Sound Unseen, the music documentary festival held in Minneapolis, is returning with a slew of rock docs including Alison Ellwood’s Cyndi Lauper film Let the Canary Sing and the North American premiere of Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin about the Libertines co-founder.
The 24th iteration of the festival runs between November 8-12.
Let The Canary Sing will open the festival on Wednesday November 8 and Katia de Vidas’s Doherty film closes the festival on Sunday November 12.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing some of the best and most buzzed about music documentaries and fiction films of the year to Minneapolis”, said Sound Unseen Festival Director Jim Brunzell. “The entire team has done an incredible job and after the success of last year’s festival, we hope the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota audiences will bring the same energy and excitement to Sound Unseen more than ever.”
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The 24th iteration of the festival runs between November 8-12.
Let The Canary Sing will open the festival on Wednesday November 8 and Katia de Vidas’s Doherty film closes the festival on Sunday November 12.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing some of the best and most buzzed about music documentaries and fiction films of the year to Minneapolis”, said Sound Unseen Festival Director Jim Brunzell. “The entire team has done an incredible job and after the success of last year’s festival, we hope the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota audiences will bring the same energy and excitement to Sound Unseen more than ever.”
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- 10/4/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
After a traumatizing event in ABC‘s Alaska Daily Episode 7, Eileen Fitzgerald, played by Hilary Swank, was more than ready to move on in episode 8. So she threw herself back into Gloria Nanmac’s case, and with the help of Roz Friendly, they tracked down one suspect. Read on for our recap of “Tell a Reporter Not to Do Something and Suddenly It’s a Party.”
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from Alaska Daily Episode 8, “Tell a Reporter Not to Do Something and Suddenly It’s a Party.”]
Hilary Swank as Eileen Fitzgerald and Ami Park as Yuna Park | ABC/Darko Sikman Eileen returns to work in ‘Alaska Daily’ Episode 8
Following the hostage situation in Alaska Daily Episode 7, Stanley Cornik forces Eileen to start attending therapy before returning to work in episode 8. But, knowing Eileen, she just wants to get back into the newsroom. Unfortunately for her, the therapist believes she might have Ptsd, so Eileen...
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from Alaska Daily Episode 8, “Tell a Reporter Not to Do Something and Suddenly It’s a Party.”]
Hilary Swank as Eileen Fitzgerald and Ami Park as Yuna Park | ABC/Darko Sikman Eileen returns to work in ‘Alaska Daily’ Episode 8
Following the hostage situation in Alaska Daily Episode 7, Stanley Cornik forces Eileen to start attending therapy before returning to work in episode 8. But, knowing Eileen, she just wants to get back into the newsroom. Unfortunately for her, the therapist believes she might have Ptsd, so Eileen...
- 3/10/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the English-speaking world, almost everybody over a certain age is familiar with the story of Karen Carpenter. Indeed, a not insignificant number of people are alive because of it. Karen’s untimely death catapulted awareness of eating disorders into the spotlight, starting urgent conversations about the relationship between body weight, beauty, fame and control which are still going on today. Randy Martin’s documentary doesn’t add much to what we know about her, but does succeed in making her visible to younger generations, even if it seems exclusively concerned with speaking to older ones.
Early on in this film, which premièred at the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, anorexia is described as a form of self loathing, and the film reinforces this rather narrow definition throughout, which is disappointing in light of the complexity of the disease and the many different forms it takes. It seems to apply in Karen’s case,...
Early on in this film, which premièred at the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, anorexia is described as a form of self loathing, and the film reinforces this rather narrow definition throughout, which is disappointing in light of the complexity of the disease and the many different forms it takes. It seems to apply in Karen’s case,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Ams Pictures has released the trailer for its new documentary “Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection,” which celebrates the pop singer’s life and music as well as details her untimely death after struggling with anorexia nervosa.
The Carpenters were a top musical act in the 1970s with songs such as “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” However, Karen’s chase for perfection and struggle with the at-the-time vastly misunderstood eating disorder led to her death at age 32.
Using unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the singer’s short life and musical legacy.
The documentary was directed by Randy Martin and produced and written by Randy Schmidt. Brad Osborne produced and edited the film, and Carnie Wilson (of the pop band Wilson Phillips) and Andy Streitfeld executive produced the documentary.
The Carpenters were a top musical act in the 1970s with songs such as “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” However, Karen’s chase for perfection and struggle with the at-the-time vastly misunderstood eating disorder led to her death at age 32.
Using unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the singer’s short life and musical legacy.
The documentary was directed by Randy Martin and produced and written by Randy Schmidt. Brad Osborne produced and edited the film, and Carnie Wilson (of the pop band Wilson Phillips) and Andy Streitfeld executive produced the documentary.
- 2/9/2023
- by Julia MacCary and Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced plans Wednesday for 52 world premieres and 78 U.S. premieres spanning a total of 43 countries throughout the 11-day event.
“At a time where there’s a dwindling of movie theater attendance, the role of film festivals has never been more important,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling. “At Sbiff, with the 38th edition, our marching orders are clear, to celebrate movies and to nurture and exalt the film community, the artists as well as the cinephiles. It’s a great slate with 43 countries represented.”
