The 1983 cult sword-and-sorcery movie Deathstalker produced by Roger Corman is getting resurrected, this time as a 21st century comic book.
Guns N’ Roses rocker Slash and Vault Comics have teamed up for the comic, which will also have involvement from Shout! Studios, the owner of the rights to the Corman library, and Raven Banner Entertainment.
Tim Seeley, best known for his work as the co-creator of horror comic Hack/Slash and DC’s Grayson, is writing the comic, with Jim Terry handling art. The duo previously teamed for West of Sundown, a Western vampire comic from Vault. Steven Kostanski, the creature effects artist and filmmaker who has directed segments for the V/H/S and ABCs of Death movies as well as horror flicks such as Psycho Goreman, wrote the story for what is being described as a reimagining.
Deathstalker followed the titular warrior, who is sent on a quest to find a magical amulet,...
Guns N’ Roses rocker Slash and Vault Comics have teamed up for the comic, which will also have involvement from Shout! Studios, the owner of the rights to the Corman library, and Raven Banner Entertainment.
Tim Seeley, best known for his work as the co-creator of horror comic Hack/Slash and DC’s Grayson, is writing the comic, with Jim Terry handling art. The duo previously teamed for West of Sundown, a Western vampire comic from Vault. Steven Kostanski, the creature effects artist and filmmaker who has directed segments for the V/H/S and ABCs of Death movies as well as horror flicks such as Psycho Goreman, wrote the story for what is being described as a reimagining.
Deathstalker followed the titular warrior, who is sent on a quest to find a magical amulet,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
Showtime’s new four-part documentary Spector, focused on the spectacular rise and spectacular fall of music pioneer and convicted murderer Phil Spector, is the best possible promotion for Showtime’s four-part documentary We Need to Talk About Cosby.
It’s such a difficult tightrope to walk when you’re trying to explore a disgraced icon — not simply the separating of the art from the artist, but finding a smart way to contextualize the art within the life of the flawed person who created it.
W. Kamau Bell’s conversation starter about Bill Cosby handled this task exceptionally. It isn’t aesthetically dynamic, but We Need to Talk About Cosby is smart and challenging at every turn, forcing viewers to ponder inextricable linkages between aspects of Cosby’s career and a personal life that has seen him accused of sexual misconduct by 50+ women. The...
Showtime’s new four-part documentary Spector, focused on the spectacular rise and spectacular fall of music pioneer and convicted murderer Phil Spector, is the best possible promotion for Showtime’s four-part documentary We Need to Talk About Cosby.
It’s such a difficult tightrope to walk when you’re trying to explore a disgraced icon — not simply the separating of the art from the artist, but finding a smart way to contextualize the art within the life of the flawed person who created it.
W. Kamau Bell’s conversation starter about Bill Cosby handled this task exceptionally. It isn’t aesthetically dynamic, but We Need to Talk About Cosby is smart and challenging at every turn, forcing viewers to ponder inextricable linkages between aspects of Cosby’s career and a personal life that has seen him accused of sexual misconduct by 50+ women. The...
- 11/5/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There are several moments throughout Showtime’s four-part docuseries on music producer Phil Spector that could frustrate audience members — and they all revolve around how we talk about Spector. In case you need a refresher: Phil Spector is an integral element in the creation of pop music. His “Wall of Sound” method of production resulted in some of the biggest hits of the ’50s and ’60s, including The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.” Spector also was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson and was serving 19 years to life in prison before his death from Covid in 2021.
So on the one hand, musical genius. On the other, murderer. Where do the two halves meet? Can they ever? It’s a trend we’ve seen explored in documentaries like 2019’s “Leaving Neverland” and W. Kamau Bell’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” earlier this year. In fact, Bell...
So on the one hand, musical genius. On the other, murderer. Where do the two halves meet? Can they ever? It’s a trend we’ve seen explored in documentaries like 2019’s “Leaving Neverland” and W. Kamau Bell’s “We Need to Talk About Cosby” earlier this year. In fact, Bell...
- 11/4/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Spector, the new, four-part documentary premiering on Showtime on November 4th, is unique among music docs: It’s part true-crime narrative, part monumentally lurid Behind the Music. Directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, it takes us through the well-documented story of how Phil Spector went from iconic and contentious record producer to convicted murderer.
The tale is still both familiar and queasy. After he’d made booming, cathartic pop symphonies like the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” the Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve...
The tale is still both familiar and queasy. After he’d made booming, cathartic pop symphonies like the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” the Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve...
- 11/4/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
‘Spector’ Examines the Life and Crime of Phil Spector, and Reclaims Lana Clarkson’s Story: TV Review
The pop hits of Phil Spector — and there are many of them — depend on a theatrical maximalism. As a producer, Spector’s innovation was the “Wall of Sound,” a shock-and-awe approach to music that is as dazzling as it is overwhelming. Just listen to the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” or Ike & Tina Turner’s “River Deep — Mountain High” to understand his approach: The songs are so densely orchestrated that they’re practically tactile.
Spector’s reputation today is, rightly, more rooted in the events of his life than in the art he made. But “Spector,” a four-part documentary series on Showtime directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, works to make a case that his music — its particular qualities and the stressful process by which it was made — helps explain the man.
