Happy New Year!
New Year’s Eve is a time for music, so here are some musical notes spanning many genres.Let’s start with Tony Bennett’s new album, “Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern.” KERN (1885-1945), along with IRVING BERLIN, was a founding founder of “The Great America…
At the Movies: Opening This Week
“Carol” is already the critics’ darling, winning the highest award at Cannes and five Golden Globe nods, including best film, director (TODD HAYNES, 54), and best actress (co-stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara). The film is set in the 1950s, like H…
The Force and Sisters: Opening Dec. 18
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is easily the most anticipated release of the year. Script details have been closely guarded, but we know that the action takes place thirty years after the events in the “Return of the Jedi” and that there’s an…
Sandlermania
The new “Chanukah Song” by ADAM SANDLER, 49, is now out on video. As usual, Sandler doesn’t identify by name every Jewish celeb—so if you view the video here are the “toughies”: “Olaf” refers to the character Olaf the Snowman in “Frozen”, voiced by actor JOS…
Mostly Musical Notes
On Nov. 17, ADAM SANDLER, 49, performed a new version of “The Chanukah Song” (#4) at a New York charity benefit. Videos of the performance went viral, but within two days Warner Music had all of them removed from the internet. No word yet if an official performance …
