Kim Gwizdala and Nikka Markarian have driven four hours to be here today. They’ve dressed in Dallas-style outfits (cropped jackets and black suede cowboy boots) and are sporting Reagan-era ’dos (blown out and heavily feathered). And now, these best friends from Las Vegas, both 32, will spend several more hours in line at a hotel in Burbank, waiting to meet the 83-year-old actress who, decades ago — before Gwizdala and Markarian were even born — played J.R. Ewing’s long-suffering wife. The character who tried to buy a baby on the black market, spent the better part of a season locked away in a sanitarium and whose sister shot her husband.
“Linda Gray!” they chime in unison, as if reciting a holy incantation.
And those are just two of the more than 2,500 rabid fans who have converged at the Burbank Marriott on this hazy weekend in March for The Hollywood Show,...
“Linda Gray!” they chime in unison, as if reciting a holy incantation.
And those are just two of the more than 2,500 rabid fans who have converged at the Burbank Marriott on this hazy weekend in March for The Hollywood Show,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Michael Callahan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Not too long ago, it would have been considered a box office suicide mission to pit any new release against a superhero movie.
But this weekend’s showdown of Sony’s comic book adaptation “Madame Web” versus Paramount’s musical biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” demonstrates that’s no longer the case — superhero tentpoles no longer hold all the power.
“One Love,” a PG-13 drama that’s aimed at older female audiences, towered over the newest Marvel (adjacent) flick, earning $52 million over the extended holiday weekend. Suspense thriller “Madame Web,” a “Spider-Man” spin-off starring Dakota Johnson as a paramedic with psychic abilities, generated a paltry $26 million over the same six-day period. It cost $80 million, so it will have a tough time turning a profit in its theatrical run since theater owners get to keep roughly half of ticket sales. The Bob Marley biopic carries a $70 million price tag so it...
But this weekend’s showdown of Sony’s comic book adaptation “Madame Web” versus Paramount’s musical biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” demonstrates that’s no longer the case — superhero tentpoles no longer hold all the power.
“One Love,” a PG-13 drama that’s aimed at older female audiences, towered over the newest Marvel (adjacent) flick, earning $52 million over the extended holiday weekend. Suspense thriller “Madame Web,” a “Spider-Man” spin-off starring Dakota Johnson as a paramedic with psychic abilities, generated a paltry $26 million over the same six-day period. It cost $80 million, so it will have a tough time turning a profit in its theatrical run since theater owners get to keep roughly half of ticket sales. The Bob Marley biopic carries a $70 million price tag so it...
- 2/19/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
In 1970, the final single The Beatles released before announcing their breakup failed to hit No. 1 because of an actor George Harrison disliked. Harrison was no fan of actor Lee Marvin or the film that won him an Oscar. It likely stung, then, when the song “Wanderin’ Star” blocked “Let It Be” from hitting No.1 in the U.K.
The Beatles’ George Harrison said he never liked this actor
While The Beatles were in California, Harrison and John Lennon tried to convince their bandmates to try LSD. While Paul McCartney refused, the others spent their day swimming in the pool and trying to avoid the attention of reporter Don Short. Later in the day, they viewed a screening of the film Cat Ballou.
“The movie was put on, and — of all things — it was a drive-in print of Cat Ballou,” Harrison said in The Beatles Anthology. “The drive-in print has the...
The Beatles’ George Harrison said he never liked this actor
While The Beatles were in California, Harrison and John Lennon tried to convince their bandmates to try LSD. While Paul McCartney refused, the others spent their day swimming in the pool and trying to avoid the attention of reporter Don Short. Later in the day, they viewed a screening of the film Cat Ballou.
“The movie was put on, and — of all things — it was a drive-in print of Cat Ballou,” Harrison said in The Beatles Anthology. “The drive-in print has the...
- 2/15/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Not long after Ringo Starr joined The Beatles, the band began to enjoy a seemingly endless string of No. 1 singles. They were so popular that it seemed unlikely that anyone would ever end their streak. Of course, someone eventually did, but the band didn’t take it too hard. According to Starr, The Beatles saw this as a relief.
Ringo Starr said The Beatles felt relieved when a single didn’t hit No. 1
In 1963, The Beatles began dominating the charts. For years, they were unbeatable; it seemed that nothing they released could fail. While this was exciting, Starr said it also put a great deal of pressure on the band.
“After Number One, where else is there to go? Number One was It,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “After that, of course, every bloody thing we did was Number One and it got strange because in a weird way...
Ringo Starr said The Beatles felt relieved when a single didn’t hit No. 1
In 1963, The Beatles began dominating the charts. For years, they were unbeatable; it seemed that nothing they released could fail. While this was exciting, Starr said it also put a great deal of pressure on the band.
“After Number One, where else is there to go? Number One was It,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “After that, of course, every bloody thing we did was Number One and it got strange because in a weird way...
- 1/21/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Season 10 finale of “The Masked Singer” took place Wednesday, December 20. Cow, Donut, Gazelle and Sea Queen each rocked the stage before audience members and panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger voted for their favorite. After the first round of voting, Sea Queen and Gazelle were eliminated and revealed to be Macy Gray and Janel Parrish, respectively. After a final showdown with Cow, Donut was announced as the runner-up. The delicious crooner was revealed to be “The Dukes of Hazzard” star John Schneider.
“I’m a theater brat,” he told host Nick Cannon during his unmasked interview. “I started in theater when I was a kid. I’ve done theater for a very long time. I have always considered myself a singer who will act for food. Robin, I’ve had five number one songs, so I have sold millions of records, but nobody knows it,...
“I’m a theater brat,” he told host Nick Cannon during his unmasked interview. “I started in theater when I was a kid. I’ve done theater for a very long time. I have always considered myself a singer who will act for food. Robin, I’ve had five number one songs, so I have sold millions of records, but nobody knows it,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
And then there were four. Season 10 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” airs this Wednesday with finalists Donut (Group C champion), Sea Queen (Group B winner), Cow (Group A victor) and Group A “Ding Dong Keep It On” recipient Gazelle. Variety has a first look at Donut’s emotional finale performance, dedicated to his late wife. Scroll down for a preview.
