If you were around during the 1990s, you probably have fond memories of actress Isabel Glasser. The talented star rose to prominence in 1992 with her role in the movie Pure Country. Throughout the decade, she continued to land TV and movie roles and it seemed like she was positioning herself as one of the brightest stars of her generation. However, things started to slow down for Isabel towards the end of the 90s. By the early 2000s, she had started to fade to obscurity. As a result, lots of people have wondered what ever became of the once-rising star.
Whatever Happened to Isabel Glasser?...
Whatever Happened to Isabel Glasser?...
- 9/20/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Welcome back, dear readers! We here at Daily Dead have been doing our best to honor the 40th anniversary of all the great horror and science fiction films that were released throughout the year 1980 over the last several weeks. Today we wrap up our celebration with several more voices from the realm of genre entertainment.
So, for our final Class of 1980 celebration, we will be featuring the likes of Barbara Crampton, Mike Flanagan, Travis Stevens, Kyle Gallner, André Gower, Phil “Cm Punk” Brooks, Rebekah McKendry, PhD, Meagan Navarro, and Marc Gottlieb all discussing a variety of notable horror and sci-fi movies from 1980, including The Shining, Inferno, The Watcher in the Woods, Anthropophagus, Dressed to Kill, The Changeling, Motel Hell, The Empire Strikes Back, Alligator, and The Fog.
We do hope that you’ve enjoyed our ongoing Class of 1980 series this month and that is has inspired you to revisit many...
So, for our final Class of 1980 celebration, we will be featuring the likes of Barbara Crampton, Mike Flanagan, Travis Stevens, Kyle Gallner, André Gower, Phil “Cm Punk” Brooks, Rebekah McKendry, PhD, Meagan Navarro, and Marc Gottlieb all discussing a variety of notable horror and sci-fi movies from 1980, including The Shining, Inferno, The Watcher in the Woods, Anthropophagus, Dressed to Kill, The Changeling, Motel Hell, The Empire Strikes Back, Alligator, and The Fog.
We do hope that you’ve enjoyed our ongoing Class of 1980 series this month and that is has inspired you to revisit many...
- 7/21/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Streaming platform Pandora has unveiled its Most-Thumbed Movie Songs Playlist. Based on Pandora listeners’ thumbs-up activity, 102 of the most popular movie songs were rounded up.
Among the most-thumbed tracks are “Earned It” by the Weeknd from “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth from “Furious 7” and “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri from “Twilight.”
Other classic movie songs featured include “Titanic’s” “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston from “The Bodyguard” and “Mrs. Robinson” from “The Graduate” by Simon and Garfunkel.
Oscar winners for best original song also making the playlist are Adele’s “Skyfall,” from the James Bond movie of the same name, and the 2018 winner “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the “A Star Is Born” remake.
The playlist can be streamed here. Here’s the full list of...
Among the most-thumbed tracks are “Earned It” by the Weeknd from “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth from “Furious 7” and “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri from “Twilight.”
Other classic movie songs featured include “Titanic’s” “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston from “The Bodyguard” and “Mrs. Robinson” from “The Graduate” by Simon and Garfunkel.
Oscar winners for best original song also making the playlist are Adele’s “Skyfall,” from the James Bond movie of the same name, and the 2018 winner “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the “A Star Is Born” remake.
The playlist can be streamed here. Here’s the full list of...
- 7/10/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
By mid-1984, Texas honky-tonk heartthrob George Strait was on a hot streak at country radio. Since his first Number One hit, “Fool Hearted Memory,” in 1982, he’d had four more chart-toppers, all of them in a row. Thirty-five years ago today, on June 25th, 1984, he was at Nashville’s Sound Stage recording studio on Music Row, recording another. But had circumstances been a bit different, the song could have been a major hit for the artist Strait first heard singing it.
Although the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are just 30 miles apart,...
Although the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are just 30 miles apart,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday night, George Strait took the stage in Las Vegas for the 19th show of his Strait to Vegas residency, but for first time in almost three decades, something was noticeably different.
