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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 ...
Cognitive Surplus: The Great Spare-Time Revolution
People don't just do things for money, says Pink. 'We do things because they are interesting.' Clay Shirky and Daniel Pink have led eerily parallel lives. Both grew up in Midwest university towns in the 1970s, where they spent their formative years watching television after school and at night. Both later went to Yale (a BA ...
Sidekick No More: Eubanks Starts Post-Leno Life
Kevin Eubanks ended his 15-year tenure as musical director of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Friday with a song, alone on acoustic guitar. It was Adoration, an original ballad flecked with classical filigree, and he gave it a warmly dignified calm. He seemed unhurried and introspective, already pulling away from the frenetic clamor of ...
Israeli Filmmaker Adopts Camel Race Dream
Ezry Keydar and Nadav Ben Israel, two Israeli filmmakers, began making a documentary last year about a Bedouin man's dream of restoring camel races and cultural pride. But even before the film has been finished, his dream has become theirs. Camel racing in Israel may sound outlandish, but there's a serious point. Keydar says Israel is ...
Bandleader Kevin Eubanks Ends 18 Years with Leno
It's a wrap for Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks after 18 years backing up host Jay Leno. “I don't think we've ever had an argument," Leno said, bidding Eubanks farewell on Friday's show. “We've had a lot of fun." Eubanks, whose duties included comic sidekick to Leno as well as guitarist, had been aboard since Leno ...
'Cove' Release Sparks Ire in Japan
Oscar-winning doc “The Cove," which depicts the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan, is now set for a June 26 Japanese bow on 27 screens -- but the road to release has been rocky and the troubles may not yet be over. “The Cove's" helmer Louie Psihoyos and his staff encountered fierce opposition from the locals ...
Theme Songs Integral Part of Classic Remakes
Studios capitalize on title tunes familiar to both old and young. In a year when the TV Academy nearly abolished its Emmy “main title theme" category, classic TV themes are turning out to be incredibly valuable properties -- especially when it comes to remakes. An update of “Hawaii Five-O" is coming to CBS in the fall, ...
Top Ten Jazz Movies
The Bottom Line: This category was not as crowded as I would have liked because there are few great movies about jazz but several movies with great jazz. This is a very difficult epinion for me to write because I love jazz so much and movies about jazz are few and far between or just plain ...
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