Ross Valory has dreamed of making a solo album ever since he started gigging around San Francisco in the late Sixties, but other projects kept getting in the way. He was in the process of amassing original songs in 1971 when the Steve Miller Band brought him into the fold to play bass on Rock Love. Later, he teamed up with ex-members of Santana to form the Golden Gate Rhythm Section. Within a few months, they changed their name to Journey.
Valory was a near-constant presence over the past 50 years of Journey,...
Valory was a near-constant presence over the past 50 years of Journey,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Andrew Haigh’s drama All of Us Strangers has landed nine London Critics’ Circle Awards nominations, ahead of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which has scored seven.
Celine Song’s Past Lives, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest garnered six noms apiece, while Greta Gerwig’s Barbie notched five. Scroll down for full list of nominations.
All of the films are in the running for the critics’ Film of the Year accolade, alongside the French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Todd Haynes’ May December and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
In the acting categories, Andrew Scott, Paul Giamatti and Cillian Murphy and lead actresses Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hüller, Greta Lee and Emma Stone all feature.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on February 4 with actor-writer-comic Anna Leong Brophy reprising her role as host.
Celine Song’s Past Lives, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest garnered six noms apiece, while Greta Gerwig’s Barbie notched five. Scroll down for full list of nominations.
All of the films are in the running for the critics’ Film of the Year accolade, alongside the French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Todd Haynes’ May December and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
In the acting categories, Andrew Scott, Paul Giamatti and Cillian Murphy and lead actresses Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hüller, Greta Lee and Emma Stone all feature.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on February 4 with actor-writer-comic Anna Leong Brophy reprising her role as host.
- 12/20/2023
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
After making a name for himself in HBO’s “Euphoria,”Australian import Jacob Elordi is on the cusp of movie stardom thanks to contrasting performances in a pair of Oscar contenders. He features as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola‘s biopic “Priscilla” and steals scenes in Emerald Fennell‘s psychological thriller “Saltburn.”
“Saltburn,” from Amazon, follows Barry Keoghan‘s Oliver Quick — an Oxford University student who soon becomes enticed and obsessed with his classmate Felix Catton, played by Elordi. Soon enough, Oliver goes to stay with Felix at Saltburn, the Catton family manor house. It’s in these scenes that Elordi excels but the star is a hit as soon as you first hear him speak as he nails the posh accent with aplomb. His performance develops throughout the film as Felix turns from charming and aloof to sulky and petulant but also generous and genuine. It’s a great role for Elordi,...
“Saltburn,” from Amazon, follows Barry Keoghan‘s Oliver Quick — an Oxford University student who soon becomes enticed and obsessed with his classmate Felix Catton, played by Elordi. Soon enough, Oliver goes to stay with Felix at Saltburn, the Catton family manor house. It’s in these scenes that Elordi excels but the star is a hit as soon as you first hear him speak as he nails the posh accent with aplomb. His performance develops throughout the film as Felix turns from charming and aloof to sulky and petulant but also generous and genuine. It’s a great role for Elordi,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The BFI London Film Festival will present five feature films and documentaries by UK-based filmmakers at its fourth annual Works-in-Progress showcase. Scroll down for the lineup.
The showcase, which forms part of the festival’s industry program, will be an in-person event at Picturehouse Central where filmmakers will screen extracts from their projects for an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The projects are either in production or post-production. An online package with the projects will also be available online for one week from October 7 through a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
Last year, two projects from the 2021 in-progress lineup were screened during the Lff. The pics were Pretty Red Dress, written and directed by Dionne Edwards, and Medusa Deluxe, written and directed by Thomas Hardiman. This year, Girl written and directed by Adura Onashile, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will screen at Lff,...
The showcase, which forms part of the festival’s industry program, will be an in-person event at Picturehouse Central where filmmakers will screen extracts from their projects for an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The projects are either in production or post-production. An online package with the projects will also be available online for one week from October 7 through a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
Last year, two projects from the 2021 in-progress lineup were screened during the Lff. The pics were Pretty Red Dress, written and directed by Dionne Edwards, and Medusa Deluxe, written and directed by Thomas Hardiman. This year, Girl written and directed by Adura Onashile, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will screen at Lff,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The in-person event takes place on October 7 at London’s Picturehouse Central.
Campbell X’s Low Rider and Alex Helfrecht’s A Winter’s Journey are among the five features taking part in the third edition of the BFI London Film Festival Works-in-Progress showcase.
The in-person event takes place on October 7 as part of the festival’s UK Talent Days focus, in partnership with the British Council, at London’s Picturehouse Central.
The event will screen extracts from each project, with an introduction from its filmmaker, to an invited audience of international buyers as well as UK sales agents and festival programmers,...
