History has not been much kinder to Nixon the picture show than it was to Nixon the man. Grossing under $14 million domestically, the $50 million movie was an enormous box office flop (what 1995-era family wouldn't want to go get Nixon on Christmas Day?), though four Oscar nominations (it won none) must have softened the blow more or less for auteur director Oliver Stone.
With Nixon, Stone struggles to lay out a heedful biography of one of history's most reviled leadership and the only President in modern times to voluntarily entrust office before the end of his term. Richard Nixon of course of necessity no foundation, and Stone takes a much different approach to the material here than he did with JFK, which clay one of my dearie films e'er. Rather than focus on a single incident -- Watergate -- Stone endeavors to embrace Nixon's intact life and career, from his days as a young Quaker (complete with dying brothers) to deuce big failed runs at political authority to the entirety of his troubled political calling. All the highlights are here, at least in part: Kent State, China, Vietnam and Cambodia, and of course the tragical events of Watergate.
Nixon boasts a mega-star cast of so many big name actors that one at long last wishes they were wearing away name tags. Unless you're a huge history buff, you crataegus laevigata have trouble keeping John Dean and John Mitchell straight, or telling the difference between, say, an Ehrlichman and a Haldeman. How a lot does it matter? This is the Anthony Hopkins show, through and through. It was controversial cast to set up the British Hopkins in the proto-American role of Richard M. Nixon, and reviews at the clip were miscellaneous. He pulls it off, but it stands as one of Hopkins' most difficult performances. Part doppelganger, part imitation, he's at once Nixon and some kind of freaky space alien. Whatever it is, watching him is a real regale. His load-bearing cast is universally outstanding (Paul Sorvino's Kissinger is unforgettable), even if you can't always remember who's who.
Structurally, though Nixon is a sundry bag. Stone gleefully -- almost recklessly -- jumps back and forth in time, from Watergate to Nixon's youthfulness in Whittier, California, intercutting with oddly-tinted hallucinations, dreams, and non-sequiturs. This technique got its start in Natural Born Killers and hit its dreadful termination in Alexander. Here it's little more than a distraction from a story that needs little embellishment.
For his "Election Year Edition," Stone has extended Nixon from its exhaustive 3 hours and 10 minutes to over 3 1/2 hours in length, restoring tons of deleted footage to the movie. Few of the additions ar necessary: As much as I like Sam Waterston, I don't need to spend several minutes observance him (as CIA Director Richard Helms) reciting poetry to Nixon in his office in a wholly superfluous scene that adds nothing to the story.
Despite its flaws, Nixon is an informative and entertaining film that sometimes approaches greatness, though (just as with JFK) some of its insinuations are a real stretch and it frequently wanders into irrelevancy. Some of Nixon's scenes -- an impromptu meeting with college kids at the Lincoln Memorial, the re-enactments of some of Nixon's to the highest degree famous speeches -- are standouts, simply it's Hopkins' crazy rants that you won't soon forget.
The DVD also includes about an hour of additional (or different versions of) deleted scenes, each with an introduction from Stone. He also provides two comment tracks, which means you can make over 10 hours of Nixon, if you rattling want it. A documentary about the film, courtesy of Stone's son, is also on tap.
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Nixon
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Crime Mob
Artist: Crime Mob
Genre(s):
Rap: Hip-Hop
Discography:
Hated on Mostly
Year: 2007
Tracks: 13
Crime Mob
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
After sending their homeboy Lil Scrappy up the charts, the Atlanta-based label/management team Crunk Incorporated sour to the six-member Crime Mob for their side by side large strike. The rowdy, party crunk of the group (rappers Diamond, Killa C, Cyco Blac, Princess, Jock aka M.I.G., and Lil Jay) caught on quick, and the
Steven Spielberg still working on Reliance
Jia Peng Fang
Artist: Jia Peng Fang
Genre(s):
New Age
Discography:
Lovers (Erhu)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 12
Sho
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Roman
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Jia Peng Fang Best (Erhu)
Year: 2002
Tracks: 14
Faraway
Year: 2001
Tracks: 11
River
Year: 1999
Tracks: 7
Rainbow
Year: 1999
Tracks: 11
This Asian creative person specializes in the niko, a Chinese stringed sound instrument which is aforesaid to resemble the chain and sounds of the human vocalisation. His music can be heard on deuce albums from Pacific Moon Records, River, which was released in 1999, and Rainbow, which followed a year afterward.
