Have you ever wondered who the musical genius behind some of the most beautiful melodies of the 19th century was? Look no further than Vincenzo Bellini.
Bellini was a celebrated composer and musician whose music has been performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. He created some of the most beloved operas of all time, including “La sonnambula,” “I puritani,” and “La Norma.” Bellini’s influence can still be heard in modern operas today, as his intricate compositions perfectly capture the emotive and romantic side of human nature with their sweeping melodies and lush orchestrations.
In this article, we’ll explore Bellini’s life and music, from his early years to his mastery of opera. We will also discuss his unique influence on the world of classical music and the way it has shaped our understanding today. So join us as we journey through Bellini’s remarkable life in music!
Bellini was a celebrated composer and musician whose music has been performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. He created some of the most beloved operas of all time, including “La sonnambula,” “I puritani,” and “La Norma.” Bellini’s influence can still be heard in modern operas today, as his intricate compositions perfectly capture the emotive and romantic side of human nature with their sweeping melodies and lush orchestrations.
In this article, we’ll explore Bellini’s life and music, from his early years to his mastery of opera. We will also discuss his unique influence on the world of classical music and the way it has shaped our understanding today. So join us as we journey through Bellini’s remarkable life in music!
- 3/14/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Maria Callas was one of the most influential singers of the 20th century.
Her powerful voice, powerful presence, and passionate performances have left an indelible mark on opera and classical music. To this day, her legacy continues to inspire young singers and aficionados alike.
Maria Callas brought a new level of emotion and intensity to the opera stage by combining brilliant technique with a deep expression of pathos. Her spellbinding performance of the famous opera Carmen stunned audiences across the world and made her a household name. She also collaborated with some of the most renowned conductors of her time, who praised her for her musical intelligence and faultless intonation.
This article will take a look at the legacy of Maria Callas and celebrate her influence on classical music. It will explore her life story, pivotal career moments, remarkable performances, and lasting impact on future generations.
Maria Callas: A Biography...
Her powerful voice, powerful presence, and passionate performances have left an indelible mark on opera and classical music. To this day, her legacy continues to inspire young singers and aficionados alike.
Maria Callas brought a new level of emotion and intensity to the opera stage by combining brilliant technique with a deep expression of pathos. Her spellbinding performance of the famous opera Carmen stunned audiences across the world and made her a household name. She also collaborated with some of the most renowned conductors of her time, who praised her for her musical intelligence and faultless intonation.
This article will take a look at the legacy of Maria Callas and celebrate her influence on classical music. It will explore her life story, pivotal career moments, remarkable performances, and lasting impact on future generations.
Maria Callas: A Biography...
- 3/13/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Gioachino Rossini is widely regarded as one of the greatest opera composers of all time. He created some of the most beloved masterpieces, such as “The Barber of Seville” and “The Italian Girl in Algiers.” While the plays may have achieved fame, Rossini himself is often overlooked.
We’d like to give a closer look into his life and music. Come explore Rossini’s works and learn about his background, style, and influence on classical music. We will take you on a journey through his life, from his humble beginnings in Pesaro to his rise to fame as a renowned composer.
You’ll discover why this composer was so prolific—he wrote 39 operas from 1806-1829—and why his work continues to be celebrated more than two centuries after its composition. Hold onto your seats folks; it’s time for a musical journey!
Biography of Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer,...
We’d like to give a closer look into his life and music. Come explore Rossini’s works and learn about his background, style, and influence on classical music. We will take you on a journey through his life, from his humble beginnings in Pesaro to his rise to fame as a renowned composer.
You’ll discover why this composer was so prolific—he wrote 39 operas from 1806-1829—and why his work continues to be celebrated more than two centuries after its composition. Hold onto your seats folks; it’s time for a musical journey!