“We had some tragedy that happened to us Labor Day weekend,” Strait said a few minutes into the concert. “We lost our drummer of almost 30 years, Mike Kennedy. God bless him. We didn’t know how we were going to handle this.”
Kennedy, the drummer of Strait’s Ace in the Hole backing band for nearly 30 years,...
“We had some tragedy that happened to us Labor Day weekend,” Strait said a few minutes into the concert. “We lost our drummer of almost 30 years, Mike Kennedy. God bless him. We didn’t know how we were going to handle this.”
Kennedy, the drummer of Strait’s Ace in the Hole backing band for nearly 30 years,...
- 12/8/2018
- by Mark Gray
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Undone, the book about the true story of popular ministry pastor Sherry Damron, is being brought to the big screen with God’s Not Dead star Cory Oliver set to star. The project is being scripted by Lynne Logan with Justin Ward aboard to direct. Steve Dorff (Pure Country) has been set to create the score for the film. Production will start first quarter 2018. The story will follow Damron as a girl raised in church, getting married to an abusive man who beat her…...
- 9/28/2017
- Deadline
Viacom has agreed to provide 22 of its networks for Sony's upcoming cloud-based TV service, it was announced Wednesday. The deal is the first time Viacom has agreed to provide its networks for an Internet-based live TV and video-on-demand service. As of its launch, Sony's cloud-based TV service will offer subscribers at least 22 Viacom networks including Bet, Cmt, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, Spike, TV Land, VH1, Bet Gospel, Centric, Logo, Cmt Pure Country, MTV Hits, MTV James, mtvU, Palladia, TeenNick, Vh1 Classic and Vh1 Soul. Subscribers will also have access
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- 9/10/2014
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Viacom has agreed to let Sony's forthcoming cloud-based TV service to carry 22 Viacom networks upon launch, the companies announced on Wednesday. The deal is the first of its kind for Viacom, a telecommunications giant that owns networks including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and TV Land. Also read: Apple Denies iCloud Security Breach in Hollywood's Nude Photos Leak Sony's cloud-based TV service will offer subscribers internet-based live TV and video on demand from major programmers. Viacom's contributions to the service will include the stations previously mentioned, plus Bet, Cmt, MTV2, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, Spike, VH1, Bet Gospel, Centric, Logo, Cmt Pure Country,...
- 9/10/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
New site will be a pro-artist initiative where artists can get heard, promoted and paid.
By MTV News staff
Artists.MTV
Photo: MTV
The awesome thing about the Web is that anyone can upload anything and everything all the time. For music fans, this has provided an endless smorgasbord of discovery and wonderment. But the downside is that ... anyone can upload anything and everything all the time, which means lots of dead-ends, wasted time and really, really terrible "discoveries."
Enter Artists.MTV. While technology has made it way easier for artists to produce and distribute their own music on their own terms (see Radiohead), it hasn't made it any simpler to find a way to cut through all the Internet noise and speak directly to all of their potential fans.
The summer launch of Artists.MTV is an attempt to help music junkies and musicians close the gap by providing...
By MTV News staff
Artists.MTV
Photo: MTV
The awesome thing about the Web is that anyone can upload anything and everything all the time. For music fans, this has provided an endless smorgasbord of discovery and wonderment. But the downside is that ... anyone can upload anything and everything all the time, which means lots of dead-ends, wasted time and really, really terrible "discoveries."
Enter Artists.MTV. While technology has made it way easier for artists to produce and distribute their own music on their own terms (see Radiohead), it hasn't made it any simpler to find a way to cut through all the Internet noise and speak directly to all of their potential fans.
The summer launch of Artists.MTV is an attempt to help music junkies and musicians close the gap by providing...
- 3/15/2012
- MTV Music News
According to Variety Brian Kirk, the Game of Thrones helmer who's in talks to direct Thor 2, is also in negotiations to take the reins of Sony's rodeo pic "Paper Wings," being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Tom Cruise.
Overbrook Entertainment and Temple Hill Entertainment are teaming to produce the Les Bohem-scripted pic, which follows a rodeo champ who falls for an up-and-coming country singer. Think 8 Seconds meets Pure Country meets Top Gun. And speaking of Top Gun, word is Maverick himself has stepped in and offered his services on the project, going so far as to select Kirk for the gig. He may even star in the film.
