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Constantine Kitsopoulos To Conduct La Boheme At The Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory 2/2011
4 November 2009 2:43 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
The Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory has announced that Constantine Kitsopoulos will conduct the production of Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème, which will be presented in repertory with Johathan larson's Rent in February, 2011.
Kitsopoulos has built an international reputation spanning opera, symphony and musical theatre. In his fourth season as music director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra, he also is the general director of Chatham Opera, which he founded in 2005. Among other commitments this season, he will guest conduct the Baltimore, Detroit and New Jersey symphonies as well as the Westchester Philharmonic. He also has conducted the Blossom Festival Orchestra. Kistopoulos has conducted operas in the U.S. and in China and also was the musical director and conductor of Baz Luhrmann's highly acclaimed Broadway production of La Bohème as well as the 2008 Tony-nominated musical, A Catered Affair.
His full biography may be found at http://kitsopoulos.com/home.html.
Victoria Bussert, »
Gerard Butler Takes On Shakespeare's Rome
3 November 2009 11:05 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
The thing about Shakespeare is that while his plays are unmatched in terms of literary genius, they aren't exactly great foundations for modern adaptation. Sure, we've gotten some neat, if not completely forgettable experiments like O and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet as well as more traditional screen representations of Hamlet and some of the other classics. But none of these have ever been held in the same high regard as the original works they came from. Fiennes wants to change that by taking on the hefty task of adapting Shakespeare's Roman tragedy, Coriolanus. Fiennes is already set to star as the title character legendary Roman leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus, and now according to THR, Gerard Butler has signed on to play Tullus Aufidius, commander of the Volscian army. The adaptation is being billed as a "modern" take on the tragedy. Fiennes will also direct. I believe in Fiennes as »
Let's bring back the concert film! And who would you like to see in one?
29 October 2009 5:33 PM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »
I read something in EW this week that genuinely shocked me. Next to my review of Michael Jackson’s This Is It, there's a box of the five top-grossing concert films -- and according to that list, the second most successful concert film of all time is Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009). The reason for my shock is not that I dislike the Jonas brothers (I thought their movie was charming in a prefab, featherweight way), but because, at the time, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience was rightfully considered a mild commercial disappointment. It marked the beginning of »
- Owen Gleiberman
Kidman And Jackman Snubbed At AFI Awards
29 October 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia has been nominated for six Australian Film Institute awards - but stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman have been passed over for the country's most prestigious ceremony.
The $130 million (£81 million) blockbuster, the most expensive film ever made Down Under, was expected to lead the pack at the upcoming awards show, but missed out on nominations in the main categories - including the coveted AFI Best Film prize.
Both Kidman and Jackman were also noticeably absent from the best actor/actress lists.
Luhrmann's romance was nominated for the New Member's Choice Award, Best Sound, Original Music Score, Production Design, Costume Design and Best Supporting Actor for young star Brandon Walters.
Australia was outdone by director Robert Connolly's Balibo, which earned 14 nominations, and Samson and Delilah, which scooped 13.
Both will compete in the Best Film category against Beautiful Kate, Blessed, Mao's Last Dancer and Mary and Max.
Russell Crowe is in the running for the AFI International Award for Best Actor for his role in State of Play, alongside Martin Henderson of TV hit House, Anthony Lapaglia from Without A Trace and Guy Pearce for Bedtime Stories. »
Justin Bieber Borrows From The Cardigans For New Single 'Love Me'
27 October 2009 1:48 PM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
Justin Bieber already has two hit singles in "One Time" and "One Less Lonely Girl," and yesterday he unleashed his latest track (and the first that doesn't include the word "One"). "Love Me" is a widescreen club track that is full of bubbly synths and Bieber's now-signature croon. It quickly launched itself into the top 20 on the iTunes Top Songs sales chart, certainly thanks to Bieber's relentless tweeting. "Just woke up in sunny L.A. and 'Love Me' is #11 on iTunes," he wrote this morning. "Let's go to #1!"
