The Offspring’s “Come Out and Play” (you know, the “gotta keep ’em separated” song) was all over MTV in 1994 — with a video that cost all of $5,000. The Nineties were full of unlikely breakthrough acts, but the Offspring were one of the few bands of the era who made it to the mainstream without even leaving their indie label, Epitaph.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Offspring frontman Dexter Holland looks back on his band’s hit-packed 1994 album Smash, which turns 30 this year. Go here for the podcast provider of your choice,...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Offspring frontman Dexter Holland looks back on his band’s hit-packed 1994 album Smash, which turns 30 this year. Go here for the podcast provider of your choice,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The Grammys love Jack Antonoff, but so far mostly for his work with other artists like Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and St. Vincent. He has won Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, for the last three years in a row. That ties him with David Foster, Quincy Jones and Pharrell Williams as the second most awarded individual in the category (Babyface leads with four career wins). But so far his own band Bleachers hasn’t gotten on the academy’s radar. Can their latest self-titled release, which dropped March 8, earn them recognition?
Well, so far the reviews are somewhat inconsistent for this, their fourth studio album. It has a MetaCritic score of 67 based on 14 reviews counted as of this writing: nine positive, four mixed and just one outright negative. Ben Tipple (DIY Magazine) raves about it, calling it “sublime … It’s built on a nostalgia to a time that never was,...
Well, so far the reviews are somewhat inconsistent for this, their fourth studio album. It has a MetaCritic score of 67 based on 14 reviews counted as of this writing: nine positive, four mixed and just one outright negative. Ben Tipple (DIY Magazine) raves about it, calling it “sublime … It’s built on a nostalgia to a time that never was,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Like the National’s Matt Berninger, Future Islands frontman Samuel F. Herring sounded jaded and long in the tooth years before he actually was. Part of the appeal of songs like the Baltimore band’s 2014 viral smash “Seasons” was the incongruity of hearing a cookie-monster growl from a man who looked more like a milquetoast accountant than a rock star.
Future Islands’s People Who Aren’t There Anymore, then, sounds divided against its own impulses toward accessibility, with Herring’s voice—which often chokes words off and battles against the songs’ melodies—subverting the band’s instincts to write simple, catchy pop music. What’s more, their blend of ’80s pop and arena rock is starting to feel formulaic.
Although a familiar quiet-verse/loud-chorus structure is used too frequently throughout the album—“Say Goodbye” features a verse where Herring sings over a minimal arrangement of bass, drums, and keyboards...
Future Islands’s People Who Aren’t There Anymore, then, sounds divided against its own impulses toward accessibility, with Herring’s voice—which often chokes words off and battles against the songs’ melodies—subverting the band’s instincts to write simple, catchy pop music. What’s more, their blend of ’80s pop and arena rock is starting to feel formulaic.
Although a familiar quiet-verse/loud-chorus structure is used too frequently throughout the album—“Say Goodbye” features a verse where Herring sings over a minimal arrangement of bass, drums, and keyboards...
- 1/22/2024
- by Steve Erickson
- Slant Magazine
On New Year’s Eve, we learned the improbable fact that a trio of middle-aged, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted punks in notably well-tailored suits can somehow still shock and offend the masses. For Green Day, all it took was changing the “American Idiot” lyric “I’m not part of a redneck agenda” to “I’m not part of the Maga agenda” during their performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rocking Eve with Ryan Seacrest — a lyric tweak they’ve been using for years.
The ensuing freakout...
The ensuing freakout...
- 1/4/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
“I found a piece of my peace right here in Georgia,” says Chaka Khan, who just started a new life in the big rural property she purchased in that state. She recently sat in her bedroom there, gazing at the trees outside, and looked back at her life and career for our new interview with her, which you can hear on the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. Some highlights follow; to hear the full interview, go here for the podcast provider of your choice, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify,...
- 12/31/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
“We didn’t know what we were doing,” says Josh Schwartz, creator of The O.C. For the show’s first few episodes, the music choices were simply plucked from his own iPod. But once the now-legendary music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas came aboard, the show turned into a weekly showcase for some of the best music of the ’00s — and a key force behind the mainstream rise of a certain brand of indie-leaning rock in that decade, from Death Cab for Cutie to the Killers. It didn’t hurt that...
- 12/25/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
For 28 years, it was a holiday tradition for Darlene Love to perform her signature hit “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on David Letterman’s late night shows, but that all came to an end when he went off air in 2015. Now, they’ve reunited for Letterman’s YouTube channel to pick up where they left off.
Before Love sang “Christmas” with accompaniment from Letterman’s longtime band leader Paul Shaffer on piano, they all had a chat about the tradition. Letterman also asked Love about recently performing the song with Cher during the Rockefeller Center tree lighting special.
This prompted Love to air out her feelings about never being asked to play the song solo for the annual ceremony. “Do you know they wouldn’t hire me for that?” she said, noting that other artists have performed the track instead.
Letterman responded with disbelief, saying “That’s bullshit, and I...
Before Love sang “Christmas” with accompaniment from Letterman’s longtime band leader Paul Shaffer on piano, they all had a chat about the tradition. Letterman also asked Love about recently performing the song with Cher during the Rockefeller Center tree lighting special.
This prompted Love to air out her feelings about never being asked to play the song solo for the annual ceremony. “Do you know they wouldn’t hire me for that?” she said, noting that other artists have performed the track instead.
Letterman responded with disbelief, saying “That’s bullshit, and I...
