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Mick Jagger may be the ultimate rockstar, but even he couldn’t outrun the chaos that followed. His whirlwind romance with Marianne Faithfull was straight out of a wild ‘60s fever dream — fame, rebellion, and, unfortunately, a whole lot of trouble.

Mick Jagger in The Burnt Orange Heresy | Credits: Indiana Production

When Faithfull found herself in serious legal heat over drug possession, Jagger pulled every trick in the book to keep her out of it. But the battle with addiction was bigger than any rock god’s influence.

Mick Jagger’s silent sacrifice to protect Marianne Faithfull from drugs and tragedy Marianne Faithfull in The Girl on a Motorcycle | Credits: Adel Productions

Marianne Faithfull’s struggles with drugs were no secret, and Mick Jagger did everything he could to shield her from the fallout. In 1967, when police raided Keith Richards’ home and found drugs in Jagger’s clothing, it was Faithfull’s stash.

There’s a riot going on in Questlove’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning concert doc Summer of Soul, not least in the wardrobe department. Blazing a trail for the funkadelic/glam rock ’70s with metallic, tasseled jumpsuits that often literally tied themselves up with a bow in the middle, Sly Stone is long overdue for a film about his part in reconfiguring the face of popular music.

Everyone remembers — or, more importantly, is routinely obliged to remember — Elvis Presley and The Doors showing their faces on The Ed Sullivan Show. But less often highlighted is the 1968 appearance by Sly and the Family Stone, which saw its charismatic singer jump into the largely white, middle-aged male audience during a rousing medley of hits that included snippets of a song that would soon become “I Want to Take You Higher”.

Sly Lives!

We are living in the golden age of the rock biopic. Until very recently, films like The Doors, Ray, Walk the Line, and Love and Mercy popped up only once every few years. But in roughly the past half-decade alone, we’ve seen Bohemian Rhapsody, Bob Marley: One Love, Back to Black, Rocketman, Respect, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and Elvis. This past Christmas, we got the story of Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, and Better Man, in which an anthropomorphic chimpanzee “plays” Robbie Williams. And in the coming months and years,...

It’s a dark and rainy Monday night in December, and as you slowly drive northwest up a slanted street, a festive mustard-yellow house at the corner gradually comes into view. Cheerful holiday lights line the porch roof, while a warm, yellow-orange glow illuminates the upper floors. As you get closer, the real star of the house becomes visible in the green-trimmed front window: a shapely leg lamp. A major award. Electric sex gleaming in the window.

This scene doesn’t take place on good old Cleveland Street in the years preceding World War II — but on West 11th Street in modern-day Tremont, a historic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. In a case of life imitating art, the house with the fishnet-clad leg lamp is the very same residence bespectacled Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) and his family occupy in the 1983 film A Christmas Story. The beloved holiday season staple follows Ralphie as he dodges bullies,...

On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 8:00 Pm, Axs TV will air a compelling episode of “Rock Legends” titled “27 Club.” This episode explores the poignant and tragic phenomenon known as the 27 Club, which includes iconic artists such as Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, and Amy Winehouse. Each of these talented musicians made significant contributions to the world of music, yet their lives and careers were cut short at the age of 27.

The episode delves into the lives of these legends, highlighting their extraordinary talents and the impact they had on music and culture. Viewers will gain insight into their struggles, achievements, and the circumstances surrounding their untimely deaths. The “27 Club” serves as a stark reminder of the pressures faced by artists and the often fragile nature of fame.

As viewers reflect on the legacy of these musicians, they will also witness how their music continues to resonate with audiences today.

If you start Trey Parker and Matt Stone up, they’ll never stop – they’ll just take two-year breaks here and there.

When Parker and Stone first launched the TV show adaptation of their crudely animated, gleefully crass, Christmas-themed short films about kids in Colorado accidentally unleashing a killer snowman on the town and Jesus squaring off with Santa Claus in 1997, the twenty-somethings immediately established themselves as the biggest rock stars of cartoon counter-culture. Parents banned their children from watching South Park while conservative Christian groups lobbied to have the show pulled from the airwaves. Teens disseminated bootleg VHS tapes around their schools in secret. Fans tattooed their favorite characters all over their bodies. For all intents and purposes, South Park was animated TV comedy rock and roll, thumbing its nose at authority and flaunting its creative freedom.