Campbell X’s Low Rider and Alex Helfrecht’s A Winter’s Journey are among the five features taking part in the third edition of the BFI London Film Festival Works-in-Progress showcase.
The in-person event takes place on October 7 as part of the festival’s UK Talent Days focus, in partnership with the British Council, at London’s Picturehouse Central.
The event will screen extracts from each project, with an introduction from its filmmaker, to an invited audience of international buyers as well as UK sales agents and festival programmers,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Can any film this year be more music-centric than “TÁR’”? Todd Field’s acclaimed project follows a legendary (but fictional) composer and conductor’s fall from grace. Its star, Cate Blanchett, perfectly immerses herself in this deeply flawed character in a film that touches upon cancel culture, consequences, and how the world reacts to those they have built up but then want to tear down. The Playlist’s Jack King described the actress’ contribution as “a hydrogen bomb of a performance from Cate Blanchett, inarguably at her best since 2015’s “Carol.” Now, “TÁR” is delving into its musical elements for a one-of-a-kind video.
Continue reading ‘TÁR’: Todd Field Directs Cate Blanchett & The Cast In The Moody Music Video For “Mortar” [Watch] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘TÁR’: Todd Field Directs Cate Blanchett & The Cast In The Moody Music Video For “Mortar” [Watch] at The Playlist.
- 11/11/2022
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
On September 2, 2022, “Bones and All” was screened at the 79th Venice International Film Festival to both acclaim and a 10-minute standing ovation. The film centers on cannibalistic lovers portrayed by Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell on a road trip in the 1980s. The cast also includes Oscar winner Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. With a score of 95 on Rotten Tomatoes, the film firmly establishes itself as an awards contender this season. But what exactly did the critics say?
See over 200 interviews with 2022 Emmy nominees
Jack King of The Playlist begins with the attention grabbing “To love is to want to consume someone whole, to pick their skin and sinews out of the gaps between your teeth, to swallow their pancreas and wash it all down with gulps of throat-fizzing stomach acid.” That sentence alone should catch the attention of most readers. He goes on to praise...
See over 200 interviews with 2022 Emmy nominees
Jack King of The Playlist begins with the attention grabbing “To love is to want to consume someone whole, to pick their skin and sinews out of the gaps between your teeth, to swallow their pancreas and wash it all down with gulps of throat-fizzing stomach acid.” That sentence alone should catch the attention of most readers. He goes on to praise...
- 9/3/2022
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
WWE.com
You know WhatCulture’s Jack King? I don’t like him.
I hate his stupid hats, I hate his silly boyband hair fronted by the ‘gappiest’ of long fringes, and I hate the fact he denies he has all the characteristics of Tweek from South Park. He really, really does have all of the above, by the way…
Jack is the manchild who you may have seen ruining the Adam vs. Adam videos recently in Mr Pacitti’s absence. He’s also the guy that normally does this article once a week to the adulation of his #JobSquad… Spare me.
To quote my good friend Adam Blampied in regards to this article, “I can do it better.”
I’m the King of Wtf for crying out out!
Since we’re a day away from Fastlane, attentions have to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and who will be challenging...
You know WhatCulture’s Jack King? I don’t like him.
I hate his stupid hats, I hate his silly boyband hair fronted by the ‘gappiest’ of long fringes, and I hate the fact he denies he has all the characteristics of Tweek from South Park. He really, really does have all of the above, by the way…
Jack is the manchild who you may have seen ruining the Adam vs. Adam videos recently in Mr Pacitti’s absence. He’s also the guy that normally does this article once a week to the adulation of his #JobSquad… Spare me.
To quote my good friend Adam Blampied in regards to this article, “I can do it better.”
I’m the King of Wtf for crying out out!
Since we’re a day away from Fastlane, attentions have to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and who will be challenging...
- 2/20/2016
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Neverminds
Publisher: Drumfish Productions
Writer: Rich Bernatovech
Artist: Jamie Fay
DrumfishProductions.com
Neverminds is the first in a series focusing on an all-female superhero team. The team is introduced as they begin a rescue mission. Their covert op is interrupted by a mysterious and powerful villain who has been lying in wait. The stranger fights the team to a stand-still before fleeing into the night, allowing the ladies to finish their mission. The story is well plotted, including a nice twist ending, which makes up for the overall lackluster dialogue. Jamie Fay shows his stuff as an artist, though. The colors are vibrant, the characters are distinct and well drawn, and the book has an overall professional feel to it.
Furious
Publisher: Dark Horse
Writer: Bryan Glass
Artist: Victor Santos
Technically, Dark Horse is a major company, and should not be involved in this list. However, I have previously reviewed...
