Dave & Judy Armstrong: medieval wedding at a Protestant church: 6 October 1984 Our 25th wedding came around on October 6th. A few days later we were privileged to be able to stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island (in the straits between the Lower and Upper Peninsulas of Michigan). It's a very famous hotel, and often listed as one of the top 25 in the world and top ten in the United States....
So, I'm listening to the Christopher Plummer Cyrano, specifically 'I Never Loved You' and 'Tell Her'. I really hate the moral, that you need to tell the person you love that you love them or else you'll live miserably for decades. Jeez. I wish life was that simple, all you have to do is say it and then it is. I just keep laughing inwardly. 'You love her, then why don't you tell her?... Demand that...
At this point, it appears that Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds"), Christopher Plummer ("The Last Station") and Alec Baldwin ("It's Complicated"). are in front.
Spotlight: Julie Andrews as Maria Did the Von Trapp family really hike over the Alps to Switzerland? In the closing scenes of The Sound of Music , the singing Von Trapp family is seen heading up the mountains to freedom from the Nazis . In truth, though, they walked to the nearest railroad station, where they boarded the next train to Italy. From there, they made their way to London and, eventually,...
I was very excited when I heard that Sony Picture Classics had begun its awards campaign for The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, however, I’ve been a bit concerned because I don’t see the awards campaign and our movie being discussed on the sites that are so important to the awards season campaign for a film. This just will not do. I know that the screeners are being put together to send...
2009. Dir: Terry Gilliam. Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfield, Heath Ledger and friends. ●●●○○ If you were to brainstorm words associated with the back catalogue of Terry Gilliam then you would almost certainly perfectly describe his latest piece. Indeed The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a typical example of both the positive and negative...
This film has been very eagerly awaited, both because it includes the final performance by Heath Ledger, and because it was rumoured to be a return to form by Terry Gilliam. The positive buzz pre-release was that Lily Cole’s mesmerising and sensitive performance would launch a new star. In reality, the film is a confusing and heartless mess, a fantasy for fantasy’s sake with any deeper...
That's Judith's stunned response at the devastating climax of Bartok's hour-long masterpiece Duke Bluebeard's Castle . It has less of an impact if, as in Daniel Kramer's new ENO production (photographed throughout here by Johan Persson), it's obvious from the fifth door onwards that SPOILER ALERT the children who inhabit Bluebeard's basement must have a mother, or mothers. The revelation can only come...
Check out another great new poster for THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS starring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, and directed by Terry Gilliam. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Synopsis: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus tells the story of Dr. Parnassus who made deal with the [...]
It's Heath Ledger's final film - but this isn't really Heath Ledger's film. Strange and surreal, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus is a Terry Gilliam film through and through. The director of Time Bandits, Brazil and 12 Monkeys is known for fantasies overflowing with ideas and imagination, with plot often taking a back seat to his astounding visuals. Parnassus spins a fable about The Devil, an immortal...
Blu-ray Movie Releases for the Week of November 10, 2009 Here is the full list: Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray] ~ Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, and Christopher Plummer Monsters, Inc. (4-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray] ~ Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Bonnie Hunt Heat [Blu-ray] ~ Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut [Blu-ray] The...
In the present day, immortal thousand-year-old Doctor Parnassus leads a travelling theatre troupe—including a sleight of hand expert, Anton, and a dwarf, Percy —that offers audience members a chance to go beyond reality through a magical mirror in his possession. Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil, who now comes to collect on the arrangement,...
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