Paper Wings has apparently been in development hell for some time now. After writing the script back in 2005, screenwriter Les Bohem (an Emmy-winner for Steven Spielberg’s Taken) met with Marty Bowen (Twilight) at the 2005 Nashville Screenwriters Conference and formulated the idea.
Overbrook Entertainment and Temple Hill Entertainment are teaming to produce the Les Bohem-scripted pic, which follows a rodeo champ who falls for an up-and-coming country singer. Think 8 Seconds meets Pure Country meets Top Gun. And speaking of Top Gun, word is Maverick himself has stepped in and offered his services on the project, going so far as to select Kirk for the gig. He may even star in the film.
Paper Wings has apparently been in development hell for some time now. After writing the script back in 2005, screenwriter Les Bohem (an Emmy-winner for Steven Spielberg’s Taken) met with Marty Bowen (Twilight) at the 2005 Nashville Screenwriters Conference and formulated the idea.
- 8/22/2011
- by Mars
- GeekTyrant
Handsome, affable, and intense, Kyle Chandler has earned critical and popular acclaim thanks to his role as pressure-cooked Coach Taylor on TV's "Friday Night Lights." With the release of "Super 8," we suspect Chandler -- who co-stars in the film as deputy sheriff Jackson Lamb -- will be hailed as an "overnight sensation" by critics and audiences. If only they knew how long he's been up-and-coming!
Major stardom may have eluded him, but the Buffalo, NY native has been working steadily for nearly 20 years, landing meaty roles in blockbusters like "King Kong," "The Kingdom" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still." But before he dodged apes, angry football fans and Keanu Reeves, he was making moves on George Strait's tour bus in 1992's "Pure Country."
"Pure Country" has probably been forgotten by all but the most fervent Strait fans. That's as it should be. Unlike Chandler, Strait wasn't really...
Major stardom may have eluded him, but the Buffalo, NY native has been working steadily for nearly 20 years, landing meaty roles in blockbusters like "King Kong," "The Kingdom" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still." But before he dodged apes, angry football fans and Keanu Reeves, he was making moves on George Strait's tour bus in 1992's "Pure Country."
"Pure Country" has probably been forgotten by all but the most fervent Strait fans. That's as it should be. Unlike Chandler, Strait wasn't really...
- 6/10/2011
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- NextMovie
Who’s the breakout star of The Voice? Right now, we’d have to say coach Blake Shelton, whose sense of humor, sensitivity (catch those smiles when contestants sang songs by his fiancée, Miranda Lambert?), and toughness (he still didn’t pick either of ‘em!) is winning him fans who have no idea his hair used to look like this.
Go ahead, embrace him. PopWatch has been a fan since he nailed the EW Pop Culture Personality Test back in 2008. Below, we revisit that entertaining conversation and stand by what we concluded then — there’s nothing sexier than a straight...
Go ahead, embrace him. PopWatch has been a fan since he nailed the EW Pop Culture Personality Test back in 2008. Below, we revisit that entertaining conversation and stand by what we concluded then — there’s nothing sexier than a straight...
- 5/4/2011
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
18 years after George Strait starred in the original Pure Country, Director Christopher Cain brings us his follow-up Pure Country 2: The Gift, with another tale of finding joy through music. It's a new story for a new generation, but the message is still the same. With Katrina Elam taking center stage in the 2010 sequel, Pure Country 2: The Gift is a great film for country music lovers and families alike. To help raise awareness for this fun little music flick, JustPressPlay is giving one lucky reader a chance to win a digital copy from the iTunes Store. To find out how you can win, just keep reading.
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Here's the official synopsis:
Suddenly thrust into the bright lights and big stages of country music stardom, Bobbie loses not just her way but her angelic gift of song. Follow singing sensation Katrina Elam as she rights the wrongs...
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Here's the official synopsis:
Suddenly thrust into the bright lights and big stages of country music stardom, Bobbie loses not just her way but her angelic gift of song. Follow singing sensation Katrina Elam as she rights the wrongs...
