TV / Film News

Hans Zimmer Brings Punk Attitude to Batman

Source: Michael Ricci
June 3, 2008

Zimmer and Howard discuss the opposing characters, and their approach to The Dark Knight

With the release of “Batman Begins" in 2005, director Christopher Nolan reframed the series with a true-crime grit. A stark push away from the cartoon-like Batman & Robin, Nolan's take revisited the darker tones established by Tim Burton's 1989 film and its 1992 sequel, Batman Returns. Perhaps where the film took the greatest departure from previous cinematic was in its music. Before Batman Begins, the franchise ...

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Redford on Pollack

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2008

Redford on Pollack Candid Views How Wall Street has Changed Hollywood. Director Sydney Pollack had a special relationship with star Robert Redford, whom he directed in seven films including Out of Africa, The Way We Were, and Three Days of the Condor. Redford spoke about his old friend, who died Monday of cancer at the age of 73.

How long did you know each other?

Redford: I've known him for 48 years, almost half a century. ...

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Trying to Get Good: Screening Dates Announced

Source: All About Jazz
May 25, 2008

TRYINING TO GET GOOD: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon Festival Screening Dates This is a must see for all Jazz affascinato's and those who never understood the genres deep meaning. -All About Jazz Who is Jack Sheldon? You may remember him as Merv Griffins comedic trumpet-wielding sidekick, or the indelible voice on School House Rock, but musicians know him as a jazz giant. Unlike his close friend, Chet Baker, Jack Sheldon survived the demons of ...

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Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon May 30th

Source: All About Jazz
May 24, 2008

TRYING TO GET GOOD: the Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon Exclusive Engagement Opens May 30th

Compelling and Highly Entertaining of the Consummate Musician, Irrepressible Comedian, and Ultimate Jazz Survivor, Jack Sheldon. Leonard Maltin-Entertainment Tonight Laugh-filled Tony Gieske-Hollywood Reporter An inspiration to all of us who try to get better at what we do. Stacy Keach-Golden Globe Winner Maybe you know him as Merv Griffin's trumpet playing sidekick or as the indelible voice ...

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Billie Holiday Film to be Shot in Connecticut

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2008

A press event will be held on May 21, 2008 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM at the Shubert Theater, 247 College Street, New Haven. Wayne Holmes, Co-Owner of Rockville USA Production Studios in Rockville, Connecticut (a member of Connecticut's Hollywood East Legislative Task Force), will announce details about “Lady Day, “ a new feature film in pre-production in Connecticut. Award-winning screenwriter Paris Qualles has indicated his interest in being both screenwriter and a producer for “Lady Day." Stuart Nicholson, ...

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Back Stage Pass / American Idol Behind-the-Scenes

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2008

Wednesday night's “American Idol" finale, in which David Cook was crowned as the winner of Season 7, was a TV entertainment spectacle comparable in scale only to the Oscars. Yet unlike that event, the “American Idol" crew has just one week to pull it together. Richard Rushfield -- the first journalist ever allowed to observe rehearsal's for the show's finale -- recorded this diary of the week leading up to the show.

SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD. FRIDAY, 5 P.M.

If ...

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David Cook Crowned "Idol"

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2008

David Cook named season seven's American Idol

Victory after a two-hour finale packed with advertising tie-ins and appearances by Seal, Donna Summer, Bryan Adams, ZZ Top, Graham Nash, Jonas Brothers, a digital Gladys Knight, OneRepublic, former Idols Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks, as well as George Michael (who performed a sober “Praying for Time" after the final twelve ran through a medley of his hits). According to Idol, 97.5 million votes were cast for the two Davids, with Cook pulling ...

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David Cook: "American Idol" Winner

Source: Michael Ricci
May 21, 2008

07:13 PM PT, May 21 2008 When David Cook was announced as the winner of American Idol Wednesday night at the Nokia theater, it was just another twist in a season that has tested the still-vibrant franchise. The 25 year old became the first performer in the rock music mold to win, amassing 56% of 96 million votes, to 44% for 17 year old prodigy David Archuleta, who sings in the pop balladeer style that has dominated “Idol" ...

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