Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac will star in the Hyperobject Industries thriller Flesh Of The Gods from Mandy director Panos Cosmatos. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent represent US rights and XYZ Films handles international on the Cannes-bound package.
Production is scheduled to begin later this year from a screenplay by Se7en and The Killer writer Andrew Kevin Walker based on a story by Cosmatos and Walker. Adam McKay and Betsy Koch of Hyperobject Industries and Isaac and Gena Konstantinakos of Mad Gene Media are producing.
Flesh Of The Gods takes place against the backdrop of a glittering 1980’s Los...
Production is scheduled to begin later this year from a screenplay by Se7en and The Killer writer Andrew Kevin Walker based on a story by Cosmatos and Walker. Adam McKay and Betsy Koch of Hyperobject Industries and Isaac and Gena Konstantinakos of Mad Gene Media are producing.
Flesh Of The Gods takes place against the backdrop of a glittering 1980’s Los...
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
WME Independent has boarded the previously announced historical thriller Nuremberg starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, and Michael Shannon and will launch worldwide sales in Cannes.
James Vanderbilt is directing and production is underway in Hungary with a cast that includes Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is consulting on the sales and distribution of the film. Meyer and WME Independent co-head Alex Walton worked together at Paramount Vantage.
In Nuremberg, Malek will play American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with assessing the...
James Vanderbilt is directing and production is underway in Hungary with a cast that includes Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Nick Meyer’s Sierra Pictures is consulting on the sales and distribution of the film. Meyer and WME Independent co-head Alex Walton worked together at Paramount Vantage.
In Nuremberg, Malek will play American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, tasked with assessing the...
- 4/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
Stagecoach is known for its surprises and, on Friday night, Eric Church delivered one of the most unexpected sets in the California country music festival’s history. The question facing fans is, was it a good surprise or a bad one?
Church hadn’t headlined Stagecoach since 2016 and is currently in the midst of a 19-show residency at his Nashville bar Chief’s that finds him getting up-close and candid with fans and testing out new songs. When he appeared on the Mane Stage at 9:45 p.m. to the...
Church hadn’t headlined Stagecoach since 2016 and is currently in the midst of a 19-show residency at his Nashville bar Chief’s that finds him getting up-close and candid with fans and testing out new songs. When he appeared on the Mane Stage at 9:45 p.m. to the...
- 4/27/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Hot Docs is billed as North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market and this year is offering up 168 films for its 31st edition running April 25-May 5 in Toronto.
It is opening with the international premiere of Luther: Never Too Much about R&b singer-songwriter and producer Luther Vandross.
Among the festival’s 51 world premieres this year are special presentations of Red Fever from Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge, and The Ride Ahead from Samuel and Dan Habib.
The international competition includes the world premiere of Farming The Revolution from India and the international premiere of Ukrainian Sundance prize-winner Porcelain War.
It is opening with the international premiere of Luther: Never Too Much about R&b singer-songwriter and producer Luther Vandross.
Among the festival’s 51 world premieres this year are special presentations of Red Fever from Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge, and The Ride Ahead from Samuel and Dan Habib.
The international competition includes the world premiere of Farming The Revolution from India and the international premiere of Ukrainian Sundance prize-winner Porcelain War.
- 4/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Billed as North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market, Hot Docs offers up 168 films for its 31st edition running April 25-May 5 in Toronto, opening with the international premiere of Luther: Never Too Much about R&b singer-songwriter and producer Luther Vandross.
Among the festival’s 51 world premieres this year are special presentations of Red Fever from Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge, and The Ride Ahead from Samuel and Dan Habib.
The international competition includes the world premiere of Farming The Revolution from India and the international premiere of Ukrainian Sundance prize-winner Porcelain War.
This year’s Made In section highlights Spain,...
Among the festival’s 51 world premieres this year are special presentations of Red Fever from Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge, and The Ride Ahead from Samuel and Dan Habib.
The international competition includes the world premiere of Farming The Revolution from India and the international premiere of Ukrainian Sundance prize-winner Porcelain War.
This year’s Made In section highlights Spain,...
- 4/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
After only three months of marriage, Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner has filed for divorce from Theresa Nist. Now, the burning question on everyone’s mind is: does she get to keep the ring? Unfortunately, the answer is no. When the two sat down for an interview on Good Morning America, Nist revealed that she has to return her Neil Diamond ring back to the show. “I think that’s the rule, I think I have to give this ring back. Sad to say,” she shared. Turner then added, “But, you know what, we don’t have to give back the memories.” Juju Chang, the ABC news anchor who interviewed the first couple to have come out of The Bachelor spinoff series, disclosed that Turner and Nist did in fact sign a prenuptial agreement before tying the knot. “And they highly recommend it to others,” she explained. “Theresa and I have...
- 4/13/2024
- TV Insider
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has been plunged into chaos a month before its 2024 edition.
The opening press conference in Toronto on Tuesday was overshadowed by news that the Hot Docs artistic director, Hussain Currimbhoy, and 10 programmers had left the festival organizing team ahead of the 2024 edition kicking off on April 25.
Hot Docs in a festival statement confirmed Currimbhoy’s departure as artistic director on March 20, “due to personal reasons.” “Regrettably, some members of the programming team have decided not to participate in this year’s festival. We thank them for their contributions,” the documentary festival added.
Their departure forced Hot Docs president Marie Nelson — the former ABC News and Disney exec who took the helm at the Canadian festival in June 2023 — onto the back foot when she stepped forward to unveil the lineup for the 2024 edition.
“We understand that our union is far from perfect, but I...
The opening press conference in Toronto on Tuesday was overshadowed by news that the Hot Docs artistic director, Hussain Currimbhoy, and 10 programmers had left the festival organizing team ahead of the 2024 edition kicking off on April 25.
Hot Docs in a festival statement confirmed Currimbhoy’s departure as artistic director on March 20, “due to personal reasons.” “Regrettably, some members of the programming team have decided not to participate in this year’s festival. We thank them for their contributions,” the documentary festival added.
Their departure forced Hot Docs president Marie Nelson — the former ABC News and Disney exec who took the helm at the Canadian festival in June 2023 — onto the back foot when she stepped forward to unveil the lineup for the 2024 edition.
“We understand that our union is far from perfect, but I...
- 3/26/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has selected 168 films for its 2024 edition, including world premieres of Red Fever, American Cats: The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly and The Ride Ahead.
The festival is pushing ahead with its 2024 event from April 25 to May 5, despite the resignation of 10 programmers this past weekend; and the departure of artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy on March 20.
The 51 world premieres in the festival include Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond’s Red Fever, in which he travels North America and Europe investigating the world’s fascination with Native Americans; Amy Hoggart’s American Cats: The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly,...
The festival is pushing ahead with its 2024 event from April 25 to May 5, despite the resignation of 10 programmers this past weekend; and the departure of artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy on March 20.
