Sofia Coppola’s creative team made two assumptions about the music of her film about Priscilla Presley that would prove wrong. While told from the emotional Pov of Priscilla, there would be a need for a handful of Elvis tracks — but those were impossible to license. Coppola and her composer/husband Thomas Mars, whose band Phoenix has written original music for several of her films, also assumed “Priscilla” would rely more on an original score.
“Thomas and the band were initially focused on what we were going to do with the score moments in the film,” Coppola’s longtime music supervisor Randall Poster told IndieWire. “It very quickly went from something we thought we were going to record an original score to curating a score. That was what was unique to this movie.”
The shift meant Phoenix would join Poster as co-music supervisor, and together, they would find the 51 pieces...
“Thomas and the band were initially focused on what we were going to do with the score moments in the film,” Coppola’s longtime music supervisor Randall Poster told IndieWire. “It very quickly went from something we thought we were going to record an original score to curating a score. That was what was unique to this movie.”
The shift meant Phoenix would join Poster as co-music supervisor, and together, they would find the 51 pieces...
- 11/9/2023
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
If you’ve seen the new film Priscilla, you’ve likely noticed there were no Elvis Presley songs in it, despite him being a big part of the story.
The movie of course is based on Priscilla Presley‘s memoir “Elvis and Me,” where she talks about meeting Elvis, their marriage, and the factors and issues that led to the couple’s divorce.
Randall Poster, the music supervisor on the A24 pic, reveals why they didn’t include any of Elvis‘ music in the film.
Get more info inside…
“So much of the music that we landed on was born out of Sofia’s instincts, and some songs were particularly important to Priscilla herself that we learned about from the memoir or from Sofia’s conversations that she had with Priscilla,” Randall shared with Variety.
He notes that they did try to get the rights to include Elvis‘ music, but...
The movie of course is based on Priscilla Presley‘s memoir “Elvis and Me,” where she talks about meeting Elvis, their marriage, and the factors and issues that led to the couple’s divorce.
Randall Poster, the music supervisor on the A24 pic, reveals why they didn’t include any of Elvis‘ music in the film.
Get more info inside…
“So much of the music that we landed on was born out of Sofia’s instincts, and some songs were particularly important to Priscilla herself that we learned about from the memoir or from Sofia’s conversations that she had with Priscilla,” Randall shared with Variety.
He notes that they did try to get the rights to include Elvis‘ music, but...
- 11/5/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Prolific Italian producer Lorenzo Mieli is known for backing Luca Guadagnino (“Bones and All”), Paolo Sorrentino, and Angelina Jolie (“Without Blood”; she also stars in his Pablo Larrain production “Maria”). However, his first American film, Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” was a very different kind of challenge.
“I would have never thought of myself as someone able to put together financing,” Mieli said on the phone from Italy. “I understood that in this moment in time, as producers, we want to protect the job of filmmakers. This is what we need to do.”
Based on Presley’s memoir “Elvis and Me,” Mieli struggled to hold the project together: first against resistance from the Elvis Presley estate, and then having to find another international distributor after Sony fell out in response to the estate withholding rights to Presley’s music.
In the end, all of the sow’s ears became silk purses.
“I would have never thought of myself as someone able to put together financing,” Mieli said on the phone from Italy. “I understood that in this moment in time, as producers, we want to protect the job of filmmakers. This is what we need to do.”
Based on Presley’s memoir “Elvis and Me,” Mieli struggled to hold the project together: first against resistance from the Elvis Presley estate, and then having to find another international distributor after Sony fell out in response to the estate withholding rights to Presley’s music.
In the end, all of the sow’s ears became silk purses.
- 11/3/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today, we talk to a music supervisor! And one of the great music supervisors! Randall Poster!
We discuss his new film Priscilla, how working with Sofia Coppola compares to working with someone like Wes Anderson, and––most importantly––how they chose what music would be in the movie.
There’s also talk of Poster’s early career. There’s the film he co-wrote (A Matter of Degrees) in 1990 and the early indies he made with Christine Vachon (including Office Killer). There’s also Maid in Manhattan, directed by past guest Wayne Wang. Finally, Poster worked on the criminally-underrated indie Diggers, which you should watch.
This is a fun, special episode about the kind of crew member...
We discuss his new film Priscilla, how working with Sofia Coppola compares to working with someone like Wes Anderson, and––most importantly––how they chose what music would be in the movie.
There’s also talk of Poster’s early career. There’s the film he co-wrote (A Matter of Degrees) in 1990 and the early indies he made with Christine Vachon (including Office Killer). There’s also Maid in Manhattan, directed by past guest Wayne Wang. Finally, Poster worked on the criminally-underrated indie Diggers, which you should watch.
This is a fun, special episode about the kind of crew member...
- 11/3/2023
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is as close as Martin Scorsese has come to making a Western, even if it takes place in a 1920s Oklahoma where oil money is the last frontier left to fight over and the men — including Leonard DiCaprio’s Ernest Burkhart and Robert De Niro’s William “King” Hale — are anything but heroes. In fact, both men are part of a long-running plot to enrich themselves off oil claims held by members of the Osage, including Burkhart’s wife, Molly (Lily Gladstone). Even so, costume designer Jacqueline West took a little inspiration from stars of classic Westerns when it came to creating the fashion that Burkhart would adopt as he came into more money.
As West assembled the “Killers of the Flower Moon” costume team, she reached out to Diana Foster of United American Costume. “She’s an old friend of mine and her father was Luster Bayless,...
As West assembled the “Killers of the Flower Moon” costume team, she reached out to Diana Foster of United American Costume. “She’s an old friend of mine and her father was Luster Bayless,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic Priscilla is the centerpiece premiere at the New York Film Festival this evening, but the filmmaker had to miss the movie’s presser today at short notice, sending a note that she is “with her mother.”
“I’m so proud to have our film at the NYFF in my hometown,” the note read. “There’s nothing more inspiring to me than seeing a film on the screen at Alice Tully Hall”.
“When I saw The Power of the Dog here, as the first film on a screen since the pandemic, it reminded me of the power of cinema and what we love about the communal experience. I’m so sorry to not be there with you, but I am with my mother, to whom this film is dedicated.”
The statement, read inside the conference room by her producer, Youree Henley, concluded: “Thank you to...
“I’m so proud to have our film at the NYFF in my hometown,” the note read. “There’s nothing more inspiring to me than seeing a film on the screen at Alice Tully Hall”.
“When I saw The Power of the Dog here, as the first film on a screen since the pandemic, it reminded me of the power of cinema and what we love about the communal experience. I’m so sorry to not be there with you, but I am with my mother, to whom this film is dedicated.”
