Sentences with phrase «rock journalist in»

1:00 am (19th)-- TCM — Almost Famous Cameron Crowe turns his semi-autobiographical lens on rock stars, groupies, and rock journalists in one of the greatest combinations of road movie, coming of age movie, and music film ever made.

Not exact matches

At the Greenbelt Festival in 1990, rock journalist, author and Christian thinker Steve Turner was giving a seminar about Christian engagement in society.

In part two of the four - part series, 1968: The Year that Rocked American Politics, the team of Poll Hub, a production of The Marist College Poll, welcomed journalist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, Bob Herbert.

Gibraltar tackles these issues through the eyes of a journalist who believes in ethical journalism and is horrified by the Fleet Street over-reaction to Death on the Rock.

Red was the hottest colour on the Fall 2017 runways and in NY, Milan, London and Paris, the 2018 Spring Summer fashion week pack were already running with the fiery trend, and we saw buyers, journalists and bloggers rocking red patent boots, jackets, lips and accessories in a hint things to come this Fall and Winter.

In the aftermath of the movie's first Cannes screening, many journalists made the obvious comparison with «Footloose,» in which teen rock lover Kevin Bacon runs up against buttoned - up priest John LithgoIn the aftermath of the movie's first Cannes screening, many journalists made the obvious comparison with «Footloose,» in which teen rock lover Kevin Bacon runs up against buttoned - up priest John Lithgoin which teen rock lover Kevin Bacon runs up against buttoned - up priest John Lithgow.

«For me, it's just cool to be a middleman to some characters that people might relate to,» said writer - director Cameron Crowe, whose characters have included the likes of the quintessential stoner Jeff Spicoli in «Fast Times at Ridgemont High,» the boombox - hoisting Lloyd Dobler in «Say Anything,» the driven agent Jerry Maguire in the movie that bears his name and the teenaged rock journalist William Miller (based on Crowe's own adventures) in «Almost Famous,» for which he won a screenwriting Oscar.

Filmgoers will learn about Curtis» apparent lack of interest in his newborn daughter, every detail of his affair with a Belgian rock journalist and even his favorite color and favorite movie.

Pussy Riot then decided to conduct a punk rock church service in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, sparking interest from journalists and cameramen who managed to film it.

Lester (the incredible Phillip Seymour Hoffman) is a legendary rock critic (and real - life mentor of Crowe) and a personal hero for young and talented would - be music journalist extraordinaire William (Patrick Fugit), and in fact after they meet Lester assigns the first big writing assignment which will lead William to bigger and (arguably) better things, namely joining up - and - coming rock band Stillwater on their «Almost Famous» tour and learning a thing or two about life and love while trying to complete a Rolling Stone cover story on Stillwater and compete with lead guitar player Russell Hammond (an impressive Billy Crudup) for the affections of infamous not - a-groupie-but-a-Band-Aid Penny Lane (a so - so [in my opinion] Kate Hudson).

The film's writer and director (whose previous credits include Say Anything and Jerry Maguire) did in fact start out as a 15 - year - old rock journalist, writing for Playboy and The Los Angeles Times prior to his Rolling Stone days.

Actress Malin Akerman loved her permed hair look in Rock Of Ages so much, she named her wig Sharon Stone.The Watchmen star, who plays the journalist...

At the story's core is Brad Pitt's sly take on one of the most polarizing war figures of a generation: successful, charismatic four - star General Stanley McChrystal, who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist's no - holds - barred exposé.

Adopting the narrative structure of Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941), Haynes follows British journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), now working for a paper in New York circa 1984 (Orwellian cues abound), as he attempts to discover the current whereabouts of glam - rock superstar Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys - Meyers).

At the story's core is Brad Pitt's sly take on a successful, charismatic four - star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist's no - holds - barred exposé.

And there's that opening flashback, in which the shy young Danny is interviewed by the traitorous rock journalist (Nick Offerman under heavy hair).

As I watched my fellow journalists scratch their way up a steep rock face in the 2017 Ram Power Wagon, I was giddy with excitement.

I always loved the Rock Band series, and was one of the earliest proponents of Guitar Hero in my days as a game journalist.

All Rock n Roll is Homosexual: An evening hosted by Alexis Petridis with Jon Savage and Nicky Wire Wednesday 29 February 2012, 7:30 pm Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall Ticket price: # 8 Music journalist Alexis Petridis hosts an evening exploring the extensive and sometimes unexpected influence of gay culture in rock and roll and pop music, with pop music writer and cultural historian Jon Savage and Manic Street Preachers lyricist and bassist Nicky WRock n Roll is Homosexual: An evening hosted by Alexis Petridis with Jon Savage and Nicky Wire Wednesday 29 February 2012, 7:30 pm Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall Ticket price: # 8 Music journalist Alexis Petridis hosts an evening exploring the extensive and sometimes unexpected influence of gay culture in rock and roll and pop music, with pop music writer and cultural historian Jon Savage and Manic Street Preachers lyricist and bassist Nicky Wrock and roll and pop music, with pop music writer and cultural historian Jon Savage and Manic Street Preachers lyricist and bassist Nicky Wire.

Paul Voosen, who's one of my favorite science journalists these days, has written a fine piece examining the scientific and societal debate over the Anthropocene, the proposed term for this era in which human decisions (or indecision) will leave a durable mark in planetary systems and even in the planet's stratified rock.

Monica started her career as a music journalist covering rock and roll in the 1970s.