- 4/28/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
The popcorn is popped! The 40 lb box of Junior Mints, opened! Turn off your cell phones, make a donation to the Will Rogers Institute and shush the giggly teenager behind you, because Wednesday night was "Songs of the Cinema" on "American Idol X: No Girls Allowed!"
With Pia Toscano off gallivanting with Ellen DeGeneres and record labels (so says the rumor mill!), the top eight faced even more scrutiny than usual. From viewers, that is. We all know the judges cheerleaders would give the contestants a standing ovation even if they just belched the alphabet. Unless that contestant's name rhymes with Paley Fineheart. (More on that later.)
But by the time the final note was shouted, the last "amazing" critique was uttered and the phone numbers were recapped, not one "Idol" stood out as being the next biggest thing in pop music. Nor jazz music, for that matter, regardless of...
With Pia Toscano off gallivanting with Ellen DeGeneres and record labels (so says the rumor mill!), the top eight faced even more scrutiny than usual. From viewers, that is. We all know the judges cheerleaders would give the contestants a standing ovation even if they just belched the alphabet. Unless that contestant's name rhymes with Paley Fineheart. (More on that later.)
But by the time the final note was shouted, the last "amazing" critique was uttered and the phone numbers were recapped, not one "Idol" stood out as being the next biggest thing in pop music. Nor jazz music, for that matter, regardless of...
- 4/14/2011
- by Jim Cantiello
- MTV Newsroom
var brightcovevideoid = '903482184001'; After a quick opening replay of Pia Toscano's shocking elimination from last Thursday's American Idol - and congratulations for Jennifer Lopez and her World's Most Beautiful cover of People - the camera picked out a girl in the audience holding up a big sign that said, "I Miss Pia." But the "a" was blocked by someone in front of her. Unless the sign really did say, "I Miss Pi." Perhaps she was mathematically inclined. Wednesday's 90-minute show was devoted to movie music. The judges awarded one standing ovation, and it went to Casey Abrams, who...
- 4/14/2011
- by Tom Gliatto
- PEOPLE.com
It's all about songs from the movies on "American Idol" this week. Following the success of his last week's performance, Paul McDonald once again went crazy with "Old Time Rock and Roll" from "Risky Business". He successfully heated up the night, though his voice was not very special.
"I love your crazy, wild abandon, man...I liked it," Steven Tyler quipped. Jennifer Lopez was also amused, saying, "It's just so great to watch...Good job." Randy Jackson could not say anything but agreed, "I loved that."
Lauren Alaina picked a teen song, "The Climb" from Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana: The Movie". Randy thought "the Lauren that we first saw in Nashville is roaring back," and Steven added, "I love what you bring to a song and I love more what a song brings to you."
Stefano Langone did "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men which is featured...
"I love your crazy, wild abandon, man...I liked it," Steven Tyler quipped. Jennifer Lopez was also amused, saying, "It's just so great to watch...Good job." Randy Jackson could not say anything but agreed, "I loved that."
Lauren Alaina picked a teen song, "The Climb" from Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana: The Movie". Randy thought "the Lauren that we first saw in Nashville is roaring back," and Steven added, "I love what you bring to a song and I love more what a song brings to you."
Stefano Langone did "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men which is featured...
- 4/14/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
As you’ve come to expect each week here on PopWatch, American Idol vocal coach and arranger Debra Byrd and associate music director and arranger Michael Orland sat down with EW to discuss Wednesday night’s Top 8 performance show right after the music ended. For a decade, Byrd and Orland have been on the front lines with the contestants, from Hollywood Week to the grand finale in May. The two work with the contestants on their respective songs, helping them shine on the Idol stage and in front of a national TV audience. Click through to read their take on...
- 4/14/2011
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
After the "American Idol" travesty that was Pia Toscano getting sent home last week, the Top 6 men and the two girls America has let tag along are singing songs from the movies. The show starts off with a dramatic re-living of the Pia debacle, complete with People's Most Beautiful Person Jennifer Lopez in tears. Oh, the humanity.
