downthetubes.net news blog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
The weather gods seem to have it in for comics conventions. Hi-Ex is already infamous for its snow while this year, despite the rains that brought misery to Cumbria, Leeds was dry on the morning of Saturday 21 November but foggy – very foggy. The road layout in the centre of Leeds is, shall we say, challenging for non-locals but fortunately Saviles Hall is opposite the Royal Armouries museum...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
In her memoir, Claire Bloom describes Philip Roth as an extremely self-centered, often abusive man to whom she devoted herself for almost two decades.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
IT WASN’T until he heard Richard Burton reading Under Milk Wood that Roger McGough realised the poem’s quality, he recounted during his Playhouse show.
Gratuitous Violins (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
I'd like to give a shoutout to Helen Hayes , the first lady of the American theater, who made her Broadway debut 100 years ago today. At age 9, Hayes played the Little Mime in Old Dutch , a two-act musical farce from Victor Herbert set in the Hotel Schoenwald in the Tyrol. It opened at the Herald Square Theatre, at Broadway and 35th Street, and ran for a total of 89 performances, closing on Feb. 5,...
Enduring Romance (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
I think most people have watched the classic movie, CLEOPATRA, starring Elizabeth Taylor and her legendary lover, Richard Burton, starring as Cleo's legendary lover, Mark Anthony. If not, click on this link to learn more- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056937/ It's not necessary and the movie's not entirely accurate, but I think it'd be fun to watch before reading this novel. The costumes are drop-dead...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
this blog is a celebration of beautiful films. it was inspired by richard burton's performance in my favorite kitchen sink drama. for my art and music please go to: www.palshazar.com.
Diversions of the Groovy Kind (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Sinbad the Sailor , star of an ancient Middle Eastern cycle of tales made famous in Sir Richard Burton's 1885 The Book of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, Volume 6, could possibly be considered one of the grandfathers of the Sword and Sorcery genre. Throughout the 1970s, Marvel Comics proved quite skillful at adapting popular (and sometimes not-so-popular) flicks into comicbook form. So in honor...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
this blog is a celebration of beautiful films. it was inspired by richard burton's performance in my favorite kitchen sink drama. for my art and music please go to: www.palshazar.com.
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
this blog is a celebration of beautiful films. it was inspired by richard burton's performance in my favorite kitchen sink drama. for my art and music please go to: www.palshazar.com.
The Evil Beet (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
A publicist from Women’s Wear Daily sent me a very serious and earnest email today alerting me to the new Asprey jewelry collection with pieces that are designed by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. All the pieces, including a baby spoon that costs $525, have a snake motif. And I’m sitting here in my living room [...]
Boudist (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
These are some portraits i took of various people involved with the Griffin Theatre Company over the past 30 years. I was commissioned by Foxtel who were filming a video piece at the same time. The shoot coincided with the day Griffin were throwing a street party for the 30th anniversary and kickstarting a fundraising [...]
<B>Patrick Joubert Conlon</B> (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume; 15 February 1931) : Bloom was born in the North London suburb of Finchley, the daughter of Elizabeth (née Grew) and Edward Max Blume, who worked in sales. Her paternal grandparents, originally named Blumenthal, as well as her maternal grandparents, originally named Griewski, were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. ... She was chosen by Charlie Chaplin...
look back in anger (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
this blog is a celebration of beautiful films. it was inspired by richard burton's performance in my favorite kitchen sink drama. for my art and music please go to: www.palshazar.com.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Simon Cowell has always had his eye on the stars, from the time when, as a boy, he would peek over the garden fence in Hertfordshire at the movie industry parties that took place next door, attended by the likes of Liz Taylor, Richard Burton and Bette Davis.
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
How to be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood By William J Mann Faber, 496pp, £20 Review by FRANK BRUNI
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