The Eternal City’s glitterati celebrated Sofia Coppola on Wednesday at an American Academy in Rome gala in the 17th century Villa Aurelia on Janiculum Hill.
The Oscar-winning director of “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Bling Ring” and, most recently, “Priscilla” was honored with a McKim Medal that “marks the profound relationship between Italy and the United States and recognizes the works of individuals who have contributed to the intense artistic and humanistic dialogue between the two nations,” as a statement put it.
Coppola’s ties to Rome comprise directing a 2016 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata at the Italian capital’s Teatro dell’Opera featuring costumes by Valentino and the fact that “Priscilla” — which got a seven-minute standing ovation at its 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere — is produced by Rome-based producer Lorenzo Mieli.
Mieli was in attendance along with a mix of prominent film, fashion, arts, academia and business...
The Oscar-winning director of “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Bling Ring” and, most recently, “Priscilla” was honored with a McKim Medal that “marks the profound relationship between Italy and the United States and recognizes the works of individuals who have contributed to the intense artistic and humanistic dialogue between the two nations,” as a statement put it.
Coppola’s ties to Rome comprise directing a 2016 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata at the Italian capital’s Teatro dell’Opera featuring costumes by Valentino and the fact that “Priscilla” — which got a seven-minute standing ovation at its 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere — is produced by Rome-based producer Lorenzo Mieli.
Mieli was in attendance along with a mix of prominent film, fashion, arts, academia and business...
- 6/6/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Auf rund 200 Leinwänden in Deutschland und Österreich bietet Clasart Classic ab 5. Oktober wieder Liveübertragungen aus der Met in New York an.
Erin Morley als Olympia in Offenbachs Oper „Les Contes D’Hoffmann“, mit der die diesjährige Saison von „Met live im Kino“ am 5. Oktober eröffnet wird (Credit: Marty Sohl/Met Opera)
Mit Bartlett Shers Inszenierung von Jacques Offenbachs Oper „Les Contes D’Hoffmann“ („Hoffmanns Erzählungen) beginnt am 5. Oktober die diesjährige Saison von „Met live im Kino“. Das teilt Clasart Classic heute mit. Bis zum 31. Mai 2025 werden insgesamt acht Vorstellungen aus der New Yorker Met auf rund 200 Leinwände in Deutschland und Österreich übertragen.
Das Programm im Überblick:
• 5. Oktober: „Les Contes D’Hoffmann“ (Jacques Offenbach)
• 19. Oktober: „Grounded“ (Jeanine Tesori)
• 23. November: „Tosca“ (Giacomo Puccini)
• 25. Januar: “Aida” (Giuseppe Verdi)
• 15. März: “Fidelio” (Ludwig van Beethoven)
• 26. April: “Le Nozze di Figaro” (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
• 17. Mai: “Salome“ (Richard Strauss)
• 31. Mai: „Il Barbiere di Siviglia“ (Gioachino Rossini)
Der...
Erin Morley als Olympia in Offenbachs Oper „Les Contes D’Hoffmann“, mit der die diesjährige Saison von „Met live im Kino“ am 5. Oktober eröffnet wird (Credit: Marty Sohl/Met Opera)
Mit Bartlett Shers Inszenierung von Jacques Offenbachs Oper „Les Contes D’Hoffmann“ („Hoffmanns Erzählungen) beginnt am 5. Oktober die diesjährige Saison von „Met live im Kino“. Das teilt Clasart Classic heute mit. Bis zum 31. Mai 2025 werden insgesamt acht Vorstellungen aus der New Yorker Met auf rund 200 Leinwände in Deutschland und Österreich übertragen.
Das Programm im Überblick:
• 5. Oktober: „Les Contes D’Hoffmann“ (Jacques Offenbach)
• 19. Oktober: „Grounded“ (Jeanine Tesori)
• 23. November: „Tosca“ (Giacomo Puccini)
• 25. Januar: “Aida” (Giuseppe Verdi)
• 15. März: “Fidelio” (Ludwig van Beethoven)
• 26. April: “Le Nozze di Figaro” (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
• 17. Mai: “Salome“ (Richard Strauss)
• 31. Mai: „Il Barbiere di Siviglia“ (Gioachino Rossini)
Der...
- 5/24/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Lionsgate horror Imaginary opens in 516 UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, as the first challenger to Dune: Part Two’s box office supremacy.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow who wrote the screenplay with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, Imaginary stars DeWanda Wise as a woman who returns to her childhood home, to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is real and unhappy at his abandonment.
It is the eighth feature from US filmmaker Wadlow, who has worked predominantly in the genre space with titles including 2018’s Truth Or Dare and 2020’s pandemic-afflicted Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (£392,999; £763,958). His highest-grossing title is 2013’s Kick-Ass 2,...
Directed by Jeff Wadlow who wrote the screenplay with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, Imaginary stars DeWanda Wise as a woman who returns to her childhood home, to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is real and unhappy at his abandonment.
It is the eighth feature from US filmmaker Wadlow, who has worked predominantly in the genre space with titles including 2018’s Truth Or Dare and 2020’s pandemic-afflicted Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (£392,999; £763,958). His highest-grossing title is 2013’s Kick-Ass 2,...
- 3/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli is currently on tour and has concerts all throughout 2024.
A few days ago, Bocelli announced some concert postponements due to “health challenges” and offered rescheduled dates. In a Facebook post, the Italian singer made another announcement that his voice was back and that he would be performing at both the original and rescheduled dates.
“I’m double honored and grateful because in my heart, I am already at Madison Square Garden, where I’ll be singing to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday and Thursday,” Bocelli’s post read. “I want to embrace New York and the entire nation in song, thanking them again for their love, and also for their patience. Speaking of patience, it’s a virtue I’ve had to practice recently by stopping and listening silently to what my body needed: some time to recover from a winter cold.”
Shortly after his doctors...
A few days ago, Bocelli announced some concert postponements due to “health challenges” and offered rescheduled dates. In a Facebook post, the Italian singer made another announcement that his voice was back and that he would be performing at both the original and rescheduled dates.
“I’m double honored and grateful because in my heart, I am already at Madison Square Garden, where I’ll be singing to celebrate Christmas on Wednesday and Thursday,” Bocelli’s post read. “I want to embrace New York and the entire nation in song, thanking them again for their love, and also for their patience. Speaking of patience, it’s a virtue I’ve had to practice recently by stopping and listening silently to what my body needed: some time to recover from a winter cold.”
Shortly after his doctors...
- 12/17/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
While there is generally some competition between directors — even those in their 80s — it’s still pretty cool when one from that generation praises another. And that’s just what Francis Ford Coppola has for Ridley Scott: endless praise, even saying knighthood just isn’t enough for Scott. This comes fresh off of Scott’s Napoleon posting strong-than-expected numbers over the holiday weekend, even outgrossing Disney’s much-hyped Wish.
