Amid a fertile alternative music scene in the U.K., spurred on by a flurry of new independent labels, bands like Echo & the Bunnymen had to work harder to stand out from the pack. The austere, post-punk minimalism of the group’s first three albums earned them critical acclaim and a cult following, but by 1984 their sound—Joy Division as fronted by Jim Morrison, if you will—was in need of retooling. Was there space for another scrappy, dour foursome alongside more established acts like Siouxsie and the Banshees, an ascendant U2, and unique sounds from the likes of Cocteau Twins and Depeche Mode?
Echo & the Bunnymen’s fourth album, Ocean Rain, would prove to be their shining moment. The quality of the songwriting ensures its status as a classic, separating it from both the band’s more uneven earlier works and their patchy, self-titled follow-up from 1987.
It’s Ocean Rain’s maximalist sound,...
Echo & the Bunnymen’s fourth album, Ocean Rain, would prove to be their shining moment. The quality of the songwriting ensures its status as a classic, separating it from both the band’s more uneven earlier works and their patchy, self-titled follow-up from 1987.
It’s Ocean Rain’s maximalist sound,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Lewie Parkinson-Jones
- Slant Magazine
In early 1991, 20-year-old Tupac Shakur was torn between ambitions of acting and rapping, and struggling to catch a break on both fronts. He had studied theater at the Baltimore School for the Arts and toured with the west coast hip-hop collective Digital Underground, but acting opportunities were scarce and he had yet to finish the demo tape that would launch him to stardom. His luck would turn when Digital Underground’s road manager, Sleuth, received a call from Cara Lewis, the group’s booking agent at William Morris. A film director named Ernest Dickerson was looking for actors for a movie called Juice and they invited Money-b, a fellow member of the collective, to audition. Dickerson had earned acclaim for his work as Spike Lee’s director of photography on a run of films, including She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, and Jungle Fever.
- 10/24/2023
- by Staci Robinson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peru as a filming location can be viewed before and after the making of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” where a good chunk of the seventh iteration in the Paramount Pictures franchise is set in the picturesque country.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (“Creed II”), the upcoming “Transformers” is said to have injected an estimated 10 million-plus into Peru’s economy. More importantly, it prompted the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a new artistic production visa that provides special migratory status to visiting crew and talent, which in turn, facilitates the import of equipment and props. More than 30 vehicles, including trucks, high speed cars, motorbikes and Vw classics, were shipped to Peru for the sci-fi movie. In the past, people had to use a journalist visa to work on audiovisual projects in the country, which was cumbersome, says producer Bruno Canale of Apu Prods., which provided production services to the reportedly 200 million pic.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (“Creed II”), the upcoming “Transformers” is said to have injected an estimated 10 million-plus into Peru’s economy. More importantly, it prompted the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a new artistic production visa that provides special migratory status to visiting crew and talent, which in turn, facilitates the import of equipment and props. More than 30 vehicles, including trucks, high speed cars, motorbikes and Vw classics, were shipped to Peru for the sci-fi movie. In the past, people had to use a journalist visa to work on audiovisual projects in the country, which was cumbersome, says producer Bruno Canale of Apu Prods., which provided production services to the reportedly 200 million pic.
- 11/29/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Q’orianka Kilcher is set to return as powerhouse attorney Angela Blue Thunder in Season 5 of Yellowstone when it premieres November 13, Deadline has learned. The character last appeared on the hit Paramount Network series’ Season 3 finale, titled “The World Is Purple.”
Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, Yellowstone, linear television’s most-watched series, chronicles the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the U.S. amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds and hard-earned respect.
Yellowstone is co-created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Executive producers include John Linson, Art Linson, Sheridan, Costner, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari and Stephen Kay.
Kilcher most recently co-starred alongside Channing Tatum in MGM’s Dog. She is currently in post-production on Yesteryear, a film she co-wrote, produced and stars in alongside Scott Haze, Wes Studi, Nick Cassavetes, Angela Sarafyan and Peter Facinelli.
Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, Yellowstone, linear television’s most-watched series, chronicles the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the U.S. amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds and hard-earned respect.
Yellowstone is co-created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Executive producers include John Linson, Art Linson, Sheridan, Costner, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari and Stephen Kay.
Kilcher most recently co-starred alongside Channing Tatum in MGM’s Dog. She is currently in post-production on Yesteryear, a film she co-wrote, produced and stars in alongside Scott Haze, Wes Studi, Nick Cassavetes, Angela Sarafyan and Peter Facinelli.
- 9/2/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Marché du Film — Festival de Cannes Announces Nine Festival Selections for its 6th Edition of ‘Goes…
Marché du Film — Festival de Cannes Announces Nine Festival Selections for its 6th Edition of ‘Goes To Cannes’
‘Goes to Cannes’ is coming back for the 6th consecutive year. Renowned International Film Festivals will program and showcase a selection of works-in-progress actively seeking a sales agent, distributors or a festival selection.
From May 11–14, the festivals will present feature films in post-production. These curated selections will be shown during two-hour market screenings in the presence of the film teams who will introduce their films in front of an audience of industry professionals.
Nine festivals will travel to Cannes to present their selection within the frame of the Goes to Cannes: Annecy International Animation Film Festival, International Film Festival of Panama, Doc Alliance, Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf), New Horizons International Film Festival, Los Cabos International Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Vilnius Film Festival, and Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
For the first time this year,...
‘Goes to Cannes’ is coming back for the 6th consecutive year. Renowned International Film Festivals will program and showcase a selection of works-in-progress actively seeking a sales agent, distributors or a festival selection.
From May 11–14, the festivals will present feature films in post-production. These curated selections will be shown during two-hour market screenings in the presence of the film teams who will introduce their films in front of an audience of industry professionals.
Nine festivals will travel to Cannes to present their selection within the frame of the Goes to Cannes: Annecy International Animation Film Festival, International Film Festival of Panama, Doc Alliance, Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf), New Horizons International Film Festival, Los Cabos International Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Vilnius Film Festival, and Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
For the first time this year,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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