“Masters of the Air” costume designer Colleen Atwood brought along Austin Butler’s jacket to Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s Austin Butler’s jacket that he wore, Maj. Cleven’s jacket and hat, and I thought, ‘Well, I should bring it.’ It’s D-Day. People like seeing real stuff,'” Atwood told the audience.
Atwood was joined by her fellow artisans from the Apple TV+ series: supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Michael Minkler, composer Blake Neely, director of photography Richard Rutkowski and music supervisor Deva Anderson. The panelists acknowledged the 80th anniversary of D-Day with Neely sharing news. “I just found out that a piece from ‘Masters of the Air’ is what opened the D-Day Normandy event,” he told his fellow department heads.
Adapted from Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, the miniseries is the third installment of the “Band of Brothers” trilogy. “Masters of the Air...
Atwood was joined by her fellow artisans from the Apple TV+ series: supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Michael Minkler, composer Blake Neely, director of photography Richard Rutkowski and music supervisor Deva Anderson. The panelists acknowledged the 80th anniversary of D-Day with Neely sharing news. “I just found out that a piece from ‘Masters of the Air’ is what opened the D-Day Normandy event,” he told his fellow department heads.
Adapted from Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, the miniseries is the third installment of the “Band of Brothers” trilogy. “Masters of the Air...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who turns 60 years old today (May 30th), has been announced as the recipient of the 2024 Woody Guthrie Prize.
The ceremony will take place September 25th at the Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will include a Q&a with Morello, as well as an acoustic performance. Tickets and VIP packages go on sale June 3rd at 10 a.m. Ct via the Woody Guthrie Center website.
Per a press announcement, “This prestigious award recognizes Morello’s outstanding contributions to music and activism, embodying the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s social consciousness and musical legacy.”
Morello himself stated, “Woody Guthrie was a fearless agitator, a six string instigator, a poetic truth teller and a harmonizing hell raiser. He was the original punk rocker whose life, music, art and lyrics were beacons of justice and liberation for the downtrodden and oppressed. In my own work...
The ceremony will take place September 25th at the Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will include a Q&a with Morello, as well as an acoustic performance. Tickets and VIP packages go on sale June 3rd at 10 a.m. Ct via the Woody Guthrie Center website.
Per a press announcement, “This prestigious award recognizes Morello’s outstanding contributions to music and activism, embodying the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s social consciousness and musical legacy.”
Morello himself stated, “Woody Guthrie was a fearless agitator, a six string instigator, a poetic truth teller and a harmonizing hell raiser. He was the original punk rocker whose life, music, art and lyrics were beacons of justice and liberation for the downtrodden and oppressed. In my own work...
- 5/30/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross’s Gasoline Rainbow is an unusually poetic road film, as it has less in common with cut-and-paste teen party flicks than it does with the existentially freighted sensibilities of The Endless Summer, Two-Lane Blacktop, and even The Outwaters. Blending documentary and fictional elements together as they have in films like Western and Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, the Ross brothers fashion an aesthetic that’s something like the best of both worlds. Gasoline Rainbow’s teenagers are rendered with unusual realism, while the imagery has the resonance and intensity that speaks of the resources and planning that’s typically associated with fictional films. It feels simultaneously “of the moment” and retrospective—a subtle yet formally extravagant teenage daydream.
For viewers who’re removed from their high school years, the realism of Gasoline Rainbow may require acclimation. The film’s teens—Tony (Tony Abuerto), Micah (Micah Bunch...
For viewers who’re removed from their high school years, the realism of Gasoline Rainbow may require acclimation. The film’s teens—Tony (Tony Abuerto), Micah (Micah Bunch...
- 5/5/2024
- by Chuck Bowen
- Slant Magazine
Timothée Chalamet has clocked into his shift as “young Bob Dylan” and is already filming scenes where he’s singing as the music legend.
On Monday, Chalamet was captured in New Jersey filming a scene for the Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown alongside Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez.
The clip sees Barbaro and Chalamet surrounding a microphone while strumming their guitars before he starts playing the harmonica. Director James Mangold previously revealed that Chalamet would do his own singing in the Dylan-approved film.
Timothée Chalamet, as Bob Dylan, and Monica Barbaro,...
On Monday, Chalamet was captured in New Jersey filming a scene for the Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown alongside Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez.
The clip sees Barbaro and Chalamet surrounding a microphone while strumming their guitars before he starts playing the harmonica. Director James Mangold previously revealed that Chalamet would do his own singing in the Dylan-approved film.
Timothée Chalamet, as Bob Dylan, and Monica Barbaro,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Willy Wonka, Paul Atreides…Accruing legendary roles is Timothée Chalamet’s forte. Currently, he is filming A Complete Unknown, his upcoming blockbuster flick in which he will assume the role of iconic singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan.
However, is Mr. Perfect Jawline able to emulate Dylan’s youthful, edgy, tousled energy—the man known as the greatest songwriter of all time? It appears that he really can. The first images of Chalamet dressed as the acclaimed singer are making the rounds, and we could not be more relieved to be proven wrong.
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Pictures of Chalamet dressed as Bob Dylan have been going viral everywhere, as the Wonka and Dune star is in New York City filming the biopic, helmed by James Mangold. Even this week, the actor, 28, was spotted around New York City again playing the renowned folk music hitmaker.
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However, is Mr. Perfect Jawline able to emulate Dylan’s youthful, edgy, tousled energy—the man known as the greatest songwriter of all time? It appears that he really can. The first images of Chalamet dressed as the acclaimed singer are making the rounds, and we could not be more relieved to be proven wrong.
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Pictures of Chalamet dressed as Bob Dylan have been going viral everywhere, as the Wonka and Dune star is in New York City filming the biopic, helmed by James Mangold. Even this week, the actor, 28, was spotted around New York City again playing the renowned folk music hitmaker.
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- 3/27/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Monica Barbaro is getting in tune with the 1960s. The Top Gun: Maverick star was recently spotted in New York City filming scenes for A Complete Unknown, an upcoming biopic about Bob Dylan.
Barbaro will play iconic musician (and Dylan’s girlfriend) Joan Baez in the movie. Timothée Chalamet will play Dylan. The movie focuses on the young Dylan’s days as an aspiring folk singer in New York and his rise to fame in the early ‘60s.
