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The Brothers Sun has a standout cast and an impressive soundtrack that enhances the storytelling and action scenes. The variety of songs in the show reflects the different ages and personalities of the characters, adding depth to their individual stories. Each episode features well-curated songs that match the tone of the scenes, whether they are action-packed or showcase brotherly bonding moments.

This article contains spoilers for The Brother Sun season 1.

The Brothers Sun has become a big hit for Netflix viewers and part of its success can be traced to the soundtrack for the show which offers plenty of great needle drops and perfect songs for action scenes. Created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu, The Brothers Sun follows a Taipei gangster named Charles Sun (Justin Chien) who must go to Los Angeles to protect his mother Eileen (Michelle Yeoh) and younger brother Bruce (Sam Song Li) after their crime boss father is shot.

If there is something positive about the existence of streaming platforms in recent times, it's the explosion of quality television series that we haven't experienced for several decades. There is something for everyone, even for TV sceptics who are not easily convinced to step out of the cinema or from what they concern as a serious screening content. Almost four years ago, during the Mastercard event at the Venice Film Festival, Brian de Palma confessed that he was hooked to the comedy-drama series “Dead To Me” starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, admitting that he was watching television more than ever before due to a big improvement in quality of productions. Liz Feldman wasn't in the audience, but I was, glad to hear that such a legend and I are sharing the same passion for the show.

“The Brothers Sun” had me at “Michelle Yeoh”. I wasn't interested in reading the synopsis,...

HBO's Vinyl soundtrack features iconic songs from the 1950s to the 1970s and covers by contemporary artists, capturing the music scene of 1970s New York City. The eclectic soundtrack blends hip-hop, punk, rock 'n' roll, and disco, showcasing both popular tracks and lesser-known artists from the era. Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger curated the soundtrack using the Atlantic Records & Warner Bros. Records libraries, drawing on their firsthand experience and knowledge of the music of the time.

HBO's Vinyl soundtrack includes some of the most popular songs from the 1950s to the 1970s as well as covers of that music by contemporary artists. Vinyl comes from Martin Scorsese and the 2016 series depicts the music scene of New York City in the 1970s when sex and drugs were as synonymous with rock as "roll" was. However, for American Century Records founder and president Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale), hip-hop, punk, and disco's rising...

The first movie to directly confront McCarthyism! Or so said the editorials touting this ‘Long-Awaited Screen Event’ in which ‘Bette Davis Hits the Screen in a Cyclone of Dramatic Fury!’ The storm of the title was based on a real activist in Oklahoma who lost her job for promoting equal rights. Bette’s polite librarian is victimized by small-minded civic types; a subplot depicts the traumatic reaction of one of her patrons, a child expected to despise her as a traitor to the country. Daniel Taradash’s movie is an excellent starting point to discuss the thorny dramatic subgenre of liberal social issue movies.

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Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter, Paul Kelly, Joe Mantell, Kevin Coughlin, Sallie Brophie, Howard Wierum, Curtis Cooksey, Michael Raffetto, Joseph Kearns, Edward Platt, Kathryn Grant, Howard Wendell, Malcolm Atterbury,...

“Be eternal.” That’s the advice Lizzo got from one of her first high-profile fans, Prince. And she lives up to the Purple One’s words on her legend-making Cuz I Love You, the breakthrough album where she finally claims her baby-i’m-a-star crown as a mega-pop queen. Melissa Jefferson can do it all: she sings, she raps, she plays the flute, she speaks her mind, always ready to dedicate an R.I.P to the memory of her last fuck. Lizzo’s the perfect star for right now — but...

NBC’s Hairspray Live! is finally taking shape — and what a glorious shape it is.

The network on Monday announced that Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein will lead the Dec. 7 musical as Motormouth Maybelle and Edna Turnblad, respectively.

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For those tragically unfamiliar with the story of Hairspray, it follows a curvaceous young woman named Tracy Turnblad (yet to be cast) who uses her moves and moxie to challenge prejudices in 1960s Baltimore.

Fierstein first played the role of Tracy’s reclusive mother in the 2002 Broadway production; it was originated by the...

If you’ve seen HBO’s “Vinyl,” executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter (the show-runner of “Boardwalk Empire,” writer of “The Wolf Of Wall Street” and key “Sopranos” writer), you know that it can be… a mixed bag. While some reviews have been positive, others have not been so kind, especially by those that know a thing or two about the ‘70s music scene depicted on the show (watching Kurt Loder rip apart the show on Twitter in the last few weeks has been amusing). As our review of the premiere episode suggested, while encyclopedic, “Vinyl” has an unfortunate tendency to play like spot-the-cameo fan service for music geeks (not to mention that its sex, drugs and rock n’ roll cliches are myriad). Episode one was littered with “didja notice who that was, huh didja?” appearances —actors portrayed The New York Dolls, Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant,...

