If you're a '90s baby (or a lover of all things Y2K), you're likely aware of the astronomical impact Britney Spears has had on pop culture. Between dropping iconic hits like "...Baby One More Time," setting the tone for today's Y2K fashion trends, and starring in Shonda Rhimes's pivotal movie "Crossroads," the Grammy Award-winning singer has proven to be a multifaceted talent who never goes out of style. After the resolution in her highly publicized court case, which was finalized in November 2021, fans and supporters continue to voice their support for the Free Britney movement, and the buzz surrounding the "Piece of Me" singer has yet to settle as she starts the next phase of her life following her conservatorship battle. While her next moves are still pending, it's clear there's no shortage of support for the singer's freedom and well-being.
The pop-star lifestyle makes Spears...
The pop-star lifestyle makes Spears...
- 1/28/2022
- by Brittany Beringer-Tobing
- Popsugar.com
Newen Studios is moving into feature film after financier Anton increased its investment in the French production giant by 40% to €50M ($56.6M).
The extension of the agreement comes after two years’ worth of Anton investment in which Newen has been behind the likes of Ocs’ The Opera and France Télévisions/Rtbf/Ard’s Crossroads. It is currently in production with Vrt/Arte’s Lost Luggage and is distributing the likes of DNA and The Promise via distribution arm Newen Connect.
Included in the €50M extension is Newen’s upcoming documentary on high-end fashion designer John Galliano from Whitney director Kevin Macdonald.
Sébastien Raybaud, Anton’s Founder and CEO, said Newen “leads the way in global content.”
“The continuation of our partnership with them affirms our belief in their vision, creativity and commercial prowess,” he added.
Newen Managing Director Romain Bessi said “The extension of the agreement with Anton testifies...
The extension of the agreement comes after two years’ worth of Anton investment in which Newen has been behind the likes of Ocs’ The Opera and France Télévisions/Rtbf/Ard’s Crossroads. It is currently in production with Vrt/Arte’s Lost Luggage and is distributing the likes of DNA and The Promise via distribution arm Newen Connect.
Included in the €50M extension is Newen’s upcoming documentary on high-end fashion designer John Galliano from Whitney director Kevin Macdonald.
Sébastien Raybaud, Anton’s Founder and CEO, said Newen “leads the way in global content.”
“The continuation of our partnership with them affirms our belief in their vision, creativity and commercial prowess,” he added.
Newen Managing Director Romain Bessi said “The extension of the agreement with Anton testifies...
- 1/24/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Newen Studios, the Paris-headquartered production and distribution group, has strengthened its strategic partnership with European producer and financier Anton as it looks to become a major player in the feature film landscape.
As part of the new agreement, Anton is giving Newen Studios a global budget of €50 million ($56.6 million) to co-invest in the distribution rights of audiovisual and film projects. Anton first partnered with Newen Studios in 2019 to co-invest in Newen’s distribution rights for the group’s productions, as well as for third-party programs, across all genres, fiction, documentary, animation.
”The extension of the agreement with Anton testifies to the successful dynamic achieved by Newen Studios,” said Romain Bessi (pictured), Newen Studios managing director, who previously had a long tenure at Canal Plus Group.
“Numerous projects have been co-financed with Anton over the past two years, and with this new partnership, our scope will now include cinema, a genre...
As part of the new agreement, Anton is giving Newen Studios a global budget of €50 million ($56.6 million) to co-invest in the distribution rights of audiovisual and film projects. Anton first partnered with Newen Studios in 2019 to co-invest in Newen’s distribution rights for the group’s productions, as well as for third-party programs, across all genres, fiction, documentary, animation.
”The extension of the agreement with Anton testifies to the successful dynamic achieved by Newen Studios,” said Romain Bessi (pictured), Newen Studios managing director, who previously had a long tenure at Canal Plus Group.
“Numerous projects have been co-financed with Anton over the past two years, and with this new partnership, our scope will now include cinema, a genre...
- 1/24/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
It's a road trip Zoe Saldaña will never forget. Although it's been nearly two decades since Crossroads hit the big screen, the actress still has fond memories working with Britney Spears, Taryn Manning and the entire cast. And as the movie prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Feb. 15, Zoe is looking back on the unique experience. "I was just so excited to be doing a movie like that about three friends," Zoe exclusively shared with E! News. "I'm one of three sisters and we are best friends. Anything to do with female bonding, sisterhood…I'm consumed by emotion immediately. I get it. It's easy for me. I yearn for it....
- 1/18/2022
- E! Online
Ahead of Friday’s premiere of their CMT Crossroads, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff have released a video of their performance of Price’s “Twinkle Twinkle.”
