When I was in the United States recently with Jo-ann and Trevor I had a random thought one day while we were in downtown Seattle. How do Americans pay parking meters?

I mean, a few hours at a parking meter can cost upwards of a few bucks, and without the use of large coins (ie. loonies and toonies) do our friends south of the border just have to travel around with huge amounts of change and then spend minutes plugging the damn meter with a roll of quarters? This seems ludicrous but I can think of no other option unless they have incredibly high tech meters that use credit cards or something? Or maybe parking meters are really cheap there? SERIOUSLY, WHAT DO THEY DO?!

I have no idea.

Interesting sidenote, in order to go incognito during our recent trip to the US of A, Jo-Ann, Trevor and I referred to one dollar bills as “singles”. James Bond, WATCH OUT!

Actually, I was re-watching Casino Royale with Fallon the other night and have decided that I could totally be M. Like the real head of MI6.

Imagine.

I’d be amazing like Judi Dench.

AMAZING!

期待之一
《Avatar》《阿凡达》

观众对于《Avatar》的期待已经日渐涨高。詹姆士 卡梅隆过去辉煌的作品表（终结者，泰坦尼克号，异形），《Avatar》精彩的预告片，关于史上最高电影budget的八卦和迷雾。等等等等，有关《Avatar》的新闻在上映临近的时候，成指数级增长中。究竟电影本身，能不能担待得起如此的前期风声，我心里还是有些打鼓。但是是好是坏，都要到银幕上一见分晓。十二月十八日，《Avatar》不见不散。（到时候我回中国了，所以其实到1月份才看得到）

在今年的圣诞档期电影中，说起来只有Avatar一部，给我不折不扣“大片”的感觉。值得一提的是一干实力演员，在圣诞期间也纷纷推出作品。阵容不可小觑。

首推《Nine》

我一直在想《Nine》和费里尼的《八部半》，不知道有没有联系。还是一句话，看过才知道。
关于一个导演，在他生活中诸多女人和创作的苦闷，灵感的漩涡里周旋的故事。亮点在于这个导演的扮演者是丹尼尔 戴刘易斯Daniel Day-Lewis，而那些“女人们”，则包括尼可基德曼Nicole Kidman，佩内洛普克鲁兹Penélope Cruz，凯特哈德森Kate Hudson，马里昂 寇提拉德Marion Cotillard，朱迪 丹奇 Judi Dench，索菲亚 罗兰Sophia Loren。甚至连黑眼豆豆的女主唱 Fergie，都在里面表演了一把。看到这个卡司，有没有被震住？要知道除了Kate Hudson以外，其他每一位主演都有至少一尊奥斯卡金人在手。就连Kate Hudson，也在22岁的时候就拿到过奥斯卡最佳女配角的提名。如此高奥斯卡密度的电影，可以说是前无古人。预告片也极为惊艳，一瞅就是瞄着奥斯卡去的。是为今年期待之二。

期待之三
《The Road》

根据畅销书改编，后世界末日题材。男主角维格 蒙坦森Viggo Mortensen（指环王，暴力史）。我没法描述为什么这部片子是如何吸引我。但是如果你看过预告片的话，就会感觉这是一部故事，拍摄，表演，都极为扎实的片子。沉甸甸的很有分量。我想我会至少读读那本书。

期待之四
《Broken Embraces》

阿尔莫多瓦Pedro Almodóvar再次启用佩内洛普克鲁兹Penélope Cruz。我是从《关于我母亲的一切》《对她说》之后，开始爱上这位西班牙导演几乎每一部作品的。他的故事总有些奇异，有些边缘。取材非常宽泛，总变性人到斗牛士，从小店主到名演员。无论他讲述的是平凡抑或扭曲的人生，你总是无法忘记那一个个小人物对生活的热情和乐观，和命运周旋的小小机智与幽默。如此得怪异，却又爱得如此充沛。笑中带泪，也许可以他是我们这个年代的卓别林。所以他的新片，一定不能错过。