Publisher: Drumfish Productions
Writer: Rich Bernatovech
Artist: Jamie Fay
DrumfishProductions.com
Neverminds is the first in a series focusing on an all-female superhero team. The team is introduced as they begin a rescue mission. Their covert op is interrupted by a mysterious and powerful villain who has been lying in wait. The stranger fights the team to a stand-still before fleeing into the night, allowing the ladies to finish their mission. The story is well plotted, including a nice twist ending, which makes up for the overall lackluster dialogue. Jamie Fay shows his stuff as an artist, though. The colors are vibrant, the characters are distinct and well drawn, and the book has an overall professional feel to it.
Furious
Publisher: Dark Horse
Writer: Bryan Glass
Artist: Victor Santos
Technically, Dark Horse is a major company, and should not be involved in this list. However, I have previously reviewed...
- 10/3/2014
- by Cory Weddell
- SoundOnSight
Tomorrow, August 24th, is the 75th birthday of Andy Panda. How are you going to celebrate? I am obviously kidding. No one cares about Andy Panda. He now sits in cartoon obscurity next to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Gabby Gator and Dapper Denver Dooley. Yet it is his 75th birthday and we should honor it somehow. The very first Andy Panda cartoon, aptly titled Life Begins for Andy Panda, premiered on August 24th, 1939. It was Hollywood’s greatest year, even if its cartoons may not have lived on with the vigor of its live action triumphs. That said, three other cartoons that also premiered during the month of August 1939 offer an entertaining snapshot of this particular chapter in the Golden Age of American Animation. This was something of a transitional moment, between what cartoon historian Piotr Borowiec calls the “Disney Realism” and “High Warner” styles. That sounds high-minded and obscure, but...
- 8/23/2014
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
D.J. Coffman's Hero by Night has been optioned by Im Global for adaptation into a live-action television series. The book, released by Platinum Studios, won their 2006 Comic Book Challenge competition.
The Hollywood Reporter says the project is about “young landlord Jack King, who uncovers the lair of the title character. Determined to make some extra cash, Jack auctions the Hero's journal on eBay, raising the ire of a dormant madman.”
Coffman went on to serve as a judge for the 2007 competition before a highly public falling out between the creator and Platinum over rights and payments. The conflict largely stemmed from Hero being used on Drunk Duck and Wowio, the digital portals Platinum owns, and payments coming erratically, if at all. The series, as a result, was suspended after three issues.
At his blog, Coffman admitted, "No, I was not informed. I can’t say that I’m surprised...
The Hollywood Reporter says the project is about “young landlord Jack King, who uncovers the lair of the title character. Determined to make some extra cash, Jack auctions the Hero's journal on eBay, raising the ire of a dormant madman.”
Coffman went on to serve as a judge for the 2007 competition before a highly public falling out between the creator and Platinum over rights and payments. The conflict largely stemmed from Hero being used on Drunk Duck and Wowio, the digital portals Platinum owns, and payments coming erratically, if at all. The series, as a result, was suspended after three issues.
At his blog, Coffman admitted, "No, I was not informed. I can’t say that I’m surprised...
- 11/14/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
New York -- Im Global is harnessing the comic book power of Platinum Studios to develop D.J. Coffman's "Hero by Night" into a live-action TV series.
"Hero," which won Platinum's 2006 Comic Book Challenge competition, tells the story of young landlord Jack King, who uncovers the lair of the title character. Determined to make some extra cash, Jack auctions the Hero's journal on eBay, raising the ire of a dormant madman.
Im Global will rep worldwide distribution and produce the adventure series for young adults through its Im Global Television banner headed by Gavin Reardon. Platinum CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Im Global's Stuart Ford, Rigberg Entertainment's Glenn Rigberg and Reardon are set to executive produce. Platinum film and TV vp Rich Marincic will co-produce, and Greenberg Group's Randy Greenberg will co-exec produce. Reardon, Rigberg and Greenberg negotiated the deal.
" 'Hero by Night' provides a wonderful opportunity to make action-adventure wish-fulfillment weekly television,...
"Hero," which won Platinum's 2006 Comic Book Challenge competition, tells the story of young landlord Jack King, who uncovers the lair of the title character. Determined to make some extra cash, Jack auctions the Hero's journal on eBay, raising the ire of a dormant madman.
Im Global will rep worldwide distribution and produce the adventure series for young adults through its Im Global Television banner headed by Gavin Reardon. Platinum CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Im Global's Stuart Ford, Rigberg Entertainment's Glenn Rigberg and Reardon are set to executive produce. Platinum film and TV vp Rich Marincic will co-produce, and Greenberg Group's Randy Greenberg will co-exec produce. Reardon, Rigberg and Greenberg negotiated the deal.
" 'Hero by Night' provides a wonderful opportunity to make action-adventure wish-fulfillment weekly television,...
- 11/14/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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