(Welcome to Animation Celebration, a recurring feature where we explore the limitless possibilities of animation as a medium. In this edition: "Pink Floyd — The Wall.")
The first time I watched "Pink Floyd — The Wall" was also the first time I experimented with hallucinogenic drugs. A '90s kid to the core, I had heard countless stories from my parents and their friends about how life-changing it was to experience the film for the first time and I wanted a little taste of that. The joke's on me though, because I have aphantasia, and hallucinogens are one of the only ways folks like me can actually visualize with my eyes closed. Needless to say, I totally freaked out and had to lie down for what felt like approximately three days. Regardless, 10/10 would do again in a heartbeat.
"Pink Floyd — The Wall" is a dramatization of the legendary British rock band's eponymous concept album.
The first time I watched "Pink Floyd — The Wall" was also the first time I experimented with hallucinogenic drugs. A '90s kid to the core, I had heard countless stories from my parents and their friends about how life-changing it was to experience the film for the first time and I wanted a little taste of that. The joke's on me though, because I have aphantasia, and hallucinogens are one of the only ways folks like me can actually visualize with my eyes closed. Needless to say, I totally freaked out and had to lie down for what felt like approximately three days. Regardless, 10/10 would do again in a heartbeat.
"Pink Floyd — The Wall" is a dramatization of the legendary British rock band's eponymous concept album.
- 1/24/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Brad Pitt has teamed up with Emmy-award winning music producer Damien Quintard to relaunch the historic Miraval Studios, where Pink Floyd, Sting, The Cure and AC/DC recorded their albums. It is being redesigned as an exclusive film and music production and post-production facility in a beautiful setting.
The studio is located in a majestic vineyard estate, Château Miraval, that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leased in 2008, purchased in 2011 and held their wedding there in 2014. Jolie sold her 50% ownership in the property in 2021.
Spanning 1,235 acres of land in the heart of the Provence wine region, the estate occupies a private valley in the village of Correns – the first French village where everything must be farmed organically by law.
The studio is part of a broader project that includes winemaking, in partnership with the Perrin family, a leading French organic winemaker. The estate is renowned for its rosé wines.
This precious corner of France,...
The studio is located in a majestic vineyard estate, Château Miraval, that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leased in 2008, purchased in 2011 and held their wedding there in 2014. Jolie sold her 50% ownership in the property in 2021.
Spanning 1,235 acres of land in the heart of the Provence wine region, the estate occupies a private valley in the village of Correns – the first French village where everything must be farmed organically by law.
The studio is part of a broader project that includes winemaking, in partnership with the Perrin family, a leading French organic winemaker. The estate is renowned for its rosé wines.
This precious corner of France,...
- 1/23/2022
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Colcoa French Film Festival, "9 Days of Film Premieres in Hollywood," and its producer, the Franco-American Cultural Fund, have announced the Focus on a Filmmaker program as well as an exclusive line up of predominantly digitally restored French Classics, presented as World, International or U.S. Premieres. All screenings will take place at the Directors Guild of America.
The Colcoa Classics Series will be shown from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 and on Monday April 25 as part of the 20th anniversary program.
Focus on a Filmmaker: Academy Award0 Nominee Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Colcoa will honor Academy Award-nominated writer-director Jean-Paul Rappeneau on Thursday, April 21 with the World Premiere of new digitally restored "A Matter of Resistance" (1965), starring Catherine Deneuve and Philippe Noiret, as well as the U.S. Premiere of his new film "Families.," which had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. Rappeneau joins previous honorees, writer-directors Michel Hazanavicius, Cédric Klapisch, Bertrand Blier, Costa Gavras, Florent Siri, Julie Delpy and Alain Resnais, whose key bodies of work have been cited in past festivals.
Jean-Paul Rappeneau will make a rare personal appearance as well as meeting audience members for a Happy Hour Talk panel dedicated to his work. (Colcoa Classics + Panel +Premiere of "Families"). This focus is presented with the support of TF1 International.
International Premiere of Digitally Restored "More"
Writer-director Barbet Schroeder, feted at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, will have a Colcoa-presented International Premiere of his digitally restored masterpiece, "More" (1969), in association with Les Films du Losange and Janus Films. Initially banned in France, Schroeder's debut feature cast the myth of Icarus as a cautionary tale of free love and drug addiction in the shadow of the May '68 Paris, illustrated by an original score by The Pink Floyd. (Colcoa Classics)
45th Anniversary of "Delusions of Grandeur"
The digitally restored version of writer-director Gérard Oury's hit comedy, "Delusions of Grandeur" (1971), will have its U.S. Premiere at the festival. Co-written with his daughter, Danièle Thompson, and Marcel Jullian, this historical spoof of the Victor Hugo play,Ruy Blasfeatures a first -time collaboration of two French giants, Louis de Funès and Yves Montand ."Delusions of Grandeur" will be presented in association with French studio Gaumont (celebrating its own 120th anniversary). (Colcoa Classics)
- International Premeire of Digitally Restored "Marius"
Colcoa will present the digitally restored version of "Marius" (1931), the first part of the famous trilogy taking place in Marseille, created by novelist Marcel Pagnol and writer director Alexander Korda. It stars Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin , Raimu and Orane Demazis. This exclusive presentation in the U.S. is made possible by the Franco American Cultural Fund (Facf), which supported the restoration, La Cinémathèque Française and Les Films Marcel Pagnol. (Colcoa Classics)
- Internatonal Premiere of the Digitally Restored "They Were Five"
A special 80th anniversary screening of digitally restored "They Were Five" (La belle équipe) (1936) will be offered to the Colcoa audience just weeks after its French release. Thus, the festival will pay tribute to writer-director Julien Duvivier (born 120 years ago) who was the first filmmaker to cast two French stars Jean Gabin and Charles Vanel in this classic, popular, social comedy (presented with the support of Pathé International - (Colcoa Classics)
- World Premiere of Digitally Restored Colcoa Hit: "On Guard"
Romance and revenge are the main ingredients in this sweeping swashbuckler set in a lavish 17th century backdrop. "On Guard," which premiered 19 years ago at Colcoa, stars Daniel Auteuil, Philippe Noiret, Fabrice Luchini, three of the multi-star cast and co-written and directed by Philippe de Broca. The festival will present the World Premiere of the restored version for its U.S. release by The Cohen Media Group (Colcoa Classics)
From April 18 to April 26, 2016, filmgoers will celebrate the 20th edition of Colcoa French Film Festival at the Directors Guild of America.
The full line-up of films in competition for the Colcoa Cinema and Television Awards, will be announced before March 29 .
The Colcoa Classics Series will be shown from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 and on Monday April 25 as part of the 20th anniversary program.
Focus on a Filmmaker: Academy Award0 Nominee Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Colcoa will honor Academy Award-nominated writer-director Jean-Paul Rappeneau on Thursday, April 21 with the World Premiere of new digitally restored "A Matter of Resistance" (1965), starring Catherine Deneuve and Philippe Noiret, as well as the U.S. Premiere of his new film "Families.," which had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. Rappeneau joins previous honorees, writer-directors Michel Hazanavicius, Cédric Klapisch, Bertrand Blier, Costa Gavras, Florent Siri, Julie Delpy and Alain Resnais, whose key bodies of work have been cited in past festivals.
