Embattled producer Dan Schneider is fighting back against Quiet on Set, Investigation Discovery’s explosive limited series that promised to delve into the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic kids’ television shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures and producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz of defamation. You can read the lawsuit here.
After the series dropped, Schneider apologized for his behavior that was depicted Quiet On Set and vowed to hold himself accountable for how he acted on his Nickelodeon shows. He taped a 19-minute interview that was posted on You Tube, in which he says “watching over the past few nights was very difficult. Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures and producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz of defamation. You can read the lawsuit here.
After the series dropped, Schneider apologized for his behavior that was depicted Quiet On Set and vowed to hold himself accountable for how he acted on his Nickelodeon shows. He taped a 19-minute interview that was posted on You Tube, in which he says “watching over the past few nights was very difficult. Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.
- 5/1/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Among the many races in post-apocalyptic video game series Fallout is the Ghoul, posthumans severely mutated by prolonged exposure to radiation, which greatly extends their lifespans but gives them a zombie-like appearance. In the upcoming Prime Video “Fallout” series, Walton Goggins is almost unrecognizable as The Ghoul.
Bloody Disgusting caught up with Walton Goggins and executive producers, writers and co-showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner at the SXSW “Fallout” activation this week, where the trio revealed that The Ghoul was written specifically for Goggins. They also discussed what to expect from the series in terms of tone.
A character like The Ghoul requires extensive work in the makeup chair, as you might imagine, with the team transforming Walton Goggins into a noseless, zombielike cowboy in the wasteland. The type of transformation that surely informed his performance, right?
“No, it had nothing to do with my performance whatsoever, “Goggins cracks. “No,...
Bloody Disgusting caught up with Walton Goggins and executive producers, writers and co-showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner at the SXSW “Fallout” activation this week, where the trio revealed that The Ghoul was written specifically for Goggins. They also discussed what to expect from the series in terms of tone.
A character like The Ghoul requires extensive work in the makeup chair, as you might imagine, with the team transforming Walton Goggins into a noseless, zombielike cowboy in the wasteland. The type of transformation that surely informed his performance, right?
“No, it had nothing to do with my performance whatsoever, “Goggins cracks. “No,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: The African American Film Critics Association and the Grammy Museum on Monday unveiled a yearlong collaborative program to spotlight the intersectionality between music and content created for film, television and multimedia platforms. The initiative will be held at the Grammy Museum’s state-of-the-art facilities in downtown Los Angeles at LA Live, designed to celebrate the fusion of music and storytelling.
The program event will offer live musical performances, panel discussions, educational clinics and Ted Talk-style lectures, bringing together luminaries and entertainment, advertising and marketing experts. The goal is to raise awareness of music’s pivotal role in shaping the narratives that influence audiences worldwide.
“So many people are unaware of the role that music plays in so many of the things that we see and do each day,” Aafca co-founder Gil Robertson said. “Through our partnership with the Grammy Museum, our goal is to highlight how music functions to...
The program event will offer live musical performances, panel discussions, educational clinics and Ted Talk-style lectures, bringing together luminaries and entertainment, advertising and marketing experts. The goal is to raise awareness of music’s pivotal role in shaping the narratives that influence audiences worldwide.
“So many people are unaware of the role that music plays in so many of the things that we see and do each day,” Aafca co-founder Gil Robertson said. “Through our partnership with the Grammy Museum, our goal is to highlight how music functions to...
- 1/8/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
While the Original Song Oscar shortlist is typically good about spreading the wealth around, three movies dominated close to half the spaces. Barbie nabbed noms for three songs, while The Color Purple and Apple Original Films’ Flora and Son got two each. Of the 15 spots, Warner Bros owns five of ’em between Barbie and Color Purple.
Warner Bros has been pushing the Barbie soundtrack, produced by A Star Is Born “Shallow” Oscar winner and 7x Grammy winner Mark Ronson, in a major way this season with meet-and-greets and screenings for the latter, as well as performers Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and even Ryan Gosling. All three shortlisted songs from Barbie –“Dance the Night,” “What Was I Made For?” and “I’m Just Ken”– already are nominated over at the Golden Globes. When has there been a juggernaut from one movie between the Globes and Oscar shortlist?
While the Original Song...
Warner Bros has been pushing the Barbie soundtrack, produced by A Star Is Born “Shallow” Oscar winner and 7x Grammy winner Mark Ronson, in a major way this season with meet-and-greets and screenings for the latter, as well as performers Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and even Ryan Gosling. All three shortlisted songs from Barbie –“Dance the Night,” “What Was I Made For?” and “I’m Just Ken”– already are nominated over at the Golden Globes. When has there been a juggernaut from one movie between the Globes and Oscar shortlist?
While the Original Song...
- 12/21/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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- 12/18/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Vault Entertainment is expanding its management ranks with the promotion of Tori Robertson to Talent Manager.
Robertson joined Vault in 2021 following a three-year stint at Link Entertainment.
Launched by Adam Griffin in 2019, Vault Entertainment has been in growth mode since hiring veteran talent agent Justin Baxter from A3 Artists Agency at the beginning of the year. The management/production company recently expanded its office footprint, moving from Beverly Hills to its own building, now headquartered near Sony Pictures.
Robertson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater.
Robertson joined Vault in 2021 following a three-year stint at Link Entertainment.
Launched by Adam Griffin in 2019, Vault Entertainment has been in growth mode since hiring veteran talent agent Justin Baxter from A3 Artists Agency at the beginning of the year. The management/production company recently expanded its office footprint, moving from Beverly Hills to its own building, now headquartered near Sony Pictures.
Robertson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater.
- 12/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video’s first teaser trailer for The Boys season four shows a world on the verge of war. “All democracies fail because people are f****** stupid,” says a voice-over, adding, “But if you crush the masses, who builds your monuments?”
The solution is to allow people to tear the world apart themselves, and then the supes can swoop in and save it.
The trailer teases some wild action scenes (as expected from this twisted series) and ends with the introduction of Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character.
