On Thursday, February 8, National Geographic celebrated the highly anticipated new documentary series “Queens” with a red carpet premiere and afterparty at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford and senior editor Denton Davidson were on the red carpet to interview narrator Angela Bassett, executive producer Vanessa Berlowitz, showrunner and writer Chloe Sarosh, producer/director Faith Musembi and director of photography Justine Evans. They also chatted with special guests Bobi Wine and Barbie Kyagulanyi (“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”), Cesar Milan (“Better Human Better Dog”), Symone (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) and Jordyn McIntosh (“Reasonable Doubt”). Watch the exclusive red carpet interviews above.
The wildest places on the planet have always been home to powerful leaders, but this is a story of a new hero – fierce, smart, resilient and … female. “Queens” features matriarchies and female leaders around the world to tell a story of sacrifice...
The wildest places on the planet have always been home to powerful leaders, but this is a story of a new hero – fierce, smart, resilient and … female. “Queens” features matriarchies and female leaders around the world to tell a story of sacrifice...
- 2/9/2024
- by Latasha Ford and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Everyone’s talking about Amazon’s new revenge thriller series, Wilderness. Adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by B.E. Jones, and starring Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, and Eric Balfour, Wilderness landed on the streamer just in time for the rainy season and made a splash thanks to its complex heroin and dark subject matter.
Wilderness follows Liv Taylor (Coleman) as she tries to cope with finding out that her dashing husband Will (Jackson-Cohen) is cheating on her. After marrying Will and choosing to leave her old life in England behind so that they can move to America to advance Will’s career, Liv then snaps when their dream life together falls apart.
Having been raised by a toxic, narcissistic mother, and therefore having entered adulthood as a people-pleaser, Liv cannot bear that she simply wasn’t enough for the one person she was finally able to feel vulnerable with,...
Wilderness follows Liv Taylor (Coleman) as she tries to cope with finding out that her dashing husband Will (Jackson-Cohen) is cheating on her. After marrying Will and choosing to leave her old life in England behind so that they can move to America to advance Will’s career, Liv then snaps when their dream life together falls apart.
Having been raised by a toxic, narcissistic mother, and therefore having entered adulthood as a people-pleaser, Liv cannot bear that she simply wasn’t enough for the one person she was finally able to feel vulnerable with,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
It’s a hot late-summer Saturday at the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival outside Nashville, and Butch Walker has just jumped off the stage of the Americana Music Triangle tent and is wading into the crowd. About half the audience has never seen Walker perform before — he took an impromptu poll — and they look mesmerized by the lost art of showmanship he practices: the pick tosses, the high kicks, the fist pumps, and the journey into the people. Walker hops up on a rickety bench and enlists a fan to hold...
- 10/24/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Mothering Sunday Trailer — Eva Husson‘s Mothering Sunday (2021) UK movie trailer has been released by Lionsgate. The Mothering Sunday stars Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Sopo Dìrísù, Glenda Jackson, Simon Shepherd, Olivia Colman, and Colin Firth. Crew Alice Birch wrote the screenplay for the Mothering Sunday. Morgan Kibby created the music for the film. Jamie [...]
Continue reading: Mothering Sunday (2021) Movie Trailer: Odessa Young & Josh O’Connor have a Secret Affair in Eva Husson’s Romance Film...
Continue reading: Mothering Sunday (2021) Movie Trailer: Odessa Young & Josh O’Connor have a Secret Affair in Eva Husson’s Romance Film...
- 9/7/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
“Mothering Sunday,” Eva Husson’s historical drama which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and is headed to Toronto in September, has been set for a Nov. 19 theatrical release from Sony Pictures Classics. The film, which debuted to strong reviews, stars Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Patsy Ferran, Emma D’Arcy, Glenda Jackson, Olivia Colman and Colin Firth. “Lady Macbeth” scribe Alice Birch wrote the screenplay, based on Graham Swift’s novel.
The film’s official synopsis outlines the forbidden upstairs-downstairs romance: “On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul (Josh O’Connor) is the boy from the manor house near by, Jane’s long-term love despite the fact...
