The Doors are set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 1970 LP Morrison Hotel with a reissue packed with unreleased takes from the album’s studio sessions.
The two-cd/LP deluxe edition of the Morrison Hotel: 50th Anniversary reissue, due out October 9th, will feature the original album newly remastered by the Doors’ longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick on both CD and vinyl, plus a bonus disc containing 19 studio outtakes.
Botnick said in a statement: “There are many takes, different arrangements, false starts and insightful studio conversations between the...
The two-cd/LP deluxe edition of the Morrison Hotel: 50th Anniversary reissue, due out October 9th, will feature the original album newly remastered by the Doors’ longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick on both CD and vinyl, plus a bonus disc containing 19 studio outtakes.
Botnick said in a statement: “There are many takes, different arrangements, false starts and insightful studio conversations between the...
- 8/20/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Downton Abbey‘s Dan Stevens and Game of Thrones‘ Mark Addy will head up the Broadway production of Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy Hangmen, arriving at the Golden Theatre Friday, Feb. 28, for a limited 20-week engagement and an opening night of Thursday, March 19.
Stevens will play Mooney, a mysterious newcomer to the Northern England pub where Harry holds court as one of England’s last executioners.
The production will be Stevens’ first on Broadway since his debut in 2013’s The Heiress, opposite Jessica Chastain.
Joining Stevens and Addy will be:
Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow) as Alice; Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) as Syd; Owen Campbell (Indian Summer) as Clegg; Gaby French (Military Wives) as Shirley; Olivier Award nominee John Hodgkinson (The Ferryman) as Pierrepoint; Richard Hollis (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time...
Stevens will play Mooney, a mysterious newcomer to the Northern England pub where Harry holds court as one of England’s last executioners.
The production will be Stevens’ first on Broadway since his debut in 2013’s The Heiress, opposite Jessica Chastain.
Joining Stevens and Addy will be:
Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow) as Alice; Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) as Syd; Owen Campbell (Indian Summer) as Clegg; Gaby French (Military Wives) as Shirley; Olivier Award nominee John Hodgkinson (The Ferryman) as Pierrepoint; Richard Hollis (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time...
- 12/4/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The steamy sexuality and physicality of “Call Me by Your Name” seems to be all anyone can talk about. The scene with the peach. The hottest volleyball game since “Top Gun.” Armie Hammer’s voice reading the audio book. And again, that peach scene. The normally chilly Walter Reade Theater felt oddly warm during a press and industry screening earlier this week, and it wasn’t just the Indian summer weather outside.
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- 10/6/2017
- by Kimber Myers
- The Playlist
On Saturday 12th August 2017 the Eventim Apollo will open its doors to a multi-sensory extravaganza recreating the sights and sounds of India. Offering a fun filled day out for all the family, An Indian Summer will immerse visitors in the richness and vibrancy of Indian culture – plunging people into the backstreets of New Delhi and celebrating the heritage, styles and tastes of this South Asian country.
In the year that sees the celebration of UK-India Culture, An Indian Summer will bring Asian diversity to the grandiose setting of an iconic British venue. With the inside of the Eventim Apollo being transformed, visitors will be treated to live Bollywood dance performances, Indian henna artistry as well as a foodie fest comprising of Indian street food-inspired stalls both inside and outside the venue, plus much more.
The focal point of the inaugural event will be the screening of two much loved films that bring together the best of British Asian and contemporary Bollywood cinema. The day commences with a matinee screening of Gurinder Chadha’s evergreen, girl power sports comedy set in Southall, Bend It Like Beckham, starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Archie Panjabi and Anupam Kher.
Welcoming in the Indian Summer evening will be a screening of the sassy and youthful romantic comedy-drama, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, directed by new wave filmmaker, Ayan Mukerji, and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur. Audiences will be invited to singalong to the timeless and anthemic soundtrack as they immerse themselves in the cinematic experience presented by one of the Capital’s most celebrated live event venues. For those wishing to dance the night away there will also be an exclusive after party with guest DJs held in the upper bar.
Come dressed in your best Indian Summer outfits and prepare to fall in love with the multi-sensory experience of India on London’s doorstep as An Indian Summer makes its grand entry on the annual events calendar – a date with the family that’s not to be missed! Tickets on sale 9am Friday 23rd June www.eventimapollo.com
Saturday 12th August
Matinee 12pm
Evening 6pm
For moer information: http://www.eventimapollo.com/events/detail/an-indian-summer
Ticket Purchases: Eventimapollo.com, Eventim.co.uk Axs.com, Ticketmaster.co.uk
Join the conversation: #IndianSummer...
In the year that sees the celebration of UK-India Culture, An Indian Summer will bring Asian diversity to the grandiose setting of an iconic British venue. With the inside of the Eventim Apollo being transformed, visitors will be treated to live Bollywood dance performances, Indian henna artistry as well as a foodie fest comprising of Indian street food-inspired stalls both inside and outside the venue, plus much more.
The focal point of the inaugural event will be the screening of two much loved films that bring together the best of British Asian and contemporary Bollywood cinema. The day commences with a matinee screening of Gurinder Chadha’s evergreen, girl power sports comedy set in Southall, Bend It Like Beckham, starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Archie Panjabi and Anupam Kher.
Welcoming in the Indian Summer evening will be a screening of the sassy and youthful romantic comedy-drama, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, directed by new wave filmmaker, Ayan Mukerji, and starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur. Audiences will be invited to singalong to the timeless and anthemic soundtrack as they immerse themselves in the cinematic experience presented by one of the Capital’s most celebrated live event venues. For those wishing to dance the night away there will also be an exclusive after party with guest DJs held in the upper bar.
Come dressed in your best Indian Summer outfits and prepare to fall in love with the multi-sensory experience of India on London’s doorstep as An Indian Summer makes its grand entry on the annual events calendar – a date with the family that’s not to be missed! Tickets on sale 9am Friday 23rd June www.eventimapollo.com
Saturday 12th August
Matinee 12pm
Evening 6pm
For moer information: http://www.eventimapollo.com/events/detail/an-indian-summer
Ticket Purchases: Eventimapollo.com, Eventim.co.uk Axs.com, Ticketmaster.co.uk
Join the conversation: #IndianSummer...
- 6/22/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
There's nothing quite like a New York City housewife when she leaves Manhattan behind for the weekend.
On The Real Housewives of New York City Season 9 Episode 3, it's time to go to Hamptons, and our favorite dynamic duos are all staying together at different houses.
Carole and Bethenny arrive first at Bethenny's house.
Bethenny: Isn't it like Indian Summer?
Carole: Well some call it global warming.
Permalink: Well some call it global warming. Added: April 19, 2017
It's three days away from the Presidential Election, and Carole cannot stop talking about it. Bethenny suggests day drinking, but I think Carole would rather tweet "I'm With Her" selfies.
Sonja opens up to Tinsley about talking to the press about her ex-boyfriend, lover, friends with benefits Tom, and LuAnn getting mad at her for commenting about their relationship.
