The late rocker and TV/theater composer Adam Schlesinger, who died from complications of Covid-19 in April 2020, will be feted by dozens of musicians and actors in May in an online tribute being produced by Jody Porter, his longtime bandmate in Fountains of Wayne.
Titled “Adam Schlesinger, A Music Celebration, Virtual Show,” the stream will be primarily recorded at New York’s Bowery Electric and go out May 5 at 8 p.m. Et on the Rolling Live platform, with a ticket price of $20 that will benefit MusiCares and the closed host venue itself.
Said Porter, “This is a proper musical send-off for my soul brother with a bunch of talented and groovy guests that would make Adam wince.”
Among the frequent collaborators of Schlesinger’s who’ll appear on the show besides Porter and his band the Berlin Waltz are Taylor Hanson and James Iha, both of his band Tinted Windows,...
Titled “Adam Schlesinger, A Music Celebration, Virtual Show,” the stream will be primarily recorded at New York’s Bowery Electric and go out May 5 at 8 p.m. Et on the Rolling Live platform, with a ticket price of $20 that will benefit MusiCares and the closed host venue itself.
Said Porter, “This is a proper musical send-off for my soul brother with a bunch of talented and groovy guests that would make Adam wince.”
Among the frequent collaborators of Schlesinger’s who’ll appear on the show besides Porter and his band the Berlin Waltz are Taylor Hanson and James Iha, both of his band Tinted Windows,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
The Meyerowitz Stories comes to Netflix this week, so Chris looks back at Noah Baumbach's last farce...
It's not uncommon for a hip song to singularly define a film, but rarely do they also unlock or embody a character with equal force. When Mistress America does so with “You Could’ve Been A Lady” by Hot Chocolate it’s working with a character that wants to similarly been seen as a lot of things, but most importantly cool. As if Great Greta Gerwig could ever be seen as something less than complex and cool as heck.
Mistress America takes off musically with a more subdued approach. Lola Kirke’s Tracy arrives at college, one of the times where we we allow music to outwardly define us, whether it’s a dorm poster or conversation starter. It's no surprise that college films lean in heavy on contemporary musical hipness for their identity.
It's not uncommon for a hip song to singularly define a film, but rarely do they also unlock or embody a character with equal force. When Mistress America does so with “You Could’ve Been A Lady” by Hot Chocolate it’s working with a character that wants to similarly been seen as a lot of things, but most importantly cool. As if Great Greta Gerwig could ever be seen as something less than complex and cool as heck.
Mistress America takes off musically with a more subdued approach. Lola Kirke’s Tracy arrives at college, one of the times where we we allow music to outwardly define us, whether it’s a dorm poster or conversation starter. It's no surprise that college films lean in heavy on contemporary musical hipness for their identity.
- 10/11/2017
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question:
Last Friday saw the release of Garth Davis’ “Lion,” the musical score for which is the gorgeous result of a collaboration between two giants of the neo-classical movement, Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka. It’s just the latest indication that we’re living in a fascinating, vibrant time for movie music, and December boasts a number of films that will only add more fuel to that fire. With that in mind, we asked our panel of critics to name their favorite film score of the 21st Century.
Tasha Robinson (@TashaRobinson), The Verge
There are some really striking contenders out there, topped by Susumu Hirasawa’s manic,...
This week’s question:
Last Friday saw the release of Garth Davis’ “Lion,” the musical score for which is the gorgeous result of a collaboration between two giants of the neo-classical movement, Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka. It’s just the latest indication that we’re living in a fascinating, vibrant time for movie music, and December boasts a number of films that will only add more fuel to that fire. With that in mind, we asked our panel of critics to name their favorite film score of the 21st Century.
Tasha Robinson (@TashaRobinson), The Verge
There are some really striking contenders out there, topped by Susumu Hirasawa’s manic,...
- 11/28/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
Note: With Black Friday approaching and many deals already underway, this week’s column will be dedicated to the event as we highlight some of our favorite deals (see all of them here).
Hell or High Water (David Mackenzie)
David McKenzie’s Hell or High Water is a gritty, darkly humorous, and fiendishly violent neo-western. Or, in other words, the type of film you might expect from a non-American director working in the United States. It borrows heavily...
Note: With Black Friday approaching and many deals already underway, this week’s column will be dedicated to the event as we highlight some of our favorite deals (see all of them here).
Hell or High Water (David Mackenzie)
David McKenzie’s Hell or High Water is a gritty, darkly humorous, and fiendishly violent neo-western. Or, in other words, the type of film you might expect from a non-American director working in the United States. It borrows heavily...
