Casablanca Records is one of the most influential music labels in history, but the story of its founder, Neil Bogart, isn't as well-known as it should be. Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, Bill Withers, and the rock band Kiss all rose to great heights thanks to Bogart and were signed to the label that would become the most successful independent record company in history. Now, the film "Spinning Gold" looks to transport audiences back to the 1970s, when disco reigned supreme, funk was beginning to pick up steam, and Neil Bogart was on top of the world. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming music producer biopic, and more.
Spinning Gold Release Date And Where You Can Watch It
"Spinning Gold" will be available in theaters starting March 31, 2023. The film is being distributed by Hero Entertainment and Howling Wolf Films,...
Spinning Gold Release Date And Where You Can Watch It
"Spinning Gold" will be available in theaters starting March 31, 2023. The film is being distributed by Hero Entertainment and Howling Wolf Films,...
- 12/24/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Jeremy Jordan stars as Neil Bogart, the founder of Casablanca Records, in a new trailer for Spinning Gold. The film, in theaters March 31, 2023, follows Bogart’s success with artists like Donna Summer, Kiss, Parliament, Gladys Knight, the Isley Brothers, the Village People and Bill Withers.
The trailer is narrated by a dramatized version of Bogart as he showcases the rise of Casablanca Records. Glimpses of various artists can been seen in the clip, including Summer as played by Tayla Parx. “We knew what Casablanca could be,” Bogart intones. “We were 7 million in debt…...
The trailer is narrated by a dramatized version of Bogart as he showcases the rise of Casablanca Records. Glimpses of various artists can been seen in the clip, including Summer as played by Tayla Parx. “We knew what Casablanca could be,” Bogart intones. “We were 7 million in debt…...
- 12/15/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The official trailer for Spinning Gold has dropped and it explores the rise of Neil Bogart as the founder of Casablanca Records. Watch the preview in the video posted above.
Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, and Bill Withers all have one thing in common with the rock band Kiss — they all rose to their musical heights under the watchful ear Bogart, the founder of Casablanca Records, the most successful independent record company of all time.
Along with a rag-tag team of young music lovers, Neil and Casablanca Records would rewrite history and change the music industry forever. Their mix of creative insanity, a total belief in each other and the music they were creating, shaped our culture and ultimately defined a generation. In a story so unbelievable that it can only be true, comes the motion picture event of the musical journey of Neil...
Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, and Bill Withers all have one thing in common with the rock band Kiss — they all rose to their musical heights under the watchful ear Bogart, the founder of Casablanca Records, the most successful independent record company of all time.
Along with a rag-tag team of young music lovers, Neil and Casablanca Records would rewrite history and change the music industry forever. Their mix of creative insanity, a total belief in each other and the music they were creating, shaped our culture and ultimately defined a generation. In a story so unbelievable that it can only be true, comes the motion picture event of the musical journey of Neil...
- 12/15/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
“It breaks my heart. They didn’t believe in us. They played themselves,” rants DJ Khaled on the title track of his 13th album, God Did. For over 15 years – and longer, if you count his early days as a Miami radio and club DJ – he has positioned himself as the id of rap’s mainstream, a meme-able interlocutor of the form’s pop ambitions. It’s a role that hearkens back to the days of pioneering New York radio jocks like Frankie Crocker and Mr. Magic. But DJ Khaled has...
- 8/26/2022
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
Weeks after music’s Blackout Tuesday, which sparked a plethora of heated, industry-wide conversations about systemic racism, companies and executives are still debating the use of the word “urban” in job titles, awards categories, and other facets of the music business. While not all organizations are in agreement about what to do with the word, the radio community seems to be largely doing away with it.
A rep for iHeartMedia — the U.S.’s largest radio conglomerate, operating 855 stations — says that the company is in the process of removing “urban” from job titles,...
A rep for iHeartMedia — the U.S.’s largest radio conglomerate, operating 855 stations — says that the company is in the process of removing “urban” from job titles,...
- 7/2/2020
- by Samantha Hissong
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Richard Dreyfuss has been set to play Roulette Records chief Morris Levy, and Sebastian Maniscalco is playing music visionary Giorgio Moroder in Spinning Gold, the film about ’70s Casablanca Records chief Neil Bogart that his son Timothy Scott Bogart is directing from the script he wrote. Bogart said he has also cast Winslow Fegley to play his father in his childhood years.
