Madonna‘s Ray of Light is many things but it’s not a trashy album. Despite this, seven of the songs from Ray of Light might’ve ended up in the trash. One of the producers from the album recalled an experience that terrified him while he was working for the Queen of Pop.
A producer lost a tape with songs from Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’
Patrick Leonard was one if the power players in Madonna’s career. He co-wrote many important songs with her, including “Frozen,” “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Cherish,” and “Live to Tell.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, Leonard recalled something that happened to him when he worked on Ray of Light , the most important techno album of all time. “I had a terrifying experience,” he remembered. “When we were leaving Miami, having written them, I had a cassette that just said ‘M...
A producer lost a tape with songs from Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’
Patrick Leonard was one if the power players in Madonna’s career. He co-wrote many important songs with her, including “Frozen,” “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Cherish,” and “Live to Tell.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, Leonard recalled something that happened to him when he worked on Ray of Light , the most important techno album of all time. “I had a terrifying experience,” he remembered. “When we were leaving Miami, having written them, I had a cassette that just said ‘M...
- 4/26/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Madonna is the Queen of Pop, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is going to respect her as an artist. The writer behind “Like a Prayer” and other Madonna hits revealed what he thought of her as a person and why some singers are labeled “real artists.” He also discussed his issues with the modern music industry.
Madonna’s songwriter revealed his opinion on alleged ‘real artists’
Patrick Leonard is a songwriter who is primarily known for co-writing hits with the Queen of Pop. Leonard’s collaborations with Madonna include “La Isla Bonita,” “Like a Prayer,” “Live to Tell,” “Frozen,” and “Cherish.” You’ll be hard-pressed to find a 1980s nostalgia station that doesn’t play some of those songs. During a 2017 interview with Boys Culture, Leonard discussed his relationship with the Material Girl. “There’s always been mutual respect, and I think that it isn’t often where...
Madonna’s songwriter revealed his opinion on alleged ‘real artists’
Patrick Leonard is a songwriter who is primarily known for co-writing hits with the Queen of Pop. Leonard’s collaborations with Madonna include “La Isla Bonita,” “Like a Prayer,” “Live to Tell,” “Frozen,” and “Cherish.” You’ll be hard-pressed to find a 1980s nostalgia station that doesn’t play some of those songs. During a 2017 interview with Boys Culture, Leonard discussed his relationship with the Material Girl. “There’s always been mutual respect, and I think that it isn’t often where...
- 4/25/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Madonna released more hits than just about anyone but not all of them are vocally challenging. Despite this, her co-writer said one of her hits proves the Material Girl has the best singing voice ever. He also revealed what he thinks of people who don’t see her as a real artist.
Madonna’s songwriter said 1 hit proved she could singer better than these rock stars
Though he is not a household name, Patrick Leonard is one of the most important songwriters in pop history. He worked with Madonna on many of her best songs from the 1980s and 1990s, including “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Live to Tell,” “Cherish,” and “Frozen.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, the songwriter said he was upset by critics who felt Madonna was not a real artist, whatever that means.
“There’s people with a more controlled voice — the word ‘better’ is not fair,...
Madonna’s songwriter said 1 hit proved she could singer better than these rock stars
Though he is not a household name, Patrick Leonard is one of the most important songwriters in pop history. He worked with Madonna on many of her best songs from the 1980s and 1990s, including “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Live to Tell,” “Cherish,” and “Frozen.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, the songwriter said he was upset by critics who felt Madonna was not a real artist, whatever that means.
“There’s people with a more controlled voice — the word ‘better’ is not fair,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Madonna and Prince wrote a song that seem like a love song but it’s not. During an interview, the Material Girl revealed what she thought of Prince as a person. The song they wrote together became the template for a 2000s hit.
Madonna and Prince wrote a song about anxiety
Madonna’s album Like a Prayer includes some of the most memorable singles of her career, such as the title track, “Express Yourself,” “Cherish,” and “Keep It Together.” On top of that, it includes the revealing ballad “Oh Father.” One of the tracks from the record that doesn’t receive much attention is “Love Song.” Considering that Prince, one of the other biggest stars of all time, is on “Love Song,” it’s incredible that the song is mostly forgotten.
During a 1989 interview with Rolling Stone, the Queen of Pop was asked about her collaboration with the Purple One.
