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Who Knew? THE SPARKS BROTHERS
It's also not your typical music biopic cause there's no surly ex-band members talking about how things went terribly wrong. Nope all ex-members only have the highest regard for both brothers and their experience with SPARKS on the whole. Peppered through are interviews with famous fans of the group, like Jane Wiedlin, Patton Oswalt, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino and Jason Schwartzman. ..
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TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME Interview with director Olivia Lichtenstein
TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME was the Closing Night film at the 27th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival – a documentary detailing the extraordinary life and career of Philly’s own Teddy Pendergrass. The night before I got a chance to chat with the director Olivia Lichtenstein and producer Nick Bedu about the making of the doc., how much time they spent in Philly, the darker side of Teddy, the music, the tragedy and the come back of this sexy and soulful entertainer gone too soon.
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Documentary: TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor One of my early on fantasies was to either sass my way through “Hit the Road Jack” as a Raelette, backing up the great Ray Charles. Or grove with the ultimate R&B legend, Luther Vandross, who left us way too soon. Or believe it or not, really wanted to harmonize with Reba McEntire, you’d be amazed at how many of her songs from the 90’s I know by heart. The on the road lifestyle would have suited me well too; there’s nothing tying me to being a homebody, a new city every other night, 4 star hotels, the camaraderie of the other musicians and roadies,…