The statement, read inside the conference room by her producer, Youree Henley, concluded: “Thank you to...
- 10/6/2023
- by Zac Ntim and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal City, California – Continuing its theatrical run, the charming comedy starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hanks, Focus Features’ Asteroid City is available tomorrow, July 11, 2023 to buy or rent at home on digital platforms nationwide from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Packed with humor, an eclectic cast of characters, and an extraordinary alien encounter, the film marks the return of seven-time Oscar® nominated writer and director Wes Anderson and his signature unique visual style.
A “delightfully profound desert charmer” (Indiewire) that “packs a punch with its ensemble cast” (Slash Film), Asteroid City showcases a star-studded, critically acclaimed supporting cast alongside Schwartzman, Johansson, and Hanks, including Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan and Jeff Goldblum.
A fictional American desert town, circa 1955. Junior Stargazers...
A “delightfully profound desert charmer” (Indiewire) that “packs a punch with its ensemble cast” (Slash Film), Asteroid City showcases a star-studded, critically acclaimed supporting cast alongside Schwartzman, Johansson, and Hanks, including Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan and Jeff Goldblum.
A fictional American desert town, circa 1955. Junior Stargazers...
- 7/11/2023
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame.
Starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, and Dagmara Dominczyk, watch the first teaser now.
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, Priscilla is based on the book “Elvis and Me” by Priscilla Presley with Sandra Harmon. Produced by Sofia Coppola, Lorenzo Mieli, Youree Henley, with music supervision by Randall Poster and an original score by Phoenix
This October, see the film Priscilla in cinemas.
Starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, and Dagmara Dominczyk, watch the first teaser now.
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, Priscilla is based on the book “Elvis and Me” by Priscilla Presley with Sandra Harmon. Produced by Sofia Coppola, Lorenzo Mieli, Youree Henley, with music supervision by Randall Poster and an original score by Phoenix
This October, see the film Priscilla in cinemas.
- 6/21/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cailee Spaeny transforms into Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. The first trailer shows Spaeny as Priscilla meeting Elvis Presley and falling madly in love. Jacob Elordi takes on the role of Elvis.
Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 critically acclaimed Elvis brought the couple’s story to life on the screen with Austin Butler and Olivia DeJonge. Elvis, obviously, focused on the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, while Coppola’s Priscilla tells the story of Elvis’s first love.
The film is based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, with Sofia Coppola adapting the book and directing. Dagmara Dominczyk (Succession) also stars, and Coppola, Lorenzo Mieli, and Youree Henley serve as producers.
Coppola’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Philippe Le Sourd, production designer Tamara Deverell, editor Sarah Flack, costume designer Stacey Battat, and music supervisor Randall Poster. The film’s score is by Phoenix.
A24’s targeting an October 2023 theatrical release.
Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 critically acclaimed Elvis brought the couple’s story to life on the screen with Austin Butler and Olivia DeJonge. Elvis, obviously, focused on the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, while Coppola’s Priscilla tells the story of Elvis’s first love.
The film is based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, with Sofia Coppola adapting the book and directing. Dagmara Dominczyk (Succession) also stars, and Coppola, Lorenzo Mieli, and Youree Henley serve as producers.
Coppola’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Philippe Le Sourd, production designer Tamara Deverell, editor Sarah Flack, costume designer Stacey Battat, and music supervisor Randall Poster. The film’s score is by Phoenix.
A24’s targeting an October 2023 theatrical release.
- 6/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Royal Tenenbaums.Pick an American auteur from the early 1990s to the present day, then pick one of their films, and there’s a decent chance music supervisor Randall Poster was involved with the soundtrack. He’s collaborated with Wes Anderson on almost the director’s entire idiosyncratic oeuvre; he helped string together the ceaseless parade of rock, pop, and punk tunes that whipped Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) into a hyperkinetic lather; and he helped make Richard Linklater’s School of Rock (2003), well, rock. Poster is one of three groundbreaking music supervisors that I spoke with for episode six of the third season of the Mubi Podcast, which tells the stories behind a sampler of cinema history’s most iconic needle drops. But Poster played a role in so many of those musical moments that it made sense to publish our full conversation.Notebook: What's the...
- 5/11/2023
- MUBI
We wrap up our season on great needle drops with an interview mixtape. Host Rico Gagliano talks to three legendary music supervisors about their iconic pairings of music and image...a bunch of which likely provided the soundtrack to some part of your life.Featuring Randall Poster, Margaret Yen (Juno), and the late John Hughes's go-to music guy Tarquin Gotch—who helped Ferris Bueller twist and shout on his infamous day off.Apple PodcastsStitcherSpotifyGoogle PodcastsMoreAfter listening, check out our extended interview with Randall Poster in the latest “Mubi Podcast: Expanded” piece. The prolific music supervisor dives deeper into his work with cinema greats like Wes Anderson, Harmony Korine, and Martin Scorsese. Read the article here.
- 5/11/2023
- MUBI
Tuesday, April 25, Showtime hosted the FYC event for the documentary “Personality Crisis: One Night Only.” The screening, panel and reception were held at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles. Panel participants from the film included: Director and Producer Martin Scorsese, Director and Editor David Tedeschi, the one and only David Johansen, Producer Margaret Bodde, Executive Producer Mara Hennessey, and film interviewer Leah Hennessey. The conversation was moderated by Cynthia Littleton, Variety Editor-in-Chief.
“It was shockingly good,” Johansen said of the film about him. “I especially liked the fact that I didn’t die at the end. A lot of people, when they do documentaries about music, they ask me to be in them and I normally refuse because it’s the most horrible thing to have an opinion one day and then two years later see it in a film. Because, evolution and transcendence and all that jazz, you...
“It was shockingly good,” Johansen said of the film about him. “I especially liked the fact that I didn’t die at the end. A lot of people, when they do documentaries about music, they ask me to be in them and I normally refuse because it’s the most horrible thing to have an opinion one day and then two years later see it in a film. Because, evolution and transcendence and all that jazz, you...
- 4/27/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Long before “Stranger Things” led to the rediscovery of “Running Up That Hill” and “The Last of Us” brought audiences back to a “Long Long Time” ago, cinema has hinged on famous needle drops throughout history.
Now, distributor and streaming platform Mubi’s award-winning audio-documentary series “Mubi Podcast” tunes into the best needle drops throughout film. Titled “Needle on the Record,” Season 3 dives into the unifying power of movie music and tells the stories behind some of cinema’s most renowned “needle drops,” defined as moments where filmmakers deployed pre-existing music instead of an original score. The third season premieres March 30, with new episodes releasing every Thursday.