Biography of Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Mully, Tokyo Ghoul and Spirited Away top our October events guideMully, Tokyo Ghoul and Spirited Away top our October events guideScott Goodyer9/28/2017 11:32:00 Am
The fall season is officially upon us and that means the weather is *supposedly* going to get much cooler. So what better way to spend these upcoming chilly days then in the comfort and warmth of a Cineplex theatre! We've got a great October lineup of gems in our Event Cinema theatres that you need to discover! Check out a few highlights below: October 2nd: Vietnam: In the Eye of the Dragon
There is much more to Vietnam than its more famous sites, such as Ha Long Bay, the Imperial City of Hue, the Mekong Delta floating markets, Dalat and Hoi An. Come and witness the third millennium knocking on the door of the big cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, where, behind the colonial architecture,...
The fall season is officially upon us and that means the weather is *supposedly* going to get much cooler. So what better way to spend these upcoming chilly days then in the comfort and warmth of a Cineplex theatre! We've got a great October lineup of gems in our Event Cinema theatres that you need to discover! Check out a few highlights below: October 2nd: Vietnam: In the Eye of the Dragon
There is much more to Vietnam than its more famous sites, such as Ha Long Bay, the Imperial City of Hue, the Mekong Delta floating markets, Dalat and Hoi An. Come and witness the third millennium knocking on the door of the big cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, where, behind the colonial architecture,...
- 9/28/2017
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
1987 may be the year of the last great Argento movie.
The horror genre has known few voices greater or more influential than Dario Argento, a master craftsman and revolutionary stylist who, from his debut feature The Bird With the Crystal Plumage in 1970 through the late 1980s, is responsible for some of the best horror movies ever made: Deep Red, Suspiria, Tenebrae, Phenomena. In 1987, he wrote and directed what might be his final masterpiece, the giallo-tinged slasher Opera, arguably his most technically accomplished—and bloodiest—film. While more of a standard whodunit than his abstract supernatural efforts, there is such precision to the photography, such expertly staged choreography both in front of and behind the camera, that the movie deserves to be named among his greatest works if only for the dazzling purity of the filmmaking on display.
Opera was my first exposure to Dario Argento, but it wasn't the full...
The horror genre has known few voices greater or more influential than Dario Argento, a master craftsman and revolutionary stylist who, from his debut feature The Bird With the Crystal Plumage in 1970 through the late 1980s, is responsible for some of the best horror movies ever made: Deep Red, Suspiria, Tenebrae, Phenomena. In 1987, he wrote and directed what might be his final masterpiece, the giallo-tinged slasher Opera, arguably his most technically accomplished—and bloodiest—film. While more of a standard whodunit than his abstract supernatural efforts, there is such precision to the photography, such expertly staged choreography both in front of and behind the camera, that the movie deserves to be named among his greatest works if only for the dazzling purity of the filmmaking on display.
Opera was my first exposure to Dario Argento, but it wasn't the full...
- 7/15/2017
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Strategic Partners, a presentation of the Atlantic Film Festival, has announced the producers selected to participate as part of the inaugural project exchange with Mexico’s Los Cabos International Film Festival and Brazil’s RioContentMarket, in addition to an incredible line-up of producers and projects. As part of a two year spotlight on Latin America, one Mexican producer with a feature film in development and one Brazilian producer with a television project in development have been invited to participate at Strategic Partners 2014, September 11 - 14 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A Canadian feature film in development will then be selected from this year’s Strategic Partners to participate at Los Cabos International Film Festival, November 11 - 14, 2014. Additionally, a Canadian television project in development looking for Brazilian co-production partners will be chosen to attend RioContentMarket, February 2015. This initiative is sponsored by the Canadian Media Production Association.
Producer and co-founder of the Mexican production company Agrupación Caramelo Cinematografica, April Shannon, has been selected to participate in this year’s Strategic Partners from Los Cabos International Film Festival. Shannon’s impressive career includes working as producer on Bernardo Arellano’s "Between Night and Day" as well as production manager on James Franco’s "The Broken Tower." Shannon recently produced Arellano’s second feature "The Beginning of Time," now in post-production, to be released in late 2014. Shannon will bring the dark thriller "Franco’s Night" to Strategic Partners with production slated for 2015 in Mexico.
