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French director Bruno Dumont will present his plans for the second season of his hybrid spoof police procedural TV series Li’l Quinquin at the European Film Market (Efm) this week (Feb 9-17). Paris-based Doc & Film International is handling sales.
Like the first series, it will be set in Dumont’s trademark setting of the Opal Coast in northern France and its surrounding countryside.
Entitled Coincoin And The Extra-humans, the drama will revisit the life of social misfit Quinquin who is now grown up and goes by the nickname of CoinCoin.
He spends his time loafing about the area and attending meetings of the Nationalist Party with his friend Fatso. His childhood sweetheart Eve has now left him for a woman
Like the previous series, it will play with the conventions of TV drama. In what appears...
French director Bruno Dumont will present his plans for the second season of his hybrid spoof police procedural TV series Li’l Quinquin at the European Film Market (Efm) this week (Feb 9-17). Paris-based Doc & Film International is handling sales.
Like the first series, it will be set in Dumont’s trademark setting of the Opal Coast in northern France and its surrounding countryside.
Entitled Coincoin And The Extra-humans, the drama will revisit the life of social misfit Quinquin who is now grown up and goes by the nickname of CoinCoin.
He spends his time loafing about the area and attending meetings of the Nationalist Party with his friend Fatso. His childhood sweetheart Eve has now left him for a woman
Like the previous series, it will play with the conventions of TV drama. In what appears...
- 2/6/2017
- ScreenDaily
Reflecting on her New Year’s Eve wedding in Palm Beach, Florida, Luann de Lesseps says that marrying Tom D’Agostino Jr. “was one of the best days of my life.”
To kick off their celebratory three-day wedding weekend, the Real Housewives of New York City star and D’Agostino Jr. hosted a rehearsal dinner Friday evening on a boat with 80 of the couple’s closest friends and family members. While on board the Mariner III yacht, which left Palm Beach Marina for a three-hour sunset cruise, guests dined on a seafood menu, including lobsters, clams, seafood gumbo and mini crab cakes.
To kick off their celebratory three-day wedding weekend, the Real Housewives of New York City star and D’Agostino Jr. hosted a rehearsal dinner Friday evening on a boat with 80 of the couple’s closest friends and family members. While on board the Mariner III yacht, which left Palm Beach Marina for a three-hour sunset cruise, guests dined on a seafood menu, including lobsters, clams, seafood gumbo and mini crab cakes.
- 1/4/2017
- by nstonepeople
- PEOPLE.com
There’s no shortage of musical brilliance from this year’s original score contenders, which easily run 10 deep. But here are five that represent the scope of genres and styles that help define the journeys of their heroic characters: “Lion,” (Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka), “Miss Sloane” (Max Richter), “The Jungle Book” (John Debney), “Hacksaw Ridge” (Rupert Gregson-Williams) and “The Secret Life of Pets” (Alexandre Desplat).
“Lion”
For the incredible true story of Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel)), the Indian who used Google Earth to locate his birth family several decades after his separation and adoption in Australia, director Garth Davis hired the classically-trained Halloran and Hauschka to compose the score. Unbeknownst to Davis, however, the talented pianist-composers were not only friends but had also performed together.
Yet instead of splitting the score into two (child in India, adult in Australia), Halloran and Hauschka connected the music together. “We found out...
“Lion”
For the incredible true story of Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel)), the Indian who used Google Earth to locate his birth family several decades after his separation and adoption in Australia, director Garth Davis hired the classically-trained Halloran and Hauschka to compose the score. Unbeknownst to Davis, however, the talented pianist-composers were not only friends but had also performed together.
Yet instead of splitting the score into two (child in India, adult in Australia), Halloran and Hauschka connected the music together. “We found out...
- 12/22/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
As we turn the calendar to a new year, instead of looking back at the year that was, 2016 starts on what is a quietly interesting theatrical release date. With Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight expanding from its original limited release roadshow run into theaters across the country, and The Force Awakens still tearing up the worldwide box office, one smaller documentary has started 2016 with a wonderfully quiet bit of counter programming.
Entitled This Is Bossa Nova, director Paulo Thiago sends viewers headlong into the world of Bossa Nova music, in what is both a quietly engaging, and shockingly dense, journey into one of world music’s most beautiful genres. To many people, at least here stateside, Bossa Nova music is a genre that is a relatively large blind spot. Born out of the 1950s in Brazil, the music was born out of samba music, ostensibly a more intimate, almost...
Entitled This Is Bossa Nova, director Paulo Thiago sends viewers headlong into the world of Bossa Nova music, in what is both a quietly engaging, and shockingly dense, journey into one of world music’s most beautiful genres. To many people, at least here stateside, Bossa Nova music is a genre that is a relatively large blind spot. Born out of the 1950s in Brazil, the music was born out of samba music, ostensibly a more intimate, almost...
- 1/4/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Rio de Janeiro’s International Film Festival opened last night (Oct 1) celebrating the life and work of local hero Chico Buarque who, at 71, remains one of Brazil’s top composers, musicians and singers.
The world premiere of documentary Chico - Artista Brasileiro packed Cine Odeon, a 90-year-old movie theatre that will host public screenings of the most important festival sections, including Premiere Brasil.
As Rio celebrated its 450th anniversary in March, it proved appropriate to open the city’s film festival with a documentary that reflected its spirit and culture.
Directed by Miguel Faria Jr., the film attempts to uncover the man behind the artist simply known as “Chico” in Brazil, with testimonials from the musician and those closest to him.
Chico - Artista Brasileiro centres on the list of the artist who wrote Bossa Nova songs in the 1960s and faced censorship in the 1970s, for attacking the Brazilian military dictatorship in his lyrics.
Chico is also...
The world premiere of documentary Chico - Artista Brasileiro packed Cine Odeon, a 90-year-old movie theatre that will host public screenings of the most important festival sections, including Premiere Brasil.
As Rio celebrated its 450th anniversary in March, it proved appropriate to open the city’s film festival with a documentary that reflected its spirit and culture.
Directed by Miguel Faria Jr., the film attempts to uncover the man behind the artist simply known as “Chico” in Brazil, with testimonials from the musician and those closest to him.
Chico - Artista Brasileiro centres on the list of the artist who wrote Bossa Nova songs in the 1960s and faced censorship in the 1970s, for attacking the Brazilian military dictatorship in his lyrics.
Chico is also...
- 10/2/2015
- by elaineguerini@terra.com.br (Elaine Guerini)
- ScreenDaily
Rio de Janeiro’s International Film Festival opened last night (Oct 1) celebrating the life and work of local hero Chico Buarque who, at 71, remains one of Brazil’s top composers, musicians and singers.
The world premiere of documentary Chico - Artista Brasileiro packed Cine Odeon, a 90-year-old movie theatre that will host public screenings of the most important festival sections, including Premiere Brasil.
As Rio celebrated its 450th anniversary in March, it proved appropriate to open the city’s film festival with a documentary that reflected its spirit and culture.
Directed by Miguel Faria Jr., the film attempts to uncover the man behind the artist simply known as “Chico” in Brazil, with testimonials from the musician and those closest to him.
Chico - Artista Brasileiro centres on the list of the artist who wrote Bossa Nova songs in the 1960s and faced censorship in the 1970s, for attacking the Brazilian military dictatorship in his lyrics.
Chico is also...
The world premiere of documentary Chico - Artista Brasileiro packed Cine Odeon, a 90-year-old movie theatre that will host public screenings of the most important festival sections, including Premiere Brasil.
As Rio celebrated its 450th anniversary in March, it proved appropriate to open the city’s film festival with a documentary that reflected its spirit and culture.
Directed by Miguel Faria Jr., the film attempts to uncover the man behind the artist simply known as “Chico” in Brazil, with testimonials from the musician and those closest to him.
