What Is Knuckles' Theme Song in the Paramount Plus Series? Soundtrack Explored - Main Image
After waiting a while, Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 finally got his spinoff series. If you already watched the show, you may be wondering what Knuckles' Paramount theme song is. Here's the song title along with the other songs in its soundtrack.
Spoiler Warning: This article includes spoilers for Knuckles, so proceed with caution.
What is Knuckles TV Series About?
In Knuckles, we find the titular character struggling to adjust to a quiet life in the suburbs. After all, Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba) was a strong enemy of Sonic in the former film.
As he tries to settle into his new life in Green Hills, he frequently finds himself in trouble with Maddie (voiced by Tika Sumpter).
Later, he decides to become a mentor to the local sheriff's deputy, Wade (voiced by Adam Pally...
After waiting a while, Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 finally got his spinoff series. If you already watched the show, you may be wondering what Knuckles' Paramount theme song is. Here's the song title along with the other songs in its soundtrack.
Spoiler Warning: This article includes spoilers for Knuckles, so proceed with caution.
What is Knuckles TV Series About?
In Knuckles, we find the titular character struggling to adjust to a quiet life in the suburbs. After all, Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba) was a strong enemy of Sonic in the former film.
As he tries to settle into his new life in Green Hills, he frequently finds himself in trouble with Maddie (voiced by Tika Sumpter).
Later, he decides to become a mentor to the local sheriff's deputy, Wade (voiced by Adam Pally...
- 4/30/2024
- EpicStream
Al Hassan, who had a 40-year-plus career as a road manager for the likes of Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé, Tony Danza and Jim Stafford, died April 12 in Washington, his family announced. He was 87.
Hassan’s job took him across the U.S. and to Canada, Africa, Asia and Europe as he also supported Leif Garrett, Susan Anton and Nana Mouskouri, among many other entertainers.
The fifth of six children, Albert LeRoy Hassan was born on Dec. 2, 1936, and raised in the steel town of New Castle, Pennsylvania. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for three years, then graduated from the University of Maryland with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theater.
In college, Hassan worked with football coach Tom Nugent and was involved in the effort to recruit Joe Namath, a star high school quarterback and fellow Pennsylvanian from Beaver Falls. Namath did sign with...
Hassan’s job took him across the U.S. and to Canada, Africa, Asia and Europe as he also supported Leif Garrett, Susan Anton and Nana Mouskouri, among many other entertainers.
The fifth of six children, Albert LeRoy Hassan was born on Dec. 2, 1936, and raised in the steel town of New Castle, Pennsylvania. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for three years, then graduated from the University of Maryland with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theater.
In college, Hassan worked with football coach Tom Nugent and was involved in the effort to recruit Joe Namath, a star high school quarterback and fellow Pennsylvanian from Beaver Falls. Namath did sign with...
- 4/26/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Luc Besson’s Dogman is in search of some kind of distinctive armature on which to hang its psychoanalytical and philosophical ramblings. Which is ironic considering that Douglas Munrow (Caleb Landry Jones), the paralyzed “Dogman” of the film’s title, makes much ado about having discovered his voice through drag, pontificating on the value of disguises and lip-synching while dressed as Édith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe. All the while, Jones plays the dog-loving avenger as a puzzling riff on Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar-winning performances as the Joker. It’s a performance that, like much of the film, flits between telegraphing seriousness and wanting to be understood as camp.
Doug was abused and abandoned as a child, and after embracing his ostracization as an adult, he began taking in stray dogs and playing the part of the Pied Piper by having his “babies” burglarize the wealthy and take down criminals.
Doug was abused and abandoned as a child, and after embracing his ostracization as an adult, he began taking in stray dogs and playing the part of the Pied Piper by having his “babies” burglarize the wealthy and take down criminals.
- 3/24/2024
- by Clayton Dillard
- Slant Magazine
Nick Cave has released a cover of Édith Piaf’s 1940s hit “La Vie En Rose,” which appears on Jack Antonoff’s soundtrack for the Apple TV+ series The New Look. Stream it below.
On the Antonoff-produced piano cover, Cave takes on the French singer’s signature track in English, giving it a new dimension as he delivers the tender ballad in his distinct voice: “When you speak, angels sing from above/ Everyday words, they turn into love songs.”
Cave’s version of “La Vie En Rose” follows Lana Del Rey’s take on Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” Florence + The Machine’s cover of “White Cliffs of Dover,” and The 1975’s rendition of “Now Is the Hour.”
You can catch the first five episodes of The New Look now. Filmed in Paris, the series centers around Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they launch modern fashion after World War II.
On the Antonoff-produced piano cover, Cave takes on the French singer’s signature track in English, giving it a new dimension as he delivers the tender ballad in his distinct voice: “When you speak, angels sing from above/ Everyday words, they turn into love songs.”
Cave’s version of “La Vie En Rose” follows Lana Del Rey’s take on Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” Florence + The Machine’s cover of “White Cliffs of Dover,” and The 1975’s rendition of “Now Is the Hour.”
You can catch the first five episodes of The New Look now. Filmed in Paris, the series centers around Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they launch modern fashion after World War II.
- 2/28/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress last year for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a dazzling fictional tale of a woman trying to save the multiverse. However, when we think of typical Best Actress winners, we do think of performers portraying real-life people. Sally Field in “Norma Rae” comes to mind, so, too, do Julia Roberts in “Erin Brockovich,” Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side,” and Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady.”
But is this an old-fashioned way of thinking? Or is it still a relevant metric with which to measure to potential Best Actress winners. Lily Gladstone portrays a real person in “Killers of the Flower Moon” but Emma Stone is the Oscar favorite for “Poor Things,” in which she plays a fictional character. So, let’s take a look a closer look at this category and what sort of roles Best Actress winners typically win for. Below is a...
But is this an old-fashioned way of thinking? Or is it still a relevant metric with which to measure to potential Best Actress winners. Lily Gladstone portrays a real person in “Killers of the Flower Moon” but Emma Stone is the Oscar favorite for “Poor Things,” in which she plays a fictional character. So, let’s take a look a closer look at this category and what sort of roles Best Actress winners typically win for. Below is a...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
French singer Édith Piaf will become the subject of a new animated biopic, using AI to generate her voice and image 60 years after her death, Warner Music Group announced.
The film, Edith — which was made in collaboration between Warner Music, Piaf’s estate, and production company Seriously Happy — is set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the 1960s. Piaf’s AI-generated voice will narrate the film and will include her songs “La Vie en Rose” and “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” as Variety reports.
“Animation will provide...
The film, Edith — which was made in collaboration between Warner Music, Piaf’s estate, and production company Seriously Happy — is set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the 1960s. Piaf’s AI-generated voice will narrate the film and will include her songs “La Vie en Rose” and “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” as Variety reports.
“Animation will provide...
- 11/14/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
“La Vie en robots”? More than 60 years after her death, legendary French singer Edith Piaf will come to life in a new biopic that will use AI to recreate her voice and image.
