The Who’s Pete Townshend acknowledged in a new interview that he only continues to tour “for the money,” and says fans who “want to see The Who myth” might be better served waiting for a future concert of digital avatars.
Townshend’s comments came in a new interview promoting the Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy. The article’s writer, Rob Tannenbaum, asked the guitarist/songwriter about the prospects of releasing any new music given that he has only put out three records (two with The Who and one solo) since 1983.
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“I do and I think I will,” Townshend responded before acknowledging the reality of being a 78-year-old musician in a legacy rock band. “It feels to me like there’s one thing The Who can do, and that’s a final tour where we play every territory in the world and then crawl off to die.
Townshend’s comments came in a new interview promoting the Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy. The article’s writer, Rob Tannenbaum, asked the guitarist/songwriter about the prospects of releasing any new music given that he has only put out three records (two with The Who and one solo) since 1983.
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“I do and I think I will,” Townshend responded before acknowledging the reality of being a 78-year-old musician in a legacy rock band. “It feels to me like there’s one thing The Who can do, and that’s a final tour where we play every territory in the world and then crawl off to die.
- 3/25/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
In the 1980s, Stevie Nicks, like many other musicians, began embracing the music video to accompany their songs. With the rise of MTV, it became a necessary way to promote music. Nicks put a great deal of effort into her videos; one required extensive shoots, costumes, and acting on Nicks’ part. It didn’t make it far, though. When Nicks first viewed the video, she decided she didn’t want anybody to see it. She thought it was a disaster.
Stevie Nicks | Paul Natkin/Getty Images Stevie Nicks filmed an expensive music video for ‘Stand Back’
The initial vision for the “Stand Back” music video was a Gone With the Wind-style story. Nicks wears a green velvet gown, rides a horse to a mansion, travels through a war-torn town, and meets a wounded soldier at a saloon. According to Nicks, the process of making it was disastrous.
“I tried to act,...
Stevie Nicks | Paul Natkin/Getty Images Stevie Nicks filmed an expensive music video for ‘Stand Back’
The initial vision for the “Stand Back” music video was a Gone With the Wind-style story. Nicks wears a green velvet gown, rides a horse to a mansion, travels through a war-torn town, and meets a wounded soldier at a saloon. According to Nicks, the process of making it was disastrous.
“I tried to act,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stevie Nicks made many well-loved music videos with Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. When looking back on some of them, though, she can’t help but cringe. Some remind her of the messy relationship dynamics she had with her bandmates. Others are tough to watch because of the reminder of the drugs she was using at the time. She explained that the video for “I Can’t Wait” makes her furious with her past self.
Stevie Nicks | Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images Stevie Nicks said 1 music video is painful for her to watch
After joining Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, like many artists of the era, began using cocaine. Her usage ramped up over the years, eventually reaching a point where she had trouble functioning.
“I had a meeting with Stevie Nicks where we sat on her bed,” director Bob Giraldi said, per the book I Want My MTV by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum.
Stevie Nicks | Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images Stevie Nicks said 1 music video is painful for her to watch
After joining Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, like many artists of the era, began using cocaine. Her usage ramped up over the years, eventually reaching a point where she had trouble functioning.
“I had a meeting with Stevie Nicks where we sat on her bed,” director Bob Giraldi said, per the book I Want My MTV by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum.
- 5/19/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“I Want My MTV” authors Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum are writing an oral history of WWE, which will be published by HarperCollins’ Dey Street Books.
In the tell-all, Marks and Tannenbaum will describe how WWE became one of America’s most successful and enduring businesses, per the sports-entertainment organization’s own description of the project. The two have been granted “unprecedented access” to the company’s chairman & CEO, Vince McMahon.
Additionally, the authors will interview current WWE Superstars as well as legends from the past, writers, producers, managers, business executives and celebrities who’ve made guest appearances, according to the media announcement.
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It will be the “most revealing look yet at the innovative and fearless McMahon,” the pro-wrestling promotion promised.
“This will be an unapologetic look at the good, the bad and the ugly,...
In the tell-all, Marks and Tannenbaum will describe how WWE became one of America’s most successful and enduring businesses, per the sports-entertainment organization’s own description of the project. The two have been granted “unprecedented access” to the company’s chairman & CEO, Vince McMahon.
