Damn right, he’s got his own doc. Buddy Guy, the blues legend whose 1991 “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues” firmly established him as part of the form’s upper firmament after decades of work, is the subject of a two-hour “American Masters” documentary premiering this week.
It’s a big week for Guy beyond the documentary: He turns 85 on July 30. In August, he’ll be back on the road for a national tour that takes him into April 2022. That represents a chance to see living history that encompasses, in one figure, membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (he was inducted in 2005 by Eric Clapton and B.B. King), celebration by the Kennedy Center Honors (President Obama helped do the honors in 2012), a National Medal of the Arts (bestowed by Prsident Bush in 2003), a Grammy lifetime achievement award (2016) and many more. But as he tells Variety in this Q&a,...
It’s a big week for Guy beyond the documentary: He turns 85 on July 30. In August, he’ll be back on the road for a national tour that takes him into April 2022. That represents a chance to see living history that encompasses, in one figure, membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (he was inducted in 2005 by Eric Clapton and B.B. King), celebration by the Kennedy Center Honors (President Obama helped do the honors in 2012), a National Medal of the Arts (bestowed by Prsident Bush in 2003), a Grammy lifetime achievement award (2016) and many more. But as he tells Variety in this Q&a,...
- 7/28/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
“Real Life Rock Top Ten” is a monthly column by cultural critic and Rs contributing editor Greil Marcus.
1. Overheard at “The World of Bob Dylan” symposium, University of Tulsa (May 30-June 2): “I’m 71 years old. When will excruciatingly boring fat men cease trying to hit on me?”
2 Erin Durant, Islands (Keeled Scales). I’ve played this album a dozen times over the last two months. Sometimes Durant’s piano seems to be drifting in from a neighbor’s window; then it might all but fade out as she plays.
1. Overheard at “The World of Bob Dylan” symposium, University of Tulsa (May 30-June 2): “I’m 71 years old. When will excruciatingly boring fat men cease trying to hit on me?”
2 Erin Durant, Islands (Keeled Scales). I’ve played this album a dozen times over the last two months. Sometimes Durant’s piano seems to be drifting in from a neighbor’s window; then it might all but fade out as she plays.
- 6/24/2019
- by Greil Marcus
- Rollingstone.com
Not since Big Little Lies has a theme song chilled us to the bone the way True Detective's season three theme song does. In case you need a refresher, the opening credits feature the cast's various profiles while a bluesy vocalist sings, "I got a letter this morning, how do you reckon it read? It said, "Hurry, hurry, yeah your love is dead."
If that didn't give you goosebumps, you might not pass a Captcha verification test (because you're a robot).
Leave it to the creators behind True Detective to find the perfect melody for its introductory sequence. But knowing the show as we do, nothing is coincidental. If you recall, last season changed its theme song every week to a different verse from Leonard Cohen's "Nevermind." So we couldn't help but wonder what the backstory for this season's theme song is.
And we were not disappointed.
The...
If that didn't give you goosebumps, you might not pass a Captcha verification test (because you're a robot).
Leave it to the creators behind True Detective to find the perfect melody for its introductory sequence. But knowing the show as we do, nothing is coincidental. If you recall, last season changed its theme song every week to a different verse from Leonard Cohen's "Nevermind." So we couldn't help but wonder what the backstory for this season's theme song is.
And we were not disappointed.
The...
- 1/21/2019
- by Hannah Abrams
- Popsugar.com
Alec Bojalad Jan 13, 2019
It's another season of True Detective, and you know what that means! The True Detective Season 3 opening credits still rule.
True Detective isn’t always reliable. True Detective Season 1 was great, True Detective Season 2 was not. The wait between seasons 1 and 2 was a little over a year while the wait between season 2 and 3 was three years. Hey…wait a minute…maybe those two facts have something to do with each other!
But regardless of HBO’s anthology true crime series’ other imperfections, there is always something consistently great about each season: the opening credits. As designed by Patrick Clair and his Antibody production studio, the True Detective opening credits have always perfectly established the Southern (and one time Southern California) Gothic tone of the show.
True Detective Season 3’s almost exactly 90-second long opening credits are no different as it turns out. The credits feature an ominous...
It's another season of True Detective, and you know what that means! The True Detective Season 3 opening credits still rule.
True Detective isn’t always reliable. True Detective Season 1 was great, True Detective Season 2 was not. The wait between seasons 1 and 2 was a little over a year while the wait between season 2 and 3 was three years. Hey…wait a minute…maybe those two facts have something to do with each other!
But regardless of HBO’s anthology true crime series’ other imperfections, there is always something consistently great about each season: the opening credits. As designed by Patrick Clair and his Antibody production studio, the True Detective opening credits have always perfectly established the Southern (and one time Southern California) Gothic tone of the show.
True Detective Season 3’s almost exactly 90-second long opening credits are no different as it turns out. The credits feature an ominous...
- 1/11/2019
- Den of Geek
NewportFILM will screen documentaries by Morgan Neville, Matt Tyrnauer, Nathanel Kahn, and Andrew Solomon as part of its annual summer series.
