Ron Reiner is back with a Spinal Tap sequel, but a reliance on cameos may pose a risk to its humor. The sequel's focus on celebrity appearances may shift attention away from original jokes and characters. Despite concerns, fans can still look forward to the antics of the returning Spinal Tap team and star-studded cameos.
The latest announcement about Spinal Tap II, Rob Reiner’s long-awaited sequel to his mock-rockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap, is a worrying sign – but it still sounds like a lot of fun. Reiner has reassembled Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins, and Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls for a new Spinal Tap movie just in time for the 40th anniversary of the comedy classic. In addition to the returning lead trio, Reiner is reprising his own role as Marty Di Bergi, the director of the original mockumentary, for the highly anticipated legacy sequel.
The latest announcement about Spinal Tap II, Rob Reiner’s long-awaited sequel to his mock-rockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap, is a worrying sign – but it still sounds like a lot of fun. Reiner has reassembled Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins, and Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls for a new Spinal Tap movie just in time for the 40th anniversary of the comedy classic. In addition to the returning lead trio, Reiner is reprising his own role as Marty Di Bergi, the director of the original mockumentary, for the highly anticipated legacy sequel.
- 3/14/2024
- by Ben Sherlock
- ScreenRant.com
Get ready for a sequel that will go up to … 12?! The team behind the brilliant 1984 music mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap has officially begun work on another film. Filmmaker Rob Reiner will once again direct and portray documentarian Marty Dibergi as he checks in with the three members of Spinal Tap — David St. Hubbins (actor Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) — to see how the past four decades have treated the heavy-metal stereotypes. They have not yet announced who’ll be playing the drummer, at...
- 3/11/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
It’s a fairly big month on Prime Video in March, at least compared to the other streaming service offerings! There are are two major films arriving on Amazon’s streamer. The first is a remake of the Patrick Swayze action classic Road House. Stepping into the late Swayze’s shoes? A crazy-jacked Jake Gyllenhaal, who really seemed to want to go the extra mile for this project.
The other big film coming to Prime Video is Ricky Stanicky, and the plot sounds really fun! It follows three friends who have always blamed their mistakes on an imaginary guy called Ricky Stanicky. When they have to finally introduce people to Stanicky, they decide to hire a washed-up actor (John Cena) to impersonate him. Hilarity ensues, maybe? But if neither of those make your watchlist, there’s also the return of the animated hit series Invincible.
Here’s everything coming to...
The other big film coming to Prime Video is Ricky Stanicky, and the plot sounds really fun! It follows three friends who have always blamed their mistakes on an imaginary guy called Ricky Stanicky. When they have to finally introduce people to Stanicky, they decide to hire a washed-up actor (John Cena) to impersonate him. Hilarity ensues, maybe? But if neither of those make your watchlist, there’s also the return of the animated hit series Invincible.
Here’s everything coming to...
- 3/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The Oscar for Best Original Score is an odd below-the-line category line-up. It includes one of the most nominated artists of all time; a recent winner; a couple of newcomers; and a late, great rock pioneer receiving his very first nomination. If all five of these composers were sat down at the same table, what on earth would they talk about? Music, obviously.
“American Fiction”
Laura Karpman
Karpman has mainly been scoring Marvel series like “Ms. Marvel” and “What If…?” as well as Nia Da Costa‘s feature film “The Marvels” as of late, but she’s an incredibly prolific composer who has been scoring television, films and even video games since the early ’90s. She has also been nominated for eight Primetime Emmys, winning one for “Why We Hate” in 2020. Her nomination in this category may have been a surprise, since she was going up against much bigger and...
“American Fiction”
Laura Karpman
Karpman has mainly been scoring Marvel series like “Ms. Marvel” and “What If…?” as well as Nia Da Costa‘s feature film “The Marvels” as of late, but she’s an incredibly prolific composer who has been scoring television, films and even video games since the early ’90s. She has also been nominated for eight Primetime Emmys, winning one for “Why We Hate” in 2020. Her nomination in this category may have been a surprise, since she was going up against much bigger and...
- 2/27/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Martin Scorsese Talks Cinema, Lasagna and The Rolling Stones at Freewheeling Berlin Press Conference
Everybody loves Marty.
Martin Scorsese got a hero’s welcome in Berlin, greeting journalists at a jam-packed press conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Feb. 20 — eager Marty fans were seen lining up two hours in advance to secure a seat — to receive rapturous praise from reporter after reporter.
“Thank you for making me the person I am today,” said one enthusiastic journo fan. One Georgian reporter invited him home for a glass of wine. Another, from Bulgaria, took a break from asking his question to act out his favorite scene from The Departed.
Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.
Asked about his favorite 30-second moment, Scorsese joked, “You mean in cinema?”
But Scorsese...
Martin Scorsese got a hero’s welcome in Berlin, greeting journalists at a jam-packed press conference in Berlin on Tuesday, Feb. 20 — eager Marty fans were seen lining up two hours in advance to secure a seat — to receive rapturous praise from reporter after reporter.
“Thank you for making me the person I am today,” said one enthusiastic journo fan. One Georgian reporter invited him home for a glass of wine. Another, from Bulgaria, took a break from asking his question to act out his favorite scene from The Departed.
Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.
Asked about his favorite 30-second moment, Scorsese joked, “You mean in cinema?”
But Scorsese...
- 2/20/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oppenheimer‘s Ludwig Göransson won the marquee film prize at the Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards, which were handed out Tuesday night in Los Angeles. The Black Panther Academy Award winner took Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film and also is nominated for the Original Score Oscar next month.
Hitmakers Billie Eilish & Finneas and Olivia Rodrigo scooped Original Song statuettes for their respective tunes from Barbie and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The Barbie track won Song of the Year at the Grammys this month and a Golden Globe in January and is up for Best Song at the 96th Oscars on March 10.
Still: A Michael J. Fox composer John Powell won Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film.
The TV prizes went to Nicholas Britell for Succession and Carlos Rafael Rivera for Lessons in Chemistry.
Related: Martin Scorsese On Death Of “Confidante, Collaborator, Advisor...
