Art inspires cinema, cinema inspires art. As lover of both, I just wanted to look into films that are inspired by famous paintings throughout history.

Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down-Alicia Keys, Autumn in New York-Billie Holiday, Downtown-Petula Clark, The Boxer-Simon & Garfunkel, The Rising-Bruce Springsteen, New York State of Mind-Billy Joel, I’m Waiting for the Man-Velvet Underground, No Sleep Til...

Frank Zappa "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" / Bing Crosby,Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee, Trudy Stevens "Snow" /  Red Hot Chili Peppers "Snow (Hey Oh)"

Marlena Shaw, the legendary jazz and soul singer behind such hits as “California Soul” and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” has died at 81.  

James Jamerson  A true session giant, Jamerson has played on over 30 number one records,one of the greatest bass players of all time. Darling Dear - Jackson 5 / Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell / Bernadette - Four Tops / What's Going On -...

Oscars 2019 /  Film critic Peter Travers offers his top picks on who will win.