Like many artists, Spector drew from life; his first hit, the Teddy Bears’ “To Know Him Is to Love Him,...
Spector’s reputation today is, rightly, more rooted in the events of his life than in the art he made. But “Spector,” a four-part documentary series on Showtime directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, works to make a case that his music — its particular qualities and the stressful process by which it was made — helps explain the man.
Like many artists, Spector drew from life; his first hit, the Teddy Bears’ “To Know Him Is to Love Him,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime Documentary Films has announced that their network will launch the four-part documentary series "Spector" on November 4, 2022. The docuseries follows the story of the legendary music producer Phil Spector and explores his life and downfall — the events of February 3, 2003, that led to his murder conviction. The producer was arrested for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in his mansion and was charged with second-degree murder and sentenced to 19 years in prison. Eligible for parole in 2024, Spector died last year at the age of 81, and the titular series will depict both the lives of Clarkson and the man sentenced for her murder.
A chilling trailer for the docuseries has been released. "Spector" comes from an award-winning crew, and there's much information about the show at our disposal. Here's all you need to know about the Showtime docuseries.
What Is Spector About?
"Spector" will examine the life of Phil Spector and his...
A chilling trailer for the docuseries has been released. "Spector" comes from an award-winning crew, and there's much information about the show at our disposal. Here's all you need to know about the Showtime docuseries.
What Is Spector About?
"Spector" will examine the life of Phil Spector and his...
- 9/29/2022
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
Showtime Documentary Films has announced that the network will air Spector, a four-part documentary series produced by Lightbox from directors Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott about enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion. All four episodes of the docuseries will release on demand and on streaming platforms for Showtime subscribers on Friday, November 4, ahead of its on-air premiere on Sunday, November 6 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Spector is executive produced by Oscar-nominated producer Jonathan Chinn and Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn and Oscar-winning director James Marsh. Stephen Neely also serves as executive producer and Janet Ginsburg produces. Spector examines how the destinies of Phil Spector and Lana Clarkson became intertwined with the report of a fatal shooting of a woman at the eccentric French chateau style mansion in Los Angeles owned by the legendary music producer.
- 9/27/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Showtime is targeting a November release for its Phil Spector docuseries and has unveiled a trailer that highlights the guns and mayhem surrounding the legendary and controversial record producer.
The premium cabler is launching four-part series Spector, which is a co-production with British pay-tv broadcaster Sky on November 4.
The series will look at what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion. The victim was a charismatic and once prolific film actress whom Spector had met just that night. Through the lens of this notorious crime and the infamous trial which followed, the explores the stories of both Clarkson and the man who was convicted of her murder.
It comes from Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, the co-directors of Framing John Delorean, Searching for Sugar Man producer Simon Chinn and Tina producer Jonathan Chinn and director James Marsh, who helmed...
The premium cabler is launching four-part series Spector, which is a co-production with British pay-tv broadcaster Sky on November 4.
The series will look at what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion. The victim was a charismatic and once prolific film actress whom Spector had met just that night. Through the lens of this notorious crime and the infamous trial which followed, the explores the stories of both Clarkson and the man who was convicted of her murder.
It comes from Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, the co-directors of Framing John Delorean, Searching for Sugar Man producer Simon Chinn and Tina producer Jonathan Chinn and director James Marsh, who helmed...
- 9/27/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A new four-part docuseries about Phil Spector and the murder of Lana Clarkson is set to premiere on Showtime this November.
Directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, Spector will largely center around the night of Feb. 3, 2003, when Spector shot and killed Clarkson — an actress he’d just met that night — in his mansion. He was convicted of murder in 2009 and sentenced to 19 years in prison; he died in a prison hospital in 2021.
A new trailer for Spector suggests the docuseries will strike a balance between true crime and music doc,...
Directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, Spector will largely center around the night of Feb. 3, 2003, when Spector shot and killed Clarkson — an actress he’d just met that night — in his mansion. He was convicted of murder in 2009 and sentenced to 19 years in prison; he died in a prison hospital in 2021.
A new trailer for Spector suggests the docuseries will strike a balance between true crime and music doc,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Sky has greenlit documentaries on England World Cup winner Geoff Hurst, serial killer Fred West and music producer Phil Spector. Scroll down for the full slate below.
The shows come on a seven-strong slate at the Edinburgh Television Festival, which also includes Whales with Steve Backshall, a follow-up to the nature presenter’s Shark series, along with Secret World of Sound [working title] about animal behavior.
Intrusion: Stasi Fc uses personal testimony from survivors and an extensive archive to tell the compelling story of how The Stasi, East Germany’s secret service, abused football to destabilize the last oasis of free speech in the country, meanwhile. Finally, The Good Fight Club will follow a dynamic, young team of mixed martial arts fighters from South East London in training.
The slate, which is led by Matthew Lorenzo Productions’ Hurst: The First and Only, telling off the life of the man who scored a...
The shows come on a seven-strong slate at the Edinburgh Television Festival, which also includes Whales with Steve Backshall, a follow-up to the nature presenter’s Shark series, along with Secret World of Sound [working title] about animal behavior.
