One lucky person will soon own a piece of music history, as the guitar Bob Dylan used when he went electric in 1965 is set to be sold at auction.
The bidding on the 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster will take place later this year, with Dylan's handwritten lyrics to the makings of songs like "Just Like a Woman" and "Temporary Like Achilles" also slated for auction, according to Rolling Stone. The guitar's current owner of 50 years, New Jersey resident Dawn Peterson, took the instrument onto an episode of PBS's "History Detectives" and was told it will likely fetch nearly $500,000. The lyrics could garner about $50,000.
The guitar in question is the one used at the Newport Folk Festival, when Dylan famously amplified his sound. Having played the festival with true folk trappings in 1963 and 1964, Dylan's fans jeered the singer the following year for steering his music more toward true rock 'n' roll. The...
The bidding on the 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster will take place later this year, with Dylan's handwritten lyrics to the makings of songs like "Just Like a Woman" and "Temporary Like Achilles" also slated for auction, according to Rolling Stone. The guitar's current owner of 50 years, New Jersey resident Dawn Peterson, took the instrument onto an episode of PBS's "History Detectives" and was told it will likely fetch nearly $500,000. The lyrics could garner about $50,000.
The guitar in question is the one used at the Newport Folk Festival, when Dylan famously amplified his sound. Having played the festival with true folk trappings in 1963 and 1964, Dylan's fans jeered the singer the following year for steering his music more toward true rock 'n' roll. The...
- 7/2/2013
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Huffington Post
On Demand DVD New Releases July 1-7: Just in time for the holiday, this week’s titles include Bruce Willis’ return to the Die Hard franchise, as well as some indie films (Drift, Just Like a Woman, Best Friends Forever, among others). A documentary about women and guns rounds out the list. Drift In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry. Sam Worthington, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Xavier Samuel (R, 1:53) 7/2 (In theaters 8/2) The Expelled A group of teachers must defend themselves from a gang of murderous kids when their school comes under siege after [...]
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- 7/1/2013
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
Today's bulletin is a little lackluster considering it consists of two G ratings for Pixar's Monsters University and its accompanying short film The Blue Umbrella as well as a PG-13 rating for the Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson comedy The Internship and an R rating for the Weinstein Co's Populaire. I've included the complete ratings update below. Argo: Extended Cut Rated R For language and some violent images. Note: Edited Version. Content Is Different From "R" Rated Version, Bulletin No. 2220 (4/25/12) The Blue Umbrella Rated G Release Date: June 21, 2013 (Accompanying Monsters University) Iceberg Slim: Portrait Of A Pimp Rated R For sexual content, some violent images and language. The Internship Rated PG-13 For sexuality, some crude humor, partying and language. Release Date: June 7, 2013 Jug Face Rated R For bloody violence, language and brief sexuality. Just Like A Woman Rated R For language and a scene of sexuality. Lone Survivor Rated R...
- 5/8/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
American musician known for his performance at Woodstock who put a soulful, fiery twist on folk songs and covers
Richie Havens, who has died of a heart attack aged 72, is best known for his opening performance at the historic 1969 Woodstock festival. He had been scheduled to go on fifth, but major traffic snarl-ups delayed many of the performers, so he was put on first and told to perform a lengthy set.
He entranced the audience for three hours, being called back time and again for encores. With his repertoire exhausted, he improvised a song based on the spiritual Motherless Child. This became Freedom, his best known song and an anthem for a generation. His inclusion on the subsequent film of the festival – where he can be seen strutting around the stage, pouring every ounce of emotion into the song – further enhanced his reputation. The song was included on the soundtrack...
Richie Havens, who has died of a heart attack aged 72, is best known for his opening performance at the historic 1969 Woodstock festival. He had been scheduled to go on fifth, but major traffic snarl-ups delayed many of the performers, so he was put on first and told to perform a lengthy set.
He entranced the audience for three hours, being called back time and again for encores. With his repertoire exhausted, he improvised a song based on the spiritual Motherless Child. This became Freedom, his best known song and an anthem for a generation. His inclusion on the subsequent film of the festival – where he can be seen strutting around the stage, pouring every ounce of emotion into the song – further enhanced his reputation. The song was included on the soundtrack...
- 4/23/2013
- by Derek Schofield
- The Guardian - Film News
New York — Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72.
Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement. He was born in Brooklyn.
Havens was known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs, including his well-received cover of Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman."
His performance at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career. He was the first act to hit the stage, performing for nearly three hours. His performance of "Freedom," based from the spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," became an anthem.
Havens returned to the site during Woodstock's 40th anniversary in 2009.
"Everything in my life, and so many others, is attached to that train," he said in an interview that year with The Associated Press.
Woodstock...
Havens died of a heart attack in New Jersey, his family said in a statement. He was born in Brooklyn.
Havens was known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs, including his well-received cover of Bob Dylan's "Just Like a Woman."