Posting on Instagram (something we’ll never quite get used to), Coppola remembered when he first got wind of Ridley Scott and what his subsequent work means. “I first became aware of Ridley Scott with his film The Duellists. I was impressed, and realizing he was my contemporary began following his work, which was prodigious to say the least. One after the other, different styles, themes – all ambitious and never stopping, absolutely great films,” before citing everything from Alien to Black Hawk Down.
Posting on Instagram (something we’ll never quite get used to), Coppola remembered when he first got wind of Ridley Scott and what his subsequent work means. “I first became aware of Ridley Scott with his film The Duellists. I was impressed, and realizing he was my contemporary began following his work, which was prodigious to say the least. One after the other, different styles, themes – all ambitious and never stopping, absolutely great films,” before citing everything from Alien to Black Hawk Down.
- 11/26/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Maria Callas was one of the most influential singers of the 20th century.
Her powerful voice, powerful presence, and passionate performances have left an indelible mark on opera and classical music. To this day, her legacy continues to inspire young singers and aficionados alike.
Maria Callas brought a new level of emotion and intensity to the opera stage by combining brilliant technique with a deep expression of pathos. Her spellbinding performance of the famous opera Carmen stunned audiences across the world and made her a household name. She also collaborated with some of the most renowned conductors of her time, who praised her for her musical intelligence and faultless intonation.
This article will take a look at the legacy of Maria Callas and celebrate her influence on classical music. It will explore her life story, pivotal career moments, remarkable performances, and lasting impact on future generations.
Maria Callas: A Biography...
Her powerful voice, powerful presence, and passionate performances have left an indelible mark on opera and classical music. To this day, her legacy continues to inspire young singers and aficionados alike.
Maria Callas brought a new level of emotion and intensity to the opera stage by combining brilliant technique with a deep expression of pathos. Her spellbinding performance of the famous opera Carmen stunned audiences across the world and made her a household name. She also collaborated with some of the most renowned conductors of her time, who praised her for her musical intelligence and faultless intonation.
This article will take a look at the legacy of Maria Callas and celebrate her influence on classical music. It will explore her life story, pivotal career moments, remarkable performances, and lasting impact on future generations.
Maria Callas: A Biography...
- 3/13/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Ahh, the music of Giuseppe Verdi! Have you ever been so moved by a classical piece that you felt like you were part of the orchestra? Or have you ever belted out an aria with enough vibrato to make Pavarotti proud? If so, then welcome to the incredible world of Giuseppe Verdi.
Verdi was an Italian composer whose music has been enthralling audiences since the mid-19th century. His works are known for their passionate melodies, dynamic range and—most important of all—rich emotion. Through his operas, choral pieces and concerto works, Verdi gave us a glimpse into what it means to be truly alive.
In this article, we’ll be exploring the life and music of this renowned composer. From his childhood in rural Italy to his later years in Florence, let’s take a closer look at the man behind some of classical music’s most iconic works.
Verdi was an Italian composer whose music has been enthralling audiences since the mid-19th century. His works are known for their passionate melodies, dynamic range and—most important of all—rich emotion. Through his operas, choral pieces and concerto works, Verdi gave us a glimpse into what it means to be truly alive.
In this article, we’ll be exploring the life and music of this renowned composer. From his childhood in rural Italy to his later years in Florence, let’s take a closer look at the man behind some of classical music’s most iconic works.
- 3/3/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Rolling Stone interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few months. In the end, however, they all found out that replacement singers can themselves be replaced. This edition features former Journey singer Steve Augeri.
Journey has been fronted by six vocalists over the past 50 years. Some of them lasted a matter of months,...
Journey has been fronted by six vocalists over the past 50 years. Some of them lasted a matter of months,...
- 6/6/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Racing
Sky and Channel 4 in the U.K. are partnering to bring Sky Sports’ coverage of this season’s F1 final to the entirety of the territory on both networks simultaneously. It looks to be an historic night for F1 and the U.K.’s highest-profile racer Lewis Hamilton, who could clinch his eighth world title cementing his place at the top of the sport’s all-time winningest drivers. At present, the seven-time world chimp is tied on points with Belgian driver Max Verstappen, meaning that whoever finishes higher at Yas Marina will walk away with this year’s title. The historic race is being billed as Lewis v Max: Decider in the Desert.
“Sunday’s Grand Prix is one of the biggest sporting events in the last decade, and could be an historic moment for British sport,” said Sky executive VP and CEO for Europe and the U.
Sky and Channel 4 in the U.K. are partnering to bring Sky Sports’ coverage of this season’s F1 final to the entirety of the territory on both networks simultaneously. It looks to be an historic night for F1 and the U.K.’s highest-profile racer Lewis Hamilton, who could clinch his eighth world title cementing his place at the top of the sport’s all-time winningest drivers. At present, the seven-time world chimp is tied on points with Belgian driver Max Verstappen, meaning that whoever finishes higher at Yas Marina will walk away with this year’s title. The historic race is being billed as Lewis v Max: Decider in the Desert.
“Sunday’s Grand Prix is one of the biggest sporting events in the last decade, and could be an historic moment for British sport,” said Sky executive VP and CEO for Europe and the U.
- 12/9/2021
- by Jamie Lang and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Milan’s venerable La Scala opera house on Monday will stage a globally distributed TV gala event featuring its mask-wearing orchestra in the empty venue and a multimedia medley of arias and other performances by opera, ballet, pop music and screen stars, substituting its canceled season opener.
Due to the pandemic, La Scala has been forced to call off its traditional December opera opening, among the top events on Europe’s cultural calendar, for the first time since the Second World War. Until recently, the planned opener was Gaetano Doninzetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with U.S. soprano Lisette Oropesa set to perform the title role.
Oropesa (pictured) would have been the first American to perform the La Scala opening since Maria Callas in the 1950s.
Instead she will be part of a lineup comprising 24 star talents, also including Placido Domingo, tenor Juan Diego Florez, dancer Roberto Bolle, Sting and Italian actor Caterina Murino,...
Due to the pandemic, La Scala has been forced to call off its traditional December opera opening, among the top events on Europe’s cultural calendar, for the first time since the Second World War. Until recently, the planned opener was Gaetano Doninzetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with U.S. soprano Lisette Oropesa set to perform the title role.
Oropesa (pictured) would have been the first American to perform the La Scala opening since Maria Callas in the 1950s.
Instead she will be part of a lineup comprising 24 star talents, also including Placido Domingo, tenor Juan Diego Florez, dancer Roberto Bolle, Sting and Italian actor Caterina Murino,...
- 12/7/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Laura Nix was supposed to board a flight to Copenhagen today, en route to the Cph:dox festival to pitch her latest project. But the Covid-19 pandemic abruptly forced that event to shift online only, one of countless ways the coronavirus emergency is impacting the documentary space.
Nix tells Deadline, “I was working on that pitch, honestly, preparing to give it and then that all went upside down.”