Podcast host Rico Gagliano discusses famed needle drops with Noel Hogan of The Cranberries, Richard Kelly (“Donnie Darko”), Jena Malone (“The Hunger Games“), and iconic music supervisor Randall Poster (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), among other interviewees.
Per the official synopsis of the season,...
Now, distributor and streaming platform Mubi’s award-winning audio-documentary series “Mubi Podcast” tunes into the best needle drops throughout film. Titled “Needle on the Record,” Season 3 dives into the unifying power of movie music and tells the stories behind some of cinema’s most renowned “needle drops,” defined as moments where filmmakers deployed pre-existing music instead of an original score. The third season premieres March 30, with new episodes releasing every Thursday.
Podcast host Rico Gagliano discusses famed needle drops with Noel Hogan of The Cranberries, Richard Kelly (“Donnie Darko”), Jena Malone (“The Hunger Games“), and iconic music supervisor Randall Poster (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), among other interviewees.
Per the official synopsis of the season,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Music strategy and supervision agency Premier Music Group, led by chairman and CEO Josh Deutsch and creative director Randall Poster, has closed a second round of financing, led by media investment firm Mep Capital.
The size of the funding round wasn’t disclosed, but the company said it would help its growth via deals. “The financing will power Premier’s ongoing acquisitions, including its recent acquisition of Listen (We Are Listen LLC), a leading sonic identity and sound design firm,” it said Friday. “It follows previous acquisitions of music supervision firms Wool & Tusk (2019) and Search Party (2020), founded by acclaimed supervisor Randall Poster (directors Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Martin Scorsese, Noah Baumbach, Richard Linklater).”
Premier also said it has struck a partnership with Q Factory by Robert Etoll to administer that company’s catalog of music and sound design specifically crafted for film and television advertising.
In addition to unveiling the capital injection from Mep,...
The size of the funding round wasn’t disclosed, but the company said it would help its growth via deals. “The financing will power Premier’s ongoing acquisitions, including its recent acquisition of Listen (We Are Listen LLC), a leading sonic identity and sound design firm,” it said Friday. “It follows previous acquisitions of music supervision firms Wool & Tusk (2019) and Search Party (2020), founded by acclaimed supervisor Randall Poster (directors Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Martin Scorsese, Noah Baumbach, Richard Linklater).”
Premier also said it has struck a partnership with Q Factory by Robert Etoll to administer that company’s catalog of music and sound design specifically crafted for film and television advertising.
In addition to unveiling the capital injection from Mep,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jack White is showing off his acting chops.
The musician is the latest addition to legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s next film “Killers of The Flower Moon”. Randall Poster revealed the casting choice when he appeared on Brian Koppelman’s “The Moment” podcast.
Read More: Jack White Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Loretta Lynn: ‘Like A Mother Figure To Me’
Jason Isbell had already been announced as part of the film, but to Koppelman’s surprise, the famous singer wouldn’t be performing music in the film.
“Yeah, he’s terrific in it. Jason Isbell, Jack White, uhh, oh, my god, who’s [that] famous blues harpist, older cat, it’s not Toots Thielemans — anyhow, there’s like four musicians in the movie that don’t play music,” said the music supervisor.
Read More: Jack White ‘Surprised’ His Wife With Onstage Marriage: ‘I Figured It Was A Good Time’
It won...
The musician is the latest addition to legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s next film “Killers of The Flower Moon”. Randall Poster revealed the casting choice when he appeared on Brian Koppelman’s “The Moment” podcast.
Read More: Jack White Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Loretta Lynn: ‘Like A Mother Figure To Me’
Jason Isbell had already been announced as part of the film, but to Koppelman’s surprise, the famous singer wouldn’t be performing music in the film.
“Yeah, he’s terrific in it. Jason Isbell, Jack White, uhh, oh, my god, who’s [that] famous blues harpist, older cat, it’s not Toots Thielemans — anyhow, there’s like four musicians in the movie that don’t play music,” said the music supervisor.
Read More: Jack White ‘Surprised’ His Wife With Onstage Marriage: ‘I Figured It Was A Good Time’
It won...
- 11/4/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
If you aren’t listening to Brian Koppelman’s excellent podcast, The Moment, let this be the reminder that you need to do that. A screenwriter, director, and current writer/showrunner, co-creator, and executive producer of Showtime’s “Billions” and the anthology show “Super Pumped,” which focuses on ‘The Battle For Uber’ in season one with his partner David Levien.
Continue reading Music Supervisor Randall Poster Says Jack White Is In Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Music Supervisor Randall Poster Says Jack White Is In Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ at The Playlist.
- 10/31/2022
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Life doesn't always go the way we planned, and the stories we tell ourselves aren't always true. In "The Good House," New England real estate agent Hildy Good, played by Sigourney Weaver, seems to have it all. She has the gorgeous house, the successful real estate business, and a potential romance with her high school flame, local construction contractor Frank (played by Kevin Kline). The only problem is that she's an alcoholic, and despite going through rehab for her daughter and convincing everyone that she's stayed sober, she hasn't. One glass of wine after dinner turns into one bottle, and before long, Hildy faces losing everything. "The Good House" is a funny, heartfelt drama with a killer cast, based on the novel of the same name by Ann Leary.
I had the chance to sit down via Zoom with "The Good House" directors Maya Forbes ("The Polka King") and Wally Wolodarsky...
I had the chance to sit down via Zoom with "The Good House" directors Maya Forbes ("The Polka King") and Wally Wolodarsky...
- 9/29/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
The third volume of the massive, ambitious, and unique project, For the Birds — in which hundreds of artists created new recordings inspired by birdsongs — has arrived today, July 29, with music from artists like the Beastie Boys’ AdRock and Wild Belle singer-songwriter Natalie Bergman.
AdRock’s contribution “Pasadena Parrots” clocks in at just under a minute and begins with some screeching and squawking that gives way to a rush of hardcore guitars peppered with some laser-like synths. Bergman, meanwhile, has turned in a sweet and charming tune, “The Little Bird,” that...
AdRock’s contribution “Pasadena Parrots” clocks in at just under a minute and begins with some screeching and squawking that gives way to a rush of hardcore guitars peppered with some laser-like synths. Bergman, meanwhile, has turned in a sweet and charming tune, “The Little Bird,” that...
- 7/29/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
New Line Cinema’s anticipated psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling was confirmed this morning for an Out of Competition slot at the Venice Film Festival (August 31 – Sep 10) and the studio has confirmed that director Olivia Wilde and stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan and Chris Pine will tread the red carpet.