- 11/22/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
It’s that time of year. Sleigh bells have been rung, gifts have been given and we have officially closed the door on what was 2015. A year that saw us once again take a journey into a galaxy far, far away, revisit the post apocalyptic landscape of Mad Max and the ever expanding reach of world and documentary cinema, 2015 has been one of the greatest of film years, arguably the very best since 2007 (probably cinema’s greatest year?) and as one has likely already one hundred top [insert arbitrary number] films list, why not make it one hundred and one? Be it a group of young women attempting to break free of the backwards patriarchy that has them oppressed or a bravura, epic-length satire from one of world cinema’s foremost artists, these are the ten best films that 2015 had to offer.
Honorable mention: Have you heard about this new thing called television?...
Honorable mention: Have you heard about this new thing called television?...
- 1/4/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
'The Peanuts Movie': 2016 Best Original Score Oscar contender along with 111 other titles. Oscar 2016: Best Original Score contenders range from 'Mad Max: Fury Road' to 'The Peanuts Movie' Earlier this month (Dec. '15), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made public the list of 112 film scores eligible for the 2016 Oscar in the Best Original Score category. As found in the Academy's press release, “a Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.” The release adds that “to be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must...
- 12/24/2015
- by Mont. Steve
- Alt Film Guide
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 112 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Adult Beginners,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“The Age of Adaline,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Altered Minds,” Edmund Choi, composer
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Anomalisa,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Ant-Man,” Christophe Beck, composer
“Beasts of No Nation,” Dan Romer, composer
“The Big Short,” Nicholas Britell, composer
“Black Mass,” Tom Holkenborg, composer
“Bridge of Spies,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Brooklyn,” Michael Brook, composer
“Burnt,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“By the Sea,” Gabriel Yared, composer
“Carol,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Cartel Land,” H. Scott Salinas and Jackson Greenberg, composers
“Chi-Raq,” Terence Blanchard, composer
“Cinderella,” Patrick Doyle, composer
“Coming Home,” Qigang Chen, composer
“Concussion,...
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Adult Beginners,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“The Age of Adaline,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Altered Minds,” Edmund Choi, composer
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Anomalisa,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Ant-Man,” Christophe Beck, composer
“Beasts of No Nation,” Dan Romer, composer
“The Big Short,” Nicholas Britell, composer
“Black Mass,” Tom Holkenborg, composer
“Bridge of Spies,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Brooklyn,” Michael Brook, composer
“Burnt,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“By the Sea,” Gabriel Yared, composer
“Carol,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Cartel Land,” H. Scott Salinas and Jackson Greenberg, composers
“Chi-Raq,” Terence Blanchard, composer
“Cinderella,” Patrick Doyle, composer
“Coming Home,” Qigang Chen, composer
“Concussion,...
- 12/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out what’s playing this weekend and make the right decision! While you’re at it, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. My mom says they’re cool.
The Last Witch Hunter
Notable: Vin Diesel had been a Dungeons and Dragons player for many years . The main character in this movie was partly based on his old D&D character (Melkor) who was a Witch Hunter. He used one of the 3rd party D&D books to create the character class as he loved being a Ranger type but also like to use a few spells too.
The critics have spoken and pretty much described what I thought after watching the first trailer. This looks like it should have come out fifteen years ago; bad CGI and boring story come together to make yet another vehicle for Vin Diesel that isn’t going to take off.
Jem and the Holograms...
The Last Witch Hunter
Notable: Vin Diesel had been a Dungeons and Dragons player for many years . The main character in this movie was partly based on his old D&D character (Melkor) who was a Witch Hunter. He used one of the 3rd party D&D books to create the character class as he loved being a Ranger type but also like to use a few spells too.
The critics have spoken and pretty much described what I thought after watching the first trailer. This looks like it should have come out fifteen years ago; bad CGI and boring story come together to make yet another vehicle for Vin Diesel that isn’t going to take off.
Jem and the Holograms...
- 10/23/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, October 23. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise. Wide Jem and the Holograms Director: John M. Chu Cast: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Ryan Guzman, Molly Ringwald, Juliette Lewis, Nicholas Braun, Isabella Kai Rice, Samantha Newark, Britta Phillips, Nathan Moore, Barnaby Carpenter, Robin Lynn Synopsis: "In a hyper-linked social media age, an orphaned teenage girl, Jerrica Jem Benton, becomes an online recording sensation, and she and her sisters embark on a music-driven scavenger hunt - one that sends them on an adventure across Los Angeles - in an attempt to unlock a final message left by her father." The Last Witch Hunter Director: Breck Eisner Cast: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine, Lotte Verbeek, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Allegra Carpenter, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Aimee Carrero, Isaach de Bankolé,...