These ladies comment with the NY Post like they share men Tom.
They're also going to the Hamptons,...
On The Real Housewives of New York City Season 9 Episode 3, it's time to go to Hamptons, and our favorite dynamic duos are all staying together at different houses.
Carole and Bethenny arrive first at Bethenny's house.
Bethenny: Isn't it like Indian Summer?
Carole: Well some call it global warming.
Permalink: Well some call it global warming. Added: April 19, 2017
It's three days away from the Presidential Election, and Carole cannot stop talking about it. Bethenny suggests day drinking, but I think Carole would rather tweet "I'm With Her" selfies.
Sonja opens up to Tinsley about talking to the press about her ex-boyfriend, lover, friends with benefits Tom, and LuAnn getting mad at her for commenting about their relationship.
These ladies comment with the NY Post like they share men Tom.
They're also going to the Hamptons,...
- 4/20/2017
- by Sarah Hearon
- TVfanatic
"Feuds are never about hate. Feuds are about pain. They're about pain." – Olivia de Havilland
"Dateline Los Angeles: Stars of the night sky tend to keep to fixed orbits and never interfere with one another. Seems things sometimes operate that way in Hollywood, too.
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, stars of equal magnitude who ruled in motion pictures in the fabulous '30s, never got to know one another. Now, in the Indian Summer of their careers, they're about to." – Hedda Hopper
Those lines from Feud: Bette and Joan Season 1 Episode 1 perfectly summarize the pilot of what is sure to be a magnificent series about the legendary animosity between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
My love/hate relationship with Ryan Murphy continues with Feud. After viewing only one hour of the five made available to critics, I got the sense we're in for an experience much like that of The People vs.
"Dateline Los Angeles: Stars of the night sky tend to keep to fixed orbits and never interfere with one another. Seems things sometimes operate that way in Hollywood, too.
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, stars of equal magnitude who ruled in motion pictures in the fabulous '30s, never got to know one another. Now, in the Indian Summer of their careers, they're about to." – Hedda Hopper
Those lines from Feud: Bette and Joan Season 1 Episode 1 perfectly summarize the pilot of what is sure to be a magnificent series about the legendary animosity between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
My love/hate relationship with Ryan Murphy continues with Feud. After viewing only one hour of the five made available to critics, I got the sense we're in for an experience much like that of The People vs.
- 3/6/2017
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Indian Summer, autumn’s first batch of orange-hued fallen leaves and New York Comic Con have all tumbled away, relegated to that odd intersection of fond memories and the comfortable knowledge of their inevitable return. The New York Comic Con, now the nation’s largest geek culture convention, seems to change each year. And after more than a decade of growth, it’s changing in many weird and wonderful ways.
I’ve been there from the beginning and, during the early years worked, on the show. We had a vision for the convention and it’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. And in many ways … it hasn’t.
The Big Picture
Each year on Thursday afternoon as the New York Comic Con bursts to life, ICV2’s Milton Greipp gathers industry leaders together to review the state of geek culture.
Comic Convention expert Rob Salkowitz was one speaker who addressed this business gathering.
I’ve been there from the beginning and, during the early years worked, on the show. We had a vision for the convention and it’s succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. And in many ways … it hasn’t.
The Big Picture
Each year on Thursday afternoon as the New York Comic Con bursts to life, ICV2’s Milton Greipp gathers industry leaders together to review the state of geek culture.
Comic Convention expert Rob Salkowitz was one speaker who addressed this business gathering.
- 10/24/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Jeremy Irons is in many respects the quintessential English film actor. That’s not simply because of the honeyed diction and innate elegance, but the versatility that has enabled him to travel with ease between romantic leading man, edgy character actor and sinister villain, towards an Indian summer of ever-dependable supporting player.
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Think James Mason. In fact, Irons and Mason even have a role in common – the riskiest of roles, Nabokov’s infamous pedophile Humbert Humbert, Mason most famously in Kubrick’s “Lolita” of 1962, Irons for Adrian Lyne in 1997. It’s difficult to imagine many Americans jumping at a character who came second in Time’s “Top 10 Worst Fictional Fathers,” or possessing the nuance necessary to make us almost like the man.
Again like many Brits, Irons is classically trained (at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,...
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Think James Mason. In fact, Irons and Mason even have a role in common – the riskiest of roles, Nabokov’s infamous pedophile Humbert Humbert, Mason most famously in Kubrick’s “Lolita” of 1962, Irons for Adrian Lyne in 1997. It’s difficult to imagine many Americans jumping at a character who came second in Time’s “Top 10 Worst Fictional Fathers,” or possessing the nuance necessary to make us almost like the man.
Again like many Brits, Irons is classically trained (at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,...
- 9/13/2016
- by Demetrios Matheou
- Indiewire
Ultra Music Festival has dropped a massive recap film this week, delivering over an hour of 4K footage detailing their worldwide events from last year. Set to a star studded soundtrack that features the likes of Skrillex, Martin Garrix, Steve Angello and more, the epic aftermovie boasts high production values and incredible footage shot around the globe at Ultra’s many events in 2015.
The Ultra recap video captures all the excitement and craziness of one of the world’s biggest festival brands, with plenty of live performances, crowd shots and incidental footage from its exotic locations portrayed in the film. It’s hard to imagine a more comprehensive memento of a year’s worth of Ultra events, and the new recap is the perfect way to relive your favorite events from 2015.
With live appearances from major talent like Oliver Heldens, Nervo, Disclosure and more, the new aftermovie is by far the craziest recap Ultra Music Festival has produced yet.
Check it out at the top of this page along with the track list below and let us know if you were able to attend any of the events this year.