Additionally, the authors will interview current WWE Superstars as well as legends from the past, writers, producers, managers, business executives and celebrities who’ve made guest appearances, according to the media announcement.
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It will be the “most revealing look yet at the innovative and fearless McMahon,” the pro-wrestling promotion promised.
“This will be an unapologetic look at the good, the bad and the ugly,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Justice League: Willem Dafoe, who portrayed the villainous Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's trilogy of Spider-Man movies, will play an unidentified "good guy" in Justice League: Part One and Justice League: Part Two. Production began last week on the first installment under the direction of Zack Snyder; it's due out in theaters on November 17, 2017. [THR] I Want My MTV: James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, The End of the Tour) will write, direct and produce a big-screen adaptation of I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, a book by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks. The book explores the first 10 years of the popular and influential cable network. [The Wrap] Yoga Hosers: Kevin Smith's latest movie, Yoga Hosers...
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- 4/20/2016
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
A24 has announced that they've picked up the rights to Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks' critically-acclaimed 2011 book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, and that they have hired The Spectacular Now and Smashed filmmaker James Ponsoldt to write and direct the adaptation. Ponsoldt will also produce the movie with A24 and VisionChaos Productions' Eva Maria... Read More...
- 4/20/2016
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
A24 has secured the rights to the book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, and they’ve set James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, The End of the Tour) as the director.
The book was written by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks, and it was published in 2011. It takes the readers through a the birth and rise of the popular cable channel. I use to watch MTV all of the time in the early '90s. It was the golden age of MTV. I thought the music videos they made were so cool, and of course, the girls in the music videos were sexy as hell. MTV has since changed, and now I just see it as a joke. I haven’t watched MTV in years.
The story in the book is, for the most part, told through interviews and anecdotes from MTV’s...
The book was written by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks, and it was published in 2011. It takes the readers through a the birth and rise of the popular cable channel. I use to watch MTV all of the time in the early '90s. It was the golden age of MTV. I thought the music videos they made were so cool, and of course, the girls in the music videos were sexy as hell. MTV has since changed, and now I just see it as a joke. I haven’t watched MTV in years.
The story in the book is, for the most part, told through interviews and anecdotes from MTV’s...
- 4/20/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Add another title to the ever-expanding Bad Robot slate: according to The Wrap, J.J. Abrams and Daisy Ridley will reunite — this time as producer and star, respectively — on Kolma, a remake of the 2003 Israeli picture All I’ve Got and, it seems, the next directorial effort for Diary of a Teenage Girl helmer Marielle Heller. While the outline could (and likely will, in some ways) change from one iteration to the next, it’s worth noting that the original incarnation concerned a woman who, reflecting on the accident that left her then-lover dead, is left to choose between joining him in the afterlife or returning to the day of said accident.
Despite the marshaling of forces, including a new draft by scribe Megan Holley (Sunshine Cleaning), word on when production might kick off remains unclear — though one imagines another Abrams-produced, Ridley-led outing will need to wrap before things move forward.
Despite the marshaling of forces, including a new draft by scribe Megan Holley (Sunshine Cleaning), word on when production might kick off remains unclear — though one imagines another Abrams-produced, Ridley-led outing will need to wrap before things move forward.
- 4/19/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
A24 has optioned the rights to I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, and has set The Spectacular Now/The End of the Tour director James Ponsoldt to develop the book into a feature film. Details on the I Want My MTV Movie, after the jump. The book was written by Rob Tannenbaum and […]
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- 4/19/2016
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
It’s not money for nothing — A24 has optioned rights to I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks. James Ponsoldt will write, produce and direct a narrative feature adaptation of the book, which chronicles the founding and first decade of the Network Formerly Known as Music Television. Modestly launched on cable in 1981, MTV would revolutionize music and television. The cable network started out with a concept few…...
- 4/19/2016
- Deadline
Here's a terrific story that surprisingly hasn't been told on the big screen just yet, but not for lack of trying. A few years back, Brett Ratner was circling around directing an adaptation of the acclaimed book "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution," which as the title implies, tells the wild story about how the music video channel was born and influenced an entire generation. That iteration didn't come to pass, but another filmmaker well suited to the task has stepped in. Read More: Sundance Review: James Ponsoldt's 'The End Of The Tour' Starring Jason Siegel & Jesse Eisenberg A24 has acquired film rights to the book by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks and has tapped James Ponsoldt ("The End Of The Tour," "The Spectacular Now") to write, produce and direct the movie. The film will chronicle the founding and first 10 years of the network,...
