In a March 6, 1973, review of Blood, Sweat & Tears at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Variety briefly praised the opening act: Bruce Springsteen was “a young man with a hot guitar from Asbury Park, N.J.” If you substitute the word “ageless” for “young” — the Boss turned 70 on Sept. 23 — the description still fits.
Springsteen’s first mention in Variety occurred when reviewer Fred Kirby caught a 65-minute set at Kenny’s Castaways in New York and accurately predicted, “Bruce Springsteen, 22, appears ready to make his impact.” Just three years later, Variety noted that the singer-songwriter “hits it big with front covers this week on both Time and Newsweek. It’s the first time in recent memory that a pop artist has been doubly front-paged.” Springsteen’s documentary “Western Stars” debuted Sept. 12 at the Toronto Film Festival, and Warner Bros. opens it wide Oct. 25.
In Variety’s Jan. 7, 1976, anniversary issue, Kirby summed...
Springsteen’s first mention in Variety occurred when reviewer Fred Kirby caught a 65-minute set at Kenny’s Castaways in New York and accurately predicted, “Bruce Springsteen, 22, appears ready to make his impact.” Just three years later, Variety noted that the singer-songwriter “hits it big with front covers this week on both Time and Newsweek. It’s the first time in recent memory that a pop artist has been doubly front-paged.” Springsteen’s documentary “Western Stars” debuted Sept. 12 at the Toronto Film Festival, and Warner Bros. opens it wide Oct. 25.
In Variety’s Jan. 7, 1976, anniversary issue, Kirby summed...
- 9/27/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Henri Belolo, a music producer and co-creator of the Village People, died on Saturday, New York Daily News reports. He was 82.
“I am devastated by the untimely death of Henri Belolo who was my former producer, mentor and co-creator of Village People,” lead singer Victor Willis said in a statement to Rolling Stone. ” Henri who actually died on August 3, 2019, leaves an impressive body of work that helped shape the disco genre, and as a record executive, he was par excellence. A private funeral was held already in France [in] Paris, but...
“I am devastated by the untimely death of Henri Belolo who was my former producer, mentor and co-creator of Village People,” lead singer Victor Willis said in a statement to Rolling Stone. ” Henri who actually died on August 3, 2019, leaves an impressive body of work that helped shape the disco genre, and as a record executive, he was par excellence. A private funeral was held already in France [in] Paris, but...
- 8/7/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
TORONTO -- A veteran Toronto set dresser was killed Thursday on the set of the Samuel L. Jackson starrer "Jumper", a sci-fi thriller from director Doug Liman, when frozen sand, earth and ice from an exterior set rained down on workers below.
David Ritchie, 56, a veteran set dresser, was killed instantly, a second man was sent to hospital with serious head and shoulder injuries, while a third man escaped harm.
"On behalf of the entire production, it is with profound sadness that we confirm this tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to David Ritchie Family's at this time," a spokesperson for Jumper Prods. said.
Staff Sgt. Joanne Verbeek, a police officer with Toronto's 51 Division, said initial reports that a wooden wall had fallen on the three men were incorrect.
Investigators instead found that the sand and earth frozen to the wall for exterior design came unstuck as the set was being torn down and crushed Ritchie, causing his death.
David Ritchie, 56, a veteran set dresser, was killed instantly, a second man was sent to hospital with serious head and shoulder injuries, while a third man escaped harm.
"On behalf of the entire production, it is with profound sadness that we confirm this tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers go out to David Ritchie Family's at this time," a spokesperson for Jumper Prods. said.
Staff Sgt. Joanne Verbeek, a police officer with Toronto's 51 Division, said initial reports that a wooden wall had fallen on the three men were incorrect.
Investigators instead found that the sand and earth frozen to the wall for exterior design came unstuck as the set was being torn down and crushed Ritchie, causing his death.
- 1/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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