1. Sam Feldt – Show Me Love (Edx’s Indian Summer Remix)
2. Michael Calfan – Mercy (Original Mix)
3. Oliver Heldens & Shaun Frank – Shades of Grey (Ft. Delaney Jane) (Club Mix)
3.5 Oliver Heldens and Shaun Frank – Shades of grey (Josh Philips remix)
4. Zonderling feat. Bishøp – Crazy For You (Extened Mix)
5. Martin Garrix – Poison
6. Martin Garrix vs Matisse & Sadko – Dragon
7. Nick Martin – Red Lion (Deniz Koyu Edit)
8. Firebeatz & Jay Hardway – Home (Extended Mix)
9. Nicky Romero & Stadiumx – Harmony
10. Curbi & Bougenvilla – Butterfly Effect (Extended Mix)
11. Tiesto & Tony Junior – Get Down
12. Goldfish – Heart Shaped Box feat Julia Church (Radio Edit)
13. Mercer – Encore (Extended Mix)
14. Martin Solveig & GTA – Intoxicated (Sleepy Tom Remix)
15. Valentino Khan – Deep Down Low
16. Skrillex Ragga Bomb Feat Ragga Twins Skrillex & Zomboy Remix
17. Fono – Real Joy
18. Hi-lo – Renegade Mastah
19. Chocolate Puma – Popatron
20. Sultan + Shepard vs. Futuristic Polar Bears – Manila (Original Mix)
21. W&W – The One
22. Holl & Rush – Napoleon (Original Mix)
23. Raiden – Heart Of Steel feat.Bright Lights (Extended Mix)
24. John Christian, Arin Tone & Corey James – Collage
25. Steve Angello ft. Mako – Children Of The Wild (Simon Alex Remix)
26. Bobby Burns feat. Hannah Robinson – Satellites (Asonn Remix) v3
27. Alpharock – Fawl
28. Martin Garrix – Break Through the Silence
29. Fedde Le Grand feat. Mozella – Beauty From The Ashes (Original Mix)
30. Fedde Le Grand feat. Jared Lee – Shadows (Original Mix)
31. Julian Jordan – Lost Words
32. Danny Avila & Kaaze – Close Your Eyes
33. Deniz Koyu & Amba Shepherd – The Way Out
34. Martin Garrix – ‘Now That I’ve Found You
35. Steve Angello feat. The Presets – Remember (Original Mix)...
The Ultra recap video captures all the excitement and craziness of one of the world’s biggest festival brands, with plenty of live performances, crowd shots and incidental footage from its exotic locations portrayed in the film. It’s hard to imagine a more comprehensive memento of a year’s worth of Ultra events, and the new recap is the perfect way to relive your favorite events from 2015.
With live appearances from major talent like Oliver Heldens, Nervo, Disclosure and more, the new aftermovie is by far the craziest recap Ultra Music Festival has produced yet.
Check it out at the top of this page along with the track list below and let us know if you were able to attend any of the events this year.
1. Sam Feldt – Show Me Love (Edx’s Indian Summer Remix)
2. Michael Calfan – Mercy (Original Mix)
3. Oliver Heldens & Shaun Frank – Shades of Grey (Ft. Delaney Jane) (Club Mix)
3.5 Oliver Heldens and Shaun Frank – Shades of grey (Josh Philips remix)
4. Zonderling feat. Bishøp – Crazy For You (Extened Mix)
5. Martin Garrix – Poison
6. Martin Garrix vs Matisse & Sadko – Dragon
7. Nick Martin – Red Lion (Deniz Koyu Edit)
8. Firebeatz & Jay Hardway – Home (Extended Mix)
9. Nicky Romero & Stadiumx – Harmony
10. Curbi & Bougenvilla – Butterfly Effect (Extended Mix)
11. Tiesto & Tony Junior – Get Down
12. Goldfish – Heart Shaped Box feat Julia Church (Radio Edit)
13. Mercer – Encore (Extended Mix)
14. Martin Solveig & GTA – Intoxicated (Sleepy Tom Remix)
15. Valentino Khan – Deep Down Low
16. Skrillex Ragga Bomb Feat Ragga Twins Skrillex & Zomboy Remix
17. Fono – Real Joy
18. Hi-lo – Renegade Mastah
19. Chocolate Puma – Popatron
20. Sultan + Shepard vs. Futuristic Polar Bears – Manila (Original Mix)
21. W&W – The One
22. Holl & Rush – Napoleon (Original Mix)
23. Raiden – Heart Of Steel feat.Bright Lights (Extended Mix)
24. John Christian, Arin Tone & Corey James – Collage
25. Steve Angello ft. Mako – Children Of The Wild (Simon Alex Remix)
26. Bobby Burns feat. Hannah Robinson – Satellites (Asonn Remix) v3
27. Alpharock – Fawl
28. Martin Garrix – Break Through the Silence
29. Fedde Le Grand feat. Mozella – Beauty From The Ashes (Original Mix)
30. Fedde Le Grand feat. Jared Lee – Shadows (Original Mix)
31. Julian Jordan – Lost Words
32. Danny Avila & Kaaze – Close Your Eyes
33. Deniz Koyu & Amba Shepherd – The Way Out
34. Martin Garrix – ‘Now That I’ve Found You
35. Steve Angello feat. The Presets – Remember (Original Mix)...
- 6/16/2016
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
Playwrights Horizons presents Indian Summer, the world premiere of a new play by Gregory S. Moss Reunion, punkplay, Billy Witch, La Brea, Orange Hat Grace, House of Gold, directed by Carolyn Cantor Fly by Night, The Great God Pan, After the Revolution, Essential Self-Defense at Ph Pumpgirl Orange Flower Water Stone Cold Dead Serious. Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, the play is the sixth and final production of the theater company's acclaimed 20152016 Season. The limited engagement will play through Sunday evening, June 26 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater 416 West 42nd Street.
- 6/9/2016
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
Playwrights Horizonswill present Indian Summer, the world premiere of a new play byGregory S. MossReunion, punkplay, Billy Witch, La Brea, Orange Hat Grace, House of Gold, directed byCarolyn CantorFly by Night, The Great God Pan, After the Revolution, Essential Self-Defense at Ph Pumpgirl Orange Flower Water Stone Cold Dead Serious. Commissioned byPlaywrights Horizons, the play is the sixth and final production of the theater company's acclaimed 20152016 Season.
- 4/12/2016
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hey, Al Roker! Can you pronounce this name? Sound it out below: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. No, our cat did not just walk across the keyboard. That is the name of a Wales village and if you can't pronounce it than what are you even doing, Roker?! Liam Dutton, the forecaster for Channel 4 News, was talking about the Indian Summer weather, and apparently Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was one of the warmest areas in the U.K. on Tuesday. Dutton, being Welsh himself, did not stutter, stammer or hesitate when he got to the pronunciation. He let it roll off his tongue like he says it all the damn time. nullBoom....
- 9/9/2015
- E! Online
Right now is prime summer-camp time. No doubt there is some kid not far from you who is currently attending some kind of summer camp, making it the perfect time to reflect on past summer camps -- like the ones we've visited on the big screen. There are classics that show us the traditional camp experiences, including Meatballs, Little Darlings, Meatballs II, The Parent Trap, Meatballs 4, Ernest Goes to Camp and Lolita, as well as the horror flicks Friday the 13th and its sequels, and Sleepaway Camp and its sequels. There's also Indian Summer for those adults who are nostalgic for the old camp (and camp-movie) days. Now, though, there are all kinds of niche overnight camps, and...
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- 7/30/2015
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
A review of tonight's "Mad Men" coming up just as soon as I get The New York Times to print "Mein Kampf" on the front page... "This was a hell of a boat, you know?" -Roger There's a moment late in "Lost Horizon" that, if you've been on social media tonight, you've likely seen in gif form a few dozen times (or, like me, just kept it on in a loop in the background while writing about the episode). Peggy finally enters the McCann offices, Bert Cooper's infamous octopus painting under her arm, sunglasses concealing her hungover eyes, a cigarette dangling smugly from her lips. She has come a long, long way, baby, from the shy mouse whom Joan had to lead around the old Sterling Cooper office, and she is here to grab everything she's ever wanted, all on her way to one day having her name on...