If the chorus sounds familiar, that's because it's lifted from a classic tune by the Cardigans called "Lovefool." The Swedish band scored a massive international radio hit with the song back in 1996, when it appeared on the soundtrack to the Baz Luhrmann film "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet." (It also had an iconic video that was in heavy rotation on MTV.) The »
- Kyle Anderson
Not So Solitary
26 October 2009 2:28 PM, PDT | FilmInk.com.au | See recent FilmInk.com.au news »
Barry Otto will return to the big screen in the new Australian feature film South Solitary, which has him co-starring with his internationally successful daughter Miranda Otto, after previously working together on 1998's Dead Letter Office. While Miranda has done the country proud dabbling in big budget features such as Lord Of The Rings and War Of The Worlds and Us TV shows such as The Starter Wife and Cashmere Mafia, in between local features such as the recent Blessed, Barry has delighted Australian audiences with his dedication to quality local theatre and cinema, with memorable turns in films such as Ray Lawrence's Bliss and Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom and Australia, a brief turn in Matthew Newton's Three Blind Mice (alongside his younger daughter Gracie, who was going out with Newton at the time), and most recently lending his voice to $9. »
Whispering Wind and the Profit Margin: A Petition
24 October 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | The Auteurs | See recent The Auteurs news »
Above: Griffith's Intolerance.
In New York, Bam, Film Forum, and Anthology Film Archives are playing forgotten masterworks, unavailable on DVD, in pristine prints: this past week has surfaced prints of Elia Kazan’s America, America at Film Forum, Douglas Sirk’s A Time to Love and a Time to Die and André De Toth’s Man in the Saddle, Norman Rockwell with guns, at Bam, and an entire retrospective to Ulrike Ottinger at Anthology, where upcoming are long overdue retros of Roger Corman and Jerry Lewis. In most cases, it’s been decades since these films have been shown in New York.
Meanwhile, MoMA slugs on with deliberately disposable movies designed to draw families and indie teens who have already seen them: a Spike Jonze retro of his music videos and films; an upcoming Tim Burton retro the museum’s been working on for years; a just-completed “Recent Film Acquisitions »
Robert Redford’s ‘The Conspirator’ Adds Six to Cast
16 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Wow, where did all the sudden interest in joining Robert Redford’s Abraham Lincoln assassination flick, The Conspirator, come from? Over the last few days a total of six names have been added to the cast list and they are (in alphabetical order): Alexis Bledel (Sin City), Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla), Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda), Justin Long (Drag Me To Hell), Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler) and Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton). The six new additions join the previously announced James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn.
Being directed by Redford from a script by James Solomon, The Conspirator focuses on the real-life Mary Surratt (being played by Penn), one of the alleged co-conspirators of The Lincoln Assassination, as well as focusing on the man, Frederick Aiken (being played by McAvoy), who reluctantly agreed to defend her in court. The film is different from the other Lincoln-related movie in the »
- Ross Miller
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture
7 October 2009 2:37 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Baz Luhrmann's sophomore effort, 1996's Romeo + Juliet, is today perhaps best remembered for spotlighting Leonardo DiCaprio's pre-Titanic charisma. For a movie that took the world's best known love story and transferred it to a new era, its soundtrack remains firmly etched in its own time. The movie very much resembles a music video with its fast-paced editing, and the music choices reflect that style. There are scenes where songs are so prominently featured, it's as if Luhrmann first picked out a soundscape, and then went on to visualize it. An extra pleasure gained from listening to the soundtrack is the surprising presence of some tracks that were only briefly featured in the movie, such as the aggressive, seductive material of Butthole Surfers. The film's score, composed by Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius De Vries, was completely omitted from the first soundtrack album, though it was later »
- Sandra
'Dancing With The Stars' Results: Kathy Ireland Exits, Aaron Carter Dominates
30 September 2009 7:27 AM, PDT | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »
It's only the second week of the season, but there are already some slight upsets flying around the set of "Dancing With the Stars." After Monday night's episode resulted in a great deal of parity among the dancers, there was no clear frontrunner nor obvious choice for a dismissal, so when Kathy Ireland was given the boot, it wasn't especially shocking. Debi Mazar narrowly avoided elimination, a little surprising considering she scored higher than the likes of Chuck Liddell and Kelly Osbourne. What's more amazing: Tom DeLay has clearly emerged as a sentimental favorite among viewers despite his checkered past. (Also, he's not a very good dancer.)