期待之五
《It‘s Complicated》

梅里尔斯特里普的爱情喜剧。她从来也不是经典的爱情喜剧女主角。到老了，反而总是俏皮得可爱。假日里看这样轻松的片子，总不会错的。

期待之六
《A Single Man》

预告片很怪异，很艺术，无法辨识剧情。。。我觉得不会让人失望

期待之七
《Sherlock Holmes》

应该说这部电影无甚惊喜，剧情桥段都十分老套。可是有小罗伯特 唐尼Robert Downey Jr.在撑着场子呢。如钢铁侠那般，俗至谷底的美国英雄片，有他挑逗观众，都显得趣味盎然了。更何况福尔摩斯这样经典的侦探片，还有悬疑故事来提味呢。
唯一可惜的是一代美男裘德 洛Jude Law，江河日下了。

Meu sangue anda coagulando mais rápido por conta de Nine, musical que estreia em 2010 e tem no elenco a maravilhosa Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Kate Hudson, Fergie e Marion Cotillard.

O trailer já está correndo a web e só aguçou ainda mais a minha curiosidade. Be Italian!

PS1: 15 de Janeiro. Preparem-se.

PS2: Segundo a Ana Maria Bahiana, que já teve a sorte de ver, “num ano paupérrimo é um prazer ver um tributo a um cinema feito com a alma, num tempo em que cinema valia a pena”.

PS3: Na próxima quarta-feira, o GNT exibe o encontro da Oprah com todo o elenco de Nine. Tô em B-O-L-A-S!

PS4: Elas também estão na capa da Vogue.

Arriverà  il 22 gennaio sui nostri schermi Nine (in uscita nelle sale americane il 18 dicembre), il nuovo musical di Rob Marshall (regista di Chicago), ispirato al capolavoro di Fellini 8 1/2. E’ la storia del regista Guido Contini, interpretato da Daniel Day Lewis (che rifà Mastroianni), e del suo rapporto con le donne che lo circondano. Marion Cotillard, nell’originale Anouk Aimée, è la moglie produttrice; Nicole Kidman (nuova Claudia Cardinale) è la musa; Penelope Cruz (Sandra Milo) la prostituta della sua infanzia; e Kate Hudson (Rossella Falk) una giornalista americana di moda. Sophia Loren, voluta a tutti i costi da Marshall, interpreta la madre deceduta e Judi Dench fa la costumista e confidente. Nel cast anche Elio Germano, Valerio Mastrandrea, Ricky Tognazzi, Martina Stella e Giuseppe Cederna. Il film, in realtà, è tratto da una piéce teatrale di Broadway del 1982, a sua volta ispirata a Fellini e vincitrice di 5 Tony Awards. Vogue ha dedicato al musical, già in odore di Oscar, la copertina di novembre (foto), con un servizio fotografico firmato da Annie Leibovitz. Qui potete vedere il video del backstage.

Han aparecido en la red tres posters promocionales de la pelicula mas esperada en diciembre: Nine, dirigida por Rob Marshall la mente maestra detras de Chicago, lo que todos quieren ver es el duelo de divas, aca las actuaciones de Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, PENElope Cruz y la legendaria (por la edad XD) Sophia Loren, lo que me sigo preguntando es porque carajos Kate Hudson y la Vergie estan en la pelicula, ni son cantentes ni mucho buenas actrices…

click en las pics para agrandar

The first two minutes of the film Chocolat (2000) are highly revealing as to the concept of what film academic S. Brent Plate describes in his book Religion and Film (2008) as two ‘contrasting spaces’ which essentially represent two ‘contrasting worlds.’ During this introductory segment the viewer is able to become accustomed to (through a number of cinematic lingual elements) a central strand in the film’s narrative; the way in which regimented religious structure and pleasure driven business can become two conflicting sectors in society.

