Jammin’ the Blues by Gjon Mili. Completed in 1944.
Gjon Mili is primarily known for his work as a photographer, particularly his portraits and experimental use of strobe lighting, much of which appeared in Life magazine.
In the book Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice, author Tad Hershorn goes into great detail in the making and release of the film. After building a career as a photographer in New York City, Mili was flown to Los Angeles by Warner Bros. to see if he would be a good motion picture director. Mili proposed a jazz film to producer Gordon Hollingshead, which the studio moved forward on. Granz, the subject of Hershorn’s book, is listed as the Technical Director of the film in the opening credits (see below).
Jammin’ the Blues was filmed over four days in September 1944, and released that December. There was some controversy surrounding...
Gjon Mili is primarily known for his work as a photographer, particularly his portraits and experimental use of strobe lighting, much of which appeared in Life magazine.
In the book Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice, author Tad Hershorn goes into great detail in the making and release of the film. After building a career as a photographer in New York City, Mili was flown to Los Angeles by Warner Bros. to see if he would be a good motion picture director. Mili proposed a jazz film to producer Gordon Hollingshead, which the studio moved forward on. Granz, the subject of Hershorn’s book, is listed as the Technical Director of the film in the opening credits (see below).
Jammin’ the Blues was filmed over four days in September 1944, and released that December. There was some controversy surrounding...
- 7/16/2017
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
When two Asheville, North Carolina, police officers received a call about a Slip ‘N Slide blocking the road — they decided the only thing they needed to do was join in the fun.
Resident Katlen Joyce Smith told Ktla that one of the dads from the neighborhood decided to build the slide for the kids to enjoy during their annual block party.
When officers Carrie Lee and Joe Jones arrived after a neighbor complained, they quickly realized there wasn’t an issue and chose to slide down the hill with the kids instead.
“The first thing I said was, ‘I’m...
Resident Katlen Joyce Smith told Ktla that one of the dads from the neighborhood decided to build the slide for the kids to enjoy during their annual block party.
When officers Carrie Lee and Joe Jones arrived after a neighbor complained, they quickly realized there wasn’t an issue and chose to slide down the hill with the kids instead.
“The first thing I said was, ‘I’m...
- 7/5/2017
- by Caitlin Keating
- PEOPLE.com
Other movie stars get into the profession for the fame, the money, the girls. Jason Statham just wants to be The Catcher in the Rye.
In film after film, going back as far as "The Transporter," he's played characters out to save a damsel in distress, out to rescue some woman in need of rescuing.
That's the set-up in his latest, "Redemption." But it's more than that. And the fact that this isn't the only sort of character he's played, that he makes even relatively routine actioners like this one interesting. is why it's never been fair to compare him to muscleheads like Stallone and Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and Seagal. He's better than that.
Something happened to Sgt. Joseph Jones over in Afghanistan, something glimpsed in flashbacks partly shown as drone surveillance video. He deserted, went underground. And now he's homeless, a haunted vet on the mean surveillance-camera-covered streets of London,...
In film after film, going back as far as "The Transporter," he's played characters out to save a damsel in distress, out to rescue some woman in need of rescuing.
That's the set-up in his latest, "Redemption." But it's more than that. And the fact that this isn't the only sort of character he's played, that he makes even relatively routine actioners like this one interesting. is why it's never been fair to compare him to muscleheads like Stallone and Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and Seagal. He's better than that.
Something happened to Sgt. Joseph Jones over in Afghanistan, something glimpsed in flashbacks partly shown as drone surveillance video. He deserted, went underground. And now he's homeless, a haunted vet on the mean surveillance-camera-covered streets of London,...
- 6/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
New London, Conn. — Rapper Jim Jones has pleaded guilty to interfering with police in connection with a February brawl at a Connecticut casino.
The Day newspaper ( ) reports Jones appeared in New London Superior Court on Tuesday and paid a $1,000 fine to resolve the criminal case. http://bit.ly/PxbKCt
Jones initially was charged with breach of peace, interfering with police and inciting to riot after the fight in the foyer of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The brawl followed a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs in honor of the casino's 20th anniversary.
Jones is a hip-hop artist and actor whose "We Fly High" was one of 2007's top-selling rap tracks. He's one of the Diplomats, a New York-based rap crew. He's identified in court files as Joseph Jones, of Newark, N.J.
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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com...
The Day newspaper ( ) reports Jones appeared in New London Superior Court on Tuesday and paid a $1,000 fine to resolve the criminal case. http://bit.ly/PxbKCt
Jones initially was charged with breach of peace, interfering with police and inciting to riot after the fight in the foyer of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The brawl followed a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs in honor of the casino's 20th anniversary.
