Elton John’s long victory lap — which has included an international farewell tour, an outrageously candid new memoir and a spangled biopic about his life — continued Thursday night under a cool night sky at the Greek Theater … eight miles and almost 50 years east of the Troubadour, where his pop reign began in 1970.
A screening of “Rocketman,” director Dexter Fletcher’s summer blockbuster starring Taron Egerton as Captain Fantastic, was accompanied by live orchestra and rock band. The Captain himself, joined by Egerton, capped it off with a brief performance.
Movies with live score accompaniment have become a dime a dozen. Some naturally lend themselves to the treatment — most John Williams scores were born for the concert stage — while others are more of a reach. Musicals, while presenting the additional high-wire act of syncing up with pre-recorded vocals, make as much sense as anything, and “Rocketman” is the most current film...
A screening of “Rocketman,” director Dexter Fletcher’s summer blockbuster starring Taron Egerton as Captain Fantastic, was accompanied by live orchestra and rock band. The Captain himself, joined by Egerton, capped it off with a brief performance.
Movies with live score accompaniment have become a dime a dozen. Some naturally lend themselves to the treatment — most John Williams scores were born for the concert stage — while others are more of a reach. Musicals, while presenting the additional high-wire act of syncing up with pre-recorded vocals, make as much sense as anything, and “Rocketman” is the most current film...
- 10/18/2019
- by Tim Greiving
- Variety Film + TV
NEW YORK -- Three top executives of Time Warner Cable are on their way out, and the positions of two of them are to be combined after an internal organizational review found that to be a better management setup, sources said Friday. A TWC spokesman confirmed the pending retirement of vice chairman and chief operating officer John Billock and president Tom Baxter, as well as the decision by Chuck Ellis to resign as chief marketing officer to "focus on personal passions." Glenn Britt remains in the top job of TWC chairman and CEO, the spokesman confirmed. The cable operator will look inside and outside the company to hire someone for the newly combined president/chief operating officer job as well as for the chief marketing officer post. Ellis and Baxter -- who one source said oversaw day-to-day operations of TWC's 31 geographic divisions -- will leave their posts at the beginning of March. Billock, who focused on service development and marketing, will leave his role when the new president/chief operating officer position is filled.
- 1/14/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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