The festival starts Feb. 8 with the world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” from director-producer Michelle Danner. The period piece is set in the year 1963 and documents the true story of Patricia “Trish” Weir (Abigal Breslin), who attempts to put her abuser behind bars after being kidnapped and sexually assaulted at 18 years old.
Director Chandler Levack’s “I Like Movies” will...
“At a time where there’s a dwindling of movie theater attendance, the role of film festivals has never been more important,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling. “At Sbiff, with the 38th edition, our marching orders are clear, to celebrate movies and to nurture and exalt the film community, the artists as well as the cinephiles. It’s a great slate with 43 countries represented.”
The festival starts Feb. 8 with the world premiere of “Miranda’s Victim” from director-producer Michelle Danner. The period piece is set in the year 1963 and documents the true story of Patricia “Trish” Weir (Abigal Breslin), who attempts to put her abuser behind bars after being kidnapped and sexually assaulted at 18 years old.
Director Chandler Levack’s “I Like Movies” will...
- 1/18/2023
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
The 38th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which will run Feb. 8-18, will open with Miranda’s Victim, one of 52 world premieres in this year’s lineup, and will close with the U.S. premiere of I Like Movies, one of 78 U.S. premieres, the fest announced Wednesday.
These are, of course, in addition to a slew of the career-retrospective tributes for which the fest is famous, which this year will celebrate the likes of Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser, Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, as well as panels with breakthrough artists, artisans, directors, writers, producers, female creatives and international filmmakers.
The fest will also offer a variety of free educational programs, including Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies (for 4,000-plus fourth through sixth grade students from low-income schools throughout Santa Barbara County), which this year will feature a screening of Guillermo del Toro...
These are, of course, in addition to a slew of the career-retrospective tributes for which the fest is famous, which this year will celebrate the likes of Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser, Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, as well as panels with breakthrough artists, artisans, directors, writers, producers, female creatives and international filmmakers.
The fest will also offer a variety of free educational programs, including Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies (for 4,000-plus fourth through sixth grade students from low-income schools throughout Santa Barbara County), which this year will feature a screening of Guillermo del Toro...
- 1/18/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Santa Barbara Film Festival To Open With Abigail Breslin Drama ‘Miranda’s Victim’ As Full Lineup Set
The Santa Barbara Film Festival has today unveiled the lineup for its 38th edition, taking place in-person from February 8-18.
The festival will open with the world premiere of the courtroom drama Miranda’s Victim, from director Michelle Danner. Pic tells the true story of Trish Weir (Abigail Breslin), who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation. Ryan Phillippe, Luke Wilson, Donald Sutherland, Mireille Enos, Andy Garcia and more also star.
Closing out Sbiff 2023 is the Chandler Levack-directed I Like Movies, which makes its U.S. premiere. The film starring Isaiah Lehtinen, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges and Percy Hynes White follows the socially inept, 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence (Lehtinen) as he gets a job at a video store, there forming a complicated...
The festival will open with the world premiere of the courtroom drama Miranda’s Victim, from director Michelle Danner. Pic tells the true story of Trish Weir (Abigail Breslin), who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation. Ryan Phillippe, Luke Wilson, Donald Sutherland, Mireille Enos, Andy Garcia and more also star.
Closing out Sbiff 2023 is the Chandler Levack-directed I Like Movies, which makes its U.S. premiere. The film starring Isaiah Lehtinen, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges and Percy Hynes White follows the socially inept, 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence (Lehtinen) as he gets a job at a video store, there forming a complicated...
- 1/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Randy Martin, who was known as the ‘Lone Wolf’ on the former DIY Network reality series Texas Flip N Move, has died. He was 65. Martin’s death was announced on his official Facebook page, along with a video slide show featuring pictures of Martin throughout his life. According to Deadline, the reality TV star passed at his home after having been diagnosed with liver cancer. “We are broken-hearted to let you know that Randy passed away early this morning,” read the statement posted on Martin’s Facebook page. “Please pray for his wife and family as they navigate this difficult time. You will be greatly missed.” Martin’s Texas Flip N Move costars, Toni Snow and Donna Snow Barksdale (aka the Snow Sisters) shared the video tribute and message on their own Facebook page, which received thousands of comments from fans paying tribute to the beloved TV star. “Randy was a great guy…...
- 8/18/2022
- TV Insider
Randy Martin, known as the “Lone Wolf” from the former DIY Network reality series Texas Flip N Move, died Wednesday at his home of liver cancer. He was 65.
His death was announced on his official Facebook page.
Martin’s co-stars from Texas Flip N Move, the Snow Sisters, issued a statement: “We are broken hearted over The Lone Wolf Randy Martin who passed away early this morning. Please pray for his wife and family as they navigate this difficult time. You will be missed.”
Texas Flip N Move started on the DIY Network in 2014. Martin made regular appearances in its first season and was heavily featured as a main cast member through 2017.
Martin is survived by his wife, Judy; and his children and grandchildren.
His death was announced on his official Facebook page.
Martin’s co-stars from Texas Flip N Move, the Snow Sisters, issued a statement: “We are broken hearted over The Lone Wolf Randy Martin who passed away early this morning. Please pray for his wife and family as they navigate this difficult time. You will be missed.”
Texas Flip N Move started on the DIY Network in 2014. Martin made regular appearances in its first season and was heavily featured as a main cast member through 2017.
Martin is survived by his wife, Judy; and his children and grandchildren.
- 8/17/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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