His performance at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, where headliners included Jimi Hendrix, was a turning point in his career. He was the first act to hit the stage, performing for nearly three hours. His performance of "Freedom," based from the spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," became an anthem.
Havens returned to the site during Woodstock's 40th anniversary in 2009.
"Everything in my life, and so many others, is attached to that train," he said in an interview that year with The Associated Press.
Woodstock...
- 4/23/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Lindsay Lohan / Elizabeth Taylor Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime movie Liz & Dick. Lohan, 26 next July 2, plays Elizabeth Taylor (apparently) at about the time she met Richard Burton in the early ’60s. (Though the Lohan/Taylor picture above looks like something out Richard Brooks’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, with Lohan as Maggie the Panther.) Grant Bowler, best known for True Blood and the box-office and critical cataclysm Atlas Shrugged: Part I, plays Richard Burton. The makeup job looks quite impressive, helping to transform Lohan into Taylor. We’ll see — or rather, hear — if Lohan is able to reproduce Taylor’s tones as well. A tabloid queen in her heyday, Elizabeth Taylor won two Best Actress Academy Awards: Daniel Mann’s Butterfield 8, 1960; Mike Nichols’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966. Taylor was nominated three other times: Edward Dmytryk’s Raintree County, 1957; Brooks’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,...
- 6/6/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Superheroes. We love 'em! They're so complicated; fighting for all mankind while frequently being ostracized. Then they always have a hot girlfriend who may or may not know their secret identity but you just know that bitch is either going to get into danger or have problems with an absentee lover. Just Like A Woman. Due to the recent success of The Avengers and the inevitable success of The Dark Knight Rises, DC and Marvel has decided to step up their superhero movie game.
Warner Bro's and DC Comics has officially hired a screenwriter for the Justice League movie. It's Will Beall, who wrote the upcoming Gangster Squad and currently planning a Gosling helmed reboot of Logan's Run, as well as a potentially Baby Goose-less Lethal Weapon. He also did a lot of episodes of Castle.
Therefore, what we can wildly assume from this news is: Oh My God Ryan Gosling...
Warner Bro's and DC Comics has officially hired a screenwriter for the Justice League movie. It's Will Beall, who wrote the upcoming Gangster Squad and currently planning a Gosling helmed reboot of Logan's Run, as well as a potentially Baby Goose-less Lethal Weapon. He also did a lot of episodes of Castle.
Therefore, what we can wildly assume from this news is: Oh My God Ryan Gosling...
- 6/6/2012
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
Lindsay Lohan Elizabeth Taylor movie Liz & Dick (Grant Bowler as Richard Burton) Lindsay Lohan‘s Elizabeth Taylor movie Liz & Dick, to be shown on Lifetime, has its first official photo. Lohan does look like Taylor; whether or not Atlas Shrugged: Part I‘s Grant Bowler passes for Richard Burton is unclear, as he seems to be playing Christopher Lee in the above pic. Much has been said about how absurd it was to cast Lindsay Lohan, of rehab and courtroom notoriety, to play one of the most glamorous stars Hollywood has ever produced. What those people seem to forget — or be ignorant about — is that Elizabeth Taylor, long before she became a Dame of the (now-moribund) British Empire, long before her AIDS Foundation, and not that long before her two Oscar wins, was considered by many to be a selfish, reckless "whore." True, Taylor received four back-to-back Oscar nominations in...
- 6/5/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The. Race. Is. On.
On Sunday's episode of The Good Wife, Peter Florrick accepted the challenge of Matthew Perry's Mike Kresteva, as these two will battle for Illinois Governor to close out season three.
With just one more episode to go until the finale, Round Table panelists Matt Richenthal, Carissa Pavlica and Christine Orlando have gathered below to breakdown "Pants on Fire." Won't you join them?
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Matt: When Peter told off his mom. Damn! I did not see that coming. With all due respect to Dr. Bruce Banner, Peter Florrick is the man I do not want to make angry.
Carissa: Alicia telling off Jackie in the first scene. It didn't make me feel sad in the slightest that the sorry old bitch went and had a stroke afterward.
Christine: It was hard to choose just one this time but...
On Sunday's episode of The Good Wife, Peter Florrick accepted the challenge of Matthew Perry's Mike Kresteva, as these two will battle for Illinois Governor to close out season three.
With just one more episode to go until the finale, Round Table panelists Matt Richenthal, Carissa Pavlica and Christine Orlando have gathered below to breakdown "Pants on Fire." Won't you join them?
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Matt: When Peter told off his mom. Damn! I did not see that coming. With all due respect to Dr. Bruce Banner, Peter Florrick is the man I do not want to make angry.
Carissa: Alicia telling off Jackie in the first scene. It didn't make me feel sad in the slightest that the sorry old bitch went and had a stroke afterward.
Christine: It was hard to choose just one this time but...
- 4/17/2012
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
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