Then, much like early rock and roll superstars, South Park and its creators got older,...

This Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 2:30 Pm, CBS presents “CBS College Football Kickoff,” an exciting show that sets the stage for the much-anticipated 2024 college football season. Hosted by Adam Zucker, Brian Jones, Rick Neuheisel, and Aaron Taylor, the program dives into the seismic shifts happening in college football, giving fans the insights they crave as the new season begins.

As the panel discusses the latest changes in team rosters, coaching strategies, and conference alignments, viewers can expect engaging analysis and lively debates. Each host brings a unique perspective, making for a well-rounded preview of what fans can look forward to this season. The show will cover the impact of these changes on both players and teams, helping viewers understand the evolving landscape of college football.

Fans of the sport won’t want to miss this opportunity to gear up for the season with the experts. “CBS College Football Kickoff” promises to...

Magnolia Home Entertainment is ready to bring viewers into the private life of the otherwise very public Anita Pallenberg with its gripping new documentary Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg released today. An actress, model, and 60s and 70s "It Girl," Pallenberg is often remembered for her relationship with the Rolling Stones as their muse and the partner of Brian Jones and later Keith Richards. However, the new feature promises to dive deeper and show that she was much different from, and much more than the "rock 'n roll goddess" and "evil seductress" that she was often labeled as. Collider is excited to share an exclusive sneak peek at the film narrated by Scarlett Johansson that gives a preview of who the real Pallenberg was and how her bond with German filmmaker Volker Schlndorff was especially important to her.

Eric Clapton paid tribute to his friend and “mentor” John Mayall on social media Wednesday following news of the Bluesbreakers legend’s death at the age of 90.

The guitar god dubbed “Slowhand” was notably one of the many renowned musicians who received tutelage under Mayall’s stewardship as frontman of the Bluesbreakers. Clapton joined the group as lead guitarist following his exit from the Yardbirds when he was at a personal crossroads in his life.

“I want to say thank you chiefly for rescuing me from oblivion, and god knows what.

Blues and rock musician John Mayall, the “godfather of British blues” whose bands included some of the most well-known and virtuosic rock musicians of the past 50 years, died on Monday at the age of 90.

“It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed away peacefully in his California home yesterday, July 22, 2024, surrounded by his loving family,” his family confirmed in a statement Tuesday. “Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors.

Today marks the announcement of an intriguing new partnership between Message Heard, known for their purpose-driven podcast productions, and Attune, a dedicated provider of mental health and well-being services to talent-based industries. Together, they are launching Empathy For The Devil - a unique podcast that offers a deep dive into the lives of talented artists who departed too soon, under circumstances often clouded by societal judgments and controversy.

"Empathy For The Devil" seeks to replace judgement with understanding. It aims to bring empathy and compassion to the stories of individuals like Brian Jones, Whitney Houston, and Lil Peep, exploring their lives through a bio-psycho-social lens within their cultural contexts.

The podcast is co-hosted by three presenters from Attune: Sam Parker, Matt Thomas, and Chula Goonewardene. Each has considerable personal and professional experience in the music industry and has worked in the fields of mental health, addiction, trauma, and recovery. Their...

Documentary tells the melancholy story of the model and actor at the centre of the 60s music industry but also weirdly peripheral to it

Anita Pallenberg endured many things, including the condescension of being labelled “muse” to the Rolling Stones. She became the girlfriend of Brian Jones who abused her, married Keith Richards who neglected her and then co-starred in the movie Performance with Mick Jagger, who fell unrequitedly in love with her. Now this documentary tells Pallenberg’s strange, sad, melodramatic story, with Scarlett Johansson voicing Pallenberg’s memories from her unpublished autobiography entitled Black Magic, discovered in manuscript after her death in 2017.

Born to a wealthy, cultured German family in Rome, Pallenberg did a bit of modelling and was then discovered by director Volker Schlöndorff. After she played a few minor movie roles, including opposite Jane Fonda in Barbarella, Pallenberg was cast in another role by the Rolling...

“The Fall Guy” is swinging into theaters this weekend, as are the indie masterpieces “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Evil Does Not Exist.” Fortunately, a handful of fun and intriguing titles are also hitting digital platforms, including a dynamic documentary about a rock ‘n’ roll linchpin.