Chico - Artista Brasileiro centres on the list of the artist who wrote Bossa Nova songs in the 1960s and faced censorship in the 1970s, for attacking the Brazilian military dictatorship in his lyrics.
Chico is also...
- 10/2/2015
- by elaineguerini@terra.com.br (Elaine Guerini)
- ScreenDaily
The Golden Leopard of Locarno Film Festival’s 68th edition went to Right Now, Wrong Then by South Korea’s Hong Sang-soo.Scroll down for full list of winners
The top award comes two years after Sang-soo picked up the Leopard for Best Direction for his previous feature, Our Sunhi.
A previous winner of Locarno’s top award from South Korea was Bae Yong-kyun for Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (Dalmaga dongjogeuro gan kkadalgeun) in 1989.
Right Now, Wrong Then – which is handled internaitonally by Fine Cut - also received the Best Actor Leopard for Jung Jae-Young and a Special Mention from the Ecumenical Jury.
The International Jury – which included German actor Udo Kier, Israeli filmmaker Nadiv Lapid and veteran Us director Jerry Schatzberg awarded its Special Jury Prize to Avishai Sivan for Tikkun, and the Leopard for Best Direction to the veteran Polish director Andrzej Zulawski for Cosmos, his first film...
The top award comes two years after Sang-soo picked up the Leopard for Best Direction for his previous feature, Our Sunhi.
A previous winner of Locarno’s top award from South Korea was Bae Yong-kyun for Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (Dalmaga dongjogeuro gan kkadalgeun) in 1989.
Right Now, Wrong Then – which is handled internaitonally by Fine Cut - also received the Best Actor Leopard for Jung Jae-Young and a Special Mention from the Ecumenical Jury.
The International Jury – which included German actor Udo Kier, Israeli filmmaker Nadiv Lapid and veteran Us director Jerry Schatzberg awarded its Special Jury Prize to Avishai Sivan for Tikkun, and the Leopard for Best Direction to the veteran Polish director Andrzej Zulawski for Cosmos, his first film...
- 8/15/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
What do we know about San Diego, California? SeaWorld & Shamu. But wait, that’s not all! The San Diego Latino Film Festival is back with its 22 nd edition and they went all kindsa crazy. New venue, new vibe and jam packed with the best Latino film has to offer. As one of the last Latino film festivals still standing they really made a point to accentuate the spectrum of filmmakers coming out of Latin America and the Us. San Diego Latino has always been a favorite festival of mine as they run on community love and deserve to be celebrated. So, what happens when you abandon Chilenos, Peruanos, Mexicanos, Domincanos, Argentinos y Venezolanos on a deserted island and only allow them one book, an album, a film and a companion from the movies? Read on.
Bernardo Quesney - "Desastres Naturales" (Chile)
Book: The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan). I don´t know if this is my favorite book but it was very important in my adolescence. I felt very close to the main character. Loved by my friends and hated by our parents.
Film: "El Angel Exterminador" by Luis Buñuel. Buñuel is the film director that I want to imitate. I think he is perfect - his sense of humor, his Mexican films. Nothing is "normal" in his cinema. When I read his memoirs I felt that I knew him.
Album: Love in C Minor – Cerrone. Uff! Cerrone is the soundtrack of my everyday walk. It´s simply marvelous. When I put Cerrone in my bedroom I start to dance like John Travolta as Tony Manero. Naked or with boxers.
Companion: Raul Peralta from "Tony Manero." This is a character I feel respects life. It’s so amazing that Raul knows every phrase of that movie. Being Chilean and imitating something from a distant culture is a representation of the Chilean culture. Our nation is an imitation. It’s like we need role models.
Guillermo Zouain - "On the Road, Somewhere" (Algún lugar) (Dominican Republic)
Film: When people ask me what my favorite film is I usually tend to go for "Jaws," "Seven Samurai"or "The Royal Tenenbaums." In this case however I would have to choose "The Breakfast Club," John Hughes is a genius and this movie in particular he guarantees to keep his audience feeling happy, young and rebellious no matter what.
Album: It would be Paul Simon’s Graceland. I think surviving is all about the mood and keeping it happy in my deserted island. Graceland always makes me smile. I’ve been listening to this album since I was a kid and have never grown tired of it. The whole album has a kinetic feel that exudes, transmits and inspires movement. Paul Simon, by Paul Simon, Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan and Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround part 1 by the Kinks would follow.
Book: Palomar: the Heartbreak Soup Stories, A Love and Rockets Book by Gilbert Hernandez. The good thing about this comic book is that it will give you an array of things: length, many characters, even more details and above all drama and gossip. Palomar’s community of characters will also keep me company while rescue comes. I spent a year reading this book just because I didn’t want it to end.
Companion: I would have to go with Dr. Who, come on the guy speaks all the languages in the universe, has centuries of experience, has been in all kinds of trouble and has a time machine. His sonic screwdriver doesn’t work on wood though.
Enrica Perez - "Climas" (Peru)
Film: If you twist my arm I'd have to pick Almodovar's "Talk to Her." It's not only one of my favorites but the film has also this fate "anything-can-happen" quality and I'm such a drama lover! It would be perfect to be stuck with it on a deserted island. I would never get sick of it.
Album: Without a doubt: The Very Best of Maria Callas. The voice of this woman and the arias of this album on an island… what can I say?… I would wake up in heaven every single day.
Book: I would pick Ernesto Sabato's On Heroes and Tombs. It turned my life upside down when I first read it as a teenager and every time I've read it again I understood something completely different. This book tends to transform and change with time. It's kind of frightening and fantastic at the same time.
Companion: I read in a past quiz someone picked Mary Poppins… damn! That was a good one!!! But to avoid repetition, I would pick Indiana Jones. I mean, c'mon… do I have to explain why?
Gilberto González Penilla - "Los Hamsters" (Mexico)
Film: There are many films I consider favorites but If I had to take just one film to a deserted Island it would be "Cinema Paradiso" for the simple reason it reminds me of the love for cinema and is a film that I can tire of easily.
Album: It would be a Pink Floyd album. That would make me happy and would be perfect for a deserted island to reminisce of my adolescence.
Book: I had it in my mind to choose between a novel or a book of stories, but for the occasion the ideal book would be Notes on Cinematography by Bresson. It’s a book of small notes and thoughts by Bresson. The more I read it I find different meanings of cinema and life itself.
Companion: It would certainly be without doubt Woody Allen. He’s a director whom I admire and surely on a island it would be fun and full of anecdotes.
Humberto Hinojosa – "I Hate Love" (Mexico)
Book: Count of Monte Cristo . It was my first book when I was a child and I have very good memories of it. I enjoy it every time I read it again.
Album: The Beatles Abbey Road. I've heard it my entire life and I have never gotten tired of it. I think it works on an island. I also listen to it with my wife and kids so it would give me hope of rescue.
Companion: Wall-e. I'm sure we would be best friends forever.
Film: If I'm going to be on an island with Wall-e, I'm sure we will have a great time watching "The Party" by Peter Sellers over and over again which would be my choice of a film.
Andrea Herrera Catalá - "Nena, Saludame Al Diego" (Venezuela)
Film: It is an established fact: I can watch "Streets of Fire" five hundred times, and I'll never get bored. Besides, with this film I would bring a little more music to the island!
Companion: Rob Gordon from "High Fidelity." He is quite talkative and he could tell me tons of stories about his life, his girlfriends, the concerts he's been to... He would bring lots of records inside his head, and anecdotes and fun facts about them. It would be like having a never ending music magazine. We would compose new songs, we would do vocal jam sessions and Air Band contests... Until I wanted to kill him, or maybe the other way round.
Book: Cosimo Piovasco, Italo Calvino's Baron in the Trees. I could find new advice from Cosimo every time I read it, on how to live in peace with myself. This book has love, ideology, adventure, battles, joy and sorrow. Everything mixed up in just one big story. I recall I enjoyed a lot when I first read it. I'll let you know how is it going in reading number 1743.
