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Frank Sinatra delivered some of the most compelling renditions of music in the 20th century. One of his best known was his 1960s masterpiece, “Strangers in the Night.” However, Old Blue Eyes wasn’t that fond of that particular piece of music. He called it “a piece of s***.”

‘Strangers in the Night’ was a hit single and album by Frank Sinatra

Strangers in the Night was a 1966 studio album by Frank Sinatra. The title track was released as a single that same year and hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Easy Listening Charts.

Far Out Magazine reported that Sinatra hated it when his songs became too popular. This was the case with “Strangers in the Night” which the singer called “a piece of s***” and “the worst f***ing song I’ve ever heard.”

Songfacts spoke to Charles Pignone, Senior Vice President of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, who...

Entries for the 2025 Oscar for best international feature are underway, and Screen is profiling each one on this page.

The 97th Academy Awards is set to take place on March 3, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

An international feature film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the US with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track and can include animated and documentary features.

Submitted films must have been released theatrically in their respective countries between November 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024. The deadline for submissions to the Academy is October 2.

A shortlist of 15 finalists is scheduled to...

Who will win Record of the Year at the 2024 Grammys? This award goes to the artists, producers, and engineers of the year’s best single. This is different from Song of the Year, which goes specifically to songwriters. Commercial success is typically a major factor in this race, like reigning champion “About Damn Time” by Lizzo, so will the next winner be a big hit as well? Scroll down to see our official racetrack odds, which are calculated based on the combined predictions of Gold Derby users. The odds are always changing, so we’ll be updating this list regularly as the season progresses.

For most of history there were five Grammy nominees in the Record of the Year category, same as there were for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. From 2019 to 2021 there were eight Grammy slots in those races. In 2022 the academy further expanded that to 10 slots.

As the celebrations for Christmas draw closer, music legend Frank Sinatra hit another music milestone, 25 years after his demise.

The 13-time Grammy winner, who died in May 1998 at 82, just hit this year’s Billboard Hot 100 top 20 with his 1948 recording of ‘Jingle Bells’, reports People magazine.

As per Billboard, the recording climbed from the Number 28 to Number 20 slot on the Hot 100 dated December 2023. Sinatra’s Christmas tune became his fourth Top 20 Hot 100 hit and his first song to reach the Top 20 since 1967.

From December 8 to December 14, the late crooner’s song streams increased by 19 per cent, totaling 16.9 million U.S. streams. Additionally, the song has reached 15.3 million all-format radio audiences and sold 1,000 downloads, per Luminate, according to Billboard.

As per People, the song was written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857. Other recordings of the classic carol have been featured on the Billboard Top 100, including covers by Kimberley Locke, the Glee Cast,...

Sixth edition of European Work in Progress in Cologne ran October 16-18.

Projects from China, Ethiopia, Croatia and Germany were among the prize-winners at the sixth edition of European Work in Progress (Ewip) in Cologne (October 16-18).

A jury comprising Michael Stütz, head of the Berlinale’s Panorama section, Zdf commissioning editor Holger Stern, Magnolia Pictures’ head of international sales Lorina Lee Torres, Zurich Film Festival head of programme and industry Reta Guetg, and Chinese film producer Haixia “Hattie” Yu, awarded in-kind prizes worth a total of €61,500 at an awards ceremony on Tuesday evening (October 17).

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TelevisaUnivision’s ViX has dropped the official trailer of romantic comedy “Dime lo que Quieres (De Verdad),” which is set to premiere July 27 on the streamer.

“Dime lo que Quieres” toplines Manolo Cardona (“Who Killed Sara?”), “Club of Crows’”Stephanie Cayo, Angie Cepeda (“Encanto”) and “Better Call Saul’s” Tony Dalton.

Peruvian actor-helmer Bruno Ascenzo is directing the ViX Original movie, a production by Colombian outfit 11:11 Films & TV.

Brothers Juancho and Manolo Cardona, Stephanie Cayo, FilmSharks’ Guido Rud and Patagonik Film Group’s Juan Vera, Juan Pablo Galli and Christian Faillace executive produce.

