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Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Died at 80

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts died in a London hospital Tuesday. He was 80. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,” his publicist said in a statement to Variety. “He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. Charlie was a cherished husband,…

“The Stones and Brian Jones” Exclusive Interview with Director Nick Broomfield

Synopsis : Featuring revealing interviews with all the main players and unseen archive released for the first time, The Stones and Brian Jones explores the creative musical genius of Jones, key to the success of the band, and uncovers how the founder of what became the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world was left behind…

“The Stones and Brian Jones” Review : The Sad True Story of the Man Who Started it All

Photo : Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Nick Broomfield’s documentary “The Stones and Brian Jones” tells the sad true story of the man who started the greatest rock n’ roll band of all time, The Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones had been a band for over 60 years, but many do not know the story of…

Perfect Days : Exclusive Interview with Actor Koji Yakusho and Director Wim Wenders

@Courtesy of Neon Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his…

‘Perfect Days,’ Wim Wenders Makes Poetry Out Of An Ordinary Life

Courtesy of Neon The film directed by the illustrious German filmmaker was presented in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Actor Award for Kōji Yakusho. Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days shows Japan through the eyes of a European, and was nominated for the…

Perfect Days’ Kōji Yakusho Offers an Ordinary Life in Tokyo – Philadelphia Film Festival Review

Illuminating the thoughts, feelings and self-awareness of protagonists from diverse backgrounds is one of the most realistic ways for character-driven movies to reflect on the magnificence of ordinary, day-to-day life. Actor Kōji Yakusho’s main character of Hirayama shares his opinions and emotions in an unassuming, sincere way as he indulges in life’s simple pleasures in…

Rhode Island International Film Festival Review: Sloane: A Jazz Singer is a Sentimental Tribute to Talented Titular Musician Carol Sloane

While narrative films are meant to entertain viewers, documentaries are designed to draw attention to realistic struggles that many audiences can empathize with. The new biographical movie, Sloane: A Jazz Singer, is one such documentary that draws attention to the challenges that struggling musicians must work to overcome as they strive to achieve success in…

François Nemeta to Direct ‘Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself’ Documentary

A documentary feature about the French writer-director Michel Gondry is in the works, according to an exclusive story in Variety. To be directed by François Nemeta, Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself will be an 80-minute film about the acclaimed director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It also will focus on Gondry’s latest film,…

Minions : The Rise Of Gru, The Minions’ Slapstick Comedy Saves The Day

The computer-animated action comedy Minions : The Rise Of Gru, produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film is set in the Seventies, after the events of the previous movie with a twelve year old Gru who is growing up in the suburbs. Like every adolescent he…

Netflix’s The Andy Warhol Diaries Takes Us On A Journey Inside The Artist’s Mind

The most important artist of all times is homaged by a Ryan Murphy Production, in Netflix’s The Andy Warhol Diaries. Every episode is introduced by eden ahbez’s song Nature Boy, that not only captures the hippie era that Warhol traversed, but also epitomises his essence of a wandering soul who wanted to love and be…