Here’s who has been unmasked so far in Season 10: John Oates as Anteater, Keyshia Cole as Candelabra, Sebastian Bach as Tiki, Ginuwine as Husky, Ashley Parker Angel as S’more, Metta World Peace as Cuddle Monster, Luann de Lesseps as Hibiscus, Tyler Posey as Hawk, Billie Jean King as Royal Hen, Michael Rapaport as Pickle, Tom Sandoval as Diver, Anthony Anderson as Rubber Ducky and one-time special guest Demi Lovato as Anonymouse.
According to the show, Season 10 contestants “boast a combined 40 medals, 33 Grammy nominations, seven hall of fame awards,...
Here’s who has been unmasked so far in Season 10: John Oates as Anteater, Keyshia Cole as Candelabra, Sebastian Bach as Tiki, Ginuwine as Husky, Ashley Parker Angel as S’more, Metta World Peace as Cuddle Monster, Luann de Lesseps as Hibiscus, Tyler Posey as Hawk, Billie Jean King as Royal Hen, Michael Rapaport as Pickle, Tom Sandoval as Diver, Anthony Anderson as Rubber Ducky and one-time special guest Demi Lovato as Anonymouse.
According to the show, Season 10 contestants “boast a combined 40 medals, 33 Grammy nominations, seven hall of fame awards,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
HeBGB TV was among my favorite films I saw at Salem Horror Fest earlier this year, so I’m delighted that the frenetic horror-comedy anthology has made its way to Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting’s streaming service Screambox in time for Halloween.
In my review, I called it “a high-camp blend of the wistful glow of Wnuf Halloween Special, the uninhibited hyperactivity of Rick and Morty‘s “Interdimensional Cable” episodes, and the absurd unpredictability of Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks.”
What I didn’t mention was all nods to genre favorites peppered throughout the film.
Here are 17 horror references in HeBGB TV.
1. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
HeBGB TV’s opening credits are inspired by the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers title sequence, which perfectly captures the autumnal atmosphere.
2. Creature from the Black Lagoon
The boy in the opening scene is playing with a Creature from the Black Lagoon figure.
In my review, I called it “a high-camp blend of the wistful glow of Wnuf Halloween Special, the uninhibited hyperactivity of Rick and Morty‘s “Interdimensional Cable” episodes, and the absurd unpredictability of Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks.”
What I didn’t mention was all nods to genre favorites peppered throughout the film.
Here are 17 horror references in HeBGB TV.
1. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
HeBGB TV’s opening credits are inspired by the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers title sequence, which perfectly captures the autumnal atmosphere.
2. Creature from the Black Lagoon
The boy in the opening scene is playing with a Creature from the Black Lagoon figure.
- 10/26/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Classic rock songs can be deceitful above all things. Today, Elvis Presley’s “There Goes My Everything” sounds like it’s about his divorce from Priscilla Presley. Here’s a look at the star who actually inspired the song and what its writer thought about the “All Shook Up” singer covering his tune.
Elvis Presley’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ was about another celebrity’s divorce
“There Goes My Everything” was written by songwriter Dallas Frazier. Frazier is perhaps most known for writing and performing the original version of The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira.” During a 2017 interview with The Tennessean, he discussed the genesis of the former. “It was born out of a divorce, and fortunately not mine, but a good friend of mine, Ferlin Husky,” he said. “It was the first song I wrote when I came to Nashville, Tennessee.” Husky was a country star who had hits in the 1950s,...
Elvis Presley’s ‘There Goes My Everything’ was about another celebrity’s divorce
“There Goes My Everything” was written by songwriter Dallas Frazier. Frazier is perhaps most known for writing and performing the original version of The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira.” During a 2017 interview with The Tennessean, he discussed the genesis of the former. “It was born out of a divorce, and fortunately not mine, but a good friend of mine, Ferlin Husky,” he said. “It was the first song I wrote when I came to Nashville, Tennessee.” Husky was a country star who had hits in the 1950s,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney was saddened when John Lennon compared him to another popular singer. However, the comparison doesn’t work at all. Notably, this comparison came from John’s era of edgy trash-talking.
Paul McCartney hated John Lennon comparing him to Engelbert Humperdinck
In the 1970s, John was as known for his digs as he was for his music. For example, in the 1971 book Lennon Remembers, John criticizes all the other Beatles, Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, Orson Welles, Frank Zappa, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, and so many others.
During a 1974 interview with Rolling Stone, Paul said he didn’t like everything John did, however, he kept his mouth shut. “I mean, he came out with all stuff like I’m like Engelbert Humperdinck,” Paul recalled. “I know he doesn’t really think that.”
Paul was asked what he thought about John’s comments. “Oh, I hated it,” he recalled. “You can imagine,...
Paul McCartney hated John Lennon comparing him to Engelbert Humperdinck
In the 1970s, John was as known for his digs as he was for his music. For example, in the 1971 book Lennon Remembers, John criticizes all the other Beatles, Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, Orson Welles, Frank Zappa, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, and so many others.
During a 1974 interview with Rolling Stone, Paul said he didn’t like everything John did, however, he kept his mouth shut. “I mean, he came out with all stuff like I’m like Engelbert Humperdinck,” Paul recalled. “I know he doesn’t really think that.”
Paul was asked what he thought about John’s comments. “Oh, I hated it,” he recalled. “You can imagine,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon had a problem with more than one Beatles album. He discussed it openly in the studio and, when the band broke up, in interviews. While he didn’t have as much of a problem with Let It Be, he admitted that the album wasn’t quite finished. He didn’t think this was a detriment to the album, though.
John Lennon said a Beatles album was never finished
By the time The Beatles broke up, their dynamic had chilled considerably. Lennon said that working together was painful.
“It’s torture every time we have to produce anything,” he said, per the book Lennon On Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon. “Any artist, poet, anything, whatever you call yourselves, listening know what it’s like. Well, the Beatles haven’t got any magic you haven’t got. We suffer like hell every time we make anything … And we’ve got each other to contend with.
John Lennon said a Beatles album was never finished
By the time The Beatles broke up, their dynamic had chilled considerably. Lennon said that working together was painful.
“It’s torture every time we have to produce anything,” he said, per the book Lennon On Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon. “Any artist, poet, anything, whatever you call yourselves, listening know what it’s like. Well, the Beatles haven’t got any magic you haven’t got. We suffer like hell every time we make anything … And we’ve got each other to contend with.
- 8/21/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
James Fitzgerald, a Hollywood publicist and manager who represented his wives Jane Powell and Erin O’Brien as well as Rock Hudson, Louella Parsons, Chuck Connors and Howard Keel, has died. He was 91.
