Musician John Forte on Prison Reform
MSNBC, Dec 28, 2012
Musician John Forte dropped by the NOW panel Friday to share his story and discuss an issue close to his heart: prison reform.
Musician John Forte on Prison Reform
MSNBC, Dec 28, 2012
Musician John Forte dropped by the NOW panel Friday to share his story and discuss an issue close to his heart: prison reform.
"Protect The King" from Brooklyn Castle Up for Oscar
Oscars.org, Dec 11, 2012
Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards.
The Mo’Nique Show, April 2010
BET, April 7, 2010
John Forte was on the Monique show and he explained how he began dealing drugs and wound up being incarcerated. He also talked about how George Bush pardoned him and saved him seven years in jail.
Born Again
New York Magazine, Aug 16, 2009
In the cab on the way to Newark Airport, John Forté had a feeling something was wrong. The rapper had been hanging out in his Nolita apartment when he got a call.
John Forte Takes His Brand Global
Popeater, Jan 29th, 2011
You know the name John Forte, You may know it from his past work with the Fugees in the '90s. (He co-wrote and produced two songs on The Score, which sold over 30 Million copies)
AP Television interview discussing "The Russian Winter".
Associated Press, June 7, 2011
John Forte talks about his upcoming documentary 'The Russian Winter.'
Russian TV
Nizhny Novgorod, April 2011
Forte performing and being interviewed on Russian television, with Alina Orlova.
Tribeca Film Fest: Soulful 'Russian Winter'
Examiner, April 15, 2012
The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival set for April 18-29, features an exciting mix of New York ethnic themes. One in particular, 'The Russian Winter' is a ‘must see’ that has been receiving a lot of buzz in the Black film world.
Review: The Russian Winter
Verbicide Magazine, April 25, 2012
Everyone wants to attain a high level of success, and when one reaches it at a young age, it seems things can’t go wrong.
FilmBuff Picks Up John Forté Doc 'Russian Winter' For Oct Release + New Forté Album After
Indiewire, August 14, 2012
And after that release, look for a new studio soundtrack album from Forté, featuring the likes of Raekwon, Natasha Bedingfield, SunSay, Alina Orlova, Billy's Band, Zero People, Margulis and Romario.
Creating an Anthem for a Borough
New York Times, Dec 10, 2012
Forté is the Brooklyn musician — Grammy-nominated for his work with the Fugees — who was asked by the Nets to create a song that could serve as an anthem for the team’s rebirth.
Academy Reveals 104 Eligible Original Scores for 2012 Oscar Race
Indiewire, Dec 10, 2012
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below. Brooklyn Castle was one of them.
Back in the Spotlight: Musician John Forté Talks The Russian Winter
BlackFilm.com, April 20, 2012
As the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival gets underway, one of the highlights being shown is a documentary called ‘The Russian Winter,’ featuring Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-producer John Forté.
John Forte: From Brooklyn to Russia With Love
Forbes Magazine, January 2011
A few months ago I wrote about the remarkable story of John Forte, the Grammy-nominated musician freed from prison two years ago...
Born Again
New Your Magazine, Aug 16, 2009
John Forte's hip-hop career was interrupted by prison and saved by George W.Bush.
Good Day NY on Fox
Fox, February 2011
Rapper and music producer John Forte is headed to Russia in what he hopes is the beginning of a 'new business model' using multimedia like never before.
The entertainer who once played with the Fugees and spent time in prison, stopped by the set of Good Day NY to talk about his upcoming trip.
John Forte opens the Scandic Grand Central Hotel
Blackbook Magazine, October 4, 2011
For the opening of the Scandic Grand Central in Stockholm last weekend, the large-scale hotelier brought out the biggest and the best for a black tie gala in Sweden’s capital city.
The Russian Winter
Time Out New York, April 5, 2012
Brooklyn-born John Forté was a Grammy-nominated musician in the Fugees at 21 and a federal prison inmate at 26. When his prison sentence was remarkably commuted in 2008, Forté was given a second chance to share his talents with the world.
John Forté Documentary To Premiere At The Tribeca Film Festival
Complex Magazine, April 19, 2012
A classically trained violinist, a recipient of a full scholarship to Phillip Exeter Academy and a music business major at NYU— John Forté had all the makings of what he'd eventually become: a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter/producer.
A Rapper’s Strange Trip to Russia
New York Times Magazine, April 20, 2012
Why has it taken so long for someone to make a movie about the musician John Forté?
Ben Taylor - Turn On The Lights
Rockwood Music Hall, Dec 18, 2012
Shot and edited by John Forté for Le CASTLE. Filmed at Rockwood Music Hall (Saturday, December 15th, 2012).
Day in the Life: John Forte Trailer
Tribeca, April 28, 2012
Want to know what it's like to walk a day in the shoes of a Festival filmmaker? Go behind the lens with Tribeca as we take you into the life of The Russian Winter's John Forte in our new video series.
FilmBuff to Release Russian Winter
Variety, August 14, 2012
FilmBuff will release "The Russian Winter," a documentary about singer-songwriter John Forte's concert tour, on Oct. 23.
Review: Sundance 2012
City Weekly, January 26, 2012
Review of John Forte and Friends at the ASCAP Music Cafe.
John Forte: From Brooklyn to Russia With Love
Forbes Magazine, January 2011
A few months ago I wrote about the remarkable story of John Forte, the Grammy-nominated musician freed from prison two years ago
The Wills Report
Fox Business News, Dec 10, 2010
John Forte on his time in prison and how he has turned his life around.
John Forté - Good Day New York
Fox, April 25, 2012
Singer/songwriter John Forte debuted a documentary about his 9-week tour in Russia during this year's TriBeCa Film Festival. He spoke with Good Day New York about the film.
Mind Full
Ebony, July 23, 2012
John sits down with Ebony magazine to discuss The Russian WInter, Le CASTLE and more.
The Russian Winter, or the Blessing of a Second Chance
Gazprom Export, June 28, 2012
"The Russian Winter" is not a documentary. Nor is it a fiction film. This is life; this is reality in all its manifestations, incredible in all its wealth and richness.
Culture Room: The Russian Winter
Voice of Russia, July 2, 2012
In February 2011, American musician John Forte set out on a strange adventure - a tour of Russia in the dead of winter which took him everywhere from the heart of Moscow’s opulent nightlife all the way to Siberia.