Daniel Blumberg “never thought of making film scores, ever.” At least not until he met the director Brady Corbet, with whom he’s forged a friendship and creative partnership anchored by their shared love of music […]
Recorded in late September 1962 in Chicago and released on Verve the same year, the Norman Granz-produced Affinity captures the Oscar Peterson Trio at a moment of deep cohesion and fluency. The lineup — Peterson […]
Recorded on August 17 and 18, 1964, in New York and released on Verve that same year, Plus One joins the Oscar Peterson Trio with the singular voice of trumpeter and flugelhornist Clark Terry. At […]
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio, originally released in 1958 on Verve Records, documents a rare meeting between two contrasting jazz greats: the cool-toned tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and the hard-driving Oscar Peterson Trio. […]
Since the advent of the rave in the late 1980s, filmmakers have attempted to incorporate underground dance festivals into their works with varying degrees of success. Oliver Laxe has now graced us with a hypnotic […]
Dwayne Johnson takes a serious turn as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine,” which has its world premiere Monday at the Venice Film Festival. “I have for a long time wanted this,” Johnson […]
It’s alive! Guillermo Del Toro’s take on Mary Shelley’s classic had its premiere Saturday at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The writer and director of Netflix’s Frankenstein walked the red carpet at the Lido […]
Ever since he was a kid Guillermo del Toro has dreamed of making two movies. The first was accomplished in 2022 with Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, which took the Animated Feature Oscar. And now the […]
EXCLUSIVE: To play or not to play Hamlet, that was never the question for Oscar Isaac. He had long wanted to take on one of the most complex and demanding roles ever conceived, the titular […]
Here are three Oscar winners who refused to accept the award (Photo Credit – Prime Video) The Oscars are Hollywood’s ultimate prize, celebrating cinematic greatness since 1929. Over the years, we’ve seen magical moments, from […]
Although Eddie Murphy worked with Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson in the aughts, he might have been his own favorite leading lady. The Oscar nominee recently defended his 2007 comedy Norbit as a “funny” movie, following […]
When Matt Damon Lost a Career-Defining Role to Hulk (Photo Credit – Prime Video/Wikipedia) Long before Matt Damon headlined The Bourne Identity or joined Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, he was a hungry young actor chasing a […]
Brie Larson Net Worth 2025 (Photo Credit – Instagram) With years of hard work and dedication, Brie Larson has established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. Over the last decade, she […]
THE brains behind smash hit show Peaky Blinders has been signed up to write the next James Bond film – and he is promising to make it “better, stronger and bolder”. Diehard fans of the […]
Even by Venice’s lofty standards, this is a tantalizing and eye-catching 2025 lineup that the festival revealed Tuesday. The star-power may be at an all-time high, from George Clooney to Julia Roberts, Idris Elba to […]
Last night at the ESPY Awards, NBA legend Oscar Robertson was honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. He now joins a hallowed list of recipients that includes Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Pat […]
Alan Bergman, the decorated lyricist who over the course of seven decades penned songs including “The Windmills of Your Mind,” “The Way We Were,” and “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” with wife Marilyn Bergman, has […]
Robin Williams In Jumanji(Photo Credit –YouTube) What if Jumanji had taken a very different turn—less manic jungle mayhem, more steady-hearted charm? Back in the mid-’90s, director Joe Johnston was eyeing a very different leading man […]
Which Best Picture Oscar Winner Earned Most At The Box Office? ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) The Oscars and the box office don’t always align. Many films that sweep the Academy Awards are intimate […]
Which Role Held Back Brie Larson From Quitting Acting? (Photo Credit – Instagram) Before she took home the Oscar for Room and became Captain Marvel, Brie Larson was close to giving it all up. Acting, […]