Brazilian producer Marcelo Galvão has been selected from RioContentMarket’s esteemed alumni of 2014. Galvão established production company Gatacine in 2001 and has since directed six features including "Farewell," "La Rina and Bellini"and the "Devil." He has won over 50 renowned awards including Best Film at the Gramado Film Festival, Best Director at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival and Best Screenwriter at Paulína Film Festival (Brazil) among many others. Galvão will bring the highly anticipated television miniseries, The Gardener, to this year’s Strategic Partners.
“Ushering in the very first project exchange with producers April Shannon and Marcelo Galvão sets the bar incredibly high and truly complements the illustrious roster of delegates we will have at this year’s events,” says Strategic Partners Director, Laura Mackenzie. “The results couldn’t have been more ideal and I look forward to continuing our newly founded relationships with Los Cabos International Film Festival and RioContentMarket.”
A snapshot of the producers and 108 projects slated for Strategic Partners 2014:
"Prisoner’s Dilemma," (Feature Film, Sci-Fi Noir Thriller): Rebecca Knapp, The Content Providers/Dark Engine (UK), Director: Mark Anthony Galluzzo (RSVP), Attached: Lynn Collins ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine")
"Give Me Your Hand" (Feature Film, Romantic Comedy): Mariela Besuievsky, Tornasol Films (Spain), Director: Maria de Medeiros ("April Captains", "Je t’aime, moi non plus"), screenplay by Alicia Luna and Maria de Medicos
"Las Elegidas," (Feature Film, Drama): Marta Núñez Puerto, Canana (Mx), Director: David Pablos, ("The Life After")
"Dreamland,"(Feature Film, Fantasy): Amber Ripley, Foundation Features (Cad), Director: Bruce McDonald ("The Tracey Fragments," "Pontypool"), Attached: Stephen McHattie ("Watchmen," "300")
"Buzz Me," (Feature Film, Comedy): Raj Panikkar, Fifth Ground Entertainment (Cad), Director: Ken Girotti ("Vikings," "Orphan Black")
"A Prayer Before Dawn," (Feature Film, Action): Sol Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter, Hurricane Films (UK), Attached: Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy)
"The Sandman" (Feature Film, Horror): Daniela Tully, Shivertown Road (USA/Germany), Director: Dario Argento ("Philomena," "Opera"), Attached: Iggy Pop ("Trainspotting")
"The Portal," (TV Fiction, Fantasy): Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, First Love Films (Canada). Director: Jonathan Williams ("The Portal"), Attached: Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Bomb Girls, Supernatural), Erin Karpluk (Being Erica)
"Are We A Bus" (TV Fiction, Comedy Drama): Mark Montefiore, New Metric Media (Canada), Show-runner: Daegan Fryklind (Bitten)
"Orovida" (TV Fiction, Romance): Mariela Besuievsky, Tornasol Films (Spain) - based on the novel by Yael Guiladi (portraying a passionate story of forbidden love at a time when an interracial liaison could result in death)
"Guardian Council" (TV Fiction, Procedural Drama): Carlos Andrade, Visom Digital (Brazil). Director: Rudi Lagemann ("Angels of The Sun")
A stellar line-up of some of the world’s most influential production companies will descend upon Halifax this fall including:
Sepia Films ("A Shine of Rainbows") - Canada
Blue Ice Pictures ("Nebraska") - Canada
Sienna Films ("Titanic") - Canada
Amaze Film + TV ("Call Me Fitz") - Canada
10x2y inc. ("The Samaritan") - Canada
Alazraki Entertainment ("Nosotros Los Nobles") - Mexico
Axman Productions ("Corn Island") - Czech Republic
Easy There Tiger ("Julie & Juila") - USA
Pampa Films ("The Games Maker") - Argentina
Utopia Group ("The Dead Man and Being Happy") - Argentina
Sikhya Entertainment ("The Lunchbox") - India
Each year, top Canadian and international industry players, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors are selected to attend Strategic Partners. Offering over 1,000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, co-production focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, and screenings and receptions – Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
For program updates and information on all things co-production, you can now follow the newly developed Strategic Partners presence on social media:
Twitter: [At]SPcopromarket Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlanticfilmfestivalstrategicpartners Youtube: www.youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom
About Strategic Partners: An International Film, Television and Digital Co-Production Market The Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners is one of the world’s preeminent co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and web based fiction. Strategic Partners offers an intimate, organized forum for projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage, looking for the right partner.