- 12/20/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
When we talk about artists who gracefully intertwine their craft with social commentary, Matt Berninger’s name surfaces with a certain respect and intrigue. As the lead singer of The National, Berninger has carved out a space where his music and public statements often reflect on the complexities of our time. His reputation for addressing social issues is not just hearsay; it’s woven into the very fabric of his artistry. Let’s explore how Matt Berninger has turned the tide of public opinion, one note and one word at a time. Matt Berninger’s Music The National is known for their deep vocals...
- 12/16/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
The National superfan David Letterman got the chance to sit down with the band’s frontman Matt Berninger for a long conversation about music, songwriting, and their individual battles with depression.
The conversation debuted Friday, and immediately got right to the heavy stuff. Berninger opened up about the deep phase of depression he was in during the pandemic and even shared the doubts he had about touring, or even playing in a band again. Letterman, in turn, spoke about some of his own bouts of depression, as well as cycles of feeling “moody or blue,...
The conversation debuted Friday, and immediately got right to the heavy stuff. Berninger opened up about the deep phase of depression he was in during the pandemic and even shared the doubts he had about touring, or even playing in a band again. Letterman, in turn, spoke about some of his own bouts of depression, as well as cycles of feeling “moody or blue,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this year, The National superfan, David Letterman, said that there is “nobody cooler” than the band’s frontman, Matt Berninger. Now, the two have come together for a 27-minute-long conversation, in which they discuss The National’s latest albums, Berninger’s creative process, shared experiences of depression, and more.
Arriving as both a podcast and a YouTube video, the chat begins with Letterman interviewing Berninger, but soon develops into a full-fledged conversation, with both men sharing stories from their respective time in the spotlight. Letterman talks a bit about seeing The National live this past year, and praises the band’s tightness. Then, the two discuss the band’s 2023 releases: First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track.
Touching on the creative origin of those records, Berninger steered the conversation towards the depression he experienced during the pandemic, which has informed his recent writing. Relating to the experiences, Letterman...
Arriving as both a podcast and a YouTube video, the chat begins with Letterman interviewing Berninger, but soon develops into a full-fledged conversation, with both men sharing stories from their respective time in the spotlight. Letterman talks a bit about seeing The National live this past year, and praises the band’s tightness. Then, the two discuss the band’s 2023 releases: First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track.
Touching on the creative origin of those records, Berninger steered the conversation towards the depression he experienced during the pandemic, which has informed his recent writing. Relating to the experiences, Letterman...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
David Letterman appeared as a guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday night. It marked the television icon’s first visit to the Ed Sullivan Theatre since ending his 23-year run as host of the Late Show in April 2015.
At Letterman’s personal request, The National appeared as the evening’s musical guest. The band is currently on tour, but they made a special trip to New York to fulfill Letterman’s wishes. “This is the second time in my life that this has happened to me,” Letterman noted, as Foo Fighters previously interrupted a South American tour to play Letterman’s first show back from heart surgery in 2000. “Those two groups — I’ll love them forever,” Letterman declared.
Letterman previously gushed over The National in a YouTube video earlier this year, saying: “I wish I could be [frontman] Matt Berninger because there’s nobody cooler than Matt Berninger.
At Letterman’s personal request, The National appeared as the evening’s musical guest. The band is currently on tour, but they made a special trip to New York to fulfill Letterman’s wishes. “This is the second time in my life that this has happened to me,” Letterman noted, as Foo Fighters previously interrupted a South American tour to play Letterman’s first show back from heart surgery in 2000. “Those two groups — I’ll love them forever,” Letterman declared.
Letterman previously gushed over The National in a YouTube video earlier this year, saying: “I wish I could be [frontman] Matt Berninger because there’s nobody cooler than Matt Berninger.
- 11/21/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The National delivered a heartfelt performance of “Space Invader” to welcome back David Letterman to the Late Show on Monday.
Matt Berninger performed the single, from their newly released album Laugh Track, as the stage flooded with blue light and the paintings featured in the song’s music video flashed behind the band. “What if I’d never written the letter/I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you? What if I’d stayed on the C train to Lafayette? What if we’d never met?” sang Berninger from the lonely chorus.
Matt Berninger performed the single, from their newly released album Laugh Track, as the stage flooded with blue light and the paintings featured in the song’s music video flashed behind the band. “What if I’d never written the letter/I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you? What if I’d stayed on the C train to Lafayette? What if we’d never met?” sang Berninger from the lonely chorus.
- 11/21/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
David Letterman will make his long-awaited return to the Ed Sullivan Theater for the first time since he departed The Late Show in 2015 when appears as Stephen Colbert’s guest on Monday, Nov. 20.
The current host of the Late Show announced the return of the former host earlier this week. “On Monday, I will be joined, right there, in that chair, by a man who is no stranger to the Ed Sullivan Theater, though I know for a fact he has not been here for eight-and-a-half years, because my guest is Mr.
The current host of the Late Show announced the return of the former host earlier this week. “On Monday, I will be joined, right there, in that chair, by a man who is no stranger to the Ed Sullivan Theater, though I know for a fact he has not been here for eight-and-a-half years, because my guest is Mr.
- 11/18/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The National and Phoebe Bridgers are cracking up to stave off falling apart in the new animated music video for their recent collaboration, “Laugh Track.”
The video was directed and animated by Bernard Derriman, who recently helmed The Bob’s Burgers Movie. In it, a couple sit down for a grave conversation but are soon overwhelmed by a rising tide of chuckling faces. Before the couple nearly drowns in bleak hilarity, however, they launch into the sky, escaping the deluge and eventually landing back at the table for a clear-eyed conversation.
The video was directed and animated by Bernard Derriman, who recently helmed The Bob’s Burgers Movie. In it, a couple sit down for a grave conversation but are soon overwhelmed by a rising tide of chuckling faces. Before the couple nearly drowns in bleak hilarity, however, they launch into the sky, escaping the deluge and eventually landing back at the table for a clear-eyed conversation.