The contender to watch this week: “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg”

No, this isn’t a “Hunger Games” sequel. Anita Pallenberg was an actress, a New York It Girl, and a denizen of Andy Warhol’s Factory, but she is best known as an associate of the Rolling Stones. She dated founder Brian Jones and, later, guitarist Keith Richards, with whom she had three children. Some people have called her the band’s muse. Pallenberg’s life was not always as glamorous as it sounds, though, and directors Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill mine her highs and lows for a compelling...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill)

You can’t always get what you want, unless you are a Rolling Stones fan hungering for documentary deep-dives into the band’s storied history. Indeed, it is spectacularly serendipitous that Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg arrives just a few months after The Stones and Brian Jones. The latter doc, from Nick Broomfield, centered on Jones, the band’s founder and leader until Mick Jagger and Keith Richards snatched that mantle. Catching Fire and The Stones and Brian Jones cover much of the same ground, use some of the same archival footage, and even feature the same anecdotes from delightful Tin Drum director Volker Schlöndorff. The films are...

You can’t always get what you want, unless you are a Rolling Stones fan hungering for documentary deep-dives into the band’s storied history. Indeed, it is spectacularly serendipitous that Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg arrives just a few months after The Stones and Brian Jones. The latter doc, from Nick Broomfield, centered on Jones, the band’s founder and leader until Mick Jagger and Keith Richards snatched that mantle. Catching Fire and The Stones and Brian Jones cover much of the same ground, use some of the same archival footage, and even feature the same anecdotes from delightful Tin Drum director Volker Schlöndorff. The films are even released by the same distributor, Magnolia.

Catching Fire and Brian Jones should, of course, be judged on their own merits, yet it’s impossible not to consider them in-tandem. The perspectives are obviously quite different, as are––to some degree––heroes and villains.

Magnolia Pictures has released a trailer ahead of the May 3 release of “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg,” about the legendary muse to the Rolling Stones. Scarlett Johansson provides the voice for Pallenberg, based on the words of her unpublished memoir. Pallenberg’s children, Marlon and Angela Richards, and their father, Keith Richards are also included in the docu.

Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill direct the portrait of the rock ‘n’ roll actor, muse and mother who was called an “evil seductress” and accused of trying to break up the Rolling Stones.

The documentary screened at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, with critic Owen Gleiberman describing Pallenberg as the “beautiful and imperious scenester of the ’60s and ’70s, Hollywood actress and icon of scruffy-chic rock royalty, partner of Keith Richards, muse to several of the other Rolling Stones.”

The review continues, “In addition to Pallenberg’s memoir, the...

A 17-title buying spree from Scandinavian and Baltic distributor NonStop Entertainment includes deals for Mati Diop’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner Dahomey, and Aaron Schimberg’s Sundance title A Different Man.

Diop’s documentary Dahomey tells the story of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (located within present-day Benin in Africa) that were returned to Benin after being held in a French museum. Films du Losange handles sales.

Sold by A24, Schimberg’s A Different Man stars Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson in the story of a man with neurofibromatosis, who undergoes surgery for a new start...

Nearly 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the British have pulled off a stunning coup against the United States: They’ve booked Morgan Wallen to play London’s Hyde Park on Independence Day.

The country superstar will headline the one-night-only gig on July 4, with additional supporting acts to be announced soon. Tickets for the concert will go on sale March 13.

Since the late Sixties, Hyde Park has hosted an array of massive and fabled concerts: Pink Floyd were the first rock band ever to perform there in...

At the height of its failure, every day was Altamont for the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the San Francisco outfit founded in 1990 by Anton Newcombe, the Klaus Kinski of psychedelic rock. Just in time for this 20th anniversary overhaul of Ondi Timoner’s breakthrough documentary, the Bjm were back in the news as recently as November 2023, when the first night of an Australian tour ended in a riot. That the riot was confined to the stage, and played out in front of a dumbfounded audience, is Dig! Xx in a nutshell, a welcome return for a film that no less an authority than Dave Grohl calls, in a specially filmed new intro, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll documentary of all time.”

It helps to have a working knowledge of the two bands it features — the Bjm and Portland alt-rockers The Dandy Warhols — but Dig! Xx works on a meta level too,...

You may recognize the name of filmmaker Nick Broomfield as he has helmed some incredibly thought-provoking and provocative documentaries on several icons of pop culture such as Kurt Cobain, Whitney Houston and Tupac Shakur to name a few. Broomfield has now added another name to that list with his latest documentary feature “The Stones and Brian Jones”.