- 5/4/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Once upon a time, Sterling Cooper was just a scrappy, one-floor ad agency started with seed money from Bert Cooper's sister Alice. (Alice Cooper. Yep.) And look at 'em now! Roger, Don, and the other surviving members of the squad are now in "advertising heaven" at McCann Erickson. Or at least that's what the McCann guy thinks. How did we get here? Journey with us through the long, tortured history of the agency — agencies? — we know and love.Don is made partner at Sterling Cooper. Back in season one, everything was peachy: Everybody worked at Sterling Cooper, and all was right in the world. (Except for all the racism and sexism and general oppressiveness.) Then, in season one, episode 10, "Long Weekend," Roger has a heart attack. Bert tries to rush him back to work in the following episode, "Indian Summer," but Roger winds up back on a gurney being...
- 5/1/2015
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Andrew Blair Dec 7, 2019
Now that His Dark Materials is an HBO TV show, we look back at what went wrong with the Golden Compass movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
With His Dark Materials currently making waves on HBO, we're taking the time to look back at what went wrong the last time someone tried to adapt Philip Pullman's beloved trilogy of fantasy novels to the screen in the 2007 flop The Golden Compass.
Pullman's His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters, and powerful anti-religious themes. Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series.
New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success.
Now that His Dark Materials is an HBO TV show, we look back at what went wrong with the Golden Compass movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
With His Dark Materials currently making waves on HBO, we're taking the time to look back at what went wrong the last time someone tried to adapt Philip Pullman's beloved trilogy of fantasy novels to the screen in the 2007 flop The Golden Compass.
Pullman's His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters, and powerful anti-religious themes. Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series.
New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success.
- 4/21/2015
- Den of Geek
With fantasy franchises having been so popular in recent years, why did Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series stop before it got going?
A much beloved trilogy of fantasy novels, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters and powerful anti-religious themes. Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series.
New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord Of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success. The two stories are very different High Fantasies though, and The Golden Compass contains concepts less familiar to audiences than wizards, monsters and swordplay. His Dark Materials was also occasionally categorised in shops as a children’s book, unlike Lord Of The Rings.
A much beloved trilogy of fantasy novels, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters and powerful anti-religious themes. Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series.
New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord Of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success. The two stories are very different High Fantasies though, and The Golden Compass contains concepts less familiar to audiences than wizards, monsters and swordplay. His Dark Materials was also occasionally categorised in shops as a children’s book, unlike Lord Of The Rings.
- 4/20/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" wasn’t just a surprise hit of 2012, it was a welcome one, in being a rare film about elderly people that had as much fun and sauciness as it did pathos. Its gentle mix of drama and comedy was delivered by a formidable array of British thespians, some remarkably in their 70s, using their life experience in a much more engaging manner than, say, the veterans of "The Expendables." So one certainly can’t begrudge a sequel, "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," even one that begins to creak a little beneath its conceit. It’s again directed by John Madden and written by Ol Parker, now moving beyond the original source of Deborah Moggach’s novel. The original cast returns as the retired Brits discovering an Indian summer, fittingly in India, courtesy of a young entrepreneurial hotelier with a vision to “outsource old age...
- 3/5/2015
- by Demetrios Matheou
- Thompson on Hollywood
Tallulah Willis is sure enjoying the Indian summer in Los Angeles. The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore snapped a photo of herself enjoying the warm weather wearing a bikini by a pool recently. The glam shot shows the 20-year-old snacking on a plate of fries while smoking on a cigarette. She also posed in a lounge chair wearing the same striped bikini with a fellow gal pal. Things seem to be on the upswing for the bleached blonde. Earlier this month, she celebrated a massive milestone in her recovery: 90 days of sobriety. "90 days ago I was a mucky mess," she began by writing in a caption next to by a cute selfie. "Things are not perfect by...
- 10/15/2014
- E! Online
Karen O’s video for her new single “Rapt,” features the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s singer submerged in water, floating under the surface in a sequined red dress. The Oscar nominee shows no signs of panic as she spins, crouches, and twirls, completely surrounded by water as she continues to fall deeper and deeper. The video captures the woozy lo-fi feel of the song, which is about being taken over and immersed by emotion--both good and bad-- or as Karen O more aptly puts it, “love’s a f**king bitch.” Karen O’s husband, Barney Clay, directed the video for “Rapt,” which is the first single from “Crush Songs,” out Sept. 9 on Julian Casablancas’ Cult Records. “Crush Songs” are songs about, as the title implies, love crushes, written and recorded by the singer/songwriter in 2006-2007. “When I was 27, I crushed a lot,” she says in a statement. "I...
- 7/28/2014
- by Melinda Newman
- Hitfix
Summer camp starts for kids everywhere this week, and that got us thinking about great summer-camp movies. There are the classics that show us the traditional camp experiences, including Meatballs, Little Darlings, Meatballs II, The Parent Trap, Meatballs 4, Ernest Goes to Camp and Lolita, as well as the horror flicks Friday the 13th and its sequels, and Sleepaway Camp and its sequels. There's also Indian Summer for nostalgic adults. Now, though, there are all kinds of niche overnight camps, and occasionally we get movies specificaly tied to, say, fat camps (Heavy Weights), magic camps (Magic Camp) and musical theater camps (Camp). We're even starting to get horror flicks tied to niche camps, a la this year's Stage Fright. And thanks in part to Mark...
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- 7/1/2014
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
There is no reason why Arnold Schwarzenegger shouldn’t enjoy an Indian summer to his movie career. It is worth remembering that John Wayne, an actor almost as inexpressive as he is, did much of his finest work at the tail end of his career. Sadly, post-gubernator Arnie hasn’t yet found his equivalents to True Grit or El Dorado.
- 5/8/2014
- The Independent - Film
Earlier this month, Titan Books re-released Alien: The Official Movie Novelization, Alan Dean Foster’s long out-of-print adaptation of the sci-fi horror classic, and they’re following that up with the official movie novelization of Aliens. Once again, we’ve been provided with an exclusive excerpt, but this one takes place during a part of the movie that was only seen in the director’s cut.
“The official novelization of the explosive James Cameron sequel to Alien, featuring the return of Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley!
Ellen Ripley has been rescued, only to learn that the planet from Alien – where the deadly creature was discovered – has been colonized. But contact has been lost, and a rescue team is sent. They wield impressive firepower, but will it be enough?”
Exclusive Excerpt:
“II
It was not the best of times, and it certainly was the worst of places. Driven by unearthly meteorological forces,...
“The official novelization of the explosive James Cameron sequel to Alien, featuring the return of Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley!
Ellen Ripley has been rescued, only to learn that the planet from Alien – where the deadly creature was discovered – has been colonized. But contact has been lost, and a rescue team is sent. They wield impressive firepower, but will it be enough?”
