One of my favourite ever quotes is Keith Richards describing Mick Jagger as “a mixture of James Brown and Maria Callas” (said while talking to NPR’s Terri Gross in 2010), and it’s a phrase that stuck with me after venturing into the Stones exhibition that’s come to NYC from their hometown of London. Exhibitionism doesn’t just center on the iconic frontman, to be sure, but it does bring together many of the complements he embodies and imbues in the band – the flamboyance and the artistry, the masculine and the feminine, the low brow swirled in with the high. It’s no wonder they made up a new word for this display: from the moment…
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Entertainment Express: Archie, Martin Scorsese, Holler if Ya Hear Me, Weird Al Yankovic, Blink 182
* It’s been revealed how Archie, from the Life with Archie comic series, will be killed off. It was announced in April that the Archie who appears in the series that features the Riverdale teens as adults, would die. That day is tomorrow, but his death, the writers say, will be heroic. * Martin Scorsese‘s next film has been slated for release in 2015, and there’s already talk about the Oscar buzz it should receive. Based on a Shusako Endo novel, Silence is a bucket-list movie for the director, who is currently working on a documentary about Bill Clinton for HBO. * The Broadway run for the musical created out of Tupac Shakur…
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Entertainment Express: Rodarte, Hugh Jackman, Martin Scorsese, Shia LaBeouf, Marc Jacobs, Idina Menzel
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New York Film Festival ’11 – Of George Harrison and Gentle Guitars Weeping
George Harrison: Living in the Material World is a two-part documentary made by the inimitable Martin Scorsese that shines a spotlight on the “quiet Beatle.” It took 6 years to put together, and Harrison’s wife Olivia believes only Scorsese could have captured George’s inner soul. Both were present at the NY Film Festival gala screening last night, where Scorsese himself said it took time to build up a relationship of trust with Olivia, and in turn gain access to much of the footage and photos George himself took. For there is a lot of footage shot by George himself – home videos and behind-the-scenes images of a life lived trying…
