Car Seat Headrest have announced a new live album called Faces from the Masquerade. It’s out in full December 8th, and today, the band has shared a live video of their Twin Fantasy favorite “Bodys.”
A 14-track double album, Faces from the Masquerade compiles recordings from Car Seat Headrest’s three-night stand at Brooklyn Steel in 2022. Its name draws on two relevant aspects of the residency: Will Toledo and company asked attendees to mask up in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also encouraged fans to “accoutre yourself in whatever further costumery you please,” just as the singer did in his go-to hazmat suit and gas mask.
Not every live album feels that necessary, especially when a band sticks to the version of their music cut to record in the studio. For Csh, however, the project makes sense: the band have long performed newly arranged versions of their songs,...
A 14-track double album, Faces from the Masquerade compiles recordings from Car Seat Headrest’s three-night stand at Brooklyn Steel in 2022. Its name draws on two relevant aspects of the residency: Will Toledo and company asked attendees to mask up in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also encouraged fans to “accoutre yourself in whatever further costumery you please,” just as the singer did in his go-to hazmat suit and gas mask.
Not every live album feels that necessary, especially when a band sticks to the version of their music cut to record in the studio. For Csh, however, the project makes sense: the band have long performed newly arranged versions of their songs,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Following the rich and despairing pageantry of Ran, his epic reimagining of King Lear, Kurosawa Akira opted to turn inward, resulting in Dreams, an intimate anthology film that finds its raw source material in the director’s own inner experience.
The notion of cinema as oneiric reverie is, of course, nothing new. There are even those who would argue that the two are more or less synonymous. Going as far back as Luis Buñuel Un Chien Andalou, though, the idea has been to render the dream in its own terms, employing startling juxtapositions and the protean elasticity of time and space to capture the disorienting and often disturbing experience of the unconscious. Kurosawa’s masterstroke is turning this approach on its head, by couching the dream content—often blending the blatantly autobiographical with broader folkloric and even sociopolitical material—in the understated, naturalistic visual style he had developed over his last few films.
The notion of cinema as oneiric reverie is, of course, nothing new. There are even those who would argue that the two are more or less synonymous. Going as far back as Luis Buñuel Un Chien Andalou, though, the idea has been to render the dream in its own terms, employing startling juxtapositions and the protean elasticity of time and space to capture the disorienting and often disturbing experience of the unconscious. Kurosawa’s masterstroke is turning this approach on its head, by couching the dream content—often blending the blatantly autobiographical with broader folkloric and even sociopolitical material—in the understated, naturalistic visual style he had developed over his last few films.
- 8/30/2023
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
If you mentioned that your car was breaking down, August Golden would quietly get his tool kit, log onto YouTube, and figure out how to fix it. If you really liked Taylor Swift — an artist that was not his favorite — and told him you wanted to start a punk covers group paying tribute to her, he would sigh amicably and offer to play guitar and sing just so you wouldn’t have to do it alone. And if you were planning on moving, he would just start picking up boxes...
- 8/16/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
When TV shows aren’t popular, they get canceled — at least that’s the precedent set by years of broadcast and cable programming. But in the current era of streaming services, a surplus of shows, and an evaporating pile of cash, has created an overwhelming wave of cancellations completely at odds with shows’ viewership, popularity, or quality. For the average viewer, this might just mean pressing play on something new. But online, small but tight-knit fandoms have taken it upon themselves to face down streaming giants over their beloved shows.
- 5/1/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
The longstanding Memphis rock band Saliva will go ahead with the release of a new album and upcoming tour as a way of celebrating the life and music of guitarist Wayne Swinny, who died in March at the age of 59.
In a statement, Saliva said, “After careful consideration, and with the support of his family, we have made the decision pay tribute to his legacy the best way we know how, through our music. We intend to move forward with the release of our album so everyone can hear the...
In a statement, Saliva said, “After careful consideration, and with the support of his family, we have made the decision pay tribute to his legacy the best way we know how, through our music. We intend to move forward with the release of our album so everyone can hear the...
- 4/28/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A significant reveal in the Shadow and Bone book series came to life on Netflix's adaptation.
Strumhond's secret (true) identity got revealed on Shadow and Bone Season 2 Episode 3.
Strumhund is Nikolai Lanstov, the King's second son, the spare Prince of Ravka, and a high-ranking officer.
Alina immediately felt betrayed and got angry, and punched the prince in the jaw when she found out.
Her anger dissipated a bit when she learned his reasons and when he made a case for their alliance.