Madonna and Prince wrote a song about anxiety
Madonna’s album Like a Prayer includes some of the most memorable singles of her career, such as the title track, “Express Yourself,” “Cherish,” and “Keep It Together.” On top of that, it includes the revealing ballad “Oh Father.” One of the tracks from the record that doesn’t receive much attention is “Love Song.” Considering that Prince, one of the other biggest stars of all time, is on “Love Song,” it’s incredible that the song is mostly forgotten.
During a 1989 interview with Rolling Stone, the Queen of Pop was asked about her collaboration with the Purple One.
- 4/19/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Madonna‘s album Like a Prayer was a major sea change in the Queen of Pop’s career. She never seemed more honest than when she put out that album. For example, a tune from Like a Prayer gave fans insight into her relationship with her mother. She revealed that she still spoke to her mother from beyond the grave.
Madonna dealt with family trauma on ‘Like a Prayer’
Prior to 1989, Madonna was known for boisterous dance tunes, sentimental ballads, and the occasional song about teen pregnancy. Her output got a little more personal with her 1989 album Like a Prayer. That record showed off a side of her that was more vulnerable. With the singles “Keep It Together” and “Oh Father,” the Queen of Pop gave fans insight into her feelings about her own family. Never had the Material Girl seemed more down-to-earth and human.
During a 1989 interview with Rolling Stone,...
Madonna dealt with family trauma on ‘Like a Prayer’
Prior to 1989, Madonna was known for boisterous dance tunes, sentimental ballads, and the occasional song about teen pregnancy. Her output got a little more personal with her 1989 album Like a Prayer. That record showed off a side of her that was more vulnerable. With the singles “Keep It Together” and “Oh Father,” the Queen of Pop gave fans insight into her feelings about her own family. Never had the Material Girl seemed more down-to-earth and human.
During a 1989 interview with Rolling Stone,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Madonna‘s had an impressive array of No. 1 songs, but she’s also had something rarer: an impressive array of No. 2 songs. Some of her defining hits just missed the top spot. Here’s a nostalgic look back at some of the Queen Pop’s best musical (and music video) moments.
1. ‘Material Girl’
Considering “Material Girl”‘s great new wave beat and iconic music video inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, it would have been a hit regardless of its lyrics. The song is a cute satire of Reagan-era values that’s light enough to be taken at face value. Because some listeners did take it at face value, the song has been used to paint Madonna as shallow and greedy.
The track hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. While the charts are never fair, that placement feels like a real insult. After all, what song...
1. ‘Material Girl’
Considering “Material Girl”‘s great new wave beat and iconic music video inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, it would have been a hit regardless of its lyrics. The song is a cute satire of Reagan-era values that’s light enough to be taken at face value. Because some listeners did take it at face value, the song has been used to paint Madonna as shallow and greedy.
The track hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. While the charts are never fair, that placement feels like a real insult. After all, what song...
- 4/16/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Inspiration for great music can come from the unlikeliest of places. Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” was inspired by a vegetarian restaurant and a server who worked there. One of the song’s co-writers said the track’s prominence was literally a dream come true.
Madonna’s ‘Open Your Heart’ was originally named after a restaurant
“Open Your Heart” was co-written by Madonna, Peter Rafelson, and Gardner Cole. During a 2005 interview with Madonna Tribe, Cole discussed the origin of the song. “The song was started with my good friend Peter Rafelson, we worked on the song for over a year,” he said. “The original title was ‘Follow Your Heart,’ which is the name of a vegetarian restaurant in Los Angeles. I was in love with a waitress there named Lisa, and she was the original inspiration for the lyrics.”
Cole recalled the Queen of Pop’s contribution to the song.
Madonna’s ‘Open Your Heart’ was originally named after a restaurant
“Open Your Heart” was co-written by Madonna, Peter Rafelson, and Gardner Cole. During a 2005 interview with Madonna Tribe, Cole discussed the origin of the song. “The song was started with my good friend Peter Rafelson, we worked on the song for over a year,” he said. “The original title was ‘Follow Your Heart,’ which is the name of a vegetarian restaurant in Los Angeles. I was in love with a waitress there named Lisa, and she was the original inspiration for the lyrics.”
Cole recalled the Queen of Pop’s contribution to the song.
- 12/28/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
George Brown, the drummer who gave Kool & the Gang its propulsive, infection beats, died Thursday after a battle with cancer, a Universal Music Enterprises spokesperson announced. He was 74.
Brown — whose nickname was “Funky” — was one of seven school friends from Jersey City, New Jersey, who came together in 1964 as an instrumental-only jazz and soul group calling itself the Jazziacs. Other members included Robert “Kool” Bell on bass, brother Ronald Bell on keyboards and Charles Smith on guitar.
