When someone asks you, "Wanna buy some Death Sticks?" -- just say no. Unless you're Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which case you can use a Jedi mind trick to convince the dealer that they don't want to sell you Death Sticks, and that they should instead go home and rethink their life.
It's a small throwaway moment in "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," but Elan Sleazebaggano (as he's identified in the credits) has become one of those extremely minor "Star Wars" characters regarded with fondness by fans -- like Porkins, Max Rebo, or Glup Shitto. "Everyone knows the 'Death Sticks Guy,'" declared the Death Sticks Guy himself, Matt Doran, in a recent interview with Empire magazine. "It's such a short scene, but it's amazing just how many people reacted to that one little tiny moment."
The moment is buried in the middle of an early...
It's a small throwaway moment in "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," but Elan Sleazebaggano (as he's identified in the credits) has become one of those extremely minor "Star Wars" characters regarded with fondness by fans -- like Porkins, Max Rebo, or Glup Shitto. "Everyone knows the 'Death Sticks Guy,'" declared the Death Sticks Guy himself, Matt Doran, in a recent interview with Empire magazine. "It's such a short scene, but it's amazing just how many people reacted to that one little tiny moment."
The moment is buried in the middle of an early...
- 2/16/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
The best music sometimes causes physical reactions in listeners. For example, Peter Frampton said one song from The Beatles’ Rubber Soul gives him “goosebumps.” Frampton also revealed how he learned one of The Beatles’ codenames.
Peter Frampton said John Lennon emoted on a song from The Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’
During a 2009 interview with Cleveland.com, Frampton named his favorite Beatles song. He picked “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” from Rubber Soul. “There’s an emotion there in John’s voice,” he said. Frampton’s comment is interesting, as John’s performance on the song could just as easily be interpreted as detached or sarcastic.
“The chord structure of it — the way he put the song together — has always given me goosebumps,” Frampton added. “And don’t forget: Buy the mono versions. That’s all we had. I can’t wait not to hear voices on the left. I want...
Peter Frampton said John Lennon emoted on a song from The Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’
During a 2009 interview with Cleveland.com, Frampton named his favorite Beatles song. He picked “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” from Rubber Soul. “There’s an emotion there in John’s voice,” he said. Frampton’s comment is interesting, as John’s performance on the song could just as easily be interpreted as detached or sarcastic.
“The chord structure of it — the way he put the song together — has always given me goosebumps,” Frampton added. “And don’t forget: Buy the mono versions. That’s all we had. I can’t wait not to hear voices on the left. I want...
- 1/16/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As political leaders and technology bosses gathered at the UK’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park outside London on Wednesday, representatives of the creative industries debated the implications of generative AI technology for their sectors at the parallel AI Fringe in central London.
While the Bletchley Park agenda was focused on the existential threats posed by AI technology, the creative industries panel tackled the more immediate impact that generative programs, such as ChatGPT, Dell-E and Stable Diffusion, are having on people who make their living from human creativity.
A key talking point was how original works have been used to train generative AI tools without the permission of the creators or provision for payment for the value created by their use.
“We recently found that 183,000 books have been used to train some of these large language models,” said Nicola Solomon, chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance, representing 22 creator groups in the UK,...
While the Bletchley Park agenda was focused on the existential threats posed by AI technology, the creative industries panel tackled the more immediate impact that generative programs, such as ChatGPT, Dell-E and Stable Diffusion, are having on people who make their living from human creativity.
A key talking point was how original works have been used to train generative AI tools without the permission of the creators or provision for payment for the value created by their use.
