Director Ramin Bahrani jumped at the chance to helm this film adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s 2008 Man Booker prize-winning novel of the same name, cementing a place in the Iranian-American filmmaker’s repertoire of pictures where small men speak truth to power and underdogs shine. ‘The White Tiger’ is Bahrani’s first cinematic foray away from the confines of the voracious capitalism of America, this time taking him deep into the sights and sounds of an evolving India.
Bangalore 2010: We zoom into the mug of a wealthy-looking youngster, cigarette-in mouth and decked out in a black and maroon suit finery, looking like a million bucks.However, Balram (Adarsh Gourav) was not always the look of success he portrays. The kooky socio-realist comedy begins with Balram writing a lengthy email to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, inviting him to an unadulterated look at Modern India, told through his life story growing up.
Bangalore 2010: We zoom into the mug of a wealthy-looking youngster, cigarette-in mouth and decked out in a black and maroon suit finery, looking like a million bucks.However, Balram (Adarsh Gourav) was not always the look of success he portrays. The kooky socio-realist comedy begins with Balram writing a lengthy email to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, inviting him to an unadulterated look at Modern India, told through his life story growing up.
- 6/10/2022
- by Leon Overee
- AsianMoviePulse
Washington, Dec 6 (Ians/Efe) Us jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who performed classics like "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk" - the latter of which he wrote - died Wednesday in a Connecticut hospital, his manager said. He was 91.
Brubeck, considered to be one of the most outstanding jazz pianists and composers, died of heart failure.
He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and eight years later the group issued "Time Out", the first jazz album to sell more than a million copies.
Brubeck was the second jazz musician to get on the cover of Time magazine, in 1954, after Louis Armstrong, who had appeared on the popular magazine's.
Brubeck, considered to be one of the most outstanding jazz pianists and composers, died of heart failure.
He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and eight years later the group issued "Time Out", the first jazz album to sell more than a million copies.
Brubeck was the second jazz musician to get on the cover of Time magazine, in 1954, after Louis Armstrong, who had appeared on the popular magazine's.
- 12/6/2012
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Dave Brubeck, one of the seminal figures in the history of American jazz and the man behind the quartet that forged the polyrhythmically artful 1959 album Time Out, has died. He was one day shy of his 92nd birthday. The pianist and composer died Wednesday morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment in Norwalk, Conn., with his son Darius, his manager Russell Gloyd told the Associated Press. Brubeck formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and on Nov. 8, 1954, he became the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the
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- 12/5/2012
- by Erin Carlson, Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This morning, a day before his 92nd birthday, jazz piano legend Dave Brubeck passed away of heart failure on the way to a cardiology appointment. Winner of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honor, Brubeck was a major pioneer in jazz, working with unusual time signatures and tonalities, and is best known for the song "Take Five." The Dave Brubeck Quartet's seminal 1959 album Time Out was the first jazz record to sell over a million copies. He is also credited for helping bring jazz to college campuses and working to integrate jazz clubs in the South.
- 12/5/2012
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91. Brubeck died Wednesday morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his manager Russell Gloyd. Brubeck would have turned 92 on Thursday. Brubeck had a career that spanned almost all American jazz since World War II. He formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951 and was the first modern jazz musician to be pictured on the...
- 12/5/2012
- by Pat Eaton-Robb (AP Staff)
- Hitfix
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck has died, aged 91. The musician, whose quartet performed 'Take Five', passed away the day before his 92nd birthday. Brubeck died this morning (December 5) of heart failure, his manager Russell Gloyd confirmed to The AP. Born in Concord, California in 1920, the musician formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1952, and the group released the million-selling jazz album Time Out. Among its tracks featuring (more)...
- 12/5/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Jazz musician Dave Brubeck died of heart failure Wednesday, Dec. 5, at age 91 in Norwalk, Connecticut, according to the Associated Press. He would have been 92 on Thursday. The pianist and composer, who lived in nearby Wilton, formed The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951. In 1954 Mr. Brubeck was the first jazz musician to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. The band helped reinvigorate jazz music during that era, thanks to their 1959 recording of "Take Five" -- the first jazz single to sell [...]...
- 12/5/2012
- by Zach Johnson
- Us Weekly
Hey guys, I have something great to share with you today! And yes, it has a loooooot to do with David O. Russell‘s upcoming movie! I’m actually here to give you the full tracklist from Silver Linings Playbook soundtrack, and to invite you all to check out the great video for the great song from this list, which comes from American rock band Alabama Shakes. It’s called Always Alright, and I just love it! Hope you’ll enjoy too!
But let’s go step by step. First, I will remind you that Silver Linings Playbook movie stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, Shea Whigham, John Ortiz and Julia Stiles, and is set to open on November 21st, 2012.
Then, I will remind you that this comedy drama centers on:
Pat Solatano (Cooper) has lost everything — his house, his job, and his wife.
