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Timothée Chalamet’s guitar instructor – has opened up about teaching the actor how to play like Bob Dylan.Chalamet starred as the iconic singer-songwriter in the 2024 film A Complete Unknown, which portrays Dylan through his early days as a folk musician until his renowned switch to electrical instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.For the role, the Oscar-nominated actor – who earned his nod in the Best Actor category at this year’s ceremony – not only had to learn the folk legend’s voice and mannerisms, but also had to learn Dylan’s intricate, idiosyncratic guitar style.In an interview with MusicRadar, seasoned guitarist Larry Saltzman opened up about how he taught Chalamet how to play the guitar just like Dylan, breaking down his complex playing techniques.“It happened organically,” Saltzman told the outlet. “First, I had a script, which was essential.

Ethan Shanfeld Props from “A Complete Unknown” will go on display at the Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers in Tulsa, Okla., as part of a new exhibit, “Stepping Into the Unknown,” opening on Feb. 28. It’s the first exhibit to run concurrently at both centers.

SAG Awards have the ability to be a major indicator of how the Academy Awards will play out. On the television side, the SAG Awards mark the first major awards the year, potentially honoring the shows that could be leaders throughout the Emmy season down the line. The ceremony, hosted by Kristen Bell, will honor Jane Fonda with the Life Achievement Award, and since the nominees were announced virtually due to the L.A.

Joan Baez “said lovely things” to her over her portrayal of Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.Barbaro played the legendary folk singer in the film alongside Timothée Chalamet who played Dylan. Barbaro has earned much praise for her performance as Baez, which has been lauded by critics and fans alike and recently, it was announced that Barbaro also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal. Speaking to Variety, Barbaro revealed that Baez left her a voicemail after watching the film saying she expressed a “wonderful kindness to me.”She explained: “We’d had some correspondence, and she told me she planned on watching it over the break with a group of friends, but I didn’t know the day; I would have had a panic attack.

Last week, Monica Barbaro met Joan Baez in person for the first time. For Barbaro, this was a big step in an extraordinary journey that first began in 2020, back when Barbaro couldn’t play guitar at all, but sang at her audition to play Baez in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. Fast-forward five years, and Barbaro has successfully, and beautifully, embodied Baez’s story and performed her music—with the Oscar and SAG nominations to prove it.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Two years ago, Monica Barbaro attended the Academy Awards with the cast of “Top Gun: Maverick.” It was the actor’s first time at the ceremony. “I wanted to embrace every moment and enjoy it,” Barbaro recalls. “I remember looking around and going, ‘I may never be in this room again in my entire life.

The Friend, the new independent drama starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, has been gaining rave reviews ahead of its US release next month. Watts plays a writer who adopts a dog named Apollo that belonged to her late friend and mentor, played by Murray.Based on the 2018 novel by Sigrid Nunez, critics have been hailing the adaptation as a success ever since its world premiere at Telluride last year.The Hollywood Reporter’s Caryn James described it as having a “beautiful, light-handed approach to big issues like life, death, friendship and whether a giant dog belongs in a small New York City apartment”.

the new movie “A Complete Unknown.”Barbaro, 34, captured her sweet encounter with Baez, 84, in photos she shared Monday on Instagram.“A beautiful night in so many ways,” the “Top Gun: Maverick” star captioned the post. “Absolutely surreal. Joan.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Dog Man” barked its way to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office this weekend, debuting with a commanding £3.2 million ($4 million), according to Comscore. The family-friendly animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s best-selling book series proved to be a major draw, delivering one of the biggest opening weekends of the year so far.

also doing press for A Complete Unknown and nobody told me about it? Because this suede jacket, big scarf, newsboy cap look is giving pure 1960s Bob Dylan. Or perhaps Joan Baez. Not that I’m mad at any of it.

A Complete Unknown” will become available to watch from home later this month. The Bob Dylan biopic will release on digital platforms, such as Prime Video and Apple TV, on Feb. 25.

Anora is currently odds on favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars.Sean Baker’s sex worker drama received six nominations ahead of the forthcoming 97th Academy Awards ceremony in LA on Sunday, March 2.It is up against the likes of musical thriller Emilia Pérez, Brady Corbet’s architectural epic The Brutalist, Wicked and Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.Anora currently has booking odds of 4-9 closely followed by The Brutalist on 9-4. Papal drama Conclave is just behind with odds of 16 to 1 while Emilia Pérez and A Complete Unknown are further back on odds of 22-1, according to Oddschecker.