When thinking about The Rolling Stone’s the first names to come to mind are Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, however there is one founding member of the band that was crucial to developing their signature sound and that was Brian Jones. Many causal fans of the band are not familiar with Jones and his impact on the formation of one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands of all time.

Jones was the individual who placed an advertisement in “Jazz Times” looking for fellow musicians to audition for a band back in...

Nick Broomfield is a documentary legend. If every documentarian attended the same high school, most of them would eat lunch alone or in the library, but Broomfield would be the quarterback on the field, practicing and eating with different people. Broomfield is one of those rare documentary filmmakers whose image comes to mind if you know his name or films at all. He inserts himself into many of his documentaries, usually by necessity — he lugs around camera and sound equipment as he hunts down interviews, saving money by taking on multiple roles. He would speak to possible murderers, definite murderers, and people who just wanted to kill him. Handsome, fearless, and talented, Broomfield is an anomaly, a documentary star.

However, he's vanished from the screen in his latest film, The Stones and Brian Jones. It's an ironically bold move to be traditional here, with Broomfield attempting an archival documentary for technically the first time.

Nineteen sixty-eight has to be considered the apex of psychedelic sexploitation romps, with the release of Candy, adapted from Mason Hoffenberg and Terry Southern’s satirical reworking of Voltaire’s Candide, and Roger Vadim’s Barbarella, based on Jean-Claude Forest’s comic, and partially scripted by Southern (alongside an armada of other credited writers). Both employ a rambling, shaggy-dog structure as an excuse to flagrantly foreground softcore sexual hijinks tinged with a pungent whiff of social commentary, albeit the latter aspect may be easier to discern in Candy’s perverse daisy chain of events.

Southern’s contributions to the Dino De Laurentiis-produced Barbarella can be detected in some of its wittier lines (“A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming!”) and sly pokes at the persistence of class-consciousness. Aside from Southern, the two films are linked by the presence of Anita Pallenberg, style icon and muse of the Rolling...

The Stones and Brian Jones is the first documentary devoted to the early member of The Rolling Stones, and is directed by the great Nick Broomfield. The film immerses viewers in 1960s England thanks to some great archival editing, providing context to the band's formation, rise to stardom, and internal conflicts. Brian Jones was his own worst enemy, lacking the musical prowess and stage presence of his bandmates, ultimately contributing to his tragic passing.

No band in history has had the longevity that The Rolling Stones have achieved. Whether you still keep up with their bluesy new releases and live concerts, or you love them so much that you wish they'd stopped performing when they became septuagenarians, you can't deny that they're the longest-running rock act, traversing a literal 60 years. Maybe that's why we don't often hear about their very early days and one of their earliest members — maybe it's just been too long.

For the third week in a row, a new awards contender is premiering on Netflix. Like “Nyad” and “The Killer,” whether the streaming debut du jour can make a big dent in the Oscar race is unclear. Fortunately, the SAG strike is over, which means all of these films’ lead stars can hit the trail to give them much-needed promotional boosts.

The contender to stream this week: “Rustin“

Colman Domingo stands a good chance of collecting his first Oscar nomination thanks to George C. Wolfe‘s biopic about Bayard Rustin, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. who played a key role in the civil rights movement. Rustin never got the limelight the way some of the era’s other organizers did, partly because he was openly gay. Domingo is excellent in the film, showcasing an erudite wit that’s at once grave and humorous. He’s joined by an A-list cast including Chris Rock,...

It’s a cool indie weekend when the new album by André 3000, New Blue Sun, has morphed into a “cinematic listening experience.” Variance Films is putting the experience, directed by Terence Nance, into three theaters in NYC (IFC Center), LA (Cinepolis Inglewood) and Atlanta (Tara).

Right now, it’s just those locations but after this weekend, “We will see what happens, where the wind takes us,” said Variance CEO Dylan Marchetti. “I swear, I wanted to make a ‘visual album’ but this is literally the way the wind blew me this time,” André has said.

Asked what’s is on the screen, Marchetti said, “Vibes.”

New Blue Sun, out today, is André’s debut solo album, his first full-length LP since his group Outkast released its last record 17 years ago. He described it as “an entirely instrumental album centered around woodwinds; a celebratory piece of work in the form of a living,...

