Movies
Rapper André Benjamin had to learn to walk pigeon-toed before he could even begin to transform himself into guitarist Jimi Hendrix for writer-director John Ridley’s new biopic, “Jimi: All Is by My Side.”
Sept. 26, 2014
It doesn’t take a great musician to play a great musician — as Joaquin Phoenix, Angela Bassett or Gary Oldman can tell you — but it probably can’t hurt, right?
July 3, 2014
TIFF: Andre 3000 mesmerizing as Jimi Hendrix in John Ridley’s ‘All Is By My Side’
Sept. 12, 2013
Entertainment & Arts
Andre Benjamin, better known as Andre 3000 of the hip-hop duo OutKast, has signed a deal to give MTV and Nickelodeon first look at movies and TV series he wants to produce.
May 11, 2005
TORONTO -- I caught John Ridley’s Jimi Hendrix movie on the fly in Toronto. Literally.
Olympics
For 21 years at the U.S. Open, he had left them cheering. Sunday, Andre Agassi left them crying.
Sept. 4, 2006
No hits here. The mesmerizing ‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’ instead focuses on the year before Jimi Hendrix became huge. Andre Benjamin, a.k.a. Outkast’s Andre 3000, is extraordinary as the guitarist.
Sept. 25, 2014
Filmmakers have long been drawn to stories of iconic musicians, and it’s easy to see why: They come pre-packaged with charismatic characters, a rise-to-fame story arc (with the occasional fall from grace), a built-in audience and a killer soundtrack.
It has taken an unseemly while--29 years--for Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem” to arrive on the desks of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Feb. 18, 1991
Travel & Experiences
Swissair released the names of 213 of the 215 passengers and all 14 crew members aboard Swissair Flight 111.
Sept. 4, 1998