More from DeadlineKew Media: How The Production Group Behind 'The Inventor' & 'Dance Moms' Collapsed After One Acquisition Too ManyAmblin Television & Alex Gibney To Adapt The Washington Post's 'Afghanistan Papers' Into Limited Documentary Series & Drama"There Was Whooping And Shouting": 'Walk Run Cha-Cha' Director Laura Nix On Reaction To Earning Oscar Nomination
Doc makers, most of whom are based in California or New York—two states now under lockdown—are scrambling to keep projects, and careers, going under dramatically altered circumstances.
Nix tells Deadline, “I was working on that pitch, honestly, preparing to give it and then that all went upside down.”
More from DeadlineKew Media: How The Production Group Behind 'The Inventor' & 'Dance Moms' Collapsed After One Acquisition Too ManyAmblin Television & Alex Gibney To Adapt The Washington Post's 'Afghanistan Papers' Into Limited Documentary Series & Drama"There Was Whooping And Shouting": 'Walk Run Cha-Cha' Director Laura Nix On Reaction To Earning Oscar Nomination
Doc makers, most of whom are based in California or New York—two states now under lockdown—are scrambling to keep projects, and careers, going under dramatically altered circumstances.
- 3/21/2020
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, John Amos returns for “Coming 2 America,” Nick Thune and Cleopatra Coleman are cast and “Plácido Domingo Gala” and “Birds Without Feathers” get release dates.
Castings
John Amos is set to reprise his role as Cleo McDowell in Eddie Murphy’s upcoming film “Coming 2 America.”
“Hustle & Flow” helmer Craig Brewer is directing the project with Murphy, Kevin Misher and Kenya Barris producing for Paramount.
The 1988 original movie, directed by John Landis, starred Murphy as the charming African prince Akeem, who traveled to New York City to escape an arranged marriage. Amos portrayed Akeem’s employer and the father of Shari Headley, who played Akeem’s love interest. The comedy was a major hit, grossing nearly $300 million at the worldwide box office.
In the sequel, Prince Akeem is set to become king of the fictional country of Zamunda when he discovers he has...
Castings
John Amos is set to reprise his role as Cleo McDowell in Eddie Murphy’s upcoming film “Coming 2 America.”
“Hustle & Flow” helmer Craig Brewer is directing the project with Murphy, Kevin Misher and Kenya Barris producing for Paramount.
The 1988 original movie, directed by John Landis, starred Murphy as the charming African prince Akeem, who traveled to New York City to escape an arranged marriage. Amos portrayed Akeem’s employer and the father of Shari Headley, who played Akeem’s love interest. The comedy was a major hit, grossing nearly $300 million at the worldwide box office.
In the sequel, Prince Akeem is set to become king of the fictional country of Zamunda when he discovers he has...
- 8/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Italian sales company True Colours is launching sales in Berlin on new pics by Italian auteurs Mario Martone (“Capri Revolution”) and Guido Lombardi (“La-bas: A Criminal Education”). Both pics have ties to the city of Naples and are produced by Indigo film, the shingle behind Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-winning “The Great Beauty.”
Martone (pictured) is a veteran of both stage and screen whose “Capri, Revolution” competed in Venice last year. He has now finished shooting “The Mayor of Rione Sanità” a contemporary adaptation of the eponymous play by late Neapolitan playwright Eduardo De Filippo that delves into the complexities of the Camorra, as Neapolitan organized crime is known. Shot in crime-riddled areas of the city, the film is performed by a mix of professional and non-professional actors. Martone’s regular editor Jacopo Quadri, who is also known for his work with Gianfranco Rosi and Bernardo Bertolucci, is currently in final stages on the project.
Martone (pictured) is a veteran of both stage and screen whose “Capri, Revolution” competed in Venice last year. He has now finished shooting “The Mayor of Rione Sanità” a contemporary adaptation of the eponymous play by late Neapolitan playwright Eduardo De Filippo that delves into the complexities of the Camorra, as Neapolitan organized crime is known. Shot in crime-riddled areas of the city, the film is performed by a mix of professional and non-professional actors. Martone’s regular editor Jacopo Quadri, who is also known for his work with Gianfranco Rosi and Bernardo Bertolucci, is currently in final stages on the project.
- 2/7/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Scores on Screen is a column by Clare Nina Norelli on film soundtracks.Can a person be born bad or is “badness” a learnt trait, one taught to an impressionable and willing protégée by someone who keenly detects their potential for darkness? This question of nature vs. nurture is the moral quandary presented to us in Park Chan-wook’s Stoker (2013), an unconventional coming-of-age film that is informed by violence, eroticism, a creepy gothic ambience, and heightened sound design in which the piano emerges as a vital player not only on the soundtrack, but diegetically as part of the film’s story. The film’s protagonist, eighteen-year-old India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska), believes that the formation of the self is beyond her control, declaring in the film’s opening monologue that “Just as a flower does not choose its color, we are not responsible for who we come to be.” Though she...
- 9/2/2018
- MUBI
Scorpion Releasing and Doppelgänger Releasing invite you to a performance of Verdi's Macbeth that's to die for with their upcoming Blu-ray release of Dario Argento's Opera.
Coming to Blu-ray on January 23rd, 2018, the Opera Blu-ray will feature a new 2K scan of the initial negatives (which required more than 45 hours of painstaking color correction, according to Blu-ray.com), a new interview with actor William McNamara, and a previous/rare interview with Argento himself. Read on for official details, and in case you missed it, read our own Patrick Bromley's insightful retrospective on Opera.
From Diabolik DVD: "When a young opera singer takes over the leading role in an avant-garde presentation of Verdi’s Macbeth, she triggers the madness of a crazed fan who repeatedly forces the diva to watch the brutal murders of her friends. Will the woman’s recurring nightmare hold the key to the identity of...
Coming to Blu-ray on January 23rd, 2018, the Opera Blu-ray will feature a new 2K scan of the initial negatives (which required more than 45 hours of painstaking color correction, according to Blu-ray.com), a new interview with actor William McNamara, and a previous/rare interview with Argento himself. Read on for official details, and in case you missed it, read our own Patrick Bromley's insightful retrospective on Opera.
From Diabolik DVD: "When a young opera singer takes over the leading role in an avant-garde presentation of Verdi’s Macbeth, she triggers the madness of a crazed fan who repeatedly forces the diva to watch the brutal murders of her friends. Will the woman’s recurring nightmare hold the key to the identity of...
- 11/14/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Macbeth, Lego Dimensions and North by Northwest top August Events listMacbeth, Lego Dimensions and North by Northwest top August Events listScott Goodyer8/1/2017 11:00:00 Am It's been a very rainy summer so why not take advantage of those gloomy days and come see a special event screening this month? The following is a list of some screenings you should definitely check out and for more information on each event, click on their titles: August 2nd: Kiki's Delivery Service (Japanese w/e.s.t.) From the legendary Hayao Miyazaki comes the beloved story of a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt. It is tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and set out into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki,...