Fitzgerald died Sunday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Canoga Park, his son Greg Fitzgerald told The Hollywood Reporter.
Fitzgerald also assisted the careers of John Raitt, Engelbert Humperdinck, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Jimmy Van Heusen and The Burgundy Street Singers, among others. And when he was promoting the Sammy Cahn song “High Hopes” — a big hit for Frank Sinatra that won an Oscar in 1960 — he got to meet Eleanor Roosevelt, who performed the lyrics during an interview with him, as she did here.
Fitzgerald was married to singer-actress O’Brien (77 Sunset Strip, Onionhead) from 1951 until their 1963 divorce and to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers standout Powell from 1965 until their 1975 divorce (he was the third...
Fitzgerald died Sunday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Canoga Park, his son Greg Fitzgerald told The Hollywood Reporter.
Fitzgerald also assisted the careers of John Raitt, Engelbert Humperdinck, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Jimmy Van Heusen and The Burgundy Street Singers, among others. And when he was promoting the Sammy Cahn song “High Hopes” — a big hit for Frank Sinatra that won an Oscar in 1960 — he got to meet Eleanor Roosevelt, who performed the lyrics during an interview with him, as she did here.
Fitzgerald was married to singer-actress O’Brien (77 Sunset Strip, Onionhead) from 1951 until their 1963 divorce and to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers standout Powell from 1965 until their 1975 divorce (he was the third...
- 8/21/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By 1967, The Beatles had released so many No. 1 singles that it seemed impossible that one of their songs wouldn’t take the top spot. That year, they released “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” together. Both songs were so strong on their own that it felt like another slam dunk for the band. Ultimately, though, another artist got the top spot on the U.K. charts. John Lennon was not a fan of this musician.
The Beatles consistently had No. 1 singles until 1967
The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein wanted the band to release a single in early 1967. They gave him three songs: “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and “When I’m Sixty-four.” While “When I’m Sixty-four” was a solid song, “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” were seen as unbeatable.
“I decided to give [Brian] a super-strong combination,” producer George Martin said, per the book The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz, “a double-punch that could not fail,...
The Beatles consistently had No. 1 singles until 1967
The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein wanted the band to release a single in early 1967. They gave him three songs: “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and “When I’m Sixty-four.” While “When I’m Sixty-four” was a solid song, “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” were seen as unbeatable.
“I decided to give [Brian] a super-strong combination,” producer George Martin said, per the book The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz, “a double-punch that could not fail,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Let it Be documentary is a sore spot in the history of The Beatles. What was meant to be an exciting behind-the-scenes look at how the band records an album became a movie that foreshadowed the downfall of The Beatles. Shortly after the film’s release, John Lennon shared why Let it Be made him feel “sick.”
John Lennon said Paul McCartney took over The Beatles after Brian Epstein died John Lennon | Michael Putland/Getty Images
In a 1971 interview with Rolling Stone, Lennon said the catalyst for The Beatles’ splitting up was the death of their manager Brian Epstein. Epstein, who managed the band starting in 1962, died from an overdose at 32 in 1967. The band needed a new leader, and McCartney took the role. According to Lennon, The Beatles were now playing back up to Paul.
“After Brian died, we collapsed,” Lennon said. “Paul took over and supposedly led us.
John Lennon said Paul McCartney took over The Beatles after Brian Epstein died John Lennon | Michael Putland/Getty Images
In a 1971 interview with Rolling Stone, Lennon said the catalyst for The Beatles’ splitting up was the death of their manager Brian Epstein. Epstein, who managed the band starting in 1962, died from an overdose at 32 in 1967. The band needed a new leader, and McCartney took the role. According to Lennon, The Beatles were now playing back up to Paul.
“After Brian died, we collapsed,” Lennon said. “Paul took over and supposedly led us.
- 3/5/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Alan Copeland, the songwriter, Grammy-winning arranger and ultra-smooth vocalist known for his many years with The Modernaires and performances on Your Hit Parade and The Red Skelton Hour, has died. He was 96.
Copeland died Dec. 28 in an assisted living facility in Sonora, California, his friend Bob Lehmann told The Hollywood Reporter.
As recently as this fall, Copeland was still singing and playing keyboards in a quartet called Now You Hazz Jazz. “It was his dream to play in a small group until the last curtain, that’s how he termed it,” said Lehmann, the drummer.
Copeland wrote or co-wrote songs including “Make Love to Me” — Jo Stafford’s version made it to No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1954 — “Too Young to Know,” “High Society,” “This Must Be the Place, “Darling, Darling, Darling” and “While the Vesper Bells Were Ringing.”
After taking arranging lessons from Henry Mancini, he arranged vocals for...
Copeland died Dec. 28 in an assisted living facility in Sonora, California, his friend Bob Lehmann told The Hollywood Reporter.
As recently as this fall, Copeland was still singing and playing keyboards in a quartet called Now You Hazz Jazz. “It was his dream to play in a small group until the last curtain, that’s how he termed it,” said Lehmann, the drummer.
Copeland wrote or co-wrote songs including “Make Love to Me” — Jo Stafford’s version made it to No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1954 — “Too Young to Know,” “High Society,” “This Must Be the Place, “Darling, Darling, Darling” and “While the Vesper Bells Were Ringing.”
After taking arranging lessons from Henry Mancini, he arranged vocals for...
- 1/7/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In Bullet Train, a half dozen assassins, the screw-up kid of a Russian crime lord and a lethally venomous snake are among the passengers on the titular mode of transport travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto. Balancing the sheer volume of characters and orchestrating the intricately choreographed tussles of action maestro David Leitch (John Wick and Atomic Blonde) already present ample challenges for an editor. For Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir, the Icelandic cutter of both Wick and Blonde, the degree of difficulty was further embellished by an array of flashbacks, Thomas the Tank Engine metaphors, surprise cameos and Engelbert Humperdinck needle drops. With […]
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- 8/24/2022
- by Matt Mulcahey
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
A musical hint comes at the very start of “Bullet Train,” out now, when a new version of the Bee Gees’ disco classic “Stayin’ Alive” is sung in Japanese – because an American assassin code-named Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is going to spend the next two hours attempting to do just that, battling half a dozen other killers on a high-speed train from Tokyo to Kyoto.