Season four, premiering in 2024, stars Antony Starr as Homelander, Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, and Jack Quaid as Hughie. Erin Moriarty is Starlight, Chace Crawford is The Deep, Jessie T. Usher is A-Train, Laz Alonso is Mother’s Milk, Tomer Capon is Frenchie, and Karen Fukuhara plays Kimiko. Colby Minifie is Ashley Barrett, Claudia Doumit plays Victoria Neuman, and Cameron Crovetti is Ryan.
In addition to Morgan,...
The solution is to allow people to tear the world apart themselves, and then the supes can swoop in and save it.
The trailer teases some wild action scenes (as expected from this twisted series) and ends with the introduction of Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character.
Season four, premiering in 2024, stars Antony Starr as Homelander, Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, and Jack Quaid as Hughie. Erin Moriarty is Starlight, Chace Crawford is The Deep, Jessie T. Usher is A-Train, Laz Alonso is Mother’s Milk, Tomer Capon is Frenchie, and Karen Fukuhara plays Kimiko. Colby Minifie is Ashley Barrett, Claudia Doumit plays Victoria Neuman, and Cameron Crovetti is Ryan.
In addition to Morgan,...
- 12/2/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Approaches to film scoring have become increasingly eclectic—from jazz and classical to hip-hop and avant-garde—making it more difficult than ever for Academy voters to narrow the field to 15 for Oscar’s shortlist. Variety examines 16 of the possible choices, in alphabetical order:
‘American Fiction‘ – Laura Karpman
Cord Jefferson’s movie—about a Black writer who, as a joke, writes a bad novel that becomes a best seller—has a lead character whose name is Thelonious and whose nickname is Monk. So, to composer Laura Karpman, fashioning a score in the style of the jazz great was an obvious choice.
Much of her score is small-combo, piano-featured jazz, and while she also wrote a massive orchestral and choral score for “The Marvels,” this much smaller but acclaimed film would seem to be her best shot for awards. She has five Emmys, co-founded the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and was...
‘American Fiction‘ – Laura Karpman
Cord Jefferson’s movie—about a Black writer who, as a joke, writes a bad novel that becomes a best seller—has a lead character whose name is Thelonious and whose nickname is Monk. So, to composer Laura Karpman, fashioning a score in the style of the jazz great was an obvious choice.
Much of her score is small-combo, piano-featured jazz, and while she also wrote a massive orchestral and choral score for “The Marvels,” this much smaller but acclaimed film would seem to be her best shot for awards. She has five Emmys, co-founded the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and was...
- 11/29/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
In honor of the late Robbie Robertson, whose “Killers of the Flower Moon” score was his final work, Martin Scorsese hosted a private tribute concert Wednesday in Los Angeles that had guests including Joni Mitchell, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone watching Jackson Browne and other musicians perform Robertson’s songs as well as score excerpts.
The tribute to Robertson — who died on Aug. 9 at age 80 — took place before 200 invited guests at the composer’s longtime recording-studio home, the Village Studios in West L.A. Among those joining Browne as performers were Rocco DeLuca, Citizen Cope, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills, Jim Keltner and, briefly, Jason Isbell, who has a small role in “Killers.”
Jackson Browne and Jason Isbell at the Robbie Robertson Memorial Concert at The Village Studios on November 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Robertson was being doubly celebrated Wednesday night. Simultaneous with the tribute concert, he was being posthumously awarded...
The tribute to Robertson — who died on Aug. 9 at age 80 — took place before 200 invited guests at the composer’s longtime recording-studio home, the Village Studios in West L.A. Among those joining Browne as performers were Rocco DeLuca, Citizen Cope, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills, Jim Keltner and, briefly, Jason Isbell, who has a small role in “Killers.”
Jackson Browne and Jason Isbell at the Robbie Robertson Memorial Concert at The Village Studios on November 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Robertson was being doubly celebrated Wednesday night. Simultaneous with the tribute concert, he was being posthumously awarded...
- 11/16/2023
- by Pamela Chelin
- Variety Film + TV
Martin Scorsese Honors Robbie Robertson’s Legacy with Tribute Concert: The Musician ‘Broke Barriers’
Martin Scorsese honored late rocker Robbie Robertson with the tribute concert “Robbie Robertson: A Celebration of His Life and Music,” during which the auteur recalled how Robertson’s scores marked a “turning point” in his career.
The private memorial concert was hosted at Village Studios in Los Angeles, with artists Jackson Browne, Rocco Deluca, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills Group, and Citizen Cope performing. Robertson, the former The Band guitarist, died at age 80 in August 2023. Scorsese first met Robertson during concert documentary film “The Last Waltz” in 1976; the duo collaborated for decades after, with Robertson serving as the music producer and composer on films like “The King of Comedy,” “Silence,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“We kept working together for the next 45 years,” Scorsese said of Robertson scoring “Raging Bull” and adding another working layer to their friendship. “Forty-five years of...
The private memorial concert was hosted at Village Studios in Los Angeles, with artists Jackson Browne, Rocco Deluca, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills Group, and Citizen Cope performing. Robertson, the former The Band guitarist, died at age 80 in August 2023. Scorsese first met Robertson during concert documentary film “The Last Waltz” in 1976; the duo collaborated for decades after, with Robertson serving as the music producer and composer on films like “The King of Comedy,” “Silence,” “The Aviator,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and most recently, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“We kept working together for the next 45 years,” Scorsese said of Robertson scoring “Raging Bull” and adding another working layer to their friendship. “Forty-five years of...
- 11/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
As the scale of the brutality and barbarity of the Hamas attack on Israel became apparent in recent days, U.S. correspondents have struggled at times to keep their composure.
With missiles raining down overhead, the security situation for reporters is precarious, evidenced by the number of live shots where crews are forced to take cover.
And the prospect of the war in Israel has a number of potential new challenges to coverage, particularly if ground troops move into Gaza or a full-scale conflict starts with Hezbollah in the north.