Album: Bocanada by Gustavo Cerati. It is a gem, an amazing record. It is a pleasure listening to it next to the sea, lying under the sun. Cerati deserves a thousand and one tributes.
Emiliano Romero – "Topos" (Argentina)
Book: I feel the need to mention that this list changes permanently, depending entirely on my metamorphosis as a human being. Tengo Miedo Torero (My Tender Matador) by Pedro Lemebel. I would choose this book because it merges social and political reality with fiction. It depicts sensitive characters that have to cope with desires and ideologies. The book makes me want to embrace every single detail of life. It also encourages everyone to defend their right to be whatever they want to be.
Film: "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf" (The Lovers on the Bridge) by Leos Carax. This film manages to transform ugliness and pathos into beauty. Each scene makes me feel the magic of cinema. It really blows people's minds. The actors play their parts in a grotesque-acting style, yet with profound truth.
Album: Transa by Caetano Veloso. This album makes me feel happy. While I listen to it, I realize that the mixture of the different world cultures is really enlightening. Jazz, Rock, Bossa Nova, Tango, lots of talent and Latin blood.
Companion: Cosmo Kramer from TV series "Seinfeld." I would choose him because he always does what he feels. He never censors himself, nor thinks twice about things. He loves what he does and does what he loves to do, always. Besides, I think that the physical work of the actor is absolutely brilliant.
Check out the roster: http://sdlatinofilm.com/2015/
Written by Juan Caceres . LatinoBuzz is a feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow [At]LatinoBuzz on Twitter and Facebook...
Bernardo Quesney - "Desastres Naturales" (Chile)
Book: The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan). I don´t know if this is my favorite book but it was very important in my adolescence. I felt very close to the main character. Loved by my friends and hated by our parents.
Film: "El Angel Exterminador" by Luis Buñuel. Buñuel is the film director that I want to imitate. I think he is perfect - his sense of humor, his Mexican films. Nothing is "normal" in his cinema. When I read his memoirs I felt that I knew him.
Album: Love in C Minor – Cerrone. Uff! Cerrone is the soundtrack of my everyday walk. It´s simply marvelous. When I put Cerrone in my bedroom I start to dance like John Travolta as Tony Manero. Naked or with boxers.
Companion: Raul Peralta from "Tony Manero." This is a character I feel respects life. It’s so amazing that Raul knows every phrase of that movie. Being Chilean and imitating something from a distant culture is a representation of the Chilean culture. Our nation is an imitation. It’s like we need role models.
Guillermo Zouain - "On the Road, Somewhere" (Algún lugar) (Dominican Republic)
Film: When people ask me what my favorite film is I usually tend to go for "Jaws," "Seven Samurai"or "The Royal Tenenbaums." In this case however I would have to choose "The Breakfast Club," John Hughes is a genius and this movie in particular he guarantees to keep his audience feeling happy, young and rebellious no matter what.
Album: It would be Paul Simon’s Graceland. I think surviving is all about the mood and keeping it happy in my deserted island. Graceland always makes me smile. I’ve been listening to this album since I was a kid and have never grown tired of it. The whole album has a kinetic feel that exudes, transmits and inspires movement. Paul Simon, by Paul Simon, Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan and Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround part 1 by the Kinks would follow.
Book: Palomar: the Heartbreak Soup Stories, A Love and Rockets Book by Gilbert Hernandez. The good thing about this comic book is that it will give you an array of things: length, many characters, even more details and above all drama and gossip. Palomar’s community of characters will also keep me company while rescue comes. I spent a year reading this book just because I didn’t want it to end.
Companion: I would have to go with Dr. Who, come on the guy speaks all the languages in the universe, has centuries of experience, has been in all kinds of trouble and has a time machine. His sonic screwdriver doesn’t work on wood though.
Enrica Perez - "Climas" (Peru)
Film: If you twist my arm I'd have to pick Almodovar's "Talk to Her." It's not only one of my favorites but the film has also this fate "anything-can-happen" quality and I'm such a drama lover! It would be perfect to be stuck with it on a deserted island. I would never get sick of it.
Album: Without a doubt: The Very Best of Maria Callas. The voice of this woman and the arias of this album on an island… what can I say?… I would wake up in heaven every single day.
Book: I would pick Ernesto Sabato's On Heroes and Tombs. It turned my life upside down when I first read it as a teenager and every time I've read it again I understood something completely different. This book tends to transform and change with time. It's kind of frightening and fantastic at the same time.
Companion: I read in a past quiz someone picked Mary Poppins… damn! That was a good one!!! But to avoid repetition, I would pick Indiana Jones. I mean, c'mon… do I have to explain why?
Gilberto González Penilla - "Los Hamsters" (Mexico)
Film: There are many films I consider favorites but If I had to take just one film to a deserted Island it would be "Cinema Paradiso" for the simple reason it reminds me of the love for cinema and is a film that I can tire of easily.
Album: It would be a Pink Floyd album. That would make me happy and would be perfect for a deserted island to reminisce of my adolescence.
Book: I had it in my mind to choose between a novel or a book of stories, but for the occasion the ideal book would be Notes on Cinematography by Bresson. It’s a book of small notes and thoughts by Bresson. The more I read it I find different meanings of cinema and life itself.
Companion: It would certainly be without doubt Woody Allen. He’s a director whom I admire and surely on a island it would be fun and full of anecdotes.
Humberto Hinojosa – "I Hate Love" (Mexico)
Book: Count of Monte Cristo . It was my first book when I was a child and I have very good memories of it. I enjoy it every time I read it again.
Album: The Beatles Abbey Road. I've heard it my entire life and I have never gotten tired of it. I think it works on an island. I also listen to it with my wife and kids so it would give me hope of rescue.
Companion: Wall-e. I'm sure we would be best friends forever.
Film: If I'm going to be on an island with Wall-e, I'm sure we will have a great time watching "The Party" by Peter Sellers over and over again which would be my choice of a film.
Andrea Herrera Catalá - "Nena, Saludame Al Diego" (Venezuela)
Film: It is an established fact: I can watch "Streets of Fire" five hundred times, and I'll never get bored. Besides, with this film I would bring a little more music to the island!
Companion: Rob Gordon from "High Fidelity." He is quite talkative and he could tell me tons of stories about his life, his girlfriends, the concerts he's been to... He would bring lots of records inside his head, and anecdotes and fun facts about them. It would be like having a never ending music magazine. We would compose new songs, we would do vocal jam sessions and Air Band contests... Until I wanted to kill him, or maybe the other way round.
Book: Cosimo Piovasco, Italo Calvino's Baron in the Trees. I could find new advice from Cosimo every time I read it, on how to live in peace with myself. This book has love, ideology, adventure, battles, joy and sorrow. Everything mixed up in just one big story. I recall I enjoyed a lot when I first read it. I'll let you know how is it going in reading number 1743.
Album: Bocanada by Gustavo Cerati. It is a gem, an amazing record. It is a pleasure listening to it next to the sea, lying under the sun. Cerati deserves a thousand and one tributes.
Emiliano Romero – "Topos" (Argentina)
Book: I feel the need to mention that this list changes permanently, depending entirely on my metamorphosis as a human being. Tengo Miedo Torero (My Tender Matador) by Pedro Lemebel. I would choose this book because it merges social and political reality with fiction. It depicts sensitive characters that have to cope with desires and ideologies. The book makes me want to embrace every single detail of life. It also encourages everyone to defend their right to be whatever they want to be.
Film: "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf" (The Lovers on the Bridge) by Leos Carax. This film manages to transform ugliness and pathos into beauty. Each scene makes me feel the magic of cinema. It really blows people's minds. The actors play their parts in a grotesque-acting style, yet with profound truth.