Bogart’s Boardwalk Entertainment has fully financed the picture with Jessica Martins’ Hero Entertainment. In a film that will feature some of the most iconic music of the 1970s, Jeremy Jordan plays Bogart and Michelle Monaghan plays his wife, Beth; Samuel L. Jackson plays Parliament leader George Clinton, Kenan Thompson is Motown’s Berry Gordy, Jason Isaacs is Al Bogart (the record producer’s father), Jason Derulo is Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers, Jay Pharoah is Wbls radio DJ Frankie Crocker, D.L. Hughley is Parliament’s Bootsy Collins,...
Bogart’s Boardwalk Entertainment has fully financed the picture with Jessica Martins’ Hero Entertainment. In a film that will feature some of the most iconic music of the 1970s, Jeremy Jordan plays Bogart and Michelle Monaghan plays his wife, Beth; Samuel L. Jackson plays Parliament leader George Clinton, Kenan Thompson is Motown’s Berry Gordy, Jason Isaacs is Al Bogart (the record producer’s father), Jason Derulo is Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers, Jay Pharoah is Wbls radio DJ Frankie Crocker, D.L. Hughley is Parliament’s Bootsy Collins,...
- 8/1/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In a Hollywood moment where Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman became hits fueled by the music of single acts, what better time to tell the long-gestating movie story of Neil Bogart, complete with the music of the iconic artists who flourished on his Casablanca Records label in the ’70s including Donna Summer, Kiss, Parliament, Village People, The Isley Brothers, Gladys Knight, Bill Withers and Curtis Mayfield?
Production will begin July 16 in Montreal on Spinning Gold, a film written and to be directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, son of the late musical idolmaker who died in 1982 of cancer and lymphoma at age 39.
Bogart’s Boardwalk Entertainment has fully financed the picture with Jessica Martins’ Hero Entertainment, and here is the cast: Samuel L. Jackson plays Parliament leader George Clinton (the Godfather of Funk), Kenan Thompson plays Motown’s Berry Gordy, Jason Isaacs plays Al Bogart (the record producer’s father), Jason Derulo...
Production will begin July 16 in Montreal on Spinning Gold, a film written and to be directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, son of the late musical idolmaker who died in 1982 of cancer and lymphoma at age 39.
Bogart’s Boardwalk Entertainment has fully financed the picture with Jessica Martins’ Hero Entertainment, and here is the cast: Samuel L. Jackson plays Parliament leader George Clinton (the Godfather of Funk), Kenan Thompson plays Motown’s Berry Gordy, Jason Isaacs plays Al Bogart (the record producer’s father), Jason Derulo...
- 6/19/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The night before most singers put out an album, tradition dictates that they spend some time promoting their new work. Music is a business, after all, and listeners can’t stream or buy your songs if they don’t know that those songs exist.
It would be generous to say that the R&B veteran Keith Sweat looks on that promotional tradition with blithe indifference. “They keep telling me to sing something from the new shit,” he complained during his album release show at the iHeartRadio Theater in downtown Manhattan last Thursday.
It would be generous to say that the R&B veteran Keith Sweat looks on that promotional tradition with blithe indifference. “They keep telling me to sing something from the new shit,” he complained during his album release show at the iHeartRadio Theater in downtown Manhattan last Thursday.
- 10/29/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
This quirky family comedy conceived as an antidote to blaxploitation pictures was adapted from a play that claims no goal beyond feel-good entertainment — and a little preaching about black solidarity. Broad humor, simple characters and thin dramatic conflicts can’t blur the fact that this comedy has its heart in the right place. A game group of talented actors assures us that we’re gonna be glorified, unified and filled-with-pride!
Five on the Black Hand Side
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1973 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date February 27, 2018 / available through the Olive Films website / 21.99
Starring: Clarice Taylor, Leonard Jackson, Virginia Capers, Glynn Turman, D’Urville Martin, Richard Williams, Sonny Jim Gaines, Ja’net DuBois, Bonnie Banfield, Frankie Crocker, Tchaka Almoravids, Carl Mikal Franklin, Cal Wilson, Philomena Nowlin, Brenda Sutton, Imamu Sukuma, Godfrey Cambridge.
Cinematography: Gene Polito
Film Editor: Michael Economou
Original Music: H.B. Barnum
Written by Charlie L. Russell, from his play
Produced by Brock Peters,...
