Tag: The High Note
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Universal Pictures Opens Applications for 2021 Composers Initiative
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group has opened submissions for its 2021 composers initiative, a program designed to seek and amplify rising talent in the entertainment industry.Universal’s Composers Initiative, created in 2018 by the Global Talent Development and Inclusion Department, looks for aspiring artists from all creative and professional backgrounds at various points in their music production…
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‘The High Note’ Director Nisha Ganatra on Tracee Ellis Ross’ Singing Talent & Deleted Scenes
From director Nisha Ganatra (Late Night) and screenwriter Flora Greeson, the romantic dramedy The High Note tells the story of music superstar Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), a phenomenally talented singer who has reached unbelievable heights in her career, only to now be stifled by the safe bets that her long-time manager (Ice Cube) and…
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‘The High Note’ Starts Strong on VOD as Netflix’s ‘Lovebirds’ Drops Fast
Almost four months after indoor theaters shut down, a small fraction are reopening around the country. Drive-ins continue to lead grosses: IFC Films’ “The Wretched” is a standout success. That’s because IFC reports those drive-in numbers. Universal does not: they had the real #1 grosser for the eighth straight weekMeanwhile, at-home movie-watching habits are evolving…
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‘The High Note’: Film Review
Dakota Johnson, with her sun-dazed smile and wary doe-eyed glow (the look of an innocent who knows how to thread her way through a world of predators), can be a winsomely appealing performer, but what is she doing in “The High Note” playing Maggie, the personal assistant to an imperious pop-star diva? It’s the kind…
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‘The High Note’ Review: A Tepid Drama That’s Frequently Off Key
Nisha Ganatra’s new movie The High Note starts off fairly promising. It’s about an assistant who wants to be a producer and an acclaimed singer who’s torn between the safety of a Vegas residency where she’d only play hits and taking a gamble on a new album. That’s a great premise, especially when you have…
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‘The High Note’: Dakota Johnson & Tracee Ellis Ross Have Chemistry, But White Faces Intrude On Black Spaces [Review]
Nisha Ganatra’s “The High Note,” has a Tracee Ellis Ross problem, meaning that there isn’t enough of her in the movie. The script, procured by Flora Greeson, focuses chiefly on Dakota Johnson, which isn’t a bummer trade at all: Her deceptively breezy charm has enough strength to hold up even the hollowest pictures, no matter…
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Official ‘The High Note’ Song “Love Myself” Shows Off Tracee Ellis Ross’ Singing Chops
Tracee Ellis Ross comes from Supremes lineage, but the actress has worked hard to set herself apart from her music superstar mother, Diana Ross. But she’ll be channeling a little of her mother with the upcoming workplace dramedy The High Note, directed by Late Night filmmaker Nisha Ganatra. In The High Note, Ross plays legendary…
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‘Fisherman’s Friends’ Trailer Gets the Band Back Together
Discovering a young, fresh musical talent is a tired and overdone movie trope. An unassuming young person has a 9-5, plays cafes and bars at night, gets a makeover and eventually takes on the musical world by storm. “Fisherman’s Friends” offers a new take on that kind of story — a London music exec discovers…