The networks are preparing for a long, protracted war, and they have scrambled to get teams into Israel. Some, like Fox News’ Trey Yingst, already were in Tel Aviv when the attack started early Saturday morning, while other correspondents, like Nic Robertson, have been covering the war in Ukraine recently.
CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab, who long has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
With missiles raining down overhead, the security situation for reporters is precarious, evidenced by the number of live shots where crews are forced to take cover.
And the prospect of the war in Israel has a number of potential new challenges to coverage, particularly if ground troops move into Gaza or a full-scale conflict starts with Hezbollah in the north.
The networks are preparing for a long, protracted war, and they have scrambled to get teams into Israel. Some, like Fox News’ Trey Yingst, already were in Tel Aviv when the attack started early Saturday morning, while other correspondents, like Nic Robertson, have been covering the war in Ukraine recently.
CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab, who long has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden said today that the Hamas attack on Israel was “an act of sheer evil,” sternly describing horrific reports of the terrorists’ brutality in targeting Jewish men, women, children and babies.
In remarks carrried across cable and broadcast networks Monday, Biden cited “stomach turning reports of babies being killed, entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a music festival to celebrate peace. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies.”
Coming off a telephone call with Israeli Pm Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today, a stern Biden also said that the “blood thirstiness brings to mind the worst rampages of Isis. This is terrorism.”
“We must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. We will make sure it has what it needs to take care of its citizens, to defend itself, to respond to this attack,” he said. He said that Israel “has a right to respond,...
In remarks carrried across cable and broadcast networks Monday, Biden cited “stomach turning reports of babies being killed, entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a music festival to celebrate peace. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies.”
Coming off a telephone call with Israeli Pm Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today, a stern Biden also said that the “blood thirstiness brings to mind the worst rampages of Isis. This is terrorism.”
“We must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. We will make sure it has what it needs to take care of its citizens, to defend itself, to respond to this attack,” he said. He said that Israel “has a right to respond,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the full lineup for their 2023 festival, which will run in person from Oct. 25 to Oct. 29. The festival will feature the world premiere of Rob Reiner’s “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” and the world premiere of Matthew Brown’s “Freud’s Last Session,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode.
Other titles include Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers,” Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” Mahalia Belo’s “The End We Start From,” Christos Nikou’s “Fingernails,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” Jessica Yu’s “Quiz Lady” and J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow.”
AFI previously announced that Sam Esmail’s “Leave the World Behind,” starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke, will open the festival on Oct. 25. The Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro,” directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, will close the festival. “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” is the Centerpiece film.
Other titles include Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers,” Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” Mahalia Belo’s “The End We Start From,” Christos Nikou’s “Fingernails,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” Jessica Yu’s “Quiz Lady” and J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow.”
AFI previously announced that Sam Esmail’s “Leave the World Behind,” starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke, will open the festival on Oct. 25. The Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro,” directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, will close the festival. “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story” is the Centerpiece film.
- 9/29/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, McKinley Franklin, Jaden Thompson and Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Culture Secretary Angus Robertson Photo: Scottish Government
Organisations representing Scotland's cultural sector have criticised the Scottish government today following a U-turn over funding.
Seven months after the then Deputy First Minister John Swinney responded to lobbying by the Campaign for the Arts by reversing a budget decision which would have seen Creative Scotland left with less funding, Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has confirmed that the promised money will not be forthcoming. While Robertson has defended the decision, stressing the pressure on government finance more widely, it has been greeted with dismay by many in the creative community.
The funding arrangement originated when Creative Scotland, in common with other major arts organisations across the UK, suffered from a shortfall in National Lottery funding, and the Scottish Government stepped in to fill the gap. In the absence of ongoing government support this year, Creative Scotland has had to reach into its reserves...
Organisations representing Scotland's cultural sector have criticised the Scottish government today following a U-turn over funding.
Seven months after the then Deputy First Minister John Swinney responded to lobbying by the Campaign for the Arts by reversing a budget decision which would have seen Creative Scotland left with less funding, Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has confirmed that the promised money will not be forthcoming. While Robertson has defended the decision, stressing the pressure on government finance more widely, it has been greeted with dismay by many in the creative community.
The funding arrangement originated when Creative Scotland, in common with other major arts organisations across the UK, suffered from a shortfall in National Lottery funding, and the Scottish Government stepped in to fill the gap. In the absence of ongoing government support this year, Creative Scotland has had to reach into its reserves...
- 9/29/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
For Martin Scorsese and the Osage Nation’s Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, cultural respect was key to the filmmaker’s upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
“We greatly respected the way David Grann put his skills to a well-researched book and the way he met with our elders. We were comfortable with what came out,” said Standing Bear during a press conference with Scorsese of Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book on which the Scorsese film is based.
The book chronicles a series of murders of the Osage people following an oil boom and the subsequent FBI investigations into the killings, which became known as the Reign of Terror. When he heard that the film rights to the book had been sold, he and others in the Osage Nation were concerned.
“Historically the native peoples went to Hollywood to get work as extras in a band of Indians in black and white movies,...
“We greatly respected the way David Grann put his skills to a well-researched book and the way he met with our elders. We were comfortable with what came out,” said Standing Bear during a press conference with Scorsese of Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book on which the Scorsese film is based.
The book chronicles a series of murders of the Osage people following an oil boom and the subsequent FBI investigations into the killings, which became known as the Reign of Terror. When he heard that the film rights to the book had been sold, he and others in the Osage Nation were concerned.
“Historically the native peoples went to Hollywood to get work as extras in a band of Indians in black and white movies,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brooke Robertson has been named Head of Global Communications and Media Relations for Paramount Pictures, President and CEO Brian Robbins announced on Thursday.
In her new role, Robertson will oversee the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies for all of the organization’s business units—including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players.
Robertson will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties, including Paramount+, to strengthen the studio’s corporate identity and amplify its messaging. She will report to Robbins.
