Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…to tell you about this Prince jukebox musical headed our way. It has been announced that Ryan Coogler will be producing a new film for Universal that will rely heavily on the music of The Purple One.
No plot or cast details have been made public, but considering just how expansive Prince’s catalog is, no doubt there will be a wealth of tracks to choose from to help guide the film. Hopefully it can be a little more creative than having Darling Nikki driving a little red Corvette while wearing a raspberry beret as purple rain falls…
Considering how successful, controversial and eccentric Prince was, it’s a bit of a surprise that no proper biopic has been made. Then again, he has always been extremely protective of his image. But, really, who could capture the essence of Prince, let alone even...
No plot or cast details have been made public, but considering just how expansive Prince’s catalog is, no doubt there will be a wealth of tracks to choose from to help guide the film. Hopefully it can be a little more creative than having Darling Nikki driving a little red Corvette while wearing a raspberry beret as purple rain falls…
Considering how successful, controversial and eccentric Prince was, it’s a bit of a surprise that no proper biopic has been made. Then again, he has always been extremely protective of his image. But, really, who could capture the essence of Prince, let alone even...
- 3/23/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
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Tipper Gore was scandalized by Madonna’s “Dress You Up” and Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop.” They were two of several songs that inspired a government hearing. Nevertheless, “Dress You Up” was a big hit in the United States.
Madonna‘s “Dress You Up” is a pretty innocuous song. However, “Dress You Up” was once considered so dirty that it inspired a government hearing. Subsequently, the hearing changed music forever.
Madonna’s ‘Dress You Up’ upset activist Tipper Gore, the wife of Al Gore
According to Rolling Stone, Tipper Gore, Al Gore’s wife, helped found the Parents Music Resource Center. The group created an infamous list called the “Filthy Fifteen,” which included the recent songs they found the most objectionable. The “Filthy Fifteen” included Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop,” Prince and the Revolution’s “Darling Nikki,” and Madonna’s “Dress You Up,” among others.
The Senate’s...
Tipper Gore was scandalized by Madonna’s “Dress You Up” and Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop.” They were two of several songs that inspired a government hearing. Nevertheless, “Dress You Up” was a big hit in the United States.
Madonna‘s “Dress You Up” is a pretty innocuous song. However, “Dress You Up” was once considered so dirty that it inspired a government hearing. Subsequently, the hearing changed music forever.
Madonna’s ‘Dress You Up’ upset activist Tipper Gore, the wife of Al Gore
According to Rolling Stone, Tipper Gore, Al Gore’s wife, helped found the Parents Music Resource Center. The group created an infamous list called the “Filthy Fifteen,” which included the recent songs they found the most objectionable. The “Filthy Fifteen” included Cyndi Lauper’s “She Bop,” Prince and the Revolution’s “Darling Nikki,” and Madonna’s “Dress You Up,” among others.
The Senate’s...
- 7/25/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Having rallied in recent months against censorship-advocating Republican politicians and the loss of abortion rights in America, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is going back to the past to spotlight our potential future.
The heavy metal lead singer has teamed with Magilla Entertainment for a documentary series about the efforts of Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center 37 years ago to excise so-called obscene music. Confounding all expectations, Snider appeared with Frank Zappa and John Denver before a Senate committee in 1985 and proved a compelling and insightful advocate for freedom of expression and creative license.
“To be in the crosshairs of this bipartisan attack on free speech caught me completely off guard,” Snider told Deadline. “All of my rock and roll dreams were finally coming true, and the Pmrc was trying to shut me up,” the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” singer added of the heyday of hair metal.
The heavy metal lead singer has teamed with Magilla Entertainment for a documentary series about the efforts of Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center 37 years ago to excise so-called obscene music. Confounding all expectations, Snider appeared with Frank Zappa and John Denver before a Senate committee in 1985 and proved a compelling and insightful advocate for freedom of expression and creative license.
“To be in the crosshairs of this bipartisan attack on free speech caught me completely off guard,” Snider told Deadline. “All of my rock and roll dreams were finally coming true, and the Pmrc was trying to shut me up,” the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” singer added of the heyday of hair metal.
- 8/26/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Dungeons & Dragons has played a big role (pardon the pun) on Stranger Things since its very first episode. The show’s central four youths Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) all enjoy the role-playing game that utilizes its players’ imaginations to create one sprawling fantasy quest. Many of Stranger Things’ mystical villains have even had their names borrowed from the game with monsters getting monikers like the Demogorgon, the Mind Flayer, and in season 4: Vecna.