Over the past 17 years, Strategic Partners has established itself not only as a one of a kind co-production market, but also as a cutting edge, intimate environment that delivers solutions to existing and foreseeable industry challenges. The intelligence and program offered at Strategic Partners is developed over many months of research into current global issues. However, this information is only a complement to Strategic Partners’ primary function – to build, establish and nurture relationships between producers and their partners. Strategic Partners is a part of the Atlantic Film Festival family of programs. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, the Aff Outdoor Film Experience, and Strategic Partners. Learn more Here...
Producer and co-founder of the Mexican production company Agrupación Caramelo Cinematografica, April Shannon, has been selected to participate in this year’s Strategic Partners from Los Cabos International Film Festival. Shannon’s impressive career includes working as producer on Bernardo Arellano’s "Between Night and Day" as well as production manager on James Franco’s "The Broken Tower." Shannon recently produced Arellano’s second feature "The Beginning of Time," now in post-production, to be released in late 2014. Shannon will bring the dark thriller "Franco’s Night" to Strategic Partners with production slated for 2015 in Mexico.
Brazilian producer Marcelo Galvão has been selected from RioContentMarket’s esteemed alumni of 2014. Galvão established production company Gatacine in 2001 and has since directed six features including "Farewell," "La Rina and Bellini"and the "Devil." He has won over 50 renowned awards including Best Film at the Gramado Film Festival, Best Director at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival and Best Screenwriter at Paulína Film Festival (Brazil) among many others. Galvão will bring the highly anticipated television miniseries, The Gardener, to this year’s Strategic Partners.
“Ushering in the very first project exchange with producers April Shannon and Marcelo Galvão sets the bar incredibly high and truly complements the illustrious roster of delegates we will have at this year’s events,” says Strategic Partners Director, Laura Mackenzie. “The results couldn’t have been more ideal and I look forward to continuing our newly founded relationships with Los Cabos International Film Festival and RioContentMarket.”
A snapshot of the producers and 108 projects slated for Strategic Partners 2014:
"Prisoner’s Dilemma," (Feature Film, Sci-Fi Noir Thriller): Rebecca Knapp, The Content Providers/Dark Engine (UK), Director: Mark Anthony Galluzzo (RSVP), Attached: Lynn Collins ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine")
"Give Me Your Hand" (Feature Film, Romantic Comedy): Mariela Besuievsky, Tornasol Films (Spain), Director: Maria de Medeiros ("April Captains", "Je t’aime, moi non plus"), screenplay by Alicia Luna and Maria de Medicos
"Las Elegidas," (Feature Film, Drama): Marta Núñez Puerto, Canana (Mx), Director: David Pablos, ("The Life After")
"Dreamland,"(Feature Film, Fantasy): Amber Ripley, Foundation Features (Cad), Director: Bruce McDonald ("The Tracey Fragments," "Pontypool"), Attached: Stephen McHattie ("Watchmen," "300")
"Buzz Me," (Feature Film, Comedy): Raj Panikkar, Fifth Ground Entertainment (Cad), Director: Ken Girotti ("Vikings," "Orphan Black")
"A Prayer Before Dawn," (Feature Film, Action): Sol Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter, Hurricane Films (UK), Attached: Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy)
"The Sandman" (Feature Film, Horror): Daniela Tully, Shivertown Road (USA/Germany), Director: Dario Argento ("Philomena," "Opera"), Attached: Iggy Pop ("Trainspotting")
"The Portal," (TV Fiction, Fantasy): Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith, First Love Films (Canada). Director: Jonathan Williams ("The Portal"), Attached: Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, Bomb Girls, Supernatural), Erin Karpluk (Being Erica)
"Are We A Bus" (TV Fiction, Comedy Drama): Mark Montefiore, New Metric Media (Canada), Show-runner: Daegan Fryklind (Bitten)
"Orovida" (TV Fiction, Romance): Mariela Besuievsky, Tornasol Films (Spain) - based on the novel by Yael Guiladi (portraying a passionate story of forbidden love at a time when an interracial liaison could result in death)
"Guardian Council" (TV Fiction, Procedural Drama): Carlos Andrade, Visom Digital (Brazil). Director: Rudi Lagemann ("Angels of The Sun")