Exclusive Excerpt:
“II
It was not the best of times, and it certainly was the worst of places. Driven by unearthly meteorological forces,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In 1981, after seeing a very bad play called The Whales of August, I invented a party game. The rules are simple: Using nouns that don’t belong together — one of which ideally suggests the sad passage of time — create a portentous but nonsensical title for a future television-type stage drama. My favorites until today were November’s Carburetor and The Last Gesundheit of Indian Summer. But ladies and gentlemen, we have a new winner in The Velocity of Autumn. This new Broadway production is ridiculous not just on the copyright page of the script by Eric Coble but also on every page thereafter.Start with the premise: 79-year-old Alexandra (played by that 86-year-old powerhouse, Estelle Parsons) has barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone, threatening to light hundreds of Molotov cocktails if she is not allowed to spend her remaining years among the familiar comforts of home. (A living will might...
- 4/22/2014
- by Jesse Green
- Vulture
Veteran horror actor Ted Raimi is about to follow in the footsteps of his big brother Sam (whom you all know as the godfather of the Evil Dead franchise and now an A-list Hollywood director), and go behind the camera to write and direct his own first feature film. In an interview at Crypticon Minneapolis last weekend, Ted told me he will be shooting the film "early next year." "It's a supernatural horror tale about Los Angeles itself," Raimi revealed. "Not enough horror has been told about that city. People seem enamored about it who live there, but I don't know why. I find it completely upsetting and terrifying, so I thought, 'What better place to set a horror movie?'" While Raimi, 47, couldn't divulge the title of the film or any other vital details, he did note that he will make a cameo appearance: "I'll have a small part in it,...
- 10/2/2013
- by Tim Lammers
- FEARnet
Evil Dead director Sam Raimi is best known for his work behind the camera, but the truth is that he loves to act. Not in the Hitchcockian way, by cameos in his own films... he’s actually played roles great and small in tons of genre fare. Blink and you’ll miss him in the live action The Flintstones (in a crime scene re-enactment) and in John Landis’s Spies Like Us, where he plays alongside his pal Joel Coen as a guard: Sam & Joel Coen in "Spies Like Us" Sam has actually been friends with the Coen Brothers since Joel was an assistant editor on The Evil Dead, and at one point Sam, the Coen Brothers, and award-winning actresses Frances McDormand and Holly Hunter even shared living quarters. It’s no surprise then that Sam has been in two of the Coens' films: The Hudsucker Proxy and Miller’s Crossing.
- 9/19/2013
- by Kristy Jett
- FEARnet
Interview Duncan Bowles 14 Aug 2013 - 07:41
Ahead of his scene-stealing role in 2 Guns, Bill Paxton talks about auditioning, Edge Of Tomorrow, and playing Hudson in Aliens...
Bill Paxton is a legend. Here at Den Of Geek, he needs little introduction, as his work with James Cameron alone has been enough to secure his reputation as a cinema icon - from the small role as a punk in The Terminator, to the hysterical Hudson in Aliens, as well as a sleazy Simon In True Lies and a rather more grounded Brock in Titanic, there’s nothing he hasn’t excelled at.
While Paxton’s mortality rate in movies is high enough to give Sean Bean a run for his money – he has the dubious honour of dying by Terminator, Predator and Alien, although there’s some debate about whether his character dies during the T-800 scuffle - the beauty of his...
Ahead of his scene-stealing role in 2 Guns, Bill Paxton talks about auditioning, Edge Of Tomorrow, and playing Hudson in Aliens...
Bill Paxton is a legend. Here at Den Of Geek, he needs little introduction, as his work with James Cameron alone has been enough to secure his reputation as a cinema icon - from the small role as a punk in The Terminator, to the hysterical Hudson in Aliens, as well as a sleazy Simon In True Lies and a rather more grounded Brock in Titanic, there’s nothing he hasn’t excelled at.
While Paxton’s mortality rate in movies is high enough to give Sean Bean a run for his money – he has the dubious honour of dying by Terminator, Predator and Alien, although there’s some debate about whether his character dies during the T-800 scuffle - the beauty of his...
- 8/12/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Cannes may not have been a triumph for British films, but hopes are high for Venice and Toronto with some promising movies due
A man-eating alien, set loose on the Scottish Highlands and played by a glamorous American star, may not look like a fitting figurehead for a major British film industry revival, but Scarlett Johansson's role in Jonathan Glazer's long-awaited Under the Skin is the most eye-catching offer in an extraordinary lineup of premieres next month.
These include a dozen promising British features, from costume drama to a comedy about a doppelganger to an honest look at middle-aged marriage, made by celebrated new film-makers such as Richard Ayoade, Steve McQueen and Ralph Fiennes as well as by established names including Stephen Frears, Terry Gilliam and Roger Michell. All have been selected for coveted screenings at the leading film festivals in Venice and Toronto, where festival directors are...
A man-eating alien, set loose on the Scottish Highlands and played by a glamorous American star, may not look like a fitting figurehead for a major British film industry revival, but Scarlett Johansson's role in Jonathan Glazer's long-awaited Under the Skin is the most eye-catching offer in an extraordinary lineup of premieres next month.
These include a dozen promising British features, from costume drama to a comedy about a doppelganger to an honest look at middle-aged marriage, made by celebrated new film-makers such as Richard Ayoade, Steve McQueen and Ralph Fiennes as well as by established names including Stephen Frears, Terry Gilliam and Roger Michell. All have been selected for coveted screenings at the leading film festivals in Venice and Toronto, where festival directors are...
- 8/10/2013
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
The Goo Goo Dolls have been around for what seems like forever, six years before I was born to be exact! And yet, in their 27 year run without hiatus, they have gathered 14 top ten singles, sold over 10 million albums, and had their hit-song “Iris” top Billboard’s Top 100 songs of 1992-2012. In other words, this band has the credentials to scare any Belieber away.
With the release of “Magnetic” on June 11 (their tenth studio album) the Goo Goo Dolls are back, and in many ways better than they have been for quite some time. While not a massive change from the tried-and-tested formula of soft pop rock, Johnny Rzeznik and co. have produced a catchy, meaningful and emotionally upbeat record. The band chose to work with three different producers, Gregg Wattenberg, John Shanks and Greg Wells in order to get a very unique sound for each track.
Unlike their recent efforts,...
With the release of “Magnetic” on June 11 (their tenth studio album) the Goo Goo Dolls are back, and in many ways better than they have been for quite some time. While not a massive change from the tried-and-tested formula of soft pop rock, Johnny Rzeznik and co. have produced a catchy, meaningful and emotionally upbeat record. The band chose to work with three different producers, Gregg Wattenberg, John Shanks and Greg Wells in order to get a very unique sound for each track.
Unlike their recent efforts,...
- 6/11/2013
- by Liam Woodcock
- Obsessed with Film
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Released: 4th of March
Some bands just seem to have that staying power. So many great rock bands have fallen due to disputes leading to their demise or by just simply fading away. Stereophonics have successfully fended off both these pitfalls to be the band they are today. The Welsh rockers have given their loyal following so much to love over the years – the band means a lot to people. And “Graffiti On The Train” gives these feelings even more validity.