Monica Barbaro is seen on location during filming for the Bob Dylan biopic titled ‘A Complete Unknown’ on March 24, 2024 in New York City | Gotham/Gc Images
Barbaro clutched a guitar and a suitcase as she filmed a scene from A Complete Unknown in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood on March 24.
Monica Barbaro during filming for ‘A Complete Unknown’ | Gotham/Gc Images
Barbaro’s character, wearing a brown jacket, hails a cab while filming the upcoming movie,...
Barbaro will play iconic musician (and Dylan’s girlfriend) Joan Baez in the movie. Timothée Chalamet will play Dylan. The movie focuses on the young Dylan’s days as an aspiring folk singer in New York and his rise to fame in the early ‘60s.
Monica Barbaro is seen on location during filming for the Bob Dylan biopic titled ‘A Complete Unknown’ on March 24, 2024 in New York City | Gotham/Gc Images
Barbaro clutched a guitar and a suitcase as she filmed a scene from A Complete Unknown in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood on March 24.
Monica Barbaro during filming for ‘A Complete Unknown’ | Gotham/Gc Images
Barbaro’s character, wearing a brown jacket, hails a cab while filming the upcoming movie,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Production on the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, is currently underway. Over the weekend, star Timothée Chalamet was seen filming at various locations in Manhattan, providing us with some of our first glimpses of him in character as the legendary bard.
Directed by James Mangold, A Complete Unknown documents Dylan’s arrival to New York City in 1961 and the years of stardom that followed. Alongside Chalamet as Dylan, the film stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, and Nick Offerman as Alan Lomax. Check out a gallery of set photos below.
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Dylan himself reportedly gave Mangold notes for the script. “I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him,” Mangold said of Dylan. “I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me.
Directed by James Mangold, A Complete Unknown documents Dylan’s arrival to New York City in 1961 and the years of stardom that followed. Alongside Chalamet as Dylan, the film stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, and Nick Offerman as Alan Lomax. Check out a gallery of set photos below.
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Dylan himself reportedly gave Mangold notes for the script. “I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him,” Mangold said of Dylan. “I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me.
- 3/25/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
There may not be a more daunting artist from the twentieth century (and beyond) to grapple with in any form than Bob Dylan. The folk music legend is regarded by many as the most influential songwriter of the last 60-plus years, and, at the age of 82, is just as relevant today as he was in his rebellious young adulthood. He pricked the nation's conscience in the early 1960s with classic protest anthems like "The Times They Are a-Changin'," "Blowin' in the Wind" and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall," inspiring many a teenager and twentysomething to pick up an acoustic guitar and sing their truth. Then, in what his folkie colleagues/admirers took as a betrayal, he went electric. This would be the first of many confounding transformations. In a way, he kept throwing fans off the scent of the big "Who is Bob Dylan?" question by, every few years, getting...
- 3/23/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Production is now underway on “A Complete Unknown,” the coming Bob Dylan feature directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic American musician. Set photos from the New York City shoot have emerged online, offering a first look at the 28-year-old actor in costume.
“A Complete Unknown” will follow Dylan’s emergence in the New York folk music scene during the 1960s after the singer-songwriter moving from Minnesota to New York.
In the first look from set, Chalamet can be seen wearing an old-looking scarf and layering up with some gloves and a thick jacket. Looks like a snowy day in New York for young Bob Dylan. Of course, he’s lugging around a guitar too.
Along with Chalamet, the cast for “A Complete Unknown” is also reported to include Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Nick Offerman as Alan Lomax and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.
“A Complete Unknown” will follow Dylan’s emergence in the New York folk music scene during the 1960s after the singer-songwriter moving from Minnesota to New York.
In the first look from set, Chalamet can be seen wearing an old-looking scarf and layering up with some gloves and a thick jacket. Looks like a snowy day in New York for young Bob Dylan. Of course, he’s lugging around a guitar too.
Along with Chalamet, the cast for “A Complete Unknown” is also reported to include Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Nick Offerman as Alan Lomax and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.
- 3/18/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Dylan is an artist no other, often regarded as one of the most incredible songwriters to walk on this planet. His music was not just for your everyday enjoyment. Instead, he created thought-provoking pieces that often revolved around politics, philosophy, and more. Needless to say, Bob Dylan’s contributions to the music industry will never be forgotten. Not even after he is long gone.
Bob Dylan in the music video of Subterranean Homesick Blues
A man of his caliber deserves to have his inspirational story told to the mainstream audience. This is why, actor Timothée Chalamet has taken it upon himself to bring Bob Dylan’s story to the screens in an upcoming biopic of the singer. However, when Bob Dylan was once asked which actor he’d want to star in his biopic, Timothée Chalamet was not one of his choices.
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Bob Dylan in the music video of Subterranean Homesick Blues
A man of his caliber deserves to have his inspirational story told to the mainstream audience. This is why, actor Timothée Chalamet has taken it upon himself to bring Bob Dylan’s story to the screens in an upcoming biopic of the singer. However, when Bob Dylan was once asked which actor he’d want to star in his biopic, Timothée Chalamet was not one of his choices.
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- 3/18/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Hollywood star Timothee Chalamet, who is currently basking in the success of ‘Dune: Part Two’, was spotted on the set of James Mangold’s upcoming biopic on Bob Dylan.
As the actor starts with his journey to step into the shoes of the ‘Blowing in the Wind’ singer, he looks like a spitting image of the singer, reports ‘People’ magazine.
In photos obtained by ‘People’, Chalamet can be seen dressed in a 1960s outfit while holding a worn guitar case in his hand, as he walked the city streets dressed in jeans, a green jacket, an orange scarf, a paperboy hat and had a large yellow backpack on his back.
Beside him, a retro-looking car drove by, setting the scene for the biopic, which will reportedly centre around Dylan’s controversial transition to the electric guitar in the 1960s and his road to becoming a folk music legend, as per Deadline.
As the actor starts with his journey to step into the shoes of the ‘Blowing in the Wind’ singer, he looks like a spitting image of the singer, reports ‘People’ magazine.
In photos obtained by ‘People’, Chalamet can be seen dressed in a 1960s outfit while holding a worn guitar case in his hand, as he walked the city streets dressed in jeans, a green jacket, an orange scarf, a paperboy hat and had a large yellow backpack on his back.
