Nina Avramides, who worked for Jimmy Buffett in management roles for more than four decades, died Feb. 17 at her home in Marina del Rey after a battle with dementia, a publicist announced. She was 82.
Avramides and Howard Kaufman teamed with James Guercio to manage Chicago before they joined Irving Azoff’s Front Line Management in the 1970s under the company moniker Hk Management.
For the next 40-plus years, she handled day-to-day management of Buffett’s career while also providing guidance to Dan Fogelberg, Whitesnake, Jimmy Page, The Cult, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs and many other acts.
On Buffett’s Facebook page, Avramides was described as “a great champion for her client, a sharp wit and a great fan of music and musicians.”
Born on Feb. 4, 1942, in Harrogate, England, she was raised in Cyprus, Greece, and came to the U.S. with her family in 1964.
Survivors include her husband,...
Avramides and Howard Kaufman teamed with James Guercio to manage Chicago before they joined Irving Azoff’s Front Line Management in the 1970s under the company moniker Hk Management.
For the next 40-plus years, she handled day-to-day management of Buffett’s career while also providing guidance to Dan Fogelberg, Whitesnake, Jimmy Page, The Cult, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs and many other acts.
On Buffett’s Facebook page, Avramides was described as “a great champion for her client, a sharp wit and a great fan of music and musicians.”
Born on Feb. 4, 1942, in Harrogate, England, she was raised in Cyprus, Greece, and came to the U.S. with her family in 1964.
Survivors include her husband,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cinema’s Hidden Pearls – Part II
By Alex Simon
One of nature’s rarest items, a pearl is produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. Truly flawless pearls are infrequently produced in nature, and as a result, the pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable.
Hidden pearls exist in the world of movies, as well: films that, in spite of being brilliantly crafted and executed, never got the audience they deserved beyond a cult following.
Here are a few more of our favorite hidden pearls in the world of film:
1. Massacre at Central High (1976)
Dutch director, and former cameraman for the legendary Russ Meyer, Rene Daalder was hired by producers to direct an exploitation...
By Alex Simon
One of nature’s rarest items, a pearl is produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. Truly flawless pearls are infrequently produced in nature, and as a result, the pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable.
Hidden pearls exist in the world of movies, as well: films that, in spite of being brilliantly crafted and executed, never got the audience they deserved beyond a cult following.
Here are a few more of our favorite hidden pearls in the world of film:
1. Massacre at Central High (1976)
Dutch director, and former cameraman for the legendary Russ Meyer, Rene Daalder was hired by producers to direct an exploitation...
- 6/29/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
How would you program this year's newest, most interesting films into double features with movies of the past you saw in 2014?
Looking back over the year at what films moved and impressed us, it is clear that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, the annual tradition of our end of year poll, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2014—in theatres or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2014 to create a unique double feature.
All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2014 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch...
Looking back over the year at what films moved and impressed us, it is clear that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, the annual tradition of our end of year poll, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2014—in theatres or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2014 to create a unique double feature.
All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2014 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch...
- 1/5/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
LPs are arguably the music aficionado's format of choice – but what are the best movie moments featuring those hypnotic black discs?
This week's Clip joint is by James Arden, a writer and filmmaker who divides his time between London and York. Visit his website or follow him on twitter @jnarden. If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, drop an email to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk.
The image of the needle on the spinning record, and the accompanying crackling sound, offers a unique visual and auditory opportunity for filmmakers to explore. It can build tension, create dreamy atmospheres, conjure memories or just look cool. Let's also not forget those unbeatable giant record sleeves. This week on Clip joint, we're looking for your best clips about vinyl.
Brighton Rock
In John Boulting's 1947 adaptation of Graham Greene's 1938 novel, Richard Attenborough stars as Pinkie, a psychopathic young gangster in Brighton.
This week's Clip joint is by James Arden, a writer and filmmaker who divides his time between London and York. Visit his website or follow him on twitter @jnarden. If you've got an idea for a future Clip joint, drop an email to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk.
The image of the needle on the spinning record, and the accompanying crackling sound, offers a unique visual and auditory opportunity for filmmakers to explore. It can build tension, create dreamy atmospheres, conjure memories or just look cool. Let's also not forget those unbeatable giant record sleeves. This week on Clip joint, we're looking for your best clips about vinyl.
Brighton Rock
In John Boulting's 1947 adaptation of Graham Greene's 1938 novel, Richard Attenborough stars as Pinkie, a psychopathic young gangster in Brighton.
- 5/2/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Three Takes is a new column dedicated to the art of short-form criticism. Each week, three writers—Calum Marsh, Fernando F. Croce, and Joseph Jon Lanthier—offer stylized capsules which engage, in brief, with classic and contemporary films.
James William Guerico's
Electra Glide In Blue (1973)
The prologue’s interplay of fetishistic close-ups (shells loaded into shotguns, faded stars and stripes, gleaming buckles and zippers) and spacious vistas (a dissolve to the highway stretching into the distance, the frame divided between asphalt and majestic rocky formations) suggests the unlikely alliance of Kenneth Anger and John Ford. Electra Glide in Blue is, appropriately, the work of a rock ‘n’ roll alchemist with a fondness for Westerns, the only film directed by James William Guercio, an ambitious music industry impresario luxuriating in the possibilities of New Hollywood. People seem extra small in the wide open spaces of Arizona’s Monument Valley, and nobody...