- 11/15/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The National stopped by BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland recently to perform “Space Invader” and “Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces),” two highlights from their latest album Laugh Track.
The recently-renovated Alexandra Palace Theatre made a pretty good backdrop for The National, who are just a few weeks out from their surprise-released LP. “Space Invader” — which The National released back in August — filled up the auditorium with Matt Berninger’s booming vocals and the Dessner brothers’ sweeping shredding; meanwhile, “Deep End” offered a contrasting blast of high-energy. Both sound wonderful!
Watch The National perform “Space Invader” and “Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)” on BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland below.
Laugh Track follows The National’s April 2023 album First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
The National Perform “Space Invader” and “Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)” on Later… with Jools Holland: Watch
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The recently-renovated Alexandra Palace Theatre made a pretty good backdrop for The National, who are just a few weeks out from their surprise-released LP. “Space Invader” — which The National released back in August — filled up the auditorium with Matt Berninger’s booming vocals and the Dessner brothers’ sweeping shredding; meanwhile, “Deep End” offered a contrasting blast of high-energy. Both sound wonderful!
Watch The National perform “Space Invader” and “Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)” on BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland below.
Laugh Track follows The National’s April 2023 album First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
The National Perform “Space Invader” and “Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)” on Later… with Jools Holland: Watch
Abby Jones...
- 10/16/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
The National’s Matt Berninger has confirmed that he is still working on a long-gestating sitcom with his director/actor brother, Tom Berninger. In an interview with NME, he spilled details about the semi-autobiographical series, including its working title: Dos Apes.
According to Berninger, he tabled the project while dealing with writer’s block and depression during lockdown, but now it’s back on. “Not unlike Frankenstein, a lightning bolt has started its heart again!” he said. “It’s called Dos Apes, and with the pandemic, we had to put it down. Dos Apes is alive, and that’s all I can say. There was nothing happening because of the writers strikes and stuff like that, but we’ll see. I’m not going to drown in projects like I was before, but that it is one of them that I really want to do and it might happen.”
Berninger...
According to Berninger, he tabled the project while dealing with writer’s block and depression during lockdown, but now it’s back on. “Not unlike Frankenstein, a lightning bolt has started its heart again!” he said. “It’s called Dos Apes, and with the pandemic, we had to put it down. Dos Apes is alive, and that’s all I can say. There was nothing happening because of the writers strikes and stuff like that, but we’ll see. I’m not going to drown in projects like I was before, but that it is one of them that I really want to do and it might happen.”
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- 10/3/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
The National have returned with Laugh Track, a surprise new album that serves as “the second half of a double album” which began this past April with the band’s previous release, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. The new record is out now, and features appearances by Phoebe Bridgers, Rosanne Cash, and Bon Iver. Stream it below.
The band announced the album onstage this past weekend at their own Homecoming Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio. Last month, they shared the singles “Space Invader” and “Alphabet City,” which both appear on the new album, along with “Weird Goodbyes,” the single with Bon Iver that the band shared in August 2022. Earlier this year, the band hinted that “Weird Goodbyes” wouldn’t appear on Frankenstein, alluding to a “future home” for it. Now, we know what that “future home” is.
According to the press release, the songs on Laugh Track were written alongside those on Frankenstein,...
The band announced the album onstage this past weekend at their own Homecoming Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio. Last month, they shared the singles “Space Invader” and “Alphabet City,” which both appear on the new album, along with “Weird Goodbyes,” the single with Bon Iver that the band shared in August 2022. Earlier this year, the band hinted that “Weird Goodbyes” wouldn’t appear on Frankenstein, alluding to a “future home” for it. Now, we know what that “future home” is.
According to the press release, the songs on Laugh Track were written alongside those on Frankenstein,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
The National announced the impending release of a new album titled Laugh Track during the band’s opening night set at their Homecoming Festival in Cincinnati.
Arriving just five months after the band’s 2023 LP First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track will be released digitally on Sunday, singer Matt Berninger told the crowd, with a vinyl release to follow in November.
“We have a new record coming out, it comes out Sunday night at midnight,” Berninger said. “The new record is called Laugh Track, and we have some pre-pressed...
Arriving just five months after the band’s 2023 LP First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track will be released digitally on Sunday, singer Matt Berninger told the crowd, with a vinyl release to follow in November.
“We have a new record coming out, it comes out Sunday night at midnight,” Berninger said. “The new record is called Laugh Track, and we have some pre-pressed...
- 9/16/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Just a few months after they dropped their most recent album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, The National are back with two new singles called “Space Invader” and “Alphabet City.”
It’s unclear whether or not these tracks are Frankenstein outtakes, but their atmospheric production and melodramatic instrumentation feel right in line with the album’s ethos. “Space Invader” clocks in at just under seven minutes, giving Matt Berninger plenty of time to pore over endless “what if”s: “What if we’d never met?/ What if I’d only just done what you told me?” he wonders over thunderous drums, before the song swells into a rollicking coda.
Meanwhile, “Alphabet City” is a mellower, piano-driven breakup track where Berninger’s narrator gets nostalgic about a lost love and wandering the titular Manhattan neighborhood: “I’m not over it, don’t know what it is/ I can’t get there...
It’s unclear whether or not these tracks are Frankenstein outtakes, but their atmospheric production and melodramatic instrumentation feel right in line with the album’s ethos. “Space Invader” clocks in at just under seven minutes, giving Matt Berninger plenty of time to pore over endless “what if”s: “What if we’d never met?/ What if I’d only just done what you told me?” he wonders over thunderous drums, before the song swells into a rollicking coda.
