For a music journalist in the Nineties, there could have been no better phone call. Not long after Michael Azerrad hung out with Kurt Cobain for Nirvana’s first Rolling Stone cover story, Courtney Love reached out to ask him if he wanted to write a book about Nirvana. He agreed, and after nine months of breakneck work, he managed to get Come As You Are out in 1993, just in time to coincide with Nirvana’s Nevermind follow-up, In Utero.
Thirty years later, Azerrad (also the author of the beloved...
Thirty years later, Azerrad (also the author of the beloved...
- 11/2/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
When the Rolling Stones kicked off their 48-date North American summer tour in 1972, Rolling Stone writer Robert Greenfield was by their side to chronicle every second of the madness for his book Stones Touring Party. He logged more than 60 hours of interviews with the band and their associates, but much of that audio has sat in the vault for the past five decades.
It’s finally going to be heard as part of the iHeartPodcast series Stones Touring Party, kicking off on August 2. Hosted by writer Jordan Runtagh, the podcast...
It’s finally going to be heard as part of the iHeartPodcast series Stones Touring Party, kicking off on August 2. Hosted by writer Jordan Runtagh, the podcast...
- 7/24/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
In the fall of 1975, Sam Shepard — the hottest playwright on both sides of the Atlantic — returned to his new home in Northern California one day to find a note waiting for him that said Bob Dylan had called. Having never met him, the 31-year-old Shepard called the phone number on the note and was informed that Dylan wanted him to write the screenplay for the film to be based on his upcoming, star-studded Rolling Thunder tour. Because Shepard, who would later be nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Chuck Yeager, America’s most famous test pilot, in The Right Stuff but was so afraid of flying that he had not been inside a plane for the past twelve years, he crossed the country by rail to meet Dylan in New York. As Robert Greenfield recounts in an exclusive excerpt from his new biography of Shepard, True West,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Robert Greenfield
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Zach Dean has been set to pen for 20th Century Fox and director Shawn Levy a film based on the life of legendary rock promoter Bill Graham. It is Dean who will find the movie in Bill Graham: My Life Inside Rock and Out, the autobiography Graham wrote with Robert Greenfield that Fox bought early last year. Levy will produce through his 21 Laps banner, and Greenfield, David Graham and Alex Graham are executive producing. Graham came to prominence in the 1960s…...
- 1/5/2017
- Deadline
A new feature film about the Rolling Stones is in the works. Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell With the Rolling Stones will be directed by Andy Goddard, who has helmed several episodes of PBS's Downton Abbey. The film is currently looking to cast actors in the roles of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Deadline Hollywood reports.
The film is based on Robert Greenfield's 2008 book focusingthe recording of Exile On Main Street at Nellcôte, a villa in southern France, before the release of the legendary double...
The film is based on Robert Greenfield's 2008 book focusingthe recording of Exile On Main Street at Nellcôte, a villa in southern France, before the release of the legendary double...
- 6/13/2016
- Rollingstone.com
The Academy has announced the new class of invited members for 2014 and, as is typical, many of which are among last year's nominees, which includes Barkhad Abdi, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Lupita Nyong'o and June Squibb in the Actors branch not to mention curious additions such as Josh Hutcherson, Rob Riggle and Jason Statham, but, okay. The Directors branch adds Jay and Mark Duplass along with Jean-Marc Vallee, Denis Villeneuve and Thomas Vinterberg. I didn't do an immediate tally of male to female additions or other demographics, but at first glance it seems to be a wide spread batch of new additions on all fronts. The Academy is also clearly attempting to aggressively bump up the demographics as this is the second year in a row where they have added a large number of new members, well over the average of 133 new members from 2004 to 2012. As far as...
- 6/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o of 12 Years a Slave were two of the 271 artists and industry leaders invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which determines nominations and winners at the annual Oscars. The entire list of Academy membership—which numbers about 6,000—isn’t public information so the annual invitation list is often the best indication of the artists involved in the prestigious awards process. It’s worth noting that invitations need to be accepted in order for artists to become members; some artists, like two-time Best Actor winner Sean Penn, have declined membership over the years.
