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20.09.2022 / 03:41

‘Woman King’ Stars Viola Davis and Julius Tennon Talk Box Office Victory and Defend Film Against Historical Critics: ‘We Have to Take License’

Clayton Davis As the filmmaking team for “The Woman King” travels to Brazil to promote the historical epic, Viola Davis and her husband and producing partner Julius Tennon are celebrating the success of the film’s no. 1 debut at the box office, grossing $19 million domestically. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 10, followed by opening in theaters one week later. It’s one of the rare films where critics and general audiences given it a similarly positive reception, with a 95% critics score and 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. It even pulled off an “A+” Cinema Score. Davis emphasizes that the story of “The Woman King” can connect to all audiences, not only Black women.

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25.01.2024 / 03:15

Martin Scorsese & Robbie Robertson To Receive Society of Composers and Lyricists Spirit of Collaboration Award

The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) will honor the late Robbie Robertson and director Martin Scorsese with the Spirit of Collaboration Award at the 5th Annual SCL Awards, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

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30.08.2023 / 16:37

Stage 32 to Give Away $100,000 in Entertainment Industry Education to Support Striking Workers (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor In support of the SAG and WGA members, and those affected by the strikes, entertainment industry social networking and education platform Stage 32 is giving away $100,000 in free education so they can hone their skills and be in the best position when the work stoppages lift. Stage 32, which recently reached 1 million members, is offering free codes to the platforms webinars and workshops, which typically cost $49 each.

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10.08.2023 / 11:45

Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’ Production Designer Tonino Zera Set For Venice Award

Italian production designer Tonino Zera, whose credits include Roman Polanski’s upcoming drama The Palace, will be feted with the Campari Passion Award at the 80th edition of Venice Film Festival, running from August 30 to September 9.

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30.09.2022 / 20:13

‘Woman King’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood and ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Star Dolly De Leon Among Middleburg Film Festival Honorees

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood will be feted at the 10th annual Middleburg Film Festival with the Agnès Varda Award, while “Triangle of Sadness” star Dolly De Leon will receive the festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award. “Empire of Light” actor Micheal Ward is being honored with the Spotlight Actor Award. The Sam Mendes film has also been named as the closing night film of the festival. 2019 Distinguished Composer Award recipient Terence Blanchard and his band, the E-Collective, will return to the festival and close out with a music performance.

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19.09.2022 / 22:43

How ‘The Woman King’ Score Honors the Language of the Dahomey Warriors Through Chants and Songs

Jon Burlingame editor It took the combined talents of four Grammy winners, a symphony orchestra and a choir of African-American opera singers to make “The Woman King” resonate with the sounds of 19th-century West Africa. “This was one of those once-in-a-lifetime films,” says composer Terence Blanchard of director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s project, for which he wrote a powerful score – the likes of which haven’t been heard in a period African film since Quincy Jones’ “Roots” 45 years ago. “All of your experiences lead you to this moment, to work on something like this,” says the two-time Oscar nominee and five-time Grammy winner. “As soon as I saw it, I was floored. I looked at these characters as the founding DNA of all the strong African-American women I experienced growing up.”

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25.08.2022 / 20:15

‘Women Talking’ Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir & ‘The Swimmers’ Filmmaker Sally El Hosaini Set As 2022 TIFF Tribute Award Honorees

The Toronto Film Festival has named Oscar-winning Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking) and award-winning Welsh Egyptian filmmaker Sally El Hosaini (The Swimmers) as honorees of the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards, which return to an in-person gala fundraiser for its fourth edition at Fairmont Royal York Hotel on September 11th. The former will receive the TIFF Artisan Award, with the latter claiming the TIFF Emerging Talent Award.

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23.08.2022 / 19:57

'A Jazzman's Blues': Tyler Perry Drops the Trailer for His Years-Spanning Tale of Forbidden Love

The first trailer for Tyler Perry's upcoming Netflix drama, is finally here. Set in the 1940s Deep South, the film follows star-crossed lovers Bayou and Leanne, whose forbidden love is the backdrop for 40 years of secrets and lies. «That was our first kiss,» Bayou says in the trailer.