Wilde’s sophomore feature follows Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) who seem lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, an experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty,...
Wilde’s sophomore feature follows Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) who seem lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, an experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
From New Line Cinema comes Don’T Worry Darling, directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Check out the brand new trailer now and see it in theaters September 23.
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty,...
Check out the brand new trailer now and see it in theaters September 23.
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HBO Max’s “The Staircase” marks the fifth collaboration for music supervisor Randall Poster and creator Antonio Campos. Poster says that the journey has helped build a musical rapport. When it came to finding the perfect needle drop moments for the true-crime series starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, Poster looked to music that would help tell the story rather than rely on the musical tastes of the characters.
“The Staircase” retells the death of Kathleen Peterson, played by Collette, from a fall from a staircase in her home. Husband Michael Peterson (Firth) was convicted of murder in 2003. He was eventually released but to this day nobody knows exactly how Kathleen died.
Set around the events of 2001, Poster’s primary challenge was how to use music to tell that story as the story jumped back and forth in time within a short period. Poster says, “The challenge was how to...
“The Staircase” retells the death of Kathleen Peterson, played by Collette, from a fall from a staircase in her home. Husband Michael Peterson (Firth) was convicted of murder in 2003. He was eventually released but to this day nobody knows exactly how Kathleen died.
Set around the events of 2001, Poster’s primary challenge was how to use music to tell that story as the story jumped back and forth in time within a short period. Poster says, “The challenge was how to...
- 6/27/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Since its 2002 genesis, the Tribeca Film Festival has celebrated music to a degree uncommon in the film fest world, and the 2022 event gathering again includes a wide array of music-focused events, including not just documentaries and music-centric narrative features but music video premieres, artist conversations, and master classes.
The overlap between film and music is evident right from the start Wednesday night, when the festival will host the world premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix documentary, “Halftime.” The doc follows the singer’s evolution as an artist, from her performances onscreen and on stages around the world to her 2020 Super Bowl halftime show and beyond.
This year, the lineup will also incorporate songwriters and producers in conversation, including what will surely be a full house at the Beacon Theater for Taylor Swift as she shows and talks about her “All Too Well” short film. Also on deck for conversations are Pharrell Williams,...
The overlap between film and music is evident right from the start Wednesday night, when the festival will host the world premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix documentary, “Halftime.” The doc follows the singer’s evolution as an artist, from her performances onscreen and on stages around the world to her 2020 Super Bowl halftime show and beyond.
This year, the lineup will also incorporate songwriters and producers in conversation, including what will surely be a full house at the Beacon Theater for Taylor Swift as she shows and talks about her “All Too Well” short film. Also on deck for conversations are Pharrell Williams,...
- 6/8/2022
- by Thania Garcia
- Variety Film + TV
Jeff Tweedy, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Karen O, Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, and Danielle Haim are among the hundreds of artists, actors, and authors that have contributed new work to For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, a five-volume collection of over 242 recordings inspired by birdsong.
The first volume in the yearlong rollout arrived on streaming services Friday, with Beck, Unkle, Beach House, Kurt Vile, Jarvis Cocker, Jim James, and Mark Ronson with Damon Albarn and Wale among the initial wave of artists in the charitable project. All proceeds from For...
The first volume in the yearlong rollout arrived on streaming services Friday, with Beck, Unkle, Beach House, Kurt Vile, Jarvis Cocker, Jim James, and Mark Ronson with Damon Albarn and Wale among the initial wave of artists in the charitable project. All proceeds from For...
- 5/20/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Showtime’s limited series “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber” from “Billions” creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien wears its bombast proudly from the first scene. “Are you an a–hole?” Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) asks a prospective employee. It’s a question that lingers over the whole show – especially as Kalanick’s morally dubious business practices turn the ride-sharing app into a transformational phenomenon that most people watching the series likely use to this day.
In finding the right musical accompaniment to “Super Pumped,” Koppelman and Levien and music supervisor Randall Poster leaned heavily on loud and blustery songs from the legendary rock band Pearl Jam to help track Kalanick’s rise and eventual fall. But the show’s score, from “Billions” composer Brendan Angelides, is socially different in a way that allows “Super Pumped” to find the humanity of its story.
See‘Super Pumped’ creators Brian Koppelman,...
In finding the right musical accompaniment to “Super Pumped,” Koppelman and Levien and music supervisor Randall Poster leaned heavily on loud and blustery songs from the legendary rock band Pearl Jam to help track Kalanick’s rise and eventual fall. But the show’s score, from “Billions” composer Brendan Angelides, is socially different in a way that allows “Super Pumped” to find the humanity of its story.
See‘Super Pumped’ creators Brian Koppelman,...
- 5/3/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Getting a lot of attention is Harry Styles upcoming film, Don’T Worry Darling, from director Olivia Wilde. The first trailer hit today. Check it out now.
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,...
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Set in the 1950s and starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling will be released in theaters on September 23rd, and we have a look at the official trailer for the psychological thriller:
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters,...
From New Line Cinema comes “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) and starring Florence Pugh (Oscar-nominated for “Little Women”), Harry Styles (“Dunkirk”), Wilde (upcoming “Babylon”), Gemma Chan (“Crazy Rich Asians”), KiKi Layne (“The Old Guard”) and Chris Pine (“All the Old Knives”).
Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.
While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On Monday, Warner Bros. Pictures officially released the first full-length trailer for their upcoming psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde who previously helmed “Booksmart.”
The film stars Florence Pugh as Alice, a housewife living with her husband Jack (Harry Styles), who’s employed by an enigmatic operation known as the Victory Project — which is expected to change the world as we know it.
Wilde directs from a screenplay penned by her “Booksmart” writer Katie Silberman, based on a story by Carey Van Dyke & Shane Van Dyke (“Chernobyl Diaries”) and Silberman. The film is produced by Wilde, Silberman, Miri Yoon, and Roy Lee, with Richard Brener, Celia Khong, Alex G. Scott, Catherine Hardwicke, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke executive producing.
Wilde is joined behind the camera by two-time Oscar-nominated director of photography Matthew Libatique, production designer Katie Byron (“Booksmart”), editor Affonso Gonçalves (“The Lost Daughter”), Oscar-nominated...
The film stars Florence Pugh as Alice, a housewife living with her husband Jack (Harry Styles), who’s employed by an enigmatic operation known as the Victory Project — which is expected to change the world as we know it.
Wilde directs from a screenplay penned by her “Booksmart” writer Katie Silberman, based on a story by Carey Van Dyke & Shane Van Dyke (“Chernobyl Diaries”) and Silberman. The film is produced by Wilde, Silberman, Miri Yoon, and Roy Lee, with Richard Brener, Celia Khong, Alex G. Scott, Catherine Hardwicke, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke executive producing.
