Krystin Ver Linden’s “Alice” is a righteous fable about a Black woman (Keke Palmer) who escapes from an isolated Georgia plantation that’s enslaved her, her husband (Gaius Charles) and her family for generations, and discovers a wonderland just outside the property line: 1973 America, where she learns she’s been emancipated for a century. “I never told anyone they had to stay,” her Bible-thumping captor Mr. Paul (Jonny Lee Miller) sputters by way of cheap justification. “I just never told them they could go.”
First, Alice sobs; then, she’s furious. All this time — through all this suffering — freedom was just a few miles away. The curvaceous yellow typeface of the opening titles promises that Alice will get her Blaxploitation-inspired revenge on the white family still imprisoning 11 of her loved ones. She even watches “Coffy” for motivation, staring up at Pam Grier with the awe of seeing her inner goddess strut the earth,...
First, Alice sobs; then, she’s furious. All this time — through all this suffering — freedom was just a few miles away. The curvaceous yellow typeface of the opening titles promises that Alice will get her Blaxploitation-inspired revenge on the white family still imprisoning 11 of her loved ones. She even watches “Coffy” for motivation, staring up at Pam Grier with the awe of seeing her inner goddess strut the earth,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions have snapped up U.S. rights to the dramatic thriller Alice, which will make its world premiere next month at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden, follwoing its world premiere at the festival, the film will released theatrically on Mar. 18, 2022.
The film stars Keke Palmer as Alice, an enslaved person yearning for freedom on a rural Georgia plantation under its brutal and disturbed owner Paul (Jonny Lee Miller). After a violent clash with Paul, she flees through the neighboring woods and stumbles onto the unfamiliar sight of a highway, soon discovering the year is actually 1973. Rescued on the roadside by a disillusioned political activist named Frank (Common), Alice quickly comprehends the lies that have kept her in bondage and the promise of Black liberation. Inspired by true accounts, Alice is a modern empowerment fable tracing Alice’s journey through...
The film stars Keke Palmer as Alice, an enslaved person yearning for freedom on a rural Georgia plantation under its brutal and disturbed owner Paul (Jonny Lee Miller). After a violent clash with Paul, she flees through the neighboring woods and stumbles onto the unfamiliar sight of a highway, soon discovering the year is actually 1973. Rescued on the roadside by a disillusioned political activist named Frank (Common), Alice quickly comprehends the lies that have kept her in bondage and the promise of Black liberation. Inspired by true accounts, Alice is a modern empowerment fable tracing Alice’s journey through...
- 12/16/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Getty Images Musician Bonnie Raitt on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Talk about his age all you want, mock his raspy croon if you must, but the fact remains that Bob Dylan is arguably the best interpreter of his own songs. The 70-year-old Dylan is not only America’s greatest living songwriter, he’s a master storyteller, and singing his songs requires more than simply a sturdy set of pipes, it demands inflection, understanding, and dedication to the art of styling a song.
Talk about his age all you want, mock his raspy croon if you must, but the fact remains that Bob Dylan is arguably the best interpreter of his own songs. The 70-year-old Dylan is not only America’s greatest living songwriter, he’s a master storyteller, and singing his songs requires more than simply a sturdy set of pipes, it demands inflection, understanding, and dedication to the art of styling a song.
- 3/21/2012
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend:
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides directed by Rob Marshall and starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruzis is the fourth entry in the adventure series. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer featuring Rodrigo y Gabriela. A soundtrack album including selections from the score, as well as number of remixes has been released on Tuesday by Walt Disney Records. Visit our previous article for the full track list and audio clips. Film Music Magazine has published a lengthy audio interview with Zimmer talking about his work on the film. Also check out a short video interview with Zimmer that we posted earlier this month.
Opening in limited release today is Woody Allen’s comedy Midnight in Paris starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cottilard and Michael Sheen. As most movies by the director,...
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides directed by Rob Marshall and starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruzis is the fourth entry in the adventure series. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer featuring Rodrigo y Gabriela. A soundtrack album including selections from the score, as well as number of remixes has been released on Tuesday by Walt Disney Records. Visit our previous article for the full track list and audio clips. Film Music Magazine has published a lengthy audio interview with Zimmer talking about his work on the film. Also check out a short video interview with Zimmer that we posted earlier this month.
