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- Gwyneth Paltrow Nearly Kills Someone, Is Credited with Saving a Life
- Hollywood Jobs: Alicen Schneider, Music Supervisor
- Andy Warhol’s Landlord Asked Him Not To Throw Parties At The Factory
- Everyone’s Coupled Up Except for Taylor Lautner on the New Breaking Dawn, Part 1 Poster
- Video: Anderson Cooper Catches The Giggles From Pee Jokes About Gerard Depardieu
- 9 Celebrity Odd Couples with a Big Age Difference
- The Daily WTF: Ulric Collete’s Sibling Composities Are Terrifying
- Journey Through High Cinema and Lowbrow Flicks with the Movie Line Rap
- Video: Bon Iver’s ‘Holocene’ Is Lovely
| Gwyneth Paltrow Nearly Kills Someone, Is Credited with Saving a Life Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:10 AM PDT
“Lara Lundstrom Clarke believes her life was saved by a chance encounter with the actress on Sept. 11, 2001, according to The Morton Report. Clarke was rushing to get to work at the Twin Towers in New York City when she jaywalked in order to get to the subway station. As she crossed 7th Avenue, a Mercedes SUV came barreling toward her. Both Clarke and the car stopped in their tracks, and as the driver waved her across she realized it was Paltrow behind the wheel. The near-collision caused Clarke to miss her train, and by the time she got to work, the first plane had hit the World Trade Center. ” The article goes on to say that Gwyneth is apparently “deeply moved” by the story, which seems a strange reaction to the news that you almost vehicularly manslaughtered someone. Because that’s what this is, no? It is, of course, great news that this woman is still alive, but calling Gwyneth a “lifesaver” is a bit disingenuous. Sliding Doors references are unavoidable and half of Hollywood is trying to get Lara Clarke’s life rights. Which, as it turns out, actually belong to Gwyneth because of a life-saver’s loophole. Post from: Crushable |
| Hollywood Jobs: Alicen Schneider, Music Supervisor Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:05 AM PDT
How did you get started in this business? I worked part-time during college for a music supervision/clearance company and got some of my chops that way. It was enough to get me hired by Warner Special Products right out of college, which was the Film & TV licensing arm of the Time Warner record labels. I was also a college DJ for KXLU in Los Angeles, I interned at Elektra, and worked as a production intern at a TV production house that specialized in celebrity EPKs (electronic press kits). So, you basically always knew what you wanted to do. I knew without a doubt that I wanted to work in music, but I was one of the first music supervisors for television, so it didn’t really exist until we all started to do it based on a need for someone to manage the music process for producers. One of the first? That's so awesome! Did you just create the rules for the job as you went along? Or was there some sort of trial-and-error process you had to work through? I'd say a little bit of both. It took some time to establish a regular protocol with the productions and it took me even longer to get to a place where I felt confident enough to assert my thoughts and opinions. Explain what exactly a Music Supervisor does. "Supervisor" seems pretty important. A music supervisor manages almost all things music related in a production — selecting songs for scenes, managing the music budget, making sure all of the legal rights are secured in order to use the music, finding bands to perform on camera when applicable, etc. What are some important things to consider when you’re choosing music for a scene? It’s important to have a set tone so all of the music choices flow seamlessly. I also try to come up with a soundtrack that fits each character’s personality. The not-so-fun part is also having to choose music based on the show’s budget and make sure that I can actually successfully license everything that I’m suggesting. How do you know when a song is working? It's weird in that you just feel it in your gut. It's a totally instinctive process and it can totally change depending on whether or not you're tired or the hour of the day or whether you can even be creative at that time. I have some days when I can't be creative at all. That tends to come from burning the candle at both ends, stress, etc. If I'm working on a pitch too late at night, I sometimes get loopy and think I'm a genius and when I relisten in the morning I can't figure out how I could ever think that a song was working for a scene. What if you pick a song that you think is awesome, that no one else agrees with? Who is the final decision maker? Unfortunately, there are lots of awesome songs that never resonate with the people that have the final say. Usually the producers make that decision, but sometimes the studio and network will weigh in as well and change the entire selection. Music supervisors choose their battles carefully. We'll definitely let them know if we're passionate about a placement, but it's delicate timing. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Andy Warhol’s Landlord Asked Him Not To Throw Parties At The Factory Posted: 18 Aug 2011 10:46 AM PDT
Today, excellent historical blog Letters Of Note features a letter from Andy Warhol‘s landlord at his infamous Factory loft at 231 E 47 St. In it, he reminds Warhol that “such use and occupancy” is not in the terms of his lease and he needs to stop it with all the “large parties” that he’d been holding “after usual office hours.” Additionally, he was pissed that Andy’s guests left “litter and debris” lying around the hallways “which you have never bothered to clean.” (Edie Sedgwick simply did not care where she threw her Oreo wrappers.) Okay, that last part was a dick move, Andy Warhol. All in all, though, it sounds like someone was upset he wasn’t invited. The full text reads as follows:
Next time your friends start complaining about how the New York City of today makes it terrifically hard to do anything cool, please direct them to this post. Rents might be higher now, but landlords have always been jerks about noise, even when that noise was coming from the Velvet fucking Underground. I wonder if this particular jerk knew that his bummer of a letter would someday be preserved for all posterity in a coffee table book called The Velvet Underground: New York Art? Anyway, it makes me feel better about my own landlord issues. Party on, people of New York. Party on. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Everyone’s Coupled Up Except for Taylor Lautner on the New Breaking Dawn, Part 1 Poster Posted: 18 Aug 2011 10:23 AM PDT
Considering that the first movie is about Edward and Bella’s marriage and long-awaited wedding night, it’s not surprising that they’re pushing the marriage/couples angle. But you have to feel for poor Jacob, who has the best moment in the trailer when he reads the wedding invite, rips off his clothes, and goes wolf in the rain. But he shouldn’t worry, because we all know that by the end of the series he has a girl of his own… …emphasis on girl. I really want the poster for Part 2 to be the exact same photo, with little Renesmee Photoshopped in holding Jacob’s hand. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Video: Anderson Cooper Catches The Giggles From Pee Jokes About Gerard Depardieu Posted: 18 Aug 2011 09:46 AM PDT Apparently, we weren’t the only ones who cracked up over the Gerard Depardieu pee story yesterday. Anderson Cooper tried to tackle it on his segment “The Ridiculist” last night, and it would seem his writers did a little too good of a job writing pee puns. He was doing all right at first, but once a critical mass of quips had built up, our platonic husband could hold it in no longer, and let flow a laugh even more golden than the urine in question. Who knew that the strapping CNN anchor had such a pure and innocent giggle lurking in his belly, just waiting to be released? Perhaps not even the silver fox himself. “Sorry, this has actually never happened to me,” he says around 3:10, barely able to speak through his laugh attack. “You always see this sort of thing on Youtube and you don’t think it’ll actually happen to you.” Oh, how the tables have turned. On behalf of all Anderson Cooper enthusiasts, I’d like to thank Gerard Depardieu from the bottom of my soul for indirectly causing this wonderful thing to happen. May the world’s joy at this heartwarming video clip balance out its chagrin over Depardieu’s airplane etiquette.
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| 9 Celebrity Odd Couples with a Big Age Difference Posted: 18 Aug 2011 09:41 AM PDT
Defying logic and a nearly twenty-year age-difference, Amber Tamblyn and David Cross announced their engagement yesterday. We knew they’d been dating because of what a strange pair they were — the snarky girl from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Tobias from Arrested Development — but we sorta figured they’d broken up by now. The fact that they’re engaged puts these guys at the front of the list of couples that make you think “How did they even meet?” and “She’s with him?” (And on some occasions, “He’s with her?”) Adding to the novelty of the situation is the fact that many of these strange pairings have quite the age difference. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| The Daily WTF: Ulric Collete’s Sibling Composities Are Terrifying Posted: 18 Aug 2011 09:53 AM PDT
Curious just how much you actually look as your sibling? Canadian photographer Ulric Collete certainly is. He created a series of composite photos that combines siblings’ faces, and it’s pretty unsettling. Here’s one that’s less dramatic and therefore even creepier:
I think the logical extension here is to create two composites of Angelina Jolie and her brother, and then to have them make out. (via) Post from: Crushable |
| Journey Through High Cinema and Lowbrow Flicks with the Movie Line Rap Posted: 18 Aug 2011 09:16 AM PDT As weird as it sounds, one of my favorite “songs” to listen to on YouTube is The Golden Age of Video, a mash-up of classic movie lines by Ricardo Autobahn. A more recent take on the same idea, Jordan Laws‘ “Movie Line Rhymes” rap is almost as good. It’s a bit uneven in places, and yet his choices for lines to set to an original beat are excellent and show that he has a real love for the movies. Plus, his mix delves more into camp, with selections like Napoleon Dynamite and Little Shop of Horrors. [ScreenWerks via The Daily What] Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Video: Bon Iver’s ‘Holocene’ Is Lovely Posted: 18 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT BON IVER “Holocene” from nabil elderkin on Vimeo. Bon Iver is music for quiet gray days, and the video for their song “Holocene” is basically just some shots of a quiet gray day. It’s lovely, though, and it definitely put me in the mood to make my way back home, crawl under the covers, and hide out from the world for a little bit. I think the best thing about this song might be how high Justin Vernon‘s voice is here. It’s pretty and all, but I can’t help but think of Dan Aykroyd‘s impression of Julia Child on SNL. Bon Iver Appetit? Post from: Crushable |
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Gwyneth Paltrow: actress, mother, kale enthusiast, hero. Evidently the GOOPer is being credited with having saved a woman’s life on September 11th. How did she accomplish this? By nearly running the lady over in her luxury SUV. Here’s the People story, 
Alicen Schneider is the Head of TV Music – Creative for NBC Universal Television; her most recent projects include NBC's upcoming Grimm, USA's Royal Pains, and Syfy's Being Human. In between making playlists and burning mixes, she shared with me the scoop on the perks of her gig, what it means to music supervise, and the perfect song for wooing a cute boy.
Wow, Twilight‘s not even being subtle anymore in pushing its message: YOU WILL BE HAPPY ONLY IF YOU FIND YOUR SOULMATE. On 
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