It’s a gritty, funky collaboration, with a Jimi Hendrix-like guitar riff and a healthy dose of swagger from both of the featured artists. Price takes the first verse, debunking the idea of “the good old days” of a recent past — they were spent watching TV, she says — before Rateliff summons dusty Southern spirits in lines about headphones, mama’s car, and a winding road.
It’s a gritty, funky collaboration, with a Jimi Hendrix-like guitar riff and a healthy dose of swagger from both of the featured artists. Price takes the first verse, debunking the idea of “the good old days” of a recent past — they were spent watching TV, she says — before Rateliff summons dusty Southern spirits in lines about headphones, mama’s car, and a winding road.
- 3/25/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Rap stars Badshah and Krsna have united for the first time to drop a single titled Roll up. The track comes with rap verses along with a blend of hip-hop.
"I put together the track with a very easy-going vibe in mind, something that you can listen to while driving or chilling with your friends, but I made it a point to keep my rap verse potent in terms of lyrics," Krsna said.
"Young people today are very influenced by the hip hop lifestyle and that's reflective in this track," he added.
Badshah said: "It's an extremely exciting collaboration because Krsna is one of the most prolific writers we have right now and he's established himself as one of the best rappers in the scene. It's really exciting for both his fans and my fans, also I think it'll take the Delhi hip hop scene to greater heights!
"I feel...
"I put together the track with a very easy-going vibe in mind, something that you can listen to while driving or chilling with your friends, but I made it a point to keep my rap verse potent in terms of lyrics," Krsna said.
"Young people today are very influenced by the hip hop lifestyle and that's reflective in this track," he added.
Badshah said: "It's an extremely exciting collaboration because Krsna is one of the most prolific writers we have right now and he's established himself as one of the best rappers in the scene. It's really exciting for both his fans and my fans, also I think it'll take the Delhi hip hop scene to greater heights!
"I feel...
- 1/29/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Watch the Short Film Decommissioned: "An astronaut encounters a terrifying anomaly approaching the International Space Station.
Created Using The Unreal Engine For Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Short Film Initiative Supported By Screen Queensland
Check Out Our 'Making Of': vimeo.com/502476208
Key Cast
Commander DIaz | Joey Vieira
Houston | David Normand
Key Crew
Director | Josh Tanner
Written by | Jade van der Lei & Josh Tanner
Produced by | Jade van der Lei & Danielle Redford
Cinematographer | Jason Hargreaves Acs
Editor | Tony McGrath
Composer | Ack Kinmonth & Stevan Markovic
Sound Designer | Thom Kellar
Production Designer | Matt Putland
Costume Designer | Chrissy Flannery
Make-Up Designer | Sean Genders
Stunt Coordinator | Keir Beck
Virtual Production & Picture Post Production | Cutting Edge Post
Sound Post Production | Folklore Sound"
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Exorcist II: The Heretic Ost First Ever Vinyl Release from Jackpot Records: "In one of his first forays into big budget Hollywood, Ennio Morricone handed in one of his weirdest, eeriest scores - Rolling...
Created Using The Unreal Engine For Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Short Film Initiative Supported By Screen Queensland
Check Out Our 'Making Of': vimeo.com/502476208
Key Cast
Commander DIaz | Joey Vieira
Houston | David Normand
Key Crew
Director | Josh Tanner
Written by | Jade van der Lei & Josh Tanner
Produced by | Jade van der Lei & Danielle Redford
Cinematographer | Jason Hargreaves Acs
Editor | Tony McGrath
Composer | Ack Kinmonth & Stevan Markovic
Sound Designer | Thom Kellar
Production Designer | Matt Putland
Costume Designer | Chrissy Flannery
Make-Up Designer | Sean Genders
Stunt Coordinator | Keir Beck
Virtual Production & Picture Post Production | Cutting Edge Post
Sound Post Production | Folklore Sound"
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Exorcist II: The Heretic Ost First Ever Vinyl Release from Jackpot Records: "In one of his first forays into big budget Hollywood, Ennio Morricone handed in one of his weirdest, eeriest scores - Rolling...
- 1/27/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Washington — It was a ritual of the modern Republican Party. House and Senate hopefuls locked in a tough reelection fight, outside consultants who wanted to refill their campaign coffers, presidential wannabes who dreamt of being the next commander-in-chief — they all made the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, and specifically to the personal office of the billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. They made sure on their way in to avoid stepping in any excrement left behind by Adelson’s secretary’s dog. And they made even more sure to kiss the ring...
