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'80s TV Icon Lydia Cornell Returns To Comedy Spotlight
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Lauren Rogers
Actress Lydia Cornell is not just a flashback to the '80s. Best-known for her role as the sweetly alluring daughter of Ted Knight in the highly popular ABC sitcom Too Close for Comfort, Cornell continues to pursue a path of comedic gold, doing stand-up and writing often pointedly hilarious political barbs on her acclaimed and sometimes controversial blog. From 1980-85, Cornell played Sara Rush, the jewel-eyed, blonde offspring of Knight and Nancy Dussault. Cornell was equal parts Marilyn Monroe and ...
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The Last Mambo: A Documentary Celebrating The Salsa/Latin Jazz Community Of The San Francisco Bay Area
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Sheryl Lynn Thomas
BERKELEY, CA: THE LAST MAMBO is a dynamic exploration of the past, present and future of Salsa/Latin Jazz community in the San Francisco Bay area. THE LAST MAMBO traces the 60+ year evolution of the West Coast Latin sound, a potent gumbo of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz harmonies and funk infused grooves. THE LAST MAMBO, shot and acquired in High Definition Video, is the first documentary to provide an in-depth examination of the cultural, economic and social forces that shape this ...
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The Last Mambo: Documenting Latin Jazz and Salsa in the San Francisco Bay Area
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
One of the major misnomers about the history of Latin Jazz is the small scope of coverage that the music has received outside of the accomplishments of musicians within New York City. There’s no doubt that New York was home to the early incarnations of Latin Jazz within the United States and that the music experienced a number of significant progressions within that region. Still, Latin Jazz has evolved in many areas across the United States and around the world. ...
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Documentary: Julie London
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Singer Julie London was the first video vocalist. I don't mean that she was the first to appear in film. Plenty of others came before her. But she was the first to fully understand how to use the camera to enhance her delivery and capture hearts. And unlike Marilyn Monroe, her contemporary, she did this without ever over-playing the minx card. London had a dry, cool and urbane tone—singing a song as though she had just fled the clutches of ...
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Music Supervisors on Finding Indie Music for Movies and TV Shows [part 3]
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HypeBot
This is the third in a series of posts quoting music supervisors on how they find or discover music to license for movies and tv shows. Music Supervisors Explain How They Find Indie Music For Movies And TV [Part 1] drew on multiple sources while both Music Supervisors On How They Find Indie Music For Movies & TV [Part 2] and this post draw on interviews from LA-based Rollo & Grady's website. Future posts will focus on advertising and video ...
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Finding Carlton - Jazz Documentary - Next Screening April 23rd
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Susheel Kurien
Finding Carlton - Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India will screen in PROVIDENCE, RI on Monday, April 23rd. BROWN UNIVERSITY, WATSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JOUKOWSKY FORUM, 155 5:00PM, APRIL 23 The screening is sponsored by the The Office for Institutional Diversity at Brown University and will feature a discussion with the Filmmaker after the screening Please contact The Office for Institutional Diversity at Brown University Finding Carlton – Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India. tells the universal ...
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For The Love Of The Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival Documentary
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1888 Media
New Documentary Exploring the History of The Cambridge Folk Music Scene From 1958-1968 To Premiere At Boston International Film Fest Features Interviews With Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Taj Mahal, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur, Jim Kweskin, Jackie Washington, Jim Rooney and Peter Rowan Includes Audio Of Two Unreleased Bob Dylan Performances, “Talkin’ World War 3 Blues” and “With God on Our Side” And A Dylan With Eric von Schmidt Version Of “Glory, Glory” Boston, MA: A new documentary celebrating ...
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UN International Jazz Day - Finding Carlton Documentary Film Screenings
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Susheel Kurien
On April 30, the United Nations will celebrate International Jazz Day with concerts scheduled for Paris, New York and New Orleans. In New York, the event schedule will include a screening of Finding Carlton - Uncovering The Story Of Jazz In India. The film will be followed by a panel discussion which will focus on the theme “Unlearning Intolerance." The location and time will be announced shortly. This groundbreaking documentary film tells the story of how African American musicians took ...
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