- 10/23/2015
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Whether he realizes it or not, a gravitational nexus has been pulling filmmaker Noah Baumbach (“The Squid And The Whale”) towards some similar ideas. March’s “While We’re Young” explores notions about the evolution of authenticity in art and the schism of age, but it also examines when protege/mentor relationships go wrong and the dark side of ambition. Very similar ideas pop up in “Mistress America,” the second film that Baumbach has released in 2015 (yep, he’s been working at a quick clip of late). But hardly anyone can accuse him of making the same film. If “Where We’re Young” is perhaps a send-up of aging hipsters and opportunistic millennials, “Mistress America” is very different. For one, it has female leads at its center, in Greta Gerwig and up-and-comer Lola Kirke (“Gone Girl”), a dreamy synth sheen by Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham, and it’s arguably...
- 8/13/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips have been longtime musical collaborators with Noah Baumbach. Their former band Luna co-scored the director's "Mr. Jealousy," while contributing songs and music across many of his films since. And "Mistress America" (read our review) marks the second time the duo have been tasked with scoring a Baumbach picture, and they rise to the challenge. Read More: Watch: First Clip from Noah Baumbach's 'Mistress America' With Lola Kirke & Greta Gerwig Today we have an exclusive listen at three tracks from Wareham and Phillips score for the the film: the titular theme song, "Tracy & Tony," and "Tracy In New York." And the trio of tunes put the duo's trademark dream synths up front, bringing a vibrant energy to backdrop Baumbach's New York City tale. It's beautiful stuff, and with the soundtrack rounded out by tunes from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Paul McCartney, Suicide,...
- 7/22/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Throwing Josie and the Pussycats caution to the wind, John M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity), and Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, are taking the ’80s music cartoon Jem to the big screen. (If your memories of the pink-haired powerhouse need some jogging, here’s a refresher.) Britta Phillips, of Luna and Dean & Britta fame, provided Jem’s original singing voice. She was just 20 when she recorded many of the 180-some songs written for the series, and she’s still a fan. She heard about the movie plans with the rest of the world yesterday and doesn’t think it’s necessarily a horrible idea! Vulture rang up Phillips this morning, just as she was perusing the official JemTheMovie.com site, to reminisce (she’s Team Misfits, of course) and discuss how these three dudes could make a live-action Jem good. Turns out Phillips knows all...
- 3/21/2014
- by Denise Martin
- Vulture
Title: Frances Ha IFC Films Director: Noah Baumbach Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Charlotte d’Amboise, Adam Driver, Hannah Dunne, Michael Esper, Grace Gummer, Patrick Heusinger, Josh Hamilton, Cindy Katz, Maya Kazan, Justine Lupe, Britta Phillips, Juliet Rylance, Dean Wareham Screened at: Dolby88, NYC, 5/6/13 Opens: May 17, 2013 Among the self-help books that flood the marketplace annually are a number that concentrate on happiness; not necessarily how to achieve this state of contentment or bliss, but an analysis of people of different ages. Surprisingly the ones I’ve read note that folks in their twenties are the least happy while those in the seventies are flourishing. [ Read More ]
The post Frances Ha Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post Frances Ha Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 5/12/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Fox has announced plans to establish a new late-night block of animation programming called "Animation Domination High-Def."
It'll debut on Saturday, July 27th, and will include episodes of new TV series Axe Cop, High School USA!, and an as-yet-untitled Lucas Brothers series. The network has ordered six installments of each thus far.
Here's the press release:
"Animation Domination High-def," Fox's New Alternative Animated Programming Block, To Premiere Saturday, July 27
New Series Include Axe Cop and High School USA!
Vincent Kartheiser, Mandy Moore, Ken Marino, Peter Serafinowicz, Megan Mullally, Patton Oswalt and Britta Phillips Among Featured Voice Talent
Animation Domination High-def, Fox's new alternative animated programming block, will premiere on air Saturday, July 27 (11:00 Pm-12:30 Am Et/Pt) on Fox. As part of the network's overall Animation Domination High-Def initiative, the late-night block...
It'll debut on Saturday, July 27th, and will include episodes of new TV series Axe Cop, High School USA!, and an as-yet-untitled Lucas Brothers series. The network has ordered six installments of each thus far.
Here's the press release:
"Animation Domination High-def," Fox's New Alternative Animated Programming Block, To Premiere Saturday, July 27
New Series Include Axe Cop and High School USA!
Vincent Kartheiser, Mandy Moore, Ken Marino, Peter Serafinowicz, Megan Mullally, Patton Oswalt and Britta Phillips Among Featured Voice Talent
Animation Domination High-def, Fox's new alternative animated programming block, will premiere on air Saturday, July 27 (11:00 Pm-12:30 Am Et/Pt) on Fox. As part of the network's overall Animation Domination High-Def initiative, the late-night block...