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23.08.2022 / 17:03

Netflix Debuts First Trailer for Tyler Perry’s ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’

Angelique Jackson Ahead of the film’s world premiere next month at TIFF, Netflix has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry’s “A Jazzman’s Blues,” the billionaire media mogul’s longtime passion project. Written, directed and produced by Perry, the period drama tells the tale of forbidden love, starring Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer as Bayou and Leanne, a star-crossed couple navigating the world as young Black people in the deep South during the 1940s and through the decades that follow. “That was our first kiss. Ain’t nothing felt that good in all my life,” Boone’s Bayou narrates as the trailer opens on the lovers sharing a sweet smooch while sitting in a sun-soaked tree.

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30.07.2022 / 20:07

Emmys: Nominations in Music Categories Show Greater Diversity

Jon Burlingame editorThe Television Academy’s music branch is leading the way in awarding diversity. Forty-six percent of all of this year’s nominees in the music categories are women, people of color, or both.Nine of the 41 nominees, or 22 percent, are women; 13 of the 41, nearly a third, are people of color.

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20.06.2022 / 21:31

Terence Blanchard, Mychael Danna and Other Top Composers Vie for TV Documentary Emmys

Jon Burlingame editorFor years, music for documentaries was an afterthought that came when scant money was left in the budget and little consideration given to how music might help tell a story.Times have changed. Today’s documentaries attract Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winners who are brought on early and given the resources to properly score these nonfiction gems.Tom Howe (“Ted Lasso”) spent eight months on “The Mating Game,” the five-part BBC nature documentary that aired on Discovery+.

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17.06.2022 / 02:37

Terence Blanchard on His Jazzy Twist to the ‘Father of the Bride’ Score

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor Gaz Alazraki’s remake of “Father of the Bride,” now streaming on HBO Max, the beloved classic about a daughter’s impending wedding day was reimagined with some twists — it moved from Connecticut to Miami, and from a white family to a wealthy Cuban-American brood led by Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, parents to Adria Arjona. Diego Boneta portrays the groom, a lawyer from a Mexican family.For the score, Alazraki turned to composer Terence Blanchard, whose credits include “Mo Better Blues,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “BlacKkKlansman.” As heard on the track “Saving Wedding Montage” (listen above), Blanchard provided his own update — a score with his signature jazz sound.When I first read the script, I was wondering if they wanted me to do a Latin-based score because the film has some great Latin artists. But, that’s not what Gaz wanted.

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12.05.2022 / 17:37

‘Fast and Furious’ Composer Brian Tyler Named BMI Icon at Film, TV and Visual Media Awards

Jon Burlingame editorBrian Tyler, composer of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” was named a BMI Icon at Wednesday night’s 38th annual Broadcast Music Inc. Film, TV and Visual Media Awards in Beverly Hills.Tyler (above, right) is among the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time.

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05.05.2022 / 20:21

Director and Choreographer Camille A. Brown Makes History at the Met and on Broadway

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorBroadway choreographer Camille A. Brown has had a momentous few months. In September, she became the first Black artist to direct a main-stage production at the Metropolitan Opera, sharing directorial duties with James Robinson on “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” which she also choreographed.

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31.03.2022 / 00:45

Terence Blanchard and Jon Batiste on Grammys, Disregarding Genres and the Healing Power of Music

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen the Grammy nominations were announced in November, the man who surprised everyone with the biggest stack — 11 — was Jon Batiste, known to TV audiences as Stephen Colbert’s musical director, and nominated this year for his wide-ranging album, “We Are,” and the soundtrack from Disney-Pixar’s “Soul.” His work in multiple genres makes him a kindred spirit as well as friend to composer-musician Terence Blanchard. Although Blanchard’s Grammy nominations come in jazz categories this year, his expansive vision made history when he became the first Black composer at the Metropolitan Opera, with his astounding work, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”The two join Variety for a conversation about awards, the folly of categorizing creativity and the healing power of music.