The three songs that make up the beginning of this record are perhaps the highlight of the whole album. The opener “We Share The Same Sun” is as good as any opening song on any Stereophonics album. It let’s us know immediately that this band still has so much to give when it comes to creating new music. The lyrics have little substance to...
Released: 4th of March
Some bands just seem to have that staying power. So many great rock bands have fallen due to disputes leading to their demise or by just simply fading away. Stereophonics have successfully fended off both these pitfalls to be the band they are today. The Welsh rockers have given their loyal following so much to love over the years – the band means a lot to people. And “Graffiti On The Train” gives these feelings even more validity.
The three songs that make up the beginning of this record are perhaps the highlight of the whole album. The opener “We Share The Same Sun” is as good as any opening song on any Stereophonics album. It let’s us know immediately that this band still has so much to give when it comes to creating new music. The lyrics have little substance to...
- 3/1/2013
- by Jordan Higgins
- Obsessed with Film
Stereophonics have announced a UK tour of smaller venues. The band "road test" their upcoming album Graffiti on the Train with a series of dates in March. Graffiti on the Train is released on March 4 and trailer single 'Indian Summer' is available for download now. Tickets for the new shows go on sale this Friday, January 25 and are priced at £32.50. The full March tour dates are as follows:
March 15 - Leicester, De Montfort HallMarch 16 - Wolverhampton, Civic HallMarch 18 - Leeds, AcademyMarch 19 - Southend, Cliffs PavilionMarch 21 - Cheltenham, CentaurMarch 22 - Portsmouth, GuildhallMarch 23 - Plymouth, PavilionsMarch 25 - Doncaster, DomeMarch 26 - Blackpool, (more)...
March 15 - Leicester, De Montfort HallMarch 16 - Wolverhampton, Civic HallMarch 18 - Leeds, AcademyMarch 19 - Southend, Cliffs PavilionMarch 21 - Cheltenham, CentaurMarch 22 - Portsmouth, GuildhallMarch 23 - Plymouth, PavilionsMarch 25 - Doncaster, DomeMarch 26 - Blackpool, (more)...
- 1/21/2013
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Stereophonics have announced the title and release date of their new album. Graffiti on the Train marks the band's eighth studio album. It will be released on March 4. The ten-track LP - their first release on new label Stylus Records - will be preceded by new single 'Indian Summer', which is available to download from February 25. "I found myself walking into a studio with 40 unfinished ideas, rather than 10 finished ones," frontman Kelly Jones said of the record. "And by doing that the songs became way more unpredictable… the band and everyone involved had a good time doing it because we knew we were doing something we hadn't done before." (more)...
- 1/8/2013
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer hoping for Indian Summer . After a intriguing teaser, a new, more orthodox trailer has arrived for The Lone Ranger. Depp, director Gore Verbinski and uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the team behind Pirates Of The Caribbean, will be hoping to replicate their success with a land based adventure, but spending a reported $250m on a western is a significant gamble.
- 12/11/2012
- Sky Movies
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is stil ... Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen) has been cast in a new filmed called Tatua, abou ... Chaske Spencer (Sam Uley) nabbed a new part as well - a leading role in a film called Indian Summer. ... Stephenie Meyer's hitting The Hollywood Repo ... or Wendell Pierce (J. Jenks) because he's been nominated for Best Male Lead at the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards for his performance in the film Four! Twilight Saga star Anna Kendrick (Jessica Sta ... see Jamie Campbell Bower (Caius - Volturi) and Elizabeth Reaser (Esme Cullen) in Hong Kong ... Nikki Reed (Rosalie Hale) first met her husband Paul McDonald - the American Idol alum ... out Billy Wagenseller, the beau ... Jackson Rathbone (Jasper ... Christina Perri Goes Unplugged and Wants The Hunger Games... s Mia Maestro (Carmen - Denali Coven) is both a thespian and a singe ... Charlie Bewley (Demetri - Volturi) in...
- 11/27/2012
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
New Delhi, May 21: There are many ways to take the hot with the cool in an Indian summer. For starters: go green.
Appropriate architectural design and home decor go a long way in keeping the heat away, thus decreasing your dependence on air conditioners and also the electricity bills.
'Strategies mainly include architectural and landscaping tricks such as green roofing, green terraces, and.
Appropriate architectural design and home decor go a long way in keeping the heat away, thus decreasing your dependence on air conditioners and also the electricity bills.
'Strategies mainly include architectural and landscaping tricks such as green roofing, green terraces, and.
- 10/12/2012
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
From coast to coast, celebs are keeping summer going with this effortless beach waves hairstyle. This style was spotted on Anna in New York City and Maria in Burbank, California on October 4. Who do You think wore it best? Maria Menounos, 34, and Anna Kendrick, 27, embrace this natural, beachy hairstyle perfectly, even well into this season's Indian Summer days. We love that the beachy waves trend is lasting into the fall! This easy, sexy hairstyle looks great on everyone and takes mere seconds to style. To try out this trend for yourself, try a texturizing salt spray like Catwalk by Tigi Session Series Sea Salt Spray. For looser waves like Anna's, just spritz the ends of your dry hair and scrunch for some volume. For Maria's all-over curl, spray the salt spray all over your hair while it's still wet and tousle as it air dries. HollywoodLifers, who do You think wore their wavy hairstyle best?...
- 10/5/2012
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Medea, Glasgow
It's been a good year for playwright and director Mike Bartlett. Love, Love, Love played at the Royal Court and his adaptation of Chariots Of Fire is currently at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End (to 10 Nov). This latest play, which he also directs, is something very different: Euripides's tale of a woman scorned who takes her revenge on her ex-husband in the most appalling way is one of the greatest and most enduring of Greek tragedies. Now it's reinvented for the modern age in Bartlett's new version about a 21st-century woman who is unhinged by grief when her husband, for whom she has given up everything, leaves her for another woman. The excellent Rachael Stirling is in the title role in a production for Headlong, which will be touring to major venues across the UK until December.
Citizens, Thu to 13 Oct
Lyn Gardner
Kanjoos: The Miser,...
It's been a good year for playwright and director Mike Bartlett. Love, Love, Love played at the Royal Court and his adaptation of Chariots Of Fire is currently at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End (to 10 Nov). This latest play, which he also directs, is something very different: Euripides's tale of a woman scorned who takes her revenge on her ex-husband in the most appalling way is one of the greatest and most enduring of Greek tragedies. Now it's reinvented for the modern age in Bartlett's new version about a 21st-century woman who is unhinged by grief when her husband, for whom she has given up everything, leaves her for another woman. The excellent Rachael Stirling is in the title role in a production for Headlong, which will be touring to major venues across the UK until December.
Citizens, Thu to 13 Oct
Lyn Gardner
Kanjoos: The Miser,...
