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Summer Screenings Jack Sheldon's "Trying to Get Good"
“Jack was in the Edwards Air Force Base Band. He got sick and had to check into the base hospital. He went missing. The faint sound of a trumpet could be heard and it was finally discovered in a dirty linen closet. Jack had covered himself in old sheets and blankets so he could practice. When ...
Underscoring Richard Wagner's Influence on Film Music
You may not know his 'Ring,' but if you've seen 'Lord of the Rings' or 'Star Wars' you've entered his musical universe. Max Steiner's application of music at a critical moment in “Gone With the Wind" can be compared to Wagner's use of Siegfried's funeral music late in “Gotterdammerung." Max Steiner, the pioneering film composer who ...
Christopher Nolan's Dim View of a Hollywood Craze: 'I'm Not a Huge Fan of 3-D'
Christopher Nolan, speaking at the Hero Complex Film Festival, was cheered loudly by the audience when he made a moviegoer confession: “I'm not a huge fan of 3-D." The director of “The Dark Knight" added that, after doing 3-D tests, his new film “Inception" will not be released in the trendy stereoscopic format because “we didn't ...
Federal Commission Approves Box-Office Futures Trading
Box-office futures have passed a final regulatory hurdle, clearing the way for the first bets to be placed in the near future, and overcoming objections by Hollywood that sought to block it. In a 3-2 vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday afternoon approved a contract created by the company Media Derivatives that would allow ...
Simon & Garfunkel Come Together for Unexpected Mrs. Robinson
Hollywood's A-List turns out to celebrate Mike Nichols at AFI tribute The ambiance at the Sony Pictures Studios soundstage, where Judy Garland once walked down the Yellow Brick Road, had a couple of differences from the Academy Awards: The tribute for the 78-year-old was more intimate and, as Helen Mirren said while waiting for her car ...
What is That Weird Hum During World Cup Games?
Is there something wrong with your television set, or has a swarm of angry bees invaded the World Cup pitch? Neither the strange noise you're hearing during today's World Cup games (and for the rest of the tournament, presumably) is the sound of thousands of vuvuzelas. But what, pray tell, is a vuvuzela? A vuvuzela is ...
Laurent Medelgi Scores New Michael Jackson Documentary "Gone Too Soon".
Laurent Medelgi scores new Michael Jackson Documentary “Gone Too Soon"(Reveille/Shine production). Appointed sole composer for this in-depth look at the last 6 months of Michael's Life with never-seen-before footage of the King of Pop and his entourage. “I had to move away from the hustle and bustle of New york City in order to really channel ...
Japanese Media Members, Academics Speak out Against Canceling of 'Cove' Screenings in Japan
Fifty-five journalists, academics and film directors in Japan condemned intimidation and threats that led movie theaters to cancel screenings of “The Cove," a documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in a Japanese village. Three movie theaters that had been scheduled to show the film later this month canceled their plans last week after receiving a flood ...
A Look at Musicians' Hard Lives
If you'd like to get a realistic glimpse of the life of a jazz musician, turn in to HBO's “Treme," set in post-Katrina New Orleans. Several of the show's primary characters are musicians, jazz or other, who eke out a living in one of America's most musical cities. If you can't make it here, can you ...
Minor Key to 'Tonight Show' Tune
“The Tonight Show" gets its fourth theme song in a little more than a year, as new music director Rickey Minor joins the late-night talker on Monday. Minor will immediately put his stamp on the Jay Leno gabfest with a new theme, along with an entirely new band. For those keeping track at home: Leno signed ...