Wilde is joined behind the camera by two-time Oscar-nominated director of photography Matthew Libatique, production designer Katie Byron (“Booksmart”), editor Affonso Gonçalves (“The Lost Daughter”), Oscar-nominated...
- 5/2/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Gold Derby
The 2022 Tribeca Festival lineup has officially announced its slate of talks, reunions, and master classes. The June 8–19 festival will host a slew of film and TV premieres, as well as immersive experiences.
Opening night features Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix documentary “Halftime,” followed by fellow Grammy winner Taylor Swift presenting a special screening of “All Too Well: The Short Film,” which Swift directed, wrote and produced. Swift will participate in a conversation post-screening to discuss her approach as a filmmaker.
Swift’s “Amsterdam” co-star and Tribeca Festival co-founder Robert De Niro will also headline exclusive screenings and panels with Al Pacino to discuss “Heat,” while Pacino is set to introduce a remastered version of “the Godfather” for its 50th anniversary.
The Talks program additionally includes Grammy winner Pharrell Williams, NBC “Late Night” host Seth Meyers in conversation with “Saturday Night Live” and “Shrill” star Aidy Bryant, Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, DJ Steve Aoki,...
Opening night features Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix documentary “Halftime,” followed by fellow Grammy winner Taylor Swift presenting a special screening of “All Too Well: The Short Film,” which Swift directed, wrote and produced. Swift will participate in a conversation post-screening to discuss her approach as a filmmaker.
Swift’s “Amsterdam” co-star and Tribeca Festival co-founder Robert De Niro will also headline exclusive screenings and panels with Al Pacino to discuss “Heat,” while Pacino is set to introduce a remastered version of “the Godfather” for its 50th anniversary.
The Talks program additionally includes Grammy winner Pharrell Williams, NBC “Late Night” host Seth Meyers in conversation with “Saturday Night Live” and “Shrill” star Aidy Bryant, Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, DJ Steve Aoki,...
- 5/2/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Every Wes Anderson film is filled with musical delights, from offbeat songs to unexpected score cues, and “The French Dispatch” is no exception.
Composer Alexandre Desplat and music supervisor Randall Poster are among the first to read any new Anderson script. “He and I have been corresponding with music since the day we met,” says Poster, “and over the course of 25 years there’s a lot of musical history that we draw upon for different projects.”
“The French Dispatch,” an homage to the New Yorker magazine’s traditions and writers, was special for the Paris-based Desplat because the film is based in “a fantasized France,” as he puts it, a not-quite-real France as seen through Anderson’s unique prism.
Desplat scored the opening sequence (with Bill Murray as the editor) and two of the three episodes in the film, about an imprisoned artist (Benicio del Toro) and a police commissioner...
Composer Alexandre Desplat and music supervisor Randall Poster are among the first to read any new Anderson script. “He and I have been corresponding with music since the day we met,” says Poster, “and over the course of 25 years there’s a lot of musical history that we draw upon for different projects.”
“The French Dispatch,” an homage to the New Yorker magazine’s traditions and writers, was special for the Paris-based Desplat because the film is based in “a fantasized France,” as he puts it, a not-quite-real France as seen through Anderson’s unique prism.
Desplat scored the opening sequence (with Bill Murray as the editor) and two of the three episodes in the film, about an imprisoned artist (Benicio del Toro) and a police commissioner...
- 10/23/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Todd Haynes’ upcoming documentary, The Velvet Underground, which will arrive in theaters and on the streaming platform October 15th.
The new clip offers a concise overview of the film’s scope, starting with the unique New York City milieu of art, music, film and opportunity that birthed the band (John Cale, the band’s Welsh multi-instrumentalist, quips with a laugh that he was “appalled” the first time he arrived in the city: ‘This place is filthy!”). The trailer then touches on the Velvet Underground’s radical sound,...
The new clip offers a concise overview of the film’s scope, starting with the unique New York City milieu of art, music, film and opportunity that birthed the band (John Cale, the band’s Welsh multi-instrumentalist, quips with a laugh that he was “appalled” the first time he arrived in the city: ‘This place is filthy!”). The trailer then touches on the Velvet Underground’s radical sound,...
- 8/30/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Waxahatchee has contributed a cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Talking Dust Bowl Blues” for the upcoming album Home In This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads, a reimagined version of the legendary folk musician’s 1940 collection Dust Bowl Blues.
Katie Crutchfield channels Guthrie’s talk-singing voice throughout the song, as she recounts the daily hardships of living through the Dust Bowl: “Way up yonder on a mountain road/I had a hot motor and a heavy load/I’s a-goin’ pretty fast, there wasn’t even stoppin’/A-bouncin’ up and down,...
Katie Crutchfield channels Guthrie’s talk-singing voice throughout the song, as she recounts the daily hardships of living through the Dust Bowl: “Way up yonder on a mountain road/I had a hot motor and a heavy load/I’s a-goin’ pretty fast, there wasn’t even stoppin’/A-bouncin’ up and down,...
- 8/18/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Drought, unemployment, unstable weather, ruined crops, decimated farmers: In retrospect, the devastating Dust Bowl of the Thirties sounds like a precursor to America in the Covid-19 era. Aptly, the album that chronicled those hard years in the Southern Plains in real-time is making a comeback of its own.
Just in time for another national crisis comes Home in This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dustbowl Ballads, a track-by-track remake of Guthrie’s album Dust Bowl Ballads. Likely one of the first concept albums in music history, Guthrie’s 1940 album was inspired...
Just in time for another national crisis comes Home in This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dustbowl Ballads, a track-by-track remake of Guthrie’s album Dust Bowl Ballads. Likely one of the first concept albums in music history, Guthrie’s 1940 album was inspired...
- 7/28/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Veteran brand executive Monique Francis is joining UTA Marketing, the brand consulting division of the talent, entertainment and sports company, United Talent Agency announced on Wednesday.
Francis will serve as an executive in the client strategy team, working across the department’s roster of corporate clients on the development of impact-focused marketing initiatives.
In the announcement, UTA notes the veteran executive’s decade-plus experience in advising brands at the intersection of culture, social impact and entertainment.
“I am thrilled to join UTA and be part of this innovative and growing organization,” Francis said. “UTA Marketing has led forward-thinking and impactful work for an impressive roster of corporate clients, and I’m excited to bring my expertise and support to this team.”
Francis will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to Julian Jacobs and David Anderson, co-heads of UTA Marketing.
