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Urban legends are mostly just that, the stuff of legends. They can inspire some people to do horrifying things and create urban legends of their own. Very often, these stories get the movie or show treatment whether they hue close to anything factual or not. One of the most famous examples of this urban legend which has a serial killer acting out some of the most famously told tales. Often movies that use the “inspired by” tag don’t have much to do with their source material like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre being merely inspired by Ed Gein. What happens when a legend inspires a movie and then the real story comes out years later?...
Urban legends are mostly just that, the stuff of legends. They can inspire some people to do horrifying things and create urban legends of their own. Very often, these stories get the movie or show treatment whether they hue close to anything factual or not. One of the most famous examples of this urban legend which has a serial killer acting out some of the most famously told tales. Often movies that use the “inspired by” tag don’t have much to do with their source material like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre being merely inspired by Ed Gein. What happens when a legend inspires a movie and then the real story comes out years later?...
- 10/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Editor’s note: A few hours after this was published, a Netflix rep for “Beckham” emailed us Fisher Stevens’ answers to questions we asked on Thursday. His replies have been added to the bottom this article.
Even if you call football “soccer” like this ugly American, Netflix’s “Beckham” may be a docuseries for you.
Director Fisher Stevens’ four-part series certainly reminds viewers of David Beckham’s greatness on the pitch, but the project is at its finest away from the sidelines. Stevens had in-depth access to David and Victoria Beckham — until he didn’t.
Stevens is a serious documentary filmmaker: He directed Leonardo Di Caprio in 2016 Nat Geo climate change doc “Before the Flood” and won an Oscar in 2010 as a producer on documentary “The Cove.” He also landed an 2020 Emmy nomination as executive producer of another Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” And it’s when Stevens stops asking questions that “Beckham,...
Even if you call football “soccer” like this ugly American, Netflix’s “Beckham” may be a docuseries for you.
Director Fisher Stevens’ four-part series certainly reminds viewers of David Beckham’s greatness on the pitch, but the project is at its finest away from the sidelines. Stevens had in-depth access to David and Victoria Beckham — until he didn’t.
Stevens is a serious documentary filmmaker: He directed Leonardo Di Caprio in 2016 Nat Geo climate change doc “Before the Flood” and won an Oscar in 2010 as a producer on documentary “The Cove.” He also landed an 2020 Emmy nomination as executive producer of another Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” And it’s when Stevens stops asking questions that “Beckham,...
- 10/7/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Sufjan Stevens has dedicated his just-released new album, Javelin, to his late life partner, Evans Richardson.
“This album is dedicated to the light of my life, my beloved partner and best friend, Evans Richardson, who passed away in April,” the singer-songwriter wrote on Instagram. “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy. He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime — precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.”
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“This album is dedicated to the light of my life, my beloved partner and best friend, Evans Richardson, who passed away in April,” the singer-songwriter wrote on Instagram. “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy. He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime — precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.”
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- 10/6/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Sufjan Stevens has dedicated his newly released album, Javelin, to his partner, Evans Richardson, who passed away earlier this year.
“This album is dedicated to the light of my life, my beloved partner and best friend Evans Richardson, who passed away in April,” Stevens wrote in a statement posted to his website. “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy. He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime—precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.
“I know relationships can be very difficult sometimes, but it’s always worth it to put in the hard work and care for the ones you love, especially the beautiful ones, who are few and far between,” Stevens continued. “If you happen to find that kind of love, hold it close, hold it tight, savor it, tend to it,...
“This album is dedicated to the light of my life, my beloved partner and best friend Evans Richardson, who passed away in April,” Stevens wrote in a statement posted to his website. “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy. He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime—precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.
“I know relationships can be very difficult sometimes, but it’s always worth it to put in the hard work and care for the ones you love, especially the beautiful ones, who are few and far between,” Stevens continued. “If you happen to find that kind of love, hold it close, hold it tight, savor it, tend to it,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
In a rare comment on his personal life, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens posted a lengthy social media message dedicating his new album Javelin, out today, to his late partner Evans Richardson, the Chief-of-Staff of the Studio Museum in Harlem who died on April 30 at the age of 43.
“This album is dedicated to the light of my life, my beloved partner and best friend Evans Richardson, who passed away in April,” Stevens writes (see the Instagram post below). “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy. He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime – precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.”