The 51 world premieres in the festival include Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond’s Red Fever, in which he travels North America and Europe investigating the world’s fascination with Native Americans; Amy Hoggart’s American Cats: The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly,...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Recently, Welcome To Plathville star, Moriah Plath, had a special get-together with two of her sisters. Additionally, the sweet sisters reunited with their common interest in music for a heartfelt collaboration.
Moriah Plath Seeks Comfort From The Plath Family
At the end of February, Welcome To Plathville‘s Moriah Plath shared a message that showed she was learning and living through a difficult heartbreak. While the statement gave many details, it didn’t include who the heartbreaker had been. Notably, most fans drew the conclusion it was most likely her serious relationship with Max Kallschmidt that had influenced the lyrics she posted. Especially, with the timely announcement of Max and his new wife having a baby. However, Moriah followed her vague heartache post with the clarification that it wasn’t related to Max. But through all the interactions, fans could tell that Moriah had been hurt and in the midst...
Moriah Plath Seeks Comfort From The Plath Family
At the end of February, Welcome To Plathville‘s Moriah Plath shared a message that showed she was learning and living through a difficult heartbreak. While the statement gave many details, it didn’t include who the heartbreaker had been. Notably, most fans drew the conclusion it was most likely her serious relationship with Max Kallschmidt that had influenced the lyrics she posted. Especially, with the timely announcement of Max and his new wife having a baby. However, Moriah followed her vague heartache post with the clarification that it wasn’t related to Max. But through all the interactions, fans could tell that Moriah had been hurt and in the midst...
- 3/18/2024
- by Bonnie Kaiser-Gambill
- TV Shows Ace
The Yellow Affair has sold Janis Pugh’s debut Chuck Chuck Baby to a slew of territories, including Dark Star Pictures in North America and Studio Soho for UK-Ireland.
The Edinburgh premiere, which also played at Toronto, has also sold to Scandinavia and Baltics (NonStop), Germany and Austria (Salzgeber), Spain (Yoda Films) and for airlines (Aardwolf).
LA-based Dark Star Pictures has a theatrical release planned for this summer.
Anne Beresford, Adam Partridge, Andrew Gillman and Peggy Cafferty produced the UK feature. The cast includes Louise Brealey, Annabel Scholey, Sorcha Cusack, Celyn Jones and Emily Fairn.
Chuck Chuck Baby takes place in the present day,...
The Edinburgh premiere, which also played at Toronto, has also sold to Scandinavia and Baltics (NonStop), Germany and Austria (Salzgeber), Spain (Yoda Films) and for airlines (Aardwolf).
LA-based Dark Star Pictures has a theatrical release planned for this summer.
Anne Beresford, Adam Partridge, Andrew Gillman and Peggy Cafferty produced the UK feature. The cast includes Louise Brealey, Annabel Scholey, Sorcha Cusack, Celyn Jones and Emily Fairn.
Chuck Chuck Baby takes place in the present day,...
- 3/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
Toronto’s Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, has unveiled the full lineup of films that will screen in its Special Presentations program. The festival runs April 25 to May 5.
World premieres include “Red Fever,” which sees Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond travel to the four corners of Turtle Island and across Europe to explore the world’s fascination with Native Americans; “American Cats: The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly,” in which “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” correspondent Amy Hoggart explores the controversial practice of declawing cats; “The Ride Ahead,” an expansion of co-director Samuel Habib’s short film “My Disability Roadmap” (which got an Honorable Mention in the International Shorts section of Hot Docs in 2022), exploring a typical 21-year-old itching to move out, start a career and find love—all while navigating life with a disability; “Lost in the Shuffle,” which follows world champion magician Shawn Farquhar as...
World premieres include “Red Fever,” which sees Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond travel to the four corners of Turtle Island and across Europe to explore the world’s fascination with Native Americans; “American Cats: The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly,” in which “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” correspondent Amy Hoggart explores the controversial practice of declawing cats; “The Ride Ahead,” an expansion of co-director Samuel Habib’s short film “My Disability Roadmap” (which got an Honorable Mention in the International Shorts section of Hot Docs in 2022), exploring a typical 21-year-old itching to move out, start a career and find love—all while navigating life with a disability; “Lost in the Shuffle,” which follows world champion magician Shawn Farquhar as...
- 3/12/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala will feature a special appearance from Diane Warren, who has been named this year’s recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award. The award, to be presented at the ceremony on June 13, is considered to be the institution’s highest honor. It is reserved for songwriters and songwriting teams that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame and whose catalogue of work matches the quality and standards set by esteemed songwriter Johnny Mercer.
“I’m beyond honored to receive the Johnny Mercer Award,...
“I’m beyond honored to receive the Johnny Mercer Award,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Valerie Carter, the late Southern California vocalist, is reimagined in a stunning new remake of The Faragher Brothers 1976 classic hit, “Never Get Your Love Behind Me,” on Faraphonic Records in conjunction with Cowboy Angel Records. In this exciting collaboration, the Valerie Carter Estate and Faragher Brothers have joined forces to bring a retro soul single to life. This special release is recorded with a special twist—the inclusion of Valerie Carter’s original vocals from 1977 intended for her Columbia Records album, “Wild Child.”
Following up on the recent “Lost Tapes” releases by Valerie Carter in 2018 (Vol 1) and 2022 (Vol 2), once again Val’s close friend, music producer Kathy Kurasch, and sister Jan Carter, have rediscovered unreleased material. Kathy notes: “I found another old cassette of Val’s from the “Wild Child” album demos, and there was an added song not included on the album of The Faragher...
Following up on the recent “Lost Tapes” releases by Valerie Carter in 2018 (Vol 1) and 2022 (Vol 2), once again Val’s close friend, music producer Kathy Kurasch, and sister Jan Carter, have rediscovered unreleased material. Kathy notes: “I found another old cassette of Val’s from the “Wild Child” album demos, and there was an added song not included on the album of The Faragher...
- 2/17/2024
- by Music MCM
- Martin Cid Music
Volkswagen Super Bowl Commercial 2024: Vintage Beetle Tribute ft. Neil Diamond’s ‘I Am… I Said’ Song
Volkswagen took viewers through the years of it’s cars in it’s 2024 Super Bowl commercial!
The German automotive company used it’s advert to show it’s love to America and the Americans who have embraced it’s brand for the past 75 years when the first Volkswagen Beetle came to America.
Featured in the Super Bowl ad is Neil Diamond‘s 1971 song “I Am… I Said.”
See more and watch the ad inside…
“75 years ago, we brought the first Volkswagen Beetle to America. But it’s the American people who embraced us, generation after generation, that truly made us a part of the culture,” the car company shared. “We shape its metal. You shape its soul.”
Also in the ad were moments from some titles that are available on Disney+, like The Simpsons, and Star Wars as they showed some kids dressed up as Darth Vader.