An over-the-top movie like “Bullet Train” demanded an over-the-top score, composer Dominic Lewis (“The King’s Man”) decided, and he spent more than a year not only writing the entire score but also producing (and in several cases co-writing) the songs heard throughout David Leitch’s action thriller.
Leitch’s previous movies have been littered with songs, Lewis knew (“he’s a needle-drop guy”), so his concept became: “Can I write something in the style of a needle-drop, that feels like a song but is doing the job of scoring,...
An over-the-top movie like “Bullet Train” demanded an over-the-top score, composer Dominic Lewis (“The King’s Man”) decided, and he spent more than a year not only writing the entire score but also producing (and in several cases co-writing) the songs heard throughout David Leitch’s action thriller.
Leitch’s previous movies have been littered with songs, Lewis knew (“he’s a needle-drop guy”), so his concept became: “Can I write something in the style of a needle-drop, that feels like a song but is doing the job of scoring,...
- 8/5/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
1997 called and wants its Quentin Tarantino knockoff back. That’s the bottom line on Bullet Train, a new dark comedy/thriller directed by David Leitch. Overlong, tedious, and endlessly self-satisfied, this is a movie that thinks it’s funny to score a montage of violence to an Engelbert Humperdinck song (which is announced as it happens).
Even 25 years ago, the idea got stale fast as one Tarantino wannabe after another tried and failed to emulate the original. The film thinks it’s being clever, but the mix of pop culture-drenched, faux-savvy dialogue, ironic and plentiful needle drops, “look at me” cameos, and cartoon-y violence was a lot better back when Qt was first doing it.
Based on a novel by Japanese author Kōtarō Isaka, the movie is slightly enlivened by hard-working performances from Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, and Brian Tyree Henry, as well as some striking design and cinematography, but...
Even 25 years ago, the idea got stale fast as one Tarantino wannabe after another tried and failed to emulate the original. The film thinks it’s being clever, but the mix of pop culture-drenched, faux-savvy dialogue, ironic and plentiful needle drops, “look at me” cameos, and cartoon-y violence was a lot better back when Qt was first doing it.
Based on a novel by Japanese author Kōtarō Isaka, the movie is slightly enlivened by hard-working performances from Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, and Brian Tyree Henry, as well as some striking design and cinematography, but...
- 8/4/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Engelbert Humperdinck is a British singer best known for such songs as ”Release Me” and ”The Last Waltz.” Engelbert Humperdinck Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education Arnold George Dorsey was born on May 2, 1936 (Engelbert Humperdinck: age 86) in what was then referred to as Madras, British India, but is now known as Chennai, […]
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- 8/2/2022
- by Reese Alexander
- Uinterview
“Moon Knight” has landed.
Marvel Studios’ latest original series for Disney+ (and its first since “Hawkeye” last Christmas) stars Oscar Isaac as the title character and Ethan Hawke as his shadowy nemesis. Not the most well-known or popular comic book character, that means there is a true black slate and an opportunity to create a beloved MCU icon almost from scratch. But every hero’s journey has a beginning and this week we get the start of the “Moon Knight” saga.
Shall we break down these first steps?
Major spoilers for “Moon Knight” episode one follow.
A Man Without Love
The premiere episode opens not on Oscar Isaac but rather Ethan Hawke, playing Arthur Harrow. We didn’t know much about his character before the show and we honestly don’t know all that much after the first episode. But this initial scene certainly sets the stage: we see him at a desk.
Marvel Studios’ latest original series for Disney+ (and its first since “Hawkeye” last Christmas) stars Oscar Isaac as the title character and Ethan Hawke as his shadowy nemesis. Not the most well-known or popular comic book character, that means there is a true black slate and an opportunity to create a beloved MCU icon almost from scratch. But every hero’s journey has a beginning and this week we get the start of the “Moon Knight” saga.
Shall we break down these first steps?
Major spoilers for “Moon Knight” episode one follow.
A Man Without Love
The premiere episode opens not on Oscar Isaac but rather Ethan Hawke, playing Arthur Harrow. We didn’t know much about his character before the show and we honestly don’t know all that much after the first episode. But this initial scene certainly sets the stage: we see him at a desk.
- 3/30/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
I’ve discovered that my favorite Marvel TV shows are the ones that feel the least like a Marvel TV show. Not since WandaVision have I enjoyed a comic-book romp as much as in Moon Knight, where the always-appealing Oscar Isaac (of Star Wars franchise and prestige TV/movie fame) does double duty as two halves of a heroic soul trapped in the same body. From Jeremy Slater, who memorably brought The Exorcist to TV on Fox, the series presents an immediately amusing dichotomy within Isaac’s Steven Grant. By day he’s an adorably meek and lonely museum gift-shop worker—he’s introduced with Engelbert Humperdinck’s catchy lament “A Man Without Love'” on the soundtrack. Steven’s nerdy zeal for Egyptian history comes in handy when he inadvertently crosses paths with his alter ego, the ruthless mercenary Marc Spector, who takes over Steven’s body (or is it vice versa?...
- 3/29/2022
- TV Insider
Dallas Frazier, the songwriter behind such country hits as The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” The Hollywood Argyles’ “Alley Oop” and Emmylou Harris’ “Beneath Still Waters,” has died, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CEO Kyle Young. He was 82.
“Dallas Frazier is among the greatest country songwriters of all time. He could convey infectious fun with ‘Elvira,’ and then write something as stunningly sad and true as ‘Beneath Still Waters.’ His songs helped Connie Smith to become a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame,” said Young in a statement published the Country Music Hall of Fame’s official website. “He was a man of kindness, generosity and faith, who overcame a hardscrabble upbringing to offer smiling gifts to all of us. He lived a beautiful life of a beautiful mind.”
Born in Spiro, Oklahoma on October 27, 1939, Frazier released albums throughout his career including Elvira,...
“Dallas Frazier is among the greatest country songwriters of all time. He could convey infectious fun with ‘Elvira,’ and then write something as stunningly sad and true as ‘Beneath Still Waters.’ His songs helped Connie Smith to become a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame,” said Young in a statement published the Country Music Hall of Fame’s official website. “He was a man of kindness, generosity and faith, who overcame a hardscrabble upbringing to offer smiling gifts to all of us. He lived a beautiful life of a beautiful mind.”
Born in Spiro, Oklahoma on October 27, 1939, Frazier released albums throughout his career including Elvira,...
