TV / Film News

A Handful of Young American Directors Are Making Clear-Eyed Movies for Hard Times

Source: Michael Ricci
March 20, 2009

Neo-Neo Realism

IT IS NOW ALMOST A YEAR SINCE Wendy and Lucy played in Cannes — not a watershed moment in the history of cinema, perhaps, but a quiet harbinger. Kelly Reichardt’s third feature, about the struggles of a young woman and her dog stranded in an Oregon town en route to Alaska, was certainly among the more admired films in a strong festival, where it showed out of competition. But by the time it opened in New York last ...

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David Carradine @ Screening 'Bound for Glory' Tonight

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

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The Converging of Cultures: MTV and Youtube (Part 2)

Source: HypeBot
March 18, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor

'Total Request Dies'

The millennium passed without any widespread or serious computer issues and in the spring of the year, the countdown reached its peak and had become a very recognizable pop culture icon. Over the next couple of years, the show took on a few evolutionary changes, but it retained it status. With the realization that the show had already reached the apex of its growth and Carson hatched a plan to use his ...

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John Lennon Biopic “Nowhere Boy” Grabbed by Weinstein Company

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2009

Nowhere Boy, a biopic about John Lennon’s childhood, has been picked up by the Weinstein Company, Variety reports. The project is two weeks into filming with Aaron Johnson, who played the young Ed Norton in The Illusionist, in the role of Lennon and English Patient star Kristin Scott Thomas portraying the Beatle’s aunt, who battled Lennon’s mother Julia for custody.

The film will examine the effects each woman and their custody fight had on the young musician. Variety says the ...

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Notes from the Net: Miles Davis on PBS, Pizzarelli Plays Rodgers, Plus News, Reviews, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 18, 2009

Here's our weekly compilation of news and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* For our mandatory weekly portion of Miles Davis-related content, via Blogcritics, here's a review of Miles Davis: The Sound of Miles Davis, a newly restored and reissued 1959 television special featuring most of the band from Davis' Kind of Blue ...

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50 Ways to Improve Your Life: Watch Let It Be

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2009

Watch the Beatles Let It Be The documentary/concert film captures the Fab Four’s final public performance 40 years ago

Almost 40 years ago, in 1969, the Beatles trooped to the rooftop of their Savile Row studio and treated the people of London's finance and tailoring district to their last public performance. The Fab Four was at the end of a film project and needed some live footage to cap the movie. Other venues were suggested, including a Roman ...

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Leroy Jones on Abc26/Wgno's "Good Morning New Orleans"

Source: Spirit Of New Orleans Productions
March 17, 2009

Leroy Jones will be performing on ABC26/WGNO's “Good Morning New Orleans" show tomorrow morning Wednesday March 18 between 6:15 and 7:00 AM. The band will consist of Leroy Jones, Todd Duke, Mitchell Player, and Bunchy Johnson and they will be performing songs from Leroy's new album “Sweeter Than A Summer Breeze". The CD was released on Valentine's Day 2009 and has received a lot of positive attention all around the world.

Leroy Jones has been a central figure in New ...

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Pritzker Jams on Jazz in Pic Pair

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2009

Billionaire first-time filmmaker backs biopics. And you thought silent films were dead.

Billionaire and first-time director Dan Pritzker has completed shooting a pair of films, including one that's a silent, complete with the dialogue title cards that were commonplace before those films became obsolete nearly 80 years ago.

Son of the late Hyatt Hotels chain magnate Jay Pritzker, Dan Pritzker is listed 246th on the 2008 Forbes list of “400 Richest Americans," with a reported net worth of $1.9 billion. ...

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