“We recently found that 183,000 books have been used to train some of these large language models,” said Nicola Solomon, chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance, representing 22 creator groups in the UK,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
A passion for cinema and its most well-known and iconic action stars of the past decades, including Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise. A passion that at first nurtures a desire to imitate, but then finds an organic landing place with the creation of an original film character Donato Lecce plays in a film he self-produces: Doran Eccel. But that’s not all. Donato—a martial arts expert and profound connoisseur of Eastern philosophy—is an multi-hyphenate talent, self-producing several artistic projects in fields from music to publishing to cinema. All revolving around the figure of a fictional character—Doran […]
The post Doran the Mystic Warrior: From Life Coach to Super Hero (Sponsored Post) first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Doran the Mystic Warrior: From Life Coach to Super Hero (Sponsored Post) first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 10/30/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
A passion for cinema and its most well-known and iconic action stars of the past decades, including Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise. A passion that at first nurtures a desire to imitate, but then finds an organic landing place with the creation of an original film character Donato Lecce plays in a film he self-produces: Doran Eccel. But that’s not all. Donato—a martial arts expert and profound connoisseur of Eastern philosophy—is an multi-hyphenate talent, self-producing several artistic projects in fields from music to publishing to cinema. All revolving around the figure of a fictional character—Doran […]
The post Doran the Mystic Warrior: From Life Coach to Super Hero (Sponsored Post) first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Doran the Mystic Warrior: From Life Coach to Super Hero (Sponsored Post) first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 10/30/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Omar Apollo is baring it all on his new EP Live For Me.
The 26-year-old hitmaker recently treated fans to his latest body of work.
While the front cover of the album is a colorful painting by artist Doran Langberg of him leaning back while shirtless, the back cover features a painting of Omar nude and fully exposed.
He opened up about posing for the work of art during a recent appearance.
Read more about Omar Apollo’s sexy potrait…
While hosting an immersive experience for the EP at the MoMA in New York City, Omar spilled on getting naked and being painted by Doran.
“We go into his studio, which I’ve already been in, we hung out, we talked, we had a great time, we connected,” he recalled (via Out). “Then, we do the first painting. And then I go, ‘Let’s go get a sandwich, let’s go do a lunch break,...
The 26-year-old hitmaker recently treated fans to his latest body of work.
While the front cover of the album is a colorful painting by artist Doran Langberg of him leaning back while shirtless, the back cover features a painting of Omar nude and fully exposed.
He opened up about posing for the work of art during a recent appearance.
Read more about Omar Apollo’s sexy potrait…
While hosting an immersive experience for the EP at the MoMA in New York City, Omar spilled on getting naked and being painted by Doran.
“We go into his studio, which I’ve already been in, we hung out, we talked, we had a great time, we connected,” he recalled (via Out). “Then, we do the first painting. And then I go, ‘Let’s go get a sandwich, let’s go do a lunch break,...
- 10/29/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Bam!
Kokomo City grabs viewers from the first frame as Liyah, a Black trans woman, recounts meeting with a man at her home who was going to pay her for sex. Things were proceeding as expected until Liyah discovered a gun on the man’s person and concluded she faced an imminent threat. A fracas erupted as the pair fought for the gun, tumbling down a flight of stairs.
Filmmaker D. Smith, in her directorial debut, recreates that moment in a rock ‘em sock ‘em scene as wild and visceral as anything you’ll see in a Hollywood film.
“There were no rules,” Smith tells Deadline about her approach to that sequence and the entire documentary. “That was just for me to really do everything that I always wanted to do [as a filmmaker].”
‘Kokomo City’ director D. Smith (L) and protagonist Daniella Carter appear at Outfest in Los Angeles.
Smith’s fresh...
Kokomo City grabs viewers from the first frame as Liyah, a Black trans woman, recounts meeting with a man at her home who was going to pay her for sex. Things were proceeding as expected until Liyah discovered a gun on the man’s person and concluded she faced an imminent threat. A fracas erupted as the pair fought for the gun, tumbling down a flight of stairs.
Filmmaker D. Smith, in her directorial debut, recreates that moment in a rock ‘em sock ‘em scene as wild and visceral as anything you’ll see in a Hollywood film.
“There were no rules,” Smith tells Deadline about her approach to that sequence and the entire documentary. “That was just for me to really do everything that I always wanted to do [as a filmmaker].”
‘Kokomo City’ director D. Smith (L) and protagonist Daniella Carter appear at Outfest in Los Angeles.
Smith’s fresh...
- 8/5/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Stories about old people who are happy and content being old, who stoutly resist fantastic temptations otherwise, are I think always the products of much younger people. Actual old people are much less sanguine about looming death, I find, less likely to smile indulgently at mantlepiece pictures of themselves in their younger days, sigh contentedly, and turn their faces away from mysterious elixirs and fabulous potions.
Neil Gaiman was barely thirty when he wrote the short story “Chivalry” in the early 1990s. It’s a light, mostly humorous story. But it’s very much the humor of someone quite young looking at someone else who is quite old, at a light, humorous distance.
