MISSOULA, Mont. – The 19th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival today announced the winners of four competitions at the 2022 event. of potential suitors and raising the level of competition in rarefied air. The 2022 competitions featured 44 films, including 26 world premieres and 12 North American premieres, inRead More →
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 25, 2022 — (PR.com) — Sadly, everyone has been touched by cancer at some point in their life and we are all waiting for the day when there is a cure for this disease. Could this natural product from the Southeast be part of this solution toRead More →
The documentary “Next stop” opens with a bird’s eye view of New York. As traffic and skyscrapers scroll across the screen, Ben Asciutto’s voice thinks of a city close to the city, but worlds apart. “Although I was born in Manhattan, I’ve lived my whole life in a city that’sRead More →
EXCLUSIVE: Bob Hercules, who co-directed the Peabody-winning American Masters bio-documentary Maya Angelou: And I get up anywaywill co-produce and co-direct tom who, a documentary about the career of late-night talk show icon Tom Snyder. Pre-production began this week on the project, which is co-produced and co-directed by Snyder’s daughter, AnnRead More →
By Steve Proizer Prodigy, post-Parker junkie, died by homicide at a young age (1938-1972). No matter. The myth must not oust the player. Musically, Lee Morgan was a muthahfucka. Whatever influences he brought to the music – funk, modal, latin, free – Lee has always sounded like Lee and theRead More →
“OnesAll,” from documentary filmmaker Adam Santovac, will look into the lives and musical careers of the family members behind the popular Tucson band. OnesAll Band was formed over ten years ago by Jordan Stafford and includes his parents John Stafford and Kathi McKay, brother Brock Lange and family friend AbelRead More →
Olivia Rodrigo has announced the release of a brand new documentary, Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film), which will take fans behind the making of her record-breaking debut album, Sour. The project will be released on Disney Plus next month (March 25) and was directed by filmmaker Stacey Lee.Read More →
Image via Nate Chinen, NPR. Feasterville final resting place of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan. Lee Morgan, a prominent jazz trumpeter in the 1950s and 1960s, had a tragically short career. The 33-year-old entertainer was killed by his common-law wife in 1972 and buried next to his father at White ChapelRead More →
According to the deadlineDisney’s Onyx Collective and ABC News jointly acquired replicaa documentary film that won the Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize for American Documentary for Impact for Change when it debuted last month. What is happening: The latest film from directors Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee willRead More →
THE AMERICAN DREAM OF GEORGE CARLIN, a two-part documentary directed by Judd Apatow (HBO “Girls”, “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”) and Michel Bonfiglio (HBO’s “May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers”), will debut in May on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max. Synopsis: AMERICANRead More →
Documentary ‘Comfort’ tells untold story of former ‘comfort women’ The late Kim Soon-ak stars in the documentary film “Comfort” directed by Park Moon-chil (Daegu Gyeongbuk Independent Film Association) The late Kim Soon-ak had testified about her experience living as a wartime Japanese military sex slave, as well as her lifeRead More →
The late Kim Soon-ak stars in the documentary film “Comfort” directed by Park Moon-chil (Daegu Gyeongbuk Independent Film Association) The late Kim Soon-ak had testified about her experience living as a wartime Japanese military sex slave, as well as her life as a housekeeper after the liberation of Korea beforeRead More →
Copenhagen International Airport The Documentary Film Festival, which runs from March 21 to April 3, has unveiled the lineup for its international fundraising and co-production event CPH:FORUM. Women take center stage in the programming both as characters and storytellers, and the Forum will feature new projects from Jialing Zhang (“OneRead More →
The Irish music community is mourning the death of jazz flautist Brian Dunning at the age of 70. Hailing from Stoneybatter in Dublin, where he grew up alongside jazz singer Honor Heffernan, Dunning was a pioneer of Irish jazz and one of the first to attempt a fusion between jazzRead More →
Premiering at SXSW 2022, “Still Working 9 to 5” is a documentary film based on the cult movie “9 to 5” “Still Working 9 to 5” World Premiere at SXSW 2022 Documentary starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman. “Still Working 9 to 5” explores why inequalityRead More →
The life of 1930s Cherokee County Sheriff Grover Bishop has been made into a feature film. Oral history attests that Bishop killed between five and 17 men in the line of duty, though how he dispatched these outlaws varies depending on who you talk to. “Grover Bishop: Making of aRead More →
Disney+ announced that the documentary film directed by Gillian Jacobs More than robots will premiere at the famed SXSW (South by Southwest) film festival on March 14, followed by a release on Disney+ on Friday, March 18. What is happening: More than robots is an original documentary presented by SupperRead More →