Stevens’ new album chronicles the loss of a romantic relationship, with the single “So You Are Tired” referencing a longterm relationship (“So you are tired of us/So rest your head/Turning back...
“This album is dedicated to the light of my life, my beloved partner and best friend Evans Richardson, who passed away in April,” Stevens writes (see the Instagram post below). “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy. He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime – precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.”
Stevens’ new album chronicles the loss of a romantic relationship, with the single “So You Are Tired” referencing a longterm relationship (“So you are tired of us/So rest your head/Turning back...
- 10/6/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sufjan Stevens has unveiled Javelin, his first collection of stripped-down, singer-songwriter songs in eight years. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify.
Stevens’ tenth solo album was self-produced and features contributions from The National guitarist Bryce Dessner, adrienne maree brown, Hannah Cohen, Mina Tindle, Megan Lui, and Nedelle Torrisi. Along with lead single “So You Are Tired” and our former Song of the Week “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?” the 10-track project includes a cover of the Neil Young deep cut “Thereʼs a World” from 1972’s Harvest.
In September, Stevens revealed on his website that he had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome and was recovering in physical therapy to “learn to walk again.” He cautioned that “most people who have Gbs learn to walk again on their own within a year” but reassured fans that rehab was “going really well” and added that “I’m committed to getting better,...
Stevens’ tenth solo album was self-produced and features contributions from The National guitarist Bryce Dessner, adrienne maree brown, Hannah Cohen, Mina Tindle, Megan Lui, and Nedelle Torrisi. Along with lead single “So You Are Tired” and our former Song of the Week “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?” the 10-track project includes a cover of the Neil Young deep cut “Thereʼs a World” from 1972’s Harvest.
In September, Stevens revealed on his website that he had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome and was recovering in physical therapy to “learn to walk again.” He cautioned that “most people who have Gbs learn to walk again on their own within a year” but reassured fans that rehab was “going really well” and added that “I’m committed to getting better,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
In “Beckham,” the new Netflix docuseries chronicling the famous footballer’s life and career, David Beckham and his wife Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, each tell their respective sides of their love story. But one particular interview with Victoria caused David to step in and set the facts straight.
In the series’ first episode, Victoria explains what initially drew her to David, saying: “I think also we both come from families that work really hard. Both of our parents work very hard, we’re very working class.”
David then pops his head in the door from the other room and sternly tells Victoria: “Be honest!”
“I am being honest,” she replies. But David counters, “What car did your dad drive you to school in?”
Though Victoria says “it’s not a simple answer” and “it depends,” David insists and she eventually relents, admitting: “Ok, in the ’80s my dad had a Rolls Royce.
In the series’ first episode, Victoria explains what initially drew her to David, saying: “I think also we both come from families that work really hard. Both of our parents work very hard, we’re very working class.”
David then pops his head in the door from the other room and sternly tells Victoria: “Be honest!”
“I am being honest,” she replies. But David counters, “What car did your dad drive you to school in?”
Though Victoria says “it’s not a simple answer” and “it depends,” David insists and she eventually relents, admitting: “Ok, in the ’80s my dad had a Rolls Royce.
- 10/5/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Three songs into Sufjan Stevens’ Javelin, he asks perhaps the most common of questions, plainly and pitifully: “Will anybody ever love me? For good reasons, without grievance, not for sport?” He specifies his vision of this love as fairly uncomplicated, as if it’s not too much to ask for — just the simple promise of someone who will “pledge allegiance to my heart/Pledge allegiance to my burning heart.”
Stevens’ phrasing brings to mind a poem by Cameron Awkward-Rich, “Meditations in an Emergency”:
“Like you, I was born. Like you,...
Stevens’ phrasing brings to mind a poem by Cameron Awkward-Rich, “Meditations in an Emergency”:
“Like you, I was born. Like you,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Leah Lu
- Rollingstone.com
This morning, Netflix dropped its four-part docuseries Beckham, about the life and times of British footballer and pop-culture icon David Beckham. Directed by Fisher Stevens, the docuseries primarily explores Beckham’s time on the pitch playing for England (and losing in the World Cup), Manchester United, and Real Madrid. Rather puzzlingly, the elements that transformed Beckham into a global superstar off-field, like his modeling career or the film Bend It Like Beckham, are largely ignored. It’s essentially his The Last Dance — an athlete-sanctioned docuseries that delves only into the...
