Academy music branch voters tend to favor original songs performed by major pop stars. Which is why so many movies, from animated films to documentaries, try to lure big names to add Oscar wattage.
2016 is no exception. Top talent from Tori Amos (“Flicker” from Netflix teen sexual assault documentary “Audrie & Daisy”) and the late great Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (“I’m Still Here” from Barbara Kopple documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!”) to Justin Timberlake (“Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls”) have joined the original-song action.
As usual, all-out musicals such as Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz’s “La La Land” and Disney’s animated “Moana,” with songs from “Hamilton” creator-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, are leading the pack. If the two “La La Land” favorites split the vote, Miranda’s song of yearning “How Far I’ll Go” could take the win.
We’ll find out the final five song...
2016 is no exception. Top talent from Tori Amos (“Flicker” from Netflix teen sexual assault documentary “Audrie & Daisy”) and the late great Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (“I’m Still Here” from Barbara Kopple documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!”) to Justin Timberlake (“Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls”) have joined the original-song action.
As usual, all-out musicals such as Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz’s “La La Land” and Disney’s animated “Moana,” with songs from “Hamilton” creator-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, are leading the pack. If the two “La La Land” favorites split the vote, Miranda’s song of yearning “How Far I’ll Go” could take the win.
We’ll find out the final five song...
- 12/20/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Academy music branch voters tend to favor original songs performed by major pop stars. Which is why so many movies, from animated films to documentaries, try to lure big names to add Oscar wattage.
2016 is no exception. Top talent from Tori Amos (“Flicker” from Netflix teen sexual assault documentary “Audrie & Daisy”) and the late great Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (“I’m Still Here” from Barbara Kopple documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!”) to Justin Timberlake (“Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls”) have joined the original-song action.
As usual, all-out musicals such as Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz’s “La La Land” and Disney’s animated “Moana,” with songs from “Hamilton” creator-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, are leading the pack. If the two “La La Land” favorites split the vote, Miranda’s song of yearning “How Far I’ll Go” could take the win.
We’ll find out the final five song...
2016 is no exception. Top talent from Tori Amos (“Flicker” from Netflix teen sexual assault documentary “Audrie & Daisy”) and the late great Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (“I’m Still Here” from Barbara Kopple documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!”) to Justin Timberlake (“Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls”) have joined the original-song action.
As usual, all-out musicals such as Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz’s “La La Land” and Disney’s animated “Moana,” with songs from “Hamilton” creator-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, are leading the pack. If the two “La La Land” favorites split the vote, Miranda’s song of yearning “How Far I’ll Go” could take the win.
We’ll find out the final five song...
- 12/20/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Warren Beatty likes to call his creative collaboration a dialectic and, if a recent roundtable discussion about “Rules Don’t Apply” is any indication, he inspired personal reflection from cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, costume designer Albert Wolsky, production designer Jeannine Oppewall and composer Eddie Arkin.
Which was important for this historically-inspired romcom, in which legendary producer-tycoon Howard Hughes plays cupid in late ’50s Hollywood to a young couple played by Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins. Beatty and his key collaborators really dug into the retro vibe.
“I never identified with Howard Hughes,” insisted Beatty, who never met the reclusive billionaire but was amused by his Garbo-like secrecy and the eccentric way he wielded power. That’s why he spent nearly 30 years trying to make a movie about Hughes, attracted like a moth to the flame.
See more Warren Beatty Talks Hollywood Legends, Humanizing Howard Hughes and More in Career-Spanning IndieWire Interview
“If I identified with somebody,...
Which was important for this historically-inspired romcom, in which legendary producer-tycoon Howard Hughes plays cupid in late ’50s Hollywood to a young couple played by Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins. Beatty and his key collaborators really dug into the retro vibe.
“I never identified with Howard Hughes,” insisted Beatty, who never met the reclusive billionaire but was amused by his Garbo-like secrecy and the eccentric way he wielded power. That’s why he spent nearly 30 years trying to make a movie about Hughes, attracted like a moth to the flame.
See more Warren Beatty Talks Hollywood Legends, Humanizing Howard Hughes and More in Career-Spanning IndieWire Interview
“If I identified with somebody,...
- 11/25/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
As the daughter of a pop legend like Phil Collins, one imagines that actress Lily Collins has had to work extra hard to get out from under her father’s shadow, and she’s done that by starring in films like Tarsem’s Mirror Mirror, The Blind Side and genre films Priest and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bone.
None of those roles could have prepared her for playing Marla Mabrey in Warren Beatty’s new movie Rules Don’t Apply. Marla is a virginal Christian ingénue that’s been brought to Hollywood by the enigmatic Howard Hughes (Beatty) but before she has a chance at meeting her benefactor, Marla ends up bonding with her driver Frank, as played by Alden Ehrenreich (aka the new Han Solo). It creates a strange triangle between the three of them and their relationship to Hughes, but it’s a great return for Beatty...
None of those roles could have prepared her for playing Marla Mabrey in Warren Beatty’s new movie Rules Don’t Apply. Marla is a virginal Christian ingénue that’s been brought to Hollywood by the enigmatic Howard Hughes (Beatty) but before she has a chance at meeting her benefactor, Marla ends up bonding with her driver Frank, as played by Alden Ehrenreich (aka the new Han Solo). It creates a strange triangle between the three of them and their relationship to Hughes, but it’s a great return for Beatty...
- 11/21/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Which music stars went home with awards at the 2014 Grammy Awards? Find out with this full winners list.
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
- 1/26/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The 2011 Grammy Awards were big for the ladies -- country trio Lady Antebellum took home the most awards with five, while Lady Gaga earned three. Eminem had two honors, but Alternative Rock group Arcade Fire won the coveted Album of the Year.
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Forget You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray Lamontagne, songwriter (Ray Lamontagne And The...
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Forget You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray Lamontagne, songwriter (Ray Lamontagne And The...
- 2/14/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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