The film’s official synopsis outlines the forbidden upstairs-downstairs romance: “On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul (Josh O’Connor) is the boy from the manor house near by, Jane’s long-term love despite the fact...
- 8/6/2021
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
If the Merchant Ivory factory of well-appointed period British cinema was still in operation, a film adaptation Graham Swift’s novella Mothering Sunday, debuting today as part of the Cannes Film Festival Cannes Premiere section, might have been something they would have snapped up immediately. The bigger question though is if their usual quietly tasteful approach would have registered quite the results that director Eva Husson (previously in Cannes with her second feature Girls Of The Sun) and screenwriter Alice Birch have managed in a beautifully bold take on this story of a budding writer working as a maid in an English manor house circa 1924 whose burning and secret sexual encounters with the upper class young man at a neighboring manor provide the basis of a literary career that defines her life.
Emboldened by a strong female presence behind the scenes, this is a story,...
Emboldened by a strong female presence behind the scenes, this is a story,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 1st Annual Gold Derby Music Awards. For years our users have voted for their favorite achievements in film and TV. This year more than 10,000 got to cast their votes for the best in the recording industry for the first time. Scroll down for the complete list of Gdma winners, and watch our winners announcement above.
SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions
Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...
SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions
Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...
- 3/5/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Zach Laws, Christopher Rosen and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
For the first time in our history, our users were able to vote for their favorite songs, albums and artists of the year in the inaugural Gold Derby Music Awards, which cover the same eligibility period as the Grammys. Over 900 users cast their ballots, and Lady Gaga came out on top with eight nominations. Scroll down to see our complete list of contenders in 12 categories, and watch our video presentation of the nominees above, including inside info on which artists came close to noms but missed. You can vote for the winners right now here in our predictions center.
SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G
Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...
SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G
Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...
- 11/20/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Zach Laws and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In between the propulsive house and electronica beats, Lady Gaga’s Chromatica is strung together by three orchestral interludes, each feeding into the songs that follow them. The three are perfect palate cleansers, composed by Gaga and former M83 member Morgan Kibby, who connected through Chromatica executive producer BloodPop. “I must say that I found this collaboration to be rooted in total kismet,” Kibby tells Rolling Stone via email. “Though I came on at the very end of the process, we threw ourselves into a whirlwind, two-week period of writing and recording,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
At the end of Eva Husson’s “Girls of the Sun,” a female peshmerga fighter enjoins a French journalist: “Write the truth.” The problem, unrecognized by Husson, who also wrote this pedantically commonplace drama, is that there are multiple ways of telling the truth: One brings to life three-dimensional people who respond to based-on-fact situations in ways that reflect the messiness of being human. “Girls” could be used as a case study for the other type of truth telling, the kind that studies real events and then packages them for mass consumption in ways that, while mimicking the facts in their barest form, offer no insight nor any sense of believable character. However, as this is a femme-centric film, directed by a woman, about a group of women courageously fighting Isis, it’s a shoo-in for international distribution.
Those expecting something along the lines of Husson’s debut feature “Bang...
Those expecting something along the lines of Husson’s debut feature “Bang...
- 5/12/2018
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
Wrongchilde is the new solo project of Mat Devine, best known as the frontman for the band Kill Hannah. Devine sat down with uInterview to discuss his debut album, Gold Blooded which features appearances from Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Morgan Kibby (M83, White Sea). Devine relishes the idea of working in new ways for the project. "I had this conversation with a friend, because he felt like everyday is new, you're in a different city and you're always out of your comfort zone, and I'm like, No I'm not, I'm doing the equivalent of a 9-5 job with my best friends everyday," he told uInterview. "You need to feel uncomfortable and you need to be scared and you need to take chances to in order continually grow."
Perhaps most surprising for Devine was his newfound appreciation for collaboration. "I liked going into a room with people I never...
Perhaps most surprising for Devine was his newfound appreciation for collaboration. "I liked going into a room with people I never...
- 10/8/2014
- Uinterview
As is the case with any outdoor music festival -- or anything else held in the city of Chicago -- sometimes the actual meat of any particular goings-on can be overshadowed by the weather that serves as its backdrop.