Beside him, a retro-looking car drove by, setting the scene for the biopic, which will reportedly centre around Dylan’s controversial transition to the electric guitar in the 1960s and his road to becoming a folk music legend, as per Deadline.
- 3/18/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Shooting on the “not really a Bob Dylan biopic” A Complete Unknown is currently underway in New York City, and the first photos of Timothée Chalamet as the legendary singer-songwriter have emerged.
The long-in-the-works film, directed by James Mangold, traces Dylan’s journey from Minnesota to New York to meet Woody Guthrie through his memorable 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival when he plugged in an electric guitar to the dismay of folk fans.
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The long-in-the-works film, directed by James Mangold, traces Dylan’s journey from Minnesota to New York to meet Woody Guthrie through his memorable 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival when he plugged in an electric guitar to the dismay of folk fans.
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- 3/17/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
This article was featured in Den of Geek magazine, which was published before artists pulled out of SXSW 2024 in protest of US military and defense company sponsorships at this year’s event.
Crys Matthews doesn’t equivocate about her music’s north star: “It’s to amplify the voices of the unheard, shed light on the unseen, and be a steadfast reminder that hope and love are the truest pathways to justice and equity. That’s me in a nutshell.”
The 43-year-old singer-songwriter has spent much of her decade-plus career holding a mirror to America’s thorniest issues. Her protest, social justice, and freedom-infused songs have prompted comparisons to historical folk music activists such as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Blending the sounds of country, gospel, Americana, and folk music, Matthews boldly sings what many are reluctant to say out loud, in the open and face-to-face.
The Confederate flag, gerrymandering,...
Crys Matthews doesn’t equivocate about her music’s north star: “It’s to amplify the voices of the unheard, shed light on the unseen, and be a steadfast reminder that hope and love are the truest pathways to justice and equity. That’s me in a nutshell.”
The 43-year-old singer-songwriter has spent much of her decade-plus career holding a mirror to America’s thorniest issues. Her protest, social justice, and freedom-infused songs have prompted comparisons to historical folk music activists such as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Blending the sounds of country, gospel, Americana, and folk music, Matthews boldly sings what many are reluctant to say out loud, in the open and face-to-face.
The Confederate flag, gerrymandering,...
- 3/13/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Near the end of John Mellencamp’s set Sunday night at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey, surprise guest Bruce Springsteen came out to join him on “Pink Houses.” Springsteen didn’t have a guitar, but he sang the entirety of the second verse to roars from the crowd. They locked voices for the final “vacation down in the Gulf of Mexico” verse.
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“Pink Houses” and many of Mellencamp’s other signature hits came...
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- 3/11/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Timothée Chalamet has suggested creating a “musical cinematic universe” with his friend and Dune: Part Two co-star, Austin Butler, joking that Butler’s Elvis Presley could make an appearance in his upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.
The comments came in a new interview with the two actors by NME, in which Chalamet said that he’s been “picking Austin’s brain nonstop” to learn more about the actor’s notoriously in-depth process. For his part, Butler said “It’s just so cool to get to discuss process and talk through things. I can’t wait for that film. I wish I could be on set every day, and just watch the magic happen.”
Chalamet then jumped in, saying “I wish you were in it” to Butler. “There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic [Walk the Line],” he continued. “I was kinda wishing we could create a musical cinematic universe.
The comments came in a new interview with the two actors by NME, in which Chalamet said that he’s been “picking Austin’s brain nonstop” to learn more about the actor’s notoriously in-depth process. For his part, Butler said “It’s just so cool to get to discuss process and talk through things. I can’t wait for that film. I wish I could be on set every day, and just watch the magic happen.”
Chalamet then jumped in, saying “I wish you were in it” to Butler. “There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic [Walk the Line],” he continued. “I was kinda wishing we could create a musical cinematic universe.
- 3/6/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Timothée Chalamet has suggested creating a “musical cinematic universe” with his friend and Dune: Part Two co-star, Austin Butler, joking that Butler’s Elvis Presley could make an appearance in his upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.
The comments came in a new interview with the two actors by NME, in which Chalamet said that he’s been “picking Austin’s brain nonstop” to learn more about the actor’s notoriously in-depth process. For his part, Butler said “It’s just so cool to get to discuss process and talk through things. I can’t wait for that film. I wish I could be on set every day, and just watch the magic happen.”
Chalamet then jumped in, saying “I wish you were in it” to Butler. “There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic [Walk the Line],” he continued. “I was kinda wishing we could create a musical cinematic universe.
The comments came in a new interview with the two actors by NME, in which Chalamet said that he’s been “picking Austin’s brain nonstop” to learn more about the actor’s notoriously in-depth process. For his part, Butler said “It’s just so cool to get to discuss process and talk through things. I can’t wait for that film. I wish I could be on set every day, and just watch the magic happen.”
Chalamet then jumped in, saying “I wish you were in it” to Butler. “There’s an Elvis character in the Johnny Cash biopic [Walk the Line],” he continued. “I was kinda wishing we could create a musical cinematic universe.
- 3/6/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Dropkick Murphys have announced a livestream of their annual St. Patrick’s Day concert in Boston at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway.
The performance will cap off a weekend of sold-out shows at the venue for Dropkick Murphys, who are also performing there on March 15th and 16th.
The band’s Sunday show on March 17th will be the one streamed via Veeps starting at 9 p.m. Et (tickets for the streaming event are available here), marking the fifth consecutive year the Bostonian punk band has streamed its annual hometown St. Paddy’s Day concert. Livestream viewers will also have the option of purchasing an exclusive Dropkick Murphys merch package.
The three-night stand in Boston also comes at the end of Dropkick Murphys’ current St. Patrick’s Day tour with Pennywise. Get tickets to the upcoming gigs here.
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The performance will cap off a weekend of sold-out shows at the venue for Dropkick Murphys, who are also performing there on March 15th and 16th.
The band’s Sunday show on March 17th will be the one streamed via Veeps starting at 9 p.m. Et (tickets for the streaming event are available here), marking the fifth consecutive year the Bostonian punk band has streamed its annual hometown St. Paddy’s Day concert. Livestream viewers will also have the option of purchasing an exclusive Dropkick Murphys merch package.