Warner Music Group announced that it has partnered with Piaf’s estate for “Edith,” set to be a 90-minute film set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the ’60s. The film will be narrated by an AI-generated facsimile of Piaf’s voice and promises to “uncover aspects of her life that were previously unknown.”
“Animation will provide a modern take on her story, while the inclusion of archival footage, stage and TV performances, personal footage and TV interviews will provide audiences with an authentic look at the significant moments of Piaf’s life,” the music company said in announcing the project.
Warner Music Entertainment is working with production company Seriously Happy to develop the biopic.
Warner Music Group announced that it has partnered with Piaf’s estate for “Edith,” set to be a 90-minute film set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the ’60s. The film will be narrated by an AI-generated facsimile of Piaf’s voice and promises to “uncover aspects of her life that were previously unknown.”
“Animation will provide a modern take on her story, while the inclusion of archival footage, stage and TV performances, personal footage and TV interviews will provide audiences with an authentic look at the significant moments of Piaf’s life,” the music company said in announcing the project.
Warner Music Entertainment is working with production company Seriously Happy to develop the biopic.
- 11/14/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The ninth season of “The Masked Singer” ended on May 17, 2023 with Medusa winning the coveted Golden Mask over Macaw. (Read our minute-by-minute live blog.) Medusa’s true identity is British singer Bishop Briggs, making her the sixth woman to win the show, compared to only three men. For a refresher on all nine past champions, scroll through our updated photos above (or click here for the direct link) to see “The Masked Singer” winners by season. Vote in our poll below to tell us Your favorite of all time.
Every year on “Tms,” a gaggle of secret celebrities in extravagant costumes compete to win the Golden Mask trophy. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV who-sung-it began as a mild curiosity in 2019, but soon grew to become one of television’s most-watched shows. Fans at home analyze every clue and costume detail as they try to guess who’s hiding behind the masks.
Every year on “Tms,” a gaggle of secret celebrities in extravagant costumes compete to win the Golden Mask trophy. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV who-sung-it began as a mild curiosity in 2019, but soon grew to become one of television’s most-watched shows. Fans at home analyze every clue and costume detail as they try to guess who’s hiding behind the masks.
- 5/18/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Paul McCartney said he used a couple of “naughty” chords in The Beatles‘ “Michelle.” Even though none of The Beatles could read or write music, they loved learning new chords to put in their tunes. They even had funny names for some.
Paul McCartney, writer of ‘Michelle’ | William Lovelace/Getty Images Paul McCartney said he used ‘naughty’ chords in The Beatles’ ‘Michelle’
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that the basis for The Beatles’ “Michelle” came from his memory of playing faux French songs at college parties that John Lennon took him to when they were teenagers. Paul wanted to look cool and always brought his guitar to impress everyone.
Édith Piaf’s “Milord,” a 1959 hit, also inspired him. Paul said “Milord” came out of the left field because no one was sure what genre it was.
On top of being an unusual rock song, The...
Paul McCartney, writer of ‘Michelle’ | William Lovelace/Getty Images Paul McCartney said he used ‘naughty’ chords in The Beatles’ ‘Michelle’
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that the basis for The Beatles’ “Michelle” came from his memory of playing faux French songs at college parties that John Lennon took him to when they were teenagers. Paul wanted to look cool and always brought his guitar to impress everyone.
Édith Piaf’s “Milord,” a 1959 hit, also inspired him. Paul said “Milord” came out of the left field because no one was sure what genre it was.
On top of being an unusual rock song, The...
- 4/9/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles‘ “Michelle” isn’t one of the Fab Four’s more memorable tunes, but it and its inspiration will always be in Paul McCartney‘s memory. He claims the song came about because he used to sing faux French songs at parties just to look cool.
The Beatles | Reporters Associes/Getty Images The Beatles’ ‘Michelle’ came from one of Paul McCartney’s memories of singing faux French songs
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that John Lennon, who was older and in art college, used to take him to school parties.
He remembered going to one distinct party and sitting in the corner with his black polo-neck sweater on, trying to look “interesting” to the older crowd around him. He played a French-sounding tune with his acoustic guitar and made guttural noises. Paul half hoped that someone would think he was French, possibly even “a French intellectual.
The Beatles | Reporters Associes/Getty Images The Beatles’ ‘Michelle’ came from one of Paul McCartney’s memories of singing faux French songs
In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that John Lennon, who was older and in art college, used to take him to school parties.
He remembered going to one distinct party and sitting in the corner with his black polo-neck sweater on, trying to look “interesting” to the older crowd around him. He played a French-sounding tune with his acoustic guitar and made guttural noises. Paul half hoped that someone would think he was French, possibly even “a French intellectual.
- 4/2/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sitting front row during Dior’s autumn-winter 2023 women’s ready-to-wear collection unveiled in Paris today were house ambassadors Charlize Theron and Blackpink’s Jisoo, joined by names including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gal Gadot, Thuso Mbedu, Maisie Williams, Alexandra Daddario, The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey, Elle Macpherson and actress Heart Evangelista.
Theron wowed in a beaded, flapper-style cream silk dress worn with a long black coat and Dior’s Urban-d combat boots, while Jisoo shined in a vibrant purple Dior dress.
Titled Valkyrie Miss Dior, the show was a nod to house founder Christian Dior’s sister Catherine Dior, who was a hero of the French resistance to Nazi occupation in World War II and, later in life, a florist and flower farmer.
The second-most fascinating thing about the collection was the set design of massive floral textile structures throughout the runway space.
“The décor was beyond amazing, you never see that kind of thing,...
Theron wowed in a beaded, flapper-style cream silk dress worn with a long black coat and Dior’s Urban-d combat boots, while Jisoo shined in a vibrant purple Dior dress.
Titled Valkyrie Miss Dior, the show was a nod to house founder Christian Dior’s sister Catherine Dior, who was a hero of the French resistance to Nazi occupation in World War II and, later in life, a florist and flower farmer.
The second-most fascinating thing about the collection was the set design of massive floral textile structures throughout the runway space.
“The décor was beyond amazing, you never see that kind of thing,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Allyson Portee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tahar Rahim, who earned BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for his starring roles in “A Prophet” and “The Mauritanian,” is set to play Charles Aznavour, the iconic French-Armenian singer, songwriter and actor who sold more than 180 million records around the world.
Titled “Monsieur Aznavour,” the biopic will be directed by singer-turned-filmmakers Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade (“Patients”), and produced by Jean-Rachid Kallouche’s Kallouche Cinema and Mandarin & Compagnie, the banner behind Francois Ozon’s and Anne Fontaine’s films.
Kallouche, who teamed with Eric and Nicolas Altmayer at Mandarin on Grand Corps Malade and Idir’s previous films, is married to Katia Aznavour, the daughter of the late artist. Filming will kick off in the summer for an estimated delivery in 2024, to mark Aznavour’s centenary.
