New York — Marian McPartland, a renowned jazz pianist and host of the National Public Radio show "Piano Jazz," has died at the age of 95, NPR said Wednesday.
McPartland died of natural causes Tuesday night at her Port Washington home on Long Island, said Anna Christopher Bross, a spokeswoman for NPR.
Over a career that spanned more than six decades, McPartland became a fixture in the jazz world as a talented musician and well-loved radio personality.
In an interview with The Associated Press in 2007, the 89-year-old said she saw no reason to retire.
"Retire? Why retire? I've got a job, I'm making money, and I like what I do. Why retire?" she asked. "I think I'll jump out of a cake, or something."
Born Margaret Marian Turner in England, she began playing classical piano at the age of 3. At 17, she was accepted to the prestigious Guildhall School of Music. She left...
McPartland died of natural causes Tuesday night at her Port Washington home on Long Island, said Anna Christopher Bross, a spokeswoman for NPR.
Over a career that spanned more than six decades, McPartland became a fixture in the jazz world as a talented musician and well-loved radio personality.
In an interview with The Associated Press in 2007, the 89-year-old said she saw no reason to retire.
"Retire? Why retire? I've got a job, I'm making money, and I like what I do. Why retire?" she asked. "I think I'll jump out of a cake, or something."
Born Margaret Marian Turner in England, she began playing classical piano at the age of 3. At 17, she was accepted to the prestigious Guildhall School of Music. She left...
- 8/21/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Before someone gets a $200 million budget and a time frame of two or three years to make a big-studio feature film, they make a lot of little ones — usually spending their own money, just trying to get noticed.
Here’s the story of a group of budding filmmakers who put together a clever short in two days for about a million times less than the aforementioned price. They also did it in practically no time at all. First, check out the short below:
“I woke up last Wednesday with this image of a girl with a dragon cake at a Mad Men cocktail party,...
Here’s the story of a group of budding filmmakers who put together a clever short in two days for about a million times less than the aforementioned price. They also did it in practically no time at all. First, check out the short below:
“I woke up last Wednesday with this image of a girl with a dragon cake at a Mad Men cocktail party,...
- 3/31/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW.com - PopWatch
Lisa Simeone, a freelance radio host who hosts "Soundprint," a documentary show that airs on NPR affiliates, was fired from her job because she participated in a protest in Washington D.C., Simeone confirmed Thursday (Oct. 20), reports the AP.
"In my mind, it's fine if you want to be a leader of an organized protest movement, but you can't also be in a journalistic role. You can't be the host of a journalism program and plead that you are different than the reporter who is going to come on a minute after you introduce the program," says Moira Rankin, president of Soundprint Media Center Inc.
The protest, which was held near the White House, began as an anti-war protest but turned into an anti-corporate greed protest as well. NPR says that Simeone doesn't work for its radio network, since "Soundprint" is an independent radio show, and it hadn't pressed Soundprint to fire Simeone.
"In my mind, it's fine if you want to be a leader of an organized protest movement, but you can't also be in a journalistic role. You can't be the host of a journalism program and plead that you are different than the reporter who is going to come on a minute after you introduce the program," says Moira Rankin, president of Soundprint Media Center Inc.
The protest, which was held near the White House, began as an anti-war protest but turned into an anti-corporate greed protest as well. NPR says that Simeone doesn't work for its radio network, since "Soundprint" is an independent radio show, and it hadn't pressed Soundprint to fire Simeone.
- 10/21/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Film Lineup Set For Inaugural Palo Alto International Film Festival
Palo Alto, CA . The Palo Alto International Film Festival (Paiff) has announced its film program for the 2011 festival. The lineup includes 20 features and 74 short films curated from award-winning films and film festival favorites that exemplify Paiff.s theme of innovation in art, film and technology.
Paiff proudly presents a lineup that challenges the art form, taking creative risks with technology in films like Braden King.s cross-platform feature .Here,. to the artistically inventive .Bombay Beach. by music video director Alma Har.el to documentaries like .Something Ventured. which delves into the world of Venture Capital firms.
.We.re seeing a new movement emerging . films are trying to live outside the cinema. They.re breaking out of traditional storytelling structures,. said Paiff.s Director Programming Alf Seccombe. .This festival spotlights the creative risk-taking that is inherent in innovation..
