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Infusing a bloodthirsty vampire into the wild times of Woodstock in the summer of 1969, the cleverly named comic book series Woodstake invites you to take part in "three days of peace, music... and blood." With the final issue of Woodstake coming out in stores tomorrow from Shp Comics, we have a special treat for Daily Dead readers to sink their teeth into: the entire issue of Woodstake Prologue (aka issue #0) that you can read right now for free!

Created, written, and edited by Shawn Hainsworth (aka Darin S. Cape), and featuring artwork by Felipe Kroll, lettering by Es Kay, and proofreading by Kim Whitener, Woodstake Prologue is available to read in its entirety below, and we also have insights from Shawn about how he came up with the concept for the historical horror series:

The idea that popped into my head was the title and the concept, wood stake—Woodstake—a vampire at Woodstock.

Let’s face it. Theatre has been the most successful place for stories about popular musicians. Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” is selling big on Broadway, as is “Mj.” “A Beautiful Noise,” about Neil Diamond ‘s professional and personal history, had a nice run there, and is touring the country after its run in Los Angeles. We’ve had “Tina,” “Jersey Boys,” The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud,” Carole King’s “Beautiful” and others. A new musical is being tested now about Frank Sinatra. But the most exciting news arrives this spring, when recent Tony winner Jonathan Groff portrays Bobby Darin.

But movies about musical stars? A mixed bag. (including Kevin Spacey in a bad one about Bobby Darin) Documentaries have been the safest form to chronicle the life of famous musicians: Ones about David Crosby, Joan Baez, Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt. And, of course, “Woodstock” and Martin Scorsese’s “Last Waltz.

Its fair to say that Peanuts is the most iconic and widely beloved comic strip of all time, as the likes of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Woodstock are some of the greatest characters ever created - comic characters or otherwise. In fact, thats the reason why Peanuts is perhaps the greatest comic strip series ever created: its characters.

The comic doesnt just give readers an endless spew of gags, it gives them a peek into the lives of these characters, letting the characters themselves deliver the jokes naturally. And two of the biggest standouts are easily Snoopy and Woodstock. Their friendship is one of the funniest bits of the entire Peanuts series, as the antics these two get up to are absolutely hilarious, making any comic featuring them together one that every Peanuts fan needs to read. And, in a crop of Peanuts comics that just turned 40, Snoopy and Woodstocks friendship is showcased beautifully.

The subgenre, Yacht Rock, is a relatively new term given to easy-listening older tunes of the 70s, 80s and 90s. HBO has now released the trailer for a new documentary in their Music Box series.

Directed by acclaimed director Garret Price (Daisy Jones & The Six; Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage; Love, Antosha), Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary chronicles the emergence and popularity of the West Coast, soft rock pop culture epitomized by such prolific musical artists like Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto. It’s rare to see so many Yacht Rock artists in front of the camera telling their iconic stories, but finally viewers will get a rare glimpse into their worlds.

The HBO Original documentary Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary is executive produced by The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, debuts Friday, November 29 (9:00-10:35 p.m. Et/Pt). The...

I’m 45 and Playing a Grandmother. Am I Done?

Dear Remy,

I’ve been an actress for over 20 years, and I’ve just landed a role in a new TV show. Sounds great, right? Except I’ve been cast as a grandmother. I’m 45. I’ve still got abs, Remy! I do hot yoga four times a week and could probably bench-press my 30-year-old co-star, but instead, I’m apparently spending my scenes knitting and reminiscing about “the good ol’ days.”

The actor playing my grandson is 30. Thirty! I could date him in real life (and believe me, I have dated in that age range—they just have so much more zeal!), but instead, I’m playing his dear old grandmama. I half expect my next scene to be me handing him a hard candy and telling him how I met Grandpa at Woodstock (spoiler: I was not alive during...