- 1/12/2021
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Tollywood The series is a three-part anthology, addressing themes of moral ambiguity.Jahnavi ReddyScreenshot/AhaEach short film in the three-part anthology Addham (Mirror) begins with the same line appearing on the screen — ‘Morality is a changing goalpost’. The films, which premiered on October 16 on Aha, set out to address themes of moral conflict, ethical dilemmas and self-reflection by characters going through major internal strife. In attempting this in less than 20 minutes per film, they are unfortunately unable to escape cliches of brooding, pontificating characters. The first film, The Road That Never Ends, directed by Sarjun Km, manages to avoid this to some extent. A truck driver (Jayaprakash) agrees to give a lift to a young boy (M Praveen) who is running away from home and is ambitious about earning well in the city before returning to his abusive father. The film allows us to empathise with its characters and their...
- 10/18/2020
- by Jahnavi
- The News Minute
TollywoodDirectors Siva, Barath Neelakantan, Sarjun Km and editor Sreekar Prasad speak on the making of the anthology.Rajeswari ParasaCourtesy..TwitterAddham, an anthology series in Telugu, is premiering on Aha, an Over The Top (Ott) platform, on October 16. Ahead of its release, Tnm caught up with the team of the directors who have made the different segments of the film and the editor who put together the series. Addham has three episodes of 20 minute each, with the common theme of ‘Morality is a changing goalpost’. According to the makers, each of these episodes makes one wonder what is right and what is wrong and it brings alive a variety of situations which take the characters on a journey of self reflection. Addham has Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, G Kishore Kumar, Arjun Chidambaram, Prasanna Dr Pavithrah Marimuthu, Abirami Venkatachalam, Rohini Moletti and Praveen in significant roles in different episodes. The series was shot completely...
- 10/16/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
Above: All My LifeFollowing the online presentations of the Ann Arbor, Oberhausen, and Images festivals, the San Francisco Cinematheque’s Crossroads festival is the latest experimental film showcase to go virtual in 2020. While the major international festivals take their own tentative steps into the brave new world of digital this month, these modest, more specialized events have already made commendable inroads into the realm of live-streaming and on-demand viewing. What’s at stake in each of these ventures is quite different, and worth outlining: whereas festivals like the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival work to combat piracy and appease the demands of sales companies with vested interest in who sees what movies when by limiting press accreditation and geo-blocking films by region, smaller festivals that focus on artists’ cinema have more ideological issues to consider. In this field, concerns over context and materiality take precedence...
- 9/23/2020
- MUBI
Goddess, how fun was that 2002 Smackdown / Podcast? I couldn't even pick a favourite part but some moments of perfection: Joel Kim Booster's anecdote about Family Video, Jazz Tangcay's "peak" Streep obsession, Ben Yahr's nomination strategies, Emily VanDerWerff's tale of weepy double features, and Matt Rogers imitating Nicolas Cage's agent.
If you didn't get a chance to listen to it yet, it's right here at the bottom of the post (again) or at itunes.
64 minutes
00:01 Introductions
03:00 Alexander Payne's About Schmidt and comedy performances as Oscar nominees. Was Kathy Bates the best choice that year?
10:11 Meryl Streep in Adaptation and Nicolas Cage's outre career moves
20:45 Joel's job at Family Video
22:00 Adaptation's Being John Malkovich's moments + Cameron Diaz
25:00 A tribute to Toni Collette, The Hours discussion
35:00 Nomination strategies
36:30 Moulin Rouge! vs Chicago
37:40 Catherine Zeta-Jones on f***ing fire as Velma...
If you didn't get a chance to listen to it yet, it's right here at the bottom of the post (again) or at itunes.
64 minutes
00:01 Introductions
03:00 Alexander Payne's About Schmidt and comedy performances as Oscar nominees. Was Kathy Bates the best choice that year?
10:11 Meryl Streep in Adaptation and Nicolas Cage's outre career moves
20:45 Joel's job at Family Video
22:00 Adaptation's Being John Malkovich's moments + Cameron Diaz
25:00 A tribute to Toni Collette, The Hours discussion
35:00 Nomination strategies
36:30 Moulin Rouge! vs Chicago
37:40 Catherine Zeta-Jones on f***ing fire as Velma...
- 6/18/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Hey, "FBI" fans. We are back at you with some bad news in this article unfortunately. We have to tell you that CBS has elected not to air the next, new episode 18 of FBI's current season 2 tonight, March 17, 2020. Yep, guys. It's true. However, what's also true is this delay will only be a one week delay. That means you guys can look forward to seeing the new episode 18 air next Tuesday night, March 24, 2020 in it's usual 8 pm central standard time slot on CBS of course. So, be sure to mark that very important date and time down on your TV show calendars at once. So, what is CBS airing instead of the brand new episode 18 of FBI's current season 2 tonight? That's a very good question. According the TV guide listings, CBS will actually be airing a repeat episode of FBI. It's the 5th episode of this current season 2 titled, "Crossroads.