Jean-Paul Rappeneau will make a rare personal appearance as well as meeting audience members for a Happy Hour Talk panel dedicated to his work. (Colcoa Classics + Panel +Premiere of "Families"). This focus is presented with the support of TF1 International.
International Premiere of Digitally Restored "More"
Writer-director Barbet Schroeder, feted at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, will have a Colcoa-presented International Premiere of his digitally restored masterpiece, "More" (1969), in association with Les Films du Losange and Janus Films. Initially banned in France, Schroeder's debut feature cast the myth of Icarus as a cautionary tale of free love and drug addiction in the shadow of the May '68 Paris, illustrated by an original score by The Pink Floyd. (Colcoa Classics)
45th Anniversary of "Delusions of Grandeur"
The digitally restored version of writer-director Gérard Oury's hit comedy, "Delusions of Grandeur" (1971), will have its U.S. Premiere at the festival. Co-written with his daughter, Danièle Thompson, and Marcel Jullian, this historical spoof of the Victor Hugo play,Ruy Blasfeatures a first -time collaboration of two French giants, Louis de Funès and Yves Montand ."Delusions of Grandeur" will be presented in association with French studio Gaumont (celebrating its own 120th anniversary). (Colcoa Classics)
- International Premeire of Digitally Restored "Marius"
Colcoa will present the digitally restored version of "Marius" (1931), the first part of the famous trilogy taking place in Marseille, created by novelist Marcel Pagnol and writer director Alexander Korda. It stars Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin , Raimu and Orane Demazis. This exclusive presentation in the U.S. is made possible by the Franco American Cultural Fund (Facf), which supported the restoration, La Cinémathèque Française and Les Films Marcel Pagnol. (Colcoa Classics)
- Internatonal Premiere of the Digitally Restored "They Were Five"
A special 80th anniversary screening of digitally restored "They Were Five" (La belle équipe) (1936) will be offered to the Colcoa audience just weeks after its French release. Thus, the festival will pay tribute to writer-director Julien Duvivier (born 120 years ago) who was the first filmmaker to cast two French stars Jean Gabin and Charles Vanel in this classic, popular, social comedy (presented with the support of Pathé International - (Colcoa Classics)
- World Premiere of Digitally Restored Colcoa Hit: "On Guard"
Romance and revenge are the main ingredients in this sweeping swashbuckler set in a lavish 17th century backdrop. "On Guard," which premiered 19 years ago at Colcoa, stars Daniel Auteuil, Philippe Noiret, Fabrice Luchini, three of the multi-star cast and co-written and directed by Philippe de Broca. The festival will present the World Premiere of the restored version for its U.S. release by The Cohen Media Group (Colcoa Classics)
From April 18 to April 26, 2016, filmgoers will celebrate the 20th edition of Colcoa French Film Festival at the Directors Guild of America.
The full line-up of films in competition for the Colcoa Cinema and Television Awards, will be announced before March 29 .
- 2/25/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Celluloid is alive and kicking at the American Cinematheque this month, where a heavenly program of 35mm films will be presented across the various series happening at the Aero and Egyptian theaters. Friday launches the slate with the unlikely double bill of Pasolini's revelry of human suffering "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom' and Russ Meyer's exploitation classic "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Throughout the month you can brush up on your Jacques Tati with film prints of "M. Hulot's Holiday," "Mon Oncle," "Traffic" and "Playtime," which looks gorgeous on a big screen. There's also a David Fincher double feature, with "Seven" and "Panic Room," as well as Antonioni's often maligned but visually dazzling "Zabriskie Point," featuring that epic Pink Floyd soundtrack. Read More: Quentin Tarantino Spoils La Cinephiles with New Beverly's June Program Here's the full list of 35mm prints...
- 7/9/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
There’s only you and me and an all new TVLine Mixtape!
This time we’ve compiled a series of songs from recent season finales, including artist and album information in case you want to add them to your personal collection.
Spoilers abound, and we chose songs we liked — but we always love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
So peruse our playlist, then hit the comments with your favorite TV tunes. And remember: You can always submit questions or suggestions about TV music on Twitter @RyanSchwartz.
Related‘Transitory’ Orphan, New Girl‘s ‘Slow Southern Style’ and More TV Tunes...
This time we’ve compiled a series of songs from recent season finales, including artist and album information in case you want to add them to your personal collection.
Spoilers abound, and we chose songs we liked — but we always love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
So peruse our playlist, then hit the comments with your favorite TV tunes. And remember: You can always submit questions or suggestions about TV music on Twitter @RyanSchwartz.
Related‘Transitory’ Orphan, New Girl‘s ‘Slow Southern Style’ and More TV Tunes...
- 5/16/2015
- TVLine.com
Catherine Tate Set For ‘Big School’ The Office’s Catherine Tate is set to star in a new BBC One sitcom created by David Walliams, who’ll also star. Big School is a six-part comedy set in a secondary school about a dysfunctional staff room, unrequited love and interactive white boards. Walliams will play a chemistry teacher who has taught at Greybridge School for years, Tate plays the school’s enthusiastic new recruit, who despite being a French teacher has never actually been to France. Also starring are Life On Mars’ Philip Glenister, The History Boys’ Frances de la Tour, The Thick Of It’s Joanna Scanlan and Cemetery Junction’s Steve Speirs. Big School is a BBC Production in association with Bert Productions. Jo Sargent is producing and Mark Freeland is exec producer. Ka-Ching: Tom Stoppard Pens Radio Play Based On Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon...
- 3/29/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Washington — A popular tune by Simon and Garfunkel written after John F. Kennedy's assassination and Chubby Checker's 1960s dance hit "The Twist" will be among 25 recordings selected for preservation at the Library of Congress.
These are just a few sounds of the 20th century being added to the National Recording Registry on Thursday for long-term preservation due to their cultural, artistic and historic importance. The library said Checker's rendition of "The Twist" became a symbol for the energy and excitement of the early 60s after "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark chose Checker to record a new version of the song.
Later, the 1966 album "Sounds of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was a hit in its day but not before the duo struggled and split early on. Their song "The Sound of Silence" from the aftermath of President Kennedy's assassination 50 years ago this year had initially flopped...
These are just a few sounds of the 20th century being added to the National Recording Registry on Thursday for long-term preservation due to their cultural, artistic and historic importance. The library said Checker's rendition of "The Twist" became a symbol for the energy and excitement of the early 60s after "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark chose Checker to record a new version of the song.
Later, the 1966 album "Sounds of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was a hit in its day but not before the duo struggled and split early on. Their song "The Sound of Silence" from the aftermath of President Kennedy's assassination 50 years ago this year had initially flopped...
- 3/21/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Dick Clark, who is best known for hosting the classic musical variety show "American Bandstand" for more than three decades and ringing in the New Year on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," died today in Los Angeles after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 82 years old. Under Clark's influence, "Bandstand" became one of the most successful and longest-running musical programs, featuring artists including Chuck Berry, the Doors, the Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, and Smokey Robinson. Sonny and Cher, The Jackson 5, Prince, and Aerosmith were among the influential artists and bands that made their TV debuts on "Bandstand," which is also credited with helping to make America more accepting of rock 'n roll. Clark has received several notable awards including four Emmy Awards, the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994, and the Peabody Award in 1999. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1976, The Radio...