Straddling the line between outsider artist and full-fledged Hollywood sellout, Will Janowitz has always found solace working both sides of the industry. With work ranging from Troma films to Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock to The Sopranos, he’s made a career of always doing the unpredictable. This year two films he produced, and one he wrote, will make their festival run; Bang Bang starring Tim Blake Nelson and the later, Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones directed by Clint Bently. On this episode he talks about his improvisational sweet spot and how it rests in the heart of danger […]

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Straddling the line between outsider artist and full-fledged Hollywood sellout, Will Janowitz has always found solace working both sides of the industry. With work ranging from Troma films to Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock to The Sopranos, he’s made a career of always doing the unpredictable. This year two films he produced, and one he wrote, will make their festival run; Bang Bang starring Tim Blake Nelson and the later, Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones directed by Clint Bently. On this episode he talks about his improvisational sweet spot and how it rests in the heart of danger […]

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Call them the concert illuminati. You’re at a show in an arena or stadium, watching Bruce Springsteen, Chris Stapleton, Coldplay, Madonna, or Weezer, when suddenly the darkness is dotted with dozens, hundreds, then thousands points of light — all from cellphones. The origin story of this concert ritual is a bit vague, but a new Bob Dylan collection offers one possible answer.

Last week, Dylan and the Band’s 1974 tour was commemorated with The 1974 Live Recordings, a hernia-inducing box set of more than two dozen shows recorded during that run.

Screamin’ Scott Simon, who spent 50 years as the keyboardist for Sha Na Na, died on Sept. 5, 2024, at the age of 75 from sinus cancer. His daughter Nina confirmed the news on Instagram with a statement that read, “My dad was a rock star. Literally. A member of Sha Na Na for over 50 years. He loved early morning diners and late nights onstage. But loved his girls most of all. Screamin’ Scott Simon (1948-2024). Beloved husband, father and grandfather (Boppa). Boppa often said the secret to life is tour management. I feel so grateful I got to be with him as he prepared for his final tour. It was too soon, but as always, he was right on time for the big show. I love you forever.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nina Simon (@ninaksimon) Simon and his band played Woodstock, and had their own variety show, Sha Na Na,...

Disney’s Star Wars universe has been met with quite a lot of heartwarming plotlines and wholesome moments as well as heartwrenching storylines and bitter farewells. Just like Pedro Pascal’s absolutely painful goodbye scene with Grogu aka Baby Yoda in the finale of The Mandalorian season 2, which had pretty much every single viewer bawling their eyes out.

The Star Wars lore. | Credit: StarWars.com.

But while this scene won a majority of the fandom over (if not all of it), fans weren’t allowed to revel in the misery of this scene for long. If anything, it made that one gutwrenching arc in Din Djarin’s storyline seem completely useless by making Pascal’s Mando meet with Grogu a bit too sooner than expected with a grave mistake in The Book of Boba Fett.

Pedro Pascal’s Heartbreaking Arc Went to Waste by Tbobf

Regarded as one of the...

In Alex Ross Perry’s exuberant tribute to Pavement, Tim Heidecker gives a succinct descriptor of what made the band a staple of college radio stations in the ‘90s: “For kids who thought everything was stupid and everything sucked, they were your band.” In an era when rock stars gave up hours doing big hair in the makeup chair to instead wear the flannel they walked in off the street with, the band, fronted by Stephen Malkmus, cultivated a fan base that cared quite a bit when they looked like they didn’t care much at all, standing out in the grunge period for their ironic detachment and a general lack of pretense that belied the sophistication of their songcraft.

While passion didn’t necessarily appear to be part of Pavement’s persona, Perry feels obliged to overcompensate, declaring them to be “the world’s most important and influential band...

Musician James Taylor has kicked off his 2024 tour.

The tour started in Philadelphia and continues through mid-September, where it will conclude in Virginia on Sept. 15.

Taylor was scheduled to perform at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 19 in support of the 2024 presidential campaign of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. He was set to follow performances by fellow artists Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell, but he was ultimately unable to take the stage due to time limitations.

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In an Instagram statement, Taylor wrote, “Sorry to disappoint. But it was a great and inspirational, quintessentially American moment. We were honored to be there.” Just hours before Taylor’s announcement on Instagram, White House correspondent Christian Datoc shared the DNC’s explanation for the last-minute cancellation on X.

The DNC wrote, “Because of the...