As it happened last year when a series of downpours soaked Lollapalooza to the bones, the 2012 edition is sure to be at least partially defined by the incredibly oppressive heat. Temperatures Friday, the festival's opening day, hit 95 degrees, the hottest temperature Chicago has seen in August in six years, leaving the 100,000 concertgoers who packed in Grant Park on the mega-fest's first day caked in sweat.
(Scroll down to view 2012 Lollapalooza festival photos.)
Ah yes, the six-digit crowd, the other story that tends to threaten on-stage happenings at Lolla. This year, the sold-out festival's organizers appear to have managed to squeeze even more people into the gates. Lines for nearly everything are atrocious,...
As it happened last year when a series of downpours soaked Lollapalooza to the bones, the 2012 edition is sure to be at least partially defined by the incredibly oppressive heat. Temperatures Friday, the festival's opening day, hit 95 degrees, the hottest temperature Chicago has seen in August in six years, leaving the 100,000 concertgoers who packed in Grant Park on the mega-fest's first day caked in sweat.
(Scroll down to view 2012 Lollapalooza festival photos.)
Ah yes, the six-digit crowd, the other story that tends to threaten on-stage happenings at Lolla. This year, the sold-out festival's organizers appear to have managed to squeeze even more people into the gates. Lines for nearly everything are atrocious,...
- 8/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Singer Jared Leto has 50 songs to choose from for band's untitled next effort.
By Gil Kaufman
30 Seconds to Mars
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images
Last we heard from 30 Seconds to Mars, the band was battling rumors about a potential break while celebrating a record-setting December live show in New York.
But after a few months of radio silence, not only are 30Stm not taking time off, they're forging ahead with their fourth album. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer Jared Leto said the group's "excitedly working in the studio."
In fact, Leto said he's been quietly toiling away writing and recording "constantly" as he crafts the band's future. He's clearly been busy, as the singer revealed that he's written 50 songs and is finalizing a list of producers for the as-yet-untitled effort, including M83's Morgan Kibby.
"She came by and was playing some synths and doing some programming,...
By Gil Kaufman
30 Seconds to Mars
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images
Last we heard from 30 Seconds to Mars, the band was battling rumors about a potential break while celebrating a record-setting December live show in New York.
But after a few months of radio silence, not only are 30Stm not taking time off, they're forging ahead with their fourth album. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer Jared Leto said the group's "excitedly working in the studio."
In fact, Leto said he's been quietly toiling away writing and recording "constantly" as he crafts the band's future. He's clearly been busy, as the singer revealed that he's written 50 songs and is finalizing a list of producers for the as-yet-untitled effort, including M83's Morgan Kibby.
"She came by and was playing some synths and doing some programming,...
- 4/24/2012
- MTV Music News
Photo by Zachary Swickey
By Zachary Swickey
Yesterday morning all of those lucky enough to attend Cali’s Coachella Music Festival (myself included) were awakened by the blistering sun for one last time as the second weekend of the fest drew to a close. It’s a no-brainer why it’s one of the most desirable festivals with such impeccable professionalism and a wealth of top-tier diverse acts; however, some artists aren’t getting the media attention they deserve for their amazing performances, like Radiohead openers, Other Lives.
My only beef with Coachella is not that it’s not good enough – far from it – it’s that the festival creates such an amazing stack of artists that it’s impossible to see everyone you want while also discovering new music (even two weekends isn’t enough honestly). For example, Avicii was spinning in the Sahara tent for a few thousand...
By Zachary Swickey
Yesterday morning all of those lucky enough to attend Cali’s Coachella Music Festival (myself included) were awakened by the blistering sun for one last time as the second weekend of the fest drew to a close. It’s a no-brainer why it’s one of the most desirable festivals with such impeccable professionalism and a wealth of top-tier diverse acts; however, some artists aren’t getting the media attention they deserve for their amazing performances, like Radiohead openers, Other Lives.
My only beef with Coachella is not that it’s not good enough – far from it – it’s that the festival creates such an amazing stack of artists that it’s impossible to see everyone you want while also discovering new music (even two weekends isn’t enough honestly). For example, Avicii was spinning in the Sahara tent for a few thousand...