- 4/18/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Clark's influence endures today with such stars as Ryan Seacrest.
By Gil Kaufman
Dick Clark on the set of "American Bandstand"
Photo: Getty Images
Without Dick Clark, there would be no Ryan Seacrest. Hell, without "America's Oldest Teenager" there would be no "Trl," and maybe no MTV.
Clark, who died at age 82 on Wednesday (April 18) after suffering a heart attack, never sang a note or released an album. He wasn't the inventor of a dance craze or a label boss or even a particularly hip guy. What he was, though, was a visionary.
And as much as any hotshot who played a guitar, figured out how to mix two turntables and a microphone, wiggled his hips or invented the next big sound in music, Clark was instrumental in making pop music pop.
Photos: The life and career of Dick Clark
He brought rock and roll into America's living rooms in the 1950s,...
By Gil Kaufman
Dick Clark on the set of "American Bandstand"
Photo: Getty Images
Without Dick Clark, there would be no Ryan Seacrest. Hell, without "America's Oldest Teenager" there would be no "Trl," and maybe no MTV.
Clark, who died at age 82 on Wednesday (April 18) after suffering a heart attack, never sang a note or released an album. He wasn't the inventor of a dance craze or a label boss or even a particularly hip guy. What he was, though, was a visionary.
And as much as any hotshot who played a guitar, figured out how to mix two turntables and a microphone, wiggled his hips or invented the next big sound in music, Clark was instrumental in making pop music pop.
Photos: The life and career of Dick Clark
He brought rock and roll into America's living rooms in the 1950s,...
- 4/18/2012
- MTV Music News
Actor William Shatner has recorded a cover version of Black Sabbath's heavy metal track Iron Man for his new concept album.
The Star Trek icon is working on his third musical release, Searching for Major Tom, which features Shatner channelling David Bowie's Space Oddity character for his own take on a variety of space-themed songs, including tracks by The Police (Walking on the Moon), Frank Sinatra (Lost in the Stars) and Pink Floyd (Learning to Fly).
And Shatner's version of Black Sabbath's 1970 hit has been given the thumbs up from Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's former guitarist, who added a little credibility by collaborating with the veteran TV star on the track.
Wylde says, "He's super cool. We had an awesome time working together."
Searching for Major Tom is due for release later this month.
The Star Trek icon is working on his third musical release, Searching for Major Tom, which features Shatner channelling David Bowie's Space Oddity character for his own take on a variety of space-themed songs, including tracks by The Police (Walking on the Moon), Frank Sinatra (Lost in the Stars) and Pink Floyd (Learning to Fly).
And Shatner's version of Black Sabbath's 1970 hit has been given the thumbs up from Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's former guitarist, who added a little credibility by collaborating with the veteran TV star on the track.
Wylde says, "He's super cool. We had an awesome time working together."
Searching for Major Tom is due for release later this month.
- 10/3/2011
- WENN
Space, it really is the final frontier. And with the Space Shuttle Atlantis due to blast off for the last-ever shuttle mission into the heavens on Friday morning (unless Mother Nature gets in the way), we were feeling all nostalgic about songs that glorify the deepness of the cosmos.
When they're not focused on penning songs about their sexual conquests, cars or whatever "Bohemian Rhapsody" is about, rock stars have often looked to the heavens for inspiration. Some have returned to that topic over and over again to great effect, including the original cosmic cowboy, David Bowie, who has written some of the best galaxy tunes of all time with "Space Oddity," "Ashes to Ashes," "Five Years," "Life on Mars" and "Starman."
And while deep space was long the go-to topic of choice for classic rockers (Rush' "Countdown," Elton John's "Rocket Man," Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive," Deep Purple's "Space Truckin',...
When they're not focused on penning songs about their sexual conquests, cars or whatever "Bohemian Rhapsody" is about, rock stars have often looked to the heavens for inspiration. Some have returned to that topic over and over again to great effect, including the original cosmic cowboy, David Bowie, who has written some of the best galaxy tunes of all time with "Space Oddity," "Ashes to Ashes," "Five Years," "Life on Mars" and "Starman."
And while deep space was long the go-to topic of choice for classic rockers (Rush' "Countdown," Elton John's "Rocket Man," Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive," Deep Purple's "Space Truckin',...
- 7/8/2011
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
"Oh, Rory. Rory! Always with the Rory!"
On Earth in the 22nd century, Jennifer, Buzzer, and Jimmy wear heavy protective gear and proceed down a dark hallway to a room, where they investigate the status of a vat of acid. Jennifer playfully nudges Buzzer, who falls into the acid. The three of them - including the dying Buzzer - calmly dismiss this as falling under the cost of doing business, with the annoyance of a destroyed costly suit and the accompanying paperwork. Back in the hallway, another Buzzer reappears, even as his other form dissolves away in the vat.
On the Tardis, The Doctor continues to worry over Amy and her paradoxical pregnancy status. He is intent on dropping Rory and her off for fish and chips while he tends to a brief solo mission, presumably related to solving the mystery of Amy's womb. However, a disruptive solar storm interrupts...
On Earth in the 22nd century, Jennifer, Buzzer, and Jimmy wear heavy protective gear and proceed down a dark hallway to a room, where they investigate the status of a vat of acid. Jennifer playfully nudges Buzzer, who falls into the acid. The three of them - including the dying Buzzer - calmly dismiss this as falling under the cost of doing business, with the annoyance of a destroyed costly suit and the accompanying paperwork. Back in the hallway, another Buzzer reappears, even as his other form dissolves away in the vat.
On the Tardis, The Doctor continues to worry over Amy and her paradoxical pregnancy status. He is intent on dropping Rory and her off for fish and chips while he tends to a brief solo mission, presumably related to solving the mystery of Amy's womb. However, a disruptive solar storm interrupts...
- 5/23/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Captain Kirk is headed back to space.
William Shatner, the Emmy winning TV icon, announced the track listing and details for his new space-inspired cover album, Searching For Major Tom. The album will feature a large number of heavy metal covers, as well as songs by U2, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Pink Floyd.
Shatner has had a storied music career, producing confusing, parodied yet somehow enlightening song covers and original bits over the past 40+ years. His first album, The Transformed Man, raised eyebrows with its bizarre covers, which, in what would become his trademark style, boasted dramatic readings of lyrics over music. HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man." Check out Urlesque's ranking of his ten best cover songs here.
Shatner announced the album via Twitter back in February.
Here's the track list:
Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer...
William Shatner, the Emmy winning TV icon, announced the track listing and details for his new space-inspired cover album, Searching For Major Tom. The album will feature a large number of heavy metal covers, as well as songs by U2, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Pink Floyd.
Shatner has had a storied music career, producing confusing, parodied yet somehow enlightening song covers and original bits over the past 40+ years. His first album, The Transformed Man, raised eyebrows with its bizarre covers, which, in what would become his trademark style, boasted dramatic readings of lyrics over music. HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man." Check out Urlesque's ranking of his ten best cover songs here.
Shatner announced the album via Twitter back in February.
Here's the track list:
Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer...
- 4/13/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
William Shatner, 80, is not done rocking out. Later this year -- no specific date has been set, but don't worry, we'll keep you updated -- the actor-singer-spoken word artist plans to release a new album, "Searching for Major Tom." It's a cornucopia of corny covers all orbiting around one central theme: space.