- 9/21/2012
- by Judith Mackrell, Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner
- The Guardian - Film News
If you weren’t following our Twitter feed or our Facebook page in real time on Saturday night (and good heavens, why weren’t you?) the 2012 Harvey Awards were given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Daredevil was the big winner of the night with four wins for Best Series, Best New Series, Best Inker and Best Writer. Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton won three with Best Online Comics Work, the Special Award for Humor, and Best Cartoonist. Jim Henson’s Tale Of Sand by Ramon Perez won two for Best Original Graphic Album and Best Story, tying Walt Simonson’s The Mighty Thor: Artist’s Edition with wins for Best Domestic Reprint Project and the Special Award for Excellence in Presentation, and J.H. Williams on Batwoman snagging Best Artist and Best Cover Artist.
The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award from the Hero Initiative was given posthumously to Joe Kubert,...
The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award from the Hero Initiative was given posthumously to Joe Kubert,...
- 9/11/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — largely considered the “Comic Oscars” — were given out Friday night at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. And the winners are…
Best Short Story
“The Seventh,” by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition (Idw)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Dragon Puncher Island,...
Best Short Story
“The Seventh,” by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition (Idw)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)
Best Limited Series
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Dragon Puncher Island,...
- 7/14/2012
- by Annie Barrett
- EW.com - PopWatch
Indian Summer
Kevin McKidd and Ashley Jensen have scored the lead roles in Brian Ward's $4 million feature directorial debut "Indian Summer" which will begin shooting next May.
The story follows an orphaned boy, his embittered uncle, and beautiful but lonely aunt, whose lives are changed forever by the arrival of an exotic stranger - a Native American Indian U.S. Marine. [Source: Movies.ie]
A Long Way From Home
James Fox, Natalie Dormer, Paul Nicholls and Brenda Fricker are set to star in Virginia Gilbert's $1 million drama "A Long Way From Home".
The story follows an older, retired married couple and a younger couple on vacation who meet in Nimes. The older man (Fox) and younger woman (Dormer) develop a profound relationship. [Source: THR]
Don Jon's Addiction
"21 Jump Street" star Brie Larson has been cast as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's sister in Gordon-Levitt's dark comedy directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction."
He plays a porn-addicted,...
Kevin McKidd and Ashley Jensen have scored the lead roles in Brian Ward's $4 million feature directorial debut "Indian Summer" which will begin shooting next May.
The story follows an orphaned boy, his embittered uncle, and beautiful but lonely aunt, whose lives are changed forever by the arrival of an exotic stranger - a Native American Indian U.S. Marine. [Source: Movies.ie]
A Long Way From Home
James Fox, Natalie Dormer, Paul Nicholls and Brenda Fricker are set to star in Virginia Gilbert's $1 million drama "A Long Way From Home".
The story follows an older, retired married couple and a younger couple on vacation who meet in Nimes. The older man (Fox) and younger woman (Dormer) develop a profound relationship. [Source: THR]
Don Jon's Addiction
"21 Jump Street" star Brie Larson has been cast as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's sister in Gordon-Levitt's dark comedy directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction."
He plays a porn-addicted,...
- 7/7/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
This week's Mad Men, "Commissions and Fees," was Matthew Weiner's chronicle of a death foretold. This whole season has been full of death imagery, of characters' suicidal ideation, mired in a swampy, ominous sadness and anxiety. This isn't the show's first time at the emotional agony rodeo, though: Mad Men's fascination with suicide and secrets goes back all the way to the show's first season, and knowing what we know now, some of those early episodes take on a new sense of import. Season one's "5G," "Indian Summer," and "The Wheel" in particular resonate with the most recent installments, and for good reason. Those are the episodes where we meet Don's real brother, Adam Whitman, who attempts to reconnect with him. You remember Adam: He's the first guy to hang himself on Mad Men.Rewatching 2007's season one is to at first be shocked by how different everyone looks.
- 6/6/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
A few weeks back, Indian music star Raghu Dixit performed live in front of The Queen at Windsor Castle. He sang his song ‘Mysore Se Ayi’, surrounded by a troupe of dancers from Bangalore, the dance company owned and choreographed by Raghu’s wife, Mayuri Upadhya. This coming Sunday (3rd June) ITV1 broadcast this spectacular pageant from 6.30pm – 8.30pm in a programme titled ‘All The Queen’s Horses: A Diamond Jubilee Special’.
Alan Titchmarsh hosts the pageant in the grounds of Windsor Castle featuring horses and performers from around the world, including the New South Wales Mounted Police and the Marwari Horses of India. Dame Helen Mirren, Rolf Harris, Omid Djalili, Sanjeev Bhaskar and other stars of stage and screen represent the different continents. The horses are accompanied by live music from some of the world’s biggest stars including Susan Boyle, Joss Stone, Il Divo, violinist David Garrett and of course Raghu Dixit.
Alan Titchmarsh hosts the pageant in the grounds of Windsor Castle featuring horses and performers from around the world, including the New South Wales Mounted Police and the Marwari Horses of India. Dame Helen Mirren, Rolf Harris, Omid Djalili, Sanjeev Bhaskar and other stars of stage and screen represent the different continents. The horses are accompanied by live music from some of the world’s biggest stars including Susan Boyle, Joss Stone, Il Divo, violinist David Garrett and of course Raghu Dixit.
- 6/1/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
After the roaring success of its inaugural weekend last summer, Pop Up Screens is finally back with a fantastic line up of outdoor, open-air weekend screenings throughout the summer around London.
Last May saw Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith play host to three nights of pure cinematic gold, all screened to huge crowds in the park. On Friday Ron Burgundy and his boys held court over the park as audiences quoted their way through Anchorman. Saturday we braved the elements to watch The Dude try and solve the mystery of the missing Bunny Lebowski. The Big Lebowski’s tipple – The White Russian – was also on sale at the bar. While on Sunday we feasted on Twinkies as a warm, starless night provided the perfect atmosphere for Ghostbusters.
This year, however, Pop Up has upped the ante and are putting on 7 weekends of film fun. Watching films on a giant inflatable screen...
Last May saw Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith play host to three nights of pure cinematic gold, all screened to huge crowds in the park. On Friday Ron Burgundy and his boys held court over the park as audiences quoted their way through Anchorman. Saturday we braved the elements to watch The Dude try and solve the mystery of the missing Bunny Lebowski. The Big Lebowski’s tipple – The White Russian – was also on sale at the bar. While on Sunday we feasted on Twinkies as a warm, starless night provided the perfect atmosphere for Ghostbusters.
This year, however, Pop Up has upped the ante and are putting on 7 weekends of film fun. Watching films on a giant inflatable screen...
- 5/30/2012
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
The Indian summer is hot in May and it seems Bollywood is also not behind in the game of turning up the heat. There are exciting movies lined up to release this May. Whew! It will be a good break to cool off at the air-conditioned cinema halls with a good movie than sweating it outside. Bollywood has different genre of films to offer this May. While a few are big budgeted, the others are small films. It remains to be seen how the month of May turns out for Bollywood. However, all being said and done the film goers will have a lot of options to choose from, this summer. Jannat 2 The memories of Jannat are sti...