Meanwhile, “Alphabet City” is a mellower, piano-driven breakup track where Berninger’s narrator gets nostalgic about a lost love and wandering the titular Manhattan neighborhood: “I’m not over it, don’t know what it is/ I can’t get there...
- 8/17/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
The National have released two new songs, “Alphabet City” and “Space Invader.” The latter arrived with a moody visualizer directed by Noah Sacré and Pauline de Lassus, with animation and drawings by de Lassus.
The melancholy, seven-minute track sees frontman Matt Berninger imagining alternate scenarios. “What if I stayed on the/ C train until Lafayette?” he croons. “What if we never met?/ What if I only had done what you/ Told me and never looked back?/ What if I’d only ducked away down/ The hallway and faded to black?...
The melancholy, seven-minute track sees frontman Matt Berninger imagining alternate scenarios. “What if I stayed on the/ C train until Lafayette?” he croons. “What if we never met?/ What if I only had done what you/ Told me and never looked back?/ What if I’d only ducked away down/ The hallway and faded to black?...
- 8/17/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
David Letterman has made his love for Warren Zevon and The National very clear, declaring that both artists ought to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and that he wishes he “could be Matt Berninger.”
Sitting down for a YouTube conversation with Barbara Gaines and Mary Barclay — longtime colleagues from the Late Show days — the 70-year-old television icon shared some of his thoughts on the 2023 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, starting with his disappointment over the snubbing of Zevon.
“Warren Zevon was on the ballot for the first time, and was not voted in,” he explained. “I will say that I’m disappointed. I’m not angry, because I would’ve been surprised had it gone the other way. I think to be angry would’ve been 30 years ago, when he should’ve been inducted.” Zevon currently sits at No. 2 on Consequence‘s...
Sitting down for a YouTube conversation with Barbara Gaines and Mary Barclay — longtime colleagues from the Late Show days — the 70-year-old television icon shared some of his thoughts on the 2023 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, starting with his disappointment over the snubbing of Zevon.
“Warren Zevon was on the ballot for the first time, and was not voted in,” he explained. “I will say that I’m disappointed. I’m not angry, because I would’ve been surprised had it gone the other way. I think to be angry would’ve been 30 years ago, when he should’ve been inducted.” Zevon currently sits at No. 2 on Consequence‘s...
- 5/5/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
One night before releasing their ninth album, The National appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to deliver a stirring rendition of “Eucalyptus.” Watch the performance below.
The appearance coincided with the release of The National’s new album, The First Two Pages of Frankenstein (out today), and comes nearly two months after they last appeared on Fallon, when they performed “Tropic Morning News.” This time, vocalist Matt Berninger gave an particularly evocative performance, especially as he belted the song’s main refrain: “You should take it/ ‘Cause I’m not gonna take it.”
The First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the band’s first album since 2019’s I Am Easy to Find. Embracing themes of reflection while setting into a familiar sonic palette, the record is another example of The National’s signature introspection, but features some of their first big-name collaborations. Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift all make appearances.
The appearance coincided with the release of The National’s new album, The First Two Pages of Frankenstein (out today), and comes nearly two months after they last appeared on Fallon, when they performed “Tropic Morning News.” This time, vocalist Matt Berninger gave an particularly evocative performance, especially as he belted the song’s main refrain: “You should take it/ ‘Cause I’m not gonna take it.”
The First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the band’s first album since 2019’s I Am Easy to Find. Embracing themes of reflection while setting into a familiar sonic palette, the record is another example of The National’s signature introspection, but features some of their first big-name collaborations. Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift all make appearances.
- 4/28/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
The National’s ninth album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, has arrived. Read our review of the LP, and stream it in full below.
Born out of a writing slump frontman Matt Berninger experienced post–I Am Easy to Find, First Two Pages of Frankenstein is inspired by what got him out of that slump — quite literally the pages of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. “I was in a very dark spot where I couldn’t come up with lyrics or melodies at all, and that period lasted for over a year,” Berninger recalled in a press release. “Even though we’d always been anxious and argued quite a lot whenever we were working on a record, this was the first time it ever felt like maybe things really had come to an end.”
First Two Pages also features the biggest outside voices in The National’s discography, with Phoebe Bridgers,...
Born out of a writing slump frontman Matt Berninger experienced post–I Am Easy to Find, First Two Pages of Frankenstein is inspired by what got him out of that slump — quite literally the pages of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. “I was in a very dark spot where I couldn’t come up with lyrics or melodies at all, and that period lasted for over a year,” Berninger recalled in a press release. “Even though we’d always been anxious and argued quite a lot whenever we were working on a record, this was the first time it ever felt like maybe things really had come to an end.”
First Two Pages also features the biggest outside voices in The National’s discography, with Phoebe Bridgers,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Cervanté Pope
- Consequence - Music
The National have been so good at producing National songs for so long that it’s been easy to take them for granted. Whenever the Brooklyn indie-rock institution passed a career point at which a lesser band might start breaking down — albums five, six, seven — they just got stronger, releasing some of their best work well into their second decade. In hindsight, this longevity seems obvious. The hallmarks of a National song — wry, affective lyrics; earthquake-proof song structures; painterly arrangements — seem tailor-built to sound more graceful with age.
And yet,...
And yet,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Clayton Purdom
- Rollingstone.com
Frequent Taylor Swift collaborator Aaron Dessner had some lofty praise for the superstar in a recent interview with The Telegraph, comparing her “lyrical prowess” to Joni Mitchell and her abilities as an entertainer to those of Beyoncé.
