“I never sat down with a President of the United States or a world leader or head of a country and thought, ‘whew, this is the head of a country — I have to be different!’ I’m still every man. What would a guy in the street say to Chirac of France if you had a chance to talk to him?” … [Read more...] about Larry King, Veteran TV and Radio Host, Dead at 87
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Trailers of the Week: ‘Boogie,’ ‘They Ready,’ ‘The Violent Heart’ and More
The Violent Heart Daniel (Jovan Adepo) has a degree, a job, and stepped up to take care of his mother (Mary J.Blige) and little brother. Still, doors are closed to him; he’s been to jail. Daniel’s past is also full of questions surrounding the death of his sister and his own violent outbursts that sneak up on him. Despite these struggles he carries, Cassie (Grace Van Patten) breaks through his emotional walls. While passionate, their romance faces serious obstacles — like their age gap, and the dark secret Cassie discovers about his sister’s death. (February 19th) … [Read more...] about Trailers of the Week: ‘Boogie,’ ‘They Ready,’ ‘The Violent Heart’ and More
The King & I
That summer I got a good sense of how Larry works. He arrives at CNN each night just before show time, eats Chinese food — chicken with cashews — straight from the carton, drinks seltzer and clowns with the staff. As he enters the studio, an intern hands him a card full of notes on the upcoming guest. Larry almost never looks at this card. He refuses to prepare — a refusal he has fashioned into a broadcasting philosophy, a kind of Brooklyn Zen. If a host knows too much — the plot of a movie, the point of a book — he will inevitably ask the kind of insider questions that will bore most listeners. “Also, I don’t like asking questions I already know the answers to,” he explains. “If I come in cold, I learn right along with the viewer, so I wind up asking the kind of things the viewer would ask.” … [Read more...] about The King & I
Watch Joanna Newsom Sharpen Larry King’s Harp Technique
The singer-harpist also reinforces her recent negative statements about Spotify, saying the streaming platform is “based on the idea of circumventing the payment of artists.” However, she clarifies, “I’m not opposed to streaming. I understand that the world is shifting, and the way that music is valued and monetized is shifting, and I’m OK with that.” … [Read more...] about Watch Joanna Newsom Sharpen Larry King’s Harp Technique