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Martino Unstrung Premiere NY Screening Draws Overflow Crowd
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, ...
A Handful of Young American Directors Are Making Clear-Eyed Movies for Hard Times
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 ...
David Carradine @ Screening 'Bound for Glory' Tonight
Film critic Kevin Thomas introduces this screening of Hal Ashby's 1976 biopic about folk singer Woody ("This Machine Kills Fascists") Guthrie. Star David Carradine will appear in- person for a Q&A following the screening. A Beautiful film. Bound For Glory Wednesday Mar 18 07:30 PM Price: $10 ...
The Converging of Cultures: MTV and Youtube (Part 2)
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 ...
John Lennon Biopic “Nowhere Boy” Grabbed by Weinstein Company
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 ...
Notes from the Net: Miles Davis on PBS, Pizzarelli Plays Rodgers, Plus News, Reviews, and More
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 ...
50 Ways to Improve Your Life: Watch Let It Be
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 ...
Leroy Jones on Abc26/Wgno's "Good Morning New Orleans"
Leroy Jones will be performing on ABC26/WGNO's “Good Morning New Orleans" show tomorrow morning Wednesday March 18 between 6:15 and 7:00 AM. The band will consist of Leroy Jones, Todd Duke, Mitchell Player, and Bunchy Johnson and they will be performing songs from Leroy's new album “Sweeter Than A Summer Breeze". The CD was released on ...
Pritzker Jams on Jazz in Pic Pair
Billionaire first-time filmmaker backs biopics. And you thought silent films were dead. Billionaire and first-time director Dan Pritzker has completed shooting a pair of films, including one that's a silent, complete with the dialogue title cards that were commonplace before those films became obsolete nearly 80 years ago. Son of the late Hyatt Hotels chain magnate ...
Obama to Appear on 'The Tonight Show'
The TV chat show circuit is a rare stop for U.S. presidents while in office. President Barack Obama will appear on Thursday as a guest on “ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," NBC television said. Obama will make an appearance on the late-night talk show hosted by comedian Jay Leno while on a visit to ...