Atmosphere
Analogic disturbance
Artist: Analogic disturbance
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Suntec 097
Year: 2004
Tracks: 2
The second chase EP
Year: 2002
Tracks: 2
Amy Poehler's 'Baby Mama' Drama
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Andrew Adamson - Prince Caspian Has The Magic To Top Uk Box Office Charts
Prince Caspian, the second instalment in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise, has debuted at the top of the UK box office charts.
The sequel, which sees director Andrew Adamson returning to Narnia, grossed £4.06 million from 546 screens in the UK and Ireland to en The Incredible Hulk's two-week run at number one.
The fantasy sequel features the four Pevensie children returning to the magical land of Narnia after 1,300 years to aid heir to the throne Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) in his fight against his usurping uncle Miraz (Sergio Castellito).
Wanted, the new action blockbuster starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, was the second highest new entry on this week's chart, claiming second spot with £3.18 million in box office receipts.
Noel Clarke's Adulthood remained at number four while Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull each fell two places.
The Edge of Love, John Maybury's story of the life and loves of Dylan Thomas, starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller, climbed two places to seventh after opening in ninth.
And Hindi movie Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, which tells of the relationship between a businessman and four orphaned children, debuted at number ten.
The top ten films at the UK box office are: (last week's position)
1 The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian - £4.06m (-)
2 Wanted - £3.18m (-)
3 The Incredible Hul - £652,680 (1)
4 Adulthood - £649,112 (4
5 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - £625,630 (2)
6 Sex and the City - £591,136 (3)
7 The Edge of Love - £262,704 (9)
8 The Happening - £246,591 (5)
9 Superhero Movie - £139,760 (6)
10 Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic -£130,300 (-)
See Also
Cock Sparrer
Artist: Cock Sparrer
Genre(s):
Rock
Rock: Punk-Rock
Discography:
Run Away
Year: 1995
Tracks: 7
Runnin' Riot in '84
Year: 1984
Tracks: 10
Shock Troops
Year: 1982
Tracks: 13
Guilty As Charged
Year:
Tracks: 11
One of the first gear Oi! bands, Cock Sparrer was acting tawdry, raw, Cockney wage-earning anthems as early as the first wave of British punk rocker, although record ship's company difficulties prevented them from issuance a great deal material until the early '80s, when the Oi!movement was well underway. The group formed in London's East End in 1975, to begin with as a hard-edged taphouse rock-and-roll combo in the nervure of Dr. Feelgood. Four of the members -- singer Colin McFaull, guitarist Mick Beaufoy, bassist Steve Burgess, and drummer Steve Bruce -- had been schoolmates since age 11, and had been playing together in cover bands three age prior. They were joined by musical rhythm guitarist Garrie Lammin (Burgess' cousin), and shortly began playing the Bridgehouse Pub in Canning Town on a even cornerstone. The egress of the Sex Pistols presented an opportunity to further toughen up their healthy, which sparked a brief interest from Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren that didn't goal up amounting to much. In 1977, Cock Sparrer gestural with Decca Records (which had already landed another proto-Oi! band in Slaughter & the Dogs) and recorded their debut single, "Runnin' Riot," which was followed by a cover of the Rolling Stones' "We Love You." However, disagreements with Decca light-emitting diode to the sense that the band's simple, basic, street-level sound wasn't very understood; as a consequence, their self-titled debut was, for some intellect, issued only in Spain. Lammin leftfield the chemical group to pursue an acting life history not long after, and a foiled Cock Sparrer went on an unofficial hiatus.
By the early '80s, bands like Sham 69, the Angelic Upstarts, and the Cockney Rejects had transformed the wage-earning tinder sensibility into a Cockney-dominated subgenre dubbed Oi! As early progenitors of the scene, Cock Sparrer was in demand once once more, particularly after their birdcall "William Ashley Sunday Stripper" appeared on an Oi! compilation. They began gigging again and quick landed a record deal, resulting in the 1982 hit single "England Belongs to Me," which stricken a chord during the centre of the Falklands War. Cock Sparrer's official U.K. debut record album, Shock Troops, was likewise released in 1982 and became a longstanding Oi! favorite. Guitarist Beaufoy leftfield the banding in 1983 and was replaced by the tandem of Chris Skepis (rhythm) and Shug O'Neill (spark advance). This lineup recorded the follow-up album, 1984's Runnin' Riot in '84, only Skepis and O'Neill both gone shortly thereafter. Beaufoy rejoined in brief for the Live & Loud album, released in 1987, but disagreements inside the band and (over again) with their criminal record company precipitated another breakup.