Bob Dylan has announced a raft of additional dates for the upcoming leg of his ongoing ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ tour – see the full list below.At the end of January, Dylan announced his first tour dates for 2025, including shows in Tulsa, Wichita, Green Bay and Mankato.Now, he has unveiled a much lengthier list of dates for the next seven months, which also include a number of shows as part of the 2025 instalment of the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour, where he will play alongside Willie Nelson, Billy Strings and others.In all, the shows will see Dylan on the road until mid-September. Tickets for all shows are on sale now, and you can find yours here.MARCH 25 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater 26 – Little Rock, AR @ Robinson Center 28 – Springfield, MO @ Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts 29 – Wichita, KS @ Century II Concert Hall 30 – Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Center APRIL 01 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 02 – Sioux City, IA @ Orpheum Theatre 04 – Mankato, MN @ Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center 05 – Eau Claire, WI @ The Sonnentag Center 06 – Green Bay, WI @ The Weidner – Cofrin Family Hall 08 – Davenport, IA @ Adler Theatre 09 – Peoria, IL @ Prairie Home Alliance Theater 11 – West Lafayette, IN @ Purdue University – Elliott Hall of Music 12 – Fort Wayne, IN @ The Embassy Theatre 14 – South Bend, IN @ The Morris Performing Arts Center 16 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Western Michigan State University – Miller Auditorium 17 – Toledo, OH @ Stranahan Theater 19 – Youngstown, OH @ Powers Auditorium at DeYor Performing Arts Center 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 22 – Williamsport, PA @ Community Arts Center MAY 13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre * 15 – Chula Vista, CA @ North

James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown was the big winners at the Set Decorators Society of America‘s 2024 SDSA Awards, which were handed out today. The Searchlight Pictures film starring Timothée Chalamet took Best Picture and Best Achievement In Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film. A Complete Unknown’s set decoration was by Regina Graves, with production design by François Auduoy.

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Naman Ramachandran The U.K. and Ireland box office kicked off 2025 with a robust £94.1 million ($116.6 million) in January, marking a 10% increase from January 2024’s £85.2 million ($105.6 million) and a 12% rise from January 2023, according to numbers from Comscore. Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” led the month’s releases, haunting its way to $15.6 million, establishing itself as the sixth-highest-grossing horror film of all time in the region.

Kendrick Lamar’s performance at the Super Bowl Half-Time Show on Sunday (February 9), the Grammy winner filmed a conversation between himself and Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet.The pair share a Bob Dylan connection, as Chalamet plays the singer in biopic A Complete Unknown, while Lamar’s mega-hit ‘Not Like Us’ samples a Ray Charles song that Dylan sampled in his track ‘Ballad Of A Thin Man’.In a three-and-a-half-minute clip shared by The NFL on X (formerly Twitter), the actor enthused about the rapper’s success, and professed to being an admirer of his work. “Just being a fan of your music forever and knowing like, look where you’re at now, man” he said. “It’s just crazy, Super Bowl halftime show.

Bob Dylan gets the biopic treatment in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown.Starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic singer-songwriter, the film portrays Dylan through his early days as a folk musician until his renowned switch to electrical instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.Other cast members in the biopic include Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, and Elle Fanning as Dylan’s then-girlfriend Sylvie Russo, who is based on Suze Rotolo.A Complete Unknown picked up eight nominations at the 2025 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Chalamet’s performance.At the time of writing, the film doesn’t have a release date on streaming services. We do know, however, that it will stream first on Disney+ in the UK and Hulu in the US.While Disney has yet to confirm a release date, films typically take around three months to land on streaming platforms after they arrive in cinemas.

‘Outlaw Music Festival’ co-headlining dates with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan has added 15 additional ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ concerts to his 2025 calendar.In total, the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film “A Complete Unknown” is scheduled to play 53 shows this year.As of now, none of Dylan’s solo ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ gigs will make their way to the Tri-state area. However, New Yorkers and New Jerseyans can see The Bard when he and Nelson bring the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ to Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, Aug.

EXCLUSIVE: One of 20th Century Studios’ classic Gregory Peck titles is getting a new retelling with one of the films biggest fans on board to help develop. Sources tell Deadline Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke is on board to pen a new reimagining of the classic Peck western The Gunfighter for 20th Century Studios. Hawke will co-write the script with his writing partner Shelby Gaines. On the directing front, while the hope is he may direct the film once a script is finished, insiders add as of now he only has a deal to write and produce. Insiders also had the film is in early development.