“With impeccable relationships throughout Paramount and across the industry, Brooke has proven time and again that she is an expert communications executive and a strategic thinker,” Robbins said in a statement to TheWrap. “She has been an invaluable member of the Paramount leadership team and is well-positioned to further shape and strengthen our corporate identity and positioning.”
Most recently, Robertson served as Senior Vice President,...
In her new role, Robertson will oversee the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies for all of the organization’s business units—including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players.
Robertson will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties, including Paramount+, to strengthen the studio’s corporate identity and amplify its messaging. She will report to Robbins.
“With impeccable relationships throughout Paramount and across the industry, Brooke has proven time and again that she is an expert communications executive and a strategic thinker,” Robbins said in a statement to TheWrap. “She has been an invaluable member of the Paramount leadership team and is well-positioned to further shape and strengthen our corporate identity and positioning.”
Most recently, Robertson served as Senior Vice President,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Entertainment Corporate Communications pro Brooke Robertson has been upped to Paramount Pictures’ Head of Global Communications and Media Relations.
She will report to Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brian Robbins.
Previously, Robertson was the Melrose lot’s SVP, Global Communications and Media Relations, overseeing media relations, executive communications, and daily operations of the global comms team.
From 2019 to 2021, Robertson held a dual VP role for Paramount Television Studios, in addition to her duties on the motion picture side.
Robertson has been a lynchpin at Paramount since 2017 when, as a director, she worked closely with senior executives to build the studio’s corp comm team.
In her new role, Robertson will oversee the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies for all of the organization’s business units—including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. She will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties,...
She will report to Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brian Robbins.
Previously, Robertson was the Melrose lot’s SVP, Global Communications and Media Relations, overseeing media relations, executive communications, and daily operations of the global comms team.
From 2019 to 2021, Robertson held a dual VP role for Paramount Television Studios, in addition to her duties on the motion picture side.
Robertson has been a lynchpin at Paramount since 2017 when, as a director, she worked closely with senior executives to build the studio’s corp comm team.
In her new role, Robertson will oversee the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies for all of the organization’s business units—including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. She will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Brooke Robertson has been promoted to head of global communications and media relations at Paramount Pictures.
In this role, she will oversee the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies for all business units, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation and Paramount Players. She will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties, such as the Paramount+ streaming service, to unify the studio’s corporate identity and messaging. Robertson will report to Paramount’s president and CEO Brian Robbins.
“With impeccable relationships throughout Paramount and across the industry, Brooke has proven time and again that she is an expert communications executive and a strategic thinker,” Robbins said. “She has been an invaluable member of the Paramount leadership team and is well-positioned to further shape and strengthen our corporate identity and positioning.”
Robertson is widely respected among entertainment journalists for her candor. Most recently, she served as...
In this role, she will oversee the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies for all business units, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation and Paramount Players. She will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties, such as the Paramount+ streaming service, to unify the studio’s corporate identity and messaging. Robertson will report to Paramount’s president and CEO Brian Robbins.
“With impeccable relationships throughout Paramount and across the industry, Brooke has proven time and again that she is an expert communications executive and a strategic thinker,” Robbins said. “She has been an invaluable member of the Paramount leadership team and is well-positioned to further shape and strengthen our corporate identity and positioning.”
Robertson is widely respected among entertainment journalists for her candor. Most recently, she served as...
- 9/21/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount Pictures has promoted Brooke Robertson to head of global communications and media relations. She’ll report directly to president and CEO Brian Robbins.
In the the top role, the well-respected executive will be responsible for overseeing the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies across all units, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation and Paramount Players. She will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties, including Paramount+, with the goal of strengthening the studio’s corporate identity and amplify its messaging.
“With impeccable relationships throughout Paramount and across the industry, Brooke has proven time and again that she is an expert communications executive and a strategic thinker. She has been an invaluable member of the Paramount leadership team and is well-positioned to further shape and strengthen our corporate identity and positioning,” Robbins said in a statement.
The job was previously held by Jenny Tartikoff,...
In the the top role, the well-respected executive will be responsible for overseeing the film studio’s corporate brand and global communications strategies across all units, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation and Paramount Players. She will also serve as a key stakeholder across Paramount Global’s properties, including Paramount+, with the goal of strengthening the studio’s corporate identity and amplify its messaging.
“With impeccable relationships throughout Paramount and across the industry, Brooke has proven time and again that she is an expert communications executive and a strategic thinker. She has been an invaluable member of the Paramount leadership team and is well-positioned to further shape and strengthen our corporate identity and positioning,” Robbins said in a statement.
The job was previously held by Jenny Tartikoff,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Liverpool, Aug 19 (Ians) Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota scored a goal apiece as Liverpool came from behind to beat AFC Bournemouth 3-1 in their first home game of the new Premier League season at Anfield here on Saturday.
This was also Liverpool’s first win in the 2023 season after they started their campaign with a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the first round last week.
In other early matches on Saturday, Fulham were thrashed 3-0 by Brentford while Wolverhampton Wolves went down 1-4 to Brighton.
Diaz, Salah and Jota got the goals to overturn Antoine Semenyo’s third-minute opener on an eventful home match in which Alexis Mac Allister received a straight red card for a foul on Ryan Christie just before the hour.
Diaz’s second strike in as many matches in the 2023-24 season was added to by Salah, who scored the rebound after Neto had saved his penalty,...
This was also Liverpool’s first win in the 2023 season after they started their campaign with a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the first round last week.
In other early matches on Saturday, Fulham were thrashed 3-0 by Brentford while Wolverhampton Wolves went down 1-4 to Brighton.
Diaz, Salah and Jota got the goals to overturn Antoine Semenyo’s third-minute opener on an eventful home match in which Alexis Mac Allister received a straight red card for a foul on Ryan Christie just before the hour.
Diaz’s second strike in as many matches in the 2023-24 season was added to by Salah, who scored the rebound after Neto had saved his penalty,...