- 10/4/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
There’s no better way to encapsulate David Beckham’s unbridled star power than the story of how Fisher Stevens ended up directing his Netflix docuseries “Beckham.”
“I got a call from Leo DiCaprio’s office,” recalls Stevens, who directed the DiCaprio-produced 2016 climate change film “The Flood.” “Leo and David were hanging out, and David [had] been looking for a director of his documentary — and Leo suggested me.”
The anecdote doesn’t end there. Stevens, a multi-hyphenate who won an Oscar for producing the 2009 dolphin documentary “The Cove,” and appeared on three seasons of HBO’s hit series “Succession” as Waystar Royco publicist Hugo, wasn’t sure he wanted to take on the job directing the Beckham project. “I didn’t really know much about him other than, you know, he was kind of a good-looking brand guy married to a Spice Girl,” he tells Variety.
So Stevens did what anyone...
“I got a call from Leo DiCaprio’s office,” recalls Stevens, who directed the DiCaprio-produced 2016 climate change film “The Flood.” “Leo and David were hanging out, and David [had] been looking for a director of his documentary — and Leo suggested me.”
The anecdote doesn’t end there. Stevens, a multi-hyphenate who won an Oscar for producing the 2009 dolphin documentary “The Cove,” and appeared on three seasons of HBO’s hit series “Succession” as Waystar Royco publicist Hugo, wasn’t sure he wanted to take on the job directing the Beckham project. “I didn’t really know much about him other than, you know, he was kind of a good-looking brand guy married to a Spice Girl,” he tells Variety.
So Stevens did what anyone...
- 10/4/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The fashion, TV and sports worlds were brought together in one spot in London on Tuesday night for the premiere of Beckham, Netflix’s doc series chronicling the life and times of U.K. soccer legend David Beckham.
Anna Wintour was in attendance, as was James Corden and Louis Theroux alongside a host of names from English soccer, plus Beckham himself together with his wife Victoria and their four children (and their respective partners).
The four-part series, directed by Succession star Fisher Stevens, is a deeply personal and intimate exploration of Beckham’s childhood, rise to fame in the late 1990s playing for Manchester United and England, the start of his relationship with former Spice Girl Victoria, plus the emotional circus that ensued as he became a favorite punchbag of the U.K. tabloid press and various infamous moments on and off the field. It’s also the first to be made by Beckham himself,...
Anna Wintour was in attendance, as was James Corden and Louis Theroux alongside a host of names from English soccer, plus Beckham himself together with his wife Victoria and their four children (and their respective partners).
The four-part series, directed by Succession star Fisher Stevens, is a deeply personal and intimate exploration of Beckham’s childhood, rise to fame in the late 1990s playing for Manchester United and England, the start of his relationship with former Spice Girl Victoria, plus the emotional circus that ensued as he became a favorite punchbag of the U.K. tabloid press and various infamous moments on and off the field. It’s also the first to be made by Beckham himself,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following a foray into electronica with 2020’s The Ascension and 2021’s Convocations, Sufjan Stevens’s Javelin marks a return to his singer-songwriter roots. Nearly every sound on the album sounds meticulously and intimately crafted, harking back to Stevens’s early DIY style. Each track begins solely with soft acoustic guitar and Stevens’s tender vocals, giving the effect that he’s performing these songs for no one else’s ears but his own.
Though less overt than it was on earlier works like 2004’s Seven Swans, religious imagery remains an integral part of Stevens’s music. “Jesus lift me up to a higher plane/Can you come around before I go insane?” he begs on “Everything That Rises.” That said, the song’s arrangement—including heavenly chamber strings and an angelic choir—could imbue even the most secular lyrics with the divine.
As always, expressions of spiritual and romantic devotion...
Though less overt than it was on earlier works like 2004’s Seven Swans, religious imagery remains an integral part of Stevens’s music. “Jesus lift me up to a higher plane/Can you come around before I go insane?” he begs on “Everything That Rises.” That said, the song’s arrangement—including heavenly chamber strings and an angelic choir—could imbue even the most secular lyrics with the divine.
As always, expressions of spiritual and romantic devotion...
- 10/2/2023
- by Dana Poland
- Slant Magazine
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