Peanuts lore goes beyond familiar details, like a Peanuts-Disney crossover moment not widely known. Snoopy, a dog with unique perspectives, tricks Woodstock with false information about famous tubes. Lucy's fear or vanity leads to mistakes on the baseball field, causing more losses for the Peanuts gang.

Peanuts has a long and varied history, with each year of the comic strip's 50-year run adding new bits of lore and character details. Many pieces of Peanuts lore are pretty familiar to even casual fans of the comic strip, like Linus' attachment to his security blanket or Lucy's bossiness. However, some anecdotes of Peanuts lore are a lot lesser known, like a Peanuts-Disney crossover moment, albeit a small one.

While Peanuts may still hold some surprises for fans who have not been alive for the entirety of the comic strip's publication, like the surprise connection between Snoopy and one Disney character, the...

One of the greatest to ever sit in a director's chair, Martin Scorsese is a living legend of cinema. Whether it was his early days working as an editor on the famous Woodstock documentary or the exceptional Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese's eye for detail and distinct authorial style have made him one of the most recognizable names in the annals of film.

Brats documentary explores how the Brat Pack label affected members like Estevez and McCarthy, halting potential collaborations. Estevez pulled the plug on "Young Men With Unlimited Capital" due to the stigma surrounding the Brat Pack, affecting potential partnerships. The movie never got made, but Estevez and McCarthy could still collaborate to bring the Woodstock story to life and honor their Brat Pack legacy.

Waves were made when David Blum's "Hollywood's Brat Pack" article came out in New York Magazine, and as the documentary Brats revealed, the fallout killed one of the "best scripts" Emilio Estevez had ever read. A new Hulu documentary by Andrew McCarthy, star of the Brat Pack movies St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink, revealed new details about the article's impact. Brats explores how the "Brat Pack" label affected his fellow Brat Pack members. His first interview was with fellow St. Elmo's Fire actor Emilio Estevez,...

Timed to the release of the 55th anniversary of Woodstock, the cleverly-named Woodstake is a "brilliant horror/comedy about three days of peace, music, and blood!" Ahead of the issue #0 release this August, we have a preview you can read right now that takes you back to where it all started.

Along with the preview, which you can read below, we have details on the team behind Shp Comics, Woodstake, and The Killing Machine:

"With a soft launch via limited crowdfunded editions and limited convention experiences, Shp Comics and the work of their in-house writer Darin S. Cape first emerged quietly in 2023. The publisher has built a robust fanbase via social media, and an award-winning film based on one of their first releases, which has swept the festival circuit over the past six months. Now, this exciting new upstart brings their groundswell of interest to the pages of the Diamond’s Previews catalog,...

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner is set to produce feature documentary Fanmade: Enhypen about K-pop group Enhypen and their fandom, Engene.

The new production shingle from Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 filmmakers William Swann and Casey Feldman, Good-People, is set to produce alongside the Candle Media owned Hello Sunshine. Caroline Suh, who was behind K-pop doc Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, will direct.

The description of the film notes that the doc will highlight the band’s fans “putting them at the heart of the concert creation process.”

The synopsis continues: “The documentary highlights the Engene community, following five female fans as they co-create new material alongside the band, ignite the fanbase to collaborate, and revel in the joy of putting their passion out into the world. Dancing between Enhypen fans and the band themselves, the film utilizes unprecedented and intimate access alongside the band members as they travel across the...

Following Joni Mitchell’s return to Spotify, the singer-songwriter will release The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), out June 21 via Rhino.

The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.

Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.

Dan Wallin, the music scoring engineer who recorded such classic film scores as “Spartacus,” “Bullitt,” “The Wild Bunch” and “Out of Africa,” died early Wednesday in Hawaii. He was 97.

Twice Oscar-nominated for best sound (1970’s “Woodstock” and 1976’s “A Star Is Born”), he won a 2009 Emmy for sound mixing on the Academy Awards telecast and received two additional Emmy nominations in the sound mixing category.

But it was Wallin’s skill behind the console, recording and mixing musical scores for movies and TV, that won him legions of fans among nearly all of Hollywood’s top composers and ensured steady employment for more than half a century.

He recorded the music for an estimated 500 films, including those for “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “Finian’s Rainbow” in the 1960s; “The Way We Were,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Nashville,” “King Kong” and “Saturday Night Fever” in the 1970s; “Somewhere in Time,” “The Right Stuff...

