Two members of 1970s rock band Orleans have sued Warner Music Group and its subsidiary label Warner Records over a dispute regarding royalty deductions the companies instituted that the members claim weren’t disclosed to them.
Still active today, Orleans saw its mainstream success in the mid-1970s with hits including “Dance with Me” and Still the One.” Longtime Orleans members John Hall and Lance Hoppen filed their class action lawsuit last week, alleging that Warner has been deducting royalties from them through International “intercompany charges,” where Warner’s foreign...
Still active today, Orleans saw its mainstream success in the mid-1970s with hits including “Dance with Me” and Still the One.” Longtime Orleans members John Hall and Lance Hoppen filed their class action lawsuit last week, alleging that Warner has been deducting royalties from them through International “intercompany charges,” where Warner’s foreign...
- 6/21/2022
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Our Oscar coverage continues. Here we overview the best acting and best directing award nominees.
For Part 1 of our 2016 Oscar Previews, click here.
Best Actor Nominees
Bryan Cranston - as Dalton Trumbo, Trumbo
Age: 59
Previously Best Known For:
Walter White - TV’s Breaking Bad
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Became an ordained minister while he was in college as a part-time job.
Matt Damon - as Mark Watney, The Martian
Age: 45
Previously Best Known For:
Jason Bourne - The Bourne Films
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Actor in a Leading Role 1998 - Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting
Won - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1998 - Good Will Hunting
Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2010 - Francois Pienaar in Invictus
Interesting Fact: Started a bowling league in Berlin while making The Bourne Supremacy.
Leonardo DiCaprio - as Hugh Glass,...
For Part 1 of our 2016 Oscar Previews, click here.
Best Actor Nominees
Bryan Cranston - as Dalton Trumbo, Trumbo
Age: 59
Previously Best Known For:
Walter White - TV’s Breaking Bad
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Became an ordained minister while he was in college as a part-time job.
Matt Damon - as Mark Watney, The Martian
Age: 45
Previously Best Known For:
Jason Bourne - The Bourne Films
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Actor in a Leading Role 1998 - Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting
Won - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1998 - Good Will Hunting
Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2010 - Francois Pienaar in Invictus
Interesting Fact: Started a bowling league in Berlin while making The Bourne Supremacy.
Leonardo DiCaprio - as Hugh Glass,...
- 2/10/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Music and Sex: Scenes from a life - A novel in progress by Roman AkLeff (first installment can be read here; second here; third here; fourth here).
Other opportunities to interact with women included the marching band. It wasn't much of a band, but that didn't bother Walter. That meant it didn't take up much of his time. With the occasional exception, the same songs were played at every football game, so one rehearsal per week sufficed. In high school he'd been the third or fourth best trombonist, but here there was just one other trombonist, and they were on par with each other. If Walter felt like skipping rehearsal one week, nobody cared, since the music was easy and he could sight-read it adequately.
Nor did he have to practice marching formations, because they really didn't bother with that. Their formations were a sort of rebellion, illustrations synced to...
Other opportunities to interact with women included the marching band. It wasn't much of a band, but that didn't bother Walter. That meant it didn't take up much of his time. With the occasional exception, the same songs were played at every football game, so one rehearsal per week sufficed. In high school he'd been the third or fourth best trombonist, but here there was just one other trombonist, and they were on par with each other. If Walter felt like skipping rehearsal one week, nobody cared, since the music was easy and he could sight-read it adequately.
Nor did he have to practice marching formations, because they really didn't bother with that. Their formations were a sort of rebellion, illustrations synced to...
- 4/22/2015
- by RomanAkLeff
- www.culturecatch.com
Featuring what could be one of Leonardo DiCaprio's most memorable roles to date, “The Great Gatsby” tells the tale of eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby, whom everyone seems to know, but whom no one really knows much about. With that in mind, we've gathered up 18 lesser-known facts about the film's Oscar-nominated leading man. After a little digging, it turns out that DiCaprio may be as mysterious as the enigmatic Gatsby. 1. Leonardo DiCaprio was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. 2. He was born November 11, 1974. He's a Scorpio and was born in the Year of the Tiger. 3. His mother, Irmelin, is German. His father, George DiCaprio, is Italian. 4. His father was a comic-book artist. 5. His is an only child. 6. His middle name is Wilhelm, which is awesome. 7. He was named for the other famous Leonardo: Leonardo DaVinci. Before he was born, the story goes, DiCaprio's mother felt her baby kick for...
- 5/10/2013
- by Natasha Young
- Moviefone
By Tara Fowler
This weekend, Fergie will finally learn the ending to "The Great Gatsby" when Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the famed F. Scott Fitzgerald novel hits theaters, because contrary to the title of her song on the soundtrack, a little partying can kill somebody...or somebodies. While we don't know much about the mysterious Gatsby at the beginning of the film, there's plenty out there on Leonardo DiCaprio.
