Direct, precise and no filler — that’s a good way to describe Ron Carter, the tall, eloquent elder statesman of jazz.
For many musicologists, he’s considered one of the great virtuosos – if not the G.O.A.T. — of the upright acoustic bass. He is the most recorded bassist in the world, having performed on more than 2,200 records, according to Guinness World Records (although Carter will quickly tell you the list was short by hundreds).
For all his accomplishments, a new documentary on his life leaves Carter a bit awestruck. “Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes,” which debuted Friday on PBS, took nearly six years to film.
“I’ve only seen the trailer for a few minutes, and I was almost embarrassed that they were talking about me,” Carter says. “I was like, ‘Man, they are talking about me!’ I haven’t gotten over that yet.”
Produced and directed by Peter Schnall,...
For many musicologists, he’s considered one of the great virtuosos – if not the G.O.A.T. — of the upright acoustic bass. He is the most recorded bassist in the world, having performed on more than 2,200 records, according to Guinness World Records (although Carter will quickly tell you the list was short by hundreds).
For all his accomplishments, a new documentary on his life leaves Carter a bit awestruck. “Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes,” which debuted Friday on PBS, took nearly six years to film.
“I’ve only seen the trailer for a few minutes, and I was almost embarrassed that they were talking about me,” Carter says. “I was like, ‘Man, they are talking about me!’ I haven’t gotten over that yet.”
Produced and directed by Peter Schnall,...
- 10/22/2022
- by Demetrius Patterson
- Variety Film + TV
In the offices of MSNBC, Rachel Maddow is known for the meticulous preparation she puts into the network’s signature primetime program, “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Somehow, she has found time to take on two other projects that don’t have much to do with her daily showcase.
At the end of October, Maddow and MSNBC launched “Bag Man,” the host’s first podcast series. The seven-episode serial tackles the story of former Vice President Spiro Agnew, who stepped down from the post after pleading no contest to tax evasion, and has topped recent podcast charts on iTunes. This Sunday at 9 p.m., Maddow will launch a documentary special, “Betrayal,” that looks at the darker side of the 1968 election and how then-candidate Richard Nixon seemed willing to collude with a foreign government to win it.
Grappling with the extra work can be difficult, but Maddow felt each project had value...
At the end of October, Maddow and MSNBC launched “Bag Man,” the host’s first podcast series. The seven-episode serial tackles the story of former Vice President Spiro Agnew, who stepped down from the post after pleading no contest to tax evasion, and has topped recent podcast charts on iTunes. This Sunday at 9 p.m., Maddow will launch a documentary special, “Betrayal,” that looks at the darker side of the 1968 election and how then-candidate Richard Nixon seemed willing to collude with a foreign government to win it.
Grappling with the extra work can be difficult, but Maddow felt each project had value...
- 11/16/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Some films are built from Wtf moments. Case in point: I have finally seen The Mutilator (1984), an unnaturally entertaining hack ‘em up from a period when the dirt had all but covered the coffin of the overworked subgenre. And this film has more than its share of Wtf – in fact, it acts as a Viking funeral for slashers of the era, an absurd catalogue of tropes transmitted with an ‘80s sitcom aesthetic and just as eager to please. What a sight to behold.
Aka Fall Break (a name that will be seared onto your brain pan within the first 15 minutes, trust me), The Mutilator was filmed in North Carolina by local boy Buddy Cooper, who came into some money and decided to either make a movie or buy a winery. And old Buddy boy sure made the right choice – no wine could be sweeter (or more fragrant) than this glorious display of splatter cinema.
Aka Fall Break (a name that will be seared onto your brain pan within the first 15 minutes, trust me), The Mutilator was filmed in North Carolina by local boy Buddy Cooper, who came into some money and decided to either make a movie or buy a winery. And old Buddy boy sure made the right choice – no wine could be sweeter (or more fragrant) than this glorious display of splatter cinema.
- 3/26/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
This is a tough awards season! Lots of great movies to see, so little time! I'm catching up like crazy before we vote for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for the Broadcast Film Critics Association. So I apologize if I haven't updated you with the latest on the awards season 2013-2014! And there were many award-giving bodies announcing nominations.
We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the Ida Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.
First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC...
We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the Ida Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.
First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC...