This all happened after Alina tried to take down the fold with the power of the second amplifier.
Nikolai (aka Strumhond) brought her, Mal, and some of his crew into the Fold so that Alina could attempt to take it down from the inside.
Sadly, the combined power of both amplifiers, the stag and the sea whip, were not enough to overcome the power of the fold.
Strumhond's secret (true) identity got revealed on Shadow and Bone Season 2 Episode 3.
Strumhund is Nikolai Lanstov, the King's second son, the spare Prince of Ravka, and a high-ranking officer.
Alina immediately felt betrayed and got angry, and punched the prince in the jaw when she found out.
Her anger dissipated a bit when she learned his reasons and when he made a case for their alliance.
This all happened after Alina tried to take down the fold with the power of the second amplifier.
Nikolai (aka Strumhond) brought her, Mal, and some of his crew into the Fold so that Alina could attempt to take it down from the inside.
Sadly, the combined power of both amplifiers, the stag and the sea whip, were not enough to overcome the power of the fold.
- 3/17/2023
- by Michael T. Stack
- TVfanatic
The latest season of Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" just dropped, in which the Crows of Ketterdam play a major role in assisting the Sun Summoner Alina Starkov (Jesse Mei Li). Series showrunner Eric Heisserer has taken an unorthodox route when it comes to adapting Leigh Bardugo's fantasy novel series by combining the storylines of the "Shadow and Bone" trilogy and "The Six of Crows" duology, leading to a complex, intertwining story that directly impacts the fate of the Grishaverse. As the Crows have emerged as one of the strongest aspects of the Netflix adaptation, Heisserer has been quietly developing a "Six of Crows" spin-off series, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Bardugo's duology exclusively focuses on the Crows, who are forced to take up a perilous mission after a drug named jurda parem is on the verge of being circulated across Kerch. The implications of this drug falling into the...
Bardugo's duology exclusively focuses on the Crows, who are forced to take up a perilous mission after a drug named jurda parem is on the verge of being circulated across Kerch. The implications of this drug falling into the...
- 3/17/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for Shadow and Bone season 2.
It’s understandable that before fans get into a Netflix show nowadays, they want to know whether the show will have another season or whether they’ll be stuck with another cliffhanger ending that will never be continued. Yes we’re talking about Julie and the Phantoms, First Kill, Partner Track, and so much more. But with a show like Shadow and Bone, where we have a whole universe’s worth of stories to pull from and a strong fan base, viewers will be happy to hear that back when showrunner Eric Heisserer pitched the show for Netflix, he told them his ideas for a three-season series.
If you’re yet to start Shadow and Bone or have forgotten the premise since season one, Shadow and Bone is Alina Starkov’s (Jessie Mei Li) story based on a book series of...
It’s understandable that before fans get into a Netflix show nowadays, they want to know whether the show will have another season or whether they’ll be stuck with another cliffhanger ending that will never be continued. Yes we’re talking about Julie and the Phantoms, First Kill, Partner Track, and so much more. But with a show like Shadow and Bone, where we have a whole universe’s worth of stories to pull from and a strong fan base, viewers will be happy to hear that back when showrunner Eric Heisserer pitched the show for Netflix, he told them his ideas for a three-season series.
If you’re yet to start Shadow and Bone or have forgotten the premise since season one, Shadow and Bone is Alina Starkov’s (Jessie Mei Li) story based on a book series of...
- 3/17/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Alina and Mal found a bit of peace, but that quickly got foiled when Alina learned her nightmares were real.
Shadow and Bone Season 2 Episode 1 saw Alina dreaming of Kirigan inside the fold while the Crows dealt with their issues.
Pekka managed to kill the woman whose name was on the deed for the Crow Club, which means the club now was his: as was Inej's contract.
Mal and Alina continued their romance, but their romantic interactions kept getting interrupted by multiple outside occurrences.
Both of them managed to get caught, causing them to flee the land they had just arrived in.
We didn't see much of the Zemeni side of things, so hopefully, they get brought back into the future. Just as Alina did, we learned that the Zemeni consider their magic users blessed and don't categorize them.
The Zemeni saved Alina and Mal later in the episode, much to everyone's surprise.
Shadow and Bone Season 2 Episode 1 saw Alina dreaming of Kirigan inside the fold while the Crows dealt with their issues.
Pekka managed to kill the woman whose name was on the deed for the Crow Club, which means the club now was his: as was Inej's contract.