- 6/26/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Pop quiz: What do Chris Rock, Claire Denis, Eddie Vedder and Josh Hutcherson all have in common? Answer: They could all be Oscar voters very soon. The annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences invitation list always makes for interesting reading, shedding light on just how large and far-reaching the group's membership is -- or could be, depending on who accepts their invitations. This year, 271 individuals have been asked to join AMPAS, meaning every one of them could contribute to next year's Academy Awards balloting -- and it's as diverse a list as they've ever assembled. Think the Academy consists entirely of fusty retired white dudes? Not if recent Best Original Song nominee Pharrell Williams takes them up on their offer. Think it's all just a Hollywood insiders' game? Not if French arthouse titans Chantal Akerman and Olivier Assayas join the party. It's a list that subverts expectation at every turn.
- 6/26/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
New York, May 5: A new book has revealed the details about how drugs and women got in between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' relationship and almost broke up The Rolling Stones.
The book 'Aint It Time We Said Goodbye' is written by Robert Greenfield, who got to witness the band at a volatile time in its history, a period where the once-close relationship between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had begun to fray, the New York Daily News reported.
According to the book, the group also arrived at the intersection of make or break just as Richards' heroin addiction became harrowing.
Jagger, who had ended his long relationship with Marianne Faithfull when Ertegun warned him her heroin addiction, was putting the band at.
The book 'Aint It Time We Said Goodbye' is written by Robert Greenfield, who got to witness the band at a volatile time in its history, a period where the once-close relationship between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had begun to fray, the New York Daily News reported.
According to the book, the group also arrived at the intersection of make or break just as Richards' heroin addiction became harrowing.
Jagger, who had ended his long relationship with Marianne Faithfull when Ertegun warned him her heroin addiction, was putting the band at.
- 5/5/2014
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
Photos galore today including new stills from 127 Hours, Little White Lies, The Debt, The Tempest, Vanishing on 7th Street, Fair Game, The Winning Season, Never Let Me Go, Miral and Somewhere.
There's also promo photos of Lindsay Lohan for Inferno, and shots from the sets of Moneyball and Dark Tide.
""X-Men: First Class" and "Kick Ass" director says one reason why he took the 'X-Men' gig is that superhero films have "been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it’s supposed to be. People are just going to get bored of it"..." (full details)
"Ving Rhames confirmed on the late-night TBS talk show Lopez Tonight on Wednesday last week that he will return for "Mission: Impossible 4"..." (full details)
"Warner Bros is reportedly keen to take advantage of the New Orleans' tax incentives, which they're currently using for Martin Campbell's "Green Lantern", on...
There's also promo photos of Lindsay Lohan for Inferno, and shots from the sets of Moneyball and Dark Tide.
""X-Men: First Class" and "Kick Ass" director says one reason why he took the 'X-Men' gig is that superhero films have "been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it’s supposed to be. People are just going to get bored of it"..." (full details)
"Ving Rhames confirmed on the late-night TBS talk show Lopez Tonight on Wednesday last week that he will return for "Mission: Impossible 4"..." (full details)
"Warner Bros is reportedly keen to take advantage of the New Orleans' tax incentives, which they're currently using for Martin Campbell's "Green Lantern", on...
- 8/9/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev (My Kid Could Paint That; The Tillman Story) is the latest non-fiction film director to make the transition to drama. I would say to fiction, but Bar-Lev's first non-doc project will be based on a true story, specifically on the life of Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia. According to Variety, the biopic will tackle the man's early years, so don't attempt to picture some actor wearing a bushy white beard on screen. This appears to be different from the Garcia biopic announced three years ago, as instead of producer Justin Berfield this involves the son of Michael Eisner and some of the guys behind Little Miss Sunshine.
The script is being written by Dungeons & Dragons writer Topper Lilien and will be based on parts of Robert Greenfield's Dark Star, an oral-history-styled biography that covers Garcia's entire life. How far into that life the film will go into is unclear,...
The script is being written by Dungeons & Dragons writer Topper Lilien and will be based on parts of Robert Greenfield's Dark Star, an oral-history-styled biography that covers Garcia's entire life. How far into that life the film will go into is unclear,...
- 7/23/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Steal your face, man -- Jerry is going to the big screen in a film adapted from the Robert Greenfield book "Dark Star, An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia." Director Amir Bar-Lev (of "My Kid Could Paint That") is on board to bring a script by Topper Lilien ("Dungeons & Dragons" -- what?) to life. Variety reports the screenplay covers Garcia's early life, even before the birth of the infamous band.
"Topper Lilien's daring script does justice to Garcia and steadfastly resists cliche," Bar-Lev said. That's encouraging. Bar-Lev's last film was "The Tillman Story," a doc about the football hero turned friendly fire casualty in Afghanistan. You have to wonder how he'll handle a story with actors -- he's only worked in nonfiction before. There may well be archival footage used in this biopic too, but someone has to play Jerry for real. And there's the other thing -- who...
