When it comes to cultural impact, mega-sales and drama, this year’s Best Original Song category at the Academy Awards is going to have an awfully difficult time competing with last year’s category.
The 2013 winner, you might remember, was “Let It Go,” the anthem from “Frozen” that became a hit around the world and spawned a zillion amateur YouTube renditions.
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And “Let It Go” was joined as a nominee by another song that was so ubiquitous that most sentient human beings got sick of hearing it before the Oscars – Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,...
The 2013 winner, you might remember, was “Let It Go,” the anthem from “Frozen” that became a hit around the world and spawned a zillion amateur YouTube renditions.
See photos: 15 Movies You Already Forgot About: TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2014 (Photos)
And “Let It Go” was joined as a nominee by another song that was so ubiquitous that most sentient human beings got sick of hearing it before the Oscars – Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,...
- 12/23/2014
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
I’ve been missing out not knowing much about the work of these two tremendous artists, icons I shall say, of what we regard today as modern dance. Married since 1955 not long after they met after working together in Harold Arlen’s House of Flowers, Geoffrey Holder and Carmen De Lavallade’s work and personal lives are documented in the inspiring and quirky documentary Carmen & Geoffrey, now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Linda Atkinson, a student of De Lavallade, and Nick Dobb, the documentary follows our eccentric and fascinating subjects through rare dance footage from the 50’s and 60’s, both individually and together – from their...
- 6/12/2012
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
Linda Atkinson and Nick Doob's "Car men & Geoffrey" is a valuable, charm ing and entertaining record of two key figures in the history of modern dance, Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder.
New Orleans-born de Lavallade and Holder, from Trinidad, both arrived in New York in the '50s after working in Hollywood and met on the Broadway production of "House of Flowers," which Holder also co-choreographed.
De Lavallade, a noted solo performer who had a close association with Alvin Ailey, also became a choreographer and teacher.
New Orleans-born de Lavallade and Holder, from Trinidad, both arrived in New York in the '50s after working in Hollywood and met on the Broadway production of "House of Flowers," which Holder also co-choreographed.
De Lavallade, a noted solo performer who had a close association with Alvin Ailey, also became a choreographer and teacher.
- 3/13/2009
- by By LOU LUMENICK
- NYPost.com
This week sees, for once, nothing imported from Russia and nothing opening in 3D. Hmmm...signs and portents.
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"Brothers at War"
While his very premise negates a documentarian's objectivity, filmmaker Jake Rademacher brings an intimacy and affection to his feature debut, a handheld portrait of his two brothers serving in Iraq. Shot first-hand while embedded with his brothers' units in the field, Rademacher seeks to better understand their actions and motivations as they patrol along the Syrian border. Putting the larger political issues aside, the film focuses on the men and women who fight, the families back home who wait, and the unique bond that ties and holds them all together.
Opens in limited release.
"The Cake Eaters"
After cutting her directorial teeth with a segment in 2001 sci-fi anthology "On the Edge," Mary Stuart Masterson undergoes yet another career reinvention...
Download this in audio form (MP3: 7:43 minutes, 10.6 Mb)
"Brothers at War"
While his very premise negates a documentarian's objectivity, filmmaker Jake Rademacher brings an intimacy and affection to his feature debut, a handheld portrait of his two brothers serving in Iraq. Shot first-hand while embedded with his brothers' units in the field, Rademacher seeks to better understand their actions and motivations as they patrol along the Syrian border. Putting the larger political issues aside, the film focuses on the men and women who fight, the families back home who wait, and the unique bond that ties and holds them all together.
Opens in limited release.
"The Cake Eaters"
After cutting her directorial teeth with a segment in 2001 sci-fi anthology "On the Edge," Mary Stuart Masterson undergoes yet another career reinvention...
- 3/11/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
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