“She is an incredibly gifted writer, with the lyrical prowess of a Joni Mitchell but also an entertainer on this level of, like, Beyoncé, and I don’t think we’ve seen that before,” The National member said. “She made me so much better than I could have ever imagined on my own. It felt like a lightning bolt hit the house. Because I just do what I do. And then she would be like, ‘Here’s this elaborately written narrative to your sad piano that you played on Cardigan.'”
Dessner is clearly biased, but he’s seen Swift’s work up close as well as anyone else. Since co-writing and co-producing...
“She is an incredibly gifted writer, with the lyrical prowess of a Joni Mitchell but also an entertainer on this level of, like, Beyoncé, and I don’t think we’ve seen that before,” The National member said. “She made me so much better than I could have ever imagined on my own. It felt like a lightning bolt hit the house. Because I just do what I do. And then she would be like, ‘Here’s this elaborately written narrative to your sad piano that you played on Cardigan.'”
Dessner is clearly biased, but he’s seen Swift’s work up close as well as anyone else. Since co-writing and co-producing...
- 4/20/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
The National’s Matt Berninger and his brother Tom frolic in a park and depress tween children by skulking around a playground in the video for their new song, “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend,” which also features Phoebe Bridgers. Sensibly, Bridgers plays a concerned mom or babysitter in the clip, removing a toddler from the disturbing imagery of Matt and Tom stuffing flowers into ill-fitting suits and bumbling around a rope bridge, likely tripping on acid. (Bridgers’ brother Jackson directed the clip.)
On the tune, which comes off the...
On the tune, which comes off the...
- 4/12/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The National have joined forced with Phoebe Bridgers for “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” — the latest single off the band’s upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein — along with its accompanying music video.
The National have crossed creative paths with Bridgers before. In 2019, she joined the band for the live debut of their song “Where Is Her Head,” and she also teamed up with vocalist Matt Berninger for “Walking On a String” from Netflix’s Between Two Ferns: The Movie. But “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” is somehow the first proper collaboration The National have released with Bridgers.
The music video is also a fraternal affair, directed by Bridgers’ brother Jackson and starring Berninger’s brother (and frequent National collaborator) Tom. Check it out below.
“Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” is one of two Bridgers collaborations we’ll hear on First Two Pages of Frankenstein, which...
The National have crossed creative paths with Bridgers before. In 2019, she joined the band for the live debut of their song “Where Is Her Head,” and she also teamed up with vocalist Matt Berninger for “Walking On a String” from Netflix’s Between Two Ferns: The Movie. But “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” is somehow the first proper collaboration The National have released with Bridgers.
The music video is also a fraternal affair, directed by Bridgers’ brother Jackson and starring Berninger’s brother (and frequent National collaborator) Tom. Check it out below.
“Your Mind Is Not Your Friend” is one of two Bridgers collaborations we’ll hear on First Two Pages of Frankenstein, which...
- 4/12/2023
- by Cervanté Pope
- Consequence - Music
The National have dropped another new song, “Eucalyptus,” from their upcoming album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, out April 28 via 4Ad.
The track came about somewhat unexpectedly while the band was preparing for a show at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Bryce Dessner had sent the instrumental to frontman Matt Berninger so long ago he’d forgotten about it; but before the gig, Berninger said he’d written lyrics and asked if they could perform it during soundcheck.
“We rehearsed it twice without ever having had a...
The track came about somewhat unexpectedly while the band was preparing for a show at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Bryce Dessner had sent the instrumental to frontman Matt Berninger so long ago he’d forgotten about it; but before the gig, Berninger said he’d written lyrics and asked if they could perform it during soundcheck.
“We rehearsed it twice without ever having had a...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The National have revealed another track from their upcoming album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, with the new single “Eucalyptus.”
Though the song has been teased in the band’s live set since last year, the official studio recording brings a greater vastness to the Dessners’ soaring production and a clearer depth to lead vocalist Matt Berninger’s nostalgia as his narrator ruminates on the logistical aftermath of a breakup. He debates whether to destroy or leave behind precious belongings they once shared, and how to reckon with music they bonded over like Cowboy Junkies and The Afghan Whigs.
“Throughout the record there’s a lot of looking into the abyss and wondering if a relationship has run its course,” Berninger said in a statement. “‘Eucalyptus’ is about a couple splitting up their possessions after a breakup — like, ‘What are we going to do with the spring water we get delivered,...
Though the song has been teased in the band’s live set since last year, the official studio recording brings a greater vastness to the Dessners’ soaring production and a clearer depth to lead vocalist Matt Berninger’s nostalgia as his narrator ruminates on the logistical aftermath of a breakup. He debates whether to destroy or leave behind precious belongings they once shared, and how to reckon with music they bonded over like Cowboy Junkies and The Afghan Whigs.
“Throughout the record there’s a lot of looking into the abyss and wondering if a relationship has run its course,” Berninger said in a statement. “‘Eucalyptus’ is about a couple splitting up their possessions after a breakup — like, ‘What are we going to do with the spring water we get delivered,...
- 3/22/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
Kanye West was at the beginning of what would become a complete self-immolation of his career and image, and made… Ye. Burnt out in the mid-Eighties, Bob Dylan dropped the half-assed Knocked Out Loaded. George Harrison ran out of ideas in 1982, and ended up with the flaccid Gone Troppo. And when Carole King decided she could make a hit new wave album, the result was 1983’s unlistenable Speeding Time.
In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Andy Greene shares all those stories and more as he...
In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Andy Greene shares all those stories and more as he...
- 3/11/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The National appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday, where they gave a rousing performance of their new single “Tropic Morning News.” Watch a replay below.