Celebrate Black History Month at SOPAC’s Herb + Milly Iris Gallery with photography by local notable, Patrick Hilaire. The Light exhibition [+Sound]exhibited from February 1 to 28, features 25 of Hilaire’s superb black and white portraits of jazz musicians. The late Grammy-winning jazz musician Roy Hargrove. Photo by Patrick HilaireRead More →
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The suspect in the murder of longtime New Orleans jazz trumpeter Brian Murray turned himself in to law enforcement hours after he allegedly shot his girlfriend’s father, then ran away with his own one-year-old son on Monday. Before surrendering to the police and returning the childRead More →
The list of awards, featured on Twitter on Friday afternoon, turned out to be good news for Navalny. The film looks at Alexei Navalny, an anti-Putin dissident who survived a poisoning plot in 2020. The film won the People’s Choice Award for American Documentary Program. It was also named FestivalRead More →
Mark Levine, a pillar of the Bay Area jazz music community for decades, died Jan. 27 of pneumonia. The acclaimed musician, who was also a noted educator and author, was 83. News of his death quickly spread on social media, with his many friends and admirers posting tributes to theRead More →
Now in its 10th year, SFFILM has awarded four up-and-coming film crews $60,000 to support feature-length documentaries. The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) has officially named the 2021 winners. Now in its 10th year, DFF has awarded a total of $60,000 in grants to four documentary projects, in increments ofRead More →
In 1959, saxophonist Ronnie Scott opened a small basement club in London’s West End. Scott and fellow saxophonist Pete King dreamed of opening a club modeled after New York’s 52nd Street jazz scene. From its humble beginnings 60 years ago, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club would become the cornerstone of theRead More →
Beegieadair.com Jazz musician and WKU alumnus Bobbe Gorin “Beegie” Adair died on Sunday, January 23 at the age of 84. Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the Jazz Hero Award as the International Jazz Hero Award. The Herald regrets this error. Jazz musician and WKURead More →
Celebrating the inaugural class of rabbis graduating from the Reform movement’s Hebrew Union College in 1883, a famous dinner party in Cincinnati offered an outrageously decadent menu. Known to history as the Trefa Banquet, his courses represented a culinary challenge to kosher laws, featuring trif – or non-kosher – foodsRead More →
Kanye West Requests ‘Final Editing and Approval’ of New Documentary Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy. West, who is now legally known as Ye, wrote about instagram: I’ll say it nicely for the last time I must obtain final editing and approval of this document before it is released on Netflix ImmediatelyRead More →
INDIANAPOLIS, January 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Conversations about school choices have had a critical impact on communities of color, but have traditionally been led by people outside the black community. That’s starting to change this National School Choice Week, as community leaders and families come together for the first ofRead More →
INDIANAPOLIS, January 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Conversations about school choices have had a critical impact on communities of color, but have traditionally been led by people outside the black community. That’s starting to change this National School Choice Week, as community leaders and families come together for the first ofRead More →
World-famous Minnesota jazz musician to headline music festival in Cuba Nachito Herrera, an internationally acclaimed jazz musician and resident of White Bear Lake, returns to his homeland for the first time since recovering from a near-fatal case of COVID-19. WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota (FOX 9) – A great honor forRead More →
The 19th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival unveiled its lineup Thursday from February 18-27, with in-person screenings at venues across Missoula and a virtual festival available to anyone, anywhere from February 21-March 3. A total of 50 non-fiction feature films and 95 short films from around the world will beRead More →
FORT EDWARD – The Little Theater on the Farm has produced a documentary film called “The Little Theater That Made!” “The little theater that did!” is a feature-length documentary filled with information about this little corner of Fort Edward. It explores origins, development and modern rural theatre. Produced by JasonRead More →
James Mtume, a jazz/R&B artist, producer and percussionist who performed with Miles Davis and scored a 1983 pop hit with “Juicy Fruit”, died at 76 over the weekend. No official cause of death was available at press time, with Fork first reporting the musician’s passing and an official statement fromRead More →
There’s no such thing as a true story, whether it’s a wild, chaotic tale so weird it can only be true or an informative, revelatory thread. It’s the cinematic bread and butter of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival, with the Sydney-based event rolling out a new lineup of factual filmsRead More →
