Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Writer, director, producer and editor Robert Trachtenberg talks ‘Make A Noise’ and why this film may surprise you. ‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ premieres nationally on Monday, May 20 on PBS (check local listings).

Writer, director, producer and editor Robert Trachtenberg talks ‘Make A Noise’ and why this film may surprise you. 

‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ premieres nationally on Monday, May 20 on PBS (check local listings).

This is how a diva sunbathes. 

This is how a diva sunbathes. 

Premiering nationwide this Monday on PBS (check local listings), ‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ features new interviews with Brooks’ friends and colleagues, including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman, and of course his close friend, Carl Reiner.http://to.pbs.org/XGuxmB

Premiering nationwide this Monday on PBS (check local listings), ‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ features new interviews with Brooks’ friends and colleagues, including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman, and of course his close friend, Carl Reiner.

http://to.pbs.org/XGuxmB

rollingstone:

Listen to a remix of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” by his son Stephen Marley and DJ-producer Jason Bentley. The duo takes the track to a new level with fresh, snappy snares and revamped synths that put a little extra pop in the positive jam.

rollingstone:

Listen to a remix of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” by his son Stephen Marley and DJ-producer Jason Bentley. The duo takes the track to a new level with fresh, snappy snares and revamped synths that put a little extra pop in the positive jam.

artnet:

Warhol in Germany
For those of you planing a visit to documenta (13): 
Stop by Kassel’s Galerie Krätz and check out their new show featuring photographs of Andy Warhol in Germany. 
Leo Weisse: Andy Warhol in Deutschland (1971) - Fotografien runs through September 15, 2012. 

artnet:

Warhol in Germany

For those of you planing a visit to documenta (13): 

Stop by Kassel’s Galerie Krätz and check out their new show featuring photographs of Andy Warhol in Germany. 

Leo Weisse: Andy Warhol in Deutschland (1971) - Fotografien runs through September 15, 2012. 

oldflorida:

Tiki+Disney

$0.75!?!? Times have changed…

oldflorida:

Tiki+Disney

$0.75!?!? Times have changed…

Over the past fifty years Jasper Johns has created a body of rich and complex work. His rigorous attention to the themes of popular imagery and abstraction has set the standards for American art.
Today, he is 83 years old! 

Over the past fifty years Jasper Johns has created a body of rich and complex work. His rigorous attention to the themes of popular imagery and abstraction has set the standards for American art.

Today, he is 83 years old! 

holysoul:

propers to theswinginsixties:

Otis Redding performing at the Atlanta Braves Stadium, 1966.

holysoul:

propers to theswinginsixties:

Otis Redding performing at the Atlanta Braves Stadium, 1966.

I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers — teachers with very loud voices.

George Lucas

The legendary filmmaker turned 69 today!

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, 1967

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, 1967

explore-blog:

Legendary jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams, born May 8, 1910 – a remarkable woman in a then-man’s world – in William Gottlieb’s portraits of jazz icons.

explore-blog:

Legendary jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams, born May 8, 1910 – a remarkable woman in a then-man’s world – in William Gottlieb’s portraits of jazz icons.

vintageblackglamour:

Happy Birthday to ya Stevie Wonder!!! My favorite musical genius was born 63 years ago today as Steveland Hardaway Judkins (his last name was later changed to Morris) in Saginaw, Michigan. In this 1974 photo, he is performing his classic “Living For The City” on “Top Of The Pops” in London. Photo: David Warner Ellis/Redferns. In the comment section, let me know what your favorite Stevie song is (Is it possible to have just one?)

vintageblackglamour:

Happy Birthday to ya Stevie Wonder!!! My favorite musical genius was born 63 years ago today as Steveland Hardaway Judkins (his last name was later changed to Morris) in Saginaw, Michigan. In this 1974 photo, he is performing his classic “Living For The City” on “Top Of The Pops” in London. Photo: David Warner Ellis/Redferns. In the comment section, let me know what your favorite Stevie song is (Is it possible to have just one?)

makerswomen:
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker shares what her mother taught her by example. 

makerswomen:

Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker shares what her mother taught her by example. 

One. More. Week. Are you as excited as we are for the premiere of ‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’?http://to.pbs.org/XGuxmB

One. More. Week. 

Are you as excited as we are for the premiere of ‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’?http://to.pbs.org/XGuxmB