Hitmakers Billie Eilish & Finneas and Olivia Rodrigo scooped Original Song statuettes for their respective tunes from Barbie and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The Barbie track won Song of the Year at the Grammys this month and a Golden Globe in January and is up for Best Song at the 96th Oscars on March 10.
Still: A Michael J. Fox composer John Powell won Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film.
The TV prizes went to Nicholas Britell for Succession and Carlos Rafael Rivera for Lessons in Chemistry.
Related: Martin Scorsese On Death Of “Confidante, Collaborator, Advisor...
- 2/14/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
When Robbie Robertson and The Band performed their final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in November 1976, it was clearly an ending for the group, as expressed in the title of the 1978 film Martin Scorsese made about the event, “The Last Waltz.” While that movie — by virtually any imaginable criteria, the greatest rock and roll film ever made — documented a farewell, it itself represented a new beginning: a collaboration between Scorsese and Robertson that would last nearly 50 years and yield an astonishing series of masterpieces including “Raging Bull,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently “Killers of the Flower Moon,” for which Robertson — who died last August at the age of 80 — posthumously scored an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Robertson’s work in “Killers” is the apotheosis of his partnership with Scorsese, a score that exhibits the passion, variety, and depth of expression familiar from Robertson...
Robertson’s work in “Killers” is the apotheosis of his partnership with Scorsese, a score that exhibits the passion, variety, and depth of expression familiar from Robertson...
- 2/13/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
When Martin Scorsese strikes up a relationship with his cinematographer, the collaboration tends to last for more than one film. Throughout his legendary career, Scorsese has worked repeatedly with such top names in the art of cinematography as Michael Chapman, Michael Ballhaus, Robert Richardson, and now Rodrigo Prieto. The acclaimed cinematographer, who was an Oscar nominee for “Brokeback Mountain,” has been at Scorsese’s side for the last four of the master filmmaker’s projects. During that run, Prieto has received three Oscar nominations for his artistry.
“It is crazy to imagine that I could even one day in my career say, ‘Yeah, it’s my third nomination with Martin Scorsese for an Oscar.’ What are you talking about?” Prieto, who was nominated this year for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “It’s thrilling and I feel very privileged to be in this position.
“It is crazy to imagine that I could even one day in my career say, ‘Yeah, it’s my third nomination with Martin Scorsese for an Oscar.’ What are you talking about?” Prieto, who was nominated this year for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “It’s thrilling and I feel very privileged to be in this position.
- 2/8/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
In Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, the late Robbie Robertson’s final original score, laced with Native American percussion and fierce electric guitar, captures the chilling tension that was building up in 1920s Oklahoma’s Osage Nation community.
The intense musical work, which Robertson composed while battling prostate cancer, was a labor of love for the five-time Grammy nominee given his own Mohawk tribal roots. He died in August at 80.
On today’s Crew Call, we speak with The Band co-founder’s longtime manager Jared Levine, who expounds on Robertson’s process with his longtime friend Scorsese in mounting the three-hour epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone.
Related: Martin Scorsese & Robbie Robertson To Receive Society of Composers and Lyricists Spirit of Collaboration Award
“Being able to do work in the Native American music world was important to him,” says Levine. “This was the...
The intense musical work, which Robertson composed while battling prostate cancer, was a labor of love for the five-time Grammy nominee given his own Mohawk tribal roots. He died in August at 80.
On today’s Crew Call, we speak with The Band co-founder’s longtime manager Jared Levine, who expounds on Robertson’s process with his longtime friend Scorsese in mounting the three-hour epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone.
Related: Martin Scorsese & Robbie Robertson To Receive Society of Composers and Lyricists Spirit of Collaboration Award
“Being able to do work in the Native American music world was important to him,” says Levine. “This was the...
- 2/8/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
"We Are The World" brought together iconic artists like Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan to raise awareness for the famine crisis in Africa. Similar to The Greatest Night in Pop, other music documentaries provide behind-the-scenes details and archival footage of iconic moments in music history. The documentaries mentioned, such as The Last Waltz and The Velvet Underground, explore artistic endeavors, giving audiences an in-depth look into their careers and lives.
The Greatest Night in Pop offers an exclusive look at an iconic night in music history and these documentaries take a similar approach. The Greatest Night in Pop focuses on the recording of the single, "We Are The World," a song written to raise money and bring awareness to the famine crisis in Africa. Due to the number of artists featured, the process was quick, with most of the recording taking place over late hours on one night in 1985.
"We Are The World...
The Greatest Night in Pop offers an exclusive look at an iconic night in music history and these documentaries take a similar approach. The Greatest Night in Pop focuses on the recording of the single, "We Are The World," a song written to raise money and bring awareness to the famine crisis in Africa. Due to the number of artists featured, the process was quick, with most of the recording taking place over late hours on one night in 1985.
"We Are The World...
- 2/2/2024
- by Aryanna Alvarado
- ScreenRant.com
“Goodfellas” may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” but the Martin Scorsese crime drama served as inspiration for Nzingha Stewart, who directed four of the Amazon Prime Video series’ final five episodes. The back half of the limited series showcased the titular band at the height of its fame in the 1970s. More money meant more drugs, more problems, more messiness. It’s a far cry from the first half of the series, when the upstart group was just trying to land its big break, and showrunner Scott Neustadter encouraged Stewart to make her block completely different from the first one.
“I think it was always probably floating in the ether because I did watch ‘The Last Waltz,’ which was Scorsese’s documentary on a rock band just in me doing research on shooting live concerts. So it might...
“I think it was always probably floating in the ether because I did watch ‘The Last Waltz,’ which was Scorsese’s documentary on a rock band just in me doing research on shooting live concerts. So it might...
- 2/2/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
For anybody who is even remotely familiar with the world of hip-hop, Run Dmc is a name that needs no introduction. Not only did Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons, Darryl "Dmc" McDaniels, and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mitzell help bring hip-hop to the mainstream, but they became one of the most influential names in music, period. The rock doc has always been a successful medium, from innovative concert movies like The Last Waltz and Stop Making Sense, to more recent but still ever-innovative documentaries like Cobain: Montage of Heck and The Beatles: Get Back. In fact, with the success of streaming services, the genre has arguably become more popular than ever.
