What Damien Chazelle’s sophomore film has managed to do is no small feat. Won big at Sundance with the Jury and Audience awards. Crossed over into Cannes. Premiered at Telluride, Tiff and Nyff. Since opening last October 10th via the Sony Pictures Classics folks, Whiplash has steadily found its audience and is awkwardly landing noms for during awards season with Gotham and the Indie Spirits showing some love to Chazelle and the folk in the tech categories, but also the film’s star pairing of Miles Teller and J.K Simmons.
We’ve been supporters of Chazelle since his microscopic Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench days film days and was equally impressed when the filmmaker issued 2013′s Whiplash, but in the short form. I had a chance to speak with him at Sundance and discussed how he fleshed out the role of the antagonist, how he convinced...
We’ve been supporters of Chazelle since his microscopic Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench days film days and was equally impressed when the filmmaker issued 2013′s Whiplash, but in the short form. I had a chance to speak with him at Sundance and discussed how he fleshed out the role of the antagonist, how he convinced...
- 11/28/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Kylie Minogue is making an earth-shattering move. The pop star and judge on the Australian version of The Voice is joining the earthquake action film San Andreas. Photos: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino star in the New Line disaster movie, which involves "the Big One" hitting California, forcing a special-ops firefighter (Johnson) and his ex-wife (Gugino) to make the treacherous journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco to rescue their daughter. Mingoue's role is being kept under wraps. The project is currently shooting on the Gold Coast of Australia (Minogue lives in London but hails
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- 6/11/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Common is in negotiations to go mano-a-mano with Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman in Warner Bros.' action movie Run All Night. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the movie, which centers on an aging hitman (Neeson) who is forced to take on his brutal former boss (Ed Harris) to protect his estranged son (Kinnaman) and his family. Photos: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Common will play Harris’ most trusted killer, a cool and calculated man who lets nothing get in his way. Roy Lee is producing the pic with Brooklyn Weaver. John Middleton is exec producing.
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- 9/24/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Trent Reznor is back at it with Hesitation Marks, Nine Inch Nails' first new offering since 2008, out Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Columbia-released album is also the group's first since the 48-year-old Reznor evolved into an Academy Award-winning film composer, wed musician Mariqueen Maandig and became a father to two young boys. His personal metamorphosis is evident on the album's 14 tracks, which many critics believe to be significantly more lighthearted than his past efforts. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies That's not to say that Nin's signature darkness isn't prevalent
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- 9/3/2013
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Castle's Stana Katic embodies singer-producer Genya Ravan on the latest poster for Cbgb, which The Hollywood Reporter debuts exclusively. The film looks at New York's punk scene and the famed club Cbgb, which helped launch the careers of Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads and the Ramones. Raven, who played with Goldie and the Gingerbreads and Ten Wheel Drive, went on to producer for Dead Boys and Ronnie Spector. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies This is the fourth of five posters THR is debuting this week. Earlier this month, we debuted Cbgb posters honoring
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- 4/25/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filly Brown star Gina Rodriguez is shooting for the big time in “This is My Life,” a track from the film debuted exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter. The song, performed by Rodriguez and rapper Diamonique, was written by Reza Safinia, the film’s composer and music supervisor. Safinia, who has produced for stars such as Kylie Minogue, previously assisted in sessions with artists such as Wu-Tang Clan and Terror Squad. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Filly Brown, which stars Rodriguez as an aspiring Los Angeles hip-hop musician, follows the title character as
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- 4/24/2013
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alan Rickman is a man with a punk plan in the latest poster for Cbgb that is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor plays Cbgb owner Hilly Kristal, who during the late 1970s wanted to create a venue for country, bluegrass and blues music. When those acts became difficult to book, he shifted the club's focus to booking local groups. Cbgb closed in 2008, but not before launching the careers of Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads and the Ramones as well as helping to define New York's punk scene. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Randall