Intrusion: Stasi Fc uses personal testimony from survivors and an extensive archive to tell the compelling story of how The Stasi, East Germany’s secret service, abused football to destabilize the last oasis of free speech in the country, meanwhile. Finally, The Good Fight Club will follow a dynamic, young team of mixed martial arts fighters from South East London in training.
The slate, which is led by Matthew Lorenzo Productions’ Hurst: The First and Only, telling off the life of the man who scored a...
- 8/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Ronnie Spector, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who fronted classic 1960s girl group the Ronettes, delivered the iconic vocal on their hit “Be My Baby” and counted many of rock’s biggest names as fans, died today of cancer. She was 78.
Here family shared the news on her official website:
Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today after a brief battle with cancer. She was with family and in the arms of her husband, Jonathan.
Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude.
Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all who knew, heard or saw her.
Spector sang lead on the influential stone classic “Be My Baby,” which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song,...
Here family shared the news on her official website:
Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today after a brief battle with cancer. She was with family and in the arms of her husband, Jonathan.
Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. She was filled with love and gratitude.
Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all who knew, heard or saw her.
Spector sang lead on the influential stone classic “Be My Baby,” which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song,...
- 1/12/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“Learn it. Know it. Live it!” The best-remembered teen comedy of the ’80s is also an insightful and unabashed look at real attitudes, behaviors and motivations of young people learning to deal with adult issues. Beyond the hilarious Sean Penn and the luscious Phoebe Cates lies a talent squad of notables and stars-to-be like Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Robert Romanus, with appearances by Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, Nicolas Coppola and Anthony Edwards. The stunning feature directing debut of Amy Heckerling, from Cameron Crowe’s undercover high school exposé, should be acknowledged as a modern classic.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1075
1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 11, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz, James Russo,...
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1075
1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 11, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz, James Russo,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Phil Spector has died at the age of 81 while serving a sentence in prison for murder. The pop music producer was responsible for hits by artists like The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers and Tina Turner, before being convicted in 2009 for murdering Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. The California Department of Corrections and […]
The post Phil Spector, Music Producer In Prison For Murder, Dies At 81 appeared first on uInterview.
The post Phil Spector, Music Producer In Prison For Murder, Dies At 81 appeared first on uInterview.
- 1/19/2021
- by Michael Major
- Uinterview
You know how last year when a well-known public figure passed away and there was a big outcry about how "2020 really sucks!"? Well, I don't think 2021 is going to get much shade thrown its way after this one: music producer Phil Spector has just died. He was 81. He was also convicted of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his home. Call me crazy, but I don't…...
- 1/17/2021
- by Mike Catalano
- JoBlo.com
Phil Spector, whose “Wall of Sound” was a groundbreaking recording technique that powered some of the biggest acts in music, has died at age 81 from Covid-19 complications.
The Wall of Sound was a meticulous and layered approach to recording, smacking a listener with a dense, almost symphonic array even on basic rock ‘n roll tunes. It made Spector one of rock music’s first auteurs and one of its most successful producers in a thriving era for pop music. Among his many clients were the Ronettes, the Beatles, Ike & Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, the Ramones, the Righteous Brothers, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and George Harrison. Countless other recording artists emulated Spector’s approach, making him one of the most influential studio producers of all-time.
But Spector fell from grace when he was incarcerated for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his home. Spector, known to brandish firearms, claimed his gun went off accidentally.
The Wall of Sound was a meticulous and layered approach to recording, smacking a listener with a dense, almost symphonic array even on basic rock ‘n roll tunes. It made Spector one of rock music’s first auteurs and one of its most successful producers in a thriving era for pop music. Among his many clients were the Ronettes, the Beatles, Ike & Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, the Ramones, the Righteous Brothers, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and George Harrison. Countless other recording artists emulated Spector’s approach, making him one of the most influential studio producers of all-time.
But Spector fell from grace when he was incarcerated for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his home. Spector, known to brandish firearms, claimed his gun went off accidentally.
- 1/17/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.
While most sources give Spector’s birth date as 1940, it was listed as 1939 in court documents following his arrest. His lawyer subsequently ...
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.
While most sources give Spector’s birth date as 1940, it was listed as 1939 in court documents following his arrest. His lawyer subsequently ...
- 1/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.
While most sources give Spector’s birth date as 1940, it was listed as 1939 in court documents following his arrest. His lawyer subsequently ...
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.
While most sources give Spector’s birth date as 1940, it was listed as 1939 in court documents following his arrest. His lawyer subsequently ...
- 1/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Phil Spector, the monumentally influential music producer whose “Wall of Sound” style revolutionized the way rock music was recorded in the early 1960s, died Saturday at the age of 81. Spector’s life was tumultuous and ultimately tragic; as groundbreaking as his studio accomplishments were, those achievements were all but overshadowed by his 2009 conviction for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
Spector’s death was confirmed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. “California Health Care Facility inmate Phillip Spector was pronounced deceased of natural causes at 6:35 p.m.
Spector’s death was confirmed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. “California Health Care Facility inmate Phillip Spector was pronounced deceased of natural causes at 6:35 p.m.
- 1/17/2021
- by Keith Harris
- Rollingstone.com
In the early Sixties, Phil Spector was already on his way to immortality, having produced girl-group classics like the Crystals’ “He’s a Rebel” and the Ronettes “Be My Baby.” Then he had a radical thought: He wanted to make the first rock & roll Christmas album.