Check out the Volkswagen ad now…...
The German automotive company used it’s advert to show it’s love to America and the Americans who have embraced it’s brand for the past 75 years when the first Volkswagen Beetle came to America.
Featured in the Super Bowl ad is Neil Diamond‘s 1971 song “I Am… I Said.”
See more and watch the ad inside…
“75 years ago, we brought the first Volkswagen Beetle to America. But it’s the American people who embraced us, generation after generation, that truly made us a part of the culture,” the car company shared. “We shape its metal. You shape its soul.”
Also in the ad were moments from some titles that are available on Disney+, like The Simpsons, and Star Wars as they showed some kids dressed up as Darth Vader.
Check out the Volkswagen ad now…...
- 2/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Volkswagen Super Bowl Commercial 2024: Vintage Beetle Tribute ft. Neil Diamond’s ‘I Am… I Said’ Song
Volkswagen took viewers through the years of it’s cars in it’s 2024 Super Bowl commercial!
The German automotive company used it’s advert to show it’s love to America and the Americans who have embraced it’s brand for the past 75 years when the first Volkswagen Beetle came to America.
Featured in the Super Bowl ad is Neil Diamond‘s 1971 song “I Am… I Said.”
See more and watch the ad inside…
“75 years ago, we brought the first Volkswagen Beetle to America. But it’s the American people who embraced us, generation after generation, that truly made us a part of the culture,” the car company shared. “We shape its metal. You shape its soul.”
Also in the ad were moments from some titles that are available on Disney+, like The Simpsons, and Star Wars as they showed some kids dressed up as Darth Vader.
Check out the Volkswagen ad now…...
The German automotive company used it’s advert to show it’s love to America and the Americans who have embraced it’s brand for the past 75 years when the first Volkswagen Beetle came to America.
Featured in the Super Bowl ad is Neil Diamond‘s 1971 song “I Am… I Said.”
See more and watch the ad inside…
“75 years ago, we brought the first Volkswagen Beetle to America. But it’s the American people who embraced us, generation after generation, that truly made us a part of the culture,” the car company shared. “We shape its metal. You shape its soul.”
Also in the ad were moments from some titles that are available on Disney+, like The Simpsons, and Star Wars as they showed some kids dressed up as Darth Vader.
Check out the Volkswagen ad now…...
- 2/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Volkswagen of America is marking 75 years in the U.S. with a Super Bowl ad featuring Herbie the Love Bug and a swirl of other pop-culture highlights.
The 60-second commercial (watch an extended 2-minute version above) will air during the third quarter of Sunday’s game on CBS and also on the Spanish-language telecast on Univision. Paramount is charging as much as $7 million for 30 seconds of commercial time on the game, so it’s a sizable investment by the automaker.
Set to Neal Diamond’s 1971 hit “I Am… I Said,” the spot is titled “An American Love Story.” It is directed by Lance Acord, who also directed Volkswagen’s 2011 commercial “The Force,” a popular spot featuring a boy in a Darth Vader helmet. That piece of Star Wars iconography is one of many pop-culture references that fly by as the commercial rolls from the German brand’s arrival on U.
The 60-second commercial (watch an extended 2-minute version above) will air during the third quarter of Sunday’s game on CBS and also on the Spanish-language telecast on Univision. Paramount is charging as much as $7 million for 30 seconds of commercial time on the game, so it’s a sizable investment by the automaker.
Set to Neal Diamond’s 1971 hit “I Am… I Said,” the spot is titled “An American Love Story.” It is directed by Lance Acord, who also directed Volkswagen’s 2011 commercial “The Force,” a popular spot featuring a boy in a Darth Vader helmet. That piece of Star Wars iconography is one of many pop-culture references that fly by as the commercial rolls from the German brand’s arrival on U.
- 2/9/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
We look at famous actors as role models, tending to see their personal lives as soap opera, as projection, as aspiration. But the story of Christopher Reeve is different. His life became a parable. It began with the fact that he was Superman — and I don’t just mean that he played Superman. For millions, he fused with that role in a special way. After nearly five decades of comic-book movies, Reeve’s Man of Steel — the chiseled handsome-hawk profile, the fleet muscularity, the helmet of black hair with its forehead curl just so, the true-blue nobility of his eyes — made him the only actor I’ve ever seen play a superhero who truly seemed like a pop god who’d just stepped out of the comic books. He was so perfect that he could have been drawn by Roy Lichtenstein.
It was, in part, because Reeve’s Superman was so indelible,...
It was, in part, because Reeve’s Superman was so indelible,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
As comedian Will Ferrell walked across the magnificent stage of The Kennedy Center to accept the greatest honor an America funny person can receive, The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, something happened that made us all remember why he is getting this prestigious honor. The award instantly slipped from Will’s hilarious fingers, shattering this legendary humorist’s bust all over the floor. An obvious gag, that was so damn fitting to what Will represents in the history of the art of doing silly stuff. Without breaking character for a second, Will hilariously tries to pick up the pieces as the world just sat back and laughed… but not laughing at him, we were laughing with him. The appeal of Will Ferrell comes from his innocent “I don’t give a f*ck” attitude that elevates simple stupid jokes to performance art. As Mr. Ferrell once said, “What I...
- 1/19/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Ken Fritz, was a personal manager of Tom and Dick Smothers for the better part of 60 years. In 1964 and recently out of college, Fritz started out as a sort of advance man for their tours before becoming their full-time road manager. Later, he co-managed them with Ken Kragen and eventually assumed solo management for all aspects of their careers. He was also an executive producer on many of their projects, including the groundbreaking The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. His other clients have included Neil Diamond, Peter, Paul and Mary and George Benson. Here, Fritz reflects on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as well as Tom Smothers as a comedian, businessman and friend.
In 1966 William Morris pitched CBS a new variety show starring The Smothers Brothers and CBS wanted it. We were very firm with the network that they were not going to buy the live versions of the nightclub shows,...
In 1966 William Morris pitched CBS a new variety show starring The Smothers Brothers and CBS wanted it. We were very firm with the network that they were not going to buy the live versions of the nightclub shows,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Ken Fritz
- Deadline Film + TV
The closing night of the Jonas Brothers’ ‘Five Albums. One Night.’ tour turned out to be unforgettable in more ways than one. During the intermission at Saturday night’s show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Jack Black suddenly appeared onstage for a surprise performance of The Super Mario Bros. Movie hit ballad “Peaches.”
Black arrived, seemingly out of nowhere, dressed as his character Bowser and sang the ode to Princess Peach. After leading the crowd into his sing-along, Black had but one question for the crowd: “Are you not entertained?...
Black arrived, seemingly out of nowhere, dressed as his character Bowser and sang the ode to Princess Peach. After leading the crowd into his sing-along, Black had but one question for the crowd: “Are you not entertained?...