- 12/2/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Discovery Channel said today that the All The President’s Men documentary from Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions and Partisan Pictures will premiere April 21 at 8 Pm. First publicized last April when Redford opened his new company with producing partner Laura Michalchyshyn, the Peter Schnall-directed and -produced All The President’s Men Revisited examines the wide-ranging Watergate scandal that crippled and killed Richard Nixon’s presidency. Andrew Lack, Michalchyshyn and Redford are executive producers. Nancy Daniels and Denise Contis are executive producers for Discovery. Redford of course starred with Dustin Hoffman in the 1976 feature All The President’s Men. That film was based on Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s bestselling book on the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee’s DC HQ at the Watergate complex and the deep corruption in the 37th President’s administration. Nixon eventually became the first president to resign from...
- 3/13/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
It’s been 40 years since the Watergate scandal revealed to a horrified American public that politicians are not particularly trustworthy. More importantly, it’s been 36 years since All the President’s Men — the film adaptation of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s investigative milestone — convinced a generation that handsome journalists with fantastic hair could make a difference if they could only type harder. To celebrate, Robert Redford is getting the President’s gang back together. As regaled by the New York Times, Redford recently met up with the the real-life Woodward and Bernstein, along with their iconically crusty former editor...
- 4/3/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW - Inside TV
'Now, suddenly, he was a war president.' Director Peter Schnall recalls the interview Bush gave on the 10th anniversary of 9/11
With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaching, former Us president George Bush has granted his only interview recalling the day's events to the National Geographic channel. Here, Peter Schnall, the programme's director, describes how it went . . .
"I had already made some films about Air Force One and spent time with President Bush aboard the plane. He talked to me about what it was like to be on Air Force Once on September 11, 2001, not knowing what was going to happen next.
"I flew into Dallas in early May. As I was collecting my luggage, I heard Osama bin Laden had been killed. I was concerned the interview might be cancelled. Thankfully, this didn't happen. Bush said he'd been in a restaurant when he heard the news; the secret service came up...
With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaching, former Us president George Bush has granted his only interview recalling the day's events to the National Geographic channel. Here, Peter Schnall, the programme's director, describes how it went . . .
"I had already made some films about Air Force One and spent time with President Bush aboard the plane. He talked to me about what it was like to be on Air Force Once on September 11, 2001, not knowing what was going to happen next.
"I flew into Dallas in early May. As I was collecting my luggage, I heard Osama bin Laden had been killed. I was concerned the interview might be cancelled. Thankfully, this didn't happen. Bush said he'd been in a restaurant when he heard the news; the secret service came up...
- 8/1/2011
- by Leo Hickman
- The Guardian - Film News
Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline's TCA coverage. Update, 2:30 Pm: With the landmark 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks coming up, National Geographic Channel plans a full week of programming commemorating the event from Aug. 28-Sept. 3. At the network's TCA session this afternoon, Nat Geo detailed its special week that will include turning over primetime to 9/11-themed programs nightly from 8-11 Pm. Headlining the programming is an exclusive hourlong interview with former President George W. Bush that finds Bush offering a rare glimpse into his thoughts about the events of that fateful day. The interview, conducted over a two-day period, will premiere on the channel Aug. 28 at 10 Pm, encoring on Aug. 29 and Sept. 3. Speaking to critics today about the interview -- cobbled into a narration-free hour special in which Bush's is the only face seen on camera -- executive producer and director Peter Schnall said that Bush required no ground...
- 7/28/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The National Geographic Channel will air an interview with George W Bush to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The discussion, which was filmed over two days, will air on September 6 as part of the broadcaster's week of programming about the terrorist attacks in New York. George W Bush: The 9/11 Interview will see Bush talking about his personal experiences at the time of the attacks, ranging from the decisions he had to make as president to his concern for his family. The documentary was filmed the day after the death of Osama Bin Laden, so will also feature Bush's first reactions to the news. The show will also include archive footage and material from the George W Bush Presidential Library. "There were no politics, no agenda as he recalled what happened that day," said Peter Schnall, who conducted the interview. "What you hear is (more)...
- 7/27/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
George W. Bush will speak for the first time about the killing of Osama bin Laden in a National Geographic Channel special honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the network announced Wednesday.
George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview premieres Sunday, Aug. 28 at 10/9c, and will anchor the network's weeklong tribute to 9/11. It features an in-depth, two-day interview with the former president by filmmaker Peter Schnall. The interview had been planned months in advance and coincidentally took place just a couple of days after Navy Seals killed bin Laden during a raid May 1 at the 9/11 mastermind's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview premieres Sunday, Aug. 28 at 10/9c, and will anchor the network's weeklong tribute to 9/11. It features an in-depth, two-day interview with the former president by filmmaker Peter Schnall. The interview had been planned months in advance and coincidentally took place just a couple of days after Navy Seals killed bin Laden during a raid May 1 at the 9/11 mastermind's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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- 7/27/2011
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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