The festival has become something of an institution in the posh seaside community — Newport, Rhode Island is an old world resort, with Gilded Age mansions that are straight out of an Edith Wharton novel. Part of the attraction is that the sunset screenings are hosted in several different historic venues, including Rosecliff, a mansion featured in the 1974 version of “The Great Gatsby” with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, the Eisenhower House, which was the “Summer White House” for President Dwight D. Eisenhower or his Mar a Lago, and the Newport International Polo Grounds.
The screenings kicked off Thursday with Neville’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” a look at the enduring legacy of Fred Rogers, and runs through September 6th. Past films that have played at newportFILM include Brett Morgan’s “Jane,...
The festival has become something of an institution in the posh seaside community — Newport, Rhode Island is an old world resort, with Gilded Age mansions that are straight out of an Edith Wharton novel. Part of the attraction is that the sunset screenings are hosted in several different historic venues, including Rosecliff, a mansion featured in the 1974 version of “The Great Gatsby” with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, the Eisenhower House, which was the “Summer White House” for President Dwight D. Eisenhower or his Mar a Lago, and the Newport International Polo Grounds.
The screenings kicked off Thursday with Neville’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” a look at the enduring legacy of Fred Rogers, and runs through September 6th. Past films that have played at newportFILM include Brett Morgan’s “Jane,...
- 6/22/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
By Hank Reineke
From 1963 through 1966 Murray Lerner would make the yearly trek from New York City to the tony seaside town of Newport, Rhode Island. Once there, the documentarian seemingly photographed every major and minor player of the 1960’s folk music craze for his resulting award-winning film Festival (1967). Depending on one’s personal taste in music, the celluloid snippets offered in the film’s final edit – several capturing folk and blues artists performing in the prime of their careers – are either frustratingly truncated or mercifully brief in length.
As a lifelong folk music enthusiast, I would find this film a treasure even if the film’s “star players” (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary) were not featured. Watching snippets of such legends as Son House or Mississippi John Hurt sing the blues, Tex Logan and the Lilly Bros. sing their brand of high, lonesome bluegrass or Minneapolis’ Spider John...
From 1963 through 1966 Murray Lerner would make the yearly trek from New York City to the tony seaside town of Newport, Rhode Island. Once there, the documentarian seemingly photographed every major and minor player of the 1960’s folk music craze for his resulting award-winning film Festival (1967). Depending on one’s personal taste in music, the celluloid snippets offered in the film’s final edit – several capturing folk and blues artists performing in the prime of their careers – are either frustratingly truncated or mercifully brief in length.
As a lifelong folk music enthusiast, I would find this film a treasure even if the film’s “star players” (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary) were not featured. Watching snippets of such legends as Son House or Mississippi John Hurt sing the blues, Tex Logan and the Lilly Bros. sing their brand of high, lonesome bluegrass or Minneapolis’ Spider John...
- 11/5/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Famed music documentarian Murray Lerner, who captured Bob Dylan going electric and Jimi Hendrix's legendary Isle of Wight performance, died Saturday from kidney failure, Variety reports. He was 90.
Lerner's son, Noah, said the filmmaker died at his home in Long Island City, New York after falling ill about three months ago. "He was a complete filmmaker," Noah Lerner said. "A cinematographer first and foremost, but someone who also wrote, edited, produced and directed."
Along with Dylan and Hendrix, Lerner's myriad subjects included the Who, Miles Davis, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Leonard Cohen.
Lerner's son, Noah, said the filmmaker died at his home in Long Island City, New York after falling ill about three months ago. "He was a complete filmmaker," Noah Lerner said. "A cinematographer first and foremost, but someone who also wrote, edited, produced and directed."
Along with Dylan and Hendrix, Lerner's myriad subjects included the Who, Miles Davis, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Leonard Cohen.
- 9/5/2017
- Rollingstone.com
We thought all the great vintage music documentaries were accounted for, but Murray Lerner’s look at the Newport Folk Festival in the mid-‘sixties is a terrific time machine to a kindler, gentler musical era. The mix of talent is broad and deep, and we get to see excellent vintage coverage of some real legends, before the hype & marketing plague arrived.
Festival: Folk Music at Newport, 1963-1966
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 892
1967 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 97 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 12, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Odetta, Ronnie Gilbert, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Theodore Bikel, Cousin Emmy, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Mimi Fariña, Richard Farina, Mrs. Ollie Gilbert, Fannie Lou Hamer, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, John Koerner, Jim Kweskin, Tex Logan, Mel Lyman, Spokes Mashiyane, Fred McDowell, Brownie McGhee, Pappy Clayton McMichen,...
Festival: Folk Music at Newport, 1963-1966
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 892
1967 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 97 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 12, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Odetta, Ronnie Gilbert, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Theodore Bikel, Cousin Emmy, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Mimi Fariña, Richard Farina, Mrs. Ollie Gilbert, Fannie Lou Hamer, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, John Koerner, Jim Kweskin, Tex Logan, Mel Lyman, Spokes Mashiyane, Fred McDowell, Brownie McGhee, Pappy Clayton McMichen,...
- 8/29/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
While the vast majority of our favorite films of last year have been treated with Blu-ray releases, one title near the top of the list we’ve been waiting the longest for is Kelly Reichardt‘s Certain Women. It looks like it’s been worth the wait as The Criterion Collection have unveiled their September releases and it’s leading the pack (with special features also an interview with the director and Todd Haynes!).