- 1/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s not quite as arduous as Hobbits venturing to Mordor to destroy Sauron’s ring, but Peter Jackson’s immersed himself for four years to bring to life the end of the long and winding road of The Beatles. The result is the seven-hour The Beatles: Get Back, which Jackson culled and restored from 60 hours of studio sessions and a rooftop concert. All of it was shot in 1969 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg for his film Let It Be at a time when Apple forbade him from including much that created understanding and context of the group’s creative process and difficulties that led to estrangement and breakup. A fan of the hits from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr since he was a pint-sized Kiwi, Jackson used the technical clean-up process that breathed life into his WWI documentary They Shall Not Grow Old to make it seem...
- 11/22/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Patricia Healey, who was married to singer Engelbert Humperdinck for 56 years and had a strong UK acting career, has died. She was 85 and died Thursday from complications related to Covid-19.
Humperdinck, 84, announced in a social media post shared Friday that his family was “heartbroken over the loss of my darling wife,” who died “surrounded by our children, Louise, Jason, Brad, with Scott on FaceTime.”
“Her earthly limitations no longer hold her down as she is freely running the glorious gardens of Heaven, reunited with so many loved ones,” Humperdinck wrote. “We prayed as a family, blessed her with the water from Lourdes and off she went … ushered into the arms of Jesus with help from the generous heart filled prayers from all around the world.”
Healey had Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade, Humperdinck said. On Jan. 26 he revealed that he, Healey, their son Jason and two of...
Humperdinck, 84, announced in a social media post shared Friday that his family was “heartbroken over the loss of my darling wife,” who died “surrounded by our children, Louise, Jason, Brad, with Scott on FaceTime.”
“Her earthly limitations no longer hold her down as she is freely running the glorious gardens of Heaven, reunited with so many loved ones,” Humperdinck wrote. “We prayed as a family, blessed her with the water from Lourdes and off she went … ushered into the arms of Jesus with help from the generous heart filled prayers from all around the world.”
Healey had Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade, Humperdinck said. On Jan. 26 he revealed that he, Healey, their son Jason and two of...
- 2/7/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been precisely a decade since the first edition of “Life in a Day” debuted at Sundance, though in internet years, that amounts to several eons. YouTube was young, Facebook was the hip subject of a hot movie, and TikTok was not yet a glimmer in a millennial developer’s eye. The film’s concept was simple but seemed quite radical: A fully crowdsourced documentary, assembled by director Kevin Macdonald and editor Joe Walker from a vast haul of amateur footage shot on a single day by over 80,000 international applicants, it sought to elevate the scrappy YouTube video into art. Since then, however, the ultra-short-form online video has become its own art form, free of assistance from prestige filmmakers. YouTube is now the old-school daddy of such faster, flashier platforms as Vine (Rip), TikTok and Triller, exploited with increasing wit and invention by content creators who were still watching...
- 2/2/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Alan Zweibel clearly knows funny. He’s accrued multiple Emmy wins and nominations for his time on the comedy writing teams of “Saturday Night Live” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” the latter of which he co-created, plus writing credits on several hit films, books, theater works and comedy/variety specials for mega-talents such as Paul Simon, Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.
In his book “Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier” (Abrams Press), which was published April 14, Zweibel’s life lessons, tricks of the trade and insights on how to chart the path from your brain to someone’s laugh center are all revealed. Don’t be deceived: Zweibel makes it sound easy, but that’s after nearly 50 years toiling at funny bone tickling. He was first in the pages of Variety in 1973, when one of his jokes for Borscht Belt comic Freddie Roman got quoted in a review.
In his book “Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier” (Abrams Press), which was published April 14, Zweibel’s life lessons, tricks of the trade and insights on how to chart the path from your brain to someone’s laugh center are all revealed. Don’t be deceived: Zweibel makes it sound easy, but that’s after nearly 50 years toiling at funny bone tickling. He was first in the pages of Variety in 1973, when one of his jokes for Borscht Belt comic Freddie Roman got quoted in a review.
- 5/28/2020
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
The Mavericks find a unique, eye-popping way to appear together in a music video during quarantine — the animated clip for “Blame It on Your Heart” casts the band members as interstellar explorers traveling through space, time, and under the sea.
The band covered the Harlan Howard and Kostas composition, made famous by Patty Loveless in 1993, for their latest album Play the Hits, a collection of cover songs like John Anderson’s “Swingin’,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart,” and Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” In the video, Mavericks singer...
The band covered the Harlan Howard and Kostas composition, made famous by Patty Loveless in 1993, for their latest album Play the Hits, a collection of cover songs like John Anderson’s “Swingin’,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart,” and Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” In the video, Mavericks singer...
- 4/30/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Onstage in recent years, Michael Bolton routinely introduces a number he’s about to sing by first announcing its composer, Bob Dylan. The reaction is usually muted: “Bob Dylan should elicit this enormous response,” he says. “But I don’t get that.” Then the piano-based melody starts up, Bolton works his way into the soothing melody, and the crowd melts. “It makes people feel good and they give it up at the end the song,” Bolton says. “It’s the audience’s response to the song that turns it all around.
- 10/28/2019
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Jan 2, 2020
Director Osgood Perkins brings full flavor to a familiar fairy tale with Gretel & Hansel.
"A fairy tale has a way of getting into your head," promises the new Gretel & Hansel trailer. "Even before you hear it." Directed by Osgood Perkins, the upcoming adaptation of the classic cautionary story from the Brothers Grimm looks like it will leave a trail of breadcrumbs to the dark subconscious. And the oven hasn't even been pre-heated.
Orion Pictures’ Gretel & Hansel stars Sophia Lillis as Gretel, and Sammy Leakey as her hungry little brother. The huntsman is played by Charles Babalola. Holda, the culinary crone, is played by Alice Krige. Jessica De Gouw plays the Young Holda. The screenplay was written by Rob Hayes.
Gretel & Hansel Trailer
Check out the new trailer for Gretel & Hansel, which showcases a more complex telling of the Grimms' classic cautionary tale...
Director Osgood Perkins brings full flavor to a familiar fairy tale with Gretel & Hansel.
"A fairy tale has a way of getting into your head," promises the new Gretel & Hansel trailer. "Even before you hear it." Directed by Osgood Perkins, the upcoming adaptation of the classic cautionary story from the Brothers Grimm looks like it will leave a trail of breadcrumbs to the dark subconscious. And the oven hasn't even been pre-heated.