- 8/1/2017
- by Scott Goodyer
- Cineplex
Princess Diana had an impressive soundtrack of pop and classical greats of the ’80s and ’90s at her fingertips as she worked from her desk at home.
George Michael, Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II, Diana Ross (One Woman, The Ultimate Collection), Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie, Verdi’s Il Trovatore (featuring her signature — perhaps to ward off anyone taking it!) and Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti are kept in a case full of old cassette tapes that Prince William and Prince Harry have added to a display at Buckingham Palace.
Diana’s sons picked out the special...
George Michael, Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume II, Diana Ross (One Woman, The Ultimate Collection), Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie, Verdi’s Il Trovatore (featuring her signature — perhaps to ward off anyone taking it!) and Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti are kept in a case full of old cassette tapes that Prince William and Prince Harry have added to a display at Buckingham Palace.
Diana’s sons picked out the special...
- 7/20/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
You’ve just made history at the Cannes Film Festival, so what are you going to do next? If you’re Sofia Coppola, who became the second woman in history to earn the festival’s Best Director prize on Sunday, you gear up for the release of two major new projects.
Read More: Cannes 2017: Sofia Coppola Makes History as the Second Female Filmmaker to Win Best Director
Everyone already knows about “The Beguiled,” which premiered to acclaim at Cannes and opens in select theaters June 23 via Focus Features, but her upcoming performance film “La Traviata” is flying a bit more under the radar. Hopefully that changes with the release of the official trailer below. Featuring costumes by none other than Valentino, this adaptation of “La Traviata” finds Coppola bringing the recent stage revival of Giuseppe Verdi’s classic opera to the big screen. It looks sumptuous and elegant and...
Read More: Cannes 2017: Sofia Coppola Makes History as the Second Female Filmmaker to Win Best Director
Everyone already knows about “The Beguiled,” which premiered to acclaim at Cannes and opens in select theaters June 23 via Focus Features, but her upcoming performance film “La Traviata” is flying a bit more under the radar. Hopefully that changes with the release of the official trailer below. Featuring costumes by none other than Valentino, this adaptation of “La Traviata” finds Coppola bringing the recent stage revival of Giuseppe Verdi’s classic opera to the big screen. It looks sumptuous and elegant and...
- 5/30/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
It looks like Sofia Coppola has another surprise waiting for fans in the months ahead. Fresh off her Best Director win at Cannes for “The Beguiled,” the filmmaker is getting operatic. Literally.
Read More: Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ With Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell & Kirsten Dunst [Cannes Review]
Coppola is trying her hand on the grand stage with an adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi‘s classic opera “La Traviata.” If anything, it’s going to look sumptuous, as the director has teamed up with fashion icon Valentino for the production.
Continue reading New Trailer For Sofia Coppola’s Opera Adaptation ‘La Traviata’ at The Playlist.
Read More: Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Beguiled’ With Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell & Kirsten Dunst [Cannes Review]
Coppola is trying her hand on the grand stage with an adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi‘s classic opera “La Traviata.” If anything, it’s going to look sumptuous, as the director has teamed up with fashion icon Valentino for the production.
Continue reading New Trailer For Sofia Coppola’s Opera Adaptation ‘La Traviata’ at The Playlist.
- 5/30/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Warning: Spoiler alert.
Meryl Streep’s performance in Florence Foster Jenkins is shaping up to be yet another highlight of the incredible actress’s long career. The irony that one of America’s greatest living actresses would wind up playing a woman known as one of its worst singers seems staggering, which is why Jenkins’ incredible life deserves a closer look.
Jenkins was born — appropriately — Narcissa Florence Foster on July 19, 1868, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The city’s population and industry were booming after the discovery of coal in the region; Woolworth’s, Planter’s Peanuts, Bell Telephone and Luzerne National Bank...
Meryl Streep’s performance in Florence Foster Jenkins is shaping up to be yet another highlight of the incredible actress’s long career. The irony that one of America’s greatest living actresses would wind up playing a woman known as one of its worst singers seems staggering, which is why Jenkins’ incredible life deserves a closer look.
Jenkins was born — appropriately — Narcissa Florence Foster on July 19, 1868, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The city’s population and industry were booming after the discovery of coal in the region; Woolworth’s, Planter’s Peanuts, Bell Telephone and Luzerne National Bank...
- 1/23/2017
- by alexheigl
- PEOPLE.com
Giuseppe Verdi’s magnificente “Requiem Dies Irae” is the grand glue that makes Battle Royale the genre masterpiece that it is. Greg McLean’s The Belko Experiment, written by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn (also writer of Dawn of the Dead and director of SLiTHER), is clearly inspired by the 2000 Japanese adaptation; it takes place during a twisted social experiment […]...
- 1/18/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"The Furniture" is our weekly series on Production Design. Here's Daniel Walber...
Florence's beloved Verdi sports her sensible chapeau.
Florence Foster Jenkins was a woman of grand exuberance. She’s mostly remembered for her terrible voice, which I suppose is fair. It’s worth noting, however, that she didn’t exactly intend to make comedy albums. It was her irrepressible love of music that drove her to the stage, the recording studio and, by way of generations of blithe dinner parties, into the 21st century.
With that in mind, a Meryl Streep movie seems like an inevitable conclusion. Florence Foster Jenkins’s director (Stephen Frears) and screenwriter (Nicholas Martin) clearly understand both pieces of the character, her fervent fandom and her wobbly voice. In fact, they so thoroughly embrace her passion for music that they suggest it’s what killed her.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before Streep...
Florence's beloved Verdi sports her sensible chapeau.
Florence Foster Jenkins was a woman of grand exuberance. She’s mostly remembered for her terrible voice, which I suppose is fair. It’s worth noting, however, that she didn’t exactly intend to make comedy albums. It was her irrepressible love of music that drove her to the stage, the recording studio and, by way of generations of blithe dinner parties, into the 21st century.
With that in mind, a Meryl Streep movie seems like an inevitable conclusion. Florence Foster Jenkins’s director (Stephen Frears) and screenwriter (Nicholas Martin) clearly understand both pieces of the character, her fervent fandom and her wobbly voice. In fact, they so thoroughly embrace her passion for music that they suggest it’s what killed her.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before Streep...
- 12/19/2016
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmExperience
It’s a royal cute alert!
Dressed in matching white car coats, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco made their second annual appearance at Saturday’s National Day, Monaco’s most important national event.
The day turned into quite a treat for royals watchers with Princesses Caroline and Stephanie accompanied by their children and grandchildren representing three generations of Monegasque royalty. But the day belonged to the youngest royals whose brief balcony appearance (their first public appearance in months and first of several planned this holiday season) showed them at ease in front of a crowd of thousands.
The annual day-long ceremonies,...
Dressed in matching white car coats, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco made their second annual appearance at Saturday’s National Day, Monaco’s most important national event.
The day turned into quite a treat for royals watchers with Princesses Caroline and Stephanie accompanied by their children and grandchildren representing three generations of Monegasque royalty. But the day belonged to the youngest royals whose brief balcony appearance (their first public appearance in months and first of several planned this holiday season) showed them at ease in front of a crowd of thousands.
