movie review
The best music movies throughout history.
The Woman Who Made The Competition (1980) Feel Real: Jean Evensen Shaw
When Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving sat down at grand pianos for the 1980 drama The Competition, the film’s credibility was on the line. A story about classical musicians battling through a high-stakes piano contest would collapse if the performances looked fake. Surprisingly, they didn’t. The secret was Jean Evensen Shaw, the classically trained pianist who coached the actors to look like they belonged on a concert stage.
By Movies of the 80s7 months ago in Beat
Rockshow Revisited: How Paul McCartney’s Stadium Epic Helped Make Concerts a Big-Screen Event
Paul McCartney’s Rockshow (1980) captured Wings at their 1976 peak and helped set the stage for today’s “event cinema.” We revisit McCartney’s own reflections, band anecdotes, critical reactions, and the film’s cultural footprint.
By Movies of the 80s7 months ago in Beat
Music at the Margins: Why the Church Needs Outsiders to Lead Revival
God Moves at the Edges History makes one truth clear: revival rarely begins at the center of power. It begins at the margins, among those dismissed, overlooked, or rejected by polite society.
By Sunshine Firecracker™7 months ago in Beat
Review of 'And So It Goes'
My wife and I saw the second part of the extraordinary Billy Joel documentary last night, after seeing the first part last week. I've been a big fan of Billy Joel since "Piano Man". I thought and still think "Only the Good Die Young" was a masterpiece song, same for "Say Goodbye to Hollywood," and same for "Uptown Girl" which also has a masterpiece video. And while we're at it, "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a uniquely front-page headlines story with a pretty good video, too. In fact, I can't really think of any Billy Joel recording I don't like, and the same only applies only to a dozen or so other artists beginning with The Beatles.
By Paul Levinson8 months ago in Beat
