To paraphrase James Brown, I don't feel good after reading Rolling Stone magazine's interview with producer, Brian Grazer, about the status of the biopic that he and Mick Jagger are producing on the late soul singer. more »
The analog days of rock and soul music in the 1960s and '70s are going to be well-represented at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to the premiere of Sound City, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl's documentary about the legendary Van Nuys, CA recording studio where Nirvana's Nevermind and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours were recorded, filmmaker Greg "Freddy" Camalier will be debuting Muscle Shoals, the story of the Alabama city and its FAME studios, which also holds an esteemed place in the annals of popular music. more »
So, you can’t move like Jagger, but can you write a song like Jagger and Richards? If you think you’ve got what it takes, you could win one of five pairs of tickets Movieline is giving away to the midnight screening of The Rolling Stones Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965 documentary at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Oct. 24. more »
Before there was Anna Wintour, The Devil Wears Prada - and even ahead of the days when they put the 'super' before the 'model' - Diana Vreeland reigned as top fashion maven in the U.S. Naturally, the woman who "discovered" Lauren Bacall, launched Twiggy, advised Jackie O., partied with Mick Jagger and once said, ""The bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb," was ripe for a documentary. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel heads to theaters later next month, but distributor Samuel Goldwyn gives a snapshot of Vreeland in the feature's new trailer below.
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