Here are five facts about the dreamy (ha, "Inception" pun!) actor that you might not have known.
1) DiCaprio first moved out of his mom's house a month before "Titanic" was released: He was 23 at the time. As a kid, DiCaprio lived at the corner of Hollywood and Western— a "drug dealer and prostitute corner," as he has called it. "I got beat up a lot," the actor has admitted. "I saw people having sex in the alleys. I remember I...
This weekend, Fergie will finally learn the ending to "The Great Gatsby" when Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the famed F. Scott Fitzgerald novel hits theaters, because contrary to the title of her song on the soundtrack, a little partying can kill somebody...or somebodies. While we don't know much about the mysterious Gatsby at the beginning of the film, there's plenty out there on Leonardo DiCaprio.
Here are five facts about the dreamy (ha, "Inception" pun!) actor that you might not have known.
1) DiCaprio first moved out of his mom's house a month before "Titanic" was released: He was 23 at the time. As a kid, DiCaprio lived at the corner of Hollywood and Western— a "drug dealer and prostitute corner," as he has called it. "I got beat up a lot," the actor has admitted. "I saw people having sex in the alleys. I remember I...
- 5/9/2013
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
I hate apologizing on behalf of American Idol. We should be enjoying this! This is our joy! My joy! My Seacrest-sponsored rapture. My karaoke vomitorium pandemonium extravaganza. But sigh. Every once in awhile Idol is a silly suckfest for losers, and tonight was one of those nights. Ten dudes entered, and I'm telling you that at least eight of them were lame enough to dismiss completely. Randy Jackson shrugs wildly and pouts, "What is going on here?!" Besides you and your patronizing chuckles, Randy, not much.
Before we begin, it's time to note that Nicki Minaj's "infuriated" reactions whenever Mariah Carey speaks are annoying. What is she reacting to? Anything? It makes me mad. And then, of course Mariah makes me mad with her simplistic, pandering critiques and nervous, non-committal energy. Ugh! Hop on your jetski and hit me with some of that "Honey" video swag, M.C.!
Now,...
Before we begin, it's time to note that Nicki Minaj's "infuriated" reactions whenever Mariah Carey speaks are annoying. What is she reacting to? Anything? It makes me mad. And then, of course Mariah makes me mad with her simplistic, pandering critiques and nervous, non-committal energy. Ugh! Hop on your jetski and hit me with some of that "Honey" video swag, M.C.!
Now,...
- 3/1/2013
- by virtel
- The Backlot
"American Idol's" Top 20 rounded out Thursday night, with the final 5 male finalists surviving the final "sudden death" round. And while she was almost brought to tears by Zoanette's performance Wednesday, one of the guys had her feeling real good Thursday night.Did stuttering standout Lazaro Arbos make it through? And what of Gurpeet Singh Sarin aka "The Turbanantor"? Read on to find out who made the cut.1. Vincent PowellVincent is a worship leader who sang backup for Whitney Houston, so you know he is good. Vincent covered Lenny Williams' classic "Cause I Love You" like a old school showman. For a minute, I was worried he would get judge Randy Jackson's "too old-fashioned" critique, but the last two notes sealed the deal. Nicki said it the powerful vocals were "sexy old-fashioned" and hit her "somewhere." We can imagine where!2. Burnell TaylorLike Vincent, Burnell is also a bespectacled singer,...
- 3/1/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
American Idol has been on the air for 12 seasons. From the early days of Kelly Clarkson, the judges continually hounded the contestants on song choice. Simon Cowell (remember him?) would criticize contestants for being "cabaret," "old-fashioned" and, worst of all, "boring." Some of this season's contestants have been watching Idol since they were in elementary school, which makes it all the more inexplicable that they still choose to sing songs like Peggy Lee's "Fever," which is 57 years old.
The show began with the 10 contestants rising from the floor, Hunger Games-style. Five of them will continue, while five of them met their end.
The show began with the 10 contestants rising from the floor, Hunger Games-style. Five of them will continue, while five of them met their end.
- 3/1/2013
- by Steve Helling
- People.com - TV Watch
American Idol has been on the air for 12 seasons. From the early days of Kelly Clarkson, the judges continually hounded the contestants on song choice. Simon Cowell (remember him?) would criticize contestants for being "cabaret," "old-fashioned" and, worst of all, "boring." Some of this season's contestants have been watching Idol since they were in elementary school, which makes it all the more inexplicable that they still choose to sing songs like Peggy Lee's "Fever," which is 57 years old. The show began with the 10 contestants rising from the floor, Hunger Games-style. Five of them will continue, while five of them met their end.
- 3/1/2013
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
When aliens finally come to Planet Earth — and if you’ve watched Battlestar Galactica or Contact, you know it’s just a matter of time — let’s hope the Cylons don’t judge the pop-cultural significance of American Idol based on its February 28, 2013 installment.