Jones is a hip-hop artist and actor whose "We Fly High" was one of 2007's top-selling rap tracks. He's one of the Diplomats, a New York-based rap crew. He's identified in court files as Joseph Jones, of Newark, N.J.
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Information from: The Day, http://www.theday.com...
- 10/4/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Mashantucket, Conn. -- Rapper Jim Jones was arrested Saturday in a brawl that broke out after a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, police said.
A total of five people were charged in the fight that started after 2 a.m. in the foyer of the MGM Grand casino, where Combs headlined a "platinum party" as part of a 20th anniversary celebration for Foxwoods.
A state police detective was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and was released, police said.
Jones, a hip-hop artist and actor whose "We Fly High" was one of 2007's top-selling rap tracks, was charged with resisting arrest for an alleged assault on an officer and breach of peace, state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said. The other four people arrested faced charges including inciting to riot.
Vance said he was not certain how the altercation began.
Jones said on...
A total of five people were charged in the fight that started after 2 a.m. in the foyer of the MGM Grand casino, where Combs headlined a "platinum party" as part of a 20th anniversary celebration for Foxwoods.
A state police detective was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and was released, police said.
Jones, a hip-hop artist and actor whose "We Fly High" was one of 2007's top-selling rap tracks, was charged with resisting arrest for an alleged assault on an officer and breach of peace, state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said. The other four people arrested faced charges including inciting to riot.
Vance said he was not certain how the altercation began.
Jones said on...
- 2/26/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Dipset Mc agrees to partake in 10-week anger management course following January car crash.
By James Dinh
Jim Jones (file)
Photo: Charles Eshelman/ Getty Images
Jim Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an assault charge resulting from a car crash last January after which he attacked the driver. Jones has also agreed to participate in a 10-week anger management course.
According to DNAInfo.com, the hip-hop lyricist (whose real name is Joseph Jones) happily walked out of the Manhattan Criminal Court, where he received a plea deal for the third-degree assault charge.
Jones was accused of crashing his Bentley into another vehicle near the Henry Hudson Parkway and West 178th Street in New York in January 2010. Prosecutors claimed the rapper attacked the driver, pushed him into the highway twice and tossed his keys into oncoming traffic.
The Harlem Mc appeared somewhat relieved about the court ruling, tweeting, "Anger mngment was the result,...
By James Dinh
Jim Jones (file)
Photo: Charles Eshelman/ Getty Images
Jim Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an assault charge resulting from a car crash last January after which he attacked the driver. Jones has also agreed to participate in a 10-week anger management course.
According to DNAInfo.com, the hip-hop lyricist (whose real name is Joseph Jones) happily walked out of the Manhattan Criminal Court, where he received a plea deal for the third-degree assault charge.
Jones was accused of crashing his Bentley into another vehicle near the Henry Hudson Parkway and West 178th Street in New York in January 2010. Prosecutors claimed the rapper attacked the driver, pushed him into the highway twice and tossed his keys into oncoming traffic.
The Harlem Mc appeared somewhat relieved about the court ruling, tweeting, "Anger mngment was the result,...
- 12/8/2010
- MTV Music News
Rapper Jim Jones has been ordered to take part in a 10-week anger management class after pleading guilty to assault in the third degree. The hip-hop star, real name Joseph Jones, was accused of crashing his car into another vehicle in New York in January and then attacking the other driver by punching him and pushing him into the road.
Jones pleaded guilty to the charge at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, December 7 and was told he must attend classes to deal with his anger issues.
It is the latest in a string of legal woes for Jones - earlier this year, a battery charge was dropped against him relating to an incident with a teenage fan in Florida as a result of insufficient evidence. And in 2009, Jones pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a brawl with members of Ne-Yo's entourage.
Jones pleaded guilty to the charge at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, December 7 and was told he must attend classes to deal with his anger issues.
It is the latest in a string of legal woes for Jones - earlier this year, a battery charge was dropped against him relating to an incident with a teenage fan in Florida as a result of insufficient evidence. And in 2009, Jones pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a brawl with members of Ne-Yo's entourage.
- 12/8/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
It’s become a cliché to say that they 'don’t make ‘em like they used to,' and I doubt that very many people have actually taken the time to check the veracity of that claim. When things like that are said, however, it’s usually in reference to comedians like Red Skelton. A physical comedian of the radio era, Skelton specialized in witty asides and weird sounds in the way that, well, most film comedians did at the time and still mostly do today. Taken together, it’s hard not to see why the Whistling films collected here (Whistling in the Dark, Whistling in Dixie, and Whistling in Brooklyn) didn’t become classics, but more interesting yet is the collective revelation that, despite the great gulf in time, things are continuing just the way that they have been for some time.
Whistling in the Dark introduces Wally Benton...
Whistling in the Dark introduces Wally Benton...
- 6/28/2010
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
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