“Monique has an unparalleled reputation for developing programs and partnerships that...
Francis will serve as an executive in the client strategy team, working across the department’s roster of corporate clients on the development of impact-focused marketing initiatives.
In the announcement, UTA notes the veteran executive’s decade-plus experience in advising brands at the intersection of culture, social impact and entertainment.
“I am thrilled to join UTA and be part of this innovative and growing organization,” Francis said. “UTA Marketing has led forward-thinking and impactful work for an impressive roster of corporate clients, and I’m excited to bring my expertise and support to this team.”
Francis will be based in Los Angeles, reporting to Julian Jacobs and David Anderson, co-heads of UTA Marketing.
“Monique has an unparalleled reputation for developing programs and partnerships that...
- 5/26/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Monique Francis has been hired to serve as an executive on the Client Strategy team of UTA Marketing, the brand consulting division of UTA. Francis, who will report to UTA Marketing Co-Heads Julian Jacobs and David Anderson, will work across the department’s roster of corporate clients on the development of impact-focused marketing initiatives.
Francis has over ten years of experience in advising brands at the intersection of culture, social impact, and entertainment. Before joining UTA, she served as the Co-Head of Content and a Social Impact Executive at CAA Brand Consulting. She led the launch of Music Moments, a free digital album and campaign in support of the Alzheimer’s Association that was made in collaboration with Grammy-awarding winning executive producer, Randall Poster, and artists such as Sting, Brett Eldredge, Anthony Hamilton, and Lee Ann Womack. The campaign was honored with a Shorty Social Good Award.
In addition, Francis is...
Francis has over ten years of experience in advising brands at the intersection of culture, social impact, and entertainment. Before joining UTA, she served as the Co-Head of Content and a Social Impact Executive at CAA Brand Consulting. She led the launch of Music Moments, a free digital album and campaign in support of the Alzheimer’s Association that was made in collaboration with Grammy-awarding winning executive producer, Randall Poster, and artists such as Sting, Brett Eldredge, Anthony Hamilton, and Lee Ann Womack. The campaign was honored with a Shorty Social Good Award.
In addition, Francis is...
- 5/26/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
This past weekend, singer, songwriter and actor Leslie Odom Jr. performed “Speak Now” at the BAFTA Awards as part of its opening night ceremony. The evening was hosted by radio and TV presenter Clara Amfo in a virtual ceremony.
Speaking at the Variety Artisans Awards last week, the double Oscar nominee said he and fellow songwriter Sam Ashworth had two weeks to come up with an end song for Regina King’s directorial debut, “One Night in Miami.”
Of the Academy Award-nominated song, Odom Jr. said, “She (Regina King) showed us an early cut of her beautiful film and we went to work. We only had two weeks. If you use your time well, a week is plenty of time; there are a lot of hours in a week. We just kept coming back to it and making it better every time we came back — doing our best, anyway, trying to be artisans,...
Speaking at the Variety Artisans Awards last week, the double Oscar nominee said he and fellow songwriter Sam Ashworth had two weeks to come up with an end song for Regina King’s directorial debut, “One Night in Miami.”
Of the Academy Award-nominated song, Odom Jr. said, “She (Regina King) showed us an early cut of her beautiful film and we went to work. We only had two weeks. If you use your time well, a week is plenty of time; there are a lot of hours in a week. We just kept coming back to it and making it better every time we came back — doing our best, anyway, trying to be artisans,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Two-time Grammy winner Randall Poster has served as music supervisor on more than 180 films and TV shows over 25 years, providing audiences with countless memorable moments.
Cultivating close relationships with directors and producers, he works to meld creativity with business, securing rights to license the music
audiences hear.
Late last year, Poster saw the music supervision company he founded in 2004, Search Party, merge with Josh Deutsch’s Premier Music Group, with Poster assuming the role of Premier’s creative director.
Listening to songs that were written and performed before he was born, and watching them come to life on 1973’s “American Graffiti,” suggested to Poster a way to lure people into another era. “I felt the music put me in that place,” he says. “At that age, I wasn’t familiar with those period pieces, and it allowed me to time travel.”
Below, Poster reveals the story behind some of his...
Cultivating close relationships with directors and producers, he works to meld creativity with business, securing rights to license the music
audiences hear.
Late last year, Poster saw the music supervision company he founded in 2004, Search Party, merge with Josh Deutsch’s Premier Music Group, with Poster assuming the role of Premier’s creative director.
Listening to songs that were written and performed before he was born, and watching them come to life on 1973’s “American Graffiti,” suggested to Poster a way to lure people into another era. “I felt the music put me in that place,” he says. “At that age, I wasn’t familiar with those period pieces, and it allowed me to time travel.”
Below, Poster reveals the story behind some of his...
- 4/9/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar balloting for the final five nominees in the song and score categories begins March 5. But none of the music supervisors that worked on those movies will get to vote. That’s because the Academy music branch, which chooses the nominees, bars music supervisors — the people who advise and collaborate with filmmakers on songs and other musical matters — from membership.
It’s been a longstanding rule for the branch, which consists of approximately 375 composers, songwriters and music editors. Their argument has always been that membership is limited to those who actually create the musical material that goes into a movie.
“The sense that we don’t contribute creatively to telling stories with music is not an argument that holds water,” says Joel C. High, president of the 500-member Guild of Music Supervisors. “We want to be sitting at the table with our music peers.”
This issue has rankled the music-supervision community for years.
It’s been a longstanding rule for the branch, which consists of approximately 375 composers, songwriters and music editors. Their argument has always been that membership is limited to those who actually create the musical material that goes into a movie.
“The sense that we don’t contribute creatively to telling stories with music is not an argument that holds water,” says Joel C. High, president of the 500-member Guild of Music Supervisors. “We want to be sitting at the table with our music peers.”
This issue has rankled the music-supervision community for years.
- 3/2/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Harry Melling and Pokey Lafarge perform a haunting gospel song in an exclusive clip from Netflix’s new Southern Gothic thriller, The Devil All the Time. The film is produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and music supervisor Randall Poster, and stars an ensemble cast that includes Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Sebastian Stan and Robert Pattinson.
Taking place between World War II and the Vietnam War, The Devil All the Time stars Skarsgård as Willard Russell, a soldier returning to his family from a tour in the War in the Pacific,...
Taking place between World War II and the Vietnam War, The Devil All the Time stars Skarsgård as Willard Russell, a soldier returning to his family from a tour in the War in the Pacific,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
There's a new Netflix psychological thriller to look forward to, and you'll definitely want to watch this one once you see the cast. Antonio Campos's adaptation of The Devil All the Time stars Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, and Bill Skarsgård. Oh, but that's not all! Mia Wasikowska, Eliza Scanlen, and Haley Bennett are also appearing in the film. Do we have your attention yet?