The Black Keys named one of their most popular albums “Brothers,” which seems on the face of it to be a positive statement of purpose and, obviously, fraternalism between the rock duo’s two members, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. But the question remains: what kind of brothers? Like, Oasis’ battling Gallaghers, or some gentler brand of bros? It’s a question fans will think about after seeing “This Is a Film About the Black Keys,” an engaging music documentary that trains a spotlight on some lesser-known, historical tensions between the two as well as what binds them. One thing is clear: In the Black Keys, ebony and ivory don’t always live together in perfect harmony.

The term “arranged marriage” is invoked more than once in the film for the relationship between Carney and Auerbach, which seems a little strange, based on what we know of the duo’s shared biography.

The films in the running for the 2024 Best Film Editing Oscar are “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.” Our current odds indicate that “Oppenheimer” (31/10) is the frontrunner, followed in order by “Anatomy of a Fall” (4/1), “Killers of the Flower Moon” (9/2), “Poor Things” (9/2), and “The Holdovers” (9/2).

Having previously bagged trophies for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Aviator” (2005), and “The Departed” (2007), Thelma Schoonmaker could now become this category’s first quadruple champion by winning for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The 84-year-old is also the first cutter to reach a total of nine nominations, with all but her first for “Woodstock” (1971) having come for films directed by Martin Scorsese. Their other collaborations that brought her academy attention are “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “Hugo” (2012), and “The Irishman” (2020).

This year’s second of two female nominees is Jennifer Lame (“Oppenheimer”), who would be the 14th unique woman to win this award,...

If Martin Scorsese is the greatest living filmmaker, then Thelma Schoonmaker is the greatest living film editor. It takes great craft and an understanding of film rhythm to assemble threeish-hour cuts that never run out of energy, and that's what Schoonmaker has done time after time with "Goodfellas," "The Departed," "The Wolf of Wall Street," and so forth.

Scorsese and Schoonmaker are an inseparable creative duo; they've been working together for more than 50 years. They met at New York University in the 1960s and she edited his feature debut, "Who's That Knocking at My Door." Schoonmaker has since edited every film that Scorsese directed going back to 1980's "Raging Bull." That hiatus in the 1970s wasn't due to a falling out; it was because Schoonmaker wasn't willing to play ball with member requirements for the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Specifically, the Guild demanded an aspiring member spend eight years total as an apprentice/assistant,...

Someone call a “Big Yellow Taxi” for Joni Mitchell: The folk singer is set to make her Grammys performance debut at this year’s edition of the awards show on Sunday, February 4. CBS announced Mitchell’s involvement on Sunday, with one week to go until the music industry’s biggest night. And next Sunday could be an even bigger celebration for Mitchell: The 80-year-old is nominated in the Best Folk Album category for her album Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live]. Mitchell, whose hits also include “A Case of You” and “Woodstock,” already has 18 Grammy nominations and 9 wins to her name. She previously won Best Folk Performance for Clouds, Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for “Down to You,” Best Pop Album and Best Recording Package for Turbulent Indigo, Best Traditional Vocal Pop Album for Both Sides, Now, Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, Best Pop Instrumental Performance for “One Week Last Summer,...

Martin Scorsese's music documentaries offer a glimpse into the filmmaker's musical connections and obsessions. Scorsese's collaborations with iconic artists like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and The Rolling Stones further highlight the significance of his work in music documentaries. Scorsese's music documentaries, like "The Last Waltz" and "No Direction Home," provide intimate portraits of musicians and pivotal moments in music history, showcasing the director's attention to detail and ability to capture the essence of pivotal periods in music history.

Martin Scorsese is one of the most respected directors in film history and with good reason. His work has been classified among the best ever produced, with numerous award nominations as well as wins defining his entire filmography. Still, there seems to be a blind spot for many viewers and film devotees — Scorsese’s music documentaries.

It’s easy to skim past these titles while jumping to Goodfellas or Raging Bull; after all,...

