When Bobby Cannavale turned up midway through the run of Terence Winter's HBO gangster epic Boardwalk Empire, the most surprising thing was that they somehow hadn't worked together before, whether on earlier Boardwalk seasons or during Winter's long run as David Chase's top lieutenant on The Sopranos. The half-Italian, half-Cuban actor has been no stranger to crime stories in his career (including a role on NBC's would-be Sopranos drama Kingpin), but the Boardwalk role of animalistic sociopath Gyp Rosetti (for which he would win an Emmy) was his first time working with Winter, and also with Boardwalk executive producer Martin Scorsese. Now, all three men have teamed up with, of all people, Mick Jagger, for Vinyl, HBO's new Sunday drama, where Cannavale plays Richie Finestra, a '70s record company executive with a great ear and a nose too prone to having cocaine shoved up it. The two-hour...
- 2/9/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Washington -- Since Pandora launched its Internet radio service in 2007, it has grown from a startup facing near-bankruptcy to a leader of the digital streaming market. With more than 60 million users in the past month, the company is now estimated to be worth billions, with revenue doubling every year. "On the growth side, it's been a wonderful story," founder Tim Westergren declared at a recent conference. "Our listenership just keeps exploding, and so does our revenue."
It's quite a success for a company that sold itself as an artist-friendly, transformational force that didn't just make radio cool again, but also offered -- through royalty fees -- a potential path to prosperity for musicians who've seen physical record sales plummet. Westergren is a musician himself, and takes pride in championing indies and majors alike. Pandora uses an algorithm that essentially modernized the much beloved free-form radio formats of the 1960s and '70s.
It's quite a success for a company that sold itself as an artist-friendly, transformational force that didn't just make radio cool again, but also offered -- through royalty fees -- a potential path to prosperity for musicians who've seen physical record sales plummet. Westergren is a musician himself, and takes pride in championing indies and majors alike. Pandora uses an algorithm that essentially modernized the much beloved free-form radio formats of the 1960s and '70s.
- 12/4/2012
- by Jason Cherkis
- Huffington Post
Washington -- Today, music lovers have more ways than ever before to access their favorite songs and discover artists they've never heard of. Can't live another minute without "Call Me Maybe"? Download it on iTunes for just $1.29, or stream it over your smartphone with Spotify. Want to hear something different? Let Pandora Internet radio pick something for you, or turn to Grooveshark, a sonic Facebook, to see what other music nerds are listening to.
The digital revolution that Napster heralded at the turn of the millenium finally seems to be bearing fruit. At the time, record labels decried the file-sharing program as an existential threat to the industry. To protect record sales, they sued everyone from tech startups to children, and lobbied Congress for new laws to curb piracy.
Now, though, digital music services have gone mainstream, promising listeners a world of perfectly legal possibilities and an end to the major labels' vice grip.
The digital revolution that Napster heralded at the turn of the millenium finally seems to be bearing fruit. At the time, record labels decried the file-sharing program as an existential threat to the industry. To protect record sales, they sued everyone from tech startups to children, and lobbied Congress for new laws to curb piracy.
Now, though, digital music services have gone mainstream, promising listeners a world of perfectly legal possibilities and an end to the major labels' vice grip.
- 9/20/2012
- by Zach Carter
- Huffington Post
'Some tools should only be used sparingly,' veteran manager Danny Goldberg says of the technology.
By Gil Kaufman
Tupac hologram at Coachella
Photo: Getty Images
Sure, the laser Pink Floyd show is totally awesome and the Beatles cover band totally nailed "Penny Lane." But after the rapturous response to the Tupac Shakur hologram at Coachella, you can be sure phones are ringing off the hook this week all over Hollywood with calls to the Digital Domain wizards behind the stunt.
Think of the possibilities: The Doors resurrected with a young Jim Morrison, Nirvana on tour with a virtual Kurt Cobain or a resurrected Tupac and Biggie sharing a stage for a greatest hits show. But does the success of the Tupac mini-set mean that holograms are the touring industry's version of 3-D movies?
"I thought it was great in that particular moment," said veteran manager Danny Goldberg, who has...
By Gil Kaufman
Tupac hologram at Coachella
Photo: Getty Images
Sure, the laser Pink Floyd show is totally awesome and the Beatles cover band totally nailed "Penny Lane." But after the rapturous response to the Tupac Shakur hologram at Coachella, you can be sure phones are ringing off the hook this week all over Hollywood with calls to the Digital Domain wizards behind the stunt.
Think of the possibilities: The Doors resurrected with a young Jim Morrison, Nirvana on tour with a virtual Kurt Cobain or a resurrected Tupac and Biggie sharing a stage for a greatest hits show. But does the success of the Tupac mini-set mean that holograms are the touring industry's version of 3-D movies?
"I thought it was great in that particular moment," said veteran manager Danny Goldberg, who has...