The film is based on Donald Ray Pollock's 2011 novel and takes place in Knockemstiff, Oh, which is "a forgotten backwoods where a storm of faith, violence, and redemption brews." The non-linear story follows a group of disturbed individuals suffering damages from post-war and crime between the end of WWII and the beginning of the Vietnam War. The film is produced by Randall Poster, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riva Marker, and premieres on Netflix on Sept. 16.
Related: The Devil All the Time Is Not...
The film is based on Donald Ray Pollock's 2011 novel and takes place in Knockemstiff, Oh, which is "a forgotten backwoods where a storm of faith, violence, and redemption brews." The non-linear story follows a group of disturbed individuals suffering damages from post-war and crime between the end of WWII and the beginning of the Vietnam War. The film is produced by Randall Poster, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riva Marker, and premieres on Netflix on Sept. 16.
Related: The Devil All the Time Is Not...
- 8/13/2020
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Each day on Loudon Wainwright III’s front yard, squirrels attack Donald Trump. Well, not exactly: Dangling by string from a tree on his front yard on the eastern tip of Long Island is a Trump squirrel feeder, a plastic head in the shape of a certain world leader that Wainwright stuffs with peanut butter to keep critters away from his house. “It works pretty well,” he says, “but I’m not sure what state the peanut butter is in now.”
Wainwright’s perverse taste in animal bait is a...
Wainwright’s perverse taste in animal bait is a...
- 7/17/2020
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Universal City, California, March 20, 2020 – Let there be light! Dive deeper into the electric true story behind one of the greatest unknown battles in American invention and ingenuity in The Current War: Director’S Cut, available on Digital now and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on March 31, 2020, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. This suspenseful “smart historical drama” gives an inside look at one of the most impactful events in history as it set the foundation for modern life – the creation of electricity. With “vivid performances” from an all-star cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult and Tom Holland, the film from director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and with a script by Michael Mitnick provides a compelling tug-of-war story that is enhanced through both the immersive visual style and powerful cast performances. Full of emotionally gripping moments from beginning to end, audiences can see the fascinating The Current War: Director’S Cut when the film arrives on Digital,...
- 3/21/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Today the Alzheimer's Association released “Music Moments,” a collection of new recordings and unreleased tracks by award-winning artists honoring the personal, emotional connection between music and life’s most important moments that we would never want to lose to Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.
“Music Moments” is available on all major streaming platforms now.
“Music Moments” is a multi-genre collection of powerful performances and heartfelt storytelling created to champion the fight for a world without Alzheimer’s disease, and is available in two parts: a compilation album and behind-the-scenes video series. This unprecedented project is an effort to highlight how music marks the most important moments and people in our lives, while raising awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and engaging the public in conversation to advance the cause.
Ten talented artists brought their unique musical style and perspective to “Music Moments” by contributing a never-before-released version of a song...
“Music Moments” is available on all major streaming platforms now.
“Music Moments” is a multi-genre collection of powerful performances and heartfelt storytelling created to champion the fight for a world without Alzheimer’s disease, and is available in two parts: a compilation album and behind-the-scenes video series. This unprecedented project is an effort to highlight how music marks the most important moments and people in our lives, while raising awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and engaging the public in conversation to advance the cause.
Ten talented artists brought their unique musical style and perspective to “Music Moments” by contributing a never-before-released version of a song...
- 3/19/2020
- Look to the Stars
The entertainment industry’s “unsung heroes” — as Quentin Tarantino has described Mary Ramos for her significant contribution to his entire filmography — celebrated the outstanding achievements of their peers at the 10th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards on Thursday night at the Wiltern. And who can blame these hardworking but vastly underpaid professionals for tooting their own horns since the Motion Picture Academy refuses to validate their work with an Oscar category? Coincidentally, the winners also helped to shine a light on critically acclaimed films featuring black casts that were snubbed by the Academy, much like music supervisors themselves.
The big news of the night: Women rock! Unlike every other Hollywood award show, the majority of winners — 10 out of 15, in fact — were female. (But then this may be the only guild that has nearly achieved gender parity among members and women outnumber men as board members.) “I met Quentin Tarantino 28 years ago and after that,...
The big news of the night: Women rock! Unlike every other Hollywood award show, the majority of winners — 10 out of 15, in fact — were female. (But then this may be the only guild that has nearly achieved gender parity among members and women outnumber men as board members.) “I met Quentin Tarantino 28 years ago and after that,...
- 2/7/2020
- by James Patrick Herman
- Variety Film + TV
The music supervisors from “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “Queen & Slim,” “Waves” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and singer-songwriter Regina Spektor have won the top film awards from the Guild of Music Supervisors, which handed out its annual awards in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
The Gms categories for film are separated by budget. “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” won the award for music supervision on a film with a budget of more than $25 million, “Queen & Slim” for a film between $10 million and $25 million, “Waves” for a film between $5 million and $10 million and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” for a film with a budget of less than $5 million.
The award for a song written for film went to Spektor’s “One Little Soldier” from “Bombshell.” The song category is the only Gms category that overlaps with the Academy Awards, but only one of the five nominees,...
The Gms categories for film are separated by budget. “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” won the award for music supervision on a film with a budget of more than $25 million, “Queen & Slim” for a film between $10 million and $25 million, “Waves” for a film between $5 million and $10 million and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” for a film with a budget of less than $5 million.
The award for a song written for film went to Spektor’s “One Little Soldier” from “Bombshell.” The song category is the only Gms category that overlaps with the Academy Awards, but only one of the five nominees,...
- 2/7/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In the ten years since the Guild of Music Supervisors was formed, the organization has come a long way. Granted, the job still involves low pay, long hours and little respect, but at least the craft has been validated with Grammy and Emmy categories introduced by the Recording Academy and the Television Academy, respectively. The Gms has its own presence during awards season, as it hosts its own annual awards ceremony on Feb. 6 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. (Quite the upgrade for an event that initially consisted of brunch and four trophies held on Grammy morning.)
In addition to celebrating excellence in sonic storytelling across 16 categories — from film and TV to games and advertising to trailers and emerging media — the organization will honor prolific composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach with the Icon Award. Bob Hunka, a veteran music executive and soundtrack pioneer for Sony Pictures Television who also...
In addition to celebrating excellence in sonic storytelling across 16 categories — from film and TV to games and advertising to trailers and emerging media — the organization will honor prolific composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach with the Icon Award. Bob Hunka, a veteran music executive and soundtrack pioneer for Sony Pictures Television who also...