In this special holiday episode of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums, our new podcast on Amazon Music, we delve into 1963’s A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector, an album that changed the way we look at holiday music. In 2019, Rolling Stone named...
In this special holiday episode of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums, our new podcast on Amazon Music, we delve into 1963’s A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector, an album that changed the way we look at holiday music. In 2019, Rolling Stone named...
- 12/8/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
TheWrap takes a look back at some of the grisliest Hollywood murders in history, from Sharon Tate to Black Dahlia
1947: The brutal murder of Elizabeth Short, a 22-year-old woman nicknamed “Black Dahlia,” remains one of Hollywood’s most grisly unsolved crimes and has since sparked numerous TV, film and literary adaptations.
1969: Charles Manson, leader of the so-called “Manson Family,” ordered the deaths of actress Sharon Tate; writer Wojciech Frykowski and his partner, the coffee bean heiress Abigail Folger; and celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and several friends at the Beverly Hills home of director Roman Polanski.
1976: Sal Mineo, the star of “Rebel Without a Cause,” was stabbed to death near the Sunset Strip. Pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was later arrested and convicted of the murder.
1978: The “Hogan’s Heroes” star Bob Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Arizona apartment. John Henry Carpenter was arrested and...
1947: The brutal murder of Elizabeth Short, a 22-year-old woman nicknamed “Black Dahlia,” remains one of Hollywood’s most grisly unsolved crimes and has since sparked numerous TV, film and literary adaptations.
1969: Charles Manson, leader of the so-called “Manson Family,” ordered the deaths of actress Sharon Tate; writer Wojciech Frykowski and his partner, the coffee bean heiress Abigail Folger; and celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and several friends at the Beverly Hills home of director Roman Polanski.
1976: Sal Mineo, the star of “Rebel Without a Cause,” was stabbed to death near the Sunset Strip. Pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was later arrested and convicted of the murder.
1978: The “Hogan’s Heroes” star Bob Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Arizona apartment. John Henry Carpenter was arrested and...
- 6/29/2020
- by Cassidy Robinson and Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Hello, readers, and welcome to a new year of releases! We may already be well into the month of January, but this is our first official weekly Blu-ray and DVD recap of 2019, since last week was a quiet one on the home media front, and we already have a ton of titles to get excited for this Tuesday. If you happened to miss Hell Fest when it was in theaters last year, you can now catch up with Gregory Plotkin’s slasher on various formats, and as far as recent genre series are concerned, the first seasons of both The Purge and Castle Rock are making their way home tomorrow as well.
Scream Factory is kicking off another great year of releases with the Nic Cage thriller 8Mm, and Scorpion Releasing has put together a special edition Blu for Blind Date that cult fans are going to want to pick up.
Scream Factory is kicking off another great year of releases with the Nic Cage thriller 8Mm, and Scorpion Releasing has put together a special edition Blu for Blind Date that cult fans are going to want to pick up.
- 1/8/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Music legend Phil Spector hasn't moved much during his 8 years in prison for 2nd degree murder -- his hairline, on the other hand, has gotten the hell outta Dodge. Prison officials in Stockton, CA just released a new mug shot of 76-year-old Spector, and his once glorious and massive head of hair is completely gone. Not only is he bald, but the man responsible for rock music's famous "Wall of Sound" is now wearing double hearing aids.
- 8/8/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Al Pacino will portray Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming HBO biopic.
The film, directed by Barry Levinson, focuses on the sexual assault scandal that rocked the university and tarnished Paterno's legacy.
According to Variety, the film's synopsis states, "After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure on behalf of the victims."
Pacino has been attached to a Paterno film since...
The film, directed by Barry Levinson, focuses on the sexual assault scandal that rocked the university and tarnished Paterno's legacy.
According to Variety, the film's synopsis states, "After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure on behalf of the victims."
Pacino has been attached to a Paterno film since...
- 6/6/2017
- Rollingstone.com
He’s currently serving 19 years in prison for murdering Lana Clarkson, but life behind bars is the least of Phil Spector’s worries these days.
The disgraced record producer is filing for divorce from his wife Rachelle Short (he married her while he was in jail) because he claims she’s bleeding him dry of his $35 million fortune.
Spector says Rachelle has bought herself a $350,000 airplane, an Aston Martin, a Ferrari, tons of jewelry, multiple homes and plenty of plastic surgery. Furthermore, Short only gives him $300 per month for his prison commissary account!
The disgraced record producer is filing for divorce from his wife Rachelle Short (he married her while he was in jail) because he claims she’s bleeding him dry of his $35 million fortune.
Spector says Rachelle has bought herself a $350,000 airplane, an Aston Martin, a Ferrari, tons of jewelry, multiple homes and plenty of plastic surgery. Furthermore, Short only gives him $300 per month for his prison commissary account!
- 4/27/2016
- GossipCenter
Phil Spector wants a divorce because he claims his wife is bleeding him dry. In case you didn't know, after Phil killed Lana Clarkson, he married Rachelle Short, who was 26 at the time. They married in 2006, while he was in jail and awaiting trial. Phil says she is spending like a mad woman, and his examples are stunning. Among other things, Phil says she's bought a $350k airplane and is in the process of getting a jet.