So let's see how the cinema songs treated the "American Idol" contestants. Here are the Top 8 Idols, from best to worst:
1. Casey Abrams, "Nature Boy," Nat King Cole, "The Boy With Green Hair"
Casey's rockin' the upright bass and old-timey microphone. This is a very weird choice for this show - at least do the "Moulin Rouge" version. Casey is really chewing his words and notes, it's atonal and strange. It's like Caesy is jamming on stage at a jazz club. $10 will get you $20 Simon would call this "self-indulgent." The viewers will not...
So let's see how the cinema songs treated the "American Idol" contestants. Here are the Top 8 Idols, from best to worst:
1. Casey Abrams, "Nature Boy," Nat King Cole, "The Boy With Green Hair"
Casey's rockin' the upright bass and old-timey microphone. This is a very weird choice for this show - at least do the "Moulin Rouge" version. Casey is really chewing his words and notes, it's atonal and strange. It's like Caesy is jamming on stage at a jazz club. $10 will get you $20 Simon would call this "self-indulgent." The viewers will not...
- 4/14/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
For movie songs week, "American Idol" finalist Scotty McCreery chose the George Strait classic "I Cross My Heart" from the 1992 movie "Pure Country," you know, getting "back to his country roots." Heee. What did you think?
We thought it was a very Scotty performance. Perfect choice, very in line with his genre and what we imagine his fans love. It was maybe a tad boring and the big high note at the end wasn't spot-on, but it was solid.
The judges were gushing. Randy called him "hot," Steven Tyler said he's in love with Scotty's voice and J.Lo said that while it wasn't her favorite song choice of Scotty's, he performed it beautifully. We think he'll be safe for Top 7.
What did you think?...
We thought it was a very Scotty performance. Perfect choice, very in line with his genre and what we imagine his fans love. It was maybe a tad boring and the big high note at the end wasn't spot-on, but it was solid.
The judges were gushing. Randy called him "hot," Steven Tyler said he's in love with Scotty's voice and J.Lo said that while it wasn't her favorite song choice of Scotty's, he performed it beautifully. We think he'll be safe for Top 7.
What did you think?...
- 4/14/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It's all about songs from the movies on "American Idol" this week. Following the success of his last week's performance, Paul McDonald once again went crazy with "Old Time Rock and Roll" from "Risky Business". He successfully heated up the night, though his voice was not very special.
"I love your crazy, wild abandon, man...I liked it," Steven Tyler quipped. Jennifer Lopez was also amused, saying, "It's just so great to watch...Good job." Randy Jackson could not say anything but agreed, "I loved that."
Lauren Alaina picked a teen song, "The Climb" from Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana: The Movie". Randy thought "the Lauren that we first saw in Nashville is roaring back," and Steven added, "I love what you bring to a song and I love more what a song brings to you."
Stefano Langone did "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men which is featured...
"I love your crazy, wild abandon, man...I liked it," Steven Tyler quipped. Jennifer Lopez was also amused, saying, "It's just so great to watch...Good job." Randy Jackson could not say anything but agreed, "I loved that."
Lauren Alaina picked a teen song, "The Climb" from Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana: The Movie". Randy thought "the Lauren that we first saw in Nashville is roaring back," and Steven added, "I love what you bring to a song and I love more what a song brings to you."
Stefano Langone did "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men which is featured...
- 4/14/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Michael Becker / Fox “American Idol’s” Final 8: Clockwise from Left: Jacob Lusk, Haley Reinhart, Paul McDonald, Srefano Langone, Casey Abrams, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and James Durbin.
After last week’s Pia Toscano upset it is fair to say it’s anybody’s game on “American Idol.” It’s also evident the judges are weighing every word they utter, fearful they spur another upset among the final eight contestants.
Always unique, raspy-voiced Paul McDonald kicked off the “Music from...
After last week’s Pia Toscano upset it is fair to say it’s anybody’s game on “American Idol.” It’s also evident the judges are weighing every word they utter, fearful they spur another upset among the final eight contestants.
Always unique, raspy-voiced Paul McDonald kicked off the “Music from...
- 4/14/2011
- by Stephanie Krikorian
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
This isn’t very much of a shortlist, now, is it?