If you’re a fan of The Rolling Stones, you’re probably familiar with the life of Brian Jones, one of the founding members who would go on to depart the band before they really reached their pinnacle. Jones’ story is, sadly, very similar to many rock geniuses of that era, a life consumed by fame, drugs, and all the other temptations, ending in the only way it could. Now, decades later, Jones gets the spotlight in the new documentary, “The Stones and Brian Jones.”

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With “The Stones and Brian Jones” hitting theaters this week, we’re thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the documentary.

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Eve Hewson is one of the most talented and beautiful actresses working in the film industry. The Irish actress began her career with a 2005 short film titled Lost and Found, and after that she made her feature debut with the 2008 film The 27 Club. Hewson’s first major role was in the 2011 drama film This Must Be It and recently she starred in Apple TV+’s musical drama film Flora and Son. So, if you love Hewson’s performances here are the 10 best movies and shows starring Eve Hewson that should be on your watchlist.

10. Behind Her Eyes (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Synopsis: Simona Brown plays Louise, a single mother who has an affair with her psychiatrist boss David (Tom Bateman). Her life takes a strange turn when she later befriends his wife Adele (Eve Hewson), and she finds herself caught in a web of secrets and lies where nothing is what it seems.

Brian Jones, the oft-forgotten founder of The Rolling Stones, made significant contributions to the band's iconic sound and played multiple instruments on their hit records. Despite his integral role, Jones was ultimately fired from the band and replaced by Mick Taylor, pushing his legacy further into the background with each passing year. The Stones And Brian Jones documentary aims to shine a light on Jones' contributions and drawbacks, including his negative impact on others, and explore his passing and lasting legacy.

The Stones And Brian Jones is a new documentary about the oft-forgotten founder of one of the most influential bands of all time. Brian Jones was in The Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1969 before ultimately being fired from the group and replaced by Mick Taylor. The Rolling Stones have continued to tour ever since, pushing Jones’ legacy further into the background with each passing year.

Directed by Nick Broomfield, The...

Nick Broomfield’s The Stones and Brian Jones brims with piercing insights. Its subject is the musical virtuoso and gifted multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones, whose tumultuous, drug-fueled personal life got in the way of his prodigious talent and led to an early death at the age of 27. Relying heavily on eyewitness accounts from those who knew Jones, Broomfield creates a portrait that, rather than lionizing the troubled musician by seeking to reevaluate his life and legacy, presents a tragic tale of a deeply flawed and insecure individual who became a casualty of his own excess.

The film’s approach to recounting Jones’s story is deceptively simple. Over reams of archival footage—which include everything from home movies of Jones as a child to parties with the pre-famous Rolling Stones—Broomfield incorporates audio snippets of testimonies from Jones’s friends, lovers, and colleagues.

Rockism, in case you don’t know the term, is the school of thought that holds the noisy “purity” of rock ‘n’ roll to be morally and aesthetically superior to the “corruption” of pop. There are numerous iconic examples of rockism. It was there in the postpunk ’80s hipsters who found the Replacements and Joy Division to be superior to Michael Jackson or Madonna. It was there in the rock-crit establishment of the mid-2000s mounting its collective attack on Coldplay. And it was there, just last week, in The New York Times when Jeff Tweedy, the leader of Wilco, printed an excerpt from his new book in which he apologized, in a “My name is Jeff, and I’m a rockist” sort of way, for having trashed Abba’s “Dancing Queen” in his indie youth; what he now realizes, only 47 years after it was released, is that it’s a great song.

Magnolia Pictures will release The Stones And Brian Jones in theaters across the country for a Special One Night Only event, Tomorrow, November 7, 2023

Available Everywhere on November 17, 2023!

You can find a full list of participating theaters here!

About the film:

Featuring revealing interviews with all the main players and unseen archive released for the first time, The Stones and Brian Jones explores the creative musical genius of Jones, key to the success of the band, and uncovers how the founder of what became the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world was left behind in the shadows of history.

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It might or might not be true, as Nick Broomfield declares in his new feature documentary, that “most people today” haven’t heard of Brian Jones. If it’s true of most young music fans, then a) yikes and b) The Stones and Brian Jones is here to bridge the generation gap. The Magnolia release, which is receiving a one-night theatrical showcase 10 days before its Nov. 17 general release, joins an ever-expanding pack of doc portraits exploring boomer musicians who led the rock revolution of the ’60s and ’70s.