The first thing heard in the film is piano playing musical notes on a higher register; Rachel Portman’s score suggests a tranquillity and the viewer may feel enticed; yet the fact that it is played in a minor key suggests that something is foreboding, perhaps this calmness and peace will soon disappear. This is relevant as the order of the town is destroyed when the new chocolate shop appears.

The first titles that appear are basic in their format; this simplicity matches the feel of the town we will later visit. The town is a place which on the surface of things seems devoid of modern complications that perhaps the church feels it is able to keep in order. Beyond this simplicity, the white and black colours suggest that their actions may be viewed as one of two things; right or wrong, which contrasts the complexities of the confectionery seller with her questionable morality.

Beyond the titles, the first things filmed are what look like clouds, which the camera glides through. The viewer may assume that we are now descending through the clouds from somewhere high up in the sky; are we being told that God is watching?  This could be true when seen in relation to the church and it’s aims. However, when the camera moves beyond these apparent clouds, we see that we are not descending from the sky, rather moving horizontally through what looks like mist. This illusion could well imply that the supposed divine intentions of the town’s religious leaders are in no way inflicted by a higher power, rather by human will.

The long shot of the entire town reveals a number of things; firstly the size of the town; it is a small place where presumably not many people live, which suggests that any changes to daily life will be noticed by all of the town’s inhabitants and that any sort of control; be it political, criminal, commercial or religious, won’t take much to create a stir.

Secondly this long shot establishes the position of the town; it is high up on a hill and in the middle of the countryside. This could well mean that the town is difficult to reach and maybe is a place that is untainted by the proverbial ‘big dark world’ around it. This sets the film up as the shop owner moves into the town and is a modern and fresh addition to a town which is steeped in traditional values.

Thirdly this long shot reveals the church as the tallest and most central landmark of the town. The viewers eyes are immediately drawn to it, which serves the purpose of it being the institution that’s existence is threatened. It is at the centre of the town and the centre of the lives of the town’s citizens.

Two sound effects are heard when the music stops; birds singing and church bells ringing. The birds once again allude to the town’s apparent tranquillity but also could be read to symbolically represent new life and new beginnings; something which the town is about to experience. Things are about to change and become transformed.

The church bells are a familiar sound to even the most pagan of viewers; most people know that they are rung in order to call people to church, or at least to draw attention to it. These bells however are not tuneful, but are somewhat monotonous and off-key; which could well refer to the fact that the weekly routine of going to church is not a joy to these people, these bells are not joyous or inviting, rather they are boring and dreary. The viewer when hearing this will perhaps view see that this place does not achieve the things that a good church should; contrastly it is a place of boredom and weekly duty.

We are now shown a straight on shot of Comte Reynaud (Alfred Molina), this shot suggests that he is someone who is not necessarily of any threat; but the straightness insures that he is definitely in control. As people pass him and enter the church, this notion is confirmed when he signals to a man to remove his hat, almost like a school teacher. This is not a man who lets anything go unnoticed, especially rebellion; something that Vianne (Juliette Binoche) has plenty of.

The costume choice of black, his removed hat and the facial hair on his upper lip (moustache) all suggest that Comte is a man of conservative persuasion. This prepares the viewer to see him in juxtaposition to Vianne who is presented as progressive and daring.

The church is framed from a lower view-point suggesting its domineering nature. This church is not a place that is open to sinners who can find solace in it’s forgiving nature; rather it is a place which gives it’s members no freedom or joy; something which the chocolate shop can happily offer (especially in the month of lent).

A French church, similar to the one used in Chocolat.

A good point on the fact that this is a wide-angle shot is made by Plate;

A significant early shot is taken from the opening of what will become the chocolate shop, and the wide-angle camera is forced to point high to take in the height of the church towering above it.

The fact that this shot is taken from where the chocolate shop is established implies that these two places are in head to head conflict which is definitely seen throughout the film in the fact that both places stand for such different values.