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24.02.2022 / 23:23

AAFCA Announces 2022 Special Achievement Honorees (EXCLUSIVE)

Angelique Jackson The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced the recipients of their special achievement honors — “Attica” filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry; producer and Hidden Empire Film Group co-founder Roxanne Avent-Taylor; Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard; John Gibson, the Motion Picture Association’s VP of external and multicultural affairs; and Sony Motion Picture Group.The honors will be presented at the 13th annual AAFCA Awards, held on March 2 at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, co-hosted by Charlamagne tha God and Alesha Reneé.AAFCA’s Stanley & Karen Kramer Award for Social Justice will be awarded to “Attica” director Stanley Nelson and co-director Traci A.

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20.01.2022 / 20:53

Jazzfest to Return in New Orleans With the Who, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters Among Headliners

Chris Willman Music WriterThe New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is counting on 2022 being the charm, after the annual event was repeatedly postponed and finally canceled in 2020 and 2021. The festival popularly known as Jazzfest announced its return Thursday, with headliners including the Who, Stevie Nicks and Foo Fighters set to take the city’s stages across two weekends, April 29 through May 8.Among the dozens of other artists set for the fest, encompassing rock, R&B, roots music, country and, of course, the native sounds of Louisiana: Jimmy Buffett, Luke Combs, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, the Black Crowes, Lauren Daigle, the Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Randy Newman, Norah Jones, Ludacris, Billy Strings, Trombone Shorty, Death Cab for Cutie, Melissa Etheridge, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Arturo Sandoval, the Revivalists, Nelly, Tank and the Bangas and Terence Blanchard.

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04.10.2021 / 17:01

Terence Blanchard on Making Metropolitan Opera History With ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorTerence Blanchard received a seven-minute standing ovation after the opening night performance of “Fire Shut Up In My Bones,” marking his becoming the first Black composer to step onto the stage of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera house.Often known for his score work on Spike Lee films, or his solo endeavors as a jazz trumpeter and musician, Blanchard worked on the stage adaptation of a memoir by Charles M. Blow.

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29.04.2021 / 20:40

Underrepresented Composers Get a Helping Hand From New Agencies and Databases

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its shortlists in nine categories in February, only one female composer made the cut for best original score — Lolita Ritmanis for “Blizzard of Souls.” Even then, the Emmy-winning composer was considered a long shot.Ritmanis was up against Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (who landed nominations for “Mank” and “Soul,” the latter alongside Jon Batiste), Terence Blanchard (“Da 5 Bloods”), James Newton Howard (“News of the World”), Alexandre Desplat (“The Midnight Sky”) and Ludwig Göransson (“Tenet”).

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09.04.2021 / 22:04

How History Could Be Made in the Oscars’ Original Score Category This Year

Jon Burlingame There’s a two-in-five chance that an African American will walk away with the Academy Award for original score on April 25, and if so, it will be only the second time a Black composer has won in that category. That’s because two films with Black composers were nominated this year: Terence Blanchard for “Da 5 Bloods,” and Jon Batiste, one of three composers nominated for “Soul” (along with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross).

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06.04.2021 / 20:03

Terence Blanchard on Scoring 'Da 5 Bloods' and Ongoing Collaborations With Spike Lee

Terence Blanchard likes to tell his students: "A turtle never gets nowhere unless he sticks his neck out." They’re words to live by for Blanchard, who didn’t set out to score films, or write orchestras, or create award-winning jazz albums. But, when the opportunities presented themselves, he took them.

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01.04.2021 / 00:57

Composers Discuss Their Oscar-Nominated Original Scores

Jon Burlingame Four Vietnam vets return to the place that changed their lives. An alcoholic screenwriter creates a masterpiece.

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16.03.2021 / 22:35

More Oscar History Made as Two Black Composers Are Nominated for Best Original Score

Jon Burlingame The Academy music branch made Oscar history yesterday by nominating two films with Black composers for best original score: “Soul” and “Da 5 Bloods.”Prior to this, in the 86-year history of the category, only six films featuring Black composers were even nominated: “In Cold Blood,” “Shaft,” “The Color Purple,” “Round Midnight,” “Cry Freedom” and “BlacKkKlansman.”Herbie Hancock remains the only African-American composer to win in this category, for his jazz-filled “Round Midnight” score in 1986.