Mal and Alina continued their romance, but their romantic interactions kept getting interrupted by multiple outside occurrences.
Both of them managed to get caught, causing them to flee the land they had just arrived in.
We didn't see much of the Zemeni side of things, so hopefully, they get brought back into the future. Just as Alina did, we learned that the Zemeni consider their magic users blessed and don't categorize them.
The Zemeni saved Alina and Mal later in the episode, much to everyone's surprise.
- 3/16/2023
- by Michael T. Stack
- TVfanatic
“Shadow and Bone” showrunner Eric Heisserer has already assembled a writers room to plan for a potential “Six of Crows” spinoff series, which he hopes could follow Season 2 of the Netflix fantasy show.
The first two seasons of “Shadow and Bone” adapt both the trilogy of the same name by Leigh Bardugo and the “Six of Crows” duology set in the same universe, coralling characters from both books together. Season 2 continues to adapt “Shadow and Bone,” but the finale sets the stage for a bigger plot from the Crows side of things.
“The story of ‘Six of Crows’ is a heist in the Ice Court, which is deep in Fjierda and it is around a sacred holiday of theirs called Hringkälla,” Heisserer told TheWrap. “The whole book of ‘Six of Crows’ is devoted to that, and what we’ve done in Season 2 was essentially set that up as the next crow story.
The first two seasons of “Shadow and Bone” adapt both the trilogy of the same name by Leigh Bardugo and the “Six of Crows” duology set in the same universe, coralling characters from both books together. Season 2 continues to adapt “Shadow and Bone,” but the finale sets the stage for a bigger plot from the Crows side of things.
“The story of ‘Six of Crows’ is a heist in the Ice Court, which is deep in Fjierda and it is around a sacred holiday of theirs called Hringkälla,” Heisserer told TheWrap. “The whole book of ‘Six of Crows’ is devoted to that, and what we’ve done in Season 2 was essentially set that up as the next crow story.
- 3/16/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Alina is embracing her role as the Sun Summoner in "Shadow and Bone" season two. On Feb. 17, Netflix released the official trailer for the new season, and it promises a dramatic confrontation between Alina and the Darkling, while giving fans a glimpse of the new faces they can expect to see in the forthcoming episodes.
Back on Sept. 24, 2022, Netflix released the first teaser for the upcoming season at the global fan event Tudum. In it, Alina rejects the idea that she's just a symbol, Wylan and Nikolai make their big debuts, and the Crows prepare for a fight. That's a good thing, because the Darkling isn't messing around. "Are you willing to sacrifice that which is most precious to you?" he asks in the action-packed trailer.
Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" premiered in 2021, receiving rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Based on the popular book series by Leigh Bardugo, the...
Back on Sept. 24, 2022, Netflix released the first teaser for the upcoming season at the global fan event Tudum. In it, Alina rejects the idea that she's just a symbol, Wylan and Nikolai make their big debuts, and the Crows prepare for a fight. That's a good thing, because the Darkling isn't messing around. "Are you willing to sacrifice that which is most precious to you?" he asks in the action-packed trailer.
Netflix's "Shadow and Bone" premiered in 2021, receiving rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Based on the popular book series by Leigh Bardugo, the...
- 2/17/2023
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “How’s It Going to Be?,” the Sept. 5 series finale of “Roswell, New Mexico.”
In May, The CW pulled the plug on seven shows, including “Roswell, New Mexico,” which was airing its fourth season. On Monday night, the drama aired its final episode — one that showrunner Chris Hollier and the writers planned on being the Season 4 finale, not the final episode ever.
During the last episode, Max (Nathan Parsons) headed off to save the world through portal — one that would allow him to return and live happily ever after with Liz (Jeanine Mason), who he still intended to eventually marry.
“There was one change afterwards where the console melted, and Liz would feel like, ‘Oh no, I just got engaged and maybe he’s trapped there forever.’ It was the only thing we removed,” he tells Variety, noting that...
In May, The CW pulled the plug on seven shows, including “Roswell, New Mexico,” which was airing its fourth season. On Monday night, the drama aired its final episode — one that showrunner Chris Hollier and the writers planned on being the Season 4 finale, not the final episode ever.
During the last episode, Max (Nathan Parsons) headed off to save the world through portal — one that would allow him to return and live happily ever after with Liz (Jeanine Mason), who he still intended to eventually marry.
“There was one change afterwards where the console melted, and Liz would feel like, ‘Oh no, I just got engaged and maybe he’s trapped there forever.’ It was the only thing we removed,” he tells Variety, noting that...