- 4/19/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
James Ponsoldt has signed on to write, direct and produce an adaptation of Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks’ book “I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution” for A24, which has optioned its rights, the company announced Tuesday. “MTV” will be Ponsoldt’s third project with A24 following “The Spectacular Now” and “The End of the Tour.” A24 will produce alongside frequent collaborator Eva Maria Daniels of VisionChaos Productions. “I Want My MTV” chronicles the founding and first 10 years of the network, a golden era in both music and television where MTV became the emblem of a new generation.
- 4/19/2016
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The directors of two of last year's most acclaimed smaller films have set up new projects which they will helm.
First up, "Tangerine" director Sean Baker has decided on his next film - "The Florida Project". Unlike his first film which was shot on iPhones, this will be shot on 35mm.
The story follows a precocious six year-old and her rag-tag group of close friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure, contrasted by their parents and the adults around them struggling with hard times.
Next, "The End of the Tour" director James Ponsoldt has lined up a narrative film adaptation of Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks' non-fiction novel "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution" at A24.
The film will chronicle the founding and first decade of the network, a golden era for both music and...
First up, "Tangerine" director Sean Baker has decided on his next film - "The Florida Project". Unlike his first film which was shot on iPhones, this will be shot on 35mm.
The story follows a precocious six year-old and her rag-tag group of close friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure, contrasted by their parents and the adults around them struggling with hard times.
Next, "The End of the Tour" director James Ponsoldt has lined up a narrative film adaptation of Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks' non-fiction novel "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution" at A24.
The film will chronicle the founding and first decade of the network, a golden era for both music and...
- 4/19/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The New York-based company has lined up another production, optioning rights to Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks’ book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution.
A24 will reunite with The Spectacular Now and The End Of The Tour director James Ponsoldt, who will write, produce, and direct the adaptation.
A24 will produce alongside frequent collaborator Eva Maria Daniels of VisionChaos Productions.
I Want My MTV recounts the first ten years of the network and is being conceived as a “fun, immersive look” at the network’s rise to become a cornerstone of pop culture.
“We’re so thrilled to be collaborating again with James Ponsoldt to bring this terrific book to the screen,” said A24. “With James on board, we know he’ll bring out all the passion, ingenuity, humour, and humanity that led to MTV becoming perhaps the most powerful influence on pop culture of all time.”
Ponsoldt added:...
A24 will reunite with The Spectacular Now and The End Of The Tour director James Ponsoldt, who will write, produce, and direct the adaptation.
A24 will produce alongside frequent collaborator Eva Maria Daniels of VisionChaos Productions.
I Want My MTV recounts the first ten years of the network and is being conceived as a “fun, immersive look” at the network’s rise to become a cornerstone of pop culture.
“We’re so thrilled to be collaborating again with James Ponsoldt to bring this terrific book to the screen,” said A24. “With James on board, we know he’ll bring out all the passion, ingenuity, humour, and humanity that led to MTV becoming perhaps the most powerful influence on pop culture of all time.”
Ponsoldt added:...
- 4/19/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A Nightmare on Elm Street came out 30 years ago, and to commemorate that horror-movie milestone, Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum assembled an oral history of the fright-night classic. We also dug deep into the photo archives and pulled out these rare on-set shots, which include a baby-faced Johnny Depp drenched in blood, director Wes Craven constructing a horrific homicide, and the villainous Freddy Krueger during downtime. ...
- 10/20/2014
- by David Marchese
- Vulture
The celebrated musician has been very candid about her drug use, and the sad story of a silent movie actress who inspired her to kick the addiction.
In a recent interview with Billboard, singer Stevie Nicks talked about her turbulent past with the band Fleetwood Mac, and about the massive cocaine addiction she used to have that, according to Nicks, could have easily killed her.
Interviewer Rob Tannenbaum asked Nicks, "Didn't a doctor warn you in the '80s that if you did one more line of coke, you might have a heart attack?"
