Showing posts with label Amy Kaufman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amy Kaufman. Show all posts

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Some quick thoughts on always honest and forthright Linda Ronstadt and the new documentary film about her life as a female rock 'n' roll star, and her recent life as a non-singer as a result of Parkinson’s disease, "LindaRonstadt: The Sound of My Voice" - SEE IT!


Linda Ronstadt, Rolling Stone #276, 
Oct. 19, 1978, 
photo by Francesco Scavullo




Los Angles Times
Linda Ronstadt on the sound of her life
By Amy Kaufman, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019 7 AM
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-09-04/linda-ronstadt-documentary-the-sound-of-her-life





This wonderful article by the always-amazing Amy Kaufman, one of my favorite writers, naturally caused me to recall what I had shared last year with my friend and dynamo singer Cecilia "Cissi" Nilsson, formerly of Gävle but now living, working and recording in beautiful Stockholm.

 For the record, there are about as many Cecilia Nilsson's in Sweden as there are David Smith's in the U.S., so, like me, she always has to do something interesting on Social Media name-wise to stand out a bit, like on her Instagram account, where she adds an extra S.
You have no idea how important and prominent the letter "S" is in Sweden.

And as always, when Cissi, our super-talented songbird friend in Stockholm, gives you THAT look, be on your toes! Something amazing is about to happen. Like some new songs... 
More about Cissi below the photo!







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Here's the commercial featuring Cissi singing "Silhouettes in Slow Motion," her popular 2016 song, that Volvo featured in its 2017 ads promoting some amazing features in their new car models in Sweden -and elsewhere. Obviously, promotion-wise, that was a real coup for Cissi. I mean it's VOLVO!

 Screengrab from the commercial showing Cissi's song being played
At the time, 2017, the Volvo ad also gave me LOTS of good ideas for places to see and visit in and around Skåne while touring Sweden in a Volvo with the adorable and ever-curious EC. You regular readers will recall that because of some discouraging  things that were going on early last year in Sweden -CRIME! CRIME CRIME!- and more importantly to me, because, suddenly, EC was no longer in the picture, I reluctantly canceled the one thing that I'd been looking forward to since late Summer of 2017: the idea of an amazing two-week trip to beautiful Stockholm and a driving tour of Sweden, bringing along my favorite person-in-the-whole-world, my favorite world-traveler, EC. Plus, a visit to Iceland on the way back to Fort Lauderdale when snow was still falling in Sweden and Iceland and we could get in some quality aurora-watching.
I had wanted to give her a chance to fall in love with the Sweden that I love so very much, too. And nothing says Sweden like winter-time Sweden. In case you need a reminder about what led to that not-so-happy decision to cancel my trip, read this:
https://hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/bad-news-on-sweden-front-how-that-very.html


Volvo Cars Connectivity "Weekenders" from Life in the City on Vimeo.
See also https://vimeo.com/183901987



So back to La Ronstadt...





Linda Ronstadt - Silver Threads And Golden Needles (1976) Offenbach, Germany

Los Angeles Times
Review: ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’ stirs the soul
By Kenneth Turan, Film Critic
September 5, 2019 2:13 PM
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-09-05/linda-ronstadt-the-sound-of-my-voice-review-documentary


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Sunday, February 26, 2017

#Oscars and Film Observations - Miami native and film director Barry Jenkins seeks to make history, but past year's tsunami of critical praise for his Miami-based film #Moonlight makes it clear he'll be a leading Hollywood voice for originality for decades to come; #LaLaLand

#Oscars - At Oscars 2017, Miami native and film director Barry Jenkins seeks to make history, but past year's tsunami of critical praise for his Miami-based film #Moonlight makes it clear he'll be a leading Hollywood "name" and voice for originality for decades to come

 Meanwhile, after months of critical praise for #LaLaLand -my favorite film in MANY years- that netted Damien Chazelle's ode to people dreaming of success in LA's hyper-competitive creative Biz 14 nominations, some people wonder if a backlash has emerged against it, esp. in big categories. 

 But then why would you punish someone for success that comes from it resonating with people all over the world? What's the point of THAT?
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Lionsgate Movies @LaLaLand La La Land (2016 Movie) Official Trailer – 'Dreamers'
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