- 3/18/2020
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Just one month before Cream wrapped up their original run with a historic show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 26th 1968, they performed at the International Sports Arena in San Diego. A tape of that show has sat in the vault for the past 52 years, but it’s finally being released in full on the upcoming four-disc box set Goodbye Tour Live 1968, out February 7th. Check out a preview of “Crossroads” from that night right here.
The box set will also contains recordings of shows taped in Oakland (October 4th,...
The box set will also contains recordings of shows taped in Oakland (October 4th,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The 2019 Cmt Music Awards nominations are out, and many of the biggest acts in country music will vie for the hardware. Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and Zac Brown Band lead the field with three noms each, and such top acts as Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, EFlorida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Sugarland scored multiple noms.
Filed under “one of these things is not like the other” is the Cmt nom for Boyz II Men, the veteran R&B act who teamed with Brett Young for a new take on “Motownphilly” from Cmt Crossroads. Soul singer Leon Bridges also is vying in the Cmt Performance of the Year category for a Crossroads version of “Beautiful Crazy” with Luke Combs.
Little Big Town will return to host the Cmt Music Awards, which airs live on the cable channel at 8 p.
Filed under “one of these things is not like the other” is the Cmt nom for Boyz II Men, the veteran R&B act who teamed with Brett Young for a new take on “Motownphilly” from Cmt Crossroads. Soul singer Leon Bridges also is vying in the Cmt Performance of the Year category for a Crossroads version of “Beautiful Crazy” with Luke Combs.
Little Big Town will return to host the Cmt Music Awards, which airs live on the cable channel at 8 p.
- 5/7/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a four-way tie for most nominations at the 2019 Cmt Music Awards, as Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris and Zac Brown Band each garnered three nods. The nominations were announced by “Closer to You” singer Carly Pearce this morning on NBC’s Today.
Morris’ uplifting 2019 single “Girl” earned the singer-songwriter nominations for Video of the Year as well as Female Video of the Year. Additionally, her friendship with Brandi Carlile earned a third nomination for their performance of Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural...
Morris’ uplifting 2019 single “Girl” earned the singer-songwriter nominations for Video of the Year as well as Female Video of the Year. Additionally, her friendship with Brandi Carlile earned a third nomination for their performance of Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural...
- 5/7/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
Generations included Martin Luther King Jr.
in its opening sequence.1968: Just after 6 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital.
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
Generations included Martin Luther King Jr.
in its opening sequence.1968: Just after 6 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital.
- 4/9/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Ten years ago, Def Leppard teamed up with a teenage Taylor Swift for an episode of Cmt’s Crossroads. With the band set for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March (Swift will be eligible in 2031, if you’re keeping track), Elliott recently looked back on his band’s career on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast – including that collaboration. To hear the whole discussion, press play below or download and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.
It’s been 10 years. What signs did you see that...
It’s been 10 years. What signs did you see that...
- 12/26/2018
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Leon Bridges performed a soulful version of his single “Beyond” on Thursday’s Late Late Show. The singer opened with a breathy tone, clipping off the ends of his vocal phrases and relying heavily on his backing vocalists. Toward the song’s climax, he unleashed a series of swooping falsetto runs. “Space and time in the afterlife/ Will she have my kids? Will she be my wife?” he crooned over a spare, twangy groove. “She might just be my everything and beyond.”
The romantic track appears on Bridges’ May-issued second LP,...
The romantic track appears on Bridges’ May-issued second LP,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
No look passes, deep 3s, and rim-shakin' dunks. Yep, Bronny James is basically a 5'10" version of LeBron James ... and the NBA superstar's 14-year-old son put on an absolute clinic in his Crossroads debut on Monday ... droppin' 27 points!! King James' kid suited up for the Roadrunners for the first time since making the move to California ... sporting Bron's iconic #23 jersey and dominating the game just like Daddy. Remember, he's only an 8th grader. Lbj loved...
- 12/4/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
I’ve read and discussed a lot of fan theories rabout the events of Avengers 4, but I’ve got a pretty cool new one to share with you today. It involves the character Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard) and how he could play a crucial role in the plot of the film.
The theory comes from Reddit user mushbert, and he digs deep and offers us a very well-thought-out and thorough theory that I think a lot of you will enjoy.
After taking a crack at proving that all of Selvig's jumbled notes from his chalkboard in Thor: The Dark World are future events that he predicted in the McU, it’s explained that when Selvig was under the power of the Mind Stone from Loki's Scepter, he was given the foresight of all of the pertinent information about the events that were about to unfold.
This leads to the theory...