The film also features a special appearance from Argentine double Grammy Award-nominated pop singer Diego Torres and Sofia Niño de Rivera.

Adapting Argentine film “Dos más dos,” which Patagonik produced in 2012, the comedy shows how even the dullest marriage can be shaken up and questions aspects of normal communication in a couple.

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Bob Dylan discussed his thoughts about The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” and a Beatles song. He said “Paint It Black” was a very bleak song. In addition, he said he could see The Beatles’ song in his mind’s eye.

Bob Dylan compared The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’ to The Beatles’ ‘Paperback Writer’

The Beatles’ “Paperback Writer,” The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black,” and Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night” were all popular around the same time in 1966. During a 2022 interview on Dylan’s website, he was asked if 2022 was similar to the time when those three songs were on the pop charts.

“What’s the gold standard for a song these days?” he said. “What song will walk off with the trophy? ‘Paint it Black’ is black as black can be, black as a crow’s head, a galvanizing song. ‘Paperback Writer’ sounds good, too. The biographer,...

Bob Dylan discussed his thoughts about The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” and a Beatles song. He said “Paint It Black” was a very bleak song. In addition, he said he could see The Beatles’ song in his mind’s eye.

Bob Dylan compared The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’ to The Beatles’ ‘Paperback Writer’

The Beatles’ “Paperback Writer,” The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black,” and Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night” were all popular around the same time in 1966. During a 2022 interview on Dylan’s website, he was asked if 2022 was similar to the time when those three songs were on the pop charts.

“What’s the gold standard for a song these days?” he said. “What song will walk off with the trophy? ‘Paint it Black’ is black as black can be, black as a crow’s head, a galvanizing song. ‘Paperback Writer’ sounds good, too. The biographer,...

Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” has become of of the biggest standards in the history of music. Notably, it didn’t chart as highly as his cover of “Old MacDonald.” Regardless, Sinatra’s “My Way” changed Paul Anka’s career.

Frank Sinatra | Bettmann / Contributor Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ was overshadowed by many of his other 1960s songs at 1st

While “My Way” is possibly Sinatra’s most famous song today, it didn’t even hit the top 10 or the top 20! The tune peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, lasting on the chart for eight weeks. It was outperformed by “Somethin’ Stupid,” “That’s Life,” “Strangers in the Night,” and other 1960s Sinatra songs that get less airplay today.

It was even outperformed by Sinatra’s cover of “Old MacDonald,” which he gave the variant title “Ol’ McDonald.” That tune peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for nine weeks.

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Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” features a passive-aggressive lyrical addition from Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. The co-writer of the song revealed what he thought of Sinatra’s cover of it. “That’s Life” became the singer’s next-to-last top 10 single in the United States. Frank Sinatra | William Gottlieb / Contributor

Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” became one of his most famous hit songs at a time when his style of music wasn’t dominant. Notably, he was annoyed when he recorded the uplifting song. Regardless, the track became part of a major comeback for Sinatra in 1966.

Frank Sinatra didn’t like having to record ‘That’s Life’ twice

Dean Kay co-wrote “That’s Life” with Kelly Gordon. Marion Montgomery recorded “That’s Life” in 1963, three years before Sinatra recorded the track in 1966.

During an interview with Songfacts, Kay discussed Sinatra’s recording of the tune. “ was sitting five feet away from Frank Sinatra...

Despite dramatic times, there is room for some encouragement in recent moves by the Spanish film industry. Basque global hit “The Platform” proved the most-watched movie on Netflix in the U.S. The Mediapro Studio is upping film production with high-profile projects such as the Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas drama “Official Competition.” Meanwhile, Mr. Fields and Friends, headed by Bambú founders Ramón Campos and Teresa Fernández-Valdés, debuted with “Malasaña 32,” as well as plans to produce three to five movies every two years. Powerhouse Morena Films is in production with “Historias lamentables,” a drama from the team behind Spanish box office smash “Champions.”