- 12/11/2023
- by Carita Rizzo
- Rollingstone.com
Rita Hollingsworth, a longtime publicist for entertainment clients and non-profit organizations, died Nov. 16 in Los Angeles. She was 61.
Her husband Jeff Hollingsworth said she had suffered a intracerebral brain hemorrhage.
When working at the Lee Solters Company, she represented clients including Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli and Neil Diamond, as well as the Carousel of Hope and Race to Erase Ms with Barbara and Nancy Davis.
After founding publicity firm Rmh Media, she worked with directors including Robert Altman, Mike Figgis, Alan Rudolph, Michael Radford, Tim Hutton and Chen Kaige, bringing their films to Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and other festivals.
Rmh also represented clients including bestselling author Reyna Grande, the Angelus Student Film Festival, the Anthony & Jeannie Pritzker Family Foundation, Foster Care Counts, artworxLA and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, where she was a key strategist for the large senior nutrition program.
Rmh Media is working with filmmaker Matthew Solomon...
Her husband Jeff Hollingsworth said she had suffered a intracerebral brain hemorrhage.
When working at the Lee Solters Company, she represented clients including Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli and Neil Diamond, as well as the Carousel of Hope and Race to Erase Ms with Barbara and Nancy Davis.
After founding publicity firm Rmh Media, she worked with directors including Robert Altman, Mike Figgis, Alan Rudolph, Michael Radford, Tim Hutton and Chen Kaige, bringing their films to Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and other festivals.
Rmh also represented clients including bestselling author Reyna Grande, the Angelus Student Film Festival, the Anthony & Jeannie Pritzker Family Foundation, Foster Care Counts, artworxLA and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, where she was a key strategist for the large senior nutrition program.
Rmh Media is working with filmmaker Matthew Solomon...
- 11/28/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Rita Hollingsworth, the first-rate publicist and communications strategist who worked with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Robert Altman, Chen Kaige, the Carousel of Hope and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels over the years, has died. She was 61.
Hollingsworth died Nov. 16 of an intracerebral brain hemorrhage at Keck Hospital of USC, her husband of 37 years, Jeff Hollingsworth, told The Hollywood Reporter. The couple launched Rmh Media in 1996.
Hollingsworth cut her teeth with The Lee Solters Co., where clients included Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Barbara Davis’ Carousel of Hope and the Race to Erase Ms.
At Rmh Media, she helped bring major festival and market attention to such films as Alan Rudolph’s Afterglow (1997), Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune (1999), Michael Radford’s Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) and Chen’s Caught in the Web (2012) and Legend of the Demon Cat (2017).
Rmh also represented New York Times best-selling author Reyna Grande.
Hollingsworth died Nov. 16 of an intracerebral brain hemorrhage at Keck Hospital of USC, her husband of 37 years, Jeff Hollingsworth, told The Hollywood Reporter. The couple launched Rmh Media in 1996.
Hollingsworth cut her teeth with The Lee Solters Co., where clients included Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Barbara Davis’ Carousel of Hope and the Race to Erase Ms.
At Rmh Media, she helped bring major festival and market attention to such films as Alan Rudolph’s Afterglow (1997), Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune (1999), Michael Radford’s Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) and Chen’s Caught in the Web (2012) and Legend of the Demon Cat (2017).
Rmh also represented New York Times best-selling author Reyna Grande.
- 11/27/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
November comes with many things; crisp days of dwindling daylight, falling leaves and dropping temperatures. It comes with bustling grocery stores, hours prepping Thanksgiving dinners, unbuttoned trousers and Black Friday sales. But November also comes with complicated feelings for many Indigenous artists.
Native American Heritage Month can oftentimes feel like the only time of year when people are interested in hearing Indigenous stories; the one moment where our voices are collectively uplifted, only to be cast aside again Dec. 1. But to limit the celebration and wealth of our languages, cultures, and history of our communities to a mere 30 days is a disservice to us all.
These ten projects from artists across Turtle Island, spanning multiple mediums, each invoke a sense of pride, resilience and love, and mark some of my favourite pieces of art — Native or not.
As November blows by, I encourage readers to spend the rest of it curling up with these 10 hilarious,...
Native American Heritage Month can oftentimes feel like the only time of year when people are interested in hearing Indigenous stories; the one moment where our voices are collectively uplifted, only to be cast aside again Dec. 1. But to limit the celebration and wealth of our languages, cultures, and history of our communities to a mere 30 days is a disservice to us all.
These ten projects from artists across Turtle Island, spanning multiple mediums, each invoke a sense of pride, resilience and love, and mark some of my favourite pieces of art — Native or not.
As November blows by, I encourage readers to spend the rest of it curling up with these 10 hilarious,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Devery Jacobs
- The Wrap
It’s that time of the year again. Mariah Carey has been defrosted. “Black Friday” sales seem to last for weeks. Last-minute treks to the gym fail to absolve your guilt over that third slice of pecan pie. Unfortunately, we’ll also have to endure a litany of ill-conceived and poorly executed Christmas songs that are inexplicably resurrected every year, and will likely be until time immemorial. Here are 15 of the absolute worst offenders. Apologies in advance.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on November 28, 2011. Need a palate cleanser? Check out a playlist of some of our holiday favorites.
15. Sia, “Puppies Are Forever”
A track from Sia’s 2017 collection of holiday originals, Everyday Is Christmas, “Puppies Are Forever” is a reggae-vibed public service announcement about, well, how puppies are not forever: “They’re so cute and fluffy with shiny coats/But will you love ‘em when they’re old and slow?...
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on November 28, 2011. Need a palate cleanser? Check out a playlist of some of our holiday favorites.
15. Sia, “Puppies Are Forever”
A track from Sia’s 2017 collection of holiday originals, Everyday Is Christmas, “Puppies Are Forever” is a reggae-vibed public service announcement about, well, how puppies are not forever: “They’re so cute and fluffy with shiny coats/But will you love ‘em when they’re old and slow?...
- 11/2/2023
- by Alexa Camp
- Slant Magazine
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and other music stars served as major sources of inspiration behind the Halloween costumes displayed on morning and daytime talk shows this year.
Three shows featured hosts dressing up as Swift, with Today‘s Savannah Guthrie, Live‘s Kelly Ripa and The Talk‘s Amanda Kloots all dressing as the superstar singer-songwriter, with the latter two also passing out friendship bracelets in an ode to Swift’s hit Eras tour.
Live With Kelly and Mark took the Swift inspiration one step further, dubbing their annual Halloween extravaganza The Eras Show as they looked back through different decades of pop culture and of Live‘s own onscreen Halloween celebrations. While Ripa and Consuelos kicked things off with their take on the Barbie movie, they doled out friendship bracelets in an homage to Swift and spoke about the Eras tour inspiration for their show.
Ripa even suggested, despite her...