The annual day-long ceremonies,...
- 11/19/2016
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Big budget, 4K recording captured performance of sell-out production at Rome’s Teatro dell’ Opera last May.
Rai Com has added Oscar-winning director Sofia Coppola’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata at the Teatro dell’ Opera in Rome last May to its All’Opera strand devoted to bringing the best Italian opera productions to the big screen.
All 15 performances of Coppola’s opera directorial debut – featuring costumes by Valentino and sets by Batman, Interstellar and John Carter production designer Nathan Crowley – were sold out.
The ensemble included singers of the caliber of Francesca Dotto, Antonio Poli, Roberto Frontali and Anna Malavasi. The orchestra of the Rome Opera was led by Jader Bergamini.
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Philippe Le Sourde (The Grandmaster) topped the high-end shoot featuring multiple state-of-the art 4K cameras and up to 100 microphones.
The opera’s broadcast in Germany and France by Arte/Zdf was one of the highlights of the station’s cultural programming...
Rai Com has added Oscar-winning director Sofia Coppola’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata at the Teatro dell’ Opera in Rome last May to its All’Opera strand devoted to bringing the best Italian opera productions to the big screen.
All 15 performances of Coppola’s opera directorial debut – featuring costumes by Valentino and sets by Batman, Interstellar and John Carter production designer Nathan Crowley – were sold out.
The ensemble included singers of the caliber of Francesca Dotto, Antonio Poli, Roberto Frontali and Anna Malavasi. The orchestra of the Rome Opera was led by Jader Bergamini.
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Philippe Le Sourde (The Grandmaster) topped the high-end shoot featuring multiple state-of-the art 4K cameras and up to 100 microphones.
The opera’s broadcast in Germany and France by Arte/Zdf was one of the highlights of the station’s cultural programming...
- 10/19/2016
- ScreenDaily
Meryl Streep has a ball giving her all to the title role of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Ed Wood of delusional opera singers. Like Wood, whose talent for filmmaking fell hilariously short of his passion for the game (see Plan 9 From Outer Space), Jenkins lived in a pumpkin shell where she's kept very well by her protective common-law husband and manager St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant). In the social circles of 1940's Manhattan, Bayfield persuaded sympathetic socialites and bribable critics to indulge his wealthy wife's fantasies by lining up vocal coaches,...
- 8/11/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Rai sells second opera season to distributors around the world.
Rai Com has increased All’Opera’s international footprint by closing several contracts for theatrical distribution on the Italian opera programme’s second season.
Rai has closed contracts in Italy (01), France (Cgr), Spain (Filmax), Germany (Fox), Austria (Fox), Japan (Sony), South Korea (SDCKorea), USA (Abramorama), Australia (Palace) and the UK (Soda Pictures).
Several other territories are negotiating theatrical distribution rights and will be added by the time the season premieres for fall 2016.
Season two will include productions from composers such as Mozart (Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Rossini(La Gazza Ladra), Puccini (Madame Butterfly and Manon Lescaut), Verdi (Don Carlo), Wagner (Tristan und Isolde) and Marius Peptipa (Coppélia).
Productions will come from La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Opera di Roma. The Maggio Musicale at the Florence Opera will also host its first performance in the series...
Rai Com has increased All’Opera’s international footprint by closing several contracts for theatrical distribution on the Italian opera programme’s second season.
Rai has closed contracts in Italy (01), France (Cgr), Spain (Filmax), Germany (Fox), Austria (Fox), Japan (Sony), South Korea (SDCKorea), USA (Abramorama), Australia (Palace) and the UK (Soda Pictures).
Several other territories are negotiating theatrical distribution rights and will be added by the time the season premieres for fall 2016.
Season two will include productions from composers such as Mozart (Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Rossini(La Gazza Ladra), Puccini (Madame Butterfly and Manon Lescaut), Verdi (Don Carlo), Wagner (Tristan und Isolde) and Marius Peptipa (Coppélia).
Productions will come from La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Opera di Roma. The Maggio Musicale at the Florence Opera will also host its first performance in the series...
- 7/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
When in Rome, look like the Romans used to look... Kim Kardashian and husband Kanye West attended the premiere of designer Valentino Garavani and business partner Giancarlo Giammetti's production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which Sofia Coppola is directing at the Rome Opera House Sunday. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star wore an elegant, sleeveless, one-shoulder, draped white Vivienne Westwood gown with a thigh-high split and a long train, paired with gold platform sandals with leafy straps. Kanye, 38, wore an all-black suit and tan suede boots. "I see you @kimkardashian and #KanyeWest! You both look amazing!! #Rome #family...
- 5/22/2016
- E! Online
The show must go on, right? Tenor Francesco Anile made his Metropolitan Opera debut on Saturday in a pair of jeans and sneakers when the lead during a performance of Verdi's Otello couldn't sing in the final acts. "No time to change. No time for anything," the 54-year-old understudy told the Associated Press. Anile was in a green room within New York City's Lincoln Center during the last act of the show when Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko became too sick to continue singing, the AP reports. A stage director ran into the room and beckoned Anile: "Francesco, come. We need you to sing,...
- 4/26/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
The show must go on, right? Tenor Francesco Anile made his Metropolitan Opera debut on Saturday in a pair of jeans and sneakers when the lead during a performance of Verdi's Otello couldn't sing in the final acts. "No time to change. No time for anything," the 54-year-old understudy told the Associated Press. Anile was in a green room within New York City's Lincoln Center during the last act of the show when Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko became too sick to continue singing, the AP reports. A stage director ran into the room and beckoned Anile: "Francesco, come. We need you to sing,...
- 4/26/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
U.S. distrib Abramorama has inked a deal with Italian sales company Rai Come to bring the All’Opera program to domestic audiences. All’Opera is a collection of the best Italian opera productions such as Verdi’s La Traviata and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia as performed at Milan’s La Scala and the opera houses in Rome, Turin and Venice. All'Opera captures the performances in HD quality to re-create the experiences of actually seeing the live performance. Rai Com is the…...
- 4/11/2016
- Deadline
A review of tonight's "The Leftovers" coming up just as soon as there's a bird loose in the lobby... "Are you fucking serious?" -Kevin There once was an HBO Sunday drama that ended one episode with its main character on the verge of death, and opened the next with him suddenly in a hotel, in circumstances far from what we know of him, going by a different name — Kevin, in fact — and having the damndest time trying to get home, no matter what he tried. Whether Tony Soprano was in the afterlife, an alternate reality, or simply dreaming while lying comatose in the hospital, his adventures as Kevin Finnerty proved particularly divisive among that show's fans: some saw this as of a piece with all the dream sequences, flashbacks, and other stylistic departures employed in the past; others stubbornly clung to the belief that they were watching a straightforward mob drama,...
