The movie stars Bette Midler as a would-be Nevada lounge singer. She sings, indeed, in the movie’s opening credits, and sings so well I was never able to understand for the rest of the movie why she was out of work. She lives in a mobile home withRip Torn, a chronic gambler who...
A better casting choice would not have been classically beautiful singers or actors such as Barbra Streisand or Bette Midler, though admittedly, neither had surfaced at that point. Though shot on a soundstage, Funny Face rebounds from implausibility with gorgeous ariel views of historic Parisian lan...
and when Bette Midler wasn’t singing there was little in the movie to entertain me. A showbiz biopic is one thing (and Midler made a good one, “The Rose”). But a movie with the ambition to deal with serious and depressing subject matter needs more dramatic substance, instead...
This year, AFI is proud to have Apple Original Films support AFI DOCS for the first time as a Premium Sponsor. Top festival sponsors will give audiences sneak peeks at exclusive upcoming trailers and content on the festival’s streaming platform and in the AFI DOCS Festival Hub. Media partners...
Patty, Maxene, and Laverne Andrewsbased their early style on the close harmonizing of The Boswell Sisters, and the public loved it. The Andrews Sisters’ song about the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B survived World War II and was a hit again for Bette Midler in 1973. ...
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all reprise their roles as the Sanderson sisters in Disney+’s Hocus Pocus 2. Even Doug Jones returns as the zombified Billy Butcherson. However, since Ortega wasn’t involved in the film’s production, he has yet to even watch the foll...
Schuckett’s further session work included material by Carole King, Bette Midler, James Taylor and Hall & Oates. He later went on the have a successful career composing for television. Anne Beatts Stefanie Keenan, Getty Images Anne Beatts One of the original writers for 'Saturday Night Live,...
Starring Bette Midler, 1979’s “The Rose” follows a self-destructive rock star struggling to deal with the pressures of fame and her ruthless business manager in the 1960s. The story is loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including best act...
Sundance introduced an online streaming platform in 2021 and will be sticking to the hybrid format first implemented last January, while crafting the schedule so as to encourage maximum in-person engagement. Engaging directly with the public is a major priority for incoming festival...