It’s one of the most damning travesties in Academy Awards history that Raging Bull didn’t win Best Picture. Generally considered one of the greatest films ever made, it’s far more in the conscious and more of an essential piece of cinema than the winner that year, Ordinary People, a remarkably safe choice that fits the Academy’s general M.O. Safer, too, was giving Robert Redford the Best Director honor over Martin Scorsese, who had to wait until 2006’s The Departed to take home his long-denied prize. Now, its editor – who did win an Oscar for Raging Bull – is coming out to say that Scorsese wanted a win to come for the 1980 classic.

In a new interview with Thelma Schoonmaker, the legendary editor said, “I think he would have liked to win for Raging Bull…When we were standing there, those of us who did win, I...

Hollywood loves to repeat success, and now more than ever it needs to. If there’s a promising way to draw people into movie theaters that the industry doesn’t capitalize on, it will only be colluding in the decay of its own future. So when I came out of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” having experienced, for the first time in a while, what it was like a share a concert film with an ecstatic audience, one of my first thoughts was, “How could they do this again?”

You might say that’s a silly question, since it has one obvious answer: They can’t. There is only one Taylor Swift, the most epic global pop superstar since the Michael Jackson of the “Thriller” era. And there is only one Taylor Swift fan base. Until “The Eras Tour,” no concert movie in history has made this kind of money.

By any standards — other than the over-the-top, pre-release hype — “Taylor Swift The Eras Tour” (Variance/AMC) provided a spectacular initial weekend with an estimated $96 million gross. Foreign estimates are $31 million-$33 million, which would reflect the anticipated 75/25 percent split.

To put it in perspective, and how badly theaters needed this success: “Eras” grossed more than the total of any film released since August 2, over two months ago. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”were brilliant, but the follow-up hasn’t been encouraging.

AMC Theatres, overseeing domestic distribution of the film (Variance handles actual bookings), estimates say that the weekend will gross $95 million – $97 million. It’s unusual for a distributor to provide a range rather than specific number, but this is a case with few precedents.

It seems churlish to describe “Eras” ($96 million on a $15 million production budget!) as any kind of shortfall, but the reason pundits seemed to accept $100 million-plus as a given is...

Four months after Joni Mitchell’s long-awaited official return to the stage, the legendary singer-songwriter made another surprise live appearance Saturday to perform three songs alongside Brandi Carlile and friends at the Hollywood Bowl.

With the stage arranged with the living room vibes of the famed “Joni Jams,” Mitchell took her seat centerstage between Carlile and fellow guest Annie Lennox. The road crew’s tinkering with wires allowed for about five minutes of banter between Carlile and Mitchell, with the two talking about a recent trip to Canada, Mitchell’s...

Update: Taylor Swift announced Wednesday evening that at the last minute Thursday night previews would be held at theaters starting at 6 p.m. Additional showtime are now allowed through 1 a.m. Thursday, then starting at 2 p.m. on Friday per exhibitor sources. Those interested should check ticket sale websites, with all expected to be selling by 10 a.m. Eastern Thursday.

Swift made the announcement herself via social media. It is very unusual, to put it mildly, for a move like this to be made last minute. Having the largest exhibitor distributing the film likely made resistance to such a last minute move easier, as does the potential revenue, but it still is burdensome for many theaters. This could significantly increase the initial gross since most Friday night shows were sold out. How top Swifties who fought to get tickets for the supposed initial Friday show will feel remains an open question.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé are highly-anticipated concert films that will make fans feel like they're front row at their favorite artists' concerts. Some of the greatest concert movies capture landmark events in music history, like Woodstock and Monterey Pop. The best concert movies feature a combination of behind-the-scenes footage and high-quality concert coverage, providing an immersive and enjoyable experience for viewers.

With the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, here are ten of the greatest concert movies that will rival them. The best concert movies typically feature a thoughtful combination of behind-the-scenes documentary footage mixed with exciting high-quality coverage of one or several of the artists' actual concerts. For fans of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé who weren't fortunate enough to sit front row at one of their concert, these upcoming concert films are...