Three shows featured hosts dressing up as Swift, with Today‘s Savannah Guthrie, Live‘s Kelly Ripa and The Talk‘s Amanda Kloots all dressing as the superstar singer-songwriter, with the latter two also passing out friendship bracelets in an ode to Swift’s hit Eras tour.
Live With Kelly and Mark took the Swift inspiration one step further, dubbing their annual Halloween extravaganza The Eras Show as they looked back through different decades of pop culture and of Live‘s own onscreen Halloween celebrations. While Ripa and Consuelos kicked things off with their take on the Barbie movie, they doled out friendship bracelets in an homage to Swift and spoke about the Eras tour inspiration for their show.
Ripa even suggested, despite her...
- 10/31/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Halloween is a night of fanciful terrors, its macabre machinations ticking, turning, clicking and clacking inside of its youthful acolytes’ imaginations as it ushers in the one day a year where life, death and everything in between is allowed to stalk the moonlit streets. There are a multitude of October tales that attempt to capture the holiday’s uncanny spirit, but few stories manage to embody the enigmatical ghostliness of Halloween’s mystifying soul more completely than Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree (1993).
Initially pitched as an animated film in the late 1960s, Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree was first published as a novel in 1973. It would take another 20 years to see Bradbury’s story realized on screen due in large part to the friendship, dedication and artistic prowess of writer and producer David Kirschner. A true disciple of October 31st’s many unearthly goings on, Kirschner’s belief...
Initially pitched as an animated film in the late 1960s, Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree was first published as a novel in 1973. It would take another 20 years to see Bradbury’s story realized on screen due in large part to the friendship, dedication and artistic prowess of writer and producer David Kirschner. A true disciple of October 31st’s many unearthly goings on, Kirschner’s belief...
- 10/27/2023
- by Paul Farrell
- bloody-disgusting.com
About 10 years ago, Adam Weiner was onstage in a shitty NASCAR bar in Illinois, playing two sets of piano-driven rock & soul for about 30 onlookers. Weiner, who’s Jewish and fronts the band Low Cut Connie, was wearing a Star of David around his neck as he sang and banged on the keys, and the pendant caught the attention of a group of guys, standing arms folded, near the back of the room.
“My guitar player Will Donnelly, who was brand new in the band and also a Jew, goes to get a drink.
“My guitar player Will Donnelly, who was brand new in the band and also a Jew, goes to get a drink.
- 10/27/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
American Idol winner Nick Fradiani will take over the role of Neil Diamond this month from the departing Will Swenson in Broadway’s bio-musical A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio announced today.
Fradiani, who won the 2015 edition of American Idol and last year released his second album Past My Past, will begin his role in A Beautiful Noise on Tuesday, October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre. As previously reported, Swenson’s final performance after originating the role a year ago will be on Sunday, Oct. 29.
“Neil Diamond’s music was a huge part of my childhood,” said Fradiani, who has been the alternate in the role since the show’s premiere, adding, “I have seen first-hand the love, passion, and excitement the audience has brought to our theater over the past year, and I’m so lucky to continue being a part of this beautiful story.
Fradiani, who won the 2015 edition of American Idol and last year released his second album Past My Past, will begin his role in A Beautiful Noise on Tuesday, October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre. As previously reported, Swenson’s final performance after originating the role a year ago will be on Sunday, Oct. 29.
“Neil Diamond’s music was a huge part of my childhood,” said Fradiani, who has been the alternate in the role since the show’s premiere, adding, “I have seen first-hand the love, passion, and excitement the audience has brought to our theater over the past year, and I’m so lucky to continue being a part of this beautiful story.
- 10/5/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline 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
Priscilla Presley Will Never Forget Elvis’ Cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’
Elvis Presley moved millions of fans with his emotional cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” One of those fans was none other than Priscilla Presley, who remembered Elvis singing the song to her during a difficult time in her life. Paul Simon himself discussed how the cover compared to Simon & Garfunkel’s original tune.
Priscilla Presley reacted to the lyrics of Elvis Presley’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’
In 2015, Priscilla served as an executive producer on the album If I Can Dream. It featured classic Elvis tunes with new arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. During a 2015 interview with USA Today, Priscilla discussed the album’s tracklist. “The song choices are very diverse,” she said. “They’re songs that Elvis liked.”
Priscilla said Elvis was a fan of songwriters like Simon, Neil Diamond, and James Taylor because they were storytellers. That’s why the album includes renditions...
Priscilla Presley reacted to the lyrics of Elvis Presley’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’
In 2015, Priscilla served as an executive producer on the album If I Can Dream. It featured classic Elvis tunes with new arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. During a 2015 interview with USA Today, Priscilla discussed the album’s tracklist. “The song choices are very diverse,” she said. “They’re songs that Elvis liked.”
Priscilla said Elvis was a fan of songwriters like Simon, Neil Diamond, and James Taylor because they were storytellers. That’s why the album includes renditions...
- 10/2/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Will Swenson will play his final performance as Neil Diamond in Broadway’s A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Sunday, Oct. 29, producers announced today.
A replacement for the starring role will be announced at a future date.
“It’s been the thrill of a lifetime to get to stand in Neil’s shoes,” Swenson said in a statement. “It’s been such an incredible honor to get to know Neil, to tell his powerful story, and bring his amazing songs to Broadway audiences every night. I’m immensely proud of the moving, beautiful show we made. I will miss it very much.”
A reason for Swenson’s departure was not disclosed, but his planned departure date suggests a year-long contract coming to a close: He and the bio-musical began previews at the Broadhurst Theatre last Nov. 2 (official opening was Dec. 4).
“Making A Beautiful Noise with Will Swenson was a deep and wonderful experience,...
A replacement for the starring role will be announced at a future date.
“It’s been the thrill of a lifetime to get to stand in Neil’s shoes,” Swenson said in a statement. “It’s been such an incredible honor to get to know Neil, to tell his powerful story, and bring his amazing songs to Broadway audiences every night. I’m immensely proud of the moving, beautiful show we made. I will miss it very much.”
A reason for Swenson’s departure was not disclosed, but his planned departure date suggests a year-long contract coming to a close: He and the bio-musical began previews at the Broadhurst Theatre last Nov. 2 (official opening was Dec. 4).
“Making A Beautiful Noise with Will Swenson was a deep and wonderful experience,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“We had a 13-year run of a robust market and are experiencing a necessary cycle change,” says Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates, reflecting on the 36 percent drop in luxury home sales that hit L.A. in the second quarter. Meanwhile, the median price of a home in Los Angeles hovered at $963,000, down 1 percent from the previous year. The decline can be attributed to a combination of high interest rates, the dual strikes that hit Hollywood and the new Ula mansion tax, in which home sellers in the city of Los Angeles must pay at least a 4 percent transfer on any sales above $5 million. “Sellers are hesitant to sell given these barriers,” says Akg’s Aaron Kirman.