- 11/23/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
By 1935, the Marx Brothers already had five movies to add to their already extensive Broadway and Vaudeville resume, among them the legendary Duck Soup and the near-classics Animal Crackers and Monkey Business. As we’ve often seen, however, some of our most beloved Hollywood favorites flopped upon first release. 1933’s Duck Soup, specifically, was the last of a five-picture deal the Brothers had at Paramount, and its commercial failure would spell a parting of the ways between the studio and the iconic comedy team.
Enter Irving G. Thalberg, the wunderkind who helped build MGM into a powerhouse. Perhaps best known today for the namesake honor given to producers at each year’s Academy Awards, Thalberg left an indelible mark on Hollywood before his untimely death in 1937 at the age of 36. In addition to launching such innovations as the first production code and the use of audience response questionnaires to hone...
Enter Irving G. Thalberg, the wunderkind who helped build MGM into a powerhouse. Perhaps best known today for the namesake honor given to producers at each year’s Academy Awards, Thalberg left an indelible mark on Hollywood before his untimely death in 1937 at the age of 36. In addition to launching such innovations as the first production code and the use of audience response questionnaires to hone...
- 11/15/2015
- by M. Robert Grunwald
- SoundOnSight
What is it about foreign horror films that makes them more interesting than so many English language horror films? You would have to think that the language barrier makes it more terrifying; people screaming is already difficult, but speaking a language you don’t understand can only make it worse. So, why are the remakes typically so bad? On this portion of the list, we are treated to a few of the more upsetting films in the canon – one movie I wouldn’t wish for anyone to see, a few that blazed the trail for many more, and one that I would elevate above the horror genre into its own little super-genre.
30. Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003)
English Title: A Tale of Two Sisters
Directed by: Kim Ji-woon
Another excellent Korean horror film America had to remake to lesser results. 2003’s A Tale of Two Sisters is just one of many film adaptations of the folktale,...
30. Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003)
English Title: A Tale of Two Sisters
Directed by: Kim Ji-woon
Another excellent Korean horror film America had to remake to lesser results. 2003’s A Tale of Two Sisters is just one of many film adaptations of the folktale,...
- 10/24/2015
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Special Mention: Misery
Directed by Rob Reiner
Screenplay by William Goldman
1990, USA
Genre: Thriller
Elevated by standout performances from James Caan and Kathy Bates, Misery remains one of the best Stephen King adaptations to date. Director Rob Reiner is clearly more interested in the dark humour and humanity than the gory detail in King’s novel, but make no mistake about it, Misery is a tough watch soaked in sharp dialogue, a brooding atmosphere, and disturbing bodily harm inflicted on James Caan by sweet old Kathy Bates. I can still feel his pain.
129. Black Sabbath (Three Faces of Fear)
Mario Bava and Salvatore Billitteri
Written by Ennio De Concini and Mario Serandrei
Italy 1960 / Italy 1963
Genre: Horror Anthology
Not to be confused with Black Sunday, Black Sabbath is a horror anthology composed of three atmospheric tales. “The Drop of Water” concerns a nurse who steals a ring off a corpse, only...
Directed by Rob Reiner
Screenplay by William Goldman
1990, USA
Genre: Thriller
Elevated by standout performances from James Caan and Kathy Bates, Misery remains one of the best Stephen King adaptations to date. Director Rob Reiner is clearly more interested in the dark humour and humanity than the gory detail in King’s novel, but make no mistake about it, Misery is a tough watch soaked in sharp dialogue, a brooding atmosphere, and disturbing bodily harm inflicted on James Caan by sweet old Kathy Bates. I can still feel his pain.
129. Black Sabbath (Three Faces of Fear)
Mario Bava and Salvatore Billitteri
Written by Ennio De Concini and Mario Serandrei
Italy 1960 / Italy 1963
Genre: Horror Anthology
Not to be confused with Black Sunday, Black Sabbath is a horror anthology composed of three atmospheric tales. “The Drop of Water” concerns a nurse who steals a ring off a corpse, only...
- 10/17/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
It doesn’t have a single movie star, there were no early Thursday night screenings and you didn’t miss the trailer, because there wasn’t one. But “The Met: Live in HD” just missed the top ten on Rentrak’s box office charts this weekend. Saturday’s live transmission of the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of Verdi’s popular opera “Il Trovatore,” which kicked off the 10th season of the Met’s broadcasts from New York, grossed $2 million from 930 theaters in North America. That topped Oscar hopeful “The Walk” ($1.5 million from 448 IMAX theaters), the Eli Roth horror film “The Green Inferno” ($1.3 million from 1,543) and.
- 10/4/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
When an un-darkened Moor marched onstage during the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Otello, he seemed confused, as if he had just crashed the wrong Act I. “Esultate,” he sang, non-exultingly. For a moment, it looked as though the Met’s season was off to a wobbly start. The chorus milled, the storm dissipated, and an all-black-clad cast seemed uncertain as to who was on whose side. Fortunately for Venice, Verdi, and the opening-night audience, Yannick Nézet-Séguin was in the pit to enforce order and wildness, violence and wit. Otello is Verdi’s opera of extremes. The weather is at its most murderous, the title character most tormented, the bad guy most depraved — and all those drastic states come geysering out of the orchestra. Woe to the singer who dithers in the face of that musical hurricane. Nézet-Séguin was not about to let that happen. The conductor kept the...
- 9/22/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
A selection committee headed by film director Ahmed Maanouni has selected “Aida” to represent Morocco in the best foreign language film category at the 88th Academy Awards (Oscars). “Aida” (not based on the Giuseppe Verdi opera) is directed by Driss Mrini, and stars Noufissa Bechahda as Aida Cohen, a music teacher living in Paris who is battling a malignant tumor. Convinced that her days are numbered, she then decides to return to Morocco to reconnect with her roots and regain forgotten childhood memories. Morocco has submitted a total of 10 feature films (before this year) for Academy Awards consideration in the Best Foreign Language film category since 1977. However, none of the...
- 9/21/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Newsroom (Real and Algerian): Malek Bensmail’s Checks and BalancesOn the eve of the general election for President of the Algerian Republic in 2014, Algerian filmmaker Malek Bensmail set off to Algiers to document the campaign that will eventually lead to the 4th mandate of Abdelaziz Bouteflika. As he did in 2004 for his Le grand jeu, Bensmail uses documentary cinema to examine the struggle of his country to conquer real democracy, come out of an infernal cycle of political crisis and civil conflicts, and to break with the "old ways" (structured by corruption, confiscation of power by a caste and the lack of a modern project).In 2004, Bouteflika campaigned for his second mandate and Bensmail was in the "war room," examining the mechanisms of control and corruption under the mask of a civilian regime. This time, the campaign is seen from the offices of the most important and respected independent French-speaking daily,...
- 8/16/2015
- by Marie-Pierre Duhamel
- MUBI
Exclusive: Maastricht Concert takes more than £1m in one night for CinemaLive.