Like its two recent multi-disc predecessors, Joni Mitchell Archives — Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) collects live and studio vault tapes from a particular era in Mitchell’s career. This one gets off to a seemingly unbeatable start. Much of its first quarter is devoted to an entire live show from Carnegie Hall in 1971, months after Mitchell’s landmark album Blue had been released. Sounding at the top of her game, vocally and instrumentally, Mitchell opens with a swooping, vivacious “This Flight Tonight.” Accompanying herself on guitar, piano and dulcimer,...

Joni Mitchell has announced the third volume in her ongoing Archives series, this time focusing on the fruitful four-year stretch that yielded her classic LPs For The Roses, Court And Spark, and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns.

Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), out October 6, features dozens of unheard recordings, including early demos and alternate versions, as well as unreleased live performances and more.

Ahead of Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)’s release, Rhino has shared the demo of the Court And Spark hit “Help Me...

Joni Mitchell has announced a new box set called Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), the latest release in her ongoing archival project. The 5xCD/4xLP package is out October 6th via Rhino, while a demo version of her 1974 song “Help Me” is out now.

The Asylum Years refers to the label that released Mitchell’s early ’70s albums, but it also references the artist’s retreat into British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, a move she made out of frustration with her treatment by the press. Though she temporarily retired from performing live, the move didn’t hinder her songwriting: the period spawned 1972’s For the Roses, 1974’s Court and Spark, and 1975’s The Hissing of Summer Lawns, records that pushed Mitchell into a more jazz-inspired soundscape.

The expanded box set begins with two tracks from a recording session Mitchell had with Graham Nash and David Crosby...

Billy Joel has apparently been waiting for someone to come along and update his 1989 single “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” In an interview with BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball following his headlining performance in Hyde Park last weekend, Joel praised Fall Out Boy for their recent take on the song.

“Everybody’s been wanting to know when there’s going to be an updated version of it, because my song started in ’49 and ended in ’89 — it was a 40-year span,” Joel told Ball. “Everybody said, ‘Well, aren’t...

Before Martin Scorsese became the maestro of American cinema, he was just another New York film kid trying to get some credits and experience in the industry. He and future longtime collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker both cut their teeth on the 1970 music documentary Woodstock, about the legendary festival in upstate New York. Scorsese worked both on set as an assistant director and in the editing room as one of the film’s seven editors.

“Carlos” has one of the best openings I’ve ever seen — or heard — in a music documentary. We hear Carlos Santana, waxing philosophical and wise (as he’s prone to do). Intercut with his words, at throbbing intervals of about 20 seconds (and at top volume), are the iconic organ-and-bass notes — Bom Bom!…Bom Bom! — that open “Oye Como Va,” the 1971 hit by Santana. I’ll confess that “Oye Como Va” is one of those classic-rock radio staples I feel like I’ve heard more times in my life than I ever need to. (Sort of like “Moondance” and “Tempted” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”) Yet “Carlos,” instead of assaulting you with the song, severs those four notes from it (Bom Bom!…Bom Bom!) and blows them up into a piece of pop art, like a Warhol sound painting. It asks us to hear the magic of what Carlos Santana...

Editor’s note: The following interviews were done outside of the FYC event series, as there was no panel or screening.

When director Brett Morgen invited Oscar winners Paul Massey and Nina Hartstone to collaborate on the sound for Moonage Daydream, he told them what he was aiming for with his David Bowie documentary.

“He wanted this to be incredibly immersive,” Massey explained as part of Deadline’s FYC House + HBO Max event series, “and not just immersive in an Atmos kind of a way with using objects in the room, but immersive for the audience to the point where they could shut their eyes and be on a rollercoaster ride of audio without even watching some of the [visuals].”

‘Moonage Daydream’

For re-recording mixer Massey, that meant taking a fresh approach to the Bowie songs in the film.

“We were really blessed by having access to pretty much all of...

Portugal. The Man is willing to go the distance to achieve the American dream. On their latest single, “Thunderdome [W.T.A.],” the band recruits Black Thought and Natalia Lafourcade to consider what it takes to make the ultimate sacrifice.

“Welcome to America/ I’m waiting on a miracle/ All my sins American/ Yeah I’m waiting on a miracle,” vocalist John Gourley sings, later adding: “Jesus was a Mexican/Walking on the Rio Grande/Learn to speak American/Divided up the Chamizal 64′ we split it/Like I don’t know what went wrong,...