Chivalry was turned into a graphic novel recently – just about a year ago – by Colleen Doran, who apparently scripted this version as well as doing all of the art in a variety of styles. (Lettering is by Todd Klein.
Neil Gaiman was barely thirty when he wrote the short story “Chivalry” in the early 1990s. It’s a light, mostly humorous story. But it’s very much the humor of someone quite young looking at someone else who is quite old, at a light, humorous distance.
Chivalry was turned into a graphic novel recently – just about a year ago – by Colleen Doran, who apparently scripted this version as well as doing all of the art in a variety of styles. (Lettering is by Todd Klein.
- 4/27/2023
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
“Kokomo City” star Koko Da Doll was found fatally shot on Tuesday in Atlanta. She was 35 years old.
The Atlanta Police Department reported that Koko was found with a gunshot wound in Southwest Atlanta shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Koko, whose given name is Rasheeda Williams, was a prominent transgender woman featured in the award-winning documentary “Kokomo City,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The film, which marks the feature directorial debut of Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith, presents a raw depiction of the lives of four Black trans sex workers living in Atlanta and New York City — Koko, Daniella Carter, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver — as they confront the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, as well as the persistent threat of violence they face each day.
Following the film’s Sundance premiere, Koko — who...
The Atlanta Police Department reported that Koko was found with a gunshot wound in Southwest Atlanta shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Koko, whose given name is Rasheeda Williams, was a prominent transgender woman featured in the award-winning documentary “Kokomo City,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The film, which marks the feature directorial debut of Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter D. Smith, presents a raw depiction of the lives of four Black trans sex workers living in Atlanta and New York City — Koko, Daniella Carter, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver — as they confront the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, as well as the persistent threat of violence they face each day.
Following the film’s Sundance premiere, Koko — who...
- 4/21/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with more reaction from Kokomo City cast and producers from original 8:12 p.m. story: The director and subjects of Kokomo City are expressing shock over the death of Rasheeda Williams, one of the trans women featured in the award-winning documentary, who reportedly was shot to death in Atlanta Tuesday night.
Atlanta police say they are investigating the killing after being called to the scene of the shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Sw. “Upon arrival, officers located a female victim with an apparent gunshot wound. She was not alert, conscious or breathing and pronounced deceased on scene by Afr [Atlanta Fire Rescue Department],” police said in a statement. “Homicide investigators responded to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation continues.”
Atlanta police have released no further information. They did not identify the victim by name, but Kokomo City director D. Smith and another woman...
Atlanta police say they are investigating the killing after being called to the scene of the shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Sw. “Upon arrival, officers located a female victim with an apparent gunshot wound. She was not alert, conscious or breathing and pronounced deceased on scene by Afr [Atlanta Fire Rescue Department],” police said in a statement. “Homicide investigators responded to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation continues.”
Atlanta police have released no further information. They did not identify the victim by name, but Kokomo City director D. Smith and another woman...
- 4/21/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Last month, Hundred Reasons announced that their first album together in 15 years, Glorious Sunset, is due for release on 24th Feb 2023 via So Recordings. Sharing the lead single and title track ‘Glorious Sunset’, the response was ecstatic from fans and press alike – Louder stating that “the timing couldn’t be more perfect, (Glorious Sunset is) a thumping rock anthem signaling a very welcome return from the British band.” and NME proclaiming the comeback “a moody, cinematic and emotive song driven by the group’s trademark post-hardcore energy.”
Pre-order the album Glorious Sunset on CD and white 12″ vinyl, as well as T-shirts and signed lenticular prints here.
Today the band celebrate both past and future, new label So Recordings partnering up with the band’s first, Fierce Panda, to announce a limited edition 7″ that pairs the title track on the A-side to a reissue of early favourite “Cerebra” on the B.
Pre-order the album Glorious Sunset on CD and white 12″ vinyl, as well as T-shirts and signed lenticular prints here.
Today the band celebrate both past and future, new label So Recordings partnering up with the band’s first, Fierce Panda, to announce a limited edition 7″ that pairs the title track on the A-side to a reissue of early favourite “Cerebra” on the B.
- 11/22/2022
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
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