The theory comes from Reddit user mushbert, and he digs deep and offers us a very well-thought-out and thorough theory that I think a lot of you will enjoy.
After taking a crack at proving that all of Selvig's jumbled notes from his chalkboard in Thor: The Dark World are future events that he predicted in the McU, it’s explained that when Selvig was under the power of the Mind Stone from Loki's Scepter, he was given the foresight of all of the pertinent information about the events that were about to unfold.
This leads to the theory...
- 11/27/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Britney Spears is going out with a bang. The "Slumber Party" singer will perform from The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas as part of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2018. It will be the first television performance of the New Year and Spears' last performance during her residency. Spears, 36, last performed on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest in 2002, treating fans to her Billboard Top 40 single "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" from Crossroads. In addition to Spears, several other celebrities are scheduled to appear: Britney: Piece of Me began its run in December 2013, and the...
- 12/21/2017
- E! Online
1954: Radio soap The Road of Life made its TV debut.
1979: General Hospital's Monica gave birth to Aj. 1991: All
My Children's Adam and Erica married for the second time.
2010: One Life to Live's Natalie accepted John's proposal."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1954: Procter & Gamble's popular radio soap opera The Road of Life, created by Irna Phillips in 1937, made its television debut on CBS in the 1:15-1:30 p.m. Et time slot.
Because many CBS affiliates chose to run local news and talk shows during this time, the program never achieved the popularity...
1979: General Hospital's Monica gave birth to Aj. 1991: All
My Children's Adam and Erica married for the second time.
2010: One Life to Live's Natalie accepted John's proposal."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1954: Procter & Gamble's popular radio soap opera The Road of Life, created by Irna Phillips in 1937, made its television debut on CBS in the 1:15-1:30 p.m. Et time slot.
Because many CBS affiliates chose to run local news and talk shows during this time, the program never achieved the popularity...
- 12/14/2017
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
NEWSFrom the Busan Film Festival comes word of new projects by Lee Chang-dong (who hasn't made a film since 2010's Poetry and will make "a mystery thriller"), Hirokazu Kore-eda ("a suspense courtroom drama"), and Hou Hsiao-hsien (executive producing a project for Taiwanese TV).As you may know if you read the Notebook, we love the French New Wave's least known filmmaker, Jacques Rivette. News has come that his recently discovered and restored first three short films (which we raved about), as well as a number of his later movies, including Gang of Four and his two-part Jeanne le pucelle masterpiece, have been acquired for North American distribution.Next month, the New York Review of books will release a new edition of Robert Bresson's essential book, Notes on the Cinematograph.Recommended VIEWINGTwo great, lengthy filmmaker dialogues were posted online this week. First, an hour long masterclass with Jim Jarmusch...
- 11/8/2016
- MUBI
Here’s why I conflate legendary bluesman Robert Johnson with legendary cartoonist/illustrator Jim Steranko.
Johnson took American roots music and molded it into The Blues. Brilliantly, I might add, having composed and recorded such classics as “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Terraplane Blues,” “Hellhound on My Trail,” “Love in Vain” and “Cross Road Blues,” a.k.a. “Crossroads.” In all, he produced only 29 tracks, every one between 1929 and 1938
Steranko took the comic art form and broke all the barriers, reinventing and reenergizing comics storytelling and design. He did so with equal brilliance, having produced such award-winning and virtually always-in-print features as Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America, The X-Men, Superman, the graphic novel Chandler: Red Tide, and Heavy Metal’s adaptation of the movie Outland. The bulk of this work was published between 1965 and 1976, but by then Steranko had pretty much moved on to painting...
Johnson took American roots music and molded it into The Blues. Brilliantly, I might add, having composed and recorded such classics as “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Terraplane Blues,” “Hellhound on My Trail,” “Love in Vain” and “Cross Road Blues,” a.k.a. “Crossroads.” In all, he produced only 29 tracks, every one between 1929 and 1938
Steranko took the comic art form and broke all the barriers, reinventing and reenergizing comics storytelling and design. He did so with equal brilliance, having produced such award-winning and virtually always-in-print features as Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America, The X-Men, Superman, the graphic novel Chandler: Red Tide, and Heavy Metal’s adaptation of the movie Outland. The bulk of this work was published between 1965 and 1976, but by then Steranko had pretty much moved on to painting...
