Now this is what you call P-Funk. Nina Hagen, Germany’s Godmother of Punk, and Prime Minister of Funk George Clinton, America’s Dr. Funkenstein, came together for the iconic singer’s new single, “Unity,” according to Rolling Stone. Hagen, who wrote the song immediately after the murder of George Floyd, says this her tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. Hagen also announced she will issue her first album in nine years, since 2011’s Volksbeat.
“’Unity’ was created immediately after the incredibly cowardly and brutal murder of George Floyd,” Hagen said in a statement, via Rolling Stone. “A song about the indestructible dream of charity. From the longing for human values, for social unity and justice.” Clinton is a strong presence on the dub track, which calls for “unity in the community.” While the song drips of both cosmic alliance and Christian Gospel, it is not quite as...
“’Unity’ was created immediately after the incredibly cowardly and brutal murder of George Floyd,” Hagen said in a statement, via Rolling Stone. “A song about the indestructible dream of charity. From the longing for human values, for social unity and justice.” Clinton is a strong presence on the dub track, which calls for “unity in the community.” While the song drips of both cosmic alliance and Christian Gospel, it is not quite as...
- 9/8/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
German actor to receive Lifetime Achievement Award.
German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival (Sept 24-Oct 4).
Following the award ceremony, Mueller-Stahl will present Jim Jarmusch’s Night On Earth at the Arthouse Le Paris cinema on Sept 28.
Mueller-Stahl is one of the few German actors of distinction whose careers have spanned East Germany, West Germany and Hollywood. His most noteworthy films include Lola (1981), Oberst Redl (1985), Momo (1986), Music Box (1989), Night On Earth (1991), Das Geisterhaus (1993) and Shine (1996).
Zff co-directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri said: “We are proud to welcome 84-year-old Armin Mueller-Stahl as our guest to this year’s festival. He is, in our opinion, one of the most important German actors of all time. His skills as a polyglot performer oscillating effortlessly between stage and screen, Germany and the USA, have more than earned him this award.”
Raised in the German Democratic Republic (Gdr) and initially trained as a concert...
German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival (Sept 24-Oct 4).
Following the award ceremony, Mueller-Stahl will present Jim Jarmusch’s Night On Earth at the Arthouse Le Paris cinema on Sept 28.
Mueller-Stahl is one of the few German actors of distinction whose careers have spanned East Germany, West Germany and Hollywood. His most noteworthy films include Lola (1981), Oberst Redl (1985), Momo (1986), Music Box (1989), Night On Earth (1991), Das Geisterhaus (1993) and Shine (1996).
Zff co-directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri said: “We are proud to welcome 84-year-old Armin Mueller-Stahl as our guest to this year’s festival. He is, in our opinion, one of the most important German actors of all time. His skills as a polyglot performer oscillating effortlessly between stage and screen, Germany and the USA, have more than earned him this award.”
Raised in the German Democratic Republic (Gdr) and initially trained as a concert...
- 9/1/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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