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The Alumni Newsletter: January 11, 2011
Posted Tue, 01/11/2011 - 19:26 by Julia Smith
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- First, a new trailer for Your Highness, a medieval comedy starring the very funny Danny McBride. The movie is out this April from director David Gordon Green.
- Matt Berninger of The National is featured on a single from The Forms' new EP; "Fire To the Ground" is available for download now.
- Catch storyteller Mike Daisey at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in two plays, now through the end of February. The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs has the monologist talking about "how the CEO of Apple and his obsessions profoundly shape our everyday lives", and in The Last Cargo Cult, "Daisey visits a remote island in the South Pacific whose inhabitants worship America and its goods." See clips from The Last Cargo Cult on Daisey's YouTube channel.
- Jamie xx of The xx is releasing a remixed version of Gil Scott-Heron's album of last year, I'm New Here. Here's a recent interview with him about the process.
- And finally, the exceptionally pleasant Henry Winkler visits Craig Ferguson to talk about fly-fishing and the premiere of this season of Royal Pains.