But unlike Shatner's live one-man performance classics, the Shat has enlisted some big time help. Bootsy Collins lends a hand on Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science." Brad Paisley sings along on Steve Miller's "Space Cowboy," Peter Frampton sits in on "Spirit in the Sky," and even Toots of Toots and the Maytals is adding his vocals to The Police's "Walking on the Moon."
The full track listing:
"Space Trucking" (Deep Purple)
"She Blinded Me With Science" (Thomas Dolby)
"In a Little While" (U2)
"Empty Glass" (The Tea Party)
"Lost in the Stars" (Frank Sinatra...
But unlike Shatner's live one-man performance classics, the Shat has enlisted some big time help. Bootsy Collins lends a hand on Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science." Brad Paisley sings along on Steve Miller's "Space Cowboy," Peter Frampton sits in on "Spirit in the Sky," and even Toots of Toots and the Maytals is adding his vocals to The Police's "Walking on the Moon."
The full track listing:
"Space Trucking" (Deep Purple)
"She Blinded Me With Science" (Thomas Dolby)
"In a Little While" (U2)
"Empty Glass" (The Tea Party)
"Lost in the Stars" (Frank Sinatra...
- 4/13/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
With "The Beatles: Rock Band" hitting shelves Tuesday, September 9, everyone's been talking about the Fab Four these days. That means it's the perfect time to bring you some exclusive news involving John, Paul, George and Ringo—as well as a host of other music icons.
Bluewater Productions, who previously published "Tribute: Michael Jackson, King of Pop," has revealed to Splash Page that the early-'90s biography comic book series "Rock 'N Roll Comics" will be collected in a new line of graphic novels published by Bluewater. As part of the partnership with the publishers of "Rock 'N Roll Comics," Revolutionary Comics, the line will be released as 10 bi-monthly graphic novels (150-300 pages), each focusing on a particular band, musical era or style.
The first volume, "Hard Rock Heroes," will arrive in December and feature bios of Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Poison, Van Halen,...
Bluewater Productions, who previously published "Tribute: Michael Jackson, King of Pop," has revealed to Splash Page that the early-'90s biography comic book series "Rock 'N Roll Comics" will be collected in a new line of graphic novels published by Bluewater. As part of the partnership with the publishers of "Rock 'N Roll Comics," Revolutionary Comics, the line will be released as 10 bi-monthly graphic novels (150-300 pages), each focusing on a particular band, musical era or style.
The first volume, "Hard Rock Heroes," will arrive in December and feature bios of Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Poison, Van Halen,...
- 9/8/2009
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
London - The Mutant Chronicles unleashes cannibalistic humanoids into a steam punk World War I world. The movie features Thomas Jane (Hung), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Devon Aoki (Sin City), Sean Pertwee (Doomsday) and John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich) as the only defense against these ungodly creatures in the CGI enhanced environment. Can Aoki cut them all down with her cool sword?
Director Simon Hunter took nearly two years to adapt the role playing game into a cinematic universe. You can get great sense of what he undertook for his first major motion picture on the Two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD and the Blu-ray recently released by Magnolia Home Entertainment. I had a chance to swap questions via email with Hunter. Here’s the Q&A action:
Joe Corey: Have you played the game?
Simon Hunter: Yes I have played the game and enjoyed it very much - the...
Director Simon Hunter took nearly two years to adapt the role playing game into a cinematic universe. You can get great sense of what he undertook for his first major motion picture on the Two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD and the Blu-ray recently released by Magnolia Home Entertainment. I had a chance to swap questions via email with Hunter. Here’s the Q&A action:
Joe Corey: Have you played the game?
Simon Hunter: Yes I have played the game and enjoyed it very much - the...
- 8/20/2009
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Chris Cornell has said his third solo record sounds like Pink Floyd and Queen. The American singer, who fronted Soundgarden and Audioslave, claimed producer Timbaland had brought psychedelic elements to his music. "Tim lent a lot to what I describe as sort of the psychedelic aspect of this album," he told Music Radar. "Kind of a Pink Floyd on Dark Side Of The Moon or almost like a Queen Night (more)...
- 7/31/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Speculation suggesting Angelina Jolie will become a new mum and a new bride this summer has grown following the discovery that the French wine estate she and Brad Pitt have rented out has its own chapel.
The super-secret couple has taken over the exclusive Chateau Miraval in Provence, and Jolie plans to give birth to her twins there later this summer.
But there could be two big events on the grounds of the estate!
Pitt and Jolie, who are staying at the 35-room chateau near Brignoles with their four children and assistants, have often insisted they have no plans to become man and wife, but the fact there's a tiny chapel yards away from where the family sleeps must offer a daily temptation for the pair.
And insider, who knows the private retreat well, tells In Touch magazine, "It's simplistic yet romantic and intimate. There are stained-glass windows at the front and back, 10 wooden pews and an old wood floor. There's also a rustic wooden altar with beautiful ivory candles."
And the publication claims Pitt actually tried to buy the property, complete with its chapel, but owner Tom Bove refused to sell up.
A source reveals, "Brad did everything he could to change his mind - he took him to dinner five times before he (Bove) would even agree to lease it for six months."
Reports suggest Pitt fell for Miraval while surveying properties in France by helicopter.
The idyllic retreat features a recording studio which has been used by Pink Floyd and Sting, among others, extensive woodlands, an olive grove, gardens, ponds and fountains. The estate is also surrounded by a moat.
The property's impressive wine cellars were reportedly built by Joseph Lombot, who invented reinforced concrete.
The super-secret couple has taken over the exclusive Chateau Miraval in Provence, and Jolie plans to give birth to her twins there later this summer.
But there could be two big events on the grounds of the estate!
Pitt and Jolie, who are staying at the 35-room chateau near Brignoles with their four children and assistants, have often insisted they have no plans to become man and wife, but the fact there's a tiny chapel yards away from where the family sleeps must offer a daily temptation for the pair.
And insider, who knows the private retreat well, tells In Touch magazine, "It's simplistic yet romantic and intimate. There are stained-glass windows at the front and back, 10 wooden pews and an old wood floor. There's also a rustic wooden altar with beautiful ivory candles."
And the publication claims Pitt actually tried to buy the property, complete with its chapel, but owner Tom Bove refused to sell up.
A source reveals, "Brad did everything he could to change his mind - he took him to dinner five times before he (Bove) would even agree to lease it for six months."
Reports suggest Pitt fell for Miraval while surveying properties in France by helicopter.
The idyllic retreat features a recording studio which has been used by Pink Floyd and Sting, among others, extensive woodlands, an olive grove, gardens, ponds and fountains. The estate is also surrounded by a moat.
The property's impressive wine cellars were reportedly built by Joseph Lombot, who invented reinforced concrete.
- 6/20/2008
- WENN
Rock veterans Pink Floyd will reunite again - but only for charity, according to drummer Nick Mason.
The British star claims the band, which regrouped for a one-off reunion for 2005's Live8 gig, is currently trying to source a good charity to support before it sets any more concert dates.
Mason says, "I'm pretty sure we'll play together again. We're not at each others throats now."
The Live8 performance marked the end of a 20-year feud between Dave Gilmour and former frontman Roger Waters.
The British star claims the band, which regrouped for a one-off reunion for 2005's Live8 gig, is currently trying to source a good charity to support before it sets any more concert dates.