The three-night stand in Boston also comes at the end of Dropkick Murphys’ current St. Patrick’s Day tour with Pennywise. Get tickets to the upcoming gigs here.
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- 3/4/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Legendary musician Bob Dylan, a recipient of 10 Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Peace Prize, remains an unstoppable force in his remarkable 65-year career. At 82 years old, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee recently announced plans for yet another tour, Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.
Scheduled to take place from March 1-18, Dylan will play 12 concerts in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. While it is uncertain if these shows will mark the conclusion of the tour—as the announcement poster hints at its continuation from 2021 to 2024—no additional dates have been revealed at this time.
Dylan’s tour initially began in November 2021.
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Bob Dylan Rowdy Ways Concert Tour Setlist
Here’s the setlist for Dylan’s last concert in 2023:
“Watching the River Flow” “Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine” “I Contain Multitudes” “False...
Scheduled to take place from March 1-18, Dylan will play 12 concerts in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. While it is uncertain if these shows will mark the conclusion of the tour—as the announcement poster hints at its continuation from 2021 to 2024—no additional dates have been revealed at this time.
Dylan’s tour initially began in November 2021.
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Bob Dylan Rowdy Ways Concert Tour Setlist
Here’s the setlist for Dylan’s last concert in 2023:
“Watching the River Flow” “Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine” “I Contain Multitudes” “False...
- 2/27/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
James Mangold will be bringing the life and music of Bob Dylan to the big screen with A Complete Unknown. More details on the project here.
With the strikes over, Hollywood is raring to go. Several delayed projects, such as the final season of Stranger Things, season 2 of The Last Of Us and even Michael Mann’s Heat 2 are slowly but surely heading into production this year.
Another severely delayed project is James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, a Bob Dylan biopic. According to World Of Reel, Mangold is eyeing up a late March shoot in Montreal and New York.
Here’s the plot: “A Complete Unknown follows 19 year old Bob Dylan’s arrival to New York City in 1961 seeking to find his hero, an ailing Woody Guthrie. He is embraced by the New York folk scene who recognize his talent. He finds gigs in downtown clubs and soon becomes a sensation,...
With the strikes over, Hollywood is raring to go. Several delayed projects, such as the final season of Stranger Things, season 2 of The Last Of Us and even Michael Mann’s Heat 2 are slowly but surely heading into production this year.
Another severely delayed project is James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, a Bob Dylan biopic. According to World Of Reel, Mangold is eyeing up a late March shoot in Montreal and New York.
Here’s the plot: “A Complete Unknown follows 19 year old Bob Dylan’s arrival to New York City in 1961 seeking to find his hero, an ailing Woody Guthrie. He is embraced by the New York folk scene who recognize his talent. He finds gigs in downtown clubs and soon becomes a sensation,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor is tidying up the cluttered kitchen of the band’s headquarters-slash-recording-studio in East Nashville so he can brew a pot of coffee. Empty beer bottles dot the counter and a table in the center of the room, whose walls are covered with Hatch Show Print posters advertising gigs by Old Crow and their heroes.
Since 2020, Secor and Old Crow, now seven members in all, have called this nondescript building far removed from Music Row their hangout. It has the feel of a place...
Since 2020, Secor and Old Crow, now seven members in all, have called this nondescript building far removed from Music Row their hangout. It has the feel of a place...
- 12/17/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Dropkick Murphys have announced their annual “St. Patrick’s Day Tour,” and they’re bringing along Pennywise as a special guest. The outing will lead up to Dropkick Murphys’ previously announced run of Boston shows during St. Patrick’s Day week.
The tour kicks off February 13th in San Jose, California, and runs through the aforementioned four shows in Boston from March 14th through March 17th. Dublin band The Scratch will open all but the last two Boston shows.
A ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (November 15th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, using a pre-sale code available by submitting your phone number to your local venue at this location. A general on-sale starts on Friday (November 17th), also via Ticketmaster. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
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The tour kicks off February 13th in San Jose, California, and runs through the aforementioned four shows in Boston from March 14th through March 17th. Dublin band The Scratch will open all but the last two Boston shows.
A ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday (November 15th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, using a pre-sale code available by submitting your phone number to your local venue at this location. A general on-sale starts on Friday (November 17th), also via Ticketmaster. Fans can also check for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out shows via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.
Dropkick Murphys are...
- 11/14/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Read Southall still sings about his gritty Oklahoma upbringing, but he knows a breakthrough when he sees one.
“I don’t think our doors have ever been opened like they are right now,” Southall tells Rolling Stone.
This was less than a week before Southall — a rebrand from the Read Southall Band in an effort to spotlight the group rather than its lead singer — released Southall, an album that infuses rock and metal into the band’s coffeeshop vibe. After starting 2023 opening for Blackberry Smoke in Europe and now headlining...
“I don’t think our doors have ever been opened like they are right now,” Southall tells Rolling Stone.
This was less than a week before Southall — a rebrand from the Read Southall Band in an effort to spotlight the group rather than its lead singer — released Southall, an album that infuses rock and metal into the band’s coffeeshop vibe. After starting 2023 opening for Blackberry Smoke in Europe and now headlining...
- 9/26/2023
- by Josh Crutchmer
- Rollingstone.com
Three years ago, Margo Cilker was starting to struggle. “To paint the picture,” she says, “I was in a super-weird place.”
Living in rural Eastern Oregon, the singer-songwriter had spent the better part of the previous year trying to find a label to release Pohorylle, the debut album that she’d poured her heart into, but nothing was taking. She’d also been unable to tour for the past six months due to the pandemic, so Cilker was taking the time to reflect on it all: the years she’d...
Living in rural Eastern Oregon, the singer-songwriter had spent the better part of the previous year trying to find a label to release Pohorylle, the debut album that she’d poured her heart into, but nothing was taking. She’d also been unable to tour for the past six months due to the pandemic, so Cilker was taking the time to reflect on it all: the years she’d...
- 9/11/2023
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
For the first minute and 45 seconds of his new, self-titled album, Zach Bryan lays out his vision for a life well-lived. There are no pickup trucks, no girls in bikinis or short shorts, no football games, or fishing boats. There is only the vastness of the land, from the Pacific Coast Highway to the Empire State Building, and the simple meaning of our own actions.