Thanks to IndieWire, we have the short list of possible Oscar nominees in the category of Best Original Song, and while it includes such obvious members like John Legend’s “Shine” from Waiting For “Superman,” it also happens to include songs from films like Pure Country 2 and yes, even Ramona And Beezus.
Read more on Shortlist for Oscar Best Original Song released…...
Thanks to IndieWire, we have the short list of possible Oscar nominees in the category of Best Original Song, and while it includes such obvious members like John Legend’s “Shine” from Waiting For “Superman,” it also happens to include songs from films like Pure Country 2 and yes, even Ramona And Beezus.
Read more on Shortlist for Oscar Best Original Song released…...
- 12/15/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
Could this be the hippest Best Original Song category in years? Meh, probably not. Basically, it works like this. If you had an original song in a movie this year, you're basically on the shortlist (hello Katrina Elam for "Pure Country 2"). Then, the Academy goes through a pretty ridiculous system to determine the nominees (more on that in a second) which results in small handful of final contenders who are all usually from one or two films (get ready for mulitiple nods "Burleseque"!). So what does that all mean? Well, hopefully we won't have to deal with Justin Bieber's…...
- 12/15/2010
- The Playlist
Sony Music
Oh “Crazy Heart,” what have you started? Last year, Jeff Bridges earned unanimous critical acclaim as a down-on-his-luck country singer who falls for a younger woman.
This year’s entry in the country music pseudo-biopic genre is Shana Feste’s “Country Strong,” the story of a fallen country music star (Gwyneth Paltrow) who gets involved with a young singer (Garrett Hedlund) and hits the road with her ex-husband/manager (Tim McGraw). Wanna guess what the soundtrack consists of?
The soundtrack to Shana Feste’s romantic triangle drama could double as Country Music 101, with outlaw country, country pop, country rock and cry-in-your-beer ballads all represented.
Recalling Bridges’ four musical contributions to the “Crazy Heart” soundtrack, this album combines professional singers like Faith Hill and Hank Williams Jr. with the film’s protagonists. And while Leighton Meester’s cover of Rascal Flatts’ “Words I Couldn’t Say” falls, um, flatts,...
Oh “Crazy Heart,” what have you started? Last year, Jeff Bridges earned unanimous critical acclaim as a down-on-his-luck country singer who falls for a younger woman.
This year’s entry in the country music pseudo-biopic genre is Shana Feste’s “Country Strong,” the story of a fallen country music star (Gwyneth Paltrow) who gets involved with a young singer (Garrett Hedlund) and hits the road with her ex-husband/manager (Tim McGraw). Wanna guess what the soundtrack consists of?
The soundtrack to Shana Feste’s romantic triangle drama could double as Country Music 101, with outlaw country, country pop, country rock and cry-in-your-beer ballads all represented.
Recalling Bridges’ four musical contributions to the “Crazy Heart” soundtrack, this album combines professional singers like Faith Hill and Hank Williams Jr. with the film’s protagonists. And while Leighton Meester’s cover of Rascal Flatts’ “Words I Couldn’t Say” falls, um, flatts,...
- 11/16/2010
- by Jason Newman
- NextMovie
MPAA ratings: Aug. 11, 2010. The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.
Film Distributor Reason Rating 127 Hours
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Rated for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images. R Alpha and Omega Lionsgate
Rated for rude humor and some mild action. PG Avatar Special Edition Re-Release
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Rated for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.
Film Distributor Reason Rating 127 Hours
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Rated for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images. R Alpha and Omega Lionsgate
Rated for rude humor and some mild action. PG Avatar Special Edition Re-Release
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Rated for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
- 8/11/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I’m a sucker for movies about country singers. Despite the fact that listening to country music makes my ears bleed, I never pass up on a good country drama. The genre traditionally leans toward biopics (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Sweet Dreams, Pure Country, Walk the Line) and Crazy Heart is no exception.
Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake, a washed up Country/Blues musician who has been relegated to performing in bowling alleys and other undignified venues. Blake is a raging alcoholic who stumbles off the stage mid-performance to go puke, then returns to finish a set. He drives his pick-up from town to town and beds middle age women who still remember him from his golden days.