Album: Transa by Caetano Veloso. This album makes me feel happy. While I listen to it, I realize that the mixture of the different world cultures is really enlightening. Jazz, Rock, Bossa Nova, Tango, lots of talent and Latin blood.
Companion: Cosmo Kramer from TV series "Seinfeld." I would choose him because he always does what he feels. He never censors himself, nor thinks twice about things. He loves what he does and does what he loves to do, always. Besides, I think that the physical work of the actor is absolutely brilliant.
Check out the roster: http://sdlatinofilm.com/2015/
Written by Juan Caceres . LatinoBuzz is a feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow [At]LatinoBuzz on Twitter and Facebook...
- 3/19/2015
- by Juan Caceres
- Sydney's Buzz
Amber Rose has not only abandoned Wiz Khalifa ... she's also jettisoned hip hop for rock and roll ... at least for a night. Amber showed up at The Roxy in West Hollywood Thursday night ... where Slash was performing with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. And she was decked out in rock clothes for sure. After the show, Rose hit up Bossa Nova for some late night eats ... and her crew included Nick Simmons, son of rocker Gene Simmons.
- 9/26/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Prolific director George C. Wolfe and Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage are on board with producers Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey and Paula Marie Black to recast Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus as a Broadway musical. The steamy 1960 Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, which set the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in modern-day Rio de Janeiro against the orgiastic background of carnavale, had a celebrated score by Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim that’s widely credited with launching the Bossa Nova craze in the U.S. with such classics as its theme, “Manha de Carnaval.” Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the show, said that […]...
- 7/7/2014
- Deadline
The Brazilian Film Festival, presented by the Inffinito Festival Circuit—dedicated to presenting the finest new Brazilian films around the world—returns to New York for its twelfth year, running June 1 - 7, with an exciting lineup of 13 films, most of them having their New York premieres, and with a special tribute to Bossa Nova composer Vinicius de Moraes, co-writer of the global hit song Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema), in honor of the centenary of his birth. This year’s lineup includes Fernando Coimbra’s acclaimed debut feature film A Wolf at the Door, which has won numerous awards at different film festivals including the Grand Jury Prize for Best...
- 6/2/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Brazilian Film Festival, presented by the Inffinito Festival Circuit—dedicated to presenting the finest new Brazilian films around the world—returns to New York for its twelfth year with an exciting lineup of 13 films, most of them having their New York premieres, and with a special tribute to Bossa Nova composer Vinicius de Moraes, co-writer of the global hit song "Garota de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema), in honor of the centenary of his birth. This year’s lineup includes Fernando Coimbra’s acclaimed debut feature film A Wolf at the Door, which has won numerous awards at different film festivals including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film and Best Director at...
- 5/21/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
So sad. The legendary female half of Steve & Eydie passed away in Las Vegas on August 10 after suffering from a brief illness.
Eydie Gorme, who warmed so many hearts across the world performing as one part of Steve & Eydie and later enjoying success as a solo performer, died after a brief illness on August 10, according to her publicist. She was 84 years old.
Eydie Gorme Passes Away At 84
Eydie, who gained popularity in the ’50s singing on the The Tonight Show with Steve Lawrence, who later became her husband, is likely best remembered in the English-speaking world for her Grammy-nominated hit “Blame It on the Bossa Nova.” In Spanish-speaking circles, Eydie’s major hit was “Amor.”
Her longtime partner Steve, in both music and love, was by Eydie’s side in Las Vegas when she passed away, along with her son and other family members.
“Eydie has been my partner on...
Eydie Gorme, who warmed so many hearts across the world performing as one part of Steve & Eydie and later enjoying success as a solo performer, died after a brief illness on August 10, according to her publicist. She was 84 years old.
Eydie Gorme Passes Away At 84
Eydie, who gained popularity in the ’50s singing on the The Tonight Show with Steve Lawrence, who later became her husband, is likely best remembered in the English-speaking world for her Grammy-nominated hit “Blame It on the Bossa Nova.” In Spanish-speaking circles, Eydie’s major hit was “Amor.”
Her longtime partner Steve, in both music and love, was by Eydie’s side in Las Vegas when she passed away, along with her son and other family members.
“Eydie has been my partner on...
- 8/11/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Los Angeles — Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84.
Gorme, who also had a huge solo hit in 1963 with "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," died Saturday at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness, said her publicist, Howard Bragman.
Gorme was a successful band singer and nightclub entertainer when she was invited to join the cast of Steve Allen's local New York television show in 1953.
She sang solos and also did duets and comedy skits with Lawrence, a rising young singer who had joined the show a year earlier. When the program became NBC's "Tonight Show" in 1954, the young couple went with it.
They married in Las Vegas in 1957 and later performed for audiences there. Lawrence, the couple's son David and other loved ones were by her side when she died,...
Gorme, who also had a huge solo hit in 1963 with "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," died Saturday at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness, said her publicist, Howard Bragman.
Gorme was a successful band singer and nightclub entertainer when she was invited to join the cast of Steve Allen's local New York television show in 1953.
She sang solos and also did duets and comedy skits with Lawrence, a rising young singer who had joined the show a year earlier. When the program became NBC's "Tonight Show" in 1954, the young couple went with it.
They married in Las Vegas in 1957 and later performed for audiences there. Lawrence, the couple's son David and other loved ones were by her side when she died,...
- 8/11/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Las Vegas, Aug 11: Singer Eydie Gorme has died following an undisclosed illness. She was 84.
Gorme died at the Sunrise Hospital here Saturday, said her publicist Howard Bragman, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Her husband Steve Lawrence, son David and others were by her side when she passed away, Bragman said.
Gorme was best known for her nightclub and TV work and her collaborations with husband Lawrence. Some of her hit singles include "Blame it on the Bossa Nova", "Yes, my darling daughter" and "What I did for love".
She is survived by husband, son and a granddaughter. Michael, her other son with Lawrence,.
Gorme died at the Sunrise Hospital here Saturday, said her publicist Howard Bragman, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Her husband Steve Lawrence, son David and others were by her side when she passed away, Bragman said.
Gorme was best known for her nightclub and TV work and her collaborations with husband Lawrence. Some of her hit singles include "Blame it on the Bossa Nova", "Yes, my darling daughter" and "What I did for love".
She is survived by husband, son and a granddaughter. Michael, her other son with Lawrence,.
- 8/11/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Eydie Gorme -- one of the great voices of the '60s -- has died. She was 84 years old."Legendary singer and performer Eydie Gorme passed away peacefully today at Sunrise Hospital following a brief illness," her rep Howard Bragman said in a statement on Saturday. "She was surrounded by her husband, son and other loved ones at the time of her death." Eydie's longtime husband and singing partner Steve Lawrence added: "Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time."Born Edith Garmezano in 1928, Eydie began recording music in 1952. She got her big break when she and Steve were booked on "The Tonight Show.
- 8/11/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and TV singer, has died at 84.
Gorme was famous both as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence. She was best known for her 1963 solo hit, "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," and got her start when she was invited to join Steve Allen's local New York television show in 1953.
Following a brief, undisclosed illness, Gorme died Saturday (August 10) at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, according to her rep. Lawrence, the couple's son David, and other loved ones were by her side when she died.
"Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for more than 55 years," Lawrence said in a statement. "I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.
Gorme was famous both as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence. She was best known for her 1963 solo hit, "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," and got her start when she was invited to join Steve Allen's local New York television show in 1953.
Following a brief, undisclosed illness, Gorme died Saturday (August 10) at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, according to her rep. Lawrence, the couple's son David, and other loved ones were by her side when she died.
"Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for more than 55 years," Lawrence said in a statement. "I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.