Guest judge Baz Luhrmann (director of such dance-heavy films as "Moulin Rouge!" and "Strictly Ballroom") didn't bring a whole lot to the table (though he did bring Mya back out for this week's encore performance, which was well worth seeing a second time »
- MTV News
Latest 'Dancing With The Stars' result
30 September 2009 2:01 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Kathy Ireland has become the third celebrity to get the boot from the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars. The model and entrepreneur was eliminated during last night's live show after landing in the bottom two alongside Entourage star Debi Mazar. Ireland and her professional partner Tony Dovolani had been sitting at the bottom of the leaderboard after scoring just 18 points for their quickstep during Monday night's show. Guest judge Baz Luhrmann, filling in for Len Goodman, had said she needed to bring excitement to her performance, while Carrie Ann Inaba had confessed that she was "disturbed" by how reserved Ireland still seemed despite the need to stand out from the competition. Speaking after her elimination, the star said: "There is so much to take away from this experience. I wouldn't change a moment of it. The fact that (more) »
- By Lara Martin
Aaron Carter Scores Big On 'Dancing With The Stars'
29 September 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Singer predicts, 'I'm going to win 'Dancing With the Stars.' '
By Jocelyn Vena
Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff appear on "Dancing With The Stars" on Monday, September 21
Photo: ABC
If Monday night's episode of "Dancing With the Stars" proves anything, it's that Aaron Carter and his professional dance partner Karina Smirnoff have the chops and the chemistry to make it pretty far in the competition. Their Muppet-themed tango routine earned the pair a score of 27 out of 30.
And they were praised accordingly by the judges. Bruno Tonioli declared the routine, "Spectacular, spectacular!" adding that Carter is "a mini-Fred Astaire." Judge Carrie Ann Inaba said the performance was "truly a pleasure" and that it had "great pizzazz." And the guest judge for the night, "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann, said the couple was "clever and inventive.
All this praise may be why Carter thinks he has a shot at winning the dance competition. »
Mya & Aaron Carter Lead on Dancing with the Stars
29 September 2009 4:26 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »
Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann joined Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli in Len Goodman's place on the Dancing with the Stars panel for Monday's show, as the men and women danced together for the first time, performing either the quick step, the tango or the jive. There were highs (like Debi Mazar and Maksim Chmerkovskiy's dramatic tango comeback) and lows (what the heck was Joanna Krupa wearing in her hair?), but we'll start with the bad news first. Tony Dovolani seemed to be doing everything possible to help his partner Kathy Ireland loosen up and enjoy performing, but their quick step was another disappointment. "You're so reserved," Carrie Ann told her of the stiff performance. "You're beautiful to look at but you have to be engaging," Bruno said. The judges awarded them six points each for a total of 18, one of the lowest of the night. Tom DeLay »
- StyleWatch
'Dancing' Week 2 - What the judges said
29 September 2009 4:19 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
With judge Len Goodman in the UK on business, film director Baz Luhrmann joined the panel for the second week of this season's Dancing With The Stars as the men and women prepared to compete against each other on the dance floor for the first time. Aaron Carter continued to impress, as he finished joint top of the leader board for a second week in a row, alongside popstar Mya, who impressed the panel with her dramatic jive. Less fortunate were Kathy Ireland and Tom DeLay, who fell to the bottom of the board after scoring just 18 for their dances. Here's what the judges had to say: Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough - Jive Carrie Ann: "Great energy. I love the way you perform, but the jive is all about watching the feet and I felt like your feet were a bit spastic and weren't pointing. It felt like it »
- By Lara Martin
Recap: Jive, Tango and Quickstep on 'Dancing with the Stars'
29 September 2009 12:09 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Head judge Len Goodman was absent in the second week of "Dancing with the Stars" this season but the execs brought in Baz Luhrmann aka the director of musical hit movie "Moulin Rogue!". The substitution resulted in generous amount of 9s being drawn out from under the table. Aaron Carter and Mya each scored the triple 9 in their respective performances.