Opening in limited release today is Woody Allen’s comedy Midnight in Paris starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cottilard and Michael Sheen. As most movies by the director,...
- 5/21/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
By Peter de Saint Phalle
Wantagh, New York — Little of Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs' performance at Jones Beach on Thursday night was directed towards the audience. There was no playful banter, no light shows or disco balls. Without rock-star glitz and glam, the artist and his new collaborators forced the crowd to contemplate the music on its own — a rare thing during summer concert season.
As the sun set behind the Jones Beach Amphitheater, Ray Lamontagne made his way to center stage. Although backed by the extensive Pariah Dogs band (Jennifer Condos on bass, Patrick Warren on keyboard, Greg Leisz on steel guitar, Eric Heywood on lead guitar and Jay Bellerose on percussion) Lamontagne was quiet and reserved, offering a brief "hello" before beginning his 55-minute set.
Lamontagne started his set with "Beg Steal or Borrow" and "Old Before Your Time" off his new album, God Willin' and...
Wantagh, New York — Little of Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs' performance at Jones Beach on Thursday night was directed towards the audience. There was no playful banter, no light shows or disco balls. Without rock-star glitz and glam, the artist and his new collaborators forced the crowd to contemplate the music on its own — a rare thing during summer concert season.
As the sun set behind the Jones Beach Amphitheater, Ray Lamontagne made his way to center stage. Although backed by the extensive Pariah Dogs band (Jennifer Condos on bass, Patrick Warren on keyboard, Greg Leisz on steel guitar, Eric Heywood on lead guitar and Jay Bellerose on percussion) Lamontagne was quiet and reserved, offering a brief "hello" before beginning his 55-minute set.
Lamontagne started his set with "Beg Steal or Borrow" and "Old Before Your Time" off his new album, God Willin' and...
- 8/20/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
"God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise," Ray Lamontagne's fourth album, is the first to utilize a billed backing band, The Pariah Dogs. It's also the first album the Northeast native has produced on his own. Any singer-songwriter would fall over themselves to snare the talent that 37-year-old Lamontagne's enlisted -- drummer Jay Bellerose (Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Joe Henry), bassist Jennifer Condos (Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams), keyboardist Patrick Warren (Fiona Apple, Red Hot Chili Peppers), guitarist Eric Heywood (Son Volt, The Pretenders) and pedal steel guitarist Greg Leisz (Wilco, Beck). It's a session supergroup of sorts, with the predictable...
- 8/16/2010
- Hitfix
Ray Lamontagne's new album has gone to the dogs. The Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter has dubbed his studio band The Pariah Dogs and is preparing the release of his fourth full-length, "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise," out on Aug. 17 via RCA. According to a release from RCA, this marks the first set ever that the performer produced entirely on his own, recorded over two weeks out of his home studio in western Mass. The Pariah Dogs impressively boasts of drummer Jay Bellerose (Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Joe Henry), bassist Jennifer Condos (Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams), keyboardist Patrick Warren (Fiona...
- 6/3/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
NEW YORK -- Wallflowers leader Jakob Dylan has joined Columbia Records and is busy recording tracks for use on the new J.J. Abrams-produced ABC drama Six Degrees. Dylan's rendition of the show's theme, "Here Comes Now", was produced by Steve Lillywhite and will debut Thursday during the season premiere. Additional tracks will be utilized regularly on the show; Dylan has been recording material in Santa Monica with such musicians as guitarist Lyle Workman, former Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg, keyboardist Patrick Warren and former Gigolo Aunts drummer Fred Eltringham.
- 9/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Wallflowers leader Jakob Dylan has joined Columbia Records and is busy recording tracks for use on the new J.J. Abrams-produced ABC drama Six Degrees. Dylan's rendition of the show's theme, "Here Comes Now," was produced by Steve Lillywhite and will debut Thursday during the season premiere. Additional tracks will be utilized regularly on the show; Dylan has been recording material in Santa Monica with such musicians as guitarist Lyle Workman, former Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg, keyboardist Patrick Warren and former Gigolo Aunts drummer Fred Eltringham.
- 9/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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