- 1/12/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
How cool is this? America.s best-loved and truly outrageous animated Jem and The Holograms is being released in a full deck DVD box set! Best known for her iconic pink hair, star shape earrings, rousing musical numbers and trend setting fashion, Jem rocked her glamour, glitter, fashion and fame and influenced a generation of viewers who grew up watching this animated series. Read our interview with Britta Phillips, the voice of Jem! On October 11, 2011, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Inc., will release the long-awaited Jem and The Holograms: The Truly Outrageous Complete Series! 11-dvd box set, sparkling with all the episodes in the order they were intended and an exclusive extra DVD...
- 8/26/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Galaxie 500 and Luna while critically adored, tend to be overlooked and in this music lover's opinion, remain two of the most under appreciated bands of my lifetime. Frontman Dean Wareham moved on from Galaxie and then from Luna with his lovely bandmate, Britta Phillips, married her and the two began recording as Dean & Britta. Sort of a rock and roll Bonnie and Clyde -- I mean that in the most French way possible.
Their latest project, endorsed and by invitation of the Andy Warhol Museum, is a collection of soundtracks made to accompany 13 of Andy Warhol's "Screen Tests." Boring or brilliant, they were originally conceived by Warhol as portraits, portraits on film rather than canvas, and feature some people who are ridiculously famous. It's all in the eye of the beholder of course, if you're fascinated by Bob Dylan or Edie Sedgwick you'll want to ogle their "Screen Test.
Their latest project, endorsed and by invitation of the Andy Warhol Museum, is a collection of soundtracks made to accompany 13 of Andy Warhol's "Screen Tests." Boring or brilliant, they were originally conceived by Warhol as portraits, portraits on film rather than canvas, and feature some people who are ridiculously famous. It's all in the eye of the beholder of course, if you're fascinated by Bob Dylan or Edie Sedgwick you'll want to ogle their "Screen Test.
- 8/3/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Considering Luna’s hypnotically bouncy take on Velvet Underground riffing, its collaborations with Sterling Morrison, and an appearance on the I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack, who better to score the 13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests DVD than indie power couple Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips? The screen tests themselves—which include Lou Reed lazily shilling for Coca-Cola and Nico fidgeting in chiaroscuro—are something like Warhol’s photo-booth portraits, with a slow-burning intensity that meshes perfectly with the understated space-rock and loping guitar jams that populate the soundtrack. With the exception of a cover of ...
- 7/27/2010
- avclub.com
If you are easily offended, Moral Orel may not be the perfect show for you... Its star, Orel Puppington lives in Moralton, right in the middle of the American bible belt. His life consists of going to church, living piously and following the word of God to a T. Unfortunately the gospel is often misinterpreted in this peaceful community, which usually leads to mayhem and chaos, zombies running in the street or a musical where Judas is the biggest attraction. The lively music of the show is provided by songwriter / composer Mark Rivers, who skipped church today so that he could answer the following questions:
Growing up in Georgia, was your childhood as scarring as Orel Puppington's? How did you find music for yourself?
No, I had a pretty delightful childhood, though I do remember my parents dragging me to church every Sunday and, unlike Orel, I hated it.
Growing up in Georgia, was your childhood as scarring as Orel Puppington's? How did you find music for yourself?
No, I had a pretty delightful childhood, though I do remember my parents dragging me to church every Sunday and, unlike Orel, I hated it.
- 7/23/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
The unaccented, matter-of-fact tone of Aleksei Balabanov's "Cargo 200" is deliberately disarming. The plain Jane approach leads us to expect story complexity, nuance, social relevance -- anything, really, beside what we eventually get, which is a cold-eyed slide into the human hellpit. Based on "true events," somewhat embroidered, Balabanov's movie is a poison-pen letter sent to the heart of the failing Soviet society circa 1984, and you can appropriately read its sneaky, scalding tribulations as a face-slap to the Russians, young and old, who nostalgize the old regime. What's often lamented is the passing of a sense of enforced order and control; Balabanov is here to remind everyone that bloodthirsty chaos ruled, and you forget that at your peril.
Context is applied lightly: we meet two middle-aged brothers -- one an Army colonel, the other a "scientific atheism" professor -- having lunch on a veranda, then the colonel's daughter and her black-market smoothie of a boyfriend,...
Context is applied lightly: we meet two middle-aged brothers -- one an Army colonel, the other a "scientific atheism" professor -- having lunch on a veranda, then the colonel's daughter and her black-market smoothie of a boyfriend,...
- 4/28/2009
- by Michael Atkinson
- ifc.com
When the Andy Warhol Museum decided to commission a live soundtrack to accompany Warhol’s silent film portraits, known as “screen tests,” they called up old friends Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips. The duo was a natural sonic choice: From their early years in the band Luna (and Wareham in Galaxie 500), up through their current incarnation as Dean & Britta, their music has often carried traces of the trademark tonalities of Warhol’s Factory house band, The Velvet Underground.
- 3/9/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.