Six days before producers will be allowed to restart production shoots in Spain, Pedro Sánchez’s Psoe socialist government has powered up the tax breaks cap for Hollywood and other foreign shoots as part of a relief package for Spain’s cultural industries.

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From “Wichita Lineman,” to “Rhinestone Cowboy,” Glen Campbell‘s wealth of hits too often overshadows his prolific early career as a session player in the 1960s. As member of the famed Wrecking Crew—an informal collective of highly sought-after studio musicians—he played on literally thousands of songs throughout the decade, many of them hits.

As the world mourns his death on Tuesday at age 81 after a long and brave battle with Alzheimer’s disease, People takes a look back at 10 huge songs you might not have realized featured Campbell’s playing.

“Hello Mary Lou” by Ricky Nelson (1961)

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Barbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of deceased singing legend Frank Sinatra, died Tuesday at her Rancho Mirage, California, home after “months of declining health,” the Desert Sun reports. She was 90. Sinatra married the “Strangers in the Night” singer in 1976 and remained married to him until his death in 1998. The nearly 22-year marriage was the longest of the singer’s four unions. John Thoresen, director of the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, told the Desert Sun that Sinatra “died comfortably surrounded by family and friends at her home.” Also Read: Nancy Sinatra Walks All Over Troll Who Says Frank Sinatra Would have.

Two Pigeons plays off one of my biggest paranoias. This idea of comfort and safety being nothing but illusions. We convince ourselves that when we’re not home, a locked door keeps unwanted snoopers out of our domiciles. Each night, we drift to sleep assuming that nothing will happen while our body lies unresponsive. What if this wasn’t true? Filmmaker Dominic Bridges follows in the footsteps of home-invasion thrillers like Intruder and Hangman in this perverse “comedy” about privacy being earned. Those sick enough can torture us when we’re at our most vulnerable, from wherever they please. The problem is, can Bridges find torment before flying the coop?

Mim Shaikh stars as Hussein, an “oily” real estate agent with questionable morals. Each day he goes through the same routine, sun up to sun down. Wake up, shower, brush teeth, leave for work. When Hussein walks out the door,...

Strangers in the Night

Written by Bryant Ford and Paul Gangelin

Directed by Anthony Mann

U.S.A., 1944

Coping mechanisms vary from person to person, innumerable variable influencing how, why and when an individual must invest a conceited effort in attenuating psychological and emotional stress caused by past trauma. Visits to the doctor, medication, a new hobby, a new job, changing ordinary habits, the possibilities are endless The circumstances become dire when someone engages in what they believe to be a form of therapy to sooth their pain but in actuality only aggravates it without them either acknowledging or recognizing the problem. Such is the dominant theme of Anthony Mann’s odd little mystery film from 1944, Strangers in the Night.

At the tail end of the second world war, American Marine Johnny (William Terry) is recovering from injuries suffered during combat. More effective than any medicinal treatment are the letter...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Feb. 26, 2013

Price: DVD $19.95, Blu-ray $24.95

Studio: Olive Films

The 1944 crime mystery Strangers in the Night is generally considered to be the first film-noir directed by a master of the form, the great Anthony Mann of Side Street, Raw Deal and T-Men fame.

In the movie, Marine sergeant Johnny Meadows (William Terry) is stationed overseas and falls in love with a woman he has only met through their regular letters to each other. While on the train back home, he meets a beautiful young doctor (Virginia Grey) who’s starting a new practice in the same small town. Once he’s arrived, Johnny finds his pen pal’s place of residence, but to his surprise he only finds the girl’s mother (Helen Thimig) living at the old mansion with her servant (Edith Barrett). The old woman informs him that her daughter has gone away and will return shortly,...

NBC / Universal Magician Landon Swank performs at the Las Vegas auditions of “America’s Got Talent”

Following Tuesday’s final hour of auditions, “America’s Got Talent” spent two hours showcasing the performances of acts the judges branded their favorites. On Wednesday, the also-rans got their time in the spotlight, hoping to win one of the semi-final spots that would earn them a ticket to Hollywood. Surprisingly, the balance between those that continued on to Tinseltown and those who went...