The movie will chart Aznavour’s rise to stardom in the 1950s and his friendships with many artists, including Edith Piaf, who took...
Titled “Monsieur Aznavour,” the biopic will be directed by singer-turned-filmmakers Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade (“Patients”), and produced by Jean-Rachid Kallouche’s Kallouche Cinema and Mandarin & Compagnie, the banner behind Francois Ozon’s and Anne Fontaine’s films.
Kallouche, who teamed with Eric and Nicolas Altmayer at Mandarin on Grand Corps Malade and Idir’s previous films, is married to Katia Aznavour, the daughter of the late artist. Filming will kick off in the summer for an estimated delivery in 2024, to mark Aznavour’s centenary.
The movie will chart Aznavour’s rise to stardom in the 1950s and his friendships with many artists, including Edith Piaf, who took...
- 2/15/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
For casual moviegoers, there may only be a peripheral connection between the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category at the Oscars and the lead acting contenders on which that makeup is applied and whose hair is styled. For the longest time, this race was all about the special FX makeup, prosthetics and the like for genre films. The original 1968 “Planet of the Apes,” Rick Baker’s work on “An American Werewolf in London” in 1981, and the makeup effects for David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” are all examples of that.
In recent years, it has become more about making an actor look like the real-life person they’re playing. In fact, I wrote more about this very thing last year when “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and “House of Gucci” were in the mix, although only the former helped actress Jessica Chastain on her way to winning her first Oscar. Neither Lady Gaga...
In recent years, it has become more about making an actor look like the real-life person they’re playing. In fact, I wrote more about this very thing last year when “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and “House of Gucci” were in the mix, although only the former helped actress Jessica Chastain on her way to winning her first Oscar. Neither Lady Gaga...
- 2/10/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
The director’s portrait of feminist icon and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil is still going strong after 14 weeks in theatres.
Hollywood superheroes may dominate the top spots at the French box office, but a local-language film about a feminist politician and Holocaust survivor has managed to woo audiences to become one of the leading French films of the year.
Olivier Dahan’s Simone: A Woman of the Century, released by Warner Bros. France, has sold more than 2.4 million tickets to date and is now the number two French film year on year - behind local comedy Serial (Bad) Weddings 3. It...
Hollywood superheroes may dominate the top spots at the French box office, but a local-language film about a feminist politician and Holocaust survivor has managed to woo audiences to become one of the leading French films of the year.
Olivier Dahan’s Simone: A Woman of the Century, released by Warner Bros. France, has sold more than 2.4 million tickets to date and is now the number two French film year on year - behind local comedy Serial (Bad) Weddings 3. It...
- 1/20/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
The pseudonymous novelist Elena Ferrante’s appeal to television producers remains as clear as the Tyrrhenian Sea. Sun-kissed Italian locations; prominent female leads, afforded greater agency than the Italian media have traditionally afforded their women; material that’s genre-adjacent, but open to more emotion than genre mechanics typically allow. As HBO’s much-lauded ‘My Brilliant Friend’ — three seasons in, headed for a fourth — has demonstrated, Ferrante’s flinty prose excavates not just time and place, but class and attitudes. That these projects function as deluxe soap is down to the abrasive element of social history salted into their fragrance and colouring: To wallow in these texts is to better understand how Italians used to live.
Netflix’s new six-part adaptation of Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults” is framed as the coming-of-age of a sleuthy heroine; the mystery she stumbles into concerns her own extended family. When we meet...
Netflix’s new six-part adaptation of Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults” is framed as the coming-of-age of a sleuthy heroine; the mystery she stumbles into concerns her own extended family. When we meet...
- 1/2/2023
- by Mike McCahill
- Variety Film + TV
Brendan Fraser (“The Whale“) is the front-runner to win the Best Actor Oscar, according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users, but that’s not the outcome we’re anticipating at the Golden Globes. After “Elvis” exceeded our expectations in the nominations, most of our users are betting on its star, Austin Butler, to prevail. He would follow a long line of music biopic winners at the awards.
“The Whale’s” only Globe nomination is for Fraser, while “Elvis” earned additional bids for Best Film Drama and Best Director (Baz Luhrmann). Perhaps that’s why 8 out of 10 Expert journalists we’ve surveyed so far are giving Butler the edge here. The Hollywood Foreign Press does like to crown up-and-coming talent like him, and they also love films about famous musicians. Jamie Foxx (as Ray Charles in “Ray”), Joaquin Phoenix (as Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line”), Reese Witherspoon...
“The Whale’s” only Globe nomination is for Fraser, while “Elvis” earned additional bids for Best Film Drama and Best Director (Baz Luhrmann). Perhaps that’s why 8 out of 10 Expert journalists we’ve surveyed so far are giving Butler the edge here. The Hollywood Foreign Press does like to crown up-and-coming talent like him, and they also love films about famous musicians. Jamie Foxx (as Ray Charles in “Ray”), Joaquin Phoenix (as Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line”), Reese Witherspoon...
- 12/23/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Jenna Ortega has given the character of Wednesday Addams a comeback as well as The Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck,” which features in the fourth episode during a quirky dance routine at Nevermore Academy’s annual Rave’N.
According to Billboard, the band’s 1981 cover of Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads’ 1962 single charted up to 134,000 daily streams.
Literally beating to her own drum with characteristically quirky choreography, Ortega keeps Addams’ deadpan gaze while dominating the dance floor and impressing her date Tyler (Hunter Doohan).
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Ortega mimicked moves from the TV show with Wednesday Addams’ dance style, with loose legs and feet swiveling. She credits Siousxie Sioux, Bob Fosse’s Rich Man’s Frug, Lisa Loring, Lene Lovic, Denis Lavant and archival footage of goths dancing in ’80s clubs with inspiration for designing the dance routine (without acknowledging the...
According to Billboard, the band’s 1981 cover of Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads’ 1962 single charted up to 134,000 daily streams.
Literally beating to her own drum with characteristically quirky choreography, Ortega keeps Addams’ deadpan gaze while dominating the dance floor and impressing her date Tyler (Hunter Doohan).
Also Read:
‘Wednesday’ Sets Netflix Record for Most-Viewed English Series in a Single Week
Ortega mimicked moves from the TV show with Wednesday Addams’ dance style, with loose legs and feet swiveling. She credits Siousxie Sioux, Bob Fosse’s Rich Man’s Frug, Lisa Loring, Lene Lovic, Denis Lavant and archival footage of goths dancing in ’80s clubs with inspiration for designing the dance routine (without acknowledging the...
- 12/2/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The eighth season of “The Masked Singer” is in the history books, with Harp winning the Golden Mask over Lambs during the November 30 finale. (Read our minute-by-minute live blog.) Harp’s true identity is “Glee” star Amber Riley, and she’s now the fifth female to win this show, compared to only three men. For a refresher on all eight past champions, scroll through our updated photos gallery above (or click here for the direct link). And be sure to vote in our poll below to tell us Your favorite “The Masked Singer” winner ever.