- 2/4/2020
- by Charlie Amter and James Patrick Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Nominees for the 2020 Guild of Music Supervisors (Gms) Awards were announced today. The annual event is scheduled for Feb. 6 at the Wiltern Theater and coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Gms.
Films up for awards include “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” “Frozen II,” “Aladdin,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Hustlers” and “Wild Rose,” among others.
Television shows nominated include “Euphoria”; “Pose,” supervised by the dynamo trio of Amanda Krieg Thomas, Alexis Martin Woodall and Ryan Murphy; and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” an Emmy winner in the music supervision category, although the Gms lists only Robin Urdang, where the Television academy awarded showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.
Among the songs recognized are: “Spirit” from “The Lion King,” “Into The Unknown” from “Frozen II,” “Don’t Call Me Angel” from “Charlie’s Angels,” “Invisible Ink” from “This Is Us,” “Jenny of Oldstrones” from “Game of Thrones” and “On a Roll” from “Black Mirror.
Films up for awards include “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” “Frozen II,” “Aladdin,” “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Hustlers” and “Wild Rose,” among others.
Television shows nominated include “Euphoria”; “Pose,” supervised by the dynamo trio of Amanda Krieg Thomas, Alexis Martin Woodall and Ryan Murphy; and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” an Emmy winner in the music supervision category, although the Gms lists only Robin Urdang, where the Television academy awarded showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.
Among the songs recognized are: “Spirit” from “The Lion King,” “Into The Unknown” from “Frozen II,” “Don’t Call Me Angel” from “Charlie’s Angels,” “Invisible Ink” from “This Is Us,” “Jenny of Oldstrones” from “Game of Thrones” and “On a Roll” from “Black Mirror.
- 1/9/2020
- by Shirley Halperin
- Variety Film + TV
Beyonce, Regina Spektor and Mary Steenburgen are among the songwriters who have been nominated by the Guild of Music Supervisors, which announced its annual awards for film, television and videogame music and music supervision on Thursday.
N0minees in the Best Song Written for a Film category are Beyonce, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Timothy Mckenzie for “Spirit” from “The Lion King”; Regina Spektor for “One Little Soldier” from “Bombshell”; Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Into the Unknown” from “Frozen II”; Caityln Smith, Kate York and Mary Steenburgen for “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” from “Wild Rose”; and Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Elizabeth Grant, Max Martin, Miley Cyrus and Savan Kotecha for “Don’t Call Me Angel” from “Charlie’s Angels.”
Neither “One Little Soldier” nor “Don’t Call Me Angel” were on the Academy’s list of the 75 songs eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar. The other three...
N0minees in the Best Song Written for a Film category are Beyonce, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Timothy Mckenzie for “Spirit” from “The Lion King”; Regina Spektor for “One Little Soldier” from “Bombshell”; Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Into the Unknown” from “Frozen II”; Caityln Smith, Kate York and Mary Steenburgen for “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” from “Wild Rose”; and Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Elizabeth Grant, Max Martin, Miley Cyrus and Savan Kotecha for “Don’t Call Me Angel” from “Charlie’s Angels.”
Neither “One Little Soldier” nor “Don’t Call Me Angel” were on the Academy’s list of the 75 songs eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar. The other three...
- 1/9/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Director James Gray’s ambitious space odyssey “Ad Astra” was released back in September, and while its Oscar and year-end buzz has quieted, the science-fiction epic has all the makings of a cult classic to be revered for eternity. In tribute to the film starring Brad Pitt as an astronaut and lonely island of a man on a dark night of the soul across the cosmos on an elusive mission, illustrator Greg Ruth has created a Mondo poster that captures the dizzying spirit of Gray’s cosmic tone poem. Check out the full poster, exclusive to IndieWire, below.
“I was lucky enough to catch ‘Ad Astra’ in the theaters early on, and fell in love with the themes of the film right away,” said Ruth. “It’s rare to see a film set in this uncompromising, expansive landscape that is so vast and overwhelming tell a story that is at all times quiet,...
“I was lucky enough to catch ‘Ad Astra’ in the theaters early on, and fell in love with the themes of the film right away,” said Ruth. “It’s rare to see a film set in this uncompromising, expansive landscape that is so vast and overwhelming tell a story that is at all times quiet,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
As we close the decade, there is still one near-universal truth that connects those directors who defy the cineplex odds by making great cinema: Their visions are realized by some of the finest below-the-line talent the industry has ever seen. Even as the familiar infrastructure seems to be evaporating, the role that top craftspeople play has become that much more vital as the breadth and depth of their talent pool expands.
IndieWire spent months speaking with directors, producers, costumers, designers, cinematographers, cutters, composers — craftspeople across all disciplines — seeking the behind-the-scenes collaborators behind some of your favorite films. And our questions went something like this:
Who are the filmmakers whose innovative use of craft is influencing how you make movies?
Who are the artisans at the cutting edge of using new technology to advance the art form?
Who are the pioneers opening doors and expanding our visual and aural palettes?
We...
IndieWire spent months speaking with directors, producers, costumers, designers, cinematographers, cutters, composers — craftspeople across all disciplines — seeking the behind-the-scenes collaborators behind some of your favorite films. And our questions went something like this:
Who are the filmmakers whose innovative use of craft is influencing how you make movies?
Who are the artisans at the cutting edge of using new technology to advance the art form?
Who are the pioneers opening doors and expanding our visual and aural palettes?
We...
- 12/3/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
First the movies were silent, and then early Hollywood composers like Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold filled them with sound. By the time “American Graffiti” arrived in 1973 with a chart-topping soundtrack that ranged from Fats Domino to The Beach Boys, it was clear that songs — and not just scores — could be woven into the auditory fabric of a film. Since then, the cinematic relationship between image and music has only grown more exciting, more open-ended, and more liable to get lost in translation.
Fortunately, a brilliant new breed of interpreter has emerged over the last few decades: the music supervisor. And no music supervisor has been more instrumental in shaping the best movies of the last 30 years than Randall Poster. After producing an unsuccessful indie called “A Matter of Degrees” with some of his friends in the early ’90s, Poster realized that his passion for (and encyclopedic knowledge of...
Fortunately, a brilliant new breed of interpreter has emerged over the last few decades: the music supervisor. And no music supervisor has been more instrumental in shaping the best movies of the last 30 years than Randall Poster. After producing an unsuccessful indie called “A Matter of Degrees” with some of his friends in the early ’90s, Poster realized that his passion for (and encyclopedic knowledge of...
- 12/3/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
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