- 1/31/2024
- by Nate Richard
- Collider.com
Nominations voting was from January 11–16, 2024, with official Oscar nominations announced on January 23, 2024. Final voting is February 22–27, 2024. And finally, the 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10, and air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt. We update predictions throughout awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2024 Oscar picks.
The State of the Race
The Oscar nominees leading the way for original score are “Oppenheimer,” (Ludwig Göransson), “Killers of the Flower Moon,” (the late Robbie Robertson), “Poor Things,” (Jerskin Fendrix), “American Fiction” (Laura Karpman), and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (John Williams).
“Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “American Fiction” also scored nominations from The Society of Composers and Lyricists” (the Scl awards to be held February 13 at the Skirball Cultural Center).
It’s a two-film Oscar race between “Oppenheimer” and “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther...
The State of the Race
The Oscar nominees leading the way for original score are “Oppenheimer,” (Ludwig Göransson), “Killers of the Flower Moon,” (the late Robbie Robertson), “Poor Things,” (Jerskin Fendrix), “American Fiction” (Laura Karpman), and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (John Williams).
“Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “American Fiction” also scored nominations from The Society of Composers and Lyricists” (the Scl awards to be held February 13 at the Skirball Cultural Center).
It’s a two-film Oscar race between “Oppenheimer” and “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson (“Black Panther...
- 1/29/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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If you’ve found some spare time in your day that you’d like to use more productively, you should consider taking an online course from platforms, like MasterClass, Udemy, Coursera, and others. The rise of online courses have seen people appreciating the convenience and variety the best learning sites online have to offer.
Several online learning sites allow you to take classes on topics you’re actually...
If you’ve found some spare time in your day that you’d like to use more productively, you should consider taking an online course from platforms, like MasterClass, Udemy, Coursera, and others. The rise of online courses have seen people appreciating the convenience and variety the best learning sites online have to offer.
Several online learning sites allow you to take classes on topics you’re actually...
- 1/24/2024
- by Brandt Ranj and Rudie Obias
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Robertson earned a posthumous Oscar nomination for his score for Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
The composer, songwriter and musician known for influential group the Band died Aug. 9 at age 80. His decades long collaboration with Scorsese began with 1978’s The Last Waltz, a concert film about the Band, and included the scores on films such as The King of Comedy, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman and most recently, Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which earned 10 Oscar nominations including best picture.
Scorsese remembered the composer in a released statement on Tuesday: “It’s deeply gratifying to receive this recognition from the Academy, for myself and for so many of my collaborators on Killers of the Flower Moon. It was a remarkable experience to make this picture, to work together with the Osage community to tell the story of a genuine American tragedy, hidden...
The composer, songwriter and musician known for influential group the Band died Aug. 9 at age 80. His decades long collaboration with Scorsese began with 1978’s The Last Waltz, a concert film about the Band, and included the scores on films such as The King of Comedy, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman and most recently, Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which earned 10 Oscar nominations including best picture.
Scorsese remembered the composer in a released statement on Tuesday: “It’s deeply gratifying to receive this recognition from the Academy, for myself and for so many of my collaborators on Killers of the Flower Moon. It was a remarkable experience to make this picture, to work together with the Osage community to tell the story of a genuine American tragedy, hidden...
- 1/23/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robbie Robertson, the late singer-songwriter best known for his work with the Band and Bob Dylan, was nominated for an Oscar in the Original Score category for his contributions to Killers of the Flower Moon on Tuesday. The posthumous honor was Robertson’s first after decades of composing music for film.
Like many of his past scores, the music complemented a film by his longtime friend Martin Scorsese. Robertson formed a friendship with the filmmaker toward the end of the Band’s run; Scorsese filmed their final concert, the all-star...
Like many of his past scores, the music complemented a film by his longtime friend Martin Scorsese. Robertson formed a friendship with the filmmaker toward the end of the Band’s run; Scorsese filmed their final concert, the all-star...
- 1/23/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Two songs from “Barbie” are Oscar-nominated, part of a diverse collection of songs and musical scores nominated for the 96th annual Academy Awards.
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, and “I’m Just Ken,” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, were chosen by the 390 voting members of the Academy music branch. Three “Barbie” songs were shortlisted (Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” being the third) but only two can be nominated, per Academy rules.
The “Barbie” songs are already considered frontrunners, and if either number prevails on March 10, the Oscar will go to a pair of songwriters who already have one of those golden statues. Siblings Eilish and O’Connell won for 2021’s James Bond film “No Time to Die,” while Ronson and Wyatt were two of four 2018 winners for Lady Gaga’s song “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born.”
They will compete against Jon Batiste...
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, and “I’m Just Ken,” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, were chosen by the 390 voting members of the Academy music branch. Three “Barbie” songs were shortlisted (Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” being the third) but only two can be nominated, per Academy rules.
The “Barbie” songs are already considered frontrunners, and if either number prevails on March 10, the Oscar will go to a pair of songwriters who already have one of those golden statues. Siblings Eilish and O’Connell won for 2021’s James Bond film “No Time to Die,” while Ronson and Wyatt were two of four 2018 winners for Lady Gaga’s song “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born.”
They will compete against Jon Batiste...
- 1/23/2024
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
“I just miss Robbie, period,” says Martin Scorsese, talking about a professional and personal relationship with Robbie Robertson that lasted 47 years. “The friendship, the work, the tales he told — all of it.”
Although the filmmaker has already declared his intentions to shoot a new project in 2024 — an adaptation of “A Life of Jesus” by the late Japanese author Shūsaku Endō — Scorsese still has his head very much in his darkly poetic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the late, great musical collaborator and friend who composed its haunting score.
“It meant a lot to both of us that we did this project together,” Scorsese told Variety on Friday, noting that “’Killers of the Flower Moon’ was a kind of culmination” of their entire working relationship.