- 4/23/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Chuck D shared his thoughts about the Bill Cosby sexual assault controversy on social media over the weekend. The hip-hop legend and Public Enemy co-founder suggested to his nearly 500,000 Twitter followers that Cosby's legacy shouldn't be destroyed because of the numerous rape allegations against him. "No way I'm defending Cosby. But this wiping history out wit a swoop is akin to Nazi book burning," he wrote. Read More Bill Cosby, Donald Trump and 7 More Scandalous Stars Immortalized on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Chuck D likened the situation to super-producer Phil Spector, who was convicted of killing actress Lana Clarkson in 2009.
read more...
read more...
- 7/12/2015
- by Mitchell Peters, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hip-hop legend Chuck D joined the debate Sunday over embattled comedian Bill Cosby. The Public Enemy co-founder tweeted his displeasure for the way Cosby’s legacy is being dismantled amid an avalanche of women accusing the comedian of drugging their drinks and sexual assault. He compared Cosby’s situation to that of record producer Phil Spector, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. Spector is serving a prison sentence of 19 years to life, but Chuck D complained that his music “still plays.” Also Read: 37 Bill Cosby Accusers: Complete Breakdown of the Allegations “No way.
- 7/12/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Phil Spector is almost unrecognizable in his latest mug shot. The ever-changing locks of the legendary music producer have long been the subject of speculation, especially during his lengthy trial. Spector, 74, was sentenced in 2009 to 19 years to life for his second-degree murder conviction in the 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson. Throughout the proceedings, his wild hairstyles attracted as much attention as his crime. But because California's North Kern State Prison does not allow wigs, Spector has been forced to remain bald. His latest mug shot, which was taken Oct. 28, 2013 and recently released, confirms there was nothing underneath that electrifying afro or blonde pageboy.
- 9/25/2014
- by Wade Rouse, @waderouse
- PEOPLE.com
Phil Spector is almost unrecognizable in his latest mug shot. The ever-changing locks of the legendary music producer have long been the subject of speculation, especially during his lengthy trial. Spector, 74, was sentenced in 2009 to 19 years to life for his second-degree murder conviction in the 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson. Throughout the proceedings, his wild hairstyles attracted as much attention as his crime. But because California's North Kern State Prison does not allow wigs, Spector has been forced to remain bald. His latest mug shot, which was taken Oct. 28, 2013 and recently released, confirms there was nothing underneath that electrifying afro or blonde pageboy.
- 9/25/2014
- by Wade Rouse, @waderouse
- PEOPLE.com
Phil Spector, the music legend and convicted murderer, is not doing well in prison as his recently released mugshots, showing the creator of the Wall of Sound bald and sallow. There are two photos, one dated Oct. 28, 2013 showing a sickly Spector, and a second of him smiling, dated July 24, 2013; these are the most recent photos of Spector since his trial in 2009 where he was found guilty for a second time of murdering actress Lana Clarkson. Spector looks unwell in the pictures, and has several “chronic conditions” that have not been made public. During his initial trial, the defense argued that Spector was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.
Spector was known for creating the Wall of Sound—a method of production that makes the music denser, fuller, and more layered, making for a more immersive experience. The Beach Boys, Dion, George Harrison and many more used the...
Spector was known for creating the Wall of Sound—a method of production that makes the music denser, fuller, and more layered, making for a more immersive experience. The Beach Boys, Dion, George Harrison and many more used the...
- 9/24/2014
- Uinterview
Steven Soderbergh’s look at the tempestuous secret love affair between Liberace and his onstage driver hit some high notes for HBO on Sunday. Helmed by the Oscar-winning director, Behind The Candelabra was watched by 2.4 million viewers on Sunday at 9 Pm. That’s the most viewers an HBO original movie premiere has garnered since 2.6 million watched Something The Lord Made on May 30, 2004. Candelabra also did considerably better than HBO’s last biopic, on record producer Phil Spector. Starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, the film about Spector’s first trial for the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson pulled in 754,000 viewers in its 9 Pm airing on March 24. Overall, Phil Spector had 1.039 million viewers over two plays on March 24. Across two plays Sunday, Candelabra had a total of 3.5 million viewers watching the 9 Pm and 11 Pm broadcasts. Related: Fleming Q&A With Soderbergh: Retirement, Liberace, Legacy Based on Scott Thorson’s 1988 memoir, the...
- 5/28/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
“The problem with being a fookin’ gun nut is that sooner or later somebody gets shot,” said Ringo Starr to filmmaker Vikram Jayanti, the subject of their conversation also being the subject of Jayanti’s sensational documentary, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector,” which finally gets a national U.S. release Tuesday night -- on BBC America.For some reason -- natural British reticence, perchance? -- the Beeb hasn’t been exploiting the obvious ties to David Mamet’s “Phil Spector,” recently shown on HBO and roundly blasted for its treatment of victim Lana Clarkson, the somebody (see Ringo) who got shot in Spector’s Alhambra mansion back in 2003 (and whom Spector was convicted, in 2009, of murdering). It was, in fact, Jayanti’s film that inspired Mamet, and which first raised the questions about Spector’s guilt that Mamet took to another level entirely. Jayanti’s film, a...