Every year on “The Masked Singer,” a gaggle of secret celebrities in extravagant costumes compete to win the Golden Mask trophy. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV who-sung-it began as a mild curiosity in 2019, but soon grew to become one of television’s most-watched shows. Fans at home analyze every clue and costume detail...
Every year on “The Masked Singer,” a gaggle of secret celebrities in extravagant costumes compete to win the Golden Mask trophy. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV who-sung-it began as a mild curiosity in 2019, but soon grew to become one of television’s most-watched shows. Fans at home analyze every clue and costume detail...
- 12/1/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar with episodes directed by Tim Burton, James Marshall and Gandja Morteiro, “Wednesday” on Netflix contains all kinds of creepy and not so creepy music, with contributions by Chris Bacon and themes by Danny Elfman. But it’s also packed with popular songs.
From classic guitar-shred anthems like The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It, Black” to Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” to more modern pop songs like Dua Lipa’s “Physical,” the “Wednesday” soundtrack is eclectic to say the least. Certain sonic touches take place with the help of Wednesday’s cello, which she plays fiercely. She also has a phonograph in her room on which she plays scratchy and staticky records.
Wednesday’s latina roots are also honored with songs like “La Llorona,” “Tierra Rica” and more, with some haunting operas sprinkled throughout.
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From classic guitar-shred anthems like The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It, Black” to Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” to more modern pop songs like Dua Lipa’s “Physical,” the “Wednesday” soundtrack is eclectic to say the least. Certain sonic touches take place with the help of Wednesday’s cello, which she plays fiercely. She also has a phonograph in her room on which she plays scratchy and staticky records.
Wednesday’s latina roots are also honored with songs like “La Llorona,” “Tierra Rica” and more, with some haunting operas sprinkled throughout.
Also Read:
Joe Jonas on Writing the Song ‘Not Alone’ for ‘Devotion': ‘It Was Exciting,...
- 11/24/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Take a piece of intellectual property, slap it onto a trendy genre, and presto: You’ve got a hot new show. That’s the formula that’s been feeding streaming content for some time now. Why can’t Marvel superheroes lead a sitcom, like “She-Hulk”? How about we make “Perry Mason” a dark and gritty seasonal anthology, rather than a case-of-the-week courtroom drama? What if “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” wasn’t a bright and bubbly comedy, but a moody and melodramatic teen mystery?
Mapping the teen drama template onto known characters has been a specialty of The CW in particular, and thus a boon for Netflix (which served as the network’s streaming home for more than a decade). From “Smallville” to “Riverdale,” it seemed like name recognition + soapy high school shenanigans was the simple equation to success. And here we are again with “Wednesday,” Alfred Gough and Miles Millar...
Mapping the teen drama template onto known characters has been a specialty of The CW in particular, and thus a boon for Netflix (which served as the network’s streaming home for more than a decade). From “Smallville” to “Riverdale,” it seemed like name recognition + soapy high school shenanigans was the simple equation to success. And here we are again with “Wednesday,” Alfred Gough and Miles Millar...
- 11/18/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
French agent Laurent Grégoire led a freewheeling masterclass at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece Thursday, where he dug into the tricky negotiations he has overseen as the advisor to some of the industry’s biggest names, including the story behind Marion Cotillard’s 2008 Oscar win for La Vie en Rose.
Grégoire, who is the co-founder of the Adéquat agency and represents French talents like Marion Cotillard and Omar Sy, told the audience that the producers of La Vie en Rose — which follows the life story of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf — had originally wanted one of his other clients, Audrey Tautou, to star in the film.
At the time, Tautou was at the height of her fame following the success of her 2001 comedy Amélie. Grégoire said he set up a meeting between Tautou and the film’s producers. The meeting, however, quickly went sour when Tautou was informed...
Grégoire, who is the co-founder of the Adéquat agency and represents French talents like Marion Cotillard and Omar Sy, told the audience that the producers of La Vie en Rose — which follows the life story of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf — had originally wanted one of his other clients, Audrey Tautou, to star in the film.
At the time, Tautou was at the height of her fame following the success of her 2001 comedy Amélie. Grégoire said he set up a meeting between Tautou and the film’s producers. The meeting, however, quickly went sour when Tautou was informed...
- 11/10/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
When Baz Luhrmann‘s “Elvis” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in late May, the buzz for its young star Austin Butler grew quickly to a deafening din. The film’s reception was punctuated by a 12-minute standing ovation, and the conventional wisdom was that the Oscar — and the Golden Globe and the SAG Award, for that matter — was Butler’s to lose. As of this writing, the 31-year-old is the third choice in Gold Derby’s combined Best Actor odds at 9/2, trailing top pick Brendan Fraser for “The Whale” at 69/20 and Colin Farrell for “The Banshees of Inisherin” at 4/1.
So what does Oscar history tell us about his chances of getting nominated for “Elvis”? When it comes to Butler, he will be looking to follow in the grand tradition of actors who have transformed themselves into real-life music legends. And he surely delivers an incandescent performance as Elvis Aron Presley.
So what does Oscar history tell us about his chances of getting nominated for “Elvis”? When it comes to Butler, he will be looking to follow in the grand tradition of actors who have transformed themselves into real-life music legends. And he surely delivers an incandescent performance as Elvis Aron Presley.
- 11/4/2022
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Movie musical biopics are a beloved Hollywood tradition and one that — unlike erotic thrillers — shows no signs of slowing down.
Over the years we’ve seen Sissy Spacek win an Oscar as Loretta Lynn in “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Jessica Lange earn a nomination as Patsy Cline in “Sweet Dreams,” and Reese Witherspoon win Best Supporting Actress as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line.” And that’s just the country music biopics.
Portraying a musical icon is just the next step in an evolving way to showcase triple-threat talent. Jamie Foxx took home the Best Actor Oscar for his transformation into Ray Charles for the 2004 film “Ray.” Joaquin Phoenix showed a new facet to his talent as Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line.” Marion Cotillard burst onto the international scene (and won a Best Actress Oscar) as Edith Piaf in “La Vie En Rose,” and more recently Rami Malek and...
Over the years we’ve seen Sissy Spacek win an Oscar as Loretta Lynn in “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Jessica Lange earn a nomination as Patsy Cline in “Sweet Dreams,” and Reese Witherspoon win Best Supporting Actress as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line.” And that’s just the country music biopics.
Portraying a musical icon is just the next step in an evolving way to showcase triple-threat talent. Jamie Foxx took home the Best Actor Oscar for his transformation into Ray Charles for the 2004 film “Ray.” Joaquin Phoenix showed a new facet to his talent as Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line.” Marion Cotillard burst onto the international scene (and won a Best Actress Oscar) as Edith Piaf in “La Vie En Rose,” and more recently Rami Malek and...