The band went through several name changes, including the New Dimensions, the Soul Town Band and Kool & the Flames before settling on Kool & the Gang, the name that would become famous worldwide, in 1969. They signed to De-Lite records and released their first LP, the all-instrumental Kool and the Gang, in 1970. By 1973, they incorporated emerging disco trends in its sound, cracking the U.S. Top 10 with “Jungle Boogie” in 1973 and “Hollywood Swinging” in 1974.
After a period of decline,...
Brown — whose nickname was “Funky” — was one of seven school friends from Jersey City, New Jersey, who came together in 1964 as an instrumental-only jazz and soul group calling itself the Jazziacs. Other members included Robert “Kool” Bell on bass, brother Ronald Bell on keyboards and Charles Smith on guitar.
The band went through several name changes, including the New Dimensions, the Soul Town Band and Kool & the Flames before settling on Kool & the Gang, the name that would become famous worldwide, in 1969. They signed to De-Lite records and released their first LP, the all-instrumental Kool and the Gang, in 1970. By 1973, they incorporated emerging disco trends in its sound, cracking the U.S. Top 10 with “Jungle Boogie” in 1973 and “Hollywood Swinging” in 1974.
After a period of decline,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George “Funky” Brown, the drummer, founding member and one of the main songwriters of pop-r&b group Kool & The Gang, died in Los Angeles last night following a battle with lung cancer. He was 74.
Brown, along with Robert “Kool” Bell on bass, his brother Ronald Bell on tenor and lead vocalist James “J.T.” Taylor, was one of the songwriters in a band with such hits as “Jungle Boogie,” “Hollywood Swinging,” “Celebration,” and “Get Down on It.”
His death was reported by TMZ.
According to an official biography of the drummer-songwriter posted by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Jersey City, N.J., native had developed an early affinity for jazz drummers Elvin Jones, Art Blakey and Jack DeJohnette when he met neighbor and future Kool & The Gang keyboardist Ricky West. West introduced Brown to the band’s future saxophonist and musical director Ronald Bell and future trumpeter Robert Mickens,...
Brown, along with Robert “Kool” Bell on bass, his brother Ronald Bell on tenor and lead vocalist James “J.T.” Taylor, was one of the songwriters in a band with such hits as “Jungle Boogie,” “Hollywood Swinging,” “Celebration,” and “Get Down on It.”
His death was reported by TMZ.
According to an official biography of the drummer-songwriter posted by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Jersey City, N.J., native had developed an early affinity for jazz drummers Elvin Jones, Art Blakey and Jack DeJohnette when he met neighbor and future Kool & The Gang keyboardist Ricky West. West introduced Brown to the band’s future saxophonist and musical director Ronald Bell and future trumpeter Robert Mickens,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Terry Kirkman, a founding member and a singer of the ’60s rock-pop band The Association, died Saturday. He was 83.
Kirkman’s death was announced on The Association’s Facebook page.
“We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, Rip Terry,” the band wrote. “He will live on in our hearts and in the music he so brilliantly wrote.”
Born Dec. 12, 1939, in Salina, Kansas, Kirkman became a founding member of The Association in 1965 in Los Angeles, along with Jules Gary Alexander, Russ Giguere, Ted Bluechel Jr., Brian Cole and Bob Page.
Recognized for their lush and complex harmonies, the band achieved success quickly with its 1966 album And Then… Along Comes the Association. That album hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and featured two songs that would become signature tunes for the group, both sung by Kirkman: the gold single “Cherish,” which Kirkman wrote and spent three weeks atop...
Kirkman’s death was announced on The Association’s Facebook page.
“We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, Rip Terry,” the band wrote. “He will live on in our hearts and in the music he so brilliantly wrote.”
Born Dec. 12, 1939, in Salina, Kansas, Kirkman became a founding member of The Association in 1965 in Los Angeles, along with Jules Gary Alexander, Russ Giguere, Ted Bluechel Jr., Brian Cole and Bob Page.
Recognized for their lush and complex harmonies, the band achieved success quickly with its 1966 album And Then… Along Comes the Association. That album hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and featured two songs that would become signature tunes for the group, both sung by Kirkman: the gold single “Cherish,” which Kirkman wrote and spent three weeks atop...
- 9/25/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Terry Kirkman, a founding member of the Association who penned the band’s Sixties classics “Cherish” and “Everything That Touches You,” died on Saturday. He was 83.