Also getting a release in September, is Michael Haneke‘s Isabelle Huppert-led The Piano Teacher and the recent documentary David Lynch: The Art Life (arriving perfectly-timed to the end of the new Twin Peaks). There’s also Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic psychodrama Rebecca and the concert film Festival, featuring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, and many more.
Check out the high-resolution cover art and full details on the releases below, with more on Criterion’s site.
Also getting a release in September, is Michael Haneke‘s Isabelle Huppert-led The Piano Teacher and the recent documentary David Lynch: The Art Life (arriving perfectly-timed to the end of the new Twin Peaks). There’s also Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic psychodrama Rebecca and the concert film Festival, featuring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, and many more.
Check out the high-resolution cover art and full details on the releases below, with more on Criterion’s site.
- 6/16/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Five new movies are joining the Criterion Collection in September, two of which were released in the last year: Kelly Reichardt’s spare, moving “Certain Women” and the documentary “David Lynch: The Art Life.” Also getting the Criterion treatment are Michael Haneke’s “The Piancho Teacher,” starring Isabelle Huppert; “Rebecca,” Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel and his first American production; and Murray Lerner’s documentary “Festival,” which features performances by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, among others.
It isn’t Criterion’s most exciting month, but there’s still much to look forward to. Details below, including Criterion’s own descriptions:
Read More: Criterion Collection Announces August 2017 Additions, Including Restored ‘Sid & Nancy’ and Mike Leigh’s ‘Meantime’
“Rebecca”
“Romance becomes psychodrama in Alfred Hitchcock’s elegantly crafted ‘Rebecca,’ his first foray into Hollywood filmmaking. A dreamlike adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel, the film...
It isn’t Criterion’s most exciting month, but there’s still much to look forward to. Details below, including Criterion’s own descriptions:
Read More: Criterion Collection Announces August 2017 Additions, Including Restored ‘Sid & Nancy’ and Mike Leigh’s ‘Meantime’
“Rebecca”
“Romance becomes psychodrama in Alfred Hitchcock’s elegantly crafted ‘Rebecca,’ his first foray into Hollywood filmmaking. A dreamlike adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel, the film...
- 6/16/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Netflix has acquired the worldwide Svod rights to Drake Doremus’ “Newness,” Deadline reports. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa as a couple in contemporary Los Angeles navigating the world of online dating and social media–driven hookup culture. The film was a last-minute addition to the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and co-stars Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton, Danny Huston and Courtney Eaton. Netflix acquired the rights in a reported seven-figure deal.
– Gravitas Ventures has acquired writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s second feature film, “Abundant Acreage Available.” The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award in the U.S. Narrative Competition. The film focuses on siblings Tracy (Amy Ryan) and Jesse...
– Netflix has acquired the worldwide Svod rights to Drake Doremus’ “Newness,” Deadline reports. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa as a couple in contemporary Los Angeles navigating the world of online dating and social media–driven hookup culture. The film was a last-minute addition to the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and co-stars Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton, Danny Huston and Courtney Eaton. Netflix acquired the rights in a reported seven-figure deal.
– Gravitas Ventures has acquired writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s second feature film, “Abundant Acreage Available.” The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award in the U.S. Narrative Competition. The film focuses on siblings Tracy (Amy Ryan) and Jesse...
- 6/16/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Sam Pollard’s Two Trains Runnin’ brings a fresh perspective to the well-known, tragic tale of the three civil rights activists murdered in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. By interweaving its account of Freedom Summer with portrait of young white blues fans who traveled to the state, the documentary offers more than the sum of its equally fascinating parts.
The film, narrated by Common, relates how three friends, inspired by the recent rediscoveries of former blues stars Bukka White and Mississippi John Hurt, set out from Cambridge, Mass., in search of legendary country blues musician Son House, rumored to be...
The film, narrated by Common, relates how three friends, inspired by the recent rediscoveries of former blues stars Bukka White and Mississippi John Hurt, set out from Cambridge, Mass., in search of legendary country blues musician Son House, rumored to be...
- 12/14/2016
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
And now we’ve arrived at the end of the calendar year. As the final push for year-end viewing continues at a furious pace, some of the last unknown films of 2016 will finally make their way to audiences. To help focus your viewing choices, here is a list of films opening throughout the coming weeks, separated into categories of wide and limited runs. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)
If you’re interested in what still might be in a theater near you, check out our November Release Guide. For those curious what 2017 might bring, you can also visit our calendar page, which has releases through the beginning of the new year.
Happy watching!
Week of December 2 Wide
Incarnate
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O’Donnell, Matthew Nable
Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the...
If you’re interested in what still might be in a theater near you, check out our November Release Guide. For those curious what 2017 might bring, you can also visit our calendar page, which has releases through the beginning of the new year.
Happy watching!
Week of December 2 Wide
Incarnate
Director: Brad Peyton
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, John Pirruccello, Keir O’Donnell, Matthew Nable
Synopsis: A scientist with the ability to enter the...