The 2011 festival kicks...
Palo Alto, CA . The Palo Alto International Film Festival (Paiff) has announced its film program for the 2011 festival. The lineup includes 20 features and 74 short films curated from award-winning films and film festival favorites that exemplify Paiff.s theme of innovation in art, film and technology.
Paiff proudly presents a lineup that challenges the art form, taking creative risks with technology in films like Braden King.s cross-platform feature .Here,. to the artistically inventive .Bombay Beach. by music video director Alma Har.el to documentaries like .Something Ventured. which delves into the world of Venture Capital firms.
.We.re seeing a new movement emerging . films are trying to live outside the cinema. They.re breaking out of traditional storytelling structures,. said Paiff.s Director Programming Alf Seccombe. .This festival spotlights the creative risk-taking that is inherent in innovation..
The 2011 festival kicks...
- 8/15/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Roger Ailes slams Jon Stewart as a conservative-basher, explains why he rode to Juan Williams' rescue-and sees NPR as taxpayer-funded propaganda. Part II of Howard Kurtz's interview.
Update: On Thursday, Ailes apologized to the Anti-Defamation League (Adl) for describing NPR brass as "Nazis." He wrote: "I was of course ad-libbing and should not have chosen that word but I was angry at the time because of NPR's willingness to censor Juan Williams for not being liberal enough... My now considered opinion 'nasty, inflexible bigot' would have worked better." Abraham H. Foxman, Adl's national director and a Holocaust survivor, responded: "I welcome Roger Ailes apology, which is as sincere as it is heartfelt. Nazi comparisons of this nature are clearly inappropriate and offensive. While I wish Roger had never invoked that terminology, I appreciate his efforts to immediately reach out and to retract his words before they did any further harm.
Update: On Thursday, Ailes apologized to the Anti-Defamation League (Adl) for describing NPR brass as "Nazis." He wrote: "I was of course ad-libbing and should not have chosen that word but I was angry at the time because of NPR's willingness to censor Juan Williams for not being liberal enough... My now considered opinion 'nasty, inflexible bigot' would have worked better." Abraham H. Foxman, Adl's national director and a Holocaust survivor, responded: "I welcome Roger Ailes apology, which is as sincere as it is heartfelt. Nazi comparisons of this nature are clearly inappropriate and offensive. While I wish Roger had never invoked that terminology, I appreciate his efforts to immediately reach out and to retract his words before they did any further harm.
- 11/18/2010
- by Howard Kurtz
- The Daily Beast
New York -- Several comedy pilots were among the big winners Wednesday at the fourth annual New York Television Festival, which celebrates independent TV programming.
"Teachers," a sitcom about a teacher at a suburban public school, received the 2008 Nytvf People's Choice Award. The pilot from Jim Garvey starred "American Idol" finalist Constantine Maroulis along with Katherine Holland, Sarah Litzinger and Noah Starr. It was voted upon by festival attendees.
Winning the Fox-nytvf Comedy Script Contest was "Selling Hell," Mike Maloney's creation about a divorced couple who has to work in marketing in Hell. Maloney will receive $25,000 and a Fox development deal.
"Below the Law," about two brothers who have to wait to get into the police academy, won for best comedy pilot. It was created by Dan Levy and Steve Basilone of Los Angeles. "Hit Factor," about three actors who moonlight as hit men in Hollywood, won for best drama pilot.
"Teachers," a sitcom about a teacher at a suburban public school, received the 2008 Nytvf People's Choice Award. The pilot from Jim Garvey starred "American Idol" finalist Constantine Maroulis along with Katherine Holland, Sarah Litzinger and Noah Starr. It was voted upon by festival attendees.
Winning the Fox-nytvf Comedy Script Contest was "Selling Hell," Mike Maloney's creation about a divorced couple who has to work in marketing in Hell. Maloney will receive $25,000 and a Fox development deal.
"Below the Law," about two brothers who have to wait to get into the police academy, won for best comedy pilot. It was created by Dan Levy and Steve Basilone of Los Angeles. "Hit Factor," about three actors who moonlight as hit men in Hollywood, won for best drama pilot.
- 9/17/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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