“Tropic Morning News” — a former Consequence Song of the Week — has a bit of a melancholy air in its official recording, but The National brought palpable excitement to their Fallon performance. Live percussion, trumpet, and a guitar solo split between brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner uplift Matt Berninger’s wordy lyrics, which are, appropriately, all about stumbling through conversations and not feeling comfortable in your own skin.
The song joins latest single “New Order T-Shirt” in previewing First Two Pages of Frankenstein, The National’s upcoming ninth album. Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift, the album is out April 28th via 4Ad. Pre-orders are ongoing.
The National will be on the road from May to October. The tour features...
“Tropic Morning News” — a former Consequence Song of the Week — has a bit of a melancholy air in its official recording, but The National brought palpable excitement to their Fallon performance. Live percussion, trumpet, and a guitar solo split between brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner uplift Matt Berninger’s wordy lyrics, which are, appropriately, all about stumbling through conversations and not feeling comfortable in your own skin.
The song joins latest single “New Order T-Shirt” in previewing First Two Pages of Frankenstein, The National’s upcoming ninth album. Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift, the album is out April 28th via 4Ad. Pre-orders are ongoing.
The National will be on the road from May to October. The tour features...
- 3/4/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
The National took to the late night stage Friday to perform “Tropic Morning News” on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Frontman Matt Berninger led the vocals while backed with bandmates Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf.
In January, the group announced their upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, sharing “Tropic Morning News” as the project’s lead single. The following month, they released “New Order T-Shirt,” the second pre-release track from their ninth studio album set for release on April 28.
The album is the band...
In January, the group announced their upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, sharing “Tropic Morning News” as the project’s lead single. The following month, they released “New Order T-Shirt,” the second pre-release track from their ninth studio album set for release on April 28.
The album is the band...
- 3/4/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
The National have shared the next page in their upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein today with the new single “New Order T-Shirt.”
“New Order T-Shirt” begins with a more traditional, folksy sound that might call to mind some of The National’s earlier works, gradually building into a passionate guitar ballad that evokes the intensity of memories shared with someone you miss dearly.
Frontman Matt Berninger brings these bittersweet themes to life with detailed vignettes: “How we wove through the cones walking home/ To the place on Atlantic you shared with your hilarious sister/ Kicking off your black flats, demolished and laughing/ I keep what I can of you.”
The band’s Aaron Dessner adds in a press release: “To me the line ‘I keep what I can of you’ means something about everyone I’ve ever known or loved. There’s a simplicity to ‘New Order T-Shirt...
“New Order T-Shirt” begins with a more traditional, folksy sound that might call to mind some of The National’s earlier works, gradually building into a passionate guitar ballad that evokes the intensity of memories shared with someone you miss dearly.
Frontman Matt Berninger brings these bittersweet themes to life with detailed vignettes: “How we wove through the cones walking home/ To the place on Atlantic you shared with your hilarious sister/ Kicking off your black flats, demolished and laughing/ I keep what I can of you.”
The band’s Aaron Dessner adds in a press release: “To me the line ‘I keep what I can of you’ means something about everyone I’ve ever known or loved. There’s a simplicity to ‘New Order T-Shirt...
- 2/23/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
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The National released their new track “New Order T-Shirt” on Thursday. The song is the second pre-release track from their ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, set for release on April 28.
“New Order T-Shirt” is a nostalgic, lovelorn story led by singer Matt Berninger. “I keep what I can of you/
Split-second glimpses and snapshots and sounds/ You in my New Order t-shirt,” Berninger sings. “I...
The National released their new track “New Order T-Shirt” on Thursday. The song is the second pre-release track from their ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, set for release on April 28.
“New Order T-Shirt” is a nostalgic, lovelorn story led by singer Matt Berninger. “I keep what I can of you/
Split-second glimpses and snapshots and sounds/ You in my New Order t-shirt,” Berninger sings. “I...
- 2/23/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Long Pond Studios, the upstate New York location where Aaron Dessner has churned out record after record for both himself and his collaborators, is the musical gift that keeps on giving. Its latest creative output is the National’s newly-announced ninth studio album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, set for release on April 28.
Led by frontman Matt Berninger — with Dessner on guitar, piano, and bass, and his brother Bryce Dessner on both guitarist and pianist, Bryan Devendorf on drums, and Scott Devendorf also on bass and guitar — the record will...
Led by frontman Matt Berninger — with Dessner on guitar, piano, and bass, and his brother Bryce Dessner on both guitarist and pianist, Bryan Devendorf on drums, and Scott Devendorf also on bass and guitar — the record will...
- 1/18/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Cyrano"
Where You Can Stream It: Prime Video
The Pitch: Adapted from the classic play by Edmond Rostand, Peter Dinklage stars as the titular Cyrano de Bergerac, a celebrated soldier who is hopelessly in love with his friend and confidant Roxanne (Haley Bennett). Though he is replete with charm and intellect, Cyrano does not believe he could ever be loved by her due to his physical appearance. The play historically manifests the physical difference as an incredibly large nose, but here Cyrano's height and his own insecurities are the barriers preventing this from happening. One day, Roxanne catches the eye of a young soldier named Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). He may have every physical attribute any man would wish for,...
The Movie: "Cyrano"
Where You Can Stream It: Prime Video
The Pitch: Adapted from the classic play by Edmond Rostand, Peter Dinklage stars as the titular Cyrano de Bergerac, a celebrated soldier who is hopelessly in love with his friend and confidant Roxanne (Haley Bennett). Though he is replete with charm and intellect, Cyrano does not believe he could ever be loved by her due to his physical appearance. The play historically manifests the physical difference as an incredibly large nose, but here Cyrano's height and his own insecurities are the barriers preventing this from happening. One day, Roxanne catches the eye of a young soldier named Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). He may have every physical attribute any man would wish for,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Indie heavyweights the National and Bon Iver have linked up for a new song, “Weird Goodbyes.”