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
- 5/27/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Jack White. The Strokes. Foo Fighters — that lineup of “Saturday Night Live” musical guests could easily have come from 2002 instead of 2020 … and in fact, all three of those artists did perform on the show that year or in 2003 (with White as frontman of the White Stripes). For a show that in recent years has leaned heavily on very current pop, hip-hop, R&b and alternative, it’s a head-spinning shift of genre and generations. What’s going on?
Obviously, due to Covid, it’s an unprecedented season and an unprecedented time. But not only has rock music has been at a low ebb for most of this century — the White Stripes and the Strokes are the last truly galvanizing bands in memory — those three acts don’t even have new music out.
Reps for “SNL” did not respond to Variety’s requests for comment, and multiple media sources declined to talk on the record.
Obviously, due to Covid, it’s an unprecedented season and an unprecedented time. But not only has rock music has been at a low ebb for most of this century — the White Stripes and the Strokes are the last truly galvanizing bands in memory — those three acts don’t even have new music out.
Reps for “SNL” did not respond to Variety’s requests for comment, and multiple media sources declined to talk on the record.
- 11/4/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
By Dawna Lee Heising
Hunter, the urban action thriller directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Gregory Hatanaka, is now available on demand at Amazon, Google, iTunes and Cable.
Noted actor Ron Becks is the writer-producer and star of Hunter where he plays the title role of Lt. Ramsey Hunter. Hunter's life changes drastically when several cases hit him simultaneously.
In no time, our hero has to contend with a rogue cop killer, a beautiful Southern runaway serial killer and his corrupt police captain boss blackmailing him. But only one of the cases leads him to an ending of universal truth. Mystical Cop. Deadly Force. Champion of People. Beck’s Hunter is all that and more in this moving thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Hunter has a quick draw and a heart of gold.
Becks stars opposite budding executive producer and co-star Salih Mayi,...
Hunter, the urban action thriller directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Gregory Hatanaka, is now available on demand at Amazon, Google, iTunes and Cable.
Noted actor Ron Becks is the writer-producer and star of Hunter where he plays the title role of Lt. Ramsey Hunter. Hunter's life changes drastically when several cases hit him simultaneously.
In no time, our hero has to contend with a rogue cop killer, a beautiful Southern runaway serial killer and his corrupt police captain boss blackmailing him. But only one of the cases leads him to an ending of universal truth. Mystical Cop. Deadly Force. Champion of People. Beck’s Hunter is all that and more in this moving thriller that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Hunter has a quick draw and a heart of gold.
Becks stars opposite budding executive producer and co-star Salih Mayi,...
- 1/22/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
By Todd Garbarini
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Douglas Dunning the actor, producer, film authority, and Director of Acquisitions at Cinema Epoch, has just acquired the rights to the following titles for future release on DVD:
The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) with Millie Perkins and directed by Matt Cimber
Butterfly (1982) with Pia Zadora, Stacy Keach and Orson Wells and directed by Matt Cimber
As previously reported, Mr. Dunning is the host of Prodigy Media Network’s “How Do You View”, an Internet radio show produced by Cinema Epoch president Gregory Hatanaka. The show is available for listening daily at 1:00 am, 5:30 am, 11:00 am & 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (4:00 am, 8:30 am, 2:00 pm, and 8:00 pm New York time). Click here to listen to “How Do You View” at the respective times.
Mr. Dunning is keeping busy. He is also currently co-starring in the film Barry Price,...
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Douglas Dunning the actor, producer, film authority, and Director of Acquisitions at Cinema Epoch, has just acquired the rights to the following titles for future release on DVD:
The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) with Millie Perkins and directed by Matt Cimber
Butterfly (1982) with Pia Zadora, Stacy Keach and Orson Wells and directed by Matt Cimber
As previously reported, Mr. Dunning is the host of Prodigy Media Network’s “How Do You View”, an Internet radio show produced by Cinema Epoch president Gregory Hatanaka. The show is available for listening daily at 1:00 am, 5:30 am, 11:00 am & 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (4:00 am, 8:30 am, 2:00 pm, and 8:00 pm New York time). Click here to listen to “How Do You View” at the respective times.
Mr. Dunning is keeping busy. He is also currently co-starring in the film Barry Price,...
- 6/27/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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