- 4/17/2012
- MTV Music News
Warner Bros. Pictures The stars of “The Hangover Part II”
Any similarities between “The Hangover” and “The Hangover Part II” are entirely non-coincidental.
To follow up his hit 2009 film “The Hangover,” which earned $467.5 million worldwide and became the top-grossing R-rated comedy of all time, writer-director Todd Phillips worked with co-writers Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong to produce a sequel script that used the original film as a literal template. As a result, both films revolve around three friends (played by Bradley Cooper,...
Any similarities between “The Hangover” and “The Hangover Part II” are entirely non-coincidental.
To follow up his hit 2009 film “The Hangover,” which earned $467.5 million worldwide and became the top-grossing R-rated comedy of all time, writer-director Todd Phillips worked with co-writers Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong to produce a sequel script that used the original film as a literal template. As a result, both films revolve around three friends (played by Bradley Cooper,...
- 5/25/2011
- by Michelle Kung
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Damned be official titles! You don't need a clever moniker to bring on the chills, and a new indie flick coming out of the UK is here to prove that. Sit back, kids! You're gonna be here for a little while as there's lots of new stuff to dig upon!
What we're talking about is of course Untitled, the new indie film from UK director Shaun Troke starring Nikki Harrup, Leonora Moore, Danny Goldberg and Troke himself. You can check out the plot crunch, teaser, and a viral video below. For more, including lots of production stills, dig on the official Untitled Facebook page.
Synopsis
A filmmaker, his girlfriend, his female colleague, and their rich producer are to spend a weekend making a documentary within an isolated haunted cottage in Wales. While a developing love triangle creates tension among the foursome, they soon have to begin fighting for their survival...
What we're talking about is of course Untitled, the new indie film from UK director Shaun Troke starring Nikki Harrup, Leonora Moore, Danny Goldberg and Troke himself. You can check out the plot crunch, teaser, and a viral video below. For more, including lots of production stills, dig on the official Untitled Facebook page.
Synopsis
A filmmaker, his girlfriend, his female colleague, and their rich producer are to spend a weekend making a documentary within an isolated haunted cottage in Wales. While a developing love triangle creates tension among the foursome, they soon have to begin fighting for their survival...
- 4/4/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Labels. Names. Whatever. People are always trying to put things in tiny boxes so that they can feel all cozy inside knowing that they perfectly understand everything around them. Sometimes, though, you just can't. Sometimes things are best left Untitled.
What we're talking about of course is the new indie film from UK director Shaun Troke starring Nikki Harrup, Leonora Moore, Danny Goldberg and Troke himself. You can check out the plot crunch, teaser, and a viral video below. For more, including lots of production stills, dig on the official Untitled Facebook page
Synopsis
A filmmaker, his girlfriend, his female colleague, and their rich producer are to spend a weekend making a documentary within an isolated haunted cottage in Wales. While a developing love triangle creates tension among the foursome, they soon have to begin fighting for their survival against the dangerous supernatural forces inside the cottage...
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
What we're talking about of course is the new indie film from UK director Shaun Troke starring Nikki Harrup, Leonora Moore, Danny Goldberg and Troke himself. You can check out the plot crunch, teaser, and a viral video below. For more, including lots of production stills, dig on the official Untitled Facebook page
Synopsis
A filmmaker, his girlfriend, his female colleague, and their rich producer are to spend a weekend making a documentary within an isolated haunted cottage in Wales. While a developing love triangle creates tension among the foursome, they soon have to begin fighting for their survival against the dangerous supernatural forces inside the cottage...
- Uncle Creepy
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 1/14/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
UK director Shaun Troke is busily creating his latest horror venture, which has yet to be titled. Horror aficionados might recognize Troke from his previous production Sparrow. A trailer for Sparrow is available here: Sparrow Trailer. This latest venture puts several film documenters in a haunted cabin for supernatural thrills. The conflicted love triangle adds to the fun.
A trailer is now available for this feature and the clip shows the independent charm of the piece. Have a look inside, until further details develop.
The film's synopsis is here:
"A filmmaker, his girlfriend, his female colleague, and their rich producer are to spend a weekend making a documentary within an isolated haunted cottage in Wales. While a developing love-triangle creates tension between the foursome, they soon have to begin fighting for their survival against the dangerous supernatural forces inside the cottage…" (Troke).
Director: Shaun Troke.
Writer: Shaun Troke and Steven Jarrett.
A trailer is now available for this feature and the clip shows the independent charm of the piece. Have a look inside, until further details develop.
The film's synopsis is here:
"A filmmaker, his girlfriend, his female colleague, and their rich producer are to spend a weekend making a documentary within an isolated haunted cottage in Wales. While a developing love-triangle creates tension between the foursome, they soon have to begin fighting for their survival against the dangerous supernatural forces inside the cottage…" (Troke).
Director: Shaun Troke.
Writer: Shaun Troke and Steven Jarrett.
- 12/29/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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