Mason says, "I'm pretty sure we'll play together again. We're not at each others throats now."
The Live8 performance marked the end of a 20-year feud between Dave Gilmour and former frontman Roger Waters.
- 4/4/2008
- WENN
Legendary Pink Floyd producer Norman Smith has died. He was 85.
Smith, who was also an engineer on every The Beatles recording session between 1962 and 1965, passed away on 3 March.
He is best known for his work producing three of Pink Floyd's first four studio albums, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, A Saucerful Of Secrets and Ummagumma.
Born in London on 22 February, 1923, Smith started working for record label Emi in 1959 and went on to take charge of The Beatles' first Abbey Road recording session in June 1962.
Smith also released his own music under the name Hurricane Smith - in 1971 he had a U.K. hit single with Don't Let It Die, before scoring a trans-Atlantic smash with Oh Babe, What Would You Say? the following year.
Smith, who was also an engineer on every The Beatles recording session between 1962 and 1965, passed away on 3 March.
He is best known for his work producing three of Pink Floyd's first four studio albums, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, A Saucerful Of Secrets and Ummagumma.
Born in London on 22 February, 1923, Smith started working for record label Emi in 1959 and went on to take charge of The Beatles' first Abbey Road recording session in June 1962.
Smith also released his own music under the name Hurricane Smith - in 1971 he had a U.K. hit single with Don't Let It Die, before scoring a trans-Atlantic smash with Oh Babe, What Would You Say? the following year.
- 3/6/2008
- WENN
CANNES -- Independent music programming and documentary producer and distributor Eagle Rock Group Ltd. announced Tuesday that CEO Terry Shand has led a management buyout of the company from HgCapital. Financial details were not released.
Chief operating officer Geoff Kempin and finance director Simon Hosken also were part of the buyout team, which was backed by Hamburg-based music production and distribution company Edel music AG and Beringea, a mid-market private equity fund manager.
Coutts provided bank financing and LongAcre Partners acted as financial advisor to the management team.
Eagle Rock has a library of live concert performances from artists including The Bee Gees, Janet Jackson, the Who and Eric Clapton; programs such as the "Classic Album" series, which includes releases from Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Queen; and footage from the Montreux Music Festival.
"We have a fantastic business. It's great to have Edel back as partners and we welcome Beringea," Shand said. "Together we look forward to developing the business to its full potential."
Added Michael Haentjes, founder and CEO of Edel music AG: "We believe in Eagle Rock as an outstanding producer of audiovisual content and a great partner.
Chief operating officer Geoff Kempin and finance director Simon Hosken also were part of the buyout team, which was backed by Hamburg-based music production and distribution company Edel music AG and Beringea, a mid-market private equity fund manager.
Coutts provided bank financing and LongAcre Partners acted as financial advisor to the management team.
Eagle Rock has a library of live concert performances from artists including The Bee Gees, Janet Jackson, the Who and Eric Clapton; programs such as the "Classic Album" series, which includes releases from Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Queen; and footage from the Montreux Music Festival.
"We have a fantastic business. It's great to have Edel back as partners and we welcome Beringea," Shand said. "Together we look forward to developing the business to its full potential."
Added Michael Haentjes, founder and CEO of Edel music AG: "We believe in Eagle Rock as an outstanding producer of audiovisual content and a great partner.
- 5/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A boundlessly energetic coming-of-age story set during the Age of Aquarius, Jean-Marc Vallee's "C.R.A.Z.Y". lives up to its name, carving out a psychedelic swirl of period pop culture that incorporates Patsy Cline, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Bruce Lee and Charles Aznavour on the same lively canvas.
Although Vallee's remarkably assured film, which clocks in at more than two hours, proves that it's possible to have too much of a good thing, Canada's official Oscar submission for best foreign-language feature still manages keep up the entertaining yet emotionally satisfying pace sufficiently to earn audience accolades.
Winner of the best Canadian feature award at the recent Toronto International Film Festival, "C.R.A.Z.Y". should have a crowd-pleasing future both on home turf and internationally.
Taking place in the noisy home of a middle-class Montreal family, the picture describes the sexually confused life and times of Zachary Beaulieu (Marc-Andre Grondin), the fourth of five sons born on Christmas Day 1960 to a Patsy Cline-loving, chain-smoking father (Michel Cote) and well-meaning mother (Danielle Proulx), who always seems to be pressing grilled cheese sandwiches with her trusty iron.
Caught between not wanting to disappoint his parents (his mother believes he has a gift to heal the sick), feuding with his drug-dealing older brother and ultimately being true to himself, Zac finds inspiration, first in Bowie's "Space Oddity" and then in the punk rock movement.
In addition to boasting a uniformly winning ensemble, an agreeably propulsive tempo and a killer soundtrack, the Montreal native's fourth film, written with Francois Boulay, is equally impressive in its scrupulous attention to period authenticity, which production designer Patrice Bricault-Vermette captures right down to the smallest crumb.
Even amid all that cigarette smoke, you'd swear you could smell the Cheez Whiz.
Although Vallee's remarkably assured film, which clocks in at more than two hours, proves that it's possible to have too much of a good thing, Canada's official Oscar submission for best foreign-language feature still manages keep up the entertaining yet emotionally satisfying pace sufficiently to earn audience accolades.
Winner of the best Canadian feature award at the recent Toronto International Film Festival, "C.R.A.Z.Y". should have a crowd-pleasing future both on home turf and internationally.
Taking place in the noisy home of a middle-class Montreal family, the picture describes the sexually confused life and times of Zachary Beaulieu (Marc-Andre Grondin), the fourth of five sons born on Christmas Day 1960 to a Patsy Cline-loving, chain-smoking father (Michel Cote) and well-meaning mother (Danielle Proulx), who always seems to be pressing grilled cheese sandwiches with her trusty iron.
Caught between not wanting to disappoint his parents (his mother believes he has a gift to heal the sick), feuding with his drug-dealing older brother and ultimately being true to himself, Zac finds inspiration, first in Bowie's "Space Oddity" and then in the punk rock movement.
In addition to boasting a uniformly winning ensemble, an agreeably propulsive tempo and a killer soundtrack, the Montreal native's fourth film, written with Francois Boulay, is equally impressive in its scrupulous attention to period authenticity, which production designer Patrice Bricault-Vermette captures right down to the smallest crumb.
Even amid all that cigarette smoke, you'd swear you could smell the Cheez Whiz.
- 11/9/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed in Live 8 concerts around the globe Saturday to help focus attention on world poverty. Hundreds of thousands of fans saw shows in 10 cities including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome, and Moscow with a television audience that organizer Bob Geldof said totaled 3 billion. The London event, which sparked the others, lasted 10 hours in Hyde Park where Paul McCartney kicked off proceedings with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," with help from U2. The Irish rockers played an early gig in the show and McCartney returned to play out the concert at midnight. Among the 24 acts performing in London were Madonna, the Who, Coldplay, Elton John, Dido, REM, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey and the reunited Pink Floyd. Will Smith hosted the Philadelphia program where Destiny's Child, Jay Z and Bon Jovi also performed. Neil Young and Bryan Adams topped a bill at Barrie, Ontario in Canada and Bjork was the headliner in Tokyo.