- 8/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Zac Brown Band covered “The Weight” in honor of Robbie Robertson, who died this August, during his stop in Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center in New York on Sunday night. Robertson, the Band’s lead guitarist, wrote the hit song for the group’s debut studio album Music from Big Pink in 1968.
A video capturing Sunday’s performance released on Thursday, featuring Brown flanked my his crew of talented musicians and opening acts King Calaway and Marcus King. The epic fable of debt and burden was revived once again by Brown,...
A video capturing Sunday’s performance released on Thursday, featuring Brown flanked my his crew of talented musicians and opening acts King Calaway and Marcus King. The epic fable of debt and burden was revived once again by Brown,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe Way of the Wind (Terrence Malick).According to Terrence Malick’s producer, Alex Boden, the filmmaker is in the editing room working on his biblical epic The Way of the Wind, formerly known as The Last Planet. “Terry is very happy with what he is working on so far is the word,” Boden told Variety. Over at The Film Stage, Nick Newman compiles all of the updates and rumors so far about the production. Mark Rylance, who plays Satan in the film, says of Malick’s process: “It’s like a fine wine or whiskey; it only gets better with time.”We’ve updated our TIFF lineup master post to reflect new additions—notably the excellent selections that make up Wavelengths, TIFF’s experimental program. Featuring films by Radu Jude, Eduardo Williams, Pedro Costa,...
- 8/16/2023
- MUBI
Duck Dynasty and the Metropolitan Opera are two very different cultural phenomena, but they have at least one thing in common: Fathom Events, the unique and prolific theatrical distributor based in Denver.
Over the past 20 years, Fathom has mastered the art of finding audiences for one-off cinematic events, from live broadcasts of opera, stage plays and live concert pics to anniversary rereleases of classic Hollywood films. A groundbreaking partnership with The Metropolitan Opera put Fathom on the map. Launched in 2006, The Met: Live in HD program, which sees about 10 operas a year beamed into theaters on Saturdays and Wednesdays, has generated more than $205 million in box office sales and consistently lands on a weekend’s top 10 list.
The company has also made a big impression in the faith-based and anime spaces (again, two disparate genres). Fathom ranked No. 9 on the list of top distributors at the 2022 domestic box office, with...
Over the past 20 years, Fathom has mastered the art of finding audiences for one-off cinematic events, from live broadcasts of opera, stage plays and live concert pics to anniversary rereleases of classic Hollywood films. A groundbreaking partnership with The Metropolitan Opera put Fathom on the map. Launched in 2006, The Met: Live in HD program, which sees about 10 operas a year beamed into theaters on Saturdays and Wednesdays, has generated more than $205 million in box office sales and consistently lands on a weekend’s top 10 list.
The company has also made a big impression in the faith-based and anime spaces (again, two disparate genres). Fathom ranked No. 9 on the list of top distributors at the 2022 domestic box office, with...
- 8/14/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In June of 2020, with a pandemic raging, Robbie Robertson took some time to look back at his career with the Band, from writing their greatest hits to their work with Bob Dylan. The release of his documentary Once Were Brothers had him a reflective mood, ready to share new details about the music he made with Band-mates Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm. In the wake of Robertson’s death at age 80 this week, here’s a full text version of that interview, published here for the first time.
- 8/13/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Dylan has shared a statement on the passing of Robbie Robertson, The Band guitarist who backed Dylan during his legendary electric period.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Dylan and Robertson met in 1965, and Dylan quickly hired The Hawks — the original name of The Band — to perform as his backing band. In 1965 and 1966, Dylan performed two sets on tour: one of the acoustic folk music that made him famous, and one set, featuring The Hawks, that signified his controversial progression toward electric guitar.
In 1967, The Hawks joined Dylan in Woodstock, New York to work on new music. These sessions formed the basis of The Band’s 1968 record Music from Big Pink, and recordings featuring Dylan later appeared on 1975’s The Basement Tapes. Following their debut as The Band, Robertson and company redirected their attention to their own music,...
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Dylan and Robertson met in 1965, and Dylan quickly hired The Hawks — the original name of The Band — to perform as his backing band. In 1965 and 1966, Dylan performed two sets on tour: one of the acoustic folk music that made him famous, and one set, featuring The Hawks, that signified his controversial progression toward electric guitar.
In 1967, The Hawks joined Dylan in Woodstock, New York to work on new music. These sessions formed the basis of The Band’s 1968 record Music from Big Pink, and recordings featuring Dylan later appeared on 1975’s The Basement Tapes. Following their debut as The Band, Robertson and company redirected their attention to their own music,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Bob Dylan is speaking out about the death of Robbie Robertson, lamenting the loss of his “lifelong friend.”
In a statement he issued to Billboard, the 82-year-old rock legend offered his first public statement on Robertson, who died at age 80 on Wednesday.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Dylan’s association with Robertson dates back to 1966, when he tapped The Hawks (who would go on to renamed themselves The Band) as his backing band during his 1966 tour.
Now seen as groundbreaking, Dylan’s decision to “go electric” infuriated the folk-music purists at the heart of his fan base, creating controversy wherever they played.
“We got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe, and people were saying this isn’t working and we kept on and Bob didn’t budge,...
In a statement he issued to Billboard, the 82-year-old rock legend offered his first public statement on Robertson, who died at age 80 on Wednesday.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Dylan’s association with Robertson dates back to 1966, when he tapped The Hawks (who would go on to renamed themselves The Band) as his backing band during his 1966 tour.
Now seen as groundbreaking, Dylan’s decision to “go electric” infuriated the folk-music purists at the heart of his fan base, creating controversy wherever they played.
“We got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe, and people were saying this isn’t working and we kept on and Bob didn’t budge,...
- 8/12/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Bob Dylan has finally spoken about the death of his longtime collaborator, Robbie Robertson.
Two days after Robertson’s death at age 80 from a long illness, Dylan issued a brief statement on his passing.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said in a statement provided to Melinda Newman at Deadline’s sister publication, Billboard. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Their history goes way back. Robertson played guitar with Dylan starting in the mid-1960s. It was a time of transition for Dylan, who was moving into his electric period.