- 8/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Iconic nightclub singer and vocalist Eydie Gorme, best known for her Grammy-nominated 1963 hit, “Blame it on the Bossa Nova,” died Saturday in Las Vegas following a brief illness. She was 84.
Gorme and her husband, Steve Lawrence, met in 1953 when Gorme joined the cast of a local New York TV show hosted by Steve Allen. The duo, who married in 1957, became one of the most enduring vocal teams in pop music history. Lawrence, their son David, and others close to the family were with her at the time of her death, according to Foxnews.com.
In a statement, Lawrence said: “Eydie...
Gorme and her husband, Steve Lawrence, met in 1953 when Gorme joined the cast of a local New York TV show hosted by Steve Allen. The duo, who married in 1957, became one of the most enduring vocal teams in pop music history. Lawrence, their son David, and others close to the family were with her at the time of her death, according to Foxnews.com.
In a statement, Lawrence said: “Eydie...
- 8/11/2013
- by Sean Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. She was 84. Gorme, who also had a huge solo hit in 1963 with "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," died Saturday at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness, said her publicist, Howard Bragman. Gorme was a successful band singer and nightclub entertainer when she was invited to join the cast of Steve Allen's local New York television show in 1953. She sang solos and also did duets and comedy skits with Lawrence,
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- 8/11/2013
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The singer and classic TV performer has died at the age of 84. Eydie Gorme passed away on today in Las Vegas after a short undisclosed illness. A well known nightclub performer in New York, Gorme joined Steve Allen’s local TV show in 1953. She soon was partnered with another singer on the show Steve Lawrence and the duo moved upward with Allen in 1954 when his show became NBC’s Tonight Show in 1954. The couple married on December 29, 1957. The next year, The Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Show debuted on NBC and lasted one season. Still, both solo and with Lawrence, the Grammy winner would show up on the small screen often over the next three decades. Gorme appeared on the Gary Moore Show, What’s My Line?, Password All-Stars, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Bob Hope Show, the Carol Burnett Show among other. As well as a big music hit...
- 8/11/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Eydie Gorme, a popular solo singer who also performed with her husband Steve Lawrence, died at the age of 84 on Saturday, Aug. 10, the Associated Press reports. Her publicist, Howard Bragman, tells the AP that she died at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., following an "undisclosed illness." The singer, who got a Grammy nomination for her hit song "Blame it on the Bossa Nova," was part of Steve Allen's local New York show in 1953. She met Lawrence there and the pair went on to perform [...]...
- 8/10/2013
- Us Weekly
Jake Bellows is getting ready to release his debut solo album New Ocean, however Bellows is certainly not a newcomer in the music world. He was the front man of Neva Dinova for nearly 15 years before stepping away from music for a brief time. Neva Dinova toured with the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, M. Ward, Rilo Kiley, and Bright Eyes. New Ocean covers a wide spectrum of styles from Bossa Nova to soul and, according to Bellows, is about “relinquishing the fear of death and recognizing that we are all part of the same thing”. New Ocean...
- 7/15/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
New York — Reactions to Phil Ramone's death:
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"A friend, a musical genius and the most lovable person. It was a thrill for me to have worked with Phil, and I have so many wonderful memories." – Elton John
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"I'm so saddened to learn of Phil's passing. We first worked together in 1967 when I did a free concert in Central Park. His brilliance at capturing sound was immediately evident. Later we worked together on the film `A Star Is Born' where Phil was able to record me singing live, including `Evergreen.' In the next decade we worked on the soundtrack to `Yentl' and many other recordings. Phil had impeccable musical taste, great ears and the most gentle way of bringing out the best in all the artists he worked with. The monumental recordings he produced will endure for all time." – Barbra Streisand
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"There aren't enough words to express how heavy...
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"A friend, a musical genius and the most lovable person. It was a thrill for me to have worked with Phil, and I have so many wonderful memories." – Elton John
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"I'm so saddened to learn of Phil's passing. We first worked together in 1967 when I did a free concert in Central Park. His brilliance at capturing sound was immediately evident. Later we worked together on the film `A Star Is Born' where Phil was able to record me singing live, including `Evergreen.' In the next decade we worked on the soundtrack to `Yentl' and many other recordings. Phil had impeccable musical taste, great ears and the most gentle way of bringing out the best in all the artists he worked with. The monumental recordings he produced will endure for all time." – Barbra Streisand
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"There aren't enough words to express how heavy...
- 3/31/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The digital music revolution started with Napster – the file-sharing service dreamt up by two teenagers in 1999. As a new film tells Napster's story, Tom Lamont recalls the incredible sense of liberation he felt as a young music fan, one of millions happily plundering the world's record collections…
In the first weeks of 2000 the founders of Napster were in their office above a bank in San Mateo, California, considering dizzying numbers. Figures scrawled on a whiteboard told how many people around the world had installed their file-sharing application and were using it to download music from each other's computers. As recounted in Downloaded – a documentary soon to premiere at the SXSW film festival, telling the story of a piece of software that came and went and whipped up a new digital music industry in its slip – Napster had 20 million users at the time. Some way from San Mateo, in suburban London...
In the first weeks of 2000 the founders of Napster were in their office above a bank in San Mateo, California, considering dizzying numbers. Figures scrawled on a whiteboard told how many people around the world had installed their file-sharing application and were using it to download music from each other's computers. As recounted in Downloaded – a documentary soon to premiere at the SXSW film festival, telling the story of a piece of software that came and went and whipped up a new digital music industry in its slip – Napster had 20 million users at the time. Some way from San Mateo, in suburban London...
- 2/24/2013
- by Tom Lamont
- The Guardian - Film News
It appears as though motherhood has become second nature for Anna! The ‘Scary Movie 4′ star soothed her five-month-old baby as they went to lunch at Bossa Nova in West Hollywood on Feb. 12. So cute!
Anna Faris stole the spotlight, off camera, as she gracefully pushed her new baby boy, Jack, in his stroller on their way to lunch with a female friend. The baby’s tiny feet were bare and peeked out of the comfy pastel blue blanket that partially covered him. The sleeping beauty seemed to have not a care in the world beyond the sweet dream he appeared to be in the middle of.
Anna, 36, was cozy in loose black trousers and a red T-shirt that appeared to be a couple sizes larger than her small frame. A new report from the Daily Mail suggests that one reason for the cover up may be that she isn...
Anna Faris stole the spotlight, off camera, as she gracefully pushed her new baby boy, Jack, in his stroller on their way to lunch with a female friend. The baby’s tiny feet were bare and peeked out of the comfy pastel blue blanket that partially covered him. The sleeping beauty seemed to have not a care in the world beyond the sweet dream he appeared to be in the middle of.
Anna, 36, was cozy in loose black trousers and a red T-shirt that appeared to be a couple sizes larger than her small frame. A new report from the Daily Mail suggests that one reason for the cover up may be that she isn...
- 2/13/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis had a lunch date in La yesterday at Bossa Nova. Mila and Ashton are back to their West Coast routine after a stay in Rome, where she shot The Third Person with director Paul Haggis. Ashton and Mila showed Pda during their time in Italy, which coincided with Thanksgiving. They're now looking forward to spending more holidays together as the year wraps up. 2013 will bring more big things for Ashton and Mila. His Steve Jobs movie will close the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and she's looking forward to the release of her comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, the animated Hell & Back, and the thriller Blood Ties. View Slideshow ›...
- 12/12/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Rio De Janeiro -- "Tall and tan and young and lovely..." You've heard of her. The Girl From Ipanema.
You might have come across the bossa nova classic while on hold on the phone, during a long elevator ride, or in a cafe in Beirut or Bangkok – but you've heard it. It's been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse, and survived bad lounge singers and Muzak incarnations to become, according to Performing Songwriter magazine, the second most recorded song in the world.