The director’s epic Western crime drama chronicling the true story of the reign of terror waged against the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma starring Leonardo DiCaprio,...
Although the filmmaker has already declared his intentions to shoot a new project in 2024 — an adaptation of “A Life of Jesus” by the late Japanese author Shūsaku Endō — Scorsese still has his head very much in his darkly poetic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the late, great musical collaborator and friend who composed its haunting score.
“It meant a lot to both of us that we did this project together,” Scorsese told Variety on Friday, noting that “’Killers of the Flower Moon’ was a kind of culmination” of their entire working relationship.
The director’s epic Western crime drama chronicling the true story of the reign of terror waged against the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma starring Leonardo DiCaprio,...
- 1/16/2024
- by A.D. Amorosi
- Variety Film + TV
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Few directors will ever put together a filmography as impressive as Martin Scorsese. From "Taxi Driver" to the Best Picture winner "The Departed" and everything in between (including stellar music documentaries like "The Last Waltz") we're talking about one of cinema's true titans. The history of film could not be written without mentioning his name multiple times. But in more than five decades of directing, one film stands tall above the rest as the biggest movie Scorsese ever made: "The Wolf of Wall Street."
The 2013 film reunited the filmmaker with one of his most trusted collaborators in Leonardo DiCaprio who would help him tell the story of Jordan Belfort, chronicling the real-life criminal's journey from a hungry young guy selling penny stocks to a wealthy,...
Few directors will ever put together a filmography as impressive as Martin Scorsese. From "Taxi Driver" to the Best Picture winner "The Departed" and everything in between (including stellar music documentaries like "The Last Waltz") we're talking about one of cinema's true titans. The history of film could not be written without mentioning his name multiple times. But in more than five decades of directing, one film stands tall above the rest as the biggest movie Scorsese ever made: "The Wolf of Wall Street."
The 2013 film reunited the filmmaker with one of his most trusted collaborators in Leonardo DiCaprio who would help him tell the story of Jordan Belfort, chronicling the real-life criminal's journey from a hungry young guy selling penny stocks to a wealthy,...
- 12/23/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Break out your old records of “Shark Sandwich.” Rob Reiner will be returning to his classic rock mockumentary after forty years to film the sequel to 1984’s This is Spinal Tap. Reiner’s comedy is a famous satire of the chronically flawed rock band Spinal Tap, which features comedic actors Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as the English band. The film follows Spinal Tap as they encounter mishap after mishap during their run as a music group, including concert set-ups that don’t quite work out, awful reviews, getting lost on the way to the stage and a number of other classic gags.
Variety has reported that Rob Reiner is planning to film his sequel in February of 2024. McKean, Shearer and Guest are set to reprise their roles. Reiner will once again be portraying Martin “Marty” Di Bergi as he catches back up with the aged rock band.
Variety has reported that Rob Reiner is planning to film his sequel in February of 2024. McKean, Shearer and Guest are set to reprise their roles. Reiner will once again be portraying Martin “Marty” Di Bergi as he catches back up with the aged rock band.
- 11/28/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Director Rob Reiner confirms that Spinal Tap 2 is very much alive and will go before cameras in a couple of months.
It’s been well over a year since we heard that Castle Rock Entertainment, the brilliant production company that gave us such late 80s/early 90s classics as When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men and Before Sunrise, was reforming. After a stellar run, the company peaked in the mid-90s and was eventually folded into Warner Bros by 2002.
However, Castle Rock Entertainment relaunched its film division in October of 2022, still under the ownership of Warner Bros, and last summer the production company announced its first project: This Is Spinal Tap II.
The legendary ‘rock doc’ spoof was (Castle Rock Entertainment co-founder) Rob Reiner’s first film as director and it was announced last year that he would be returning to make the sequel. Original stars Micheal McKean,...
It’s been well over a year since we heard that Castle Rock Entertainment, the brilliant production company that gave us such late 80s/early 90s classics as When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men and Before Sunrise, was reforming. After a stellar run, the company peaked in the mid-90s and was eventually folded into Warner Bros by 2002.
However, Castle Rock Entertainment relaunched its film division in October of 2022, still under the ownership of Warner Bros, and last summer the production company announced its first project: This Is Spinal Tap II.
The legendary ‘rock doc’ spoof was (Castle Rock Entertainment co-founder) Rob Reiner’s first film as director and it was announced last year that he would be returning to make the sequel. Original stars Micheal McKean,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Forty years after making his directorial debut with the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” Rob Reiner will begin filming the follow-up to the music mockumentary in February. Plus, the fictional heavy metal band will apparently be joined by real-life music legends Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks, Reiner revealed on the “Rhlstp With Richard Herring” podcast.
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are set to return as the members of Spinal Tap, alongside Reiner as the documentarian Martin “Marty” Di Bergi. The sequel is said to mimic the style of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz,” the legendary concert film that documented the farewell tour of the Canadian American rock group The Band.
“This Is Spinal Tap,” which was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry and deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress, was primarily improvised. The key to making a...
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are set to return as the members of Spinal Tap, alongside Reiner as the documentarian Martin “Marty” Di Bergi. The sequel is said to mimic the style of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz,” the legendary concert film that documented the farewell tour of the Canadian American rock group The Band.
“This Is Spinal Tap,” which was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry and deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress, was primarily improvised. The key to making a...
- 11/27/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Martin Scorsese Honors Robbie Robertson’s Legacy with Tribute Concert: The Musician ‘Broke Barriers’
Martin Scorsese honored late rocker Robbie Robertson with the tribute concert “Robbie Robertson: A Celebration of His Life and Music,” during which the auteur recalled how Robertson’s scores marked a “turning point” in his career.
The private memorial concert was hosted at Village Studios in Los Angeles, with artists Jackson Browne, Rocco Deluca, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills Group, and Citizen Cope performing. Robertson, the former The Band guitarist, died at age 80 in August 2023. Scorsese first met Robertson during concert documentary film “The Last Waltz” in 1976; the duo collaborated for decades after, with Robertson serving as the music producer and composer on films like “The King of Comedy,” “Silence,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“We kept working together for the next 45 years,” Scorsese said of Robertson scoring “Raging Bull” and adding another working layer to their friendship. “Forty-five years of...
