TV / Film News

California Budget Includes Tax Relief for Film, TV Shoots

Source: Michael Ricci
February 20, 2009

Previous attempts to secure tax credits for film and TV productions were portrayed by opponents as handouts for Hollywood. But those arguments weakened as other states poached jobs from California.

Incentives long sought by the entertainment industry should help keep productions at home. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former movie actor, has been trying for years to get tax credits to keep California's signature industry at home.

He got his wish early Thursday when the Legislature approved tax credits for ...

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SAG Talks Collapse as Studios Hold Firm

Source: Michael Ricci
February 20, 2009

After three days, negotiations falter over the start date and duration of the actors' contract. No new talks are scheduled.

Negotiations between actors and the Hollywood studios broke down Thursday night, dashing high hopes for a quick resolution in a stalemate that has kept the union's 120,000 members working without a new contract for seven months.

The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which negotiates on behalf of the studios, ended talks after just ...

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The Jaron Eames TV Show Presents: A Conversation with Art D'Lugoff of the Village Gate

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

Starting February 25th, 2009! Tune into a four part conversation with the Village Gate's Art D'Lugoff on the JaRon Eames TV show will air every Wednesday night 12:30am Channel 34 in New York City. Also airing in Hollywood CA, South Hampton NY, Brooklyn NY and world wide on the web at mnn.org. Part 2 will air March 5th, followed by parts 3 and 4, March 12th, and 19th. The release of the upcoming book Jazz Conversations is due to be ...

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Anita O'Day - The Life of a Jazz Singer - Film Opening

Source: CSP-Media
February 19, 2009

A film about the jazz singer Anita O'Day may be opening near you. Anita O'Day: The Life Of A Jazz Singer won the “2008 SATELLITE Award winner for Best Documentary – International Press Academy".

Read the All About Jazz review

Visit our website to find an opening near you!

About Anita O'Day

Born Anita Belle Colton in Chicago, Illinois on October 18, 1919, O’Day got her start as a teen. She eventually changed her name to O’Day and ...

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Tomei and Winslet: Nudity = Oscar Glory?

Source: Michael Ricci
February 19, 2009

There's more than art for actresses like Marisa Tomei and Kate Winslet to consider when they take on nude scenes. Take 26!

That's the shot that director Darren Aronofsky used of Marisa Tomei in one of The Wrestler's pivotal dance sequences, one in which the 44-year-old Academy Award nominee gyrates and prances, flaunts and slinks -- largely in the nude -- across a real New Jersey club called Cheeques.

That combination of Aronofsky's persistence paired with the time ...

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Life and Times of Jack Sheldon Tonight on PBS Between the Lines

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2009

Very exciting news.....tonight The Life and Times of Jack Sheldon will be the topic on the PBS show Between The Lines as host, Barry Kibrick interviews Doug McIntyre and Penny Peyser.

Tonight February 14, 2009 8:00p (PST) PBS

That's channel 28 in L.A.(no cable)....and channel 6 for TimeWarner Cable in L.A. Check your local PBS station for correct channel and air time in your area.

Thanks for all your support last night at Cafe 322! was ...

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Don't Call Me A Jazz Musician: Gary Bartz on Miles Davis

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2009

Bret Primack, the Jazz Video Guy, has just posted “Don't Call Me A Jazz Musician" featuring Gary Bartz discussing his tenure with Miles Davis. The episode also includes some rare video of the 1971 incarnation of the Miles Davis band that includes Mr. Bartz, Keith Jarrett and Grammy winner Jack DeJohnette. “Trying to answer the age-old question 'What Is Jazz?' is like pondering a zen koan," Bret explains. What started as the creation of former slaves in New Orleans has ...

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'American Idol' Putting Away the Chair

Source: Michael Ricci
February 12, 2009

Two hours' worth of teasing, and all we got was one legitimate surprise. I'm talking about Jamar Rogers getting booted off, not Tatiana Del Toro, who's already water-cooler conversation gold, being granted a stay. As anyone who's seen “Dead Man Walking" well knows, executions make for higher drama when they're drawn out.

Tonight's American Idol was a long way from reality television at its best. Here's what was missing: actual suspense; any real insight into the judges' decisions (though most ...

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