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Bonnaroo lineup: Kings of Leon, Jay-Z
Attention, Mixers! The lineup for Bonnaroo 2010 is being trotted out as we speak in a MADDENINGLY SLOW FASHION over at the Tennessee festival's MySpace page .
Why it should be remembered: One of the very few modern games to take place in the Old West.
Russell Crowe, Beyonce in 'A Star Is Born' remake
London, Feb 6 : Hollywood actor Russell Crowe and singer Beyonce Knowles will star in a remake of classic movie "A Star Is Born". The "Gladiator" star Crowe is the new favourite to play an ageing, alcoholic musician who mentors and falls in love with a younger female star, reported contactmusic.com. The film was a big screen hit in the 1930s and it ...
Crowe to Play Beyonce's Lover in New a Star is Born?
CROWE TO PLAY BEYONCE'S LOVER IN NEW A STAR IS BORN? Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network 2010-02-06 02:56:21 - RUSSELL CROWE and BEYONCE have emerged as the frontrunners for the lead r= oles in a remake of classic movie A STAR IS BORN.
Kris Kristofferson honoured in Victoria
Kris Kristofferson attends the 43rd Annual CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on November 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Behind Drama of 'Crazy Heart,' a Tale Like a Country Song
Film: This Texan Knows How That Texan Sounds Complete Coverage Awards Season The stars, the films, the analysis.
No Mercies: Crazy Heart doesn't quite measure up
There's no reason there shouldn't be as many movies about washed-up, alcoholic country singers as there are washed-up, alcoholic country singers, but Crazy Heart is too much like Tender Mercies for comfort, especially since Tender Mercies was better.
Russell Crowe is a likely candidate for a new 'Star is Born'
With a new remake of "A Star Is Born" gaining momentum at Warner Bros., the studio could be closing in on, well, a star.
Heart Of Yonkers Movie Series Announced
The Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement District and the Yonkers Riverfront Library will present "The Heart of Yonkers," a series of popular romantic films that will be screened for free at the library located at One Larkin Plaza throughout February in celebration of Valentine's Day.
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
This preview offers a 40-minute peek at what may well be an alternate history of America: a four-hour documentary tracing black American servicemen and freedom fighters all the way from Crispus Attucks, the escaped slave who has gone down in history as the first man to spill his blood for the American Revolution, to the modern-day War on Terror.
Singer/Songwriters Are Everywhere
SONGS IN THE AIR, ON THE SCREEN, IN THE TOWN: Despite the multi-directional matrix of our city's cultural offerings, even in a modestly sized "secondary market" like Santa Barbara, patterns emerge.
Hand pain halts Willie Nelson's NC show
OCTOBER 04: Willie Nelson performs during Farm Aid 2009 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on October 4, 2009 in St Louis, Missouri.
Scott Cooper was approaching his late 30s as an actor in Hollywood, with small roles in a few films to show for a decade's work.
Boozy Blues: Jeff Bridges gives the
You'd never guess that Crazy Heart is the work of a first-time filmmaker, but it is, and while the story is as old and true as the broken-down country and western balladeer at the heart of it, nearly everything about Scott Cooper's debut feels intimate and immediate and as emotionally raw as every country song that ever mattered.
In novel a Crazy Heart,a director saw his movie
Scott Cooper had been trying to carve out a name for himself as an actor for a dozen years, playing character roles in such TV shows as "The X-Files" and "The District" and in such films as "For Sale By Owner," "Bill's Gun Shop" and "Gods and Generals." But it wasn't until he optioned Rhode Island College English Prof.
Crazy Heart: A song from the Heart
We see this old buck amble out of his '78 Suburban, sunglasses on, pants undone, brimming jug of highway pee ready to be upturned on the sun-baked parking lot.
There is proof of conservative civility. It is demonstrated in the fact that Joe Citizen invests time and money to be entertained, by events such as a concert, but instead gets an evening of unwelcome political views.
Kris Kristofferson feels it in the bones
Songwriter Kris Kristofferson is ready for simpler times. One of the last remaining true American music legends, the 73-year-old has also had a sideline career as a successful actor.
Joe Belly looks back to find 'Nickles and Dimes': Musician brings taste of classic country to new CD
Phil Goodland grew up in St. John's, then he left. He spent a few years in Toronto, a few years in British Columbia.
On Movies: 'Crazy Heart' director long loved the music
"At a very young age I was introduced to the music of Bill Monroe , Ralph Stanley , Doc Watson , the great bluegrass musicians, and cut my teeth listening to them," he says, explaining why, and how, this world and these artists mean so much to him.
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