Toby Keith’s emotional music video tribute to Wayman Tisdale premiering Monday on CMT
Toby Keith performs at Wayman Tisdale’s memorial service in May. (Associated Press photo)
The emotional music video for Toby Keith’s “Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)” will premiere Monday morning exclusively on CMT.
The heartfelt ballad is a tribute to Keith’s friend and fellow Oklahoma star Wayman Tisdale. Tisdale, a former University of Oklahoma and NBA standout turned jazz bassist, died in May after a long battle with cancer.
A reliable source tells me the video is sure to break hearts and put lumps in throats, so my advice is to have some tissues handy on Monday morning.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: More film trailers
Since the holiday movie season is approaching, and the studios soon will be rolling out films worthy of awards consideration, I’m again posting trailers and TV spots for upcoming movies in this week’s Video Spotlight:
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Video: “Amelia” donation
Check out a clip from the new biopic “Amelia” and see costumes from the movie that Fox Searchlight has donated to the Oklahoma City-based Ninety-Nines, an organization of women pilots.
I shot this video at the Essex County Airport in Fairfield, N.J., where the news conference for the film took place. The studio brought in a rare Lockheed Electra, the kind of plane Amelia Earhart fly on her ill-fated final flight, for the event.
Thanks to our talented editor Grayson Cook for putting this video together.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Trailers for upcoming movies
Occasionally for Wednesday’s Video Spotlight, I highlight some of the trailers for upcoming films that look interesting to me. Here’s what has caught my eye lately; note the unusual quotient of George Clooney featured here.
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Friday Featured Track for Oct. 16, 2009
Garth Brooks (Associated Press photo)
The song that has been on my brain the most this week:
- “Ain’t Goin’ Down (’Til the Sun Comes Up),” Garth Brooks, from his 1993 album “In Pieces.”
With all the news breaking this week about the Oklahoma superstar, it’s hard to imagine that I wouldn’t have significant portions of his discography running through my head.
Brooks announced Thursday that he is coming out of retirement to become a headline performer in Las Vegas. On Saturday, he will be honored as one of the 2009 inductees into the Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of Fame. (The other two are Barry Sanders and Robin Ventura.)
This rowdy tribute to teenagers gone wild has always been among my favorites of Brooks’ many hit singles. It seems somehow appropriate as the Owasso resident proves that even after nine years mostly out of the limelight, his music career isn’t riding off into the sunset anytime soon.
Click here to view the video.
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“Lovely Bones” film to get royal premiere
Oscar winner Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Lovely Bones,” has been selected for the Royal Film Performance 2009. The world charity premiere will take place in late November in Leicester Squar, according to a news release
The highly anticipated film is based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold. It stars Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg (as Jack Salmon), Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz (Abigail Salmon), Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (Grandma Lynn), Stanley Tucci (George Harvey), Michael Imperioli (Len Fenerman) and Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan (Susie Salmon), many of whom are expected to attend along with members of Britain’s royal family.
“The Lovely Bones” is a DreamWorks and Film4 presentation of a Wingnut Production and is distributed by Paramount Pictures worldwide, on general release in the U.K. in January 2010. It opens Jan. 15 in the U.S.
The film centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
“I am honoured that ‘The Lovely Bones’ has been selected to be this year’s Royal Gala film, in support of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. This film has been an extraordinary journey, for myself as a filmmaker and for all of those who worked on it. On behalf of everyone involved, we are thrilled that Their Royal Highnesses and the CTBF audience will be amongst the first people in the world to see it,” Jackson said in the release.
The Royal Film Performance is the principal fundraising event of The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). All money raised from the event will go directly to the charity, which supports film and TV employees and their families in times of hardship. For more information, go to www.ctbf.co.uk.
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Video: Garth Brooks coming out of retirement
I’m in New York City today for the “Amelia” film junket (look for stories on that next week), but my excellent colleague Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang and NewsOK host Angi Bruss discussed today’s big news that Oklahoma music superstar Garth Brooks plans to come out of his nine-year retirement.
In this NewsOK video, George talks about the rumors that Brooks will become a Vegas headliner and about other recording artists who have taken similar lucrative gigs.
He also breaks down the Oklahoma native’s impressive track record, which makes this news huge for not just country music but the music industry at large.
The Recording Industry Association of America honored Brooks in 2007 with a career award after he passed Elvis Presley to become the top-selling solo artist in U.S. history. At the time, he had sold more than 123 million albums.
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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Flaming Lips on Conan
Oklahoma City-based freakout rockers The Flaming Lips released their new album “Embryonic” Tuesday and capped their big day by performing the song “Watching the Planets” on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.”
I stayed up late to watch the performance and it was definitely worth a little missed sleep. You should definitely view the YouTube clip posted above. After seeing it, I’m convinced I need to get a gong for home use. Since I have two kids and am considering purchasing a percussion instrument with that much noise-making potential, you know it’s a life-changing performance.
As a bonus, check out this YouTube video of the Lips playing “SpongeBob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy,” their contribution to “The Spongebob Squarepants Movie” soundtrack, on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” back in 2004. Many thanks to former The Oklahoman intern Nathan Poppe for sharing this video clip.
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Video Spotlight: The Flaming Lips
As we wrap up Flaming Lips Day here on BAM’s Blog, let’s take a look at some of the band’s amazing music videos, including the first one from new album “Embryonic”:
The Flaming Lips "I Can Be A Frog"
The Flaming Lips | MySpace Music Videos
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Video: “Toy Story 3″ trailer
Here’s something to brighten your Monday morning: The first full theatrical trailer for “Toy Story 3″ is now online and posted above.
In the long-awaited sequel, Sheriff Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the rest of their toy pals end up in a child-care center after their owner Andy goes off to college. From the trailer, the gang will plot to bust out of their new home after enduring some rough handling from the rambunctious children.
I’m pleased to report that the trailer is very touching and absolutely hilarious. If it’s any indication, the geniuses at Pixar will have another huge hit on their hands and won’t disappoint fans of the “Toy Story” series.
“Toy Story 3″ opens in 3-D June 18, 2010.
In other “Toy Story” news, I’ll post here Tuesday my column about taking my kids to see the “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2″ 3-D Double Feature. The double feature is showing in theaters through Thursday.
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