The quintessential bossa nova tune, inspired by a young woman who passed the songwriters in a beachside bar on her way to the sea, introduced Rio de Janeiro to the world. Now, it's turning 50, and to its legions of fans, the decades have only heightened its allure, adding a wash of nostalgia to this hymn to passing youth and beauty.
"I love this music, and...
You might have come across the bossa nova classic while on hold on the phone, during a long elevator ride, or in a cafe in Beirut or Bangkok – but you've heard it. It's been recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse, and survived bad lounge singers and Muzak incarnations to become, according to Performing Songwriter magazine, the second most recorded song in the world.
The quintessential bossa nova tune, inspired by a young woman who passed the songwriters in a beachside bar on her way to the sea, introduced Rio de Janeiro to the world. Now, it's turning 50, and to its legions of fans, the decades have only heightened its allure, adding a wash of nostalgia to this hymn to passing youth and beauty.
"I love this music, and...
- 7/20/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
I knew it was a bad sign when it was announced that Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company had taken over the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action reboot a couple of years ago, but I tried my best not to jump to any conclusions. Perhaps this would be their chance to branch out and hire someone other than a music video director or Hollywood jobber to direct one of their uninspired remakes... right? We hadn't really heard much about the project since 2010, and it was starting to look like maybe it would just quietly fade away, which at this point, probably would have been for the best. Alas, this week we have an update on who might direct the film, and it's not a particularly compelling choice: Jonathan Liebesman, director of Battle: Los Angeles and the upcoming Wrath of the Titans. Bossa Nova? More like Chevy Nova. According to Variety,...
- 2/15/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Gossip Girl's 100th episode, the aptly-titled "G.G.", left many screaming at their television on Monday night for a multitude of reasons. Firstly, that crazy b!tch Georgina is supposedly Gossip Girl in the flesh?
That thought is still brewing in our brains. Secondly, way to go Eleanor! Thirdly, Blair running out of the church ... and not to Chuck. Also, that creepy Louis! Not to mention, Humphrey as B’s get-a-way driver.
Let’s just say, we rewound, we pressed play. We rewound and watched again and again ... and again.
Through the hysterics and Blair having a Carrie moment (suffocating in her dress!) - everything was really stunning, with the exception of the new princess’ hair, that is - that was a royal don’t. Sorry, B.
Customized for the Queen B herself (no doubt due to Leighton’s relationship with Vera), this classic sheath consisted of not one, not two,...
That thought is still brewing in our brains. Secondly, way to go Eleanor! Thirdly, Blair running out of the church ... and not to Chuck. Also, that creepy Louis! Not to mention, Humphrey as B’s get-a-way driver.
Let’s just say, we rewound, we pressed play. We rewound and watched again and again ... and again.
Through the hysterics and Blair having a Carrie moment (suffocating in her dress!) - everything was really stunning, with the exception of the new princess’ hair, that is - that was a royal don’t. Sorry, B.
Customized for the Queen B herself (no doubt due to Leighton’s relationship with Vera), this classic sheath consisted of not one, not two,...
- 2/2/2012
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
On November 18 at 800pm, The New York Pops orchestra, conducted by Music Director Steven Reineke, took audiences back to the Mad Men era, when Bossa Nova was new and dance music was smooth and hip. The performance featured guest artist Cheyenne Jackson, star of Broadway, 30 Rock, and Glee, in a cool, swinging program that included Feeling Good, Luck Be a Lady, and Sway at Carnegie Hall's Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage.
- 11/20/2011
- by Peter James Zielinski
- BroadwayWorld.com
When it comes to consoles, everyone has their own personal favourite.
I’ve owned and enjoyed a variety of different ones over the years, but for me personally, none of them can quite compare to the Dreamcast.
Arriving in the U.K in 1999 during an era of blocky graphics, the Dreamcast was truly ahead of its time. It introduced arcade quality visuals to home consoles along with a host of fantastic games. The early part of the noughties marked a turning point for the industry, with the Dreamcast in particular highlighting how games were evolving at a dizzying rate. Sadly, following huge losses and dwindling sales, the Dreamcast became Sega’s final home console.
The company became exclusively a multi-format publisher in 2001 with no foreseeable plans for change. Seeing Sonic appearing on Nintendo consoles for the first time was like watching someone being kicked while already down. Likewise, Sega’s...
I’ve owned and enjoyed a variety of different ones over the years, but for me personally, none of them can quite compare to the Dreamcast.
Arriving in the U.K in 1999 during an era of blocky graphics, the Dreamcast was truly ahead of its time. It introduced arcade quality visuals to home consoles along with a host of fantastic games. The early part of the noughties marked a turning point for the industry, with the Dreamcast in particular highlighting how games were evolving at a dizzying rate. Sadly, following huge losses and dwindling sales, the Dreamcast became Sega’s final home console.
The company became exclusively a multi-format publisher in 2001 with no foreseeable plans for change. Seeing Sonic appearing on Nintendo consoles for the first time was like watching someone being kicked while already down. Likewise, Sega’s...
- 8/16/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
Recently Dread Central reported on Fires at Midnight Films' announcement about the impending release of The Burningmoore Incident, in which Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate has a prominent role. So of course we had to speak to Tate about both the film and the new Queensryche record he's been working on.
The Burningmoore Incident tells of the 2005 murder of Anne Parrish and her three sons and the disappearance of their patriarch, James Parrish (Tate). As time goes on, James Parrish falls under suspicion for the murders but is never found. Flash forward five years: A construction team from Cole Contracting of New York installs multiple video cameras on their first day of what is to be a home makeover reality show. In no time the Parrish house becomes a slaughterhouse at the hands of a brutal and deranged killer. Soon police discover that they have indisputable evidence that confirms Parrish as the killer.
The Burningmoore Incident tells of the 2005 murder of Anne Parrish and her three sons and the disappearance of their patriarch, James Parrish (Tate). As time goes on, James Parrish falls under suspicion for the murders but is never found. Flash forward five years: A construction team from Cole Contracting of New York installs multiple video cameras on their first day of what is to be a home makeover reality show. In no time the Parrish house becomes a slaughterhouse at the hands of a brutal and deranged killer. Soon police discover that they have indisputable evidence that confirms Parrish as the killer.
- 6/8/2011
- by Carnell
- DreadCentral.com
[1] 20th Century Fox has released a new international movie trailer for Blue Sky Studios' computer animated film Rio. Directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez and Jake T. Austin, the story follows "a nerdy macaw who leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio de Janeiro. He embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, learning to open himself up to all that life has to offer along the way." Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump. Leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Plot Synopsis: 'Rio' is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the 'Ice Age' films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu,...
- 2/25/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The No Strings Attached soundtrack. Ivan Reitman is a variable director at best. The good will he generated with Ghostbusters is pretty much eternal (and tellingly he’s set to revisit the series with Ghostbusters 3), but he’s also single-handedly responsible for Arnold Schwarzeneggar’s “funny period”, having directed Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Junior. He obviously knew better than to get involved with Jingle All The Way, but that hardly expunges him, especially when you throw in a whole load of other damp squibs including Six Days And Seven Nights, Evolution and My Super Ex-Girlfriend. It’s particularly disappointing then to find him responsible for relegating Natalie Portman from Aronofsky’s dark impresario to Ashton Kutcher co-star. It’s hard being a woman in Hollywood, at least it is if you’re talented. You take the lousy generic rom-com leads opposite the Kutchers and Butlers of the world or...
- 1/29/2011
- by Chris Neilan
- Movie-moron.com
[1] 20th Century Fox has released the first two minutes of their upcoming computer animated feature Rio online. Directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez and Jake T. Austin, the story follows "a nerdy macaw who leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio de Janeiro. He embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, learning to open himself up to all that life has to offer along the way." The first two minutes features an elaborate musical dancing sequence, which is sure to look amazing in 3D. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Official Plot Synopsis: 'Rio' is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the 'Ice Age' films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil,...