Orion Pictures’ Gretel & Hansel stars Sophia Lillis as Gretel, and Sammy Leakey as her hungry little brother. The huntsman is played by Charles Babalola. Holda, the culinary crone, is played by Alice Krige. Jessica De Gouw plays the Young Holda. The screenplay was written by Rob Hayes.
Gretel & Hansel Trailer
Check out the new trailer for Gretel & Hansel, which showcases a more complex telling of the Grimms' classic cautionary tale...
- 9/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Booked at a location that once rang with the dulcet tones of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, Dionne Warwick and, of course, the great Engelbert Humperdinck, and now better known as a casino with a theater attached, the revue Magic Mike Live opens this week at London's Hippodrome for a long engagement, taking bookings through next October. It’s an apt setting for a show transferring from Las Vegas, where it was created and directed by Channing Tatum, the inspiration for and star of Steven Soderbergh's 2012 film about dancers at a Florida male strip club....
- 11/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Booked at a location that once rang with the dulcet tones of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, Dionne Warwick and, of course, the great Engelbert Humperdinck, and now better known as a casino with a theater attached, the revue Magic Mike Live opens this week at London's Hippodrome for a long engagement, taking bookings through next October. It’s an apt setting for a show transferring from Las Vegas, where it was created and directed by Channing Tatum, the inspiration for and star of Steven Soderbergh's 2012 film about dancers at a Florida male strip club....
- 11/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Usually a person develops a stage name to replace their regular name, but Arnold George Dorsey decided to select a name that doesn’t roll off the tongue so much as clunks and pushes its way forward before kind of falling off the tip to fall wherever it may. That being said, the name Engelbert Humperdinck is in fact something that kind of sticks with you no matter that it might be pushed to the side now and again. He’s been one of the most popular ‘middle of the road’ performers for so many years that forgetting about him isn’t really
The Best Uses of Engelbert Humperdinck Songs in Movies or TV...
The Best Uses of Engelbert Humperdinck Songs in Movies or TV...
- 11/25/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
The HBO series “Sharp Objects” benefits from one hell of a blunt object: the hammer of the gods that is Led Zeppelin, whose music recurs throughout all eight episodes. Director Jean-Marc Vallée scored a coup by licensing four Zeppelin tracks for the Amy Adams-led mystery tale, which he considered an essential component, even though “Led Zeppelin II” played zero part of Gillian Flynn’s source novel. Getting a four-fer from Robert Plant and Jimmy Page was especially sweet after he was denied even one song for an earlier film, as he relates in an interview with Variety.
Vallée also spoke about some of his other recurring music choices — including the electronic music quartet the Acid, and the roots-based indie rockers M. Ward and Hurray for the Riff Raff — amid a soundtrack that includes everything from LCD Soundsystem and the War on Drugs to Perry Como and Engelbert Humperdinck.
Vallée also spoke about some of his other recurring music choices — including the electronic music quartet the Acid, and the roots-based indie rockers M. Ward and Hurray for the Riff Raff — amid a soundtrack that includes everything from LCD Soundsystem and the War on Drugs to Perry Como and Engelbert Humperdinck.
- 8/11/2018
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Engelbert Humperdinck is one of the best-known singers in the world, despite rarely being in the top charts these days. One lesson he’s learned from his decades-long career is to make sure your agents and handlers always have your best interests at heart. “I have been handled by some of the wrong people, and my […]
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- 11/16/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck‘s new album The Man I Want To Be is dedicated to his wife Patricia Healey, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. “She can’t follow me to concerts anymore like she used to, but we have hope in our hearts that she will one day very soon, because we’re working on a cure for her. And music is one […]
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- 11/7/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
The Backstreet Boys have officially kicked off their long-awaited 'Larger Than Life' residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and one fangirl fulfilled her 16-year dream to come face-to-face with her idols again -- 96-year-old Bsb devotee Adeline Stevens!
The longtime fan rocked up to The Axis Theater with her 61-year-old daughter, Karen, and 32-year-old granddaughter, Kim, where she was thrilled to meet the group before their show.
“That was amazing! It was a fantastic,” Adeline told Et afterwards, still a little shell-shocked from the meet-and-greet. “I love those guys!”
Watch: The Backstreet Boys Serenade Lance Bass Onstage During Vegas Show
Unlike many of us, who discovered the boy band in their teens and will still be rocking up to their shows in their nineties, Adeline was the ripe ol’ age of 80 when she first fell in love with Nick Carter, Aj McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell.
And while the...
The longtime fan rocked up to The Axis Theater with her 61-year-old daughter, Karen, and 32-year-old granddaughter, Kim, where she was thrilled to meet the group before their show.
“That was amazing! It was a fantastic,” Adeline told Et afterwards, still a little shell-shocked from the meet-and-greet. “I love those guys!”
Watch: The Backstreet Boys Serenade Lance Bass Onstage During Vegas Show
Unlike many of us, who discovered the boy band in their teens and will still be rocking up to their shows in their nineties, Adeline was the ripe ol’ age of 80 when she first fell in love with Nick Carter, Aj McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell.
And while the...
- 3/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Many of us, during this election cycle, have found us switching from live TV to our Netflix queues in search of escapism. But because the two people currently running for president of the United States have been in the public eye for decades, there’s always a danger that you might be reminded, on-screen or through some clever joke, that November 8 is coming.
By the numbers, odds are pretty good that between the two candidates, the one you’ll see will be Donald Trump. According to IMDb, since 1981 Donald Trump has made over 230 film and television appearances — 219 as “Self” and 20 as an actor usually playing “Donald Trump,” though there may be some overlap between the two.
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validated Him
This includes talk shows and news programs, but it’s still more than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has 196 listed appearances as “Self,...
By the numbers, odds are pretty good that between the two candidates, the one you’ll see will be Donald Trump. According to IMDb, since 1981 Donald Trump has made over 230 film and television appearances — 219 as “Self” and 20 as an actor usually playing “Donald Trump,” though there may be some overlap between the two.
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validated Him
This includes talk shows and news programs, but it’s still more than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has 196 listed appearances as “Self,...