A stellar line-up of some of the world’s most influential production companies will descend upon Halifax this fall including:
Sepia Films ("A Shine of Rainbows") - Canada
Blue Ice Pictures ("Nebraska") - Canada
Sienna Films ("Titanic") - Canada
Amaze Film + TV ("Call Me Fitz") - Canada
10x2y inc. ("The Samaritan") - Canada
Alazraki Entertainment ("Nosotros Los Nobles") - Mexico
Axman Productions ("Corn Island") - Czech Republic
Easy There Tiger ("Julie & Juila") - USA
Pampa Films ("The Games Maker") - Argentina
Utopia Group ("The Dead Man and Being Happy") - Argentina
Sikhya Entertainment ("The Lunchbox") - India
Each year, top Canadian and international industry players, including producers, investors, sales agents, funding agencies, broadcasters and distributors are selected to attend Strategic Partners. Offering over 1,000 pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings, co-production focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels, visionary keynote speakers, and screenings and receptions – Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results.
For program updates and information on all things co-production, you can now follow the newly developed Strategic Partners presence on social media:
Twitter: [At]SPcopromarket Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlanticfilmfestivalstrategicpartners Youtube: www.youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom
About Strategic Partners: An International Film, Television and Digital Co-Production Market The Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners is one of the world’s preeminent co-production/co-financing markets focusing on feature film, TV and web based fiction. Strategic Partners offers an intimate, organized forum for projects looking for financing as well as those still at an early stage, looking for the right partner.
Over the past 17 years, Strategic Partners has established itself not only as a one of a kind co-production market, but also as a cutting edge, intimate environment that delivers solutions to existing and foreseeable industry challenges. The intelligence and program offered at Strategic Partners is developed over many months of research into current global issues. However, this information is only a complement to Strategic Partners’ primary function – to build, establish and nurture relationships between producers and their partners. Strategic Partners is a part of the Atlantic Film Festival family of programs. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, the Aff Outdoor Film Experience, and Strategic Partners. Learn more Here...
- 8/4/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Alex's series looking back at the film careers of actors who've played the Doctor finishes with Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi...
Feature
Read the previous part in this series: the film careers of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, here.
By 2009, the new version of Doctor Who had become not only an integral part of Saturday night television and a huge Christmas ratings winner but also an international success all over again. David Tennant, who had played the Time Lord since 2005 and was, arguably, more popular than any Doctor since the mighty Tom Baker hung up his scarf in 1981, had announced his resignation from the part he loved in October 2008. Many wondered how the incoming showrunner, Steven Moffat, would follow Tennant and what kind of show would emerge.
Tennant spent much of 2009 on stage in Hamlet and was only able to devote small amounts of time to Doctor Who. Occasional specials...
Feature
Read the previous part in this series: the film careers of Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, here.
By 2009, the new version of Doctor Who had become not only an integral part of Saturday night television and a huge Christmas ratings winner but also an international success all over again. David Tennant, who had played the Time Lord since 2005 and was, arguably, more popular than any Doctor since the mighty Tom Baker hung up his scarf in 1981, had announced his resignation from the part he loved in October 2008. Many wondered how the incoming showrunner, Steven Moffat, would follow Tennant and what kind of show would emerge.
Tennant spent much of 2009 on stage in Hamlet and was only able to devote small amounts of time to Doctor Who. Occasional specials...
