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Everything Coming to Max in April
by Michael Major - Mar 22, 2024

Stream The Debut Of HBO Original Limited Series “The Sympathizer,” Max Original Unscripted Series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” HBO Original Comedy Special “Alex Edelman: Just For Us,” HBO Original Documentary Series “The Jinx – Part Two” And “The Synanon Fix,” HBO Original Documentaries “Brandy Hellville & The Cult Of Fast Fashion” and more.

THE SYNANON FIX Docu-Series Sets April Debut on HBO
by Michael Major - Mar 20, 2024

Explore the intriguing world of THE SYNANON FIX. Get an in-depth look at the controversial Synanon organization and its impact. Told through first person accounts of former members, THE SYNANON FIX explores the rise and fall of the controversial treatment center Synanon, which grew from a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program.

VIDEO: Netflix Shares THE VOLCANO: RESCUE FROM WHAKAARI Trailer
by Michael Major - Nov 29, 2022

In the tense and gripping documentary feature THE VOLCANO: Rescue From Whakaari, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy tracks the minute-by-minute unfolding of the tragic volcanic eruption off the coast of New Zealand in December of 2019, ultimately claiming 22 lives. Watch the new video trailer now!

Marvel Shares 'MS. MARVEL Suite' Composed by Laura Karpman
by Michael Major - Jun 8, 2022

The five-time Emmy winner’s scores span the HBO hit series “Lovecraft Country,” 2020 Oscar-nominated Walk Run Cha-Cha, the Discovery Channel docuseries “Why We Hate,” for which she recently won an Emmy Award, and the Disney+ original series Marvel Studios’ “What If…?” Karpman is also scoring the forthcoming Marvel Studios’ film “The Marvels.”

ABC News Announces LEAVE NO TRACE Documentary
by Michael Major - Jun 6, 2022

Peabody and Emmy®-winning and Oscar®-nominated director Irene Taylor (“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements,” “Beware the Slenderman”) of Vermilion Films, Imagine Documentaries and ABC News Studios investigate the downfall of an American institution in the powerful and timely documentary, “Leave No Trace.”

VIDEO: Netflix Debuts DOWNFALL: THE CASE AGAINST BOEING Trailer
by Michael Major - Feb 2, 2022

In the chilling documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy uncovers the negligence and corporate greed that led to two Boeing MAX 737 plane crashes within the span of just five months. Directed by Rory Kennedy. Written by Mark Bailey and Keven McAlester.

VIFF AMP Announces Keynote Speakers; Opens Applications For Talent Accelerator Program
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 26, 2021

Vancouver International Film Festival announces multi-platinum record producer and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry and five-time Emmy winning composer Laura Karpman as the opening and closing keynote speakers for the 2021 VIFF AMP Music in Film Summit.

THE MOLE AGENT'S Maite Alberdi Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2021

Chilean Filmmaker Maite Alberdi joins Tom Needham for a conversation about THE MOLE AGENT on Thursday's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. The Mole Agent follows 83-year-old Sergio Chamy who is sent as an undercover spy to a Chilean retirement home to track suspected elder abuse.

Ballet Docu-series ON POINTE Premieres Dec. 18 on Disney Plus
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 9, 2020

Disney+ announced today that the complete original six-part docu-series “On Pointe” will premiere exclusively on the service on Friday, December 18, 2020.

ZEITGEIST's Peter Joseph & HARRY CHAPIN Filmmakers Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2020

Peter Joseph, the writer/director of the new film 'InterReflections,' and HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING, director Rick Korn, producers S.A. Baron and Jason Chapin, and singer-songwriter Jen Chapin are Tom Needham's special guests on the SOUNDS OF FILM.

Biologist Bret Weinstein Talks Joe Rogan, Tulsi Gabbard & Jordan Peterson On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2020

American biologist and evolutionary theorist, Bret Weinstein, legendary documentary filmmaker, Ric Burns, and director/writer, Haroulas Rose, are Tom Needham's featured guests this week on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Composer Joe Wong Talks Duncan Trussell's THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2020

THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL composer Joe Wong, Stephen Merritt and director Chuck Smith are Tom Needham's special guests on WUSB's SOUNDS OF FILM.

Film Music Composer Christopher Young Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2020

Award-winning composer Christopher Young, writer Robert Greene and director Alexandria Bombach are Tom Needham's guests on this Thursday's SOUNDS OF FILM.

THE RED VIOLIN'S François Girard Talks THE SONG OF NAMES On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2019

Acclaimed French-Canadian director, Francois Girard, joins Tom Needham on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM this Thursday at 6 pm in order to discuss his new film, THE SONG OF NAMES, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht.

SCANDALOUS Director Mark Landsman Talks NATIONAL ENQUIRER Movie On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2019

The director of SCANDALOUS: THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, Mark Landsman, and Paul Mills, the composer of the new feature film OVERCOMER, are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

TOM NEEDHAM'S SOUNDS OF FILM Features D.A. Pennebaker Tribute & FOR SAMA'S Nainita Desai
by Julie Musbach - Aug 5, 2019

THE SOUNDS OF FILM will feature Tom Needham's tribute to the late D.A. Pennebaker and a conversation with FOR SAMA composer, Nainita Desai, this Thursday at 6 pm EST on WUSB.

Cannes Film Festival Winning Directors Of FOR SAMA Join Tom Needham On SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2019

Waad Al-Kateab & Edward Watts, the directors of the documentary FOR SAMA, winner of the award for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and at SXSW, will be Tom Needham's exclusive guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Author Astra Taylor & EVIL DOWN THE STREET Filmmakers Talk Movies On TOM NEEDHAM'S SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 2, 2019

Filmmakers Astra Taylor, Craig Ahrens and David Espinosa are Tom Needham's exclusive guests this Thursday at 6 pm on a special July 4th edition of the SOUNDS OF FILM on WUSB. Astra Taylor is the author of the new book, DEMOCRACY MAY EXIST BUT WE'LL MISS IT WHEN IT'S GONE and the director of the recently released documentary WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? Craig and David are the filmmaking team responsible for the film THE EVIL DOWN THE STREET.

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Oscar-Nominated Sam Green Are Guests on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2019

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the director of TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM and Sam Green, the co-director of A THOUSAND THOUGHTS are Tom Needham's exclusive guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Philosopher Peter Singer and AMITYVILLE: MT. MISERY ROAD Horror Director To Be Guests On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2019

World-renowned moral philosopher/author Peter Singer and Chuck Morrongiello, the director of the horror film AMITYVILLE: MT. MISERY ROAD, are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.