The private memorial concert was hosted at Village Studios in Los Angeles, with artists Jackson Browne, Rocco Deluca, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills Group, and Citizen Cope performing. Robertson, the former The Band guitarist, died at age 80 in August 2023. Scorsese first met Robertson during concert documentary film “The Last Waltz” in 1976; the duo collaborated for decades after, with Robertson serving as the music producer and composer on films like “The King of Comedy,” “Silence,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“We kept working together for the next 45 years,” Scorsese said of Robertson scoring “Raging Bull” and adding another working layer to their friendship. “Forty-five years of...
- 11/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese's music documentaries offer a glimpse into the filmmaker's musical connections and obsessions. Scorsese's collaborations with iconic artists like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and The Rolling Stones further highlight the significance of his work in music documentaries. Scorsese's music documentaries, like "The Last Waltz" and "No Direction Home," provide intimate portraits of musicians and pivotal moments in music history, showcasing the director's attention to detail and ability to capture the essence of pivotal periods in music history.
Martin Scorsese is one of the most respected directors in film history and with good reason. His work has been classified among the best ever produced, with numerous award nominations as well as wins defining his entire filmography. Still, there seems to be a blind spot for many viewers and film devotees — Scorsese’s music documentaries.
It’s easy to skim past these titles while jumping to Goodfellas or Raging Bull; after all,...
Martin Scorsese is one of the most respected directors in film history and with good reason. His work has been classified among the best ever produced, with numerous award nominations as well as wins defining his entire filmography. Still, there seems to be a blind spot for many viewers and film devotees — Scorsese’s music documentaries.
It’s easy to skim past these titles while jumping to Goodfellas or Raging Bull; after all,...
- 11/12/2023
- by Valerie Thompson
- MovieWeb
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WhistlePig Whiskey is celebrating the 45th anniversary of The Last Waltz with a new Rye Whiskey release, dubbed “Robbie’s Blend.”
An official collaboration between WhistlePig and the late Robbie Robertson, the bottling features a 12-year-old Canadian “Old World” rye that’s finished in port, madeira and sauternes casks. The distiller says to expect a whiskey with hints of sweetness and spice, balanced by notes of ripe citrus,...
WhistlePig Whiskey is celebrating the 45th anniversary of The Last Waltz with a new Rye Whiskey release, dubbed “Robbie’s Blend.”
An official collaboration between WhistlePig and the late Robbie Robertson, the bottling features a 12-year-old Canadian “Old World” rye that’s finished in port, madeira and sauternes casks. The distiller says to expect a whiskey with hints of sweetness and spice, balanced by notes of ripe citrus,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
It’s difficult to say there’s really any silver lining to the ongoing SAG strike. However, if there is something we can point to as a positive by-product (other than the hopeful fair resolution to the labor disagreement), it’s the fact that Martin Scorsese has been the sole person out there promoting “Killers of the Flower Moon.” That means we’ve gotten interview after interview with the legendary filmmaker, allowing him to cover just about ever angle of his new film, as well as giving a bit of retrospective commentary on his career.
Continue reading Martin Scorsese Talks His Love Of Music, ‘The Last Waltz,’ ‘Killers’ & More In New 50-Minute Apple Music Podcast at The Playlist.
Continue reading Martin Scorsese Talks His Love Of Music, ‘The Last Waltz,’ ‘Killers’ & More In New 50-Minute Apple Music Podcast at The Playlist.
- 10/31/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features guitarist Jim Weider.
According to conventional rock wisdom, the Band ended on Thanksgiving 1976 with The Last Waltz, the most famous farewell concert in music history.
According to conventional rock wisdom, the Band ended on Thanksgiving 1976 with The Last Waltz, the most famous farewell concert in music history.
- 10/30/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Scorsese's Letterboxd list reveals his love for cinema, featuring companion movies from a wide range of genres and time periods. The list demonstrates Scorsese's role as a scholar of film, with many obscure choices that show his depth of knowledge. The cinematic elements in Scorsese's latest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, reflect his passion for classic works and his ability to reimagine them.
Martin Scorsese details which films are the ideal double-features for his movies in his Letterboxd list. The auteur filmmaker directed his first feature movie, Who’s That Knocking at My Door, in 1967. Since then, Scorsese created more copious iconic epics and features, including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Wolf of Wall Street, and most recently, Killers of the Flower Moon, which is currently in theaters.
Taking to Letterboxd, Scorsese reveals an annotated list of the best companion movies to his work. The list included titles across nearly a century of cinema,...
Martin Scorsese details which films are the ideal double-features for his movies in his Letterboxd list. The auteur filmmaker directed his first feature movie, Who’s That Knocking at My Door, in 1967. Since then, Scorsese created more copious iconic epics and features, including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Wolf of Wall Street, and most recently, Killers of the Flower Moon, which is currently in theaters.
Taking to Letterboxd, Scorsese reveals an annotated list of the best companion movies to his work. The list included titles across nearly a century of cinema,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Hannah Gearan
- ScreenRant.com
Rock Brynner, who escaped the shadow of his iconic actor father Yul Brynner to launch a multifaceted career, died Oct. 13 in Salisbury, Connecticut. He was 76 and was in hospice battling complications of multiple myeloma, according to family friend Maria Cuomo Cole.
Like many children of major celebrities, Rock Brynner tried to carve his own path. That included time spent as a road manager for The Band, bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, farmer, pilot, street performer, novelist, and professor of constitutional history at several universities.
Rock Brynner attended Yale, Trinity College Dublin, and Columbia, where he received a doctorate in American history in 1993 before teaching for more than a decade at Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
His life was filled with intriguing stints in various roles. He wrote a one-man play based on French playwright Jean Cocteau’s addiction memoir, “Opium,” which he performed briefly on Broadway in 1970. Cocteau was Brynner’s godfather.