André Rieu’s 2015 Maastricht Concert has broken single night and lifetime box office records for a music concert in the UK after taking more than £1m on Saturday night.
The CinemaLive-distributed event is the first music concert to take more than £1m at the UK box office on a single day, grossing £1,022,989 [source: Rentrak] on Saturday night, when it was the third-highest grossing film behind Ant-Man and Minions.
The event also screened at an additional 54 cinemas on Sunday, taking the current UK box office gross to £1,078,348, a lifetime record for a music concert.
The film surpassed the previous one day and lifetime records set by Take That Live in June and One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film.
A combined 150,000 people paid to see the film in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Denmark, where the film also broke records.
The concert...
André Rieu’s 2015 Maastricht Concert has broken single night and lifetime box office records for a music concert in the UK after taking more than £1m on Saturday night.
The CinemaLive-distributed event is the first music concert to take more than £1m at the UK box office on a single day, grossing £1,022,989 [source: Rentrak] on Saturday night, when it was the third-highest grossing film behind Ant-Man and Minions.
The event also screened at an additional 54 cinemas on Sunday, taking the current UK box office gross to £1,078,348, a lifetime record for a music concert.
The film surpassed the previous one day and lifetime records set by Take That Live in June and One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film.
A combined 150,000 people paid to see the film in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Denmark, where the film also broke records.
The concert...
- 7/20/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Enter here for your chance to win passes to one of two select encore performances from the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning Live in HD series of cinema presentations, including The Merry Widow and Aida.
For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see one of the two performances listed below, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this page. But, hurry because the contest ends at midnight on Sunday, July 19th! If you win, we’ll contact you with how you’ll receive the tickets nearest your location for one of the shows.
About The Events
Event: The Merry Widow
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Time: 7:00 p.m. (local time)
Special Fathom Features: The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling woman who captivates all of Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new hit staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman.
For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see one of the two performances listed below, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this page. But, hurry because the contest ends at midnight on Sunday, July 19th! If you win, we’ll contact you with how you’ll receive the tickets nearest your location for one of the shows.
About The Events
Event: The Merry Widow
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Time: 7:00 p.m. (local time)
Special Fathom Features: The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling woman who captivates all of Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new hit staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman.
- 7/14/2015
- by Administrator
- CinemaNerdz
This time on the podcast, Scott is joined by David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett to discuss Luchino Visconti’s Senso.
About the film:
This lush, Technicolor tragic romance from Luchino Visconti stars Alida Valli as a nineteenth-century Italian countess who, during the Austrian occupation of her country, puts her marriage and political principles on the line by engaging in a torrid affair with a dashing Austrian lieutenant, played by Farley Granger. Gilded with ornate costumes and sets and a rich classical soundtrack, and featuring fearless performances, this operatic melodrama is an extraordinary evocation of reckless emotions and deranged lust, from one of the cinema’s great sensualists.
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About the film:
This lush, Technicolor tragic romance from Luchino Visconti stars Alida Valli as a nineteenth-century Italian countess who, during the Austrian occupation of her country, puts her marriage and political principles on the line by engaging in a torrid affair with a dashing Austrian lieutenant, played by Farley Granger. Gilded with ornate costumes and sets and a rich classical soundtrack, and featuring fearless performances, this operatic melodrama is an extraordinary evocation of reckless emotions and deranged lust, from one of the cinema’s great sensualists.
Subscribe to the podcast via RSS or in iTunes
Buy The Film On Amazon:
Watch Criterion’s Three Reasons Video:
Episode Links:
Senso (1954) – The Criterion Collection Senso and Sensibility – The Criterion Collection Senso (1954) – IMDb Senso – Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Roger Ebert’s Great...
- 7/14/2015
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
It may seem unusual for a renowned film director to suddenly switch mediums and helm an opera, but such a thing has happened a number of times before: for example, Woody Allen has directed Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” for the Los Angeles Opera; legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has helmed Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” for the Aix-en-Provence Festival; Julie Taymor has directed Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as well as the Broadway musical adaptations of "The Lion King" and "Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark"; Roman Polanski has helmed Verdi's “Rigoletto” for the Bavarian State Opera; William Friedkin has directed a version of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck”; and Werner Herzog has helmed a number of Wagner productions including “Doktor Faust,” “The Flying Dutchman” and “Parsifal”. Read More: Terry Gilliam: My Life In Eight Movies Terry Gilliam is among this elite group,...
- 6/22/2015
- by Timothy Tau
- The Playlist
The BBC has announced a new commitment to arts programming, which will include a new four-part series called Artsnight.
The weekly arts and culture magazine show will have a different guest editor each week, with writer Armando Iannucci, actress Maxine Peake, Sunday Times journalist Lynn Barber and Director of the Tate Modern Chris Dercon already committed to the series.
The BBC is also embarking on a partnership with cultural movement What Next? to encourage more people to participate in the arts, which will see the corporation airing new arts and cultural programmes during primetime.
BBC Four will launch Artists Question Time, which opens with a debate on who the arts are for in the UK, who can play a part in them and how they should be funded during a recession.
This spring will see a new season on cinema launched in collaboration with the BFI, which will feature Jonathan Ross...
The weekly arts and culture magazine show will have a different guest editor each week, with writer Armando Iannucci, actress Maxine Peake, Sunday Times journalist Lynn Barber and Director of the Tate Modern Chris Dercon already committed to the series.
The BBC is also embarking on a partnership with cultural movement What Next? to encourage more people to participate in the arts, which will see the corporation airing new arts and cultural programmes during primetime.
BBC Four will launch Artists Question Time, which opens with a debate on who the arts are for in the UK, who can play a part in them and how they should be funded during a recession.
This spring will see a new season on cinema launched in collaboration with the BFI, which will feature Jonathan Ross...
- 2/16/2015
- Digital Spy
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany, 1972
“Fassbinder is Petra von Kant.” So says frequent star and muse Hanna Schygulla as she discusses Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s working methods and his identification with his characters, both male and female. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant is a notable case in point. Based on Fassbinder’s own complicated relationship with Günther Kaufmann, the genders are reversed for what became this tale of passion and despair between a successful fashion designer and the younger beauty who enters and upends her personal and professional life. Originally written for the stage, specifically for Margit Carstensen, who would take on the title role in the play and film, Bitter Tears is a fascinating examination of sexual intensity and infatuation gradually undercut by acrimony and deceit.
Though Fassbinder’s play was generally unsuccessful, he nevertheless moved full...
Written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany, 1972
“Fassbinder is Petra von Kant.” So says frequent star and muse Hanna Schygulla as she discusses Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s working methods and his identification with his characters, both male and female. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant is a notable case in point. Based on Fassbinder’s own complicated relationship with Günther Kaufmann, the genders are reversed for what became this tale of passion and despair between a successful fashion designer and the younger beauty who enters and upends her personal and professional life. Originally written for the stage, specifically for Margit Carstensen, who would take on the title role in the play and film, Bitter Tears is a fascinating examination of sexual intensity and infatuation gradually undercut by acrimony and deceit.