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- 4/23/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Twilight alum Ashley Greene is exploring a different side of nightlife in the latest Cbgb poster. In the newest poster, exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, Greene portrays Lisa Kristal, daughter of the famed punk club’s owner Hilly Kristal (played by Alan Rickman) in the film). Her father started Cbgb in the 1970s, and the club would help launch the careers of Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads and the Ramones, among others. Cbgb examine's New York's punk seen through the lens of the club. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Randall Miller directed the film and co-wrote the
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- 4/22/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paul Dano will step behind the mic to star in Love & Mercy, River Road’s unconventional biopic of Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson. Meanwhile, Atticus Ross, who worked with Trent Reznor on the Oscar-winning score to The Social Network, is in talks to compose the film’s soundscape. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies River Road’s Bill Pohlad, known primarily as a producer behind such movies as Tree of Life and Into the Wild, is sitting behind the camera as director for the feature. Love & Mercy tells the story of Wilson, who became the
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- 1/17/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This story first appeared in the Nov. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Maya Rudolph did some very convincing song-and-dance moves during her (purple) reign on Saturday Night Live -- even emulating a flamboyant Beyonce as Prince's sidekick on a famed skit called "The Prince Show." (Fred Armisen did a very convincing Prince, even belting out the hits in the famous falsetto.) Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies But now Rudolph's stepping into the purple suit herself. The Up All Night actress actually has started a Prince cover band called, appropriately,
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- 10/25/2012
- by Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Entertainment Tonight is getting a tune-up. The long-running entertainment show has turned to seven-time Grammy winner Will.i.am to remix the show’s theme song in a bid for new energy and a fresher feel. The new twist on the 32-year-old musical opener will debut Thursday night, along with a refreshed logo and behind-the-scenes footage with the Black Eyed Peas frontman. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies “It’s one of the most famous television theme songs, but I wanted it to sound more techno and more electronic –
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- 10/23/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Trent Reznor's latest project will release a new Ep through a major label. The former Nine Inch Nails frontman's new group, How to Destroy Angels, announced that it will be releasing its second Ep on Nov. 13, entitled An Omen. He also wrote that the title, as well as the group's "next series of releases," would be made available in partnership with Columbia Records. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Reznor explained his reasoning for signing with Columbia in a Facebook post. We "really spent a long time thinking about things and it makes sense
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- 9/21/2012
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount opened its vault for a high-energy celebration of movie music on Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl in conjunction with the studio's 100th anniversary. From Wings to Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, the program leaned heavily on action sequences, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and conductor David Newman playing selections of notable scores against clips from hit Paramount movies projected on the Bowl's giant screens. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies A 10-minute selection from J.S. Zamecnik's score from Wings, the 1927 film that won the first best picture Oscar, focused
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- 9/3/2012
- by Matthew Belloni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
FX is getting into business with Dr. Dre. The cable network has inked a script-development deal with the music mogul and writer Sidney Quashi for a drama pilot. The one-hour project, set in present-day Los Angeles, explores both the music business and crime business. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Quashi will be billed as both the creator and executive producer of the drama, with Dre serving as an Ep. Daniel Schnider will co-executive producer for Dre’s Crucial TV, along with co-ep Brad Bertner. Crucial Films was launched in 2007 with
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- 8/6/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yasiin Bey, the performer known as Mos Def, has joined the cat of Can A Song Save Your Life? the music-themed drama from Once film writer-director John Carney. Bey is the latest musician to join the production, which hails from Exclusive Media and Likely Story, after Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies The movie, now in production, stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, and Hailee Steinfeld. It follows Knightley's character who moves to New York to pursue her dreams of a singing career but finds herself all