- 9/6/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Ewa Puszczynska, a producer on Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning Ida, is preparing the first feature project of her own new company.
Speaking to ScreenDaily during this week’s Polish Days in Wroclaw, Puszczynska said Lodz-based Extreme Emotions is managed with her daughter Emilia and is in addition to her work as a producer and head of development at Opus Film (Ida).
Puszczynska was at the Polish Days’ pitching session on Thursday (July 30) with Aa, the planned feature film debut by the Israeli-born writer-director Jack Faber, which she has been accompanying in its development for the past 18 months
Based on actual events, the film centres on the last night of a heritage tour in Poland by a group of Israeli high-school students when a prank quickly spins out of control and exposes the violent nature of the young people’s present lives.
Faber had initially started working on the project during his studies at the Netherlands Film Academy...
Speaking to ScreenDaily during this week’s Polish Days in Wroclaw, Puszczynska said Lodz-based Extreme Emotions is managed with her daughter Emilia and is in addition to her work as a producer and head of development at Opus Film (Ida).
Puszczynska was at the Polish Days’ pitching session on Thursday (July 30) with Aa, the planned feature film debut by the Israeli-born writer-director Jack Faber, which she has been accompanying in its development for the past 18 months
Based on actual events, the film centres on the last night of a heritage tour in Poland by a group of Israeli high-school students when a prank quickly spins out of control and exposes the violent nature of the young people’s present lives.
Faber had initially started working on the project during his studies at the Netherlands Film Academy...
- 7/31/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Birdman, Fury and Leviathan among main competition titles; Roland Joffé to preside over main jury.
Alejandro G Ińárritu, Yimou Zhang, Mike Leigh and Jean-Marc Vallée are among the directors with films screening in competition at the 22nd Camerimage (Nov 15-22), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography.
The main competition at the festival, held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, comprises:
Alejandro G Ińárritu’s Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance); USA, 2014; Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
Yimou Zhang’s Coming Home (Gui lai); China, 2014; Cinematographer: Zhao Xiaoding
Richard Raymond’s Desert Dancer; UK, 2014; Cinematographer: Carlos Catalán Alucha
Lech J. Majewski’s Field of Dogs - Onirica (Onirica - Psie pole); Poland, 2014; Cinematographers: Paweł Tybora and Lech J. Majewski
Krzysztof Zanussi’s Foreign Body (Obce cialo); Poland, Italy, Russia, 2014; Cinematographer: Piotr Niemyjski
David Ayer’s Fury; USA, 2014; Cinematographer: Roman Vasyanov
Tate Taylor’s Get on Up; USA, 2014; Cinematographer: Stephen Goldblatt
Łukasz Palkowski’s Gods (Bogowie); Poland, 2014; Cinematographer:...
Alejandro G Ińárritu, Yimou Zhang, Mike Leigh and Jean-Marc Vallée are among the directors with films screening in competition at the 22nd Camerimage (Nov 15-22), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography.
The main competition at the festival, held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, comprises:
Alejandro G Ińárritu’s Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance); USA, 2014; Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
Yimou Zhang’s Coming Home (Gui lai); China, 2014; Cinematographer: Zhao Xiaoding
Richard Raymond’s Desert Dancer; UK, 2014; Cinematographer: Carlos Catalán Alucha
Lech J. Majewski’s Field of Dogs - Onirica (Onirica - Psie pole); Poland, 2014; Cinematographers: Paweł Tybora and Lech J. Majewski
Krzysztof Zanussi’s Foreign Body (Obce cialo); Poland, Italy, Russia, 2014; Cinematographer: Piotr Niemyjski
David Ayer’s Fury; USA, 2014; Cinematographer: Roman Vasyanov
Tate Taylor’s Get on Up; USA, 2014; Cinematographer: Stephen Goldblatt
Łukasz Palkowski’s Gods (Bogowie); Poland, 2014; Cinematographer:...
- 10/31/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Polish film festival sets competition juries; Roland Joffe to preside over main competition.
Camerimage (Nov 15-22), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, has set an impressive roster of jurors for its various competition categories.
The Killing Fields director Roland Joffe will preside over the main competition jury, which incldues cinematographers Christian Berger and Manuel Alberto Claro.
Caleb Deschanel has been appointed president of the Polish Films Competition.
The full list of jurors is below.