- 4/1/2013
- by John Anderson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Title: Phil Spector Director: David Mamet Starring: Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Tambor, Chiwetel Ejiofor In 2003, legendary music producer Phil Spector — the man responsible for the pioneering “wall of sound” technique, and hit songs and albums from everyone from the Ronettes and the Righteous Brothers to the Beatles — was arrested and charged with the murder of Lana Clarkson, a would-be actress found dead at his home. Writer-director David Mamet’s new film, which takes the name of the man and bows this weekend on HBO, is a snapshot of part of Spector’s first murder trial, which would result in a hung jury, followed by a conviction in 2009. Mamet’s [ Read More ]
The post Phil Spector Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
The post Phil Spector Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 3/25/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Al Pacino has the title role in HBO's "Phil Spector," but the movie belongs to Helen Mirren as defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden.
This fictionalized take on music industry legend Spector's first trial for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson is told through Kenney Baden's eyes, becoming the story of a lawyer uncovering reasonable doubts where everyone else sees guilt. That gives writer-director David Mamet's film the unavoidable air of an apology for Spector -- a perhaps overly simplistic reading that the shallow film doesn't do much to counteract.
It's hard to say if the willful exclusion of some of the more damning evidence against Spector is a product of a sympathetic filmmaker or simply in keeping with a story told from Kenney Baden's point of view. But Mamet does at least one thing to create reasonable doubt that his goal was to misinform viewers: The film opens with...
This fictionalized take on music industry legend Spector's first trial for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson is told through Kenney Baden's eyes, becoming the story of a lawyer uncovering reasonable doubts where everyone else sees guilt. That gives writer-director David Mamet's film the unavoidable air of an apology for Spector -- a perhaps overly simplistic reading that the shallow film doesn't do much to counteract.
It's hard to say if the willful exclusion of some of the more damning evidence against Spector is a product of a sympathetic filmmaker or simply in keeping with a story told from Kenney Baden's point of view. But Mamet does at least one thing to create reasonable doubt that his goal was to misinform viewers: The film opens with...
- 3/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Al Pacino and Helen Mirren are so convincing as the freaky music producer and his defense attorney that by the end of HBO's "Phil Spector," it's likely you would vote to acquit, based on reasonable doubt.
And that's with the knowledge that Spector is in prison and has a gun fetish and a violent history.
David Mamet's film, premiering Sunday, March 24, unfolds in 2007, before Spector's first trial. It was the second trial that resulted in Spector's sentence of 19 years to life for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson, an actress.
In this, Pacino becomes Spector, uncannily inhabiting the man who was born within four months of him and also raised in the Bronx. The two did not know each other, though they apparently met at a party, where someone took a photo of the two.
"We have a look on our faces that we don't know each other," Pacino tells Zap2it.
And that's with the knowledge that Spector is in prison and has a gun fetish and a violent history.
David Mamet's film, premiering Sunday, March 24, unfolds in 2007, before Spector's first trial. It was the second trial that resulted in Spector's sentence of 19 years to life for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson, an actress.
In this, Pacino becomes Spector, uncannily inhabiting the man who was born within four months of him and also raised in the Bronx. The two did not know each other, though they apparently met at a party, where someone took a photo of the two.
"We have a look on our faces that we don't know each other," Pacino tells Zap2it.
- 3/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Chicago – With the larger-than-life acting tics that have invaded most of Al Pacino’s performances in the last twenty years, it seemed inevitable that the actor was the only person who could possibly play a notable loon like Phil Spector. In tonight’s HBO movie named after the legendary producer, Pacino chews the scenery as one would expect but it’s Helen Mirren who steals the piece from the Oscar winner. Both actors are great and Mamet’s gift with dialogue remains intact but the plotting and choice of storytelling in “Phil Spector” makes for a final product that doesn’t make enough of a statement or tell us much about its title subject.
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
The first scene of “Phil Spector” is the best. Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren) joins the defense team of the volatile producer in his first trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson. As she...
Television Rating: 3.0/5.0
The first scene of “Phil Spector” is the best. Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren) joins the defense team of the volatile producer in his first trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson. As she...
- 3/24/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
In the week leading up to tonight’s premiere of the HBO original movie Phil Spector, the pre-release publicity has all been orchestrated around quotes from the film’s writer-director, David Mamet, claiming that the movie is not a docudrama, that it parts ways with reality — and, in Mamet’s own words, that it is “not about Phil Spector.” The film opens with a title that claims: This is a work of fiction. It’s not “based on a true story.” Got it? What we’re about to watch is so made up that it’s not even related to reality.
- 3/24/2013
- by Owen Gleiberman
- EW - Inside Movies
While Al Pacino is bewigged and bold as the eccentric movie producer Phil Spector in David Mamet's HBO film "Phil Spector," does he capture the real Spector? Some, from Spector's wife to the former publicist for Lana Clarkson, who was shot to death in Spector's house in 2003, have said no. Mamet has responded to TheWrap with a wonderfully blunt assessment of his film: "Anything which is a matter of record is completely accurate, and anything which is a matter of invention is completely made up." Also read: David Mamet on 'Phil...