“I’ve learned that every waking moment is enough,” he intones in the album-opening poem, “and excess never leads to better things.”
It’s a...
“I’ve learned that every waking moment is enough,” he intones in the album-opening poem, “and excess never leads to better things.”
It’s a...
- 9/6/2023
- by Jeff Gage
- Rollingstone.com
Billy Bragg has unveiled a new song called “Rich Men Earning North of a Million,” which was inspired by Oliver Anthony’s recent viral single “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
In introducing the song, the English folk artist explained that, “Since I saw that clip of Oliver Anthony singing his song ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’, the ghost of Woody Guthrie has been whispering in my ear. ‘Help that guy out’ Woody keeps telling me ‘Let him know there’s a way to deal with those problems he’s singing about.’ So today I sat down and wrote this response to Mr Anthony’s song, for people like him and people like you.”
The result is a pro-union anthem that doesn’t discriminate, but rather speaks to “working folk” of all kinds.
“If you’re selling your soul, working all day. Overtime hours for bullshit pay. Nothing is gonna change...
In introducing the song, the English folk artist explained that, “Since I saw that clip of Oliver Anthony singing his song ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’, the ghost of Woody Guthrie has been whispering in my ear. ‘Help that guy out’ Woody keeps telling me ‘Let him know there’s a way to deal with those problems he’s singing about.’ So today I sat down and wrote this response to Mr Anthony’s song, for people like him and people like you.”
The result is a pro-union anthem that doesn’t discriminate, but rather speaks to “working folk” of all kinds.
“If you’re selling your soul, working all day. Overtime hours for bullshit pay. Nothing is gonna change...
- 8/21/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello performed a surprise set for picketing members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood earlier this week. The long-time union supporter backed the striking actors and writers, telling NME, “They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios and I’m here to support them and express my solidarity.”
His set, which lasted 15 minutes, included “Hold the Line,” “Union Town,” and “Union Song.” A video shows Morello leading the energized crowd into the final verse...
His set, which lasted 15 minutes, included “Hold the Line,” “Union Town,” and “Union Song.” A video shows Morello leading the energized crowd into the final verse...
- 8/16/2023
- by Carita Rizzo
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Dylan has a reputation for being a prickly celebrity, but he also has a soft side, as he proved in a college class. According to Dylan, he flunked out of an important course while enrolled at the University of Minnesota. He shared why his refusal to participate put a dent in his short-lived academic career.
Bob Dylan didn’t last long in a college science class
While Dylan was beginning to take his music career seriously as a high school student, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota to live up to his parents’ expectations. His cousin was the president of a fraternity and agreed to let him stay in the fraternity house the summer before classes started.
Bob Dylan | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Dylan was excited to be in Minneapolis but not as interested in his courses. His attendance record was spotty at best, and he told...
Bob Dylan didn’t last long in a college science class
While Dylan was beginning to take his music career seriously as a high school student, he enrolled at the University of Minnesota to live up to his parents’ expectations. His cousin was the president of a fraternity and agreed to let him stay in the fraternity house the summer before classes started.
Bob Dylan | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Dylan was excited to be in Minneapolis but not as interested in his courses. His attendance record was spotty at best, and he told...
- 7/31/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan is lending his personal touch to James Mangold’s upcoming film about the timeless music icon.
Made clear not to be called a biopic, Mangold recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to discuss how his film “A Complete Unknown”, which stars “Dune” actor Timotheé Chalamet as the influential musician, focuses more on a “specific moment” in the legendary singer-songwriter’s life in the 1960s folk scene in New York City.
Read More: Timotheé Chalamet Will Be Singing In Bob Dylan Biopic, Confirms Director
“The best true-life movies are never cradle to grave but they’re about a very specific moment,” Mangold expressed to host Josh Horowitz.
“In this case, it might be presumptuous to call it Altman-esque, but it’s a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time, the early ’60s in New York, and this 17-year-old kid with $16 in his pockets hitchhikes his...
Made clear not to be called a biopic, Mangold recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to discuss how his film “A Complete Unknown”, which stars “Dune” actor Timotheé Chalamet as the influential musician, focuses more on a “specific moment” in the legendary singer-songwriter’s life in the 1960s folk scene in New York City.
Read More: Timotheé Chalamet Will Be Singing In Bob Dylan Biopic, Confirms Director
“The best true-life movies are never cradle to grave but they’re about a very specific moment,” Mangold expressed to host Josh Horowitz.
“In this case, it might be presumptuous to call it Altman-esque, but it’s a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time, the early ’60s in New York, and this 17-year-old kid with $16 in his pockets hitchhikes his...
- 7/6/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Bob Dylan gave notes on the 'A Complete Unknown' script to James Mangold.The music legend is fully supportive of the movie in which he will be played by Timothee Chalamet and the director has had the pleasure of several face-to-face meetings with the 'Like A Rolling Stone' hitmaker.Mangold told the Happy Sad Confused podcast: "I've spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him."I have a script that's personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, 'I love 'Cop Land'.'"The movie features Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Benedict Cumberbatch and tells the story of how Dylan shakes up the folk music world by plugging in his electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, although Mangold explained that is "not really" a biopic.
- 7/6/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Director James Mangold is set to direct his upcoming feature film ‘A Complete Unknown’ based on the legendary singer Bob Dylan.
According to the ‘Logan’ director, Bob Dylan was incredibly supportive of the movie to the point that he personally went on to offer notes.
Speaking on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, Mangold said, “I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him. I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘I love ‘Cop Land’.”
‘Cop Land’ was Mangold’s second film. According to ‘Variety’, Mangold said that one of the reasons the folk singer was supportive of the film was “The reason Bob has been so supportive of us making it, is it’s about, as...
According to the ‘Logan’ director, Bob Dylan was incredibly supportive of the movie to the point that he personally went on to offer notes.
Speaking on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, Mangold said, “I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him. I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘I love ‘Cop Land’.”
‘Cop Land’ was Mangold’s second film. According to ‘Variety’, Mangold said that one of the reasons the folk singer was supportive of the film was “The reason Bob has been so supportive of us making it, is it’s about, as...