Martin Wiley, a veteran producer and executive whose credits include Acts of Violence, Never Talk to Strangers and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, died March 20, his son Cameron told Deadline. He was 65.

A USC alum who got his post-graduate degree from UCLA, Wiley served as a creative executive in charge of development on films produced at Warner Bros., Sony, Lionsgate and other studios and the supervising producer and/or unit production manager for more than a dozen theatrical features.

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Wiley began his career in the late 1980s, serving as a producer or co-producer on films including Mutator, Diving In and Little Sister. His...

Bobbi Kelly Ercoline, the blanketed woman who was featured with her then-boyfriend and later husband on the cover of Woodstock’s 1970 soundtrack album, died Saturday.

Nick Ercoline, her husband of 54 years, confirmed her death on Facebook. “She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better place. If you knew her, you loved her. She lived by her saying, ‘Be kind,'” he wrote. Ercoline added, “She didn’t deserve this past years nightmare, but she isn’t suffering from the physical pain anymore and that brings some comfort to us.

Actor Jake Lloyd has had a fraught relationship with "Star Wars." At age nine, Lloyd auditioned to play the young Anakin Skywalker — a.k.a. the young Darth Vader — in George Lucas' hotly anticipated prequel film "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace." Although initially beloved, "The Phantom Menace" quickly soured in the mind of the public, and over the course of the following few years, transformed into one of the most hated blockbusters of its era. These days, one can find any number of critical internet videos picking apart "The Phantom Menace" in excruciating detail. Many fans pointed specifically to Lloyd's performance as one of the many culprits in the film's quality, and Lloyd was bullied incessantly online for many years. In 2001, when he was 12, Lloyd elected to retire from acting altogether, burned all his "Star Wars" merch, and has attempted to live in peace ever since. His life...

Great Scott! “Back to the Future: The Musical,” which is opening on Broadway this summer after a run in London, has found its Marty McFly in Casey Likes,cwho recently appeared in “Almost Famous: The Musical”. Where Likes goes … he doesn’t need roads.

Likes is joining a cast that includes Tony-winner Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Olivier nominee Hugh Coles as George McFly, both of whom are reprising their roles from the 2021 West End run of the show. (The show previously had a run in Manchester in 2020.) The London production won Best New Musical at the Laurence Olivier Awards. Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.

Based on the 1985 film, “Back to the Future: The Musical” features a book written by original screenwriter Bob Gale and a score by original composer Alan Silvestri, with lyrics by constant collaborator Glen Ballard.

The musical follows the same beats of the original movie,...

Nat Wolff has been really famous a couple of times. The first was in 2007, when his show The Naked Brothers Band (based on his real-life musical group) became Nickelodeon’s most popular kids’ series — that was the kind of fame that got him bullied at his New York City middle school. Then, in 2015, he led Paper Towns, the big-screen adaptation of John Green’s blockbuster YA novel — that was the screaming-teen-girls-following-you-on-a-global-press-tour variety.

Now he’s preparing for the release of a series that features his first starring TV role — and a run alongside Parker Posey and Hari Nef in an off-Broadway adaptation of The Seagull/Woodstock, NY — and feeling further from those days than ever. “A couple of girls followed me home from rehearsals the other day, and it made me realize I barely think about being a child star,” says the 28-year-old over late-morning shrimp tacos in Times Square.

Best Film Editing and Best Picture have had an important relationship throughout Oscars history. While the two awards don’t always necessarily go to the same film, it is rare that a Best Picture winner isn’t at least nominated for Best Film Editing. Only two out of the last 20 Best Picture champs were snubbed by the editors’ branch: “Birdman” in 2015 and “Coda” in 2022.

One of the best cutters in the business is Thelma Schoonmaker. This longtime collaborator of Martin Scorsese reunites with him for this year’s red-hot Oscar contender, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” This story tells the true tale of the murder of several Osage tribe members in the USA in the 1920s, which led to an FBI investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone star.

Schoonmaker reaped her record ninth nomination for her work on this epic. Her other bids were as follows: 1971 for “Woodstock,...