- 9/15/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
There’s a lot we don’t know about the coming awards season — including how good many of the movies actually are — but almost 2,000 Gold Derby users as of this writing are already predicting the Oscars, and from this early vantage point Best Actress looks like a race between one contender whose film has been released (Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”) and one whose film has yet to be screened (Margot Robbie in “Babylon”).
Robbie is being predicted by a majority of users, including the Experts who have chimed in early from major media outlets, the Editors who cover awards year-round for Gold Derby, the Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Oscar nominations, and the All-Star Top 24 who got the highest scores predicting nominations from the past two years. So why does she already look so strong despite her film still being a mystery?...
Robbie is being predicted by a majority of users, including the Experts who have chimed in early from major media outlets, the Editors who cover awards year-round for Gold Derby, the Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s Oscar nominations, and the All-Star Top 24 who got the highest scores predicting nominations from the past two years. So why does she already look so strong despite her film still being a mystery?...
- 7/20/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
French-Senegalese film-maker Alice Diop offers a sensitive portrayal of the disparate communities that live along one of Paris’s commuter rail lines
Alice Diop’s calm and subtle documentary is very loosely and freewheelingly structured around people and communities that she has found along the Rer rail line in Paris: Diop acknowledges the inspiration of author and publisher François Maspero and his 1990 book Les Passagers du Roissy Express. But it is also more obviously structured around her memories of her parents, incomers from Senegal: she has interviews with her dad which she committed to videotape but is still deeply regretful that she has only the briefest footage of her mum.
Diop meditates on the diversity and difference in the French people: interestingly, in one scene, she shows some people sunbathing and listening to Edith Piaf’s song La Foule (The Crowd), and the lines about the lovers pushed together: “Écrasés l’un contre l’autre,...
Alice Diop’s calm and subtle documentary is very loosely and freewheelingly structured around people and communities that she has found along the Rer rail line in Paris: Diop acknowledges the inspiration of author and publisher François Maspero and his 1990 book Les Passagers du Roissy Express. But it is also more obviously structured around her memories of her parents, incomers from Senegal: she has interviews with her dad which she committed to videotape but is still deeply regretful that she has only the briefest footage of her mum.
Diop meditates on the diversity and difference in the French people: interestingly, in one scene, she shows some people sunbathing and listening to Edith Piaf’s song La Foule (The Crowd), and the lines about the lovers pushed together: “Écrasés l’un contre l’autre,...
- 6/27/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Stromae has released a video for “Fils de Joie,” which comes off the Belgian artist’s recent album, Multitude. The video is a creative collaboration between Henry Scholfield, Luc Van Haver, Coralie Barbier and Paul Van Haver.
The cinematic clip, which takes place in a fictional country, centers around a funeral for a sex worker who has been elevated to the status of heroine. Stromae pays tribute to the deceased woman from a podium as the ceremonial event takes place.
“The idea for ‘Fils de Joie’ came from watching Faustine Bollaert...
The cinematic clip, which takes place in a fictional country, centers around a funeral for a sex worker who has been elevated to the status of heroine. Stromae pays tribute to the deceased woman from a podium as the ceremonial event takes place.
“The idea for ‘Fils de Joie’ came from watching Faustine Bollaert...
- 3/8/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
For the last seven years, fans around the world have had one question on their minds: “Stromae, où t’es?“
That’s how long it’s been since the Belgian singer was last seen making waves around the world with his honest lyrics and electropop sound. In the U.S., many encountered Stromae’s music in high school. (“Were you really ever in French class if you never had to translate a Stromae song?” read one tweet.) For others, it was the way his songs provided commentary on gender equality...
That’s how long it’s been since the Belgian singer was last seen making waves around the world with his honest lyrics and electropop sound. In the U.S., many encountered Stromae’s music in high school. (“Were you really ever in French class if you never had to translate a Stromae song?” read one tweet.) For others, it was the way his songs provided commentary on gender equality...
- 2/28/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Jewel was named the winner of the sixth season of The Masked Singer and has celebrated by releasing a new covers EP, Queen of Hearts.
The EP features renditions of songs Jewel performed on the competition show in disguise as the Queen of Hearts. The tracks include Jewel’s versions of Édith Piaf’s “La Vie En Rose,” Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” Sia’s “Bird Set Free,” and Bishop Briggs’ “River.”
“Performing on The Masked Singer was fun for me because it allowed me to pay homage to...
The EP features renditions of songs Jewel performed on the competition show in disguise as the Queen of Hearts. The tracks include Jewel’s versions of Édith Piaf’s “La Vie En Rose,” Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” Sia’s “Bird Set Free,” and Bishop Briggs’ “River.”
“Performing on The Masked Singer was fun for me because it allowed me to pay homage to...
- 12/16/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Who’s performing tonight (November 17) on “The Masked Singer” Season 6? It’s the Group B semi-finals, which means Queen of Hearts, Banana Split, Caterpillar and Mallard will face off on the big stage for a spot in the finals. We should expect a double elimination this week, just like last week, so get ready to say goodbye to two of your favorite costumes. Do you think any of these celebrities has what it takes to join the “Masked Singer” winners list? Sound off down in the comments section.
See‘The Masked Singer’ reveals for all seasons: Celebrities and costumes through the years
Three contestants have already been unmasked from this group, based on the instant votes from the audience and panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger. They were: Dalmatian (Tyga) on September 29, Cupcake (Ruth Pointer) on October 13 and Beach Ball (Honey Boo Boo and Mama June...
See‘The Masked Singer’ reveals for all seasons: Celebrities and costumes through the years
Three contestants have already been unmasked from this group, based on the instant votes from the audience and panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger. They were: Dalmatian (Tyga) on September 29, Cupcake (Ruth Pointer) on October 13 and Beach Ball (Honey Boo Boo and Mama June...
- 11/17/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Love was in the air on the latest installment of The Masked Singer. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, season six continued with the affection-themed "Date Night" episode. The performances included duo Banana Split doing "Cry Me a River" by Michael Bublé, Cupcake keeping it funky with "Finesse" by Bruno Mars, Queen of Hearts getting sultry thanks to "La Vie en Rose" by Édith Piaf, Mallard bringing the energy back up with "My House" by Flo Rida and Caterpillar belting out "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé. After singing, each mystery star took part in a round of speed dating, which involved rapidly answering questions about love from...
- 10/14/2021
- E! Online
Marion Cotillard to receive Donostia Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival Annette star Marion Cotillard is to receive a Donostia Award at the opening ceremony of this year's San Sebastian Film Festival on September 17.
The French star, who won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for the role of Édith Piaf in 2007's La Vie en Rose has been acting since childhood.
Her film career began in Philippe Harel's L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse and four year's later she won the first of six César Award nominations for her role in Taxi.
She's turned her hand to everything from drama and comedy to action, making films on both sides of the Atlantic, including Rust And Bone, Public Enemies and Inception. .
A strong supporter of environmental protection, the 45-year-old actress is also the producer of Bigger Than Us, a documentary by Flore Vasseur lending...
