cinema – All Across the Arts

MEMBERS OF A DYNASTY (Part 1) Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is the first of two stars we feature in sidetacks & detours this week, the other being Martha Wainwright, who is part of an acting and musical dynasty.

cinema, culture and tradition, Music

A SUITCASE FULL OF DREAMS

Who knows whether the definitive biography of Kris Kristofferson is yet to be written?

cinema, Music, Performing Arts

KRISTOFFERSON

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at age 88 in Maui, Hawaii, had not one but two successful careers: the first as a country-music songwriter and the second as a movie actor.

cinema, Literary, Music

It began with Larry telling me he had been watching a music documentary series on Sky Arts about how so many black musicians and writers were paid only a pittance for their catlogues, because of signing contracts that they didn´t realise were offering royalties that were less than one per cent of what recording companies were offering to white musicans.

cinema, Music, Poetry

ELLIOTT SMITH Roman Candles: Count To Thirty

In every piece of music Elliott Smith released, I hear a restlessness I’ve yet to fully pin down

cinema, culture and tradition, Performing Arts

THE NIAMOS CENTRE

Sidetracks And Detours learned about these ambitions for the venue when this his article was first published on 20 June 2024 by the always uplifting and informative I love Manchester Newsletter. You can subscribe the newsletter to benefit from updates on this project from time to time.

cinema, dance, Music

BOOKING BING CROSBY

book 1 The first biography we bought was Bing Crosby by Jerry Andrade that carries the strap-line ´Unveiling the Legacy, controversies and enduring influence of the iconic entertainer´. The author says of Bing Crosby that he was ´a true legend´. Throughout the text the author reminds us that Crosby effectively the country's first superstar, much acclaimed both domestically and abroad. Crosby was a celebrity both on and off stage because of his catchy songs, memorable name, and easy-going, endearing nature. When Bing Crosby first came to California as a young man with little, he quickly rose to fame. Even though these words may appear exaggerated, they aren't. Over the course of his lengthy career, he appeared in over 70 films and cut almost 1,600 songs. Bing Crosby could be heard at stations as far away as India, according to soldiers who returned from World War II; his music had a magnetic effect on just about everyone who heard it. The life that is detailed in this book is examined in great detail.