The Miles Davis Movie: Which Way Are We Going?
Interesting article in the NY Times Sunday about biopics. The Miles Davis Biopic was not mentioned, obviously(!), but the points made by Dennis Lim about the delicate craft of producing a successful biopic can be easily connected to the Miles Davis Movie – and the many hurdles it faces as the project remains in an [...]
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*
Matt Damon and Don Cheadle enjoyed Martorano’s restaurant at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Saturday, July 3rd following the celebrity poker tournament, Ante up for Africa. Joined by a handful of their closest friends, Damon and Cheadle reminisced about their movie roles including Rounders and Ocean’s 13, while Martorano’s played clips of the films [...]
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*
Don Cheadle, an internationally respected actor, humanitarian, environmentalist – and the man with the awesome responsibility of portraying jazz legend Miles Davis in the biopic that might be released in 2013 – was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme on June 5, World Environment Day. The designation was announced in Volcanoes National [...]
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The Miles Davis Movie: Miles Davis Biopic Release Date Pushed From 2011 To 2013
At some point in the last few weeks the release date/year for the Untitled Miles Davis Biopic listing on IMDB was switched from 2011 to 2013. I kicked off the Miles Davis Movie blog back in June 2008, so clearly I was just a touch early to the party. But in reality I could have [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Tagline, Or No Tagline?
I love teaser posters. I love movie posters in general (the good ones), but something about the poster before the poster gets me jazzed about an upcoming movie I want to see. It’s an art, for sure, and the better movie posters are able to strike the right balance of visual pizazz and substance – [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Should The Miles Davis Biopic Premier At Cannes?
With the 2010 Festival de Cannes set for May 12-23, I am wondering about the Miles Davis Biopic and if, perhaps, the film could make its debut in the south of France. Once it’s finally made, of course. This is pure conjecture, but it makes more sense by the minute, especially when you consider the [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Talks Miles Davis Biopic Amid Iron Man 2 Hullabaloo
I’m not sure why the MTV news item about the Biopic not being a cradle-to-grave film should be adorned with an ‘exclusive’ headline. We covered this way back in August on the Biopic Blog. Oh well. Still… it’s nice to see Don Cheadle having positive things about the Miles Davis Movie: “The story is really [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Filming The Birth of the Cool
I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal (Hidden in Plain Hearing) about the beginnings of cool jazz and what is often referred to as the ‘Birth of the Cool.’ And when you mention the phrase ‘Birth of the Cool’ you quickly think of Miles Davis, the classic nonet and the legendary recording [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Filming Charlie Parker and Miles Davis at the Three Deuces
“But it was at the Three Deuces, playing every night there with Bird and Max, that really helped me find my own voice.” – Miles Davis (excerpt from Miles: The Autobiography) In 1944 Miles Davis moved to New York to study in the Julliard School of Music. His tenure would only last a few months. [...]
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The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Gets Involved – In 2007!
I think it’s interesting to see various newspapers and websites commenting on the ‘news’ that Don Cheadle is going to play Miles Davis in a biopic of the jazz legend. Obviously they are not reading my work(!). It’s no big deal to be delayed in reporting/commenting on an entertainment story, but I kicked-off the Biopic [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Filming The Steve Allen Show Appearance
I was still a ways off from making my appearance on the planet, but I can only imagine how exciting it must have been in ’64 to watch Miles Davis and Co. perform on The Steve Allen Show. I could be lost in a haze of nostalgia for a bygone era, (I’ve been watching a [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Herbie Hancock To Score Miles Davis Biopic
It’s old news that we posted back in November, but since it’s suddenly a hot topic, let’s have fun and re-post: We noted awhile back about an interview that Erin Davis (Miles’ son) and Vince Wilburn Jr. (Miles’ nephew) did with YRB Magazine; Wilburn Jr. said that a new writer, Steven Vegelman, is collaborating with [...]
Miles Davis And The Oscars
From what I understand Miles Davis has never been nominated for an Oscar or attended the event. But, by all means, please let me know if I’m mistaken. Let’s get the darn thing filmed first, I know, but it’s always fun to speculate over the Oscar fortunes of the Miles Davis Movie. Let’s assume the [...]