The French star, who won an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA for the role of Édith Piaf in 2007's La Vie en Rose has been acting since childhood.
Her film career began in Philippe Harel's L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse and four year's later she won the first of six César Award nominations for her role in Taxi.
She's turned her hand to everything from drama and comedy to action, making films on both sides of the Atlantic, including Rust And Bone, Public Enemies and Inception. .
A strong supporter of environmental protection, the 45-year-old actress is also the producer of Bigger Than Us, a documentary by Flore Vasseur lending...
- 8/24/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
French actor Marion Cotillard will receive San Sebastian’s 2021 Donostia Award, a lifetime achievement honor, at this year’s festival.
The French star will receive her honor at San Sebastian’s opening gala on Sept. 17.
Cotillard, whose first on-screen role was in Philippe Harel’s L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse in 1994, has been a box office draw in her home country since Luc Besson-produced, Gérard Pirès-directed 1998 action-comedy hit Taxi, where she played Lilly Bertineau, a role she reprised in two sequels: Taxi 2 (2000) and Taxi 3 (2003). Her international breakthrough came as Édith Piaf in Olivier Dahan’s biopic La ...
The French star will receive her honor at San Sebastian’s opening gala on Sept. 17.
Cotillard, whose first on-screen role was in Philippe Harel’s L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse in 1994, has been a box office draw in her home country since Luc Besson-produced, Gérard Pirès-directed 1998 action-comedy hit Taxi, where she played Lilly Bertineau, a role she reprised in two sequels: Taxi 2 (2000) and Taxi 3 (2003). Her international breakthrough came as Édith Piaf in Olivier Dahan’s biopic La ...
- 8/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
French actor Marion Cotillard will receive San Sebastian’s 2021 Donostia Award, a lifetime achievement honor, at this year’s festival.
The French star will receive her honor at San Sebastian’s opening gala on Sept. 17.
Cotillard, whose first on-screen role was in Philippe Harel’s L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse in 1994, has been a box office draw in her home country since Luc Besson-produced, Gérard Pirès-directed 1998 action-comedy hit Taxi, where she played Lilly Bertineau, a role she reprised in two sequels: Taxi 2 (2000) and Taxi 3 (2003). Her international breakthrough came as Édith Piaf in Olivier Dahan’s biopic La ...
The French star will receive her honor at San Sebastian’s opening gala on Sept. 17.
Cotillard, whose first on-screen role was in Philippe Harel’s L’histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse in 1994, has been a box office draw in her home country since Luc Besson-produced, Gérard Pirès-directed 1998 action-comedy hit Taxi, where she played Lilly Bertineau, a role she reprised in two sequels: Taxi 2 (2000) and Taxi 3 (2003). Her international breakthrough came as Édith Piaf in Olivier Dahan’s biopic La ...
- 8/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Marion Cotillard won an Oscar for playing singer Édith Piaf, but she did not actually sing in 2007’s La Vie en Rose. But she has a background in music, and she does get to use her actual singing voice in Annette, the odd new musical from French filmmaker Leos Carax (Holy Motors) that sees Cotillard […]
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- 8/20/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Oscar winning actress Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), poses for the October 2020 issue of Harper's Bazaar" (UK) magazine, photographed by Serge Leblon:
Cotillard's first English-language role was in the TV series "Highlander" (1993). She made her film debut in "The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed" (1994). Her breakthrough came in the French film "Taxi" (1998), followed by "Big Fish" (2003) and "A Very Long Engagement" (2004), winning her first 'César Award'.
For her portrayal of French singer 'Édith Piaf' in "La Vie en Rose" (2007), Cotillard won her second 'César Award', a 'BAFTA Award', a 'Golden Globe Award', a 'Lumières Award' and the 'Academy Award for Best Actress'.
Her English-language films include "Public Enemies" (2009), "Inception" (2010), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012),"Macbeth" (2015) and "Allied" (2016).
Notable French and Belgian films include "La Belle Verte" (1996), "War in the Highlands" (1999), "Pretty Things" (2001), "Love Me If You Dare" (2003), "Innocence" (2004), "Toi et Moi" (2006) and "Dikkenek" (2006).
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Cotillard's first English-language role was in the TV series "Highlander" (1993). She made her film debut in "The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed" (1994). Her breakthrough came in the French film "Taxi" (1998), followed by "Big Fish" (2003) and "A Very Long Engagement" (2004), winning her first 'César Award'.
For her portrayal of French singer 'Édith Piaf' in "La Vie en Rose" (2007), Cotillard won her second 'César Award', a 'BAFTA Award', a 'Golden Globe Award', a 'Lumières Award' and the 'Academy Award for Best Actress'.
Her English-language films include "Public Enemies" (2009), "Inception" (2010), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012),"Macbeth" (2015) and "Allied" (2016).
Notable French and Belgian films include "La Belle Verte" (1996), "War in the Highlands" (1999), "Pretty Things" (2001), "Love Me If You Dare" (2003), "Innocence" (2004), "Toi et Moi" (2006) and "Dikkenek" (2006).
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- 9/8/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Joan Rivers was widely considered the first female late-night host when she began hosting Fox’s The Late Show in October 1986.
However, nearly forty years before Rivers took that job, there was another woman who had, in fact, pioneered the genre and become the first late-night host: Faye Emerson.
Emerson, who was born in Louisiana in 1917, came before Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Dick Cavett or Johnny Carson and was really the figure who created an entire genre of television that thrives today with the likes of Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon.
Deadline explores her story, how CBS’ Kelly Kahl was instrumental in preserving her legacy, how she paved the road for the likes of Chelsea Handler, Samantha Bee and Lilly Singh and how a scripted series about her life is now in development.
The Faye Emerson Show began airing on CBS on October 24 1949 in local East Coast markets...
However, nearly forty years before Rivers took that job, there was another woman who had, in fact, pioneered the genre and become the first late-night host: Faye Emerson.
Emerson, who was born in Louisiana in 1917, came before Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Dick Cavett or Johnny Carson and was really the figure who created an entire genre of television that thrives today with the likes of Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon.
Deadline explores her story, how CBS’ Kelly Kahl was instrumental in preserving her legacy, how she paved the road for the likes of Chelsea Handler, Samantha Bee and Lilly Singh and how a scripted series about her life is now in development.
The Faye Emerson Show began airing on CBS on October 24 1949 in local East Coast markets...
- 7/1/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Lyon, France — Multi-award-winning actress Frances McDormand captivated a packed theater during her master class at the Lumière Festival in Lyon, France, on Monday, serving up anecdotes of her long film career and touching on such topics as becoming the protagonist in her works, life with the Coens and the need for gender equality.
Following a showreel of her major roles accompanied by the memorable rendition of “Non, je ne regrette rien” by the determined animal control officer DuBois in “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” McDormand quipped that it was indeed she who sang the song made famous by Édith Piaf, adding: “I’m so proud of it.”
