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Greetings From Tim Buckley
''Greetings from Tim Buckley'' is a 2012 American film directed by Daniel Algrant starring Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots. The film follows the journey Jeff Buckley took in grappling with the legacy of his late musician father, Tim, leading up to and culminating with his performance of his father's songs. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2012 to generally positive reviews. The film was released on May 3, 2013, in a limited release. Plot In 1991, a young Jeff Buckley rehearses for his public singing debut at a Brooklyn tribute show for his father, the late folk singer Tim Buckley. Struggling with the legacy of a man he barely knew, Jeff forms a friendship with an enigmatic young woman Allie, working at the show and begins to discover the powerful potential of his own musical voice. ''Greetings from Tim Buckley'' is filled with stirring musical performances and the memorable songs of a father and son who were each among the most belove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Algrant
Daniel Algrant is an American filmmaker and writer. He co-wrote and directed ''Naked in New York'' (1993), a film produced by Martin Scorsese. Algrant was a repeat director for the television series ''Sex and The City'' and the director of films '' People I Know'' (2002) and '' Greetings from Tim Buckley'' (2012). Algrant is an alumnus of Harvard University and the Columbia University Film school. Career Algrant's first feature film, ''Naked in New York'' (1993) was executive produced by Martin Scorsese and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It won the Critic's Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival and competed at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Algrant directed '' People I Know'' (2002), starring Al Pacino. ''How To Grow A Band'' (2011) is a documentary executive produced by Algrant about the early days of American progressive bluegrass band Punch Brothers. Algrant directed episodes of the sitcom ''Sex and The City'' (1999–2000). He appears in an uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Rosenfield
Ben Rosenfield is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Willie Thompson on the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's period crime drama series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2013–2014). His first role was in the Off-Broadway stage adaptation of the Ingmar Bergman film '' Through a Glass Darkly''. He has starred as Tim Buckley in the bio-pic ''Greetings from Tim Buckley''. Rosenfield played Henry Ellis in the musical drama ''Song One'' (2014), starred as Fisher Miller in the teen drama ''Affluenza'' (2014), (2015), and Bertram Flusser in the period drama ''Indignation''. In 2016 Ben starred as Dan Mercer the romantic drama ''6 Years''. In 2017, he portrayed Sam Colby in the third season of ''Twin Peaks''. In 2017 Rosenfield also starred in the dramatic comedy ''Person to Person''. He played Aron Church in 2019 film '' Mickey and the Bear''. In 2019 Rosenfield also appeared in the Netflix documentary series '' The Family''. In 2020 he was cast opposite Cate Blanchett in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, he received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s, and did not begin a music career until 1967. His first album, ''Songs of Leonard Cohen'' (1967), was followed by three more albums of folk music: ''Songs from a Room'' (1969), ''Songs of Love and Hate'' (1971) and ''New Skin for the Old Ceremony'' (1974). His 1977 record '' Death of a Ladies' Man'', co-written and produced by Phil Spector, was a move away f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avy Kaufman
Avy Kaufman is an American casting director for film and television. Early life, family and education Kaufman is from Atlanta. She relocated to New York City in 1976 to study ballet. Career Kaufman originally worked in casting for advertising at Cone & Belding (often print ads) for six years, then transitioned to feature films. Since 1987, she has worked in casting more than 150 film and television productions. Kaufman has worked with directors including Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee and Wes Craven. Her casting credits include the psychological thriller film ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), the romantic drama film ''Brokeback Mountain'' (2005) and the crime drama film '' Public Enemies'' (2009). Accolades Kaufman received the 2005 Hollywood Casting Director of the Year award given by the Hollywood Film Festival. She received a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for her work on ''Damages: Season 1'' and in 2020 & 2022 for Primetime Emmy Award for Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Nauiokas
Amy Nauiokas is the founder and CEO of Anthemis Group, a digital financial services investment firm and the founder and CEO of Archer Gray, a media production company. She previously worked at Cantor Fitzgerald and Barclays Stockbrokers. Wall Street career Nauiokas was a senior managing director at Cantor in September 2001 when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, where the firm was based. The attacks claimed the lives of 658 Cantor employees, and CEO Howard Lutnick appointed Nauiokas to the role of corporate spokesperson. In 2004, she left the firm for Barclays Capital. At the time of her departure, she was Cantor's director of global marketing, investor relations, and human resources.Lugo, Denise. "Out Takes: Amy Nauiokas." Investment Dealers Digest. July 19, 2004. At Barclays Capital, Nauiokas was the head of eCommerce. She remained in that position until 2006, when she became CEO of Barclays Stockbrokers. Anthemis After leaving Barclays Stockbrokers in 2008, Nauiokas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Post
