When Bradley Cooper jumped into the director’s chair for the umpteenth remake of A Star is Born, many weren’t sure of what type of film maker he would be. When the film was released however, it was clear that he was a director that had a vision and not just someone who told his crew…
YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Soundcloud, TikTok; they’re all options for new jumping off points for talented artists who haven’t gotten their foot into the door of classic production pipelines. Some no well known artists have broken through to a certain mainstream notoriety from these platforms; Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Lil Nas X to name a…
As the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival drew to a close, “On the Adamant,” a documentary by French director Nicolas Philibert, Ann intimate look at the patients and caregivers in mental health centre located on the Seine River, has won the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival’s Golden Bear for best film. This year’s Berlin jury…
When Louis Armstrong died in 1971, newscaster Walter Cronkite proclaimed, “We aren’t saying goodbye to Louis tonight, because a man’s music does not die with him, certainly not this man’s.” Armstrong was enormously influential and it’s difficult to find another musician who has left such an enduring mark on the industry and the world in…
The Japanese film Offbeat Cops, part of the 2022 New York Asian Film Festival line-up, presents a feel-good story about making amends, written and directed by Eiji Uchida. The film begins and ends with the mystery and solution of the “pre-called burglaries” case. It involves a small gang that phones elderly women and deceitfully gains…
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST ANNOUNCES EXPANSION TOSOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WITH SXSW SYDNEY IN 2023 THE NEW ANNUAL EVENT IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TO SHOWCASEPRE-EMINENT MUSIC, SCREEN, GAMING, TECH AND INNOVATION FROMACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION AND BEYOND Austin, Texas,— South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals is expanding beyond Austin, Texas to bring its famed celebration of the…
Lorcan O’Toole is a filmmaker, writer, alchemist, musician and spirit-medium. As the name gives away, his father, was the wondrous Peter O’Toole, and Lorcan is heightening the legacy of the legendary actor, by introducing a revolutionary approach to the cinematic medium. The young O’Toole also has a background in acting, with powerful performances in films…
When it comes to the world of Prog Rock every fan will have their preference as to which band holds the crown as their favorite. Opinion is all that matters when it comes to what a single person likes. But when it comes to King Crimson, I think it is hard to deny that they…
Ennio, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is a full-fledged portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific musician of the 20th century. He was revered by international audiences, received two Academy Awards and wrote over 500 unforgettable soundtracks. “He’s my favourite composer, and I don’t just mean for movies. I mean in terms of Bach…
Social media allows people to hide behind an online identity and to become someone other than who they are. If they do not identify themselves either by name or face, that adds as additional anonymity in which they truly can be someone else, not held back by physical descriptors or any past history of behavior…
Writer/Director Todd Haynes is no stranger to the world of rock music. Among the dramas and thrillers of his filmography are music centric films such as Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There. He’s now ready to unleash his first officially documentary onto the world; an “in-depth” look at the revolutionary rock band, The Velvet Underground….
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