- 5/4/2016
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Songs On Screen: All week HitFix will be featuring tributes by writers to their favorite musical moments from TV and film. Check out all the entries in the series here. When we talk about underrated directors, it's hard not to mention Walter Hill. Hill is an underrated director, the way Michael Ritchie and Peter Yates were underrated directors, the way Roger Donaldson, Joe Dante, and Fred Schepisi are underrated directors. They’re all underrated because it’s only when you look at their filmographies that the numbers start to total up and you realize, boy, he directed a lot of really good movies. In Hill’s case, that list includes "The Warriors," "48 Hours," "The Long Riders," "Southern Comfort,: "Hard Times," "Trespass," and "Wild Bill." Some great. Some solid. (My personal favorite of those is Hard Times, a pulpy film about bare-knuckle boxers in the Great Depression.) There were clunkers...
- 6/25/2015
- by Michael Oates Palmer
- Hitfix
Shakira and her fellow “The Voice” coach Blake Shelton will perform their duet, “Medicine,” on Sunday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The ceremony, which airs live from Las Vegas, will be co-hosted by Shelton and Luke Bryan. The Band Perry will open the show with what the Acms are calling an “explosive” performance (we’re hoping they mean pyro). Other previously announced performers include Bryan and Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Hunter Hayes, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, and Lady Antebellum with Stevie Nicks (in a re-creation of their Cmt “Crossroads” special). Garth Brooks will present Merle Haggard with the Crystal Milestone Award. Hitfix will be at the event and will bring you all the news at it happens.
- 3/31/2014
- Hitfix
Wille and the Bandits, it would seem, are a fairly well-kept secret. Tonight’s gig takes place at the Bullingdon Arms in Oxford, a few doors down from the altogether flashier O2 Academy. There, headlining acts are emblazoned above the door, like West End stars: here, there are just a few posters of the Bandits in the pub’s window, to point us in the direction of the gig. The Bullingdon Arms doesn’t even have its own name above the door.
Perhaps unlike the O2 though, the band chat to fans before taking to a modest stage set-up. It’s hard to imagine a group bigger than a three-piece performing up there, and when Wille and the Bandits launch into Morricone-esque guitar slides, it’s harder to imagine them suiting any other sized venue.
That’s not to say they haven’t got the choruses to fill bigger rooms:...
Perhaps unlike the O2 though, the band chat to fans before taking to a modest stage set-up. It’s hard to imagine a group bigger than a three-piece performing up there, and when Wille and the Bandits launch into Morricone-esque guitar slides, it’s harder to imagine them suiting any other sized venue.
That’s not to say they haven’t got the choruses to fill bigger rooms:...
- 11/12/2013
- by Mark White
- Obsessed with Film
Sir Mick Jagger is to produce a film biopic about Elvis Presley.
Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald has also signed up to direct the movie.
Based on the 1995 biography by Peter Guralnick, Last Train to Memphis will focus on Presley's early years.
Jagger is set to co-produce the biopic with Victoria Pearman through their Jagged Films company.
Variety reports that Crossroads screenwriter John Fusco has been hired to adapt the script.
Jagger is also currently working on a film about the life of James Brown. Tate Taylor, director of The Help, is also on board with the project.
An open casting for actors aged between 18-22 to play Presley has been issued by Fox 2000.
Watch Elvis perform 'Suspicious Mind' below:...
Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald has also signed up to direct the movie.
Based on the 1995 biography by Peter Guralnick, Last Train to Memphis will focus on Presley's early years.
Jagger is set to co-produce the biopic with Victoria Pearman through their Jagged Films company.
Variety reports that Crossroads screenwriter John Fusco has been hired to adapt the script.
Jagger is also currently working on a film about the life of James Brown. Tate Taylor, director of The Help, is also on board with the project.
An open casting for actors aged between 18-22 to play Presley has been issued by Fox 2000.
Watch Elvis perform 'Suspicious Mind' below:...
- 9/5/2013
- Digital Spy
Bullet To The Head, is the new action film, from director Walter Hill. Hill has had an outstanding career in the world of action cinema, and beyond. Walter Hill is responsible for such classic films as The Warriors, 48 Hrs, Brewster’s Millions, Crossroads, Trespass and Last Man Standing. I would say that it would be safe for me to assume, that most of you have seen, and loved, at least one of those films. Bullet To The Head pairs Hill, with iconic action superstar, Sly Stallone. Say what you want about Stallone, but that man is built like a filthy Greek God, and is still one of the best physical actors in the business, at 65 years old. Teaming up with Stallone in this gritty, old school bullet fest, is Sung Kang, known for his role as Han in the last four Fast and Furious sequels. Stallone plays Jimmy Bobo, a weathered hitman,...