- 1/29/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
[1] In May, 20th Century Fox released the first teaser trailer [2] for Blue Sky Studios' computer animated film Rio. The teaser showed promise, introducing us to a few cute little bird creatures, but it gave us little idea about the larger journey of the film. Now Fox has released a new movie trailer for the film, which shows us a lot more about the film's plot. Directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), and starring Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez and Jake T. Austin, the story follows "a nerdy macaw who leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio de Janeiro. He embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, learning to open himself up to all that life has to offer along the way." Watch the two and a half minute...
- 12/8/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on a Lapa street in Rio de Janeiro, where it's carnival every day and samba music is always in the air. At least in Hollywood movies. (Personally, I'd much rather listen to some mellow Bossa Nova beat, but that's just me.) Pattinson and Stewart play Edward Cullen and Bella Swan Cullen in Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. The Lapa street scene is nowhere to be found in Stephenie Meyer's final Twilight Saga novel, but clearly Condon and/or screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and/or the powers-that-be at Summit Entertainment (or even Meyer herself) thought Lapa & samba would add local color to the Cullens' tropical honeymoon. Condon, by the way, told the Brazilian media that the historical district of Lapa — which has been around since the late 18th century and is adjacent to downtown Rio's business center — was chosen as a location for...
- 11/10/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
DVD Playhouse—August 2010
By
Allen Gardner
Black Orpheus (Criterion) Winner of the 1959 Best Foreign Film Oscar and that same year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, Black Orpheus is a modern-day update of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice reset in 20th century Brazil during Carnival in Rio. Director Marcel Camus offers up a visual feast with some of the decade’s most ravishing color cinematography. A classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Archival interviews with Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; Interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Documentary on the film; Trailer. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The Last Song (Touchstone) Sentimental adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) sentimental novel about a father and daughter attempting to repair their damaged relationship. Greg Kinnear, as the dad in question, comes off best, while tween sensation Miley Cyrus...
By
Allen Gardner
Black Orpheus (Criterion) Winner of the 1959 Best Foreign Film Oscar and that same year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, Black Orpheus is a modern-day update of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice reset in 20th century Brazil during Carnival in Rio. Director Marcel Camus offers up a visual feast with some of the decade’s most ravishing color cinematography. A classic. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Archival interviews with Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; Interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Documentary on the film; Trailer. Full screen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
The Last Song (Touchstone) Sentimental adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) sentimental novel about a father and daughter attempting to repair their damaged relationship. Greg Kinnear, as the dad in question, comes off best, while tween sensation Miley Cyrus...
- 8/29/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus is the Rosetta Stone of favela chic. The film's portrayal of what were then underexposed aspects of Brazilian culture -- Carnaval, bossa nova music, voodoo, black people -- planted an image in many people's heads that came to represent country. As revealed by The Criterion Collection's new Blu-Ray, Black Orpheus is still an absorbing and beautiful film. However, some elements of the film don't resonate as strongly as they did in1959.
Marcel Camus' film, which is derived from Vincinius de Morae's musical play Orefu De Conceição, is a take on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Here, the tale of the lovers is transferred from Greece to the favelas during Carnaval in Rio de Jainero. Orpheus (Bruno Mello) is a street car conductor whose true passion is singing and playing guitar (Orpheus was associated with the lyre). He is engaged to a...
Marcel Camus' film, which is derived from Vincinius de Morae's musical play Orefu De Conceição, is a take on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Here, the tale of the lovers is transferred from Greece to the favelas during Carnaval in Rio de Jainero. Orpheus (Bruno Mello) is a street car conductor whose true passion is singing and playing guitar (Orpheus was associated with the lyre). He is engaged to a...
- 8/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It's been a big week in music gaming for full track listings. "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" took the plunge first, and "Just Dance 2" has now followed suit with a 44-track set including Ke$ha, The Ting Tings and Vampire Weekend. Check out the whole rundown and see what Ubisoft's contest winners will be grooving to after the jump.
Additional tracks will be downloadable, as you probably know, but these performances will comprise your starter deck:
1. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
2. Bangles - "Walk Like An Egyptian"
3. Beastie Boys - "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
4. Benny Benassi presents "The Biz" - "Satisfaction"
5. Blondie - "Call Me"
6. Bollywood - "Katti Kalandal"
7. Boney M. - "Rasputin"
8. Charleston - "Mugsy Baloney"
9. Cher - "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"
10. Digitalism - "Idealistic"
11. Donna Summer- "Hot Stuff"
12. Elvis Presley - "Viva Las Vegas"
13. Fatboy Slim - "Rockafeller Skank"
14. Franz Ferdinand - "Take...
Additional tracks will be downloadable, as you probably know, but these performances will comprise your starter deck:
1. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
2. Bangles - "Walk Like An Egyptian"
3. Beastie Boys - "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
4. Benny Benassi presents "The Biz" - "Satisfaction"
5. Blondie - "Call Me"
6. Bollywood - "Katti Kalandal"
7. Boney M. - "Rasputin"
8. Charleston - "Mugsy Baloney"
9. Cher - "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"
10. Digitalism - "Idealistic"
11. Donna Summer- "Hot Stuff"
12. Elvis Presley - "Viva Las Vegas"
13. Fatboy Slim - "Rockafeller Skank"
14. Franz Ferdinand - "Take...
- 8/19/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
As much as Criterion seems to love their austere period dramas, their extreme genre pushing pieces, and their black and white French coming of age films, every so often, they release, or in the case of Black Orpheus, re-release a film that takes the collection to a completely different place.
When looking at the collection as a whole, very few releases are as stand out as the 1959 Marcel Camus directed love letter to Brazil and it’s then ever growing art scene, Black Orpheus. Based on the legendary Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, takes the story, and plants it in the heart of a favela in Rio de Janeiro, during the then rarely filmed Carnaval, and follows Orfeo, a trolley conductor and aspiring musician, who is engaged to the lively and utterly breathtaking Mira. However, during Carnaval, after being chased from her home by a mysterious stalker dressed in a skeleton costume,...
When looking at the collection as a whole, very few releases are as stand out as the 1959 Marcel Camus directed love letter to Brazil and it’s then ever growing art scene, Black Orpheus. Based on the legendary Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, takes the story, and plants it in the heart of a favela in Rio de Janeiro, during the then rarely filmed Carnaval, and follows Orfeo, a trolley conductor and aspiring musician, who is engaged to the lively and utterly breathtaking Mira. However, during Carnaval, after being chased from her home by a mysterious stalker dressed in a skeleton costume,...
- 8/17/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Zack joins Jeff and Will for his first Dork Shelf Podcast. The first half of the show finds the three talking about Transformers games both old and new, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and the reasons they prefer certain consoles over others. After the break—and after Will and Zack have had a few—the three dorks switch their attention to film and television. They rant about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World having its world premiere in Montreal, and they rave about HBO’s Treme, despite the fact that it’s actually kind of boring. The group then proceeds to make fun of Will because he saw the new Twilight movie and thankfully move on to discuss Cyrus and Toy Story 3.
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- 7/18/2010
- by Dork Shelf Team
- DorkShelf.com
Thursday 20 Fair Game ISA: Summit — Competiton La Nostra Vita. Isa: – Celluloid Dreams--Competition Simon Werner a Disparu (Lights Out). Isa: TF1 -¬ Un Certain Regard Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)--PR: Bossa Nova - Michel Burstein - T : +33 (0)1 43 26 26 26 - bossanovapr@free.fr--Un Certain Regard A Alegria (Joy). Isa: FiGa Films – Directors’ Fortnight Picco. Isa: Rezo – Directors’ Fortnight Boxing Gym – Isa: Doc & Film International--Directors’ Fortnight Revolucion – Critics’ Week Bi, Dung So! (Bi, Don't Be Afraid) – Isa:…...