Kirkman’s wife, Heidi Berinstein Kirkman, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that he died in his home in Montclair, California of congestive heart failure following a long illness.
Kirkman was born in Salina, Kansas and later studied music in California at Chaffey College. His foray into the professional music world began when he had a chance meeting with guitarist Jules Alexander in Hawaii in 1962. A year later,...
Kirkman’s wife, Heidi Berinstein Kirkman, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that he died in his home in Montclair, California of congestive heart failure following a long illness.
Kirkman was born in Salina, Kansas and later studied music in California at Chaffey College. His foray into the professional music world began when he had a chance meeting with guitarist Jules Alexander in Hawaii in 1962. A year later,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features backup vocalist Marilyn Martin.
On Nov. 30, 1985, Starship’s “We Built This City” was dislodged as the top song on the Hot 100 by “Separate Lives,...
On Nov. 30, 1985, Starship’s “We Built This City” was dislodged as the top song on the Hot 100 by “Separate Lives,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The members of Crazy Horse have announced a new album with Neil Young titled All Roads Lead Home, out March 31st. As a preview, they’ve released one of Nils Lofgren’s songs from the album, “You Will Never Know.”
During the pandemic, Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina each recorded three solo songs with different musicians. For his part, Young contributed a live solo version of “Song of the Seasons” from Barn, his 2021 album with Crazy Horse.
All Roads Lead Home will be available on vinyl and CD. See the artwork and full tracklist below; pre-orders are ongoing.
Lofgren shows off his guitar expertise on the folksy “You Will Never Know,” which features lyrics like, “You will never know/ How well she does without you.” Stream the track below.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s most recent album, World Record, was released in 2022. Young also unveiled the long-shelved Crazy Horse album Toast last year.
During the pandemic, Lofgren, Billy Talbot, and Ralph Molina each recorded three solo songs with different musicians. For his part, Young contributed a live solo version of “Song of the Seasons” from Barn, his 2021 album with Crazy Horse.
All Roads Lead Home will be available on vinyl and CD. See the artwork and full tracklist below; pre-orders are ongoing.
Lofgren shows off his guitar expertise on the folksy “You Will Never Know,” which features lyrics like, “You will never know/ How well she does without you.” Stream the track below.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s most recent album, World Record, was released in 2022. Young also unveiled the long-shelved Crazy Horse album Toast last year.
- 2/17/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Singer and composer Ronald "Khalis" Bell, one of the founder members of Kool and the Gang, has died at the age of 68.
Ronald Bell a self taught musician wrote and composed some of Kool & the Gang's biggest songs including “Celebration,” “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Summer Madness." Bell and his big brother Robert, known professionally as “Kool”
As reported Bell passed away Wednesday morning at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The video of the song "Celebration"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M
May his soul Rip...
Ronald Bell a self taught musician wrote and composed some of Kool & the Gang's biggest songs including “Celebration,” “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie” and “Summer Madness." Bell and his big brother Robert, known professionally as “Kool”
As reported Bell passed away Wednesday morning at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The video of the song "Celebration"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M
May his soul Rip...
- 9/10/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Ronald “Khalis” Bell, the singer, songwriter and saxophonist whose group Kool & the Gang became one of the most celebrated and musically eclectic funk bands in the 1970s and beyond, died Wednesday at his U.S. Virgin Islands home at the age of 68, a rep confirmed to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not disclosed.
Over the course of 23 albums, starting with 1969’s Kool and the Gang through the 2013 Christmas album Kool for the Holidays, the band morphed from upstart jazz unit to chart-topping funk-soul ensemble to smooth pop group...
Over the course of 23 albums, starting with 1969’s Kool and the Gang through the 2013 Christmas album Kool for the Holidays, the band morphed from upstart jazz unit to chart-topping funk-soul ensemble to smooth pop group...
- 9/9/2020
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder and singer of Kool & the Gang who also wrote some of the group’s biggest hits, has died Wednesday morning at age 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to publicist Sujata Murthy. No cause of death was released.
Kool & the Gang was formed in 1964 in Jersey City, NJ, by brothers Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald “Khalis” Bell. They were joined by Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. The band released its debut album in 1970 and became one of the big acts of the decade, powered by hits like “Jungle Boogie” and Hollywood Swingin’ and “Celebration.”
The group won a Grammy in 1978 for their work on the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever, which has sold more than 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. Kool & the Gang’s song “Open Sesame” also was featured in the movie.