"Topper Lilien's daring script does justice to Garcia and steadfastly resists cliche," Bar-Lev said. That's encouraging. Bar-Lev's last film was "The Tillman Story," a doc about the football hero turned friendly fire casualty in Afghanistan. You have to wonder how he'll handle a story with actors -- he's only worked in nonfiction before. There may well be archival footage used in this biopic too, but someone has to play Jerry for real. And there's the other thing -- who...
- 7/23/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Documentary director Amir Bar-Lev will direct a feature biopic on the late Jerry Garcia.According to Variety, Eric Eisner and Bona Fide Productions. Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa are producing.Topper Lilien wrote the screenplay about the legendary Grateful Dead frontman's early life before joining the band. The film is based on the Robert Greenfield book "Dark Star," which examines Garcia.s life through interviews with his family, friends and colleagues.This will be the first feature-length film about Garcia, who co-founded the band in 1965 and served as its lead guitar player, songwriter and one of its vocalists until his death in August 1995.Garcia garnered acclaim for combining blues, rock and psychedelic elements along with improvisational guitar play. Bar-Lev's directing credits include the...
- 7/23/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
The Grateful Dead's late lead singer Jerry Garcia will have his story immortalized onscreen.
Based on the Robert Greenfield book "Dark Star," a history of Garcia told by family, friends and colleagues, the film will document the frontman's early life before joining the band that made him a household name. Amir Bar-Lev, director of the documentary "The Tillman Story," will direct, reports Variety.
While there have been a few Grateful Dead documentaries, this will...
Based on the Robert Greenfield book "Dark Star," a history of Garcia told by family, friends and colleagues, the film will document the frontman's early life before joining the band that made him a household name. Amir Bar-Lev, director of the documentary "The Tillman Story," will direct, reports Variety.
While there have been a few Grateful Dead documentaries, this will...
- 7/22/2010
- Extra
Amir Bar-Lev ("The Tillman Story," "Trouble the Water") is set to direct a Jerry Garcia biopic reports Variety.
Based on the Robert Greenfield book "Dark Star", the story follows the iconic Grateful Dead frontman's early life before joining the band that made him a household name.
Garcia's style fused a combination of blues, rock, psychedelia and a mastery of improvisational guitar.
Topper Lilien will adapt the screenplay while Eric Eisner, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa will produce.
Based on the Robert Greenfield book "Dark Star", the story follows the iconic Grateful Dead frontman's early life before joining the band that made him a household name.
Garcia's style fused a combination of blues, rock, psychedelia and a mastery of improvisational guitar.
Topper Lilien will adapt the screenplay while Eric Eisner, Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa will produce.
- 7/22/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
This is one of those rare stories where my personal and professional interests collide: growing up, the music of The Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band was frequently heard echoing through my home. There have been plenty of documentaries and concert films about the Dead, but never a proper biopic. That's all about to change, thanks to a script from Topper Lilien, who worked with Robert Greenfield's book "Dark Star" in crafting a story about Dead co-founder and lead singer/guitarist Jerry Garcia. The film, which Variety confirms will be directed by "The Tillman Story" helmer Amir Bar-Lev, will reportedly cover Garcia's early years, the events that led him to the Dead.
If the story had more of a lifelong focus, I'd be forced to pitch Jeff Bridges for the lead role. I mean seriously... is there anyone on this planet more perfectly suited to portray the lovable rock star than The Dude?...
If the story had more of a lifelong focus, I'd be forced to pitch Jeff Bridges for the lead role. I mean seriously... is there anyone on this planet more perfectly suited to portray the lovable rock star than The Dude?...
- 7/22/2010
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
Mvd will release the new DVD, "The Rolling Stones 1969-1975 - The Mick Taylor Years" on July 27.
"...Often regarded as the period in which The Rolling Stones recorded the finest music of their career, the years during which Mick Taylor was the fifth Stone remain the band's 'Golden Age'. Notably, on albums "Let It Bleed", "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile On Main Street" the Stones' sound changed as they developed new ideas and were informed by a range of new influences.
"Crucially it was Taylor's sophisticated blues and jazz licks that gave The Rolling Stones an added dimension between 1969 and 1975 - one they lacked both before and afterwards. This dynamic film tells the behind the scenes story of this hugely productive era for the group..."
The DVD features interviews with Taylor and his old boss, John Mayall; author and group colleague, Robert Greenfield; Village Voice music editor, Robert Christgau; Stones session musicians,...
