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From Basic Instinct to ... the Virgin Mary?

6 August 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

News is trickling out that Joe Eszterhas, who has penned such silly-sexy-hackle raising films as Basic Instinct and, yes, Showgirls, is writing a script about the Virgin of Guadalupe. The famous religious icon and patron saint of Mexico appeared in 1531 to a Mexican man named Juan Diego, just one of many of Marian apparitions around the world. A church was built where she appeared; you can read more about Diego's vision and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City here.

So, what is someone like Eszterhas going to write about the Virgin Mary? Has the Hollywood Animal found Jesus? As MovieWeb pointed out, Eszterhas also wrote Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith after he's diagnosed with throat cancer and forced with a total upheaval of his personal life. And the producer company Mpower Pictures is behind a mixed bag of titles, from the critically acclaimed movie The Stoning of Soraya M. »

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"The Met: Live In HD" Presents Rossini's "Il Barbiere Di Siviglia" At Local Theaters

6 July 2009 6:43 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

"The Met: Live in HD" is once again teaming up with local movie theaters to present an encore presentation of another opera by Rossini. Rossini's "Il Barbiere Di Siviglia will be shown on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 pm in select movie theaters across the country.

"The Barber of Seville" is one of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time. It stars tenor Juan Diego Florez as Count Almaviva, along with mezzo-soprano Joyce Didonato as Rosina and Peter Mattei as the Barbara. The presentation is subtitled in English.

For more information and to see a listing of participating theaters, go to www.fathomevents.com.

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"The Met: Live In HD" Presents Rossini's "Il Barbiere Di Siviglia" At Local Theaters

6 July 2009 6:43 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

"The Met: Live in HD" is once again teaming up with local movie theaters to present an encore presentation of another opera by Rossini. Rossini's "Il Barbiere Di Siviglia will be shown on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 pm in select movie theaters across the country.

"The Barber of Seville" is one of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time. It stars tenor Juan Diego Florez as Count Almaviva, along with mezzo-soprano Joyce Didonato as Rosina and Peter Mattei as the Barbara. The presentation is subtitled in English.

For more information and to see a listing of participating theaters, go to www.fathomevents.com.

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The Met Offers La Sonnambula Free Open Dress Rehearsal 2/27

20 February 2009 11:37 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

The Metropolitan Opera presents a free open dress rehearsal on February 27 of Mary Zimmerman's new production of Bellini's La Sonnambula, starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Fl?rez. The third in a series of open rehearsals this season supported by Agnes Varis, a managing director of the Met's Board of Directors, and her husband, Karl Leichtman, the dress rehearsal begins Friday, February 27 at 11:00 am; the doors will open at 10:00am. »

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Dessay And Florez Star In La Sonnambula Opening 3/2

19 February 2009 3:15 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Fl?rez, who created a sensation last season in La Fille du R?giment, star in a new production of Bellini's La Sonnambula opening March 2, directed by Mary Zimmerman and conducted by Evelino Pid?. Dessay takes the role of the sleepwalker Amina, with Fl?rez as her betrothed Elvino, and Michele Pertusi as the Count who almost ruins their wedding. Performances run through April 3, with Barry Banks singing Elvino at the final performance. Zimmerman returns with the creative team that collaborated on her hit production of Lucia di Lammermoor, which opened the 2007-08 season: Daniel Ostling, set designer; Mara Blumenfeld, costume designer; T.J. Gerckens, lighting designer; and Daniel Pelzig, choreographer. »

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