Despite the challenges, L.A.’s agents (chosen based on total sales volume, Hollywood clients and media visibility) continued to smash records, led by the most expensive sale in California history — Beyoncé and...
Despite the challenges, L.A.’s agents (chosen based on total sales volume, Hollywood clients and media visibility) continued to smash records, led by the most expensive sale in California history — Beyoncé and...
- 9/28/2023
- by Degen Pener, Editor, Hadley Meares and Michelle Duncan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nancy Sinatra covering The Beatles‘ “Something” is probably the single most 1960s thing imaginable. However, Sinatra didn’t finish and release her cover until 2013. Sadly, the “Sugar Town” singer did not have much to say about George Harrison, the sole composer of “Something.”
Nancy Sinatra felt 2013 was about time she put out a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Something’
Sinatra’s 2013 album Shifting Gears features covers of The Beatles’ “Something,” Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park,” and other classic songs from her vaults. During a 2013 interview with Vice, Sinatra discussed why she didn’t finish recording those songs for years. “Well, they didn’t really fit what I was doing for most of my career, you know?” she said. “The truth is I didn’t want them to just die in the vault, I wanted them to get out and get some fresh air and be heard by my fans.
“The vocals...
Nancy Sinatra felt 2013 was about time she put out a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Something’
Sinatra’s 2013 album Shifting Gears features covers of The Beatles’ “Something,” Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park,” and other classic songs from her vaults. During a 2013 interview with Vice, Sinatra discussed why she didn’t finish recording those songs for years. “Well, they didn’t really fit what I was doing for most of my career, you know?” she said. “The truth is I didn’t want them to just die in the vault, I wanted them to get out and get some fresh air and be heard by my fans.
“The vocals...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A new Thursday matinee seems to be paying off for the Neil Diamond Broadway bio-musical A Beautiful Noise: Last week the show grossed more than $1 million, a nine-month high attributable at least in part to an unusual new performance schedule.
Last month, producer Ken Davenport announced that beginning in September the musical would no longer perform on Wednesday evenings, switching instead to a twice-on-Thursday schedule. According to a spokesperson for the production, attendance for the first Thursday matinee (September 7) was a near sell-out of 1,036, about double the July-August average attendance for Wednesday evening shows.
Although specific dollar amounts for the Thursday matinee were not disclosed, the gross was up 130% over the average Wednesday evening gross, according to the rep. For the week ending September 10, the show grossed a total of $1,008,409 for its eight weekly performances, compared to $892,495 the previous week.
When he announced the schedule change, Davenport said that Broadway...
Last month, producer Ken Davenport announced that beginning in September the musical would no longer perform on Wednesday evenings, switching instead to a twice-on-Thursday schedule. According to a spokesperson for the production, attendance for the first Thursday matinee (September 7) was a near sell-out of 1,036, about double the July-August average attendance for Wednesday evening shows.
Although specific dollar amounts for the Thursday matinee were not disclosed, the gross was up 130% over the average Wednesday evening gross, according to the rep. For the week ending September 10, the show grossed a total of $1,008,409 for its eight weekly performances, compared to $892,495 the previous week.
When he announced the schedule change, Davenport said that Broadway...
- 9/11/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
How much juice did Lucille Ball have in the late 1960s? While many of her contemporaries struggled to remain relevant as America seemed on the brink of a cultural and political revolution, the old-school Ball was still one of television's most reliable entertainers. "I Love Lucy," the paradigm-setting sitcom she created with her husband Desi Arnaz, was a syndication powerhouse. Five years after ending the series, she shook off the Broadway failure of 1960's "Wildcat" and scored another sitcom hit with "The Lucy Show." At the end of the series' sixth season, it was the second highest-rated show on television, but when Ball sold Desilu Productions to Gulf+Western in 1967, she decided to pull the plug.
Why? Because she didn't want to star in a show owned by someone else. So when "The Lucy Show" aired its final episode on March 11, 1968, Ball turned around and created "Here's Lucy," which premiered...
Why? Because she didn't want to star in a show owned by someone else. So when "The Lucy Show" aired its final episode on March 11, 1968, Ball turned around and created "Here's Lucy," which premiered...
- 9/4/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Producers of the struggling A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical are hoping for better attendance by breaking with a long-held Broadway tradition: Beginning next month, the musical will play four weekly matinees rather than the usual three while cutting the number of evening performances to four from the traditional five.
Beginning Sept. 6, the Wednesday evening performance will be no more, with a matinee added on Thursdays to take its place. The number of weekly performances will remain the traditional eight.
In a lengthy statement on social media, producer Ken Davenport explained that he believes the 2020-21 Covid pandemic shutdown interrupted and changed audience habits and preferences. “If you are in the habit of doing something every day, getting up at 5 Am, going to the gym, etc, you’re likely to keep doing it,” Davenport writes. “If you skip a day … even one day … you’ll have a harder time getting back into your routine.
Beginning Sept. 6, the Wednesday evening performance will be no more, with a matinee added on Thursdays to take its place. The number of weekly performances will remain the traditional eight.
In a lengthy statement on social media, producer Ken Davenport explained that he believes the 2020-21 Covid pandemic shutdown interrupted and changed audience habits and preferences. “If you are in the habit of doing something every day, getting up at 5 Am, going to the gym, etc, you’re likely to keep doing it,” Davenport writes. “If you skip a day … even one day … you’ll have a harder time getting back into your routine.
- 8/23/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Louise Brealey is put-upon Helen, a chicken factory worker who gets a second chance at love, in Janis Pugh’s generous and gritty film
Here’s a rousing empowerment-anthem of a movie that’s not afraid to paint its romance plotline in big, bold brushstrokes; occasionally it overdoes things but the rush of emotion carries everything along in its path, helped by the deployment of radio-friendly standards by Neil Diamond and the like that turns the film into an impromptu musical and allows writer-director Janis Pugh to stage (relatively) elaborate dance sequences and big emotional scenes.
The central figure is put-upon chicken-processing factory worker Helen (played by Louise Brealey) who has a complicated domestic situation: she lives in the same crummy terrace as her oafish husband Gary, from whom she is separated but seemingly not actually divorced, and shares the place with his new, much younger, girlfriend Amy (Emily Fairn) and their newly arrived baby.
Here’s a rousing empowerment-anthem of a movie that’s not afraid to paint its romance plotline in big, bold brushstrokes; occasionally it overdoes things but the rush of emotion carries everything along in its path, helped by the deployment of radio-friendly standards by Neil Diamond and the like that turns the film into an impromptu musical and allows writer-director Janis Pugh to stage (relatively) elaborate dance sequences and big emotional scenes.
The central figure is put-upon chicken-processing factory worker Helen (played by Louise Brealey) who has a complicated domestic situation: she lives in the same crummy terrace as her oafish husband Gary, from whom she is separated but seemingly not actually divorced, and shares the place with his new, much younger, girlfriend Amy (Emily Fairn) and their newly arrived baby.