Asked about the independence that has often defined her characters, McDormand noted that in the first half of her professional life she had played supporting roles to male protagonists. “Now, once my child left home, after a certain number of years of...
Following a showreel of her major roles accompanied by the memorable rendition of “Non, je ne regrette rien” by the determined animal control officer DuBois in “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” McDormand quipped that it was indeed she who sang the song made famous by Édith Piaf, adding: “I’m so proud of it.”
Asked about the independence that has often defined her characters, McDormand noted that in the first half of her professional life she had played supporting roles to male protagonists. “Now, once my child left home, after a certain number of years of...
- 10/15/2019
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Lady Gaga's A Star Is Born success will follow her always. The 32-year-old singer and actress got a tattoo of a rose inked on her back, with the words "La Vie en Rose," a reference to French singer Édith Piaf's signature song, which Gaga's character Ally sings in Bradley Cooper's movie remake just before she meets his character, Jackson Maine. Cooper, who makes his directorial debut with A Star Is Born, cast Gaga in the leading female role after watching her perform "La Vie en Rose" at the opening of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Sean Parker's house in 2016. The meaning of the words, loosely translated,...
- 2/14/2019
- E! Online
A Star Is Born, the latest remake of William A. Wellman's 1937 film, as well as Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, stars Cooper as Jackson Maine, a rockstar hanging to life by a thread simultaneously led closer to rock bottom by alcoholism and drug addiction. One rough night in drunken stupor, Jackson stumbles into a drag bar and watches as Ally (Lady Gaga) performs an exuberant cover of Édith Piaf's "La vie en rose." Her heavily-made up face, veiled in red spotlight, distorts her unwanted features and overshadows a modest life as a restaurant server. Dusk approaches as the pair leaves together, ending up in a secluded parking lot. Seclusion causes the masks to come off, and at once the pair realize that they—singer-songwriters of preternatural talent, capable of conjuring hit records from thin air—are perfect for each other.Their fates are thus locked together and sealed:...
- 10/18/2018
- MUBI
There's something electrifying about the first time Bradley Cooper's Jackson sets eyes on Lady Gaga's Ally in A Star Is Born. The characters share a deep and immediate connection, and it turns out that's what happened for the actors in real life, as well.
Bradley explained to The New York Times that he met Gaga after seeing her perform the same song that Jackson first sees Ally sing in the movie: Édith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose." "My mind was blown," he admitted the Times.
The feeling was mutual, as Gaga told Stephen Colbert in a recent interview.
"I sang the night before I met him at an event for cancer thrown by Sean Parker, and I was singing 'La Vie en Rose' - I was doing a jazz set that evening," she said. "Bradley just happened to be in the audience, and I got...
Bradley explained to The New York Times that he met Gaga after seeing her perform the same song that Jackson first sees Ally sing in the movie: Édith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose." "My mind was blown," he admitted the Times.
The feeling was mutual, as Gaga told Stephen Colbert in a recent interview.
"I sang the night before I met him at an event for cancer thrown by Sean Parker, and I was singing 'La Vie en Rose' - I was doing a jazz set that evening," she said. "Bradley just happened to be in the audience, and I got...
- 10/7/2018
- by Maggie Panos
- Popsugar.com
The Notebook is covering Tiff with an on-going correspondence between critics Kelley Dong and Daniel Kasman.Dear Danny, The best secrets encountered in the cinema are those which are so subliminal that sometimes one does not immediately realize the preciousness of what has been given, nor recognize that any gift was offered at all— but still I leave the theatre totally changed. The meanings of these surreptitious moments can be tricky to articulate without airy hyperbole—we call this "hype." I risk this all to tell you about A Star is Born, an uneven work of startling sincerity and disarming beauty. The third remake of William A. Wellman's 1937 film, Bradley Cooper stars in his directorial debut as Jackson Maine, a rockstar hanging to life by a thread and simultaneously led closer to rock bottom by alcoholism and drug addiction. One rough night in drunken stupor, Jackson stumbles into a...
- 9/9/2018
- MUBI
‘A Star Is Born’ Review: Lady Gaga Shines in Bradley Cooper’s Cover of the Enduring Musical — Venice
To hear Bradley Cooper’s crooner in “A Star Is Born” tell it, music is the same story being told over and over again — just 12 notes between each octave, all of them eventually repeating. The magic lies in how they’re expressed. That’s a fitting note to hit in the fourth iteration of a story that’s proven more enduring than most songs written when the first “Star” was born 81 years ago, and it’s key to appreciating Cooper’s arrangement as more than just a cover.
You don’t see “A Star Is Born” to actually watch a star being born, at least not anymore. Maybe you did in 1937, when William Wellman first brought the story to screen; or 17 years later, when Judy Garland led the best (and best-known) version of this enduring Hollywood fable; or even in 1976, when Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson tried to prove the third time’s the charm.
You don’t see “A Star Is Born” to actually watch a star being born, at least not anymore. Maybe you did in 1937, when William Wellman first brought the story to screen; or 17 years later, when Judy Garland led the best (and best-known) version of this enduring Hollywood fable; or even in 1976, when Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson tried to prove the third time’s the charm.
- 8/31/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Fabien Constant’s “Blue Night,” a sensitive but shallow homage to 1962’s “Cléo from 5 to 7,” is that it convincingly validates the idea of updating the Agnès Varda classic. The worst thing that can be said about it is that it peaks with a Sarah Jessica Parker cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now” during the closing credits, but we’ll get to that later.
The story of a beautiful young woman’s brush with mortality, Varda’s film used the timelessness of its premise as an opportunity to contextualize the topical despairs of the day, which ranged from the ongoing Algerian War to Édith Piaf’s recent stomach ulcer surgeries. Seen through the eyes of a potentially dying chanteuse — the film’s title refers to the anxious hours that its heroine spends waiting for the results of a biopsy — everything became equally small,...
The story of a beautiful young woman’s brush with mortality, Varda’s film used the timelessness of its premise as an opportunity to contextualize the topical despairs of the day, which ranged from the ongoing Algerian War to Édith Piaf’s recent stomach ulcer surgeries. Seen through the eyes of a potentially dying chanteuse — the film’s title refers to the anxious hours that its heroine spends waiting for the results of a biopsy — everything became equally small,...
- 4/20/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
by Nathaniel R
Edith Piaf and Judy GarlandPerhaps it was those uninspired Critics Choice nominations? Perhaps it's no critical year-end love for La Pfeiffer in her comeback year? Perhaps it was my anti-depressant prescription running out with no health insurance to renew it with? Or, probably, it's the generally miserable state of the world in which things are so dire that we're watching a kleptocracy filled with proud sexual predators, treasonous pathological liars, greedy overlord billionaires, fact-averse idiots, and blatantly sociopathic racists amass power at a record pace, dooming future generations to have it much much worse than we even do now? Meanwhile the good people of the world stare in disbelief whilst fighting amongst themselves for any number of reasons but the largest, we suspect, is a feeling of impotence against the actual enemies.
