Tarantino pens nonfiction dispatch
Quentin Tarantino’s next book is a nonfiction dispatch from a lifelong movie fanatic.
“Cinema Speculation,” to be published
Oct. 25, will center on
“The Getaway” and other films from the 1970s that influenced the filmmaker during his childhood. The book, announced Friday by Harper, comes a year after his bestselling novelization of his movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
Harper is calling “Cinema Speculation” a combination of “film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history.”
Tarantino, 59, is also known for such movies as “Pulp Fiction,” “Reservoir Dogs” and “Django Unchained.” He has previously cited such ’70s films as “Jaws,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Carrie” as among his favorites.
Timberlake sells music catalog:
Justin Timberlake has sold the rights to his song catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management, a billion-dollar fund backed by private equity firm Blackstone.
First reported by The Wall Street Journal, the deal was reported to be valued at just above $100 million, giving the company full ownership and control over the Grammy-winning superstar’s interest in some 200 songs he wrote or co-wrote over his career.
“I am excited to be partnering with (Hipgnosis CEO and founder) Merck (Mercuriadis) and Hipgnosis — he values artists and their creative work and has always been a strong supporter of songwriters and storytelling,” Timberlake said in a statement.
Previously released tracks such as “SexyBack,” “My Love” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling” are part of
the deal that pertains to Timberlake’s publishing rights but not his recording rights. But the former ’N Sync frontman wasn’t a songwriter on the bulk of the boy band’s best-known hits such as “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me.”
Future recordings are not included in the deal with Hipgnosis.
Baldwin pays tribute to late mother:
Alec Baldwin shared a heartfelt tribute to his mother, who died Thursday at age 92. The actor, one of six children and the oldest of four acting brothers, shared photos of his mother as a young woman and in her later years.
“Carol M. Baldwin, mother of actors Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen Baldwin and two daughters, Elizabeth and Jane, died today in Syracuse, New York,” he posted on Instagram Thursday.
Baldwin detailed how
his mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1991, spent the rest of her life working with breast cancer support groups and charities, helping to raise millions of dollars.
“My mother taught me about second acts.
And third ones, too,” Baldwin wrote. “She spent the last 25 years of her life as a fighter and a champion for the cause to which she devoted so much energy. We are all enormously proud of her accomplishments.”
May 30 birthdays: Actor Ruta Lee is 87. Actor Keir Dullea is 86. Guitarist Lenny Davidson is 78. Actor Stephen Tobolowsky is 71. Actor Colm Meaney is 69. Actor Ralph Carter is
61. Actor Tonya Pinkins is
60. Singer Wynonna Judd is 58. Actor Idina Menzel is 51. Singer Cee Lo Green is 47. Actor Javicia Leslie is 35.