Kool & the Gang was formed in 1964 in Jersey City, NJ, by brothers Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald “Khalis” Bell. They were joined by Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. The band released its debut album in 1970 and became one of the big acts of the decade, powered by hits like “Jungle Boogie” and Hollywood Swingin’ and “Celebration.”
The group won a Grammy in 1978 for their work on the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever, which has sold more than 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. Kool & the Gang’s song “Open Sesame” also was featured in the movie.
- 9/9/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
As famed sociologist Hugh Mackay once said: “Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.” That quote is a tidy summation of Ava DuVernay’s new anthology series “Cherish the Day,” which premieres February 11 on Own: The Oprah Winfrey Network.
It relies on one of the oldest and most basic romantic tropes: boy meets girl; boy loses girl; boy regains girl. Details vary, but those are the major narrative beats.
What’s different about this one is that it’s not some fanciful fairytale, but rather a realistic, intuitive and sympathetic observation of a relationship as it evolves over several years, with characters that are fully realized, complex creatures.
Ultimately, its message seems to be that romantic love is far more complicated than anything depicted in the typical Hollywood romcom.
“Cherish the Day” chronicles the evolving relationship of one couple, with each episode...
It relies on one of the oldest and most basic romantic tropes: boy meets girl; boy loses girl; boy regains girl. Details vary, but those are the major narrative beats.
What’s different about this one is that it’s not some fanciful fairytale, but rather a realistic, intuitive and sympathetic observation of a relationship as it evolves over several years, with characters that are fully realized, complex creatures.
Ultimately, its message seems to be that romantic love is far more complicated than anything depicted in the typical Hollywood romcom.
“Cherish the Day” chronicles the evolving relationship of one couple, with each episode...
- 2/11/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
In 1976, on Jeffrey Foskett’s 20th birthday, he and a fellow Beach Boys fan drove up and down Bellagio Road in Los Angeles looking for Brian Wilson’s home. After about an hour, they found it, decorated with a psychedelic stained-glass window depicting honeybees and flowers (seen on the cover of 1967’s Wild Honey) and guarded by a white picket fence.
“Brian opened the front door and said, ‘Come on in,'” Foskett recalls. “He had no idea who we were and I was in awe. There was a bass guitar laying around,...
“Brian opened the front door and said, ‘Come on in,'” Foskett recalls. “He had no idea who we were and I was in awe. There was a bass guitar laying around,...
- 12/6/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Over 70 items of Madonna memorabilia are currently up for auction, including costumes, demo cassette tapes and, most famously, a handwritten apology letter from Tupac Shakur that was sent to Madge a year before his death. The auction, hosted by Madonna’s former art advisor Darlene Lutz and the auction house Gotta Have Rock & Roll, comes despite a two–year battle with Madonna herself, who told a judge that her celebrity “does not obviate my right to maintain my privacy.” Madonna’s injunction was overturned by an appeals court last month.
- 7/24/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Madonna albums from this century fall into two categories: the playing-it-safe ones, and the “Wtf is she thinking?” ones. You might be tempted to assume the mega-weird ones are better, but nothing is ever that straightforward in the Madonna universe. Confessions on a Dance Floor was her totally safe execution of an obvious idea — why doesn’t history’s greatest disco mastermind just make a damn disco record? — but it was also brilliant. Whereas the certifiably flaky American Life was certifiably ass. That’s just one of the many reasons...
- 6/14/2019
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
With “Solo: A Star Wars Story” failing to live up to Disney’s expectations, at least financially, all eyes are on 2019’s “Star Wars: Episode IX” as the true test of the franchise’s health. And much like the previous “Star Wars” films released since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, ‘Episode IX’ news has been plagued with behind-the-scenes drama.
Read More: Colin Trevorrow Explains Why He’ll Do Right By ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
After initially being announced with “Jurassic World” filmmaker Colin Trevorrow set to write and direct the final film in the newest trilogy, Lucasfilm has recently changed course, with the director being replaced by ‘The Force Awakens’ helmer J.J.
Continue reading Colin Trevorrow Explains What He’ll “Cherish” Most About Working On ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ at The Playlist.
Read More: Colin Trevorrow Explains Why He’ll Do Right By ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
After initially being announced with “Jurassic World” filmmaker Colin Trevorrow set to write and direct the final film in the newest trilogy, Lucasfilm has recently changed course, with the director being replaced by ‘The Force Awakens’ helmer J.J.
Continue reading Colin Trevorrow Explains What He’ll “Cherish” Most About Working On ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ at The Playlist.