The new single finds National frontman Matt Berninger and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon sharing vocal duties, coming together for some lovely harmonies on the chorus, “It finally hits me, a mile’s drive/The sky is leaking, my windshield’s crying/I’m feeling sacred, my soul is stripped/Radio’s painful, the words are clipped.” Along with Vernon, “Weird Goodbyes” features strings from the London Contemporary Orchestra, orchestrated by the National’s Bryce Dessner.
The new single finds National frontman Matt Berninger and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon sharing vocal duties, coming together for some lovely harmonies on the chorus, “It finally hits me, a mile’s drive/The sky is leaking, my windshield’s crying/I’m feeling sacred, my soul is stripped/Radio’s painful, the words are clipped.” Along with Vernon, “Weird Goodbyes” features strings from the London Contemporary Orchestra, orchestrated by the National’s Bryce Dessner.
- 8/22/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
When producer Scott Storch spent a week in a South Beach studio with Beyoncé in 2002, he had never met her before, despite working on Destiny’s Child tracks. But as soon as she started singing some of the songs they wrote together, with the help of rapper Est, for what would become her 2003 debut Dangerously in Love, her level of artistry became clear. “When I was in the studio,” Storch says, “I was thinking to myself so many times, this is the best singer I’ve ever worked with and probably will ever work with.
- 7/29/2022
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Mitski released the soaring, melodic Laurel Hell; Bartees Strange jumped genres and blew minds with Farm to Table; Wilco went warm and melodic, if not truly country, with Cruel Country; Wet Leg revived the post-punk revival with their endlessly entertaining self-titled debut, ending up on Glastonbury’s main stage. And those are only some of the highlights of a packed year in indie rock so far, as covered in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music.
To hear the whole episode, with Simon Vozick-Levinson joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion,...
To hear the whole episode, with Simon Vozick-Levinson joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Anyone who has seen Joe Wright’s musical “Cyrano” will no doubt remember a scene late in the film, in which three anonymous soldiers sing a drum-backed ballad called “Wherever I Fall.” The five-minute sequence, about the message each man would like sent home before he dies, beautifully accentuates the classic story’s theme about the power of language in love.
But according to Wright, the scene required an extra bit of directorial cunning to ensure it wouldn’t be cut from the film.
“Due to circumstances with our filming location in Sicily – we were near Mt. Etna, which had just erupted – we had to reduce our number of shooting days and I had to make some strategic cuts in the script,” the director told TheWrap. “And the studio said, ‘Well, you should cut that song, because it doesn’t star the main cast and it doesn’t matter as much to the central plot.
But according to Wright, the scene required an extra bit of directorial cunning to ensure it wouldn’t be cut from the film.
“Due to circumstances with our filming location in Sicily – we were near Mt. Etna, which had just erupted – we had to reduce our number of shooting days and I had to make some strategic cuts in the script,” the director told TheWrap. “And the studio said, ‘Well, you should cut that song, because it doesn’t star the main cast and it doesn’t matter as much to the central plot.
- 3/2/2022
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
Joe Wright’s Cyrano twirls onto 797 screens, the highest-profile specialty release in weeks (as the market awaits Focus Features The Outfit with Mark Rylance and Sony Pictures Classics Mothering Sunday). But the well reviewed period musical romance from Uar starring Peter Dinklage is landing in a tough place. Industry estimates anticipate a low single digit opening given the inconsistent reception for movie musicals and the fact that its key older demos, especially women, have been the slowest to return to theaters.
Cyrano is based on Edmond Ronstand’s late 19th century drama Cyrano de Bergerac – itself loosely based on a French nobleman known for bold adventures and a large nose. It premiered at Telluride last year, had a weeklong LA theatrical run in Dec. and garnered an Oscar nomination for Costume Design (and BAFTA nom for Outstanding British Film of the Year). It’s 86% Certified Fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Cyrano is based on Edmond Ronstand’s late 19th century drama Cyrano de Bergerac – itself loosely based on a French nobleman known for bold adventures and a large nose. It premiered at Telluride last year, had a weeklong LA theatrical run in Dec. and garnered an Oscar nomination for Costume Design (and BAFTA nom for Outstanding British Film of the Year). It’s 86% Certified Fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 2/25/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The HeyUGuys Film Review Show team is a back with two reviews this week. First up we have the long awaited new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. Joe Wright’s Cyrano stars Peter Dinklage as the titular character. The film also stars Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Ben Mendelsohn. It’s based on the stage musical adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand, with music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser.
You can find our premiere and junket interviews with Joe Wright and his main cast right here:
Find Scott on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/scottwritesfilm
and follow Linda here: https://twitter.com/Linda_Marric
Cyrano will be released in UK cinemas from 25th of February, 2022
Cyrano Film Review
Plot:
Cyrano re-imagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de...
You can find our premiere and junket interviews with Joe Wright and his main cast right here:
Find Scott on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/scottwritesfilm
and follow Linda here: https://twitter.com/Linda_Marric
Cyrano will be released in UK cinemas from 25th of February, 2022
Cyrano Film Review
Plot:
Cyrano re-imagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de...