"...Often regarded as the period in which The Rolling Stones recorded the finest music of their career, the years during which Mick Taylor was the fifth Stone remain the band's 'Golden Age'. Notably, on albums "Let It Bleed", "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile On Main Street" the Stones' sound changed as they developed new ideas and were informed by a range of new influences.
"Crucially it was Taylor's sophisticated blues and jazz licks that gave The Rolling Stones an added dimension between 1969 and 1975 - one they lacked both before and afterwards. This dynamic film tells the behind the scenes story of this hugely productive era for the group..."
The DVD features interviews with Taylor and his old boss, John Mayall; author and group colleague, Robert Greenfield; Village Voice music editor, Robert Christgau; Stones session musicians,...
- 5/25/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Mvd will release the new DVD, The Rolling Stones 1969-1975 - The Mick Taylor Years on July 27. "...Often regarded as the period in which The Rolling Stones recorded the finest music of their career, the years during which Mick Taylor was the fifth Stone remain the band's 'Golden Age'. Notably, on albums "Let It Bleed", "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile On Main Street" the Stones' sound changed as they developed new ideas and were informed by a range of new influences. "Crucially it was Taylor's sophisticated blues and jazz licks that gave The Rolling Stones an added dimension between 1969 and 1975 - one they lacked both before and afterwards. This dynamic film tells the behind the scenes story of this hugely productive era for the group..." The DVD features interviews with Taylor and his mentor/boss, John Mayall; author and group colleague, Robert Greenfield; Village Voice music editor, Robert Christgau; Stones session musicians,...
- 5/25/2010
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
He spent three nights in a Nigerian prison, countless hours on the back of Mick Jagger's motorbike and a few tense moments with a half-kilo of cocaine strapped to his body while a customs officer eyed him at an Irish airport. Even for the free-wheeling 1960s, that's enough adventure to last at least a few lifetimes. Jake Weber accomplished all of it before he was 12. Weber, 46, who for the past five seasons has played the very picture of familial stability as down-to-earth dad Joe Dubois on Medium (premiering Sept. 25 on CBS), had a rock 'n' roll childhood that was anything but stable.
- 9/11/2009
- by Oliver Jones
- PEOPLE.com
The late great Jerry Garcia is being honored and remembered in a new film about his life before becoming the frontman of the Grateful Dead. The band formed in 1965, and Jerry died in rehab of a heart attack at the age of 53. According to Hollywood Reporter, producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner have acquired the rights to Robert Greenfield’s book Dark Star, an oral history of Garcia’s life from dozens of people who knew him, including musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey. Berger and Yerxa have collaborated on some of the biggest...
- 11/14/2008
- Hollyscoop.com
Producers Albert Berger (Little Miss Sunshine), Ron Yerxa (Cold Mountain) and Eric Eisner (Hamlet 2) have signed on to develop a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia, report the trades. The untitled film will aim to offer a revealing look at the roots of the counterculture icon. It will focus primarily on Garcia's early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become the Grateful Dead -- a period that includes a stint in the military, a life-changing car accident and his first creative encounters with members of the Northern California music scene including future Dead bassist Phil Lesh. Producers have acquired rights to Robert Greenfield's book Dark Star, an oral history of Garcia from dozens of people who knew him, including musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey. Music rights also are being negotiated, Topper Lilien (Dungeons & Dragons ) is attached to write the screenplay.
- 11/12/2008
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner are going truckin'.
The trio have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will aim to offer a revealing look at the roots of the counterculture icon.
The untitled project will focus primarily on Garcia's early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become the Grateful Dead -- a period that includes a stint in the military, a life-changing car accident and his first creative encounters with members of the Northern California music scene including future Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
Producers have acquired rights to Robert Greenfield's book "Dark Star," an oral history of Garcia from dozens of people who knew him, including musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey. Music rights also are being negotiated, though given that the period in Garcia's life that's covered is pre-Dead,...
The trio have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will aim to offer a revealing look at the roots of the counterculture icon.
The untitled project will focus primarily on Garcia's early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become the Grateful Dead -- a period that includes a stint in the military, a life-changing car accident and his first creative encounters with members of the Northern California music scene including future Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
Producers have acquired rights to Robert Greenfield's book "Dark Star," an oral history of Garcia from dozens of people who knew him, including musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey. Music rights also are being negotiated, though given that the period in Garcia's life that's covered is pre-Dead,...
- 11/12/2008
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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