TV / Film News

IATSE Ratifies Three-Year Contract That Cuts Health Benefits

Source: Michael Ricci
March 21, 2009

The union, which represents more than 35,000 film and TV workers, fends off a campaign by dissidents who accused their leaders of selling them short at the bargaining table.

A union representing more than 35,000 film and TV workers has approved a new three- year contract, fending off a vigorous opposition campaign by dissidents who accused their leaders of selling them short at the bargaining table.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees said Friday that the contract, which was ...

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Martino Unstrung Premiere NY Screening Draws Overflow Crowd

Source: All About Jazz
March 20, 2009

The documentary Martino Unstrung offers an in-depth study of guitarist Pat Martino and the brain disorder that required life-saving emergency surgery which left him with total amnesia that would have ended his career were it not for his persistence and courage in relearning his craft anew.

In 2008, this writer reviewed the film and interviewed Martino, the director, Ian Knox, and the neurologist, Paul Broks for All About Jazz. The film was released on DVD and has been shown at ...

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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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