- 6/4/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
We were totally obsessed with Reese Witherspoon’s hair and makeup at the 2014 Golden Globes — we chatted with her hair stylist and makeup artist to bring you her exact look!
Reese Witherspoon, 37, looked edgy and cool, while staying sophisticated at the Golden Globe Awards, held in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 12. Get the exact step-by-step on her look below!
Reese Witherspoon At Golden Globe Awards — Super Sexy Straight Hair
Celebrity stylist Renato Campora gave her a modern look with a classic twist.
“Step 1: Renato started by applying L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Sleek It Frizz Vanisher Cream ($4.99) to damp hair from roots to ends.
Step 2: He then sprayed L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Sleek It Iron Straight Heatspray ($4.99) on her damp hair as he blew it out.
Step 3: To achieve a super straight and geometric effect, he used a flat iron on her dry hair and finished...
Reese Witherspoon, 37, looked edgy and cool, while staying sophisticated at the Golden Globe Awards, held in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 12. Get the exact step-by-step on her look below!
Reese Witherspoon At Golden Globe Awards — Super Sexy Straight Hair
Celebrity stylist Renato Campora gave her a modern look with a classic twist.
“Step 1: Renato started by applying L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Sleek It Frizz Vanisher Cream ($4.99) to damp hair from roots to ends.
Step 2: He then sprayed L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Sleek It Iron Straight Heatspray ($4.99) on her damp hair as he blew it out.
Step 3: To achieve a super straight and geometric effect, he used a flat iron on her dry hair and finished...
- 1/13/2014
- by Dory Larrabee
- HollywoodLife
Viennese operetta and film star of the 30s who fled to America after the Anschluss
Between the two world wars, during the so-called "silver age" of Viennese operetta, the coloratura soprano Marta Eggerth, who has died aged 101, reigned supreme on stage and, above all, on screen. In the films of the 1930s, the blonde, wide-eyed beauty's bright bell-like tones and charming personality provided a welcome relief from ruinous inflation, world depression and the approaching sound of Nazi jackboots.
The leading operetta composers of the day, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus, Robert Stolz and Paul Abraham, all wrote songs for her films. However, by 1938, after the Anschluss, with the exception of Lehár, all of them, being Jewish, had fled Vienna for the Us. Eggerth and her husband, Jan Kiepura, the celebrated Polish tenor, who both had Jewish mothers, also left Austria for America, where they continued their singing careers.
Hitler loved Viennese operetta,...
Between the two world wars, during the so-called "silver age" of Viennese operetta, the coloratura soprano Marta Eggerth, who has died aged 101, reigned supreme on stage and, above all, on screen. In the films of the 1930s, the blonde, wide-eyed beauty's bright bell-like tones and charming personality provided a welcome relief from ruinous inflation, world depression and the approaching sound of Nazi jackboots.
The leading operetta composers of the day, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus, Robert Stolz and Paul Abraham, all wrote songs for her films. However, by 1938, after the Anschluss, with the exception of Lehár, all of them, being Jewish, had fled Vienna for the Us. Eggerth and her husband, Jan Kiepura, the celebrated Polish tenor, who both had Jewish mothers, also left Austria for America, where they continued their singing careers.
Hitler loved Viennese operetta,...
- 12/31/2013
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Season two of American Horror Story came to a close last night, and now that we know how things ended for Sister Jude, Lana Winters, Kit Walker and the rest of Briarcliff's brethren, it's time to begin thinking about what season three of Ryan Murphy's amorphous anthology will look like.
Much as he did with season one, Murphy scattered clues about his season three plans throughout the final few American Horror Story: Asylum episodes, but said that this year, "it's a different kind of clue," meaning it wouldn't be as overt as Psychic Billie Dean Howard's long soliloquy about paramagnetic grip (how evil can be absorbed by an environment, ie: an Asylum).
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So ETonline scoured the final few episodes for clues, and have come up with some pretty good theories. Although, if I'm being honest, one stands heads and shoulders above the other.
The first possibility...