Like many children of major celebrities, Rock Brynner tried to carve his own path. That included time spent as a road manager for The Band, bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, farmer, pilot, street performer, novelist, and professor of constitutional history at several universities.
Rock Brynner attended Yale, Trinity College Dublin, and Columbia, where he received a doctorate in American history in 1993 before teaching for more than a decade at Marist College, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
His life was filled with intriguing stints in various roles. He wrote a one-man play based on French playwright Jean Cocteau’s addiction memoir, “Opium,” which he performed briefly on Broadway in 1970. Cocteau was Brynner’s godfather.
- 10/25/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
With the three and a half hour Killers of the Flower Moon pulling in solid numbers this weekend, we wanted to know what movie in the iconic filmmaker’s filmography has been your favorite. Not necessarily the best, just your favorite. So if the extended music video for Michael Jackson’s Bad is the one you can watch over and over again, by all means click that button! We didn’t include any of his documentaries such as The Last Waltz or Shine a Light but if those are your favorites, click the “Other” button and let us know in the comments why you love them so much.
Favorite Martin Scorsese Directed FilmWho's That Knocking at My Door (1967)Boxcar Bertha (1972)Mean Streets (1973)Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)Taxi Driver (1976)New York, New York (1977)Raging Bull (1980)The King of Comedy (1982)After Hours (1985)The Color of Money (1986)Bad (Michael Jackson Music Video...
Favorite Martin Scorsese Directed FilmWho's That Knocking at My Door (1967)Boxcar Bertha (1972)Mean Streets (1973)Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)Taxi Driver (1976)New York, New York (1977)Raging Bull (1980)The King of Comedy (1982)After Hours (1985)The Color of Money (1986)Bad (Michael Jackson Music Video...
- 10/22/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Hollywood loves to repeat success, and now more than ever it needs to. If there’s a promising way to draw people into movie theaters that the industry doesn’t capitalize on, it will only be colluding in the decay of its own future. So when I came out of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” having experienced, for the first time in a while, what it was like a share a concert film with an ecstatic audience, one of my first thoughts was, “How could they do this again?”
You might say that’s a silly question, since it has one obvious answer: They can’t. There is only one Taylor Swift, the most epic global pop superstar since the Michael Jackson of the “Thriller” era. And there is only one Taylor Swift fan base. Until “The Eras Tour,” no concert movie in history has made this kind of money.
You might say that’s a silly question, since it has one obvious answer: They can’t. There is only one Taylor Swift, the most epic global pop superstar since the Michael Jackson of the “Thriller” era. And there is only one Taylor Swift fan base. Until “The Eras Tour,” no concert movie in history has made this kind of money.
- 10/21/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Clockwise from upper left: The Departed (Warner Bros.), Martin Scorsese accepting his Academy Award for Best Director (Kevin Winter/Getty Images), Raging Bull (United Artists), The Last Temptation Of Christ (Universal)Graphic: Karl Gustafson
To generations of film lovers, it seems as if Martin Scorsese has always been with us,...
To generations of film lovers, it seems as if Martin Scorsese has always been with us,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Mark Keizer, Jen Lennon, and Cindy White
- avclub.com
One of the finest filmmakers in the history of cinema, Martin Scorsese's work in the documentary field is often unheralded among mainstream audiences. While most of his nonfiction films are in the realm of music, such as the concert documentary of The Band's swan song performance in The Last Waltz or an exploration of an inflection point in the life and career of Bob Dylan in No Direction Home, these films are as vital and personal to Scorsese as his narrative pictures. An early documentary of Scorsese's, Italianamerican, a 49-minute cinematic memoir of his family heritage and Italian origins, featuring a subplot about making homemade meatballs, stands out as the director's most personal film.
- 10/15/2023
- by Thomas Butt
- Collider.com
In our ever-fracturing pop cultural landscape, very few things exist in the monoculture, where their omnipresence is something to either gravitate towards or run away from as fast as possible. Right now, Taylor Swift probably stands atop that mountain, and her record-breaking, monumental stadium show "The Eras Tour" is her victory lap. My relationship with Swift has evolved quite a lot over time. In the beginning, I didn't really pay much attention. This wasn't due to some knee-jerk aversion to her or her music. I have just never really been on the pulse of contemporary music, which is something I continuously try to rectify. So, I missed out on her country-girl roots and transition to full-on pop music. I knew of her as a public figure, and considering I could not care less about a celebrity's personal life, it was easy to tune out.
In the last few years, though,...
In the last few years, though,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese's next film, is projected to be a new masterpiece, with a Rotten Tomatoes score surpassing most of his films. The story, based on a nonfiction book, unveils a disturbing conspiracy to seize money from the Osage community in 1920s Oklahoma. The film reunites Scorsese with De Niro and DiCaprio, and critics are already calling it one of his best, reflected in its 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese's next film, is already projected to be a new masterpiece in the director's career. In fact, its current Rotten Tomatoes score surpasses all but one of his films from this century, and is his joint highest-rated movie since Goodfellas.
Based on David Grann's nonfiction book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, the story is set in Oklahoma in the 1920s, when...
Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese's next film, is already projected to be a new masterpiece in the director's career. In fact, its current Rotten Tomatoes score surpasses all but one of his films from this century, and is his joint highest-rated movie since Goodfellas.
Based on David Grann's nonfiction book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, the story is set in Oklahoma in the 1920s, when...
- 10/13/2023
- by Maca Reynolds
- MovieWeb
Martin Scorsese is arguably American cinema's greatest director, a central figure of the "Movie Brat" generation of filmmakers that ushered in the New Hollywood movement. For the past 55-plus years, Scorsese cemented his legacy predominantly through the crime genre with films such as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
Although most associate Scorsese with crime dramas, his oeuvre consists of many classics across a wide array of genres, including biopics, religious films, romance movies, and documentaries. Scorsese films like Raging Bull, The Last Waltz, and The Last Temptation of Christ rank among his best non-crime drama movies.
Related: 10 Greatest Crime Drama Actors, Ranked
Hugo (2011)
Based on Brian Selznick's 2007 book The Invention of Hugo Cabaret, Hugo is a fantasy adventure mystery film set in 1930s Paris. Asa Butterfield stars as Hugo, an orphan living in the walls of a train station who becomes...