- 3/22/2013
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Playwright, screenwriter and director David Mamet tries to have it both ways with "Phil Spector," his upcoming HBO film about the eccentric music legend who was convicted for the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. The film uses the names of Spector, Clarkson and the legal team that defended the mercurial producer and makes use of official court transcripts for a couple of scenes. But a disclaimer at its beginning insists, "This is a work of fiction ... It's not 'based on a true story,'" and Mamet called his work...
- 3/22/2013
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The HBO original movie Phil Spector — a fictional account written by playwright David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) — explores the relationship between Phil Spector (Al Pacino) and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren), who represented Spector during his 2007 trial for the killing of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. Mamet examines the complicated personality that Phil Spector embodies: a brilliant but eccentric music producer who revolutionized pop music in the 1960s, and who in the years leading up to the murder trial lived as a virtual recluse in a mock castle in suburban Los Angeles. Phil Spector premieres Sunday, [...]...
- 3/22/2013
- by Channel Guide Contributor
- ChannelGuideMag
With production on the film starting all the way back in the summer of 2011, it's been a curiously long wait for David Mamet's "Phil Spector," and from the first moment, one gets the impression that HBO's lawyers were a bit nervous about the effort. Before we even see one frame of the picture, an opening title card insists: "This is a work of fiction. It's not 'based on a true story.' It is a drama inspired by actual persons in a trial, but it is neither an attempt to depict the actual persons, nor to comment upon the trial or its outcome." But frankly, it's a little hard to swallow, particular since the director himself has been quite clear about what he thinks about Spector's fate regarding the murder of Lana Clarkson. “They should never have sent him away," Mamet told the Financial Times just before he started production.
- 3/22/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Rachelle Spector has had a change of heart.
After criticizing a new HBO film about her husband as "inaccurate," the wife of iconic music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector now claims the movie asserts his innocence, she recently told HuffPost Live.
"Seeing it on paper versus on the big screen is completely different," she said, after "sneaking in" to an early screening. "It wasn't as bad as I thought."
Rachelle previously denounced the film, arguing that its theatric liberties unfairly portrayed the murder case. She now believes that HBO, like herself, understands that Mr. Spector was falsely convicted.
Phil Spector, who is serving 19 years to life in prison, earned Hollywood esteem from producing records for groups including the Beatles, the Ronettes, the Crystals. He was convicted in 2009 of killing actress Lana Clarkson, who was found dead in his mansion in 2003.
"Phil Spector" premieres Sunday, March 24 at 9 p.m.
Watch...
After criticizing a new HBO film about her husband as "inaccurate," the wife of iconic music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector now claims the movie asserts his innocence, she recently told HuffPost Live.
"Seeing it on paper versus on the big screen is completely different," she said, after "sneaking in" to an early screening. "It wasn't as bad as I thought."
Rachelle previously denounced the film, arguing that its theatric liberties unfairly portrayed the murder case. She now believes that HBO, like herself, understands that Mr. Spector was falsely convicted.
Phil Spector, who is serving 19 years to life in prison, earned Hollywood esteem from producing records for groups including the Beatles, the Ronettes, the Crystals. He was convicted in 2009 of killing actress Lana Clarkson, who was found dead in his mansion in 2003.
"Phil Spector" premieres Sunday, March 24 at 9 p.m.
Watch...
- 3/21/2013
- by Megan Griffo
- Huffington Post
HBO's "Phil Spector" (March 24) directed by David Mamet and starring a tantalizingly wigged-out Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, is mostly receiving praise from critics. Pacino's performance is being touted as "compelling, both despite and because of the wigs," while Mamet's direction is called "sinfully entertaining." But not every outlet is impressed: Variety describes the film as "essentially a Lifetime movie gussied up with an Oscar pedigree." Review highlights below. The film, which chronicles what might have happened on the night of actress Lana Clarkson's murder, insists via an opening title card: "This is a work of fiction. It is not 'based on a true story.'" Mamet told TheWrap: "I think that someone in the legal hierarchy at HBO wanted some sort of disclaimer, and I kind of thought that was a good idea… Every time I see the phrase ‘based on a true story,’ as an audience member I kind of blanch.
- 3/21/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
HBO's upcoming film "Phil Spector" has taken a different tack from all the other recent movies that have been based on true stories. That's because the film, which takes place during the trial of record producer Phil Spector for the 1993 shooting death of Lana Clarkson, insists in its opening credits that it is not based on a true story. "This is a work of fiction," reads a card at the beginning of the film, which was written and directed by David Mamet. "It's not 'based on a true story.'" This, even though...
- 3/20/2013
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
This Sunday, HBO will premiere David Mamet's "Phil Spector," a fictionalized film about the real life trial of the infamous record producer starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren that's been attracting controversy from the family of murdered actress Lana Clarkson. And on May 26th, the premium cable channel has an even higher profile feature slated to debut -- Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra," with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. HBO's other upcoming original film "Mary and Martha," which will air on Saturday, April 20th, isn't as contentious or sexy as its compatriots. Directed by Phillip Noyce ("Salt") and written by Richard Curtis ("Love Actually"), the drama stars Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn as a pair of women who lose their sons to malaria in Africa and who then team up to fight the disease. Cue the inspiration and uplift -- Curtis is no a stranger to...
