Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd want to make sure 'everyone goes home with a smile on their face' Producing the Oscars has never been an easy gig. The show’s producers are saddled with a slew of awards to give out, many of which don’t include any famous people; they’re always pressured to keep the show short; and the primary reason why audiences tune in — the slate of movies […]
In the introduction to a new exhibition of his landscapes opening Saturday at London’s Halcyon Gallery, the recent Nobel laureate says, “The idea was to create pictures that would not be misinterpreted or misunderstood by me or anybody else.” In 1974 I played the first of many shows with the Band—maybe in eight years. We were in a hockey arena in Chicago. There were maybe 18,000 people there. The Band […]
The Justin Timberlake- and Anna Kendrick-voiced 'Trolls' is likewise set to please, while director Mel Gibson's World War II-set 'Hacksaw Ridge' and specialty film 'Loving' also debut. Marvel Studios and Disney's Doctor Strange should have no trouble chasing away the fall blues at the domestic box office, where it is projected to open in the $65 million-$70 million range this weekend from 3,882 theaters after conjuring up a stellar $100 […]
While the Apple product line has changed drastically since 1998, there’s one thing that has remained the same: the chime that signals that your computer is booting up. But with the new MacBook Pro, the distinctive, F-sharp major startup chime is no more. The change was first noticed by Pingie.com, which spotted that a specific FAQ page for the updated MacBook Pro no longer mentioned the sound, and confirmed its […]
The Girl on the Train' screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson will pen the script for the project, which will feature new original songs. Who's the fairest of them all? Disney is ready to take on another of its classic fairytales with a new musical, live-action version of Snow White. Erin Cressida Wilson, who penned the adaptation of The Girl on the Train, is in negotiations to write the script for the […]
“Isn’t that something…?” Bob Dylan isn’t exactly making a big deal out of being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. But at least the 1960s trailblazer is finally acknowledging his becoming the first musician to be granted admission to the world’s most elite literary club. When I ask him about his reaction to hearing the news a fortnight ago that he is to follow in the footsteps of George Bernard […]
Lady Gaga has a lot of traits that would make her right at home in the midst of a massive Los Angeles traffic jam. She has a propensity for profanity, a love of laying on the horn and a barely functional understanding of how a motor vehicle works. But perhaps most importantly, she knows that if you’re going to sing her songs while in traffic, you better be belting to […]
The "multiplatinum pop visionaries" will get the honor in London in November. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers will honor Duran Duran with its Golden Note Award at the 2016 ASCAP Awards in London next month. Calling the band "multiplatinum pop visionaries," ASCAP lauded it for having written "four decades of hits." Singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor will get […]
Even by Marvel's standards, Doctor Strange is a super-sized production. Most of the film was shot at Longcross Studios in Surrey, where the crew painstakingly constructed 21 sets, including a Hong Kong street (complete with over 80 neon signs and a giant roof to keep the rain out) and Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, which took five artists 10 months to design. However, director Scott Derrickson decided Kathmandu's ancient temples couldn't […]
