Pittsburgh’s jazz family is dark today. One of his own, Hill Jordan, 50, died Wednesday of unknown causes. Jordan, known to many as “Hilly”, was a trombonist and leader of Hill Jordan & Slide Worldwide. He regularly performed at clubs and festivals in Pittsburgh and area. Many knew him forRead More →
The acclaimed and award-winning 2D animated short, Kapaemahu, expands across multiple mediums to tell the beautiful and traditional Hawaiian story of the four healing stones and the hero they are dedicated to. The planned expansion includes a children’s picture book, an interactive museum exhibit at the Bishop Museum and aRead More →
Fox Maxy’s Waterproof Twenty non-fiction feature film projects received grants totaling $600,000 from the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program in its latest funding round. The grants target projects in all phases of filmmaking, from development to distribution and impact. Disability, feminist history, globalization, grief and loss, and housing inequality areRead More →
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) has announced that its latest group of 20 non-fiction film projects will receive grants from the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund. The fund provides non-recoverable support for non-fiction works by filmmakers around the world who “continue to elevate and advance cultural dialogue and pioneerRead More →
ComingSoon releases an exclusive clip from the documentary Pure grainwritten and directed by Kim Bartley, which chronicles three years in the life of young Native American horse racer Sharmaine Weed. RELATED: Exclusive: Spencer King’s Mystery Thriller Clip Time Now “Pure grain is both an exciting tale of extreme bareback horseRead More →
Discover+ released on October 21, 2021 the new documentary film about the FIFA World Cup scandal titled The Men Who Sold The World Cup (2×60). It is a film in two parts. It is directed by Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme (Get Me Roger Stone, The Swamp) is the definitiveRead More →
Who’s the fan of acclaimed San Diego trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, jazz giants John Coltrane and Lee Morgan? So big that he estimates he owns at least 50 vinyl albums by each of them. So great that he can name the most obscure recordings that featured Morgan and Coltrane as sidemenRead More →
Shakespeare & Company will present in-person screenings of Speak What We Feel, a documentary by Patrick J. Toole about the company’s acclaimed Fall Festival of Shakespeare, on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EDT and 7:00 p.m. EDT in the Tina Packer Theater. Winner of the Audience Award forRead More →
Shogakukan announced Thursday that Shinichi Ishizukait is blue giant manga inspires an anime movie to be released in 2022. Ishizuka drew the artwork below to celebrate the announcement. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the 10 volumes of Ishizuka blue giant manga series in five omnibus volumes. The company released the firstRead More →
David Fincher is teaming up with Netflix for ‘See’, a new docu-series of visual essays celebrating cinema. Netflix, or at least the Twitter account dedicated to its movies, had moviegoers buzzing on Tuesday after tweeting, “Something special is coming tomorrow from David Fincher…” Alas, that “something special” isn’t a thirdRead More →
Author, producer and founder of Phenomenal, Meena Harris will direct a new documentary film “In Her Element”. The 30-minute film, from Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, features three pioneering women using technology to advance their fields while inspiring the next generation of women to joinRead More →
Mike Renzi, who accompanied Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, Lady Gaga and others, died last week. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with broadcaster Murray Horwitz, who had known Renzi for more than 40 years. (SOUNDBITE OF HARRY ALLEN AND MIKE RENZI “THE LAST BEST YEAR”) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The greatRead More →
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Brittany Murphy’s new documentary investigates the late actress’ final weeks. Video / WKYC Channel 3 12 years have passed since Brittany Murphy’s death and the questions remain unanswered. A new HBO documentary has been confirmed which examines the circumstances surrounding his death in 2009. The two-part doco, titled What Happened,Read More →
“Flint: Who can you trust?” by Anthony Baxter. Documentary Film Trailer by Alex Billington October 5, 2021Source: Vimeo “There is nothing more fundamental in your life than water.” Cargo Film has revealed an official trailer for a Flint, Michigan documentary titled Simply Just Flintalso known as Flint: Who can youRead More →
PARAMOUNT+ RELEASES THE OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR MADONNA’S DOCUMENTARY FILM “MADAME X”, PREMIERE FRIDAY OCT. 8TH Madonna’s “Madame X” is directed by Ricardo Gomes and SKNX October 5, 2021 – Paramount+, the streaming service of ViacomCBS, today released the official trailer for theirRead More →
Jazz great Charlie Parker would have turned 100 in 2020, but COVID-19 has delayed the celebrations. Now, UNC Charlotte is honoring him with a series of “Charlie Parker 101” events. Left to right, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis in 1948. William Gottleib If you’re not yet a fan of jazzRead More →
In 1970 Morgan recorded three shows at the Lighthouse Jazz Club in Hermosa Beach, California. A new box set captures Morgan and his band giving their own spin on Coltrane’s trance rehearsals. TERRY GROSS, HOST: It’s FRESH AIR. In July 1970, jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded for three nights atRead More →