Main Competition
Roland Joffé – Jury President (director, producer; The Killing Fields, The Mission, Vatel)
Christian Berger (cinematographer; The Piano Teacher, Hidden, The White Ribbon)
Ryszard Bugajski (director, screenwriter; Interrogation, General Nil, The Closed Circuit)
Ryszard Horowitz (photographer)
David Gropman (cinematographer; The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Life of Pi)
Arthur Reinhart (cinematographer, producer; Crows, Tristan + Isolde, Venice)
Oliver Stapleton (cinematographer; The Cider House Rules, Pay It Forward, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark)
Manuel Alberto Claro (cinematographer; Reconstruction, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac...
Camerimage (Nov 15-22), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, has set an impressive roster of jurors for its various competition categories.
The Killing Fields director Roland Joffe will preside over the main competition jury, which incldues cinematographers Christian Berger and Manuel Alberto Claro.
Caleb Deschanel has been appointed president of the Polish Films Competition.
The full list of jurors is below.
Main Competition
Roland Joffé – Jury President (director, producer; The Killing Fields, The Mission, Vatel)
Christian Berger (cinematographer; The Piano Teacher, Hidden, The White Ribbon)
Ryszard Bugajski (director, screenwriter; Interrogation, General Nil, The Closed Circuit)
Ryszard Horowitz (photographer)
David Gropman (cinematographer; The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Life of Pi)
Arthur Reinhart (cinematographer, producer; Crows, Tristan + Isolde, Venice)
Oliver Stapleton (cinematographer; The Cider House Rules, Pay It Forward, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark)
Manuel Alberto Claro (cinematographer; Reconstruction, Melancholia, Nymphomaniac...
- 10/31/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Dorota Kedzierzawska's strange film, in which a love-starved girl snatches another child, eschews the horror of the situation
Before watching Mark Cousins's cine-essay A Story of Children and Film, I was unaware of one of the weirdest movies he references: Wrony, or Crows, made in 1994 by Polish director Dorota Kedzierzawska. In Crows, it is not clear if what we are watching is fundamentally innocent or fundamentally tainted. A young girl nicknamed Crow (Karolina Ostrozna) is neglected by her single mum, who is always leaving her alone in the flat, or locking her out of the flat while she is having sex. Angry, lonely and confused, the girl wanders the city she is at one stage chased and menaced by a creepy male figure on the seashore. Then she kidnaps a toddler from someone's front garden and takes her away, insisting that the infant must call her "mummy", and...
Before watching Mark Cousins's cine-essay A Story of Children and Film, I was unaware of one of the weirdest movies he references: Wrony, or Crows, made in 1994 by Polish director Dorota Kedzierzawska. In Crows, it is not clear if what we are watching is fundamentally innocent or fundamentally tainted. A young girl nicknamed Crow (Karolina Ostrozna) is neglected by her single mum, who is always leaving her alone in the flat, or locking her out of the flat while she is having sex. Angry, lonely and confused, the girl wanders the city she is at one stage chased and menaced by a creepy male figure on the seashore. Then she kidnaps a toddler from someone's front garden and takes her away, insisting that the infant must call her "mummy", and...
- 4/10/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Mark Cousins on cinema's obsession with childhood, Jeff Nichols on the rise of Us indie films, and another one bites the dust on troubled western Jane Got a Gun
Through a child's eyes
Another late British entry to the Cannes jamboree is Mark Cousins's personal documentary, A Story of Children and Film. It appeared as a quiet announcement in the increasingly influential and cherishable Cannes Classics sidebar, alongside great names and important restorations such as Mankiewicz's Cleopatra, Hitchcock's Vertigo (Kim Novak will be guest of honour), Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon and the new 3D version of Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. Cousins's film taps into the glory of film history, comprising clips of 53 films from 25 countries woven around footage of his own niece and nephew at play. Cousins tells me: "When we think of Cannes we think of Catherine Deneuve and Brad Pitt. Yet the starting point of my little...
Through a child's eyes
Another late British entry to the Cannes jamboree is Mark Cousins's personal documentary, A Story of Children and Film. It appeared as a quiet announcement in the increasingly influential and cherishable Cannes Classics sidebar, alongside great names and important restorations such as Mankiewicz's Cleopatra, Hitchcock's Vertigo (Kim Novak will be guest of honour), Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon and the new 3D version of Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. Cousins's film taps into the glory of film history, comprising clips of 53 films from 25 countries woven around footage of his own niece and nephew at play. Cousins tells me: "When we think of Cannes we think of Catherine Deneuve and Brad Pitt. Yet the starting point of my little...
- 5/4/2013
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
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