The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with Monday released as a digital e-edition only.National Post to eliminate Monday print edition , June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017 The newspaper is distributed in the provinces of , |
Jennifer Turner (musician)
Jennifer "Jen" Turner is a singer/songwriter musician and producer. Career 1991–1997: session and touring guitar player Turner first became popular for her work writing and touring with Natalie Merchant on her multi-platinum album ''Tigerlily'' as guitarist and backing vocalist alongside Peter Yanowitz on drums and Barrie Maguire on bass guitar. She then went on to play acoustic guitar on the Mary J Blige album ''Share My World''. In 1997, Turner was invited by Miles Copeland III to join Soraya's live band on guitar. 1997–2007: lead singer In 1997, Turner formed the band Furslide alongside bassist Jason Lader, and drummer Adam MacDougall and released their album Adventure on Virgin Records, recorded at London's Metropolis, Olympic and Abbey Road studios. Turner broke from Virgin to form an independent record label, Caboose Music, a subsidiary of the Virgin group. In 2001, using Inner as an alias, she released two records on her own independent record label. Inner's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hell
Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Hell was in several important early punk rock bands, including Neon Boys, Television and The Heartbreakers, after which he formed Richard Hell & the Voidoids. Their 1977 album '' Blank Generation'' influenced many other punk bands. Its title track was named "One of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock" by music writers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listing and is ranked as one of the all-time Top 10 punk songs by a 2006 poll of original British punk figures, as reported in the ''Rough Guide to Punk''. Since the late 1980s, Hell has devoted himself primarily to writing, publishing two novels and several other books. He was the film critic for ''BlackBook'' magazine from 2004 to 2006. Biography Early life and career Richard Lester Meyers was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1949. His father, a secular Jew, was an experimental psy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Bello
Frank Bello (born July 9, 1965) is an American musician who plays bass for the thrash metal band Anthrax. Early life Bello is the nephew of Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. He had a younger brother Anthony, who was murdered in the Bronx, New York City, in 1996. His murder was never solved. Bello has a tattoo on his right upper arm with a design of Anthony's face, with the words 'In Memory of Anthony' below it. Career Bello was originally a roadie and guitar technician for Anthrax, but later replaced Dan Lilker soon after the release of the band's 1984 debut album ''Fistful of Metal'', and has held this position ever since, excluding a brief departure in 2004 in order to join Helmet – another New York City-based metal band. His stint in Helmet was brief, as Bello reunited with Anthrax the following year, and (as of 2014) has remained in the band since. Bello has referred to Steve Harris, Gene Simmons, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire and Jaco Pastorius as influences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Willner
Hal Willner (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American music producer working in recording, films, television, and live events. He was best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, European classical music, classical, rock and roll, rock, Tin Pan Alley). He died during the COVID-19 pandemic due to complications brought on by the virus. Early life Willner was born in Philadelphia in 1956. His father and uncle were Holocaust survivors. Willner moved to New York City in 1974 to attend New York University, but did not graduate. Career In the late 1970s, Willner worked under record producer Joel Dorn, credited as associate producer on Leon Redbone's albums ''Double Time (Leon Redbone album), Double Time'' and ''Champagne Charlie (album), Champagne Charlie'', and The Neville Brothers' ''Fiyo on the Bayou''. Willner became the sketch music producer of ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1980, where he chose the music to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz (born January 30, 1967) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and is one of only nine actors ever to have won the award twice. Early and personal life Butz was born on January 30, 1967, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elaine (née Bourisaw) and Norbert Butz. He was raised in a middle-class family; his parents are devout Catholics. He is the seventh of 11 children and is named after his father. Some of his first theatre roles included playing the male leads at local all-girl high schools, such as Cor Jesu Academy and Nerinx Hall. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. Butz earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training Program. He would later receive an honorary degree from Webster U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
