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new Paramount+ documentary, “Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback,” which takes viewers behind the curtain of the original NBC telecast through the eyes of Binder, 90, who shares candid, emotional, behind-the-scenes stories of working with Presley and with his notoriously iron-fisted, sketchy manager, Col. Tom Parker (identified here as “The Villain”), who’d relegated Elvis to a string of laughably bad movies throughout the 1960s to keep the gravy train rolling along.“Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback” is produced by Spencer Proffer (“The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie'”) and directed by John Scheinfeld(“The U.S.

Sophia Scorziello editor Live Nation’s concert streaming platform Veeps has set its first-ever global film premiere with rock documentary “What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?” The doc’s exclusive PVOD release on Veeps follows its March 2023 theatrical release, which was helmed by Abramorama. The exclusive Veeps screenings will take place on August 20 at 12 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET. Veeps is offering two tiers of tickets, the first going for $12.99 which gives access to the screening, and the second for $24.99, which includes screening access along with a CD copy of the documentary’s soundtrack. Both tickets provide audiences with a 3-day rewatch window. In addition, each of the two PVOD screenings will host a live Q&A with filmmaker John Scheinfeld and Blood, Swear and Tear’s band member Bobby Colomby.

Roy Trakin “What the Hell Happened to Blood Sweat & Tears?” is the question filmmaker John Scheinfeld (“Chasing ‘Trane,” “The U.S. vs. John Lennon”) asked the band’s co-founder and industry acolyte Bobby Colomby over lunch just two months before COVID. The story Colomby told him that day turned into a compelling documentary that serves as the perfect glimpse into the roots of today’s cancel culture in an incident that took place 53 years ago. It was a reasonable query about a band that, as the summer of 1970 approached, was the hottest entity in rock ‘n’ roll, with a self-titled sophomore album for Columbia Records that topped the chart for seven weeks, spawned three massive Top 5 hit singles (covers of Laura Nyro’s “And When I Die” and Brenda Holloway’s “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” and the novelty-like “Spinning Wheel,” penned by the band’s newly minted vocalist David Clayton-Thomas), while taking home an album of the year Grammy over “Abbey Road,” “Crosby, Stills & Nash” and “Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin.”

EXCLUSIVE: PBS is to air documentary Sergio Mendes & Friends: A Celebration, about the acclaimed Brazilian musician.

Video: Leonardo Dicaprio bags a BAFTA (The Independent)Robin wouldn't make music video like Blurred Lines againCardi B insists she’s ‘comfortable’ in her skin in makeup-free video The nominees for the documentary category were also announced on Tuesday, with voter suppression film All In: The Fight for Democracy, written by Jack Youngelson, Herb Alpert Is. .

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall writer John Scheinfeld, after Van Dyke Parks had shared a tribute via Twitter on Monday, the day Botkin died (January 18).Salmon Falls was orchestrated by the genial giant, arranger Perry Botkin Jr.Perry was taken by the new strain of Co-vid, Jan 18, ‘21 – Here’s Harry Nilsson https://t.co/NLzSeo0BqL (Perry and I collaborated on my first Nicholson score).— Van Dyke Parks (@thevandykeparks) January 18, 2021“Today I share the news that the man who discovered Harry

Perry Botkin Jr., the Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning TV and film composer known for creating the The Young And The Restless theme, has died. Botkin’s friend and The Happy Days of Garry Marshall writer John Scheinfeld announced the musician’s death on Facebook, noting that the he died on Monday. He was 87.

"Herb Alpert is…butter!" declares Billy Bob Thornton in John Scheinfeld's film about the legendary musician and record producer. It's one of but many paeans to the trumpeter in this documentary about Alpert's life and career that is more comprehensive than probing.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaStephen Schwartz, the musical maestro behind such iconic shows as “Pippin” and “Wicked,” will be the subject of a new documentary from John Scheinfeld.Entitled “Defying Gravity: From Godspell to Wicked, A Musical Journey,” the film will commence production in 2021 and will track the highs and lows of Schwartz’s remarkable career.

Chris Willman Music Writer“You see your whole life flash in front of you in an hour and some minutes, and then it’s like, wow, did all that really happen? Because I always felt I’m in somewhat of a dream to begin with,” says Herb Alpert, subject of a new documentary about his life from director John Scheinfeld (“Chasing Trane,” “Who Is Harry Nilsson”). It’s a dream that now has a release date: “Herb Alpert Is…” is hitting theaters and VOD on Oct.

Abramorama has acquired the rights to distribute Herb Alpert Is.., a documentary that chronicles the life and career of the legendary trumpeter and A&M Records co-founder, Herb Alpert.A spring theatrical release will kick off with a world premiere at the Grammy Museum May 5. Directed by John Scheinfeld (Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, The US vs John Lennon), the film profiles the multiple Grammy winner, whose most recent album, Over the Rainbow, debuted at No.

Sergio Mendes is set to perform after the world premiere of “Sergio Mendes: In the Key of Joy” at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Jan. 18. The Grammy award-winning Brazilian musician will perform three songs and participate in a Q&A at the Lobero Theater with director John Scheinfeld.