Broomfield’s earlier takes on pop culture giants — among them Kurt Cobain, Whitney Houston, Leonard Cohen and Biggie and Tupac — have ranged from basic to divisive to lurid. In this case, taking a deep dive into public and private archives, he emerges with a surprisingly poignant study of the Rolling Stones co-founder, a middle-class kid who rebelled against his upbringing, found his...

Ask Bill Wyman what people should expect from The Stones and Brian Jones, documentarian Nick Broomfield’s new film about the late, doomed founder of the band, and he’s pretty straightforward about it: “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but!”

That may be a slight exaggeration, but there’s no denying that the documentary, for which the former Rolling Stones bass player was a “historical consultant,” delves into the highs (laterally and figuratively) and lows of the man who started the Stones but never lived past the Sixties.

In the weeks before the release of The Stones and Brian Jones, Nick Broomfield’s documentary about the first casualty of the Rolling Stones’ rise to prominence, the band released its 24th (in the UK; 26th in the US) studio album. And as part of the release of Hackney Diamonds, the band’s first studio release in seven years, the Stones’ PR machine went into overdrive. Mick Jagger and Keith Richard made the rounds and, among other topics, often touched on the death of longtime drummer Charlie Watts and its impact on the band. These interviews have tended to be fascinating affairs; such is the state of things when members of rock royalty hit the promotion trail.

One name that was barely mentioned is Brian Jones. That is not altogether surprising; even though Jones was the band’s founder and its first leader, he died more than 50 years ago. But...

Exclusive: Anonymous Content, Red Bull Studios and Rise Films have partnered to produce new documentary feature The Balloonists following Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and English balloonist Brian Jones. BAFTA and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker John Dower has come aboard to direct the project and Anonymous Content’s AC Independent will oversee sales.

The Balloonists follows the unlikely duo of Swiss explorer Piccard and British flying instructor Jones who, in 1999, took on the world’s leading aeronauts and ultra-rich adventurers in a race to become the first people to fly nonstop around the world in a hot air balloon. Many in the aviation community believed this to be an impossible feat, after years of failed attempts by balloonists from across the globe. More than most racing sports, ballooning is subject to the capricious whims of nature. An aeronaut must learn to accept the unexpected and respect their position in the hierarchy of the natural world,...

In the late 1960s, Gram Parsons, fresh from leaving The Byrds and becoming close pals with the Rolling Stones, signed on to star in a sci-fi film, Saturation 70.

Directed by Anthony Foutz, who worked with the likes of Orson Welles and Richard Lyford and was the son of a very early Walt Disney exec, the film was shot across Joshua Tree and Los Angeles.

But Saturation 70, which also featured the work of Douglas Trumbull, the pioneering special effects wizard behind 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner, was never finished, and the footage subsequently vanished.

But a new book tells the wild story of a possible lost classic.

Chris Campion, who rediscovered the film while working on a book about The Mamas & The Papas, is putting together Saturation 70: A Vision Past of the Future Foretold, raising money via Kickstarter for the project with a view to publish next spring via Wolf+Salmon.

The Rolling Stones are back with Hackney Diamonds, their first new album of original material in 18 years. Listen to the project below via Apple Music or Spotify.

Produced by Andrew Watt, Hackney Diamonds was recorded across studios in Los Angeles, London, Bahamas, and New York City. It marks the Stones’ first new record since the 2016 blues covers LP Blue & Lonesome (and first original full-length since 2005’s A Bigger Bang), and the band promoted it accordingly: they posted a snippet of album cut “Angry” to a rage-inducing website that wouldn’t load properly.

Hackney Diamonds also features the Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder-featuring Song of the Week “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” as well as contributions from late drummer Charlie Watts, former bassist Bill Wyman, and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

Outside of his new album, Mick Jagger has made recent headlines by contemplating a posthumous Rolling Stones tour, and hinting...

It’s often said of the 1960s that “if you can remember it, you weren’t really there”. Here, Anita Pallenberg, a woman who absolutely personifies the swaggering, love-drenched freedom of a certain facet of sixties art and culture, proves that to be, once and for all, quite astonishing bollocks. Before her death in 2017, Pallenberg – an era-defining model and actress who, as the ex-girlfriend of Keith Richards and Brian Jones (and briefly the lover of Mick Jagger) is often described as the unofficial “sixth Rolling Stone” – wrote her memoirs. They form the basis of this remarkable intimate documentary, navigating the shifting fortunes of her life with admirable authenticity.