- 7/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It’s always hard to trust that a biopic will do its subject justice, but in the case of James Mangold’s upcoming film about Bob Dylan, it looks like we’re in good hands. Mangold told IndieWire that the iconic singer-songwriter gave the director notes for his script for A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet as Dylan.
“I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him,” Mangold said of Dylan. “I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘I love Cop Land’ [Mangold’s 1997 feature].”
It’s also assuring that A Complete Unknown will only depict a few years in Dylan’s life, rather than trying to cram his full story into a two-hour movie. According to Mangold, “It...
“I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming, days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to him,” Mangold said of Dylan. “I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘I love Cop Land’ [Mangold’s 1997 feature].”
It’s also assuring that A Complete Unknown will only depict a few years in Dylan’s life, rather than trying to cram his full story into a two-hour movie. According to Mangold, “It...
- 7/5/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan movie, “A Complete Unknown,” is supposed to kick off filming in August, but don’t call it a Bob Dylan biopic. During a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (via IndieWire), the film’s director, James Mangold, said “A Complete Unknown” is “not really a Bob Dylan biopic” but a movie about “a very specific moment” in the 1960s folk scene of New York City. The film’s specificity is one reason the real Bob Dylan “has been so supportive of us making it,” the filmmaker reasoned.
“The best true-life movies are never cradle to grave but they’re about a very specific moment,” Mangold said. “In this case, it might be presumptuous to call it Altman-esque, but it’s a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time, the early ’60s in New York, and this 17-year-old kid with $16 in his...
“The best true-life movies are never cradle to grave but they’re about a very specific moment,” Mangold said. “In this case, it might be presumptuous to call it Altman-esque, but it’s a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time, the early ’60s in New York, and this 17-year-old kid with $16 in his...
- 7/5/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Dylan had opinions about A Complete Unknown, the upcoming biopic in which Timothée Chalamet will portray the gravel-throated artist and sing his songs. “I’ve spent several, wonderfully charming days in his company, just one-on-one, talking to [Dylan],” filmmaker James Mangold, who helmed the picture, recently told the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via IndieWire). “I have a script that’s personally annotated by him and treasured by me. He loves movies. The first time I sat down with Bob, one of the first things he said to me was, ‘I...
- 7/5/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Dylan made his comments known for upcoming film “A Complete Unknown.”
The highly-anticipated feature, helmed by James Mangold, stars Timothée Chalamet as the “Tangled Up in Blue” folk icon. However, Mangold noted during the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that the film is not a traditional biopic, but rather an ensemble period piece reminiscent of Robert Altman’s work.
“By the way, it’s not really a Bob Dylan biopic,” Mangold said. “The reason Bob has been so supportive of us making it, is it’s about, as in all cases I think of the best true-life movies are never cradle to grave but they’re about a very specific moment. In this case, it might sound Altman-esque, but it’s a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time, the early ’60s in New York, and this 17-year-old kid with $16 in his pockets hitchhikes his way to New...
The highly-anticipated feature, helmed by James Mangold, stars Timothée Chalamet as the “Tangled Up in Blue” folk icon. However, Mangold noted during the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that the film is not a traditional biopic, but rather an ensemble period piece reminiscent of Robert Altman’s work.
“By the way, it’s not really a Bob Dylan biopic,” Mangold said. “The reason Bob has been so supportive of us making it, is it’s about, as in all cases I think of the best true-life movies are never cradle to grave but they’re about a very specific moment. In this case, it might sound Altman-esque, but it’s a kind of ensemble piece about this moment in time, the early ’60s in New York, and this 17-year-old kid with $16 in his pockets hitchhikes his way to New...
- 7/5/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Johnny Cash was an early fan of Bob Dylan, finding it astonishing that Dylan was able to find success with that type of music. He was also likely impressed when he realized Dylan was just in his early 20s. When Cash first heard Dylan’s music, he thought he was listening to a much older artist.
Johnny Cash thought Bob Dylan was a much older musician
Cash became a fan of Dylan in some of the earliest stages of the singer’s career. He didn’t realize that he was listening to a new, young artist, though.
“The first time I heard him — I don’t know where it was, I believe in Las Vegas — I thought it was an old country singer,” he said, per the book Cash on Cash: Interviews and Encounters With Johnny Cash. “And then I realized somebody told me who he was — and I said,...
Johnny Cash thought Bob Dylan was a much older musician
Cash became a fan of Dylan in some of the earliest stages of the singer’s career. He didn’t realize that he was listening to a new, young artist, though.
“The first time I heard him — I don’t know where it was, I believe in Las Vegas — I thought it was an old country singer,” he said, per the book Cash on Cash: Interviews and Encounters With Johnny Cash. “And then I realized somebody told me who he was — and I said,...
- 6/17/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan moved to New York with the goal of meeting Woody Guthrie and becoming a musician. He succeeded on both counts; Dylan grew close with Guthrie and his family, and became one of the biggest artists in the world. According to those who knew Dylan before fame, he was incredibly difficult to teach. This was because he preferred to lift techniques from the people around him.
Bob Dylan never wanted to seem like he was learning anything from musicians in New York
When Dylan moved to New York, he met Dave Van Ronk, a folk singer. Van Ronk taught Dylan a great deal, but Dylan didn’t make this clear. To Van Ronk, it seemed like the younger musician wasn’t absorbing anything he taught him.
“He was unteachable!” Van Ronk said, per the book Down the Highway by Howard Sounes. “He had to reinvent the wheel all the time.
Bob Dylan never wanted to seem like he was learning anything from musicians in New York
When Dylan moved to New York, he met Dave Van Ronk, a folk singer. Van Ronk taught Dylan a great deal, but Dylan didn’t make this clear. To Van Ronk, it seemed like the younger musician wasn’t absorbing anything he taught him.
“He was unteachable!” Van Ronk said, per the book Down the Highway by Howard Sounes. “He had to reinvent the wheel all the time.
- 6/14/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
James Mangold's Bob Dylan movie has found its Pete Seeger: "Power of the Dog" star Benedict Cumberbatch is set to play the late folk legend in "A Complete Unknown," according to Deadline (via Rolling Stone). Mangold revealed the casting decision at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend, where his latest movie, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," just premiered.
