Hello from another glorious last-days-of-Summer New York. * Alejandro Gonzelez Innaritu’s Birdman is opening the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, with many of the critics who’ve already seen it calling the movie a “tour de force cinema” and “a triumph on every level.” I’m even more excited now than before to see the movie, shot by Gravity‘s Oscar-winning Emmanuel Lubezki, starring Michael Keaton in the lead role as a washed-up superhero looking to revive his career. The fest continues for the next few days, before it’s Toronto’s turn to showcase the latest slate of anticipated films. * Oh, the envy! Kate Bush kicked off the first of her limited run, rare tour, Before the Dawn,…
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Entertainment Express: Ant-Man, Johnny Cash, Nicki Minaj, Bill Murray Day, Kate Bush
With all that’s going on – the continued unrest in Ferguson and the news that journalist James Foley, who was with South African journalist Anton Hammerl when he was killed in Libya, was beheaded, it’s hard to think about matters of triviality like entertainment news. But the arts and entertainment are there to help us live this life we do, so onward we must go. * Hot on the heels of the new casting additions to Ant-Man comes the first look at Paul Rudd as our superhero, against the backdrop of the Golden Gate bridge where filming on the movie has begun. To be honest, I never ever thought of the…
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Entertainment Express: Divergent, Kate Bush, Lady Gaga, Johnny Cash, John Lennon
Hello! Back in New York, after an in-out visit to the UK where Spring feels much more on its way… * The weekend box office results show that Divergent raked in most of the movie-going share, while the Muppets, sadly, did not. * By the end of this week, tickets will go on sale for Kate Bush‘ return to the stage. The ethereal singer of whimsical delights such as Wuthering Heights has not toured in 35 years, and the news, understandably, has the British press – and her legions of fans, myself included, very giddy. * This weekend Lady Gaga shared with the world her longest music video to date. The…
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Entertainment Express: The Met, Made in America, Kate Bush, Jay-Z, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark
* The Metropolitan Museum of Art will soon receive a $1 billion gift from Leonard Lauder and art-lovers in New York will have new Cubist works to appreciate as a result. The cosmetics tycoon was looking for the perfect place to house his collection of 78 pieces of Cubist art, and with the great rennovations going on at the Met, he found it. * Kate Bush received a CBE for her services to music from the Queen on Wednesday at a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Wuthering Heights alone would be reason enough for the honour, but her 10 albums and 40 year career does it too. * The artist line-up…
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2012 Brit Award Nominees
It’s thanks in part to the Brit Awards that the likes of Adele, Florence & the Machine, Ellie Goulding and Jessie J have reached the kinds of audiences they have, across the world. And now, Scottish singer Emeli Sandé is poised to also become known for her vocal prowess and ability to win over fans not just in Britain, but beyond. Drumroll, please. The nominees for this year’s Brits are: British Male Solo Artist Ed Sheeran James Blake James Morrison Noel Gallagher’s High Flying BirdsProfessor Green British Female Solo Artist Adele Florence & the Machine Jessie J Kate Bush Laura Marling British Breakthrough Act Anna Calvi Ed Sheeran…