- 5/29/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Inanimate objects are deployed to endless would-be-scary effect in Annabelle, and it’s not just the supremely creepy doll that is its star. In this prequel to last year's hit The Conjuring — one of the most effective haunted-house movies of recent years — cheap jolts are provided by an errant sewing machine, a record player spinning The Association’s hit "Cherish," heavy books, a malfunctioning elevator and even an unattended Jiffy Pop popcorn pan. The filmmakers literally throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Usually, movie spinoffs attempt to up the ante — witness this summer’s The Purge:
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- 10/2/2014
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From a range of eras and genres, here's Jenny and Alex's light-hearted pick of 50 great opening title sequences from the movies...
Odd List
We don’t go to the cinema much, because we hate people. We also don’t go because there’s always the risk of accidentally going to see the wrong film. It's not helped by the fact that there's no way of telling until it’s too late, because there are no bloody opening credits on lots of modern films. And by the time you do realise, you’ve eaten all your popcorn and you can’t be bothered to move.
The movies on this list won’t give you that problem. These opening credits are perfect scene setters for the movies that follow, so you won’t have to worry about awkward popcorn wasting moments. It's not a top 50, rather a selection of 50 interesting credits sequences,...
Odd List
We don’t go to the cinema much, because we hate people. We also don’t go because there’s always the risk of accidentally going to see the wrong film. It's not helped by the fact that there's no way of telling until it’s too late, because there are no bloody opening credits on lots of modern films. And by the time you do realise, you’ve eaten all your popcorn and you can’t be bothered to move.
The movies on this list won’t give you that problem. These opening credits are perfect scene setters for the movies that follow, so you won’t have to worry about awkward popcorn wasting moments. It's not a top 50, rather a selection of 50 interesting credits sequences,...
- 6/25/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: With Go On cancelled, any chance Matthew Perry will return to The Good Wife next season? —Kim
Ausiello: Not only does exec producer Robert King want Perry, he tells TVLine he plans to do “whatever we can to get him.” The ground is particularly fertile for a Mike Kresteva comeback in the wake of the Florrick campaign’s ballot-tampering cover-up (a scandal that could reverse the election results in Kresteva’s favor). “If we get Matthew, he will be involved with that,...
Question: With Go On cancelled, any chance Matthew Perry will return to The Good Wife next season? —Kim
Ausiello: Not only does exec producer Robert King want Perry, he tells TVLine he plans to do “whatever we can to get him.” The ground is particularly fertile for a Mike Kresteva comeback in the wake of the Florrick campaign’s ballot-tampering cover-up (a scandal that could reverse the election results in Kresteva’s favor). “If we get Matthew, he will be involved with that,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Puck - "School's Out"What's a high school slacker (Mark Salling) to do when he thinks he's not going to graduate? Why, stop caring of course, and rock out to Alice Cooper's "School's Out."Quinn - "Cherish/Cherish"Dianna Agron's Quinn had quite a year ...wait, scratch that. Quinn's had quite a high school career! Pregnancy, break-ups, goth phase, paralyzed, this girl has seen it all. At least for a brief moment this year she got to enjoy the stage when singing a mash-up of The Association and Madonna with Mercedes, Sam and Joe (Samuel Larsen).Mike Chang - "Scream"Definitely best known for his amazing dancing, the lack of singing from Harry Shum Jr.'s Mike Chang is a running joke on the show. It was pretty awesome though when he and Artie (Kevin McHale) recreated the epic Michael Jackson/ Janet Jackson "Scream" video during an Artie dream sequence.
- 5/22/2012
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
It was a very special Valentines Day on last night’s episode of Glee. When most shows use Valentines Day as an excuse for filler episode Glee stood out from the crowd with fun songs and hot topics. They paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston as well as introduced some new guest stars. In an episode filled with love and loss there was plenty of “heart”.
We finally met Rachel’s (Lea Michele) dads Hiram and Leroy played perfectly by Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell respectively. The duo was perfectly over dramatic and explained a lot in terms of Rachel’s personality. It seemed as thought the dads were fully on boar
d with Rachel and Finn’s (Cory Monteith) ridiculous wedding but it turns out they were only trying to fool her with reverse psychology. In a house built on honesty, respect and dance the lies didn’t sit well with Hiram.
We finally met Rachel’s (Lea Michele) dads Hiram and Leroy played perfectly by Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell respectively. The duo was perfectly over dramatic and explained a lot in terms of Rachel’s personality. It seemed as thought the dads were fully on boar
d with Rachel and Finn’s (Cory Monteith) ridiculous wedding but it turns out they were only trying to fool her with reverse psychology. In a house built on honesty, respect and dance the lies didn’t sit well with Hiram.