Those memoirs are narrated here by “an actress” with some husky-voiced depth that will feel fairly familiar. It should —it’s Scarlet Johansson, though the film makes a point of not distracting us with that fact until the credits roll. She does...

The Stones and Brian Jones is a new documentary that explores the musical genius of Brian Jones and his role in the success of The Rolling Stones. The film includes interviews and never-before-seen archival footage to tell the story of the band's early days and the dynamic of its original members. Director Nick Broomfield, a fan of The Rolling Stones since his teenage years, aims to shed light on Brian Jones' contributions to the band and the impact of his untimely death.

Magnolia Pictures has released a trailer for Nick Broomfield's latest musician-focused documentary The Stones and Brian Jones. When The Rolling Stones was formed in 1962, guitarist Brian Jones was one of its founding members. The Rolling Stones would enjoy much success as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, but Jones would not be along for the ride. In 1969, he was fired from the band due to...

As a founding member of The Rolling Stones, Brian Jones was fundamental in developing the sound of one of the greatest bands in rock history through less than a decade of their run. In 1969, Jones was found in his swimming pool — the victim of “death by misadventure” — becoming one of the first modern members of the infamous 27 Club. Now, as the Stones surpass their 60th anniversary, a documentary titled The Stones and Brian Jones is looking to give Brian Jones his proper due.

Directed by Nick Broomfield, who documented everyone from Tupac and Biggie to Sarah Palin and Aileen Wuornos, The Stones and Brian Jones looks to be just the sort of strong picture and analysis that we’ve come to expect from the director.

The Stones and Brian Jones’ synopsis, as per Magnolia Pictures: “Featuring revealing interviews with all the main players and unseen archive released for the first time,...

If there was a Mount Rushmore of rock bands, there’s no doubt The Rolling Stones would be chosen. They are one of the most famous musical acts to ever exist. But even still, there are probably generations of folks who know The Rolling Stones but aren’t familiar with the name Brian Jones. Thankfully, “The Stones & Brian Jones” is here to rectify that.

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As seen in the trailer for “The Stones & Brian Jones,” the documentary traces the early days of The Rolling Stones, which was formed by Brian Jones.

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"He had all the girls, and he had all the fan mail." Magnolia Pictures has revealed the official trailer for a documentary film called The Stones and Brian Jones, another fascinating music history doc joining the many others in the past few years. From acclaimed doc filmmaker Nick Broomfield, who last directed My Father and Me and Last Man Standing. The film focuses on music mastermind Brian Jones - the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones when it was founded in 1962. Featuring revealing interviews with all the main players and unseen archival footage being released for the first time, The Stones and Brian Jones explores the creative musical genius of Brian Jones, and it also uncovers how the founder of what became the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world was left behind in the shadows of history. This looks like it might be...

Magnolia Pictures has shared the official trailer for The Stones and Brian Jones. The upcoming documentary, directed by Nick Broomfield, will screen in theaters one night only on November 7th before it comes to digital November 17th.

With interviews and newly-unearthed archival footage, The Stones and Brian Jones documents how a 19-year-old Brian Jones formed The Rolling Stones and subsequently changed the course of rock history. And even just from the few scenes in the trailer, it’s clear how Jones was motivated by his own love of the art: “What were you doing before you joined?” an interviewer asks him about the band, to which he politely responds: “Well, just sort of bummin’ around waiting for something to happen, really.”

According to the film’s official logline: “The Stones and Brian Jones explores the creative musical genius of Jones, key to the success of the band, and uncovers how...

Magnolia Pictures has shared the official trailer for The Stones and Brian Jones. The upcoming documentary, directed by Nick Broomfield, will screen in theaters one night only on November 7th before it comes to digital November 17th.

With interviews and newly-unearthed archival footage, The Stones and Brian Jones documents how a 19-year-old Brian Jones formed The Rolling Stones and subsequently changed the course of rock history. And even just from the few scenes in the trailer, it’s clear how Jones was motivated by his own love of the art: “What were you doing before you joined?” an interviewer asks him about the band, to which he politely responds: “Well, just sort of bummin’ around waiting for something to happen, really.”