"He said I'd have a brain hemorrhage, actually," Nicks responded.
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The subject came up when Nicks opened up about her song 'Mabel Normand', off her upcoming album 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault. Mabel Normand was an actress in the silent movie era whose career began to spiral after getting addicted to cocaine...
In a recent interview with Billboard, singer Stevie Nicks talked about her turbulent past with the band Fleetwood Mac, and about the massive cocaine addiction she used to have that, according to Nicks, could have easily killed her.
Interviewer Rob Tannenbaum asked Nicks, "Didn't a doctor warn you in the '80s that if you did one more line of coke, you might have a heart attack?"
"He said I'd have a brain hemorrhage, actually," Nicks responded.
Photos: 9 Music Superstars Who Sang At Celebrity Weddings
The subject came up when Nicks opened up about her song 'Mabel Normand', off her upcoming album 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault. Mabel Normand was an actress in the silent movie era whose career began to spiral after getting addicted to cocaine...
- 9/29/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
It doesn’t seem possible that it was around 30 years ago that A Flock of Seagulls ran so far away or Modern English melted with us, but it was. The story behind those acts, their biggest hits, and dozens of other New Wave acts are captured in all their ‘80s bad hairdo-ed, brightly colored-glory in “Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists And Songs That Defined The 1980s.” Written by Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein, with a forward by Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes and an afterward by Moby, the book examines the New Wave era through the filter of 36 songs associated with the time, such as Gary Numan’s “Cars,” Duran Duran’s “Girls On Film” and The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now.” Each chapter deals with one act and, while not limited to the group’s biggest hit, explores the story behind that tune and the...
- 4/17/2014
- by Melinda Newman
- Hitfix
The man who brought Stringer Bell to life on The Wire has previously admitted to selling drugs himself at one time. But in an interview with Playboy, we get to know much more about British darling Irdris Elba’s after school activities. Specifically, he tells interviewer Rob Tannenbaum: “I didn’t start smoking weed until later in life ... I mean, I’m not gonna lie — I’ve tried everything, just between you, me and the people who read this magazine. I’ve tried it all. I played one of the biggest drug dealers in the world on TV, so you think I’d know what I was talking about.”The Luther actor shared a few more interesting nuggets about himself in the Q-and-a: He “lived in a van for about three months” before The Wire began, he feels "awkward" at clubs though he's a D.J., and he doesn...
- 10/17/2013
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
You can take a break from the spotlight, Kanye and Jay-z -- GQ posted a list of the 25 worst rappers of all time on Tuesday. On his list, writer Rob Tannenbaum named the Insane Clown Posse as the biggest offenders to the rap game. But there were folks not in circus face paint that made his slideshow too. Also read: Kanye West Posts and Quickly Recalls Crude 'Black Skinhead' Music Video Just barely making the list at No. 25 is Tom Green, who apparently dabbled in a Canada-only release of his rap record...
- 7/9/2013
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Rapping isn't easy, and when it's not done well it's just downright cringeworthy.
There are plenty of terrible example that come to mind, but GQ writer Rob Tannenbaum has assembled his own list of "The 25 Worst Rappers of All Time." Taking the top (dis)honor is none other than the Insane Clown Posse.
The list also predictably includes former MTV "The Hills" star Spencer Pratt, Tom Hanks' son Chet Haze, Vanilla Ice, Kevin Federline and Madonna. But Tannenbaum's inclusion of the Icp's Too $hort and Eazy-e has sparked some ire.
"Not only does this exercise in abject trolling misunderstand how hip-hop works -- wow, Ice Cube wrote Eazy's raps for him/ Next you'll be telling me Dr. Dre doesn't write every rhyme either! -- but it lazily beats up on artists who don't even get much respect in the first place," complained Complex writer David Drake, who deemed GQ's list a "disaster.
There are plenty of terrible example that come to mind, but GQ writer Rob Tannenbaum has assembled his own list of "The 25 Worst Rappers of All Time." Taking the top (dis)honor is none other than the Insane Clown Posse.
The list also predictably includes former MTV "The Hills" star Spencer Pratt, Tom Hanks' son Chet Haze, Vanilla Ice, Kevin Federline and Madonna. But Tannenbaum's inclusion of the Icp's Too $hort and Eazy-e has sparked some ire.