- 2/25/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Musicalizing Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac" is no novel idea — but cutting Cyrano's infamous nose may be a daring creative choice. Stage director and playwright Erica Schmidt was well acquainted with the "Cyrano" musicals when she adapted Rostand's work into her 10-actor stage musical at the Chester, Connecticut Goodspeed Theatre for a 2018 run. With music by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger and Carin Besser of the indie band The National, the production starred her husband Peter Dinklage as the sharp-witted but lovelorn Cyrano who loves the poetry-loving Roxanne, played by Haley...
The post How Cyrano Evolved From a Sparse Connecticut Stage Show to a Sprawling Sicily-Set Movie [Exclusive] appeared first on /Film.
The post How Cyrano Evolved From a Sparse Connecticut Stage Show to a Sprawling Sicily-Set Movie [Exclusive] appeared first on /Film.
- 2/24/2022
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
There is a moment forty minutes into Joe Wright’s Cyrano where everything kicks up a notch. As a military regiment practices their swordcraft on a stunning pier in Sicily the titular Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) crafts an agreement with new recruit Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). He will write beautiful poetry as correspondence to Roxanne (Haley Bennett) from Christian—who lacks the words—thereby espousing his own love for the same woman. “I will make you eloquent while you make me handsome,” Cyrano explains, convinced they do not live in a world wherein someone like him could be with someone like her. Christian breaks into song and the camera runs away, darting through the regiment training on the pier. Soon enough we cut above the action, taking in the pier and the seas that surround it. The sequence is exhilarating and the film’s pace does not slow from there.
- 2/23/2022
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Nashville singer-songwriter Caroline Spence offers a meditation on intimacy with the National’s Matt Berninger in “I Know You Know Me.” The new collaboration follows Spence’s 2019 album Mint Condition.
Built around a set of thick acoustic guitar chords, “I Know You Know Me” is heavy on atmosphere and gradually brings in subtle synth and plaintive strings. Spence and Berninger sing of deep understanding that connects two people, even when their actions sometimes belie that fact.
“I’m hiding, but I know that you can see,” Spence sings in one verse.
Built around a set of thick acoustic guitar chords, “I Know You Know Me” is heavy on atmosphere and gradually brings in subtle synth and plaintive strings. Spence and Berninger sing of deep understanding that connects two people, even when their actions sometimes belie that fact.
“I’m hiding, but I know that you can see,” Spence sings in one verse.
- 2/4/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Cyrano, the greatest love story ever told is in select cities January 28th and everywhere February 11th. Experience the vivid world of director Joe Wright’s Cyrano with Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in this new featurette:
Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (played by Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her — and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.).
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn
C_10209_R Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (played by Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her — and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian (Kelvin Harrison Jr.).
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn
C_10209_R Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- 1/5/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Peter Dinklage is nothing if not soulful. The 52-year-old actor can do comedic, and charming, and a color palette’s worth of rage; in movies like The Station Agent (2003) or on any given Game of Thrones episode, you’ll likely get a lovely combo of all three. But give him the chance to communicate melancholia — let this veteran thespian unleash a sad-eyed look under a heavy brow — and you see an entirely different side of Dinklage come out. It makes perfect sense that he’d take on the title character...
- 12/29/2021
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
This year’s 10 Oscar shortlists are voted on by six branches of the Academy — Music, Documentary, Animation and Shorts, VFX, Makeup and Hairstyling and, for the first time, Sound — as well as willing members from all over the world able to watch a minimum of a dozen qualifying international features. Parsing these shortlists reveals the strengths and weaknesses of Oscar contenders heading into the final round of voting for the final five nominations, which begins on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and ends on February 1, 2022. Nominations are announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
With the calendar back to normal, more Oscar voters went out to screenings and theaters, although many made their selection from a wide range of movies available on the Academy portal. Back in the mix were such postponed movies as Denis Villeneuve’s day-and-date success “Dune” and Steven Spielberg’s success d’estime “West Side Story,” along with a smattering of arthouse and streaming fare.
With the calendar back to normal, more Oscar voters went out to screenings and theaters, although many made their selection from a wide range of movies available on the Academy portal. Back in the mix were such postponed movies as Denis Villeneuve’s day-and-date success “Dune” and Steven Spielberg’s success d’estime “West Side Story,” along with a smattering of arthouse and streaming fare.
- 12/21/2021
- by Anne Thompson and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
This year’s 10 Oscar shortlists are voted on by six branches of the Academy — Music, Documentary, Animation and Shorts, VFX, Makeup and Hairstyling and, for the first time, Sound — as well as willing members from all over the world able to watch a minimum of a dozen qualifying international features. Parsing these shortlists reveals the strengths and weaknesses of Oscar contenders heading into the final round of voting for the final five nominations, which begins on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and ends on February 1, 2022. Nominations are announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
With the calendar back to normal, more Oscar voters went out to screenings and theaters, although many made their selection from a wide range of movies available on the Academy portal. Back in the mix were such postponed movies as Denis Villeneuve’s day-and-date success “Dune” and Steven Spielberg’s success d’estime “West Side Story,” along with a smattering of arthouse and streaming fare.
With the calendar back to normal, more Oscar voters went out to screenings and theaters, although many made their selection from a wide range of movies available on the Academy portal. Back in the mix were such postponed movies as Denis Villeneuve’s day-and-date success “Dune” and Steven Spielberg’s success d’estime “West Side Story,” along with a smattering of arthouse and streaming fare.
- 12/21/2021
- by Anne Thompson and Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
This evening the UK premiere for Joe Wright’s Cyrano was held in London. The film stars Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Ben Mendelsohn. It’s based on the stage musical adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand, with music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser.
Scott Davis and Colin Hart are on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Plot: Cyrano re-imagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (played by Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her – and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight,...
Scott Davis and Colin Hart are on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Plot: Cyrano re-imagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (played by Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her – and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight,...
- 12/7/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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