LONDON -- Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed in Live 8 concerts around the globe Saturday to help focus attention on world poverty. Hundreds of thousands of fans saw shows in 10 cities including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome, and Moscow with a television audience that organizer Bob Geldof said totaled 3 billion. The London event, which sparked the others, lasted 10 hours in Hyde Park where Paul McCartney kicked off proceedings with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," with help from U2. The Irish rockers played an early gig in the show and McCartney returned to play out the concert at midnight. Among the other 24 acts performing in London were Madonna, the Who, Coldplay, Elton John, Dido, REM, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey and the reunited Pink Floyd. Will Smith hosted the Philadelphia program where Destiny's Child, Jay Z and Bon Jovi also performed. Neil Young and Bryan Adams topped a bill at Barrie, Ontario in Canada and Bjork was the headliner in Tokyo.
LONDON -- Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed in Live 8 concerts around the globe Saturday night to help focus attention on world poverty. Hundreds of thousands of fans saw shows in 10 cities including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome, and Moscow with a television audience that organizer Bob Geldof said totaled 3 million. The London event, which sparked the others, lasted 10 hours in Hyde Park where Paul McCartney kicked off proceedings with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," with help from U2. The Irish rockers played an early gig in the show and McCartney returned to play out the concert at midnight. Among the 24 acts performing in London were Madonna, the Who, Coldplay, Elton John, Dido, REM, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey and the reunited Pink Floyd. Will Smith hosted the Philadelphia program where Destiny's Child, Jay Z and Bon Jovi also performed. Neil Young and Bryan Adams topped a bill at Barrie, Ontario in Canada and Bjork was the headliner in Tokyo.
LONDON -- Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed in Live 8 concerts around the globe Saturday night to help focus attention on world poverty. Hundreds of thousands of fans saw shows in 10 cities including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome, and Moscow with a television audience that organizer Bob Geldof said totaled 3 million. The London event, which sparked the others, lasted 10 hours in Hyde Park where Paul McCartney kicked off proceedings with "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," with help from U2. The Irish rockers played an early gig in the show and McCartney returned to play out the concert at midnight. Among the 24 acts performing in London were Madonna, the Who, Coldplay, Elton John, Dido, REM, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey and the reunited Pink Floyd. Will Smith hosted the Philadelphia program where Destiny's Child, Jay Z and Bon Jovi also performed. Neil Young and Bryan Adams topped a bill at Barrie, Ontario in Canada and Bjork was the headliner in Tokyo.
LONDON -- EMI Music said Monday it has made "a major financial contribution" to Live 8 in return for global DVD rights to the July 2 protest concerts planned for the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Italy. EMI, which did not disclose how much it paid, said in a statement that DVDs to be released in November will be tailored to markets around world. Artists set to play include Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Dido, Elton John, Linkin Park, Paul McCartney, The Scissor Sisters, Joss Stone, U2, Stevie Wonder and the reunited Pink Floyd.
- 6/27/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet is the refuted refrain of this musical exploration, namely the symbiosis of musical sounds in Istanbul, from eastern Anatolian to Western hip-hop.
Scripted and directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On), this musical documentary likely will find its major audience in Germany, where the immigrant-minority Turk citizenry will take to its array of sounds, smears and social commentary as cultural nourishment.
Filmmaker Akin centers his musical exploration Crossing the Bridge around Alexander Hacke, a member of the German avant-garde group Einsturzende Neubauten. Ensconcing himself in Istanbul's Grand Hotel de Londres with a computer, Hacke embarks on recording the musical diversity of Istanbul, the Turkish city that is thought of as bridging the East and the West.
Quite sagely, but almost disastrously, Hacke's musicological trip begins with a neo-psychedelic band, Baba Zula, whose influences run from Pink Floyd to Oriental strains. Unfortunately, the Baba Zula wawa is faux: It's a noxious mix of "flower power" with Arabian Nights kitsch -- marginally appealing to Europeans and anathema to Turks. It's the worst kind of jam session, namely jamming together the asynchronous sounds of two vastly different traditions to create, well, an atonal mess.
It's not until nearly the midpoint of this comprehensive film that Bridge finds its thematic voice and, ironically, when it contradicts itself with an emphasis on the musical purities of the separate traditions. Only when the multicultural conceit of vastly different musical traditions blending to produce a transcendent sound is muted does the film finally jell.
A musical high point, and the moment when the nonsensical notion of eliminating all differences within a multiethnic society is neatly decimated, is the rousing performance of Kurdish singer Aynur. Her glorious vocal lamentations of her oppressed people reverberates with a proud melancholy -- much richer and far more glorious than the forced mix of the modern musical movements.
Crossing the Bridge Bavaria Film International Producers: Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel, Sandra Harzer-Kux, Christian Kux Screenwriter-director: Fatih Akin
Line producer: Tina Mersmann
Director of photography: Herve Dieu Editor: Andrew Bird
Sound: Johannes Grehl: Music and sound: Alexander Hacke Music Consultant: Klaus Maeck
Cast: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkih Koray, Ceza, Sezen Aksu, Orhan Gencebay
Running time -- 90 minutes...
Scripted and directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On), this musical documentary likely will find its major audience in Germany, where the immigrant-minority Turk citizenry will take to its array of sounds, smears and social commentary as cultural nourishment.
Filmmaker Akin centers his musical exploration Crossing the Bridge around Alexander Hacke, a member of the German avant-garde group Einsturzende Neubauten. Ensconcing himself in Istanbul's Grand Hotel de Londres with a computer, Hacke embarks on recording the musical diversity of Istanbul, the Turkish city that is thought of as bridging the East and the West.
Quite sagely, but almost disastrously, Hacke's musicological trip begins with a neo-psychedelic band, Baba Zula, whose influences run from Pink Floyd to Oriental strains. Unfortunately, the Baba Zula wawa is faux: It's a noxious mix of "flower power" with Arabian Nights kitsch -- marginally appealing to Europeans and anathema to Turks. It's the worst kind of jam session, namely jamming together the asynchronous sounds of two vastly different traditions to create, well, an atonal mess.
It's not until nearly the midpoint of this comprehensive film that Bridge finds its thematic voice and, ironically, when it contradicts itself with an emphasis on the musical purities of the separate traditions. Only when the multicultural conceit of vastly different musical traditions blending to produce a transcendent sound is muted does the film finally jell.
A musical high point, and the moment when the nonsensical notion of eliminating all differences within a multiethnic society is neatly decimated, is the rousing performance of Kurdish singer Aynur. Her glorious vocal lamentations of her oppressed people reverberates with a proud melancholy -- much richer and far more glorious than the forced mix of the modern musical movements.
Crossing the Bridge Bavaria Film International Producers: Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel, Sandra Harzer-Kux, Christian Kux Screenwriter-director: Fatih Akin
Line producer: Tina Mersmann
Director of photography: Herve Dieu Editor: Andrew Bird
Sound: Johannes Grehl: Music and sound: Alexander Hacke Music Consultant: Klaus Maeck
Cast: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkih Koray, Ceza, Sezen Aksu, Orhan Gencebay
Running time -- 90 minutes...
- 5/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet is the refuted refrain of this musical exploration, namely the symbiosis of musical sounds in Istanbul, from eastern Anatolian to Western hip-hop.