Though Fassbinder’s play was generally unsuccessful, he nevertheless moved full...
- 1/20/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
Looking for what's new on Netflix streaming for November? You've come to the right place.
We've rounded up the best TV shows and movies arriving soon. So take some time to peruse this list, and maybe block off a weekend or two so you can binge-watch Season 9 of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" or something. Oh, and you might want to make a note about November 22; "Snowpiercer" is worth the wait.
Here's a much larger rundown of what's new on Netflix in November, provided by Netflix. All title dates are subject to change.
Available November 1
"Artifact" (2012)
First known as an actor, Jared Leto has also found success in the music industry with his band 30 Seconds to Mars. This documentary follows the band as it makes the album "This is War" while battling recording giant Emi in a pivotal lawsuit.
"Babes In Toyland" (1961)
Composer Victor Herbert's operetta comes delightfully to...
We've rounded up the best TV shows and movies arriving soon. So take some time to peruse this list, and maybe block off a weekend or two so you can binge-watch Season 9 of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" or something. Oh, and you might want to make a note about November 22; "Snowpiercer" is worth the wait.
Here's a much larger rundown of what's new on Netflix in November, provided by Netflix. All title dates are subject to change.
Available November 1
"Artifact" (2012)
First known as an actor, Jared Leto has also found success in the music industry with his band 30 Seconds to Mars. This documentary follows the band as it makes the album "This is War" while battling recording giant Emi in a pivotal lawsuit.
"Babes In Toyland" (1961)
Composer Victor Herbert's operetta comes delightfully to...
- 10/28/2014
- by Tim Hayne
- Moviefone
Britain's Got Talent's Jonathan Antoine has announced the release of his first solo album.
The singer and his former partner Charlotte Jaconelli both signed solo deals earlier this year, following the success of their two albums Together and Perhaps Love.
Antoine will release his first solo collection, Tenore, on October 13 via Sony Classical.
Speaking about his song selections for the record, Antoine said: "I have chosen 'La donna e mobile' from Verdi's Rigoletto as the opera is such huge fun! I was first introduced to it by Sara Reynolds, my teacher from The Junior Royal Academy Of Music, so it has wonderful associations for me.
"I have been singing 'Panis Angelicus' ever since the age of 13. I was taught it by Jenny Ewington, my very first singing teacher, so it has extra special meaning for me.
"Just to ring the changes, I have included 'Love Changes Everything' on...
The singer and his former partner Charlotte Jaconelli both signed solo deals earlier this year, following the success of their two albums Together and Perhaps Love.
Antoine will release his first solo collection, Tenore, on October 13 via Sony Classical.
Speaking about his song selections for the record, Antoine said: "I have chosen 'La donna e mobile' from Verdi's Rigoletto as the opera is such huge fun! I was first introduced to it by Sara Reynolds, my teacher from The Junior Royal Academy Of Music, so it has wonderful associations for me.
"I have been singing 'Panis Angelicus' ever since the age of 13. I was taught it by Jenny Ewington, my very first singing teacher, so it has extra special meaning for me.
"Just to ring the changes, I have included 'Love Changes Everything' on...
- 8/7/2014
- Digital Spy
What is it about foreign horror films that makes them more interesting than so many English language horror films? You would have to think that the language barrier makes it more terrifying; people screaming is already difficult, but speaking a language you don’t understand can only make it worse. So, why are the remakes typically so bad? On this portion of the list, we are treated to a few of the more upsetting films in the canon – one movie I wouldn’t wish for anyone to see, a few that blazed the trail for many more, and one that I would elevate above the horror genre into its own little super-genre.
30. Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003)
English Title: A Tale of Two Sisters
Directed by: Kim Ji-woon
Another excellent Korean horror film America had to remake to lesser results. 2003′s A Tale of Two Sisters is just one of many film adaptations of the folktale,...
30. Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003)
English Title: A Tale of Two Sisters
Directed by: Kim Ji-woon
Another excellent Korean horror film America had to remake to lesser results. 2003′s A Tale of Two Sisters is just one of many film adaptations of the folktale,...
- 7/23/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Toh! has scored a trailer exclusive to the 30th anniversary restoration of Daniel Schmid’s classic music documentary “Tosca’s Kiss,” which centers on the lives and passions of a group of retired opera singers living in the Casa Verdi home in Milan. The re-release is being presented by Dustin Hoffman. The doc holds a special place in Hoffman’s heart; his 2012 narrative film and directorial debut, “Quartet,” was inspired by the real-life characters in the Casa Verdi.Here’s some more background on the founder of the unique retirement home, Giuseppe Verdi, and Swiss director Schmid:Described by composer Giuseppe Verdi as his “finest work,” the Casa Verdi, the world’s first home for retired opera musicians, was founded in 1896 and still stands today on the Piazza Buonarotti in Milan, Italy. In Tosca's Kiss, the Swiss director Daniel Schmid (1941-2006), a friend and colleague of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder...
- 5/21/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Documentary Ballet Boys dancing to Taiwan.
Doc specialist Wide House has sold Ballet Boys, the story of three upcoming dance talents, has sold to Swallow Wings in Taiwan.
In Cannes, Wide House also announced that its latest documentary Magicarena, about Aida’s Verdi by La Fura del Baus, has gone to Cineplex in Taiwan.
In addition, the newly acquired Sagrada, the mystery of creation has sold to Joint in Taiwan.
Magicarena is currently in negotiation with the Us and Japan and will be finalized before the end of the market, according to Wide.
Doc specialist Wide House has sold Ballet Boys, the story of three upcoming dance talents, has sold to Swallow Wings in Taiwan.
In Cannes, Wide House also announced that its latest documentary Magicarena, about Aida’s Verdi by La Fura del Baus, has gone to Cineplex in Taiwan.
In addition, the newly acquired Sagrada, the mystery of creation has sold to Joint in Taiwan.
Magicarena is currently in negotiation with the Us and Japan and will be finalized before the end of the market, according to Wide.
- 5/21/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Nabucco will screen in St. Louis this Sunday, May 18th at 12 noon at Landmark’s Tivoli Theater
Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated talents of our time, makes a major role debut in an unmissable new production of Nabucco, the Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi. Nabucco follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered, and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (in English, Nebuchadnezzar). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves,” Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate / “Fly, thought, on golden wings,” a chorus which is regularly given an encore in many opera houses when performed today.
In this production, recorded earlier this year, Domingo takes another thrilling step into baritone repertory as he sings the title role of Nabucco for the first time.
Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated talents of our time, makes a major role debut in an unmissable new production of Nabucco, the Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi. Nabucco follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered, and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (in English, Nebuchadnezzar). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves,” Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate / “Fly, thought, on golden wings,” a chorus which is regularly given an encore in many opera houses when performed today.
In this production, recorded earlier this year, Domingo takes another thrilling step into baritone repertory as he sings the title role of Nabucco for the first time.
- 5/16/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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