This opening sequence of filmic images all combine to portray the film’s core narrative line; two very different worlds colliding. Those who manage to watch the film all the way to the end see that the two world’s eventually settle their differences and that Vianne undergoes an earth shattering change of her very own. This film does not necessarily serve to highlight a negativity towards the Christian church as a whole; rather it’s message discourages regimented and freedom infringment in religion and in politics. In the same way, the film is not necessarily encouraging chocolate binges or revolutionary retail, rather it would be better to read it as an acknowledgement of the beauty of freedom and enjoyment (namely the enjoyment of Chocolate).

Nine, o novo filme do diretor Rob Marshall (Chicago), ganhou um novo cartaz que mostra as mulheres da vida de Guido, vivido por Daniel Day-Lewis.

O filme é baseado no musical de mesmo nome, que por sua vez foi baseado no filme 8 e meio de Federico Fellini e conta a história de um cineasta que durante a crise de meia idade usa lembranças das mulheres que passaram pela sua vida para poder superar a crise e reaver sua criatividade que anda em baixa.

O de contar com Daniel Day-Lewis no elenco o filme tem também a presença de Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench e Fergie, que farão os papéis das mulheres da vida de Guido.

Nine entra em cartaz aqui no Brasil no dia 15 de Janeiro de 2010.

นี่คือหนึ่งสุดยอดภาพยนตร์เพลงฟอร์มยักษ์แห่งปีเลยก็ว่าได้ ที่จะมาส่งท้ายปี 2009 สุดยิ่งใหญ่ พร้อมทั้งการได้ถูกเสนอชื่อในเวทีออสการ์ 2010 อีกด้วย ในเรื่อง Nine จากผู้กำกับ Rob Marshall ที่มีผลงานชั้นเยี่ยมอย่าง Chicago เมื่อปี 2002 ที่ดัดแปลงมาจากละครบอร์ดเวย์รางวัล Tony Awards โดยดัดแปลงจากหนังอิตาลี่รางวัลออสการ์เรื่อง 8½ อีกที!!

Nine เป็นเรื่องราวของผู้กำกับหนุ่มที่ต้องเจอมรสุมในชีวิตที่ต้องเผชิญกับอาชีพของเขา แม่ ภรรยา ชู้ ผู้จัดการหญิงส่วนตัว นักแสดงในสังกัดต่าง ๆ และอีกมากมาย เป็นภาพยนตร์รวมดาวค้างฟ้ารุ่นใหญ่รุ่นเล็ก สาว ๆ สวย ๆ เซ็กซี่แห่งฮอลลีวู๊ดไว้มากมาย อาทิ Nicole Kidman,Marion Cotillard,Penélope Cruz,Judi Dench,Sophia Loren,Stacy Ferguson,Kate Hudson และ Daniel Day-Lewis ผู้มารับบทผู้กำกับทีเผชิญมรสุมรอบด้านในเรื่อง พร้อมบทเพลงอันหลากหลายที่ไพเราะต่าง ๆ มากมาย

ผมได้รวบรวมใบปิดของภาพยนตร์ Nine ในหลาย ๆ เวอร์ชั่นมาให้ท่านได้ชมกันครับ ที่บอกได้คำเดียวว่าสวยสุดยอดจริง ๆ ในการออกแบบพร้อมตัวอย่างของภาพยนตร์ที่อ่านอาจจะยังไม่เคยได้ชมกันและหลายท่านคงได้ชมกันไปบ้างแล้ว พร้อมบทเพลงต่าง ๆ ในภาพยนตร์ที่มีให้ชมกันแบบเต็มอิ่มกันไปเลย!!