Much as he did with season one, Murphy scattered clues about his season three plans throughout the final few American Horror Story: Asylum episodes, but said that this year, "it's a different kind of clue," meaning it wouldn't be as overt as Psychic Billie Dean Howard's long soliloquy about paramagnetic grip (how evil can be absorbed by an environment, ie: an Asylum).
Related - 12 Best TV Shows of 2012
So ETonline scoured the final few episodes for clues, and have come up with some pretty good theories. Although, if I'm being honest, one stands heads and shoulders above the other.
The first possibility...
- 1/24/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
The actress looked more beautiful than ever in a fresh-faced makeup look for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. We found out how to re-create the look with tips straight from her makeup artist!
Almay Global Brand Ambassador, Kate Hudson, 33, was so beautiful in a glowy and gorgeous makeup look that seemed barely there. Makeup artist Leslie Lopez was inspired by Kate’s sleek. She paired the glamour and drama of the dress with a shimmering eye for Hudson and porcelain complexion.
How to recreate Kate Hudson’s Golden Globes Makeup Look
“The inspiration is always the dress,” Leslie says. “I wanted to create a modern interpretation of Brigitte Bardot for Kate’s makeup. I always think less is more and wanted to give her a strong eye without being overwhelming. I knew I wanted to do something with...
Almay Global Brand Ambassador, Kate Hudson, 33, was so beautiful in a glowy and gorgeous makeup look that seemed barely there. Makeup artist Leslie Lopez was inspired by Kate’s sleek. She paired the glamour and drama of the dress with a shimmering eye for Hudson and porcelain complexion.
How to recreate Kate Hudson’s Golden Globes Makeup Look
“The inspiration is always the dress,” Leslie says. “I wanted to create a modern interpretation of Brigitte Bardot for Kate’s makeup. I always think less is more and wanted to give her a strong eye without being overwhelming. I knew I wanted to do something with...
- 1/14/2013
- by Jennifer Tzeses
- HollywoodLife
Prior to starring as the Sicilian-born composer Vincenzo Bellini for the stage production, ‘Golden Age’, Lee Pace journeyed to Sicily to research about the composer and the land of his birth.… Read the rest
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- 12/13/2012
- by LexiconAficionado
- twilightersanonymous.com
Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this week
Theatre
Red Light Winter
The UK premiere of Adam Rapp's Obie Award-winning play about two successful New Yorkers, once college room mates, whose trip to the Red Light district of Amsterdam comes back to haunt them. Part of an ambitious season of contemporary American work.
Ustinov, Bath (01225 448844), to 31 March.
Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs
In 2003, Francesca Millican Slater bought an old postcard of Lincoln Cathedral that had been posted to a Miss Gibbs at a London address in 1910. The message said: Be careful tomorrow. What did Miss Gibbs have to fear? Brilliant solo show about identity and obsession.
Drill Hall, Lincoln (01522 873894), Thursday to 9 March.
Sprint
Brilliant festival of emerging and experimental work. Highlights...
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this week
Theatre
Red Light Winter
The UK premiere of Adam Rapp's Obie Award-winning play about two successful New Yorkers, once college room mates, whose trip to the Red Light district of Amsterdam comes back to haunt them. Part of an ambitious season of contemporary American work.
Ustinov, Bath (01225 448844), to 31 March.
Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs
In 2003, Francesca Millican Slater bought an old postcard of Lincoln Cathedral that had been posted to a Miss Gibbs at a London address in 1910. The message said: Be careful tomorrow. What did Miss Gibbs have to fear? Brilliant solo show about identity and obsession.
Drill Hall, Lincoln (01522 873894), Thursday to 9 March.
Sprint
Brilliant festival of emerging and experimental work. Highlights...
- 3/4/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this weekTheatre
A Provincial Life
Russia comes to Wales as Peter Gill returns to the city of his birth to christen the rebuilt Sherman theatre with his own adaptation of Chekhov's short story. The 17th National Theatre Wales production is about the search for equality in a world of rich and poor. Sherman, Cardiff (029-2064 6901), Thursday to 17 March.