- 12/1/2016
- by Alec McPike and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
There's a lot of stuff Jack White likes: hand-crafted vinyl, the blues of Son House, covers of early-2000s hip-hop anthems. One thing Jack White apparently does not like? Baseball games — or that's what this jumbotron capture from Tuesday night's Cubs-Padres game at Wrigley field would suggest. Seriously, what's wrong, Jack? Cheer up! The Cubs are up 6-0! Did you see a member of the Black Keys in the crowd? Were there too many people taking photos with their cell phones? It's going to be okay, we promise..
- 7/23/2014
- by Anna Silman
- Vulture
It’s not easy making a great movie, but it’s even harder making a great trailer. Like all advertising, movie trailers have evolved in the last few decades to become a genuine pop culture event. An effective trailer can do wonders for a film, especially for a film that doesn’t come with a built-in audience. There’s no faster way to create buzz than with a good trailer, and a well made trailer can turn a movie from a first-time director starring a bunch of then-unknowns into the most-buzzed about movie for weeks. Meanwhile a poor trailer can doom a movie right from the start. Every year there are but a few trailers that, independent of the film they’re promoting, capture everyone’s full attention. Here are the trailers of 2013 that were able to do that best.
Please note: This is Ricky’s list. Deepayan’s list will follow next week.
Please note: This is Ricky’s list. Deepayan’s list will follow next week.
- 12/5/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
We've been excited about The Double, Richard Ayoade's follow-up to his critically acclaimed Submarine, for a while now. And not just because he's our columnist. Now the first trailer's landed, and it appears our giddiness was entirely justified. Basically looking like Dostoevsky via Black Swan, this is an artful couple of minutes, enhanced by the presence of blues classic Grinnin' In Your Face by Son House on the soundtrack. And spoiler-phobes should feel safe, this definitely isn't the sort of trailer that ruins the movie. We've watched...
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- 9/10/2013
- by Total Film
- TotalFilm
Richard Ayoade is best-known for his role as the technically adept but socially awkward Maurice Moss on British sitcom The It Crowd, but with 2010's Submarine he proved that he had skill behind the camera as well. As such, his follow-up - simply entitled The Double (2013) - is highly anticipated for more reasons than just its impressive cast. The film has just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and now a brief but nonetheless eye-catching trailer has hit the web. Loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella of the same name, The Double sees the timid and shy Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) being driven insane by his charismatic doppelgänger James, who is slowly taking over his life.
Soundtracked by Son House's Grinnin' in Your Face, the wordless trailer doesn't give much away, but still manages to be plenty alluring. Quick glimpses of the main players are...
Soundtracked by Son House's Grinnin' in Your Face, the wordless trailer doesn't give much away, but still manages to be plenty alluring. Quick glimpses of the main players are...
- 9/9/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Richard Ayoade's ("Submarine") second feature "The Double" recently premiered at Toronto (check out our review here) and now has a dialogue-free trailer featuring the song "Grinnin' in Your Face" by Son House. It sets the world for a timid man (Jesse Eisenberg) who meets his doppelganger and is slowly driven mad. Based on the story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the film co-stars Mia Wasikowska ("Stoker"), Wallace Shawn and Noah Taylor and doesn't yet have a Us distributor. See the trailer below:...
- 9/9/2013
- by James Hiler
- Indiewire
The first trailer for writer/director Richard Ayoade’s much talked about dark comedy The Double, has been released online. Loosely based on the novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the film stars Jesse Eisenberg Simon as a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon’s exact physical double and his opposite — confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon’s horror, James slowly starts taking over his life. Ayoade’s last feature, Submarine, was among one of Sound On Sight’s favourite films that year, and based on what we’ve already heard, Double has a running to be top ten material come the end of 2013. The film is slated to premiere at the...
- 9/8/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The first trailer for Richard Ayoade's The Double has been released.
The clip was unveiled ahead of the film's premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this weekend.
Jesse Eisenberg leads the cast of the new film, which is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella The Double: A Petersburg Poem.
The movie - which brings the events of the novella forward to the present day - follows a government clerk who becomes convinced that a doppelgänger has stolen his name, face and identity.
In the trailer, Eisenberg is seen playing the double role of Simon and James as he walks through a dimly-lit corridor to the sound of Son House's 'Grinnin' in Your Face'.
Mia Wasikowska, Noah Taylor and Ayoade's Submarine star Yasmin Paige feature in the supporting cast for The Double. Ayoade wrote the script for the film with Avi Korine.
The clip was unveiled ahead of the film's premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this weekend.
Jesse Eisenberg leads the cast of the new film, which is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella The Double: A Petersburg Poem.
The movie - which brings the events of the novella forward to the present day - follows a government clerk who becomes convinced that a doppelgänger has stolen his name, face and identity.
In the trailer, Eisenberg is seen playing the double role of Simon and James as he walks through a dimly-lit corridor to the sound of Son House's 'Grinnin' in Your Face'.
Mia Wasikowska, Noah Taylor and Ayoade's Submarine star Yasmin Paige feature in the supporting cast for The Double. Ayoade wrote the script for the film with Avi Korine.
- 9/7/2013
- Digital Spy
Playing two versions of himself, Jesse Eisenberg fans get to double their pleasure watching the actor in his new movie, “The Double.” It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday (September 7).
