As our own Melinda Newman previously noted, Michael Jackson's 1982 breakthrough album "Thriller" changed the music industry forever, with the title track's revolutionary 14-minute music video becoming the fo...
Nov. 30th marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the best selling studio album in the United States.
Not only was the album a blockbuster that forever sealed Ja...
Rihanna has notched her 12th No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Diamonds." She ties Madonna and the Supremes with that number, as the artists with the fourth most No. 1s on the single sales an...
We kick things off with a Michael Jackson tribute, because it’s the 25th anniversary of his album “Bad.” So, that will explain last week’s whackadoo dance assignments, right? Well, no. It just ...
Pro: As if it wasn't clear enough already to sentient film folk, Michael Haneke's second Palme d'Or in four years sealed the rigorous Austrian formalist's status as one of the medium's premier artists. With “Amo...
When Wally Pfister spoke to students at the Ringling College of Art and Design last week he never dreamed he'd give the Sarasota, FL. art school so much publicity or find himself in the middle of a pseudo controversy....
Every hit song begins with a writer or group of writers sitting in a room staring at a keyboard, holding a guitar, staring at a blank computer screen or a pad of paper.
The story of how a song comes together, much...
Name: Robert De Niro
Biggest Hit: "Meet the Fockers" (financially), "Raging Bull" (critically)
Comeback Vehicle: "Silver Linings Playbook"
Will It Work: Let's be frank, De Niro has ha...
No celebrity was safe in this hit from 2009, as Em combined again with Dr. Dre for this lead single from 2009's "Relapse," a come-back set after the rapper recovered from prescription drug addiction. The tra...
Pro: Arkin's been around the block. His first nomination came 45 years ago and in 2007 the goodwill finally came in the form of an Oscar win (for "Little Miss Sunshine"). He's a highlight in the movie for hi...