TO BUY TICKETS There’s no such thing as a true story, whether it’s a wild, chaotic tale so weird it can only be true or an informative, revelatory thread. It’s the cinematic bread and butter of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival, with the Sydney-based event rolling out a new lineupRead More →
The Minot Symphony Orchestra will host an exclusive screening of the documentary film, “Route 2 Elsewhere”, Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at Minot State University. After the 90-minute film, attendees are encouraged to participate in a community discussion with filmmaker Dirk Wierenga and localRead More →
James Taylor and Carole King in Washington, MA at James Taylor’s The Barn recording studio in 2010, before the start of The Troubadour Reunion Tour. James O’Mara CNN Movies/HBO Max Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call My Name (9 p.m., CNN) – This documentary explores more than 50 yearsRead More →
Willie Bradley, South Carolina State University alumnus, freelance jazz recording artist and trumpeter, has won the Smooth Jazz Network’s 2021 Artist of the Year. Bradley’s honor was featured in the 2021 year-end edition of Beats Magazine. Bradley was one of 12 finalists for Best Jazz Artist. His song “It’s MyRead More →
Iraqi actress and director Zahraa Ghandour poses for a photo during an interview on the sidelines of the 5th edition of the Gouna Film Festival in the Egyptian resort of el-Gouna on the Red Sea. —Photo Reuters DOHA, Dec 13 – Alongside celebrities gracing the red carpet at film festivalsRead More →
A graduate of Tehachapi High School finds success in the world of documentary cinema. Daniel A. Nelson, THS class of 2006, is co-director, producer and director of photography for the award-winning documentary film “And So I Stayed”. The film is about survivors of domestic violence who have spent years behindRead More →
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) – Civil and educational history comes as no surprise to Mississippi. Just 56 years ago, 11 brave black students made it their mission to attend Provine High School. Ashley Gibson, director of the documentary “Fearless 11” and daughter of one of the 11 students integrated, said thatRead More →
When he wasn’t busy recording the greatest jazz concert of all time, famed jazz pianist Charles Mingus apparently dabbled in feline potty training, going so far as to produce a “CAT-alog for toilet training your cat.” WNYC reported on this odd pastime in 2014, which you can listen to below.Read More →
Durham, North Carolina – The 25th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will be entirely virtual in 2022. Event organizers announced on Wednesday that the festival would be held online due to the “continuing and unpredictable realities of the coronavirus pandemic.” “Nothing can replace the magic of screening movies togetherRead More →
The Indo-Italian documentary film ”SAMA: Symbols and Gestures in Contemporary Art from Italy and India, VOL I” will be screened here on December 9th. Filmmaker Onir and Italian director Alessandra Galletta co-directed the documentary film which explores the world of contemporary art in India and Italy. The film will haveRead More →
Love it or hate it, you’ve almost certainly heard Kenny G’s soprano saxophone, whether in an elevator or in your car. Here, Kenny G performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in 2019, in Indio, CA. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Amy Harris/Invision/AP Love it or hate it,Read More →
Keyon Harrold spent 20 years developing his jazz career in New York. Now he works as a creative advisor for Jazz St. Louis. ST. LOUIS — Jazz St. Louis prepared for its fifth consecutive sold-out show as people flocked to Ferguson’s own trumpeter and composer, Keyon Harrold. “I studied musicRead More →
Official trailer for the documentary film “Great Balloon Bomb Invasion” by Alex Billington December 2, 2021Source: Youtube “If we find something, they need to understand how dangerous it could be…” Discovery has released the official trailer for the documentary film Big invasion of explosive balloons, which is now available toRead More →
The documentary Paradigm of Money exposes that due to corporate greed, … [+] Corruption and regulatory capture, the transfer of wealth from the middle class to the one percent is no surprise. Erich Robert Joli Weber Creative Commons Share alike 3.0 License Shortly after Hollywood writer/director/actor Peter Antico read myRead More →
Today, Neil Young announced that he will be sharing a behind-the-scenes documentary about his work on his upcoming album. BARN. The LP features the legendary songwriter and his musical co-conspirators Crazy Horse. The film, also titled BARN, was produced by dhlovelife and will be playing in select theaters in NorthRead More →
fame Joseph Jarman, 1937–2019. From nytimes.com Joseph Jarman, iconic free jazz musician and composer and Shinshu Buddhist priest, died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in New Jersey on Jan. 9 at the age of 81. The cause of death was given as cardiac arrest following respiratory failure. Despite aRead More →
Local stories bring the rich culture and heritage of the Northern Nevada region to life. This fall, students in Kari Barber’s documentary filmmaking class at the University of Nevada, Reynolds School of Journalism in Reno discovered some of those stories. On Thursday, December 9, the class will present the DocumentaryRead More →