The “Social Network” star portrays a shy man whose life is turned inside out when a would-be doppelganger enters it. Yet this mirror image of himself physically has a far different personality.
Mia Wasikowska co-stars in the movie, which is loosely based on the Fyodor Dostoyevsky novella of the same name.
The first trailer for the film gives viewers a glimpse inside the mind-bending tale, set to a tune by the legendary bluesman Son House, called “Grinnin' in Your Face.”...
The “Social Network” star portrays a shy man whose life is turned inside out when a would-be doppelganger enters it. Yet this mirror image of himself physically has a far different personality.
Mia Wasikowska co-stars in the movie, which is loosely based on the Fyodor Dostoyevsky novella of the same name.
The first trailer for the film gives viewers a glimpse inside the mind-bending tale, set to a tune by the legendary bluesman Son House, called “Grinnin' in Your Face.”...
- 9/7/2013
- GossipCenter
For The Double, his follow up to the critically acclaimed coming-of-age tale Submarine, writer/director Richard Ayoade filled the two lead roles with Oscar-nominated actors: Jesse Eisenberg and ... Jesse Eisenberg. Thanks to the magic of special effects, the Social Network actor rivals himself in Ayoade's upcoming thriller, along with Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor and Yasmin Paige. Venice Review: Night Moves The first trailer for the film gives us a peek inside the mind-bending yarn, based on a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Russian literature never looked so cool (and laying over legendary bluesman Son House's “Grinnin' in
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- 9/6/2013
- by Matt Patches
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If there’s anything that could make Jesse Eisenberg more jittery than the man usually seems, it’s the presence of a menacing dopplegånger that nobody else has seemed to notice. The first teaser trailer for The Double, written and directed by Richard Ayoade (Submarine), doesn’t feature any dialogue, but it’s apparent from the little shown that we’re getting a glimpse at someone’s descent into madness. The Double, loosely based on a Fyodor Dostoyevsky novella of the same name, follows Simon as he struggles to comprehend the fact that there’s an identical version of himself out there who’s much more outgoing and confident, who’s starting to take over parts of his life. As he walks hard through scene after scene of dramatic lighting to Son House’s “Grinnin’ in Your Face,” it’s clear that his moodiness will likely develop into something more sinister. Check...
- 9/6/2013
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In the first trailer for The Double, Jesse Eisenberg is out to ruin his own life. Well, not exactly.
Eisenberg plays Simon, a lonely introvert who begins to go insane after he sees his doppelgänger, James. Though this copy appears identical, James’ confident personality is the complete opposite of Simon’s, quickly taking over Simon’s life at work and at home.
Loosely based on the novella by Fyoder Dostoyevsky, The Double is written and directed by Richard Ayoade. The film appears darker and stranger than Ayaode’s last feature, a coming of age comedy called Submarine, as the trailer...
Eisenberg plays Simon, a lonely introvert who begins to go insane after he sees his doppelgänger, James. Though this copy appears identical, James’ confident personality is the complete opposite of Simon’s, quickly taking over Simon’s life at work and at home.
Loosely based on the novella by Fyoder Dostoyevsky, The Double is written and directed by Richard Ayoade. The film appears darker and stranger than Ayaode’s last feature, a coming of age comedy called Submarine, as the trailer...
- 9/6/2013
- by Shirley Li
- EW - Inside Movies
Versatile guitarist who had a million-selling hit with Love Is Strange
Mickey Baker, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile and prolific guitarists of his era. During the 1950s, any producer making R&B or rock'n'roll records in New York would have Baker's name in his contacts book, and he played on innumerable sessions for Atlantic, Savoy and other labels, accompanying vocal groups including the Drifters and the Coasters and blues singers such as Champion Jack Dupree, Nappy Brown and Lavern Baker. Among the many hit records to which he made original and distinctive contributions were Ruth Brown's (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, the Coasters' I'm a Hog for You and Joe Turner's Shake, Rattle and Roll.
Inspired by the successful model of the guitarist Les Paul and the singer Mary Ford, he formed a duo with the singer Sylvia Vanderpool (later Sylvia Robinson...
Mickey Baker, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile and prolific guitarists of his era. During the 1950s, any producer making R&B or rock'n'roll records in New York would have Baker's name in his contacts book, and he played on innumerable sessions for Atlantic, Savoy and other labels, accompanying vocal groups including the Drifters and the Coasters and blues singers such as Champion Jack Dupree, Nappy Brown and Lavern Baker. Among the many hit records to which he made original and distinctive contributions were Ruth Brown's (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean, the Coasters' I'm a Hog for You and Joe Turner's Shake, Rattle and Roll.
Inspired by the successful model of the guitarist Les Paul and the singer Mary Ford, he formed a duo with the singer Sylvia Vanderpool (later Sylvia Robinson...
- 12/2/2012
- by Tony Russell
- The Guardian - Film News
The Recording Academy has released the inductees for the 2013 Grammy Hall of Fame and it's quite the interesting mix.
Just how far does the list run the gamut? Two of the inductees are Frank Sinatra's recording of "Theme from 'New York, New York'" and Richard Pryor's comedy album, "That N-----'s Crazy."