DEFYING GRAVITY: Currently thrilling all “Gleeks” (as fans of the hit FOX-TV show are called: The new Sony CD, Glee: The Music, Volume 1. Series star

MICHELE: powerhouse

Matthew Morrison (aka Mr Schu) and Wicked alumnus Kristin Chenoweth deliver a powerhouse performance of Heart’s Alone. Spring Awakening star Lea Michele duets with Chenoweth on a dynamic version of Kander & Ebb’s Maybe This Time, pairs with series co-star Chris Colfer on a soaring version of Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity, and joins co-star Cory Monteith on lead vocals for Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’. Music lovers and Broadway show tune aficionados characterize this first Glee CD as “delectably youthful” and “electrifyingly fresh” — and who are we to argue? And here’s another one to add to your Christmas list. The all-star soundtrack for Rob

FERGIE: one of Nine

Marshall’s screen version of the Broadway hit Nine will be released digitally December 15 and available for purchase in stores on December 22, three days before the film opens here. Bonus material on the disc includes a new version of Quando Quando Quando, performed by Fergie, who also sings one of the show’s big hits, Be Italian. Other so-far unlikely warblers include a clutch of Oscar winners who star in the movie — Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard and Judi Dench, who gets to deliver the Follies Bergere showstopper. Can’t wait.

THE SHADOW OF HER STYLE: Supertalent Camilla  Scott always delivers the goods, in big stage musicals like Crazy For You, Mamma Mia and We Will Rock You, on U.S. soaps like Days Of Our Lives and The Guiding Light and

SCOTT: Larry's lady?

in intense TV dramas like Law And Order and This Is Wonderland. Now she’s playing another sublimely talented dame – the late, great Vivien Leigh – in Austin Pendleton’s wry behind-the-scenes comedy Orson’s Shadow. Set in 1960, it’s Pendleton’s version of what really happened when legendary London critic Kenneth Tynan brings Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier together to collaborate on the English language premiere of Ionesco’s Rhinoceros. Olivier, deep in the throes of his affair with his young co-star Joan Plowright, is not yet separated from the mercurial, iconic and fatally unstable Ms Leigh, which makes backstage rehearsals very, very interesting. After previews start tomorrow, Orson’s Shadow opens next week at Theatre Passe Muraille, with Christopher Stanton as Kenneth Tynan, Paul Eves as Olivier, Janet Porter as Joan Plowright, and Steve Ross as Orson Welles. To order tickets, click here.

DICKINSON: dog show?

DRAGONS’ DEN GOES TO THE DOGS: Woofstock creator Marlene Cook, the brainy entrepreneur whose annual summer salute to Man’s Best Friend drew 300,000 participants to downtown T.O. this year, pitches the Dragons tonight with five look-alike dogs — one for each dragon. Would you be surprised to learn that Ms Cook matched Kevin O’Leary to an English bull terrier?  Probably not. But apparently finding an apricot poodle with a coat that was just the right shade of red to represent Arlene Dickinson was a far greater challenge. To catch all the Dragons and their canine cut-ups, tune in CBC-TV tonight at 8 pm.

TOMORROW:

Julia Roberts, The Frantics, and more Dragons!

Three posters have now been released for “Nine”. This really builds up the suspense of wanting to see this movie even more. I like all three of them, as they are all different, with different pictures of the actors on them.

I am looking forward to this movie!! This is Rob Marshall’s second musical, and the cast alone makes this film worth seeing. The all-star cast consists of Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, and Sophia Loren. Nine opens Christmas Day nationwide.

The cast of "Nine"; image courtesy of newsinfilm.com

I saw Precious today and want to talk about it length, but need to process what I saw. I’d also like to get to Push, Sapphire’s book on which the movie was based at some point before the end of the year. For now, I’ll say this. I didn’t love it but I did like it, thought Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique were great, was heartened that my matinee screening had a good and diverse turnout, and think you should see it. But you may want to see it with someone and encourage your local theater to have a safe space where people can go if the movie becomes too intense or touches on frought emotions or horrible memories.

