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The Movie: "M"
Where You Can Stream It: The Criterion Channel / HBO Max
The Pitch: A killer stalks Berlin, plying children with balloons and candy, igniting a citywide manhunt, and exposing a cross-section of society in 1930s Germany.
Before there was "Zodiac" or "Memories of a Murder," there was "M." Fritz Lang's German Expressionist masterwork was on the bleeding edge of sound films, and in his Great Movies review,...
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The Movie: "M"
Where You Can Stream It: The Criterion Channel / HBO Max
The Pitch: A killer stalks Berlin, plying children with balloons and candy, igniting a citywide manhunt, and exposing a cross-section of society in 1930s Germany.
Before there was "Zodiac" or "Memories of a Murder," there was "M." Fritz Lang's German Expressionist masterwork was on the bleeding edge of sound films, and in his Great Movies review,...
The post The Daily Stream: 90 Years Ago, Fritz Lang's M Laid the Groundwork for Every Serial Killer Thriller You've Ever Seen appeared first on /Film.
- 12/18/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
John Sacret Young, a writer, producer, director and author who worked on such series as China Beach, The West Wing and Firefly Lane, has died . He was 75.
A spokesperson for his family said Young died June 3 in L.A.’s Brentwood area after a 10-month battle with brain cancer.
Born on May 24, 1946, Young began his work in TV as a researcher-turned-writer on 1970s NBC anthology series Police Story. He later adapted Philip Caputo’s A Rumor of War into a CBS miniseries, earning his first Writers Guild Award.
For his work as the co-creator, executive producer and showrunner of ABC’s Vietnam War chronicle, China Beach, which examined the experiences of American combat nurses, Young was honored with five Emmy nominations, as well as four WGA noms, claiming the WGA Award for Episodic Drama for the 1990 episode “Souvenirs,” which he also directed. During its four-season run, the series also won numerous other awards,...
A spokesperson for his family said Young died June 3 in L.A.’s Brentwood area after a 10-month battle with brain cancer.
Born on May 24, 1946, Young began his work in TV as a researcher-turned-writer on 1970s NBC anthology series Police Story. He later adapted Philip Caputo’s A Rumor of War into a CBS miniseries, earning his first Writers Guild Award.
For his work as the co-creator, executive producer and showrunner of ABC’s Vietnam War chronicle, China Beach, which examined the experiences of American combat nurses, Young was honored with five Emmy nominations, as well as four WGA noms, claiming the WGA Award for Episodic Drama for the 1990 episode “Souvenirs,” which he also directed. During its four-season run, the series also won numerous other awards,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Bird has shared a cover of John Cale’s “Andalucia,” from his upcoming holiday album, Hark! out October 30th via Loma Vista.
“Andalucia,” a standout from Cale’s 1973 album, Paris 1919, is a devastating tune about deep yearning, which Bird recasts around the delicate pluck of his mandolin and fleshes out with lush choral vocals. Bird’s cover arrives with a video featuring some lovely and surreal silhouette animation by Abigail Portner.
Hark! is a follow-up to Bird’s 2019 EP of the same name. The LP will feature a handful...
“Andalucia,” a standout from Cale’s 1973 album, Paris 1919, is a devastating tune about deep yearning, which Bird recasts around the delicate pluck of his mandolin and fleshes out with lush choral vocals. Bird’s cover arrives with a video featuring some lovely and surreal silhouette animation by Abigail Portner.
Hark! is a follow-up to Bird’s 2019 EP of the same name. The LP will feature a handful...
- 9/29/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Last June, Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine assembled an eclectic roster of artists and friends to remember the late songwriter in music and words. In honor of what would have been Prine’s 74th birthday, the special will repeat — with added footage — on October 10th.
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, Kacey Musgraves, Bonnie Raitt, Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson, and Bill Murrary all make appearances. Picture Show airs at 7 p.m. Ct on Prine’s YouTube channel and will be available to stream through midnight, October 11th.
Along with the tribute news,...
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, Kacey Musgraves, Bonnie Raitt, Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson, and Bill Murrary all make appearances. Picture Show airs at 7 p.m. Ct on Prine’s YouTube channel and will be available to stream through midnight, October 11th.
Along with the tribute news,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
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