One of the most frequently asked questions of Koreans traveling abroad is: “Are you from the North or the South?” The protagonists of Kim Cheol-min’s independent documentary film “I am from Chosun” would answer the question by saying that they are both, or perhaps neither. Kim’s documentary describes his journeyRead More →
Breadcrumb Links PMN News PMN Life PMN Entertainment Author of the article: Reuters Jill Serjeant and Lisa Richwine Publication date : November 23, 2021 • November 23, 2021 • 2 minute read • Join the conversation Content of the article LOS ANGELES — Jazz musician Jon Batiste led Tuesday’s GrammyRead More →
The powerful locally produced documentary ‘January 3rd’ will have a special screening at Kingscote next week. The documentary film created by en plein air films and Sabrina Davis was an audience favorite at the recent Humans of Kangaroo Island film and literature festival in Parndana in October. Ms Davis saidRead More →
Grammy-nominated jazz songwriter, singer and pianist Dave Frishberg died yesterday, according to a post on his Facebook page. His wife, April Magnusson, said he had been battling illness for several years. He was 88 years old. Frishberg had a long and varied career that spanned from the Greenwich Village jazzRead More →
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Dave Frishberg, a songwriter and jazz musician who reached his widest audience as a contributor to the lively Saturday morning TV show, “Schoolhouse Rock!” died Wednesday. He was 88 years old. >> Read more trending news Frishberg died in Portland, Oregon, his wife, April Magnusson, confirmed toRead More →
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Dave Frishberg, a songwriter and jazz musician who reached his widest audience as a contributor to the lively Saturday morning TV show, “Schoolhouse Rock!” died Wednesday. He was 88 years old. >> Read more trending news Frishberg died in Portland, Oregon, his wife, April Magnusson, confirmed toRead More →
RAndy Ross was a man of piercing, eloquent lyrics and memorable musical notes. Playwright, essayist, novelist, educator, composer and jazz saxophonist, Ross died on October 31, leaving behind a grieving family and community. Ross was a leader in school reform where he worked for over 20 years. In 2005, heRead More →
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Dave Frishberg, a songwriter and jazz musician who reached his widest audience as a contributor to the lively Saturday morning TV show, “Schoolhouse Rock!” died Wednesday. He was 88 years old. >> Read more trending news Frishberg died in Portland, Oregon, his wife, April Magnusson, confirmed toRead More →
In the new short, “Premium“, three families from the Penobscot Nation shed light on a troubling and little-known chapter in colonial-era history: the bounty system used to reward white settlers for the scalps of men, women, and even children. natives who had been declared their enemies. To make the film,Read More →
Lines Aftershocks are somewhat the theme of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival. There are those you expect, waving at you past screening rooms, pop-up food stalls, restaurants and rickety information counters in the cramped festival center – all reminders that this quaint Czech town of 50,000 inhabitants was notRead More →
9and The CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival will return to Globe Cinema from November 24and – 28and. This year’s festival will be a hybrid event featuring an online component with additional selections (including two short film packages available for on-demand streaming). CUFF.Docs 2021 will feature 19 feature films and 20 shortRead More →
A new documentary film about Martin Speake’s February 2020 tour starring Ethan Iverson, Calum Gourlay and Jeff Willams/Jorge Rossy will premiere this Saturday, November 13 at Sands Films Studio (details and booking link below). Preview by Charles Rees: Sequel to his album Intention (Ubuntu, 2018), A leap into the voidRead More →
THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN, a kaleidoscopic portrait of a man who became an immortal legend, whose life was as extraordinary as his art, will premiere Saturday, December 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. From award-winning directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney (Notes on blindness) and narrated by Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who),Read More →
Nowadays, Phil Lynotthe charismatic leader of SLIM LIZZY, remains an outstanding figure in the history of rock music. From the band’s signature twin lead guitars to Lynot‘s ability to lyrically capture working-class life, his influence has been undeniable for generations of rock musicians and bands. November 5, Mercure Studios celebratesRead More →
Second trailer of the revealing documentary film “The First Wave” by Alex Billington November 4, 2021Source: Youtube “We weren’t made for it, but I think it made us.” Neon + National Geographic released the official trailer for The first wave, a revealing documentary from filmmaker Matthew Heineman. We released theRead More →
“Surfing legend. Olympic superstar. Hawaiian icon. American hero.” The Hawaii International Film Festival kicks off with the in-person premiere of a documentary film about Duke Kahanamoku titled “boatman.” Take a look at the trailer. The film, directed by Isaac Halisma, explores Kahanamoku’s legacy as a swimmer and as the fatherRead More →