- 7/19/2013
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Allan Arbus, remembered for his recurring role as psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman on the long-running TV series Mash, has died. His daughter, Arin Arbus, tells the La Times her father died from complications of congestive heart failure on Friday at his Los Angeles home. He was 95. Arbus, a New York City native, most recently appeared in 2000 as Uncle Nathan on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. He appeared in just 12 episodes of Mash (1972-1983) as Sidney Freedman, who doctors called on when they needed help with a tough psychological case, but it remains ones of his most memorable roles. His dozens of other TV credits include Taxi, Wonder Woman, Matlock, Judging Amy and NYPD Blue. He also appeared in the films Coffy, Crossroads, Damien: Omen II, The Electric Horseman, and Gangster Wars. His most recent feature role was Father Time in 1999′s Making Contact.
- 4/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Last week we asked Film Junk readers to pick Walter Hill's best movie of all time, and as you might expect, the voting was somewhat sparse. I figured there were at least a handful of his movies that most people had seen, but it appears that may not be the case. Coming out on top after laying a serious beatdown on the competition was his seminal '70s gang flick The Warriors with 42% of the votes. His buddy cop entry 48 Hrs. placed second with 24% of the votes followed by The Driver. Streets of Fire, Brewster's Millions and Southern Comfort all essentially tied for the next three spots. After that, there were just a few votes spread around the remaining options, including the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Red Heat which was all the way down at #10. Trespass did not receive a single vote. Do you agree with these results? 1. The Warriors -- 42% 2. 48 Hrs.
- 2/12/2013
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
As narrative, Bullet to the Head is amateurish. Villains awkwardly explain their plans for the benefit of the audience. Characterization is non-existent. Scenes are bridged by lame iMovie-style filter effects. Poorly Photoshopped stills are used to illustrate "backstory." The movie clunks along with no sense of dramatic tension or scope.
And yet in terms of how it handles light, movement, texture, and space, it's clearly the work of a master. Directing his first feature since Undisputed (2002), Walter Hill invests the film with all the hallmarks of his abstracted macho style: blunt comic-strip compositions; telephoto lenses that turn foreground objects into translucent smears on the frame; figures lit chiaroscuro against backdrops of neon; reflections rippling on water. Bullet in the Head may have a shaky sense of structure and plot, but it has a firm grip on action movie form.
Sylvester Stallone—looking more than a little like a gorilla taught...
And yet in terms of how it handles light, movement, texture, and space, it's clearly the work of a master. Directing his first feature since Undisputed (2002), Walter Hill invests the film with all the hallmarks of his abstracted macho style: blunt comic-strip compositions; telephoto lenses that turn foreground objects into translucent smears on the frame; figures lit chiaroscuro against backdrops of neon; reflections rippling on water. Bullet in the Head may have a shaky sense of structure and plot, but it has a firm grip on action movie form.
Sylvester Stallone—looking more than a little like a gorilla taught...
- 2/5/2013
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- MUBI
Sung Kang is becoming a familiar face to action fans, thanks to his popular and recurring role in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise. As one of Hollywood’s most prominent and vocal Asian-American actors, Kang is overdue for big roles, and “A Bullet to the Head” is a major step forward, letting him share the stage as Sylvester Stallone’s reluctant partner.
Kang joined the cast amid some controversy, replacing a very vocal and angry Thomas Jane, which isn’t exactly the most auspicious start to a project. But Kang shrugged it off while talking to us, focusing instead on just how unusual and exciting it was to get a call to be Stallone’s costar in a Walter Hill film.
It’s easy to want to talk to Kang forever. Funny, charismatic, and verbose, he was open about the issues facing an Asian-American actor, the tricky line one walks with ethnic jokes,...
Kang joined the cast amid some controversy, replacing a very vocal and angry Thomas Jane, which isn’t exactly the most auspicious start to a project. But Kang shrugged it off while talking to us, focusing instead on just how unusual and exciting it was to get a call to be Stallone’s costar in a Walter Hill film.
It’s easy to want to talk to Kang forever. Funny, charismatic, and verbose, he was open about the issues facing an Asian-American actor, the tricky line one walks with ethnic jokes,...
- 1/24/2013
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- LRMonline.com
From the early days of Hollywood, film studios have believed that if one is good, five or six are better. That seems even truer today, when deals are inked for sequels before the first film even gets released. Even worse, it seems that over the years we’ve been bombarded by terrible sequels or worse, sequels to movies that weren’t all that great to begin with. And yet, there are those movies that are so good, they need – nay, deserve – to have their stories continued on the big screen...
10. Crossroads (1986)
Ralph Macchio plays Eugene Martone, a young guitar prodigy at Julliard who becomes enamored with Robert Johnson, and finds his friend Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) in a minimum security hospital. Eugene believes there is a lost song of Johnson’s, and Willie tricks him into breaking him out in exchange for the song. But in all honesty, Willie wants...
