickname, the notorious criminal’s life luckily gets the chance to be as banalized as any other big-screen serial killer.
Sure, it’s true that making claims about Puch’s life or rather acting like Luis Ortega’s film is absolutely an attempt to unlock the mystery behind the man–or, rather, boy–is unfair. Yet if the film wants to serve as some kind of grander indictment of how a generation’s malaise spawned so much violence, or even just deliver a consistently entertaining film, it can’t help but come as a failure.
With an opening...
Sure, it’s true that making claims about Puch’s life or rather acting like Luis Ortega’s film is absolutely an attempt to unlock the mystery behind the man–or, rather, boy–is unfair. Yet if the film wants to serve as some kind of grander indictment of how a generation’s malaise spawned so much violence, or even just deliver a consistently entertaining film, it can’t help but come as a failure.
With an opening...
- 9/8/2018
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
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