Not Fade Away (movie)

Robert Redford's 'new territory' with 'Captain America' sequel

2013-03-29 08:00:00

Though Robert Redford may be the very platonic ideal of a movie star -- a matinee idol from films such as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," "The Way We Were," "The Electric Horseman" and "Out of Africa" -- he has of late been involved...

James Gandolfini's 'Not Fade Away' performance honors late father

2012-12-21 16:40:00

Daytime at the Roxy nightclub on Sunset Boulevard is like being on a Disneyland ride when the lights go on and the carefully constructed illusion is exposed. It's the slightly surreal setting for James Gandolfini to talk about his recent collaboration...

'Something in the Air' a coming of age in a time of chaos ★★★

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Gliding through turbulent revolutionary times with an air of inquisitive detachment, and with a sheaf of his latest drawings under his arm, young Gilles, played by newcomer Clement Metayer in "Something in the Air," is the latest screen portrait of an...

'Not Fade Away'

2013-03-28 13:04:00

David Chase, the mentor of "The Sopranos," turns his writing and directing skills to feature films with this nostalgic drama of 1960s New Jersey friends who form a rock band. The soundtrack - overseen by Steven Van Zandt, a "Sopranos" actor for Chase...

Q&A: 'Not Fade Away' star John Magaro

2013-04-23 00:00:00

One of 2012's best movies came and went without a shred of the attention it deserves, and it’s not as if the film's some obscure, subtitled documentary only a niche audience would see anyway. It's "Not Fade Away," the tremendous feature writing-...

'Not Fade Away' like a Rolling Stone ★★★

2012-12-27 08:04:00

"That pianola sure brings back memories," says Orson Welles, entranced by Marlene Dietrich's bordello background music in "Touch of Evil." A few moments of this scene pop up on somebody's television in "Not Fade Away," the wry feature film debut by...

'Not Fade Away' a Tale of Trying to Make It Big in Rock n Roll

2013-01-07 11:37:00

In "Not Fade Away," David Chase transports the audience into the not-so-distant past, the 1960s, a time in which The Rolling Stones and The Beatles have just made it big and the Vietnam War is enlisting young men. He takes us back to a time in which the...

'Not Fade Away' review: Great music highlights a great coming-of-age story

2012-12-27 00:00:00

**** (out of four) For a hypothetical, four-band concert comprised of the best music-related movies of the past 20 years (documentaries not included), “Almost Famous” would obviously headline. “Crazy Heart” performs second. Tom...

David Chase: coming-of-age stories never get old

2012-12-26 15:37:00

David Chase's new movie, "Not Fade Away," his first major work since concluding "The Sopranos," tells the story of a thoughtful teenage boy (John Magaro) growing up in New Jersey during the 1960s. Flat December light settles over the film's suburban...

When movies feel like TV

2013-01-11 08:30:00

Last month after a screening, even as the lights came up in the theater, I could feel "Zero Dark Thirty" fading, its images and impact already softening in my head. No, no, wait: not fading — mingling. If our cultural experiences rub shoulders at...

My favorite moments of 2012

2012-12-20 14:36:00

Years ago when I was a student at Northwestern University, a handful of executives at America Online came to my class and explained that you, I and everyone we know would soon find ourselves pleasantly stranded on "information islands." We nodded,...

I loved 'Not Fade Away' and it was number five on my top 10 list, but I feel like it's under-appreciated much like some bands aren't appreciated in their time. Why do you think that happens with certain cultural elements?

2013-04-23 08:35:00

Meg Guzulescu, a teenager from West Hartford, stars in the new James Gandolfini movie "Not Fade Away," which opens Jan. 4.

2013-01-03 08:59:00

R; 1:52 running time Somewhat autobiographical and worth seeing despite its somewhat muffled quality, "Not Fade Away" deals with one such fan, Douglas Damiano, played by John Magaro.

2012-12-27 08:56:00