10. Crossroads (1986)
Ralph Macchio plays Eugene Martone, a young guitar prodigy at Julliard who becomes enamored with Robert Johnson, and finds his friend Willie Brown (Joe Seneca) in a minimum security hospital. Eugene believes there is a lost song of Johnson’s, and Willie tricks him into breaking him out in exchange for the song. But in all honesty, Willie wants...
- 3/10/2012
- Shadowlocked
'The worst thing anyone's ever said? I remember one review began: "Jane Asher, whose charm has always escaped me"'
What got you started?
Being spotted in the street by a film producer when I was five. I had very long, vividly bright red hair, and it must have caught somebody's eye – though the hair was a bit irrelevant, as films were black and white in those days.
What was your big breakthrough?
When I was about 20 or 21, I came to a fork in the road: I had to choose between doing a film in the Us, and staying in England to do a revival of Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court. I chose the latter, and it was really my breakthrough into serious theatre.
Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
I'd like to think very little, firstly because describing it as "art" makes me embarrassed.
What got you started?
Being spotted in the street by a film producer when I was five. I had very long, vividly bright red hair, and it must have caught somebody's eye – though the hair was a bit irrelevant, as films were black and white in those days.
What was your big breakthrough?
When I was about 20 or 21, I came to a fork in the road: I had to choose between doing a film in the Us, and staying in England to do a revival of Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court. I chose the latter, and it was really my breakthrough into serious theatre.
Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
I'd like to think very little, firstly because describing it as "art" makes me embarrassed.
- 9/19/2011
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
The Weinstein Company has announced a director for its forthcoming remake of Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai. British director Scott Mann has been tapped to direct the reboot, which is set to be released in 2014. Considering Mann's previous experience is less than impressive (his biggest film to date was 2009's The Tournament, which was about a group of assassins who... never mind, it's kind of stupid), the announcement is less than overwhelming. But it gets worse. The screenwriter attached to the project is John Fusco, who's perhaps best known for 1980s artifacts Young Guns and Crossroads (the one where the Karate Kid has a guitar duel with Steve Vai in the bar from Roadhouse), and, more recently, two different movies about horses. The film has an estimated $60 million budget and will be set in a town in northern Thailand, where a group of villagers hires [...]...
- 5/4/2011
- Nerve
Brooklyn's Nicole Atkins has become known for her darkly hypnotic voice, after her first full length record "Neptune City" released in 2007 and more recently from touring with the acts like The Black Keys. Next week she releases "Mondo Amore," and she says it's the record she's always wanted to make -- ever since she started singing at age 12 in her native Neptune, New Jersey.
Filmmakers Mandy Bisesti and Lucia Holm created three sultry vignettes to go along with three songs from the forthcoming album, the first two of which we have exclusively, below. The lush, lacy look of these vignettes "were born out of years and years of reading fairy tales, books on symbolism, mythology, folk lore, fantasy," Biseti confided. The narrative that the black-caped Atkins becomes immersed in here "plays on the Robert Johnson, Devil at the Crossroads legend where a Faustian bargain is struck -- a deal is...
Filmmakers Mandy Bisesti and Lucia Holm created three sultry vignettes to go along with three songs from the forthcoming album, the first two of which we have exclusively, below. The lush, lacy look of these vignettes "were born out of years and years of reading fairy tales, books on symbolism, mythology, folk lore, fantasy," Biseti confided. The narrative that the black-caped Atkins becomes immersed in here "plays on the Robert Johnson, Devil at the Crossroads legend where a Faustian bargain is struck -- a deal is...
- 2/3/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
[1] Platinum Dunes producer Brad Fuller has reappeared on Twitter [2] over the weekend to offer a couple updates on future sequels of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. Find out what he said, after the jump. Here is what Fuller says about a possible Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street sequels: Lots of rumors out there. I want to set the record straight on freddy and Jason. First, let's talk Jason. Shannon and swift wrote a great script. We are ready to go, when new line is ready. But as of yet, they are not ready. As for Freddy, as far as I know, there isnt even talk of writing another script. Fuller claims that Hollywood isn't looking for R-rated horror movies right now: Rated R Horror movies, right now, don't seem to generate interest from the studios. Everyday we...
- 1/31/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Singing sensation Britney Spears' film has been given a release date and been retitled for the sixth time! Director Tamra Davis' coming-of-age road movie is set to hit American cinemas a day after Valentines Day next year. Since Britney announced the flick earlier this year it has been given a number of titles, including Going On The Road, Just Good Friends, Nutmeg's Travel and more recently Not A Girl. The film is currently in post-production and looks set to be called Crossroads. If the name rumors are true, producers will probably change it again when they realize a movie of the same name helped kick off the downward career arc of Ralph Macchio in 1986.
- 10/16/2001
- WENN
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