"Not only does this exercise in abject trolling misunderstand how hip-hop works -- wow, Ice Cube wrote Eazy's raps for him/ Next you'll be telling me Dr. Dre doesn't write every rhyme either! -- but it lazily beats up on artists who don't even get much respect in the first place," complained Complex writer David Drake, who deemed GQ's list a "disaster.
- 7/9/2013
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
While he may not be the most beloved director among cinephiles, studio executives certainly seem to enjoy Brett Ratner's work. We already know that he'll helm the Dwayne Johnson vehicle Hercules: The Thracian Wars for MGM, and now it's being reported that the Tower Heist director is developing I Want My MTV for Sony. Based on the bestselling book by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, I Want My MTV chronicles the early days of the TV network in the 1980s and how it changed the pop culture landscape for years to come. Ratner will be producing via his Rat Entertainment and may decide to direct as well. The script will come from Jody Lambert, whose previous screenplay for People Like Us will debut later this year. This film sounds like an interesting concept, especially since MTV has changed so drastically over the years, and I'm typically a fan of behind the scenes showbiz material.
- 3/17/2012
- by Aaron
- FilmJunk
Brett Ratner (Tower Heist) may team with Sony Pictures on his next film. Variety reports that Ratner and Sony are in final talks for a biopic that chronicles the rise of MTV. The project would be based on I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, written by music journalists Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum.
Ratner is producing along with Mosaic's Jimmy Miller, and John Cheng will serve as executive producer. The script will be penned by Jody Lambert (People Like Us), who is also producing. The story is "an oral history of MTV, one that focuses on its growth in the 1980s and early 90s." Rat Entertainment produced Mirror Mirror, which looks horrible and arrives in theaters soon. I hope that this movie turns out better. I grew up watching MTV so I like the idea of a film. If a Facebook movie can work,...
Ratner is producing along with Mosaic's Jimmy Miller, and John Cheng will serve as executive producer. The script will be penned by Jody Lambert (People Like Us), who is also producing. The story is "an oral history of MTV, one that focuses on its growth in the 1980s and early 90s." Rat Entertainment produced Mirror Mirror, which looks horrible and arrives in theaters soon. I hope that this movie turns out better. I grew up watching MTV so I like the idea of a film. If a Facebook movie can work,...
- 3/17/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Brett Ratner gets an awful lot of stick from around the film blogging sphere but the truth is, it’s mainly because he finds himself attached to big screen properties he has no right being anywhere near. The truth is he is a capable filmmaker (and very successful producer) in the right genre and he can deliver decent movies when the material matches his sensibilities. We saw that with his ensemble comedy Tower Heist recently that was cast extremely well and was a modest, light-hearted narrative more ripe for Ratner than him trying to adapt an X-Men movie or something.
So when we hear in Variety that Ratner is teaming up with Sony to bring an origin movie about MTV to the big screen, we again get the feeling of the right person working on the right material.
Sony and Ratner’s Rat Entertainment are close to a deal that...
So when we hear in Variety that Ratner is teaming up with Sony to bring an origin movie about MTV to the big screen, we again get the feeling of the right person working on the right material.
Sony and Ratner’s Rat Entertainment are close to a deal that...
- 3/17/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Director Brett Ratner (Tower Heist, Rush Hour, Red Dragon) and Sony are nearing a deal to develop a big screen movie that would chronicle the rise of MTV. The new movie would be based on "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution," a book by music journalists Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. The focus of the book is on MTV's growth in the 1980s and early 90s. Ratner is producing and will likely direct. The script is being written by Jody Lambert (Welcome to People).
- 3/16/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
It's time to tell the story about how video killed the radio star. The MTV network launched in August of 1981 and the first music video to hit the airwaves was The Buggles' Video Killed the Radio Star. Now the cable channel that once championed music and helped launch the careers and controversy of such stars as Madonna, Britney Spears and more, barely plays music if it's not on top of stupid New Jersey locals tanning or pregnant teens spouting off at the mouth. But that's not stopping Brett Ratner and producer Jimmy Miller (Step Brothers, The Other Guys) from telling the network's rich history and rise to prominence. Ratner isn't officially attached to direct the film, but Variety says he is producing with Miller. The story will be adapted from music journalists Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum's book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution.