“We got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe,” Robertson recalled, “and people were saying this isn’t working, and we kept on and Bob didn’t budge.”
Robertson played on Dylan’s 1966 album Blonde on Blonde, and later recorded with Dylan in the voluminous 2014 set The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
Two days after Robertson’s death at age 80 from a long illness, Dylan issued a brief statement on his passing.
“This is shocking news,” Dylan said in a statement provided to Melinda Newman at Deadline’s sister publication, Billboard. “Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.”
Their history goes way back. Robertson played guitar with Dylan starting in the mid-1960s. It was a time of transition for Dylan, who was moving into his electric period.
“We got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe,” Robertson recalled, “and people were saying this isn’t working, and we kept on and Bob didn’t budge.”
Robertson played on Dylan’s 1966 album Blonde on Blonde, and later recorded with Dylan in the voluminous 2014 set The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
- 8/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
“FBI is now killing all online critics of Biden,” Ali Alexander, organizer of “Stop the Steal” protests that fueled the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, announced on his Telegram account on Wednesday. “This is all by design.”
This alarming claim was prompted by the death of Craig Deleeuw Robertson, 75, in an FBI raid on his Provo, Utah residence early that morning. According to a criminal complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Robertson was to be charged with interstate threats, impeding federal law enforcement officers by threat, and making threats against the president...
This alarming claim was prompted by the death of Craig Deleeuw Robertson, 75, in an FBI raid on his Provo, Utah residence early that morning. According to a criminal complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Robertson was to be charged with interstate threats, impeding federal law enforcement officers by threat, and making threats against the president...
- 8/11/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
An armed man in Utah was shot and killed after making threats to President Joe Biden by the FBI.
The agents were serving a warrant to Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, Utah, when a shooting occurred at 6:15 a.m.
Robertson posted threats online after the news that Biden was flying to Utah was announced. He planned to find a camouflage suit and already started to clean “the dust off the M24 sniper rifle.” It was believed that Robertson owned a long-range sniper rifle and other weapons, as he often referred to them in other social media posts.
Robertson has made several threats before to other public figures and to the officials who are bringing multiple court cases against former President Donald Trump, including New York’s Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
He was known to call himself a “Maga Trumper,...
The agents were serving a warrant to Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, Utah, when a shooting occurred at 6:15 a.m.
Robertson posted threats online after the news that Biden was flying to Utah was announced. He planned to find a camouflage suit and already started to clean “the dust off the M24 sniper rifle.” It was believed that Robertson owned a long-range sniper rifle and other weapons, as he often referred to them in other social media posts.
Robertson has made several threats before to other public figures and to the officials who are bringing multiple court cases against former President Donald Trump, including New York’s Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
He was known to call himself a “Maga Trumper,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
In 1986, ten years after the Band had played “The Last Waltz,” its final show with the original lineup, Robbie Robertson decided the time had come to return to music. He’d dabbled in acting and film scoring — not to mention some wild Hollywood times that he would later begin chronicling in the memoir he was writing before his death on Aug. 9. But recording an album under his own name, something he’d never done before, became his new passion in the Eighties.
In search of a sound to call his own,...
In search of a sound to call his own,...
- 8/10/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Just hours after news broke of the death of Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to the co-founder of The Band during the kickoff show of his North American tour (get tickets here) in Chicago.
While closing out his marathon three-hour set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night, Springsteen dedicated his somber ballad “I’ll See You in My Dreams” to “my good friend Robbie Robertson.” Watch the fan-shot video of the performance below.
“I’ll See You in My Dreams” appeared on The Boss and E Street Band’s 2020 album, Letter to You, and was later dedicated to the late Australian record executive Michael Gudinski following his death in March 2021.
As the Asbury Park Press points out, Robertson spent time with The Band honing their skills on the Jersey Shore in the mid-1960s — just ahead of Springsteen’s early years of performing regularly in the region.
Prior to the concert,...
While closing out his marathon three-hour set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night, Springsteen dedicated his somber ballad “I’ll See You in My Dreams” to “my good friend Robbie Robertson.” Watch the fan-shot video of the performance below.
“I’ll See You in My Dreams” appeared on The Boss and E Street Band’s 2020 album, Letter to You, and was later dedicated to the late Australian record executive Michael Gudinski following his death in March 2021.
As the Asbury Park Press points out, Robertson spent time with The Band honing their skills on the Jersey Shore in the mid-1960s — just ahead of Springsteen’s early years of performing regularly in the region.
Prior to the concert,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Robbie Robertson, it’s the part in The Last Waltz when they play “It Makes No Difference.” All five brothers in the Band perform like they’re reading each other’s minds. Every detail is perfect: Robertson’s guitar, Rick Danko’s voice, Garth Hudson’s sax. They’re singing about loneliness, yet with the sound that only trusted comrades can make together. But you can hear that these guys are already mourning the death of their brotherhood. It’s their famous farewell concert,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Canadian singer and guitarist Robbie Robertson who was renowned in the rock’n roll scene for leading the rock band The Band passed away on August 9, at the age of 80. As reported by Variety, in a statement given by Jared Levine, who was the manager of Robbie for over 34 years, the musician passed away in his home in Los Angeles after battling a long time illness.
He said: “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny. He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina.”
“Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the...
He said: “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny. He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina.”
“Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the...
- 8/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Robbie Robertson, the iconic guitarist and principal songwriter of The Band, passed away on Wednesday, August 9th after a long illness. Naturally, tributes poured in from the likes of Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, Neil Diamond, Stevie Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and more.
“A good friend and a genius. The Band’s music shocked the excess out of the Renaissance and were an essential part of the final back-to-the-roots trend of ‘60s,” wrote Van Zandt. “He was an underrated brilliant guitar player adding greatly to Bob Dylan’s best tour & best album.
