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‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song’: Leonard Cohen’s Most Enduring Song Gets The Doc Treatment

May 25, 2022 7:54 pm

Not many songs have been covered by so many artists like Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah.” First recorded in 1984 on the underwhelmingly received Various Positions album, “Hallelujah” received little success ...

‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song’ Is A (Mostly) Fascinating Chronicle Of A Musical Masterpiece [Venice Review]

Jason Bailey

September 2, 2021 9:58 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Daniel Gellar and Dayna Goldfine’s “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” begins at what is, by most definitions, the end: with Cohen’s final concert, in December of 2013. He roams ...

‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ At 50: Robert Altman’s Revisionist Western Is Filmmaking Sorcery

Jason Bailey

June 24, 2021 12:38 pm

Essays, News

Few great movies evade analysis as skillfully as Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller.” Its narrative and technique are easy to explain, and even correlate; it’s not that an intellectual case for ...

‘The Great’ Exclusive Music: Hear The Haunting Cover Of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Bird On A Wire’ From The Hulu Series

Charles Barfield

May 15, 2020 11:37 am

News, Television

If you’ve seen the trailers for “The Great,” or already begun watching the series (it premieres today on Hulu), you know that series creator Tony McNamara, who previously wrote “The Favourite,” has crafted a f...

‘Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love’ Is A Beautiful, Poignant Look At Love And Loss In A Bohemian Paradise [Review]

Joe Blessing

July 3, 2019 12:44 pm

News, Reviews

As rich as the field of documentary is, the realities of filmmaking usually prevent films from achieving the same intimacy, fluidity, depth, and scope as classic written memoirs. With Nick Broomfield’s “Mariann...

‘Pete’s Dragon’ Soundtrack Features Songs By St. Vincent, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Leonard Cohen, The Lumineers & More

Hildi Gabel

July 22, 2016 1:50 pm

News

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You may not remember, but Disney’s original “Pete’s Dragon” from 1977 was actually a musical. While David Lowery’s 2016 version won’t feature actors belting it out on camera, the newly released tracklist shows ...

Feist, Micah P. Hinson, Leonard Cohen & The Buggles: All The Music Featured In ‘Take This Waltz’

Edward Davis

June 25, 2012 12:59 pm

News

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Feist, Micah P. Hinson, Leonard Cohen & The Buggles: All The Music Featured In 'Take This Waltz'

Poster, Stills & Synopsis For Sarah Polley’s ‘Take This Waltz’; Soundtrack To Feature Leonard Cohen

Kevin Jagernauth

November 4, 2010 5:05 am

News

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Poster, Stills & Synopsis For Sarah Polley's 'Take This Waltz'; Soundtrack To Feature Leonard Cohen

Biopic Of Legendary Music Scout John Hammond In The Works

Oliver Lyttelton

April 20, 2010 2:02 pm

News

These days, with the proliferation of music blogs and sites like Last.fm, everyone's an A&R man. Almost no one in the history of the music industry, however, has the track record of producer and scout John ...

In Theaters: ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ ‘Legion,’ ‘The Tooth Fairy’

Hunter McClamrock

January 22, 2010 5:21 pm

News

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We've finally hit late January, but the worst may not be over for the film-going public. If fact, it's just quite the opposite. Maybe the studios just assume that people don't want to leave their homes in the b...

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