Songs of the rolling stones

I’ve heard rumors that you’ll do a hundred takes for one scene.It happens when actors are unprepared. You cannot act without knowing dialogue. If actors have to think about the words, they can’t work on the emotion. So you end up doing thirty takes of something. And still you can see the concentration in their eyes; they don’t know their lines. So you just shoot it and shoot it and hope you can get something out of it in pieces. Now, if the actor is a nice guy, he goes home, he says, “Stanley’s such a perfectionist, he does a hundred takes on every scene.” So my 30 takes become a hundred. And I get this reputation. If I did a hundred takes on every scene, I’d never finish a film. Lee Ermey, for instance, would spend every spare second with the dialogue coach, and he always knew his lines. I suppose Lee averaged eight or nine takes. He sometimes did it in three. Because he was prepared. … [Read more...] about Stanley Kubrick: The Rolling Stone Interview

Many exhibitors are terribly guilty of ignoring minimum standards of picture quality. For instance, you now have theaters where all the reels are run in one continuous string. And they never clean the aperture gate. You get one little piece of gritty dust in there, and every time the film runs, it gets bigger. After a couple of days, it starts to put a scratch on the film. The scratch goes from one end of the film to the other. You’ve seen it, I’m sure. … [Read more...] about The Rolling Stone Interview: Stanley Kubrick in 1987

Led in by the orchestral interlude “Chromatica III,” “Sine From Above” opens in a grandiose, cinematic fashion. “When I was young/I prayed for lightning,” Gaga sings on a reverent first verse. Thanks to additional production from EDM legends Axwell & Ingrosso, the track builds into a euphoric big room house number. John’s smooth, deep voice make him a perfect fit, making it sound like he’s been gunning to become a disco vocalist for the entirety of his career.  … [Read more...] about Song You Need to Know: Lady Gaga feat. Elton John, ‘Sine From Above’

“My voice has gotten so strong,” Cam told Rolling Stone Country earlier this year. “That has always been the element I want to be the most emotive, and the reason you get drawn in and believe me, and believe that it’s your story too, and get to connect with it.” … [Read more...] about Cam’s New Song ‘Redwood Tree’ Puts Passage of Time in Poignant Context

“Find Your Way Back Home” features guest vocals from Nicks and a co-writing credit for McVie, who Finn asked to help pen the song while on tour with Fleetwood Mac. “I guess I had every incentive to make sure that the words were evocative, simple, relatable, truthful and not crass or message-y,” he said. “It’s easy to be nebulous and abstract, and I’m quite good at that in my songs generally. So, to be direct in a way is a real challenge.” … [Read more...] about Neil Finn, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie Share Song for the Homeless