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'the get down' a look at the early new york hip hop scene comes to netflix

7/26/2015

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'THE GET DOWN' - AN ORIGINAL SERIES MADE FOR NETFLIX
Something definitely seems to be in the air, a yearning to look back at the early days of hip hop. In only a few weeks time the film chronicling the story of the notorious LA rap crew, N.W.A, the hard-edged 'Straight Outta Compton' will finally hit cinemas in America after much anticipation. Already this summer the Sundance Film Festival hit, 'Dope' (about an LA geek obsessed with 90's hip hop) has been entertaining audiences Stateside and there is more to come, including a documentary looking at the fashions of the old-school called 'Fresh Dressed'.

Now comes news that award winning Hollywood film director Baz Luhrmann ('Moulin Rogue!' 'Romeo & Juliet' 'The Great Gatsby') is making an original series for Netflix called 'The Get Down', looking closely at New York in the late 1070's with the emergence of hip hop, disco and the cultural art scene. The story will focus on young dancers, musicians and graffiti artists. Legendary hip hop dj Grandmaster Flash, who serves as an associate producer, will actually have an actor play a younger version of himself on the show. Flash noted that he was highly impressed with Luhrmann's extremely high standard of making sure everything on screen was as authentic as possible, saying "We're talking about a time-span of information that hasn't been asked about by most journalists." He has long felt that this important period during hip hop's infancy in the 70's has not been given the coverage it so richly deserves. He added, "When it comes to hip hop there was always an misunderstanding of (the) who, what, where, why and when".


Just a look at Baz Luhrmann's impressive movie credits will leave no one in any doubt that music has always played a very important role in his work, so expectations are naturally high for this project. I can't wait....

'The Get Down' will be shown on Netflix in 2016.
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DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH AND DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMANN WORKING TOGETHER ON 'THE GET DOWN'
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don cheadle's miles davis film 'miles ahead' closes the new york film festival

7/26/2015

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DON CHEADLE AS LEGENDARY JAZZ MAN MILES DAVIS IN 'MILES AHEAD'
Well, the  saying goes "All good things come to those who wait" and hopefully this will be the case for Golden Globe Award winning actor Don Cheadle, who over a year ago announced he would be making his directorial debut and playing iconic jazz figure Miles Davis in the film, 'Miles Ahead'. Over the years there have been several attempts to bring the colourful and outspoken musician's story to the big screen, most notably actor Wesley Snipes who also wanted to play Davis. However, the accomplished Cheadle (with the Davis family's backing) finally got the ball rolling on this much anticipated project. On top of his aforementioned duties on the film, he also led a campaign of crowd-funding through 'IndieGoGo' which contributed greatly to the movie's completion. Added to this, select images of the actor as Miles Davis were also released which in turn generated even more buzz and increased awareness.

Now comes news that 'Miles Ahead' will receives it's official debut on the closing night of this years New York Film Festival, which will run from 25th September to 11th October.  

On learning that the film would be screened at the prestigious New York Film Festival, Don Cheadle made a statement:

"I am happy that the selection committee saw fit to invite us to the dance. It's very gratifying that all the hard work that went into the making of this film, from every person on the team, has brought us here. Miles' music is all-encompassing, forward-leaning, and expansive. He changed the game time after time, and New York is really where it all took off for him."

Above is the official 'IndieGoGo' campaign video with Don Cheadle talking with Miles Davis' son and nephew.
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1st look at 'rocky' movie spin-off 'creed'

7/1/2015

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MICHAEL B. JORDAN IS ADONIS, APOLLO CREED'S SON IN THE UPCOMING 'ROCKY' SPIN-OFF FILM, 'CREED'
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone's mega-successful 'Rocky' boxing movie franchise looks set to continue towards the end of the year with the release of a brand new film entitled 'Creed', although this time around the character of Rocky Balboa will not be heading into the ring. Instead the main action will centre on the son of his former friend and rival, Apollo Creed (who appeared in the first four 'Rocky' movies), Adonis, played by Michael B. Jordan, who impressed many with his sensitive performance in the Sundance Film Festival 2013 winning drama, 'Fruitvale Station' and is now set to appear in the big budget summer release 'Fantastic Four'. The story will involve Balboa acting as a mentor to the young boxer.

The first trailer has been released and contains some interesting pieces of information, including the fact that Adonis states that he never met his father, who passed away in 'Rocky IV'. The cast includes Phylicia Rashad who plays Mary Anne Creed (Apollo's widow and the mother of Adonis) and Tessa Thompson ('Dear White People') as the boxer's love interest. All of this alone would have caught my attention, but what really sealed the deal for me was the re-teaming of Michael B. Jordan and director/writer Ryan Coogler who showed much promise with his feature length debut, the searing aforementioned 'Fruitvale Station'  with Jordan as the lead. Now, once again his strong directing and writing skills have been put into play for 'Creed'. The decision on whether this movie is a winner or not will be revealed in America on 25th November.
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HANGING WITH DIRECTOR/WRITER RYAN COOGLER AT THE SUNDANCE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL IN 2014
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    EON IRVING

     DJ, Remixer, Producer, Writer
    Involved in the music business since the very late 70's Beginning work at Island Records. DJing since the early 80's both in London and abroad, including the US and Europe. Along the way performing at many high profile events for such luminaries as Prince, Public Enemy and Lennox Lewis.
    Aside from radio and club djing, remixing and production work in the recording studio has meant working with the likes of Loose Ends, Junior Giscombe, David Morales, Gwen Guthrie, Sly & Robbie, Maxie Priest and Madonna.
    An intense lifelong love of cinema has blossomed itself in several ways including presenting to the UK public for the very first time such films as 'Boyz In The Hood', 'House Party' and 'A Rage In Harlem'.
    My passion for music, cinema and all other interests manifests itself through my writing. I am also a Contributing Editor for the music and entertainment website magazine, DeeperThe Beats  www.deeperthebeats.com



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