Five on the Black Hand Side
Blu-ray
Olive Films
1973 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date February 27, 2018 / available through the Olive Films website / 21.99
Starring: Clarice Taylor, Leonard Jackson, Virginia Capers, Glynn Turman, D’Urville Martin, Richard Williams, Sonny Jim Gaines, Ja’net DuBois, Bonnie Banfield, Frankie Crocker, Tchaka Almoravids, Carl Mikal Franklin, Cal Wilson, Philomena Nowlin, Brenda Sutton, Imamu Sukuma, Godfrey Cambridge.
Cinematography: Gene Polito
Film Editor: Michael Economou
Original Music: H.B. Barnum
Written by Charlie L. Russell, from his play
Produced by Brock Peters,...
- 4/14/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ new Revolt channel launched with a nod to big dreams and its founder’s musical past, bringing a new outlet for music to television.
Despite some technical glitches in its opening Monday, Combs aspires to nothing less than making Revolt the Espn of music, with well-curated playlists and a strong focus on industry news.
“I want to know, who is Taylor Swift?” Combs said. “Why is Miley Cyrus twerking? Why did Jay-z and Justin Timberlake go on tour? Why did Kanye West call his daughter ‘North’? The industry of music is just as important, or more important,...
Despite some technical glitches in its opening Monday, Combs aspires to nothing less than making Revolt the Espn of music, with well-curated playlists and a strong focus on industry news.
“I want to know, who is Taylor Swift?” Combs said. “Why is Miley Cyrus twerking? Why did Jay-z and Justin Timberlake go on tour? Why did Kanye West call his daughter ‘North’? The industry of music is just as important, or more important,...
- 10/22/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ new Revolt channel launched with a nod to big dreams and its founder’s musical past, bringing a new outlet for music to television.
Despite some technical glitches in its opening Monday, Combs aspires to nothing less than making Revolt the Espn of music, with well-curated playlists and a strong focus on industry news.
“I want to know, who is Taylor Swift?” Combs said. “Why is Miley Cyrus twerking? Why did Jay-z and Justin Timberlake go on tour? Why did Kanye West call his daughter ‘North’? The industry of music is just as important, or more important,...
Despite some technical glitches in its opening Monday, Combs aspires to nothing less than making Revolt the Espn of music, with well-curated playlists and a strong focus on industry news.
“I want to know, who is Taylor Swift?” Combs said. “Why is Miley Cyrus twerking? Why did Jay-z and Justin Timberlake go on tour? Why did Kanye West call his daughter ‘North’? The industry of music is just as important, or more important,...
- 10/22/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
A few days after FilmoFilia has the first look at Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard’s set photos as Linda Lovelace and her husband Chuck Traynor in Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s film based on the Andy Bellin script (currently filming in La), Lovelace biopic adds more. Battle: Los Angeles star Cory Hardrict and Goodfellas actress Debi Mazar will play Frankie Crocker and Dolly [...]
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- 1/12/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Even after we get our first look at Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard, Lovelace adds more. THR informs us that Goodfellas actress Debi Mazar and Battle: Los Angeles star Cory Hardrict will, like much of the cast, play historical figures in the porn biopic. The former will appear as Dolly Sharp, the co-star to main character Linda Lovelace in her most iconic work, Deep Throat; the latter is Frankie Crocker, a DJ often considered to be the father of FM radio. Romeo Brown was originally cast in this role back in December, but something obviously didn’t take there.
While it’s obvious how Sharp will figure into the story, I’m all the more curious how a radio host ends up getting involved with a porn icon. (Swinging ’70s, or something of that nature.) I, unfortunately, also lack the proper knowledge when it comes to either actor — in order...
While it’s obvious how Sharp will figure into the story, I’m all the more curious how a radio host ends up getting involved with a porn icon. (Swinging ’70s, or something of that nature.) I, unfortunately, also lack the proper knowledge when it comes to either actor — in order...