- 2/15/2012
- by Kelly Sater
- BuzzFocus.com
Fox Scene from “Glee.”
Call it eerie timing, but every fan of “Glee” was looking forward to Mercedes’s rendition of the power-pop ballad “I Will Always Love You,” made famous by the recently departed Whitney Houston. And the verdict?
Girl blew it out of the park.
Mercedes stuns her fellow classmates with a heart-rending love song that becomes a homage of the 48-year-old fallen star. We’ve never seen her at such a lovers’ crossroad, torn between her found-again...
Call it eerie timing, but every fan of “Glee” was looking forward to Mercedes’s rendition of the power-pop ballad “I Will Always Love You,” made famous by the recently departed Whitney Houston. And the verdict?
Girl blew it out of the park.
Mercedes stuns her fellow classmates with a heart-rending love song that becomes a homage of the 48-year-old fallen star. We’ve never seen her at such a lovers’ crossroad, torn between her found-again...
- 2/15/2012
- by Raymund Flandez
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Love (and possibly lunacy) was in the air for a special Valentine’s Day edition of Glee. Rachel’s dads (LeRoy and Hiram) returned from the City of Lost Parents and tried to use reverse psychology to overturn their daughter’s engagement to Finn. Artie and Rory battled for Sugar’s affections. Glee Project co-winner Samuel Larsen made his debut as a Christian student adjusting to the non-home-schooled life. And the show’s writers hastily erected a papier-mâché wall to keep apart Mercedes and Sam. (Plus, Karofsky returned! Yay!)
If you were too busy shouting “Tinnnnn Roof! Rusted.” to follow the entire hour,...
If you were too busy shouting “Tinnnnn Roof! Rusted.” to follow the entire hour,...
- 2/15/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Calling all Glee fans! It’s time to Gleek out once again when this Tuesday’s Valentines episode entitled Heart airs on Fox. To give fans a quick glimpse into the episode, short teasers have been released – two of which you can view right here on Boomtron! The video clips shown below highlight just two of the many story lines that will be occuring in the episode. A brief description of the Valentine’s episode is as follows; “In honor of Valentine’s Day, Will challenges the New Directions to find and perform the world’s greatest love songs. Meanwhile, Rachel’s (Lea Michele) two dads Hiram and LeRoy Berry pay a visit to McKinley High.”
Heart will feature no fewer than eight song performances, most of which are romantic in nature. Mercedes (Amber Riley) will be taking on Whitney Houston`s version of I Will Always Love You – a...
Heart will feature no fewer than eight song performances, most of which are romantic in nature. Mercedes (Amber Riley) will be taking on Whitney Houston`s version of I Will Always Love You – a...
- 2/14/2012
- by Mina Kelly
- Boomtron
Glee: Listen to the Songs from the Valentine's Day Episode "Heart"
Glee is featuring a Valentine's Day episode (on the holiday itself) this week and it's been decided that the episode will be dedicated to Whitney Houston, who passed away over the weekend. Coincidentally, Amber Riley has already recorded a performance of "I Will Always Love You", which was already scheduled to air during the episode.
The February 14 episode of Glee, titled "Hearts", sees love in the air around McKinley High. Will assigns the kids love songs as this week's challenge, while Rachel's fathers decide to visit the school after the news of Rachel and Finn's recent engagement. Jeff Goldblum and Stokes Mitchell will be appearing (and singing!) as Rachel's fathers.
Expect a lot of songs to be performed in this episode. The song list includes:
-"L-o-v-e" by Nat King Cole (sung by Mike Chang and Tina Cohen...
Glee is featuring a Valentine's Day episode (on the holiday itself) this week and it's been decided that the episode will be dedicated to Whitney Houston, who passed away over the weekend. Coincidentally, Amber Riley has already recorded a performance of "I Will Always Love You", which was already scheduled to air during the episode.
The February 14 episode of Glee, titled "Hearts", sees love in the air around McKinley High. Will assigns the kids love songs as this week's challenge, while Rachel's fathers decide to visit the school after the news of Rachel and Finn's recent engagement. Jeff Goldblum and Stokes Mitchell will be appearing (and singing!) as Rachel's fathers.
Expect a lot of songs to be performed in this episode. The song list includes:
-"L-o-v-e" by Nat King Cole (sung by Mike Chang and Tina Cohen...