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04.03.2021 / 20:13

Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard on Thirty Years of Composing Beautiful Music

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSpike Lee calls his 30-year collaboration with composer Terence Blanchard “a match made in heaven.”The two have worked together on 17 films and three television projects including their most recent collaboration, “Da 5 Bloods.” Written and directed by Lee, it stars Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Norm Lewis, Isiah Witlock Jr., Clarke Peters and Chadwick Boseman.Hot off winning the Academy Award for adapted screenplay for “BlacKkKlansman,” Lee moved onto “Da 5 Bloods” with Blanchard on board to score. “I feel like Spike is the type of artist who never stands still and is never satisfied with something he’s done before,” says the composer.

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03.03.2021 / 18:24

'Soul,' 'Eurovision Song Contest' Among Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Winners

Soul, Eurovision Song Contest and The Queen's Gambit were among the high-profile winners at the 2021 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards on Tuesday night. The hybrid event, which featured a mix of performances and live acceptance speeches that members of the organization could view as it streamed live online, also honored Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard, who have collaborated on more than 15 films including this years Oscars hopeful Da 5 Bloods, which was nominated for outstanding original score for a studio film.

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25.02.2021 / 22:49

The Partnership: Director Spike Lee & Composer Terence Blanchard Dig Deep On 30 Years Of Collaboration, And The Power Of Music In ‘Da 5 Bloods’

After nearly 30 years collaborating with Spike Lee to compose the music on his films, Terence Blanchard’s soaring compositions are finally getting noticed. He got his first Oscar nomination for BlacKkKlansman, a Best Picture nominee which brought Lee his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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03.02.2021 / 00:31

Oscar Shortlists: Apes, Pop Stars and ’60s Hair Battle in FX, Music and Makeup Categories

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE The Music Branch’s shortlists are typically short on surprises — and when those do happen, they usually involve composers or songwriters who’ve been longtime members of the branch and have lots of friends in the Academy.

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01.02.2021 / 20:25

Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard to Receive Collaboration Honor at Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) is set to give its Spirit of Collaboration Award to six-time Grammy winning and Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard and Academy Award-winning writer, director and producer Spike Lee. Blanchard and Lee have jointly worked on 15 films and three TV projects, including Jungle Fever, Malcom X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, When the Levees Broke and last year’s BlacKkKlansman, which earned Lee the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

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15.12.2020 / 18:11

Former KCRW ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’ Host Jason Bentley Launches New Interview Podcast

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer “Morning Becomes Eclectic” host Jason Bentley is back with his first new project since leaving the signature KCRW show last year.Bentley has partnered with 101 Studios and Soho House to launch a new entertainment podcast, “The Backstory,” which pairs different artists, creators and performers in conversation.

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07.10.2020 / 22:06

From ‘Miss Americana’ to ‘Trolls World Tour,’ Sizing Up the Grammys’ Visual Media and Soundtrack Contenders

Jon Burlingame World conditions make this year’s Grammy voter choices in the visual-media categories somewhat harder to predict, in part because so many of us have been staying home watching television.

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09.09.2020 / 20:05

Toronto: Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster Set to Present TIFF Tribute Awards

Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster are set to introduce prize-winners at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 15, Toronto Film Festival organizers said Wednesday.

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27.08.2020 / 14:49

Oscar-Nominated ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Composer Terence Blanchard to Receive Venice ‘Passion’ Award

Naman Ramachandran Terence Blanchard, Oscar and BAFTA-nominated for Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” and a Grammy winner for the “Blood and Soil” track from the film’s original soundtrack, will receive the Venice Film Festival’s Campari “Passion for Film” award this year.Blanchard also composed the score for Lee’s Netflix film “Da 5 Bloods” and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami,” which is playing out of competition at Venice.The award, instituted two years ago at the 75th Venice Film Festival, seeks to highlight the contribution of the director’s closest collaborators to the fulfilment of the artistic project that each film represents.American film editor Bob Murawski, Oscar and BAFTA-winner for “The Hurt Locker,” won the inaugural award

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25.08.2020 / 03:23

Film News in Brief: AFI Teams With Universal on Free ‘Black Stories Matter’ Series

Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, AUG. 24The American Film Institute and Universal Pictures have launched a week-long “Black Stories Matter” series with “BlacKkKlansman,” “Get Out,” “Girls Trip,” “Loving” and “Straight Outta Compton” available for free through Aug.

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24.08.2020 / 23:33