For the time being, I thought I’d mention the preview of a coming attraction. Nine, Rob Marshall’s screen adaptation of Arthur Kopit, Mario Fratti, and Maury Yeston’s musical (itself an adaptation of Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2), comes out next week. You can view the trailer here.

So, I know very little about this musical. I only recently discovered the origins of its source material, which I haven’t seen (though, based on my less-than-enthusiastic viewings of La Dolce Vita and I Vitelloni don’t hold high hopes for it, unless Fellini allowed for self-deprication in his autobiographical film the way that Bob Fosse did in All That Jazz, a movie of a similar mold that I love). Beyond that, I knew Raul Julia starred in its Broadway debut back in 1982, the original production won many Tonys, and once heard someone sing “Unusual Way” at a family friend’s wedding, which is a really cryptic song choice for such a ceremony.

As for the film adaptation, I know the players. Rob Marshall directed Chicago and is at the helm here. Daniel Day Lewis plays Guido Contini, a tortured director. The women who populate his life are considerable — Marion Cotillard plays his wife, Penélope Cruz his mistress, Nicole Kidman his muse, Stacey Ferguson (aka Duchess Fergie Ferg) a whore he once knew, and Kate Hudson a fashion writer whose character has a song that was written for the movie. Oh, and Judi Dench is Contini’s costume designer and confidant.

So, I totally suspect a two-hour version of Julio Iglesias’s “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” with generous dashes of love for the authorial presence of male film directors. Also, I think this trailer gives you virtually no insight into what this story is about.

That said, I totally want to see this movie because:

1) I’m always interested in film musicals, whether they are good, bad, screen adaptations of stage musicals, or screen adaptations of stage musicals of feature films. Yes, this means I saw Hairspray and didn’t hate it as much as many of my movie geek friends did. But those matters should be saved for another post. 

2) Unlike many people who hated Chicago (several of whom I suspect feel Marty or Roman got robbed out of a Best Picture Oscar for Gangs of New York or The Pianist), I actually enjoyed it. I felt the adaptation stayed true to the source material, deftly staged sequences that are actually going on in the protagonist’s mind, and felt like Catherine Zeta Jones, Queen Latifah, and John C. Reilly were great. I even enjoyed Renée Zellweger and Richard Gere, actors whom I otherwise would rather not watch in a movie. My only real complaint (which Jon Stewart shares), was that Bebe Neuwirth, who won a Tony for her portrayal of Velma Kelly was replaced by Zeta Jones. Otherwise, bring it.

3) Daniel Day Lewis can sing? The same guy who apparently prepared for There Will Be Blood by recording his character’s voice using early 20th century phonographic technology? I am there.

d) I’m fascinated by the presence of female pop stars in contemporary film musicals. As the golden age of film musicals has long since passed, it seems like the ones that do make it to the screen need a familiar face and voice, and they are almost always women with celebrated recording careers. Just as I wondered what Madonna brought to Evita, Queen Latifah brought to Chicago, and Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson brought to Dreamgirls, so too am I curious what Fergie is going to bring to Nine. While detractors might snigger that it’s fitting for the woman who sang “My Humps” and “London Bridge” to play a whore, I’ll counter that she’s the only singer we hear in the trailer. Yes, that’s her singing “Be Italian.”

e) In the movie, I’m interested in seeing a whore play a teacher to our genius director protagonist man. In real life, I advocate the decriminalization of prostitution and would like sex workers to get worker rights and benefits.

f) While I worry that these women are going to be portrayed as long-suffering, one-dimensional objects of Condini’s affection, I want to see a movie that boasts so many actresses. I haven’t seen this many women in an ensemble since I saw Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver (note: Cruz is also starring in Almodóvar’s Broken Embraces and I can’t wait for it to start playing in Austin). 

As an aside, the gossip enthusiast in me is also curious about Cruz and Kidman starring in a movie together. Ever since Tom Cruise split with Nicole Kidman and dated Cruz, I always wonder what their interactions are like every time they show up on a magazine cover together. It’s a catty curiosity, but a curiosity nonetheless. I wonder how they would be portrayed in a movie about Tom Cruise’s life, but want very much for this movie not to be made.