But let’s go step by step. First, I will remind you that Silver Linings Playbook movie stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, Shea Whigham, John Ortiz and Julia Stiles, and is set to open on November 21st, 2012.
Then, I will remind you that this comedy drama centers on:
Pat Solatano (Cooper) has lost everything — his house, his job, and his wife.
- 11/2/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
In 2006, before I started The Playlist film blog, out of boredom I began what I called the The Playlist Soundtrack Series. A sort of "If I Were _______ (insert filmmaker's name here)" type thing. The concept was naive and simple: choose a handful of music-savvy filmmakers whose work I admired and create imaginary soundtracks for movies they hadn't made, based on their taste and music they might conceivably use one day. It began as nothing more than a fun exercise for me, as I had time on my hands back then.
Eventually, I had amassed a half a dozen of these soundtracks in various states of completion, and to host them somewhere I started The Playlist blog in 2007. It then became a place to discuss music in film, soundtracks, etc., and when that topic was outgrown slightly (after a while you tend to hit all the classic film and soundtrack bases...
Eventually, I had amassed a half a dozen of these soundtracks in various states of completion, and to host them somewhere I started The Playlist blog in 2007. It then became a place to discuss music in film, soundtracks, etc., and when that topic was outgrown slightly (after a while you tend to hit all the classic film and soundtrack bases...
- 5/25/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Today sees the latest film from director Wes Anderson, "Moonrise Kingdom," hit theaters, and consistent with the music-obsessed filmmaker's work, it's as much a treat for the ears as it is for the eyes. 'Moonrise' boasts another soundtrack of unexpected cuts assembled with the great music supervisor Randall Poster, including Francoise Hardy, Hank Williams, and for the first time, a significant amount of classical music including Benjamin Britten and Leonard Bernstein. And if that's not enough, there's also additional pieces by Alexandre Desplat and drum percussion by old musical cohort Mark Mothersbaugh.
But as is the case with most films, not everything's on the official soundtrack release, which is in stores now: the movie features three additional Hank Williams songs, and pieces by Mozart and Schubert that aren't included on the disc. Given that Anderson's films are so replete with music, the soundtracks have quite often left out key songs for licensing or other reasons,...
But as is the case with most films, not everything's on the official soundtrack release, which is in stores now: the movie features three additional Hank Williams songs, and pieces by Mozart and Schubert that aren't included on the disc. Given that Anderson's films are so replete with music, the soundtracks have quite often left out key songs for licensing or other reasons,...
- 5/25/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Above: filmmaker Sharon Lockhart at Parker Pass in shot #11 of James Benning's Twenty Cigarettes.
James Benning largely eschews music in his films, but if there's one track which should have been used to accompany the latest work by the USA's leading avant-garde director—Twenty Cigarettes, comprising twenty shots of solo individuals each smoking a single cigarette—then (passing over The Platters' too-obvious Smoke Gets In Your Eyes) it's perhaps The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Take Five.
This is because the instrumental jazz classic—written by Paul Desmond in 1959 for the Quartet (whose magnificent drummer Joe Morello passed away March 11th)—gets its name partly from unusual 5/4 time-signature, and partly from the idea of "taking five" as in "taking a break." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, such usage dates back to 1929, and refers to "the approximate time it takes to smoke a cigarette.
The pace of modern life has...
James Benning largely eschews music in his films, but if there's one track which should have been used to accompany the latest work by the USA's leading avant-garde director—Twenty Cigarettes, comprising twenty shots of solo individuals each smoking a single cigarette—then (passing over The Platters' too-obvious Smoke Gets In Your Eyes) it's perhaps The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Take Five.
This is because the instrumental jazz classic—written by Paul Desmond in 1959 for the Quartet (whose magnificent drummer Joe Morello passed away March 11th)—gets its name partly from unusual 5/4 time-signature, and partly from the idea of "taking five" as in "taking a break." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, such usage dates back to 1929, and refers to "the approximate time it takes to smoke a cigarette.
The pace of modern life has...
- 3/28/2011
- MUBI
Mulatu Astatke Ethio-jazz composer/arranger and musician Mulatu Astatke was born in western Ethiopia in 1943. After music studies in London and New York, Astatke became the first African student at Boston's Berklee College of Music. Astatke contributed to the flowering of world music throughout the '70s. Most recently, he held court at Harvard and M.I.T. Collaborations include Duke Ellington, Jim Jarmusch, and the Either/Orchestra. Discover Mulatu Astatke with "Mètché Dershé (When Am I Going to Reach There?)," from his 1998 release Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale (1969-1974). It's got a haunting swing. Buy: iTunes Genre: Jazz/World Artist: Mulatu Astatke Song: Mètché Dershé (When Am I Going to Reach There?) Album: Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale (1969-1974) Paul Desmond Jazz composer/arranger and alto-sax master Paul Desmond (a.k.a. Paul Emil Breitenfeld) was born in San Francisco in 1924 into a musical family.
- 10/9/2009
- by Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin
- Huffington Post
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