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Jones and her collaborators Jesse Harris and Lee Alexander carried out a clever vision, beating acts like Nouvelle Vague to the punch by several years: they collected standards by Hank Williams and Hoagy Carmichael, wrote new songs that bridged the gaps between the classics, and then recorded the results in a lounge-music style, almost as if they were covering themselves.
NEWYORKER: Revelation Road
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During the same period, Pitt spent time both in front of the camera (Oceans 13, The Assassination of Jesse James) and behind it (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, A Mighty Heart and Tree of Life).
FORBES: Magazine Article
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Speaking at the funeral, the Rev Jesse Jackson praised Ebert's early support for the films of Spike Lee and other black filmmakers.
BBC: Film critic Roger Ebert funeral held in Chicago