Vogue cover girls Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, and Kate Hudson; image courtesy of latimesblogs.latimes.com

Nicole Kidman and Penélope Cruz bookending Vanity Fair's 2001 Hollywood Issue cover; image courtesy of abc.net.au

Whether this movie is good or not remains to be seen. That said, I’ll see you at the multiplex.

The Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales CDs are currently being digitised for downloading and will be available as both a CD and a download shortly. Please keep checking the website at http://www.sindenproductions.com/fairy-tales.html

OSCAR WILDE FAIRY TALES

DOUBLE CD Available soon exclusively from  Marc Sinden Productions.

“No man is rich enough to buy back his past”. How prophetic Oscar Wilde’s witticism proved to be.

It would be easy to imagine that Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales were written after his tragic fall from grace in 1895 and the unforeseen experience of anguish and loss. In fact they are among his early published works, the first five appearing in 1888 and the remaining four (under the title The House of Pomegranates) in 1891. These were his years of enormous happiness and success. But authors are often wiser in their writings than in their lives. For Wilde, outward beauty and luxury were necessities. Ugliness and misery were not to be countenanced. Yet the stories show us a very different view – listen to The Happy Prince, The Star Child and The Young King. The third of these, a superb piece of storytelling and one of Oscars own favourites, is particularly surprising in its late-Victorian context.

Written for children, but understood in a different, darker way by adults.

For the last track of the CD we have included The Actress, never before recorded. This story was told by Oscar Wilde to Miss Aimee Lowther when she was a child and written out by her soon afterwards. A few copies were privately printed and it was later published in ‘The Mask’ magazine of July 1912. It is believed to be, perhaps, about the great Victorian actress Dame Ellen Terry, to whom Wilde was devoted.

CD Produced, Directed and Designed by Marc Sinden

To aid the Royal Theatrical Fund

Jeremy Irons has donated a signed photograph to the auction organised by HEAL.

An original piece of signed artwork drawn by Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins will be put up for auction as part of a fund-raising drive to put disadvantaged children in Andhra Pradesh into education.

The Welsh film, stage and television veteran is one of several stars to donate signed items in support of Cycle India 2010, organised by the British charity organization HEAL (Health and Education for All).

Best known for his portrayal of cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992, Hopkins has sent a unique pencil drawing from his California home.

Also a keen artist, who frequently doodles on film scripts when learning his lines, Hopkins, 71, has held exhibitions of his pictures exhibited in the United States, some selling for as much as 1,300 dollars.

The 200-mile cycle ride across south in early 2010 will be joined by Welsh sports journalist Jeremy King, 49, who is holding the auction of entertainment and sporting memorabilia.

“I have had kind donations of signed photographs from a number of screen giants, including Jeremy Irons, Ray Winstone and Dame Judi Dench, but the artwork sent by Anthony Hopkins will be a great boost to the auction,” said Jeremy King.

Logo na orelha do livro Anotações sobre um escândalo, de Zoë Heller, a escritora Livia Garcia-Roza afirma que “provavelmente, em algum momento de suas vidas, as mulheres já se sentiram como a protagonista deste romance”. Eu não excluiria os exemplares do sexo masculino desta afirmação. Ao ler essa pequena obra-prima senti que todos nós, independente de gênero, podemos nos identificar com Barbara Covett, a professora solitária que se torna confidente de Sheba Hart, mulher de meia-idade que começa um affair com um de seus alunos adolescentes. O livro, de 2003, ganhou sua versão cinematográfica em 2006, sob o título Notas sobre um escândalo. Na fita, Barbara ganha forma com a interpretação libertadora da dama Judi Dench, auxiliada por uma igualmente talentosa Cate Blanchett.