There are a thousand sleepytime metaphors I could call on to describe the tedious proceedings — gentle sheep leaping over fluffy clouds, the swooping descent of the Lunesta butterfly, a tin-soldier-esque lineup of the last letter of the alphabet (Zzzzzz) — but why not just speak the ugly truth of the episode: The final 10 guys competing for a...
There are a thousand sleepytime metaphors I could call on to describe the tedious proceedings — gentle sheep leaping over fluffy clouds, the swooping descent of the Lunesta butterfly, a tin-soldier-esque lineup of the last letter of the alphabet (Zzzzzz) — but why not just speak the ugly truth of the episode: The final 10 guys competing for a...
- 3/1/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
After how weak the men were last week and the ridiculous pick of Zoanette last night, we are kind of dreading "American Idol" tonight, fans. Let's hope this final group in Las Vegas can be as strong as the first round of women.
The judges are introduced and once again, Mariah Carey has on a very low-cut top. You'd think after her nip slip, she'd rein those puppies in a little better.
1. Mathenee Treco, "A Little Less Conversation," Elvis
This is a really fun song, but it's not a song for a vocalist. The melody has about four notes and the lyrics are too fast, plus he has slowed it down, which does make the lyrics a little easier to understand, but it makes the song lose a lot of its fun swagger. This is very karaoke and his falsetto stuff is all over the place. This should (hopefully) not...
The judges are introduced and once again, Mariah Carey has on a very low-cut top. You'd think after her nip slip, she'd rein those puppies in a little better.
1. Mathenee Treco, "A Little Less Conversation," Elvis
This is a really fun song, but it's not a song for a vocalist. The melody has about four notes and the lyrics are too fast, plus he has slowed it down, which does make the lyrics a little easier to understand, but it makes the song lose a lot of its fun swagger. This is very karaoke and his falsetto stuff is all over the place. This should (hopefully) not...
- 3/1/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It's the final night of Sudden Death on American Idol. The guys in the competition so far haven't been spectacular. The remaining 10 will sing for the judges and then the judges, perhaps with the help of our pal Jimmy Iovine, will send half of them home.
Five will be left standing (because really, those stools are uncomfortable) and they'll join last week's winners in rounding out the top of this season's male contestants.
By the end of tonight, we'll have this season's Top 20 American Idol contestants and America will begin voting. Let's get to it...
Mathenee Treco, originally from Jamaica, is a choreographer. He knew he wanted to be a performer in middle school. Tonight he takes on The King singing Elvis' "A Little Less Conversation." He jerked around like he was rapping, but he was singing a crazy arrangement of the song and it was bizarre. Keith advised him...
Five will be left standing (because really, those stools are uncomfortable) and they'll join last week's winners in rounding out the top of this season's male contestants.
By the end of tonight, we'll have this season's Top 20 American Idol contestants and America will begin voting. Let's get to it...
Mathenee Treco, originally from Jamaica, is a choreographer. He knew he wanted to be a performer in middle school. Tonight he takes on The King singing Elvis' "A Little Less Conversation." He jerked around like he was rapping, but he was singing a crazy arrangement of the song and it was bizarre. Keith advised him...
- 3/1/2013
- by miranda.wicker@gmail.com (Miranda Wicker)
- TVfanatic
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the mind-bending thriller "Inception," but did you know he almost played Batman's sidekick Robin? Find out what other roles DiCaprio passed up, plus more fun facts in this list!
15 Facts About Leonardo DiCaprio"Romper Room" Days
At the tender age of 5, Leo appeared on his favorite TV show "Romper Room and Friends" and was nearly thrown off for misbehaving.
L.A. Living
Leo grew up in Echo Park, then a particularly seedy,...
15 Facts About Leonardo DiCaprio"Romper Room" Days
At the tender age of 5, Leo appeared on his favorite TV show "Romper Room and Friends" and was nearly thrown off for misbehaving.
L.A. Living
Leo grew up in Echo Park, then a particularly seedy,...
- 7/18/2010
- Extra
Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that he was once asked to change his name to Lenny Williams. The actor told Shortlist that a Hollywood agent felt his name was "too ethnic" and would reduce his chances of getting work. "When I was 11 years old, when I first wanted to be an actor professionally, we went to an agent and they wanted to change my name to Lenny Williams," (more)...
- 7/15/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
While the title might suggest a Martin Scorsese director's cut, neither Robert De Niro nor Jerry Lewis are anywhere to be found in "The Original Kings of Comedy", actually Spike Lee's filmed souvenir of a highly successful tour (more than $37 million in ticket sales from 98 shows) by a quartet of top black comics.