We’ve got another big summer week with movies, docuseries, reboots, and more padding the landscape of your regularly-scheduled broadcasting.

Flowers in the Attic: The Origin signs off in a big way on Lifetime, while Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head makes a splash on Paramount+.

Ron Howard’s latest film, Thirteen Lives, premieres on Prime Video, and there’s an interesting examination of Woodstock ‘99, which put pox on the Woodstock name.

Saturday, July 30

8/7c Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (Lifetime)

During part four of the limited series, Olivia becomes the most terrifying, notorious version of herself.

The loss of her children has driven her to a breaking point.

However, her newfound religious beliefs she developed from her cousin pushes her over the edge.

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— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) July 28, 2022 Sunday,...

The animated TV series "The Freak Brothers" has been renewed for a second season, adapting cartoonist Gilbert Sheldon’s satirical 1960’s Rip Off comix title, now set in the modern day, starring four ‘wake 'n bake' stoner heroes, 'Freewheelin' Franklin' (Woody Harrelson), 'Phineas' (Pete Davidson), 'Fat Freddy' (John Goodman) and 'Fat Freddy's Cat' aka 'Kitty' (Tiffany Haddish), streaming December 2022 on Tubi:

...back in 1969 when the 'Freaks' weren’t hanging out at 'Woodstock', they were dodging 'Narcs' and steady employment.

"But after smoking a magic strain of weed, laid-back 'Franklin', paranoid 'Phineas', man-child 'Freddy' and the sardonic 'Kitty' are 'Rip-Van-Winkled' into the future.

"They wake up 50 years later in their renovated house, which is now owned by the 'Switzers' -- a family of ethnically diverse 'trippin’ squares'. While the tech-savvy Switzers help guide the Freaks through the rat race of a strange new world...

"...the Freaks – who...

Portugal. the Man appeared on The Ellen Show to perform their recent song “What, Me Worry?” with the help of a string section and a group of back-up singers. The group brought a sense of levity to the performance, augmented by psychedelic video backdrops.

The Portland-based band released “What, Me Worry?” in February. The upbeat single, produced by Jeff Bhasker and Ryan Tedder, marked the first official release from the band’s ninth studio album, due out in June.

“While recording this album and hanging in LA, we got into...

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Live music events have been up in the air since the start of the pandemic in 2020. But with proper safety precautions in place, the Recording Academy finally brought the music community back together again for the 2022 Grammy Awards.

On the eve of Grammys weekend, hundreds of celebrities, industry folks, and eager fans poured into Las Vegas for music's biggest celebration of the year. I arrived in the vibrant city just in time to attend three days worth of Grammy events courtesy of Mastercard and its long-standing partnership with the institution as the official payments technology partner. With its mission to celebrate and connect people to their passion for music and entertainment, Mastercard - alongside other brands' - sponsored Grammy events were filled with nothing but joyous musical moments. From Grammy U's Masterclass discussion powered by Mastercard and led by famed music video director Hannah Lux Davis,...

This time last year, Joni Mitchell was Zooming in to Clive Davis’ virtual Grammy party — kicking off the night with wine and dressed in finery, and then, as the hours wore on, kicking back to watch performers in pajamas, with popcorn and her trusty ginger cat Bootsy in tow. (Bootsy was named after Puss and Boots if you must know — and we must.)

This year, however, she strides down the red carpet in Las Vegas in a sparkling shawl and beret at the Grammys’ MusiCares Person of the Year event — for which,...

At Elton John’s 30th annual viewing party to benefit his AIDS Foundation, there was little danger of the crowd not sticking around after the Oscars were over, with Brandi Carlile and her full band doing an hour-long set to cap off the night. “It ain’t a mini-set,” Carlile said on the red carpet. “We’re going all the way. There will be headbanging.” And there was, with the singer-songwriter introducing a surprisingly hard-rocking, hair-tossing version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” into her performance, along with inviting singer Jake Wesley Rogers onto her stage for a duet of the absentee host’s “Rocket Man.”

“It’s been a long night, but nobody has punched anybody up on stage,” said Carlile, in one of many quips made about the Will Smith slap that had had the ballroom abuzz for the previous two hours. Later she joked that playing inside the...