The Lady from the Sea
Joely Richardson follows in the wet footsteps of both her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and her sister, Natasha, in playing Ellida Wangel, Ibsen's mysterious heroine haunted by memories of a sailor and the sea. Rose, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey (0844 482 1556), tonight to 17 March.
Film
Rampart (dir. Oren Moverman)
James Ellroy is the screenwriter of this...
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A Provincial Life
Russia comes to Wales as Peter Gill returns to the city of his birth to christen the rebuilt Sherman theatre with his own adaptation of Chekhov's short story. The 17th National Theatre Wales production is about the search for equality in a world of rich and poor. Sherman, Cardiff (029-2064 6901), Thursday to 17 March.
The Lady from the Sea
Joely Richardson follows in the wet footsteps of both her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and her sister, Natasha, in playing Ellida Wangel, Ibsen's mysterious heroine haunted by memories of a sailor and the sea. Rose, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey (0844 482 1556), tonight to 17 March.
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Rampart (dir. Oren Moverman)
James Ellroy is the screenwriter of this...
- 2/27/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
The return of ITV’s hit entertainment show Popstar To Operastar brings the glamour and passion of opera back to our TV screens.
The highly regarded operatic duo Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazon return to help the five remaining popstars to hit the high notes.
Following in the footsteps of previous winner Darius Campbell, our popstars perform live each week to win the approval of the all important judges, Katherine Jenkins, Rolando Villazon, Simon Callow and Vanessa Mae.
Myleene Klass will be hosting but who will come out on top this year and make the transition from pop idol to operatic sensation?
Andy Bell was the forth celebrity to leave the competition after he and Joseph Washbourn found themselves in the bottom two after receiving the lowest amount of public votes.
Katherine, Simon, Rolando and Vanessa saved Joseph.
Upon being voted out, Andy said: “It’s not like doing a...
The highly regarded operatic duo Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazon return to help the five remaining popstars to hit the high notes.
Following in the footsteps of previous winner Darius Campbell, our popstars perform live each week to win the approval of the all important judges, Katherine Jenkins, Rolando Villazon, Simon Callow and Vanessa Mae.
Myleene Klass will be hosting but who will come out on top this year and make the transition from pop idol to operatic sensation?
Andy Bell was the forth celebrity to leave the competition after he and Joseph Washbourn found themselves in the bottom two after receiving the lowest amount of public votes.
Katherine, Simon, Rolando and Vanessa saved Joseph.
Upon being voted out, Andy said: “It’s not like doing a...
- 6/27/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Walk-outs and boos as The Killer Inside Me is shown at Berlin film festival
The British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom today defended scenes that portray extreme violence against women in his latest film, saying that he felt the need to stay true to the pulp fiction novel on which it is based.
The Killer Inside Me, an adaptation of the 1952 novel by Jim Thompson that Stanley Kubrick famously described as "probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I've ever encountered", depicts brutal scenes of rough sex and murder.
One scene sees the main character, deputy sheriff Lou Ford – played by Casey Affleck – bludgeon his prostitute girlfriend (Jessica Alba) almost to death until her face is unrecognisable, while later another woman (Kate Hudson) is punched repeatedly. She chokes to death as her killer and lover slips on her urine.
The attacks, accompanied by the music of...
The British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom today defended scenes that portray extreme violence against women in his latest film, saying that he felt the need to stay true to the pulp fiction novel on which it is based.
The Killer Inside Me, an adaptation of the 1952 novel by Jim Thompson that Stanley Kubrick famously described as "probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I've ever encountered", depicts brutal scenes of rough sex and murder.
One scene sees the main character, deputy sheriff Lou Ford – played by Casey Affleck – bludgeon his prostitute girlfriend (Jessica Alba) almost to death until her face is unrecognisable, while later another woman (Kate Hudson) is punched repeatedly. She chokes to death as her killer and lover slips on her urine.
The attacks, accompanied by the music of...
- 2/19/2010
- by Kate Connolly
- The Guardian - Film News
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