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Apr 22, 2021 · George Gershwin, the noted composer of “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris,” will be the inspiration for a new musical drama from Martin Scorsese and John Carney. Scorsese is producing...
Financial analysis of Nobody (2021) including budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
- March 26th, 2021 (Wide) by Universal
- 92 minutes
- Nobody
May 26, 2021 · Sing Street director John Carney agrees worldwide deal for his Gershwin film. John Carney, the writer-director of Sing Street and Once, has agreed a worldwide deal with studio Lionsgate for the...
May 26, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate prevailed in an auction for worldwide rights to make Fascinating Rhythm, the John Carney-directed musical drama based inspired by the life of American composer George...
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In the summer of 1936, the songwriting team of George and Ira Gershwin settled their affairs in New York, put their furniture in storage, and flew off to Hollywood to fulfill a contract with the RKO Studios. The Gershwins were to supply music for a series of new movies, some starring an old friend of theirs, dancer Fred Astaire. In those days the b...
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) — Damsel in Distress Suite (An American in London) (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; John Mauceri, cond.) Philips 434 274
Births
1. 1859 - Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, in Gatchina, near St. Petersburg (see Julian date: Nov. 7);
Deaths
1. 1630 - German composer Johann Hermann Schein, age 44, in Leipzig; 2. 1828 - Austrian composer Franz Schubert, age 31, in Vienna; 3. 1825 - Bohemian composer Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek (or Worzischek), age 34, in Vienna; 4. 1998 - American composer Earl Kim, age 78, in Cambridge, Mass.;
Premieres
1. 1724 - Bach: Sacred Cantata No. 26 ("Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig") performed on the 24th Sunday after Trinity as part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig (1724/25); 2. 1739 - Rameau: opera "Dardanus," in Paris; 3. 1875 - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3, in Moscow (see Julian date: Nov. 7); 4. 1923 - In Budapest, for the 50th Anniversary of the union of the cities Buda and Pest (on opposite sides of the Danube), a gala concert premieres Ernst von Dohnányi's "Festive Ov...
His “Second Rhapsody” from 1931 featured in the movie “Delicious”. It was one of the most experimental works and received a lot of appreciation. “Strike up the Band”, “Let ‘Em Eat Cake”, and “Of Thee I Sing”, were innovative works of the 1930s which dealt with social issues of that time.
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Apr 22, 2021 · Scorsese and Winkler have formed one of Hollywood’s most enduring collaborations, working on movies such as Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Silence and The Irishman.