- 10/19/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Artist: Delta Deep; Members-Phil Collen-all guitars, lead vocals (Def Leppard, Manraze); Robert DeLeo-bass guitars (Stone Temple Pilots); Forrest Robinson-drums/percussion (TLC, India.Arie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Joe Sample & The Crusaders); Debbi Blackwell-Cook-lead vocals (background singer with Luther Vandross, for Michael Buble and the late Gregory Hines, among others) Single: Take Me Home For Christmas Heedlessly rebelling against the expectations placed upon you by society and your family is an enticing prospect that many young adults happily embrace as they strive to determine what direction they want to take their lives. Phil Collen, who is most well known for garnering success during the 1980s and early 1990s as the lead guitarist of Def [ Read More ]
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- 12/9/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The X Factor is apparently shaking things up once again with plans to introduce guest fifth judges during the live shows. Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart's names have already been thrown out there, and - of course - this gives Louis Walsh his chance to return.
In the face of dipped ratings, Simon Cowell needs to find a sensational hired gun each week. These are the stars who'd make the show utterly unmissable (and no, Sinitta, you can't have a go).
1. Sir Tom Jones
What better way to get back at The Voice UK than to jump ship to The X Factor? Sir Tom would presumably love to waggle two fingers at the BBC, who earlier this week he declared can "go f*ck themselves". In fact the Silver Bear seems to have gotten particularly outspoken recently - take his views on Engelbert Humperdinck: "Once a c**t,...
In the face of dipped ratings, Simon Cowell needs to find a sensational hired gun each week. These are the stars who'd make the show utterly unmissable (and no, Sinitta, you can't have a go).
1. Sir Tom Jones
What better way to get back at The Voice UK than to jump ship to The X Factor? Sir Tom would presumably love to waggle two fingers at the BBC, who earlier this week he declared can "go f*ck themselves". In fact the Silver Bear seems to have gotten particularly outspoken recently - take his views on Engelbert Humperdinck: "Once a c**t,...
- 10/9/2015
- Digital Spy
Evander Holyfield is in serious danger of losing his 1998 Father of the Year Award ... and it's all because he allegedly defaulted on a $600,000 loan to a famous business mogul. The man suing Evander is Yank Barry -- the CEO of VitaPro Foods. He's also a musician who wrote the song "Christmas Time Again" for a 1977 Engelbert Humperdinck album. According to the suit, Barry loaned Holyfield $621,133 back in 2013 ... which Evander promised to pay back by June 1st,...
- 5/8/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Big Allotment Challenge: BBC Two, 8pm
Fern Britton hosts a new show where nine pairs of gardeners compete to produce the best fruit and vegetables from their allotment. Filming took place over several months, so throughout the six-part series, the cameras will flit back and forth to show the contestants' progress. While they play the long game with their gardening, the competitors are also tasked with more immediate tasks, such as flower arrangement and production of jams and jellies.
Gardening experts are on hand to judge the hopefuls: Royal Horticultural Society judge Jim Buttress, floral designer Jonathan Moseley and food writer Thane Prince will give their verdicts on the efforts and decide which of the teams will have to leave the competition.
Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic: Channel 4, 9pm
The Embarrassing Bodies team of Drs Christian Jessen, Dawn Harper and Pixie McKenna return with a live series,...
Fern Britton hosts a new show where nine pairs of gardeners compete to produce the best fruit and vegetables from their allotment. Filming took place over several months, so throughout the six-part series, the cameras will flit back and forth to show the contestants' progress. While they play the long game with their gardening, the competitors are also tasked with more immediate tasks, such as flower arrangement and production of jams and jellies.
Gardening experts are on hand to judge the hopefuls: Royal Horticultural Society judge Jim Buttress, floral designer Jonathan Moseley and food writer Thane Prince will give their verdicts on the efforts and decide which of the teams will have to leave the competition.
Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic: Channel 4, 9pm
The Embarrassing Bodies team of Drs Christian Jessen, Dawn Harper and Pixie McKenna return with a live series,...
- 4/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Since the dawn of entertainment itself, those who aspire to rise above the rest and have their name go down in history have strived to do anything and everything possible to make sure that us mere mortals remember them. For some, that is as simple as just being really talented, as in, they’re actually good at what they do immediately and don’t need any extra help in achieving fame. But for others, the name can either be just the start, or even the key to their success lasting the years.
Take that not in any way plastic-surgery-ravaged gentleman in the picture above. That esteemed fellow is Englebert Humperdinck, a crooner who is, if we’re being honest, only remembered in terms of musical contribution for “Release Me” in the sixties. But what a name he has, and I guarantee to you that most who hear his name never forget it,...
Take that not in any way plastic-surgery-ravaged gentleman in the picture above. That esteemed fellow is Englebert Humperdinck, a crooner who is, if we’re being honest, only remembered in terms of musical contribution for “Release Me” in the sixties. But what a name he has, and I guarantee to you that most who hear his name never forget it,...
- 2/5/2014
- by Stephen Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
London, May 19: Denmark has been crowned the winner of Eurovision song contest 2013 that were held in the Swedish city of Malmo.
Emmelie de Forest, 20, won the title with 281 points thanks to her splendid rendition of the song 'Only Teardrops', while Azerbaijan stood second 234 points, the BBC reported.
UK entrant Bonnie Tyler, 61, who is best known for her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', had high hopes for her chances but came 19th which was an improvement on 2012's result, where Engelbert Humperdinck came second from last.
Ukraine followed in third and Norway in fourth.
De Forest, who sang her up-tempo tune.
Emmelie de Forest, 20, won the title with 281 points thanks to her splendid rendition of the song 'Only Teardrops', while Azerbaijan stood second 234 points, the BBC reported.
UK entrant Bonnie Tyler, 61, who is best known for her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', had high hopes for her chances but came 19th which was an improvement on 2012's result, where Engelbert Humperdinck came second from last.
Ukraine followed in third and Norway in fourth.
De Forest, who sang her up-tempo tune.
- 5/19/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Nashville, Tenn. -- Jack Greene, a longtime Grand Ole Opry star who earned fame with the hit "There Goes My Everything," has died in Nashville at 83.
The song showed off his deep voice, made him a star and earned him the single of the year and male vocalist of the year awards from the Country Music Association in 1967.
Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said Friday that Greene died in his sleep Thursday night at home from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Greene performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1967.
His other hits, mostly in the late 1960s, included "All the Time," "Are My Treasure," "Until My Dreams Come True," "What Locks the Door" and "Statue of a Fool."
He was nominated for a Grammy award three straight years.
