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"Blue Gold" Documentary Featuring Icons Of Music And Fashion Screens At The Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood, CA - Blue Gold is documentary film highlighting icons of music and fashion screens at the Hollywood Film Festival this Friday, October 18th. “BLUE GOLD" is a feature documentary years in the making about the global, cultural impact of American blue jeans. From fashion history and subculture aspiration to the lost tradition of American manufacturing, ...
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Sundance Hit "Whiplash"
New York, NY - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American, Australian, New Zealand and German rights to Damien Chazelle’s feature Whiplash. The film, which played as the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s opening night film, received rave reviews. Written by Chazelle, Whiplash stars Miles Teller (THE SPECTACULAR NOW) and J.K. Simmons ...
First Look: Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in biopic 'Miles Ahead'
Actor Don Cheadle’s obsession with Miles Davis began as a child with the jazz trumpeter’s album Porgy and Bess, a beloved staple of his family’s music collection. Now, Cheadle will make his feature film directorial debut with a crowdfunded biopic on Davis that will focus on the musician’s transition into music after a five-year hiatus—otherwise known ...
"Jazz Unlimited" to Re-Air Documentary on St. Louis Jazz History Starting Sunday, July 6
Starting this coming Sunday, July 6, Dennis Owsley's “Jazz Unlimited" program will begin re-broadcasting Owsley's ten-part audio documentary on “The Jazz History of St. Louis." “This ten-week documentary is the second longest music documentary in the history of radio and certainly the longest music documentary in St. Louis radio (I did the second longest in St. ...
Documentary: Bobby Womack
Soul singer-songwriter Bobby Womack died on Friday, June 27, at age 70. His career lasted 50 years, and he played a role in the recording careers of Sam Cooke, Sly Stone, the Rolling Stones and many other artists. His heartfelt sound is probably closest to Marvin Gaye and his influence was substantial, connecting gospel to romantic ...
Cincinnati music history fits Miles Davis film
Actor Don Cheadle has filmed movies around the world, so he's not totally surprised to be preparing to shoot his Miles Davis feature in Cincinnati. “You have architecture and the look here that can approximate the era that we're shooting in Manhattan, which Manhattan doesn't really have a lot of anymore," said Cheadle in the “Miles ...
Don Cheadle pays tribute to jazz hero with "Miles Ahead"
Using crowdfunding site Indiegogo, Don Cheadle announces he'll pay homage to hero and jazz legend Miles Davis. Don Cheadle is making a movie about Miles Davis, but he's quick to stress: It's not a biopic. “Standard biopics touch all the standard benchmarks for five seconds, then move on," Cheadle says. “They don't tell you a full ...
Actress, Singer Cynthia Basinet Comes Out To Support The Biff Presentation Of Blue Gold
New York, NY: Cynthia Basinet comes out to support The Ninth Annual BIFF presentation of Blue Gold, a feature documentary the actress, singer appears in celebrates the cultural impact of American Blue jeans. Behind the designers and brands that cultivated an iconic Americana grit culture and the rugged work ethic of American miners. Through the artists ...
A Film on Bill Frisell by Emma Franz
A new film is being made on guitarist Bill Frisell. As one of the most influential and creative musicians of our time, a film about Frisell seems somewhat overdue. Filmed with unique access over three years, this documentary will be an intimate, behind-the scenes portrait. The film has been shot, directed and produced to date by ...
Harlem To Hollywood Documentary Focuses On Billy Vera
Filmmakers Alan Swyer and Brad Spurr have begun an Indiegogo.com campaign for their documentary film “Harlem to Hollywood" that focuses on multi-talent Billy Vera; a singer, songwriter, music producer, Grammy winner, voice artist, actor, archivist, and disc jockey. It is a behind the scenes look at what it takes to succeed in the music industry and ...