- 5/20/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
Mark Salling is embarking on a new romance with Anine Stang, report said. The "Glee" actor who recently claimed he was too busy to date when he was linked to co-star Naya Rivera reportedly started dating the Norwegian beauty after they met at a music industry party on April 11.
"She was standing with some friends and he came over to her right away," a source told Radar Online. "She had no idea who he was but she thought he was really cute and they hit it off. Anine is a babe and she's used to having guys hit on her, so she usually has her guard up, but Mark charmed her right off the bat."
A day later, the two had a romantic dinner during which they shared a dessert. Anine herself has revealed details of their special night. "Had dinner with Mark Salling from Glee last night. And we...
"She was standing with some friends and he came over to her right away," a source told Radar Online. "She had no idea who he was but she thought he was really cute and they hit it off. Anine is a babe and she's used to having guys hit on her, so she usually has her guard up, but Mark charmed her right off the bat."
A day later, the two had a romantic dinner during which they shared a dessert. Anine herself has revealed details of their special night. "Had dinner with Mark Salling from Glee last night. And we...
- 4/21/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
We won't see another new episode of The Office until March, so "Manager and Salesman" will have to be enough Scranton for the next few weeks. I'm just not convinced it was quite up to the task. Yeah, it was good in parts, with a few sublime moments thanks to Meredith, but Kathy Bates is too famous for a guest role on a show all about pathetic realism. Too many of the moving parts -- Jim and Michael, Erin and Andy, Dwight and Ryan, Jo and everyone -- just never quite synced up with each other. Bates' Jo Bennett came to Dmhq with two massive,...
- 2/12/2010
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
Stumped for what to buy your friends and family this year? Forget the socks and chocs and bubble bath – our critics have chosen 40 of the best music, film and TV box sets
Pop by Kitty Empire
1 The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set (Parlophone)
At £145, the Beatles box set probably costs roughly what a small car did in the early 1960s. But the startling detail on these CDs will repay the outlay for Beatles nerds and mere mortals alike. Its sister release, The Beatles in Mono – 1960s scooter prices, at a guess – is even more desirable, audiophiles reckon.
2 Kraftwerk The Catalogue (Mute/Emi)
Eight albums by the electronic Beatles, dating from 1974's Autobahn, all gleamingly remastered. Costing considerably less than one of Ralf Hütter's beloved bicycles, this is the master text of most electronic genres – electro, techno, even hip-hop – today.
3 Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Deluxe...
Pop by Kitty Empire
1 The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set (Parlophone)
At £145, the Beatles box set probably costs roughly what a small car did in the early 1960s. But the startling detail on these CDs will repay the outlay for Beatles nerds and mere mortals alike. Its sister release, The Beatles in Mono – 1960s scooter prices, at a guess – is even more desirable, audiophiles reckon.
2 Kraftwerk The Catalogue (Mute/Emi)
Eight albums by the electronic Beatles, dating from 1974's Autobahn, all gleamingly remastered. Costing considerably less than one of Ralf Hütter's beloved bicycles, this is the master text of most electronic genres – electro, techno, even hip-hop – today.
3 Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Deluxe...
- 11/29/2009
- The Guardian - Film News
Celebrated fashion designer Wendell Rodricks exhibited his superb collection of whites, Bossa Nova (new trend) and the Cubist here on Friday.<p>The Wendell Rodricks 'Earth Goddess collection' showcased attires of coarse hand spun cotton, viscose jersey and silk.</p><p>The clothes of eco-friendly collections were treated to the colours of guava leaf, pomegranate, local plants and indigo, said Rodricks.</p><p>"There are three collections with three distinct parts. One is the white that I am known for, which has actually come from one section of the Delhi show. Then we are doing one part which is the eco-friendly part where we have used natural dyes in basically tones of green and this kind of brown, grey and then we finally go on to this Bossa Nova (new trend) style of Brazilian music. And finally we end with a cubist collection, which is the collection that is based on cubist motifs, even...
- 11/14/2009
- Filmicafe
More Afm news
B.D. Fox Independent, which provides marketing and distribution services to independent filmmakers, is looking to acquire three to four completed films at the Afm.
With private-equity investments in hand, it plans to offer P&A funds for each picture in the $2 million-$10 million range.
In partnership with distribution-consulting firm Bossa Nova Prods., Fox also will represent the DVD, VOD, cable and ancillary media rights.
"The types of films we are looking to acquire have to be strong enough to compete in a limited, platform theatrical release, which sets the stage for DVD and ancillary markets," Malibu-based Fox said. "With so few remaining outlets in the world of indie and specialty film releasing, we believe it's the perfect time to provide an alternative domestic-distribution platform for producers. Being strictly fee-based, with no added costs or overhead, we can guarantee a better return on investment, putting more money...
B.D. Fox Independent, which provides marketing and distribution services to independent filmmakers, is looking to acquire three to four completed films at the Afm.
With private-equity investments in hand, it plans to offer P&A funds for each picture in the $2 million-$10 million range.
In partnership with distribution-consulting firm Bossa Nova Prods., Fox also will represent the DVD, VOD, cable and ancillary media rights.
"The types of films we are looking to acquire have to be strong enough to compete in a limited, platform theatrical release, which sets the stage for DVD and ancillary markets," Malibu-based Fox said. "With so few remaining outlets in the world of indie and specialty film releasing, we believe it's the perfect time to provide an alternative domestic-distribution platform for producers. Being strictly fee-based, with no added costs or overhead, we can guarantee a better return on investment, putting more money...
- 11/3/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Big Band Swing, Brazilian Bossa Nova --- even disco, all get paired with Shakespeare's sonnets in I Always Write of You, a new musical by David Duvall. Seattle Shakespeare Company will develop the musical through a workshop rehearsal process that culminates in three staged readings on October 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 in the Center House Theatre.
Directed by Duvall, I Always Write of You explores the many aspects of love through a compendium of musical genres. Six performers (Ali Mohamed el-Gasseir, Jenny McMurry, Julian Schrenzel, Jenness Klein-Schrenzel, Stacie Calkins, Aaron Lamb) will sing, recite and re-invent the sonnets, revealing how these 400 year old works still to speak to contemporary audiences. After each performance, audiences are encouraged to share their feedback to help develop the play.
Tickets to the staged reading of I Always Write of You on Oct 25, 26, and 27 are now on sale for $15 each.
For ticket reservations, call the Seattle...
Directed by Duvall, I Always Write of You explores the many aspects of love through a compendium of musical genres. Six performers (Ali Mohamed el-Gasseir, Jenny McMurry, Julian Schrenzel, Jenness Klein-Schrenzel, Stacie Calkins, Aaron Lamb) will sing, recite and re-invent the sonnets, revealing how these 400 year old works still to speak to contemporary audiences. After each performance, audiences are encouraged to share their feedback to help develop the play.
Tickets to the staged reading of I Always Write of You on Oct 25, 26, and 27 are now on sale for $15 each.
For ticket reservations, call the Seattle...
- 10/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Introduction this week of the new video game "The Beatles: Rock Band" reminds us of an odd fact about these music artists who were once widely considered to be the definition of avant garde: the Beatles have often been, really, one beat behind. Believe it or not, up until now music by the Beatles has not been available for sale on the Internet. With "The Beatles: Rock Band," players will be able to download up to 45 songs that they can perform with the Fab Four in such reproduced settings as "The Ed Sullivan Show," Shea Stadium and the Abbey Road recording studio. The first full album will be available for download on Oct. 20 ("Abbey Road"), then "Sgt. Pepper's Loney Hearts Club Band" and "Rubber Soul" in November and December. There were two reasons for the download delay: fight over money (Beatles want $2 per song, but iTunes only charges 99 cents) and...
- 9/8/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
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