Although most associate Scorsese with crime dramas, his oeuvre consists of many classics across a wide array of genres, including biopics, religious films, romance movies, and documentaries. Scorsese films like Raging Bull, The Last Waltz, and The Last Temptation of Christ rank among his best non-crime drama movies.
Related: 10 Greatest Crime Drama Actors, Ranked
Hugo (2011)
Based on Brian Selznick's 2007 book The Invention of Hugo Cabaret, Hugo is a fantasy adventure mystery film set in 1930s Paris. Asa Butterfield stars as Hugo, an orphan living in the walls of a train station who becomes...
- 10/10/2023
- by Vincent LoVerde
- Comic Book Resources
Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, a concert documentary about The Band's farewell tour, will be rereleased in theaters for its 45th anniversary. This rerelease will be accompanied by other highly anticipated concert documentaries, including Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. With the success of Scorsese's upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon and the popularity of concert documentaries, The Last Waltz has the potential for a successful release.
Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz will soon return to theaters. Originally released in 1978, The Last Waltz is a concert documentary that covers the farewell tour of Canadian-American rock band The Band. A relatively early entry in Scorsese’s filmography, The Last Waltz is widely considered one of the definitive works within the music documentary subgenre.
Now, The Last Waltz will hit theaters again for a 45th anniversary rerelease, says Variety. This rerelease will...
Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz will soon return to theaters. Originally released in 1978, The Last Waltz is a concert documentary that covers the farewell tour of Canadian-American rock band The Band. A relatively early entry in Scorsese’s filmography, The Last Waltz is widely considered one of the definitive works within the music documentary subgenre.
Now, The Last Waltz will hit theaters again for a 45th anniversary rerelease, says Variety. This rerelease will...
- 10/10/2023
- by Hannah Gearan
- ScreenRant.com
By the time Martin Scorsese’s music documentary “The Last Waltz” premiered in 1978, the legendary Americana music progenitors the Band, whom the film explores, had gone from “Cahoots” to kaput for two years.
The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)
To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...
The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)
To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
One of the best concert films of all time, The Band’s The Last Waltz directed by Martin Scorsese, is returning to theaters in celebration of its 45th anniversary. It will be back on the big screen for one day only on November 5th.
The theatrical return will feature a never-before-seen introduction from the late Robbie Robertson “providing a quick look into the genesis and impact” of the film chronicling The Band’s farewell concert. Showtimes for its return are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.
The Band’s November 25th, 1976 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco featured more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison. First released in April 1978, the film splices interviews with each...
The theatrical return will feature a never-before-seen introduction from the late Robbie Robertson “providing a quick look into the genesis and impact” of the film chronicling The Band’s farewell concert. Showtimes for its return are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.
The Band’s November 25th, 1976 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco featured more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison. First released in April 1978, the film splices interviews with each...
- 10/4/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
One of the best concert films of all time, The Band’s The Last Waltz directed by Martin Scorsese, is returning to theaters in celebration of its 45th anniversary. It will be back on the big screen for one day only on November 5th.
The theatrical return will feature a never-before-seen introduction from the late Robbie Robertson “providing a quick look into the genesis and impact” of the film chronicling The Band’s farewell concert. Showtimes for its return are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.
The Band’s November 25th, 1976 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco featured more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison. First released in April 1978, the film splices interviews with each...
The theatrical return will feature a never-before-seen introduction from the late Robbie Robertson “providing a quick look into the genesis and impact” of the film chronicling The Band’s farewell concert. Showtimes for its return are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.
The Band’s November 25th, 1976 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco featured more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison. First released in April 1978, the film splices interviews with each...
- 10/4/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
For Martin Scorsese and the Osage Nation’s Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, cultural respect was key to the filmmaker’s upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
“We greatly respected the way David Grann put his skills to a well-researched book and the way he met with our elders. We were comfortable with what came out,” said Standing Bear during a press conference with Scorsese of Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book on which the Scorsese film is based.
The book chronicles a series of murders of the Osage people following an oil boom and the subsequent FBI investigations into the killings, which became known as the Reign of Terror. When he heard that the film rights to the book had been sold, he and others in the Osage Nation were concerned.
“Historically the native peoples went to Hollywood to get work as extras in a band of Indians in black and white movies,...
“We greatly respected the way David Grann put his skills to a well-researched book and the way he met with our elders. We were comfortable with what came out,” said Standing Bear during a press conference with Scorsese of Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book on which the Scorsese film is based.
The book chronicles a series of murders of the Osage people following an oil boom and the subsequent FBI investigations into the killings, which became known as the Reign of Terror. When he heard that the film rights to the book had been sold, he and others in the Osage Nation were concerned.
“Historically the native peoples went to Hollywood to get work as extras in a band of Indians in black and white movies,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to to Richard Holmes, film producer and inventor about his latest creation: Vox Box sound booth – Foldable, Portable, Storable, Durable, Affordable and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life”
The Last Waltz (1978) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) The Producers (1967)
“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.
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The Last Waltz (1978) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) The Producers (1967)
“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.
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- 9/22/2023
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
The Talking Heads were one of the most successful bands in their heyday. From the late 70s to 80s, the David Byrne-led group produced popular music with an alternative, New Wave twist. The documentary, Stop Making Sense, was about their “Speaking in Tongues” Tour, which completely changed the way that concerts and tours are performed. Now, 30 years later, it has been re-released and remastered for IMAX by A24, first as a live-streamed event, and then in regular viewing times.
The Wrap reports that Stop Making Sense officially became IMAX’s best-selling live event ever. The remastered version of the concert documentary was released this past Monday, September 12th. The event garnered $640,839 of same-day revenue, spread across over 25 sold-out theaters in the United States, and the IMAX theater in London.
Related: How A24 Has Changed the Face of Indie Cinema
The world premiere, which happened in Toronto, also featured a Q&a panel.