- 3/16/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Could the endless weeks of rampant speculation be over? Is it possible that we finally know what Brett Ratner’s next directing project after Hercules is going to be? Not necessarily, but Variety has some news on a new film that he’s definitely involved in as a producer, and that he might end up directing if things work out. His Rat Entertainment is in talks to adapt “I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution,” a chronicle of the early days of MTV written by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. Ratner has earned a lot of criticism over the years due to his Add directing style, but what better project for him to take on than a historical look back at the people who invented vapid, quick-cut nonsense? Factor in that the man’s last film, Tower Heist, was actually mostly unoffensive, and we may be at the beginnings of a Brett Ratner...
- 3/16/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I actually feel sorry for anyone who has only known MTV in it's current state, full of shit like Jersey Shore, 16 and Pregnant and other insipid really programs. Back in the 80s and 90s the network actually lived up to its name by playing music around the clock and it was really special how it tapped into youth culture without exploiting it like it does today. As a result, people like me are likely going to like the new project about the early days of MTV. The only problem is the person who is both producing and could possibly direct. Variety reports that Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment and Sony are currently looking to adapt I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution, based on the book by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, and Ratner is considering directing the project himself. Jody Lambert, who wrote the...
- 3/16/2012
- cinemablend.com
Former music video director Brett Ratner is working with Sony to produce, and possibly direct, a film based on Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum’s oral history book, I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. EW has confirmed a Variety report that the film will chronicle MTV’s rise in power and popularity throughout the 1980s and ’90s. Jody Lambert is on board to write the script and co-produce with Ratner and Mosaic Media Group partner Jimmy Miller. John Cheng, who teamed with Ratner on the forthcoming Mirror Mirror, will executive produce.
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- 3/16/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside Movies
Brett Ratner wants his MTV. The producer/director will adapt the book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution for Sony, the studio confirmed, bringing to life the words by authors Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. The script will be written by Jody Lambert, whose debut screenplay, Welcome to People, will soon be released under the name People Like Me. “We’re particularly delighted by Sony’s offer to give me and Rob a cameo as Wham!,” Marks said in an email to The Hollywood Reporter. Ratner is a producer on the upcoming Snow White project Mirror Mirror, and will be
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- 3/16/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you had to pick someone to direct a movie depicting the messy, Gtl-esque history of MTV, who would you go with? If you chose Brett Ratner, you win!
According to Variety, the "Tower Heist" director is in talks to adapt "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" for the big screen. The book, written by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, focuses on the network in the early '80s and '90s.
For those more familiar with MTV's current slate of reality programming, you be unaware that the network's original focus was, ya' know, music.
This is the second television network to get the movie-making treatment in recent months. The Espn book "Those Guys Have All The Fun" was optioned for a feature film by "Social Network" producer Michael De Luca.
Sony is currently close to a deal on bringing the Ratner-produced flick to life.
According to Variety, the "Tower Heist" director is in talks to adapt "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" for the big screen. The book, written by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, focuses on the network in the early '80s and '90s.
For those more familiar with MTV's current slate of reality programming, you be unaware that the network's original focus was, ya' know, music.
This is the second television network to get the movie-making treatment in recent months. The Espn book "Those Guys Have All The Fun" was optioned for a feature film by "Social Network" producer Michael De Luca.
Sony is currently close to a deal on bringing the Ratner-produced flick to life.
- 3/16/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Huffington Post
If you had to pick someone to direct a movie depicting the messy, Gtl-esque history of MTV, who would you go with? If you chose Brett Ratner, you win! According to Variety, the "Tower Heist" director is in talks to adapt "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" for the big screen. The book, written by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, focuses on the network in the early '80s and '90s. For those more familiar with MTV's current slate of reality programming, you be unaware that the network's original focus was, ya' know, music. This is the second television network to get the movie-making treatment in recent months. The Espn book "Those Guys Have All The Fun" was optioned for a feature film by "Social Network" producer Michael De Luca. Sony is currently close to a deal on bringing the Ratner-produced flick to life.