"With the Grammy Hall Of Fame celebrating 40 years, it's especially important to note that these entries continue the tradition of inducting a wide variety of recordings that have inspired and influenced both fans and music makers for generations," President/CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow said in a release. "Memorable for being both culturally and historically significant, we are proud to add them to our growing catalog of outstanding recordings that have become part of our musical, social, and cultural history."
Other standouts include AC/DC's "Back In Black," Elton John's self-titled album, and Billy Joel's "Piano Man.
Just how far does the list run the gamut? Two of the inductees are Frank Sinatra's recording of "Theme from 'New York, New York'" and Richard Pryor's comedy album, "That N-----'s Crazy."
"With the Grammy Hall Of Fame celebrating 40 years, it's especially important to note that these entries continue the tradition of inducting a wide variety of recordings that have inspired and influenced both fans and music makers for generations," President/CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow said in a release. "Memorable for being both culturally and historically significant, we are proud to add them to our growing catalog of outstanding recordings that have become part of our musical, social, and cultural history."
Other standouts include AC/DC's "Back In Black," Elton John's self-titled album, and Billy Joel's "Piano Man.
- 11/21/2012
- by Madeline Boardman
- Huffington Post
Bb King, who has just turned 87, has returned home to Mississippi to play to family and friends. In the experience of a lifetime, Ed Vulliamy joins him and hears from the maestro about his rise from the cotton fields to international stardom
The fat red sun settles itself against the horizon, throwing a last, honey-sweet light through humid evening and over a small crowd on the lawn beside a railroad track that cuts through the cotton fields beyond. A quarter-moon rises and a chorus of cicadas serenades imminent twilight, now conjoined by the sound of the band; the drummer catches the backbeat and the compere announces: "How about an Indianola hometown welcome for the one-and-only King of the Blues: Bb King!"
And on he comes, to applause from people who know him well and claim him as their own – the last of the blues masters a few weeks short of his 87th birthday.
The fat red sun settles itself against the horizon, throwing a last, honey-sweet light through humid evening and over a small crowd on the lawn beside a railroad track that cuts through the cotton fields beyond. A quarter-moon rises and a chorus of cicadas serenades imminent twilight, now conjoined by the sound of the band; the drummer catches the backbeat and the compere announces: "How about an Indianola hometown welcome for the one-and-only King of the Blues: Bb King!"
And on he comes, to applause from people who know him well and claim him as their own – the last of the blues masters a few weeks short of his 87th birthday.
- 10/7/2012
- by Ed Vulliamy
- The Guardian - Film News
Howlin' Wolf wears a baseball cap now. Muddy Waters are the subject of a rabid environmentalist's grievous concern. Son House is a tanning booth in a San Fernando Valley mall. John Lee Hooker is now John Lee escort. I could go on, you know I could, but you get the picture. The blues is essentially dead, but not really. It hangs on in the garages of baby boomers dreaming of Eric Clapton's slow hand, while seeking respite from an untidy world and an irksome domesticity. Aficionados, obsessive collectors and graying bluesologists have...
- 9/30/2012
- by Michael Des Barres
- The Wrap
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is heading to Mississippi to headline a festival in the historic Delta blues town he recorded a song about in 1999.
Plant recorded "Walking Into Clarksdale" with former Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page and has visited the town numerous times. The rock star is returning to Clarksdale this weekend to headline the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival's 25th anniversary celebration with his new roots-music band, the Sensational Space Shifters.
On Saturday, Plant will take the stage with Grammy-winning vocalist Patty Griffin, West African virtuoso musician Juldeh Camara, guitarists Justin Adams and Bill Fuller, keyboardist John Baggott and drummer Dave Smith.
The performance is being hailed "one of the single biggest things to happen to Clarksdale," said resident and Cat Head music store owner Roger Stolle.
"Robert Plant can do anything in the world he wants to do but chooses to come here and pay homage...
Plant recorded "Walking Into Clarksdale" with former Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page and has visited the town numerous times. The rock star is returning to Clarksdale this weekend to headline the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival's 25th anniversary celebration with his new roots-music band, the Sensational Space Shifters.
On Saturday, Plant will take the stage with Grammy-winning vocalist Patty Griffin, West African virtuoso musician Juldeh Camara, guitarists Justin Adams and Bill Fuller, keyboardist John Baggott and drummer Dave Smith.
The performance is being hailed "one of the single biggest things to happen to Clarksdale," said resident and Cat Head music store owner Roger Stolle.
"Robert Plant can do anything in the world he wants to do but chooses to come here and pay homage...
- 8/9/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
With its Cannes premiere only a few short weeks away, Walter Salles’ upcoming Kerouac adaptation “On The Road” has almost matched “The Dark Knight Rises” in terms of publicity, with character posters for seemingly every credit on the film and stills galore. You can now add a rich soundtrack to that mix, as details of the album have hit the web.
Due overseas at the start of May from Universal Music France, the album is comprised largely of original score from Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who won consecutively for his work in “Brokeback Mountain” and “Babel,” and brings his sun-drenched polish to the film. Also included are blues selections from Son House, Slim Gaillard, Coati Mundi, and Greg Kramer, as well as Ella Fitzgerald singing “I’ve Got the World on a String,” a portion of which is used on Kristen Stewart’s character one-sheet. Rounding off the set...