The Wrap reports that Stop Making Sense officially became IMAX’s best-selling live event ever. The remastered version of the concert documentary was released this past Monday, September 12th. The event garnered $640,839 of same-day revenue, spread across over 25 sold-out theaters in the United States, and the IMAX theater in London.
Related: How A24 Has Changed the Face of Indie Cinema
The world premiere, which happened in Toronto, also featured a Q&a panel.
- 9/16/2023
- by Marcello Massone
- Comic Book Resources
In the fall of 1983, one could already make a plausible case for Martin Scorsese as one of the greatest living American filmmakers based on “Mean Streets,” “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Taxi Driver,” “Italianamerican,” “The Last Waltz,” “Raging Bull,” and “The King of Comedy.” But as the holidays approached, Scorsese’s career was in trouble.
After establishing himself with a series of lean, mean masterpieces shot on tight schedules, the director’s productions had grown in a scale disproportionate to their financial success; “New York, New York,” “Raging Bull,” and “The King of Comedy” had all taken around a hundred days to shoot, and while all three are acknowledged as classics today, they received mixed reviews at the time and “Raging Bull” barely broke even at the box office — “New York, New York” and “The King of Comedy” were flat-out flops.
Scorsese spent most of 1983 preparing what was intended to...
After establishing himself with a series of lean, mean masterpieces shot on tight schedules, the director’s productions had grown in a scale disproportionate to their financial success; “New York, New York,” “Raging Bull,” and “The King of Comedy” had all taken around a hundred days to shoot, and while all three are acknowledged as classics today, they received mixed reviews at the time and “Raging Bull” barely broke even at the box office — “New York, New York” and “The King of Comedy” were flat-out flops.
Scorsese spent most of 1983 preparing what was intended to...
- 8/18/2023
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
The world of entertainment lost a legendary figure with the passing of Robbie Robertson. A lead guitarist and songwriter, Robertson first rose to prominence as a member of the Hawks, a backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan. After venturing out on their own, the Hawks changed their name to The Band and eventually became one of the most influential musical acts of the 1960s and 1970s.
Following The Band's breakup, Robertson formed a lifelong friendship with Martin Scorsese. They first worked together on the documentary The Last Waltz, a concert film that captured The Band's final live performance. Robertson would go on to serve as a composer and musical producer for countless classic Scorsese films, starting with Raging Bull and ending with the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
Related: 10 Must-Watch Music Documentaries
Silence (2016)
Credited as the film's executive music producer, Robertson's work on Silence is...
Following The Band's breakup, Robertson formed a lifelong friendship with Martin Scorsese. They first worked together on the documentary The Last Waltz, a concert film that captured The Band's final live performance. Robertson would go on to serve as a composer and musical producer for countless classic Scorsese films, starting with Raging Bull and ending with the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
Related: 10 Must-Watch Music Documentaries
Silence (2016)
Credited as the film's executive music producer, Robertson's work on Silence is...
- 8/18/2023
- by Vincent LoVerde
- Comic Book Resources
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe Way of the Wind (Terrence Malick).According to Terrence Malick’s producer, Alex Boden, the filmmaker is in the editing room working on his biblical epic The Way of the Wind, formerly known as The Last Planet. “Terry is very happy with what he is working on so far is the word,” Boden told Variety. Over at The Film Stage, Nick Newman compiles all of the updates and rumors so far about the production. Mark Rylance, who plays Satan in the film, says of Malick’s process: “It’s like a fine wine or whiskey; it only gets better with time.”We’ve updated our TIFF lineup master post to reflect new additions—notably the excellent selections that make up Wavelengths, TIFF’s experimental program. Featuring films by Radu Jude, Eduardo Williams, Pedro Costa,...
- 8/16/2023
- MUBI
In June of 2020, with a pandemic raging, Robbie Robertson took some time to look back at his career with the Band, from writing their greatest hits to their work with Bob Dylan. The release of his documentary Once Were Brothers had him a reflective mood, ready to share new details about the music he made with Band-mates Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm. In the wake of Robertson’s death at age 80 this week, here’s a full text version of that interview, published here for the first time.
- 8/13/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Dylan is speaking out about the death of Robbie Robertson, lamenting the loss of his “lifelong friend.”
In a statement he issued to Billboard, the 82-year-old rock legend offered his first public statement on Robertson, who died at age 80 on Wednesday.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Dylan’s association with Robertson dates back to 1966, when he tapped The Hawks (who would go on to renamed themselves The Band) as his backing band during his 1966 tour.
Now seen as groundbreaking, Dylan’s decision to “go electric” infuriated the folk-music purists at the heart of his fan base, creating controversy wherever they played.
“We got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe, and people were saying this isn’t working and we kept on and Bob didn’t budge,...
In a statement he issued to Billboard, the 82-year-old rock legend offered his first public statement on Robertson, who died at age 80 on Wednesday.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Dylan’s association with Robertson dates back to 1966, when he tapped The Hawks (who would go on to renamed themselves The Band) as his backing band during his 1966 tour.
Now seen as groundbreaking, Dylan’s decision to “go electric” infuriated the folk-music purists at the heart of his fan base, creating controversy wherever they played.
“We got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe, and people were saying this isn’t working and we kept on and Bob didn’t budge,...
- 8/12/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
In 1986, ten years after the Band had played “The Last Waltz,” its final show with the original lineup, Robbie Robertson decided the time had come to return to music. He’d dabbled in acting and film scoring — not to mention some wild Hollywood times that he would later begin chronicling in the memoir he was writing before his death on Aug. 9. But recording an album under his own name, something he’d never done before, became his new passion in the Eighties.
In search of a sound to call his own,...
In search of a sound to call his own,...
- 8/10/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Robbie Robertson, it’s the part in The Last Waltz when they play “It Makes No Difference.” All five brothers in the Band perform like they’re reading each other’s minds. Every detail is perfect: Robertson’s guitar, Rick Danko’s voice, Garth Hudson’s sax. They’re singing about loneliness, yet with the sound that only trusted comrades can make together. But you can hear that these guys are already mourning the death of their brotherhood. It’s their famous farewell concert,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
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