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- 8/2/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British actor Ashley Charles will play Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards in Darko Entertainment's All Is By My Side, the Jimi Hendrix biopic directed by John Ridley that is shooting in Dublin. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Newcomer Charles joins an experienced cast including Andre 3000 as Hendrix, Imogen Poots (Fright Night) and Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger). Atwell plays Linda Keith, Keith Richards' girlfriend, who discovered Hendrix performing in a nightclub and claimed to have given Hendrix Richards' Fender Stratocaster and his demo of Tim Rose singing "Hey Joe," which
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- 6/15/2012
- by Tim Appelo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Six days after her death, Donna Summer’s futuristic techno hit “I Feel Love” has been selected for induction into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Marking the 10th anniversary of the registry, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington on Wednesday unveiled his selection of Summer’s 1977 single and 24 other sound recordings to be preserved as cultural, artistic and/or historical treasures for generations. Photos: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Also among this year’s class of inductees are Dolly Parton’s autobiographical “Coat of Many Colors” from 1971; Prince and the Revolution’s soundtrack to Purple Rain; Leonard
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- 5/23/2012
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
William Friedkin has been chosen to serve as guest director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs from June 14-24. Additionally, the festival announced Tuesday that composer Danny Elfman, singer, songwriter and record producer Raphael Saadiq and chef Michael Voltaggio will all serve as artists in residence. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies In his role as guest director, Friedkin will screen his latest film Killer Joe at Lacma’s Bing Theater on June 15 and take part in an onstage interview. As an artist in residence, Elfman will present film clips featuring his
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- 5/15/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony didn't miss Axl Rose at all. The rowdy celebration, which in past years has included awkward moments, touching tributes and unforgettable performances, rocked on without Rose, the Guns N' Roses frontman who may one day regret skipping a night when 6,000 fans, 1,400 guests and many of music's biggest stars partied in Public Hall with the class of 2012. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Hard rockers Guns N' Roses - minus Rose - headlined this year's eclectic group of inductees. Others being enshrined are the Red
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- 4/15/2012
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Those familiar with Showtime’s dysfunctional family drama Shameless appreciate that its storyline is far-from-average. Following Chicago working-class family the Gallaghers -- led by the drunken single-father-of-six, Frank (William H. Macy) -- the characters struggle with matters of poverty, drugs and sexuality in unconventional ways, doing whatever it takes (namely, stealing, lying, cheating) in order stay together. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Viewers listening closely may also notice that the show’s soundtrack is by no means traditional -- rather, it plays more like a killer mixtape. In a single episode (for instance,
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- 3/26/2012
- by Colin Stutz
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rather than reveling in what could have been free publicity on the world's largest stage, "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis is sending threats to halftime performer Madonna. In a Cease and Desist letter sent to Madge, NBCUniversal and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, obtained by TMZ, Francis' legal team demands that the queen of pop refrain from performing her new song "Girls Gone Wild" at this Sunday's Super Bowl. Photos: 20 Musicians Who Crossed Over Into Movies "Your misappropriation of my clients' trademark will not be tolerated," threatens the letter, though Francis is apparently willing to cut a deal
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- 2/4/2012
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson are set to star in Can a Song Save Your Life? for Exclusive Media, with John Carney (Once) directing. Exclusive will produce and finance the feel-good romance and launch the project to foreign buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies In the film, Johansson's character moves to New York to pursue her dreams of a singing career. She finds herself all alone, however, when she's dumped by her boyfriend. But her world turns around when a down-on-his-luck record producer
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- 2/3/2012
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vera Farmiga has signed to portray Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie in The Drummer, a biopic of Beach Boys co-founder Dennis Wilson. Randall Miller and Jody Savin, the team behind indie Bottle Shock, are respectively directing and writing the movie, which is tackling the last six years of Wilson’s life (he died in 1983), when the singer-songwriter released his acclaimed solo album Pacific Ocean Blue. Aaron Eckhart is already on board as Wilson. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Wilson and McVie has a fiery and tortuous relationship after McVie’s divorce from Fleetwood