"There was a whirlwind of events," he recalled in a 1992 Associated Press interview. "I'd go from one town to another,...
The song showed off his deep voice, made him a star and earned him the single of the year and male vocalist of the year awards from the Country Music Association in 1967.
Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said Friday that Greene died in his sleep Thursday night at home from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Greene performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1967.
His other hits, mostly in the late 1960s, included "All the Time," "Are My Treasure," "Until My Dreams Come True," "What Locks the Door" and "Statue of a Fool."
He was nominated for a Grammy award three straight years.
"There was a whirlwind of events," he recalled in a 1992 Associated Press interview. "I'd go from one town to another,...
- 3/15/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Elton John continues to surprise, this time by joining Queens of the Stone Age on their upcoming album. Dave Grohl reported the news, which is perhaps not totally shocking when one realizes John's class of many collaborators includes the likes of Kanye West, Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley.
On Wednesday, the Foo Fighters' frontman and Nirvana alum revealed the news on Chelsea Handler's late-night program. Grohl is the featured drummer on the Qotsa project.
Here's what John had to say about the Stone Age collaboration, via NME:
"I was in Vegas and I flew back to La and Engelbert Humperdinck had written me a very sweet letter and asked me to sing a duet with him. He is part of my history and I couldn't say no so I went and recorded a song with him. Then I drove three blocks and went from Engelbert to Queens Of The Stone Age,...
On Wednesday, the Foo Fighters' frontman and Nirvana alum revealed the news on Chelsea Handler's late-night program. Grohl is the featured drummer on the Qotsa project.
Here's what John had to say about the Stone Age collaboration, via NME:
"I was in Vegas and I flew back to La and Engelbert Humperdinck had written me a very sweet letter and asked me to sing a duet with him. He is part of my history and I couldn't say no so I went and recorded a song with him. Then I drove three blocks and went from Engelbert to Queens Of The Stone Age,...
- 2/7/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Elton John and Chelsea Lately guest host Dave Grohl announced during last night's interview that the piano-playing pop legend will appear on the preposterous feature-packed new Queens Of The Stone Age Album, joining (inhale) Grohl, Trent Reznor, former Qotsa bassist Nick Oliveri and Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears (see below).
Previously… So Is Anyone Not Appearing On The New Queens Of The Stone Age Album?
"I love that band so much," gushed Elton. "Nobody really asks me to do stuff really, they think I will say no… It was really a great track."
Elton, you should've brought Engelbert Humperdinck along with you! Now that would've been a record…
Any bets re: who else could possibly be appearing on the new Queens Of The Stone Age record... which, needless to say is by far the most aniticpated hard rock record of the year, right? Let me know in the comments below.
Previously… So Is Anyone Not Appearing On The New Queens Of The Stone Age Album?
"I love that band so much," gushed Elton. "Nobody really asks me to do stuff really, they think I will say no… It was really a great track."
Elton, you should've brought Engelbert Humperdinck along with you! Now that would've been a record…
Any bets re: who else could possibly be appearing on the new Queens Of The Stone Age record... which, needless to say is by far the most aniticpated hard rock record of the year, right? Let me know in the comments below.
- 2/7/2013
- by Brett Warner
- TVology
Sir Elton John has teamed up with Engelbert Humperdinck for the first time for a new album. The 'Release Me' singer will release a new collection of duets in early 2013, 45 years after scoring his first number one single. "We had a great time singing together," John said. "He is so quick, what I call a 'one-take singer' - 76 years old and still sounding as good as ever." Speaking about his duets project, Humperdinck said: "This album is a true labour of love. "We have a few more recordings to go, but what a cast. "I'm keeping most of it under my (more)...
- 11/5/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Alex Reid wants to represent the UK at the 'Eurovision Song Contest'. The 36-year-old star - who recently started a music career - would like to follow in the footsteps of Engelbert Humperdinck and perform for his country in Sweden next year. Discussing his single 'Stardust', he said: ''It's as good as any of the other music out there at the moment in that genre. I would definitely do 'Eurovision'.'' Alex - who has previously won 'Celebrity Big Brother - would not be the only star from a reality TV background to represent Britain in the contest; Jade Ewen was chosen after...
- 5/29/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
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Every week we invite our readers to tell us about where they go to watch films. This week it's the turn of designer and writer Daniel Gray. Visit his website at danielgray.com.
Location
Looking out over the Ouse, slap bang in the centre of York. A pre-film riverside frittata and pint of York Chocolate Stout rewards you with one of the best views in town … as long as you can hack your way through the be-Lynxed crowds seeping from the neighbouring Megavodkaplex.
The building
The three-screen cinema/bar/gig venue was constructed out of the leftover bits of the old Yorkshire Evening Press building, throwing in elements of brutalist concrete-slabbery, red brick and zinc.
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Every week we invite our readers to tell us about where they go to watch films. This week it's the turn of designer and writer Daniel Gray. Visit his website at danielgray.com.
Location
Looking out over the Ouse, slap bang in the centre of York. A pre-film riverside frittata and pint of York Chocolate Stout rewards you with one of the best views in town … as long as you can hack your way through the be-Lynxed crowds seeping from the neighbouring Megavodkaplex.
The building
The three-screen cinema/bar/gig venue was constructed out of the leftover bits of the old Yorkshire Evening Press building, throwing in elements of brutalist concrete-slabbery, red brick and zinc.
- 5/29/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
London -- The Eurovision Song Contest, billed as the world's most popular music competition, courted controversy before the territory sing-off tuned up and ended with some in the British media calling to pull out after the U.K. came in second to last, all but ignored in the highly politicized voting process. But despite the fact the U.K.'s Engelbert Humperdinck crooned his way to just 12 points, finishing next to last, the show garnered 9.6 million viewers in the country, according to figures from ratings agency Barb. Photos: Sundance London – Highlights from the Film and Music
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- 5/28/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Engelbert Humperdinck's 'Eurovision' flop has prompted bosses at the BBC to become nervous about getting big acts to perform for the UK. The 76-year-old singer came second-to-last in the competition on Saturday night (26.05.12) with his ballad 'Love Will Set You Free', and while he claims he is proud of his performance, the BBC is said to be worried no big named stars will want to be associated with the singing contest again. A source said: ''The BBC really thought Engelbert would have made Britain a serious player in 'Eurovision' again and would open the door for other major singers to compete.
- 5/28/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
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