Last month, soul singer Sharon Jones, the front-woman for the group The Dap-Kings, died at the age of 60 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The singer sang and toured up until the very end, including releasing a Christmas album last year entitled “It’s a Holiday Soul Party.” Now, the group has posthumously released a Claymation-animated music video for “Please Come Home For Christmas,” produced and directed by Alex Howard and David Hatter. Watch the video below.
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Earlier this year, the documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!”, which chronicled the year after Jones was first diagnosed with cancer, received a theatrical release after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. Directed by Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County, USA”), the film received mostly positive reviews. IndieWire’s own Kate Erbland...
Read More: F*ck Cancer: How Sharon Jones’ Song ‘I’m Still Here’ Captures the Late Singer’s Amazing Story
Earlier this year, the documentary “Miss Sharon Jones!”, which chronicled the year after Jones was first diagnosed with cancer, received a theatrical release after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. Directed by Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County, USA”), the film received mostly positive reviews. IndieWire’s own Kate Erbland...
- 12/21/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Inspired by a true story, Transatlantic Coffee is a tale of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl ... only the boy is a 41-year-old clown, the girl, a teenage stripper from London. Since hitting the festival circuit, Transatlantic Coffee has earned multiple awards. The film premiered in New York this past fall where it claimed Special Jury and Best Actor Awards, and recently won Best Picture at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival. The film continues to play at U.S festivals and has been an audience favorite in London, Chicago and Park City. Haunted by the loss of a loved one, Alex Howard (Kevin Pinassi), a 41-year-old man with a...
- 6/28/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Update: Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ben Quayle, and other sponsors of the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa) have withdrawn their sponsorship of their controversial bills. Pipa’s Rubio announced his move on his Facebook page, writing, “As a senator from Florida, a state with a large presence of artists, creators and businesses connected to the creation of intellectual property, I have a strong interest in stopping online piracy that costs Florida jobs. However, we must do this while simultaneously promoting an open, dynamic Internet environment that is ripe for innovation and promotes new...
- 1/18/2012
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
The eye introduces an evening-news style program for trending topics, viral videos, and online memes.
The television empires are imploding, and perhaps the most spectacular conflagration has been seen at CBS News, with downward diving ratings and the the early departure of Katie Couric from the Evening News. Now CBS is betting on the web to recapture the TV-less generation, or cord-cutters, in a new show called What's Trending, which takes a evening news-style investigative eye to hot online stories.
Some media critics aren't convinced it'll succeed and have already begun heckling the show with accusations of unoriginality. The show does have some innovative features, including a weekly video infographic and a partnership with the Webby's. But, ultimately, like other online sensations, it'll depend as much on the execution as the content.
The Bets
Host Shira Lazar and Executive Producer Damon Berger are betting that information-addicted young viewers are desperate to be "in the know.
The television empires are imploding, and perhaps the most spectacular conflagration has been seen at CBS News, with downward diving ratings and the the early departure of Katie Couric from the Evening News. Now CBS is betting on the web to recapture the TV-less generation, or cord-cutters, in a new show called What's Trending, which takes a evening news-style investigative eye to hot online stories.
Some media critics aren't convinced it'll succeed and have already begun heckling the show with accusations of unoriginality. The show does have some innovative features, including a weekly video infographic and a partnership with the Webby's. But, ultimately, like other online sensations, it'll depend as much on the execution as the content.
The Bets
Host Shira Lazar and Executive Producer Damon Berger are betting that information-addicted young viewers are desperate to be "in the know.
- 5/18/2011
- by Gregory Ferenstein
- Fast Company
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