If you'd forgotten Mangold was making a Dylan movie, that might be because the first casting news came back in early 2020, when the film was titled "Going Electric." Timothée Chalamet is set to play the soulful musical star at a young age, with Mangold directing and Jay Cocks ("Gangs of New York") penning the script. Chalamet is also set to provide vocals for the performance, which isn't always a sure bet in musical biopics these days -- but he'll be showing off his pipes in "Wonka" first.
Cumberbatch will play Seeger,...
If you'd forgotten Mangold was making a Dylan movie, that might be because the first casting news came back in early 2020, when the film was titled "Going Electric." Timothée Chalamet is set to play the soulful musical star at a young age, with Mangold directing and Jay Cocks ("Gangs of New York") penning the script. Chalamet is also set to provide vocals for the performance, which isn't always a sure bet in musical biopics these days -- but he'll be showing off his pipes in "Wonka" first.
Cumberbatch will play Seeger,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Benedict Cumberbatch will portray folk legend Pete Seeger alongside Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan in the upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown.
James Mangold revealed Cumberbatch’s casting at the Cannes Film Festival, where the director’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered earlier this week, Deadline reports.
The Dylan biopic — previously titled Going Electric before swapping with the “Like a Rolling Stone” lyric — will begin production this August, with Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro playing Joan Baez and Elle Fanning also cast in an unspecified role.
“It...
James Mangold revealed Cumberbatch’s casting at the Cannes Film Festival, where the director’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered earlier this week, Deadline reports.
The Dylan biopic — previously titled Going Electric before swapping with the “Like a Rolling Stone” lyric — will begin production this August, with Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro playing Joan Baez and Elle Fanning also cast in an unspecified role.
“It...
- 5/20/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Elle Fanning has joined the cast of 'A Complete Unknown'.The 25-year-old star has landed a role in the Bob Dylan biopic alongside Timothee Chalamet and Monica Barbaro.The film is being directed by James Mangold and will star the 'Dune' actor as Dylan with Elle portraying the 'Blowin' in the Wind' singer's early 1960s love interest, the university student and artist Sylvie Russo.'A Complete Unknown' focuses on a transformative moment for Dylan as he shook up his folk music act by going electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The move proved divisive amongst his fans and the music scene but put Dylan on the path to recording some of his greatest songs and albums.Monica will play folk singer and activist Joan Baez, who performed 'Blowin' in the Wind' at the festival.Mangold has written the script along with Jay Cocks and production on the...
- 5/16/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Bob Dylan moved to New York with the intention of establishing himself as a musician. He succeeded in this, but not without some challenges. He didn’t make a strong impression when he first arrived; nobody was very impressed with his singing or guitar playing, and he struggled to find places that would hire him to play shows. They saw him as an act that could clear a room, not bring in audiences.
Bob Dylan | Sigmund Goode/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images Bob Dylan struggled to find work when he moved to New York
Dylan moved from Minnesota to New York to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Woody Guthrie. When he arrived, he quickly stood out to his fellow musicians. According to musician Dave Van Ronk, Dylan looked like “the scruffiest-looking fugitive from a cornfield I do believe I had ever seen” (via The Ballad of Bob Dylan:...
Bob Dylan | Sigmund Goode/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images Bob Dylan struggled to find work when he moved to New York
Dylan moved from Minnesota to New York to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Woody Guthrie. When he arrived, he quickly stood out to his fellow musicians. According to musician Dave Van Ronk, Dylan looked like “the scruffiest-looking fugitive from a cornfield I do believe I had ever seen” (via The Ballad of Bob Dylan:...
- 5/8/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Monica Barbaro is set to play Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown'.The 32-year-old star is in final negotiations to join James Mangold's movie that features Timothee Chalamet as the 'Like a Rolling Stone' singer.Mangold has written the script along with Jay Cocks and production on the film is set to start this summer in New York.'A Complete Unknown' focuses on a transformative moment for Dylan as he shook up his folk music act by going electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The move proved divisive among his fans and the music scene but put Dylan on the path to recording some of his greatest songs and albums.Folk singer and activist Baez performed 'Blowin' in the Wind' at the music festival.Monica featured in the blockbuster 'Top Gun: Maverick' and is also set to play a leading role...
- 4/28/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Iconic actor, musician, and lifelong activist Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. The cause, per his longtime spokesman Ken Sunshine, was congestive heart failure.
Belafonte’s singing shaped a musical consciousness for generations of Americans, from traditional folk music and spirituals to Caribbean calypso and protest songs. His acting in films such as “Carmen Jones” and “Odds Against Tomorrow” won praise and helped pave the way for Black performers who would follow. And his activism took him to the front lines of the civil rights movement, where he marched with Martin Luther King Jr., lobbied for the release of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and joined other stars to raise money for famine relief on the African continent. Realizing from an early age the power of celebrity to advance social change, Belafonte was among the rare few to have been equally entrenched in the worlds of entertainment and politics with genuine results to spare.
Belafonte’s singing shaped a musical consciousness for generations of Americans, from traditional folk music and spirituals to Caribbean calypso and protest songs. His acting in films such as “Carmen Jones” and “Odds Against Tomorrow” won praise and helped pave the way for Black performers who would follow. And his activism took him to the front lines of the civil rights movement, where he marched with Martin Luther King Jr., lobbied for the release of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and joined other stars to raise money for famine relief on the African continent. Realizing from an early age the power of celebrity to advance social change, Belafonte was among the rare few to have been equally entrenched in the worlds of entertainment and politics with genuine results to spare.
- 4/25/2023
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
In the Sixties, Bob Dylan rose to prominence alongside many other artists. It was a significant decade for music, and the artists who found success provided key inspiration for musicians in later decades. Despite all the acts that defined the decade, Dylan once said that the Sixties belonged to him. He was an influential musician, but did he “own” the decade?
Bob Dylan | Brian Shuel/Redferns Bob Dylan rose to prominence in the Sixties
In 1961, Dylan moved to New York City to meet Woody Guthrie and become an established musician. He succeeded on both counts. Dylan became one of the few people Guthrie’s family trusted to meet with him. He also became a well-known artist, even if he got a rocky start. When he first arrived in New York, he struggled even to find places to perform for free because of his lack of experience.
Many covered Bob Dylan's songs in the '60s,...