- 4/24/2012
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
By Zachary Swickey
Since next year is supposed to be our last here on Earth (if you’re into Mayan culture and all that), let’s hope that we get plenty of amazing albums so we can bid adieu in style. It should be a glorious year indeed if we finally get that new Santigold record, Tool finally hit the studio and Jay-z and Kanye both give us solo albums (and maybe more from The Throne). We're no longer holding onto much hope for Dr. Dre's Detox – which is quickly becoming the Chinese Democracy of the new millennium – since the rapper recently announced he’s "taking a break," which begs the question, “What has he been doing this whole time?” But clearly there is plenty of good music for us all to look forward to in 2012.
This year wasn’t too shabby either – we had some great new albums...
Since next year is supposed to be our last here on Earth (if you’re into Mayan culture and all that), let’s hope that we get plenty of amazing albums so we can bid adieu in style. It should be a glorious year indeed if we finally get that new Santigold record, Tool finally hit the studio and Jay-z and Kanye both give us solo albums (and maybe more from The Throne). We're no longer holding onto much hope for Dr. Dre's Detox – which is quickly becoming the Chinese Democracy of the new millennium – since the rapper recently announced he’s "taking a break," which begs the question, “What has he been doing this whole time?” But clearly there is plenty of good music for us all to look forward to in 2012.
This year wasn’t too shabby either – we had some great new albums...
- 12/27/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
You don’t cure a packrat by moving him into a bigger house, and Anthony Gonzalez of M83 shouldn’t be given three years to layer (and layer) his hooky songs with synthesizers, drum fills, and vocal flourishes galore. By Gonzalez’s own admission, the synth-pop maestro doesn’t know when to stop tinkering, and on the double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, the arrangements build and burst and build again without ever filling the space left by M83’s 2008 breakout album Saturdays=Youth. Morgan Kibby, who lent her vocals to some of Saturdays’ best tracks, returns here ...
- 10/18/2011
- avclub.com
Tokyo Police Club have embarked on an incredibly ambitious cover project they are calling 10 Song, 10 Days, 10 Hours, 10 Years. According to Entertainment Weekly!, each day for the next 10 days, the band will go into Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles and rehearse/record a cover of a song from the past 10 years in 10 hours. There will be one cover song from each year of the past 10 years, getting kicked off with a cover of Moby's "Southside" which features guest vocals by Morgan Kibby of M83. Their cover song from 2002 that got released today is of Jimmy Eat World's "Sweetness" featuring Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit fame.
- 8/26/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
By Zachary Swickey
“Wow” was the first thing that came to mind upon my first listening to The White Sea’s debut five-song Ep. It is clear the work has been meticulously crafted with sweeping soundscapes that will swallow you whole. The schizophrenic nature of the wide-ranging pop sound is a large part of its appeal. One moment you will be dancing and shouting along to “Ladykiller” (which is killer indeed), and you’ll be grinning along to the bouncing charm of “Overdrawn” the very next. But who is White Sea?
White Sea is the Alaska-born Morgan Kibby, who lists cheese, wine and analog synths as some of her favorite things and even used to have the rad job of restoring art. On her blog, she muses on the things that inspire her and truly connects with fans on a creative level, often providing short anecdotes and updates. Kibby’s...
“Wow” was the first thing that came to mind upon my first listening to The White Sea’s debut five-song Ep. It is clear the work has been meticulously crafted with sweeping soundscapes that will swallow you whole. The schizophrenic nature of the wide-ranging pop sound is a large part of its appeal. One moment you will be dancing and shouting along to “Ladykiller” (which is killer indeed), and you’ll be grinning along to the bouncing charm of “Overdrawn” the very next. But who is White Sea?
White Sea is the Alaska-born Morgan Kibby, who lists cheese, wine and analog synths as some of her favorite things and even used to have the rad job of restoring art. On her blog, she muses on the things that inspire her and truly connects with fans on a creative level, often providing short anecdotes and updates. Kibby’s...
- 7/27/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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