Relatada em primeira pessoa como num diário (uma das coisas que mais gosto na literatura), a obra, a princípio, pode parecer pesada por tratar de um tema verídico e bastante controverso. O que surpreende mesmo é a leveza, até certo ponto, claro, da escrita de Zoë Heller. Podemos julgar Barbara como apenas uma velhota mal amada com aguçado senso de sarcasmo e ironia. Porém, conforme devoram-se as páginas, é possível criar uma afeição quase pessoal. Neste relato do tempo que passou com Sheba Hart, Barbara destila emoções que muitos de nós não ousamos admitir para nossos próprios analistas – medo do abandono, desilusão com a cretinice constante do ser humano e a inveja da felicidade alheia em todos os seus nefastos tons. Anotações sobre um escândalo é o relato sincero e vil de uma mulher amargurada. Mas, afinal, quem disse que podemos ser bons todos os dias?





ANOTAÇÕES SOBRE UM ESCÂNDALO
De Zoë Heller (2003). Tradução de Léa Viveiros de Castro. 1ª Edição. Editora Record. 315 páginas.
]]> http://ktarsis.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/trailer-musical-de-nine/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:40:45 +0000 Pablo Gutiérrez http://ktarsis.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/trailer-musical-de-nine/

Nine se anticipa como uno de los acontecimientos cinematográficos de este final de año. Los amantes del musical tienen una cita ineludible con la nueva película del especialista Rob Marshall, que para promocionar la misma ha usado un espectacular trailer que sirve como sentido homenaje al género. Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson (protagonista del video), Stacy Ferguson y Sophia Loren forman el espectacular reparto de esta película sobre un famoso director de cine que repasa sus relaciones con las nueve mujeres que han marcado su vida.

:::::ACTUALIZADO::::: Nuevo cartel de la película.

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Ne abbiamo già parlato qualche giorno fa, in relazione al cast ed ai personaggi. Ora è online un nuovo trailer chiamato “Cinema italiano”.

Eccolo:

ABC Daytime is joining ABC and Disney in their efforts to support and promote the upcoming movie musical “NINE”. Throughout the month of December, All My Children, One Life To Live and General Hospital will incorporate “NINE” into their show’s story lines.  To kick off the celebration, the shows have  begun counting down the Top Nine moments of 2009 for every soap. Check out part 1 of the Top Nine One Life To Live Moments of 2009 below.  “NINE” stars Daniel-Day Lewis, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench,  Marion Cotillard and Nicole Kidman and is directed by Rob Marshall. The film will be released on Christmas Day.

Top Nine General Hospital Moments of 2009 Part 1:

To find out more: General Hospital

ABC Daytime is joining ABC and Disney in their efforts to support and promote the upcoming movie musical “NINE”. Throughout the month of December, All My Children, One Life To Live and General Hospital will incorporate “NINE” into their show’s story lines.  To kick off the celebration, the shows have  begun counting down the Top NINE moments of 2009 for every soap. Check out part 1 of the Top NINE One Life To Live Moments of 2009 below.  “NINE” stars Daniel-Day Lewis, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench,  Marion Cotillard and Nicole Kidman and is directed by Rob Marshall. The film will be released on Christmas Day.

Top NINE One Life To Live Moments of 2009 Part 1:

To find out more, visit: One Life To Live

ABC Daytime is joining ABC, Disney and the Weinstein Co. in their efforts to support and promote the upcoming movie musical “NINE”. Throughout the month of December, All My Children, One Life To Live and General Hospital will incorporate “NINE” into their show’s story lines.  To kick off the celebration, the shows have  begun counting down the Top Nine moments of 2009 for every soap. Check out part 1 of the Top NINE All My Children Moments of 2009 below.  “NINE” stars Daniel-Day Lewis, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard and Nicole Kidman and is directed by Rob Marshall. The film will be released on Christmas Day.

Top Nine All My Children Moments of 2009 Part 1:

To find out more, visit: All My Children