He tersely thrusts his show notes to whatever band he happens to be playing with that night, and can’t be bothered to rehearse. It’s a gamble as to whether he...
Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake, a washed up Country/Blues musician who has been relegated to performing in bowling alleys and other undignified venues. Blake is a raging alcoholic who stumbles off the stage mid-performance to go puke, then returns to finish a set. He drives his pick-up from town to town and beds middle age women who still remember him from his golden days.
He tersely thrusts his show notes to whatever band he happens to be playing with that night, and can’t be bothered to rehearse. It’s a gamble as to whether he...
- 1/21/2010
- by Shannon Hood
- The Flickcast
George Strait has signed on to appear in A Pure Country Gift, the follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country. Chris Cain, who directed the original movie, will helm Gift. He wrote the screenplay with his son, actor Dean, says The Hollywood Reporter. Director Chris said that the picture is less of a traditional sequel and more of "a movie in the Pure Country genre". The film tells (more)...
- 11/17/2009
- by By Mike Moody
- Digital Spy
Country music star George Strait will star in a sequel to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.According to The Hollywood Reporter, "A Pure Country Gift" will be directed by Chris Cain, who also directed the first film. He co-wrote the screenplay with his son, actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. "Country Gift" is about three angels who give the gift of a beautiful singing voice to a baby girl.The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic box office in 1992, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub will not be involved in the new film.
- 11/17/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
In a move that only seems sixteen or seventeen years too late for most people to care about, a new Pure Country movie, A Pure Country Gift, has been announced. That’s right, Spider-man 4, watch your ass because there is going to be a sort-of sequel to Pure Country coming in. You better hope it does not start garnering all of the sequel attention of Hollywood.
Read more on Pure Country getting a sequel (kind of)…...
Read more on Pure Country getting a sequel (kind of)…...
- 11/17/2009
- by Rusty Gordon
- GordonandtheWhale
George Strait's 1992 film "Pure Country" will get a sequel, and director Christopher Cain will return to direct "A Pure Country Gift," which he and his son Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark") wrote together.
Country music star Strait will star in the film, which Cain said won't be a straight sequel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cain said he got the idea by seeing many famous people disintegrate.
Country music star Strait will star in the film, which Cain said won't be a straight sequel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cain said he got the idea by seeing many famous people disintegrate.
- 11/16/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
By the Hollywood Reporter
Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.
Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.
- 11/16/2009
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Long before Britney Spears was making the jump to Crossroads, or Mariah Carey was melting the silver screen in Glitter or Madonna was showing us why she never made the jump to film earlier with Swept Away, country star George Strait was making his acting debut in the 1992 film Pure Country. And now, some 17-years later, the unbridled success of that film is spawning a sequel... sort of. THR is reporting that Strait has signed a deal to star alongside Lois & Clark star Dean Cain in A Pure Country Gift, described not as a sequel but as a "movie in the Pure Country genre" by director Chris Cain, who co-wrote the script with son Dean. The original film was produced by Warner Bros. and producer Jerry Weintraub for $9 million dollars, earning $15 million at the domestic box office, selling over 3 million home video units and over 6 million CD soundtracks. It told the story of a country music star...
- 11/16/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Can an old dog like George Strait compete with a young pup like Miley Cyrus? We'll soon find out, because the country music A-lister is set to star in a follow-up to his 1992 film 'Pure Country' for Warner Bros., according to a story in The Hollywood ... Read more
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- 11/16/2009
- by Jane Boursaw
- Moviefone
Country music right now in many ways doesn't resemble at all what it was in the early 90s, when Garth Brooks became a giant crossover success but Shania Twain had yet to make it a full-fledged pop genre. But one of the icons from that area, George Strait, is making a return regardless, teaming up once again with director Chris Cain for A Pure Country Gift, a follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country. Though Strait will have a role in the film, this time he won't be focus of the proceedings-- THR writes that the star of the film will be Katrina Elam, playing a young woman who was gifted with a singing voice by three angels as a baby, but who begins to lose her gifts when she breaks the rules of life that the angels set. "In her climb to fame and fortune, she breaks some of the...
