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Robert Pattinson Joins 'The Band'
24 May 2012 3:52 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
The final "Twilight" film still hasn't reached theaters yet, but you wouldn't know it from Robert Pattinson's upcoming schedule, as the erstwhile vampire has been firmly putting "Twilight" in his rear view mirror with one high profile project after another. The latest, according to IndieWire: Pattinson will be starring in a biopic about the legendary musical group The Band.
Now that rocks.
The Band, for those of you under the age of 40, began as a backup group for Bob Dylan among others before blowing away critics and fans with their 1968 album "Music From Big Pink." Comprised of Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson, The Band called it career seven years later in epic style with the most famous rock concert this side of Woodstock, immortalized in Martin Scorsese's classic documentary "The Last Waltz."
And now Robert Pattinson is going to help bring them back to the big screen. »
- Scott Harris
Special Features - The Ten Most Engrossing Movie Soundtracks
21 May 2012 6:25 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Simon Moore presents the ten most engrossing movie soundtracks...
Let me put you on the spot for a moment. Think of a great film. Right now. An uncompromisingly fantastic piece of cinema you’d be proud to shout your love for at the top of your voice in a crowded elevator. I’ll give you a minute to think of one. Hell, take two minutes, so you can cheat and sneak a peek at the IMDb.
Now that you’ve thought of a great film, ask yourself this – would it be anywhere near half as great without its musical soundtrack? Imagine The Godfather without that trumpet theme. Half the story of Star Wars is in John Williams’ breathtaking score. But consider this too – even the crummiest, the cheesiest, the most head-mashingly daft films can be potentially saved by their soundtrack. Ennio Morricone spent almost all of the sixties saving B-movie »
- flickeringmyth
Fans Gather To Honor The Band's Levon Helm
26 April 2012 9:18 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Woodstock, N.Y. — By the busload, hundreds of friends and fans of Levon Helm traveled to his home Thursday to say goodbye to the influential singer and drummer for The Band, who died of cancer last week.
The public memorial was held at the Woodstock barn where Helm held his Saturday night Midnight Ramble concerts in New York's Hudson Valley. His closed casket was surrounded by flowers and flanked by his drum kit and a piano.
Friends, neighbors and fans filed silently past the coffin, which was on the second floor of the barn and set against a backdrop of a family photo slideshow. Nearby, family members greeted visitors.
Mourners – a crowd of mostly middle-aged people with a smattering of aging hippies and a few young people – were quietly encouraged to keep the line moving. Some carried flowers, and a few pressed handkerchiefs to their faces.
"He was an icon »
- AP
Daily Briefing. Cinema Scope 50
20 April 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Yesterday was all about the Cannes lineup, so we've got quite a bit of news to catch up with today. First and foremost, Cinema Scope has relaunched its site with a healthy selection of pieces from Issue 50, which cinephiles lucky enough to be holding a print copy have been talking about for weeks now. Editor Mark Peranson: "So to commemorate 50 issues, I came up with the silly (not stupid) idea of deciding on the best 50 filmmakers currently working under the age of 50 (or the top, or the greatest — I've spent far too much time pondering this silly adjective). I'm anticipating heaps of criticism for this in the blogosphere, but I hope this leads to a little discussion outside of the pages of this magazine, and provides a snapshot of where cinema finds itself today."
20 of those 50 pieces are online. You'll find, for example, Raya Martin on Carlos Reygadas (and »
Levon Helm and Dick Clark mourned by fans, peers
20 April 2012 10:40 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Two music legends -- "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark and The Band's Levon Helm -- passed away within days of each other and the outpouring of condolences from fans and peers of the music legends continues to swell.
On Friday, director Martin Scorsese paid tribute to Helm, calling the singer/songrwiter/drummer a "consummate artist." Scorsese directed The Band's groundbreaking 1978 concert film "The Last Waltz."
"Levon's touch was so delicate, so deft, that he gave you more than just a beat - he gave the music a pulse," Scorsese said in a statement.
"Levon was a gentleman, a consummate artist (and, I might add, a wonderful actor -- his performance as Loretta Lynn's father in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' is rich, understated, and very moving), and he loved music as deeply and truly as anyone I've ever met," Scorsese said in a statement. "I consider myself fortunate to have worked with Levon, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Bob Dylan & Elton John Remember Levon Helm
20 April 2012 9:50 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
On Thursday, legendary Band singer Levon Helm died at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer.
Longtime friend Bob Dylan is still coming to terms with Helm's passing. Dylan posted the following message to his late friend on his official website:
He was my bosom buddy friend to the end, one of the last true great spirits of my or any other generation. This is just so sad to talk about. I still can remember the first day I met him and the last day I saw him. We go back pretty far and had been through some trials together. I'm going to miss him, as I'm sure a whole lot of others will too.