- 1/12/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The "Lovelace" cast list just keeps getting longer. Cory Hardrict ("Battle: Los Angeles") and Debi Mazar ("The Women") have joined Millennium Films' biopic about porn actress Linda Boreman (a.k.a. Linda Lovelace), it was announced Wednesday. Hardrict will play DJ Frankie Crocker. Mazar will play Dolly Sharp, who co-starred alongside Lovelace in "Deep Throat." Also read: Demi Moore to Play Gloria Steinem in Linda Lovelace Biopic They join recently announced cast members Demi Moore, Adam Brody and Eric Roberts. Amanda Seyfried will play Lovelace in the movie, which Millennium Films is making with the cooperation of Linda...
- 1/12/2012
- by Kurt Orzeck
- The Wrap
Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman continued to add cast members and build excitement for their upcoming biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, better known as the first porn superstar Linda Lovelace. Variety confirmed today that Demi Moore, last seen in the indie dramas Margin Call and Another Happy Day, agreed to make a cameo appearance as Ms. magazine co-founder and political activist Gloria Steinem. Moore joined recent cast additions Romeo Brown, playing a character named DJ Frankie Crocker; Juno Temple, playing Linda's best friend, and Wes Bentley, who joined as Linda's second husband Larry Marchiano.
- 1/2/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman continued to add cast members and build excitement for their upcoming biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, better known as the first porn superstar Linda Lovelace. Variety confirmed today that Demi Moore, last seen in the indie dramas Margin Call and Another Happy Day, agreed to make a cameo appearance as Ms. magazine co-founder and political activist Gloria Steinem. Moore joined recent cast additions Romeo Brown, playing a character named DJ Frankie Crocker; Juno Temple, playing Linda's best friend, and Wes Bentley, who joined as Linda's second husband Larry Marchiano.
- 1/2/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman continued to add cast members and build excitement for their upcoming biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, better known as the first porn superstar Linda Lovelace. Variety confirmed today that Demi Moore, last seen in the indie dramas Margin Call and Another Happy Day, agreed to make a cameo appearance as Ms. magazine co-founder and political activist Gloria Steinem. Moore joined recent cast additions Romeo Brown, playing a character named DJ Frankie Crocker; Juno Temple, playing Linda's best friend, and Wes Bentley, who joined as Linda's second husband Larry Marchiano.
- 1/2/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman continued to add cast members to their upcoming biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, better known as the first porn superstar Linda Lovelace. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed today that Romeo Brown, who’s appeared on the TV series Rizzoli & Isles and Dexter, joined the film as a character named DJ Frankie Crocker. Brown was in Bobcat Goldthwait’s comedy God Bless America and Jessica Yu’s comedy Ping Pong Playa. Juno Temple, last seen in Summit Entertainment's The Three Musketeers 3D as well as the indie comedy Dirty Girl, recently joined the film as Linda's best friend.
- 12/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman continued to add cast members to their upcoming biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, better known as the first porn superstar Linda Lovelace. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed today that Romeo Brown, who’s appeared on the TV series Rizzoli & Isles and Dexter, joined the film as a character named DJ Frankie Crocker. Brown was in Bobcat Goldthwait’s comedy God Bless America and Jessica Yu’s comedy Ping Pong Playa. Juno Temple, last seen in Summit Entertainment's The Three Musketeers 3D as well as the indie comedy Dirty Girl, recently joined the film as Linda's best friend.
- 12/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Co-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman continued to add cast members to their upcoming biopic Lovelace, starring Amanda Seyfried as Linda Boreman, better known as the first porn superstar Linda Lovelace. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed today that Romeo Brown, who’s appeared on the TV series Rizzoli & Isles and Dexter, joined the film as a character named DJ Frankie Crocker. Brown was in Bobcat Goldthwait’s comedy God Bless America and Jessica Yu’s comedy Ping Pong Playa. Juno Temple, last seen in Summit Entertainment's The Three Musketeers 3D as well as the indie comedy Dirty Girl, recently joined the film as Linda's best friend.
- 12/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Romeo Brown has been cast in Lovelace, the biopic about Linda Lovelace, the porn star best known for her performance in the 1972 box-office hit Deep Throat. Amanda Seyfried will play Lovelace and Peter Sarsgaard will play her husband, Chuck Traynor. Brown is slated to play DJ Frankie Crocker, but little is known about the character. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are directing the film, from a script by W. Merritt Johnson and Andy Bellin. Lovelace also will feature Sharon Stone, Juno Temple and Wes Bentley. The script is based on The Complete Linda Lovelace, a biography by Eric Danville that was
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- 12/19/2011
- by Daniel Miller
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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