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In an emotional exchange, Kris Kristofferson accepted the Johnny Cash Visionary Award from singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash during Monday's (April 16) 2007 CMT Music Awards show at Nashville's Belmont University. The award recognizes "an artist's extraordinary musical vision, innovative and groundbreaking music and pioneering initiatives in entertainment.". (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: House Fire Is a Death in Country Music's Family Apr 14, 2007
To the point that aspiring country music songwriter Kris Kristofferson once landed his helicopter on Cash's lawn to hand him a song demo for "Sunday Morning Coming Down." I'm sure you saw the house in the movie, Walk the Line, and in Cash's music video for "Hurt." The house was a central character in both and clearly possessed a character of its own. Losing the Cash house was like losing an old, valued friend. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Dietrich Theater Film Festival offers 16 films in 14 days Selection for film festival is international, eclectic Apr 13, 2007
Disappearances -- April 19 at 7:30 p.m.; April 25 at noon; Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Genevi. ve Bujold; Runtime: 118 minutes; [not rated]; in English. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Billboard Bits: Atlanta Jazz Fest, Kristofferson, Apple Corps... Apr 11, 2007
Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, actor Luke Wilson, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, Russell Crowe, Willie Nelson and acclaimed producer Don Was will all be part of a tribute to Kris Kristofferson at the 2007 CMT Music Awards. Kristofferson is being honored with the Johnny Cash Visionary Award, which will be presented to him by Cash's daughter, Rosanne Cash. (Billboard.com)
Major Fire Breaks Out at Tennessee Home of Late Country Singer Johnny Cash Apr 11, 2007
Kris Kristofferson, then an aspiring songwriter, once landed a helicopter on Cash's lawn to pitch him a song. Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys lives down the road. (Fox News -- Views)
Johnny Cash's Nashville Home Destroyed In Fire Apr 11, 2007
Kris Kristofferson, then an aspiring songwriter, once landed a helicopter on Cash's lawn to pitch him a song. Roy Orbison was his next-door neighbor for a while. (CBS2.com, CA)
Dolly Parton selected for Johnny Mercer Award for songwriting Apr 5, 2007
Previous honorees include Kris Kristofferson, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Hal David and Burt Bacharach. Hits by Parton, 61, include I Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again and Why d You Come in Here Lookin Like That. (KHOU.com, TX)
Credit Where its Due Apr 5, 2007
He mistakenly credits me as the sole composer of the filmscore for the film Disapperances, starring Kris Kristofferson. In fact, Judy Hyman (my wife and partner) was co-composer of this score and did more work on it than I did. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Focused on film, and Earth Mar 29, 2007
Starring legendary actor/songwriter Kris Kristofferson as schemer and dreamer Bill Bonhomme, Disappearances is a tale of high-stakes whisky smuggling, a family's mysterious past, and a young boy's right of passage. Based on the award-winning novel by Howard Frank Mosher (who grew up in Groton), Disappearances is a film full of what Claus characterizes as a Northern Vermont version of magical realism where nature figures prominently in an emotional and atmospheric culture. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Trivia: Steven Tyler Mar 27, 2007
10:50 PM CDT on Sunday, March 25, 2007. By TODD DAVIS / Staff writer. (KHOU.com, TX)
Big enough to do what they like Mar 25, 2007
Not even country royalty should mess with "Why Me ," the Kris Kristofferson ballad recorded by Johnny Cash in the early '90s. There's also almost no reason to revive "I Love You Because," a song that's been done better by Leon Payne, who wrote it, as well as Elvis Presley, Carl Smith, Don Gibson, and Roger Whittaker. (Boston Globe)
People: Met operahouse sets new high with $100,000 tickets Mar 15, 2007
Singer Kris Kristofferson will receive CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award, the cable network announced Monday. Rosanne Cash, Cash's daughter, will present the honor to the singer-songwriter during the April 16 awards show in Nashville, Tenn. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Entertainment Mar 14, 2007
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Kris Kristofferson Latest Recipient of CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award Mar 14, 2007
Kris Kristofferson has been selected as the sixth recipient of CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award which recognizes an artist's extraordinary musical vision, innovative and groundbreaking music and pioneering initiatives in entertainment. Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash's daughter, will present the award to Kristofferson at the 2007 CMT Music Awards airing live April 16 from The Curb Event Center at Nashville's Belmont University. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
From Russia, with no love lost Mar 12, 2007
Although Braun Entertainment Group has not produced anything so politically charged before (more well known for movies such as Freedom Road, starring Muhammad Ali and Kris Kristofferson), this may be the most interesting and confrontational script of the lot. An updated 2007 edition is out in Britain by publishing house Gibson Square. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Fast Food Nation' Leaves Odd Taste Mar 12, 2007
The large ensemble cast plays a part in many of the movie's strengths and weaknesses, the highlights of which include Greg Kinnear ("Little Miss Sunshine"), Wilmer Valderrama ("That 70s Show"), Kris Kristofferson ("Blade"), Ethan Hawke ("Training Day"), Luis Guzman ("Out of Sight") and a surprise cameo from Bruce Willis. Perhaps the most controversial aspect of this movie is that it's not another hard-hitting documentary, but rather a fictional film with a heavy, Altman-esque multi-character... (The Daily Campus, CT)
Smoltz: Schilling stance is 'stupid' Mar 2, 2007
By Kris Kristofferson. My first hero, when I was a kid, was Hank Williams, and he had a similar energy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kris Kristofferson's lyrical journey continues Feb 28, 2007