The kings, or jokers, in question -- Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac -- are all extremely funny, highly polished performers at the top of their craft. And Lee respectfully gives the show, shot during two nights onstage in Charlotte, N.C., ample room to breathe -- with ample, unfortunately, being the operative word.
Clocking in at 117 minutes, "Kings" deals out too much of a good thing, overtaking by a good half-hour such proven hits of the genre as "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip," "Eddie Murphy Raw" and, more recently, Martin Lawrence's "You So Crazy".
There's also the question of whether the film's four-comics-for-the-price-of-one selling point will sufficiently persuade its niche audience to pay to see what they might feel they can regularly see on BET and HBO. More assured, however, is a strong performance on video.
The group certainly knows how to put on an entertaining show that generates substantial tear-producing laughter. And there's a discernible bit of Pryor in each of them.
Affable emcee Harvey plays the exasperation card, venting at rappers and dumb criminals and delivering a particularly hysterical bit about the hypothetical behavior of passengers aboard the Titanic.
Quick-witted Hughley keeps the observational quips going at a fast clip and likes to mess with the audience. Cedric the Entertainer lives up to his crowd-pleasing name with a generous sampling of song and character impressions. And confrontational Mac, a self-described road rat and master of the slow burn, isn't afraid to say the kinds of things most folks would never dare say out loud.
Needless to say, all four share a fondness for a certain 12-letter word situated high atop the Pryor lexicon, one that begins with an "m" and ends with an "r" -- and we're not talking "manufacturer."
Lee, meanwhile, working with his frequent collaborator, cinematographer Malik Sayeed, keeps it real by shooting on digital video and allowing the camera to work the room while remaining unobtrusive.
And thanks to Harvey's unapologetically old-school stance, there are plenty of vintage '70s musical cues featuring the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Ohio Players and Lenny Williams, not to mention a terrific sound mix that places the viewer front row center.
But while no performer likes getting the red light, "Kings" chooses to ignore the old showbiz adage about always leaving 'em wanting more. Almost two hours later, ain't nobody demanding an encore.
THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY
Paramount
MTV Films and Latham Entertainment present
a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production
A Spike Lee Joint
Director: Spike Lee
Producers: Walter Latham, David Gale, Spike Lee
Executive producer: Van Toffler
Director of photography: Malik Sayeed
Production designer: Wynn P. Thomas
Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
Executive music producer: Alex Steyermark
Color/stereo
Performers: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
Running time -- 117 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
The kings, or jokers, in question -- Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac -- are all extremely funny, highly polished performers at the top of their craft. And Lee respectfully gives the show, shot during two nights onstage in Charlotte, N.C., ample room to breathe -- with ample, unfortunately, being the operative word.
Clocking in at 117 minutes, "Kings" deals out too much of a good thing, overtaking by a good half-hour such proven hits of the genre as "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip," "Eddie Murphy Raw" and, more recently, Martin Lawrence's "You So Crazy".
There's also the question of whether the film's four-comics-for-the-price-of-one selling point will sufficiently persuade its niche audience to pay to see what they might feel they can regularly see on BET and HBO. More assured, however, is a strong performance on video.
The group certainly knows how to put on an entertaining show that generates substantial tear-producing laughter. And there's a discernible bit of Pryor in each of them.
Affable emcee Harvey plays the exasperation card, venting at rappers and dumb criminals and delivering a particularly hysterical bit about the hypothetical behavior of passengers aboard the Titanic.
Quick-witted Hughley keeps the observational quips going at a fast clip and likes to mess with the audience. Cedric the Entertainer lives up to his crowd-pleasing name with a generous sampling of song and character impressions. And confrontational Mac, a self-described road rat and master of the slow burn, isn't afraid to say the kinds of things most folks would never dare say out loud.
Needless to say, all four share a fondness for a certain 12-letter word situated high atop the Pryor lexicon, one that begins with an "m" and ends with an "r" -- and we're not talking "manufacturer."
Lee, meanwhile, working with his frequent collaborator, cinematographer Malik Sayeed, keeps it real by shooting on digital video and allowing the camera to work the room while remaining unobtrusive.
And thanks to Harvey's unapologetically old-school stance, there are plenty of vintage '70s musical cues featuring the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Ohio Players and Lenny Williams, not to mention a terrific sound mix that places the viewer front row center.
But while no performer likes getting the red light, "Kings" chooses to ignore the old showbiz adage about always leaving 'em wanting more. Almost two hours later, ain't nobody demanding an encore.
THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY
Paramount
MTV Films and Latham Entertainment present
a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production
A Spike Lee Joint
Director: Spike Lee
Producers: Walter Latham, David Gale, Spike Lee
Executive producer: Van Toffler
Director of photography: Malik Sayeed
Production designer: Wynn P. Thomas
Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
Executive music producer: Alex Steyermark
Color/stereo
Performers: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
Running time -- 117 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 8/14/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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