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Broken Robots
,
U.K.-based fuzz-pop
group.
“My favorite
new band! They
have a unique way of
demonstrating their
love for improvisa-
tion. They’re a true
mystery. Only a few
people know how to
find their record!”
Dan Blake
, New York
jazz saxophonist
and composer.
“I
love his sensibility.
The group interplay
on his new release,
Aquarian Suite
, is
amazing. His writing
and the direction
he is taking with his
band are inspiring.”
King
, smooth
soul-pop vocal
ensemble out of Los
Angeles.
“They’re
the best! It’s exciting
and inspiring to see
composing, writing,
producing and
performing at such a
high caliber.”
Best NewArtists
AGrammy stunner on her
favorite new acts
Bassist-singer
Esperanza
Spalding
shocked everyone
last year when she became the first
jazz musician to win the Grammy for
best new artist. To mark the release
of her album
Radio Music Society
,
out March 20, we asked her to name
some can’t-miss up-and-comers.
rule:
As audience attention
spans get shorter, so should
shot lengths.
exception:
For
Silent House
,
a remake of the Uruguayan
horror hit
La Casa Muda,
breakout star Elizabeth Olsen
explores an old lakeside
retreat in what appears to
be a single, tension-building
shot.
OPENS MARCH 9
rule:
Mainstream
comedies with Hollywood
stars have to be in English.
exception:
All the
dialogue in
Casa de Mi Padre
,
a comedy starring Will
Ferrell and Diego Luna as
two brothers battling a drug
lord in Mexico, is in Spanish.
OPENS MARCH 16
rule:
America’s sweetheart
should remain sweet.
exception:
In a devious bit
of casting, the Evil Queen
in
Mirror Mirror
(one of
two forthcoming Snow
White movies) is played
by none other
than Julia
Roberts, whose
last fairy-tale role
was Tinkerbell.
OPENS MARCH 16
Camera Tricks
This monthwill
bring a slate of
movies that take a
filmmaking axiom
and turn it on its
head. Gimmickry, or
genius? Your call.
(Harsh) Reality TV
You’d think that a er visiting every
inhospitable corner of the globe for 2006’s
“Planet Earth,” the award-winning series
co-produced by the Discovery Channel and
the BBC, the filmmakers might want to rest on their laurels for a bit.
Maybe do a show on tropical fish. Not so. Instead, they upped the ante
by focusing on some of the world’s most extreme environments: the
polar regions. There, crews braved winds of up to 148 mph and spent
840 hours trapped in blizzards—but oh, was it worth it.
Four years in the making, “Frozen Planet” features, as did its predeces-
sor, breathtaking, never-before-filmed displays of animal behavior,
such as a pod of orca whales creating giant waves in order to knock
seals off ice floes. Like the bellowing of male elephant seals ba ling
it out over a beach full of females, narrator Alec Baldwin’s
baritone lends added gravity—and occasional levity—to the
footage. Not that it needs it: Every episode promises to be
spectacular from start to finish. Problem is, where do they go
fromhere? Seriously, people:
tropical fish
.
premieres march 18
Jef Lee Johnson
,
soulful Philadelphia
singer and guitarist.
“He is an amazing,
versatile multi-
instrumentalist.
On his new record,
Black and Loud
, he
showcases all his
skills, which are
diverse and deep.”
A newDiscovery
Channel series has
serious cool factor
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