Scripted and directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On), this musical document will likely find its major audience in Germany, where the immigrant-minority Turk citizenry, will take to its array of sounds, smears and social commentary as cultural nourishment.
Filmmaker Akin centers his musical exploration around Alexander Hacke, a member of the German avant-garde group Einsturzende Neubauten. Ensconcing himself in Istanbul's Grand Hotel de Londres with a computer, Hacke embarks on recording the musical diversity of Istanbul, the Turkish city which is thought of as bridging the East and the West.
Quite sagely, but almost disastrously, Hacke's musicological trip begins with a neo-psychedelic band, Baba Zula, whose influences run from Pink Floyd to Oriental strains: Unfortunately, the Baba Zula wawa is faux: It's a noxious mix of "flower power" with Arabian Nights kitsch -- marginally appealing to Europeans and anathema to Turks. It's the worst kind of jam session, namely jamming together the asynchronous sounds of two vastly different traditions, to create, well, an atonal mess.
It's not until nearly the midpoint of this comprehensive document, that Crossing the Bridge finds its thematic voice, and, then, ironically when it contradicts itself with an emphasis on the musical purities of the separate traditions. Only when the multi-cultural conceit of vastly different musical traditions blending to produce a transcendent sound is muted does Crossing the Bridge finally jell.
A musical highpoint, and the moment when the nonsensical notion of eliminating all differences within a multiethnic society is neatly decimated, is the rousing performance of Kurdish singer Aynur. Her glorious vocal lamentations of her oppressed people reverberates with a proud melancholy -- much richer and far more glorious than the forced mix of the modern musical movements.
Crossing the Bridge Bavaria Film International Producers: Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel, Sandra Harzer-Kux, Christian Kux Screenwriter-director: Fatih Akin
Line producer: Tina Mersmann
Director of photography: Herve Dieu Editor: Andrew Bird
Sound: Johannes Grehl: Music and sound: Alexander Hacke Music Consultant: Klaus Maeck
Cast: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkih Koray, Ceza, Sezen Aksu, Orhan Gencebay
Running time -- 90 minutes...
Scripted and directed by Fatih Akin (Head-On), this musical document will likely find its major audience in Germany, where the immigrant-minority Turk citizenry, will take to its array of sounds, smears and social commentary as cultural nourishment.
Filmmaker Akin centers his musical exploration around Alexander Hacke, a member of the German avant-garde group Einsturzende Neubauten. Ensconcing himself in Istanbul's Grand Hotel de Londres with a computer, Hacke embarks on recording the musical diversity of Istanbul, the Turkish city which is thought of as bridging the East and the West.
Quite sagely, but almost disastrously, Hacke's musicological trip begins with a neo-psychedelic band, Baba Zula, whose influences run from Pink Floyd to Oriental strains: Unfortunately, the Baba Zula wawa is faux: It's a noxious mix of "flower power" with Arabian Nights kitsch -- marginally appealing to Europeans and anathema to Turks. It's the worst kind of jam session, namely jamming together the asynchronous sounds of two vastly different traditions, to create, well, an atonal mess.
It's not until nearly the midpoint of this comprehensive document, that Crossing the Bridge finds its thematic voice, and, then, ironically when it contradicts itself with an emphasis on the musical purities of the separate traditions. Only when the multi-cultural conceit of vastly different musical traditions blending to produce a transcendent sound is muted does Crossing the Bridge finally jell.
A musical highpoint, and the moment when the nonsensical notion of eliminating all differences within a multiethnic society is neatly decimated, is the rousing performance of Kurdish singer Aynur. Her glorious vocal lamentations of her oppressed people reverberates with a proud melancholy -- much richer and far more glorious than the forced mix of the modern musical movements.
Crossing the Bridge Bavaria Film International Producers: Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel, Sandra Harzer-Kux, Christian Kux Screenwriter-director: Fatih Akin
Line producer: Tina Mersmann
Director of photography: Herve Dieu Editor: Andrew Bird
Sound: Johannes Grehl: Music and sound: Alexander Hacke Music Consultant: Klaus Maeck
Cast: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkih Koray, Ceza, Sezen Aksu, Orhan Gencebay
Running time -- 90 minutes...
- 5/12/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As president of Clear Channel Entertainment's touring division, Arthur Fogel has staged some of the most lucrative tours of the past two decades, among them shows by U2, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Madonna. He recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter Miami bureau chief Deborah Wilker.
The Hollywood Reporter: We are in the midst of a true downturn in concert attendance. Is it a consumer price revolt, or are there just simply too many marginal shows on the road at the moment?
Arthur Fogel: I think there were frankly a lot more (marginal) shows this summer than usual. It seems to be across the board in terms of musical genre and demographics, save for a handful that are doing great business. What it really comes down to is fans need to be truly excited. When you strip everything away, the fundamental issue is that there just aren't enough of those exciting events.
The Hollywood Reporter: We are in the midst of a true downturn in concert attendance. Is it a consumer price revolt, or are there just simply too many marginal shows on the road at the moment?
Arthur Fogel: I think there were frankly a lot more (marginal) shows this summer than usual. It seems to be across the board in terms of musical genre and demographics, save for a handful that are doing great business. What it really comes down to is fans need to be truly excited. When you strip everything away, the fundamental issue is that there just aren't enough of those exciting events.
- 10/3/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Miramax Films has pacted with Casablanca Records head Thomas Mottola to develop and produce a Broadway musical based on Pink Floyd's seminal rock opera The Wall. Roger Waters, who co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 and conceived the 1979 concept double album, will write the Broadway show's book and arrange and orchestrate music for the stage production. The album, which includes such Pink Floyd hits as "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You," follows the journey of disillusioned rock star Pink, who looks back at the experiences that forged his neuroses. Rights on the project were sold by Waters to Miramax and Mottola, the former Sony Music head and founder of the management and production shingle the Mottola Co.
TORONTO -- Canadian music producer Bob Ezrin is scheduled to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the upcoming Juno Awards, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) said Tuesday. Ezrin, who has produced albums for Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, KISS and Canadian artists like the Guess Who and Murray McLauchlan, will be honored at the 2004 Juno ceremonies on April 3 in Edmonton, Alberta. "We couldn't be more thrilled to have Bob Ezrin join the Canadian Music Hall of Fame," said Melanie Berry, president of CARAS, the organizers of the Junos. "Bob's groundbreaking successes as both musician and producer exemplify the art and innovation that continues to advance Canadian music on the world stage." Members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame include Glenn Gould, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Oscar Peterson, Rush and the Band.
DINARD, France -- The Dinard British Film Festival got off to a promising start Thursday night, with a boisterous wine tasting ceremony at the Seafront Casino and the screening of Nigel Cole's "Calendar Girls" followed by a "surprise" appearance onstage by one of the real "calendar girls" who inspired the film. The small but popular showcase of British cinema across the channel in France has attracted an eclectic mix of French and British film personalities for its 14th edition this year, including directors Alan Parker and Jim Sheridan, both of whom are being paid tribute with retrospectives of their work. "I feel slightly phony saying this, but directors like myself and Ridley Scott were forced to go to the United States to make our films," said an emotional Parker, who walked onstage to loud applause and the sound of Pink Floyd's "The Wall", the music from his 1982 cult film of the same name. "I'm proud to say, though, that these are healthy times for British cinema, with British directors making British films on British soil." The four-day festival, which runs through Sunday, packs in more than 40 British films and will award the Hitchcock D'or to one of six films in competition.
