by Nick Zois
T2 will probably be the title for the sequel of Trainspotting 2. The original cast is back together, so we’ll see Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud, 20 years after. It is said that the script is based on the book ‘Porno’ but with some adjustments to it. Trainspotting 2 starts filming today and it will be out on cinemas January 2017. The director is the great Danny Boyle and that is the info we know! Till then… that is the trailer that came out today.
Do you remember the career-spanning documentary on the Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their “A Bigger Bang” tour, directed by Martin Scorcese? Well it seems that Martin and Mick, gave another thought of how to bring the audience together with the new TV series of HBO , aimed to air in 2016. It’s called ‘Vinyl’.
It is set in 1970s and the story is about American Century Records, a label who wants to reinvent itself and produce a new sound. Boardwalk Empire’s Bobby Cannavale plays the record executive. Martin Scorcese and Mick Jagger are directing and know all about the era and how it was.
Watch the trailer here:
So how do you feel looking at Jared Letto as a Joker in this picture? Today is the 75th anniversary of The Joker’s debut in the Batman comics, and director David Ayer has shared the portrait of Jared Letto’s character in the movie ‘Suicide Squad’. The movie started shooting in Toronto and the story has that a team of super villains is gathered and given a chance at redemption by the government. ‘Suicide Squad’ hits theaters on August 5th, 2016 (so we’ll have to wait long time and probably there’ll be too much exposure and promotion on the film as we’ll watch Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, and Common alongside Jared Letto).
From the director Asif Kapadia, comes the documentary which shows the rise to fame of one of the greatest singers of our times Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011. “I’m not trying to be a star or anything other than a musician,” she says. Here’s the first trailer of the documentary which comes out in summer 2015.
Here’s the trailer for the movie -documentary ‘Straight Outta Compton’. Ice Cube and Dr.Dre make a movie about the story of N.W.A. , how it all started and how it formed the hip-hop culture on the dangerous times of the late 80’s and early 90’s. It’s very interesting to see from their point of view (which i hope will be true and not only to sell copies and promote products) how the gangsta rap music begun.
808 is a documentary film about the inspiring story of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. It’s the tale of the birth of electronic music, and how one small machine changed the musical landscape forever… by accident. It’s the story of a sound that has been embraced by the world’s top producers and performers, and has been name-checked on a whole host of hit records. Associated with numerous musical styles crossing both time and genre, its defining sounds are as relevant now as they ever has been. It defined hip hop and modern dance culture and it’s sound continues to deliver dancefloor smashing beats today. (from http://www.imdb.com/)
On the documentary we’ll find lots of interviews with Africa Bambaataa, Rick Rubin, Questlove, Norman Cook, Damon Albarn, Pharell Williams, Phil Collins, Armand Van Helden, Diplo, David Guetta, Lil Jon amongst others.
Το FINDING FELA είναι ένα μουσικό documentary (ευχαριστούμε πολύ τις Νύχτες Πρεμιέρας που το συμπεριέλαβαν στο φετινό πρόγραμμα) που είναι γεμάτο μουσική. Αφρικανική μουσική για την ακρίβεια. Βγαλμένη από ψυχής, γεμάτη στίχους που έχουν να κάνουν με τη ζωή, με την πολιτική, με την αγάπη. Η έμπνευση προήλθε από το θεατρικό που ανέβηκε στο Broadway πριν 5 χρόνια (κι έχουμε την ευκαιρία να δούμε αρκετές σκηνές του.)
,Ο Fela Kuti αν δεν τον γνωρίζεις, δεν τον έχεις ακούσει ποτέ και σκέφτεσαι ‘δεν ακούω τέτοιες μουσικές κι ούτε θέλω’, είναι ο δημιουργός του afrobeat, συνδυάζει funk, afro και πάνω απ’όλα όπως ο ίδιος περιγράφει σε παλιότερη συνέντευξη του (θα τη δείτε στο documentary) δημιουργώντας μουσική, ξεγυμνώνει την ψυχή του για το κοινό. Γι’αυτό και τα τραγούδια του δε διαρκούν 3′ ή 4′, αλλά 12′ μπορεί και 28′ σε κάποιες συνθέσεις. Θεωρεί ότι όπως ο Beethoven, o Bach κι άλλοι κλασσικοί συνθέτες ένα έργο πρέπει να είναι ολοκληρωμένο , να έχει αρχή – μέση – τέλος. Το Finding Fela, είναι ενα υπέροχο documentary που περιγράφει παράλληλα την πολιτική κατάσταση στην Αφρική στις προηγούμενες δεκαετίες. Ψάξτε το, αξίζει το χρόνο σας, δεν πρόκειται να χάσετε ούτε λεπτό.