Bob Dylan | Brian Shuel/Redferns Bob Dylan rose to prominence in the Sixties
In 1961, Dylan moved to New York City to meet Woody Guthrie and become an established musician. He succeeded on both counts. Dylan became one of the few people Guthrie’s family trusted to meet with him. He also became a well-known artist, even if he got a rocky start. When he first arrived in New York, he struggled even to find places to perform for free because of his lack of experience.
Many covered Bob Dylan's songs in the '60s,...
- 4/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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
Bob Dylan began his career as a protest singer, but his musical trajectory changed when he heard The Byrds cover one of his songs. The band took a different approach to the cover than Dylan had, and suddenly, a world of possibility opened to him. A member of Dylan’s set recalled how Dylan reacted when he heard the cover.
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns He began his career as a folk singer
When Dylan moved to New York to pursue music, he strictly played acoustic songs. His idol was Woody Guthrie, and he was modeling his career off of his. He didn’t even own an electric guitar. When he enrolled at the University of Minnesota, he traded in the instrument for an acoustic guitar, figuring that this would be more useful to him.
“First thing I did was go trade in my electric guitar, which would have been useless to me,...
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns He began his career as a folk singer
When Dylan moved to New York to pursue music, he strictly played acoustic songs. His idol was Woody Guthrie, and he was modeling his career off of his. He didn’t even own an electric guitar. When he enrolled at the University of Minnesota, he traded in the instrument for an acoustic guitar, figuring that this would be more useful to him.
“First thing I did was go trade in my electric guitar, which would have been useless to me,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The music that Bob Dylan and Robert Plant have put out in their lifetimes differs greatly. Still, Plant has listed two different Dylan songs as key influences for him. He may not have followed in Dylan’s footsteps as a writer, but he said that the message of one of Dylan’s songs opened his eyes to the world around him. Here’s the song that had such a profound impact on the Led Zeppelin singer.
Robert Plant and Bob Dylan | Michael Putland/Getty Images; Fiona Adams/Redferns The American musician once insulted Led Zeppelin to their manager
Both Plant and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page have praised Dylan over the years. Dylan, on the other hand, was once outright rude about the band.
“Hello, Bob. I’m Peter Grant, I manage Led Zeppelin,” Led Zeppelin’s manager told the musician in the 1970s, per Vulture.
Led Zeppelin was at...
Robert Plant and Bob Dylan | Michael Putland/Getty Images; Fiona Adams/Redferns The American musician once insulted Led Zeppelin to their manager
Both Plant and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page have praised Dylan over the years. Dylan, on the other hand, was once outright rude about the band.
“Hello, Bob. I’m Peter Grant, I manage Led Zeppelin,” Led Zeppelin’s manager told the musician in the 1970s, per Vulture.
Led Zeppelin was at...
- 4/12/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Timothee Chalamet will be doing his own singing in the Bob Dylan biopic.The movie, titled 'A Complete Unknown', has been teased by James Mangold at the Star Wars Celebration in London and he confirmed that the 'Bones and All' actor will be using his vocals in his portrayal of the music icon.Quizzed on if Timothee would be singing, James told Collider: "Of course."The director revealed that the movie – which is set to begin filming in August – will be set when a teenage Dylan arrives in New York in the early 1960s as he is on the path to becoming a "worldwide sensation".James explained: "It's such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob – a young 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within three years."First...
- 4/11/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Los Angeles, April 9 (Ians) Actor Timothee Chalamet is ready to play Bob Dylan on the big screen and he will be doing his own singing.
Director James Mangold teased his upcoming movie in a new interview with Collider during the Star Wars Celebration in London, reports Variety.
He was asked if the ‘Bones and All’ actor would sing and he answered: “Of course!”
The ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ director talked about the moment in time the film will take place, which he expects to start filming in August.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob – a young 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within three years,” he told the publication.
“First being embraced into the family of folk music in New York and kind of outrunning them...
Director James Mangold teased his upcoming movie in a new interview with Collider during the Star Wars Celebration in London, reports Variety.
He was asked if the ‘Bones and All’ actor would sing and he answered: “Of course!”
The ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ director talked about the moment in time the film will take place, which he expects to start filming in August.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob – a young 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within three years,” he told the publication.
“First being embraced into the family of folk music in New York and kind of outrunning them...
- 4/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Timothée Chalamet is ready to play Bob Dylan on the big screen and he will be doing his own singing.
Director James Mangold teased his upcoming movie in a new interview with Collider during the Star Wars Celebration in London. He was asked if the Bones and All actor would sing and answered with an, “Of course!”
The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director talked about the moment in time the film will take place, which he expects to start filming in August.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob — a young 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within three years,” he told the publication. “First being embraced into the family of folk music in New York and kind of outrunning them at a certain point as his star rises so beyond belief.
Director James Mangold teased his upcoming movie in a new interview with Collider during the Star Wars Celebration in London. He was asked if the Bones and All actor would sing and answered with an, “Of course!”
The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director talked about the moment in time the film will take place, which he expects to start filming in August.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of Bob — a young 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within three years,” he told the publication. “First being embraced into the family of folk music in New York and kind of outrunning them at a certain point as his star rises so beyond belief.
- 4/9/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Timotheé Chalamet will soon be able to add ‘singer’ to his Hollywood resume.
The 27-year-old actor is slated to be Bob Dylan in the James Mangold-directed biopic “A Complete Unknown”.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mangold recently revealed to Collider at London’s “Star Wars” Celebration that the “Dune” star would be dipping his toes in the world of singing for the starring role. When asked if Chalamet would be singing in the film, the director responded: “Of course!”
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Mangold further detailed why the biopic, based on a 2015 book by Elijah Wald titled Dylan Goes Electric, appeals to him.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of a young, 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within...
The 27-year-old actor is slated to be Bob Dylan in the James Mangold-directed biopic “A Complete Unknown”.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mangold recently revealed to Collider at London’s “Star Wars” Celebration that the “Dune” star would be dipping his toes in the world of singing for the starring role. When asked if Chalamet would be singing in the film, the director responded: “Of course!”
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Mangold further detailed why the biopic, based on a 2015 book by Elijah Wald titled Dylan Goes Electric, appeals to him.
“It’s such an amazing time in American culture and the story of a young, 19-year-old Bob Dylan coming to New York with like two dollars in his pocket and becoming a worldwide sensation within...
- 4/8/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
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