But since I was feeling terrible all day whilst trying to come up with our...
Edith Piaf and Judy GarlandPerhaps it was those uninspired Critics Choice nominations? Perhaps it's no critical year-end love for La Pfeiffer in her comeback year? Perhaps it was my anti-depressant prescription running out with no health insurance to renew it with? Or, probably, it's the generally miserable state of the world in which things are so dire that we're watching a kleptocracy filled with proud sexual predators, treasonous pathological liars, greedy overlord billionaires, fact-averse idiots, and blatantly sociopathic racists amass power at a record pace, dooming future generations to have it much much worse than we even do now? Meanwhile the good people of the world stare in disbelief whilst fighting amongst themselves for any number of reasons but the largest, we suspect, is a feeling of impotence against the actual enemies.
But since I was feeling terrible all day whilst trying to come up with our...
- 12/8/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Dalida screens as part of the 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival On Saturday, November 4 at 9:30 Pm at Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Cinemas. Click Here for ticket information. It screens again at the same venue on Sunday, November 5 at 2:30 Pm. Click Here for ticket information
We in the states have enjoyed biographies since the start of cinema, particularly those focusing in on popular stars. And of the show-biz bios, those of singers seem to attract film goers. In the late 1940’s Larry Parks was a sensation in The Jolson Story, so much so that he stepped in for Al in a sequel Jolson Sings Again. In more recent years Bobby Darrin’s life inspired Beyond The Sea and Jamie Foxx nabbed an Oscar as Mr. Charles in Ray. Surely this same genre has been done in other countries, say…France. Just 10 years ago Marion Cotillard snagged...
We in the states have enjoyed biographies since the start of cinema, particularly those focusing in on popular stars. And of the show-biz bios, those of singers seem to attract film goers. In the late 1940’s Larry Parks was a sensation in The Jolson Story, so much so that he stepped in for Al in a sequel Jolson Sings Again. In more recent years Bobby Darrin’s life inspired Beyond The Sea and Jamie Foxx nabbed an Oscar as Mr. Charles in Ray. Surely this same genre has been done in other countries, say…France. Just 10 years ago Marion Cotillard snagged...
- 11/4/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's a sort of lopsided smile, almost like a child's-drawing version of what a grin is supposed to look like. Even more than the eyes and the jawline and that chin, which would later by framed by long Swingin' Sixties sideburns and covered by a ragged Seventies beard, it's the mouth of the kid in those early, black and white pictures that draws recognition. That's Eric Clapton's smile that the lad in the woolly jumper is sporting. And as he got older, even after he became famous and fans...
- 9/14/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Christopher Nolan loves a good easter egg. Whether it’s a sly bit of casting, the use of subliminal imagery, or a line of dialogue with deeper implications then you may realize, Nolan often hides clues and secret messages in his films that are just waiting to be discovered. Of course the internet has devoted a ton of time searching for Nolan’s best easter eggs over the years, and we’ve rounded up 7 of the best hidden gems to look for in his filmography.
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- 7/24/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The silent French film Au Bonheur Des Dames (1930 – aka Ladies’ Paradise) screens Saturday May 6th at 11am at The St. Louis Art Museum (Forest Park, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, Mo). The film will be accompanied by Elsie Parker and The Poor People of Paris. Tickets for this event are $15 general admission and $10 for museum members. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Metrotix or by calling 314.534.1111.
Julien Duvivier’s final silent film is a modern retelling of Emile Zola’s panoramic chronicle of mid-19th-century Parisian society, centering on a small fabric shop struggling to survive in the shadow of a luxury department store. With expressionistic shades of Erich von Stroheim and G.W. Pabst, the film captures the rhythms of urban life and creates a stinging portrait of capitalist ruthlessness, class tensions, and sexual competition. Scott Foundas in the Village Voice calls the film “an orgy of pure cinema,...
Julien Duvivier’s final silent film is a modern retelling of Emile Zola’s panoramic chronicle of mid-19th-century Parisian society, centering on a small fabric shop struggling to survive in the shadow of a luxury department store. With expressionistic shades of Erich von Stroheim and G.W. Pabst, the film captures the rhythms of urban life and creates a stinging portrait of capitalist ruthlessness, class tensions, and sexual competition. Scott Foundas in the Village Voice calls the film “an orgy of pure cinema,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
How important is resemblance, really?
As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick Cheney in an Adam McKay helmed biopic, alongside Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carrell as Donald Rumsfeld. The news, broken by Variety, has lead to a host of reactions across the internet, including a number of Dark Knight and American Psycho related jokes because, you know, duh. Front and center in many of these reactions is speculation (though in some cases, anticipatory salivation might be more accurate) over how Bale will transform for the role.
After all, Christian Bale is known for physical metamorphoses that rank just below those of caterpillars on an impressiveness scale; he famously lost 60 pounds for his role in The Machinist (bringing the 6' actor to a skeletal 120-ish pounds), and afterwards went directly to Batman Begins, eating and weight-lifting his way to 220 pounds, which...
As we mentioned in our newsletter yesterday, Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star as former vice president Dick Cheney in an Adam McKay helmed biopic, alongside Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carrell as Donald Rumsfeld. The news, broken by Variety, has lead to a host of reactions across the internet, including a number of Dark Knight and American Psycho related jokes because, you know, duh. Front and center in many of these reactions is speculation (though in some cases, anticipatory salivation might be more accurate) over how Bale will transform for the role.
After all, Christian Bale is known for physical metamorphoses that rank just below those of caterpillars on an impressiveness scale; he famously lost 60 pounds for his role in The Machinist (bringing the 6' actor to a skeletal 120-ish pounds), and afterwards went directly to Batman Begins, eating and weight-lifting his way to 220 pounds, which...
- 4/7/2017
- by Ciara Wardlow
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The cast of “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2” graces the latest cover of Empire Magazine, ahead of the film’s May 5 release. Taking either their favorite song or a tune they would have liked to be included in the Marvel superhero film, Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Kurt Russell (Ego), Elizabeth Debicki (Ayesha), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Michael Rooker (Yondu), Dave Bautista (Drax), Sean Gunn (Rocket/Kraglin), Karen Gillan (Nebula) and director James Gunn curated a mixtape for the magazine, which can be found on Spotify. Listen to each song chosen by the cast and the director below.
Read More: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Trailer: Kurt Russell and Baby Groot Highlight Action-Packed Clip
“Whiskey And You,” by Chris Stapleton – chosen by Pratt
“When I’m on the road, I tend to listen to songs that allow me to bask fully in my loneliness. When I want to dive headfirst into sorrow,...
Read More: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Trailer: Kurt Russell and Baby Groot Highlight Action-Packed Clip
“Whiskey And You,” by Chris Stapleton – chosen by Pratt
“When I’m on the road, I tend to listen to songs that allow me to bask fully in my loneliness. When I want to dive headfirst into sorrow,...
- 3/23/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
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