- 8/20/2023
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Bob Dylan has shared a statement on the passing of Robbie Robertson, The Band guitarist who backed Dylan during his legendary electric period.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Dylan and Robertson met in 1965, and Dylan quickly hired The Hawks — the original name of The Band — to perform as his backing band. In 1965 and 1966, Dylan performed two sets on tour: one of the acoustic folk music that made him famous, and one set, featuring The Hawks, that signified his controversial progression toward electric guitar.
In 1967, The Hawks joined Dylan in Woodstock, New York to work on new music. These sessions formed the basis of The Band’s 1968 record Music from Big Pink, and recordings featuring Dylan later appeared on 1975’s The Basement Tapes. Following their debut as The Band, Robertson and company redirected their attention to their own music,...
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Dylan and Robertson met in 1965, and Dylan quickly hired The Hawks — the original name of The Band — to perform as his backing band. In 1965 and 1966, Dylan performed two sets on tour: one of the acoustic folk music that made him famous, and one set, featuring The Hawks, that signified his controversial progression toward electric guitar.
In 1967, The Hawks joined Dylan in Woodstock, New York to work on new music. These sessions formed the basis of The Band’s 1968 record Music from Big Pink, and recordings featuring Dylan later appeared on 1975’s The Basement Tapes. Following their debut as The Band, Robertson and company redirected their attention to their own music,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Robbie Robertson, the iconic guitarist and principal songwriter of The Band, passed away on Wednesday, August 9th after a long illness. Naturally, tributes poured in from the likes of Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, Neil Diamond, Stevie Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and more.
“A good friend and a genius. The Band’s music shocked the excess out of the Renaissance and were an essential part of the final back-to-the-roots trend of ‘60s,” wrote Van Zandt. “He was an underrated brilliant guitar player adding greatly to Bob Dylan’s best tour & best album.
“The music world lost a great one with the passing of Robbie Robertson,” Diamond said on Twitter, while Stills added, “Always kind and generous. Rest in peace, Robbie Robertson.”
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese described Robertson as a “confidante.” He wrote in a statement, “Long before we ever met, his music played a central...
“A good friend and a genius. The Band’s music shocked the excess out of the Renaissance and were an essential part of the final back-to-the-roots trend of ‘60s,” wrote Van Zandt. “He was an underrated brilliant guitar player adding greatly to Bob Dylan’s best tour & best album.
“The music world lost a great one with the passing of Robbie Robertson,” Diamond said on Twitter, while Stills added, “Always kind and generous. Rest in peace, Robbie Robertson.”
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese described Robertson as a “confidante.” He wrote in a statement, “Long before we ever met, his music played a central...
- 8/10/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
The death on Wednesday of Robbie Robertson, the legendary 80-year-old founding guitarist for The Band who wrote many of the iconic group’s most famous songs – including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – spurred friends, fans and peers to remember his remarkable talent and the considerable mark Robertson left on the worlds of music and film.
Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...
Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Robbie Robertson, a founder of The Band and a collaborator for both Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died August 9 at the age of 80. Robertson was Scorsese’s music producer starting with 1982’s “The King of Comedy” and they most recently worked together on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which Apple and Paramount will open this fall.
But Robertson’s most meaningful collaboration with Scorsese was as one of the subjects of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s 1978 documentary “The Last Waltz,” chronicling The Band’s 1976 concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, where Robertson was joined by his bandmates and the likes of Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. It was also the swan song for all five original members of The Band.
Five-time Grammy nominee Robertson teamed with Scorsese on various roles as composer, music producer, and music supervisor on “The Color of Money,...
But Robertson’s most meaningful collaboration with Scorsese was as one of the subjects of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s 1978 documentary “The Last Waltz,” chronicling The Band’s 1976 concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, where Robertson was joined by his bandmates and the likes of Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. It was also the swan song for all five original members of The Band.
Five-time Grammy nominee Robertson teamed with Scorsese on various roles as composer, music producer, and music supervisor on “The Color of Money,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The world is mourning the loss of Robbie Robertson, who died Wednesday at 80.
Guitarist and songwriter for The Band, Robertson was the driving force behind the group’s string of iconic hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s, including “The Weight”, “The Shape I’m In”, and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.
Following news of Robertson’s death, celebrities have been taking to social media to pay tribute.
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Among those honouring Robertson’s memory is director Martin Scorsese, a longtime friend and collaborator, who issued a statement to Et.
“Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work,” Scorsese said. “I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
“Long before we ever met, his music played...
Guitarist and songwriter for The Band, Robertson was the driving force behind the group’s string of iconic hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s, including “The Weight”, “The Shape I’m In”, and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.
Following news of Robertson’s death, celebrities have been taking to social media to pay tribute.
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Among those honouring Robertson’s memory is director Martin Scorsese, a longtime friend and collaborator, who issued a statement to Et.
“Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work,” Scorsese said. “I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
“Long before we ever met, his music played...
- 8/9/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The life of Robbie Robertson — who died Wednesday morning after a long illness — can neatly be divided into everything that happened before The Last Waltz and everything that happened afterward. The 1976 all-star concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom marked the end of his career with the Band, the end of his years as a touring musician, and the start of life as an elder statesman of rock.
He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...
He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Tl;Dr:
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz discussed how the band’s supervisor, Don Kirshner, helped them. Dolenz dumped ice on Kirshner and that became an “urban legend.” Kirhsner was later dismissed.
The Monkees‘ Micky Dolenz said the band often improvised on TV. Subsequently, he dumped ice on The Monkees’ supervisor, Don Kirshner, in the studio. Kirshner then told Dolenz how he expected to be treated.
Micky Dolenz dumped ice on The Monkees’ supervisor because he said something silly
Don Kirshner was The Monkees’ music supervisor. During a 2020 interview with Forbes, Dolenz discussed a famous anecdote about Kirshner. “Donnie Kirshner was responsible to some degree in picking The Monkees songs because he was head of Screen Gems Columbia Music in the famous Brill Building in New York,” he said. “He was the Brill Building during that period, along with those incredible writers like Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Carole King and Gerry Goffin,...
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz discussed how the band’s supervisor, Don Kirshner, helped them. Dolenz dumped ice on Kirshner and that became an “urban legend.” Kirhsner was later dismissed.
The Monkees‘ Micky Dolenz said the band often improvised on TV. Subsequently, he dumped ice on The Monkees’ supervisor, Don Kirshner, in the studio. Kirshner then told Dolenz how he expected to be treated.