- 3/16/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Moviefone
You know, we give Brett Ratner a lot of heat around here -- and he can certainly make it easy -- but in the case of "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution," this is actually a project perfectly suited for the producer and director.
Variety reports that Ratner's Rat Entertainment and Sony will be teaming up to bring the much-talked-about book to the big screen. Written by music journalists Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, 'I Want My MTV' is a chronicle of the hugely influential channel, from its earliest days as a groundbreaking music network, through its expansion in the '90s that saw original programming run side by side with videos, up to today.
It's ripe material for the big screen, with music likely a big part of what makes this attractive. But we also hope the film goes into the boardrooms as well,...
Variety reports that Ratner's Rat Entertainment and Sony will be teaming up to bring the much-talked-about book to the big screen. Written by music journalists Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, 'I Want My MTV' is a chronicle of the hugely influential channel, from its earliest days as a groundbreaking music network, through its expansion in the '90s that saw original programming run side by side with videos, up to today.
It's ripe material for the big screen, with music likely a big part of what makes this attractive. But we also hope the film goes into the boardrooms as well,...
- 3/16/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
I can vividly remember coming home from middle school to turn on MTV and get Carson Daly spouting the “best” in music videos from Korn to Tom Green to Eminem to ‘N Sync on Trl. And although I missed the boat on its early rise to fame, when it literally only had these music videos, MTV has since turned into the go-to spot for the trashiest and worst in reality TV, dropping the focus on music.
Variety now reports that a new feature film plans to capture this early revolution of the network, with none other than Rush Hour and Tower Heist director Brett Ratner. He will team with Sony to produce, while also considering coming on to direct, in the adaptation of Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum’s book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. Many give Ratner flack, but this kind of...
Variety now reports that a new feature film plans to capture this early revolution of the network, with none other than Rush Hour and Tower Heist director Brett Ratner. He will team with Sony to produce, while also considering coming on to direct, in the adaptation of Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum’s book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. Many give Ratner flack, but this kind of...
- 3/16/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
If you had to pick someone to direct a movie depicting the messy, Gtl-esque history of MTV, who would you go with? If you chose Brett Ratner, you win!
According to Variety, the "Tower Heist" director is in talks to adapt "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" for the big screen. The book, written by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, focuses on the network in the early '80s and '90s.
For those more familiar with MTV's current slate of reality programming, you be unaware that the network's original focus was, ya' know, music.
This is the second television network to get the movie-making treatment in recent months. The Espn book "Those Guys Have All The Fun" was optioned for a feature film by "Social Network" producer Michael De Luca.
Sony is currently close to a deal on bringing the Ratner-produced flick to life.
According to Variety, the "Tower Heist" director is in talks to adapt "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" for the big screen. The book, written by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, focuses on the network in the early '80s and '90s.
For those more familiar with MTV's current slate of reality programming, you be unaware that the network's original focus was, ya' know, music.
This is the second television network to get the movie-making treatment in recent months. The Espn book "Those Guys Have All The Fun" was optioned for a feature film by "Social Network" producer Michael De Luca.
Sony is currently close to a deal on bringing the Ratner-produced flick to life.
- 3/16/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Aol TV.
The last time director and producer Brett Ratner made headlines was when he and on-air host Eddie Murphy abruptly exited the 84th Academy Awards telecast over Ratner’s anti-gay slurs. The Tower Heist director and presumed Academy Awards producer returned to the pages of Variety for a better reason today; announcing a deal to adapt the recent book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution by writers Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. Ratner signed on to produce the movie via his Rat Entertainment shingle and hinted that he might also direct the movie.
- 3/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The last time director and producer Brett Ratner made headlines was when he and on-air host Eddie Murphy abruptly exited the 84th Academy Awards telecast over Ratner’s anti-gay slurs. The Tower Heist director and presumed Academy Awards producer returned to the pages of Variety for a better reason today; announcing a deal to adapt the recent book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution by writers Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. Ratner signed on to produce the movie via his Rat Entertainment shingle and hinted that he might also direct the movie.
- 3/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The last time director and producer Brett Ratner made headlines was when he and on-air host Eddie Murphy abruptly exited the 84th Academy Awards telecast over Ratner’s anti-gay slurs. The Tower Heist director and presumed Academy Awards producer returned to the pages of Variety for a better reason today; announcing a deal to adapt the recent book I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution by writers Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum. Ratner signed on to produce the movie via his Rat Entertainment shingle and hinted that he might also direct the movie.