- 10/2/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
EMI Recorded Music on Wednesday said it has signed deals with 20 digital music distributors to sell tracks on the Internet in what it calls the biggest European music download initiative by a major music company. Such artists as Norah Jones, Pink Floyd and David Bowie are featured on 140,000 tracks that EMI will make available for downloading through 20 European Web sites, including Wanadoo, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN, music channel MTV and retailer HMV. Countries covered include the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy.
- 4/24/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A haul of one million illegal CDs worth €10 million ($10 million) on the street has been seized by police in Luxembourg, the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry (IFPI) said on Friday. The IFPI says that the biggest haul of illegal CDs so far in Europe included bootlegged copies of recordings of live performances by major acts such as Bruce Springsteen, Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, REM, The Rolling Stones and U2. Luxembourg police raided two warehouses on Nov. 20, assisted by record industry anti-piracy experts, and the bust is being linked to a large global bootlegging organization, the record industry trade body said. "We believe the investigation has uncovered a major source of illegal bootlegs supplying not just Europe, but many other parts of the world," said Iain Grant, IFPI's head of enforcement. "We are grateful to the police in Luxembourg for all their assistance in cracking this case." The European Commission recently published figures showing that seizures of pirate discs at the EU's external borders soared by 349% to more than 40 million units in 2001.
- 11/30/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paul McCartney and his lady love Heather Mills joyfully announced their engagement at a secret showbiz party on Saturday. Sir Paul proposed to the blonde stunner during a romantic holiday in Malibu, California, last week, and couldn't wait to reveal the good news at the bash at his St. John's Wood, London, mansion. Guests at the star-studded gathering included The Pretenders songstress Chrissie Hynde, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd and 60s model Twiggy. Paul, 59, was devastated when his wife Linda died from breast cancer three years ago. But now he's found joy again, as a pal of the pair confirms, "Everyone is so happy for them. They are so deeply in love."...
- 7/9/2001
- WENN
In the week or so before the Yom Kippur War that started Oct. 6, 1973, when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the Jewish holy day of atonement, the fate of a promising rock band and a close group of friends becomes a nostalgic snapshot of the times in Eran Riklis' slight but engaging "Vulcan Junction".
Set in an industrial area close to the city of Haifa in the north of Israel west of the Golan Heights, "Vulcan Junction" screens tonight at Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex as the closing-night event of the 16th Israel Film Festival. Mixing fun and serious matters, with the Westernized characters inspired by American and English rock music, the movie's modest charms are not enough to break out of the fest and select-site circuit domestically.
Shelly (Oren Shabo), the lead singer and guitarist of Genetic Code, is being courted by out-of-towners for a big career boost, but if he makes the move, it is doubtful his bandmates will come along. Raphaeli (Tomer Sharon) is the serious keyboardist who has applied to a music academy but really lusts for a new synthesizer.
Bass player/fireman Yidgar (Danny Shteg) and drummer/fool-for-love Cahana (Gili Shushan) complete the Code, while the group's biggest fans are couple Avi (Sam Huri) and Dalia (Yael Hadar). He is a hotshot soccer player with a mean streak, and she's a journalist watching the tensions mount who starts writing her way into a dream job for a left-wing political magazine.
When Avi risks his career in a thoughtless act of violence, beating up a Druz guarding a shipment of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album but seeming to get away with it, Dali and he have a falling out. She turns to Shelly, and they soon are having a satisfying fling, if not the start of something more.
There are sundry subplots, including Cahana's ongoing wooing of an aloof lass he repeatedly sees waiting for the bus and the funny/sad saga of Dalia's mother, who competes in a high-pressure speed-ironing contest.
The band frequents a pub owned by Jimmy Smith (Jack Adelist), an American who inspires them by telling tales of rock concerts and hanging with famous musicians. Overall tensions mount. Feeling betrayed by Shelly, Raphaeli leads a Yom Kippur dinner confession game that gets ugly. Then the war starts and the movie comes to a screeching halt, leaving one impressed with the performances and Riklis' crisp direction but unsatisfied with the hasty conclusion.
VULCAN JUNCTION
Eran Riklis Prods.
Director: Eran Riklis
Screenwriters: Moshe Zonder, Amir Ben-David
Producers: Eran Riklis, Mosh Danon
Director of photography: Amnon Zalait
Production designer: Yoel Herzberg
Editor: Naomi Press-Aviram
Color/stereo
Cast:
Shelly: Oren Shabo
Dalia: Yael Hadar
Avi Elbaz: Sam Huri
Yidgar: Danny Shteg
Raphaeli: Tomer Sharon
Cahana: Gili Shushan
Jimmy Smith: Jack Adelist
Running time -- 99 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Set in an industrial area close to the city of Haifa in the north of Israel west of the Golan Heights, "Vulcan Junction" screens tonight at Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex as the closing-night event of the 16th Israel Film Festival. Mixing fun and serious matters, with the Westernized characters inspired by American and English rock music, the movie's modest charms are not enough to break out of the fest and select-site circuit domestically.
Shelly (Oren Shabo), the lead singer and guitarist of Genetic Code, is being courted by out-of-towners for a big career boost, but if he makes the move, it is doubtful his bandmates will come along. Raphaeli (Tomer Sharon) is the serious keyboardist who has applied to a music academy but really lusts for a new synthesizer.
Bass player/fireman Yidgar (Danny Shteg) and drummer/fool-for-love Cahana (Gili Shushan) complete the Code, while the group's biggest fans are couple Avi (Sam Huri) and Dalia (Yael Hadar). He is a hotshot soccer player with a mean streak, and she's a journalist watching the tensions mount who starts writing her way into a dream job for a left-wing political magazine.
When Avi risks his career in a thoughtless act of violence, beating up a Druz guarding a shipment of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" album but seeming to get away with it, Dali and he have a falling out. She turns to Shelly, and they soon are having a satisfying fling, if not the start of something more.
There are sundry subplots, including Cahana's ongoing wooing of an aloof lass he repeatedly sees waiting for the bus and the funny/sad saga of Dalia's mother, who competes in a high-pressure speed-ironing contest.
The band frequents a pub owned by Jimmy Smith (Jack Adelist), an American who inspires them by telling tales of rock concerts and hanging with famous musicians. Overall tensions mount. Feeling betrayed by Shelly, Raphaeli leads a Yom Kippur dinner confession game that gets ugly. Then the war starts and the movie comes to a screeching halt, leaving one impressed with the performances and Riklis' crisp direction but unsatisfied with the hasty conclusion.
VULCAN JUNCTION
Eran Riklis Prods.
Director: Eran Riklis
Screenwriters: Moshe Zonder, Amir Ben-David
Producers: Eran Riklis, Mosh Danon
Director of photography: Amnon Zalait
Production designer: Yoel Herzberg
Editor: Naomi Press-Aviram
Color/stereo
Cast:
Shelly: Oren Shabo
Dalia: Yael Hadar
Avi Elbaz: Sam Huri
Yidgar: Danny Shteg
Raphaeli: Tomer Sharon
Cahana: Gili Shushan
Jimmy Smith: Jack Adelist
Running time -- 99 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 4/13/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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