The first couple to take the stage on Monday, September 28 was Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough who did the Jive. Carrie immediately made a comment about Joanna's huge hair and her lack in footwork department. Bruno said they need to be exact with Jive and that Joanna lost rhythm sometime. Baz said they have to show more of the relationship because they got great chemistry. Score: 6-7-7, a total 20 out of 30.
Next, Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo did the Quickstep and the swimmer was told to loosen up a »
- AceShowbiz.com
Two Celebs Tie for Highest Score on 'Dancing with the Stars'
28 September 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »
Two celebs have already been voted off "Dancing with the Stars" (Ashley Hamilton and Macy Gray), and on Monday night the remaining couples continued to compete for the coveted mirror ball trophy in round two. Read on to find out which two contestants tied for first place for their week two performances! Model Joanna Krupa and her pro partner Derek Hough were up first, dancing the jive to "What I Like About You." Judge Carrie Ann Inaba said Joanna had "gusto," but added that she was not a fan of her footwork. Bruno Tonioli complimented Joanna for "not holding back" but said that when dancing the jive, she needed to "keep it clean." Filling in for Len Goodman, new judge Baz Luhrmann -- director of 'Moulin Rouge!' and 'Romeo + Juliet' -- said the couple needed to have more of an "actual relationship" on the dance floor. Joanna received »
- TheInsider
'Dancing with the Stars' Welcomes Baz Luhrmann as Guest Judge 9/28
24 September 2009 2:04 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
"Dancing with the Stars" welcomes Baz Luhrmann to the ballroom as a guest judge during Week 2 of the competition, Monday, September 28 (8:00-10:02 p.m., Et) and Tuesday, September 29 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) on the ABC Television Network. Luhrmann joins dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba at the judges' table while head judge Len Goodman takes a week off from the competition. »
What's a 'Mamma Mia' sequel without Abba?
17 September 2009 9:46 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Can there be such a thing as a Mamma Mia sequel without Abba music? Maybe. First Meryl Streep teased that she'd welcome a sequel to the smash movie musical, as long as all the film's male actors returned. Then, Abba chieftain Benny Andersson seemed to shoot down the possibility by insisting that his band's music would not be involved in any follow-up. And now, Colin Firth, in Toronto to promote Tom Ford's A Single Man, shared with Collider.com that "people who do want to make are considering the possibility of using another band's music." (Universal had no comment on Firth's statements.) Recreating the same Mamma Mia musical magic with an entirely different artist's catalog might be a pointless task. But not impossible. So let's help Universal figure this out. The music has to be from the 1970's. Has to. And obviously, the music has to be infectious. The Bee Gees are ideal. »
- Jeff Labrecque
Russell Crowe Challenges Gossip Columnist To Bicycle Race
4 September 2009 1:48 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike ride, so the notoriously salty actor set out to prove he is still in gladiator shape . by challenging the paper's gossip columnist to a duel by bicycle.Crowe, who has been photographed looking slimmer in recent months, was apparently none too pleased by a column published in Sydney's The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday entitled "Smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty." The paper mocked Crowe after he was photographed pausing during a recent bike ride with his personal trainer to puff on a cigarette and chow down on three tacos and a soft drink.In a story published Friday, the paper said Crowe's spokesman called up gossip columnist Annette Sharp the next day and said, "Get on your bike. Russell wants you to go riding with him. »
Russell Crowe challenges columnist to bike duel
3 September 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike ride, so the notoriously salty actor set out to prove he is still in gladiator shape . by challenging the paper's gossip columnist to a duel by bicycle.Crowe, who has been photographed looking slimmer in recent months, was apparently none too pleased by a column published in Sydney's The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday entitled "Smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty." The paper mocked Crowe after he was photographed pausing during a recent bike ride with his personal trainer to puff on a cigarette and chow down on three tacos and a soft drink.In a story published Friday, the paper said Crowe's spokesman called up gossip columnist Annette Sharp the next day and said, "Get on your bike. Russell wants you to go riding with him. »
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