You know you’re wasting time on a documentary when you feel the urge to Wikipedia its subject while you’re in the middle of watching an entire feature film devoted to them. And once I had finished Dana Flor’s tedious music biodoc 1-800-on-her-own, I oddly felt like I knew even less about folk-rock legend Ani Difranco than I did going into it. At a mere 80 minutes, the film should at least come across as tight and succinct (and chock full of information). Instead, the narrative mostly centers Difranco’s muted pandemic years — were they interesting for anyone? — and offers only a surface-level retelling of her rise to prominence in the 1990s, her innovations as an artist-entrepreneur and her songwriting prowess.
It’s hard not to compare 1-800-on-Her-OWN to more compelling punkumentaries about defiant female musicians of the 90s, including It’s Only Life After All...
It’s hard not to compare 1-800-on-Her-OWN to more compelling punkumentaries about defiant female musicians of the 90s, including It’s Only Life After All...
- 6/11/2024
- by Robyn Bahr
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Singer-songwriter Ani Difranco will make her Broadway debut as ‘Persephone’ in the hit musical Hadestown, performing the role she originated on the 2010 studio-concept album by composer Anaïs Mitchell.
Difranco will begin performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre on February 9, 2024. The announcement was made today by producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy.
Difranco’s history with Hadestown began when she invited Mitchell to release the original studio album of Hadestown on Difranco’s label Righteous Babe Records. Difranco originated the role of ‘Persephone’ on the album, leaving what the producers’ announcement today described as “an indelible imprint on the character as the show evolved over the course of several years.”
“I could not be more thrilled to be joining the cast of Hadestown,” Difranco said in a statement. “It’s like I get to rewind to my New York youth and follow the road not taken.”
Said Mitchell,...
Difranco will begin performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre on February 9, 2024. The announcement was made today by producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy.
Difranco’s history with Hadestown began when she invited Mitchell to release the original studio album of Hadestown on Difranco’s label Righteous Babe Records. Difranco originated the role of ‘Persephone’ on the album, leaving what the producers’ announcement today described as “an indelible imprint on the character as the show evolved over the course of several years.”
“I could not be more thrilled to be joining the cast of Hadestown,” Difranco said in a statement. “It’s like I get to rewind to my New York youth and follow the road not taken.”
Said Mitchell,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ani Difranco tears through songs from her upcoming album Revolutionary Love in the latest installment of In My Room.
“I am taking this mission very literally,” Difranco says of the series title. “We are in my room — I will show you my room.” She turns the camera to show more of her New Orleans home, revealing a brick wall and a copy of Time magazine with Muhammed Ali on the cover, resting on a shelf.
Sitting with her acoustic guitar, Difranco kicks off with “Crocus,” the final track from Revolutionary Love.
“I am taking this mission very literally,” Difranco says of the series title. “We are in my room — I will show you my room.” She turns the camera to show more of her New Orleans home, revealing a brick wall and a copy of Time magazine with Muhammed Ali on the cover, resting on a shelf.
Sitting with her acoustic guitar, Difranco kicks off with “Crocus,” the final track from Revolutionary Love.
- 1/25/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Ani Difranco has dropped her new single “Revolutionary Love,” the title track from the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album.
“It’s about carrying the energy of love and compassion into the center of our social movements and making it the driving force,” Difranco said in a statement on the track, which was inspired by the political schism affecting the nation. “It’s about finding it within ourselves to stay curious about our opponents instead of shutting down.”
Revolutionary Love, which also features the previously released singles “Do or Die” and “Contagious,...
“It’s about carrying the energy of love and compassion into the center of our social movements and making it the driving force,” Difranco said in a statement on the track, which was inspired by the political schism affecting the nation. “It’s about finding it within ourselves to stay curious about our opponents instead of shutting down.”
Revolutionary Love, which also features the previously released singles “Do or Die” and “Contagious,...
- 11/18/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The first of the month is always a big day for streaming services, as that’s when the bulk of their new content for that month tends to hit, with the rest being dished out in small batches over the following weeks. That’s especially true for Netflix, who kicked off June with a massive helping of fresh movies and TV shows on the 1st, and followed it up with a handful of new releases in the days after.
In fact, there were a whopping total of 64 new films and 18 new TV series that arrived on the streaming site this week, and the full list can be found down below:
64 New Movies Added This Week
122 (2019)
2 Alone in Paris (Seuls Two) (2008)
365 Days (2020)
Act of Valour (2012)
Air Force One (1997)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Before the Summer Crowds (2015)
Big Stone Gap (2014)
Can’t Complain (2007)
Cape Fear (1991)
Casper (1995)
Chippa (2019)
Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai...
In fact, there were a whopping total of 64 new films and 18 new TV series that arrived on the streaming site this week, and the full list can be found down below:
64 New Movies Added This Week
122 (2019)
2 Alone in Paris (Seuls Two) (2008)
365 Days (2020)
Act of Valour (2012)
Air Force One (1997)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Before the Summer Crowds (2015)
Big Stone Gap (2014)
Can’t Complain (2007)
Cape Fear (1991)
Casper (1995)
Chippa (2019)
Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai...
- 6/7/2020
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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