Due overseas at the start of May from Universal Music France, the album is comprised largely of original score from Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who won consecutively for his work in “Brokeback Mountain” and “Babel,” and brings his sun-drenched polish to the film. Also included are blues selections from Son House, Slim Gaillard, Coati Mundi, and Greg Kramer, as well as Ella Fitzgerald singing “I’ve Got the World on a String,” a portion of which is used on Kristen Stewart’s character one-sheet. Rounding off the set...
- 5/1/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Bob Dylan, Festival Bob Dylan, along with Joan Baez; Judy Collins; Peter, Paul and Mary's Peter Yarrow; Donovan; Odetta; Son House; and others, is featured in Murray Lerner's Festival. Nominated for the 1967 Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category, Festival will be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar series on Monday, July 18, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Murray Lerner and Peter Yarrow. Lerner went on to direct Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight and The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival. He won an Academy Award for his 1980 documentary From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. The Academy Theater is located at 111 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington avenues) in New York City.
- 7/13/2011
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
It seems like just last month that the White Stripes announced that they were breaking up the family and disbanding. Luckily for fans of the bluesy garage rockers, apparently this didn't mean they were done releasing albums. Thanks to Jack White's Third Man Records, you can now purchase a White Stripes Vault package featuring a vinyl LP, a 7 inch record, and a DVD. If there are any White Stripes fans on your Christmas list, consider your shopping done.
The LP is "Live in Mississippi", a complete recording of the band's final show, which took place in Southaven, Mississippi on July 31, 2007. The album is a true concert album in that it has the band's entire show, including covers of songs by Robert Johnson, Son House and Leadbelly as well as fan favorites from the duo's discography.
Also in the package is a 7" that features some of the earliest recordings the White Stripes ever made.
The LP is "Live in Mississippi", a complete recording of the band's final show, which took place in Southaven, Mississippi on July 31, 2007. The album is a true concert album in that it has the band's entire show, including covers of songs by Robert Johnson, Son House and Leadbelly as well as fan favorites from the duo's discography.
Also in the package is a 7" that features some of the earliest recordings the White Stripes ever made.
- 4/12/2011
- by Melissa Locker
- ifc.com
The White Stripes are coming back! Well, sort of. According to an announcement on the Third Man website, the label will be presenting "fans with peeks at the White Stripes from three decidedly different eras of the band." The duo, though still broken up, will be showing fans much hitherto unseen material.
The first piece of the three-part package is a live album entitled Live From Mississippi. It is a recording of the band's performance in Southaven, Mississippi, which would turn out to be their last. The album will be released as a double vinyl, which is not surprising given Jack White's is one of the world's most visible record enthusiasts. Though including cuts from all six Stripes albums, "the set list is decidedly heavy on the blues and features covers of songs by Robert Johnson, Son House and Leadbelly," and goes relatively light on the Stripes' more well-known hits.
The first piece of the three-part package is a live album entitled Live From Mississippi. It is a recording of the band's performance in Southaven, Mississippi, which would turn out to be their last. The album will be released as a double vinyl, which is not surprising given Jack White's is one of the world's most visible record enthusiasts. Though including cuts from all six Stripes albums, "the set list is decidedly heavy on the blues and features covers of songs by Robert Johnson, Son House and Leadbelly," and goes relatively light on the Stripes' more well-known hits.
- 4/11/2011
- by Theo Spielberg
- Huffington Post
By Zachary Swickey
The White Stripes may have called it quits in February, but being an obsessive of the band is still a full-time job, thanks mainly to Jack White. His Third Man Records is seemingly working overtime to keep the band's legacy alive, with the release of a brand-new, career-spanning retrospective, which seems made for no one but obsessives.
The Stripes package features a live recording of the band's final performance, recorded on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Mississippi, and available — of course — only as a double LP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. As the accompanying Third Man announcement boldly states, "This recording is (arguably) the band at the top of their game," and features a plethora of appropriately Delta covers (from the songbooks of Robert Johnson, Son House, Leadbelly).
But that's not all. The second component of the package is an exclusive 7", featuring a pair of the earliest White Stripes songs...
The White Stripes may have called it quits in February, but being an obsessive of the band is still a full-time job, thanks mainly to Jack White. His Third Man Records is seemingly working overtime to keep the band's legacy alive, with the release of a brand-new, career-spanning retrospective, which seems made for no one but obsessives.
The Stripes package features a live recording of the band's final performance, recorded on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Mississippi, and available — of course — only as a double LP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. As the accompanying Third Man announcement boldly states, "This recording is (arguably) the band at the top of their game," and features a plethora of appropriately Delta covers (from the songbooks of Robert Johnson, Son House, Leadbelly).
But that's not all. The second component of the package is an exclusive 7", featuring a pair of the earliest White Stripes songs...
- 4/11/2011
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
I don't normally get too bent out of shape about bands I love breaking up. Oasis? Eh, fine, it was probably time. The Smashing Pumpkins? Bummer, but they should have stayed that way. Rage Against the Machine? Perfect recorded career, quit while you're ahead. Nicely done, lads.
