On one hand, I feel like local filmmaker Mickey Reece should be run out of town. He is too talented not to be making “real” movies for a living on the coasts. On the other hand, I’d sure hate to lose him. His latest feature, Mickey and Me, premieres Saturday at City Arts Center. Musical […]
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Better late than never
Guess what Woody Guthrie got for his 100th birthday last week? A book deal, courtesy of actor Johnny Depp. According to Paste magazine, the Pirates of the Caribbean star has joined forces with author Douglas Brinkley to bring Guthrie’s novel, House of Earth, to print. Written by the folksinger in 1947, the book on Texas […]
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Know your Woody!
6 Things You Might Not Know About Woody Guthrie 1. He hated the song “God Bless America,” so he penned “This Land Is Your Land” in response.2. His hobbies included “allegedly rampant heterosexuality and … out-of-control womanizing,” per the book A Queer World.3. According to Billboard, he wrote more lyrics than actual music, as many […]
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Folk hero
Woody Guthrie was a masterful writer, a talented musician and a brilliant visionary. For many, like performer Jimmy LaFave, it’s a shame he’s not always remembered as such. “There’s a real treasure here,” said LaFave, who performs Friday at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, which runs today through Sunday. “There’s been a real injustice done […]