Premiering at Tiff 2017, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me is the first major film documentary to examine Davis’ vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America.
Today Sammy Davis is seen primarily as part of The Rat Pack. That quartet of bad boys who sing and joke around is very much a part of time when Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were the kings of the Las Vegas scene.
But Sammy Davis Jr. was much more than that and merely by lending his black face to that group makes The Rat Pack seem like a liberal if slightly dissolute, but a filled-with-fun group. In truth, his position with Sinatra, Martin, Peter Lawford was not all that comfortable and the path Davis had already trod before landing there was not a simple or easy one.
He...
Today Sammy Davis is seen primarily as part of The Rat Pack. That quartet of bad boys who sing and joke around is very much a part of time when Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were the kings of the Las Vegas scene.
But Sammy Davis Jr. was much more than that and merely by lending his black face to that group makes The Rat Pack seem like a liberal if slightly dissolute, but a filled-with-fun group. In truth, his position with Sinatra, Martin, Peter Lawford was not all that comfortable and the path Davis had already trod before landing there was not a simple or easy one.
He...
- 10/20/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive Media Co-Chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East today announced the launch of Exclusive Releasing, a new Us distribution and aquistions company. Scott Pascucci is President and COO and Matt Brodlie is Head of Acquisitions for the new company, effective immediately.
Exclusive Releasing plans to theatrically distribute between three and four wide and platform releases per year, including select Exclusive Media-produced films as well as third-party titles. The new company will also acquire films for accelerated-window and VOD release and develop and acquire alternative content, such as concert films and music documentaries.
Exclusive Releasing President and COO Scott Pascucci will run the new company and oversee all of its operations. He most recently served as executive producer for Grove Street Productions on Martin Scorsese.s documentary feature film George Harrison: Living In The Material World. From 2001-2010, he was President of Rhino Entertainment, a division of Warner Music Group encompassing home video,...
Exclusive Releasing plans to theatrically distribute between three and four wide and platform releases per year, including select Exclusive Media-produced films as well as third-party titles. The new company will also acquire films for accelerated-window and VOD release and develop and acquire alternative content, such as concert films and music documentaries.
Exclusive Releasing President and COO Scott Pascucci will run the new company and oversee all of its operations. He most recently served as executive producer for Grove Street Productions on Martin Scorsese.s documentary feature film George Harrison: Living In The Material World. From 2001-2010, he was President of Rhino Entertainment, a division of Warner Music Group encompassing home video,...
- 9/6/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We have clips from FX's Justified and Lights Out. From Lights Out, Lights, who is at a crossroad, attempts a difficult comeback both in the ring, and in his home in this "Crossroads" clip. The series is really quite impressive, with strong performances from a cast including Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, Meredith Hagner and Reg E. Cathey. Next, see a critics spot from Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant, Natalie Zea, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Eric Tazel, Joelle Carter and Walton Griggs. See the Justified clip and Lights Out clip below!
- 2/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have clips from FX's Justified and Lights Out. From Lights Out, Lights, who is at a crossroad, attempts a difficult comeback both in the ring, and in his home in this "Crossroads" clip. The series is really quite impressive, with strong performances from a cast including Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, Meredith Hagner and Reg E. Cathey. Next, see a critics spot from Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant, Natalie Zea, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Eric Tazel, Joelle Carter and Walton Griggs. See the Justified clip and Lights Out clip below!
- 2/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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