- 5/10/2012
- Bollywoodmantra.com
At 71, Pyarelal Sharma has the enthusiasm of a musical newbie. He remembers his late partner without any false melodrama. "We were like one, closer than brothers, so no one can even begin to understand our bond,'' he says. Not many are aware that till Laxmikant suggested that they team up as a duo in films, Pyarelal's ambition was to become a famous musician from India in Western music abroad, like his close friend Zubin Mehta. After Laxmikant passed away in 1998, the maestro (described by Laxmikant as "the only complete music director in Hindi cinema'' who could read and write Indian and Western notations, compose, arrange, conduct and record songs and knew all instruments like the back of his hand) fought back against bad times. "Even today, I would not mind doing films if they are from A-list setups. Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai and Mahesh Bhatt keep talking about working together again,...
- 4/30/2012
- by Rajiv Vijayakar
- BollywoodHungama
Nicholas de Jongh pays tribute to the Brief Encounter star
Celia Johnson died in her prime - at the age of 73. There was no other actress on the English stage whose career reached its zenith, a luminous Indian summer on both stage and television, in middle and old age. She defined to perfection a social type occupying the entrenched territories of middle and upper-middle class gentility, whose crisp, understated manners and stringent lack of sentimentality she conveyed to the manner born.
Yet she did not simply serve as a comprehensive guide-book to or map of a contracting portion of England. She incarnated qualities both of restraint and of passion; she knew everything about high English comedy whose airs of distraction and self-absorbed remoteness she conveyed so sharply in Coward's Hay Fever and Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking; more surprisingly she was able in old age to act indelibly roles of high tragic velocity and pathos,...
Celia Johnson died in her prime - at the age of 73. There was no other actress on the English stage whose career reached its zenith, a luminous Indian summer on both stage and television, in middle and old age. She defined to perfection a social type occupying the entrenched territories of middle and upper-middle class gentility, whose crisp, understated manners and stringent lack of sentimentality she conveyed to the manner born.
Yet she did not simply serve as a comprehensive guide-book to or map of a contracting portion of England. She incarnated qualities both of restraint and of passion; she knew everything about high English comedy whose airs of distraction and self-absorbed remoteness she conveyed so sharply in Coward's Hay Fever and Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking; more surprisingly she was able in old age to act indelibly roles of high tragic velocity and pathos,...
- 4/27/2012
- by Nicholas de Jongh
- The Guardian - Film News
"I have nothing, Don," says Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) at the end of Sunday's (April 15) "Mad Men" episode, "Signal 30." Though that's not precisely true. Pete has a wife and a young baby, in whom he's utterly disinterested. He's got a new stereo big enough for Wilt Chamberlain to sleep in. He's got a rifle. He's possibly got a case of the clap -- after all, he is sleeping with hookers. And when he utters the words above, he's got a bruised and bloodied face thanks to a workplace fist fight with Lane Pryce (Jared Harris.)
And the fact that this episode -- like the Drivers Ed movie Pete watched -- was called "Signal 30" (see it below), the police radio code for death, means we finally need to talk about whether or not Pete Campbell is going to make it through Season 5 of "Mad Men" or whether -- as has been...
And the fact that this episode -- like the Drivers Ed movie Pete watched -- was called "Signal 30" (see it below), the police radio code for death, means we finally need to talk about whether or not Pete Campbell is going to make it through Season 5 of "Mad Men" or whether -- as has been...
- 4/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
One of the greatest things about being involved with HeyUGuys is that I’ve been able to connect with people of a like mind across continents and oceans. We share a love of movies as a whole, but more specifically, 80′s movies. John Hughes was our mentor and I’m sure I’m not the only one who would thrust a fist in the air while yelling out “Wolverines!”, or said with conviction “Let’s do it for Johnny.”
I know for a fact that I’m not the only one, when asked what game I want to play, to respond with “How about a nice game of chess?” I look upon quoting dialog as an art form. I’ve even written about it in the past. In my world, it’s worked into every day conversation and when someone gets it….it’s golden. The problem comes in to...
I know for a fact that I’m not the only one, when asked what game I want to play, to respond with “How about a nice game of chess?” I look upon quoting dialog as an art form. I’ve even written about it in the past. In my world, it’s worked into every day conversation and when someone gets it….it’s golden. The problem comes in to...
- 3/12/2012
- by Tracy Ladd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is full of the usual cinematic cliches about old people – but at least it, for once, tries to deal with some of the big issues about ageing
We certainly have a problem with ageing. To fend it off, we're prepared to smother ourselves in quacksalvers' unguents, submit to abusive surgery, dye our hair and lie about our age. We treat those no longer able to disguise its ravages with embarrassed condescension or worse. We daren't even call them "old" any more, but must rely on euphemisms like senior or third-ager, as if referring to victims of an unspeakable affliction.
The media are usually accused of helping to shape inconvenient attitudes, and in this case cinema gets its share of the blame. After all, in pursuit of the teen dollar, it has championed attributes to which only the young can be expected to aspire. Unsurprisingly, the...
We certainly have a problem with ageing. To fend it off, we're prepared to smother ourselves in quacksalvers' unguents, submit to abusive surgery, dye our hair and lie about our age. We treat those no longer able to disguise its ravages with embarrassed condescension or worse. We daren't even call them "old" any more, but must rely on euphemisms like senior or third-ager, as if referring to victims of an unspeakable affliction.
The media are usually accused of helping to shape inconvenient attitudes, and in this case cinema gets its share of the blame. After all, in pursuit of the teen dollar, it has championed attributes to which only the young can be expected to aspire. Unsurprisingly, the...
- 2/28/2012
- by David Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
Last week, we got out our calendars and red sharpies and made plans for the first half of 2012. We were gonna do the whole year, but then we got hungry, were shocked to discover there were no more Rolos in the house, went out to get Rolos, then bumped into that guy we met at a thing a while back.
Guess we lost track of time.
But here we are, we still have our calendars -- and with a clear head we can talk about the Fanboy movies happening in mid-June on through the Holidays! Refresh yourself on Part 1, then continue to Part 2 of the 2012 preview below:
June 22 – "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
This really feels more like a last-week-in-August movie, right? Maybe they'll be smart and move it. It has midnight movie potential, though. I'm hoping for a real good Salmon P. Chase joke.
June 29 – "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
I quite enjoyed the first "G.
Guess we lost track of time.
But here we are, we still have our calendars -- and with a clear head we can talk about the Fanboy movies happening in mid-June on through the Holidays! Refresh yourself on Part 1, then continue to Part 2 of the 2012 preview below:
June 22 – "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
This really feels more like a last-week-in-August movie, right? Maybe they'll be smart and move it. It has midnight movie potential, though. I'm hoping for a real good Salmon P. Chase joke.
June 29 – "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"
I quite enjoyed the first "G.
- 1/19/2012
- by Jordan Hoffman
- NextMovie
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