On Music

Star Wars’  John Boyega is one of fastest rising names in the industry, with a strong part director Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, and the upcoming Pacific Rim: Uprising. Born in London in a Nigerian family, Boyega loves all kinds of music and is quick to point out his favorite compose: “Hans Zimmer is my favorite composer, and so I listen to him to and from the set.

Golden Globe winner Jessica Chastain is back with another powerful performance in Molly’s Game written by another Golden Globe winner, Aaron Sorkin, who decided to debut also as a director. California-born Jessica loves to play the ukulele so we asked if music helps her also in getting into the character she plays.

A Golden Globe nominee for Black Swan, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky gives a lot of importance to the music score in his films. But for his latest, the controversial mother! , he made a surprising choice.

Talented, funny and beautiful, actress Krystin Ritter, aka Jessica Jones, has found time to write a murder mystery novel titled Bonfire. Music is still her favorite pastime, a big fan of the band The War on Drugs, Krystin loves to play music all the time, especially on the Jessica Jones set.

25-year-old English actress Daisy Ridley found instant success when she was cast in the breakout role as Rey in the new Star Wars trilogy.   Ever since she has been one of the busiest actresses in the business.

Vince Vaughn is a veteran of many roles, but be ready to be surprised when you see him Brawl in Cell Block 99, written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, a new talent to be watched.

Golden Globe winner Emma Stone portrays tennis maverick  Billie Jean King in the upcoming movie Battle of the Sexes. Emma, 28, is the same age as Billie Jean was when, in 1973, she met and beat tennis Wall of Famer and self-defined hustler Bobby Riggs, writing an important chapter for equality in sports and elsewhere.

Irish star Liam Neeson is back on the screen in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House about the informant known as “Deep Throat” who spilled the beans to the Washington Post, causing the fall of Richard Nixon. Surprisingly, Neeson was adamant in telling us that music doesn’t affect his acting talent.

Golden Globe winner George Clooney is in competition at the Venice Film Festival with his directorial project, Suburbicon, starring Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, and Oscar Isaac. The script is by the Clooney, longtime creative partner Grant Heslov and the Coen Brothers from a story they wrote right after Blood Simple, in 1984.

Golden Globe winner Charlize Theron is burning the world screens this month with an extraordinary performance in Atomic Blonde as a high-powered spy in Berlin at the end of the Cold War, in 1989. She produced the movie and was very hands-on on the brilliant soundtrack.