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- 1/30/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York -- Disney Theatrical Productions will have two new shows on Broadway this season, joining its long-running musicals The Lion King and Mary Poppins. First up, Newsies: The Musical will start previews March 15 at the Nederlander Theatre, with an official opening of March 29. The limited 101-performance engagement follows a well-received run last fall at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. Broadway breakout star Jeremy Jordan (Joyful Noise) will reprise the lead role of rabblerousing newsboy Jack Kelly, played in the 1992 movie by Christian Bale. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies
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- 1/19/2012
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We've just learned that Madonna will be a presenter at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 15 which means the red carpet just got way hotter. Her film about the the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's love affair, W.E, is nominated for two Globes, one for Best Original Song (for Madge’s ballad “Masterpiece”, which she co-wrote with Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry, and Best Original Score (Abel Korzeniowski). Photos: 20 Musicans Who Crossed Over Into Movies Other song nominees include Mary J. Blige’s The Help song, "The Living Proof," and Elton John’s "Hello Hello" from the animated film
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- 1/13/2012
- by Elizabeth Snead
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nick Cannon is recovering from surgery in Los Angeles after suffering from acute renal failure. His wife, singer Mariah Carey, told the world via tweet that her husband is going well, and they hope he will be discharged by Sunday. “Nick is in stable condition with a good prognosis, hopefully he'll be discharged within 2 days. As always he's laughing and in good spirits,” Carey wrote. She also tweeted a photo of herself giving Cannon a kiss in the hospital room, surrounded by balloons and flowers. Photos: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies The America’s Got Talent host
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- 1/7/2012
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It appears that Nick Cannon is no longer stranded in Colorado. The America's Got Talent host, who was hospitalized for mild kidney failure Tuesday in Aspen, tweeted early Thursday that he was being transfered to a Los Angeles hospital. "Currently being transfered to a hospital in La," he said via his Twitter account. Adding, "Thank you all for all your love, prayers and concern. You know me... I will be a'ight." Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies His wife, Mariah Carey, was the first to break the news of Cannon's hospitalization,
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- 1/5/2012
- by Lauren Schutte
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The National, Chris Cornell, Melissa Manchester and Mary J. Blige are among the acts shortlisted for the original song Oscar. Thirty-nine tunes were selected in all, and now move on to the next elimination round. The National's "Think You Can Wait" appeared in the Tom McCarthy drama Win-Win; Cornell's "The Keeper" was featured in Machine Gun Preacher; Manchester's "Rainbird" took flight in indie Dirty Girl; and Blige's "The Living Proof" was heard in The Help. Photos: Scores That Rock -- 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Animated films were well represented in the group of 39, which was
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- 12/19/2011
- by Sofia M. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Malayalam filmmaker Shyamaprasad Rajagopal, who was here for the international premiere of his latest film ''Elektra'', is collaborating with Minnesota Film board for his next project, tentatively titled ''Crossed Over''. The award-winning director announced planning of his new film, which will be produced in partnership and association with India Chamber of Commerce (Icc), Minnesota Film Society and Minnesota Film and TV Board. This will be an Indo-us production with key star casts from Bollywood and Hollywood to be filmed in Minnesota sometime in June-July of 2012. Starring big names like Nayantara, Prakash Raj, Manisha Koirala, ''Elektra'' premiere was held in Minnesota and New York recently. The film is inspired by a Greek myth about a princess and her obsessive love for her father. The movie was shown at the Coffman Theater at the University of Minnesota on May 14; in Spring Valley, Queens on May 26, New York, and on May...
- 5/31/2011
- Filmicafe
Just about every year in pop music can be defined by a certain trend that tended to permeate a large percentage of the songs floating around the radio. There was the Year That Auto-Tune Blew Up, the Year That Country Crossed Over, the Year That Everybody Collaborated With The Neptunes and the Year That "Mambo No. 5" Ruled The Earth. This year, it's somewhat difficult to figure out exactly what the underlying thread was, though the MTV Newsroom Blog would like to submit 2010 as the Year That Everybody Sang Their Own Names.
Listen to the likes of Jason Derulo (who seems to open most of his songs by singing his own name), Lady Gaga (whose own name makes up the bulk of the chorus of "Bad Romance") and Akon (who croons "Akon and Mj" at the top of the recently-released posthumous Michael Jackson single "Hold My Hand"). It's not a bad plan,...
Listen to the likes of Jason Derulo (who seems to open most of his songs by singing his own name), Lady Gaga (whose own name makes up the bulk of the chorus of "Bad Romance") and Akon (who croons "Akon and Mj" at the top of the recently-released posthumous Michael Jackson single "Hold My Hand"). It's not a bad plan,...
- 12/20/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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