According to the film’s official logline: “The Stones and Brian Jones explores the creative musical genius of Jones, key to the success of the band, and uncovers how...

According to this very publication, the Rolling Stones’ new album Hackney Diamonds is the best the English rockers have sounded “in about half a century,” so there’s no better time for the new documentary The Stones and Brian Jones to hit theaters (and VOD).

When documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield was just 14, he had a chance encounter with Rolling Stones co-founder (and original ringleader) Brian Jones on a train. Six years later, after being kicked out of the rock group, the drugged-out guitarist was found lifeless at the bottom of...

The arrest of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, a former Southside Crips gang leader, in the murder of Tupac Shakur on Sept. 29, over 27 years after the legendary rapper’s killing in Las Vegas, sent shockwaves across the world. For over a decade, Keefe D had confessed that he’d ordered the murder, was in the car that pulled up next to the BMW carrying Tupac, and that his nephew Orlando Anderson, a fellow Crip who’d gotten into a scrap with Tupac hours earlier at the MGM Grand Hotel, had fired...

Donyale Luna, the first Black supermodel, shattered industry norms and paved the way for diversity and inclusivity in fashion. Luna's connections with iconic figures like John Lennon and Brian Jones highlight her magnetic presence and influence in the cultural scene. Her ethereal beauty made Luna a muse to artists like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí, solidifying her impact on their legacies and the art world.

Max's intriguing documentary Donyale Luna: Supermodel provides surprising revelations on the life and career of a woman not many people know about. In a time when there was no Black and brown representation in the fashion industry, Luna entered the scene with audacity and innovation. She serves as an inspiration to aspiring models and artists, going beyond the boundaries of time and style. With an enigmatic persona and an enduring legacy, Luna's impact on the fashion world remains as relevant and awe-inspiring today as it was during her iconic era.

NerfBall combines elements of paintball, basketball, and lacrosse, creating a modern twist on iconic sports. Players rush down the field, wielding Nerf blasters and tagging out opponents while trying to score with a Vortex ball. Hasbro has big plans for NerfBall, including an exhibition match at Img Academy and the opening of a Nerf Action Xperience location in New Jersey. The game aims to bring together athletes from various backgrounds and showcase their skills. Communication and strategy are key in NerfBall. Players must stay aware of the ball, opponents, and teammates. Momentum plays a crucial role, and timing is important for making aggressive moves when the opportunity arises.

Some of the most iconic sports are getting a modern twist with NerfBall. Hailing from the Hasbro brand, the game acts as a combination of paintball, basketball and lacrosse, tasking players with rushing down a field populated with blockers and wielding a...

Hasbro is expanding into the sports world with NerfBall, a hybrid game that combines multiple sports with the iconic Nerf blaster. The game celebrates Hasbro's 50-plus-year legacy by bringing back the original Nerf ball as the central object of the game. Team Impact's coach and players discuss their experience playing NerfBall, highlighting the importance of communication and strategy in the game.

Hasbro is expanding a major way into the sports world with NerfBall. The game acts as a hybrid between multiple sports and the iconic Nerf blaster, utilizing the Nerf Pro Stryfe X as players race down the field with the goal of scoring a basket with the specially crafted Vortex ball before they can be tagged by a dart.

NerfBall acts as a celebration of the company's 50-plus-year legacy, bringing back the original Nerf ball as the central object of the game players must carry downfield. To honor its launch,...

Donyale Luna: Supermodel director Nailah Jefferson with Anne-Katrin Titze on Beyoncé’s 2018 Vogue cover, shot by Tyler Mitchell: “It was the first Vogue cover that had ever been shot by a Black photographer.”

“My name is Luna, I come from the moon” is how Donyale Luna used to introduce herself. It looks as though the memory of the supermodel’s brief, brimful life had gone back up to the heavens with her for decades. Nailah Jefferson’s insightful and revealing documentary ameliorates this and celebrates an extraordinary woman’s journey. William Klein’s 1966 fashion film Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?, Federico Fellini’s Satyricon, a Vogue cover and one for Harper’s Bazaar, collaborations with Richard Avedon and David Bailey (interviewed here), images that show her with Salvador Dali and Groucho Marx, relationships with The Rolling Stone’s Brian Jones and Klaus Kinski, Andy Warhol bondings, and and and...