(Click here for retrospective photos of the White Stripes, featuring classic live shots from throughout their career!)
But when news broke on Wednesday (February 2) that the White Stripes were throwing in the towel, somehow I got the feeling I'd been cheated. I won't pretend that every song on all of the duo's six studio albums was great (even though the majority actually were). But the Stripes were a rare band that simultaneously managed to stay true to their core sound — a kind of gutbucket urban punk blues — while constantly expanding it and reshaping it without losing the spark that made them unique.
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(Click here for retrospective photos of the White Stripes, featuring classic live shots from throughout their career!)
But when news broke on Wednesday (February 2) that the White Stripes were throwing in the towel, somehow I got the feeling I'd been cheated. I won't pretend that every song on all of the duo's six studio albums was great (even though the majority actually were). But the Stripes were a rare band that simultaneously managed to stay true to their core sound — a kind of gutbucket urban punk blues — while constantly expanding it and reshaping it without losing the spark that made them unique.
From...
- 2/2/2011
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
"I still haven't gotten there, dear," says Jennifer Stone of success, but we beg to differ. This Texas native has been acting since age six, and has already accomplished more than most people twice her age. She's currently starring as Harriet in "Harriet The Spy: Blog Wars" on the Disney Channel, and can also be seen alongside Disney mega-stars Selana Gomez and David Henrie on "Wizards Of Waverly Place." Jennifer is a bit of an old soul, and talking to her it's hard to believe she's only seventeen. She enjoys listening to old blues musicians like Son House, and—get this Disney—punk rock! Among all this activity, she somehow even finds the time to write an advice column for Tiger Beat magazine. Chosen as this week's Girl2Watch, Jennifer will be featured in a series or articles, fun facts and social media tweets through this week for subscribers of Girl2Watch.
- 4/1/2010
- backstage.com
Chicago – “It Might Get Loud” might not be the great rock documentary fans were hoping for, but it’s still quintessential viewing for anyone mesmerized by the visceral power of the electric guitar.
Director Davis Guggenheim’s last documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” won him an Oscar, though it primarily consisted of Al Gore’s PowerPoint presentation on global warming. Here, Guggenheim attempts to stage an unscripted (and hopefully landmark) meeting between three iconic guitarists. After conducting one-on-one audio interviews with each of them, the director used their words to build the sprawling, episodic structure for his film. He seamlessly weaves together the stories of Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2) and Jack White (The White Stripes), who each represent a different era in rock history.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
The film basically amounts to an extended jam session between three of the most influential figures in modern music. Rock purists may...
Director Davis Guggenheim’s last documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” won him an Oscar, though it primarily consisted of Al Gore’s PowerPoint presentation on global warming. Here, Guggenheim attempts to stage an unscripted (and hopefully landmark) meeting between three iconic guitarists. After conducting one-on-one audio interviews with each of them, the director used their words to build the sprawling, episodic structure for his film. He seamlessly weaves together the stories of Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2) and Jack White (The White Stripes), who each represent a different era in rock history.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
The film basically amounts to an extended jam session between three of the most influential figures in modern music. Rock purists may...
- 1/8/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Davis Guggenheim leaves the brain battering Powerpoint presentation of a documentary that was The Inconvenient Truth in the dust to make a simple film about three guitarists getting together to discuss the instrument they love. I'm sure the thought of Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White sitting in a room together would have even the most modest player salivating on their pick guard, but does the film have anything to offer the casual fan or does it scream some kind of vanity (read: fret wanking) project? Although the three of them meeting for the first time (or so it feels like) in a back lot, set up with all of their gear, to have a bit of a no pressure chat (and who knows, perhaps, maybe, um... I don't know, if we're lucky... a jam?) is a terribly forced situation to base a documentary on, thankfully, it seems like...
- 1/4/2010
- by Neil Innes
- t5m.com
Here's a recipe for commercial suicide: write a concept album about an obscure-Disney-child-star-turned-adult-homeless-addict, sprinkle in liberal doses of surrealistic imagery, and toss in a variety of musical influences, from the strutting glam rock of T. Rex to the multi-tracked vocal bombast of Freddie Mercury to the raw country blues of Son House. That's what D.C. singer/songwriter Benjy Ferree does on his sophomore album Come Back to the Five and Dime, Bobby Dee, Bobby Dee. Naturally, no one will know what to do with this hopelessly convoluted mash-up. Naturally, it's a pretty great album.
- 2/10/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
In his book Deep Blues, Robert Palmer describes Eddie “Son” House as “a failed preacher, convicted murderer, solid if rudimentary guitarist, and extraordinary blues singer,” and I think that probably covers all the bases except “chronic alcoholic.” House is definitely not someone who’ll dazzle you with his guitarwork. Most of the time, the best that can really be said about his strumming is that it gets the job done, moving the song along serviceably. Where Son House is magical is in his voice—a primal cry of anguish that doesn’t sound like it could ever be satisfied. House was born in Mississippi in 1902.maybe, anyway; he claimed it was the mid-1880s, but legal records say otherwise, and it doesn’t really jibe with the rest of his biography. He tried preaching when he was a teenager, but the lures of drinking, music and associated pleasures (in this case,...
- 6/19/2008
- avclub.com
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