Kris Kristofferson still talks about The Letter. Early in his Nashville days, before the hits started coming for one of America's most accomplished songwriters, Kristofferson received a stern epistle from his mother. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Rattling the Comic Book Cage Feb 22, 2007
And the post-screening bathroom banter may surprise you (Film Stew)
'Fast Food Nation' - When slow and fast collide Feb 21, 2007 Coming attractions Feb 16, 2007 Fish: Soul-Shakers Feb 13, 2007 Wild adventure in 'Disappearances' Feb 3, 2007 Black History month Feb 3, 2007 Garner in Christmas Spirit Feb 1, 2007 What I'm listening to Feb 1, 2007 'This will happen come hell or high water.' Jan 29, 2007 Springsteen, Dylan Soundtrack 'Lucky You'... Jan 17, 2007 MUHAMMAD TURNS 65 Jan 17, 2007 Heaven's Gate Jan 12, 2007 Wagoner, Renaissance man Jan 12, 2007 The secret is out: 'Chick flicks' make guys look good Jan 7, 2007 Defined by principles, paradox Jan 7, 2007
"Fast Food Nation" stars a diverse roster of actors including Oscar nominees Greg Kinnear, Ethan Hawke and Kris Kristofferson. The film brings to life the devastating truth behind the American infatuation with fast food, a truth that includes overworked and underpaid workers, factory farms, artificial flavors and other even more unsavory ingredients in your all-beef patty and destroying the American diet. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Spector's Murder Trial To Be Televised... Feb 17, 2007
"It's not that kind of a case. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris and Brad Paisley are among the stars appearing on the June Carter Cash tribute album "Anchored in Love," due June 19 via Dualtone. The release will coincide with a biography of the same name penned by Cash's son John. Queens Of The Stone Age are... (Billboard.com)
Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Patty Loveless and Emmylou Harris are also on the album. Of the book, Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash, John Carter says, "I felt that this book was a very healing thing for me to do. It put me in touch with her and her spirit.". (USA Today -- Life)
This gentle, open man was also the first to recognize the songwriting talent of Kris Kristofferson and recorded a definitive version of one of Kristofferson's songs, "Sunday Morning Coming Down." He was also an opponent of both the Vietnam and Iraq Wars. Another incongruous incendiary of this period was Rer Hank Ballard. (Zmag.org)
It opens today at the Brattle and stars an unflappable Kris Kristofferson as "Quebec" Bill Bonhomme , a farmer who heads from Vermont to Quebec to steal whiskey from a booze pirate, Carcajou (Lothaire Bluteau ), after a fire nearly burns his farm down, leaving him strapped for cash. Bill's partners in crime are his teen son "Wild" Bill (Charlie McDermott ) and sensible brother-in-law Henry (Gary Farmer ). (Boston Globe)
Blacks During Reconstruction -- Noon Feb. 8, Room 103, University Center, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave. Film workshop discussing Freedom Road, starring Muhammad Ali and Kris Kristofferson and telling the story of Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave who in 1870s Virginia was elected to the U.S. Senate. 216-687-5461. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
It was previously remade into a 1992 TV movie with Kris Kristofferson, Dyan Cannon, and Tony Curtis - and directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. So rush out and rent those versions now while you await the Garner picture. (IGN FilmForce)
ROCK 'n' ROLl: "I always go back to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath." Mr. Sparling's favorite song to cover with Naked Daze is "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters, because "I sing it. It's the heaviest song we play. It's a little bit of a release on stage. Plus I love the Foo Fighters. I grew up listening to the hippie stuff. My parents were hippies, so I listened to (Janis) Joplin, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan ... Then the metal influences took over, but rock 'n' roll is what it's all about.".... (The Standard-Times, MA)
Central to the ultimate survival of "Disappearances" was Kris Kristofferson, who fell in love with the lead character and jumped on board back in 2000. Kristofferson told Craven the story was "the Peckinpah script that got away.". (Boston Globe)
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. The soundtrack to the upcoming poker-themed flick "Lucky You" will boast a new Bob Dylan track ("Huck's Theme") as well as a Kris Kristofferson original ("They Ain't Got 'Em All") and Bruce Springsteen's "The Fever" and "Lucky Town," the latter of which is heard during the title sequence and the movie's trailer ... "Huck's Tune," Bob Dylan"The Cold Hart Truth," Drew Barrymore"Choices," George Jones"Maybe This Time," Liza Minnelli"I Always Get Lucky With You," George... (Billboard.com)
"Now to see what is essentially a shell of what was is hard. Every time I see him I m glad to see him, but I feel terrible. - THE FANMusician and sometime actor Kris Kristofferson first saw Ali in Rome at the 1960 Olympics. They became good friends and even starred together in a television movie, "Freedom Road. He hopes there will be advances in treating Parkinson s before it s too late. (The Trentonian, NJ)
You have to wonder who wrote the dialogue when Kris Kristofferson comforts Isabelle Huppert, who has been gang-raped, experienced non-stop violence, then ridden painfully to a burned out house in the middle of a gun battle to find her lover drenched in blood, with: "Are you alright, dear?" Kristofferson reckons he had no idea what it's about. John Hurt believes the cock fight, which took three weeks to shoot, says it all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
When Stuart forgot, Cash recorded it in 1985 on the first Highwayman album (featuring Cash teamed with fellow icons Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson). Stuart remembered the song when he and Wagoner began working together. (USA Today -- Life)
She also loves those '70s films in which hurt or angry women find comfort with individualistic and attractive fellows such as Kris Kristofferson in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and "Blume in Love," or Alan Bates in "An Unmarried Woman.". When guys get dragged to a Meyers chick flick - even one as slack and erratic as "The Holiday" - they know their gender group will receive a fair shake. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
His idol is country singer Kris Kristofferson. His idea of fun is a pickup basketball game with other men his age. (AZCentral -- News)
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