James William Guerico's
Electra Glide In Blue (1973)
The prologue’s interplay of fetishistic close-ups (shells loaded into shotguns, faded stars and stripes, gleaming buckles and zippers) and spacious vistas (a dissolve to the highway stretching into the distance, the frame divided between asphalt and majestic rocky formations) suggests the unlikely alliance of Kenneth Anger and John Ford. Electra Glide in Blue is, appropriately, the work of a rock ‘n’ roll alchemist with a fondness for Westerns, the only film directed by James William Guercio, an ambitious music industry impresario luxuriating in the possibilities of New Hollywood. People seem extra small in the wide open spaces of Arizona’s Monument Valley, and nobody...
- 3/19/2013
- by Fernando F. Croce
- MUBI
Ubisoft Motion Pictures and New Regency have hired acclaimed English playwright Michael Lesslie to pen the upcoming film version of the "Assassin's Creed" video game series.
A search is currently underway for a director on the project which Michael Fassbender will star in and produce.
Meanwhile, "Apollo 18" screenwriter Brian Miller has come onboard to rewrite James Erwin's original high-concept storyline for the time travel drama "Rome, Sweet Rome."
Inspired by a 2011 Reddit thread, the story asks what if a unit of U.S. Special Forces are transported back in time and forced to do battle with Roman legions. Joby Harold, Adam Kolbrenner, Gianni Nunnari and Tory Tunnell are attached to produce.
Finally, Randall Miller and Jody Savin are looking to develop a film about famed Colorado recording studio Caribou Records. Miller and Savin will write the script with Miller directing.
Caribou chief James William Guercio will work on...
A search is currently underway for a director on the project which Michael Fassbender will star in and produce.
Meanwhile, "Apollo 18" screenwriter Brian Miller has come onboard to rewrite James Erwin's original high-concept storyline for the time travel drama "Rome, Sweet Rome."
Inspired by a 2011 Reddit thread, the story asks what if a unit of U.S. Special Forces are transported back in time and forced to do battle with Roman legions. Joby Harold, Adam Kolbrenner, Gianni Nunnari and Tory Tunnell are attached to produce.
Finally, Randall Miller and Jody Savin are looking to develop a film about famed Colorado recording studio Caribou Records. Miller and Savin will write the script with Miller directing.
Caribou chief James William Guercio will work on...
- 1/15/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
After wrapping their rock feature Cbgb, Randall Miller and Jody Savin are hoping to keep the music going with a new music-themed project, this one on famed recording studio Caribou Records. Miller and Savin will write the script with Miller directing the project. It will produce via their Unclaimed Freight banner along with Brad Rosenberger, their music business partner. Titled Caribou Records, the movie will aim to tell the story of the music studio run by James William Guercio in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. Photos: 20 Best and Worst Music to Movie Crossovers Guercio was a record producer who also
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- 1/14/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Electra Glide In Blue
Directed by James William Guercio
USA 1973
114min.
16mm | English
Friday, March 18th
Doors: 7:45pm
Film: 8:30pm
16mm Print!
Head over to Blue Shunshine this week and check out Electra Glide in Blue a 1973 film starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy Green Bush as his partner. The name stems from the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle issued to traffic cops at the time.The one and only film ever produced and directed by James William Guercio (who is best known as the producer of Chicago’s first eleven albums), the film was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but was loathed by critics. Strangely, Robert Blake was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance and the film garnered a great deal of critical acclaim upon its nationwide release. Whilst it saw only limited commercial success, it was given cult status for many years.
Directed by James William Guercio
USA 1973
114min.
16mm | English
Friday, March 18th
Doors: 7:45pm
Film: 8:30pm
16mm Print!
Head over to Blue Shunshine this week and check out Electra Glide in Blue a 1973 film starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy Green Bush as his partner. The name stems from the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle issued to traffic cops at the time.The one and only film ever produced and directed by James William Guercio (who is best known as the producer of Chicago’s first eleven albums), the film was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but was loathed by critics. Strangely, Robert Blake was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance and the film garnered a great deal of critical acclaim upon its nationwide release. Whilst it saw only limited commercial success, it was given cult status for many years.
- 3/16/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
By Christopher Stipp
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
The Disappearance Of Alice Creed - Review/Giveaway
One of the things that struck me as I watched The Disappearance of Alice Creed, a ferocious first feature from writer/director J Blakeson, was that even though a lot of this was shot in a confined space it does not take away one iota from the thrill of what the movie aims to accomplish. What it aims for, you understand, is to have a story so good that it could all take place on a theater stage without nary a change in scenery.
Many films, like David Fincher’s Panic Room, have tried to use minimalism as a means to telegraph the claustrophobic insanity that can happen when a human being in confined in a tight space.
The Archives, Right Here
Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
The Disappearance Of Alice Creed - Review/Giveaway
One of the things that struck me as I watched The Disappearance of Alice Creed, a ferocious first feature from writer/director J Blakeson, was that even though a lot of this was shot in a confined space it does not take away one iota from the thrill of what the movie aims to accomplish. What it aims for, you understand, is to have a story so good that it could all take place on a theater stage without nary a change in scenery.
Many films, like David Fincher’s Panic Room, have tried to use minimalism as a means to telegraph the claustrophobic insanity that can happen when a human being in confined in a tight space.
- 8/9/2010
- by Christopher Stipp
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