- 3/19/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Victims' rights groups fear that David Mamet movie will question music producer's murder conviction
Four years ago the Wall of Sound music producer Phil Spector was convicted of murdering B-movie actress Lana Clarkson at his Los Angeles castle home. Many believe Clarkson's death was a tragedy waiting to happen – Spector was well known for terrorising women, and musicians, with guns – but the guilty verdict was a surprise in a town where celebrities with far stronger evidence against them typically walk free.
Now a new HBO-produced film to be broadcast next Sunday, Phil Spector, has sparked a row between victims' rights groups and those, like the film-makers, who believe the evidence against the producer did not rise to the threshold of "beyond reasonable doubt".
Al Pacino, who stars as Spector, has revealed that, while he was undecided about Spector's guilt, David Mamet, the movie's writer and director, was certain of his innocence.
Four years ago the Wall of Sound music producer Phil Spector was convicted of murdering B-movie actress Lana Clarkson at his Los Angeles castle home. Many believe Clarkson's death was a tragedy waiting to happen – Spector was well known for terrorising women, and musicians, with guns – but the guilty verdict was a surprise in a town where celebrities with far stronger evidence against them typically walk free.
Now a new HBO-produced film to be broadcast next Sunday, Phil Spector, has sparked a row between victims' rights groups and those, like the film-makers, who believe the evidence against the producer did not rise to the threshold of "beyond reasonable doubt".
Al Pacino, who stars as Spector, has revealed that, while he was undecided about Spector's guilt, David Mamet, the movie's writer and director, was certain of his innocence.
- 3/17/2013
- by Edward Helmore
- The Guardian - Film News
London, Mar 15: Al Pacino, who is starring as disgraced music producer Phil Spector in an upcoming TV movie of the same name, has declared that he is not sure that the songwriter is guilty of murder.
He said, ahead of the film's first screening on Us television on Mar h 20, that he was left with an ambivalence.
The 72-year-old actor told the Daily Express that the film's director David Mamet is even more convinced of Spector's innocence of the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson.
Actress and model Lana Clarkson was 40 when she was found fatally shot at Spector's California mansion.
Spector's initial trial in 2007 ended.
He said, ahead of the film's first screening on Us television on Mar h 20, that he was left with an ambivalence.
The 72-year-old actor told the Daily Express that the film's director David Mamet is even more convinced of Spector's innocence of the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson.
Actress and model Lana Clarkson was 40 when she was found fatally shot at Spector's California mansion.
Spector's initial trial in 2007 ended.
- 3/15/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Friends of slain actress Lana Clarkson protested outside a screening of the HBO film Phil Spector on Thursday, charging the Al Pacino-toplined project with implying that she committed suicide. Clarkson was found dead in 2003 inside the Alhambra mansion of record producer Phil Spector, who in 2009 was convicted of second-degree murder in her death and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison. One of the protesters, veteran publicist and former Clarkson rep Edward Lozzi, told The Hollywood Reporter the group initially hoped to stop the film from being made, but had refocused its efforts on ensuring
read more...
read more...
- 3/15/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ready for an evening out, Allison Williams was on hand for the premiere of the HBO movie “Phil Spector” on Wednesday (March 13) in New York City.
Looking chic in a black calf-length dress with lace overlay, the “Girls” beauty happily posed on the arrivals carpet before heading inside the Time Warner Center for the show.
The television film centers on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Directed by David Mamet, the biography stars Al Pacino and Helen Mirren and will make its TV debut on Sunday, March 24 at 9/8 central on HBO.
Looking chic in a black calf-length dress with lace overlay, the “Girls” beauty happily posed on the arrivals carpet before heading inside the Time Warner Center for the show.
The television film centers on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Directed by David Mamet, the biography stars Al Pacino and Helen Mirren and will make its TV debut on Sunday, March 24 at 9/8 central on HBO.
- 3/14/2013
- GossipCenter
Et’s Brooke Anderson sat down with convicted murderer Phil Spector's wife Rachelle, and got her take on the upcoming HBO film about her husband.
Rachelle said, in her only interview on the subject, "It literally brought tears to my eyes. … They have him as a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and they depict him as a minotaur -- like he draws people into his labyrinth and he locks them in and won’t let them out."
Pics: Stars Who've Taken on Real-Life Roles
Rachelle explained that she is nowhere to be found in the film and said, "[HBO] wanted to show no female support. No supporters at all." She goes on to say, "They didn't want to meet my husband. They didn’t want to know what he thought, how he acted, anything about the music. They wanted nothing to do with either of us."
In 2009, Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of actress [link=nm...
Rachelle said, in her only interview on the subject, "It literally brought tears to my eyes. … They have him as a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and they depict him as a minotaur -- like he draws people into his labyrinth and he locks them in and won’t let them out."
Pics: Stars Who've Taken on Real-Life Roles
Rachelle explained that she is nowhere to be found in the film and said, "[HBO] wanted to show no female support. No supporters at all." She goes on to say, "They didn't want to meet my husband. They didn’t want to know what he thought, how he acted, anything about the music. They wanted nothing to do with either of us."
In 2009, Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of actress [link=nm...
- 3/13/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.