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Doors Documentary Revisits 'Strange' Days
As first tipped here in May, the Doors documentary “When You're Strange" will premiere Jan. 17 at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, “Strange" utilizes a wealth of previously unseen footage to chart the band's beginnings at UCLA's film school through to frontman Jim Morrison's mysterious death in 1971. Describing the movie ...
Steven Spielberg's Nod to Big Bands in 1941
Happy Birthday to Steven Spielberg No director or producer has ever put together a more popular body of work. That's why the movies we're now seeing are made in his image. Steven Spielberg born December 18, 1946, first films were made at a time when directors were the most important people in Hollywood, and ...
The Jazz Video Guy Live at the Village Vanguard
"I finally got a chance to shoot at the Vanguard!" the Jazz Video Guy happily exclaimed. As part of his ongoing mission to keep Jazz from becoming invisible, Bret Primack has posted the latest installment of his Jazz Video Guy Blog, “Joe Lovano: In The Music," which features the saxman's new group, Us Five, live at ...
How the Munchkins Came to Sing
“We slowed down 'D-i-n-g-d-o-n-g-t-h-e-w-i-t-c-h-i-s-d-e-a d. I had all these so-called Ken Darby singers there, (adult professional singers) and when we played them back at ninety feet per minute, it was what you hear in the picture. According to vocal director Ken Darby. How the Munchkins Sang Now as to the ...
Nick Longo Band Performs on Good Day Atlanta!
On Tuesday December 16, 2008 between 8:15 and 8:45am, Nick's band will perform and promote his CD (This Is) on FOX's Good Day Atlanta! The Atlanta-native musician Nick Longo (sax, vocals) has continued to have one of the most energetic and talented bands that exist today featuring an extensive song selection that exhibits an infusion of ...
Hollywood Steps Out
Near the end of his tenure at Warner Bros., Fred “Tex" Avery upped the ante on the Hollywood cameo picture with Hollywood Steps Out in 1941. Practically the entire picture is set to a conga beat, and even the spotlights arcing over the streets of Hollywood get into the act as the fun begins on the ...
The Roots will serve as house band for Jimmy Fallon
The Roots will serve as the house band on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," which premieres March 2 on NBC. Fallon made the announcement yesterday (Dec. 8) on the show's newly launched Web site. Fallon is taking over “Late Night" for Conan O'Brien, who is in turn taking over “The Tonight Show" from Jay Leno. The ...
Slumdog Millionaire Named Best Film of 2008
The National Board of Review has picked Slumdog Millionaire as the year's best film. The board's picks are considered the first major indication of the Academy Awards. The win boosts the awards hopes for Slumdog, which is viewed as the independent film most likely to follow Juno and Little Miss Sunshine in Oscar contention. WALL-E was ...
Cadillac Records is as Flat as a Vinyl LP
Trite musical biopic feels like soundtrack album in search of a movie Adrien Brody portrays Polish immigrant Leonard Chess, whose Chess Records nurtured the careers of Muddy Waters and others. Cadillac Records tells the story of Chess and his company. Beyonce stars as Etta James and Jeffrey Wright plays Muddy Waters in this story ...
Cadillac Records Got Their Musical Mojo Working
In Cadillac Records, Darnell Martins rollicking and insightful celebration of Chicago blues in its hectic golden age, Jeffrey Wright plays the singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. This feat is made even more impressive and interesting when you reflect that in the same movie season Mr. Wright has portrayed another notable real-life African-American, the former Secretary of ...