John Sayles has written and will direct Honeydripper, a period musical drama starring Danny Glover, blues guitarist Keb' Mo', R&B singer Ruth Brown and Gary Clark Jr., a Texas blues guitarist. Set in 1950s Alabama, Sayles' original script centers on Tyrone (Glover), owner of the Honeydripper juke joint. When business at Tyrone's blues club begins to drop off, against his better judgment, Tyrone hires Sonny (Clark), a young electric guitarist, in a last-ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time. "It's about that Bo Diddly moment, when music moves from the blues to rock 'n' roll," said Maggie Renzi, Sayles' longtime producing partner. "John would say he likes to make movies on subjects he doesn't already know, and he knows there's lots of room to explore here."...

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Berlin International Film Festival

BERLIN -- Yet another film in a series about blues music, which Martin Scorsese exec produces, "Lightning in a Bottle" simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience. Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed music videos before launching his feature career, brought his cameras to New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 to capture a benefit concert by more than 50 artists spanning several generations from Indie.Arie and Bonnie Raitt to Natalie Cole and B.B. King. The result is pure pleasure for fans of the blues. One can only hope this series will create more fans of an American musical form whose adherents are small in number but passionate.

Interspersed with the concert footage are occasional interviews backstage with artists and archival footage of legendary performers no longer living. Mostly, though, Fuqua goes to the source --vibrant, stirring, soothing sounds that put a chill down one's back and a serious tap in one's feet.

Blues is a wonderful contradiction, a joyous music usually about incredible sorrow. Reflecting its roots in spirituals and gospel music, blues bypasses the mind for the heart. The artists Fuqua records, who are among the very best, have special abilities with voice and instruments that go beyond mere talent. They have the ability to put their lives, the sum of all their joys and sorrows, into this music.

The concert itself is designed to follow a geographical and historical line, beginning with the music's African roots, then up the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and over to Memphis, where other influences come into play.

Yet Fuqua chooses not to press these points. This is no music lecture, just a straightforward concert film, smoothly videotaped by cameramen under the direction of cinematographer Lisa Rinzler. The energy emanating from the stage is tremendous. Marcy Gray doing "Hound Dog" the way it was meant to be sung, Cole teaming up with Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples for the jocular "Men Are Like Streetcars", Buddy Guy performing Jimi Hendrix's "Red House", Indie.Arie performing Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit" -- these are all special moments.

But this is an art form that is losing its audience. The crowd shots at Radio City fail to turn up many black faces. Hip-hop and rap now consume young black -- and most white -- music listeners. This leaves blues to an older generation for the most part. But Fuqua has caught lightning in a bottle, so there may be hope yet that young people will get inspired by this movie from one of Hollywood's hottest directors.

Lightning in a Bottle

Vulcan Prods. presents in association with Cappa Prods. and Jigsaw Prods.

Credits:

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Producers: Alex Gibney, Margaret Bodde, Jack Gulick

Executive producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, Martin Scorsese

Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler

Musical director: Steve Jordan

Co-producers: Richard Hutton

Editors: Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon

Running time -- 109 minutes

No MPAA rating...

Screened

Berlin International Film Festival

BERLIN -- Yet another film in a series about blues music, which Martin Scorsese exec produces, "Lightning in a Bottle" simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience. Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed music videos before launching his feature career, brought his cameras to New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 to capture a benefit concert by more than 50 artists spanning several generations from Indie.Arie and Bonnie Raitt to Natalie Cole and B.B. King. The result is pure pleasure for fans of the blues. One can only hope this series will create more fans of an American musical form whose adherents are small in number but passionate.

Interspersed with the concert footage are occasional interviews backstage with artists and archival footage of legendary performers no longer living. Mostly, though, Fuqua goes to the source --vibrant, stirring, soothing sounds that put a chill down one's back and a serious tap in one's feet.

Blues is a wonderful contradiction, a joyous music usually about incredible sorrow. Reflecting its roots in spirituals and gospel music, blues bypasses the mind for the heart. The artists Fuqua records, who are among the very best, have special abilities with voice and instruments that go beyond mere talent. They have the ability to put their lives, the sum of all their joys and sorrows, into this music.

The concert itself is designed to follow a geographical and historical line, beginning with the music's African roots, then up the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and over to Memphis, where other influences come into play.

Yet Fuqua chooses not to press these points. This is no music lecture, just a straightforward concert film, smoothly videotaped by cameramen under the direction of cinematographer Lisa Rinzler. The energy emanating from the stage is tremendous. Marcy Gray doing "Hound Dog" the way it was meant to be sung, Cole teaming up with Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples for the jocular "Men Are Like Streetcars", Buddy Guy performing Jimi Hendrix's "Red House", Indie.Arie performing Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit" -- these are all special moments.

But this is an art form that is losing its audience. The crowd shots at Radio City fail to turn up many black faces. Hip-hop and rap now consume young black -- and most white -- music listeners. This leaves blues to an older generation for the most part. But Fuqua has caught lightning in a bottle, so there may be hope yet that young people will get inspired by this movie from one of Hollywood's hottest directors.

Lightning in a Bottle

Vulcan Prods. presents in association with Cappa Prods. and Jigsaw Prods.

Credits:

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Producers: Alex Gibney, Margaret Bodde, Jack Gulick

Executive producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, Martin Scorsese

Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler

Musical director: Steve Jordan

Co-producers: Richard Hutton

Editors: Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon

Running time -- 109 minutes

No MPAA rating...