soul

So Soul was finally in theaters – and I got to see it, and somehow, it was even better. Plenty of people know me as an animation lover. Whether watching the best 2023 animated movies, the best anime of 2023, or even checking out the best DreamWorks movies, I have always loved it – even the best stop-motion animation films are always on my radar. But one animation studio tends to rule all: Pixar and the best Pixar animated movies. In my mind, one of their best in recent years – and overall – is Soul, the film about a…

Celebrated soul and jazz vocalist Marlena Shaw, known for her hits `California Soul` and `Woman of the Ghetto`, passed away at the age of 81. Shaw`s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news Friday in a video posted on Facebook. A cause of death was not revealed, Variety, a US-based media outlet reported. "It`s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today at 12:03," Bradshaw said in the video, adding, "She was…

Marlena Shaw, the oft-sampled soul singer best known for her enduring 1969 hit “California Soul,” has died at the age of 81. Shaw’s daughter Marla Bradshaw confirmed her mother’s death Friday on social media; no cause of death was provided. “It’s with a very heavy heart for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today,” Bradshaw said. “She was peaceful. We were at peace… She went listening to some of her favorite songs.” Shaw’s…

Marlena Shaw, the legendary soul and jazz singer most known for her hit song “California Soul,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news of her death on Friday in a video posted on Facebook. Her cause of death was not immediately available. “It’s with a very heavy heart that for myself and my family I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist Marlena Shaw has passed away today at 12:03,” Bradshaw said. “She was peaceful. We were at peace. … She…

The jazz and R&B vocalist Marlena Shaw, whose “California Soul” has become a staple element of ads and hip-hop songs, has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the legendary singer’s death in a Facebook video posted Friday. “It is with a very heavy heart that for myself and my family, I announce that our beloved mother, your beloved icon and artist, Marlena Shaw, has passed away today at 12:03. She was peaceful; we were at peace,” Bradshaw said in the video.“I know that you just saw posts of…

David Soul, who starred as Detective Kenneth `Hutch` Hutchinson in the popular American TV series `Starsky & Hutch`, which ran from 1975 to 1979, died on Thursday, his wife Helen Snell informed BBC. He was 80, reports `Variety`. In addition to `Starsky & Hutch`, Soul starred in the Western series `Here Come the Brides` and movies such as `Magnum Force`, `Salem`s Lot` and more. Soul moved to the UK in the 1990s and obtained British citizenship in 2004. In 1971, `Variety` notes, Soul made his film debut in `Johnny…

David Soul, the actor-singer who famously starred as Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the beloved TV series Starsky & Hutch and scored a Number One hit with the soft rock ballad “Don’t Give Up on Us,” has died at the age of 80. Soul’s wife, Helen Snell, confirmed her husband’s death in a statement to the BBC, saying he died Thursday “after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.” No cause of death was provided. “He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller,…

Anticipation crackles for tonight’s debut live performance from Sault, the purposefully enigmatic collective centred around producer Dean Josiah Cover, AKA Inflo. Their discography – 11 albums in four years, five arriving in a single data dump a year ago – encompasses the kaleidoscope of Black music history, growing ever more spiritual and exploratory. Exactly which incarnation of Sault will materialise tonight: the sinewy garage-funk unit? The street soul artisans? The composers of diaphanous choral symphonies?The answer…

I first met Shane MacGowan, whose funeral is today , in the late 1990s, way after the glory days with The Pogues. I’d see him around town at various functions and gigs, always with his partner, Victoria Mary Clarke, always sat on their own, no one bothering with them. Although emanating a dark charisma, he looked tired and sad to me. There appeared to be a cloud of depression and lonesomeness above him, even when surrounded by well-wishers and hangers-on.So one night I went up and introduced myself, and we just got on. It…

Better late than never. Disney and Pixar just announced they would be releasing Soul, Turning Red, and Luca in theaters for the first time in early 2024. The three films, all originally scheduled for theatrical release, ended up debuting on Disney+ during the pandemic. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked“Tickets go on sale January 2, 2024 for the special engagement theatrical runs, which invite moviegoers to experience three Pixar films the way they were meant to be seen ahead of the studio’s June 2024…