Results for "TV / Film"

Elvis Costello Talk Show

November 15, 2008

Sundance Channel To Premier “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." On December 3, 2008 13-Episode Season of Talk/Performance Series Kicks off with Guest Sir Elton John One-Hour Program Airs Wednesday Nights at 9:00PM ET/PT Elvis Costello Sundance Channel will launch the debut season of the new talk/performance series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." on Wednesday, ...

The Art (and Business) of the James Bond Theme Song

November 13, 2008

A James Bond theme song has two purposes to lead the marketing charge that drives you to the box office and to be a sonic backdrop while nude women dance in silhouette over the opening credits. This may explain why the Bond songbook is not overstuffed with examples of subtlety. Bond tunes are commercials, but often ...

The Monkees' 'Head' Trip

November 12, 2008

Hey, hey it's the Monkees! People say they're messing around. But they're too busy rehearsing with Head co-writer & co-producer Jack Nicholson to bring anybody down. The made-for-TV musical group's surrealistic 1968 film, penned by Jack Nicholson, got no love at the box office, but American Cinematheque has resurrected it. Forty years ago, the Monkees' only ...

FCC Approves Use of TV Spectrum for Broadband

November 4, 2008

In the hotly contested battle for the use of white spaces, the unused portions of the television broadcast spectrum, technology companies have scored a big win. The Federal Communications Commission today approved the use of new unlicensed wireless devices in the spectrum to provide broadband connectivity. The decision comes as no surprise since field tests last ...

Wilco to Hit Colbert Report

October 29, 2008

Wilco To Be Featured on “The Colbert Report" Wilco As if good ol' Stephen Colbert wasn't enough to make you watch “The Colbert Report," this Thursday the wonderful Wilco lads will be the special musical guest. Set to perform one song, the Chicago rockers follow a long line of quality live music on The Report including ...

Jazzmix Fesitival Documents Emerging New York Artists

October 27, 2008

French-based Mezzo TV and Barking Dogs Productions present The JazzMix Festival, to be held Nov. 1825 in New York. Shot in and around well-known New York City jazz haunts, the film will concentrate on eight musicians: Val-Inc, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jason Lindner, Chris Dave, Jaleel Shaw, Theo Bleckman, Vijay Iyer and Nasheet Waits. The project will capture ...

Melody Gardot and Samantha Who? | Melody Gardot | News

October 25, 2008

Melody Gardot's song “Sweet Memory" will be featured in this Monday's episode of the ABC show Samantha Who?! Samantha Who? airs Monday evenings at 9:30 PM EST/PST and 8:30 PM CST.  Check your local listings for exact times and stations and be sure to ...

David Sanborn Participating in Auction to Benefit VH1 Save the Music Foundation

October 24, 2008

Ever wish you could meet David Sanborn? Well, the St. Louis native (pictured), known for his distinctive sax sound that has made him one of the most successful musicians in jazz as well a first-call sideman for world-famous musicians ranging from David Bowie to Stevie Wonder, is offering to “meet and greet" a fan as part ...

Close Enough for Jazz: Wynton Marsalis on the Colbert Report

October 23, 2008

Film Editor Crafts 'Alchemy'

October 22, 2008

Footage to craft your Jazz As an exercise in demonstrating how the art of film editing can be used to create meaning and emotion, Pietro Scalia has fashioned a short movie from footage shot for nine other films. The result, Alchemy, will be screened for invited guests at the Westwood Hammer Museum in L.A. on Monday. ...