- 11/16/2009
- cinemablend.com
Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
"I tell funny stories, but he went to Princeton, so he can spell," Chris Cain joked.
"Country Gift" isn't a sequel, per se, but more of "a movie in the 'Pure Country' genre," Chris Cain said.
The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic boxoffice, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub is not involved in the new film.
"I went back to Jerry, and he said, 'Good luck with the picture, and God bless you,' " Chris Cain said.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
"I tell funny stories, but he went to Princeton, so he can spell," Chris Cain joked.
"Country Gift" isn't a sequel, per se, but more of "a movie in the 'Pure Country' genre," Chris Cain said.
The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic boxoffice, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub is not involved in the new film.
"I went back to Jerry, and he said, 'Good luck with the picture, and God bless you,' " Chris Cain said.
- 11/15/2009
- by By Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Multi-platinum Country music star Lorrie Morgan has been cast in the Broadway-bound production of the hit movie Pure Country, producers Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi announced today. Morgan joins fellow Country music star Joe Nichols to headline the new musical that is expected to open on Broadway in early 2010. As previously announced, Nichols takes on the role of ?Rusty' [?Dusty' in the movie], which was made famous in the film by George Strait. Morgan now joins him to play the role of ?Lula,' Rusty's ruthless manager, which was created on film by Lesley Anne Warren.
- 8/4/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Country music star, Cma Winner, Acm Winner and four-time Grammy Nominee Joe Nichols has been offered the role made famous by George Strait in the Broadway production of the hit movie, Pure Country. According to producer Randall L. Wreghitt, the musical is in the process of securing the remainder of its financing and casting, and plans to open in early 2010.
- 4/10/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Brian Philips has been promoted to president of CMT.
Philips, who was upped from executive vp and Gm, will continue to oversee CMT, CMT Films, CMT.com, CMT Pure Country and all brand extensions.
He will continue to be based in Nashville and report to MTV Networks Music and Logo Group president Van Toffler.
"Brian's got the soul of a poet, the creative pulse of a musician and the mind of a sage TV executive" said Toffler. "He's got undeniable integrity and most of all -- a true love of music."
Philips has been at the helm of the country music network since 2001. During his tenure, the network's subscriber base has more than doubled from 38 to 88 million households.
In the past year, the network also has broadened its appeal with such reality hits as "Gone Country" and "Can You Duet."
Philips also launched Cmt Films in 2005.
Philips, who was upped from executive vp and Gm, will continue to oversee CMT, CMT Films, CMT.com, CMT Pure Country and all brand extensions.
He will continue to be based in Nashville and report to MTV Networks Music and Logo Group president Van Toffler.
"Brian's got the soul of a poet, the creative pulse of a musician and the mind of a sage TV executive" said Toffler. "He's got undeniable integrity and most of all -- a true love of music."
Philips has been at the helm of the country music network since 2001. During his tenure, the network's subscriber base has more than doubled from 38 to 88 million households.
In the past year, the network also has broadened its appeal with such reality hits as "Gone Country" and "Can You Duet."
Philips also launched Cmt Films in 2005.
- 3/3/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I probably don't have to tell you that a movie based on a Toby Keith song - any Toby Keith song - is probably not going to be knocking on the door to the AFI list anytime soon. But hey, at least this isn't the movie based on the Toby Keith song where we put a boot in your ass...because that's the American way. Uh-huh. And it's worked out really well, by the way.
No, this is Beer for My Horses, and the song with that name is not the worst country tune I've ever heard, but it's far from the best. It's an Ok ditty if you're out drinking with your friends, I suppose, and that's probably both its inspiration and purpose. The song is a duet between Keith and Willie Nelson, both of whom are in the movie, although Willie has what appears to be a limited role (a shame,...
No, this is Beer for My Horses, and the song with that name is not the worst country tune I've ever heard, but it's far from the best. It's an Ok ditty if you're out drinking with your friends, I suppose, and that's probably both its inspiration and purpose. The song is a duet between Keith and Willie Nelson, both of whom are in the movie, although Willie has what appears to be a limited role (a shame,...
- 7/16/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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