Micky Dolenz dumped ice on The Monkees’ supervisor because he said something silly
Don Kirshner was The Monkees’ music supervisor. During a 2020 interview with Forbes, Dolenz discussed a famous anecdote about Kirshner. “Donnie Kirshner was responsible to some degree in picking The Monkees songs because he was head of Screen Gems Columbia Music in the famous Brill Building in New York,” he said. “He was the Brill Building during that period, along with those incredible writers like Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Carole King and Gerry Goffin,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ed Sheeran went from headlining Nashville’s Nissan Stadium to performing at a local bar over the weekend. The musician surprised some local bar patrons at Santa’s Pub, where he sang along to “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys.
“Celebrating breaking the attendance record at Nissan Stadium in Nashville tonight at Santas pub,” he wrote on Instagram. “When I lived here this was the spot and it still is. Karaoke caravan and cheap beer, what’s not to love x”
“You + Iwitw = ,” wrote Backstreet Boys in response to the Instagram post.
“Celebrating breaking the attendance record at Nissan Stadium in Nashville tonight at Santas pub,” he wrote on Instagram. “When I lived here this was the spot and it still is. Karaoke caravan and cheap beer, what’s not to love x”
“You + Iwitw = ,” wrote Backstreet Boys in response to the Instagram post.
- 7/24/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Tl;Dr:
Neil Diamond said The Beatles had a huge impact on how songwriters were treated. He said The Monkees changed his career as well. Diamond sang a medley of The Beatles’ tracks “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight,” and “The End.”
Neil Diamond said The Beatles helped give him a career. Notably, he wrote a massive hit for a band inspired by The Beatles. In addition, he put his own spin on several Beatles songs.
Neil Diamond was able to give The Monkees his song ‘I’m a Believer’ because of The Beatles
Diamond wrote The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” During a 2023 interview with NPR, Diamond said this came about because of his tune “Cherry, Cherry.” “And because of that hit, the people who were producing The Monkees called and said, we like ‘Cherry, Cherry,'” he said. “‘Do you have any other songs?'” He then gave them “I’m a Believer.
Neil Diamond said The Beatles had a huge impact on how songwriters were treated. He said The Monkees changed his career as well. Diamond sang a medley of The Beatles’ tracks “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight,” and “The End.”
Neil Diamond said The Beatles helped give him a career. Notably, he wrote a massive hit for a band inspired by The Beatles. In addition, he put his own spin on several Beatles songs.
Neil Diamond was able to give The Monkees his song ‘I’m a Believer’ because of The Beatles
Diamond wrote The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” During a 2023 interview with NPR, Diamond said this came about because of his tune “Cherry, Cherry.” “And because of that hit, the people who were producing The Monkees called and said, we like ‘Cherry, Cherry,'” he said. “‘Do you have any other songs?'” He then gave them “I’m a Believer.
- 7/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tl;Dr:
Neil Sedaka wrote a song inspired by John Lennon’s life. The song was also inspired by another musician who was not nearly as famous. Sedaka’s song might not exist without a news report about immigration to the United States.
John Lennon‘s struggles immigrating to the United States inspired a Neil Sedaka song. Sedaka said the tune remains relevant. Despite this, the other writer of “The Immigrant” didn’t like the track very much.
Neil Sedaka’s song ‘The Immigrant’ was influenced by John Lennon’s life
During a 2023 interview with MSNBC, Sedaka discussed the origin of his song “The Immigrant.” He said he wrote the tune for John because the former Beatle was having difficulty immigrating to the United States at the time. Notably, Sedaka was friends with John.
Sedaka noted that he came from an immigrant family, as did his co-writer, Philip Cody. He...
Neil Sedaka wrote a song inspired by John Lennon’s life. The song was also inspired by another musician who was not nearly as famous. Sedaka’s song might not exist without a news report about immigration to the United States.
John Lennon‘s struggles immigrating to the United States inspired a Neil Sedaka song. Sedaka said the tune remains relevant. Despite this, the other writer of “The Immigrant” didn’t like the track very much.
Neil Sedaka’s song ‘The Immigrant’ was influenced by John Lennon’s life
During a 2023 interview with MSNBC, Sedaka discussed the origin of his song “The Immigrant.” He said he wrote the tune for John because the former Beatle was having difficulty immigrating to the United States at the time. Notably, Sedaka was friends with John.
Sedaka noted that he came from an immigrant family, as did his co-writer, Philip Cody. He...
- 7/13/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Updated with details: Blackie Onassis, the Urge Overkill drummer who played on the remake of “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” that was featured in Pulp Fiction and on the band’s 1993 hit “Sister Havana,” died June 13 in Los Angeles, the County Coroner’s Office said. He was 57.
His former bandmates confirmed the news on social media but did not provide other details:
Urge Overkill is saddened to report that Blackie has passed away. Please respect our privacy at this time. We are sending much love to his family and all his fans. We know he will be missed.
— Urge Overkill (@UrgeOverkill) June 14, 2023
Born John Rowan on August 27, 1965, Onassis joined Chicago-based alt-rock trio Urge Overkill in the early 1990s and played with the group as they opened for Nirvana’s Nevermind tour in late 1991, which led to the band being signed by Geffen Records. Alongside singer-guitarist Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser,...
His former bandmates confirmed the news on social media but did not provide other details:
Urge Overkill is saddened to report that Blackie has passed away. Please respect our privacy at this time. We are sending much love to his family and all his fans. We know he will be missed.
— Urge Overkill (@UrgeOverkill) June 14, 2023
Born John Rowan on August 27, 1965, Onassis joined Chicago-based alt-rock trio Urge Overkill in the early 1990s and played with the group as they opened for Nirvana’s Nevermind tour in late 1991, which led to the band being signed by Geffen Records. Alongside singer-guitarist Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Blackie Onassis, drummer for the alt-rock act Urge Overkill during their ’90s heyday, has died. A spokesperson for the band reported his passing to the Los Angeles Times, but no cause of death was given.
Onassis (real name John Rowan) joined Urge Overkill in 1991, playing alongside founding members Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser. He appeared on their albums The Supersonic Storybook (1991), Saturation (1993), and Exit the Dragon (1995).
While the Chicago-based band impacted alternative-rock radio with such songs as “Sister Havana” and “Positive Bleeding,” they are perhaps best known for their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” which famously appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. They also got major exposure when they opened for Nirvana on the latter’s tour in support of Nevermind.
In an interview with Spin magazine in 1992, Onassis said of the band, “We are here to resurrect the era...
Onassis (real name John Rowan) joined Urge Overkill in 1991, playing alongside founding members Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser. He appeared on their albums The Supersonic Storybook (1991), Saturation (1993), and Exit the Dragon (1995).
While the Chicago-based band impacted alternative-rock radio with such songs as “Sister Havana” and “Positive Bleeding,” they are perhaps best known for their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon,” which famously appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. They also got major exposure when they opened for Nirvana on the latter’s tour in support of Nevermind.
In an interview with Spin magazine in 1992, Onassis said of the band, “We are here to resurrect the era...
- 6/14/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
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