“The music world lost a great one with the passing of Robbie Robertson,” Diamond said on Twitter, while Stills added, “Always kind and generous. Rest in peace, Robbie Robertson.”
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese described Robertson as a “confidante.” He wrote in a statement, “Long before we ever met, his music played a central...
“A good friend and a genius. The Band’s music shocked the excess out of the Renaissance and were an essential part of the final back-to-the-roots trend of ‘60s,” wrote Van Zandt. “He was an underrated brilliant guitar player adding greatly to Bob Dylan’s best tour & best album.
“The music world lost a great one with the passing of Robbie Robertson,” Diamond said on Twitter, while Stills added, “Always kind and generous. Rest in peace, Robbie Robertson.”
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese described Robertson as a “confidante.” He wrote in a statement, “Long before we ever met, his music played a central...
- 8/10/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Martin Scorsese has shared a statement honoring Robbie Robertson, his longtime collaborator and the legendary guitarist of The Band who passed away on Wednesday (August 9th).
“I could always go to him as a confidante,” Scorsese said. “A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
Scorsese continued, “Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life — me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys. It goes without saying that he was a giant, that his effect on the art form was profound and lasting. There’s never enough time with anyone you love. And I loved Robbie.”
Robertson died at age 80 following a long illness, according to his management.
“I could always go to him as a confidante,” Scorsese said. “A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
Scorsese continued, “Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life — me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys. It goes without saying that he was a giant, that his effect on the art form was profound and lasting. There’s never enough time with anyone you love. And I loved Robbie.”
Robertson died at age 80 following a long illness, according to his management.
- 8/10/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
The death on Wednesday of Robbie Robertson, the legendary 80-year-old founding guitarist for The Band who wrote many of the iconic group’s most famous songs – including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – spurred friends, fans and peers to remember his remarkable talent and the considerable mark Robertson left on the worlds of music and film.
Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...
Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
"The Blind", directed by Andrew Hyatt, stars Aron Von Andrian and Amelia Eve, in a new dramatic biopic following young 'Phil Robertson' and his life before he became a star on the popular reality series" Duck Dynasty", releasing September 28, 2023 in theaters:
"...long before squirrel-eating 'Duck Dynasty' star Robertson became a reality TV personality, he fell in love with 'Miss Kay' and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart.
"Set in the backwoods swamps of 1960's Louisiana, 'The Blind' shares never-before-revealed moments in Phil’s life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. This stunning cinematic journey chronicles the love story that launched a dynasty, the turmoil that nearly brought it crashing down, and the hope that rose from the ashes to create a foundation for generations to come.
"...long before squirrel-eating 'Duck Dynasty' star Robertson became a reality TV personality, he fell in love with 'Miss Kay' and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart.
"Set in the backwoods swamps of 1960's Louisiana, 'The Blind' shares never-before-revealed moments in Phil’s life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. This stunning cinematic journey chronicles the love story that launched a dynasty, the turmoil that nearly brought it crashing down, and the hope that rose from the ashes to create a foundation for generations to come.
- 8/10/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Dave Cobb had just gotten off a plane when he learned that Robbie Robertson, the leader of the Band and one of rock & roll’s great lyricists and guitar players, had died Wednesday at 80. The Nashville producer behind such modern-day milestones as Jason Isbell’s Southeastern, Chris Stapleton’s Traveller, and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music says you can hear Robertson’s influence not only in the albums Cobb himself has produced, but in much of what is considered “Americana music” today.
“Robbie was one of the godfathers of Americana.
“Robbie was one of the godfathers of Americana.
- 8/9/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Robertson found his faith and purpose on the radio. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, this child of jewelry-plating factory workers discovered rock-and-roll via the Am airwaves of Wkbw out of Buffalo, New York, and fell hard for the blues in the wee hours when Wlac deejay John R. blasted the 12-bar gospel into his bedroom from the far-off music mecca of Nashville, Tennessee. His path was set, and it brought him to rowdy rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins, who was impressed enough with a teenage Robertson's guitar acumen to bring him on as a member of his backing band The Hawks. In the early 1960s, Robertson formed a bond with singer/bassist Rick Danko, singer/pianist Richard Manuel, multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, and singer-drummer Levon Helm.
It's here that these five, brilliantly talented rock-blues aficionados formed The Band.
Robertson, who passed away today at the age of 80 after a long illness,...
It's here that these five, brilliantly talented rock-blues aficionados formed The Band.
Robertson, who passed away today at the age of 80 after a long illness,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Robbie Robertson, a founder of The Band and a collaborator for both Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died August 9 at the age of 80. Robertson was Scorsese’s music producer starting with 1982’s “The King of Comedy” and they most recently worked together on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which Apple and Paramount will open this fall.
But Robertson’s most meaningful collaboration with Scorsese was as one of the subjects of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s 1978 documentary “The Last Waltz,” chronicling The Band’s 1976 concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, where Robertson was joined by his bandmates and the likes of Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. It was also the swan song for all five original members of The Band.
Five-time Grammy nominee Robertson teamed with Scorsese on various roles as composer, music producer, and music supervisor on “The Color of Money,...
But Robertson’s most meaningful collaboration with Scorsese was as one of the subjects of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s 1978 documentary “The Last Waltz,” chronicling The Band’s 1976 concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, where Robertson was joined by his bandmates and the likes of Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. It was also the swan song for all five original members of The Band.
Five-time Grammy nominee Robertson teamed with Scorsese on various roles as composer, music producer, and music supervisor on “The Color of Money,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese paid tribute Wednesday to Robbie Robertson, calling the musician “one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work.”
Robertson, a guitarist, bandleader, producer and composer who also wrote film scores for Martin Scorsese and served as a record executive, died on Wednesday at the age of 80 after a long illness.
Robertson was best known for his stint in The Band, a group of four Canadians (including Ontario native Robertson) and one American who first met while playing backup for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Their final concert was chronicled in Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” in 1976, with the film released in 1978.
