TV / Film News

Esperanza Spalding is Turning the Jazz World on Its Ear

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2008

Back in January, when the phenomenal Portland-raised bassist-vocalist Esperanza Spalding played at Experience Music Project, I said we'd be hearing more from this remarkable young woman. Boy, are we hearing more. Since the May release of Spalding's major label debut, “Esperanza" (Heads Up), which debuted at No. 3 on the jazz charts and remains there, Spalding has appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman" and “Jimmy Kimmel Live." To give you an idea of just how ...

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Jazzmode TV Live on Air

Source: Translantis Music
June 9, 2008

JazZMode Media Network is happy to announce the launch of JazZMode Tv, which went live on air on the 1st of June 2008. JMTv can be viewed online from all over the globe. We are proud to say that so far it has been a huge success with over 22,000 hits on the station since the launch on the first of this month. JazZMode Tv online will be followed by JMTv satellite broadcast launch in December of 2008. With the ...

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"Crazy," Film Inspired by the Life of Guitar Legend Hank Garland

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2008

Crazy, an independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, is an official selection at the Breckenridge Festival of Film (6/5-8) - “The World's Highest Film Fest" - in Breckenridge, Colorado. Crazy will be shown at 6PM on Friday, June 6 at the Independence Room at Main Street Station (505 S. Main Street, Breckenridge, CO, 80424). Director Rick Bieber will attend the screening, and conduct a Q&A immediately following. There will ...

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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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