- 3/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Brett Ratner is planning to bring Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum's book "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution" to the big screen at Sony Pictures. Right now, he's only attached to produce, but the trade suggests that he may be interested in directing as well. Published last year, the nonfiction book focuses on the history of the network and is officially described as follows: Remember the first time you saw Michael Jackson dance with zombies in "Thriller"? Diamond Dave karate kick with Van Halen in "Jump"? Tawny Kitaen turning cartwheels on a Jaguar to Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again"? The Beastie Boys spray beer in "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)"? Axl Rose step off the bus in...
- 3/16/2012
- Comingsoon.net
"She [Angelina Jolie] is like a walking milk carton..." - Joan Rivers The queen of the Fashion Police, Joan Rivers raised the roof on today.s edition of Hallmark Channel's .The Martha Stewart Show. (airs weekdays at 10 Am Et/9 Am C . same day encore airing, 2 Pm Et/next day airing 1 Pm Et). Photo credit: Rob Tannenbaum/The Martha Stewart Show. Joan Rivers caught up with host, Martha Stewart over a Valentine.s Day craft. While discussing the second season of her We tv series, .Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best,. Joan dished on her experience with medicinal marijuana, her new tattoo and how she and Martha attended the same college. This episode will re-air Tuesday, February...
- 2/7/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
In the soon-to-be released book, "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution," authors Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, interviewed more than 400 people to rediscover the "golden age" of music videos made from 1981 to 1992.
In an except from the book, printed by New York magazine about the behind-the-scenes of Nirvana's first video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," singer Courtney Love recalled the first time she and late husband, Kurt Cobain slept together.
"The first time Kurt and I slept together was at a Days Inn in Chicago," she explained. "We were having our first post coital moment, and we're watching MTV and the video [Smells Like Teen Spirit] came on. I pulled away from him, because it was his video, his moment, he was the king of the f**king world, and he put his arm around me and pulled me closer. Which was symbolic, like, "I'm letting you into my life.
In an except from the book, printed by New York magazine about the behind-the-scenes of Nirvana's first video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," singer Courtney Love recalled the first time she and late husband, Kurt Cobain slept together.
"The first time Kurt and I slept together was at a Days Inn in Chicago," she explained. "We were having our first post coital moment, and we're watching MTV and the video [Smells Like Teen Spirit] came on. I pulled away from him, because it was his video, his moment, he was the king of the f**king world, and he put his arm around me and pulled me closer. Which was symbolic, like, "I'm letting you into my life.
- 10/10/2011
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
The meme-friendly site is positioning itself as the the ultimate go-to for pop-music centered celebrity journalism--and aims to capitalize on the branded opportunities that come with that.
Popdust, the pop-music news site that debuted earlier this year, is--like a post-haircut Justin Bieber--on the verge of coming of age. Over the last 30 days, the site has garnered 350,000 unique visitors, and has formed new partnerships with AOL, MTV, CNN, Gawker, Vibe, Grammy.com, and others. A recent video of Britney Spears's dance styles over the years went extremely viral, ending up on Huffington Post, Jezebel, and even Business Insider.
The Internet is fairly glutted with pop-music sites, and sites for celebrity news, so a site like Popdust might at first glance seem superfluous. But to hear its founders tell it, there's a need for an authoritative voice where those two realms intersect--a Pitchfork for pop music, if you will. As David Wade,...
Popdust, the pop-music news site that debuted earlier this year, is--like a post-haircut Justin Bieber--on the verge of coming of age. Over the last 30 days, the site has garnered 350,000 unique visitors, and has formed new partnerships with AOL, MTV, CNN, Gawker, Vibe, Grammy.com, and others. A recent video of Britney Spears's dance styles over the years went extremely viral, ending up on Huffington Post, Jezebel, and even Business Insider.
The Internet is fairly glutted with pop-music sites, and sites for celebrity news, so a site like Popdust might at first glance seem superfluous. But to hear its founders tell it, there's a need for an authoritative voice where those two realms intersect--a Pitchfork for pop music, if you will. As David Wade,...
- 4/25/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
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