Robbie Robertson On Collaborating With Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman”
“I could always go to him as a confidante,” Scorsese continued. “A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
Following the breakup of the band, Robertson wrote scores for several Scorsese pictures,...
Robertson, a guitarist, bandleader, producer and composer who also wrote film scores for Martin Scorsese and served as a record executive, died on Wednesday at the age of 80 after a long illness.
Robertson was best known for his stint in The Band, a group of four Canadians (including Ontario native Robertson) and one American who first met while playing backup for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Their final concert was chronicled in Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” in 1976, with the film released in 1978.
Robbie Robertson On Collaborating With Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman”
“I could always go to him as a confidante,” Scorsese continued. “A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
Following the breakup of the band, Robertson wrote scores for several Scorsese pictures,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
The world is mourning the loss of Robbie Robertson, who died Wednesday at 80.
Guitarist and songwriter for The Band, Robertson was the driving force behind the group’s string of iconic hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s, including “The Weight”, “The Shape I’m In”, and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.
Following news of Robertson’s death, celebrities have been taking to social media to pay tribute.
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Among those honouring Robertson’s memory is director Martin Scorsese, a longtime friend and collaborator, who issued a statement to Et.
“Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work,” Scorsese said. “I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
“Long before we ever met, his music played...
Guitarist and songwriter for The Band, Robertson was the driving force behind the group’s string of iconic hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s, including “The Weight”, “The Shape I’m In”, and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.
Following news of Robertson’s death, celebrities have been taking to social media to pay tribute.
Read More: Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
Among those honouring Robertson’s memory is director Martin Scorsese, a longtime friend and collaborator, who issued a statement to Et.
“Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work,” Scorsese said. “I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”
“Long before we ever met, his music played...
- 8/9/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Martin Scorsese first met Robbie Robertson in the mid-Seventies when the Band contacted the director to film their final concert, which would become the moving celebration known as The Last Waltz. They remained close, working together on project after project, until Robertson’s death on Wednesday at age 80. In a tribute, Scorsese called Robertson one of his “closest friends” and “a constant” in his life and work.
“I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor,” Scorsese wrote. “I tried to be the same for him.
“I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor,” Scorsese wrote. “I tried to be the same for him.
- 8/9/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The life of Robbie Robertson — who died Wednesday morning after a long illness — can neatly be divided into everything that happened before The Last Waltz and everything that happened afterward. The 1976 all-star concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom marked the end of his career with the Band, the end of his years as a touring musician, and the start of life as an elder statesman of rock.
He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...
He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Martin Scorsese, whose collaborations with The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson included directing the 1978 documentary The Last Waltz about the group’s final show to several soundtracks for Scorsese’s movies including the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon, reacted Wednesday after it was announced Robertson died in Los Angeles at age 80 after a long illness.
“Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work,” Scorsese said.
“I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.
Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life—me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys.
“Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work,” Scorsese said.
“I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.
Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life—me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys.
- 8/9/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Robbie Robertson, the founding guitarist for The Band, has passed away. According to Robertson’s longtime manager Jared Levine, the world-famous musician passed away on Wednesday. He was 80.
Born Jaime Robbie Robertson on July 5, 1974, in Toronto, the Hall of Famer played on The Band’s classic hits like “The Weight,” “Rag Mama Rag,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Atlantic City,” “Jawbone,” and more. Nominated for five Grammy awards, Robertson arrived on the music scene at the influential age of 16, when he played for Ronnie Hawkins’ The Hawks. He helped found the Americana genre and was Bob Dylan’s guitarist on the “electric” world tour in 1966.
The Hall of Fame released an official statement about Robertson’s passing, which you can read below:
The architect and primary songwriter of The Band, 1994 inductee Robbie Robertson changed the course of popular music in the late 1960s. Though born and raised in Canada,...
Born Jaime Robbie Robertson on July 5, 1974, in Toronto, the Hall of Famer played on The Band’s classic hits like “The Weight,” “Rag Mama Rag,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Atlantic City,” “Jawbone,” and more. Nominated for five Grammy awards, Robertson arrived on the music scene at the influential age of 16, when he played for Ronnie Hawkins’ The Hawks. He helped found the Americana genre and was Bob Dylan’s guitarist on the “electric” world tour in 1966.
The Hall of Fame released an official statement about Robertson’s passing, which you can read below:
The architect and primary songwriter of The Band, 1994 inductee Robbie Robertson changed the course of popular music in the late 1960s. Though born and raised in Canada,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Robbie Robertson, co-founder and guitarist of The Band, has died at the age of 80.
An announcement from the Canadian rock legend’s management confirms that Robertson died Wednesday after a long illness.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” reads a statement that was sent to Et. “He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina. Robertson recently completed his 14th film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support a new Woodland Cultural Center.”
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An announcement from the Canadian rock legend’s management confirms that Robertson died Wednesday after a long illness.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” reads a statement that was sent to Et. “He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina. Robertson recently completed his 14th film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support a new Woodland Cultural Center.”
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- 8/9/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and primary songwriter who penned “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and many other beloved classics, died Wednesday at age 80.
Robertson’s management company confirmed the musician’s death. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” his longtime manager Jared Levine said in a statement. “In lieu of flowers, the family...
Robertson’s management company confirmed the musician’s death. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” his longtime manager Jared Levine said in a statement. “In lieu of flowers, the family...
- 8/9/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, has died at the age of 80.
Robertson passed away on Wednesday (August 9th) after a long illness, his management announced.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny. He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel, and Seraphina.”
“Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon,” the statement continued. “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support the building of their new cultural center.”
Jaime Royal Robertson was born on July 5th, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario. As a child, he picked up guitar through mentoring by his extended family members,...
Robertson passed away on Wednesday (August 9th) after a long illness, his management announced.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny. He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel, and Seraphina.”
“Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon,” the statement continued. “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support the building of their new cultural center.”
Jaime Royal Robertson was born on July 5th, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario. As a child, he picked up guitar through mentoring by his extended family members,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Abby Jones and Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
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No, really.
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No, really.
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- 7/21/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
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