The Craigleith Heritage Deport won an Ontario Historical Society award for the REEL historical series featuring four shorts and two virtual reality films about local history PRESS RELEASEONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY************************* The Ontario Historical Society is pleased to present the 2020-21 OHS Dorothy Duncan Public History Award, which recognizes an outstandingRead More →
Photographic Documentary Film ‘McCurry: The Pursuit of Color’ Trailer by Alex Billington November 2, 2021Source: Youtube “What is my job? Capturing images that say something about humanity.” Dogwoof has revealed an official promotional trailer for the documentary film McCurry: the pursuit of color, which will premiere at the DOC NYCRead More →
By the time Joe Louis Walker turned 16, he was playing with touring artists like John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and John Mayall in his hometown of San Francisco. Today, 55 years later, he is one of those legends, on his own tour. Walker will perform at the Gas LampRead More →
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 →
Click to enlarge File: Luke Awtry Marty Fogel Walking down a path near the edge of the lake, Marty Fogel spotted a young man leaving with a fishing rod in hand. ARead More →
Celine Dion will be the subject of a new documentary film. Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content division, in partnership with SME Canada and Vermilion Films, has announced the feature film project which will focus on the highs and lows of Celine’s phenomenal 40-year career which has seen her win fiveRead More →
Trailer for the inspiring documentary film ‘Convergence: Courage in a Crisis’ by Alex Billington September 27, 2021Source: Youtube “It’s a crisis. But opportunities arise from crisis.” Netflix has released the trailer for a documentary film titled Convergence: Courage in Times of Crisiscreated by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel (WeRead More →
Sign up for the Morning Update and Madison Life newsletters “A genius is the one who most resembles him,” the great jazzman Thelonious Monk once said. And though Arun Luthra is too modest to call himself a genius or put himself in Monk’s league, the quote resonates with him. Luthra’sRead More →
A new Britney Spears documentary that includes bombshell allegations is set to premiere Friday night on FX and Hulu. Controlling Britney Spears is the follow-up to the team behind Framing Britney SpearsEmmy nominated The New York Times presents documentary that explored the singer’s conservatorship battle. The latest offering would featureRead More →
album review Lee Morgan – The Complete Live at the Lighthouse (from 1970) (Blue note. 8 CDs or 12 LPS. Album review by Olie Brice) by Lee Morgan Living at the Lighthouse was already a classic album, in its original double LP format, and then the longest 3-CD box setRead More →
The International Documentary Association announced Tuesday, September 21 the 11 recipients of its 2021 In-Kind Documentary Screening Series Grant. First piloted last year, the grant has expanded in 2021 to support filmmakers from any historically excluded community, including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ+, D/Deaf, and disabled filmmakers. IDA wishesRead More →
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After serenading the world with his own brand of jazz for the past 18 months, Jim Clayton is looking forward to his first live concert in a long time. But it’s what the award-winning veteran jazz artist has been doing throughout COVID-19 that has won him applause from a gratefulRead More →
We believe education is the foundation of the Bitcoin journey, and the environmental argument made here is a powerful one. This film addresses the misconceptions about Bitcoin’s energy consumption. CALABASAS, CA (PRWEB) September 14, 2021 This Machine Greens, presented by Swan Bitcoin, is a documentary that explores Bitcoin’s complexRead More →
“I Promise,” a documentary film that tells the story of LeBron James’ efforts to close the educational achievement gap in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, is coming to the YouTube Originals channel later this month. The film, directed by Marc Levin, will premiere Thursday, September 28 at 12 p.m. ET,Read More →
CALABASAS, Calif., September 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — This Machine Greens, presented by Swan Bitcoin, is a documentary that explores Bitcoin’s complex and nuanced relationship with energy. The film is directed by award-winning British filmmaker Jamie King and produced by Enrique Posner. The film will premiere on Swan’s YouTube channel atRead More →
Jimmy Fallon is widely seen as the nice late-night guy, which makes a recent segment in which he poked fun at a group of obscure musicians — and German free jazz musician Peter Brötzmann — all the more baffling. Brötzmann’s reaction? “We both know the world is full of ignoramusesRead More →
There is no doubt that I am a fan of the Small Town Monsters documentaries. When I found out they produced another doc, Skinwalker: Howl of the Rougarou, I was thrilled. None have disappointed me yet. They continue to release so many interesting documentaries, and I was lucky enough toRead More →
Lee Morgan belongs to a line of brash, streetwise trumpet virtuosity that stretches from Louis Armstrong and Clifford Brown to present-day Christian Scott. Twenty-five albums and countless sideman sessions made him a mainstay on the Blue Note label, but above all he was a marvelous trumpeter. As label boss DonRead More →