The Band had toured with Dylan in the '60s and '70s. Dylan was also featured in "The Last Waltz," the concert film that documents the Band's farewell concert.
Singer Elton John »
- The Huffington Post
Martin Scorsese Calls Levon Helm 'a Consummate Artist'
20 April 2012 8:44 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Martin Scorsese paid tribute to Levon Helm on Friday, calling the late drummer for The Band, "a consummate artist." Helm died Thursday at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, after battling throat cancer. He was 71. The Band created such seminal rock albums as "Music From Big Pink," and Scorsese helped burnish the group's musical legacy with his groundbreaking 1978 concert film, "The Last Waltz." Also read: Levon Helm, Drummer for The Band, Dies at 71 The documentary captured the final concert of the group's touring career at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. It »
- Brent Lang
Remembering Levon Helm in 'The Right Stuff'
19 April 2012 3:26 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
I didn't know until I got an AP brief yesterday that musician and actor Levon Helm was so on the ropes in his 16-year battle with throat cancer. Today, the inevitable announcement: Helm has left us. He was 71. Of course, most know Helm from his tenure as the drummer/sometime vocalist of The Band (immortalized forever by Martin Scorsese's documentary of their swan song performance, "The Last Waltz"). But Helm also had a steady-enough acting career, beginning in 1980 with a significant part in Michael Apted's "Coal Miner's Daughter." Indeed, when I think of Helm, it's rarely "The Weight" or "Up »
- Kristopher Tapley
Levon Helm Dies at 71
19 April 2012 12:32 PM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Getty Levon Helm
Levon Helm, who passed away on April 19, always had a knack for standing apart from the crowd.
As a member of The Band, one of the most respected rock and roll groups of all time, this proud native son of Arkansas was the lone American along with the four other musicians who hailed from Canada.
In the annals rock and roll, Helm was a rarity, a drummer who could keep time while singing lead vocals. He was »
- Jon Friedman
Levon Helm, Drummer for The Band, Dies at 71
19 April 2012 12:20 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Levon Helm, the legendary drummer for The Band whose country-flavored vocals are heard on the hit "The Weight," died Thursday at 71. "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon," his rep says. "He was surrounded by family, friends and bandmates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul." Earlier this week, his wife Sandy and daughter announced on his website that he was "in the final stages of his battle with cancer." The Arkansas-born Helm played in a rockabilly band in the late 1950s before moving to Canada and joining guitarist Robbie Robertson and »
- Mike Fleeman
Levon Helm in Final Stages of Cancer
18 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
In 2007, New York Magazine called Levon Helm "the coolest singing drummer of all time." Of course, that had been true for decades, as anyone who had ever heard the Band or watched The Last Waltz could attest. But he was also one of the most long-lasting. Which is why it was particularly sad and surprising when news broke yesterday that the 71-year-old Helm was in the final stages of a long fight with throat cancer.For an outfit composed of mostly Canadians, the Band remains one of the most true-sounding American music groups there ever was. Helm, born in Arkansas, was its sole Yankee (though a southern one) and it's his voice that takes lead on "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek." In 1998, though, it seemed that it was all at an end. He was diagnosed with throat cancer and »
- Gilbert Cruz
Levon Helm in 'Final Stages' of Cancer Battle
18 April 2012 7:45 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Legendary The Band drummer Levon Helm is "in the final stages of his battle with cancer." Helms's wife Sandy and daughter Amy made the announcement late Tuesday on his website. "Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey," they wrote. "Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration ... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took »
Fonda Saddened By Helm's Cancer Fight
18 April 2012 5:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Jane Fonda has told of her sadness after learning The Band star Levon Helm is reaching the "final stages" of his cancer battle, hailing the drummer as "astonishing".
Helm's wife Sandy and daughter Amy posted a message on his website on Tuesday asking fans to send "prayers and love" to the stricken rocker, who is close to death.
Fonda worked with Helm on 1984 American TV movie The Dollmaker and she's opened up about her memories of him in a moving post on her blog.
She writes, "I got to know Levon personally because he played my husband in the ABC movie The Dollmaker. He was kind and deep and devoted to music, as a singer and playing not only drums, but harmonica, fiddle, mandolin, you name it.
"All you have to do is rent The Last Waltz, the documentary that Martin Scorsese made of The Band's last performance together to be reminded what an astonishing drummer Levon was.
"He gave the Band it's powerful, driving force, a wall of pulsating rhythm. And his voice - singing The Weight - all deep soul. I am so sad." »
The Band's Levon Helm in 'final stages' of cancer battle
17 April 2012 3:54 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Levon Helm, one of the founding members of The Band, is in the final stages of a long battle with cancer according to a message posted to his Facebook page. Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, but still continued to sing on albums and at concerts near his Woodstock, N.Y. home.
"Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey," reads the Facebook message.
"Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage... We appreciate all the love and support and concern. From his daughter Amy, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Engelbert Humperdinck: 'I jumped at the chance for Eurovision'
21 March 2012 3:07 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Engelbert Humperdinck has revealed that he "jumped" at the chance to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision. The veteran singer will perform 'Love Will Set You Free' first on the night in Azerbaijan on May 26. "I didn't know I was going to do it, the call came through and the BBC asked if I would do it," he told BBC Breakfast. "For them to have the confidence for me to represent the UK is wonderful." When asked how long he took to decide to do the show, he said: "Two seconds. I jumped at it, I feel like I've won the lottery, it's unbelievable." Talking about the song itself, he said: "It has a very English flavour to it, it's a waltz. I had 'The Last Waltz', which was a number one hit around the world. I'm hoping this (more) »
- By Tom Eames
DVD Playhouse--February 2012
25 February 2012 8:40 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—February 2012
By Allen Gardner
To Kill A Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Robert Mulligan’s film of Harper Lee’s landmark novel pits a liberal-minded lawyer (Gregory Peck) against a small Southern town’s racism when defending a black man (Brock Peters) on trumped-up rape charges. One of the 1960s’ first landmark films, a truly stirring human drama that hits all the right notes and isn’t dated a bit. Robert Duvall makes his screen debut (sans dialogue) as the enigmatic Boo Radley. DVD and Blu-ray double edition. Bonuses: Two feature-length documentaries: Fearful Symmetry and A Conversation with Gregory Peck; Featurettes; Excerpts and film clips from Gregory Peck’s Oscar acceptance speech and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Commentary by Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 2.0 mono.
Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza (Magnolia) After a brief hiatus from his signature oeuvre of Japanese gangster flicks, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Scorsese on Scorsese
2 February 2012 12:59 PM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
"I am the films that I make. If it's not personal, I can't get out of bed in the morning."
Martin Scorsese is riding high on the success of Hugo, with his first 3D family film effort leading the Academy Awards pack on a wave of 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. In addition to the abundance of accolades, the commercial success of the project is its own reward for an arguably risky endeavor by the Departed Oscar winner.
Once associated primarily with depicting the seedier side of society and its fundamentally flawed characters (from Mean Streets and Taxi Driver to Raging Bull and Goodfellas), Scorsese has proved to be an incredibly versatile director, trying his hand at the musical genre (New York, New York) and documentaries (The Last Waltz, Shine a Light, No Direction Home), period romance (The Age of Innocence), historical figures (The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun and [link »
Sundance 2012 Review: Shut Up And Play The Hits is a Fascinating Concert-Doc for More than Just LCD Fans
30 January 2012 1:00 PM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
When LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy announced he was closing up shop on the band he founded, filmmakers Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern had to know why. They approached Murphy with the idea of making a movie about his journey and his decision to go out on top. Then LCD announced they would play one final show in New York's Madison Square Garden and Lovelace and Southern's epic concert docu took form. Call it The Last Waltz for the electro-dj-generation. Lovelace and Southern's creation is a complex, yet beautifully constructed exploration of legacy, set to some of the most attractive concert footage in recent memory. LCD and music fans rejoice; this is one of the best concert documentaries in years. At the heart »
Scorsese & Tarantino: Whose Streets Are Meaner?
28 January 2012 11:56 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
I’ve got Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino on my mind these days. It’s a product of the end-of-year hurrahs for Scorsese’s Hugo. The film goes into the Academy Award ceremonies with 11 Oscar nominations – the most of any film this year – including a Best Director nod for Scorsese. Win or lose, Marty’s on a roll having already taken a Golden Globe for his work on the film, and selection as Best Director by the National Board of Review (the Board also named Hugo Best Picture). And that doesn’t include the film’s placing on any number of critic’s Year’s Best lists.
What does all this have to do with Tarantino? It brings to mind a statement the younger filmmaker had made about Scorsese some years ago.
They’ve always been linked, these two. Tarantino had been anointed by more than a few as “the »
- Bill Mesce
Chemical Brothers – the movie: do not adjust your eyeballs
25 January 2012 2:22 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Chemical Brothers' famously psychedelic live act has finally been captured in film – with flying cutlery and clowns. Alexis Petridis reports on Don't Think
Adam Smith is the first to admit that his debut feature film is not the easiest sell in the history of cinema. "There's no real narrative strand," says the director. "It's 85 minutes long, it's got paintballs exploding – and clowns. I was saying to someone the other day, 'You'd never commission it, would you?'" He laughs. "It sounds rubbish, you know?"
Seated across the table from Smith in a west London pub, Tom Rowlands, one half of the Chemical Brothers, frowns. "There is," he says heavily, "some music in it is as well." But even taking into account the film's subject matter – the Chemical Brothers headlining Fuji Rock festival in Niigata, Japan, last year – Don't Think still seems on the face of it an unlikely candidate for cinematic glory. »
- Alexis Petridis
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