- 2/13/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Last week's Ricky Martin-led episode of "Glee" was light on the tunes, but the gang's Valentine's Day outing, "Heart," packs in almost as many songs as the epic Michael Jackson tribute, and includes quite a few notable tracks.
In the first of several "Glee" debuts Feb. 14, "Glee Project" co-winner Samuel Larsen teams up with Chord Overstreet and Amber Riley for a cover of Gym Class Heroes and Adam Levine's duet "Stereo Hearts." It's a faithful interpretation of the original -- we just want to know the context of the song.
Meanwhile, Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell team up for Cole Porter's "You're the Top," which is all sorts of amazing but we're assuming will be cut down considerably for broadcast. Good thing we can hear it all online.
Elsewhere, Larsen's "Glee Project" co-winner Damian McGinty finally covers his dream artist, Michael Buble, but the song choice...
In the first of several "Glee" debuts Feb. 14, "Glee Project" co-winner Samuel Larsen teams up with Chord Overstreet and Amber Riley for a cover of Gym Class Heroes and Adam Levine's duet "Stereo Hearts." It's a faithful interpretation of the original -- we just want to know the context of the song.
Meanwhile, Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell team up for Cole Porter's "You're the Top," which is all sorts of amazing but we're assuming will be cut down considerably for broadcast. Good thing we can hear it all online.
Elsewhere, Larsen's "Glee Project" co-winner Damian McGinty finally covers his dream artist, Michael Buble, but the song choice...
- 2/10/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The problem with too many synth-pop revivalists is that they approach the genre as little more than a cold corpse to reanimate. But Wesley Eisold, the man behind Cold Cave, clearly sees his own synth-pop as part of a still-vital continuum. By that token, Cold Cave’s sophomore album, Cherish The Light Years, absolutely teems. From the blurry, breathtaking opener, “The Great Pan Is Dead,” to the whiplash goth of “Burning Sage,” the album extends every pixilated hook and keystroke hit by Soft Cell, New Order, early Simple Minds, and Black Celebration-era Depeche Mode. Eisold’s previous experience, as ...
- 4/5/2011
- avclub.com
Peter Sarsgaard is set to star in a biopic of famed bluegrass musician Bill Monroe according to The Wrap.
Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys band pioneered the genre in a career that spanned six decades and nearly twenty albums. The film is expected to follow the mold of Johnnie Cash biopic "Walk The Line" and Finn Taylor ("Cherish," "The Darwin Awards") will direct.
Sarsgaard has brought Callie Khouri ("Thelma And Louise") onto the independently-financed production to re-write an early script draft. The pair's other halves, musician T. Bone Burnett and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, both worked on "Crazy Heart" and Burnett may be involved in a similar capacity here.
Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys band pioneered the genre in a career that spanned six decades and nearly twenty albums. The film is expected to follow the mold of Johnnie Cash biopic "Walk The Line" and Finn Taylor ("Cherish," "The Darwin Awards") will direct.
Sarsgaard has brought Callie Khouri ("Thelma And Louise") onto the independently-financed production to re-write an early script draft. The pair's other halves, musician T. Bone Burnett and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, both worked on "Crazy Heart" and Burnett may be involved in a similar capacity here.
- 7/1/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Easter Monday is upon us and what better way to enjoy the bank holiday than with the dulcet tones of the Mouth Off podcast?
This week I’m joined by HeyUGuys writers Emily Breen and Craig Skinner, as well as our usual guest /Film’s Brendon Connelly, and we take a look at two films out this week, Louis Leterrier’s 3D/CGI behemoth Clash of the Titans and Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It.
We also pick out a few of the week’s news items and trailers to discuss and the (now) regular feature the Movie Resurrection Round Table (that is its name this week…) where we champion an overlooked film we love, four great choices this week and as always I’ve added the trailers to the foot of this post.
As always do leave your comments and suggestions below, we want to make this podcast...
This week I’m joined by HeyUGuys writers Emily Breen and Craig Skinner, as well as our usual guest /Film’s Brendon Connelly, and we take a look at two films out this week, Louis Leterrier’s 3D/CGI behemoth Clash of the Titans and Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It.
We also pick out a few of the week’s news items and trailers to discuss and the (now) regular feature the Movie Resurrection Round Table (that is its name this week…) where we champion an overlooked film we love, four great choices this week and as always I’ve added the trailers to the foot of this post.
As always do leave your comments and suggestions below, we want to make this podcast...
- 4/5/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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