In late 1992, Cock Sparrer was invited to play a reunion gig at the Astoria, approximate Charing Cross. The appearance of over 2,000 fans kayoed the band into a fully fledged reunion, featuring the original quartette of McFaull, Beaufoy, Burgess, and Bruce, addition new round guitarist Daryl Smith. In early 1994, Cock Sparrer released Guilty as Charged, their first gear record album of all-new corporeal in a decennium. The farrago EP Run Away followed in 1995, featuring alive and studio recordings; the proper follow-up to Guilty as Charged, Two Monkeys, was released in 1997, with rumors that it would be the band's last album featuring all new material. A passel of compilations and live recordings followed during the next few long time, with the band chronic to term of enlistment extensively, hit the U.S. in 2000.
Swayze "responding well" to cancer treatment
Dead and Divine
Artist: Dead and Divine
Genre(s):
Metal
Discography:
What Really Happened At Lovers Lane
Year: 2005
Tracks: 8
Her Name Was Tragedy
Year: 2004
Tracks: 4
Lauren Conrad & Audrina Patridge In Backyard Bust-Up!
The rumoured rift between Hills' BFFs Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge erupted into a full-scale bust-up over a photoshoot.
LC reportedly threw a tantrum (complete with stomping, according to TMZ) when she found her housemate in the midst of a photoshoot with OK! magazine in their backyard.
Apparently LC had already promised exclusive pics of the spot to a rival mag.
Audrina has gone public with her side of the story.
"She was very, very, very mad," old shark-eyes explains to OK!. "She said it’s her house. But this is my room. I said, 'We’re not taking pictures of your house - don’t be rude.' It just adds to the tension.
“Now she thinks I’m sneaky and shady for doing this photo shoot, yet she and her team knew about it. She won’t let it go."
Audrina had gotten the go ahead for the shoot from LC's rep, who had neglected to mention it to her client, reports TMZ.
LC reportedly threw a tantrum (complete with stomping, according to TMZ) when she found her housemate in the midst of a photoshoot with OK! magazine in their backyard.
Apparently LC had already promised exclusive pics of the spot to a rival mag.
Audrina has gone public with her side of the story.
"She was very, very, very mad," old shark-eyes explains to OK!. "She said it’s her house. But this is my room. I said, 'We’re not taking pictures of your house - don’t be rude.' It just adds to the tension.
“Now she thinks I’m sneaky and shady for doing this photo shoot, yet she and her team knew about it. She won’t let it go."
Audrina had gotten the go ahead for the shoot from LC's rep, who had neglected to mention it to her client, reports TMZ.
Front Page
Artist: Front Page
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Front Page
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
Arctic Monkeys To Being Work On Third Album This Month
Pete Doherty Plays Glastbonbury Despite Troubles
Troubled rocker Pete Doherty kept his promise to play the Glastonbury Festival on Friday night, despite his band cancelling their headlining slot.
Babyshambles’ appearance at the legendary music event was thrown into jeopardy after they pulled out of a concert at Norway's Hove Festival on Thursday night, amid reports Doherty is tired of performing live.
The troubled star has also reportedly fired the Babyshambles tour manager after a blazing row - and the band has now scrapped all remaining tour dates for 2008.
But Doherty defied reports and decided not to let fans down again by playing an acoustic solo show on Glastonbury's Park Stage - where Babyshambles were expected to performed.
Hitting the stage just before midnight, Doherty thrilled the crowd with a nine-song set, including two songs from his former band The Libertines - What Katy Did and Music When The Lights Go Out.
And he paid tribute to his pal Carl Barat by dedicating Babyshambles' Albion to his former Libertines bandmate.
The performance drew a large crowd as Doherty brought the first day of Glastonbury to a close.
And there appeared not to be any hard feelings with his Babyshambles bandmembers - bassist Drew McConnell was spotted watching Doherty's set from the side of the stage.
Babyshambles’ appearance at the legendary music event was thrown into jeopardy after they pulled out of a concert at Norway's Hove Festival on Thursday night, amid reports Doherty is tired of performing live.
The troubled star has also reportedly fired the Babyshambles tour manager after a blazing row - and the band has now scrapped all remaining tour dates for 2008.
But Doherty defied reports and decided not to let fans down again by playing an acoustic solo show on Glastonbury's Park Stage - where Babyshambles were expected to performed.
Hitting the stage just before midnight, Doherty thrilled the crowd with a nine-song set, including two songs from his former band The Libertines - What Katy Did and Music When The Lights Go Out.
And he paid tribute to his pal Carl Barat by dedicating Babyshambles' Albion to his former Libertines bandmate.
The performance drew a large crowd as Doherty brought the first day of Glastonbury to a close.
And there appeared not to be any hard feelings with his Babyshambles bandmembers - bassist Drew McConnell was spotted watching Doherty's set from the side of the stage.
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